Sex Pistols

"This historically important tome is a stunner from the off, the resplendent glittery hardback exterior merely teasing at the delights within... ''The End Is Near'' is an indispensable collection of images from a unique rock ''n'' roll moment, beautifully presented." - Phil Singleton. God Save the Sex Pistols.

Christmas Day 1977, a day to be spent with family and loved ones, unless of course you''d decided to spend it with The Sex Pistols.

The punk band, at the centre of a tabloid frenzy and banned from just about every venue in the country, had booked themselves into a small club in Huddersfield to perform a benefit in support of striking West Yorkshire fire fighters. That evening, the band took to the stage to perform what would become their final UK gig.

There to capture the chaos was photographer Kevin Cummins. No stranger to The Sex Pistols, he''d been there at that gig at Manche