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He started a stall in 1976 at a Ramones gig at the Roundhouse, London, and became a fixture of the scene with a mail order service too. Jamie Reid used McFie's process cameras to produce artwork for single sleeves for the Sex Pistols, which were subsequently turned into badges by McFie.\r\nThis badge was most likely designed after Sid Vicious overdosed on heroin in 1979. Virgin Records insisted on releasing further records under the Sex Pistols name, using recordings made by Sid Vicious before his death. Jamie Reid became increasingly unhappy about this situation and began to aim his subversive designs against his employer.\r\nJamie Reid's cut-and-paste aesthetic developed from his interest in radical politics. His artistic style developed while at art college in Croydon, where he was influenced by the ideas of the avant-garde political group, the Situationist International. 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