BUZZCOCKS "SINGLES GOING STEADY" 1979 I.R.S. SP001 NM-/EX +INNER SLEEVE OOP LP

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THREE YEARS AGO I LOST ONE OF MY BEST FRIENDS TO CANCER, HE WAS A COOL MUSICIAN A DRUMMER BY TRADE, ORIGINALLY FROM SEATTLE, BUT RELOCATED TO L.A. IN 1985, HE AMASSED A VERY LARGE MUSIC COLLECTION, AND HAD KILLER TASTE FOR ROCK & ROLL, SADLY I AM SELLING OFF A LOT OF HIS COLLECTION ON BEHALF OF HIS WIDOW TO HELP PAY OFF DEBTS INCLUDING BILLS, TAXES AND STORAGE UNIT FEES. I AM NOT TAKING ANYTHING FOR THIS SERVICE, DOING IT FOR MY FRIEND (MISS YOU DAVE!). THIS ITEM IS FROM HIS COLLECTION.

THE PHOTO'S MAY BE A LITTLE BLURRY, HAVE A LITTLE GLARE, SOME REFLECTIONS OR IN SOME CASES YOU MAY SEE SPECKS OF DUST. BUT THE PHOTO'S ARE OF THE ACTUAL ITEM YOU ARE BIDDING ON. I DO COMBINE SHIPPING. BUT I DO NOT ACCEPT “BEST OFFERS”, THE MONIES GO TO MY FRIENDS WIDOW.

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ARTISTS: BUZZCOCKS

TITLE: “SINGLES GOING STEADY"

TRACK LISTING (SEE PHOTOS & BELOW):

A1

Orgasm Addict

1:58

A2

What Do I Get?

2:50

A3

I Don't Mind

2:20

A4

Love You More

1:45

A5

Ever Fallen In Love?

2:40

A6

Promises

2:35

A7

Everybody's Happy Nowadays

3:10

A8

Harmony In My Head

3:05

B1

What Ever Happened To?

2:08

B2

Oh Shit!

1:32

B3

Autonomy

3:52

B4

Noise Annoys

2:49

B5

Just Lust

2:57

B6

Lipstick

2:35

B7

Why Can't I Touch It?

6:33

B8

Something's Gone Wrong Again

4:30

Companies, etc.

• Record Company – International Record Syndicate, Inc.

• Copyright (c) – I.R.S., Inc.

• Manufactured By – A&M Records, Inc.

• Distributed By – A&M Records, Inc.

• Recorded At – T.W. Studios

• Mixed At – Advision Studios

• Recorded At – Olympic Studios

• Mixed At – Olympic Studios

• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios

• Recorded At – Strawberry Studios

• Mixed At – Strawberry Studios

• Recorded At – Eden Studios

• Mixed At – Marquee Studios

• Mastered At – Portland Studios

• Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

• Published By – Liberty/United Records (UK) Ltd.

• Designed At – After Images

Credits

• Design [Sleeve] – Malcolm Garrett

• Engineer – Alan Winstanley (tracks: A1, A8, B1, B8), Doug Bennett (tracks: A2, A3, A5, A6, B2, B3, B5, B6), Martin Rushent (tracks: A4, A7, B4, B7)

• Lacquer Cut By – Porky (5)

• Management – New Hormones, Richard Boon

• Mastered By – George Peckham

• Photography By [Photo Of John Maher (Bottom Right), Photo of Steve Diggle (Bottom Left)] – Adrian Boot

• Photography By [Photo Of Pete Shelly (Top Left)] – Kevin Cummins

• Producer – Martin Rushent

• Production Manager – Jay Boberg

• Written-By – Shelley* (tracks: A1 to A7, B1, B2, B4 to B8), Diggle* (tracks: A6, A8, B3, B7)

Notes

1st US pressing. Full color inner sleeve with release details and images of the singles graphic sleeves

an I.R.S. Label. International Record Syndicate, Inc. ©1979 I.R.S., INC.
Manufactured And Distributed By A&M Records, Inc.

Mastered at Portland Studios, London
Guitars by Gordon Smith, Gibson, and Fender
drums by Premier
amplification by H&H, Fender, and Marshall
published by Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.
a Liberty/United Records (UK) Ltd. recording
Photo Of Steve Garvey (Top Right) live May 1978
© 1979 I.R.S. Records, Inc.

A1, B1: recorded at T.W. Studios, Fulham; mixed at Advision, London
A2, B2, A3, B3, A5, B5, A6, B6: recorded and mixed at Olympic Studios, Barnes
A4, B4: recorded at EMI Abbey Road Studios, London; mixed at Advision, London
A7, B7: recorded and mixed at Strawberry Studios, Stockport
A8, B8: recorded at Eden Studios, London; mixed at Marquee Studios, London

A1 b/w B1 U.K. Release 28/10/77
A2 b/w B2 U.K. Release 3/2/78
A3 b/w B3 U.K. Release 14/4/78
A4 b/w B4 U.K. Release 30/6/78
A5 b/w B5 U.K. Release 8/9/78
A6 b/w B6 U.K. Release 17/11/78
A7 b/w B7 U.K. Release 2/3/79
A8 b/w B8 U.K. Release 13/7/79

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: none

• Matrix / Runout (Side A label): 0001a

• Matrix / Runout (Side B label): 0001b

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, stamped): SP 0001 RE-2

• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, stamped): SP 0001 A RE-2

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout, etched): B A Porky Prime Cut

• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout, etched): A Porky Prime Cut

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout (variant I), stamped): SP 0001A RE2-1 AV 1

• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout (variant I), stamped): SP 0001B RE2-1 1 A

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout (variant I), etched): A PORKY PRIME CUT 1D

• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout (variant I), etched): A PORKY PRIME CUT 2C

• Matrix / Runout (Side-1 (Variant 2)): SP 0001A RE2-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT AV 1

• Matrix / Runout (Side-2 (Variant 2) B is hand etched): SP001B A PORKY PRIME CUT RE2-1 A3E

• Matrix / Runout (Side A runout (Var. 3), all stamped excl. "A Porky...Cut" & "B"): SP 0001A RE2-1 A PORKY PRIME CUT A1 B I

• Matrix / Runout (Side B runout (Var. 3), all stamped excl. "Porky" & "F"): SP 0001A RE2-2 PORKY I A1 F
  

LABEL: I.R.S. RECORDS

CAT. #: SP 001

YEAR: 1979

RECORD CONDITION: THE RECORD IS IN NM/NM-CONDITION. NO VISIBLE WEAR, SCRATCHES, LINES, BLEMS ETC. BOTH LABELS ARE IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. NICE SHINEY BLACK LUSTER TO THE VINYL. CLEAN AUDIO BETWEEN THE TRACKS. THE SONGS PLAY SUPER CLEAN.

JACKET CONDITION: THE JACKET IS IN EX/EX- CONDITION THERE'S NO WRITING ON THE JACKET. STRAIGHT EDGES, NO WRITING, TEARS, WRINKLES OR SEAM SPLITS, ETC.ETC.

MORE INFO: THIS RECORD IS CURRENTLY OUT OF PRINT. INCLUDES ORIGINAL INNER SLEEVE WITH SOME SLIGHT WEAR ALONG THE TOP OPENING (SEE PHOTO). ACCORDING TO MATRIX # THIS IS A 1st PRESSING.

MORE ON THE ARTIST & RELEASE:

Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton, England in 1976 by singer-songwriter-guitarist Pete Shelley and singer-songwriter Howard Devoto.They are regarded as a seminal influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop,[5] and pop punk. They achieved commercial success with singles that fused pop craftsmanship with rapid-fire punk energy. These singles were collected on Singles Going Steady, described by critic Ned Raggett as a "punk masterpiece".

Devoto and Shelley chose the name "Buzzcocks" after reading the headline, "It's the Buzz, Cock!", in a review of the TV series Rock Follies in Time Out magazine. The "buzz" is the excitement of playing on stage; "cock" is northern English slang meaning "friend". They thought it captured the excitement of the nascent punk scene, as well as having humorous sexual connotations following Peter Shelley's time working in a Bolton adult shop. Per the band, there is no "the" in Buzzcocks.

Devoto left the band in 1977, after which Pete Shelley became the principal singer-songwriter. Shelley died on 6 December 2018,but the band has remained active with Diggle assuming lead vocal duties.[ They are currently performing with new guitarist Mani Perazzoli.

Singles Going Steady is a compilation album by English punk rock band Buzzcocks, first released on I.R.S. Records in the United States on 25 September 1979.

Background

Singles Going Steady was the first Buzzcocks album to be released in North America and intended as an introduction to the band for the American public, coinciding with a tour of the US. Side one of the original release of the album featured their eight UK single releases on United Artists Records from 1977 up to the time of Singles Going Steady's release in 1979 in chronological order, while side two featured their corresponding B-sides, also in chronological order.

After healthy sales on import in the UK over the next two years, and following the group's split in early 1981, the album was belatedly released in the band's home country on United Artists Records on 16 November 1981 as a 'greatest hits' album.However, as in the US, the album failed to chart.

The album was reissued in expanded form on compact disc in 2001 with an extra eight tracks, featuring the A-sides and B-sides of Buzzcocks' four singles released between Singles Going Steady and the group's break-up. 

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