BUZZCOCKS Singles Going Steady LP IRS RECORDS 1979 US orig+inner+compilat SP001
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BUZZCOCKS
Formed in Manchester, England, in 1975, the Buzzcocks were one of the most influential bands to emerge
in the initial wave of punk rock. With their crisp melodies, driving guitars, and guitarist Pete Shelley's biting lyrics,
the Buzzcocks were one of the best, most influential punk bands. The Buzzcocks were inspired by the Sex Pistols'
energy, yet they didn't copy the Pistols' angry political stance. Instead, they brought that intense, brilliant energy
to the three-minute pop song. Shelley's alternately funny and anguished lyrics about adolescence and love were some
of the best and smartest of his era; similarly, the Buzzcocks' melodies and hooks were concise and memorable.
Over the years, their powerful punk-pop has proven enormously influential, with echoes
of their music being apparent in everyone from Hüsker Dü to Nirvana...
"SINGLES GOING STEADY"
1979 LP I.R.S. RECORDS SP 001
PRINTED IN U.S.A. ORIGINAL PRESSING
SINGLE COVER + INNER SLEEVE
Barcode and Other Identifiers
Barcode: none
LABEL: I.R.S. - WHITE LABEL w/MULTICOLOR RIM- WHITE & BLACK TEXT
Catalog on cover: (rear) SP 001
Catalog on labels sp 001
Matrix / Runout (Side A, Stamped): SP 0001A RE2-1 AV1 (Etched): A PORKY PRIME CUT
Matrix / Runout (Side B, Stamped): SP 0001B RE2-2 A1 (Etched): PORKY E
On labels: rim text reads "Manufactured and Distributed by A&M Records, Inc."
virgin music (publishers) ltd.
produced by martin rushent
? 1979 i.r.s. inc.
On Back Cover: on I.R.S. Label. International Record Syndicate, Inc.....Manufactured And Distributed By A&M Records, Inc.
tracklisting
Side A: ORGASM ADDICT - WHAT DO I GET? - I DON'T MIND - LOVE YOU MORE
EVER FALLEN IN LOVE? - PROMISES - EVERYBODY'S HAPPY NOWADAYS - HARMONY IN MY HEAD
Side B: WHAT EVER HAPPENED TO? - OH SHIT! - AUTONOMY - NOISE ANNOYS - JUST LUST
LIPSTICK - WHY CAN'T I TOUCH IT? - SOMETHING'S GONE WRONG AGAIN
gradingRECORD EX but (please, read above description)
SLEEVE VG+ but (please, see pictures and read above description)
If Never Mind the Bollocks and London Calling are held up as punk masterpieces, then there's no question that Singles Going Steady belongs alongside them. In fact, the slew of astonishing seven-inches collected on Steady and their influence on future musicians - punk or otherwise -- sometimes even betters more famous efforts. The title and artwork alone (the latter itself partially inspired by the Beatles' Let it Be) have been parodied or referred to by Halo of Flies and Don Caballero, which titled its own singles comp Singles Breaking Up. As for the music, anybody who ever combined full-blast rock, catchy melodies and romantic and social anxieties owes something to what the classic quartet did here. The deservedly well-known masterpiece "Ever Fallen in Love" appears along with Love Bites' "Just Lust," but the remaining tracks originally appeared only as individual A and B-sides, making this collection all the more essential. The earlier numbers showcase a band bursting with energy and wicked humor - the tongue-in-cheek "Orgasm Addict," details the adventures of a sex freak with a ridiculous fake orgasm vocal break to boot. However, the slightly more serious but no less frenetic singles are equally enthralling. "What Do I Get?" with its pained cry about lacking love, the deeply cynical "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" and Diggle's roaring "Harmony in My Head" are just three highlights on an album made of them. The final songs show the band incorporating their more adventuresome side into their singles, as with the slower, very Can-inspired "Why Can't I Touch It?," the semi-jokey stop-start thrash "Noise Annoys," and the Murphy's Law worries of "Something's Gone Wrong Again."...(AllMusic)
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