Counterfeit Guide
Sex Pistols — Anarchy in the UK (7 inch)
EMI EMI 2566
Last updated June 4, 2026
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The 1976 UK debut single Anarchy in the UK on EMI 2566 was the band's only EMI release before the label dropped them, and original copies came in the plain black EMI company die-cut sleeve (there was no picture sleeve for the UK issue). The label is the standard EMI design with the 'EMI 2566' catalogue and the B-side 'I Wanna Be Me'. Genuine firsts carry hand-etched matrices and the correct EMI label typography.
Matrix / Runout
UK firsts carry EMI 2566 with hand-etched matrices (commonly A-2 / B-2 era suffixes) and EMI Hayes plant codes. Counterfeits use uniform typeset runouts and incorrect sleeves.
3 Tells That Reveal a Fake
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A picture sleeve is presented as a UK original — the genuine 1976 UK single came only in the plain black EMI company sleeve, not a picture cover.
- 2
The EMI label print is blurred, the catalogue 'EMI 2566' is mis-set, or the B-side is not 'I Wanna Be Me'.
- 3
The runout is machine-typeset rather than the hand-etched matrix; genuine copies show hand-scribed numbers with EMI plant codes.
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