Producer in Pistols case unlocks early demo vaults.

Dave Goodman, an early producer and live soundman of the Sex Pistols, has submitted a mass of documents -- and seven CDs worth of music -- to his lawyers in a case which could lead to a wealth of widely-unheard Pistols tracks being given an official release for the first time.

Goodman has produced the papers and the recordings in support of his long-running claim to credits and a share of royalties on a number of releases put out by Virgin Records over the past 20 years.

Even now, the Great Rock`n'Roll Swindle CD contains no reference to Goodman, who produced, co-produced and played instruments on several tracks -- credits that were acknowledged on the first vinyl release of the album, issued in 1979.

Goodman's production contract was with Glitterbest Ltd, the management company owned by Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, which went into receivership in 1979. He claims that his royalties have been frozen ever since.

Since 1980 Goodman has been fighting to reinstate credits and collect royalties on releases which contain material to which he contributed, including last year's The Filth & The Fury OST album.

The fact that Goodman and other members of the Pistols' entourage issued out-of-copyright Sex Pistols recordings and live albums has only complicated matters.