Band Name: Buzzcocks
Music Album: Noise Annoys
Album Release Date: April 2024
Music Genre: Punk Rock New Wave
Record Label: NMC Music
Album Release Country: UK & Ireland
Music Record Type: 19 Tracks CD Album
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 | Real World | 3:49 |
| 2 | I Don't Mind | 2:22 |
| 3 | Nostalgia | 3:18 |
| 4 | Sixteen | 3:38 |
| 5 | Fiction Romance | 4:23 |
| 6 | Autonomy | 4:44 |
| 7 | Moving Away From The Pulsebeat | 5:49 |
| 8 | Noise Annoys | 4:05 |
| 9 | Walking Distance | 2:40 |
| 10 | Operators Manual | 3:55 |
| 11 | Nothing Left | 4:50 |
| 12 | Sixteen Again | 3:30 |
| 13 | Promises | 3:52 |
| 14 | Ever Fallen In Love ? | 2:59 |
| 15 | Love You More | 1:52 |
| 16 | What Do I Get ? | 2:43 |
| 17 | Esp | 6:20 |
| 18 | Boredom | 2:39 |
| 19 | Oh Shit ! | 4:34 |
Recorded live at Manchester Apollo 1978.
Edition for the silver jubilee of the band (limited numbered edition = 1977 copies).
Barcode 8 00945 01502 8.
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