Readers' panel: Sex Pistols

As the nation prepares to celebrate the Queen's diamond jubilee, some will be marking another anniversary – 35 years since Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen was released. Here, five readers tell us their thoughts on the band's legacySonia Kilvington: 'They expressed the fears and disillusionment of our generation'The Sex Pistols exploded onto the music scene in '77 as an antipathy of disco; and it had never felt so good to be so bad. With their slashed shirts, safety pins and bondage straps, eve...

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12:41 on May 29 2012

Write for us about: The Sex Pistols

Guardian Music — To mark the diamond jubilee, we'd like to hear your thoughts on the Sex Pistols and the spirit of 77What better time than the diamond jubilee to reflect on the achievemen... more info

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15:27 on May 29 2012

Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen gets Jubilee re-release

The Newsroom — 35 years on from its original release, Universal Music re-releases the Sex Pistols' 'God Save the Queen' in time for the Diamond Jubilee. more info

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10:32 on June 1 2012

Readers' panel: Sex Pistols

Guardian Music — As the nation prepares to celebrate the Queen's diamond jubilee, some will be marking another anniversary – 35 years since Sex Pistols' God Save the Queen was released.... more info

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