- Audio CD (Sep 1 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Original recording remastered, Best of
- Label: EMI
- ASIN: B00005MAGA
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Amazon Bestsellers Rank:
#13,200 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
- #26 in Music > Alternative Rock > British Alternative > British Punk
- #26 in Music > Alternative Rock > Hardcore & Punk > British Punk
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Track Listings
| 1. Orgasm Addict (2001 Digital Remaster) (Explicit) | |||
| 2. What Do I Get? (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 3. I Don't Mind (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 4. Love You More (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 5. Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)? (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 6. Promises (2001 Remaster) | |||
| 7. Everybody's Happy Nowadays (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 8. Harmony In My Head (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 9. You Say You Don't Love Me (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 10. Are Everything (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 11. Strange Thing (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 12. Running Free (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 13. Whatever Happened To...? (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 14. Oh Shit (2001 Digital Remaster) (Explicit) | |||
| 15. Autonomy (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 16. Noise Annoys (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 17. Just Lust (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 18. Lipstick (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 19. Why Can't I Touch It? (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
| 20. Something's Gone Wrong Again (2001 Digital Remaster) | |||
See all 24 tracks on this disc
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Product Description
From Amazon.co.uk
The Buzzcocks were proud proponents of late-1970s punk rock, with a name designed to shock and song titles like "Oh Shit?" and "Orgasm Addict" (both of which appear on this singles collection) . But in retrospect, it's easier to see what else they accomplished--some of the catchiest, most provocative pop singles ever. Pete Shelley expressed heartbreak and frustration ("Ever fallen in love with someone you shouldn't have fallen in love with?" goes the catchy chorus on their biggest hit) without falling victim to lovey-dovey clichés. This definitive 1979 collection nicely captures the Manchester quartet's tight melodies, economic writing and appropriately fast pace. --Steve Knopper
Album Description
Import Re-Mastered reissue of the classic 1979 compilation features 24 tracks including 8 bonus tracks, 'You Say You Don't Love Me', 'Are Everything', 'Strange Thing', 'Running Free', 'Raison D'etre', 'Why She's A Girl From The Chainstore', 'Airwaves Dream' & 'What Do You Know'. EMI. 2001.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
Modified perfection,
By jay_banerjee (NYC, USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Singles Going Steady (Audio CD)
The US version of "Singles Going Steady" is my all-time favorite album, and all the tracks on the US version are included here (the 16 non-bonus tracks). The eight original A-sides are pure punk pop perfection, proving our lovelorn hero Pete Shelley was the most talented songwriter of the punk generation. The Buzzcocks had three winning aspects to all of their singles: (1) bright, bristling energy, delivered at a 100 mph pace courtesy of virtuoso drummer John Maher; (2) killer hooks from the twin guitar attack of Shelley and Steve Diggle; (3) sensitivity and sincerity to their lyrics. No other punk band can really claim to beat the Buzzcocks at any one of these three keys to success. I mean, just try and picture Johnny Rotten singing, "So why would I cry if you ever left me?/Maybe 'cause you're all I'm living for", with Sid Vicious providing beautiful harmonies in the background. Well, that's precisely what Pete Shelley and Steve Diggle did, without ever sounding remotely whimpy. It's hard to pick highlights, but the well-recognized classics "What Do I Get?" ("I only get sleepless niiiights!") and "Ever Fallen in Love?" ("...with someone you shouldn't've fallen in love with") will serve nicely, as will the more obscure gems "I Don't Mind" and the ferocious "Harmony in My Head", the only song Steve Diggle gets to sing on (aside from bonus tracks).And, surprise surprise, the original eight B-sides are every bit as good. They show the Buzzcocks branching out a bit into new directions, but they always manage to drive home great songs, like the harshly melodic punk epic "Autonomy", the bitter rockabilly of "Just Lust" ("There's bed in your eyes, but there's nothing to trust...just lust."), and the Cole Porter-esque "Lipstick" ("Does the lipstick on your lip stick on my face?"), along with any other you'd care to pick. So if it has all that, why only four stars? Well, it's the bonus tracks. If you're going to add material to a masterwork, the supplementals need to be as brilliant as the original material, otherwise the work will suffer as a whole. And that's just what happened here. Parts 1-3 suffer from absolutely deplorable production (thank heavy drug use for that...just say "no", kids), with the vocals buried at the bottom of the mix. And beyond that, the songs are weaker, too. The band was breaking apart at this point and as a result the creative focus was wandering quite a bit. You DO get two bona fide classics: Shelley's wistful "You Say You Don't Love Me", and Diggle's fiery character sketch "Why She's a Girl from the Chainstore", the only track from Parts 1-3 where the production isn't bad enough to ruin the song. Each of these sound just fine next to other classics like "Love You More" and "Everybody's Happy Nowadays". But the other six tracks range from pretty good (Diggle's "Running Free", which could have been a classic if not for vocals-at-the-bottom junkie production and, believe it or not, the excessive use of cheesy keyboards...in a Buzzcocks song!) to absolutely unlistenable (Shelley's terrible "Are Everything", easily beating out "Hollow Inside" as the worst Buzzcocks song of all time...to give you an idea of how bad it is, Heaven 17 covered it.) This CD is not a bad purchase at all. It's got the complete Buzzcocks UK 7" singles discography. And as the Buzzcocks rank with the Beatles when it comes to singles bands, this is a great album. But the more enjoyable listen is unquestionably the more compact US version, which is why I must give the UK version 4 stars.
5.0 out of 5 stars
this version blows the first version away,
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This review is from: Singles Going Steady (Audio CD)
Now I can quibble with the song order but given you get 8 more songs on this version than the original album back in 1979, I'm not complaining.Basically, "Singles Going Steady" was all the A sides on Side A and the B sides on Side B on the vinyl. There's barely a duff track really and I'd argue none at all although "Why Can't I Touch This?" and "Something's Gone Wrong Again" go on and on too long. Even so for modern day punks these would be maybe some punk bands best tracks. The Buzzcocks are so consistently good both on the A and B sides of singles, it's weird that back in their day they sold squat even in the UK. Sure they were famous in the punk scene but their themes (love) wrapped in superfast punk music sadly did not make them uber rich and famous (seriously, they were better than, say, Generation X at the time). Anyway, besides the original first 8 singles (A an B sides) you get "you Say You Don't Love Me b/w Raison D'Etre" plus the Parts 1-3 singles (A and B sides). They should have thrown on "I Look Alone" as the cherry on the Buzzcock pie, but no biggie.
5.0 out of 5 stars
The Greatest Singles Album of All Time Just Got Better,
By Buck Hill (Arlington, MA United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Singles Going Steady (Audio CD)
The Buzzcocks' Singles Going Steady not only boasts superior sound, but now includes two singles from 1979's "A Different Kind of Tension" ("You Say You Don't Love Me" and "Raison D'Etre"), and 1980's "Parts 1,2,3" EP. Superior melodic pop - some of Shelley's and Diggle's finest work. Essential to any undertanding of UK punk and pop music of the late 70's early 80's.
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