The Flowers of Romance was an early

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, formed in mid-1976 by Jo Faull and Sarah Hall, girlfriends at the time of Steve Jones and

Paul Cook Paul Thomas Cook (born 20 July 1956) is an English drummer and member of the punk rock band the Sex Pistols. He was also called "Cookie" by his friends on the punk music scene. Early life and career Cook was raised in Hammersmith and atte ...

of the

Sex Pistols The Sex Pistols were an English punk rock band formed in London in 1975. Although their initial career lasted just two and a half years, they were one of the most groundbreaking acts in the history of popular music. They were responsible for ...

. The band did not release any recordings and, like

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and Masters of the Backside, are more famed for the number of band members that later became well known, including:

Sid Vicious John Simon Ritchie (10 May 1957 – 2 February 1979), better known by his stage name Sid Vicious, was an English musician, best known as the bassist for the punk rock band Sex Pistols. Despite dying in 1979 at age 21, he remains an icon of the ...

of the

Keith Levene Julian Keith Levene (18 July 1957 – 11 November 2022) was an English musician who was a founding member of both the Clash and Public Image Ltd (PiL). While Levene was in PiL, their 1978 debut album '' Public Image: First Issue'' reached No 22 ...

(an early member of

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and later of

Public Image Ltd Public Image Ltd (abbreviated and stylized as PiL) are an English post-punk band (and incorporated limited company) formed by singer John Lydon (previously known as the singer of Sex Pistols), guitarist Keith Levene, bassist Jah Wobble, and dr ...

), and Palmolive and

Viv Albertine Viviane Katrina Louise Albertine (born 1 December 1954) is an Australian-born British musician, singer, songwriter and writer. She is best known as the guitarist for the punk band the Slits from 1977 until 1982, with whom she recorded two studio ...

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. Despite never playing live, they were interviewed by ''SKUM''

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in which Sid Vicious proclaimed "I'll just be the yob that I am now". The highly controversial song "

Belsen Was a Gas "Belsen Was a Gas" is a song by the English punk rock band the Sex Pistols. The song is about one of the Nazi concentration camps in Nazi Germany, Bergen-Belsen, which was liberated by British troops in 1945. History According to the ASCAP, cred ...

", about the

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, was written for this band by Vicious and Levene. It was performed live by the Sex Pistols, Public Image Ltd, and Sid Vicious' solo act. Viv Albertine wrote "So Tough" for the band, with the song eventually appearing on

' debut album ''

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''. The band's name was suggested by

Johnny Rotten John Joseph Lydon (; born 31 January 1956), also known by his former stage name Johnny Rotten, is an English singer and songwriter. He was the lead singer of the late-1970s punk band the Sex Pistols, which lasted from 1975 until 1978, and agai ...

, and subsequently became the title of an early Sex Pistols song, as well as a 1981 Public Image Ltd album and its title track.

Personnel

– Vocals and saxophone *

– Guitar *

– Guitar *Jo Faull – Guitar *

Marco Pirroni Marco Francesco Andrea Pirroni (born 27 April 1959, London, England) frequently credited simply as Marco, is a British guitarist, songwriter and record producer. He has worked with Adam Ant, Sinéad O'Connor, Siouxsie and the Banshees and many ...

– Guitar (very briefly) *Steve Walsh - Guitar *Sarah "Rouge" Hall – Bass *Steve Spittle - Bass * Palmolive – Drums * Kenny Morris - Drums

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Flowers Of Romance, The Musical groups from London Sex Pistols English punk rock groups Musical groups established in 1976 Musical groups disestablished in 1977 1976 establishments in England 1977 disestablishments in England