article_snippet: A&M Records ditched the rebellious punk rockers because of the rebellious punk rockers  bad behaviour on March 10, 1977- just six days after signing the rebellious punk rockers .
article_snippet: A series of incidents including Sid Vicious breaking a toilet bowl, cutting his foot and trailing blood all over the office and John Lydon making a death threat to a good friend of A & M's English director was enough for the company to wash the company hands of the company.
article_snippet: The single was later released by Virgin, reaching No 2 in the charts.
article_snippet: But its controversial lyrics and cover, featuring a defaced picture of the Queen, meant the BBC refused to play it.
article_snippet: A&M Records ditched the rebellious punk rockers (pictured) because of the rebellious punk rockers (pictured) bad behaviour in 1977- just six days after signing them- and destroyed nearly all of the 25,000 copies of the single that had been pressed .
article_snippet: Alan Pritchard, SAS's music and entertainment specialist, said: 'The Sex Pistols are such a cult band and this is the most iconic withdrawn single. '