Year |
Album |
Peak chart positions |
UK [2] |
U.S. [3] |
1978 |
Another Music in a Different Kitchen
Additional information[1][4] |
Released: 10 March 1978
Recorded: December 1977 – January 1978, Olympic Studios, Barnes, London
Labels: United Artists, King, EMI, Wizard
Formats: LP and Cassette
Producer: Martin Rushent
Track listing
- "Fast Cars" (Howard Devoto, Steve Diggle, Pete Shelley) – 2:26
- "No Reply" (Shelley) – 2:16
- "You Tear Me Up" (Devoto, Shelley) – 2:27
- "Get on Your Own" (Shelley) – 2:26
- "Love Battery" (Devoto, Shelley) – 2:09
- "Sixteen" (Shelley) – 3:38
- "I Don't Mind" (Shelley) – 2:18
- "Fiction Romance" (Shelley) – 4:27
- "Autonomy" (Diggle) – 3:43
- "I Need" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:43
- "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat" (Shelley) – 7:06
1996, 2001, 2008 reissues bonus tracks
- "Orgasm Addict" (Devoto, Shelley) – 2:01
- "Whatever Happened to?" (Alan Dial, Shelley) – 2:14
- "What Do I Get?" (Shelley) – 2:55
- "Oh Shit!" (Shelley) – 1:35
Buzzcocks
Reissues
- 1987 Fan Club, New Rose (Blue vinyl)
- 1988 Fame (CD, LP 120 gram, Cassette)
- 1989 EMI, I.R.S. (CD; with Love Bites)
- 1994 EMI, I.R.S. (CD; with Love Bites)
- 1995 EMI (CD)
- 1996 EMI, Premier (CD; bonus tracks)
- 2001 EMI, Nettwerk (CD; remastered; bonus tracks)
- 2003 EMI (CD; with Love Bites)
- 2008 EMI (CD; Digipak, gatefold, remastered collector's edition; bonus tracks)
Notes: The photograph on the cover was shot at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London. The original vinyl is inscribed with "AHHH" on the A-side and with "HMMM" on the B-side.
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Love Bites
Additional information[1][6] |
Released: 22 September 1978
Recorded: 26 July 1978 – 6 August 1978 at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London (Mixed 11 August 1978 – 16 August 1978 at Advision.)
Label: United Artists, King, Sonopresse
Format: LP
Producer: Martin Rushent
Track listing
- "Real World" (Pete Shelley) - 3:29
- "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (Shelley) - 2:40
- "Operator's Manual" (Shelley) - 3:30
- "Nostalgia" (Shelley) - 2:51
- "Just Lust" (Alan Dial, Shelley) - 2:57
- "Sixteen Again" (Shelley) - 3:14
- "Walking Distance" (Steve Garvey) - 1:58
- "Love Is Lies" (Steve Diggle) - 3:10
- "Nothing Left" (Shelley) - 4:23
- "E.S.P." (Shelley) - 4:39
- "Late for the Train" (Diggle, Garvey, John Maher, Shelley) - 5:51
Twice Bitten (bonus CD) track listing
- "Love You More" (Shelley) - 1:51
- "Noise Annoys" (Shelley) - 2:56
- "Promises" (Diggle, Shelley) - 2:36
- "Lipstick" (Shelley) - 2:39
Buzzcocks
Reissues
- 1987 EMI Fame (CD), Fan Club, New Rose (Blue vinyl)
- 1994 I.R.S., EMI Fame (CD; with Another Music in a Different Kitchen)
- 1995 EMI (CD)
- 1996 EMI, Premiere (CD; remastered; bonus CD)
- 2001 Nettwerk America (CD; remastered; bonus CD)
- 2003 EMI (CD; with Another Music in a Different Kitchen)
- 2008 EMI (CD; Digipak, gatefold, remastered collector's edition; bonus CD)
Notes: The photograph on the cover was shot at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London. The original vinyl embossed "love" on front and "bites" on back, and is inscribed with "A SPIKEY SPECTACULAR" on the A-side and with "WHAT??" on the b-side.
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1979 |
A Different Kind of Tension
Additional information[1][8] |
Released: September 1979 (UK), January 1980 (USA)
Recorded: 1979 at Eden Studios, London (Mixed at Genetic Sound Studios)
Label: United Artists, Liberty, EMI Electrola, I.R.S., King
Format: LP
Producer: Martin Rushent
Track listing
- "Paradise" (Pete Shelley) - 2:23
- "Sitting Around at Home" (Steve Diggle) - 2:38
- "You Say You Don't Love Me" (Shelley) - 2:55
- "You Know You Can't Help It" (Diggle) - 2:22
- "Mad Mad Judy" (Diggle) - 3:35
- "Raison d'etre" (Shelley) - 3:32
- "I Don't Know What to Do with My Life" (Shelley) - 2:43
- "Money" (Shelley) - 2:45
- "Hollow Inside" (Shelley) - 4:46
- "A Different Kind of Tension" (Shelley) - 4:39
- "I Believe" (Shelley) - 7:09
- "Radio Nine" (Shelley) - 0:41
Buzzcocks
Reissues
- 1987 Fan Club, New Rose (LP; Blue vinyl)
- 1988 EMI (CD)
- 1989 EMI (CD)
- 1992 I.R.S. (CD; includes Parts 1,2,3)
- 1995 EMI (CD; includes Singles Going Steady)
- 2001 Nettwerk America (CD; remastered)
- 2008 EMI (CD; Digipak, gatefold, remastered collector's edition; bonus CD)
Notes: The original vinyl is inscribed with "THE ROSE ON THE CHOCOLATE BOX" on the A-side and with "THE THORN BENEATH THE ROSE" on the b-side. Diggle guitar on right channel, and Shelley guitar on left channel.
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163 |
1993 |
Trade Test Transmissions
Additional information[1][10] |
Released: May 1993
Recorded: 9 March 1993 – 7 April 1993 at Eastcote Studios, London
Label: Essential, Caroline
Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
Producer: Ralph Ruppert
Track listing
- Unlisted track [electronic beeps] - 0:06
- "Do It" (Pete Shelley) - 3:03
- "Innocent" (Shelley) - 3:33
- "TTT" (Shelley) - 3:17
- "Isolation" (Steve Diggle) - 3:57
- "Smile" (Shelley) - 2:49
- "Last to Know" (Shelley) - 2:51
- "When Love Turns Around" (Diggle) - 2:25
- "Never Gonna Give It Up" (Shelley) - 2:49
- "Energy" (Diggle) - 3:36
- "Palm of Your Hand" (Shelley) - 3:23
- "Alive Tonight" (Diggle) - 3:48
- "Who'll Help Me to Forget?" (Shelley) - 2:57
- "Unthinkable" (Diggle) - 2:51
- "Crystal Night" (Shelley) - 3:18
- "369" (Shelley) - 3:03
Reissue bonus tracks
- "All Over You" (Shelley) - 3:26
- "Inside" (Diggle) - 2:31
Buzzcocks
Reissue: 2005 Sanctuary (CD; remastered)
Notes: Artwork by Malcolm Garrett. "Somewhere", a song written by Diggle, was recorded for the album but was discarded.
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1996 |
All Set
Additional information[1][11] |
Released: 29 April 1996
Recorded: 13 November 1995 – 11 December 1995 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California.
Label: I.R.S., Real Cool
Formats: CD, LP, Cassette
Producer: Neill King
Track listing
- "Totally from the Heart" (Pete Shelley) – 2:45
- "Without You" (Shelley) – 2:59
- "Give It to Me" (Shelley) – 3:22
- "Your Love" (Shelley) – 2:23
- "Point of No Return" (Shelley) – 2:20
- "Hold Me Close" (Shelley) – 4:02
- "Kiss 'n' Tell" (Shelley) – 2:35
- "What Am I Supposed to Do" (Steve Diggle) – 3:21
- "Some Kinda Wonderful" (Shelley) – 2:18
- "What You Mean to Me" (Shelley) – 3:20
- "Playing for Time" (Diggle) – 3:43
- "Pariah" (Shelley) – 3:15
- "Back with You" (Diggle) – 4:12
Japanese CD bonus tracks
- "Holding Me Down"
- "Television World"
- "Everyday Sky"
Buzzcocks
Additional musicians
Notes: "Better Day", "Nothing to Me", "Under the Sun", "Never Believe It", "Harsh Reality" were recorded but not released.
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1999 |
Modern
Additional information[1][12] |
Released: 7 September 1999
Recorded: 22 June 1998, 13 August 1998, 14 September 1998 – 13 October 1998 at The Surgery, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England. Mastered by Chris Blair at Abbey Road Studios, London, June 1999.
Label: EMI, Go-Kart, Victor Entertainment
Formats: CD and LP
Producer: Tony Barber
Track listing
- "Soul on a Rock" (Pete Shelley) – 3:59
- "Rendezvous" (Shelley) – 3:35
- "Speed of Life" (Steve Diggle) – 4:32
- "Thunder of Hearts" (Shelley) – 2:56
- "Why Compromise?" (Shelley) – 3:32
- "Don't Let the Car Crash" (Diggle) – 4:28
- "Runaround" (Shelley) – (3:26)
- "Doesn't Mean Anything" (Diggle) – 2:48
- "Phone" (Shelley) – 3:02
- "Under the Sun" (Shelley) – 3:31
- "Turn of the Screw" (Diggle) – 2:37
- "Sneaky" (Shelley) – 2:19
- "Stranger in Your Town" (Diggle) – 2:24
- "Choices" (Shelley) – 3:30
A Different Kind of Product CD Extra
- "Orgasm Addict"
- "What Do I Get?"
- "I Don't Mind"
- "Love You More"
- "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"
- "Promises"
- "Lipstick"
- "Everybody's Happy Nowadays"
- "Harmony in My Head"
- "You Say You Don't Love Me"
- "Why She's a Girl from the Chainstore"
- "What Do You Know?"
- 3 videos, "Promises", "Chainstore" and "What Do I Get?", 133 digital images, and 5 audio-only tracks in QuickTime Movie format.
Buzzcocks
Notes: The EMI UK release is a double CD with the second, A Different Kind of Product, as an Enhanced CD.
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2003 |
Buzzcocks
Additional information[1][13] |
Released: 18 March 2003
Recorded: March and August 2002, Southern Studios, London
Label: Merge, Cherry Red
Formats: CD and LP
Producer: Tony Barber
Track listing
- "Jerk" (Pete Shelley) – 2:21
- "Keep On" (Shelley) – 3:19
- "Wake Up Call" (Steve Diggle) – 3:19
- "Friends" (Shelley) – 2:57
- "Driving You Insane" (Diggle) – 2:24
- "Morning After" (Shelley) – 2:34
- "Sick City Sometimes" (Diggle) – 2:59
- "Stars" (Howard Devoto, Shelley) – 2:46
- "Certain Move" (Diggle) – 3:02
- "Lester Sands" (Devoto, Shelley) – 2:47
- "Up for the Crack" (Diggle) – 2:23
- "Useless" (Shelley) – 4:01
Buzzcocks
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2006 |
Flat-Pack Philosophy
Additional information[14] |
Released: 7 March 2006
Label: Cooking Vinyl, True North
Formats: CD and LP
Producer: Tony Barber
Track listing
- "Flat-Pack Philosophy" (Pete Shelley) – 3:06
- "Wish I Never Loved You" (Shelley) – 2:38
- "Sell You Everything" (Steve Diggle) – 2:25
- "Reconciliation" (Shelley) – 2:57
- "I Don't Exist" (Shelley) – 2:20
- "Soul Survivor" (Diggle) – 1:41
- "God, What Have I Done" (Shelley) – 2:16
- "Credit" (Shelley) – 3:22
- "Big Brother Wheels" (Diggle) – 2:39
- "Dreamin'" (Shelley) – 2:40
- "Sound of a Gun" (Diggle) – 2:27
- "Look at You Now" (Shelley) – 2:16
- "I've Had Enough" (Shelley) – 2:29
- "Between Heaven and Hell" (Diggle) – 3:16
Buzzcocks
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2014 |
The Way
Additional information[14] |
Released: 1 May 2014
Label: PledgeMusic
Formats: CD, LP, digital download
Track listing
- "Keep On Believing" (Pete Shelley) - 2:54
- "People Are Strange Machines" (Steve Diggle) - 3:31
- "The Way" (Shelley) - 3:12
- "In the Back" (Diggle) - 3:41
- "Virtually Real" (Shelley) - 3:35
- "Third Dimension" (Diggle) - 4:33
- "Out of the Blue" (Shelley) - 3:47
- "Chasing Rainbows"/"Modern Times" (Diggle) - 3:21
- "It's Not You" (Danny Farrant/Shelley) - 2:42
- "Saving Yourself" (Diggle) - 5:03
Buzzcocks
- Pete Shelley – guitar, vocals
- Steve Diggle - guitar, vocals
- Chris Remmington - bass
- Danny Farrant - drums
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"—" denotes releases that did not chart or were not released in that country. |
Year |
Title |
Peak chart positions |
UK [2] |
1979 |
Singles Going Steady
Additional information[1][21] |
Released: 25 September 1979
Recorded: November 1977 - July 1979
Label: Liberty, I.R.S, United Artists, King, EMI
Producer: Martin Rushent
Formats: LP, Cassette
Track listing
Side one
- "Orgasm Addict" (Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley) – 2:00
- "What Do I Get?" (Shelley) – 2:52
- "I Don't Mind" (Shelley) – 2:16
- "Love You More" (Shelley) – 1:47
- "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (Shelley) – 2:39
- "Promises" (Steve Diggle, Shelley) – 2:34
- "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" (Shelley)– 3:09
- "Harmony in My Head" (Diggle) – 3:06
Side two
- "What Ever Happened to?" (Alan Dial, Shelley) – 2:12
- "Oh Shit!" (Shelley) – 1:34
- "Autonomy" (Diggle) – 3:41
- "Noise Annoys" (Shelley) – 2:49
- "Just Lust" (Dial, Shelley) – 2:58
- "Lipstick" (Shelley) – 2:36
- "Why Can't I Touch It?" (Diggle, Steve Garvey, John Maher, Shelley) – 6:32
- "Something's Gone Wrong Again" (Shelley) – 4:29
2001 reissue bonus tracks
- 1-8 side one of the original LP
- "You Say You Don't Love Me" (Shelley) – 2:54
- "Are Everything" (Shelley) – 3:59
- "Strange Thing" (Shelley) – 4:10
- "Running Free" (Diggle) – 3:14
- 13-20 side two of the original LP
- "Raison D'etre" (Shelley) – 3:34
- "Why She's the Girl from the Chainstore" (Diggle) – 2:26
- "Airwaves Dream" (Diggle) – 3:54
- "What Do You Know" (Shelley) – 3:15
Buzzcocks
Reissues
- 1981 Liberty, I.R.S. (LP)
- 1990 Liberty (CD)
- 1992 I.R.S.
- 2001 EMI, United Artists (CD; extra tracks, remastered)
- 2003 4 Men with Beards (LP; 180-gram)
Notes: Compilation of UK singles released from November 1977 to July 1979. Tracks on side one are singles' A-sides, tracks on side two are their corresponding B-sides. The photograph on the cover was shot at Olympic Studios, Barnes, London. The original vinyl is inscribed with "A PORKY PRIME CUT" on the A-side and with "PORKY" on the B-side.
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1981 |
Parts 1-3
Additional information[1][22] |
Released: February 1981
Recorded:
Label: I.R.S
Producer: Martin Rushent
Formats: 12-inch EP, Cassette
Track listing
Side one
- "Are Everything" (Pete Shelley) – 3:56
- "Strange Thing" (Shelley) – 4:07
- "What Do You Know" (Shelley) – 3:12
Side two
- "Why She's the Girl from the Chainstore" (Steve Diggle) – 2:25
- "Airwaves Dream" (Diggle) – 3:51
- "Running Free" (Diggle) – 3:12
Buzzcocks
Notes: Available on I.R.S. CD of A Different Kind of Tension, in the Product Box Set and on Many Parts. Tracks remastered and re-released on August 2001 with Singles Going Steady.
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1987 |
Total Pop
Additional information[1][23] |
Released: April 1987
Recorded: 1977–1980
Label: Weird System
Producer:
Formats: LP, CD, Cassette
Track listing
- "Walking Distance" (Steve Garvey) - 1:58
- "E.S.P." (Pete Shelley) - 4:39
- "Strange Thing" (Shelley) – 4:08
- "Harmony in My Head" (Steve Diggle) – 3:05
- "Why She's a Girl from the Chainstore" (Diggle) – 2:25
- "I Believe" (Shelley) - 7:05
- "Breakdown" (live) (Howard Devoto, Shelley) - 2:00
- "Love Battery" (live) (Devoto, Shelley) – 2:09
- "Real World" (Shelley) - 3:29
- "I Don't Know What to Do with My Life" (Shelley) - 2:43
- "Airwaves Dream" (Diggle) – 3:51
- "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (Shelley) - 2:40
- "Orgasm Addict" (Devoto, Shelley) – 1:58
- "Running Free" (Diggle) – 3:12
Bonus tracks on CD and cassette
- "Are Everything" (Shelley) – 3:59
- "What Do You Know" (Shelley) – 3:15
- "Fiction Romance" (Shelley) – 4:27
Buzzcocks
Notes: Subtitled: "1977–80: Rare, Live and Great". Collection of previously released studio versions except for "Breakdown" and "Love Battery".
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1989 |
The Peel Sessions Album
Additional information[1][24] |
Released: 1989
Recorded: 7 September 1977, 10 and 18 April October 1978, and 21 May 1979 in the BBC Radio 1 studio.
Label: Strange Fruit
Producers: Malcolm Brown, Bob Sargeant, Tony Wilson
Formats: LP, CD, Cassette
Track listing
- "Fast Cars" (Howard Devoto, Steve Diggle, Pete Shelley) – 2:15
- "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat" (Shelley) – 4:40
- "What Do I Get?" (Shelley) – 2:50
- Tracks 1-3 produced by Malcolm Brown. Recorded live 7 September 1977 in the BBC Radio 1 studio
- "Noise Annoys" (Shelley) - 2:55
- "Walking Distance" (Steve Garvey) - 2:00
- "Late for the Train" (Diggle, Garvey, John Maher, Shelley) - 5:10
- Tracks 4-6 produced by Tony Wilson. Recorded live 10 April 1978 in the BBC Radio 1 studio
- "Promises" (Diggle, Shelley) - 2:29
- "Lipstick" (Shelley) - 2:40
- "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" (Shelley)– 2:17
- "Sixteen Again" (Shelley) - 3:14
- Tracks 7-10 produced by Bob Sargeant. Recorded live 18 October 1978 in the BBC Radio 1 studio
- "I Don't Know What to Do with My Life" (Shelley) - 2:40
- "Mad Mad Judy" (Diggle) - 2:45
- "Hollow Inside" (Shelley) - 3:45
- "E.S.P." (Shelley) - 4:39
- Tracks 11-14 produced by Tony Wilson. Recorded live 21 May 1979 in the BBC Radio 1 studio
Buzzcocks
- Pete Shelley – guitar, vocals
- Steve Diggle – guitar
- Steve Garvey – bass (except for tracks 1-3, "Fast Cars", "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat" and "What Do I Get?" recorded by Garth Davies (Smith))
- John Maher – drums
Reissue: 1994 Strange Fruit (CD)
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The Fab Four
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Product
Additional information[1][27] |
Released: October 1989
Recorded:
Label: EMI, Restless Retro
Producer: Martin Rushent
Formats: LP, Cassette, CD
Track listing
Disc one
Another Music in a Different Kitchen
- "Fast Cars" (Howard Devoto, Steve Diggle, Pete Shelley) – 2:07
- "No Reply" (Shelley) – 2:07
- "You Tear Me Up" (Devoto, Shelley) – 2:27
- "Get on Your Own" (Shelley) – 2:31
- "Love Battery" (Devoto, Shelley) – 2:16
- "Sixteen" (Shelley) – 3:50
- "I Don't Mind" (Shelley) – 2:20
- "Fiction Romance" (Shelley) – 4:38
- "Autonomy" (Diggle) – 3:52
- "I Need" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:50
- "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat" (Shelley) – 5:40
Love Bites
- "Real World" (Pete Shelley) - 3:29
- "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (Shelley) - 2:40
- "Operator's Manual" (Shelley) - 3:30
- "Nostalgia" (Shelley) - 2:51
- "Just Lust" (Alan Dial, Shelley) - 2:57
- "Sixteen Again" (Shelley) - 3:14
- "Walking Distance" (Steve Garvey) - 1:58
- "Love Is Lies" (Diggle) - 3:10
- "Nothing Left" (Shelley) - 4:23
- "E.S.P." (Shelley) - 4:39
- "Late for the Train" (Diggle, Garvey, John Maher, Shelley) - 5:51
Disc two
A Different Kind of Tension
- "Paradise" (Shelley) - 2:23
- "Sitting Around at Home" (Diggle) - 2:38
- "You Say You Don't Love Me" (Shelley) - 2:55
- "You Know You Can't Help It" (Diggle) - 2:22
- "Mad Mad Judy" (Diggle) - 3:35
- "Raison D'etre" (Shelley) - 3:32
- "I Don't Know What to Do with My Life" (Shelley) - 2:43
- "Money" (Shelley) - 2:45
- "Hollow Inside" (Shelley) - 4:46
- "A Different Kind of Tension" (Shelley) - 4:39
- "I Believe" (Shelley) - 7:09
- "Radio Nine" (Shelley) - 0:41
Singles Going Steady (Four tracks are deleted because they are on disc one: 'I Don't Mind', 'Autonomy', 'Ever Fallen in Love', 'Just Lust')
- "Orgasm Addict" (Devoto, Shelley) – 1:58
- "What Do I Get?" (Shelley) – 2:50
- "Love You More" (Shelley) – 1:45
- "Promises" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:35
- "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" (Shelley)– 3:10
- "Harmony in My Head" (Diggle) – 3:05
- "What Ever Happened to?" (Dial, Shelley) – 2:08
- "Oh Shit!" (Shelley) – 1:32
- "Autonomy" (Diggle) – 3:52
- "Noise Annoys" (Shelley) – 2:49
- "Lipstick" (Shelley) – 2:35
- "Why Can't I Touch It?" (Diggle, Garvey, Maher, Shelley) – 6:33
- "Something's Gone Wrong Again" (Shelley) – 4:30
Disc three
- "Breakdown" (live) – 1:57
- "Fast Cars" (live) – 2:07
- "Noise Annoys" (live) – 2:53
- "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat" (live) – 4:53
- "Fiction Romance" (live) – 4:05
- "What Do I Get?" (live) – 2:54
- "Whatever Happened to?" (live) – 2:08
- "Time's Up" (live) – 3:20
Many Parts
- "Are Everything" – 3:55
- "Strange Thing" – 4:06
- "What Do You Know?" – 3:14
- "Why She's a Girl from the Chainstore" – 2:19
- "Airwaves Dream" – 3:51
- "Running Free" – 3:10
- "I Look Alone" – 3:00
Buzzcocks
Reissue: 1995 EMI (CD)
Notes: Three-CD Box Set containing Another Music in a Different Kitchen, Love Bites, A Different Kind of Tension, a cut-down Singles Going Steady, and a third CD, Many Parts, featuring live material and Parts 1-3.
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1991 |
Operator's Manual: Buzzcocks Best
Additional information[1][14] |
Released: October 1991
Recorded:
Label: I.R.S., EMI
Producer: Martin Rushent
Formats: LP, Cassette, CD
Track listing
- "Orgasm Addict" (Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley) – 2:01
- "What Do I Get?" (Shelley) – 2:56
- "I Don't Mind" (Shelley) – 2:19
- "Autonomy" (Steve Diggle) – 3:50
- "Fast Cars" (Devoto, Diggle, Shelley) – 2:31
- "Get on Our Own" (Shelley) – 2:31
- "Sixteen" (Diggle) – 3:46
- "Fiction Romance" (Shelley) – 4:34
- "Love You More" (Shelley) – 1:50
- "Noise Annoys" (Shelley) – 2:52
- "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (Shelley) – 2:42
- "Operator's Manual" (Shelley) – 3:34
- "Nostalgia" (Shelley) – 2:55
- "Walking Distance" (Garvey) – 2:02
- "Nothing Left" (Shelley) – 4:28
- "ESP" (Shelley) – 4:39
- "Promises" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:36
- "Lipstick" (Shelley) – 2:38
- "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" (Shelley)– 3:12
- "Harmony in My Head" (Diggle) – 3:09
- "You Say You Don't Love Me" (Shelley) – 2:54
- "I Don't Know What to Do with My Life" (Shelley) – 2:44
- "I Believe" (Shelley) – 7:07
- "Are Everything" (Shelley) – 3:36
- "Radio Nine" (Shelley) – 0:43
Buzzcocks
Notes: Track 24, "Are Everything", produced by Martin Hannett.
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1997 |
Chronology
Additional information[1][28] |
Released: 9 June 1997
Recorded: 23 August 1977 at Trident Studios, London, 31 August 1977 at Indigo-Arrow Studios, Manchester, 9 September 1977 at T.W. Studios, London, and Olympic Studios, Surrey, 14 December 1977 at Morgan Studios, London, 17–18 July 1978, 25 February 1979, and July 1979 at Indigo-Arrow Studios, and in early 1981 at Pluto Studios
Label: EMI
Producer: Tony Barber
Format: CD
Track listing
- Trident Studios, London, 23 August 1977
- "Boredom" (Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley) (Shelley on vocals, Garth Davies (Smith) on bass)
- "Sixteen" (Shelley)
- "Fast Cars" (Devoto, Steve Diggle, Shelley)
- Indigo-Arrow Studios, Manchester, 31 August 1977
- "No Reply" (Shelley)
- "Whatever Happened to?" (Alan Dial, Shelley)
- T.W. Studios, London, and Olympic Studios, Surrey, 9 September 1977
- "Oh Shit!" (Shelley) <mall>(unreleased final mix featuring Garth Davies on bass)
- Morgan Studios, London, 14 December 1977
- "I Need" (Diggle, Shelley) (instrumental)
- "Fiction Romance" (Shelley)
- "Autonomy" (Diggle)
- Love Bites demos, Indigo-Arrow Studios, 17–18 July 1978
- "Just Lust" (Dial, Shelley)
- "E.S.P." (Shelley)
- "Lipstick" (Shelley)
- "Promises" (Diggle, Shelley)
- "Mother of Turds (Diggle, John Maher) (unreleased)
- Tension album demos, Indigo-Arrow Studios, 25 February 1979
- "You Say You Don't Love Me" (Shelley)
- "I Don't Know What to Do with My Life" (Shelley)
- "I Don't Know" (Steve Garvey)
- "Run Away from Home" (Garvey, sung by Shelley, choruses by Garvey)
- "The Drive System" (Diggle, unreleased)
- "Jesus Made Me Feel Guilty" (Diggle, unreleased)
- Tension demos, Indigo-Arrow Studios, July 1979
- "You Know You Can't Help It" (Diggle)
- "I Believe" (Shelley)
- Fourth album sessions, Pluto Studios, early 1981
- "No Friend of Mine" (Garvey, unreleased)
Buzzcocks
- Pete Shelley – guitar, vocals
- Steve Diggle – guitar
- Garth Davies – bass (tracks 1-6)
- Steve Garvey – bass (tracks 7-23)
- John Maher – drums
Notes: studio demos, alternate takes and previously unreleased material from the EMI Abbey Road archives. Cover art by Malcolm Garrett.
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I Don't Mind The Buzzcocks
Additional information[1][29] |
Released: 1 September 1997
Recorded:
Label: EMI
Producer: Tony Barber
Format: CD
Track listing
- "I Don't Mind" (Pete Shelley)
- "What Ever Happened to?" (Alan Dial, Shelley)
- "Oh Shit!" (Shelley)
- "No Reply" (Shelley)
- "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat" (Shelley)
- "Real World" (Shelley)
- "Just Lust" (Dial, Shelley)
- "Walking Distance" (Steve Garvey)
- "Sixteen Again" (Shelley)
- "Nothing Left" (Shelley)
- "Late for the Train" (Steve Diggle, Garvey, John Maher, Shelley)
- "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (Shelley)
- "Lipstick" (Shelley)
- "Harmony in My Head" (Diggle)
- "Something's Gone Wrong Again" (Shelley)
- "You Say You Don't Love Me" (Shelley)
- "I Don't Know What to Do with My Life" (Shelley)
- "I Believe" (Shelley)
Buzzcocks
Notes: Includes liner notes with some band history.
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2000 |
Time's Up
Additional information[1][30] |
Released: 6 March 2000
Recorded: October 1976 at Revolution Studio, Stockport
Label: Mute, Ada
Producer:
Formats: LP, CD
Track listing
- "You Tear Me Up" (Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley)
- "Breakdown" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "Friends of Mine" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "Orgasm Addict" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "Boredom" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "Time's Up" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "Lester Sands (Drop in the Ocean)" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "Love Battery" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "I Can't Control Myself" (Reg Presley)
- "I Love You, You Big Dummy" (Don Van Vliet)
- "Don't Mess Me 'round" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "Breakdown" (Devoto, Shelley) (bonus movie file in MPEG format of the original footage of the Buzzcocks live at the Manchester Free Trade Hall filmed in 8mm by Mark Roberts with the Spiral Scratch version of "Breakdown" used as sound)
Original bootleg track listing Side one
- "Boredom" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "You Tear Me Up" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "I Can't Control Myself
- "Orgasm Addict" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "Friends of Mine" (Devoto, Shelley)
Side two
- "Lester Sands (Drop in the Ocean)" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "Breakdown" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "Love Battery" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "Time's Up" (Devoto, Shelley)
- "Love Everybody" ("I Love You, You Big Dummy", Van Vliet) / "Don't Mess Me 'round" (Devoto, Shelley) (not listed)
- "Boredom" (Devoto, Shelley) (Spiral Scratch session)
Buzzcocks
Notes: Studio demos recorded live with a 4-track tape recorder without remix and dubs. Previously released as bootleg by Voto and Smilin' Ears in 1977, Raven in 1979, and by Document in 1991, which includes a 7-inch interview featuring Devoto and Shelley interview originally broadcast on the BBC in 1991, or the promo 7-inch single of "Spiral Scratch". Sometimes referred to as "The Stockport Tape". 28-page booklet with artwork and photographs from Howard Devoto's personal archive.
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2002 |
Ever Fallen in Love? Buzzcocks Finest
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2003 |
Inventory
Additional information[1][32] |
Released: 12 May 2003
Recorded: 1977–1981
Label: EMI, Capitol
Producer:
Formats: CD
Track listing
CD 1
- "Breakdown" (Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley) - 1:58
- "Time's Up" (Devoto, Shelley) - 3:04
- "Boredom" (Devoto, Shelley) - 2:51
- "Friends of Mine" (Devoto, Shelley) - 2:15
CD 2
- "Orgasm Addict" (Devoto, Shelley) - 2:01
- "Whatever Happened to?" (Alan Dial, Shelley) - 2:13
CD 3
- "What Do I Get?" (Shelley) – 2:54
- "Oh Shit!" (Shelley) – 1:35
CD 4
- "I Don't Mind" (Shelley) – 2:18
- "Autonomy" (Steve Diggle) – 3:43
- "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat" (Shelley) – 5:40
CD 5
- "Love You More" (Shelley) - 1:49
- "Noise Annoys" (Shelley) - 2:51
CD 6
- "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (Shelley) - 2:41
- "Just Lust" (Alan Dial, Shelley) - 3:00
CD 7
- "Promises" (Diggle, Shelley) - 2:35
- "Lipstick" (Shelley) - 2:37
CD 8
- "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" (Shelley)– 3:11
- "Why Can't I Touch It?" (Diggle, Steve Garvey, John Maher, Shelley) – 6:35
CD 9
- "Harmony in My Head" (Diggle) – 3:08
- "Something's Gone Wrong Again" (Shelley) – 4:32
CD 10
- "You Say You Don't Love Me" (Shelley) - 2:52
- "Raison d'etre" (Shelley) - 3:31
CD 11
- "I Believe" [edit] (Shelley) - 3:26
- "I Believe" (Shelley) - 7:08
- "Something's Gone Wrong Again" (Shelley) – 4:32
CD 12 "Part 1"
- "Are Everything" (Shelley) – 3:58
- "Why She's a Girl from the Chainstore" (Diggle) – 2:26
CD 13 "Part 2"
- "Airwaves Dream" (Diggle) – 3:52
- "Strange Thing" (Shelley) – 4:10
CD 14 "Part 3"
- "What Do You Know?" (Shelley) – 3:15
- "Running Free" (Diggle) – 3:13
- "I Look Alone" (Shelley) – 3:04
Buzzcocks
Notes: Singles (1977–1981) Box Set. Cover art by Malcolm Garrett. Each of the CD singles are packaged in individual cardboard sleeves, which accurately reproduce the artwork from the original singles.
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2004 |
The Complete Singles Anthology
Additional information[33] |
Released: 28 September 2004
Recorded: 1977–2003
Label: EMI
Producer:
Formats: CD
Track listing
CD 1
- "Breakdown" (Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley) - 1:58
- "Time's Up" (Devoto, Shelley) - 3:04
- "Boredom" (Devoto, Shelley) - 2:51
- "Friends of Mine" (Devoto, Shelley) - 2:15
- "Orgasm Addict" (Devoto, Shelley) - 2:01
- "Whatever Happened to?" (Alan Dial, Shelley) - 2:13
- "What Do I Get?" (Shelley) – 2:54
- "Oh Shit!" (Shelley) – 1:35
- "I Don't Mind" (Shelley) – 2:18
- "Autonomy" (Steve Diggle) – 3:43
- "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat" (Shelley) – 5:40
- "Love You More" (Shelley) - 1:49
- "Noise Annoys" (Shelley) - 2:51
- "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (Shelley) - 2:41
- "Just Lust" (Alan Dial, Shelley) - 3:00
- "Promises" (Diggle, Shelley) - 2:35
- "Lipstick" (Diggle, Shelley) - 2:37
- "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" (Shelley)– 3:11
- "Why Can't I Touch It?" (Diggle, Steve Garvey, John Maher, Shelley) – 6:35
- "Harmony in My Head" (Diggle) – 3:08
- "Something's Gone Wrong Again" (Shelley) – 4:32
- "You Say You Don't Love Me" (Shelley) - 2:52
- "Raison d'etre" (Shelley) - 3:31
- "I Believe" (Shelley) - 7:08
CD 2
- "Are Everything" (Shelley) – 3:58
- "Why She's a Girl from the Chainstore" (Diggle) – 2:26
- "Airwaves Dream" (Diggle) – 3:52
- "Strange Thing" (Shelley) – 4:10
- "What Do You Know?" (Shelley) – 3:15
- "Running Free" (Diggle) – 3:13
- "I Look Alone" (Shelley) – 3:04
- "Alive Tonight" (Diggle) – 3:49
- "Serious Crime" (Shelley) – 3:28
- "Last to Know" (Shelley) – 2:55
- "Successful Street" (Diggle) – 5:29
- "Isolation" [live] (Diggle) – 3:43
- "Innocent" (Shelley) – 3:33
- "Who'll Help Me to Forget?" (Shelley) – 2:57
- "Inside" (Diggle) – 2:31
- "Do It" (Shelley) – 2:56
- "Trash Away" (Diggle) – 4:45
- "All Over You" [live] (Shelley) – 3:14
- "Libertine Angel" (Shelley) – 2:56
- "Roll It Over" (Diggle) – 3:41
- Excerpt from "Prison Riot Hostage" – 1:59
CD 3
- "Totally from the Heart" (Shelley) – 2:42
- "Thunder of Hearts" (Shelley) – 2:55
- "Soul on a Rock" (Shelley) – 3:32
- "Jerk" (Shelley) – 2:22
- "Don't Come Back" (Diggle) – 2:35
- "Oh Shit!" [live] (Shelley) – 1:58
- "Sick City Sometimes" (Diggle) – 3:00
- "Never Believe It" [demo] (Shelley) – 3:07
- "Paradise" [live] (Shelley) – 2:28
- Diggle and Tony Barber interviewed by Alan Parker
Buzzcocks
- Pete Shelley – guitar, vocals
- Steve Diggle – guitar, vocals
- Steve Garvey – bass
- Tony Barber – bass
- John Maher – drums
Notes: Singles 1977–2003.
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Year |
Title |
Peak chart positions |
UK [2] |
1977 |
Spiral Scratch
Additional information[1][34] |
Released: 29 January 1977
Recorded: 28 December 1976 at Indigo Sound Studio, Manchester
Label: New Hormones
Producer: Martin Hannett
Format: 7-inch Vinyl
Track listing
Side one
- "Breakdown" [third take, no dubs] (Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley) – 1:54
- "Time's Up" [first take, guitar dub] (Devoto, Shelley) – 3:02
Side two
- "Boredom" [first take, guitar dub] (Devoto, Shelley) – 2:52
- "Friends of Mine" [first take, guitar dub] (Devoto, Shelley) – 2:13
Buzzcocks
Reissues
- 1979 New Hormones (7-inch Vinyl)
- 1991 Document (7 and 12-inch Vinyl, CD)
- 2000 Mute, The Grey Area (7-inch Vinyl, CD)
Note: Photography by Richard Boon.
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1978 |
I Am the Amazing Buzzcocks EP
Additional information[1][36] |
Released: May 1978
Label: Wizard
Producer: Martin Rushent
Formats: 12-inch Clear/Black/Green Vinyl
Track listing
Side one
- "What Do I Get?" (Pete Shelley) – 2:54
- "Fast Cars" (Howard Devoto, Steve Diggle, Shelley) – 2:02
Side two
- "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat" (Shelley) / "The End" – 6:40
Buzzcocks
Notes: The front cover of this EP says "I AM THE AMAZING BUZZCOCKS 12" CLEAR VINYL MAXI SINGLE", and on the back is a 7 step list of instructions.
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1981 |
Parts 1-3
Additional information[1][22] |
Released: February 1981
Label: I.R.S
Producer: Martin Rushent
Formats: 12-inch EP, Cassette
Track listing
Side one
- "Are Everything" (Pete Shelley) – 3:56
- "Strange Thing" (Shelley) – 4:07
- "What Do You Know" (Shelley) – 3:12
Side two
- "Why She's the Girl from the Chainstore" (Steve Diggle) – 2:25
- "Airwaves Dream" (Diggle) – 3:51
- "Running Free" (Diggle) – 3:12
Buzzcocks
Notes: Available on I.R.S. CD of A Different Kind of Tension, in the Box Set Product and on Many Parts. Tracks remastered and re-released on August 2001 with Singles Going Steady.
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1987 |
Peel Sessions
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The Early Years Live
Additional information[1][38] |
Released: 1987
Recorded: live 2 April 1977 at The Roxy, London
Label: Receiver
Format: 12-inch Vinyl limited edition
Track listing Side one
- "Orgasm Addict" (Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley) –3:08
- "No Reply" (Shelley) – 2:40
Sode two
- "Boredom" (Devoto, Shelley) – 3:55
- "Love Battery" (Devoto, Shelley) – 2:43
Buzzcocks
Reissues
- 1979 New Hormones (Vinyl 7 inch)
- 1991 Document (Vinyl 7 and 12-inch, CD)
- 2000 Mute (Vinyl 7 inch and CD)
Notes: Four tracks limited edition EP recorded live at The Roxy Club on 2 April 1977.
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1989 |
The Fab Four
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83[26] |
1991 |
Alive Tonight
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1993 |
Innocent
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1993 |
Do It
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1994 |
Libertine Angel
Additional information[1][42] |
Released: April 1994
Recorded: Falconer Studios 1 and 2
Label: Castle Communications, BMG
Formats: CD and 12-inch Vinyl
Producers: Buzzcocks
Track listing
- "Libertine Angel" (Pete Shelley) – 2:56
- "Roll It Over" (Steve Diggle) – 3:41
- Excerpt from "Prison Riot Hostage" – 1:59
Buzzcocks
Additional musicians
- Lydia - brass on "Roll It Over"
- Simon Astridge - brass on "Roll It Over"
- Nick Wollage - brass on "Roll It Over"
Notes: Limited to 1000 copies. Inscriptions in the vinyl "MIKE'S EXCHANGE" on A-side, "MIKE'S EXCHANGE" / "YOU'RE ALL FUCKING SLAVES" on B-side
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Year |
Title |
Peak chart positions |
Album |
UK [2] |
1977 |
"Orgasm Addict"
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1978 |
"What Do I Get?"
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37[45] |
"I Don't Mind"
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55[47] |
Another Music in a Different Kitchen |
"Moving Away from the Pulsebeat"
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"Love You More"
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34[50] |
— |
"Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"
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12[52] |
Love Bites |
"Promises"
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20[53] |
— |
1979 |
"Everybody's Happy Nowadays"
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29[55] |
"Harmony in My Head"
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32[57] |
1979 |
"You Say You Don't Love Me"
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A Different Kind of Tension |
1980 |
"I Believe"
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Part 1
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61[60] |
— |
Part 2
Additional information[1][61] |
Side one
- "Strange Thing" (Pete Shelley) – 4:07
Side two
- "Airwaves Dream" (Steve Diggle) – 3:51
Released: 13 October 1980
Format: 7-inch single
Recorded: 1980 at Advision. Mixed at Strawberry
Label: Liberty, I.R.S.
Writers: Shelley, Diggle
Producer: Martin Hannett
Buzzcocks
Additional musicians
Notes: non-album double A-sided single. Inscriptions in the UA vinyl, "A PORKY PRIME CUT" on A-side, and "DORIS, MESSAGE IN THE POST" on B-side. These tracks were remastered and re-released Aug 2001 with Singles Going Steady.
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Part 3
Additional information[1][62] |
Side one
- "Running Free" (Steve Diggle) – 3:12
Side two
- "What Do You Know" (Pete Shelley) – 3:12
Released: December 1980
Format: 7-inch single
Recorded: 1980 by Martin Hannett at Advision and Pluto. Mixed at Genetic
Label: United Artists, Liberty, I.R.S.
Writers: Diggle, Shelley
Producer: Martin Rushent
Buzzcocks
Additional musicians
Notes: non-album double A-sided single. Mixed by Martin Rushent. Inscriptions in the UA vinyl, "ARUN" on A-side. These tracks were remastered and re-released Aug 2001 with Singles Going Steady.
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1996 |
"Isolation"
Additional information[1][63] |
B-side: "Noise Annoys" (Pete Shelley) – 3:07
Released: January 1996
Format: 7-inch single
Recorded: live 12 April 1995 at L'Arapaho Club, Paris, France. Mixed at The Surgery by Derek Fudge and Tony Barber
Length: 3:47
Label: One Stop Music
Writers: Steve Diggle
Producer: Tony Barber
Buzzcocks
Notes: Limited edition non-album single. Inscriptions in the vinyl "A PORKY PRIME CUT FOR THE BOYS" on the A-side, and "PRIMED" on the B-side.
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"Autumn Stone"
Additional information[1][64] |
B-side: "Understanding" (Steve Marriott, Ronnie Lane) – 5:03
Released: 1996
Format: 7-inch single
Recorded: 5–6 September 1995
Length: 4:05
Label: Acid Jazz
Writers: Buzzcocks
Producer: Tony Barber
Buzzcocks
Notes: Limited edition non-album single. Inscriptions in the vinyl "MAXIMUM B + B" on the A-side, and "NUF DNA N15 REEB" on the B-side.
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"Totally from the Heart"
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All Set |
1997 |
"What Do I Get?"
Additional information[1][66] |
B-side
- "Mad Mad Judy" (Steve Diggle) - 3:35
- "Raison d'etre (Forever on the Run)" (Pete Shelley) - 3:32
Released: June 1997
Format: 7-inch single
Recorded: 9 September 1977 ("What Do I Get?"), 17–18 July 1978 at Arrow Studio, Manchester ("Raison d'etre"), July 1979 ("Mad Mad Judy")
Length: 2:52
Label: EMI
Writers: Pete Shelley
Producer: Tony Barber
Buzzcocks
Notes: Limited edition demo tracks.
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1999 |
Promotional Product
Additional information[1][67] |
Released: August 1999
Formats: CD
Recorded: 1999
Label: EMI
Writer: Pete Shelley
Producer: Tony Barber
Track listing
- "Thunder of Hearts"
- "Soul on a Rock" (Radio edit)
- "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"
Buzzcocks
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Modern (album) |
2003 |
"Jerk"
Additional information[1][68] |
B-side:
- "Don't Come Back" (Steve Diggle) – 2:35
- "Oh Shit!" [live] (Pete Shelley) – 1:58
Released: 4 April 2003
Format: 7-inch single
Recorded: by Harvey Birrell in Toulouse, France, 2000, February - March 2002, 2003
Length: 2:22
Label: Damaged Goods
Writers: Pete Shelley
Producer: Tony Barber
Buzzcocks
Notes: "Don't Come Back" is taken from the album sessions, and "Oh Shit!"was recorded live in Toulouse, France in 2000. The vinyl is half pink—yellow for 500 copies— and half black.
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Buzzcocks |
"Sick City Sometimes"
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2006 |
"Wish I Never Loved You"
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146[71] |
Flat-Pack Philosophy |
"Sell You Everything"
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2007 |
"Reconciliation"
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