Band Name: Buzzcocks
Music Album: Operators Manual (Buzzcocks Best)
Album Release Date: January 1970
Music Genre: Punk Rock
Record Label: I.R.S. Records
Album Release Country: United States
Music Record Type: 25 Tracks CD Reissue
Feb 1976
Pete Shelley real name Peter McNeish (born 1955), Howard Devoto real name Howard Trafford (born 1952). They decide to start a band and chance upon a headline: "It's The Buzz, Cock!"
Apr 1, 1976
Pete Shelley - guitar, Howard Devoto - vocals, Garth Davies (Smith) - bass, Mick Singleton - drums. Notes: One gig. No released recordings.
Jul 20, 1976 - Feb 1977
Pete Shelley - Starway guitar, Howard Devoto - vocals, Steve Diggle (born 1956) - bass, John Maher - drums
Mar 11, 1977 - Oct 7, 1977
Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals, Steve Diggle - guitar
John Maher - drums, Garth Smith - bass
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 November to complete a tour. No released recordings.
Nov 1977 - Mar 6, 1981, (reformed) 1989, (reformed again) Jan 29 - Feb 18, 1992
Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals, keyboards, Steve Diggle - guitar, vocals, John Maher - drums, Steve Garvey (born 1958) - bass
The reformed group toured, but released no studio recordings. In 1992 they performed 11 gigs in Europe. There were no studio recordings.
Jan 31, 1990 - Dec 22, 1991
Pete Shelley - guitar, vocals, Steve Diggle - guitar, vocals
Steve Garvey - bass, Mike Joyce (ex VICTIM, ex SMITHS) - drums
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| 1 | Orgasm Addict | 2:01 |
| 2 | What Do I Get? | 2:55 |
| 3 | I Don't Mind | 2:18 |
| 4 | Autonomy | 3:39 |
| 5 | Fast Cars | 2:30 |
| 6 | Get On Our Own | 2:29 |
| 7 | Sixteen | 3:44 |
| 8 | Fiction Romance | 4:32 |
| 9 | Love You More | 1:48 |
| 10 | Noise Annoys | 2:50 |
| 11 | Ever Fallen In Love? | 2:41 |
| 12 | Operators Manual | 3:33 |
| 13 | Nostalgia | 2:53 |
| 14 | Walking Distance | 2:01 |
| 15 | Nothing Left | 4:27 |
| 16 | ESP | 4:39 |
| 17 | Promises | 2:35 |
| 18 | Lipstick | 2:36 |
| 19 | Everybody's Happy Nowadays | 3:10 |
| 20 | Harmony In My Head | 3:07 |
| 21 | You Say You Don't Love Me | 2:53 |
| 22 | I Don't Know What To Do With My Life | 2:42 |
| 23 | I Believe | 7:07 |
| 24 | Are Everything | 3:34 |
| 25 | Radio Nine | 0:43 |
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