ULTRA RARE JAMIE REID SEX PISTOLS BANNED AMEX CARD ' GRNR SWINDLE ' PUNK POSTER
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:12543463 | Non-Domestic Product: No |
| Artists/ Groups: Sex Pistols | Genre: Punk/ New Wave |
| Type: Posters | Modified Item: No |
| Brand: VIRGIN | Custom Bundle: No |
“SEXPISTOLS YOUNG FLESH REQUIRED” 1979.Very Rare and notorious poster
This poster was withdrawn and all undistributedposters destroyed due to American Express suing Virgin for unlicensed use oftheir brand image.This same poster has been auctioned and purchased at Bonham’s for £1, 654
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19227/lot/187/ Offered is an Original Sex Pistols AMEX American Express Poster fromJamie Reid. Very Rare Virgin Matt Black version, size 39.5” x 27” i...nchesThe Pistols turn their hostilities on their own record label withthis visually stunning poster. Banned by American Express, its image of a SexPistols credit card with ‘Virgin Records’ named as the cardholder signifies theband feeling they were exploited unfairly for profit. Titles put this sentimentin no uncertain terms: ‘The Artist #The Prostitute# / Your name could be here.Your talents will become a source / of unlimited cash for the Record / Company#The Pimp# / The Record Company #The Pimp# / The people who own this, own you.They will spend the cash you / generate on schemes to increase / their ownpower. You will get a / small percentage of what you earn. The Business #TheSwindle# / Played by everyone including / the Record Company The manager / thePromoter the Press the Disc Jockey / and if you’re smart,
This poster was purchased From an Employee of Virgin Records back in the day.Jamie Reid's iconic images such as the Queen with theSafety pin through her lip, or the torn-up Union jack of'Anarchy in the UK' will always be classics. A lot of these prints/postersare now rightly seen as important statements of the time and have lostnone of their relevance especially in today’s political climate. Please check out the other rare Sex Pistols and The Clash posters which I have listed on eBay at the moment!
This poster was withdrawn and all undistributedposters destroyed due to American Express suing Virgin for unlicensed use oftheir brand image.This same poster has been auctioned and purchased at Bonham’s for £1, 654
https://www.bonhams.com/auctions/19227/lot/187/ Offered is an Original Sex Pistols AMEX American Express Poster fromJamie Reid. Very Rare Virgin Matt Black version, size 39.5” x 27” i...nchesThe Pistols turn their hostilities on their own record label withthis visually stunning poster. Banned by American Express, its image of a SexPistols credit card with ‘Virgin Records’ named as the cardholder signifies theband feeling they were exploited unfairly for profit. Titles put this sentimentin no uncertain terms: ‘The Artist #The Prostitute# / Your name could be here.Your talents will become a source / of unlimited cash for the Record / Company#The Pimp# / The Record Company #The Pimp# / The people who own this, own you.They will spend the cash you / generate on schemes to increase / their ownpower. You will get a / small percentage of what you earn. The Business #TheSwindle# / Played by everyone including / the Record Company The manager / thePromoter the Press the Disc Jockey / and if you’re smart,
This poster was purchased From an Employee of Virgin Records back in the day.Jamie Reid's iconic images such as the Queen with theSafety pin through her lip, or the torn-up Union jack of'Anarchy in the UK' will always be classics. A lot of these prints/postersare now rightly seen as important statements of the time and have lostnone of their relevance especially in today’s political climate. Please check out the other rare Sex Pistols and The Clash posters which I have listed on eBay at the moment!
