Johnny Rubbish (real name John Gatward) a Stranglers fan who got to know Hugh Cornwall and later became his manager, released his one and only single, a parody of the Sex Pistols "Anarchy in the UK". Apart form the lyrics which replace UK with NW3 4JR (a posh post code from London, Hampstead) its a pretty faithful copy of the Pistols original.
The lyrics are on the back cover, so as usual I have included a high resolution copy for you to sing along. The b-side is a "News At 10" parody (and not a very funny one, although one part made me smile, see if it does for you and leave a comment) which lasts over 5 minutes and that's nearly 5 minutes too long, but I know you completeists would settle for nothing less.
A couple of etchings, with the classic "A Porky Prime Cut" and "That's News To Me" on the b-side.
All in all a bit of harmless fun, and nothing more. A bit more info on this here you will have to scroll down the page to find the right bit.
Band: Johnny Rubbish
Label: United Artists
Year: 1978
Tracks:
1. Living In NW3 4JR (Anarchy In The UK)
2. The Other Side
Ripped from glorious scratched vinyl 
8 comments:
hiya Gary, what's up buddy?..well, after spending three months travelling, I'm back!
great post as always....love that Rubbish crap!!!
I've still got this one too Gary. The B side would go down well in today's PC world wouldn't it! Always liked the A side and always wanted a swimming pool in my yard too :-)
Cheers Longy, I wouldn't mind a swiming pool as well.
The bit that made me laugh was when he started shouting in the interview, I don't know why. but it was just one of those momments, the actual jokes are poor and v dated as you say.
I still also got this one.
Best wishes from Sweden
Hi Arstider, brings back the memories eh!
I've got this overwhelming urge to eat some "Cuntry-Life" Butter for some reason....
...Know what I mean-ah!
Cheers for this Gary
ha! ha! Glad to help Glen
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