Band Name: Buzzcocks
Music Album: Time's Up
Album Release Date: March 2000
Music Genre: Punk Rock
Record Label: Mute
Album Release Country: United Kingdom
Music Record Type: 11 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 | You Tear Me Up | 2:34 |
| 2 | Breakdown | 2:04 |
| 3 | Friends Of Mine | 2:17 |
| 4 | Orgasm Addict | 2:09 |
| 5 | Boredom | 3:00 |
| 6 | Time's Up | 3:12 |
| 7 | Lester Sands (Drop In The Ocean) | 2:29 |
| 8 | Love Battery | 2:20 |
| 9 | I Can't Control Myself | 3:05 |
| 10 | I Love You, You Big Dummy | 1:21 |
| 11 | Don't Mess Me 'Round | 2:35 |
Reissue of a 1977 bootleg. From the sleevenotes: "No-remix demos, all recorded live, no overdubs ... October 1976, 4 track, cost about £45."
Includes an enhanced section which features rare footage from their first ever gig at the Lesser Free Trade Hall, Manchester, July 1976.
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