b-u-z-z-c-o-c-k-s-b-u-z-z-c-o-c-k-s-b-u-z-z-c-o-c-k-s-b-u-z-z-c-o-c-k-s ZZZZZ BBBB U U ZZZZZ Z CCC OOO CCC K K SSS B B U U Z Z C C O O C C K K S S B B U U Z Z C O O C K K S BBBB U U Z Z C O O C KK SSS B B U U Z Z C O O C K K S B B U U Z Z C C O O C C K K S S BBBB UUU Z ZZZZZ CCC OOO CCC K K SSS ZZZZZ Discography, version 18.2 (8196 lines), last update Feb 24, 2004 Compiled by: jeffhall@buzzcocks.com Please send corrections, adds, comments ??? indicates uncertain or missing information Use monospace (Fixed Width) font, e.g. Courier size 10 or Monaco size 9 Copyright buzzcocks.com 1993-2004 Text Only: http://www.buzzcocks.com/buzzcocksdiscography.txt PDF With Images: http://www.buzzcocks.com/buzzcocksdiscography.pdf --------------------A-C-K-N-O-W-L-E-D-G-E-M-E-N-T-S-------------------- Greatest of thanks to Gerald "Gez" Witherington, Tony McGartland, Pete Shelley, Greg Earle, Stephane Gelinas, Stephen K Mulrine, Jaz Long, Andrew Browne, Derek Walker, John P Lennon, and Marshal Peters for large contributions. Complete indebtedness to Angela Lamb in the UK for her discography which was folded into this one in Jan 1994, a factor that really got this project off the ground. She thanks: Mark Pundurs, Philip Obbard, Peter de Waal, Stephen K Mulrine, John G Norman and specially Kevin Anderson. Thanks also to Joan McNulty, Joey Headen, Ned Raggett, Alan Wilson, David Watson, Henry Weld, Alan Rosiene, Dwight Lee, Richard F Delano, Rebecca Cruz, Simon Young, Charlie at GDM Records, Martin, Mike Blur, Pete Crebbin, Norbert Knape, Linda Rosenberg, Laurence Pawley, Lynn, Steve McLeod, Jeff Schrader, Shari Bryant, Simon Proudman, Rea Banks, Nick Tomasic, Carlos Peter Hough, April Mae, Dan Bailey, Ian Pritchard, Simon Jones, David John, Timmy Benge, Steve Warner, Eric Valette, Jim Varney, Louie "Patch" Parkin, Leo Hoek van Dijke, Steve Young, Ralph Goebel, Carina, Janet Sampson, Chris Ranson, Mark Suchting, Ed Muccini, Peter Trenholm, Sanjay.K.E.Banerjee, JJ Illin -----------------------A-U-T-H-O-R-'-S---N-O-T-E----------------------- Nov 1998 An Illustrated Discography (a.k.a. Spiral Snaps) by Marshal Peters is now a website http://www.btinternet.com/~buzzcocks. Marshal's discography contains many details that are not repeated here. He provides photographs of rare vinyl, two of which are included here. Spiral Snaps also contains a small number of releases that are listed here but for information you are directed to Spiral Snaps. Aug 1997 Listings generally by release date or recording date, except bootlegs appear last because details are often uncertain. Occasional unreleased items are listed for historical context. Aug 1995 BUZZCOCKS The Complete History by Tony McGartland is now published. This discography was at version #10 by the spring of 1995 when Pete Shelley gave Tony a copy for cross checking (thanks Pete!). This discography compliments Tony's book and overlapping information is kept to a minimum. Aug 1993 This project began as a CD catalog then expanded to include everything. GROUP NAMES ALL CAPS; Album Titles Capped; song titles all lower case. Song titles listed as on each release, except in all lower case here. Formatting optimized for laser jet printing with monospace font, e.g. Courier size 10 or Monaco size 9. -----------------S-U-M-M-A-R-Y---O-F---C-O-N-T-E-N-T-S----------------- BUZZCOCKS #0.1 Feb 1976 BUZZCOCKS #0.5 Apr 1976 BUZZCOCKS #1.0 Jul 20, 1976 - Feb 1977 Rehearsal recording tape (not released) 1976 Rehearsal recordings (not released) 1976 Spiral Scratch [EP] 1976 Time's Up 1976 Retrospectives: LUXURIA Lifelines [INTERVIEW] (released 1990) 1990 HOWARD DEVOTO & PETE SHELLEY [INTERVIEW] (released 1991) 1991 HOWARD DEVOTO [INTERVIEW] (released 1993) 1990 Bootlegs: Screen On The Green [BOOTLEG] 1976 Live Screen On The Green [BOOTLEG] 1976 Midnight Special At Screen On The Green [BOOTLEG] 1976 Time's Up + [BOOTLEG] 1976-1978 Twelve Reasons [BOOTLEG] 1976 BUZZCOCKS #2.0 Mar 11, 1977 - Oct 7, 1977 Live At The Roxy London WC2 (various artists) 1977 sign recording contract with United Artists 1977 United Artists first demo tape 1977 orgasm addict [SINGLE] 1977 whatever happened to? [PROMO SINGLE] 1977 Short Circuit (various artists) 1977 Retrospectives: Peel Sessions [EP] (released 1987) 1977 Live At The Roxy Club (released 1989) 1977 The Early Years Live [EP] (released 1990) 1977 Bootlegs: Best In Good Food [BOOTLEG] 1976-1978 BUZZCOCKS #2.5 Nov 1977 BUZZCOCKS #3.0 Nov 1977 - Mar 6, 1981 what do i get? [SINGLE] 1978 Another Music In A Different Kitchen 1977-1978 i don't mind [SINGLE] 1978 moving away from the pulsebeat [SINGLE] 1978 I Am The Amazing Buzzcocks 12" [EP] 1978 love you more [SINGLE] 1978 ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've) [SINGLE] 1978 Love Bites 1978 Small Songs With Big Hearts / Beating Hearts 1978-1979 Noise Annoys (same as: Small Songs With Big Hearts) 1978 Live Tension (same as: Beating Hearts) 1979 promises [SINGLE] 1978 everybody's happy nowadays [SINGLE] 1979 harmony in my head [SINGLE] 1979 you say you don't love me [SINGLE] 1979 A Different Kind Of Tension 1979 Singles Going Steady 1977-1979 i believe [SINGLE] 1979 Part 1 [SINGLE] 1980 Part 2 [SINGLE] 1980 Part 3 [SINGLE] 1980 Parts 1,2,3 [EP] 1980 C81 (various artists) 1981 demos for 4th album 1981 Retrospectives: no reply [POSTCARD RECORD] (released 1980's) 1978 Total Pop (released 1987) 1977-1980 Lest We Forget (released 1988) 1979-1980 Auf Wiedersehen [VIDEO] (released 1989) 1981 Peel Sessions Album (released 1989) 1977-1979 Fab Four [EP] (released 1989) 1978-1979 Product [BOX SET] (released 1989) 1977-1980 Many Parts (released 1989) 1978-1980 Fast Cars (released 2002) 1978 Operators Manual - Buzzcocks Best (released 1991) 1977-1980 Playback [VIDEO] (released 1991) 1978-1989 Punk [VIDEO] (released 1992) 1978 Entertaining Friends (released 1992) 1979 ever fallen in love [EP] (released 1992) 1978 ever fallen in love [SINGLE] (released 1995) 1978 Just Lust (Thailand) (released 1996???) various Buzzcocks Best (Thailand) (released 1996???) various Falling In Love (Thailand) (released 1996???) various Chronology (demos) (released 1997) 1977-1981 what do i get? (demos) [SINGLE] (released 1997) 1977 I Don't Mind The Buzzcocks (released 1997) 1977-1979 Buzzcocks Finest: Even Fallen In Love (released 2002) Inventory [singles BOX SET] 1976-1981 Bootlegs: Razor Cuts [BOOTLEG] 1977-1978 At The Bradford Hotel [BOOTLEG] 1979 Gifts Of Love [BOOTLEG] 1979 Virgin Hormones [BOOTLEG] 1979 Legendary Buzzcocks [BOOTLEG] 1979 Club 57 [BOOTLEG] 1977-1979 Live to Air [BOOTLEG] 1979 Pulsebeat [BOOTLEG] 1979 Noise Annoys - What Did They Get? [BOOTLEG] 1979 New York 1979 [BOOTLEG] 1979 Another Razor In A Different Face [BOOTLEG] 1979 Hard Up Heroes IX - Prince Of The Punks [BOOTLEG] 1980 Noise Annoys [BOOTLEG] 1981 Rat Vs. Rat [BOOTLEG] 1976-1981 Unavailable bootleg CDR list [BOOTLEGS] various Live Retro 77 81 [BOOTLEG] 1977-1981 BUZZCOCKS #3.0 (REFORMED) 1989 Live Legends [VIDEO] 1989 BUZZCOCKS #4.0 1990-1991 Reading '89 [VIDEO] (released 1998) 1989 Melbourne '90 [BOOTLEG] 1990 Drone Studio session (not released) 1990 1991 demos 1991 alive tonight [EP] 1991 The Unreleased Album (not released) 1991 BUZZCOCKS #3.0 (REFORMED AGAIN) 1992 BUZZCOCKS #3.5 1992 BUZZCOCKS #5.0 1992 - ??? NME Presents viva!eight 1992 Trade Test Transmissions 1993 innocent [EP] 1993 do it [EP] 1993 libertine angel [EP] 1994 Collide-A-Scope (various artists) [VIDEO] 1994 French 1995 Encore Du Pain 1995 Live In Paris (reissue of Encore Du Pain) 1995 Orgasm Addicts (reissue of Encore Du Pain) 1995 Songs In A Different Time (reissue of Encore Du Pain) 1995 isolation [SINGLE] 1995 Long Ago's, World's Apart (various artists) 1995 autumn stone [SINGLE] 1995 totally from the heart [SINGLE] 1996 All Set 1996 Different For Girls (a.k.a. Crossing The Border) (va) [SNDTRK] 1996 Finsbury Park '96 [VIDEO] (released 1998) 1996 Holidays In The Sun Volume 2 (v.a.) (released 1997) 1996 Holidays In The Sun - Sunday (v.a.) [VIDEO] (rel. 1997) 1996 EMI America demos 1996 BBC Sessions (released 1998) 1978-1998 Promotional Product [PROMO SINGLE] 1999 Modern 1999 thunder of hearts [VIDEO] 1999 webcast #1 [INTERNET] 1999 webcast #2 [INTERNET] 1999 The Internet Album 1993-2001 Buzzcocks 2003 Jerk [SINGLE] 2003 Jerk [VIDEO] 2003 live on the BBC & web [INTERNET] 2003 Sick City Sometimes [SINGLE] 2003 5.1 DVD 2002 SHELLEYDEVOTO Sep 3, 2000 - ??? webcast [INTERNET] 2000 'til the stars in his eyes are dead [VIDEO] 2002 'til the stars in his eyes are dead [SINGLE] 2002 Buzzkunst 2002 PETE SHELLEY KOGG 1971 JETS OF AIR rehearsal tape (not released) 1973 Sky Yen (released 1980) 1974 Cinema Music And Wallpaper Sounds (not released) 1976 JOHNNY COOPER CLARKE Disguise In Love 1978 JOHNNY COOPER CLARKE Snap, Crackle And Bop ??? TILLER BOYS big noise from the jungle [EP] 1979 Razor Cuts [BOOTLEG] ('oh maxine') 1979 #3.33 (a.k.a. FREE AGENTS) (TILLER BOYS / FRANCIS COOKSON) 1980 Hangahar 1980 TILLER BOYS Strange Men In Sheds With Spanners 1981 Reprint 1981 C.P. LEE AND ALBERTOS Y LOS TRIOS PARANOIAS Radio Sweat 1981 homosapien [SINGLE] 1981 i don't know what it is [SINGLE] 1981 witness the change [SINGLE] 1981 Homosapien 1981 qu'est-ce que c'est que ca [SINGLE] 1982 Solo Tour Support 1982 bootleg cassette of live show [BOOTLEG] 1982 telephone operator [SINGLE] 1983 no one like you [SINGLE] 1983 XL1 1983 never again [SINGLE / EP] 1984 video and chips [TV theme] 1985 PETE SHELLEY GROUP 1986 waiting for love [SINGLE] 1986 on your own [SINGLE] 1986 blue eyes [SINGLE] 1986 i surrender [SINGLE] 1986 Heaven & The Sea 1986 Some Kind Of Wonderful [SOUNDTRACK] 1986 ZIP your love [SINGLE] 1988 Tour de France [SOUNDTRACK] 1988 friends [song on movie soundtrack, unavailable] 198? 'Til Things Are Brighter (various artists) 1988 homosapien ii [SINGLE] 1989 MEKONS empire of the senseless / interview by PETE SHELLEY 1989 Step Right Up (various artists) 1995 CAN father only knows [remix by PETE SHELLEY and BLACK RADIO] 1997 RAINCOATS Looking In The Shadows 1998 The Best Of Pete Shelley 2002 STEVE DIGGLE Demos recorded at home (not released) 1981 fifty years of comparative wealth [EP] 1981 FOC demos (not released) ??? FOC War On The Wireless Set 1981-1986 FLAG OF CONVENIENCE life on the telephone [EP] 1982 FLAG OF CONVENIENCE live tape (not released) 1982 FLAG OF CONVENIENCE change [SINGLE] 1983 FLAG OF CONVENIENCE The Big Secret 1983 FOC live tape (not released) 1986 FOC new house [SINGLE] 1986 FOC last train to safety [EP] 1987 FOC Northwest Skyline 1987 FOC should i ever go deaf! [EP] 1987 FOC exiles [EP] 1988 BUZZCOCKS F.O.C. Berlin Independence Days V. 1 (va) [VIDEO] 1988 BUZZCOCKS F.O.C. Berlin Independence Days V. 2 (va) [VIDEO] 1988 BUZZCOCKS F.O.C. Tomorrows Sunset [SINGLE] 1989 Best Of Steve Diggle & FOC, The Secret Public Years 1981-1989 AX-S Records Sampler (various artists) 1981-1988 Here's One I Made Earlier 1981-1996 Heated and Rising E.P. [EP] 1993 all i want is you [SOUNDTRACK] 1995 (three new songs to be released soon) 1998 Live in London [VIDEO] 1998 Some Reality 1999 Flashback [VIDEO] 2000 Box Set 2003 JOHN MAHER PATRICK FITZGERALD Grubby Stories 1979 PAULINE MURRAY AND THE INVISIBLE GIRLS (first LP) 1980 PAULINE MURRAY AND THE INVISIBLE GIRLS mr x [SINGLE] 1980 PAULINE MURRAY AND THE INVISIBLE GIRLS dream sequences [SINGLE] 1980 THE THINGS pieces of you [SINGLE] 1980 STEVE DIGGLE fifty years of comparative wealth [EP] 1981 FOC War On The Wireless Set 1981 PAULINE MURRAY AND THE INVISIBLE GIRLS searching for heaven [S] 1981 WAH! [RADIO BROADCAST] 1981 STEVE GARVEY TEARDROPS leave me no choice [EP] 1978 TEARDROPS seeing double [SINGLE] 1979 TEARDROPS Identity Parade (various artists) 1980 TEARDROPS Final Vinyl 1980 BOK BOK come back to me [SINGLE] 1980 STEVE DIGGLE fifty years of comparative wealth [EP] 1981 FOC War On The Wireless Set 1981 BROTHER EYE Soapdish Antennae ??? CHRIS HARFORD AND THE BAND OF CHANGES Wake 1999 TONY BARBER [See SP-12 and SP-website for more coverage] LACK OF KNOWLEDGE grey [SINGLE] 1983 PETE SHELLEY Step Right Up (various artists) 1995 PP ARNOLD AND THE SOUL DESTROYERS Long Ago's, World's Apart (va) 1996 IDHA 1997 DENIM 1997 AIRPORT international sham [SINGLE] 1997 RICH KIDS Burning Sounds compilation 1998 STRATFORD MERCENARIES 1999 ALTERNATIVE TV 2000 THE REGISTRATORS 2000 AIRPORT Lift Off With Airport 2000 Sex and Drugs and HIV (scheduled for release 2000) LACK OF KNOWLEDGE Americanized (scheduled for release 2001) PHIL BARKER [See SP-12 for more coverage] LACK OF KNOWLEDGE grey [SINGLE] 1983 PETE SHELLEY Step Right Up (various artists) 1995 STRATFORD MERCENARIES Live In The U.S.A. 1997 1997 EMMA ANDERSON 1997 STRATFORD MERCINARIES 1st studio demo 1998 STRATFORD MERCENARIES No Sighing Strains Of Violins 1998 STRATFORD MERCENARIES The Victoria Inn 1999 STRATFORD MERCENARIES Sense Of Solitude 2000 LACK OF KNOWLEDGE Americanized (scheduled for release 2001) THE THINK/TANK Phuture Experiments 2003 UNOFFICIAL VIDEO LIST 1976-1996 RECOMMENDED READING 1977-1999 ---------------------T-H-E---D-I-S-C-O-G-R-A-P-H-Y--------------------- BUZZCOCKS #0.1 Feb 1976 Peter McNeish (born 1955) Howard Trafford (born 1952) They decide to start a band and chance upon a headline: "It's The Buzz, Cock!" (Photograph of this headline is reproduced in Tony McGartland's book.) Angela Lamb notes: 'Maybe this doesn't translate to American? ;-) Buzz is obvious. Cocks doesn't mean... It just means like guys, except it's a little bit arch if you know what I mean. Posey maybe. An affected way of putting things for effect.' Alan Wilson notes: 'My wife and her family are all Manchester-based and it was quite a common expression around that area for young men to be called "cock", not in a trendy poseur sort of way, but rather as an old dialectical idiom, common among older people in particular (her dad used it regularly).' Tony McGartland notes: 'The 'Granada TV' TV soap called 'Coronation Street' which is running over 30 years constantly throws in the remark 'cock' normally directed at the locals who frequent the bar in the show, called "The Rovers Return". The barman or landlady asks from behind the bar "What would you like cock?" or "What can I get you cock!" (Show filmed at Granada TV studio aired 3 nights per week. 'Coronation Street' is a mythical street in Manchester.)' Joey Headen notes: 'I think it was Richard, as manager, who originally registered it [the Buzzcocks name].' Pete Shelley notes: 'Devoto was the name of a Cambridge bus driver recounted in a story told after dinner by a philosophy tutor. Howard found the name so amusing that he laughed!' No released recordings. BUZZCOCKS The Complete History by Tony McGartland utilizes a different lineup numbering system in the family tree diagram: HERE THERE 0.1 no number Shelley, Devoto 0.5 1 Shelley, Devoto, Smith, Singleton 1.0 2 Shelley, Devoto, Diggle, Maher 2.0 3 Shelley, Diggle, Maher, Smith 2.5 3 Shelley, Diggle, Maher, Adamson 3.0 4 Shelley, Diggle, Maher, Garvey 3.0r 5 Shelley, Diggle, Maher, Garvey (lineup reformed) 4.0 6 Shelley, Diggle, Garvey, Joyce 3.0r 7 Shelley, Diggle, Maher, Garvey (reformed again) 3.5 7 Shelley, Diggle, Garvey, Gibson 5.0 8 Shelley, Diggle, Barker, Barber ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUZZCOCKS #0.5 Apr 1, 1976 Pete Shelley - guitar Howard Devoto - vocals Garth Davies (Smith) - bass Mick Singleton - drums Notes: One gig. No released recordings. (see note for BUZZCOCKS #2.5, below, concerning Garth) Tony McGartland notes: 'One thing I can tell you is that the 1st April 1976 gig that the Buzzers did at Bolton Institute featured on drums a guy called Mick Singleton (who played for Manchester band `Black Cat Bone`) and just stood in for the night!!' ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUZZCOCKS #1.0 Jul 20, 1976 - Feb 1977 Pete Shelley - Starway guitar Howard Devoto - vocals Steve Diggle (born 1956) - bass John Maher - drums Rehearsal recording Unreleased. Tony McGartland notes: 'Shelley tells me that Howard recorded a rehearsal of the band at his basement at Lower Broughton Road, Salford 7. I imagine Howard still has this recording!' Rumored to be a reel-to-reel tape recorded before Time's Up. John P Lennon notes [after meeting w/ Howard Devoto, Nov 2000] 'He does not reckon he's got anything from Lower Broughton Road but he says that he does have at least one tape of a rehearsal in Manchester from that period! And, he figures it contains some interesting bits, possibly even "No Reply" and/or other early Shelley songs!!' Rehearsal recordings Unreleased. From Vmusic webchat Feb 24, 2000: ' Are there any other recordings of the original lineup? ps - not of that quality. I haven't really heard what it sounded like. sd - I think the original drummer has some of the original rehearsals. It was when we very first got together. ps - I don't know if any will come out. I haven't heard any copies of them and I don't know what the quality is.' Spiral Scratch [EP] Vinyl 7 inch (Sat, Jan 29, 1977, UK) New Hormones ORG1 Vinyl 7 inch (Aug 1979, UK) New Hormones ORG1 Vinyl 12 inch (1982, Greece) [BOOTLEG] edition of 500 (more???) Vinyl 7 inch (1991, UK) Document DPRO1 Vinyl 12 inch (1991, UK) Document DV1T, numbered limited edition CD (Sep 1991, UK) Document DC1, numbered edition of 5000 Vinyl 7 inch (Feb 7, 2000, UK) Mute Records scratch1 CD (Feb 7, 2000, UK) Mute Records scratch1cd CD (Mar 21, 2000, US) Mute Records CD (US) Ada ADA69122CD (???) NOTES: Initial run of the New Hormones 7 inch was 1000 copies, but a total of 16,000 were eventually pressed. Jaz Long notes: 'All the original 1000 copies had plastic injection moulded labels. Subsequent editions have paper labels laid out in the same fashion as the originals. The sound quality of this Greek pressing is noticeably worse than any of the legal editions: it sounds as if it was mastered from a bad tape rather than vinyl. Matrix numbers in the runoff area [Greek issue] are 45-YELLOW-133F and 45-WHITE-133F.' Joey Headen notes: [regarding the cover photo] 'The statue was in Piccadilly Gardens (Manchester) opposite Woolworths.' Gez notes: 'The Greek copy has no writing on the disc labels. One label is yellow whilst the opposite label is white. Yet since I've seen the Greek copy in 2 or 3 places I've a feeling that more than 500 copies must have been pressed.' The front cover of the Greek bootleg is a reproduction of the New Hormones 1979 sleeve and the back cover is re-typeset with several changes such as the tracks are numbered and "New Hormones (c)" is omitted. The New Hormones 1979 release was distributed by Virgin and placed #31 on the UK singles chart. The cover is nearly identical to the original 7 inch but adds 'With HOWARD DEVOTO' under the band name, and the disk label has a simpler square design and says '1979'. The printing company's name 'delga' is printed along the left edge of the back side of the sleeve. This 7 inch has these vinyl inscriptions: a) 'EAT THE BEAT' b) 'PULSE OUT' The Document 7" also has the 'PULSE OUT' inscription. Marshal Peters reports the Document 7 inch was released as a promo with some copies of the Document LP release of Times Up. (see note for Time's Up, below) John P Lennon reports BUZZCOCKS have just [Feb 1999] re-acquired the rights to the Devoto-sung recordings, Spiral Scratch and Time's Up. Produced by Martin Zero (Hannett) Mute CD liner notes feature artwork from Howard Devoto's personal archives, including never before seen photographs. John P Lennon notes: '[Mute CD] Front cover is identical to the '91 Document release, but this is a full size jewel case, so on the back are all the usual credits, with the change of "scratch1cd" (instead of DC1) and the addition of "Available via the Grey Area of Mute Distributed by Vital, Made in Great Britain P 1977 Buzzcocks C 2000 Mute Records Limited" The CD itself is basically identical. It's all very nicely and cleanly printed. The bonus is the pull-out sleeve with "colour photos - Electric Circus, Manchester, 10th November 1976, by Linder Sterling" and "silkscreen print - Phil Diggle 1977-78" It's a quad-fold, so inside are some interesting bits of memorabilia from Indigo studios, etc. The pics are never before published.' Mute releases in the UK and US are probably identical, except for their release dates. Recorded Dec 28, 1976 at Indigo Sound Studio, Manchester Songs written by Devoto/Shelley 01) breakdown [3rd take no dubs] 02) time's up [1st take guitar dub] 03) boredom [1st take guitar dub] 04) friends of mine [1st take guitar dub] Time's Up Vinyl (1977, UK) Voto Records LYN5333 Vinyl (US) Smilin' Ears 7709 Vinyl (1979???, US [label says Belgium]) Raven Records BZ5333 Vinyl (Aug 1991, UK) Document DLP2 CD (Aug 1991, UK) Document DCD2 Cassette (Aug 1991, UK) Document (DCMC2 ???, see: http://www.furious.com/perfect/timesup.html) CD (Aug 22, 1995) Griffin Music GCD4632 (probably never released) Vinyl (Mar 6, 2000) Mute Records, Grey Area of Mute CD (Mar 6, 2000, UK) Mute Records, Grey Area of Mute 9121-2 CD (Mar 21, 2000, US) Mute Records Vinyl (France) 8489631 (???) CD (US) Ada ADA69121CD (???) Vinyl (Dutch) SCRATCH2 (???) CD (Dutch) Mute SCRATCH2CD (???) CD DOJOCD215 (???) NOTES: Sometimes referred to as "The Stockport Tape". Recorded 2 months prior, this record was first released AFTER Spiral Scratch, hence it's placing here in the discography. Bootlegged in the 1970's, semi-legitimized in the 1990's. Rumor is, the band received no compensation for any of the editions until the Mute release in 2000. Andrew Browne notes: 'I wondered for years how Times Up got out on bootleg, but I read just recently (can't remember where but I think it was a recent interview with Pete) that it was 'cos Pete's brother lent the tape to a friend of his, who bootlegged it.' [Andrew writes this in Oct 2000.] Greg Earle notes: 'The original issue had a deluxe red & white cover (as shown in "Product"). Some copies came on clear vinyl. Later, it was reissued with a deluxe black & white cover. It was again re-released (w/ b&w cover) in the US on Smilin' Ears as catalogue number 7709. Finally, in 1979 it was re-issued yet again on an Australian label, with catalogue number BZ-5333. The cover of this last version is b & w, with a picture taken from the "What's On" TV special as recorded Jul 21, 1978, when Howard Devoto reunited with Buzzcocks to do "I Can't Control Myself".' [see note for this song on Best In Good Food, below.] Gez notes: 'Initial vinyl copies of the Time's Up LP on Document came with a free interview 7". The interview by Dave Henderson was from "Q" magazine and placed onto vinyl as a freebie. It features Devoto and Shelley talking about the origins of the Time's Up bootleg. I have the VOTO b+w cover reissue bootleg. Track listing is the same as the tracks listed for your second running order (i.e. the one which has 2 versions of `Boredom') except that `Lester Sands' is entitled `Drop in the ocean' on the sleeve and `I love you, big dummy' is listed as `Love Everybody'.' [This interview originally broadcast on the BBC in 1991.] The vinyl bootlegs contained a second version of 'boredom' which is actually from the Spiral Scratch session (Time's Up was recorded first but was released after Spiral Scratch). Andrew Browne notes: ''don't mess me 'round' is on the original VOTO release, although it is not listed on the sleeve. The track 'i love you, you big dummy' (listed as 'love everybody') runs straight into it, just as it does on the Document release, and this is probably the reason why it is not listed as a separate track. A friend of mine had a copy of a later release of Time's Up, which, by the description of the sleeve given in the discography, may have been the Australian release, as it had a b&w cover with the "What's On" photo. This also included 'don't mess me 'round', but, bizarrely, it also included an additional track, at the end of the second side, which most definitely was not by BUZZCOCKS! This was a weird cover of the PRETTY THINGS song 'don't bring me down'. Perhaps the bootleggers were confused?! This track was not listed on the sleeve. If I remember correctly, the second version of 'boredom' was listed, but 'don't bring me down' appeared on the record in place of it. I also seem to remember that the quality of this release was inferior to the original, and that there was some sort of mastering or pressing defect that caused jumps in some of the songs.' My copy of the 1991 vinyl has a small sticker on the front: "LIMITED EDITION includes EXCLUSIVE 7" INTERVIEW DISC FEATURING HOWARD DEVOTO and PETE SHELLEY". Tony McGartland notes: 'In June 1994 I bought "Times Up" (document label / B/W sleeve as on bootleg) in London. Inside was free promo 7" single "Spiral Scratch" with pic. sleeve.' Marshal Peters reports that the Document LP was issued as a PROMO for official release with a b/w sleeve. Marshal Peters notes: 'White label test pressing of the DOCUMENT pressing (DLP2) has plain white labels on both sides with hand- written details in black ink on Side A only - "THE BUZZCOCKS - A - TIME'S UP". The record was supplied in a plain white sleeve.' Document LP came with interview 7 inch FDLP2, some copies came with promo 7 inch of Spiral Scratch. The Document CD insert includes photograph of the broken off part of the Starway. Griffin CD adds 4 cuts from Screen On The Green. The existence of this Griffin CD release is unconfirmed, probably it was never released. Mute release contains 28-page booklet with artwork and photographs, mostly unseen, from Howard Devoto's personal archive. Mute CD features the enhanced feature of footage of the Buzzcocks live at the Manchester Free Trade in MPEG format. Mute CD label features tiny reprint of handbill for Aug 12, 1976 gig at The Ranch Club, in Manchester. Mute vinyl is on heavy 180 gram vinyl and includes free poster. Mute releases in the UK and US are probably identical, except for their release dates. There is some speculation about an additional but unknown song that may have been recorded during this session, it could have been 'sixteen'. (see also Time's Up +, below) Live no-remix demos, no dubs, 4 track. Recorded "one afternoon" Oct 1976 at Revolution Studio, Stockport Songs written by Devoto/Shelley except [a] Presley, [b] Van Vliet Original bootleg running order: 01) boredom 02) you tear me up 03) i can't control myself 04) orgasm addict 05) friends of mine 06) lester sands (drop in the ocean) 07) breakdown 08) love battery 09) time's up 10) love everybody [a.k.a.: i love you, you big dummy] 10) don't mess me 'round [not listed, added to previous track] 11) boredom Document and Mute running order: 01) you tear me up 02) breakdown 03) friends of mine 04) orgasm addict 05) boredom 06) time's up 07) lester sands (drop in the ocean) 08) love battery 09) i can't control myself [a, Troggs] 10) i love you, you big dummy [b, Captain Beefheart] 11) don't mess me 'round Mute CD contains bonus movie file in MPEG format 00) breakdown [Original footage is silent 8mm film and the Spiral Scratch version is used as sound for this release. This track cannot be played on a regular audio CD player, try a computer or other MPEG compatible device. 8mm original by Mark Roberts.] LUXURIA - Lifelines Nineteen Ninety [INTERVIEW] Vinyl promo (1990, UK) Beggars Banquet LUX1LP CD released at same time, probably ??? (Probably not.) NOTES: Limited edition, promotional use only I seem to remember seeing the CD once in Chicago, and that the packaging was out of the ordinary. The details escape me, except for that the CD cover may have been covered with burlap. CD edition of this release has not been confirmed. ??? Back cover has family tree for MAGAZINE and LUXURIA. Tree includes BUZZCOCKS lineups #1.0, #2.0, #3.0 and the PETE SHELLEY GROUP in which LUXURIA's Noko was briefly a member. This is one continuous recording/interview, and it's not broken into tracks on the vinyl edition, although the CD edition may well be. This listing is just a simple breakdown of the segments. side 1 00) orgasm addict [Time's Up version] 00) Howard Devoto discusses early BUZZCOCKS 00) Devoto discusses MAGAZINE [some MAGAZINE tracks are played] side 2 00) Devoto & Noko Discuss LUXURIA [some LUXURIA tracks are played] HOWARD DEVOTO & PETE SHELLEY [INTERVIEW] Vinyl (not a flexi) 7 inch (Aug 1991, UK) Document FDLP2 NOTES: Released only as free bonus with 1991 vinyl version of Time's Up. The exact actual title is: an interview with HOWARD DEVOTO & PETE SHELLEY of buzzcocks about 'SPIRAL SCRATCH' & 'TIME'S UP' 01) part one 02) part two HOWARD DEVOTO [INTERVIEW] Howard Devoto Talks BUZZCOCKS Vinyl flexi (1993) HDF001, numbered limited edition of 1000 NOTES: Portion of interview from Lifelines Nineteen Ninety (see above). Derek Walker notes: 'Dave Richings had them pressed and sold them at cost via his erstwhile Buzzcocks fanzine, Late For The Real World.' Screen On The Green [BOOTLEG] Red Vinyl 7 inch (Apr 1995 UK) Time's Up Records SHELL1 (33 1/3 RPM) NOTES: Their London debut gig. Gez notes: 'This very day [Apr 25, 1995], i've received a red vinyl 7" bootleg entitled "Screen on the Green". Photo on the front is of a very young looking Buzzcocks wearing the same clothes as used on the Time's Up Document LP/CD (but not the same photo). On the back is written in red `Live at the Screen on the Green 29th August 1976' and `Limited edition of 500 copies'. Interestingly enough it features, to my knowledge the first appearance of any kind for Peking Hooligan apart from home made bootleg tapes. It's the same track from the bootleg '76 tape I've got where the lyrics don't seem to square at all with those given for Peking Hooligan in the Devoto book [see Recommended Reading, below], so i'm still a bit perplexed on that one.' Andrew Brown report the full set list: Breakdown, Friends Of Mine, Times Up, Orgasm Addict, Peking Hooligan, Lester Sands, Oh Shit!, You Tear Me Up, Love Battery, I Can't Control Myself. Recorded live at the Screen On The Green, Aug 29, 1976 in Islington, north London 01) orgasm addict 02) peking hooligan 03) lester sands 04) oh, shit Live Screen On The Green [BOOTLEG] CD (2002, UK) NOTES: This bootleg release has a slightly quieter sound as compared to the bootleg Midnight Special At Screen On The Green (see below). Since the levels are not identical, this is probably not a digital copy of the other. This bootleg has a appearance of a home made project and is a CDR where the disc photo is actually a paper sticker. The front and back cover photos are scanned from the booklet that comes with the 2000 Mute CD release of Spiral Scratch; the photo on the front cover shows the fold line through the middle of it. Inside the booklet of this release are a few (badly reproduced) photos that I had not seen before, including one taken outside the venue showing Howard Devoto, Richard Boon, John Maher, Phil Diggle, Steve Diggle, Paul Clegg and Pete Shelley; unfortunately this photo is very poorly reproduced. Recorded live at the Screen On The Green, Aug 29, 1976 in Islington, north London All songs are strung together in a single track. 01) breakdown / friends of mine / time's up / orgasm addict / peking hooligan / lester sands / oh shit! / you tear me up / love battery / i can't control myself / i love you big dummy / don't mess me around [35:26] Midnight Special At Screen On The Green [BOOTLEG] CD (2001, UK) Punk Vault PVCD 8/29/76 NOTES: In addition to Buzzcocks, CD contains similar-length sets by The Clash and Sex Pistols. Buzzcocks followed by Clash share 1 CD, Pistols are on the second CD. More photos: http://www.geocities.com/j-blokhed/screengreen.html Recorded live at the Screen On The Green, Aug 29, 1976 in Islington, north London Andrew Browne notes: 'Today I got hold of a copy of the "Midnight Special At Screen On The Green" bootleg double CD. It is a recording of the entire August 29th 1976 gig by Buzzcocks, The Clash (their debut) and The Sex Pistols. The overall sound quality is remarkably good. I'd say it was probably produced directly from the original master tape. It is significantly better than the quality of the four track vinyl EP bootleg. The Buzzcocks set also features the "encore" number Big Dummy/Don't Mess Me Round, which doesn't appear on my old audio cassette of this gig nor on the track listing in Tony McGartland's book, so I guess that it is probably missing from most circulating recordings of this show. As someone suggests on the sleevenotes of this CD, Buzzcocks' performance is the most impressive of the three bands that night and I think it is fortunate that it is quite so well preserved - particularly as it includes an unreleased song!' Leo Hoek van Dijke notes: 'The recording is an audience-tape, recorded from the back of the venue, using two mikes laid down on a desk or counter, probably the deejay's corner. Most plausible recording-medium is a reel taperecorder, as the recording seems to be continuously, which is ofcourse impossible when compact-cassettes were used. The quality of the tape itself is extraordinairy, as it contains very low tapehiss and hasn't lost much of it's sharpness in details over the last 25 years. Only remark, apart from the audience- tape quality, is that the mainly stereosound sometimes seems to collaps into a monosound, or slightly different balance and that the whole sound sometimes floats around your speakers. The CD is sold at ridiculous price by an Englishman, who claims to be the sole European salesman from the US-based label. As he's selling more bootlegs nobody else can lay hands on, it is believed that he in reality IS the label, which he, of course, denies!' Andrew Browne notes: 'Ah, someone else who thinks that the lyrics of this Screen On The Green song are about being drunk. This lends weight to my theory that the song is in fact the unreleased Shelley/Devoto song "Alcohol" and not "Peking Hooligan" at all...' 01) breakdown 02) friends of mine 03) time's up 04) orgasm addict 05) peking hooligan 06) lester sands 07) oh shit! 08) you tear me up 09) love battery 10) i can't control myself 11) i love you big dummy 12) don't mess me around Time's Up + [BOOTLEG] CD (1992, Germany) DIYE CD2 CD (2003) Thumbs Up! Records NOTES: Pete Shelley notes: 'I first saw this in Singapore in May 1992.' (see Time's Up, above) (see Razor Cuts, below) Gez notes: 'There's a bootleg CD floating around at the moment [Aug 1994] called `Time's Up +' which is basically all the Time's Up material plus Razor Cuts all on one CD with quite nice packaging. On this there are 23 tracks (although it's listed as there being 24). It has a fold out booklet with a photo of the band and a few press cuttings reproduced over it. Spine bears the catalogue number D.I.Y.E 2 (diamonds in your ears).' CD cover has the same band photo as on 1992 CD EP 'ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't have) / what do i get? / promises' (see below), but the photo reproduction is not as good. CD cover and liner notes list incorrect sequencing and sources. The sequencing listed here, and the sources cited in the Razor Cuts entry are correct. CD cover lists 'promises' but that song is missing. This CD also deletes three Leeds Poly live tracks found on Razor Cuts. Tracks 01 - 11 are as on the vinyl bootleg copies of Time's Up (the second version of 'boredom' is lifted from Spiral Scratch). All official releases of Time's Up and Spiral Scratch have sonic quality superior to that found here on this CD. Tracks 12 - 23 are as on Razor Cuts, but the sequencing is altered. These tracks were probably mastered from a vinyl copy of Razor Cuts since you can hear pops from the record being played. Re-issued in 2003 as a nicely packaged printed CDR with artwork that is printed on Epson photo inkjet paper (it's watermarked on the unprinted side.) Gone is the photo of Pete on the CD face replaced with some fancy font work. The front cover is just an inlay printed only on he front side, and the blue color stripes are darker. On the back cover the track listing is corrected and the fonts and artwork are changed. The label on the spine is also in a different font, and now says "Buzzcocks" whereas on the 1992 CD it says "The Buzzcocks". 01) boredom 02) you tear me up 03) i can't control myself 04) orgasm addict 05) friends of mine 06) drop in the ocean [a.k.a. 'lester sands (drop in the ocean)'] 07) breakdown 08) love battery 09) time's up 10) love everybody [a.k.a. 'i love you, you big dummy'] 11) boredom 12) forever on the run [a.k.a. 'raison d'etre'] 13) real world 14) operator's manual 15) lipstick 16) no reply 17) oh maxime [sic, actually 'oh maxine'] 18) i don't mind 19) ever fallen in love? 20) noise annoys 21) love you more 22) i can't control myself 23) orgasm addict Twelve Reasons [BOOTLEG] Vinyl 2 x 12 inch 45 LP's, Centrifugal Records, 12CENT09 NOTES: Centrifugal Records, 35-40 Watford High Street, London W4 (01)52-7891 Stephane Gelinas notes: 'The cover is a green, with the Spiral Scratch EP photograph (well actually, it looks like a number-painting of the Spiral Scratch photo!) This is definitely the WORST QUALITY bootleg I have; it sounds AWFUL. The only songs that are well recorded are the last three songs. Out of those, 'breakdown' and 'time's up' sound a *lot* like the songs found on Spiral Scratch. 'love battery' differs from the version available on Another Music In A Different Kitchen. It is well recorded, but slower and not as good as the legit LP version.' Greg Earle notes: 'This says "Recorded at Indigo Sound Studio 1976", but I suspect that's only the Spiral Scratch material. The rest of it looks suspiciously like the Time's Up material.' Andrew Browne notes: 'I used to have a copy of this and can confirm that it consists entirely of material from Time's Up and Spiral Scratch, but reproduced with far poorer quality - in other words these are not alternate recordings.' Tony McGartland notes: 'bootleg of Indigo Studio Sessions Manchester 1976' 01) boredom [1st take] 02) orgasm addict 03) you tear me up 04) i can't control myself 05) breakdown [1st take] 06) friends of mine 07) drop in the ocean 08) big dummy 09) boredom [3rd take] 10) love battery 11) breakdown [3rd take] 12) time's up [1st take] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUZZCOCKS #2.0 Mar 11, 1977 - Oct 7, 1977 Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals Steve Diggle - guitar John Maher - drums Garth Smith - bass (see note under BUZZCOCKS #2.5 about Garth Smith) Pete Shelley notes: 'First gig without Howard. 11th March 1977' Live At The Roxy London WC2 (various artists) Vinyl (Fri, Jun 10, 1977, UK) EMI/Harvest SHSP4069 Vinyl (1977 (France) Pathe Marcone EMI/Harvest 2C06899206 Vinyl (Greece) EMI/Harvest 062-1992061 Cassette (around 1987) TCEMS1189 Vinyl (around 1987) EMS1189 CD (1990, UK) EMI (???) Vinyl (1990, UK) Receiver Records RRLP131 CD (1990, UK) Receiver Records RRCD132 CD (date unknown, Japan) TECX25414 NOTES: #24 on the UK album chart in 1977. Note that the title does not include the word "Club", differentiating it from "Live At The Roxy Club" (see below) which is entirely Buzzcocks. Note also that there is a similar but different retrospective released in 2001 called Live From The Roxy (see below) with multiple bands on it. Tony McGartland's book states that 'breakdown' is played that night and that 'love battery' is played a second time as encore which accounts for this recording appearing to be a different show from that preserved on Live At The Roxy Club, when it is not. Andrew Browne notes: 'On the album Pete can be heard saying "We've got no more other songs. We're going to do 'Love Battery' again."' CD adds liners notes by John Tobler dated 1990. CD also adds "ROXY 3" to the front cover, this being the third in the series of live Roxy Club albums, the first in the series having been BUZZCOCKS Live At The Roxy Club (see below). These 2 tracks also available on Total Pop (see below). Produced by Mike Thorne Recorded live Mon, Apr 2, 1977 by the Manor Mobile 11) breakdown 12) love battery [different version than on Live At The Roxy Club, see below] sign recording contract with United Artists NOTES: Tue, Aug 16, 1977 Signed at bar of the Electric Circus. This contract lasted until the 1981 breakup. United Artists first demo tape NOTES: Tracks 01 & 03 appear on Razor Cuts (below) and Time's Up + (above). Tracks 03 & 04 appear on Chronology (below). Recorded Aug 31, 1977 at Arrow Studios, Manchester 01) orgasm addict 02) what do i get? 03) no reply 04) whatever happened to? orgasm addict [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Sat, Oct 8, 1977, UK) United Artists UP36316 Vinyl 7 inch (1977, France) United Artists UP 36.316 (with different takes of each side) NOTES: Marshal Peters notes: 'Both the A and B-sides of the French single are totally different from the UK release - Pete even gives a 1-2-3-4 intro. to 'Whatever Happened To?' The takes used on the single are more 'raw' than the engineered versions we are familiar with. Apparently United Artists sent the wrong masters to France, which explains why these different takes surfaced on vinyl. The French version of "Orgasm Addict" has a picture cover very similar to its UK counterpart: the yellow/blue montage on the front of the sleeve has a sticker proclaiming "100% PUNK"; whilst the reverse of the sleeve is plain blue text on a white background detailing tracks and credits.' Marshal Peters notes: 'Two 7" 1-sided acetates [a-side & b-side] of this single were cut at EMI Abbey Road Studios in London. Each take is close to the original released version. Both labels are the original 'psychedelic' blue/black/gold Abbey Road type, with hand- written track details. Also, a custom 7" 2-sided acetate was cut on a 10" disc from CBS Recording Studios, 31-37 Whitfield Street, London. The labels are hand-written and are bright orange, with the CBS information in black text. The A-side is quite different from any other version, whilst the B-side sounds very close to the released version. Why the acetate for the first single was cut at *both* Abbey Road and CBS is anybody's guess - as you may be aware, CBS very nearly signed the band in August 1977 but were beaten to it by UA. Did the band cut this acetate in anticipation of signing a deal with CBS? - we'll probably never know.' Marshal Peters reports the existence of a 7 inch white label test pressing. Derek Walker notes: 'The lyric that perhaps causes most confusion amongst B'cocks listeners is from Orgasm Addict. The correct interpretation of the line is in fact "...you even made it with the lady who puts the little plastic robins on the Christmas cake...", Shelley and Diggle answered my question about this on a talkback radio session they did on student radio at the time of their first NZ visit in 1989.' "Alan Dial", a.k.a. Richard Boon, also co-wrote 'just lust', b-side of BUZZCOCKS biggest hit single 'ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've)', see below. Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'NICK' Produced by Martin Rushent Recorded Sep 1977 at T.W.Studios, Fullham Mixed at Advision Songs written by [a] Devoto/Shelley, [b] Shelley/Dial 01) orgasm addict [1:58] [a] 02) whatever happened to? [2:07] [b] whatever happened to? [PROMO SINGLE] Vinyl one-sided 7 inch (Oct 28, 1977, UK) United Artists UP36316 (12 inch probably never released, see Marshal's note) NOTES: 'orgasm addict' deleted due to controversy. Marshal Peters notes: 'The label shows the release date for the single - 28-10-77.' Marshal Peters reports the existence of a one-sided acetate on the original Abbey Road Studios label. 01) whatever happened to? 02) [blank] Short Circuit, Live At The Electric Circus (various artists) Vinyl 10 inch (Jun 9, 1978) Virgin VCL5003. Vinyl (Greece) Virgin 062VG50100 Vinyl (1987) Virgin OVED170 (as double pack with Live At The Roxy London WC2) CD (Sep 1991, US) Virgin CDVCL5003 NOTES: Gez notes: 'Good liner notes on the original inner sleeve.' Jaz Long notes: 'Early copies of this record were pressed in orange (very rare) and blue vinyl (not quite so rare).' [also yellow ???] Tony McGartland's book dates the CD release as "06/92", but he notes: 'This is most likely an error - I have only ever seen this release in the USA.' http://www.op.net/~kevinb/joyd_concerts.html#buzzcocks (see bootleg Best In Good Food, below, for more of this performance) (see notes for TILLER BOYS 'big noise from the jungle', below) (see book An Ideal For Living, below in Recommended Reading) Recorded live Oct 2, 1977, final night before this venue closed down. 08) time's up Peel Sessions [EP] Vinyl 12 inch (1987, UK) Strange Fruit Records SFPS044 CD (1989) Strange Fruit / Castle Communications SFPS044 NOTES: Vinyl released in limited numbers with gold and black cover instead of the normal silver and black. Marshal Peters reports the existence of a white label test pressing with metallic finish sleeve. This was the first BUZZCOCKS studio recording session without Devoto. (see Peel Sessions Album, below) Produced by Malcolm Brown Recorded live Sep 7, 1977 in the BBC Radio 1 studio 01) fast cars 02) (moving away from the) pulsebeat 03) what do i get Live At The Roxy Club CD (Sep 1989, UK) Absolutely Free FREECD002 Vinyl (Sep 1989, UK) Absolutely Free FREELP002 (without track 11) Cassette (1989, UK) Absolutely Free Vinyl (Jun 1990, US) Receiver Records RRLP131 CD (Mar 1991, US) Receiver Records RRCD131 CD (Jan 21, 1993, Japan) Teichiku TECX25414 CD (Sep 22, 1999, Japan) MECI25127(??? correct cat num?) Crown Japan NOTES: Receiver CD includes liner notes on the band's early history. Receiver vinyl issued in a gatefold sleeve. Marshal Peters reports the existence of the Absolutely Free LP issued as test pressing with proof sleeve and PR sheet (as a radio promo???) 'fast cars' features different lyrics. (see notes for Live At The Roxy London WC2, above) Recorded live Mon, Apr 2, 1977 01) orgasm addict 02) no reply 03) get on your own 04) fast cars 05) what do i get? 06) friends of mine 07) 16 08) time's up 09) oh shit 10) boredom 11) love battery [different version than on Live At The Roxy London WC2, see above] Live From The Roxy CD (Oct 9, 2001) Sanctuary / Trojan NOTES: Different from the similar compilation Live At The Roxy London WC2. This release is a retrospective, whereas the other was originally released just a few months after it was recorded. 14) orgasm addict 15) breakdown 16) no reply The Early Years Live [EP] Vinyl 12 inch (ltd. ed. blue) (1990) Receiver Records REPLAY3013 NOTES: Four tracks from Live At The Roxy Club (see above). 01) orgasm addict 02) no reply 03) boredom 04) love battery [different version than on Live At The Roxy London WC2, see above] Best In Good Food [BOOTLEG] Vinyl (Dec 1978, UK) Edible Records GF001 NOTES: Tony McGartland notes: 'With yellow/black A4 insert.' Greg Earle notes: 'US version [sic, there was no US version, per se] has "Buzzcocks" hand-written twice, vertically and horizontally, sharing the "k". Cover is an orange sheet (common to early bootlegs of that period) with ink-drawn caricatures of Pete and Howard Devoto (shown smoking a cigarette).' Total time 27.5 minutes / 25 minutes. 01) intro : 'boredom' segment from "Band On The Wall" Nov 8, 1976 02) fast cars : Oct 2, 1977, Electric Circus, Manchester (see Short Circuit, above) 03) fiction romance : " 04) boredom : " 05) sixteen : " 06) you turn [sic] me up : " 07) orgasm addict : " 08) pulsebeat : " 09) love battery : " 10) time's up : " 11) what do i get : from 1st Peel Session "mid-1977" 12) noise annoys : 2nd Peel Session, BUZZCOCKS #3.0 13) walking distance : " 14) late for the train : " 15) i can't control myself : Recorded live Jul 21, 1978, at Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester. BUZZCOCKS #1.0 reunited for this song during the gig. This and 4 other songs were later broadcast on Tony Wilson's "What's On" TV special as part of a BUZZCOCKS documentary episode entitled "B'dum B'dum". Howard Devoto - vocals Pete Shelley - rhythm guitar, vocals Steve Diggle - bass John Maher - drums (see note for Time's Up, above) (song also on Time's Up +, and Razor Cuts where 3 of the 4 other songs are available.) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUZZCOCKS #2.5 Nov 1977 Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals Steve Diggle - guitar John Maher - drums Barry Adamson (on loan from MAGAZINE) - bass Barry Adamson filled in on bass while they held auditions for a permanent bassist. This lineup played 6 dates in Nov to complete a tour. No released recordings. Gez notes: 'As for Garth i'm pretty sure he left the music scene altogether after his dismissal (the official statement being that the band couldn't function as a `therapeutic vehicle for the problems of one member'). Incidentally, as an aside, Devoto turned up at Garth's first gig in disguise, he was on the guest list as Mole Rothman. I think i recall vaguely that he went on to work as a butcher?!?!??!' Tony McGartland notes: 'Pete and Steve tried contacting Garth by telephone but his number is not listed. I have his home address but he has never replied to any of my letters. Shelley told me just yesterday (May 21st in Dublin) that Garth sent him a condolence card in 1988 when Shelley's dad died - he last saw Garth at Iggy Pop gig at Rafters, Manchester 1978 or 79. Pete's mum showed him a photo in her local newspaper of Garth's wedding! Issue 12 of 'Secret Public' will contain a nice profile of Garth.' Garth joined DIRTY LOOKS in New York circa 1979-1980. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUZZCOCKS #3.0 Nov 1977 - Mar 6, 1981 Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals, keyboards Steve Diggle - guitar, vocals John Maher - drums Steve Garvey (born 1958) - bass what do i get? [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Feb 3, 1978, UK) United Artists UP36348 Vinyl 7 inch (Jan 28, 1978, UK) two-sided promo Vinyl 7 inch (Jan 28, 1978, UK) one-sided promo Vinyl 7 inch (Belgium) United Artists 006-60429 Vinyl 7 inch (Germany) United Artists 36 348 AT (diff. cover) Vinyl 7 inch (France) United Artists UP36348 (yellow sleeve?) Vinyl 7 inch (Portugal) United Artists N-S-14-136 Vinyl 7 inch (1978, Holland) 5C 006-60 429 Vinyl 7 inch (Australia???) Wizard??? (???) NOTES: #37 on the UK singles chart in 1978. Release was delayed about a week by the EMI pressing plant due to the controversial nature of track 02. Initial copies have a cardboard sleeve, later copies a paper sleeve (same design). Andrew Browne notes: 'I remember that in '79 (I think it was) at least some of the earlier Buzzcocks singles were re-issued with picture sleeves after having only been available in plain paper sleeves for some time. I think one or two of the original pic sleeves were on paper ("What Do I Get" and "Ever Fallen In Love..." possibly) but the reissues were all on card. My copy of "What Do I Get" is definitely one of the reissues and it has a card sleeve. My copy of "Ever Fallen In Love..." also has a card sleeve, but I'm pretty sure this isn't my original copy which was paper. (Can't remember why I bought another copy though...) I don't know whether "Orgasm Addict" was originally paper or not but all the other pre-split singles had card sleeves except for the last four. Just to clear up any possible confusion:- [this is still Andrew speaking] 1) All of the singles were originally issued with picture sleeves. 2) Once the run of picture sleeves sold out, the singles had *plain* paper sleeves. 3) Some of the *picture* sleeves were paper. The other *picture* sleeves were card. 4) The last 4 singles had paper picture sleeves. 5) Of the first 8 singles, 5 definitely ALWAYS had card picture sleeves (not paper picture sleeves.) 6) "What Do I Get" and "Ever Fallen In Love..." may originally have had paper picture sleeves. 7) The first 6 or so singles were reissued. The reissues all had card sleeves. At least I think that's right!' [Andrew concludes] Marshal Peters notes: [regarding the one-sided promo] 'In this instance the label does not show the release date of 28-1-78, which is included on the standard 2-sided demo.' [and regarding the Holland release] 'This was unusual in that the picture cover states "What Did I Get?" whilst the label states "What Did I Say?".' [There is a question here regarding the actual release date, is it Jan 28, Feb 1, or Feb 3. ???] Marshal Peters reports the existence of a one-sided white label test pressing in addition to the Emidisc two-sided acetate pictured above courtesy of Marshal Peters. Henry Weld notes: 'I also think Wizard released a sleeveless 7" here in Australia. Probably What Do I Get, I'll check around.' The book New Wave On Record (see Recommended Reading, below) shows the German 7" which features an early b/w photograph of the band (including Garth). Derek Walker notes: [regarding the Portuguese version] 'The sleeve is almost the same as the UK pressing, except for having "distribuido em Portugal por radio triunfo, LDA. Fabricado em Portugal" on it. I don't know any Portuguese, but it could possibly mean Radio promo? The actual title on the [Portuguese] sleeve appears in a slightly different font.' Gez notes: 'Now [mid-1994] being used on a commercial for cat food, with someone imitating Shelley's vocals! Shameful!' See note for 'ever fallen in love' where John P Lennon explains that 'ever fallin in love' and 'what do i get' were both re-recorded in the studio in 2002 to be used in commercials. "Rumour has it that Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks wrote 'What do i get ?' about Howard Devoto's relationship with Linder. Her new set of collages, including art work designed for the Buzzcocks can be found in the best bookshops." [Gez sent this quote in May 1995, from an unknown source.] WDIG used in a Toyota Rav4 US TV commercial, Jun 1999, and was played lots and lots of times. Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'ANOTHER MUSIC' b) 'A LOVE STORY' Produced by Martin Rushent Recorded at Olympic Studios, Barnes Songs written by Shelley 01) what do i get? [2:50] 02) oh shit [1:32] Another Music In A Different Kitchen Vinyl (Fri, Mar 10, 1978, UK) United Artists UAG30159 Vinyl (1978, Germany) United Artists UAS30159XOT Vinyl (1978, Greece) United Artists UAG30159 Vinyl (1978, Japan) King GP583 Cassette (New Zealand) EMI TCTPI9 Vinyl (Portugal) United Artists Vinyl (1978, Sweden) Vinyl (1978, New Zealand) Wizard WIZLP103 Vinyl (1978, Australia) Wizard ZL228 Blue vinyl (Jun 1987) Fan Club / New Rose FC021 Vinyl (May 1988, UK) FA3199 CD (May 1988, UK) CDFA3199 CD (1989) EMI / I.R.S. 724382830924 with Love Bites (2 lps on 1 CD) CD (UK) United Artists CDP7902992 CD (Mar 1994, UK) EMI CDPRDT12 with Love Bites (2 albums on 1 CD) CD (Mar 1994, US) I.R.S. 724382830924 with Love Bites (2 lps on 1 CD) CD (Oct 25, 1995, Japan) EMI Records Ltd. / JASRAC TOCP8721 CD (1996, UK) EMI / Premier PRDFCD3 Vinyl (Mar 2001) ["boot-a-like", no other info available] CD (Aug 20, 2001, UK) EMI 5344052??? CD (Nov 20, 2001, US) Nettwerk CD (Mar 17, 2003, UK) EMI Catalogue 5823502 ("Double Original" w/ Love Bites) NOTES: Marshal Peters reports the existence of a white label test pressing with different track order. Album was originally to be called 'A Housewife Choosing [Stews In???] Her Own Juices In A Different Kitchen' Joey Headen notes: 'The AMIADK was supposed to be Howard's way of looking at the pitch black stage when starting a gig with the only illumination being the little red lights of the amps - just like the little red lights on fridges, stoves and other kitchen things of the time!' Pete Shelley notes: 'The photographs on the covers of Another Music in a Different Kitchen and Singles Going Steady where shot at Olympic. AMIADK was in the kitchen. Both were from the same session by Jill Furmanovsky during the recording of AMIADK. She also took the photograph on the cover of A Different Kind of Tension on Blackfriars Bridge.' Original UK vinyl issued with black cardboard inner sleeve. Initial few thousand copies came in a matching silver-gray outer "shopping bag". (see note for A Different Kind Of Tension concerning album art) Andrew Browne notes: 'I've just noticed that Malcolm's name is spelled "Malcolme Garret" on AMIADK, "Malcomb Garrette" on LB, "Malcolm Garret" on ADKOT, "Malcolm Garratt" on SGS and "Malcolm Garrett" on MP and TTT! As Malcolm did the artwork, I assume this was done deliberately. ... and "Malcom Garret" on "The Correct Use Of Soap"!' Derek Walker notes: 'I recently [Apr 1998] bought a CD second hand off a customer that I'm not sure about, and I can't find it in Jeff's discog. It's a AMIADK/Love Bites 2 on 1 album, on IRS, but the sleeve is different to the more common Product style issue. The cover has the Love Bites picture on the top half of the sleeve, and the AMIADK pic on the bottom half. Both illustrations are flanked by Buzzcocks logos, the top one in silver, the bottom in red. It's listed as a 1989 EMI release, through IRS. Any clues?' (???) [It would appear that I.R.S. released this CD (724382830924) in 1989, and then again in 1994. (???)] The 1996 EMI / Premier CD has elaborate cardboard packaging which contains a second CD with 4 bonus tracks. Japanese CD presented as ANOTHER MUS IN A DIFF KITCHEN and includes the Lyceum live set from Product. Probably includes printed lyrics, as do most of the Japanese CD's. Joey Headen notes: 'I can recall Pete getting a Japanese copy of AMIADK (probably, but it may have been Love Bites) with the 'aurally translated lyrics'. He seemed very amused by them, and thought some of them sounded better than the originals.' John P Lennon notes: 'If I remember correctly, the lyrics on the IRS CD of ADKOT are taken from the ones used on the Japanese release and there are some errors.' Henry Weld notes: 'Australian edition has no inner sleeve or lyrics but the sleeve is basically the same as the UK release. New Zealand edition has no inner sleeve but Boredom is credited on the label at :23 long.' New Zealand cassette is a twin pack with Singles Going Steady and has a very unusual cover showing Pete with a beard. Gez notes: 'There were quite a few copies of this [LP] all with the same cat no, some had the Liberty logo on the disc label (later copies) earlier ones the U.A. logo. Mine also just has orange letters, missing out the `Buzzcocks' logo and `in a different kitchen' printed in black on most copies. There is a songbook for `Another Music in a Different Kitchen' with lyrics / guitar chords / pictures and a brief discography. [Songbook] Published 1978 by Virgin VR 8003 2, [with] Malcolm Garrett artwork.' John P Lennon notes: 'I have the UA vinyl with the UA logo, but mine has the Buzzcocks logo in orange printed on a silver square, with the rest of the lettering (outside of the square) in silver over orange. All the lettering is there, not missing anything like Gez's copy apparently is...' April Mae notes: 'My copy has the silver outer sleeve and black inner. It says in orange on the front "another music" and a black and white pic of the band. On the back in orange is the buzz logo and track list, UA logo. The day I bought this album, there was this one and also a copy which had a color pic on the front and the whole title.' Dan Bailey notes: 'Mine has a "Price Attack" sticker on it.' Jeff Schrader notes: 'I have the same one as Dan. It has the "Price Attack" sticker on it, as it was EMI's budget line reissue from later in the 80s. The other giveaway that it's a reissue is that the label on the record itself is the yellow Liberty one instead of the silver/orange UA one with the geometric designs. I think the front cover switched from the color photo of the band to the b/w one at this time.' Ian Pritchard notes: 'Price Attack versions were stripped down mid- price packaged EMI reissues. Look out for a different matrix #, there was a fictional serial no on the sticker which I don't believe actually appeared on the packaging proper.' Jaz Long notes: 'I have a Portuguese copy with the generic beige / brown UA label. Fan Club and Product Box Set copies lose New Hormones address from back of sleeve.' Ian Pritchard notes: 'French reissues on the Fan Club label (FC) appeared around the same time (c86?), were reasonably cheap over here but, interestingly retained or reintroduced elements of the original presentation discarded along the way by UA/Liberty/EMI, f'rinstance, my FC AMIADK has the heavy card, black inner sleeve. ' Marshal Peters notes: [regarding the Greek release] 'The sleeve is different from the UK version in that the more usual silver background is just plain white. Also the words 'nANK POK' are stamped in orange on the front of the sleeve below Buzzcocks - Greek for 'Punk Rock'??' (see notes for Live Legends video, and for BUZZCOCKS F.O.C. Berlin Independence Days '88, both below, concerning lyrics for 'autonomy') (see note for Many Parts, below) #15 on the UK album chart. Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'AHHH' b) 'HMMM' Produced by Martin Rushent Recorded Dec 1977 - Jan 1978 'fast cars' mis-credited to Shelley/Devoto. Songs written by Shelley except [a] Shelley/Devoto/Diggle, [b] Shelley/Devoto, [c] Diggle, [d] Shelley/Diggle 01) fast cars [2:07] [a] 02) no reply [2:07] 03) you tear me up [2:32] [b] 04) get on your own [2:31] 05) love battery [2:16] [b] 06) sixteen [3:50] 07) i don't mind [2:20] 08) fiction romance [4:38] 09) autonomy [3:52] [c] 10) i need [2:50] [d] 11) moving away from the pulsebeat [5:40] Bonus cuts on second CD/EP in the 1996 EMI / Premier CD package (also the same bonus cuts appear on the Aug 2001 release): 01) orgasm addict 02) whatever happened to? 03) what do i get? 04) oh shit i don't mind [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Fri, Apr 14, 1978, UK) United Artists UP36386 Vinyl 7 inch (Germany) United Artists NOTES: #55 on the UK singles chart. German issue came in totally different picture sleeve. Recorded at Olympic Studios, Barnes 01) i don't mind 02) autonomy moving away from the pulsebeat [SINGLE] Vinyl 12 inch 45 (May 1978, UK) United Artists UALP-15 One-sided limited edition promotional maxi-single in "Disco Special" sleeve. 01) moving away from the pulsebeat 02) [blank] I Am The Amazing Buzzcocks 12" [EP] Clear Vinyl 12 inch (May 1978, Australia) Wizard Records ZS12198 Black Vinyl (uncommon) Same relase info. Green Vinyl (rare) Same release info. NOTES: Available in clear, clear blue, clear green, and black vinyl, and possibly red. 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. The label on the spine of the cover is the same lengthy title as on the front cover, but deletes "I AM". The black vinyl version deletes "CLEAR VINYL" from the title on the front and back covers, but retains it on the cover spine. The black vinyl version also differs by listing the tracks on side 2 slightly differently. 'the end' is the same as that which follows the album version of 'pulsebeat'. It starts with the riff from 'boredom' and becomes a repeating scale and fades out. On the album about 27 seconds of silence separate 'pulsebeat' and this trailing track, whereas on this EP only a few seconds of silence separate them. 'the end' is listed only on the record label, not on the cover. The time is given as 7:02 for the combined 'pulsebeat / the end' which is the real length of the album version, but the real length on this EP is only 6:40 due to the lesser amount of intervening silence. Gez notes: ''the end' and the beeps at the beginning of T.T.T. album are probably Shelley's devising but still done within the Buzzcocks framework.' Greg Earle notes: 'Hmmn. "Volume" [see Recommended Reading, below] lists this as "United Artists / Wizard Rec. ZS-12198 12" in clear, blue, red or green wax with pic sleeve 1978". It lists the titles as being "What Do I Get / Fast Cars / Moving Away From the Pulsebeat / The End".' Henry Weld notes: 'I have seen it on clear, blue and black vinyl.' clear vinyl version 01) what do i get 02) fast cars 03) the pulsebeat / the end black vinyl version [same material, just listed differently] 01) what do i get 02) fast cars 03) away from the pulsebeat 04) the end love you more [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Fri, Jun 30, 1978, UK) United Artists UP36433 Vinyl 7 inch (1978, Germany) United Artists 36433AT Vinyl 7 inch (Holland) United Artists 5C00661490 (red & white sleeve) NOTES: #34 on the UK singles chart. Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'THE CROSSOVER MARKET' b) 'THE SECRET PUBLIC' The term "secret public" surfaced in several places: 1) as a work of graphic art by Linder (a.k.a. Linda Mulvey) and Jon Savage that was first published by New Hormones (catalog number ORG2) Dec 1977 with the title 'The Secret Public', then re-published 1985 in the 8.5x11 inch booklet of Touch Tapes "Ritual" pg8 2) as the name of the BUZZCOCKS Fan club whose first mailing was in Jul 1978 3) painted on Steve Diggle's coat in the promo clip for 'why she's a girl at the chainstore', 1980 4) in the lyrics of Steve Diggle's 1981 song 'fifty years of comparative wealth' 5) also spotted daubed on wall in paint in Clash film "Rude Boy" (filmed 1977-1979, released 1980) 6) at the end of the booklet in the 1989 Product Box Set: "For the secret public and Tiller Boys everywhere" 7) as the title of the 1994 CD "Best Of Steve Diggle & FOC, The Secret Public Years 1981-1989" Produced by Martin Rushent Recorded at EMI Abby Road Studios, London Songs written by Shelley 01) love you more [1:45] 02) noise annoys [2:49] ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've) [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Sep 8, 1978 (UK) United Artists UP36455 Vinyl 7 inch (France) United Artists Vinyl 7 inch (Germany) United Artists Vinyl 7 inch (Holland) United Artists 006-62435 in a band photo sleeve. NOTES: Entered UK singles chart Sep 23, 1978. Reached #12, their biggest hit single. Fine Young Cannibals' version reached #9 in Mar 1987. Gez notes: 'Currently [May 1994] being used on a coffee advert in the UK!!!' Rea Banks notes: 'I've just [Jan 1999] seen an advert on the telly (UK) for the Rover 400 and the music was "Ever Fallen in Love".' [original Buzzcocks version] Carlos Peter Hough notes: 'Radio Q97.2 in association with J C Halliday, your local Citroen [French automobile] dealer, woke me up with Ever Fallen In Love this morning, at around 7.15am [May 2002]. That's another 10p for Pete then.' Chris Ranson notes: 'I saw it on a Heineken [beer commercial] last night [May 2002]. I'm not 100% certain it was Buzzcocks performing although it could be a remix or something like that.' John P Lennnon notes: 'The probable reason you weren't sure it was Buzzcocks is that it (as well as "What Do I Get?") was recently [Apr 2002] re-recorded by the band! Yep, it's a new studio sound recording! They did this because of the many requests for these two tracks in particular for various uses... for use in soundtracks, for adverts, etc.' "Alan Dial" (Richard Boon) also co-wrote 'whatever happened to?', the b-side of BUZZCOCKS first single 'orgasm addict' (see above). Tony McGartland notes: 'During the recording sessions for "Love Bites", the band rented a house in Chiswick, London, where they stayed. Richard Boon told me he wrote the lyrics to 'Just Lust' in the house during the sessions and 'phoned Shelley who was in the studio at Olympic with complete lyrics. Shelley had music written already and this also features on my "Love Bites" demo tape Steve Garvey gave me in Pennsylvania Oct 94.' [3 tracks from this demo tape, but not this song, are on Razor Cuts and Time's Up +, see above.] Andrew Browne notes: [regarding Malcolm Garrett's sleeve art] 'The sleeve of "Ever Fallen In Love" credits Marcel Duchamp's "Fluttering Hearts" and is indeed very similar to it.' Recorded and mixed at Olympic Studios, Barnes Songs written by [a] Shelley, [b] Shelley/Dial 01) ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've) [a] 02) just lust [b] Love Bites Vinyl (Fri, Sep 22, 1978, UK) United Artists UAG30197 Vinyl (Nov 21, 1978, Japan) King GP647 Vinyl (France) Sonopresse rec 062.61897 Vinyl (Germany) 1C 064 61896 Blue vinyl (Jun 1987) Fan Club / New Rose FC022 CD (Mar 1987 or May 1988???, UK) EMI Fame CDFA3174 / CDP7903002 CD (Mar 1994, US) I.R.S. 724382830924 with Another Music In A Different Kitchen (2 albums on 1 CD) CD (Mar 1994, UK) EMI CDPRDT12 with Another Music In A Different Kitchen (2 albums on 1 CD) CD (Oct 25, 1995, Japan) EMI Records Ltd. / JASRAC TOCP8722 CD (1996, UK) EMI / Premier PRDFCD4 CD 5344042 (???) CD (Aug 20, 2001) EMI??? TOCP8722??? or 5344042??? with Many Parts??? CD (Nov 20, 2001, US) Nettwerk CD (Mar 17, 2003, UK) EMI Catalogue 5823502 ("Double Original" w/ Another Music In A Different Kitchen) NOTES: #13 on the UK album chart in 1978. (see note for A Different Kind Of Tension concerning album art) Original UA vinyl release has an insert with paintings of the band, and an embossed 'BUZZCOCKS' on the cover. John P Lennon notes: 'UA vinyl also embossed "love" on front and embossed "bites" on back, both in cursive lettering.' The 1996 EMI / Premier CD restores the embossed lettering on an elaborate cardboard CD case, and packages 4 bonus tracks on a second CD which is sub-titled "Twice Bitten". The 1987 Fan Club / New Rose vinyl edition also features embossed lettering on the cover. Japanese CD includes Parts 1,2,3 and 'i look alone', and lyrics for all songs, plus 4 pages of commentary in Japanese, some photos and various incarnations of the BUZZCOCKS logo. Probably these things are from the Product booklet. Marshal Peters notes: '[regarding the German release] The sleeve is different to the UK version in that the embossed BUZZCOCKS is replaced with plain red text. Also the embossed BITES on the rear has been omitted. The inner sleeve has the UK insert graphics printed on both sides.' Jaz Long notes: 'The UA cassette has the round group photo set against a black background instead of white as the LP/CD. Only the mid-price Fame reissue lost its embossed sleeve & inner bag. Both Fan Club and box set copies have both these features.' Ian Pritchard notes: 'I believe (sic) that the Fan Club LB had the portrait sketches and recording details printed on a white inner sleeve rather than an insert.' Ed Muccini notes: 'I have a copy of the Love Bites album. It's the original UK pressing on United Artists #UAG30197. What's strange about this copy is that one side is a misprint. Instead of the Buzzcocks, it's some soul or disco group. I have not played it in many years but I think the singer is female. The markings etched into the vinyl by the label are: side 1 - bilbo UAG 30179 A - 10 (the G in UAG seems to have been struck several times) side 2 - UAG 30197 B - 10 WHAT ? * The correct stock number is UAG 30197. Both sides of the label are correct with track list's, times, etc. I knew this is a first pressing becuase at the time I owned a record store that specialized in imports, punk, and new wave.' Marshal Peters notes [regarding Ed Muccini's mispressed copy]: 'What you've got there is a miss-press with another United Artist label- mate of the era, Maxine Nightingale. Her album - Love Lines - has a similar catalogue number (and title) to Love Bites - UAG 30179, so obviously someone at the pressing plant got the last two digits on the plates mixed-up which explains how this got out.' (see note for Peel Session Album, below, regarding 'late for the train') (see note for Many Parts, below) Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'A SPIKEY SPECTACULAR' b) 'WHAT??' Produced by Martin Rushent Recorded Sat Jul 26 - Sun Aug 6, 1978 at Olympic Studios, Barnes Mixed Fri Aug 11 - Wed Aug 16, 1978 at Advision Songs written by Shelley except [a] Shelley/Dial, [b] Garvey, [c] Diggle, [d] Shelley/Diggle/Maher/Garvey 01) real world [3:29] 02) ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't have)? [2:40] 03) operator's manual [3:30] 04) nostalgia [2:51] 05) just lust [2:57] [a] 06) sixteen again [3:14] 07) walking distance [1:58] [b] 08) love is lies [3:10] [c] 09) nothing left [4:23] 10) e.s.p. [4:39] 11) late for the train [5:51] [d] "Twice Bitten" - Bonus CD in the 1996 EMI / Premier CD package (also the same bonus cuts appear on the Aug 2001 release): 01) love you more 02) noise annoys 03) promises 04) lipstick The EMI Fame CD has an altered track sequencing and 'one' is missing from the title of track 02 which also has a mistakenly capitalized V: 01) real world 02) ever fallen in love (with some you shouldn't've?) [sic] 03) operator's manual 04) nostalgia 05) walking distance 06) e.s.p. 07) just lust 08) love is lies 09) nothing left 10) sixteen again 11) late for the train Small Songs With Big Hearts / Beating Hearts CD (May 29, 2000, UK) Burning Airlines PILOT78 CD (Jan 23, 2001, US) Vinyl (Feb 27, 2001, Italy) Get Back GET74 (double LP, gatefold) Recordings licensed from EMI by Burning Airlines, a division of NMC Music, Ltd., London. Linda notes: 'It has an odd paper sleeve taped around the double spine with a track listing, but it had the typical shrink-wrap and Virgin import sticker when I bought it. It has two fold-out booklets, one for each disc. However, the "handwritten" white text along the inside of the "small songs with big hearts" pamphlet is mistakenly a copy of the other, referencing the wrong venue and crediting, for instance, Steve Garvey for writing You Say You Don't Love Me. Maybe they rushed it out too early.' [This was subsequently fixed.] Janet Sampson notes: [regarding the vinyl version] 'It's on Get80 and is charming because of the errors on it. It's sealed in plastic with a black & white sticker which says " blah blah ..contains inspired versions of their classic songs like "I Don't Mind", "Ever Fallin' In Love"... blah blah *deluxe gatefold packaging *New artwork *RIYL Green Day and NOFX". So I daren't open it up to look at the inside because I'll lose the sticker. Then on the back it says "All tracks by p shelley/complete music except "autonomy", "mud mud judy".....". There's also a lovely silver, tamper-resistant sticker on the back. It contains 2 records. I'm not too keen on the packaging, the stupid bit of paper with the track listing stuck on the outside is just awful. I try to take care of my things but mine is starting to tear & I don't think it'll be too long before it falls to bits.' DISC 1 - Small Songs With Big Hearts Time = 58:13 Recorded live at the Rainbow, London, Sep 11, 1979 01) i don't mind 02) autonomy 03) ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldnt've) 04) mad mad judy 05) 16 06) moving away from the pulsebeat 07) nothing left 08) noise annoys 09) you say you don't love me 10) harmony in my head 11) i don't know what to do with my life 12) money 13) i believe 14) breakdown 15) love you more 16) what do i get 17) boredom DISC 2 - Beating Hearts Time = 72:02 Recorded live Manchester Apollo, London, Oct 27, 1978 01) real world 02) i don't mind 03) nostalgia 04) sixteen 05) fiction romance 06) autonomy 07) moving away from the pulsebeat 08) noise annoys 09) walking distance 10) operators manual 11) nothing left 12) sixteen again 13) promises 14) ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldnt've) 15) love you more 16) what do i get? 17) esp 18) boredom 19) oh shit Noise Annoys CD (Jun 17, 2002, UK) Same as: Small Songs With Big Hearts (see above), recorded live Sep 11, 1979. NOTES: sticker on the front says: "SILVER JUBILEE strictly limited numbered edition of 1977 copies" Live Tension CD (Jun 17, 2002, UK) Same as: Beating Hearts (see Small Songs With Big Hearts, above), recorded live Oct 27, 1978. NOTES: sticker on the front says: "SILVER JUBILEE strictly limited numbered edition of 1977 copies" promises [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Nov 17, 1978, UK) United Artists UP36471 Vinyl 7 inch (Ireland) United Artists UP36471 Vinyl 7 inch (France) United Artists 2S 008-62439 Vinyl 7 inch (Holland) United Artists 006-62439 NOTES: The guitar lick in 'lipstick' was given to Devoto by Shelley for use in Magazine's 'shot by both sides', one of 2 Magazine-recorded songs co-written by Shelley, the other being 'the light pours out of me' by Devoto/McGeoch/Shelley. 'shot by both sides' was first performed Oct 2, 1977 and released on Mon, Jan 16, 1978. Tony McGartland notes: '[lipstick] Written 1977.' Tony McGartland notes: '[promises] Appears on "Love Bites" demos, several of these tracks are on 'Razor Cuts' [see below] - very early working version by Diggle with Diggle muttering his own lyrics which he quotes in the "Playback" video. Shelley wrote the lyrics to the song in the days that followed at Arrow Studio. Originally a Diggle "protest" song.' Marshal Peters reports the existence of a 10 inch IBC Studios 2-sided acetate. The Product Box Set credits 'lipstick' to Shelley/Diggle, but Shelley is correct. #20 on the UK singles chart. Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'A PORKY PRIME CUT' b) 'PECKO' Produced by Martin Rushent Recorded at Olympic Studios, Barnes Songs written by [a] Shelley/Diggle, [b] Shelley 01) promises [2:35] [a] 02) lipstick [2:35] [b] everybody's happy nowadays [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Mar 2, 1979, UK) United Artists UP36499 Vinyl 7 inch (Sep 1979, US) I.R.S. IR9001 Vinyl 7 inch (Germany) United Artists NOTES: #29 on the UK singles chart. Simon Young notes: 'Sold 150,000 copies. Selling that amount now would guarantee you a number 1 in the UK.' Gez notes: '[UK version] released with 3 diff. covers. There are colour changes in the Buzzcocks logo in each as well as diff. tinted back covers.' Derek Walker notes: 'My sleeve is white with orange and red title, and green Buzzcocks logo. I'm pretty sure this was the first appearance of the "messier" looking Buzzcocks logo.' Andrew Browne notes: 'Mine's the same as yours [Derek's], but there were definitely 3 versions. If I remember correctly the orange/red and blue were the same on all three (to match the label) and the green on the band logo and photo was replaced by a different colour on each of the two other variants.' Carlos Peter Hough notes: 'Well, one at least has the red and orange reversed, with the logo in blue.' (see note in the entry for Product Box Set, below, concerning the sleeve colors) Marshal Peters reports the existence of a Portland Studios two-sided acetate. Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'DON'T LET DARK HAIR FOOL YOU' b) 'TOUCH WHAT?' Produced by Martin Rushent Recorded at Strawberry Studios, Stockport Songs written by [a] Shelley, [b] Shelley/Diggle/Garvey/Maher 01) everybody's happy nowadays [3:10] [a] 02) why can't i touch it [6:33] [b] harmony in my head [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Jul 13, 1979, UK) United Artists UP36541 NOTES: Entered UK singles chart Jul 21, 1979. Reached #32. Gez notes: 'released with 2 diff. covers -one red, the other blue.' Derek Walker notes: 'There are two different sleeves for Harmony in my Head, Red and Blue, and the Red sleeve is rarer.' Andrew Browne notes: 'I've seen the red sleeve, but it does seem to be quite a bit less common than the blue one. Mine's blue and this was the first colour to hit the shops - at least in my part of the world.' (see note in the entry for Product Box Set, below, concerning the sleeve colors) Marshal Peters reports the existence of 2 different acetates: one with no labels of unknown origin, and another with a Portland Studios label and picture sleeve. Both are 2-sided acetates. Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'PORKY' b) 'A PORKY PRIME CUT' This particular inscription was the most common, like a default, and appeared on many 'new wave' records, from both independent and major record labels. Dave Watson notes: 'Porky Primecut is a record cutting engineer, who makes his mark by writing that phrase and a quote of some sort on the matrix of the record. Sometimes the quotes are supplied by the artist or the song lyrics, but most of the time he just tosses them out of his own wiggy imagination. Suffice to say that he hasn't been as ubiquitous as he once was since vinyl is being slowly genocided.' Steve Warner notes: 'Seeng the chat about this reminds me - the engineer in question is called George Peckham - I once heard John Peel tell us about this (many moons ago!!) and it stuck for some strange reason.' Produced by Martin Rushent Recorded at Eden Studios, London Mixed at Marquee Songs written by [a] Diggle, [b] Shelley 01) harmony in my head [3:05] [a] 02) something's gone wrong again [4:30] [b] you say you don't love me [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Sep 1979, UK) United Artists BP316 NOTES: Jaz Long notes: ''Volume' [see Recommended Reading, below] says this was given free with the 3rd LP. I didn't think that was so, do you know different?' (???) Andrew Browne notes: 'If I remember correctly the single was released a week or two prior to the LP. I bought both the single and the LP on the days they were released and one was not given free with the other (after all the tracks from the single are on the LP anyway, so there wouldn't be much point.) However I've a vague idea that I remember reading in one of the music papers at the time (probably NME), that the LP was given away free with the single in "chart return" shops! (These are record shops whose sales figures are used to compose the UK music charts.) Now there were a few cases around this time of LPs being given away free with singles in these shops, in order to hype the singles into the chart, so it could very well be that I'm thinking of something else. In any event, if this did happen it seems that it didn't work, as I believe 'you say you don't love me' was Buzzcocks first non-hit since 'orgasm addict'.' Marshal Peters reports the existence of a 10 inch Master Room 1-sided [the A side] acetate and a 7 inch 2-sided white label test pressing. 01) you say you don't love me 02) raison d'etre A Different Kind Of Tension Vinyl (Sep 1979, UK) Liberty-United UAG30260 Vinyl (1979, France) United Artists 2S 068 82745 Vinyl (1979, Ireland) United Artists UAG 30260 Vinyl (1979, Sweden) United Artists Vinyl (Jan 21, 1980, Japan) Liberty / King United GP776 Vinyl (Jan 1980, US) I.R.S. SP009 Cassette (1980, US) I.R.S. CS 75009 Vinyl (1980???, US, second pressing) I.R.S. SP5009 Vinyl (Australia) Liberty/EMI UAC5104, no inner sleeve. Blue vinyl (Jun 1987, France) Fan Club / New Rose FC023 CD (Jun 1988, UK) EMI CZ93 CD (Jul 1992, US) I.R.S. X213154, includes Parts 1,2,3 CD (Oct 25, 1995, Japan) EMI Records Ltd. / JASRAC TOCP8723 CD (1989, UK) EMI CDP7931102 (similar to Product box set) CD (Nov 20, 2001, US) Nettwerk America 067003024723 (remastered 2001) NOTES: #26 on the UK album chart in 1979. Printed on the jacket spine is 'this is only the third album'. The album title printed on the jacket spine is 'different kind of tension', w/o 'a', but with 'a' everywhere else, and always with all lower case letters. Printed on the record label are these phrases a) 'THE ROSE ON THE CHOCOLATE BOX' b) 'THE THORN BENEATH THE ROSE' Tony McGartland notes: 'Malcolm Garrett tells me: "For 'Another Music' I used squares, for 'Love Bites' I used circles and for 'Tension' I used triangles." All sleeves are direct references to fine artists work, i.e. Marcel Duchamp etc.' [See booklet in Product box set, below, for more about the artist references.] Gez notes: '[UK version] had at leased 3 slightly diff. covers with diff. arrangements of the 'circles' and 'triangles' in each.' See notes for Another Music in a Different Kitchen regarding the cover photosgraph. Marshal Peters notes: '[regarding the Japanese release] The card sleeve is identical to the UK copy (except for cat. no.) and includes a lyric sheet insert as per the UK inner sleeve. This opens out to illustrate photos of the band members, and what appears to be a discography in Japanese! There is also a paper band around the sleeve illustrating track listings (in Japanese) and albums available by other artists.' Fan Club blue vinyl has lyrics on innersleeve. 1989 CD on EMI is the same as from the Restless Retro version in the Product box set except it has a different catalog number and a different silkscreen on the disc. The artwork is otherwise identical. It has the same shortened version of Singles Going Steady appended to it. See note for Product, below. 1992 IRS CD credits Pete as "Peter Shelley" and includes Parts 1,2,3. 1995 Japanese CD includes Singles Going Steady. 2001 Nettwerk America CD is remastered and sound is greatly improved. Diggle guitar right channel, Shelley guitar left channel. Produced by Martin Rushent Recorded at Eden Studios Mixed at Genetic Sound (Martin Rushent's studio) Songs written by Shelley except [a] Diggle 01) paradise [2:32] 02) sitting around at home [2:38] [a] 03) you say you don't love me [2:55] 04) you know you can't help it [2:22] [a] 05) mad mad judy [3:35] [a] 06) raison d'etre [3:32] 07) i don't know what to do with my life [2:43] 08) money [2:45] 09) hollow inside [4:46] 10) a different kind of tension [4:39] 11) i believe [7:09] 12) radio nine [0:41] Singles Going Steady Vinyl (Tue, Sep 25, 1979, US) I.R.S. SP001 Vinyl (1979, US ???) I.R.S. 72005 ??? (reissue??? but is dated 1979) Vinyl (1979, Yugoslavia) United Artists LSUA73103 Vinyl (Japan) King GP799 Vinyl (Australia) Liberty UAC5105 Vinyl (New Zealand) Liberty MID16 Cassette (New Zealand) EMI TCTPI9 Vinyl (Holland) 1A 062-82790 Vinyl (Nov 1981, UK) Liberty-United (EMI) LBR1043 Vinyl (Oct 1990, UK) TCFA3241 CD (Oct 1990, UK) CDFA3241 CD (Jul 1992, US) I.R.S. CD (Aug 20, 2001???) United Artists CDP7464492??? CD (Aug 20, 2001???, UK) EMI 5344422??? NOTES: Compilation of UK singles released from Nov 1977 to Jul 1979. Tracks 01-08 are A-sides, 09-16 are corresponding B-sides. See separate entries for each of the eight singles, above. (Tracks 01 and 09 recorded by BUZZCOCKS #2.0.) See notes for Another Music in a Different Kitchen regarding the cover photosgraph. New Zealand cassette is a twin pack with Another Music In A Different Kitchen and has a cover showing Pete with a beard. Marshal Peters reports that the 1981 Liberty release had two test pressings: one with a green label in a white sleeve, the other with a yellow label in a proof sleeve. Jim Varney notes: 'And, a Yank speaking here, in 1978/9 the only Buzzcocks any of us knew in Princeton, N.J., was SGS. "Another Music" and "Love Bites" weren't released in the states, so we wore our SGS vinyl thin (and, I'm ashamed to admit, never picked up on how the album photos were designed as the reverse of "Let It Be," as I saw Shelley talk about years later).' Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'A PORKY PRIME CUT' b) 'PORKY' 01) orgasm addict 02) what do i get? 03) i don't mind 04) love you more 05) ever fallen in love 06) promises 07) everybody's happy nowadays 08) harmony in my head 09) whatever happened to? 10) oh shit! 11) autonomy 12) noise annoys 13) just lust 14) lipstick 15) why can't i touch it 16) something's gone wrong again Bonus tracks on Aug 2001 release (the first four are added to the CD as though they were at the end of side 1 of the vinyl record, after 'harmony in my head', and the last four track are at the end of the CD, as though they were at the end of side 2 on the vinyl record.) Tracks * remastered and sound is greatly improved. 00) you say you don't love me 00) are everything * 00) strange thing * 00) running free * 00) raison d'etre 00) why she's a girl from the chainstore * 00) airwaves dream * 00) what do you know * i believe [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Feb 1980, US) I.R.S. IR9010 NOTES: Both tracks recorded 1979. Marshal Peters notes: 'The 1980 US single is considerably shorter than the LP version.' (see A Different Kind Of Tension and Singles Going Steady, above) 01) i believe [3:26] 02) something's gone wrong again Part 1 [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Aug 1980, UK) United Artists BP365 Vinyl 7 inch (Sep 1980, US) I.R.S. IR9017 NOTES: #61 on the UK singles chart. The video for 'why...' features Linder as the checkout girl (see Playback video, below). Andrew Browne notes: 'Parts 1 to 3 singles each exist with either side of the sleeve as the front.' These tracks were remastered and re-released Aug 2001 with Singles Going Steady. Produced by Martin Hannett Recorded at Advision Mixed at Townhouse Songs written by [a] Shelley, [b] Diggle 01) are everything [3:36] [a] 02) why she's a girl from the chainstore [2:25] [b] Part 2 [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Oct 13, 1980, UK) Liberty-United BP371 Vinyl 7 inch (Nov 1980, US) I.R.S. IR9019 NOTES: Additional musicians: George Born - cello on 'strange thing' Henry Lowther - trumpet on 'airwaves dream' Joe Decorator - sax on 'airwaves dream' Sleeve photo of the band has the phrase 'WHERE IS PAUL KING' printed in it, though it's hard to read due to the black lettering on the B/W photo. Pete Shelley notes: 'Paul King was, in fact, a friend that I'd lost contact with. He came from Glasgow. Within days of the release he got back in touch.' These tracks were remastered and re-released Aug 2001 with Singles Going Steady. Inscriptions in the United Artists vinyl a) 'A PORKY PRIME CUT' b) 'DORIS, MESSAGE IN THE POST' Recorded at Advision Mixed at Strawberry Produced by Martin Hannett Songs written by [a] Shelley, [b] Diggle 01) strange thing [4:07] [a] 02) airwaves dream [3:51] [b] Part 3 [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Dec 1980, UK) Liberty-United BP382 Vinyl 7 inch (Jan 1981, US) I.R.S. IR9020 NOTES: These tracks were remastered and re-released Aug 2001 with Singles Going Steady. Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'ARUN' Produced by Martin Rushent Recorded at Advision Mixed at Genetic Songs written by [a] Diggle, [b] Shelley 01) running free [3:12] [a] 02) what do you know [3:12] [b] Parts 1,2,3 [EP] Vinyl 12 inch (Feb 1981, US) I.R.S. IRSSP70955 (correct cat # ???) Red vinyl 12 inch promo (1981, US) in clear plastic sleeve Vinyl 12 inch (Canada) "6 Songs/6 Chansones" I.R.S. SP9701 in a green picture sleeve. Cassette (Canada, 1984) I.R.S. CS70507 (white shell) NOTES: Some of the promo version copies were numbered limited edition, total quantity unknown???. Some had stickers on the clear plastic sleeve with their edition number written on them. Gez notes: 'I have the US edition of this which has a $5.98 list 1982 sticker on the front. Yet the cat no is different to the one you give -SP70507. This is a bit puzzling since it seems to be a cheap price reissue, yet the cat no 70507 as opposed to 70955 indicates that the copy i have is an earlier issue of the one you mention?' [???] John P Lennon notes: 'I have the IRS vinyl with the same catalog # that Gez has: 70507, but I think that the $5.98 list sticker was normal for the time, I don't think it's a lower price thing. At the time I bought it, in 1982, it appeared to be a brand new release, not a cheaper price reissue, but I could be wrong. If it was a reissue, IRS didn't present it that way as I remember!' Canadian cassette has all 6 songs on both sides of the tape, I.R.S. called this format the "reversible cassette". Available on I.R.S. CD of A Different Kind Of Tension (see above), in the Product Box Set (see below) and on Many Parts (see below). These tracks were remastered and re-released Aug 2001 with Singles Going Steady. 01) are everything 02) strange thing 03) running free 04) why she's a girl from the chainstore 05) airwaves dream 06) what do you know C81 (various artists) Cassette (Feb 1981, UK) New Music Express / Rough Tapes COPY001 NOTES: (see A Different Kind Of Tension, Japanese CD, above) (see Product Box Set, below) (see Many Parts, below) (see notes for Total Pop, below) Greg Earle notes: 'There are lots of other "normal" Buzzcocks tracks on compilations from this period.' Gez notes: 'Was originally going to be Part 4.' Recorded during Parts 1,2,3 sessions. Song recorded by Martin Hannett Song produced by Martin Rushent Song written by Shelley 10) i look alone demos for 4th album (not released, except track 11 on Chronology, see below) NOTES: Only Garvey's track was recorded by the band (see Chronology, below), the other tracks were solo efforts which quickly evolved into solo careers. This listing is not ordered, it is just a listing of songs that were intended for the 4th album. Gez notes: [regarding Pete's tracks] 'They're very minimalistic, usually just Synth noises and guitar with no 'proper' vocals, just Pete humming and making various noises in tune with the music. The songs which turned up on Homosapien from these demos are very different from the [un]finished versions and it's clear that at this stage no words had been written. Judging by how minimal the songs are it probably was just Pete on his own. The tape I have says 'Demos for the Projected but Unreleased 4th LP' and it's my guess that these are the earliest incarnations of songs which were to turn up on Homosapien, but were at first planned to be part of a Buzzcocks release.' Gez notes: [regarding tracks 02 & 03] 'The versions on 'War on The Wireless Set' are different versions from the 4th album demos.' Recorded Feb 1981 Songs written by Diggle except [a] Shelley [b] Garvey 01) can you dig me? 02) drift away 03) in the back 04) dance at dawn 05) by my side 06) comeback 07) [short untitled instrumental] 08) i generate a feeling [a] 09) guess i must have been in love with myself [a] 10) [various instrumental noises and rhythms] [a] 11) no friend of mine [b] no reply [POSTCARD RECORD] Please refer to the Spiral Snaps website for information. http://www.btinternet.com/~buzzcocks/page94.html Total Pop CD (Apr 1987, Germany) Weird System (cat#???) Vinyl (Apr 1987, Germany) Weird System WS021 Cassette (Apr 1987, Germany) Weird System (cat#???) NOTES: Front cover has this subtitle: "1977-80: Rare, Live and Great" Back cover gives some information, including: a) "A VERY limited first edition of this LP is out on colored vinyl." b) Musician credits for tracks 03 & 11 (see Part 2 single, above). c) Erroneous location for the mixing of tracks 01, 02 & 09. d) Richard 'i look alone' Boon is named in the list of "Gratitude for aid given". I don't know what the connection is between Boon and the song 'i look alone', maybe it's about him??? This song is found on C81 and Product (see below), but not on this compilation! Collection of previously released studio versions except for tracks 07 & 08 which are the same two live cuts found on Live At The Roxy London WC2 (see above). 01) walking distance 02) e.s.p. 03) strange thing 04) harmony in my head 05) why she's a girl from the chainstore 06) i believe 07) breakdown [live] 08) love battery [live] 09) real world 10) i don't know what to do with my life 11) airwaves dream 12) ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've?) 13) orgasm addict 14) running free [Bonus tracks on CD and cassette] 15) are everything 16) what do you know? 17) fiction romance Lest We Forget Cassette (Jun 1988, US) ROIR A158 CD (Oct 25, 1990, Japan) J.A.P. Records JAPD-13 Distributed by E.R.C. CD (Oct 21, 1992, Japan) Century Records CECC00475 CD (Apr 1993, US) ROIR Danceteria RE158CD in a Digipak. CD (1996???, reissue???) ROIR ROI000158 CD (1996???, reissue???) ROIR 53431584 Cassette (1996???, reissue???) ROIR 53431584 NOTES: Pete Shelley confirms that these specific tracks were selected by Joan McNulty. Joan McNulty notes: 'The original cover was done by Malcolm Garrett - that was his contribution to it (not the cover with the badges on it.) It had the triangular picture of Buzzcocks on it circa 1979 & great lettering... but they [ROIR] dumped it.' The US CD liner notes do not fully replicate those released with the cassette; omitted are a few comments dated 1982 by Joan McNulty, editor of Harmony In My Head newsletter and initiator of the Lest We Forget project. The cover art is changed, harkening back to Malcolm Garrett's design for Different Kind Of Tension with its use of the same dominate triangle, but with no band photo. The 1990 Century Records CD cover design features a yellow background with polka dots in red, black and white. The cover has no photo, although inside is the band picture used on the other releases. (The cover text effect appears to have been made using the Adobe Photoshop wind filter on a 200x100 image containing 1:4 squeezed bold italic 70 point Helvetica text.) Liner notes from the original ROIR release are preserved in both English and Japanese, and there are additional notes in Japanese by Hiroshi Sekiguchi dated Sep 5, 1992. Back cover of this Japanese CD has two dates (92.10.21 & 88.6.13) which are probably the release dates of the Japanese CD and original ROIR cassette. Linda notes: [regarding the 1990 J.A.P. CD] 'Same track list but this version has a very different cover from that of the Japanese Century Records RIOR release of 1992. The front has quasi Jackson Pollock smears of paint over which the faces of the Buzzcocks are "sponged" in black. The back has the same paint treatment with the track list in small white letters over black bands. A huge departure from MG's designs. Also, the RIOR folks indicated (Nov 1997) that they would not continue to produce Lest We Forget in Japan.' I count a total of five different covers: 1) Malcolm Garrett's original unused and unreleased design 2) ROIR cassette with the badges 3) 1990 Japanese CD on J.A.P. Records 4) 1002 Japanese CD on Century Records 5) US Danceteria CD There was a delay of several years between this project's conception and it's first release in 1988. Recorded live. 01) fiction romance Nov 25, 1980 Boston 02) breakdown 1979 Chicago 03) time's up Nov 25, 1980 Boston 04) autonomy 1979 Minnesota 05) love battery Oct 30, 1980 Birmingham UK 06) ever fallen in love Nov 25, 1980 Boston 07) i don't mind 1979 Chicago 08) what do you know Nov 22, 1980 New Jersey 09) i believe 1979 Chicago 10) noise annoys 1979 Minnesota 11) what do i get Nov 24, 1980 Providence RI 12) something's gone wrong again Nov 25, 1980 Boston 13) harmony in my head Nov 22, 1980 New Jersey 14) you say you don't love me 1979 Chicago 15) i don't know what to do with my life 1979 Chicago 16) fast cars Nov 22, 1980 New Jersey 17) airwaves dream Nov 24, 1980 Providence RI 18) nothing left 1979 Minnesota 19) love you more Sep 01, 1979 New York [same NY show as on bootleg Legendary Buzzcocks, below] Auf Wiedersehen [VIDEO] VHS (1989, UK) IKON 40 DVD (Sep 2000, Europe) Cherry Red Records VHS (US) Cleopatra CLE9961VD (???) DVD (US) MEV3DV (???) DVD (Jul 9 2001) C-Ya Records CYY3DV (???) NOTES: Number also allocated to a T-Shirt (IKON 40T): yellow or white T- Shirt with black and fluorescent red 'Auf Wiedersehen' logo. Sequence listing on case is somewhat out of order, below is correct. Tony Barber is reportedly remastering the audio for DVD. The DVD will contain other digital items, such as a greatly shortened (down to eleven pages!) version of this Buzzcocks discography. Other digital content unknown at press time. Final performance of this lineup prior to reforming in 1989. Recorded live Jan 23, 1981 at Hamburg Markt Halle, Germany 01) why she's a girl from the chainstore 02) what do i get? 03) fast cars 04) fiction romance 05) harmony in my head 06) everybody's happy nowadays 07) lipstick 08) ever fallen in love? 09) something's gone wrong again 10) airwaves dream 11) strange thing 12) noise annoys 13) what do you know? 14) i believe 15) love battery 16) time's up 17) boredom Peel Sessions Album Vinyl (1989, UK) Strange Fruit SFRLP104 CD (Feb 1990, UK) Strange Fruit SFRCD104 CD (1990 or Mar 1991???, US) Dutch East India Trading DEI81062 Cassette (1991???, US) Dutch East India Trading DEI81064 CD (May 1994, UK) Strange Fruit SRF104 NOTES: Limited numbers of the US CD had a glow-in-the-dark label on the CD. 1994 UK CD has the same cover as that issued with the US version. Jaz Long notes: 'The original [UK] sleeve (letter 'B' on yellow background) has been changed [in 1994] to use the band photo originally on the inside of the inlay card.' [US CD and cassette always had the band photo cover.] Joey Headen notes: [regarding 'late for the train'] 'I think Pete used the same drumming tape loop for the Peel session as was used for the album. I remember a 1 inch (maybe 2!) tape lying around Petes living room just after the Peel session and Pete confirming its history!' The 1989 UK CD lists track 07 as part of the Apr 10 session. (see Peel Session EP, above) Tracks 01-03 produced by Malcolm Brown Recorded live Sep 7, 1977 in the BBC Radio 1 studio (BUZZCOCKS #2.0) 01) fast cars 02) pulse beat 03) what do i get Tracks 04-06 produced by Tony Wilson Recorded live Apr 10, 1978 in the BBC Radio 1 studio 04) noise annoys 05) walking distance 06) late for the train Tracks 07-10 produced by Bob Sargeant Recorded live Oct 18, 1978 in the BBC Radio 1 studio 07) promises 08) lipstick 09) everybody's happy nowadays 10) 16 again Tracks 11-14 produced by Tony Wilson Recorded live May 21, 1979 in the BBC Radio 1 studio 11) i don't know what to do with my life 12) mad mad judy 13) hollow inside 14) e.s.p. Fab Four [EP] CD (Oct 1989, UK) EMI Virgin CDEM104 Vinyl 12 inch (Oct 1989, UK) 12EM104 Vinyl 7 inch (Oct 1989, UK) EM104 with same tracks NOTES: Malcolm Garrett cover art. Teaser released just prior to Product Box Set (see below). Last 4 of the A-sides collected on Singles Going Steady, also on Operators Manual. 01) ever fallen in love 02) promises 03) everybody's happy nowadays 04) harmony in my head Product [BOX SET] Triple-CD package (Oct 1989, UK) EMI CDPRDT1 (CD sized box) Triple-cassette package (Oct 1989, UK) EMI (cat#??? maybe MCPRDT1) Quintuple-vinyl package (Oct 1989, UK) EMI LPPRDT1 Triple-CD package (1989, US) Restless Retro 7723772 (12" sized box) Triple-CD package (Jun 1995, UK) EMI 724383276721 Triple-CD package (France) PRODUCT1 (???) NOTES: Box set repackages all post Spiral Scratch studio work that was released prior to the 1981 breakup, plus an otherwise unavailable live set (now included on 1995 Japanese CD of Another Music In A Different Kitchen). Includes very detailed booklet with band history and lots of art. 1995 version is repackaged in a double-pack CD case and the booklet is smaller to fit in the case. The smaller booklet deletes some photographs. Derek Walker notes: 'OK, maybe someone can tell me exactly which release of Product I've got then. It's a CD sized box that contains the abridged version of the booklet. The CD's are 5 albums on three discs, and the nerdy details are CD PRDT 1, copyright 1989 EMI Records. I bought it in 1990, and it seems a bit strange that everyone is talking about the 12"sized CD box set, when mine is only standard CD box size. The box itself is cardboard (ie it's NOT the recent re-release) and is pretty sturdy.' [This appears to be an edition of the original release.] Jaz Long notes: 'The copy [of Singles Going Steady] in my [vinyl] box set (numbered GO2024) has a nice inner sleeve with pics of each 45 sleeve and a purple/black custom label. Albums are recatalogued: GO2021, GO2022, GO2023, GO2024 and GO2025 respectively.' Andrew Browne notes: 'In the vinyl box set, Another Music In A Different Kitchen differs from the original release in that the repeating scale at the end of side 2 fades out rather than continuing forever in a closed groove. The inner sleeve of "Singles Going Steady" depicts the front sleeves of all the singles on it [as does the regular version of SGS]. Harmony In My Head is the red version and Everybody's Happy Nowadays has a blue Buzzcocks logo rather than a green one.' The individual CD's were released separately in 1989 with different catalog numbers. Product repairs proper credits for 'fast cars', but 'lipstick' is mis-credited to Shelley/Diggle (see 'promises' single, above). DISC ONE Another Music In A Different Kitchen [see separate entry, above] Love Bites [see separate entry, above] DISC TWO A Different Kind Of Tension [see separate entry, above] Singles Going Steady [see separate entry, above.] (Four tracks are deleted because they are on DISC ONE: 'i don't mind', 'autonomy', 'ever fallen in love', 'just lust'.) DISC THREE Many Parts [see separate entry, below] Many Parts CD (1989, UK) EMI Records CDP7931112 NOTES: Ralph Goebel notes: 'As for the Many Parts CD - I don't have Product but it looks like a separate release. It has a green insert and all the letters that spell Buzzcocks are different sizes.' Andrew Browne notes: '[live set] Recorded for broadcast by Capital Radio.' Live set recorded on same day as the release of Another Music In A Different Kitchen. Live set also available on 1995 Japanese CD of AMIADK, see above. Tracks 01-08 recorded live at the Lyceum, London, Mar 10, 1978 Mixed by Martin Rushent 01) breakdown 02) fast cars 03) noise annoys 04) moving away from the pulsebeat 05) fiction romance 06) what do i get? 07) whatever happened to? 08) time's up Tracks 09-15 are Parts 1,2,3 (see separate entry, above) 09) are everything 10) strange thing 12) running free 13) why she's a girl from the chainstore 14) airwaves dream 15) what do you know Track 16 first issued on C81 cassette (see separate entry for C81, above) 16) i look alone Fast Cars Vinyl 12 inch (Aug 2002, Italy) Get Back GET92 NOTES: Same as Many Parts, see above. Sleeve says "recorded in 1977" which is false. A blue sticker on the celophane wrapper states "previously unreleased 1977 live recordings" which, again, is false because this live set was previously released at least twice: once on Many Parts and again on a Japanese edition of Another Music In A Different Kitchen CD twofer. Other than that, the recording date is not printed anywhere on the sleeve or anywhere else on this record. Back of sleeve says "manufactured on behalf of NMC Music ltd - all rights reserved - Abraxas srl - via Aretina, 25 - 50069 Sieci (Rirenze) Italy - www.abraxas.it" Recorded live at the Lyceum, London, Mar 10, 1978 01) breakdown 02) fast cars 03) noise annoys 04) moving away from the pulsebeat 05) fiction romance 06) what do i get? 07) whatever happened to? 08) time's up Operators Manual - Buzzcocks Best CD (Oct 1991, UK) EMI CDEM1421 CD (Oct 1991, US) I.R.S. X213135 CD (Feb 6, 1992, Japan) EMI TOCP7034 (or TOCP3304 ???) Cassette (US) I.R.S. X413135 Vinyl double LP (UK) EMI CD (French) (???) CD (UK) Capitol CAP13153CD (???) NOTES: Released in conjunction with Playback video (see below). Very good liner notes by Jon Savage. Japanese version has track times printed on the back cover and has a white plastic base portion of CD case, instead of black. 78 minutes of music. 01) orgasm addict 02) what do i get 03) i don't mind 04) autonomy 05) fast cars 06) get on your own 07) sixteen 08) fiction romance 09) love you more 10) noise annoys 11) ever fallen in love 12) operators manual 13) nostalgia 14) walking distance 15) nothing left 16) e.s.p. 17) promises 18) lipstick 19) everybody's happy nowadays 20) harmony in my head 21) you say you don't love me 22) i don't know what to do with my life 23) i believe 24) are everything 25) radio nine Playback [VIDEO] VHS video tape (1992, US) I.R.S. X313197 PAL video tape (UK) Picture Music International MVP4910243 VHS video tape (Aug 21, 1993, Japan) label??? CRVR80039 NOTES: Released in conjunction with Operators Manual compilation (see above). Various TV and concert performances 1978-1980 and 1989. 01) what do i get? [PROMO] [opening] interviews: Diggle / Shelley / Diggle / Shelley what do i get? [continues] 02) i don't mind [TV show: Top Of The Pops] interviews: Shelley / Diggle 03) love you more [TV special: B'dum B'dum] interviews: Diggle / Shelley 04) ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've?) [TV special: B'dum B'dum] 05) promises [PROMO] [first half] interview: Diggle promises [continues] interview: Shelley 06) lipstick [PROMO] interviews: Diggle / Shelley 07) everybody's happy nowadays [TV show, Pete wears 8 pounds in his jacket pocket and doesn't play guitar] interview: Diggle 08) harmony in my head [TV show: Top Of The Pops] interview: Shelley 09) why she's a girl from the chain store [PROMO] [Linder Sterling is the checkout girl] interviews: Shelley / Diggle 10) are everything [kids TV show, Pete sports a mustache] interviews: Shelley / Diggle / Shelley / Diggle 11) autonomy [extended lyrics version from the Live Legends video, Dec 1989, see below.] Punk [VIDEO] VHS video tape (1992, US) Granada Television International, A*Vision Entertainment 50366-3, A Time Warner Company PAL video tape (1992, UK) Granada Television International, WEA International, A Time Warner Company 4509 91011-3 NOTES: Live 1976-78 footage: Sex Pistols, Siouxsie & the Banshees, The Jam, Penetration, Iggy Pop, Boomtown Rats, Undertones, Stranglers, Joy Division, The Clash. Track sequencing listed on the box is correct except for BUZZCOCKS tracks. The correct positions are listed here. The other bands each have only 1 or 2 songs. The first 3 are mistakenly labeled as recorded in "June". These were recorded July 21 by Granada TV for the BUZZCOCKS documentary special, B'dum B'dum. Two of these songs, 04 & 12, are also on the Playback video, see above. The last track may actually be from the Jul 10, 1977 show which, according to Tony McGartland's book, is filmed. They do play again in Aug, the day they sign the UA contract, but Tony's book doesn't mention any filming. Joey Headen notes: '...most likely the July show as I don't remember cameras at any of the other shows at that time.' Total of 18 songs, 53 minutes Recorded live at the Lesser Free Trade Hall, Jul 21, 1978 04) love you more 05) i don't mind 12) ever fallen in love Recorded live at the Electric Circus, Aug 1977 (probably July 10) 17) what do i get Entertaining Friends CD (Feb 1992, UK) EMI CDP7987292 CD (Nov 1992, US) I.R.S. X2077771317323 Cassette (US) I.R.S. X4077771317347, XDR encoded CD (1996 ???, UK) EMI Gold CDGOLD1029 (???) NOTES: Named after the "Entertaining Friends" tour of 1978 (though this show was in the following year), and cover art is from Malcolm Garrett posters of that tour. Mixed Dec 5-6, 1991 by Martin Rushent and Gareth Cousins at Abby Road Recorded live Mar 31, 1979 at Hammersmith Odeon by Martin Rushent 01) i don't know what to do with my life 02) i don't mind 03) ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't have)? 04) sixteen 05) fiction romance 06) harmony in my head 07) moving away from the pulsebeat 08) autonomy 09) nothing left 10) noise annoys 11) lipstick 12) everybody's happy nowadays 13) promises 14) orgasm addict 15) what do i get? 16) breakdown 17) fast cars 18) oh shit ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't have) [EP] CD (Oct 1992, UK) Old Gold OG6182 CD (Dutch) 363322 (???) NOTES: Cover is emblazoned with these statements: a) 3 track 5" CD SINGLE b) The Original Hit Recordings c) Hundreds of Oldies from the Golden Years of Pop Music Cover photo shows the band standing in front of a wall with peeling paint, probably from 1978. Liner notes with brief history of band. Times listed as printed. Track 03 credited to Diggle/Shelley, rather than Shelley/Diggle. (see separate listings for each song as singles, above) 01) ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't have) [2:42] 02) what do i get? [2:55] 03) promises [2:35] ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've)? [SINGLE] Please refer to the Spiral Snaps website for information. http://www.btinternet.com/~buzzcocks/page41.html Just Lust Buzzcocks Best Falling In Love NOTES: Derek Walker notes: 'A mate who's in Asia at the moment [Feb 1997] rang me to tell me that he bought 3 Buzzcocks tapes in Thailand. One was called Just Lust, one Buzzcocks Best and one called Falling In Love. Apparently they all have full colour sleeves and about 15 tracks each. Apparently (that word again) this sort of thing is common in that part of the world.' This begs the question of how many other Asian releases exist and whether these are bootleg, quasi-legal, or licensed products. Issues related to this are discussed in the book "Bootleg" by Clinton Heylin (see Recommended Reading, below). Mike Blur notes: 'i have a few bootlegged tapes i bought when i was stationed in korea in the mid-80's. those tapes, legendary for their botched song titles (Hominy in My Head) are even more of a scream. The tapes themselves are shabby dubbed copies--you can even hear the stylus hitting the vinyl when you roll the tape!' Chronology CD (Mon, Jun 9 1997, UK) EMI CD (Jun 1997, UK, promo) EMI (cardboard sleeve plain green cover art) CD (1997, Japan) EMI TOCP50243 CD (France) CDGO2073 (???) CD (Australia) ??? NOTES: Tony Barber has delved into the EMI Abbey Road archives for an album of BUZZCOCKS demos, alternate takes and previously unheard material. Liner notes are interviews of the band. Malcolm Garrett cover art. Tony McGartland notes: 'The album's opening track is "Boredom" and is the only studio version in existence with Pete Shelley on lead vocals.' John P Lennon notes: 'The final track is a Steve Garvey composition that was digitally enhanced at Abbey Road Studios from a cassette copy given by Steve to Tony McGartland (this was apparently the only copy in existence). Tony Barber decided to include it for its historical value, and Tony M. maintains that this was the last song the band ever recorded together before their split in '81. Both "What Do I Get?" and "Oh Shit" feature Garth Davies on bass guitar, recorded 9/9/77, and show that the band had recorded and completed final mixes for what was to be their follow-up single to "Orgasm Addict." Now, this "What Do I Get?" is not on Chronology! It is on the special 7" single for Secret Public subscribers, and EMI is also going to use it as an official promo for the album. "Runaway from Home" was also recorded for the "unreleased album" done in New York, December 1991, with producer Bill Laswell. The version of "Promises" confirms Diggle's stories that he basically wrote the song, including choruses, then Pete added the verses later. It's basically a capture of a work-in-progress. Also, on "You Say You Don't Love Me," "I Don't Know What to Do With My Life" and "I Believe" there are minor lyrical differences from the album versions, particularly with "You Say..." and "I Believe" where entire verses are missing!' John P Lennon notes: [regarding the Japanese version] 'The CD itself and the case are basically identical except for some additional Japanese lettering. The booklet is identical with the exception of lettering on the back: "TOSHIBA-EMI LIMITED MADE IN JAPAN" There is also an additional insert: black and white quad-fold with the lyrics to all songs in both Japanese and English! The instrumental songs are just noted as "(instrumental)." There is also what appears to be a short band bio, credited to Kaz Akaiwa, that is in Japanese only.' Andrew Browne's analysis: [1,2,3]: This session doesn't get mentioned in Tony's book, which has the band down as recording a session for Piccadilly Radio on that date. The tracks listed for the session are given in SP 14 as "What Do I Get?" / "Fast Cars" / "Orgasm Addict" / "Boredom" / "You Tear Me Up" / "Sixteen". The band recorded _two_ sessions that day! [4,5]: This is the tape listed in Tony's book as the first demo tape for United Artists. "No Reply" appears on the "Razor Cuts" bootleg [see below]. [6]: Seems the band recorded the "Orgasm Addict" single and its follow-up ("What Do I Get?" / "Oh Shit") during one studio session. To me this just deepens the mystery as to why "Orgasm Addict" was chosen as the debut release over the more commercial (and radio- friendly!) "What Do I Get?". I guess the second single was re- recorded because of Garth's departure and it will be interesting to compare the two tracks ("What Do I Get?" is on the free SP single [see below]) to see directly what difference the change of bass player made. [7,8,9]: Tony's book lists this session as "I Don't Mind" / "I Need" / "Fiction Romance" / "Get On Our Own" - so a small discrepancy there. [10,11,12,13,14]: "Lipstick" is also known as "When You Kiss Me". Unused tracks from this session are "Love Is Lies" / "Operators Manual" / "Ever Fallen In Love" / "Nothing Left" / "Sixteen Again" / "Real World" / "Nostalgia". [15,16,17,18,19,20]: Another session that isn't mentioned in Tony's book, although "The Drive System" / "Jesus Made Me Feel Guilty" are mentioned as demos that Steve had for "Love Bites". Other tracks listed are "Harmony In My Head" and "Mad Mad Judy" - the latter is on the free single [see below]. [21,22]: One of the two available demo's of "You Know You Can't Help It". Other candidates from this session were "A Different Kind Of Tension" / "Raison 'Etre" / "Paradise" / "You Say You Don't Love Me" / "Hollow Inside". Andrew Browne continues: 'Here's a puzzle. 26 tracks were chosen [23 on Chronology plus 3 more on the free 7 inch fan club release] from a reported 38, but I count a lot more than 12 unused tracks here. Also there's no sign of the "Parts 1-3" demos which the editorial for SP 12 suggested would be among the most interesting inclusions.' Trident Studios, London, Aug 23, 1977 --- 01) boredom (Pete on vocals, Garth on bass) 02) sixteen 03) fast cars Indigo-Arrow Studios, Manchester, Aug 31, 1977 --- 04) no reply 05) whatever happened to T.W. Studios, London, and Olympic Studios, Surrey, Sep 9, 1977 --- 06) oh shit (unreleased final mix featuring Garth on bass) Morgan Studios, London, 14 Dec 77 --- 07) i need (instrumental) 08) fiction romance 09) autonomy Love Bites demos, Indigo-Arrow Studios, Jul 17-18, 1978 --- 10) just lust 11) esp 12) lipstick 13) promises 14) mother of turds (Diggle/Maher, unreleased) Tension album demos, Indigo-Arrow Studios, Feb 25, 1979 --- 15) you say you don't love me 16) i don't know what to do with my life 17) i don't know (Steve Garvey composition, no lyrics) 18) run away from home (Steve Garvey composition, verses sung by Pete Shelley, choruses by Steve Garvey) 19) the drive system (Diggle, unreleased) 20) jesus made me feel guilty (Diggle, unreleased) Tension demos, Indigo-Arrow Studios, Jul 1979 --- 21) you know you can't help it 22) i believe Fourth album sessions, Pluto Studios, early 1981 --- 23) no friend of mine (Garvey, unreleased) what do i get? [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Jun 1997, UK) EMI Records ESP001 NOTES: Limited to about 430 copies pressed. 'Demo Record Not For Sale' Given free to Secret Public fan club members in Jun 1997, also used as a radio promo for Chronology and made available in small quantities for fan club purchase. Issued with no picture sleeve, the label displays a small Secret Public horn symbol. These demo tracks will never (according to stated plan) be released again. Marshal Peters notes: 'The A-side features a demo track laid down three weeks after the band had signed to United Artists, with Garth Davies [Smith] on bass.' Track 03 is also on the Razor Cuts bootleg (see below). These are demo versions of these songs. side A 01) what do i get? [recorded Sep 9, 1977] side 1 02) mad mad judy [recorded Jul 1979] 03) raison d'etre (forever on the run) [recorded Jul 17/18, 1978] I Don't Mind The Buzzcocks CD (Mon, Sep 1, 1997, UK) EMI Gold CDGOLD1093 724385623820 CD (Sep 14, 1999, US) NOTES: Simon Young notes: 'I noticed in record shop advert (Key Mail Order) [Record Collector, April 1997] a new budget-CD release in mid-April for Buzzcocks "Gold Collection" priced at only £5.99!' Simon Young notes: 'It's finally been released, I Don't Mind - the best of. I saw it in HMV today [Sep 1, 1997] for £6.99. The cover is burnt orange with a yellow Buzzcocks logo and a photo circa Another Music.' Includes liner notes with some band history. 01) i don't mind 02) what ever happened to 03) oh shit! 04) no reply 05) moving away from the pulsebeat 06) real world 07) just lust 08) walking distance 09) 16 again 10) nothing left 11) late for the train 12) ever fallen in love 13) lipstick 14) harmony in my head 15) something's gone wrong again 16) you say you don't love me 17) i don't know what to do with my life 18) i believe Buzzcocks Finest: Even Fallen In Love CD (Apr, 2002, UK) CD (May, 2002, US) NOTES: These are remastered tracks taken from the 2001 Abbey Road remasters. While the 2001 CD remaster of A Different Kind Of Tension was vastly improved as a result of being remastered (in Vancouver, Canada), the first two albums Another Music In A Different Kitchen and Love Bites sounded pretty much the same as what was released in the 1989 Product box set after their 2001 Abbey Road CD remastering. 01) i don't mind 02) what ever happened to 03) oh shit 04) no reply 05) moving away from the pulsebeat 06) real world 07) just lust 08) walking distance 09) sixteen again 10) nothing left 11) late for the train 12) ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've) 13) harmony in my head Inventory [singles BOX SET] CD (May 12, 2003, UK) EMI 5518242 CD (Jun 10, 2003, US) Capitol B00008URYW 14 discs Andrew Browne notes: 'There were 12 UK singles on United Artists. The first 8 are collected on Singles Going Steady. Then there was "You Say You Don't Love Me" and then Parts 1-3. Add Spiral Scratch and you get 13.' ["i believe" is the 14th] Jay Champion notes: 'The first thing you notice is the flip-top box that houses all the discs. Design is credited to Assorted Images, c 2003 Malcolm Garrett. Inside the box, each of the CD singles are packaged in individual cardboard sleeves which accurately reproduce the artwork from the original singles. The CD face artwork is done in the style of the original UA 7" label artwork with the Buzzcocks logo running down the left side of an off-centered square printed in a contrasting color to the rest of the label. They even include the "A" to denote the record's side in the appropriate spot, upside-down in the upper right corner of the box. It's unfortunate that CDs are one-sided, so we miss out on the inverted color schemes always used on the original singles' flipsides. That same design scheme was used consistently with all the UA singles, with the only variation being the colors. However, I must deduct a couple points for the inclusion of the "A" on the CD singles of Parts 1, 2, and 3 as it shows a lack of attention to detail; those singles were not designated with "side A" and "side 1," instead using assorted symbols (triangles, circles, wavy lines, etc) so that neither song on the single was promoted above the other as the "a-side." I'm also a tiny bit disappointed that the CD face artwork on Spiral Scratch and "I Believe" follows the above-described UA "box" format. It's particularly unfortunate since the labels on the Spiral Scratch 7" had such a neat, distinctive design, while it can certainly be argued that the CD face artwork on "I Believe" is a vast improvement over that original single's stock IRS Records labels. Still, it's those little details that I look for and love in a collection such as this. There are a few bonuses included, with "I Look Alone" at the end of the Part 3 disc while "I Believe" includes the 3:26 edit version from the single as well as the 7+ minute album version. My guess is that the inclusion of the long version of "I Believe" is to compensate for the fact that "Something's Gone Wrong Again" appears (rightly) twice in the collection, on both "I Believe" and "Harmony In My Head." Also, the "I Don't Mind" disc includes not only "Autonomy," but also "Moving Away from the Pulsebeat." After poring over the illustrated Spiral Snaps discography, I can only hypothesize that "Pulsebeat" was included here since it was released in 1978, shortly after "I Don't Mind," as a very limited edition one-sided promo 12". Nice!' CD1 breakdown / time's up / boredom / friends of mine CD2 orgasm addict / whatever happened to? CD3 what do i get? / oh shit CD4 i don't mind / autonomy / moving away from the pulsebeat CD5 love you more / noise annoys CD6 ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've) / just lust CD7 promises / lipstick CD8 everybody's happy nowadays / why can't i touch it? CD9 harmony in my head / something's gone wrong again CD10 you say you don't love me / raison d'etre CD11 i believe (edit) / i believe / something's gone wrong again CD12 Part 1 are everything / why she's a girl in the chainstore CD13 Part 2 airwaves dream / strange thing CD14 Part 3 what do you know? / running free / i look alone Razor Cuts [BOOTLEG] Vinyl, clear 12 inch (1979, UK) EGGGB9 Vinyl 12 inch (1980???, Australia) Happy Porpak SEX3528 (diff sleeve) NOTES: (see Time's Up +, above) Stephane Gelinas notes: 'This is truly a "real" bootleg, as there are no record labels, release dates, copyright information, or any other information on the record. The only thing available is the song titles, and when/where they were recorded. The first side's quality is so-so, but the second side's quality is excellent. Overall, it's a good bootleg. BTW - "Forever on the run" (that's what's written on the bootleg) is actually "raison d'etre". I have no idea why this would be on the _LOVE BITES_ demo tape, but that's what the bootleg says! Perhaps they had written it before Love Bites was released, but decided not to include it on the record. This bootleg doesn't have a sleeve. A colored sheet of paper acts like the "Cover" of the album, and is inserted in the plastic jacket that you put the LP in. The name "BUZZCOCKS" does not appear on the front of this "cover", where the name of the bootleg and the name of the songs appear. On the reverse side of the sheet of paper, there is a black and white photo of the traditional BUZZCOCKS line up, and there is underneath the photo the word "Buzzcocks".' Tony McGartland notes: 'I first bought 'Razor Cuts' in Manchester 1979 - clear vinyl, white label with Red ink stamp 'Razor Cuts', paid 12 pounds.' [Tony also confirms that 'forever on the run' is indeed from the Love Bites demos, written 1978.] Greg Earle notes: 'I have an original copy, and the insert sleeve has a band photograph on one side (black & white) with "Buzzcocks" on top, and a drawing of a straight razor is superimposed on the bottom of the picture. On the other side is a red & blue picture montage; it says "RAZOR CUTS" in white letters on red at the top; then there are 11 blue "squares" that contain either the track listing (in 2 of the squares) or red drawings of open mouths & lips - with the words SKEE- -DOO- -DAT- -OOO- -BAH- -REE! -DAT- -AAH- -RAH- above each mouth drawing. The 12th square is red letters against a white background giving the sources of the tracks. "Angelo" isn't really a song. It's between song chatter and somebody starts to half-assed sing some old song for about 15-20 seconds ... the sound quality of these 3 [06-08] tracks is horrible.' Joey Headen notes: 'I haven't listened to this ['angelo'] in a while but isn't that Steve singing? As I recall Garth was more interested in 'bantering' with the 'gentlemen from the other side of the Pennines'.' Henry Weld notes: [regarding the Australian release] 'Different sleeve to UK press, sleeve has a B&W photo of the band with trees behind them and a red wash over the top. And seems to have an extra track at the end of side one - Nothing Left (Club 57, New York, 1979).' [Club 57 show is on Legendary Buzzcocks, see below.] Henry Weld continues: 'Happy Porpak was an Australian based bootleg label who used to cheekily advertise in major music mags back in 1979/80. I think Razor Cuts is the first of theirs I've picked up but I'm sure they did a bunch of others - various Sex Pistols boots, the Buzzcocks/Undertones split (Live To Air, SEX3532, see below), a sampler called Happy Porpak's Punk Sampler, possibly Time's Up, maybe a Blondie LP or two, I don't know.' [The UK version (EGGGB9) of this record was the more widely available, it was put out by a different (though unspecified) outfit than the Porpak version.] Andrew Browne notes: ''Angelo' is an Abbaesque song by THE BROTHERHOOD OF MAN and was a hit in the UK around this time.' Jaz Long notes: 'Razor Cuts bootleg matrix no. is actually GGB9. The 'razor cut' sound used to separate some of the tracks is from a BBC sound effects record 'Death and Horror'!' Leo Hoek van Dijke notes: 'The first live-tracks on side A are great quality PA-tapes, judging the way the audience sounds: more on the background. The last three live-tracks of Side A sound like they've been made on some sort of 4-track machine, but with the wrong settings or a bad machine or tape used or something. It's definetely a mix of PA and audience-sound, recorded while Steve Diggle wasn't too happy with the audience. Good to hear such moods as well, as they're human beings, like all the rest of us!' The term "razor cuts" is in a lyric at the end of 'love you more'. Tracks 12 & 13 are labeled in reverse order on the sleeve. side 1 01) i don't mind : Live in anytown, 1978 (so says the record sleeve; Tony McGartland notes: 'live at Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester, same show as Devoto Re-union.') 02) ever fallen in love : ditto 03) noise annoys : ditto 04) love you more : Recorded live Jul 21, 1978 05) can't control myself : ditto (see note for this song on Best In Good Food, above) 06) oh shit : Leeds Poly 25-8-77 (BUZZCOCKS #2.0) 07) angelo (sort of...) : ditto 08) breakdown : ditto side 2 09) forever on the run [raison d'etre] : Love Bites demo tape, Jul 1978, recorded Arrow Studio, Manchester (see note for single 'ever fallen in love', above) (This track is also on Chronology, see above.) 10) real world : ditto 11) operator's manual : ditto 12) lipstick : recorded Nov 16, 1978, aired by Kid Jensen, Dec 4, 1978 (This track is also on BBC Sessions, see below.) 13) promises : recorded Nov 1978, aired by Mike Read, Jan 20, 1979 (This track is also on BBC Sessions, see below.) 14) orgasm addict : U.A. 1st demo tape Aug 30,1977 (BUZZCOCKS #2.0) 15) no reply : ditto (This track also on Chronology, see above.) 16) oh maxime [sic] : Shelley solo acoustic Feb 1979 Piccadilly Radio, Manchester. (see note for second listing of Razor Cuts under PETE SHELLEY, below) At The Bradford Hotel [BOOTLEG] Cassette NOTES: Cover is a photocopy of a halftone photograph of the band with text identifying the location and date, both of which are suspect. The date claims to be "1979" which is supported by Pete announcing "This one's a new one" before track 10. Tony McGartland's book identifies a Nov 25, 1980 Bradford Hotel gig that was filmed by Boston's TV Channel 68 which could have supplied the source from which the audio could have been bootlegged, but this tape is not likely that 1980 gig because there are no Parts 1,2,3 songs present. An identifier that might be useful in identifying this performance is the false start on track 09. Recorded live 1979??? at the Bradford Hotel???, Boston, MA 01) i don't mind 02) what do i get 03) love you more 04) harmony in my head 05) sixteen 06) noise annoys 07) autonomy 08) pulsebeat 09) nothing left [begins with false start which is split across the two sides of my cassette copy] 10) i don't know what to do with my life 11) breakdown 12) orgasm addict [partial] Gifts Of Love [BOOTLEG] Vinyl 7 inch (1980) New Hormones EP SFR007 NOTES: Part of BUZZCOCKS' first US tour. Broadcast live on WPIX-FM. "Very good mono" (see bootleg Legendary Buzzcocks, below, for the entire show in stereo) Greg Earle notes: 'The record is stamped with "Not For Sale - Special Fan Club Record" but this is clearly bogus as can be seen from all the misspellings! The record comes in an orange with black sleeve. On the front cover is a picture of the band up on a theatre railing waving at the camera, with "Buzzcocks" in large letters, the song titles, and in the bottom right corner, "Recorded Live / EP / Gifts Of Love". On the back cover is a page taken right out of Caroline Coon's excellent book "1977/1988 - The New Wave Punk Rock Explosion" [see Recommended Reading, below]. Note that a version of "Love You More" from this same show exists on a bootleg EP called "Virgin Hormones"; VH-101 [see below].' Recorded live Sep 1, 1979 at Club 57, New York City 01) love bite [sic, actually 'nothing left'] 02) noise annoys 03) orgasum addict [sic] 04) oh shit Virgin Hormones [BOOTLEG] Vinyl (1980) VH101 NOTES: Limited to 200 copies, first 100 with fold around picture sleeve. (see notes for the bootleg Gifts Of Love, above) (see bootleg Legendary Buzzcocks, below, for the entire BUZZCOCKS show) Marshal Peters notes: 'The picture cover features a cartoon drawing of Bev - this is a pseudonym used by a female bootlegger on the East Coast of America responsible for, amongst other things, the "Gifts of Love EP".' Andrew Browne notes: 'The [center] label of this EP says "Virgin Harmones" (not "Hormones"). My copy does not have a picture sleeve. Only one track on this strange release is by BUZZCOCKS. (The MAGAZINE track is their version of the BUZZCOCKS/BEEFHEART song 'i love you, you big dummy'. This version also appears on the excellent MAGAZINE live bootleg Back To Nature, which is the entire 8/4/79 show, including their version of 'boredom'.) The EP has yellow labels which contain the following text in addition to "Virgin Harmones" and the song details:- "Another Bev Production from the First Church Of Music For Real People", "Not For Sale Review Copy", "Size 1 of 3", "(c) 1980 New Hormones Product - All Rights Reserved". Clearly this record is not really a New Hormones release! I remember that there once was a fan club(?) in the US called "The First Church Of Howard Devoto" - don't know if this has anything to do with "First Church Of Music For Real People"?' 01) damaged goods (GANG OF 4, Boston, Paradise 5/7/80) 02) love you more (BUZZCOCKS, Club 57, N.Y.C. 1979) 03) coke adds life (CLASH, N.Y. Palladium 1979) 04) i love you, ya dummy [sic] (MAGAZINE, Boston, Paradise 8/4/79) Legendary Buzzcocks [BOOTLEG] CD (1994???, Germany) Hand Made HAM014 Vinyl (release date unknown ???) BS005 NOTES: See Club 57, below. Part of BUZZCOCKS' first US tour. Their NYC debut gig, broadcast live on WPIX-FM. "Superb Stereosound Quality", says the CD cover. The song 'oh shit' appears on the bootleg Gifts Of Love, above, which is supposed to be the same show. At the end of this CD, Pete Shelley says "oh shit" and is probably announcing the name of the next song which is missing. The cover photo has a full contrast 1-bit (no grays) photograph. The Buzzcocks logo is in yellow on a black background. Marshal Peters notes: 'Whilst I haven't seen the CD version, the cover of the LP version does appear to be similar to that described in your discography. This is the same b&w photo used on the original bootleg "Time's Up" with Howard Devoto.' Times listed for each track are printed on the back cover, and while close, are only approximate. Total time printed as 42:33. Recorded live at Club 57, New York City, Sep 1, 1979 01) i don't mind [2:25] 02) what do i get? [3:17] 03) love you more [1:54] [same as on Lest We Forget, above] 04) harmony in my head [3:31] 05) sixteen [3:48] 06) autonomy [4:06] [erroneously listed as 'i need' on CD cover] 07) nothing left [5:04] 08) noise annoys [3:27] 09) breakdown [2:26] 10) orgasm addict [2:20] 11) fallen in love [2:49] 12) everybody's happy nowadays [3:36] 13) boredom [3:57] Club 57 [BOOTLEG] CD (2002, US???) Pontiac Records [no cat number at all] NOTES: See Legendary Buzzcocks, above. Improves on Legendary Buzzcocks by including Pulsebeat and Oh Shit from the Club 57 show. Tracks 01-15 recorded live at Club 57, NY, Sep 1, 1979 Track 16 recorded live at Electric Circus, UK TV Aug 1977 Tracks 17-18 U.A. Demos, Aug 30, 1977 Track 19 Old Grey Whistle Test, London, 1978 Times as printed on the back cover. 01) i don't mind - 2:30 02) what do i get - 3:00 03) love you more - 2:00 [same as on Lest We Forget, above] 04) harmony in my head - 3:30 05) sixteen - 3:48 06) autonomy - 4:13 07) pulsebeat - 6:11 08) nothing left - 5:12 09) noise annoys - 3:16 10) breakdown - 2:18 11) orgasm addict - 2:20 12) ever fallen in love - 2:57 13) everybody's happy - 3:25 14) boredom - 2:49 15) oh shit - 1:43 16) what do i get - 2:55 17) orgasm addict - 2:09 18) no reply - 2:14 19) sixteen - 2:57 Live to Air [BOOTLEG] Vinyl 12 inch (Australia) Happy Porpak SEX3532 NOTES: Martin notes: 'The album is in full colour glossy sleeve and has printed labels. The album is a split release with the Undertones - the tracks on the Buzzcocks side are from the New York Club 57 show on the 1st September 1979. Quality is average, with a muffled sound. The Undertones side of the album features their 'In Concert' set from April 1980.' For some reason these tracks appear to be out of order as compared to the complete live set (see Legendary Buzzcocks, above). (see Henry Weld's note in the "Razor Cuts" entry above, regarding the Happy Porpak label) Recorded live at Club 57, New York City, Sep 1, 1979 01) i don't mind 02) what do i get 03) love you more 04) harmony in my head 05) autonomy 06) pulsebeat 07) nothing left 08) ever fallen in love 09) boredom Pulsebeat [BOOTLEG] CD (1992) Jumpin' Jive JJ002 NOTES: The graphics do not use the Buzzcocks logo. This CD is an EXACT DUPLICATE of Noise Annoys, below. The CD timing information is identical, including the 10 seconds of 'harmony in my head' being attached to the previous cut. The number BNB911003 is identically on both CD's inner ring area. The only difference is the silkscreen graphics, and different packaging. Noise Annoys has the copyright warning in English, and Pulsebeat has the copyright warning in French. Pulsebeat does not identify the venue as the Palladium, nor does it specify the date as Dec 1; Noise Annoys has this info. The 2 CD's each have a group photo with the same clothes (except Steve Diggle has a scarf in one) with different background stuff; the Noise Annoys photo is in front of a wall mural of a rainbow, and the Pulsebeat photo is backed by an anonymous store front. Pulsebeat has an additional photo from an unidentified live performance (this photo looks like it's been badly reduced to 8-bit color). Pulsebeat has a green cover, while Noise Annoys is white with a red "target". (see New York 1979, below) Recorded live Dec 1, 1979 at the Palladium, New York City 01) [Tracks are EXACT DUPLICATION of Noise Annoys CD, see below.] Noise Annoys - What Did They Get? [BOOTLEG] CD (1992, Germany) Brand-New Beat BNB911003 NOTES: (see bootlegs Pulsebeat, above, and New York 1979, below) "Un Produit Luxembourgeois", says the CD graphics. Recorded live Dec 1, 1979 at the Palladium, New York City for radio broadcast the following Wednesday on station WNEW, but this broadcast actually occurs on the following Thursday. 01) i don't mind 02) autonomy 03) ever fallen in love? 04) mad mad judy 05) sixteen [listed as 'sixteen again'] 06) pulsebeat 07) noise annoys 08) love you more 09) what do i get? 10) harmony in my head [Only last 60 seconds of this number, 10 of which are attached to end of the previous track in the CD timing code.] 11) everybody's happy nowadays 12) you say you don't love me 13) i don't know what to do with my life 14) i believe 15) fast cars 16) breakdown 17) boredom New York 1979 [BOOTLEG] CD (1992, Italy) Red Line RFCD1209 NOTES: Same concert radio broadcast as on the Noise Annoys and Pulsebeat bootlegs (see above) but while not an official product of the band or it's record contract, this is a "legal" Italian release complete with an explanation (in Italian) of the monetary deposit as required by Italian copyright law to compensate the artist(s). That does not mean that BUZZCOCKS actually received any of this money, a detail which remains an unknown. The book "Bootleg" by Clinton Heylin (see Recommended Reading, below) gives an excellent description of how and why this was legal for a time in Italy and in certain other countries for that matter. Also includes a bar code (8 014224 812099) and song writing credit ("All songs written by the Buzzcocks"). This CD has the same songs as the aforementioned bootlegs, but 'what do i get?' and 'harmony in my head' are combined in the same track in the CD timing code, although 'harmony in my head' is still only the last 60 seconds of this song. Some of the song titles are slightly different as compared with the other two bootlegs which are the same. Packaging is semi-elaborate with fold-out color insert, but no liner notes except identifying the band members and their instruments, and the aforementioned legal paragraph. The graphics rip off Malcolm Garrett's designs. Recorded live Dec 1, 1979 at the Palladium, New York City 01) i don't mind 02) autonomy 03) ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've) 04) mad, mad judy 05) sixteen 06) moving away from pulsebeat [sic] 07) noise annoys 08) love you more 09) what do i get? / harmony in my head [partial] 10) everybody's happy nowadays 11) you say you don't love me 12) i don't know what to do with my life 13) i believe 14) fast cars 15) breakdown 16) boredom Another Razor In A Different Face [BOOTLEG] Vinyl 12 inch (2000, Italy) [no record label or catalog number] Vinyl 12 inch (Feb 1, 2001, Holland) PULSE1 (??? uncertain data) Vinyl 12 inch (Mar 7, 2001, Germany) Rumble (??? uncertain data) Notes: Very deluxe, for a bootleg. Thick, heavy vinyl (probably 180 gram), glossy jacket with 2 nice large photos one front, one back. Front photo is an "action shot" of the band on stage, minus the drummer. Back photo is Pete at the microphone, not the same night as the front photo because his shirt is different. And 6 posters reproduced on the back, as well, each about 2x3 inches: 1. Love You More (poster for the new single) 2. "Sales Strategy" (poster for "Ever Fallen In Love") 3. Another Music In A Different Kitchen (poster for the new LP) 4. "Entertaining Friends" (tour poster) 5. A Different Kind Of Tension (poster for the new LP) 6. Promises (poster for the new single) There is no record label, or catalog number anywhere. In the runoff grove are simple an "A" and "B" stamped real tiny like and nothing else at all. The center labels are photos of A) the band laying on their backs with their heads interlocked, shoulder to shoulder, 2 on one side and 2 on the other. This photo has been published elsewhere though I can't remember where right now. B) side has a photo of a collage of (apparently) rotting vegetables and a woman's lips (5 sets of lips, red lipstick) and at least one eye, far as I can see. I don't recognize this particular collage, but it's in the style of Linder and/or Jon Savage. The inner sleeve is plain white paper that seems to be coated with plastic or something. The record was hard to remove because the sleeve wanted to cling to it. The outer sleeve has a bar code 8 10343 81382, but again, there is no label or cat #. There is, however, a credit for the photos: "Photos published by PULSEBEAT-MUSIC, 46, via Santa Cannibalina, I-20100 Milano ++390-72- 103565/++390-72-411522, All Rights Reserved. C & P 2000, Manufactured in Italy." It also says: "All tracks recorded live at "Club 57", New York City, November 79". This, of course, is WRONG. The CORRECT information is: Recorded live Dec 1, 1979 at the Palladium, New York City. This is from the same source as the other 3 bootlegs (all 3 on CD) of this concert: "Pulsebeat", "Noise Annoys", and "New York 1979". In fact, this is almost certainly a direct dub from CD to vinyl. Even "Harmony In My Head" starts in the middle of the song, as on the CD versions. Marshal Peters notes: 'The 'A' label is taken straight from a suggested rough for the sleeve of "Another Music" (by Linder) whilst the shot used on the 'B' label was taken by Adrian Boot during a promo shoot circa August 1980.' [Either my description or Marshal's description has the A/B labels reversed, but you get the idea.] 01) [Tracks are EXACT DUPLICATION of Noise Annoys CD, see above, except that this record is missing 2 songs "Moving Away From The Pulsebeat" and "I Believe" so there are only 15 songs.] Hard Up Heroes IX - Prince Of The Punks [BOOTLEG] CD Timeless TML09 Andrew Browne notes (Mar 5, 2000): 'Came across this bootleg CD today: "Hard Up Heroes IX Prince Of The Punks". It features various artists including Buzzcocks. (The others are Rich Kids, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Ian Dury, Stranglers and Generation X.) The Buzzcocks stuff is readily identifiable as the Radio 1 broadcast of part of the gig at Manchester Poly on 22nd May 1980. This was the first gig after a 5 month hiatus and features the debut performances of "Strange Thing", which Pete dedicates to Ian Curtis who had just died and "Why She's A Girl From A Chainstore". Unfortunately the bootleg omits "What Do You Know", which I remember they also performed for the first time during this broadcast.' Recorded live May 22, 1980 21) i don't mind 22) ever fallen in love 23) what do i get? 24) strange things (sic) 25) girl at the chainstore (sic) Noise Annoys [BOOTLEG] CD (1994???, Italy) AULICA A129 NOTES: Same live performance as Auf Wiedersehen video (see above). Final performance of this lineup prior to reforming in 1989. Recorded live Jan 23, 1981 at Hamburg Markt Halle, Germany 01) why she's a girl from the chainstore 02) what do i get? 03) fast cars 04) fiction romance 05) harmony in my head 06) everybody's happy nowadays 07) lipstick 08) ever fallen in love 09) something's gone wrong again 10) airwaves dream 11) strange things [sic] 12) noise annoys 13) what do you know? 14) i believe 15) love battery 16) time's up 17) boredom Rat Vs. Rat [BOOTLEG] Vinyl 12 inch (early 1980's???, Germany) ZZ1 and/or NMA652 NOTES: Marshal Peters notes: 'I can finally [May 1997] confirm this bootleg DOES EXIST on vinyl! The album features nine tracks from Hamburg Markthalle 23rd January 1981; the "Spiral Scratch" EP; and both the A & B sides of "Everybody's Happy". The Hamburg tracks have been mastered far too fast and sound absolutely ridiculous. The cover is professional black, white and red, whilst the labels bear the logo 'Love Situation' with no band name. Catalogue number on the album is ZZ1, whilst the spine displays another number NMA 652. The album appears to be of German origin. It appears from the sleeve that the LP was intended for sale in the UK, suggesting that you should "pay no more than 2.99 pounds sterling". The track listing details on the sleeve are hilarious!' side A 01) grl from the chainsaw 02) what do i Get? 03) harmony in my head 04) lipsticks 05) something's gonna wrong again 06) noise annoys 07) i believe 08) love cattery 09) time's up 10) bole dom side B 01) breakdown 02) time's up 03) bole dom 04) friend's 05) friend's of mine 06) everybody's happy nowadays 07) why can't i touch it? 08) pulsebeat 09) the end Unavailable bootleg CDR list [BOOTLEGS] NOTES: In November 1999, a web-based company called Tunnel Records (they are out of business, and are not related to more recent companies with the same name) began offering a large number of CDR bootlegs from many bands. These were made available by the ARTISAN record label, about which no other information has been found. I ordered one that never arrived, so it is possible that these were never truly available. In June 2000, Tunnel Records appears to be going out of business, so these CDR's are no longer available. Nonetheless, this is an interesting list. Here are their Nov-Dec 1999 offerings concerning Buzzcocks: 2CDr Buzzcocks 'Good Food' Compilation - Various Live ART3100 2CDr Buzzcocks Amherst Maine, U.S.A. 10/18/80 ART3166 CDr Buzzcocks Amsterdam Paradiso 1978 & BBC Radio May 1980 ART3189 CDr Buzzcocks Band On Wall 11/08/76 & Manchester 10/02/77 ART3225 CDr Buzzcocks Bracknell Sports Centre 05/20/78 ART3315 CDr Buzzcocks Bradford Hotel, Boston, U.S.A. 11/25/80 ART3317 2CDr Buzzcocks Brixton Academy, London 12/09/89 ART3362 CDr Buzzcocks Central TV Studios 'Bedrock' Nottingham 1989 ART3412 CDr Buzzcocks Club 57, New York 09/01/79 FM Broadcast ART3444 2CDr Buzzcocks Demos & Sessions ART3489 2CDr Buzzcocks Demos 1991 & Sweden 08/11/90 ART3498 2CDr Buzzcocks Demos, TV & Sessions Compilation ART3504 CDr Buzzcocks Indigo Sound Studio 1976 ART3793 2CDr Buzzcocks London Astoria 05/05/94 ART3906 2CDr Buzzcocks London Town & Country Club 06/17/91 ART4067 CDr Buzzcocks Manchester Cities In The Park Festival 08/03/91 ART4151 CDr Buzzcocks New Jersey 11/22/80 ART4233 2CDr Buzzcocks New York City Palladium 12/01/79 ART4239 2CDr Buzzcocks Peels & Screen On The Green August 1986 ART4319 CDr Buzzcocks Razorcuts - Demos & Live ART4376 2CDr Buzzcocks Selinas Coogee Bay Hotel, Sydney 02/09/90 ART4472 2CDr Buzzcocks Sheffield Top Rank Club 10/21/79 ART4500 CDr Buzzcocks The Final Gig - Hamburg 01/23/81 for 9 Years ART4569 2CDr Buzzcocks The Forum, Kentish Town, London 05/19/96 ART4570 CDr Buzzcocks The Palladium, Chicago 12/03/79 ART4586 2CDr Buzzcocks The Temple, San Francisco 12/15/79 FM ART4594 CDr Buzzcocks Time's Up Demo & Magazine Live 1978 ART4609 2CDr Pete Shelley Finsbury Park, London 07/27/86 ART3585 2CDr Pete Shelley Glastonbury 07/28/84 & Radio Sessions Jan 83 ART3622 2CDr Pete Shelley London U.L.U. 11/14/86 ART4093 CDr Pete Shelley Maestro's, Glasgow 04/07/82 ART4133 2CDr Pete Shelley Salford Univ 11/6/87 & G-Mex Mnchstr 1/19/86 ART4455 2CDr Flag Of Convenience Dingwalls, London 01/10/88 ART3511 CDr Howard Devoto Derby Blue Note 07/12/83 ART5178 CDr Howard Devoto London Lyceum 08/07/83 ART5883 CDr Magazine 4 Peel Sessions & In Concert 12/09/78 ART4772 CDr Magazine Berlin Rockpalast 02/22/81 ART4909 CDr Magazine Los Angeles Whisky Bar 09/01/79 (2 Sets) ART 6024 CDr Magazine Paradise Ballroom, Boston 08/04/79 ART 6315 CDr Magazine Sydeny Rydazmere Inn September 1980 ART 6707 John Maher was probably involved only in the Peel Session that would have been recorded on Aug 4, 1981. The other Wah! recordings listed here are probably without any Buzzcocks. CDr Wah! 3 Peel Sessions & In Concert 1981 ART8681 CDr Wah! London I.C.A. 01/05/82 & Wild Swans Peel Session ART8683 CDr Wah! Manchester Polytechnic 06/27/81 ART8682 CDr Wah! Victoria Park, Hackney, London 08/19/84 ART8684 Listings of bootlegs are provided for informational purposes only. In no way does this pretend to be any endorsement for these bootlegs whatsoever. Buzzcocks receive NO MONEY from bootlegs and they object to these things being marketed for profit. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUZZCOCKS #3.0 (reformed) 1989 Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals Steve Diggle - guitar, vocals John Maher - drums Steve Garvey - bass The reformed group #3.0 toured, but released no studio recordings. Live Retro 77 81 [BOOTLEG] (probably) probably CD (possibly video), probably UK, probably Feb 25, 2000, catalog number probably B035542, label unknown. Nothing else is known about this item as of Jan 2001. It could possibly be a video tape, or audio on CD from a video tape, because a few different video compilations have appeared on eBay as bootlegs, apparently. These bootleg videos have variously included Playback, Auf Wiedersehen, Live Legends, Danbury Connecticut, and other live performances. While nothing is known directly concerning "Live Retro 77 81", the inclusion of "81" in the title points to Auf Wiedersehen, and "77" points to the Playback video. (see unnofficial video list, below) Live Legends [VIDEO] PAL video tape (1990, UK) Castle CMP6001 VHS video tape (1990, US) PolyGram Video 4400847273 Laser Disk (1992) Castle Communications ID8665CA Laser Disk (Japan) Videoarts VALC-3185 VHS (1997, reissue) Griffin R-2388 Laser Disk (1997???, reissue) Griffin LR-2388 (never released???) VHS (US) Griffin GRF101VD (never released???) DVD (Oct 2003) NOTES: Possibly also released as a bootleg video entitled "Live in Bedrock City" Gez notes: 'A makeshift crowd was quickly hurried into the gig - hence the apparent apathy of the crowd. Originally broadcast in the UK for a late night music prog called Bedrock.' Extended lyrics in 'autonomy' were probably??? added by Diggle the when BUZZCOCKS F.O.C. played for Berlin Independence Days '88 (see separate entry for that, below, and also see note for Encore Du Pain, below). The laser disk is encoded with both analog and digital sound. Produced by Ken O'Neill Recorded live Dec 14, 1989 at Central TV Studios in Nottingham, UK. 01) nothing left 02) autonomy [extended lyrics, also on Playback video, see above] 03) moving away from the pulsebeat 04) noise annoys 05) you say you don't love me 06) e.s.p. 07) walking distance 08) why can't i touch it 09) everybody's happy nowadays 10) harmony in my head 11) fast cars 12) ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've)? 13) i believe ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUZZCOCKS #4.0 Jan 31, 1990 - Dec 22, 1991 Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals Steve Diggle - guitar, vocals Steve Garvey - bass Mike Joyce (ex VICTIM, ex SMITHS) - drums See band photo here: http://www.mikejoyce.com/NewFiles/memrobil/smithsPic2.html Reading '89 [VIDEO] PAL video tape (Nov 1998, UK) Diggle Music NOTES: http://www.stevediggle.ndirect.co.uk/merchand.htm Recorded live in Reading, UK, 1989. Track listing unavailable at press time. Nottingham Rock City [VIDEO] NOTES: Date uncertain Probably a bootleg tape. Timmy Benge notes: [quote from ebay.com] '"The Movie PUNK IN LONDON 77 features loads of vintage footage of The Clash,Chelsea,The Jam, Alternative TV,The Adverts and lots more is app 95 minutes long and features a full Concert from the Buzzcocks as featured on the Euro TV Show BEDROCK(on one T160)' A. Williams notes: 'Its a concert live from Nottingham Rock city ( I think) and it's from the reunion tour (about 60 minutes long), Bedrock was a TV show,shown in the middle of the night about 5 years ago.' Track listing unavailable at press time. Melbourne '90 [BOOTLEG] NOTES: Pete Crebbin notes: 'The Melbourne show is the one I went to (I didn't tape it though). My copy is just a typical boot cassette with xerox cover. The sound quality isn't great, but it is listenable. I think John Maher had only just left. I couldn't really see much of Mike Joyce, & didn't realize it was him until a week or so later. This was their first Aus tour, & everyone - band included was surprised by the reception. The Palace holds about 3500/4000 people, and that night it was jam packed, as was the night before. They've toured here twice since - '92 & '94 - but the response wasn't as big. In '92 at the same venue there were only about 500 people, and in '94 they played a small pub to about 100 people. When I saw them in '92 Shelley & Diggle invited me & my g/friend at the time, plus the other dozen fans who stayed behind, back to their hotel for a party. When the hotel staff saw us all walk in they announced that we couldn't get any booze. So we sat in Diggle's room and listened to his new copy of "The Clash Singles" tape. They were all very friendly, and let me take lots of photos.' 01) i don't know what to do with my life 02) i don't mind 03) love you more 04) promises 05) why she's A girl from the chainstore 06) autonomy 07) nothing left 08) pulsebeat 09) noise annoys 10) you say you don't love me 11) esp 12) walking distance 13) why can't i touch it? 14) everybody's happy nowadays 15) harmony in my head 16) what do you know? 17) what do i get? 18) fast cars 19) ever fallen in love? 20) i believe 21) oh shit! 22) mad mad judy 23) orgasm addict 24) boredom Drone Studio session Unreleased NOTES: (see Modern, below) Tony McGartland notes: 'Steve Garvey recorded a 'dance' mix of [track 05] that was intended as a singe 12" mix - abandoned.' Produced by Paul Roberts Recorded Nov 21-24, 1990 at Drone Studios, Manchester 01) dreaming 02) alive tonight 03) never gonna give it up 04) wallpaper world 05) successful street 06) who will help me to forget? 07) serious crime 08) why compromise? 1991 demos mostly unreleased NOTES: Tracks 02, 04, 07 and 10 comprise the alive tonight EP (see below). (see Modern, below) (see Trade Test Transmissions, below) Gez notes: '`Australia' is a Garvey solo composition, don't think it really has a title, but the tape i have lists it as Australia 'cos that's where it was composed.' Tony McGartland notes: 'Pete tells me that: "Steve [Garvey] arrived at the studio with a walkman and played us a tape of the instrumental he had written. We just played around and called it Australia."' Track 05 is also a Garvey composition. Tony also notes: '[tracks 01 & 11] Both recorded and performed by "ZIP" in 1987 BBC Radio Session. Another track called "Serious Game" may possibly be "Serious Crime", check with Pete.' Recorded Feb 13 - Apr 24, 1991 at Drone Studios, Manchester 01) never gonna give it up 02) serious crime 03) dreamin' 04) last to know 05) run away from home 06) tranquilizer 07) alive tonight 08) love turns around you 09) isolation 10) successful street 11) who will help me to forget? 12) why compromise? 13) australia alive tonight [EP] CD (Apr 1991, UK) Planet Pacific PPAC3CD Vinyl 7 inch (Apr 1991, UK) Planet Pacific PPAC3 Vinyl 12 inch (Apr 1991, UK) Planet Pacific PPAC3T Cassette (1991) NOTES: From 1991 demo sessions for the Trade Test Transmissions album (see 1991 demos entry, above, for complete list of tracks recorded during these sessions). Planet Pacific was BUZZCOCKS' own short lived record label. Marshal Peters reports that a 12 inch white label test pressing with no sleeve exists, but has only tracks 01 and 02 while having the 12 inch catalog number PPAC3T. Marshal Peters notes: 'The Alive Tonight EP [7 inch] actually came out in two different formats. The most common is that with the pink/grey pattern on the pic. sleeve, with ALIVE TONIGHT on the A-side and SERIOUS CRIME on the B-Side. The other - and rarer version - has two totally different tracks......LAST TO KNOW on the A-side and SUCCESSFUL STREET on the B-side. This also has a different coloured sleeve (black/grey) albeit in the same design. BUZZCOCKS is in pink text as per the 'standard' release, however there is no mention of track listing on the front of the sleeve. Both releases retain the same catalogue number - PPAC3 - which is most unusual. Opinions vary as to how the LAST TO KNOW version surfaced, some suggest that it was actually withdrawn after the band changed their mind on the tracks??? My copy came from an agency in London who plug new releases and is stamped with the date 17 June 1991 - some two months after the official release date.' Inscriptions in the 12 inch vinyl a) 'NO MESSAGE' b) 'BUY THE ALBUM' Produced by BUZZCOCKS Songs written by Diggle except [a] Shelley Recorded Apr 1991 at Drone Studio 01) alive tonight 02) serious crime [a] 03) last to know [a] 04) successful street "The Unreleased Album" Not released. NOTES: (see Modern, below) This is not the official album title. Andrew Browne notes: 'Tracks 1, 3, 5, 9, 11 and 13 are all Steve Diggle compositions. (I know "Tranquilizer" is one of his 'cos I remember him singing it at the Town and Country Club in London on 7th September '92). Track 7 is apparently a Steve Garvey song that the band first recorded during demos for "A Different Kind Of Tension" in 1979. I inferred the information about track 7 from Tony McGartland's book. On page 92 he says that they recorded a Garvey composition called "Running Away From Home" on July 4th-5th 1979, and I'm assuming that this is the same song [see 1991 demos, above, and Chronology, below]. I've also noticed today in Tony's book that "Why Compromise?" is a Pete Shelley song. It's listed on the top of page 150 as part of a BBC Radio 1 by Zip dated 16th May 1988. This may be what the same note from Tony is referring to where it says:- Tony also notes: '[tracks 01 & 11] Both recorded and performed by "ZIP" in 1987 BBC Radio Session.' Although if this is the case then either the date in the book or in the discography must be wrong, and the note should presumably refer to '[tracks 01 and 12]' rather than '[tracks 01 & 11]' - so that leaves only "Dreaming" that I don't know about.' Leo Hoek van Dijke notes: 'In July [2000] someone dropped off this awful sounding tape with lots of low midrange noise on it. According to the enclosed info, it was a session the band did at 'Greenpoint Studios' in New York between 8-27 December 1991 [these dates differ slightly from those previously published herein.] The quality was quite horrible, but still clear enough to listen quite well, even though some instruments are very difficult to distinguish. Here's a short description of the unreleased tracks, as I don't think it's useful to re-describe the issued tracks again! Tracks later rerecorded for 'Trade Test Transmissions': Never Gonna Give It Up 3'23" Slightly cleaner sounding than on 'TTT', with drumbeat as opening of the track. Last To Know 2'50" Sounds cleaner and smoother than 'TTT'-version. When Love Turns Around 2'23" Basically the same as on 'TTT'. Isolation 3'44" Much softer (clean) flangered guitarsound, with an intro that's quite comparable with 'Spanish Stroll' By Mink DeVille, rather than for example 'Sixteen'. My versions ends abruptly, as simply cut. Who'll Help Me To Forget 3'06" A bit more poppy and slower, which makes it sound a bit more tame. Unissued tracks: Runaway From Home 3'07" Totally different from the version released on 'Chronology', with lyrics sung in harmony (or Pete's voice double-tracked. Hard to distinguish on my copy). Much more pop-styled, like 'Something To Believe In' by the Ramones. Tranquilizer 3'48" A Diggle-song with heavy wah-wah on the guitar and lots of delay on the vocals. The first start sounds quite stripped, with just drums and bass as rhythm and guitar and vocals as basic melody. During the chorus a second, much heavier guitar joins in and stays there, more or less audible at stages. There's also a scent of synth or sax, but the quality was again too bad to tell. Compromise? 3'27" A mid-tempo Shelley popsong with driving rhythm and some wah wah on the guitar. At the end some noisy guitars. Australia 0'54" Wah-wah lead, 'Smiths'-like short instrumental.' [End of Leo's note.] (Track 07 also recorded during the Tension album demos, 1979, see Chronology, above.) Produced by Bill Laswell Songs written by Diggle except [a] Shelley, [b] Garvey Recorded Dec 9-22, 1991 at Green Point Studio, New York 01) isolation 02) never gonna give it up [a] 03) when love turns around 04) all over you [a] 05) trash away 06) who will help me to forget 07) run away from home [b] 08) why compromise? [a] 09) alive tonight 10) last to know [a] 11) inside 12) serious crime [a] 13) tranquilizer 14) dreaming [a] ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUZZCOCKS #3.0 (reformed again) Jan 29 - Feb 18, 1992 Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals Steve Diggle - guitar, vocals Steve Garvey - bass John Maher - drums Eleven gig tour in Europe, plus three dates in Japan. No released recordings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUZZCOCKS #3.5 Apr 21 - May 7, 1992 Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals Steve Diggle - guitar, vocals Steve Garvey - bass Steve Gibson (ex ICICLE WORKS) - drums Ten gig tour in Australia and New Zealand. Andrew Browne notes: '[Steve Gibson's] first gig was Auckland, Powerstation.' No released recordings. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- BUZZCOCKS #5.0 Aug 25, 1992 - ??? Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals Steve Diggle - guitar, vocals Tony Barber - bass Phil Barker - drums NME Presents Viva! Eight CD (1992) MSS Publishing VIVA 8 CD NOTES: Nick Tomasic notes: 'On the cover it says "Live Double CD Highlights of the NME Viva Eight concerts at the Town & Country Club September 1-8 1992". On the cover, it also says "Proceeds to The Spastics Society". The inside of the cover (it is a fold-over) gives a description of The Spastics Society. The inside of the back page lists the bands, song titles, authors and publishing info, i.e., BUZZCOCKS WHAT DO I GET? (Shelley). MSS Publishing. (p) The Spastics Society 1992. The members of the bands are not listed individually anywhere on the disc.' Andrew Browne notes: 'First gig with Tony and Phil.' Concerts were a celebration of the 40th Anniversary of New Musical Express (NME). Recorded live Sep 7, 1992 at Town & Country Club Disc 1 15) what do i get? [3:05] Trade Test Transmissions CD (May 1993, UK) Castle Communications (Essential Music) ESSCD195 Vinyl (May 1993, UK) Castle Communications (Essential Music) ESSLP195 Cassette (1993, UK) Castle Communications (Essential Music) ESSMC195 CD (Oct 1993, US) Caroline CAROL17472 Cassette (1993, US) Caroline CAR1747CS CD (Jan 1, 1994, Japan) Toys TFCK88657 CD (Germany) 340178 (???) CD Essential B30762) (???) CD (to be released Mar 2004 ???) Sanctuary NOTES: On the Caroline CD, 'do it' is the remixed version and 2 bonus b-side tracks are included from the 'innocent' and 'do it' singles. Sequence listing on cover does not specify first short track which has no official title. Angela Lamb says that on her Castle CD this first short track is the beginning of track 01, 'do it', but on my Castle CD it's a separate track in the CD timing code and 'do it' is track 02 and the sequence listing on the packaging is off by 1 because of this separation. The Caroline CD combines them, but 'beeps' is omitted from the Castle CD- single of 'do it'. My Castle CD identifies Tony Barber as Tony Arbor, and track 08 is mis-credited to both Shelley and Diggle in the liner notes, Diggle wrote it. Jaz Long notes: 'Yet another permutation... I have the Castle CD with Tony's name mis-spelt, correct writing credits and the track numbering wrong!' John P Lennon notes: 'I also have the exact same thing you do in terms of the timing code/track listing, the mis-credit on "When Love Turns Around", and "Tony Arbor." I have a feeling that Jaz has the same: you have to look closely at the writing credits as track '07' is listed twice -- under both Shelley and Diggle!' Andrew Browne notes [regarding the vinyl version]: 'There is a sort of natural break between the first and second side of the LP. After the end of "Never Gonna Give It Up" there's a noise that fades in with a guitar playing in the background - similar to the guitar part in "369" - and then fades out. The second side starts with a similar noise fading in before "Energy" starts. Then at the end of the second side, where "369" fades back in, it creates a sort of sense of symmetry with the end of the first side.' Tony McGartland notes: 'Pete wrote this title track [t t t] in Jan 1993 especially for the album. Another tracked called "Somewhere", by Diggle was recorded for the album but not on final selection for album. I have this completed version from "TTT" demos cassette Tony Barber sent me last year.' 'isolation' was first performed by Diggle's band Buzzcocks F.O.C. and is preserved on video, see Best Of Berlin Independence Days '88, Vol 2, below. (see alive tonight EP and the 1991 demos, both above) Produced by Ralph P. Ruppert Recorded and mixed at Eastcote Studios, London, Mar 9 - Apr 7, 1993 Songs written by Shelley except [a] Diggle 01) [electronic beeps for 6 seconds] 02) do it 03) innocent 04) t t t 05) isolation [a] 06) smile 07) last to know 08) when love turns around [a] 09) never gonna give it up 10) energy [a] 11) palm of your hand 12) alive tonight [a] 13) who'll help me to forget? 14) unthinkable [a] 15) crystal night 16) 369 Bonus tracks on the Caroline CD: 17) all over you [live] 18) inside [a] Bonus tracks on the Sanctuary CD (to be released Mar 2003): all of the b-sides from that time 3 tracks from Libertine Angel EP possibly 4 tracks from Alive Tonight EP innocent [EP] CD (May 1993, UK) Castle Communications (Essential Music) ESSX2025 Vinyl 12 inch (May 1993, UK) Castle Communications (Essential Music) ESST2025 Vinyl 7 inch (May 1993, UK) Castle Communications (Essential Music) ESS2025 without track 02 NOTES: Castle CD also released by Caroline Records (US) as a promo without an insert. The promo jewel box has a sticker on the back with an incomplete listing of the US dates of the 1993 TTT tour. The sticker also states: "all dates with the Doughboys and Fudge". A sticker on the front has the BUZZCOCKS logo and track listings on a purple background which matches the CD. The promo CD itself is identical to the regular CD except it adds the phrase "FOR PROMOTIONAL USE ONLY". Charlie at GDM Records notes: 'UK cd promo copy of "Innocent" has same catalogue number as the regular release (ESSX 2025), but is printed in black on plain silver (not purple), no Buzzcocks logo, adds "for promotional use only" and "Recorded & Mixed at Eastcote Studio, London".' Linda notes: 'Steve Garvey came on for an encore (with Tony Barber on drums) at their Asbury Park, NJ show on the '93 tour.' [Recording location of the two live cuts here is unknown.] Andrew Browne notes: 'My CD copy has a sticker "Warning Contains Language That May Offend". Don't know what this is referring to!' Songs written by Shelley except [a] Diggle 01) innocent 02) who'll help me to forget? 03) inside [a] do it [EP] CD (Aug 1993, UK) Castle Communications (Essential Music) ESSX2031 Vinyl 12 inch (Aug 1993, UK) Castle Communications (Essential Music) ESST2031 CD (1993, Australia) Castle/BMG 119315-2 (in card sleeve) NOTES: As with the 'innocent' EP above, the Castle CD was also released by Caroline Records (US) as a promo without an insert. The jewel box has the same tour sticker on the back, and the front sticker and the CD itself are the same, as well, but in red. Between the UK and US editions of Trade Test Transmissions, the only track that remains non-lp is 'trash away'. Gez notes: 'A promo video was also made and partly shown on 'The Chart Show' in the UK.' Track 02 was originally 'a dance' by FOC (see Dingwalls live set by FOC, below). Songs written by Shelley except [a] Diggle 01) do it [remix] 02) trash away [a] [live] 03) all over you [live] libertine angel [EP] CD (Apr 1994, UK) Castle Communications (Essential Music) ESSX2038 Vinyl 12 inch (May 2, 1994, UK) Castle Communications (Essential Music) ESST2038 NOTES: Limited to 1000 copies. 'not from the album trade test transmissions', is the printed reminder that this is newer stuff. Title track also produced as a video. Some frames from the 'do it' video are reproduced on the front and back cover. The six video frames reproduced on the back are b/w, rectangular and sharp, and arranged in a film strip format like a TV that has been photographed. The images lay sideways left to right across the back cover. The front cover photo is one of these frames that has been modified thus: A) slightly motion blurred (probably across 2 or 3 video frames) B) may additionally have a small fuzzy low pass filter applied C) orange hue applied (from b/w) D) blue band logo embedded in the image E) narrowed square aspect ratio F) tilted about 25 deg to the right Secret Public did some black T-shirts using these cover graphics, but the photo is a lot sharper, has the original rectangular aspect, and a 45 degree tilt to the left. Band logo is deeper orange and printed level above the photo in large letters. Tony McGartland notes: 'All photos taken at video shoot for 'Do It' by Pete Towndrow, who is Tony Barbers 'best friend'. These were all taken on transparencies shot directly from the video monitors in the studio.' Brass on track 02: Lydia, Nick Wollage, Simon Astridge Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'MIKE'S EXCHANGE' b) 'MIKE'S EXCHANGE' / 'YOU'RE ALL FUCKING SLAVES' Produced by BUZZCOCKS Recorded at Falconer Studios 1 & 2 Songs written by Shelley except [a] Diggle 01) libertine angel 02) roll it over [a] 03) excerpt from 'prison riot hostage' Collide-A-Scope (various artists) [VIDEO] NOTES: Gez notes: 'Buzzcocks are one of the acts featured on a video called "Collide-A-Scope" set for release on July 4th, 1995, and available from PO Box 6438, London, E15 1NB. Should also hopefully be on general release as well as mail order. Not sure as of yet what the track is.' Uncertain if this was ever released. ???) ??? French CD (Sep 1995, UK) Dojo Limited DOJOCD237 CD (UK, promotional) Dojo Limited DOJOCD237PROMO CD (Feb 1996, US) I.R.S. (cat # ???) Cassette (1996, US) I.R.S. (cat # ???) CD (1996, Japan) Real Life Records (cat # ???) CD (1998, UK) Original Masters (digitally remastered, has booklet) NOTES: Dojo Limited, POBox 281, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2BB, England UK version includes coupon for special offer CD (see Encore Du Pain, below). UK version also available as a limited edition picture disc. Promo version comes in clear plastic pouch. Shari Bryant notes: 'Well, I recently picked up a copy of the "remastered" version [1998]. I also have a copy of the U.S. release. I can't tell any difference in sound quality between the two. If you look closely at the "remastered" version, it doesn't say anywhere that it is remastered. It says "Digitally Mastered" on the sticker on the front. The "remastered" version does contain a 6 page booklet with color photos (the photos are the same as those in the U.S. release, just in color) and the liner notes are basically a history of the Buzzcocks (most, if not all, has been printed elsewhere). The "remastered" version doesn't have the additional tracks found on the U.S. release.' Mixed at The Surgery by Derek Fudge and Tony Barber Produced and compiled by Tony Barber Recorded live Wed Apr 12, 1995 at L'Arapaho Club, Paris, France 01) i don't mind 02) who'll help me to forget 03) get on your own 04) unthinkable 05) strange thing 06) energy 07) breakdown 08) innocent 09) roll it over 10) why she's a girl at the chainstore 11) last to know 12) running free 13) libertine angel 14) why can't i touch it 15) noise annoys 16) isolation 17) boredom 18) do it 19) harmony in my head 20) i believe Bonus tracks on I.R.S. version, from Encore Du Pain (see below) 21) orgasm addict 22) oh shit! 23) fast cars Encore Du Pain CD (Sep 1995, UK) Dojo Limited DOBUZZ1 CD (1999, UK) Yeaah! YEAAH1 (division of Almafame Ltd, from Essex) CD (Mar 16, 1999) MSI (same as Yeaah! release???) CD (UK) ALMACD8 (???) CD (UK) ALF2790CD (???) NOTES: Originally released by Dojo as a special mail order offer with coupon contained in the French CD (see above) for limited time until May 31, 1996. "This album will not be available in the shops." [At least, not by Dojo!] Besides the Live Legends video, above, this is the only other available recording of 'autonomy' with the extended lyrics (as of Oct 1997). The Yeaah! CD has some other notations: [PAIS] 006.3001.29. and EFA 88951-2 Tracks 04, 09 & 10 are bonus cuts on the US "French" CD. Mixed at The Surgery by Derek Fudge and Tony Barber Produced and compiled by Tony Barber Recorded live Wed Apr 12, 1995 at L'Arapaho Club, Paris, France 01) i don't know what to do with my life 02) love you more 03) autonomy 04) orgasm addict 05) promises 06) when love turns around 07) ever fallen in love...? 08) what do i get? 09) oh shit! 10) fast cars Live In Paris CD (16 Jul 2001, UK) Castle Pie PIESD259 CD (2001, US) NOTES: Same as Encore Du Pain, see above. Has Eiffel Tower on cover. Orgasm Addicts CD (Europe, Nov 26, 2001) Dressed To Kill METRO805 CD (US) DTK805CD NOTES: Same as Encore Du Pain, see above. Andrew Browne notes: 'Basically it is yet another reissue of "Encore Du Pain" under a different name. This might not be immediately obvious from the artwork though. The jewel case has one of those card slip-on covers and the photos on both this and in the CD booklet are all really early ones of the Garth lineup! I'm not sure whether I've seen all of them before but the "kiss" photograph is included.' Songs In A Different Time CD (UK) Cache Records NOTES: Same as Encore Du Pain, see above. isolation [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Jan 1996) One Stop Music ONE7001 NOTES: Limited edition of 1000. "BOTH TRACKS APPEAR ON BUZZCOCKS ALBUM 'FRENCH'" Inscription in the vinyl a) 'A PORKY PRIME CUT FOR THE BOYS' b) 'PRIMED' Recorded live Wed Apr 12, 1995 at L'Arapaho Club, Paris, France Mixed at The Surgery by Derek Fudge and Tony Barber 01) isolation 02) noise annoys Long Ago's and Worlds Apart (various artists) CD (1996, UK) Nice Records NYCE1CD Vinyl (1996, UK) Nice Records NYCE1LP NOTES: Tribute to the SMALL FACES (see separate entry under TONY BARBER solo section, below) John P Lennon notes: 'Steve sings lead, but Pete also has some prominent vocals. Definitely has that Neill King sound evident on "ALL SET". Track listing is wrong on my CD!! Buzzcocks' track is listed as 13, but is actually 14! What is actually track 1 one the CD is a little spoken "intro" type thing, then it goes into the first song, which is listed in the sleeve as track 1 but it's actually #2. So, it's just like [certain CD pressings of] TTT, where each song is actually off by one...' Andrew Browne notes: 'The artwork [for the vinyl] is the same as on the CD, but is particularly appropriate for the LP, as it is made to look like a record sleeve from the early to mid sixties.' Produced by Tony Barber, Mixed by Neill King Recorded Sep 5-6, 1995 13) here come the nice autumn stone [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (1996, UK) Acid Jazz NICE01 (cat # inscribed on vinyl) NOTES: Marshal Peters notes: 'As a radio promo for the album [Long Ago's and Worlds Apart] a very limited quantity of vinyl 7" singles were pressed-up.' Tony McGartland notes: 'vocals by Diggle, no pic sleeve white only, blue paper labels, [cat #] none on label' Inscription in the vinyl a) 'MAXIMUM B + B' b) 'NUF DNA N15 REEB' Recorded Sep 5-6, 1995 01) understanding [5:03] (PP AND THE PRIMES, pseudonym for PP ARNOLD AND THE SOUL DESTROYERS) 02) autumn stone [4:05] (credited 'STEVIE'S BUZZ', aka BUZZCOCKS) totally from the heart [SINGLE] CD (1996, US) I.R.S. 708761053425 NOTES: One-sided vinyl 7 inch rumored to have been pressed. "FOR PROMOTION ONLY" Comes in a regular sized jewel box with back cover and silk-screened disc, but there is no front cover or liner notes. Artwork is drawing of an actual, presumably human, heart but there are no credits. 01) totally from the heart [2:46] All Set CD (Mon, Apr 29, 1996, UK) IRS Records 724383696222 CD (May 14, 1996, US) IRS Records 724383696222 CD (Jun 21, 1996, Japan) Real Cool Records TECW25252 (bonus tracks) Vinyl limited edition (Mon, May 6, 1996, UK) IRS Records 724383696215 CD (2000 ???, UK) reprinted ??? Unknown for sure. CD (US) Capitol EIRSCD1078 (???) NOTES: Additional musicians: Neill King - piano Jim Push - keyboards Tony McGartland notes: 'Derek Fudge produced the demos for "All Set" at The Surgery, London. These were for IRS Records. Demos feature all the "All Set" album tracks plus the following: Better Day Nothing to Me Under the Sun (see Modern, below) Never Believe it Harsh Reality Holding Me Down [released on Japanese CD] Television World [released on Japanese CD] Everyday Sky [released on Japanese CD] [Tony McGartland continues:] Derek Fudge also was sound engineer on all UK dates of May 1996 tour. Tony Barber plays guitar on a few tracks on the album, and is credited as Tony Barber - bass, gtr. Tony [Barber] told me [Tony McGartland] he is not sure which as the songs had no titles at the early recording stages. Steve Diggle said he played on "Back With You" & "Playing for Time".' Tony McGartland notes: 'Phil Barker tells me: "as well as the Why Can't I Touch It? dance recording I did, we also recorded a psychedelic track called Where's Garth? And I've done a reggae version of What Do I Get and Unthinkable."' [Unknown if these were done during or prior to the All Set sessions. ???] US promo CD has a promo sticker on the front of the insert, and an extra silk-screened promo notice on the CD itself (right across the band logo), but is otherwise identical. UK and US CD's have the same catalog number and have almost identical packaging, except the back of the UK is much brighter orange, whereas the back of the US CD is a dull, darker orange. US CD came with sticker on the wrapper: "The new studio album from the original punks featuring "TOTALLY FROM THE HEART"". Japanese CD came with second insert booklet with lyrics in both English and Japanese, and some history in Japanese. John P Lennon notes: [regarding the Japanese CD] 'The lyrics were initially transcribed in Japan as is apparently their method, but then they were sent to Pete, who made some corrections!' The Japan CD front cover has an extra thin orange pinstripe around 3 sides near the edge. See note for Buzzkunst (ShelleyDevoto, see below) regarding as to why Japanese releases get bonus tracks. Andrew Browne notes: 'The LP artwork is different from the CD. Same colours on the sleeve. Pale yellow on front, orange on reverse. No wavy chequered flag design on front. Instead the bottom of the sleeve is a 12.5cm horizontal band of small (2.5mm) very pale yellow squares. There is a 6cm wide central vertical band running from top to bottom of the sleeve of larger (1cm) white squares. This overlays the horizontal band at the bottom of the sleeve. Black Buzzcocks logo superimposed on the vertical band about 5cm from the top and about 11cm wide by 3cm deep. 'All Set' logo is about 2cm below and 9cm by 2.5cm. Between the two logos is a narrow horizontal band of small black chequered squares. These are also about 2.5mm and this band is two squares deep and about 11cm long. These black 'squares' are slanted slightly to match the slanted lettering in the logos. The reverse is more similar to the CD reverse, but the bottom of the sleeve has a 10cm horizontal band of 2.5mm pale orange squares. Cut out of this is a large Buzzcocks logo, about 27cm by 7cm. Above this band are four small (2cm) circular B&W headshots of Pete, Phil, Steve and Tony. I've seen the B&W photo these come from on the web somewhere... Above this is the track listing, much as on the CD, with the first 7 tracks being on side one of the LP and the remaining 6 on side two. The sleeve is in thin matte card, which to me has a slightly DIY 1977 feel about it.' (see Shelley single 'never again', below) (see note for soundtrack Some Kind Of Wonderful, below) (see ZIP single 'your love', below) (see FOC live tape recorded 1986, below) Recorded Nov 13 - Dec 11, 1995 at Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, CA. Produced by Neill King Songs written by Shelley except [a] Diggle 01) totally from the heart 02) without you 03) give it to me 04) your love 05) point of no return 06) hold me close 07) kiss 'n' tell 08) what am I supposed to do [a] 09) some kinda wonderful 10) what you mean to me 11) playing for time [a] 12) pariah 13) back with you [a] bonus cuts on Japanese CD: 14) holding me down [a] 15) television world [a] 16) everyday sky [a] Different For Girls [SOUNDTRACK] (various artists) (also known as "Crossing The Border") Film (1996, UK, also New Zealand) Film (Aug 15, 1997, US) Video (Jun 23, 1998, US) NOTES: Soundtrack album was not released. Buzzcocks are featured playing live in the movie. Buzzcocks contribution was filmed in London in 1996 (see Secret Public Issue 10 for details) at The Raw Club on Tottenham Court Road. 00) ever fallen in love 00) orgasm addict [snippet] Finsbury Park '96 [VIDEO] PAL video tape (Nov 1998, UK) Diggle Music NOTES: http://www.stevediggle.ndirect.co.uk/merchand.htm Recorded live at Finsbury Park, UK, Jun 23, 1996 01) you say you don't love me 02) what am i supposed to do now? 03) hold me close 04) playing for time 05) love you more 06) harmony in my head 07) what do i get? 08) back with you 09) boredom Holidays In The Sun Volume 2 (various artists) CD (May 1997, UK) Visionary HITS02 NOTES: Recorded live at Blackpool, Aug 11, 1996 11) boredom [3:26] Holidays In The Sun Day 3 (various artists) [VIDEO] Video tape (Aug 1997, UK) Visionary JE304 NOTES: Recorded live at Blackpool, Aug 11, 1996 ??) boredom ??) interview EMI America demos (not released) NOTES: (see Modern, below) Shelley's four songs were released Aug 1997 via the Buzzcocks WWW site using Real Audio technology. John P Lennon notes: 'These are the official demos burned onto CD for submission to EMI-USA in NYC. Initially work was done at the Surgery, London, beginning November 11th. After 8 days, the band moved to Sound Suite in Camden where they re-recorded 8 of the best songs from the Surgery sessions. Two songs not included were "Paper Doll" and "Rule Breaker."' Titles of Diggle songs are unofficial. Songs written by Shelley except [a] Diggle Recorded Nov 1996 01) soul on a rock 02) see through you [a] 03) sneaky 04) phone (aka put the phone down) 05) everyday everynight [a] 06) hold me tight [a] 07) choices 08) thinking of you [a] BBC Sessions CD (Oct 26, 1998, UK) EMI 724349777125 "The Archive Series" NOTES: Collection of BBC recordings broadcast on Radio One except where noted. (see Modern, below) John P Lennon notes: 'The "WDIG?" track was hidden because Tony felt the quality wasn't really good enough to be one of the "official" tracks. A tape of the other tracks that didn't make it onto the CD are official Abbey Road cassette sleeves, and there were only 6 of these made up! Track info for the leftover songs: Isolation (National Music Day), Do It (Johnny Walker Radio 1), Unthinkable ("), Roll It Over (Mark Radcliffe Radio 1), Playing For Time (Information Super Highway), Totally From The Heart (").' Tracks 01 & 02 recorded for TV (see unofficial video list, below). Tracks 03 & 04 were bootlegged on Razor Cuts (see above). Track 21 is hidden in CD track #20 after 9 minutes of silence. Mastered by Sean Magee at Abbey Road Studios Compiled by Tony Barber Recorded and broadcast Nov 14, 1978, Old Grey Whistle Test, TV: 01) sixteen again 02) nothing left Recorded Nov 16, 1978, broadcast Dec 4, 1978, Kid Jensen Show: 03) promises Recorded Nov 1978, broadcast Jan 20, 1979, Mike Read Show: 04) lipstick Recorded and broadcast Jun 26, 1993, National Music Day: 05) do it Recorded Sep 23, 1993, never broadcast: 06) isolation 07) palm of your hand Recorded and broadcast Sep 23, 1993, Jackie Brambles Show: 08) ever fallen in love Recorded and broadcast Apr 11, 1994, Hit The North/Mark Radcliffe: 09) energy 10) libertine angel 11) last to know Recorded and broadcast May 14, 1996, Robert Elms Show, GLR: 12) playing for time 13) totally from the heart 14) i don't mind Recorded and broadcast Jun 16, 1997, Johnny Walker Show, GLR: 15) turn of the screw 16) thunder of the hearts 17) fiction romance Recorded and broadcast Dec 20, 1997, Phil Jupitus Show, GLR: 18) love battery 19) harmony in my head 20) time's up Recorded Nov 1978, broadcast Jan 20, 1979, Mike Read Show: 21) what do i get [unlisted track] Promotional Product [PROMO SINGLE] CD (Aug 1999, UK) EMI MOD2000 NOTES: Packaging is in a slim CD single case, the artwork is two color: generally red and sort of a flesh tone which is a bit darker on the CD than on the packaging. "EMI" is featured graphically on both the CD and liner so this may be a standard EMI promo package, although the title makes it sound like the artwork is a special layout for Buzzcocks. The liner notes are laid out in a circular almost spiral pattern. Tracks are listed as A/ AA/ and B/. The spine is blank but distinctively red. John P Lennon notes: '"Soul on a Rock (radio edit)" appears to just have shortened the beginning and ending bits by quite a few seconds. Also on the promo is "Ever Fallen in Love...?" and it actually has been remastered! It states "Digital remaster copyright EMI Records Ltd 1999." Someone was wondering about whether the enhanced CD's tracks sounded different... well, now I think they were probably remastered at Abbey Road at the time MODERN was mastered but I'll need to confirm that with Tony Barber.' 1) thunder of hearts 2) soul on a rock (radio edit) 3) ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've) Modern CD (Sep 6, 1999, UK) EMI (only the UK release is a double CD package) CD (Sep 21, 1999, US, Canada, Mexico) Go-kart 600773005822 Vinyl (Sep 21, 1999, US) Go-kart 600773005815 (ltd ed colored vinyl) (Go-kart distribution via Caroline) CD (Mar 23, 2000, Japan) JVC Victor Entertainment VICP61006 CD (2000, European Union) Go-Kart Vinyl (Japan) CNGOK58 (???) Vinyl (Sweden) GoKart GK058LP (???) CD (Australia) GoKart GK058 (???) NOTES: (see EMI America demos, above) (see Drone Studio session, above) (see 1991 demos, above) (see The Unreleased Album, above) (see notes for All Set, above) (see BBC Sessions, above) (see notes for ZIP your love, below) Enhanced E-CD "A Different Kind Of Product" contained in the EMI release was created by Abby Road Interactive. In addition to music tracks, this E-CD contains unique material not found at the Buzzcocks website. There are 133 JPEG images, 3 videos, and 5 audio-only tracks in movie format. It's not clear why there are 5 audio-only movie tracks when each of these 5 songs are included in the regular audio portion of the same CD. The E-CD is intended for Windows 98, but it also contains Quicktime3 that can be installed on a Mac so the movies can be run on a Mac by double-clicking on any of the video (or audio-only movie) files, which are contained in the DATA / ASSETS folder. Each JPEG image is supplied in big and small formats, but the "big" format is only just large enough to read the handbills, not the newspaper articles. For some reason photo #133 is not supplied in the smaller format. A triangular sticker on the front of the CD case states: "2CD: HIT SINGLES VIDEOS & MEMORABILIA" John P Lennon notes [Jul 19, 1998]: 'Tony, Pete and Steve have been in the studio now for about 3 weeks and they have only another 3 days to go, then Phil [he's been touring w/ STRATFORD MERCENINARIES] will come in soon to record all of the drum parts, then there will be about 2 weeks of mixing. Tony says that with the exception of minor tweaking the album will be done in early September [1998]! They have recorded 14 tracks, with possibly one more to be added this week. They had 23 originally to work with, and Tony says that the other 9 or 10 may be recorded later with the intention of having them as b-sides, etc.' Simon Jones notes (Mar 31, 1999): 'My mate Mezmo was on the phone to Tony Barber last night, seems that EMI have been in touch and are keen to put an album out, they wanted to know when they could have one Tony said we have one done already and apparently they love it. There is also talk of the cd coming with a free cd EMI wanted to do a sort of hits cd but Tony was asking about doing a cd rom with videos on it and emi seem quite keen. Tony is now off looking for a video of pulsebeat I think which has never been seen.' John P Lennon notes [Jun 8, 1999]: 'The EMI release will be a double CD with the second being a "greatest hits" but will also include videos and a lot of graphics - photos, sheet music, flyers, etc. from throughout the years - a true multimedia CD-ROM! The North American release will be just the Modern CD. Artwork is being designed now, and it should be nearly identical for both releases.' John P Lennon notes [Sep 2, 1998]: 'The initial promos that went out to press (I'm not sure about radio) were just audio-only because the second CD wasn't ready in time...' Marshal Peters notes: [Sep 2, 1999] 'Correct...the radio promo is just audio. The sleeve says "A Different Kind of Product" will include an enhanced element.....videos + digital files containing rare memorabilia.' John P Lennon notes: '"Sneaky" was replaced at the mastering stage by an 'uncompressed' mix. Tony decided that he was happier with this than the compressed mix he left the studio with.' [The advance CDR which was circulated to some record companies had the original 'compressed' mix.] John P Lennon notes [Dec 3, 1999]: 'This is a good time to mention that MODERN will see release early in 2000 in Europe and in Japan! Pending contractual issues, New Millennium Corp. will distribute the album in Europe, probably around March or April. There will be different artwork for both releases than on either the EMI or Go-kart releases! An Australian/NZ release is also possible, and a slimmer chance at a South American release...' John P Lennon notes: 'I was lucky enough to get a copy of the new Japanese release of MODERN yesterday. At a glance, this release looks very different. Gone are the bright colors that dominate the UK & US releases. The main color is black, with the Buzzcocks logo in white, centered towards the top. Then, MOD and ERN are split, so that they're on top of each other, each in it's own square with a different color scheme for each. There are actually two booklets, one just like the UK release, except that it's mostly in black. The other contains some write-ups in Japanese, then all the lyrics, both in English & Japanese.' European cover also uses the black artwork as on the Japanese cover. European release misspells "why comprimise?" (sic). Produced by Tony Barber. Recorded at The Surgery, Barnet, Hertfordshire, England Jun 22 - Aug 13 and Sep 14 - Oct 13, 1998, engineered by Derek Fudge. Mixed by Tony Barber at WMRS, Leamington Spa, Warkwickshire, UK, finished Oct 2, 1998, engineered by John A. Rivers. Mastered by Chris Blair at Abbey Road Studios, London, June 1999. Songs written by Shelley except [a] Diggle 01) soul on a rock 02) rendezvous 03) speed of life [a] 04) thunder of hearts 05) why compromise? 06) don't let the car crash [a] 07) runaround 08) doesn't mean anything [a] 09) phone 10) under the sun 11) turn of the screw [a] 12) sneaky 13) stranger in your town [a] 14) choices Bonus tracks and videos on the second CD of the UK release: "A Different Kind Of Product" (see song writing credits on original releases, above) 01) orgasm addict 02) what do i get? 03) i don't mind 04) love you more 05) ever fallen in love (with someone you shouldn't've) 06) promises 07) lipstick 08) everybody's happy nowadays 09) harmony in my head 10) you say you don't love me 11) why she's a girl from the chainstore 12) what do you know DIGITIZED VIDEOS: promises / chainstore / what do i get? DIGITIZED MEMORABILIA: photos, etc. thunder of hearts [VIDEO] NOTES: John P Lennon notes [Aug 11, 1999]: 'The "Thunder of Hearts" video has been completed and apparently it's quite, ah, provocative... It's pushing the boundaries a bit (for what MTV would air anyway) in terms of both sexual and violent imagery, so there may be a toned-down version being readied. The video was shot by a young French director who recently used "Breakdown" extensively in a short film he did [see Short Film, in video list below]. He's a fan, basically, and Raf went to him to see if he'd be interested in shooting a video for Buzzcocks, which he was. So they went to Paris to shoot it over a weekend. I'm not totally sure about this, but I think that the entire concept was the director's idea. Raf just let him know which track they wanted ("Thunder of Hearts") a few weeks prior and as far as I know it was all put together by him.' Eric Valette notes: 'The bondage elements (with the musicians) during the guitar solo were just there as an anti-rock n' roll solo thing. I thought it was just fun to have the musicians chained during a solo...' Eric Valette continues: 'I would say that I came up with the idea of the video because I was thinking that it would fit any Shelley's song (much of his songwriting is twisted and ambivalent about love relationships). Then after, while actually listening to the song, I simply add the violence elements to my concept. The concept had to be very simple because of the no-budget principle and Raf wanted something weird (when we shot the first day without the band, he called me and asked me: "is it weird?", I replied, a little bit embarrassed: "well, maybe weirder than you expect"). The reception in Europe of that type of video is very different than in the USA. We're supposed to be less puritans. Maybe it's true for the audience but not for the money makers. It's actually difficult to get some videos with elements of sex and violence to get broadcasted on TV. I'll do my best with MCM (the french MTV) as soon as "Modern" will be officially released in France.' Directed by Eric Valette webcast #1 [INTERNET] Sat, Sep 25, 1999 NOTES: Buzzcocks' first ever live internet webcast performance. Steve Warner notes: 'According to my extensive documentation (!) the precise venue for the London Docklands webcast was a boat called the "Theresa Joanne" that is moored in the King George V dock in London's docklands. ' John P Lennon notes: 'The London WebCast was during the UK tour but it was a special one-off just for the 'cast. The location is listed just as "a boat" on the Thames. It's now at http://interface.pirate-radio.co.uk/sess-new.html but I assume it will be moved eventually given that this is their "new" page. It was put on by INTERface Pirate Radio, officially called "Plan B - Buzzcocks & Plankton."' Ian Pritchard notes: '...and what did we get. Good reception, sound good, quite a lot like having BC play in your front room.' Ian Pritchard sends the track listing: 00) love you more (sound check, not in webcast) 01) Autonomy 02) Soul On A Rock 03) Under The Sun 04) Speed of life 05) Why Compromise - -'interview' ! 06) Totally From the Heart 07) Car Crash 08) Fiction Romance 09) Doesn't Mean Anything 10) Choices - -'competition' 11) Paradise ...and it has to go... [the encore] 12) Orgasm Addict 13) Breakdown 14) What Do I Get? webcast #2 [INTERNET] Fri, Nov 19, 1999 NOTES: This show was part of the Modern tour. The webcast was presented by Apple Computer and arranged only a few days before the show. Recorded live at The Fillmore, San Francisco The Internet Album CD (Feb 11, 2002, UK) 1000 copies CD (Feb 11, 2002, US) 1000 copies Availability limited to internet sales - www.buzzcocks.com UK and US versions were minted separately and appear different, but have identical audio. Produced by Tony Barber All songs recorded live. 01) you say you dont love me / Theatre Barbey, Bordeaux, France / Feb 1993 02) why compromise? / Irving Plaza, New York City, USA / Oct 1999 03) turn of the screw / Le Bikini, Toulousse, France / Mar 2000 04) kiss and tell / Finsbury Park, London, UK / Jun 1996 05) paradise / Pirate Radio Ship, London, England / England, Sep 1999 06) sitting around at home / Bowery Ballroom, New York City, USA / Dec 2000 07) operators manual / The Music Centre, Dublin, Ireland / Sep 1999 08) are everything / Zodiac, Oxford, England / Sep 1999 09) don't let the car crash / Pirate Radio Ship, London, England / Sep 1999 10) totally from the heart / Irving Plaza, New York City, USA / Oct 1999 11) soul on a rock / Fillmore West, San Francisco, USA / Oct 1999 12) unthinkable / Theatre Barbey, Bordeaux, France / Apr 1995 13) harmony in my head / Le Bikini, Toulouse, France / Mar 2000 14) love battery / Effenaar, Eindhoven, Holland / May 2000 15) nothing left / Bikini Test, Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland / Feb 1993 16) what am i supposed to do now? / Storstoyran Festival, Sweden, Aug 1997 17) doesnt mean anything / So What, Oslo, Norway / May 2000 18) everybodys happy nowadays / Bikini Test, Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland / Feb 1993 19) choices / Pirate Radio Ship, London, England / Sep 2000 20) you know you cant help it / Bowery Ballroom, New York City, USA / Dec 2000 21) what do i get? / Do-Jo TV show, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Jun 2001 Buzzcocks CD (Mar 18, 2003, US) Merge Records MRG227 CD (Mar 24, 2003, Europe) Cherry Red CD (Mar 26, 2003, Japan) Cherry Red / Imperial Records TECI-24161 CD (Apr 1, 2003, Australia) Cherry Red / Didgeridoo Records CDBRED226 CD (Apr 14, 2003, France) Poplane CD (Apr 14, 2003, UK) Cherry Red CDBRED226 Vinyl 12 inch (2003, Italy) Get Back / Cherry Red LPBRED226 (heavy vinyl) CD (2003, South America) Merge John P Lennon notes [Apr 12, 2002]: 'The new album was recorded in March at Southern Studios, London. It was mixed in early April. 13 tracks were recorded, 12 were mixed, and 10 are being played to the bidders. ' Current plans are for the 13th track to be mixed and some additional tracks to be recorded over the next few weeks.' John P Lennon notes: 'At the end of August [2002], the band finished recording four more tracks at Southern. In addition, they re-recorded four of the original ten tracks - Jerk, Useless, Friends, and Up For The Crack. So, there are fourteen total, and most likely twelve will be used on the final product.' John P Lennon notes: 'Japanese version of the CD has no additional tracks, but there are some peculiarities. On the first track is listed as "i'm a jerk" and the last track as "useless situation." However, they're listed correctly in the lyrics portion of the booklet. The front of the booklet does have Diggle's suit in pink and the logo in yellow, when on the North American release, the logo is a sort of hot pink and the suit is white. Two other differences: on the tray, underneath the CD, is an ad for the two Cherry Red releases - the Auf Wiedersehen DVD and the Diggle/FOC Best Of CD; and there are no images inside the booklet - it's just all back with white text for the song lyrics. As is usual for Japanese releases, there's an booklet insert that is all in Japanese.' Recorded Mar and Aug 2002 at Southern Studios, London Mixed by Tony Barber Mastered by Duncan Cowell at Sound Mastering, London, Dec 10, 2002 Produced by Tony Barber Sonds written by Shelley except [a] Diggle, [b] Shelley/Devoto 01) jerk 02) keep on 03) wake-up call [a] 04) friends 05) drives you Insane [a] 06) morning after 07) sick city sometimes [a] 08) stars [b] 09) certain move [a] 10) lester sands [b] 11) up for the crack [a] 12) useless jerk [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Apr 14, 2003, UK) DAMGOOD214 (pink & black vinyl) Vinyl 7 inch (Jul 2003, UK) (yellow & black vinyl, edition of 500) http://www.damagedgoods.co.uk Press release: 'We're really pleased to tell you that we are releasing the next Buzzcocks 7". It's called 'Jerk' and it's taken from their new untitled album (which is on Merge or Cherry Red depending on where you are). The 7" features two exclusive tracks on the b-side 'Don't Come Back' which is taken from the album sessions and a storming live version of 'Oh Shit' from Toulouse in 2000, it's as good as any live version i've ever heard. This will be out in late April to coincide with the UK tour and will also be on bright pink vinyl.' [The vinyl is half pink and half black.] Pete Shelley notes: 'Steve's track on the single was recorded in the first batch of songs for the album last Feb-March [2002].' Andrew Browne notes: 'The new Diggle track on the b-side, "Don't Come Back", is not the same song as the track with the same name on the Diggle "Fourth Album" demos tape from 1981. The locked groove at the end of "Oh Shit" is a nice touch.' Songs written by Shelley except [a] Diggle 01) jerk 02) don't come back [a] 03) oh shit [live] jerk [VIDEO] John P. Lennon notes [Feb 24, 2003]: 'The band just shot a video for "Jerk" in Paris! Literally just, so I imagine it'll be at least a couple of weeks before it's edited and ready to go.' John P. Lennon notes [Apr 22, 2003]: 'It's finished and at least over here [in the US] I know that Merge is currently submitting it for possible play on the various video outlets (including MuchMusic & MTV2). I'll try to find out what's happening on the UK side. In the meantime,I'm getting both the current edit and the original edit from Eric Valette (director/editor)... the plan is to have a QuickTime version of the original edit online at buzzcocks.com shortly after I receive it, so hopefully within about 2 weeks... Down the road, the hope is to do another video along with a second push for the album in the US, around the September/October time frame...' live on the BBC & web [INTERNET] http://www.bbc.co.uk/6music/artists/buzzcocks/ Recorded April 2003 1) why she's a girl from the chainstore 2) friends 3) certain move 4) noise annoys 5) driving you insane 6) get on our own sick city sometimes vinyl 7 inch (Oct 2003) Damaged Goods DAMGOOD223 CD (2003, UK) Damaged Goods DAMGOOD219CD John P Lennon notes: 'The B side is both "Never Believe It" (great unreleased Shelley track from the ALL SET sessions) and the same live version of "Paradise" that's on the internet album. It will be clear & black vinyl. 01) sick city sometimes 02) never believe it 03) paradise 5.1 DVD DVD (Oct 30, 2003, UK) John P Lennon notes: 'A major video shoot is happening at the London show on Sunday! A full-length concert DVD will be produced out of it.' [London show Sunday, Apr 27, 2003] 01) boredom 02) fast cars 03) i don't mind 04) love battery 05) autonomy 06) oh shit 07) harmony in my head 08) jerk 09) love you more 10) breakdown 11) something's gone wrong again 12) sitting around at home 13) wake up call 14) get on our own 15) driving you insane 16) keep on 17) mad mad judy 18) totally from the heart 19) friends 20) lester sands 21) noise annoys 22) i believe 23) you know you can't help it 24) what do i get? 25) time's up 26) i don't know what to do with my life 27) 16 28) why she's a girl from the chainstore 29) you say you don't love me 30) promises 31) orgasm addict 32) ever fallen in love with someone (you shouldn't have fallen in love with) internet album #2 Tony is planning on compiling the internet album, version 2 - this time, the plan is for it to include a bunch of unreleased studio tracks, outtakes, etc. new studio album (target date for release: Sep 2004) -----------------------S-H-E-L-L-E-Y-D-E-V-O-T-O----------------------- webcast Pete Shelley - guitar, keyboards, pre-recorded CDR Howard Devoto - vocals NOTES: Carina passes along this website: http://dec.bournemouth.ac.uk/staff/djohn/BC/ICA.htm Live at the ICA, London, Sep 3, 2000 01) stupid kunst 02) system blues 03) 'til the stars in his eyes are dead 04) going off 'til the stars in his eyes are dead [VIDEO] digital (2002) Notes: Raw footage shot at the ICA gig with a hand-held camera from the audience. (Rumor is, that this is the only known audio recording of the ICA performance, due to a problem with the soundboard tape.) There are at least two versions of the video: the original footage with live audio, and a post-produced edit with occasional video effects and CD audio overlayed (available at: www.cookingvinyl.com/shelley_devoto/real/til_the_stars_video.ra) that is also included at full bit-rate on the CD. 'til the stars in his eyes are dead [SINGLE] CD (Feb 13, 2002, UK) Cooking Vinyl FRYCD119 (250 copies, promo only) NOTES: Leo Hoek van Dijke notes: 'Although the CD-single was first announced to be released feb 21st 2002, a week before the 'Buzzkunst' CD, this did not occur and the single was reportly spread as a promo in the US only till this dat (April 30th 2002). Nevertheless copies got available in Europe and this is a desription of one of them. The cover shows the promo-photo of Howard Devoto (wearing headphones) and Pete Shelley, as published on the Buzzcocks' website. Directly right is a small Orange/Yellowish band in which the three songtitles are printed in black. The rest of the inlay is lawn-green, with a fragment of a flower in the left down corner and the silhouettes of the picture imposed in slightly brownish yellow in the middle of the part folded to the inside. On the far left of the inside-bit, directly against the folding is a dark green band and on the right a small orange/yellowish band is separating the inside-part from the end of the cover, which disappears behind the folded end, which makes the title-part on the side of the box. Apart from the titles and credits, there are two quotes printed on the inside: 'I fear everything and everybody' by Ozzy Osbourne (Q Magazine, June 2001) and 'I have undoubtedly lived longer than I should have done. I have been disappointed in much, and I expect many terrible things to happen' by Dmitri Shostakovich (letter, february 1967). An asterix appoints to the source of this last quote, namely: from 'Story of a friendship. The letters of Dmitri Shostakovich toIsaakElikman', published by Faber and Faber. The songtitles, credits and quotes are in white lettering, the sources are printed in black.' 01) 'til the stars in his eyes are dead 02) breakdown 03) punk of me SHELLEYDEVOTO Buzzkunst Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto CD (Feb 25, 2002, UK and France) Cooking Vinyl COOKCD230 CD (Feb 25, 2002, Australia) Cooking Vinyl / CMEB CD (Mar 5, 2002, US and Canada) spinArt CD (Japan) no release date yet... CD (early Feb, 2002, UK) COOKCD230P (promo) NOTES: Soprano & tenor saxophones: Harrison Smith (On Solids) Backing vocals: Kay Hoffnung (Self-Destruction) Pete Shelley notes: [Sun, 9 Dec 2001] 'This evening at 17:54 the final track of the buzzkunst project was saved. ShelleyDevoto will talk to the media soon. Publicity photographs have been taken. A video is being discussed.' John P Lennon notes [Nov 13, 2001]: 'I'm happy to announce that Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto have just signed a worldwide licensing deal for their 'buzzkunst' album! The deal is with Cooking Vinyl (spinART handles North America), a highly regarded label, and they've tentatively scheduled a release for late February/early March... with a single release to preceed it by two weeks. They seem very enthuiastic about it already, with plans for up to two weeks' promotion in the UK and Europe, and another two weeks in N. America leading up to the release. As far as I know, the album will be called 'buzzkunst' and they're going by the name as 'ShelleyDevoto' I'll have more details in the coming weeks, but it will probably be the 14 tracks that I posted a while back, but possibly with some remixing/remastering, and they've been working on some extras for the Japanese release and possibly for b-sides. The intended CD cover art is a painting by Clive Barker the novelist/director/producer/artist, Englishman (now living in Los Angeles).' Pete Shelley notes [Janet Sampson had asked four questions: "Is it the buzzkunst (all small letters)? "Why do the Japanese always get something different? Is it the same 'TTSIHEAD on both cds? How long is the buzzkunst album?": 'The name of the album is "buzzkunst". Howard and I usually use lower case when writing buzzkunst. Spiral scratch used lower case Buzzcocks throughout. In 1977 Malcolm Garratt's first work for the band featured the now famous Buzzcocks logo. This as you know is entirely upper case and features the staggered double Zs. (See Product for details and examples.) The original idea was to call the act buzzkunst. Representations were heard that the origin of the name would be unclear to the general public. It was agreed that referring to the duo as ShelleyDevoto would convey the identity of its members more clearly as both Howard and myself are known and often referred to by our professional surnames alone. The decision was reached that the artist be ShelleyDevoto and buzzkunst be the album title. The first sleeve design we have seen has shelleydevoto in lower case and BUZZKUNST in capitals. "'Til The Stars In His Eyes Are Dead" is the same version on both cds [album and single]. The price of imported cds in Japan is less than the price of domestic cds. If there were no extras people would not buy the more expensive Japanese versions. The record company in Japan pay to advertise and promote the record in Japan. Without their knowledge and support any release would go unnoticed and neither version would sell. buzzkunst is 45 minutes 36 seconds in duration.' Pete Shelley notes [Sat, 15 Dec 2001]: '[It was recorded at] my home and also Howard's. Everything was done in a domestic setting. Howard used headphones only to monitor his vocals. Mixing was done using a pair of Alesis M1 Active Nearfield Monitors. Work in progress is backed up to two CDRs. System failure would only lead to the loss of work since the last save. I like the symmetry - there was a kind of DIY ethos to Spiral Scatch too. Spiral Scratch was DIY as we started our own record company. With buzzkunst we've bypassed the recording studio. When a cost effective method of accepting payment from around the world is found then the record store (mark up of 30%+) can also be taken out of the equation.' John P Lennon notes: '...on the CD there will be rare live video footage of Pete and Howard performing two songs! One is the single, 'Til The Stars In His Eyes Are Dead, the other is Going Off. Very good quality, from digitial video...' The two videos have CD audio replacing the live audio. Promo copy comes in a jewel case with a white inlay that has track details on it. John P. Lennon notes: [Mar 5, 2002] 'There were three minor flaws discovered on the final pressing of the [Cooking Vinyl CD] album so Cooking Vinyl is having existing copies at the distributor destroyed and replaced from a new master. They will also replace any purchased copies upon request (although I don't know if that means they'll take requests from individuals or only from retailers). So those of you who already have the album, or who have ordered it from the UK, will have a "collectors item" so to speak! Apparently the flaws are very minor and I haven't had a chance to listen all the way through on my Cooking Vinyl copy yet to find them...' Performed & produced by ShelleyDevoto All compositions: Music by Howard Devoto & Pete Shelley Lyrics by Howard Devoto 01) can you see me shining? 02) strain of bacteria 03) deeper 04) 'till the stars in his eyes are dead 05) on solids 06) self-destruction 07) are you still there 08) god's particle 09) a world to give away 10) stupid kunst 11) system blues 12) so there i was 13) wednesday's emotional setup 14) going off Bonus video #1 - 'till the stars in his eyes are dead Bonus video #2 - going off Bonus audio tracks on Japanese CD: Pete Shelley notes: 'These extra tracks are exclusive for Japan for six months. It is hoped that after this time both tracks will appear on a cd single.' 15) testosteromeo 16) psychosomatic -----------------------P-E-T-E---S-H-E-L-L-E-Y------------------------ KOGG Tony McGartland notes: 'Formed in 1971 by Tony Wall (gtr) and Keith Wilde (bass) joined later by Mike Reay (vocals), Howard Gallimore (gtr) and Nigel `Dog` Boydell (drums). Incidentally, Tony Wall and Keith Wilde were in the official Buzzcocks sound crew from 1977! Rehearsed in an out-building at Joe Naylor`s farm in Astley, near Leigh. Joe Naylor`s son was a sixth former at Leigh Boys Grammar School, liked the band and helped with transport. First gig was in 1972 in a church hall they rented out on the Manchester Road, Leigh. Quickly followed by a couple of out-door gigs at Risley and at a social club in Astley. The set consisted of covers of Rolling Stones` `Brown Sugar` /`Midnight Rambler`, MC5`s `I Want you right Now`, Black Sabbath`s `Paranoid`, The Troggs` `Wild Thing` and others by Cpt. Beefheart and Cream. The band play around half a dozen gigs and for one gig at Leigh Boys Grammar they play three numbers as part of the `school play`. This is where Pete McNeish makes his debut. However, he leaves after about six months having formed his own band `Jets of Air`.' JETS OF AIR rehearsal tape (not released) NOTES: Peter McNeish (Shelley) - guitar, vocals Tony Wall - guitar Steve Christie - drums Garth Davies - bass Tony McGartland (in his book) identifies 4 other songs recorded during this session: 'editions of you', 'remake, remodel' (both by ROXY MUSIC), 'queen bitch' (David Bowie), 'i just can't live' (by Shelley). Three of these appear on the tape (although I can't identify them due to the extremely poor sound quality), but the fourth song is mysteriously missing. Tony McGartland notes [Mar 2000]: 'The old `country tune` possibly after `Suffragette City` is Petes own composition called `I Just Can`t Live`, which HE described to me as a `tongue in cheek` love song! The interesting thing is that the tape is actually TWO separate sessions. One from the `cow shed` at Joe Naylor`s, the other is from Garth`s bedroom. The second session starts with the second version of `Telephone Operator` and also features Pete on a keyboard playing really strange sounds. What you may not have noticed is that during the first session you can clearly hear Pete say.... "What we shall do first is `Paradise` (the 1979 track from `Tension`) if Stephen remembers it (meaning Steve Christie, drummer). Then we`ll do `White Light...". The slight delays for Garth coming. (Garth obviously arrives and Pete announces)... "Ready Tony, (to Tony Wall) 1-2-3-4..", (They then launch into a song).' Recorded Sep 16, 1973 on a reel to reel tape deck. Songs written by McNeish (Shelley) except [a] David Bowie, [b] Lou Reed, [c] Lennon/McCartney 01) telephone operator 02) (unidentified) 03) hang on to yourself [a] 04) (unidentified) 05) white light, white heat [b] 06) back in the ussr [c] 07) the jean genie [a] 08) john, i'm only dancing [a] 09) (unidentified) 10) suffragette city [a] PETE SHELLEY Sky Yen Vinyl 12 inch LP (Apr 1980, or Nov 25, 1979???) Groovy STP2 NOTES: Groovy label set up by Pete Shelley and Francis Cookson. Pete Shelley notes: 'Proposed music for Devoto film. Meeting early 1975.' Jaz Long notes: 'Issued in a single pressing of 1000 copies.' (see note for Hangahar, below, concerning future release on CD) Performed on purpose built oscillator, Mar 2, 1974. 01) part 1 [20:42] 02) part 2 [20:42] PETE SHELLEY Cinema Music And Wallpaper Sounds NOTES: Recorded 1976. Release was rumored about in 1980, but... Pete Shelley notes: '"Cinema Music And Wallpaper Sounds" was never released.' JOHNNY COOPER CLARKE Disguise In Love Vinyl (1978, UK) CBS CD available NOTES: With the INVISIBLE GIRLS http://www.cyberspike.com/clarke/disgualb.html Gez notes: 'The main nucleus [of the INVISIBLE GIRLS] was Martin Hannett and Steve Hopkins with other contributors amongst them Shelley who often played a role.' Alan Rosiene notes: 'Clarke's second album is Disguise in Love (CBS, 1978). Shelley appears among the Invisible Girls, who are listed in alphabetical order on the cover. According to the cover, he plays guitar on three tracks: Teenage Werewolf, (I Married A) Monster From Outer Space, and Strange Bedfellows.' (see PAULINE MURRAY AND THE INVISIBLE GIRLS under John Maher's solo career, below) JOHNNY COOPER CLARKE Snap, Crackle And Bop Vinyl (1979???, UK) Epic CD (1994???, I saw a copy in 1995) NOTES: With the INVISIBLE GIRLS http://www.cyberspike.com/clarke/snapalb.html Alan Rosiene notes: 'Snap, Crackle [&] Bop is Clarke's third album. By this point, according to the cover, "the invisible girls are the cheese nightmares are martin hannet [sic] & steve hopkins!!" The girls are "ably assisted" by several folks, including Shelley. No particular credit for tracks is given on the cover, but the original album (which I do not have) included a lyric sheet that may have given more info.' (see PAULINE MURRAY AND THE INVISIBLE GIRLS under John Maher's solo career, below) TILLER BOYS big noise from the jungle [EP] Vinyl 7 inch (Mar 1980) New Hormones ORG3 NOTES: A-side label lists track 01 as 'big noise in the jungle'. A-side is 45 rpm B-side says 'with a reproduction speed of 33 1/3' Jaz Long notes: 'My copy has the labels reversed.' Group named after THE TILLER GIRLS. Band members are not named on the sleeve. Group's first gig is Fri Jun 9, 1978 at The Factory 1 (Russell Club), Moss Side, Manchester, supporting Joy Division. On this same day Short Circuit (see above) is released which is significant as Short Circuit includes both JD and BUZZCOCKS. A poster (FAC 1) for this gig is reproduced in An Ideal For Living (see Recommended Reading, below). Indications are that there is quite a lot of TILLER BOYS recorded material, but this is the only released studio recording. (see #3.33, below) (see Strange Men In Sheds With Spanners, below) There is an instrumental song 'big noise from the jungle' (written by Hall, Johnsen, Palmer) recorded by drummer SANDY NELSON and released Apr 29, 1961. That recording is 2:52 in length. More research is needed to establish if these are related, although, obviously, that would be unlikely! Inscription in the vinyl a) 'A PORKY PRIME CUT' b) 'STEAK AND KIDNEY' Recorded Jan 1979 at Arrow, Manchester 01) big noise from the jungle [6:05 at 45 rpm] 02) slaves and pyramids [3:04 at 33 1/3 rpm] 03) what me worry? [4:30 at 33 1/3 rpm] PETE SHELLEY Razor Cuts [BOOTLEG] Vinyl, clear 12 inch (purchased 1984) EGGGB9 NOTES: (see separate entry, above, since this is really a BUZZCOCKS bootleg with this track on the end) (see Time's Up +, above) Solo acoustic Feb 1979 Piccadilly Radio, Manchester 16) oh maxime [sic, actually 'oh maxine'] FREE AGENTS (TILLER BOYS / FRANCIS COOKSON) #3.33 Vinyl 12 inch LP (Jan 1980) Groovy STP1 NOTES: Pete Shelley Francis Cookson Eric Ramsden (Random) Allan Deaves (???) (THE WORST) Barry Adamson (???) Pete Shelley notes: 'More of a solo project by Francis Cookson. One side features live recording from Tiller Boys gig at YMCA London Barry Adamson, Eric Random, Francis Cookson. Other side studio recordings done at Graveyard Studio, Prestwich. Doodles by Francis.' [TILLER BOYS call themselves FREE AGENTS for this live gig and Pete Shelley does not participate.] Tony McGartland notes: 'Eric Random tells me it was York, England. Pete tells me [Tony], recently, he first met Francis at Buzzcocks gig Warrington, Parr Hall, Fri. 15th 1977.' Tony, in the Secret Public newsletter #11 (May 1996), says that Eric Ramsden still performs around Manchester using the name FREE AGENTS, other band members unknown???. Tony also says that Gerard & Francis Cookson are putting out a new album as UNBAND. Andrew Browne notes: 'Alan from the Worst apparently appears with Pete Shelley and the Tiller Boys on the "Free Agents" LP on Pete Shelley's Groovy Records (which also features live Tiller Boys stuff from a Gang Of Four support slot.)' [Curious Pete didn't mention Alan, above, but he did not give any specific details about the studio side of this LP. (???)] Joey Headen notes: 'The Tiller Boys were not just Petes band, but a 'collective' of Pete, Francis and Eric.' Greg Earle notes: '6 pieces performed for a film soundtrack using guitars / effects / oscillators, drums and other noises. No vocals. It comes in a plain 12" (with hole) cover, much like a "white label" 12" single would. There is no writing on the record label, and there is a "cover" taped over the outer sleeve which basically looks like a page out of someone's notebook (lined paper, etc.) that someone did some pen doodles on.' (see Sky Yen, above) (see TILLER BOYS 'big noise from the jungle', above) (see note for Hangahar, below, concerning future release on CD) 01) ??? 02) ??? 03) ??? 04) ??? 05) ??? 06) ??? PETE SHELLEY Hangahar (Sometimes referred to incorrectly as Manpahar.) Vinyl 12 inch LP (Aug 1980) Groovy STP3 NOTES: "A Surrealistic Film Soundtrack" (see Sky Yen and #3.33, above) I asked: 'Maybe someday we'll see the three Groovy recordings (STP1, STP2 & STP3) available on CD with liner notes?' Pete Shelley replied: 'I have a meeting this week [of Nov 22, 1994] which should address this query.' Pete Shelly says [Jun 26, 1996] there is still interest in releasing the Groovy records on CD but details remain unknown???. He said that a label out of Chicago was interested in doing this. Pete Shelley contributes the remainder of this entry: Recorded 1979 at Smile Studios, Whalley Range The sleeve says 'Hangahar'. (As with 'Sky Yen', sleeve by Malcolm Garrett.) Sleeve reads:- (note: sleeve opens to the left, not the right) [Front] HANGAHAR Sally Smmit and her Musicians. Special Guest - LINDSAY LEE. [Back] Soundtrack of the film HANGAHAR photos~Groovy design~Malcom #GR**VY Featured the live writing of "It's hard enough knowing" Sally Smmit (reverse Smmit and you get Timms) Now singer with the Mekons. Lindsay Lee (Tony Wilson's first wife. Now Lindsay Reed(?).) Pete Shelley Francis Cookson Gerard Cookson TILLER BOYS Strange Men In Sheds With Spanners Cassette (1981) edition of 200 NOTES: Pete Shelley - various Gerard Cookson - guitar Francis Cookson - drums Wayne Worm - bass Bob Warlock - guitar Recorded Mar 1981 Tony McGartland notes: 'Francis Cookson went off to live in Zurich, Switzerland with 1/4" finished master-tape.' Pete Shelley says [Jun 26, 1996] that Martin Hannett was the last person known to have custody of this master tape. Joey Headen notes: 'Its just a plain old TDK C46 I'm afraid. I wrote the title on the box and put "(anag)" after it, implying that the title was an anagram! I've no idea what to make of this!!!' Angela Lamb notes: 'I had a couple of minutes to spare... Sweeping hardness hints remnants. This permanent hardness signs new. This permanent hardness sings new. This hardness mans new presenting. Hindsight warns permanent senses. Warmth sends parentheses sinning. Spinning whether darn assessment. 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Marshiness patterns when sending. Marshiness when present standing. Sharpness when damning interests. Sharps when sentient and grimness. The damn trespassers sinning when. Thesis when pressing and remnants. Spends when this earnings smarten. Spender when in assignments trash. Presents when nights and seminars. Printer when handing assessments. Hardness when in messing patterns. When represents and missing hasn't. Rash remnants spending whiteness. The presents wander smash sinning. The presents sinning smash warned. Answering shipments net hardness. The warnings ship remnants sensed. She's the damn warnings in presents. Wanting presents enshrined smash. Is new, man-thing hardness presents. Isn't sham hardness presenting new. Wants mesh in hardness presenting. What's-his-name spring 'n' tenderness. Presents whether as damns sinning. Inherent pressing mans what sends. What! Damn! inherent springs senses. Whisperings sense hadn't remnants. Nightmares and when sins presents. When represents in stands shaming. When interprets and smash sensing. When presenting and smash inserts. This permanent sadness grins when. This permanent sadness rings when. Aspirins when as mend strengthens. Insights and when represents mans. Hardness when its presents naming. The answering ship sends remnants. The answering remnants spend hiss. :-) Angela' PETE SHELLEY Reprint Cassette (1981) Snatch Tapes NOTES: Performed with Claire Thomas and Susan Vezey. Gez notes: 'Another movie soundtrack [see Hangahar, above]. Claire Thomas and Suzan Vezey have a track on a Cherry Red compilation as well as another track on a Snatch Tapes compilation 'Snatch Tapes 3' - cat no Snatch Tapes TCH-300 (not sure if the latter involves Shelley or not.) Snatch Tapes was owned by a guy called Phillip Sanderson (who also plays a track on one of the Snatch compilation tapes).' No other information available (???). C.P. LEE AND ALBERTOS Y LOS TRIOS PARANOIAS Radio Sweat Cassette (Aug 1981, UK) New Hormones CAT2 CD (Feb 1997, UK) Overground OVER56CD NOTES: The second track is a bonus cut on the CD and probably not part of the original cassette release. It was probably released around the same time, unless this CD is that song's first release.??? On the 1996 CD the band is called "...Lost Trios..." though usually it was called "...Los Trios...". 00) Shot Down By Both Sides [Pete Shelley plays lead guitar] 00) Ou Est Madeline? [Pete Shelley plays keyboards and produces] PETE SHELLEY homosapien [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Sep 1981, UK) Genetic (Island) WIP6720 Vinyl 7 inch (Jun 1982, UK) with same cat no and cover as Sep 1981 edition, but changes the b-side. Vinyl 7 inch (1981, Australia) Island K8479 Vinyl 7 inch (New Zealand) no picture sleeve Vinyl 12 inch (Jun 1982, UK) Genetic (Island) 12WIP6720 Vinyl 12 inch (second edition) (1982, UK) with same cat number Vinyl 12 inch (1982, US) Arista Records SP-133 DM (promo) NOTES: (see 'homosapien ii' single, below) Angela Lamb notes: 'Song banned by the BBC for 'explicit reference to gay sex': homo superior / in my interior. Make your own mind up.' Genetic is Martin Rushent's record label. Promo video exists for the original, and there is a second video shot for 'homosapien ii' which is totally different. Jaz Long notes: 'I remember seeing a bootleg compilation LP featuring Buzzcocks amongst others - their track was a version of 'Homosapien'. This was about 15 years ago so I can't recall too much else.' (???) John P Lennon notes: 'We'll have to confirm this with Pete, but I don't believe that Buzzcocks ever even played a version of "Homosapien!"' Simon Proudman notes: 'It was the soundtrack to about 15 clips from independent films to be released [in 1999] in Aus, and probably one or two may make to an arthouse cinema in the US....Homosapien could be used in one of the films, but more than likely the editor of the clips just had good taste!' All tracks are included on the UK Homosapien album CD (see below). Vinyl 7 inch (Sep 1981, UK) Genetic (Island) WIP6720 01) homosapien 02) keat's song Vinyl 7 inch (Jun 1982, UK) with same cat no and cover as Sep 1981 edition, but changes the b-side. 01) homosapien 02) love in vain Vinyl 7 inch (1981, Australia) Island K8479 01) homosapien 02) keat's song (???, unconfirmed as the b-side) Vinyl 7 inch (New Zealand) no picture sleeve 01) homosapien 02) keat's song Vinyl 12 inch (Jun 1982, UK) Genetic (Island) 12WIP6720 01) homosapien [4:25] [dance version] 02) homosapien [8:58] [elongated dancepartydubmix] Vinyl 12 inch (second edition) (1982, UK) with same cat number (stamp on the front cover states: "Also includes new track 'Love In Vain' unavailable elsewhere") 01) homosapien [4:25] [dance version] 02) love in vain 03) homosapien [8:58] [elongated dancepartydubmix] Vinyl 12 inch (1982, US) Arista Records SP-133 DM (promo) has a sticker on the cover headed 'SIDES OF PETE SHELLEY'. Side A consists of 01) 'HOMOSAPIEN' & 'YESTERDAY'S NOT HERE' (SPECIAL DANCE MIXES) Side B consists of: 02) 'WITNESS THE CHANGE/I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS' (EXTENDED COMBO VERSION) PETE SHELLEY i don't know what it is [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Nov 1981) Genetic Records (Island) UWIP6740 (with limited edition bonus 45.) Vinyl 7 inch Island (Australia) Island Records K8708 with p/s Vinyl 12 inch (Nov 1981, UK) Genetic (Island) 12WIP6740 Vinyl 12 inch (Nov 1981, German/Dutch) Genetic (Island) 600505 NOTES: 'maxine' is a fully produced version 'oh maxime' which is on Razor Cuts and Time's Up + (see above). All tracks are included on the UK Homosapien CD (see below). Produced by Martin Rushent and Pete Shelley Recorded at Genetic Sound Songs written by Shelley Vinyl 7 inch (Nov 1981) Genetic Records (Island) UWIP6740 with limited edition bonus 45. 01) i don't know what it is 02) witness the change Tracks on bonus 45: 01) in love with somebody else 02) maxine Vinyl 7 inch Island (Australia) Island Records K8708 with p/s 01) i don't know what it is 02) witness the change Vinyl 12 inch (Nov 1981, UK) Genetic (Island) 12WIP6740 01) i don't know what it is [remix] 02) witness the change / i don't know what it is [instrumental] Vinyl 12 inch (Nov 1981, German/Dutch) Genetic (Island) 600505 01) i don't know what it is [remix] 02) witness the change / i don't know what it is [instrumental] PETE SHELLEY witness the change [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (1981, US) Arista AS0700 01) witness the change [3:44] [vocal version] 02) witness the change [3:40] [instrumental version] PETE SHELLEY Homosapien Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals Martin Rushent - bass, programming Vinyl (Dec 1981, UK) Genetic (Island) ILPS9676 Vinyl (1981, US) Arista AL6602 (also as promo w/ dj sticker) Vinyl (Mar 1982, US) A+M SP70026 Cassette (US) Arista ATC 6602 Cassette (UK) Genetic (Island) ICT9676 CD (Jul 1994, UK) Grapevine Label Ltd. GRACD201 with bonus tracks CD (Jan 21, 1997, US) Razor & Tie Records 2126-2 CD (Jan, 2000, Germany) Koch Records 324855KOCH NOTES: US vinyl and cassette versions replace 04, 08 and 10 with 'in love with somebody else', 'love in vane' and 'witness the change'. All of these tracks are included on the 1994 CD. Two of these songs ('i generate a feeling', 'guess i must have been in love with myself', plus a third unidentified track of ideas) were initially recorded as demos for the 4th BUZZCOCKS album (see entry above), but Pete did these demos more as a solo effort which quickly evolved into this album. The 1994 CD has informative liner notes identical to those found in the XL1 CD. John P Lennon notes: 'The CD itself uses what appears to be the photo from the "I Don't Know What It Is" 7" single. The back of the CD case definitely uses the exact artwork from that single, and the one on the CD itself appears to be just the plain photo of Pete without the extra artwork. Also in the booklet there are some notes, compiled from other sources, and there's other artwork from various releases from both the Homosapien and XL1 days. Overall, not a bad package! There is one typo though - on the CD case "You Know Better Than I Know" is misprinted as "I Know Better Than You Know!". It is printed correctly on the sleeve... Produced by Martin Rushent and Pete Shelley' Joan McNulty notes [in Harmony In My Head newsletter #11, regarding the UK Cassette] 'It's been released on Island's "One Plus One" cassette series, a flip-top box packaged tape with the same prerecorded music on both sides (erasure clip retained so the B-side may be recorded over).' [The second side is unlabelled for you to record "your own programme".] Recorded at Genetic Sound Songs written by Shelley Genetic LP side 1 01) homosapien 02) yesterday's not here 03) i generate a feeling 04) keat's song 05) qu'est-ce que c'est que ca Genetic LP side 2 01) i don't know what it is 02) guess i must have been in love with myself 03) pusher man 04) just one of those affairs 05) it's hard enough knowing Arista LP side 1 01) homosapien 02) yesterday's not here 03) love in vain 04) just one of those affairs 05) qu'est-ce que c'est que ca? Arista LP side 2 01) i don't know what it is 02) witness the change 03) guess i must have been in love with myself 04) i generate a feeling 05) in love with someone else Grapevine CD running order (note the mix-up with tracks 11 and 12): 01) homosapien [4:32] 02) yesterday's not here [4:08] 03) i generate a feeling [3:10] 04) keat's song [1:58] 05) qu'est-ce que c'est que ca [4:18] 06) i don't know what it is [3:27] 07) guess i must have been in love with myself [3:33] 08) pusher man [2:47] 09) just one of those affairs [3:37] 10) it's hard enough knowing [5:35] [Tracks 11 & 12 are listed as 'witness the change' and 'maxine', but both of those songs are in the track 12 CD timing code, and track 11 is a second, short version of track 10. Oddly, the running time listed for track 11, 1:46, is correct even though the song title is mixed up, and the running time listed for track 12, 8:21, is correct for the combined 'witness the change' and 'maxine'.] 11) it's hard enough knowing [1:46] [reprise of some sort???] 12) [0:00 - 4:46] witness the change [4:46] 12) [4:47 - 4:49] [between song silence] 12) [4:50 - 8:21] maxine [3:31] 13) in love with somebody else [2:59] 14) homosapien [dub] [9:01] 15) witness the change / i don't know what love is [dub] [8:22] [Notice the substitution of 'what love is' for 'what it is'.] 16) love in vain [3:19] Razor & Tie CD (includes 5 bonus tracks from XL1): 01) homosapien 02) yesterday's not here 03) love in vain 04) just one of those affairs 05) qu'est-ce que c'est que ca? 06) i don't know what it is 07) witness the change 08) guess i must have been in love with myself 09) i generate a feeling 10) in love with someone else [These are the 5 bonus tracks from XL1.] 11) telephone operator 12) you know better than i know 13) if you ask me (i won't say no) 14) (millions of people) no one like you 15) xl1 PETE SHELLEY qu'est-ce que c'est que ca [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch yellow flexi (Mar 1982, UK) NSNS1, free with issue number 9 of New Sounds, New Style magazine. NOTES: [My apologies for forgetting who contributed the following comment:] 'The magazine had a cut out makeshift picture sleeve (picture of Pete surrounded by mirrors.) On this sleeve, the track is credited to "Peter Shelley", but on the flexi the credit is to "Pete".' [My copy of the flexi credits the song to "Shelley".] 01) qu'est-ce que c'est que ca [dub mix] 02) amor [by the band Animal Magnet, not Pete Shelley] PETE SHELLEY NOTES: Solo Tour Support Assembled for the "Man and Machine" tour of UK, Europe & US, 1982. Pete Shelley - guitar, voice Steve Garvey - bass Jim Russell (ex Inmates) - drums This lineup is documented in the Homosapien and XL1 CD liner notes where they are said to have toured in the wake of Shelley's one man show performances where he performed with only tape machines as backup. No released recordings. PETE SHELLEY [BOOTLEG] Cassette tape (recorded 1982) NOTES: Recorded live at Ripley Hall, Philly, 45 minute tape / Soundboard Little is known about this bootleg. PETE SHELLEY telephone operator [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Mar 1983, UK) Island/Genetic XX1 Vinyl 12 inch (Mar 1983, UK) Island/Genetic 12XX1 Vinyl 7 inch (Mar 1983, US) Arista 9035 Vinyl 7 inch (promo, Mar 1983, US) Arista 9035 Vinyl 12 inch (Mar 83, US) Arista/Genetic CP730 Vinyl 7 inch acetate (Japan) (see photo) (unknown if released???) Vinyl 7 inch (Australia) Island/Festival K9023 (no pic sleeve) NOTES: #66 on the UK singles chart. Gez notes: 'The Uk promo of Telephone Operator features an unreleased dub version.' Jaz Long notes: 'The promo 12" dub version IS the same as the one found on cassette/CD versions of XL1. It also has a sheet of four stickers of the sleeve design with it.' Dub versions of 'telephone operator' and 'many a time', and the extended 'many a time' are on the XL1 CD. John P Lennon notes: '"Many a Telephone Operator" [scratch banded] is a mix of both T.O. and M.A.T.' [This is probably the version found on the XL1 CD.] In Japan, an acetate was made with a b-side of Video Killed The Radio Star (Buggles). Unknown if this was ever released. Vinyl 7 inch (Mar 1983, UK) Island/Genetic XX1 01) telephone operator 02) many a time Vinyl 12 inch (Mar 1983, UK) Island/Genetic 12XX1 01) telephone operator 02) many a time [ext] 03) many a time [dub mix] Vinyl 7 inch (Mar 1983, US) Arista 9035 01) telephone operator 02) many a time Vinyl 7 inch (promo, Mar 1983, US) Arista 9035 01) telephone operator 02) telephone operator [mono] Vinyl 12 inch (Mar 83, US) Arista/Genetic CP730 01) telephone operator 02) telephone operator [extended dance version] 03) many a telephone operator [scratch banded] PETE SHELLEY no one like you [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (May 1983) Island/Genetic XS2 Vinyl 12 inch (May 1983) Genetic Records 12XS2 NOTES: Gez notes: 'I have a strange copy of this which plays the same track (No one like you) on both sides. Side 2 is correctly labeled as such but also gives the same track detail as side 1.' The dub mix is available on the XL1 CD, though the two tracks are reversed. Vinyl 7 inch (May 1983) Island/Genetic XS2 01) (millions of people) no one like you 02) if you ask me i won't say no Vinyl 12 inch (May 1983) Genetic Records 12XS2 01) (millions of people) no one like you / if you ask me (i won't say no) [8:30] 02) (millions of people) no one like you / if you ask me (i won't say no) [6:38] [dub mix] PETE SHELLEY XL1 Vinyl (Jul 1983, UK) Genetic (Island) XL1 Cassette (1983, UK) Genetic (Island) XLC1 with dub remixes on side 2 Vinyl (1983, US) Arista AL68017 Vinyl (1983, Canada) Arista 8017 CD (Jul 1994, UK) Grapevine Label Ltd. GRACD202 with bonus tracks CD (Jan, 2000, Germany) Koch Records 324856KOCH NOTES: Pete Shelley - keyboard programming, guitar, voice Barry Adamson (ex MAGAZINE, ex VISAGE) - bass Jim Russell (ex INMATES) - drums Martin Rushent - keyboard programming Pete Shelley notes: 'The title comes from the cat # and not the track of the same name.' Pete Shelley notes [on another occasion]: 'XL1 is the title of the album XL1. XL1 was the original catalogue number of the album XL1. XL1 is the title of the song of the title of the album XL1. The album XL1 is not named after the song XL1. The song XL1 is named after the title of the album XL1 which gets its name from the catalogue number of the original release XL1. In Roman numerals 41 is written XL1' #42 on the UK album chart. 'zx spectrum code' is a computer program for the Sinclair ZX Spectrum which printed lyrics in time with the music and displayed graphics. Genetic vinyl edition has a locking groove before 'zx spectrum code' so you won't play it by accident. Designed by Shelley and Joey Headen. http://www.headen.com/xl1.htm Arista edition released with the same tracks in a different order but 'zx spectrum code' is omitted. The 1994 CD has informative liner notes identical to those found in the 1994 Homosapien CD. See also the 1997 Homosapien CD which includes some of these songs. Produced and engineered by Martin Rushent and Pete Shelley at Genetic Sound 1983. Joey Headen notes: [regarding bird sounds on Twilight] 'Pete was recording mostly during the night - Elvis Costello had the studio during the day - and after recording we'd exit the studio around dawn when the birds were starting to sing. Martin just set up a microphone outside the studio door at dawn and what you hear on Twilight is exactly how it sounded when the sun came up.' Genetic LP side 1 01) telephone operator 02) if you ask me (i won't say no) 03) what was heaven? 04) you know better than i know 05) twilight Genetic LP side 2 06) (millions of people) no one like you 07) many a time 08) i just wanna touch 09) you and i 10) xl1 11) zx spectrum code Arista LP side 1 01) telephone operator 02) many a time 03) i just wanna touch 04) you know better than i know 05) xl1 Arista LP side 2 01) (millions of people) no one like you 02) if you ask me (i won't say no) 03) you and I 04) what was heaven? 05) twilight Genetic Cassette side 1 01) telephone operator 02) if you ask me (i won't say no) 03) what was heaven? 04) you know better than i know 05) twilight 06) (millions of people) no one like you 07) many a time 08) i just wanna touch 09) you and i 10) xl1 Genetic Cassette side 2 [dub mix tracks] 11) homosapien 12) i don't know what it is 13) witness the change 14) telephone operator 15) many a time 16) if you ask me (i won't say no) 17) no one like you 18) zx spectrum code Grapevine CD running order (note the mix-up with tracks 11 and 12): 01) telephone operator 02) if you ask me (i won't say no) 03) what was heaven? 04) you know better than i know 05) twilight 06) (millions of people) no one like you 07) many a time 08) i just wanna touch 09) you and i 10) xl1 [Track 11 is listed as 'telephone operator / many a time'. Track 12 is listed as 'if you ask me / no one like you'. The listing here is correct, and all five songs are streamed together without any silence separating them. The CD cover lists the running time correctly as simply 18:57 for both CD tracks. 'i just wanna touch' (the only song not mentioned on the cover as being present in the dub mix) has no vocals, whereas the other songs have at least some sung lyrics.] 11) many a time [dub] [5:45] 12) telephone operator / i just wanna touch / if you ask me / no one like you [dub] [13:12] SHELLEY never again [SINGLE / EP] Vinyl 7 inch (Nov 1984, UK) Immaculate Records IMMAC1 Vinyl 12 inch (Nov 1984, UK) Immaculate Records 12IMMAC1 Vinyl 7 inch (1885, Poland) Tonpress KAW. Cat# S-561 (1000 copies) NOTES: Shelley - guitar, voice (Pete Shelley uses only the name Shelley on this release, w/o Pete.) Barry Adamson - bass Gerard Cookson - guitar Derek Thompson - bass Dexter (Francis Cookson) - drums Steve Turley - keyboards Nearly identical to version of 'never again' on Heaven & The Sea, it sounds to me like some mixing tracks may have been re-recorded or just mixed differently (note the 2 year span between release dates) especially the bass track which is distinctly Barry Adamson on the single whereas on the album it seems toned down. John P Lennon notes: 'Definitely a different mix, or recording, than what's on the Heaven and the Sea album. I think the album's version is somewhat slicker, more produced than the single. I remember buying the EP in late '84 and waiting desperately for more material, and waiting, and waiting... Apparently, in the US anyway, Pete's deal with Arista was over, or there were problems possibly until the deal with Mercury (Phonogram), and I assume that contributed to the long period between it and the album.' Polish single has the 12 inch version on a 7 inch record. Simon Proudman notes: 'The [polish] cover is similar to the UK release, but is dark blue and white, with "Cena ZL 100,-" printed in big letters on the back. The label is Tonpress KAW. Cat# S-561. KA are the only letters in the runoff. Was released in 85 by the state owned record company, probably not many pressed - seems an unusual choice as to my knowledge it was the only Shelley/Buzzcocks single released in Poland, and probably the only one behind the Iron curtain...the state must have been trying to placate disaffected youth, and turn attention away from the Gdansk shipyards.' 'give it to me' was later re-recorded by ZIP and released on the 'your love' single (see below). (see Tour de France soundtrack, below) (see BUZZCOCKS album All Set, above) Studios: Genetic, Trident and Marcus Produced by Shelley Songs written by Shelley Vinyl 7 inch SINGLE 01) never again 02) one one one [listed on sleeve as '111'] Vinyl 12 inch EP Comes with a black plastic innersleeve. Inscriptions in the 12 inch vinyl a) 'A PORKY PRIME OINK OINK FOR PETE.' b) 'A PORKER PRIMER' 01) never again [extended version] [6:19] 02) give it to me [5:30] 03) one one one [ext version] [8:15] [listed on sleeve as '111'] Vinyl 7 inch (Polish) Inscriptions in the 7 in vinyl a) 'PORKY TO PETE OINK OINK' b) 'DUB IT' 01) never again [3:43] 02) never again (ext) [6:19] PETE SHELLEY video and chips [TV theme] Probably 1985 Pete Shelley notes: '"Video and chips" is the title music for the 80's [1985-1986] HTV Kids tech show. Martin Rushent was asked by someone involved with the show to salvage the theme tune. They were unhappy with what the original composer had provided them with. I gave them what they wanted. I think the show ran for two series. I still like the tune but I don't have a copy that I know of.' A short excerpt is on-line: http://tv.cream.org/themes/vidchips.mp3 PETE SHELLEY GROUP Early 1986 NOTES: Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals Gerard Cookson - guitar Mark Sanderson - bass Noko (briefly) - bass, guitar James Gardiner - keyboards John Doyle - drums Group toured UK, US and Europe, no released recordings. Noko played on 'Nelson's Riddle'. Pete Shelley notes: 'He [Noko] played bass on the demos for Heaven & The Sea.' PETE SHELLEY waiting for love [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Feb 1986, UK) Mercury (Phonogram) MER215 Vinyl 12 inch (Feb 1986, UK) Mercury (Phonogram) MERX215 Vinyl 12 inch (1988) Immaculate/Phonogram 12IMMAC4 (This edition has a different picture sleeve, white on black.) NOTES: Rumor is, there exists a third version of the 12 inch. Vinyl 7 inch (Feb 1986, UK) Mercury (Phonogram) MER215 01) waiting for love 02) designer lamps Vinyl 12 inch (Feb 1986, UK) Mercury (Phonogram) MERX215 01) waiting for love [extended version] 02) waiting for love [7 inch version] 03) designer lamps Vinyl 12 inch (1988) Immaculate/Phonogram 12IMMAC4 (This edition has a different picture sleeve, white on black.) 01) waiting for love [immaculate mix one] 02) waiting for love [7 inch version] 03) designer lamps PETE SHELLEY on your own [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (May 1986, UK) Mercury/Phonogram MER221 Vinyl 12 inch (May 1986, UK) Mercury/Phonogram MERX221 Vinyl 12 inch (1986, US) Mercury/PolyGram 8847511 Vinyl 12 inch promo (1986, US) Mercury/PolyGram PRO4241 258724 Vinyl 12 inch promo (1986, Canada) Vertigo/PolyGram DJV193 Vinyl 7 inch promo (1986, US) Mercury 884-751-7 DJ NOTES: US 12 inch (8847511) slightly different text layout on cover compared to UK 12 inch. US 12 inch (PRO4241) came with generic PolyGram sleeve with irregularly shaped hole in the middle to show through to the record label. Vinyl 7 inch (May 1986, UK) Mercury/Phonogram MER221 01) on your own 02) please forgive me...but i cannot endure it any longer Vinyl 12 inch (May 1986, UK) Mercury/Phonogram MERX221 01) on your own [new york remix] 02) on your own [new york dub] 03) please forgive me...but i cannot endure it any longer [extended version] Vinyl 12 inch (1986, US) Mercury/PolyGram 8847511 01) on your own [new york mix] 02) on your own [new york dub mix] 03) please forgive me...but i cannot endure it any longer Vinyl 12 inch promo (1986, US) Mercury/PolyGram PRO4241 258724 (33 1/3 RPM) 01) on your own [3:51] 02) on your own [3:51] (same) Vinyl 12 inch promo (1986, Canada) Vertigo/PolyGram DJV193 01) on your own [3:46] 02) on your own [4:41] [extended version] Vinyl 7 inch promo (1986, US) Mercury 884-751-7 DJ (with picture sleeve) 01) on your own [3:51] 02) on your own [3:51] (same) PETE SHELLEY blue eyes [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Jul 1986, UK) Mercury (Phonogram) MER225 (see note for PETE SHELLEY GROUP, above) 01) blue eyes 02) nelson's riddle [excerpt] Vinyl 12 inch (1986, UK) Mercury MERX225 01) blue eyes [extended] [7:00] 02) nelson's riddle [13:00] PETE SHELLEY i surrender [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Nov 1986) Mercury MER224 01) i surrender 02) need a minit Vinyl 12 inch (Nov 1986) Mercury MERX224 01) i surrender [US remix version] 02) i surrender [dub mix] 03) need a minit PETE SHELLEY Heaven & The Sea CD (Jun 1986, UK) Mercury MERHC90 Vinyl (Jun 1986, UK) Mercury MERH90 Cassette (Jun 1986) Mercury (Phonogram) 8300044 CD (Jun 1986, US) Mercury (Phonogram) 8300042 Vinyl (Jun 1986 (US) Mercury (Phonogram) 8300041 White vinyl (Germany) Line Records CD (Germany) Line Records #INCD 9.00234 CD (Sep 1992 (UK) Mercury 8300042 with 3 extra tracks NOTES: Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals Gerard Cookson - guitar Jack Lambert - bass James Gardiner - keyboards Dave Beebee - drums UK vinyl promo with printed PVC sleeve. US vinyl promo has a sticker on the front cover: "Contains single On Your Own". Pete Shelley notes: 'The bulk of the work in the studio was done by us both [Pete & Gerard] and, of course, Stephen Hague. That was one of the reasons that we left out any musician credits.' Steve Young notes: 'Apparently Pete had the album pretty much recorded in mid 1984 with the Adamson, Thompson, Dexter, Cookson and Turley line-up. I expect it was to be released on his Immaculate label as was the single "Never Again" but the story goes that he didn't like the production and it was scrapped. Pete toured in 1984 and debuted most of the H&TS material with the Adamson et al "band" - I waited a further 2 years to get the album and see him play again, this time without the same band (he had Noko on guitar who went on to join Devoto in Adultery/Luxuria and I think John Doyle ex-Magazine was on drums). He also did a spot at the punk tenth anniversary gig at Manchester G-Mex with the same line up. We all thought there might be a Shelley, Diggle, Devoto reunion as they were all on the same bill but disappointingly it didn't happen.' Gez notes: 'Initial copies of the [vinyl] LP came with an outer printed PVC cover. When this was slowly removed it gave a moving shape effect.' The 1992 CD has almost the same graphic art, but with these changes: a slightly different text layout, the star graphic is changed to a circular graphic, the inner photo of Pete is reproduced much smaller, and the inner graphic of the red star is deleted. (See note for Pete's "Homosapien II" single, below.) Tony McGartland notes: 'my dreams was also released on The Beat Runs Wild, Mercury WILD1, a various artists compilation LP, which contains an innersleeve photo of Pete with a couple of quotes.' Some few copies of original UK vinyl mistakenly have labels for another Mercury artist Love And Money - Candybar Express (New York Remix). Produced by Stephen Hague Recorded at Synchro Sound and Park Avenue Studios, Boston. Completed at Strong Room Studio, Mayfair Studio and Advisions Studios. Songs written by Shelley 01) waiting for love 02) on your own 03) they're coming for you 04) i surrender 05) life without reason 06) need a minit 07) never again 08) my dreams 09) blue eyes 10) you can't take that away 11) no moon... [1992 CD bonus tracks, produced by Pete Shelley] 12) designer lamps 13) please forgive me...for i cannot endure it any longer 14) nelson's riddle [short version] [4:54] PETE SHELLEY Some Kind Of Wonderful (various artists) [film soundtrack] Vinyl (Aug 1987, UK) MCF3365 CD (Feb 1990, US) MCA Records MCAD6200 Vinyl (1987, US) MCA Records MCA6200 Also on cassette. NOTES: Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals Gerard Cookson - guitar Mark Sanderson - bass James Gardiner - keyboards John Doyle - drums Liner notes include lyrics. Gez notes: 'A couple of Shelley live tapes I have from '87 have 2 new songs which he introduces `Some Kind Of Wonderful' and `First and Last' -both of which were never released elsewhere.' [see BUZZCOCKS 1996 album All Set, above] John P Lennon notes: 'It has a promo sticker on it, stating "Featuring I GO CRAZY by Flesh for Lulu and music by Pete Shelley" followed by some of the other bands on the soundtrack.' Pete Shelley notes: 'Written on the journey between Paris and Amsterdam in October 1986 on the European Leg of the "Heaven and the Sea" tour, "Do Anything" was put forward for inclusion on the soundtrack of the John Hughes produced motion picture "Some Kind of Wonderful". Stephen Hague was producing the Soundtrack Album and had produced "Heaven and the Sea" the previous year. I recall that the track was recorded and mixed in a couple of days at the main studio at Advision in London in mid November 1986.' Produced by Stephen Hague Remixed by Tom Lord-Alge Song written by Shelley 01) do anything [3:38] ZIP your love [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (May 1988, UK) Immaculate IMMAC5 Vinyl 12 inch (May 1988, UK) Immaculate 12IMMAC5 (also released as a white label in a plain liner bag, as a test pressing or promo???) NOTES: Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals Gerard Cookson - guitar and programming Mark Sanderson - bass (see BUZZCOCKS album All Set, above) (see Tour de France soundtrack, below) (see notes for Buzzcocks 1991 demos and The Unreleased Album, both above) 'give it to me' is a newer recording of the song that appears on the single 'never again' (see above). The 12 inch sleeve correctly lists tracks 01 and 02 as being on side A and track 03 as being on side B, but the 12 inch record label lists track 01 for side A and track 02 for side B. Andrew Browne notes: '"Why Compromise" is apparently another song that was done by Zip before Buzzcocks, along with "Never Gonna Give It Up" and "Serious Crime". It is also apparently on the projected album demos from that period, plus a bootleg video taken from a TV broadcast of a gig that I was actually at, but despite that I don't remember anything specifically about that new song! (Several of the songs played had not been released at that time as this was before TTT.)' (why compromise reappears on Modern, see above) Produced by John Frye and ZIP Songs written by Shelley Vinyl 7 inch (May 1988, UK) Immaculate IMMAC5 01) your love 02) give it to me Vinyl 12 inch (May 1988, UK) Immaculate 12IMMAC5 01) your love [3:22] 02) give it to me [5:50] [ext] 03) your love [6:45] [ext] PETE SHELLEY Tour de France [SOUNDTRACK] NOTES: Stephen K Mulrine notes: 'Pete Shelley also composed the theme music for "Tour de France" on Channel 4 in the UK. The duty officer's letter states that it is "not commercially available" and credits it to "PETE SHELLEY AND THE BUZZCOCKS". It was at least five years ago [as of Jan 1994] that they started using that music - but certainly no more than eight, so I doubt that the rest of the BUZZCOCKS were involved at all. It's on every night for a few weeks during the summer - Channel 4 have the UK TV rights to the famous cycle race. The title sequence has changed a couple of times over the years but the theme tune has remained the same.' Gez notes: 'very short, and played whilst you see a cyclist riding. The whole thing amounts to around 50 seconds.' Marshal Peters reports in the Secret Public newsletter #11, May 1996, that the music is from the song 'give it to me'. The music is changed for 1997 and Pete Shelley's theme is no longer being used. (???) Gez notes: 'Also, while the Tour De France is on at the moment [Aug 1998], Channel 4 show highlights each night and Pete's music is still being used as the theme for this.' [Unknown if the theme was dropped for 1997, or has been in continuous use.] (see ZIP single 'your love', above) (see BUZZCOCKS album All Set, above) PETE SHELLEY friends NOTES: Carlos Peter Hough notes: 'There are times when synchronicity fails ... I switched channels one night to hear Pete's voice - literally the end of the programme. It was post XL1, and the song was stylistically similar to Twilight I think. I think it was before the 1989 incarnation of Buzzcocks, possibly around the Tour De France time and perhaps that's how he got the gig. Actually, thinking back, it was probably around Heaven and the Sea time. The programme, I am reasonably sure, was about gay issues, or a memorial to someone particular. I wish I could recover the information - Pete gave me the details in response to a mail I sent him a couple of years ago.' Carlos Peter Hough notes: (Aug 28, 1999) 'That 'Friends' [circa 1986] song was bothering me, and I finally unearthed Pete's answer to my query about it: You recorded a song for Channel Four called 'Friends' - Is this available? PS: "No. The series was "The Six of Hearts" and the song was featured in the program about Kris Kirk."' PETE SHELLEY NOTES: 'Til Things Are Brighter (various artists) Johnny Cash tribute album Vinyl (Aug 1988) Red Rhino Records REDLP88 CD (Aug 1988, France) Red Rhino Records RAVE3CD John P Lennon notes: 'Pete's track is the first on side 2. It's credited to "Peter" Shelley!' Dan Bailey notes: 'Marc Riley (of The Fall) & the Mekons put together the Johnny Cash tribute.' Gez notes: 'a benefit album on behalf of the Terence Higgins trust, guess Shelley appeared on it because of the nature of the album.' 07) straight 'a's in love PETE SHELLEY homosapien ii [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Apr 1989, UK) Immaculate IMMAC11 Vinyl 12 inch (Apr 1989, UK) Immaculate 12IMMAC11 CD-3 (Apr 1989, UK) Immaculate IMMAC11CD (in 3 inch cardboard sleeve) NOTES: (see 'homosapien' single, above) This is a newly recorded version of this song. The front cover has a square layout in large red BACKWARD letters, here is the front cover layout using forward letters: M O H P A S O II N E I The back cover has a square layout in large red letters: P E T E S H E L L E Y vs P O W E R , W O N D E R & L O V E The overall design of the cover is an ancient Greek lettering theme with 4 Greek words forming a diamond shape on the back superimposed over the square layout of the large red letters. Pete Shelley notes: 'Armonia aphanes phaneros kreisson. Heraclitus said, "Upwards and downwards. The way is one and the same". Hermes Trimegistes paraphrased this as, "As above, so below". In Greek this becomes 'Armonia aphanes phaneros kreisson'. The 'caduceus' (the medic symbol found on 'Homosapien II' and 'Heaven and the Sea' related releases) is the 'staff' of Hermes Trimegistes. The Greek wing-footed messenger of the gods (Hermes) was also known to the Romans as 'Mercury'. Mercury was the label that 'Heaven and the Sea' was released on in the UK. Power, Wonder & Love was the name used by two brothers who put together the 'Homosapien II' track.' Jaz Long notes: 'A press release appeared at the time this came out saying that Pete has finished an LP in much the same vein as the single. I suppose it was shelved as the Buzzcocks were getting back together.' Produced by "Power, Wonder & Love" Recorded at Unit 3 Studios, London, UK Mixed by Adam Fuest, & Power, Wonder & Love Written by Pete Shelley Vinyl 7 inch (Apr 1989, UK) Immaculate IMMAC11 01) homosapien ii 02) homosapien ii [instrumental] Vinyl 12 inch (Apr 1989, UK) Immaculate 12IMMAC11 01) homosapien ii [icon mix] 02) homosapien ii [techno mix] CD-3 (Apr 1989, UK) Immaculate IMMAC11CD Packaged in 3 inch cardboard sleeve. 01) homosapien ii [5:02] 02) homosapien ii [icon mix] [3:34] 03) homosapien ii [radio mix] [6:16] 04) homosapien ii [shower mix] [6:17] (no vocals) MEKONS empire of the senseless 12 inch vinyl (1989, US) A&M SP-18005 promo NOTES: Norbert Knape notes: 'Tom Greenhalgh and Jon Langford are interviewed by Pete Shelley of the Buzzcocks. Very flattering glossy promotional insert for The Mekons Rock'n'Roll is enclosed. It's quite interesting if you're into the Mekons, although it doesn't reveal much about the Buzzcocks.' Jeff Schrader notes: 'It was held in the front room of Pete's residence at the time. Most of the interview focuses on the Mekons' then-new album Rock And Roll, but at the very end Pete mentions the initial [1989] US gigs for Buzzcocks.' 01) empire of the senseless 02) interview PETE SHELLEY Step Right Up (various artists) Tom Waits tribute album CD (1995, US) Manifesto Records PT3411012 NOTES: Pete Shelley - vocals, guitar Tony Barber - bass Phil Barker - drums Recorded Jun 21-23, 1995 at Pavilion Studios, London Produced by Philip Tennant 03) better off without a wife CAN Sacrilege CD (May 1997, US) Mute 9033-2 NOTES: Album of remixes by various contemporary artists. Black Radio is the name of a London DJ. disc 2 04) father only knows [remix by PETE SHELLEY and BLACK RADIO] RAINCOATS Looking In The Shadows CD (1998) NOTES: Gez Witherington notes: 'I Love A Loser' on which Pete Shelley contributes the vocals along with someone called Simon Turner.' The Best Of Pete Shelley CD (Nov 28, 2001, Japan) Toshiba-EMI TOCP-64087 (limited release) CD (Apr 29, 2002, UK) Grapevine GRACD1006 (p) 2001 Sensei Ltd., under exclusive license to The Grapevine Label Ltd. (c) 2001 The Grapevine Label Ltd. / Toshiba-EMI Ltd., except tracks 12, 13, 14 EMI Records Ltd. NOTES: John P Lennon notes [Nov 15, 2001]: 'I just got this new Japanese release, and it's pretty cool! The packaging is pretty good, using images from the "Telephone Operator" and "No One Like You" 12" singles, and it includes an insert with a write up of some sort (in Japanese only) and lyrics (in Japanese & English). The 'Tony Castle Mobile Mix' of TO is really good, actually - very interesting, fast beats! Strangely, it repeats the same mistake of the UK Grapevine UK release in that what's listed as "Maxine" is actually "Witness The Change" which leads into "Maxine" - two for the price of one, I guess you could say! The CD artwork uses in part the photos from the Telephone Operator and Millions Of People (No One Like You) 12" single covers. There's an insert with lyrics in both Japanese & English, and a write-up / liner notes that are in Japanese only.' Thanks to Kartz Noda, here is the track listing: 01 TELEPHONE OPERATOR 02 (MILLIONS OF PEOPLE) NO ONE LIKE YOU 03 HOMOSAPIEN 04 MANY A TIME 05 XL-1 06 MAXINE 07 IF YOU ASK ME (I WON'T SAY NO) 08 QU'EST-CE QUE C'EST QUE CA 09 YESTERDAY'S NOT HERE 10 I DON'T KNOW WHAT IT IS 11 I GENERATE A FEELING 12 WHAT DO I GET? (BUZZCOCKS) 13 EVER FALLEN IN LOVE? (BUZZCOCKS) 14 EVERYBODY'S HAPPY NOWADAYS (BUZZCOCKS) 15 TELEPHONE OPERATOR / MANY A TIME (Dub) 16 TELEPHNE OPERATOR ( Tony Castle Mobile Mix) ------------------------S-T-E-V-E---D-I-G-G-L-E------------------------ STEVE DIGGLE Demos recorded at home Jan 27, 1981 Unreleased NOTES: Tony McGartland notes: 'Despite Buzzcocks split of 6th March 1981 Steve Diggle was booked into Cargo Studio, Rochdale, as early as April 13th, 1981 (from studio engineer's diary). John Brierly.' 01) can you dig it 02) drift away 03) dancing at dawn 04) by my side 05) don't come back STEVE DIGGLE fifty years of comparative wealth [EP] Vinyl 7 inch (Feb 28, 1981, UK) Liberty BP389, 5000 copies Vinyl 7 inch (1981, US) I.R.S. / Faulty Products FEP7000 NOTES: Steve Diggle - guitar, vocal, keyboard John Maher - drums Steve Garvey - bass Produced by Steve Diggle Recorded at Cargo Studio, Rochdale, Aug 19-21, 1980 Songs written by Diggle 01) shut out the light 02) fifty years of comparative wealth 03) here comes the fire brigade FOC demos (date unknown???) Unreleased NOTES: Tony McGartland notes: 'Joan McNulty sent me this brilliant quality collection of FOC demos.' The date is probably later than its placing here in the discography would indicate, or possibly there are various recording dates. 01) life on the telephone 02) drift away 03) in the back 04) picking up on audio sound 05) longest life 06) men from the city 07) who is innocent 08) both hands in the fire 09) longest life [extended] 10) change 11) the arrow has come 12) are you in heaven 13) love has the power to destroy 14) the dance 15) love mayhem 16) drowned in your heartache 17) the greatest sin [dub] 18) mirror of the world 19) the greatest sin FOC War On The Wireless Set Vinyl (1988, US) MCM America MCM020 NOTES: Steve Diggle - vocals, guitars John Maher - drums Steve Garvey - bass on tracks 02 and 10 Gary Hamer - bass The two tracks with Garvey (02 & 10) were among those slated for the BUZZCOCKS 4th album at the time of the 1981 breakup (see demos for 4th album, above). Gez notes: 'There are plans [as of May 1994] to re-release War On The Wireless Set and Northwest Skyline on CD. Further there is a possibility that a lot of unreleased F.O.C. stuff from over the years may also see the light of day on CD.' Produced by Steve Diggle and Gary Hamer Recorded 1981-1986 Songs written by Diggle 01) heartbreak story 02) in the back 03) danger time 04) new house 05) scene of the crime 06) graduate of pain 07) no escape 08) show boy 09) one hundred tears 10) drift away FLAG OF CONVENIENCE life on the telephone [EP] Vinyl 12 inch (1982, US) PVC/Sire Records PVC4904 Vinyl 7 inch (1982, UK) Sire Records SIR4057 (no p/s issued with 7") Vinyl 7 inch (New Zealand) Sire Records SIR4057 (no pic sleeve) NOTES: Steve Diggle - guitar John Maher - drums David Farrow (Dave Farrel???) - bass D.P. - keyboards on 'the other man's sin' This band formed in Sep 1981 and first performed in Apr 1982. Produced by Hugh Murphy and FLAG OF CONVENIENCE Songs written by Diggle Vinyl 12 inch (1982, US) PVC/Sire Records PVC4904 01) life on the telephone [long version] 02) the other man's sin 03) picking up on audio sound 04) life on the telephone [short version] Vinyl 7 inch (1982, UK) Sire Records SIR4057 (no p/s issued with 7") 01) life on the telephone 02) the other man's sin Vinyl 7 inch (New Zealand) Sire Records SIR4057 (no pic sleeve) 01) life on the telephone 02) the other man's sin FLAG OF CONVENIENCE Bootleg cassette tape only, basically unreleased and unavailable. NOTES: Gez notes: '['the accused'] ...what diggle wanted to call his first LP before things fell through with Sire Records.' I have generally avoided including the multitude of bootleg tapes, but this one is included to illustrate Gez's comment about the proposed album title. Recorded live Sep 22, 1982 at Sherrys, Brighton, UK 01) in the back 02) men from the city 03) audio sound 04) life on the telephone 05) drift away 06) who is innocent? 07) the accused 08) 50 years of comparative wealth 09) other mans sin 10) shut out the light FLAG OF CONVENIENCE change [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Mar 1983, UK) Weird Sisters WEIRD1 NOTES: Steve Diggle - guitar, voice John Maher - drums Gary Hamer - bass Mark Burke - guitar Produced by Steve Diggle Songs written by Diggle 01) change 02) longest life FLAG OF CONVENIENCE The Big Secret Cassette only (1983, UK) FAN1 NOTES: Tony McGartland notes: 'Joan McNulty sent me a copy of this cassette last year [1995]. It is the original version with a budget print sleeve. Cassette index sticker has been 'typed' - not printed. Sleeve is orange with B/W photos of band in centre.' 01) change 02) the arrow has come 03) drift away 04) picking up on audio sound 05) life on the telephone 06) longest life 07) men from the city 08) who is innocent? 09) both hands in the fire FOC Bootleg cassette tape only, basically unreleased and unavailable. NOTES: I generally have avoided including the multitude of bootleg tapes, but in this case 2 songs later become part of the BUZZCOCKS catalog and track 11 appears on an official FOC release. Recorded live Jan 10, 1986 at Dingwalls Dancehall, Camden Lock London 01) new house 02) a dance [later 'trash away' by the BUZZCOCKS, see 'do it' EP, above] 03) peoples pages 04) are you in heaven? 05) love has the power 06) the big secret 07) what am i supposed to do now? [later re-recorded by BUZZCOCKS, see All Set album, above] 08) people stand by 09) who is innocent? 10) harmony in my head 11) keep on pushing [see 'new house' single, below, and Best Of Steve Diggle & FOC, below] FOC new house [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Apr 1986, UK) M.C.M. Records MCM186 NOTES: Steve Diggle - guitar, voice Gary Hammer - bass Jon Caine - drums Steve Mac - guitar Dean Sumner - keyboards Mac - sax Jo(h)n Cain(e) spelled variously on record covers. Songs written by Diggle 01) new house 02) keep on pushing [live, Dingwalls Jan 10, 1986, see above] FOC last train to safety [EP] Vinyl 12 inch (1987, UK) M.C.M. Records F.O.C.1, except that "F.O.C.1" does not appear on either the vinyl or the cover (???). NOTES: Steve Diggle - guitar, voice Gary Hammer - bass John Cain - drums 01) last train to safety 02) the rain in england 03) human jungle FOC Northwest Skyline Vinyl (1987, UK) M.C.M. Records MCMLP010 NOTES: Steve Diggle - guitar, voice John Maher - drums (3 songs only) Gary Hammer - bass John Caine - drums Lyrics printed on innersleeve. 01) northwest skyline 02) pictures in my mind 03) just like mr. trendy said 04) hell is other people 05) should i ever go deaf 06) drowned in your heartache 07) the destructor 08) gaol of love 09) the greatest sin 10) from day to day (and other days) 11) mirror of the world FOC should i ever go deaf! [EP] Vinyl 12 inch (Oct 1987, UK) M.C.M. Records MCM001 NOTES: Steve Diggle - guitar, voice Gary Hammer - bass John Cain - drums Four tracks from Northwest Skyline. Jaz Long notes: ''Drowned in your heartache' - doesn't sound like Diggle singing.' Lengthy inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'FRIENDS ROMANS, COUNTRYMEN...' and 'WHAT DID YOU SAY? SPEAK UP I CANT HEAR YOU.' b) 'TOO MANY COCKSUCKERS IN THE MUSIC BUSINESS' / 'IS IT SIN? YES ITS IN!' Produced by Steve Diggle and Gary Hamer Recorded at Twilight Studio, Salford Songs written by Diggle 01) should i ever go deaf! 02) pictures in my mind 03) drowned in your heartache 04) the greatest sin FOC exiles [EP] Vinyl 12 inch (1988, UK) M.C.M. Records MCM002 NOTES: Steve Diggle - vocals, guitar Gary Hamer - bass Gaz Connor - additional guitar Chris Goodwin - drums Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'NAUSEA DEAD HUSBANDS SNOOKERED' b) 'MY FATHER'S A BIRD AND MY MOTHERS....' Jaz Long notes: 'Phil Diggle's painting on OSM [The Other Side Of Midnight, see unofficial video list, below] was titled 'Dead Husband's Snookered'.' Produced by Steve Diggle and Gary Hamer Recorded at Suite 16, Rochdale Songs written by Diggle 01) exiles 02) can't stop the world 03) shot down with your gun 04) tragedy in market street BUZZCOCKS F.O.C. (This is Diggle's band, FLAG OF CONVENIENCE, not BUZZCOCKS.) Best Of Berlin Independence Days '88, Vol 1 (var artists) [VIDEO] VHS video tape (1988, Germany) Stud!o K7 002 NOTES: The end titles mention that there were plans to release full concert footage of each of the bands on the video. Although unreleased, 'autonomy' was probably??? performed with the extended lyrics which were probably??? written for this occasion (see note for Live Legends video, above). Probably??? same personnel lineup as on Tomorrows Sunset (see below). Recorded live Oct 10-12, 1988 06) watching amerika [on Vol 2 'america' is spelled with a 'c'] BUZZCOCKS F.O.C. (This is Diggle's band, FLAG OF CONVENIENCE, not BUZZCOCKS.) Best Of Berlin Independence Days '88, Vol 2 (var artists) [VIDEO] VHS video tape (1988, Germany) Stud!o K7 004 NOTES: 'isolation' was later recorded by BUZZCOCKS (see Trade Test Transmissions, above). Recorded live Oct 10-12, 1988 04) isolation 05) tomorrows sunset 06) watching america [on Vol 1 'amerika' is spelled with a 'k'] BUZZCOCKS F.O.C. (This is Diggle's band, FLAG OF CONVENIENCE, not BUZZCOCKS.) Tomorrows Sunset [SINGLE] Vinyl 12 inch (Jul 1989) Thin Line THIN003 CD3 (Jul 1989) Thin Line THIN003CD Vinyl 12 inch (1989, Dutch) Thin Line 08-024885 NOTES: Steve Diggle - guitar, vocals Gary Hamer - bass, vocals Chris Goodwin - drums Andy Couzens (ex STONE ROSES) - guitar, vocals 3 inch CD packed with 5 inch adapter in cardboard jacket. Sequence listed on CD jacket is incorrect; the 12 inch got it right. The title track appears as 'sunset' and as 'tomorrows sunset' in various live set lists. I believe the real title is 'sunset' because that's what it's called here on the single, although it is called 'tomorrows sunset' on the Best Of... CD, The Secret Public Years. Jaz Long notes: 'The sleeve is a Phil Diggle painting entitled 'Caduceus of Barnabas'.' Produced by Martin Hannett Recorded at Drone in Manchester and Amazon in Liverpool Songs written by Diggle 01) sunset [12" bat mix] 02) sunset 03) life with the lions STEVE DIGGLE The Best Of Steve Diggle And FLAG OF CONVENIENCE subtitled: The Secret Public Years 1981-1989 CD (1994, UK) Anagram / Cherry Red CDMGRAM74 NOTES: Insert has photos of the sleeve art for each previous FOC release, along with a brief discography, a rundown of personnel, a short history, and an address for further information. On my copy, the cover says "Made in England", the CD itself says "Made in France", and the CD jewel box has a "MADE IN GERMANY" sticker on the back. (see the BUZZCOCKS 'love you more' single, above, for a note about the phrase "Secret Public") Gez notes: 'The FOC compilation CD has got [some of the production credits] wrong, mistakenly putting Hugh Jones for tracks 1-3 when in fact it should be Hugh Murphy for tracks 4-6 for which the CD omits listing any producer.' This CD has a length of 79 minutes 19 seconds. This CD lists Martin Hannett as RIP. 01) shut out the light 02) 50 years of comparative wealth 03) here comes the fire brigade 04) life on the telephone 05) picking up on audio sound 06) other mans sin 07) men from the city 08) who is innocent 09) drift away 10) change 11) longest life 12) the arrow has come 13) keep on pushing [live, Dingwalls Jan 10, 1986, see above] 14) pictures in my mind 15) last train to safety 16) exiles 17) can't stop the world 18) shot down with a gun 19) tragedy in market street 20) tomorrows sunset 21) life with the lions AX-S Records Sampler (various artists) CD (May 21, 1996, UK) AX-S Records AX95CD001 NOTES: Tony McGartland notes: 'I was handed this during Buzzcocks Dublin gig 21st May 96 - looking into it's source - see next issue of S.P.' I have generally avoided redundant compilations such as this, but the relative rarity of these tracks (especially in the US) renders all sources important. [I have since seen Diggle tracks on other comps but these will remain unlisted here.] Sampler contains 9 tracks total. ??) exiles ??) 50 years of comparative wealth STEVE DIGGLE Here's One I Made Earlier subtitled: (Best Of Steve Diggle, FOC, & BUZZCOCKS F.O.C.) CD (May 21, 1996, Ireland) AX-S Records, Dublin, AXS95CD002 CD (May 28, 1996, Germany) AX-S Records AXS95CD002 CD (Jul 1, 1996, UK) AX-S Records AXS95CD002 NOTES: Rear sleeve states: German distribution - Sound Solutions UK distribution - Innastate via S.R.D. Tony McGartland notes: 'Cover feature colour shot of Steve taken from above looking at a classing 'Diggle' guitar pose. Same shot is on the actual CD also, but is in negative effect (not a positive print)' 01) exiles 02) shut out the light 03) men from the city 04) other man's sin 05) can't stop the world 06) picking up on audio sound 07) shot down with a gun 08) 50 years of comparative wealth 09) last train to safety 10) heated and rising 11) Wednesdays flowers 12) life on the telephone 13) tragedy in market street 14) life with the lions 15) terminal STEVE DIGGLE Heated and Rising E.P. [EP] CD (Nov 1993, UK) 3.30 Records 3.30001 NOTES: Officially only a promo release. Unknown how many were pressed. Jaz Long notes: 'On the '94 tour you could buy t-shirts for this release, but not the record itself!' (see compilation album Here's One I Made Earlier, below) Distributed by Rio/PolyGram Songs written by Diggle 01) heated and rising 02) over and out 03) terminal 04) wednesdays flowers STEVE DIGGLE all i want is you [for movie soundtrack] NOTES: Recorded Jun 7-9, 1995 by Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals) and Steve Diggle. ??) all i want is you STEVE DIGGLE (Feb 1998) Not released. NOTES: Tony Barber plays bass. 00) daylight 00) as the wind blows 00) going, going, gone STEVE DIGGLE Live in London [VIDEO] (Nov 98, UK) Diggle Music NOTES: http://www.stevediggle.ndirect.co.uk/merchand.htm Recorded Oct 98 with his new band. Track listing unavailable at press time. STEVE DIGGLE Some Reality CD (1999, UK) 3.30 Records 001 CD (2003, UK) Delicious Records DEL112 (new packaging artwork) NOTES: Steve Diggle - guitar, vocals Gary Rostock - drums Chris Remington - bass John P Lennon notes: [Apr 28, 1999] 'Steve is about to go into the studio to record a new album! Gary Rostock is Steve's drummer. I think the plan is to sell it on the Internet.' John P Lennon notes: [Jun 19, 1999] 'I just got Diggle's new album from Gary Rostock on tape! This is the one intended to be available on the Web.' Promo copies began appearing late summer 1999. The 2003 CD reissue is remastered and is louder and clearer. The 2003 CD reissue has new artwork to match his new book, "Harmony In My Head". See the Recommended Reading section, below. The 2003 CD reissue puts 'turning point' at track position 5 and the remaining tracks are off by one. The sequence listed on the back cover reflects the original 1999 CD sequencing order. Songs written by Diggle 01) just because 02) playing with fire 03) where you're from 04) time of your life 05) blowing hot 06) three sheets to the wind 07) what else can you do? 08) something in your mind 09) heavy hammer 10) all around your face 11) turning point Bonus audio track on 2003 CD: 12) somethings they never last Bonus video track on 2003 CD: 00) just because [VIDEO] STEVE DIGGLE Flashback VIDEO (2000, UK) 01) mind blowing groove [SD] 02) terminal [SD] 03) new house [FOC] 04) alive tonight [Buzzcocks] 05) boy out of line [Buzzcocks FOC] 06) the other man's sin [FOC] 07) isolation [FOC] 08) living dead [FOC] 09) wallpaper world [Buzzcocks] 10) exiles [FOC] 11) successful street [Buzzcocks] Janet Sampson notes: 'The tracks are interspersed with sweet clips of Diggle off-guard, sort of, you know, non-professional stuff. Congratulations & many thanks to Eon for putting it all together!' STEVE DIGGLE Box Set CD (2003, UK) Flag Of Convenience plus Solo. No further informaiton at press time. --------------------------J-O-H-N---M-A-H-E-R-------------------------- Gez notes: 'Johnny Marr of the Smiths real name is John Maher -he changed it to avoid confusion.' PATRICK FITZGERALD Grubby Stories Vinyl 12 inch (Mar and/or Jul??? 1979) Small Wonder / Polydor 2383533 NOTES: John Maher - drums Patrick Fitsgerald - guitar, vocals Robert Blamire - bass Jaz Long notes: 'In addition to John's activities you list, he played on Patrik Fitzgerald's excellent debut LP 'Grubby stories' (Polydor 1979, some cuts appear on a retrospective CD released by Anagram, 1994).' PAULINE MURRAY AND THE INVISIBLE GIRLS Vinyl 12 inch (Sep 1980, UK) Illusive Records (RSO / Polydor) 2394277 NOTES: Pauline Murray's first LP. John Maher - drums Pauline Murray - vocals Martin Hannett - keyboards Steve Hopkins - keyboards John Blamire (ex PENETRATION) - bass Dave Rowbotham - guitar Dave Hassell - ??? Vini Reilly (DURUTTI COLUMN) - guitar [special guest] Paul Burgess??? (10CC) - drums??? Gez notes: 'Incidentally, Pauline Murray used to be in a band called Penetration - on their 1978 LP Moving Targets they do a version of 'nostalgia'.' "The Invisible Girls are Martin Hannett and Steve Hopkins" says the record jacket. Rumor is, there were a number of collaborators, but confirmation of the details is lacking (???). (see note for JOHNNY COOPER CLARKE under Pete Shelley's solo career, above) Recorded Jul 1980 at Strawberry Studios North Produced by The Invisible Girls side 1 01) screaming in the darkness 02) dream sequence 1 03) european eyes 04) shoot you down 05) sympathy 06) time slipping side 2 07) drummer boy 08) thundertunes 09) when will we learn 10) mr x 11) judgment day PAULINE MURRAY AND THE INVISIBLE GIRLS mr x [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (1980, UK) Illusive Records IVE2 NOTES: Single from Pauline Murray's first LP. Produced by Pauline Murray and R. Blamire 01) mr x 02) two shots PAULINE MURRAY AND THE INVISIBLE GIRLS dream sequences [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Aug 1980, UK) Illusive Records Vinyl 10 inch (1980, UK) Illusive Records NOTES: Single from Pauline Murray's first LP. 01) dream sequence 1 02) dream sequence 2 THE THINGS pieces of you [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Nov 1980, UK) Imperial Records IP4301 NOTES: John Maher - drums Joe Brehony - bass Dave Holmes - guitar, vocals Timothy Lyons - vocals Ella Metcalfe - keyboards Gez notes: 'They also occasionally supported the Buzzcocks.' Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'I'LL HAVE A SLICE' b) 'BLUE JUMPERS' 01) pieces of you 02) lost love STEVE DIGGLE fifty years of comparative wealth [EP] NOTES: John Maher - drums Steve Diggle - guitar, vocal, keyboard Steve Garvey - bass See entry in Steve Diggle section, above, for full description. 01) shut out the light 02) fifty years of comparative wealth 03) here comes the fire brigade FOC War On The Wireless Set NOTES: John Maher - drums Steve Diggle - vocals, guitars Steve Garvey - bass See entry in Steve Diggle section, above, for full description. 02) in the back 10) drift away PAULINE MURRAY AND THE INVISIBLE GIRLS searching for heaven [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Apr 1981, UK) Illusive Records IVE3 Vinyl 12 inch (Apr 1981, UK) Illusive Records IVEX3 01) searching for heaven 02) animal crazy 03) visitor [additional track on 12 inch only] WAH! [RADIO BROADCAST] Peel Session, Richard Skinner, Radio 1, Aug 4, 1981 NOTES: John Maher - drums Pete Wylie - guitar and vocals Oddball Washington - bass, backing vocals Steven Johnson - guitar Mick Jones - organ, strings Included here only for lineup and song list details which are omitted from Tony McGartland's book. Maybe Strange Fruit will release this sometime??? Live radio broadcast, otherwise unreleased. 01) forget the down 02) otherboys 03) some say 04) better scream ------------------------S-T-E-V-E---G-A-R-V-E-Y------------------------ TEARDROPS leave me no choice [EP] Vinyl 12 inch (1978, UK) Bent / Bok Bok Records BIGBENT3 NOTES: Steve Garvey Tony Friel (CONTACT and ex PASSAGE) Karl Burns (ex FALL) This band existed from 1978-1980 at which point it appears to have transformed into the short-lived BOK BOK (???). Tony McGartland notes: 'Steve Garvey told me in Pennsylvania, Oct 1994 that no-one sought his approval or permission for the use of the Teardrops material on the album "Final Vinyl".' Has a foldover sleeve. 01) leave me no choice 02) pompous 03) teenage vice 04) blueser blue TEARDROPS seeing double [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (Jul 1979) TJM Records TJM9 (or TJM7PS ???) NOTES: Steve Garvey Tony Friel Karl Burns 01) seeing double 02) teardrops and heartaches TEARDROPS Identity Parade (various artists) Vinyl (1980) TJM Records TJML-1 NOTES: Steve Garvey Tony Friel Karl Burns Gez notes: 'TJM - a small Manchurian independent which put out a handful of singles in the late '70's and that compilation LP, Identity Parade.' 13) colours TEARDROPS Final Vinyl Vinyl (Jan 1980, UK) Illuminated Records JAMS2LP NOTES: Lineup for this TEARDROPS LP: Steve Garvey Tony Friel Bok Bok [presumably Burns and Price ???, see Gez's note] Trev Wayne Helen Barbrook Gez notes: 'Karl Burns is not actually credited as being involved musically although the producer is listed as Carl Burns. Perhaps Bok Bok is also some kind of pseudonym for Karl Burns, given the Bok Bok line up.' 01) everything's ok 02) no one is innocent 03) hey count de bok bok 04) teenage vice 05) meet the teardrops 06) some people 07) slow glass 08) fackin kant 09) time to go BOK BOK come back to me [SINGLE] Vinyl 7 inch (May 1980, UK) Bok Bok Records/ Rough Trade BOK2 NOTES: Steve Garvey (courtesy BUZZCOCKS + UA) - guitars Karl Burns - drums Dave Price - vocals Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'I DON'T BELIEVE IT.' / 'A PORKY PRIME CUT' b) 'A PORKY PRIME CUT' Songs written by Price/Burns 01) come back to me [2:45] 02) misfit STEVE DIGGLE fifty years of comparative wealth [EP] NOTES: Steve Garvey - bass Steve Diggle - guitar, vocal, keyboard John Maher - drums See entry in Steve Diggle section, above, for full description. 01) shut out the light 02) fifty years of comparative wealth 03) here comes the fire brigade FOC War On The Wireless Set NOTES: Steve Garvey - bass Steve Diggle - vocals, guitars John Maher - drums See entry in Steve Diggle section, above, for full description. 02) in the back 10) drift away BROTHER EYE Soapdish Antennae (1993, US) Futurist Records Steve Garvey was their manager (and producer ???) 00) [track listing unavailable at press time] CHRIS HARFORD AND THE BAND OF CHANGES Wake CD (1999, US) Soul Selects Records SSR-001 Jim Varney notes: '[friend] Chris Harford has got an indy label, Soul Selects Records, and a new CD out. I ask him how many musicians play with him (he's always got a lot), and he says, "23." I said, "anyone I know other than Andy and Sim?" (two other guys I grew up with; former rhythm section for The Rollins Band and longtime Harf sidemen, too). "Look at the list," he says. And there I see, "Steve Garvey." On the record, Garvey agreed to lend his fingers to a cover of "Love is Lies." Check out www.chrisharford.com' Song written by Steve Diggle 05) love is lies [Steve Garvey plays acoustic guitar (or bass???)] -------------------------T-O-N-Y---B-A-R-B-E-R------------------------- It is impossible to keep up with Tony's work, this section is but a sampling. Tony McGartland notes: '4 page profile of Tony + Phil is quite in-depth, SP12. Includes discography.' Indeed, Secret Public issue #12, July 1996, has extensive discography covering LACK OF KNOWLEDGE (1977 - 1985), BOYS WONDER (1986 - 1988), and numerous guest appearances. Here, I have not attempted to provide complete coverage of Tony's pre-Buzzcocks work. See SP12 for complete historical coverage. Further, Tony has remained very busy since joining BUZZCOCKS, participating in numerous other projects with other bands so the listings here touch on only some of his activities. LACK OF KNOWLEDGE grey [SINGLE] Vinyl 7" (1983) Crass Records 121984/6 Leo Hoek van Dijke notes: 'This band, in which Tony Barber and Phil Barker played in the early '80, released some stuff on 'Crass Records'. As my collection from this label is far from complete (alas!), I can give only few details on this, but USA-based label 'Grand Theft Audio' is preparing a Cd with old stuff, newly recorded material and live-stuff. Keep your eyes open for that one. And as label-owner Brian is a friend of mine, I'm definetely keeping mine open and try to place a review on this [Leo's] site as well! http://www.gouwestad.nl/goingunderground [Leo's website]' (see Americanized, below) Tracks 01 and 04 appear also as one single track on CD 'A-Sides' on Crass Records 9, vol. 2, 1993. Recorded Aug 6-7, 1983 at Southern Studios, London Engineered by John Loder Produced by Penny Rimbaud Side A 01) Another Sunset (3:47) 02) Girl in A Mask Side B 03) Radio-Active Man 04) We're Looking For People (3:59) PETE SHELLEY Step Right Up (various artists) Tom Waits tribute album CD (1995, US) Manifesto Records PT3411012 NOTES: Tony Barber - bass Pete Shelley - vocals, guitar Phil Barker - drums Recorded Jun 21-23, 1995 at Pavilion Studios, London Produced by Philip Tennant 03) better off without a wife PP ARNOLD AND THE SOUL DESTROYERS Long Ago's, World's Apart (var artists, Small Faces tribute album) CD (1996, UK) Nice Records (Acid Jazz???) NYCE1CD NOTES: (see separate entry for this album in BUZZCOCKS #5.0 section, above) Tony plays bass on this track. ??) if you think you're groovy IDHA John P Lennon notes: 'Swedish singer/songwriter (and wife of Andy Bell from Ride, now Hurricane #1) Idha has a single entitled "Sorry, Sorry" out May 26 [1997] in the UK on Creation, and a forthcoming album featuring both Oasis drummer Alan White, and Buzzcocks' bassist Tony Barber.' DENIM John P Lennon notes: 'Denim are recording a new single called "Summer Smash" out this summer on EMI, then the following single recorded will be "City Centre," due out in the Autumn [1997]. Tony Barber wrote the music to "City Centre." AIRPORT Vinyl 7 inch (Jul 1997, UK) Edmonton Green Records EG4501 NOTES: Single came with 2 free badges. Tony Barber plays all instruments. Recorded at the Surgery, Engineered by Derek Fudge Produced by AIRPORT Songs by AIRPORT side 1 01) international sham side 2 01) millenium blues 02) knuckle under BLACK BOX RECORDER Tony Barber - bass Luke Haines (ex Auteurs) - ??? others??? STEVE DIGGLE 1998 demos 3 songs Tony plays bass Rich Kids Burning Sounds Timmy Benge notes: 'The 1998 Rich Kids compilation, "Burning Sounds," was produced for compact disc by Tony Barber along with Joe Foster.' STRATFORD MERCENARIES Sense Of Solitude CD (Mar 13, 2000) Southern Records Produced by Tony Barber (see separate entry in the Phil Barker section, below) ALTERNATIVE TV 2000 John P Lennon notes: 'He's going to produce the next Alternative TV record!' THE REGISTRATORS 2000 John P Lennon notes: 'It looks as though Tony will produce the Japanese band The Registrators' next album.' AIRPORT Lift Off With Airport CD (to be released 2001) Poptones John P Lennon notes: 'Airport, will finally see release on Alan McGee's (ex-Creation Records) new label Poptones! Look for the full length Lift Off With Airport about September of this year...' [2000] Sex and Drugs and HIV (scheduled for release 2000) NOTES: David John notes: 'Spotted in last weeks [Feb 1997] "Big Issue" (South West edition): In support of the Terence Higgins Trust a triple Sex and Drugs and HIV album is planned to coincide with the next World AIDS day on December 1st. Personnel include musicians from Buzzcocks, Killing Joke, The Prodigy, The Orb, The Vibrators, 999, The Stranglers, X-Ray Spex and The Damned. The album is to be recorded at studios owned by Dave Goodman, and any other musicians who want to be involved should contact the organizer Mat Sargent (Sham 69 bassist, HIV+) Fax/Tel (01202) 382452 - a Bournemouth number!' Tony Barber notes [Aug 12, 2000]: 'The said LP is due out sometime this year. I played bass on one track, out of 40. The track I played on is called 'Heroin' + features Pauline Black (Selector)/Vocals, Boz Bora (Morrisey)/gtr, Dave Parsons (Sham 69)/gtr, Paul Fox (Ruts)/gtr, Pete Davies (UK Subs)/drums. The track is great. The album (3Cds!!) features just about everybody yop've ever heard of EXCEPT Peter Shelley & Steven Diggle. Joe Strummer, Siouxsie you name it, they're all there.' LACK OF KNOWLEDGE Americanized CD (To be released 2001) LACK OF KNOWLEDGE have been asked to put together a CD of unreleased material for LOS ANGELES based label, GRAND THEFT AUDIO. It's going to be L.O.K.'s very own version of 'Chronology'/'BBC/'Razor Cuts'!! The CD will feature Demos, Live tracks, new recordings of tracks which were not recorded at the time the band was in existence, and interesting bits & pieces from interviews, radio etc. The accompanying 16 page booklet will contain a comprehensive biography of L.O.K, loads of photos, gig flyers, family tree etc. L.O.K. have been rehearsing since early July and are recording tracks in August at Southern Studios in North London. It's the studio where they recorded three of their four records in the early eighties, including the LP 'Sirens Are Back' which was put out on the label CORPUS CHRISTI, run by the legendary Punk Rock band CRASS. Rehearsing has gone so well that they thought that a one-off gig would be a good way to end off all this activity. The album will be entitled 'AMERICANIZED' and should be out by the end of the year. (Note written by John P Lennon or Tony Barber, not sure which. Aug 2000.) AIRPORT (new album possibly in 2004) -------------------------P-H-I-L---B-A-R-K-E-R------------------------- Tony McGartland notes: '4 page profile of Tony + Phil is quite in-depth, SP12. Includes discography.' As advertised, Secret Public issue number 12, July 1996, contains extensive discography covering KLEE (1981 - 1982), DEAD SOULS (1982), and LACK OF KNOWLEDGE (1977 - 1985). Oddly, SP12 states that Phil was in BOYS WONDER, but he is not listed in the band family tree. Here, I have not attempted to replicate Tony McGartland's excellent publication (SP12). See Secret Public #12 for more historical coverage. LACK OF KNOWLEDGE grey [SINGLE] Vinyl 7" (1983) Crass Records 121984/6 (please see the complete entry in the Tony Barber section, above) PETE SHELLEY Step Right Up (various artists) Tom Waits tribute album CD (1995, US) Manifesto Records PT3411012 NOTES: Phil Barker - drums Pete Shelley - vocals, guitar Tony Barber - bass Recorded Jun 21-23, 1995 at Pavilion Studios, London Produced by Philip Tennant 03) better off without a wife STRATFORD MERCENARIES Live In The U.S.A. 1997 Vinyl 7 inch (1997, UK) SM01 NOTES: Phil Phuture (Phil Barker) - drums Steve Ignorant - vocals Ed da Fed - bass Gagsy - guitar Self released by the band, no record company is mentioned. 79 Ham Pk Rd, London E15 4AD UK Lyrics printed on innersleeve. http://www.southern.com/southern/band/STRAT John P Lennon notes: 'Phillip has only recently [Jun 1997] returned to England from a US tour with the band Stratford Mercenaries. They played quite a few shows, many on the West coast. The band features Steve Ignorant from Crass (some of whose songs were included in the set). I saw them play in Corona, California, and the place was packed-out with young punks two nights in a row who really seemed to enjoy themselves!' Leo Hoek van Dijke notes: 'The 7" itself is slightly hazy whether it comes to which side is A and which is B: I've written down the tracks in the order most likely after looking on the record for the matrix- numbers (Label-wise spoken: Eyes open = A, eyes closed = B). But thinking about the 'inner groove'-joke on the side matrixed as A, it's very likely that this must have been side B, but things went wrong during the production of the matrixes. One thing I'm definitely sure of, is the switching of the lyrics of 'Knuckle Under' and 'Happy Hour' (If people have convincing argumentation to prove otherwise, please contact lhvd@HetNet.nl).' 'knuckle under' originally by recorded Tony Barber's AIRPORT (see above). Inscriptions in the vinyl a) 'TOO MUCH HAS BEEN SAID...' b) '...BY THOSE WHO SHOULD NEVER HAVE SPOKEN' Recorded live Apr 24, 1997 at Capital Theatre, Olympia, WA side A 01) knuckle under (2:10) 02) happy hour (2:42) side B 01) too much too little (2:39) 02) won't get me (2:05) EMMA ANDERSON John P Lennon notes: 'Phillip Barker may possibly be doing some demos with Emma Anderson of Lush.' [1997] Possibly for her new group SING-SING formed late 1997 or early 1998. STRATFORD MERCINARIES 1st studio demo Feb 6-7, 1998 Cassette (UK, 1999) self released (see Victoria Inn cassette, below) Phil Barker - Drums Steve Ignorant (ex Crass, ex Conflict, ex Schwartzeneggar) - Vocals Gagsy (Gary, ex Dirt) - Guitar Ed Da Fed (ex Suicidal Supermarket Trolleys) - Bass Additional musician Mat Fraser (Vocals on 09) Leo Hoek van Dijke notes: 'Studio & producer unknown, but probably 'Southern Studios', London. This demo is available at 'Stratford Mercenaries'-gigs on cassette, with [live set] 'Victoria Inn, Derby 8/3/99' on side A.' Songs written by Stratford Mercenaries except [a] Tony Barber 01) Won't Get Me (1:57) 02) New Kind Of Love (2:36) [a] 03) Happy Hour (2:34) 04) Your Time (2:15) 05) Stratford Blues (3:58) 06) This Is Our World (3:31) 07) Our World #2 (1:16) 08) This Is Our World #2 (4:11) 09) Bones Of A Dog (1:06) Leo Hoek van Dijke continues: 'Hard rockin' punkrock, with faster and harder played versions of songs later to appear on 'No Sighing Strains Of Violins'. 'Our World #2' is a repeated ending of the previous 'This Is Our World', while 'This Is Our World #2' is a second version, with ideas from 'Our World #2' integrated in the end-bit. 'Bones Of A Dog' is a very fast non-album track, which reminded me of the cynical humour-side of 'Jello Biafra' and 'Dead Kennedies' at their heights.' STRATFORD MERCENARIES No Sighing Strains Of Violins CD (1998, UK) Southern Records 18558-2 Vinyl (1998, UK) Southern Records Phil Phuture (Phil Barker) - Drums Steve Ignorant - Vox Gagsy - Guitar Ed Da Fed - Bass Additional musicians Julian Siegel A Soma Nemo Jones Phil Robson Leo Hoek van Dijke notes: 'First studio-album with slightly tuned down versions of songs previously recorded as a demo. The sound is a bit more arty, with the added 'intros' from instruments like violins etc., but nevertheless good, even though it's getting used to, knowing the demotape first.' Recorded at Southern Studios, London Engineered by Harvey B Produced by Penny Rimbaud (ex Crass) 01) Won't Get Me (2:22) 02) Happy Hour (3:14) 03) This Is Our World (4:02) 04) Your Time (2:35) 05) New Kind Of Love (3:25) 06) Stratford Blues (4:28) STRATFORD MERCENARIES The Victoria Inn, Derby 8/3/99 Cassette (UK, 1999) self released This recording was available at 'Stratford Mercenaries' gigs, with the 1st studio demo on side B. Phil Phuture (Phil Barker) - Drums Steve Ignorant - Vox Gagsy - Guitar Ed Da Fed - Bass Mariska ('Oheisvasara', from Sweden) - keyboard on 5-7, 9 Leo Hoek van Dijke notes: 'Second Reasonably 'dry' sounding soundboard-recording of a good gig, with 2 non-album tracks (But released on 'Live In The USA, 1997' 7"). First songs lack most of Steve's vox, but this is corrected during 'Knuckle Under'. Interesting for hardcore 'Buzzcocks'-fans, as Phil's drums are most audible throughout the whole recording!' Songs written by Stratford Mercenaries, except [a] Tony Barber 01) New Kind Of Love (2:43) [a] 02) Too Much Too Little (2:08) 03) Won't Get Me (1:48) 04) Knuckle Under (2:00) 05) Happy Hour (2:31) 06) Your Time (2:17) 07) Body (= Sunday Morning Neighbours) (3:15) 08) No More Running (2:00) 09) See It Through (2:55) 10) Stratford Blues (3:51) 11) This Is Our World (3:24) 12) Cheap Exitement (2:22) [a] 13) New Kind Of Love (uncredited on cassette and announced as 'Ed's Nightmare') (2:50) [a] STRATFORD MERCENARIES Sense Of Solitude CD (Mar 13, 2000) Southern Records 18567-2 Vinyl (Mar 13, 2000) Southern Records Phil Phuture (Phil Barker) - drums Steve Ignorant - Vox Gagsy - Guitar Ed Da Fed - Bass Mariska - keyboard Additional musician Dr Cat (Piano on 'Sunday Morning Neighbours') Leo Hoek van Dijke notes: 'Second studio-album with less arty influences, but because of the addition of keyboards, sometimes a more symphonic approach. Not as hard-punking as the demotape most of the time, but more melodic and focussing on the lyrics (which are still quite fierce, but more mature than 'Crass'). 'Sunday Morning Neighbours' is given the 'symphonic enlargement' we thought to have gotten rid of after the demise of bands like 'Uriah Heep', but it's a grand track. '5343547' and 'Series IIa' are more experimental tracks.' Leo Hoek van Dijke notes: 'After the release of 'Sense Of Solitude', the 'Strats' came back from a US-tour, which Steve had done in plaster, after he broke his leg. During the few days home, he decided not to join the rest for the european leg of the tour. This resulted in some kind of a row, with Steve leaving the band. Nothing is really clear about this, but statements on the www.stratfordmercenaries.com clearly point in this direction. The tour was done in a shrunken line-up, as Phil was touring with 'The Buzzcocks' and Mariska went home to pass some exams. Gagsy sang along with his guitar and former 'Dirt'-drummer Stick took over the drums. As a trio they went along. At least one of these gigs (the 2nd one actually, 'ACU' Utrecht, 4/5/'00) was recorded for a local radio station, but of no interest for the hardcore 'buzzcocks'-fans, as Phil isn't present on it. Phil and Tony joined Steve on a festival-gig, which Steve announced to be his retirement!' Recorded at Southern Studios, London Engineered by Harvey B Produced by Tony Barber Songs written by Stratford Mercenaries except [a] Schwartzeneggar, [b] Tony Barber. 01) No More Running (1:53) 02) Where Is Love? (3:52) [a] 03) Down To You (2:58) 04) See It Through (3:10) 05) Dispossessed (6:43) 06) 5343547 (1:53) 07) Cheap Exitement (2:31) [b] 08) Series IIa (2:56) 09) Killing Time (3:05) 10) Sunday Morning Neighbours (9:23) LACK OF KNOWLEDGE Americanized CD (To be released 2001) Please refer to notes for this release in the Tony Barber section, above. THE THINK/TANK Phuture Experiments CD (Jun 2003, UK) Punk-Ture 01 (hand-numbered edition of 1000) a secret public / groovy product Engineered by Peter Shelley Recorded Apr 2003 at the Sonic Foundary, London. 01) science versus the experiment 02) car park 03) hurray 04) suspended ---------------U-N-O-F-F-I-C-I-A-L---V-I-D-E-O---L-I-S-T--------------- STEVE DIGGLE - Just Because [VIDEO] Included on 2003 CD re-issue of Some Reality. Buzzcock Live [BOOTLEG VIDEO] Probably consists of: Auf Wiedersehen (Jan 23, 1981) Danbury Connecticut (Nov 9, 1993) i believe [video] 2001, Eric Valette Live performance. Airport - International Sham [video] 2001, Eric Valette. [BOOTLEG VIDEO] Possibly released 2001 Janet Sampson notes: 'I haven't watched it all but it contains 3 gigs, one is the Danbury one, another the Central TV Stage 3 program of the Town & Country Club NME/Spastics Society gig, and I can't remember the third. They're all proper recordings. The sleeve is a Modern pic of Pete with a blurry Tony in the background all done in a similar style to the All Live video.' Janet Sampson continues: 'I've watched the second gig which is the NME/Spastics Society aid thing. It was recorded by Central TV and contains interviews with Pete & Steve backstage. It's fantastic with a different version of Why Compromise & Diggle's Trash Away. It's [the Central TV gig] in T G's [McGartland's] book.' Andrew Browne notes: 'This [the Central TV gig] was the debut gig for the Barber/Barker rhythm section. As I've mentioned before, I was at this gig and at the time I didn't think it was too hot (perhaps not surprising) but I wonder now if I'd feel the same way about it. A lot of the material was new to me (TTT hadn't yet been recorded) and it seemed at the time that most of it was Steve's. I remember worrying that Pete might have dried up as a songwriter - and also wondering who those two new blokes were! From the listing in the book it seems that the Central TV broadcast is not of the full gig. I'm fairly sure for example that they played Boredom and Tranquiliser (shame the latter isn't on there.) I thought the Real World/Fast Cars intro was great though. Would be interesting to know what the video's like.' Janet Sampson continues further: 'Although it might be missing Tranquiliser it has got an amazing version of Why Compromise where they play a totally different tune from the Modern version.' All Live [BOOTLEG VIDEO] Steve Warner notes: I'm not sure of the source. It comes in a standard plastic case. Front cover has the TTT pix of Steve and Pete, as well as a b&w pic of Steve, Tony, Pete and Phil from the front of Record Collector magazine in 1999. Back cover has 2 pix of Pete and Steve from '7 and '79, looking at them. It has 3 live performances on it as follows' Zenith, Toulon, France 12 February 1994 I Don't Know What To Do With My Life When Love Turns Around Innocent What Do I Get? Last To Know Autonomy Unthinkable I Don't Mind Do It Isolation Ever Fallen In Love Breakdown Harmony In My Head Orgasm Addict Rock City, Nottingham, UK 8 October 1990 01) What Do I Get? Love You More Promises Wallpaper World Never Gonna Give It Up Nothing Left Successful Street Everybody's Happy Nowadays Noise Annoys Alive Tonight Who'll Help Me To Forget Why She's A Girl From The Chainstore Harmony In My Head Fast Cars Ever Fallen In Love Mad Mad Judy Boredom Autonomy Orgasm Addict Cities Festival, Manchester, UK 3 August 1991 I Don't Mind Love You More Who'll Help Me To Forget Alive Tonight Last To Know Autonomy Get On Our Own Everybody's Happy Nowadays Isolation When Love Turns Around Harmony In My Head What Do I Get Ever Fallen In Love Live 1977-81 [BOOTLEG VIDEO] First seen Nov 2000. Compilation of footage from private collection. approx 90 minutes. - Live in Manchester and London, BBC TV, 1977 - Canadian TV, Toronto 1979, interview/live clip - Promo videos 1978, what do i get, promises - Live German TV 1981 (same as Auf Wiedersehen) Cover Stories [BBC program, aired Oct 2, 2000] Louie "Patch" Parkin notes: 'a documentary about the design of BC and New Order/Joy Div'n sleeves? Malcolm Garrett was on it, talking at length about the ethic and the way in which it was done. Tony Wilson was on it and also Factory Records' graphic designer - who must have been obscenely young when he was designing the seminal covers.' The Complete Story [BOOTLEG VIDEO] First seen Sep 2000. (Not associated with Tony McGartland's book of similar title.) 2 hours, 40 min., NTSC T160 tape in hard case with color cover. Title apes Tony McGartland's book title - Story vs. History. Appears to contain the following: - Playback [see entry in main discography, above] - Live in Manchester [details unknown] - Danbury Connecticut, Nov 9, 1993 [see below] Samedi, Dimanche Et Aussi Lundi (Saturday, Sunday and Monday too) FILM (Dec 3, 1999) K Production VIDEO (Dec 3, 1999) K Production 41, rue Louis Vignes 31200 Toulouse, France John P Lennon notes: [Mar 1, 1999] 'An "up and coming" French director is making a short film that will make extensive use of "Breakdown" in it.' (see thunder of hearts video, below) Directed by (Ecrit et Realise par) Eric Valette 12 min, 50 sec. Thunder Of Hearts (see entry in main discography, above) Playback (see entry in main discography, above) Auf Wiedersehen (see entry in main discography, above) Live Legends (see entry in main discography, above) Punk (see entry in main discography, above) Danbury Connecticut - Nov 9, 1993 Rebecca Cruz notes: 'The tour was for Trade Test Transmission. Its not the best video [recording quality] I've ever seen of a live band but since it's the Buzzcocks, well, I overlooked alot. Luckily the sound quality isn't too bad. There is practically no labeling on it. I had to write down each song as they were played so that I would know the sequence. It's just a regular vhs cassette with a TYPED label on it, you know with just a typewriter. There are no credits at all. So I don't know who did it, there seems to be at least 3 cameras and they get some good shots of Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle but for the most part it's taped from the audience and the picture is sometimes blurred.' 01) TTT 02) INNOCENCE 03) LAST TO KNOW 04) WHEN LOVE TURNS AROUND 05) ALIVE TONIGHT 06) I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH MY LIFE 07) AUTONOMY 08) GET ON OUR OWN 09) WHO'LL HELP ME TO FORGET? 10) SMILE 11) DO IT 12) ISOLATION 13) PALM OF YOUR HAND 14) YOU KNOW YOU CAN'T HELP IT 15) UNTHINKABLE 16) HARMONY IN MY HEAD 17) WHAT 18) DO I GET 19) EVER FALLEN IN LOVE? 20) LOVE YOU MORE 21) I BELIEVE encore #1: 22) WHY SHE'S THE GIRL FROM THE CHAINSTORE 23) PROMISES 24) ORGASM ADDICT encore # 2: 24) FAST CARS 25) BOREDOM GRANADA TV - Oct 17, 1994 1/2 hour UK TV special Includes silent 8mm movie footage from one of their first ever gigs, at the Theatre Upstairs, Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester, Jul 20, 1976. Also included the videos for 'Do It' and 'Libertine Angel'. This was all spliced with interviews with Shelley/Diggle. Tony McGartland notes: '[the interviews were] filmed at the Phoenix Park Festival, UK. Also shows brief clip of BUZZCOCKS Finsbury Park Festival gig.' (Charlie at GDM Records notes: 'Granada is the local Manchester TV company.') pulsebeat (promo) Pete Crebbin notes: 'Promo video of the Buzzcocks playing (miming) "Pulsebeat".' why she's a girl from the chainstore (promo) (see Playback video, above) Laurence Pawley notes: 'The Chainstore video is mentioned in the Product booklet. It was filmed jointly at the Manchester branch of Lewis', and at Pete's house....' telephone operator (promo) on your own (promo) "Waiting for love" (promo) Alive Tonight (UK Station To Station PAL promo video) libertine angel (promo) do it (promo) John P Lennon notes: 'I think there may have been a promo video for "Innocent" although I'm not totally sure.' Gez contributes the remaining items in this video list: 'Here is a complete list of all the Buzzcocks stuff I have on video which I haven't already mentioned.' WHAT DO I GET (PROMO) (see Playback video, above) PROMISES (PROMO) (see Playback video, above) LIPSTICK (PROMO) (see Playback video, above) HOMOSAPIEN (PROMO) HOMOSAPIEN II (PROMO) WHAT'S ON SPECIAL (Granada TV, UK 1978) (see Playback video and Punk video, both above) B'DUM B'DUM Feature on Buzzcocks and Magazine. MUSIC IN THE '80'S : DON'T LOOK BACK What do i Get (short clip from original promo vid) Diggle interview ELECTRIC CIRCUS, MANCHESTER 2/11/77 What do i Get? OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST (Nov 14, 1978) Sixteen Again/Nothing Left [see CD entry for BBC Sessions, above] TOP OF THE POPS Harmony In My Head (see Playback video, above) Ever fallen In love SWITCH (Channel 4 1983) Pete Shelley -telephone operator (live) PARTY ANIMAL (FILM, 1983) http://members.aol.com/pondoscp/pondoscp why can't i touch it? (theme song of the movie) i don't mind harmony in my head Everybody's happy nowadays EIGHTIES RELIVED Pete Shelley live at Camden Palace, London 1) waiting for Love 2) Qu'est-ce que c'est que ca 3) on your own 4) my dreams 5) blue eyes 6) if you ask me i won't say no 7) what do i get? 8) Telephone operator 9) Homosapien 10) Something's gone wrong Again BUZZCOCKS BOOTLEG VIDEO Live at the Reading Festival 25/8/1990 1) Wallpaper World 2) Never gonna give it up 3) Autonomy 4) Nothing Left 5) Successful street 6) Everybody's Happy Nowadays 7) Harmony in my Head 8) Ever Fallen in love 9) I believe 10) Orgasm addict 11) Mad Mad Judy 12) Boredom SOUNDS OF THE 70'S Brief Pete Shelley interview from a BBC2 program in the UK called `Brass Tacks') + 16 Again (taken from 1978 O.G.W.T appearance [see above]) Tony McGartland notes: '[Shelley interview] filmed by BBC at Vibrators gig - see book.' THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT 24/10/88 STEVE DIGGLE playing guitar, brother Philip painting. THE OTHER SIDE OF MIDNIGHT 17/7/89 BUZZCOCKS F.O.C Ever fallen in love/Howard Devoto interview/What do i get?/ Pete Shelley interview/ Steve Diggle interview BUZZCOCKS F.O.C. [TV BROADCAST] (This is Diggle's band, FLAG OF CONVENIENCE, not BUZZCOCKS.) Recorded live 1989 in Halifax, UK, and broadcast on late night UK TV. 01) ??? 02) fall out of line 03) return to reality 04) forever 05) wallpaper world 06) sunset OLD GREY WHISTLE TEST Repeat of 16 Again from 1978 show, plus interview with Diggle, Shelley and Maher in the studio. 26/2/85 Tony McGartland notes: 'This was the first time Maher & Shelley met since 1981 split. Maher told me: "I was so annoyed at the way Pete ended the band, I don't think I even spoke to him on the show!"' [Fortunately, they later resolved their differences.] SWITCH Pete Shelley XL1/If you ask me i won't say no (live) 8/7/83 THE WAY THEY WERE What do i get ? (electric circus) (see Punk video, above) TOP OF THE POPS Ever fallen in Love FUN FACTORY Are Everything (see Playback video, above) BOOTLEG VIDEO - BRIXTON ACADEMY Sat 9th Dec 1989 1) I don't know what to do with my life 2) I don't mind 3) Love you more 4) Promises 5) Why she's a girl from the chainstore 6) Autonomy 7) Nothing Left 8) Moving Away From the Pulsebeat 9) Noise Annoys 10) You Say you don't love me 11) E.S.P 12) Walking Distance 13) Why can't i touch it? 14) Everybody's Happy Nowadays 15) Harmony In My Head 16) What do you Know? 17) What do i get? 18) Fast Cars 19) Ever fallen in love? 20) I believe 21) Oh shit 22) Orgasm Addict 23) Boredom ROCK POP Everybody's Happy Nowadays (see Playback video, above) FOLLIES Love you More -----------------R-E-C-O-M-M-E-N-D-E-D---R-E-A-D-I-N-G----------------- Books of information are becoming scarce, replaced by online sources. Harmony In My Head The Original Buzzcock Steve Diggles Rock N Roll Odyssey 2003, Helter Skelter Publishing, ISBN 1900924374 Steve Diggle, Terry Rawlins and John Cooper Clarke http://communities.msn.com/BuzzcocksOnline Message board started Mar 6, 2002. http://www.irscorner.com/irsamdiscog.html Interesting historical context. http://www.discogs.com/ Bazillions of bands. http://bomp.com/BompbooksDiscog.html If you like disocgraphies that are printed on paper and bound into books, then you will probably enjoy this website. http://www.musicbooksrus.com/ Very rich source of books. Use their pull down menu to access these two catagories: "Punk,indie,new Wave,grunge & Alternative - Artists & Groups" "Punk,indie,new Wave,grunge & Alternative - History" 24 Hour Party People - Tony Wilson autobiography March 8, 2002 Press release: "Wilson used to own both the Factory label and legendary Manchester nightclub The Hacienda - along with New Order. He was largely responsible for the careers of Joy Division, New Order and The Happy Mondays. He began his career as a Granada TV weatherman and continues to work in journalism, television and the media industry. A film called 24 Hour Party People is being released in April [2001], although it is not directly connected to Wilson's book." http://www.amcorner.com/irscorner/b/buzzcocks.html http://sound.jp/buzzcocks/ Buzzcocks fanclub 'Lipstick', the Japanese version of Secret Public. http://home.att.net/~devobuzz/bc_lyrics.htm Some lyrics known to be incorrect, otherwise a great site. The Great Alternative & Indie Discography Martin C. Strong, Canongate Books Ltd., 1999, ISBN 0 86241 913 1 Spiral Snaps Marshal Peters notes: [Sep 1998] 'I'm currently putting together a web site featuring details and images of every Buzzcocks vinyl single, album and bootleg released up until the band split in '81. The site includes details on acetates, test pressings and the rarest foreign releases. This has taken about 5 months - so far! - and is very nearly complete. Watch this space!' http://www.btinternet.com/~buzzcocks http://shotbybothsides.com (formerly http://www.whom.co.uk/magazine/magazine.htm) Magazine central. Post Punk Diary, 1980-1982 George Gimarc, St. Martin's Press, 1997, ISBN 0-312-16968-X Day-by-day gig guide and record release dates. Includes CD with music and interviews, including a short interview with Pete Shelley talking about the inception of Homosapien and break with the band. http://gimarc.com Art history references in BUZZCOCKS sleeve design Lynn notes: 'Kasimir [Kazimir] Malevich was a Russian Suprematist painter active in the 1910s and 20s. He was one of the first to paint totally abstract paintings and did a whole series of white-on-white works. If you want to see the painting I think is being referred to go to http://eldred.ne.mediaone.net/el/mpix.html and click on #28.' [Unfortunately this link is dead.] Andrew Browne notes: 'The cross on Spiral Scratch is formed by the white space between the four blocks of text. Looking at some of the paintings on this page the influence on Malcolm Garret and Buzzcocks artwork is quite apparent. Compare no 23 to the sleeve of "Product" for example.' Joey Headen notes: 'If memory serves me correctly Malcom had nothing to do with SS.' The booklet in Product box set, above, has more information on art references including Malevich, John Heartfield, Jan Tschichold, Andy Warhol, Peter Phillips Rene Magritte, Piet Mondriaan, de Stijl, Marcel Duchamp, The Bauhaus, Alexander Rodchenko and Ad Reinhardt. In Nov 1999 I visited the Chicago Art Institute and saw the Ellsworth Kelly exhibit "The Early Drawings 1948-1955". It seemed to me that Kelly may also have influenced Malcom Garret's work on Buzzcocks record sleeves. The sleeve for the single "what do i get" appears similar to one Kelly's studies for black and white. Though I don't remember which one, it had the same half and half proportions with the diagonal separation. Other items in the Kelly exhibit appeared to echo elements of Malevich'es work and to be echoed in Garret's sleeve art. Jeff Schrader notes: 'Interesting ideas on Garret's influences. The designs and designers you mentioned look to me like they might have been influenced by the Bauhaus school of art and design (not the band, although they also took their name from it). In fact, it would make sense given the similarities in thought, like the idea of combining art with functionality; after all a single or album sleeve works as both a piece of art and as a way to encase the disc within. A combination of form and art.' HTTP://WWW.BUZZCOCKS.COM Created and maintained by John P Lennon BUZZCOCKS e-mail list started Sep 1996 by John P. Lennon, moved to topica.com Dec 1999. See http://buzzcocks.com for how to join. From Joy Division to New Order - The Factory Story Mick Middles, Virgin Books, London, 1996, ISBN 0-7535-0041-8 The Q Book of Punk Legends Distributed free with Q issue 116, May 1996 Compiled by John Aizlewood, Andrew Collins and Bill Prince BUZZCOCKS The Complete History, Tony McGartland, Aug 1995 Independent Music Press (UK), ISBN 1-89-7783-05-1 Essential! The Last Gang In Town Marcus Gray, ISBN; 1-85702-146-0, biography of The Clash 1995, Fourth Estate Ltd, 6 Salem Rd, London W2 4BU, England Derek Walker notes: 'It's got quite a few mentions of Buzzcocks [and] it's a damned good read (512 pages) because it is the first book to tell the story of punk from a non-Pistols angle. If you've read England's Dreaming by Jon Savage, it's almost as comprehensive as that but from a different approach. It also covers the post Mick Jones Cut The Crap era Clash, which not a lot has been said nor written about before. For the purpose of Buzzcocks only reading, it really hasn't got all that much, but it does document quite a few of the events etc that Buzzcocks were involved with.' Punk Diary 1970-1979 George Gimarc, St. Martin's Press, Aug 1994, ISBN 0-312-11048-0 Day-by-day gig guide and record release dates of the era. Bootleg: The Secret History Of the Other Recording Industry Clinton Heylin, (reprinted by) St. Martin's Press, 1996 (originally 1994) ISBN 0-312-14289-7 Includes brief discussion of Time's Up and the historical context within which it appeared on the scene. Late For The Real World Fanzine by Dave Richings published 1993 - 1995 Advertised in some BUZZCOCKS liner notes. Tony McGartland notes: 'Dave 'LFTRW' has stopped his Buzzcocks Fanzine - it folded at issue 8.' Playback [VIDEO] Illuminating interviews. (see Playback, above) England's Dreaming Jon Savage, St. Martin's Press, 1992, ISBN 0-312-08774-8 The Guinness Who's Who Of Indy And New Wave Colin Larkin (editor), Guinness Publishing, 1992, ISBN 0-85112-579-4 Something's Gone Wrong Again >> The BUZZCOCKS Covers Compilation CD, LP, Cassette (1992) C/Z Records CZ042 I didn't want to include cover versions of which there are many, but this bears mention as a complete album. Cover art apes A Different Kind Of Tension. No liner notes or production credits. 01) Doughboys << why she's a girl from the chainstore 02) The Fluid << oh, shit 03) Coffin Break << what do i get? 04) Didjits << sitting 'round at home 05) Electric Love Hogs << boredom 06) Deadspot << orgasm addict 07) Lunachicks << noise annoys / promises 08) Big Drill Car << i don't mind 09) Porn Orchard << why can't i touch it? 10) The Accused << lipstick 11) Alice Donut << e.s.p. 12) Naked Raygun << love battery CD and Cassette bonus tracks: 13) Naked Raygun << running free 14) Dose << everybody's happy nowadays It Only Looks As If It Hurts, The Complete Lyrics 1976-90 Howard Devoto, Black Spring Press, Apr 1991, ISBN 0 948238089 Contains all BUZZCOCKS lyrics he wrote including 'peking hooligan'. (Tony McGartland's book misprints the publishing date as Apr 1994.) Trouser Press Record Guide, 4th Edition Ira Robbins (editor), Collier Books, 1991, ISBN 0-02-036361-3 Newer 1997 edition drops old information in favor of newer material, so previous editions might be of interest, as well. Magazine discography John C Falstaff, last update 1990 http://www.pd.org/~jcf/magazine.txt Product booklet [BOX SET] Extensive booklet with lots of pics and text by Jon Savage. 1989, reissued 1995 (see Product, above) Original is LP sized, reissue is CD sized. The Sex Pistols Diary Day By Day Lee Wood, Omnibus Press, 1988, ISBN 0-7119-1407-9 Day by day historical account with numerous clippings. Heart Beats Up Love, BUZZCOCKS *a history* "sincere thanks to Kevin Cummings" [sic, actually Cummins, the photographer], author otherwise unknown. IDB Publications, 1987, *001* IDBP Historical text laced with news clippings, reviews, photos, quotes. A fanzine project, deserves a reprinting. 58 pages. Who's New Wave In Music, An Illustrated Encyclopedia, 1976-1982 David Bianco, Popular Culture Ink., 1985, ISBN 1-56075-008-1 PO Box 1839, Ann Arbor, MI 48106 USA 1-800-678-8828 Highly recommended and still available. An Ideal For Living, An History Of Joy Division Mark Johnson, Proteus Books, 1984, ISBN 0 86272 165 4 Gig by gig guide to this Manchester band (see Short Circuit, and TILLER BOYS single 'big noise from the jungle', above). Heart Beats Up Love (different from same title, above) Howard Devoto, Crepuscule TWI 090 (never published) Cancelled Magazine lyrics book. Designed by Malcolm Garrett, with photos by Birrer and illustrations by Linder. Scheduled for Jun 1982 publication but scrapped due to financial considerations. Volume, International Discography Of The New Wave, Vol. 2 1982|83 B. George & M. Defoe, One Ten Records / Omnibus Press UK 1982, ISBN 0-7119-0050-7 Includes and expands on Vol. 1. Adds references to Steve Diggle, Bok Bok. Volume, International Discography Of The New Wave, Vol. 1 1980 B. George & M. Defoe, One Ten Records UK 1980, ISBN 0-9605778-0-7 Includes references to Buzzcocks, Pete Shelley, Free Agents, Tiller Boys. Thirty Lyrics Howard Devoto, Published late 1978 or early 1979 Lyrics to all of Devoto's Buzzcocks songs except for 'lester sands' and 'peking hooligan', and up through Magazine's first 2 albums. Includes some photographs. Andrew Browne notes: 'In another, earlier Devoto Lyric book, "Thirty Lyrics", he says that Pete wrote the lyrics for the opening two lines and the chorus of Orgasm Addict. He also says this in Tony McGartland's book. "Thirty Lyrics" also says that Pete wrote the chorus of Breakdown and helped with Time's Up.' New Wave On Record, A Discographical History: 1975-1978 Volume One: England & Europe Greg Shaw, Bomp Books, 1978. First edition limited to 1000. Made available summer 1995 by Midnight Records, New York, unknown if these are first editions; my copy is not numbered even though it has a space on the cover page for a handwritten number (of 1000). sheet music Gez Notes: 'Sheet music for Ever Fallen in Love and a couple of other singles was released at the time by virgin.' Catalogue numbers: VR80015 What Do I Get? VR80024 Love you more VR80040 Ever fallen in love? VL80057 Promises Songbook `Another Music in a Different Kitchen' Published 1978 by Virgin VR 8003 2 lyrics / guitar chords / pictures and a brief discography. [with] Malcolm Garrett artwork. Simon Young notes: 'The music-score book for AMIADK shows lyrics, chords, drum patterns, etc. The cover is orange and silver diagonal stripes and on the back there is the legend AGREED IMAGES.' Andrew Browne notes: 'Malcolm Garrett's trademark captions - "Arbitrary Images", "Assembled Images" (always something beginning with "A") also appeared on artwork he did for other bands. Of course the caption on "Promises" ("Altered Images") was later used as the name for a band.' XRE (formerly V/Search, formerly Re/Search) offers Search & Destroy #6 (1978). The complete set of S&D #1-11 was reissued in 1997 as a two volume large format book set 'An Authoritative Guide to Punk History' http://www.postfun.com/xre/newvser.html#search 1988: The New Wave Punk Rock Explosion Caroline Coon, first edition 1977 Unrevised edition, Omnibus Press, 1982, ISBN 0-7119-0051-5 Title relates to last sentence in book: "Whatever happens now, the force of punk rock will be felt in society at least until 1988..." 100 Nights At The Roxy This book is advertised on the back of the Receiver Records CD's of Live At The Roxy Club and Live At The Roxy London WC2. In Jan 1995 I wrote to the address given about ordering this book; Receiver Records responded saying they didn't print this book (!?) but may in the near future. SECRET PUBLIC newsletter (see notes for single 'love you more') Tony McGartland issued SP #10-16, 1996-1997 features, news, letters. Joey Headen notes: '[#1-9, 1978-1981] conceived by Richard Boon, and put together by Francis [Cookson] and Eric [Random] with help from whoever was around the office.' [issue #1 by Linder and Jon Savage] Plaything (fanzine, 1976) "Pete Shelley of Buzzcocks has launched a new fanzine, Plaything. Out already is issue 2, no less, which features a double page pin up of Flintlock in swimming trunks. Yummy!" [Gez sent this quote, from an unknown source.] Further discussed in BUZZCOCKS The Complete History (see above) where issue #2 is reproduced. There were only 2 issues. -------B--e--w--a--r--e------M--i--n--d------C--o--n--t--r--o--l------- b-u-z-z-c-o-c-k-s-b-u-z-z-c-o-c-k-s-b-u-z-z-c-o-c-k-s-b-u-z-z-c-o-c-k-s