"Who was defence counsel at the Oz conspiracy trial in 1971 and defended the Sex Pistols in a 1977 obscenity trial over the title of their album ""Never Mind The Bollocks""?"
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols cover the manager's legal costs and hired Queen's Counsel John Mortimer as defence. Meanwhile, advertisements for "Never Mind the Bollocks" appearing in music papers attempted to politicise the issue, showing newspaper headlines about Sex Pistols controversies that were underlined with the message "THE ALBUM WILL LAST. THE SLEEVE MAY NOT." The obscenity case was heard at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on 24 November. Mortimer presented the case as a matter of police discrimination. During his cross-examination of the arresting officer, he asked why the newspapers "The Guardian" and "Evening Standard" (which had referred to the album's name) had not been charged
Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols Save the Queen" was featured on a compilation in February 2012. Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols is the only studio album by English punk rock band the Sex Pistols, released on 28 October 1977 by Virgin Records. Many bands and musicians comment on the album as being a major influence on their own work, and the industry in general. In particular, the album's raw energy, and Johnny Rotten's sneering delivery and "half-singing", are often considered game-changing. It is frequently listed as the most influential punk album, and one of