Filthy Lucre Live is a 1996 live album by the reformed Sex Pistols. The album was recorded live at London's Finsbury Park on 23 June 1996 during the band's Filthy Lucre Tour. BBC Radio 1 broadcast the concert live, featuring the complete show, including the final encore of "No Fun". "No Fun" was not included on the standard edition of the album; however, it was included in as an exclusive bonus track on Filthy Lucre Live's release in Japan, making the EMI-released Japanese edition the only release to include the complete show in its entirety.

Filthy Lucre Live
Live album by
Released29 July 1996
RecordedFinsbury Park, London, 23 June 1996
GenrePunk rock
Length53:00
LabelVirgin (UK/US)
Toshiba EMI (Japan)
ProducerChris Thomas
Singles from Filthy Lucre Live
  1. "Pretty Vacant (live)"/"Bodies (live)"/"No Fun (live)"/"Problems (demo)"
    Released: 15 July 1996
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Robert ChristgauA−[1]
The Rolling Stone Album Guide[2]

Reviews at the time suggested that there had been a number of overdubs done regarding the vocals and guitars.

Track listing

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All songs written by John Lydon, Steve Jones, Paul Cook and Glen Matlock, except as shown.

  1. "Bodies" (Lydon, Jones, Cook, John Beverley) – 3:34
  2. "Seventeen" – 2:31
  3. "New York" – 3:26
  4. "No Feelings" – 2:59
  5. "Did You No Wrong" (Steve Jones, Paul Cook, Glen Matlock, Wally Nightingale) – 3:41
  6. "God Save the Queen" – 3:23
  7. "Liar!" – 2:46
  8. "Satellite" – 4:07
  9. "(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone" (Tommy Boyce, Bobby Hart) – 2:53
  10. "Holidays in the Sun" (Lydon, Jones, Cook, Beverley) – 3:29
  11. "Submission" – 4:42
  12. "Pretty Vacant" – 3:33
  13. "EMI" – 4:16
  14. "Anarchy in the U.K." – 3:32
  15. "Problems" – 4:37

Japanese bonus tracks

  1. "Buddies" – 3:32 (alternate audience recording of "Bodies")
  2. "No Fun" – 7:12 (final song of the performance, broadcast live on BBC Radio 1)
  3. "Problems" (Spedding Demo) – 3:36 (demo recorded by Chris Spedding in May 1976)

Charts

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Chart performance for Filthy Lucre Live
Chart (1996) Peak
position
Australian Albums (ARIA)[3] 90
UK Albums (OCC)[4] 26

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Sex Pistols". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 2 July 2015.
  2. ^ Cross, Charles R. (2004). "Sex Pistols". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. pp. 727. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
  3. ^ Ryan, Gavin (2011). Australia's Music Charts 1988–2010 (PDF ed.). Mt Martha, Victoria, Australia: Moonlight Publishing. p. 248.
  4. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 8 October 2022.