The Sex Pistols will re-release their seminal 1977 album Never Mind The Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols later this year to mark its 35th anniversary.

The punk rockers have signed a deal with Universal Music in Britain to release an "expanded and repackaged edition" of the album, which influenced generations of rock musicians.

"To be given the opportunity to re-evaluate the Sex Pistols catalogue is every music-lover's dream," said Universal's Karen Simmonds in a statement.

"We're looking forward to working with the band and celebrating their impact on worldwide culture."

The punk rockers were controversial for their rebellious songs, including Anarchy In The U.K. and God Save the Queen, that were perceived as attacks on the British establishment.

The group, fronted by Johnny Rotten, formed in London in 1975 and cultivated an outrageous persona by using profanity in their early TV interviews. Their language, their anarchic message and their outlandish public behaviour sparked a furor in the British press.

The band's record label EMI cut the rockers loose and they didn’t make another album before breaking up in 1978, just after touring the U.S. Despite their short-lived existence, the band is credited with helping kick off the punk music scene, first in Britain and later in North America.