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  Established in 1998, Nostalgia Central is your one stop reference guide through five decades of music, movies, television, pop culture and social history


THE BAND

The Professionals


After John Lydon (nee Rotten) had formed PiL, the remaining Sex Pistols, Steve Jones and Paul Cook, trundled along with farcical "Sex Pistols" songs for The Great Rock and Roll Swindle (giving them the opportunity, at least, to work with Great Train Robber Ronnie Biggs), and then formed The Professionals.

After a fine debut single (1-2-3), things went tits-up at striking speed, as Jones' heroin addiction became a priority. 

By the time of their second album, both song writing abilities and impetus had vanished with a resultant drab set of songs with minor chords, badly airbrushed vocals and lyrics that were just born to date.

Anyone wishing to hear ex-Pistols music with spunk should check out a Rich Kids album.