Buzzcocks – Spiral Scratch EP
(New Hormones Records 1979 ORG1)
UK Pressing
Vinyl in Nr MINT condition
(there are some surface marks visible on the vinyl when held up to the light but they don’t affect the sound quality)
Sleeve in Very Good+ condition
– wear along opening edge with a couple of small tears – pen mark on right side
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 were later joined by Steve Diggle on guitar and vocals, Steve Garvey on bass guitar and John Maher on drums.
Spiral Scratch is an EP and the debut release by English punk rock band Buzzcocks. It was released on 29 January 1977, and was the first punk record to be self-released (that is, without the support of an existing record label). It is the third record ever released by a British punk band (preceded only by The Damned’s “New Rose” and the Sex Pistols’ “Anarchy in the U.K.”). The EP is the only Buzzcocks studio release to feature original singer Howard Devoto, who left shortly after it’s release to form one of the first post-punk bands, Magazine.
When reissued in 1979, it reached number 31 in the UK Singles Chart.
Track listing
All songs written by Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley.
- Side one
- “Breakdown” – 1:58
- “Time’s Up” – 3:07
- Side two
- “Boredom” – 2:51
- “Friends of Mine” – 2:15
Personnel
Buzzcocks
- Howard Devoto – vocals
- Pete Shelley – guitar, backing vocals
- Steve Diggle – bass
- John Maher – drums
Production
- Martin Hannett – production
- Phil Hampson – engineering
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