Tag Archives: Pete Shelley

ShelleyDevoto: Buzzkunst

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On March 5, 2002, “Cooking Vinyl” label released “Buzzkunst”, album by ShelleyDevoto. It was recorded in 2002, and was produced by Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto. Videos were recorded live at “Irregular” in London, on 9 February 2000.

Personnel:

  • Pete Shelley – vocals
  • Howard Devoto – vocals
  • Harrison Smith – soprano and tenor saxophone
  • Kay Hoffnung – backing vocals

Track listing:

All lyrics by Howard Devoto, all music by Howard Devoto and Pete Shelley.

  1. Can You See Me Shining?
  2. Strain of Bacteria
  3. Deeper
  4. Til the Stars in His Eyes Are Dead
  5. On Solids
  6. Self-Destruction
  7. You Are Still There
  8. God’s Particle
  9. A World to Give Away
  10. Stupid Kunst
  11. System Blues
  12. So There I Was
  13. Wednesday’s Emotional Setup
  14. Going Off
  15. Til the Stars in His Eyes Are Dead (live) video
  16. Going Off (live) video

Magazine: No Thyself

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On October 24, 2011, “Wire-Sound” label released “No Thyself”, the fifth and final Magazine studio album. It was recorded in 2011, at “Red Bird”, “Apollo Control”.

Personnel:

  • Howard Devoto – vocals
  • Norman Fisher-Jones (aka Noko) – guitar, backing vocals
  • Dave Formula – keyboards
  • Jonathan “Stan” White – bass guitar, backing vocals
  • John Doyle – drums
  • Christine Hanson – cello, strings
  • Rosalie Cunningham – backing vocals
  • Ashley Krajewski – engineer
  • Mike Nielsen – mixing
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
  • Odilon Redon – illustrations

Track listing:

All lyrics by Howard Devoto, except where noted, all music by Howard Devoto, John Doyle, Dave Formula and Norman Fisher-Jones, except where noted.

  1. Do the Meaning – Howard Devoto, John Doyle, Dave Formula, Norman Fisher-Jones, Pete Shelley 
  2. Other Thematic Material
  3. The Worst of Progress….
  4. Hello Mister Curtis (With Apologies)
  5. Physics
  6. Happening in English
  7. Holy Dotage
  8. Of Course Howard (1979)
  9. Final Analysis Waltz
  10. The Burden of a Song
  11. Blisterpack Blues” (bonus track)

Buzzcocks: A Different Kind Of Tension

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In September 1979, “United Artists” label released “A Different Kind of Tension”, the third Buzzcocks studio album. It was recorded in 1979, at “Eden Studios” in London, and was produced by Martin Rushent.

Personnel:

  • Pete Shelley – vocals, guitar, keyboards
  • Steve Diggle – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Garvey– bass guitar
  • John Maher– drums
  • George Peckham – mastering
  • Malcolm Garrett– artwork
  • Kevin Cummins, Jill Furmanovsky, Peter Monks, Gervaise Soeurouge, Judith Wrightson – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Pete Shelley, except where noted.

  1. Paradise
  2. Sitting Round at Home – Steve Diggle
  3. You Say You Don’t Love Me
  4. You Know You Can’t Help It – Steve Diggle
  5. Mad Mad Judy – Steve Diggle
  6. Raison D’etre
  7. I Don’t Know What to Do with My Life
  8. Money
  9. Hollow Inside
  10. A Different Kind of Tension
  11. I Believe
  12. Radio Nine

Magazine: Real Life

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In June 1978, “Virgin” label released “Real Life”, the debut Magazine studio album. It was recorded March – April 1978, at “Virgin Mobile” and “Abbey Road Studios” in London, and was produced by John Leckie and Mick Glossop. The album artwork and mono print were by Linder. In 1986, “Sounds” magazine ranked “Real Life” at number 89 in its list “100 Best Albums of All Time”; in 2006, “Uncut” magazine ranked the album at number 37 on its list of the “100 Greatest Debut Albums”.

Personnel:

  • Howard Devoto– vocals
  • John McGeoch– guitar, saxophone
  • Dave Formula– keyboards
  • Barry Adamson– bass guitar
  • Martin Jackson– drums
  • John Leckie- engineer
  • Hayden Bendall – engineer assistant
  • Adrian Boot – photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Howard Devoto.

  1. Definitive Gaze – Howard Devoto, John McGeoch
  2. My Tulpa – Howard Devoto, John McGeoch
  3. Shot by Both Sides – Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley
  4. Recoll – Howard Devoto, John McGeoch
  5. Burst – Howard Devoto
  6. Motorcade – Howard Devoto, Bob Dickinson
  7. The Great Beautician in the Sky – Howard Devoto, John McGeoch
  8. The Light Pours Out of Me – Howard Devoto, John McGeoch, Pete Shelley
  9. Parade – Barry Adamson, Dave Formula

Buzzcocks: The Way

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On May 1, 2014, “Pledge Music” label released “The Way”, the ninth Buzzcocks studio album. It was recorded in 2014, and was produced by David M. Allen, Pete Shelley, Steve Diggle,  Chris Remmington and Danny Farrant.

Personnel:

  • Pete Shelley – vocals, guitar
  • Steve Diggle – vocals, guitar
  • Chris Remmington – bass
  • Danny Farrant – drums
  • Dave Allen – engineer, mixing
  • Nathaniel Kemp Hall – engineer assistant
  • Mazen Murad – mastering
  • Dotmasters.co.uk – artwork
  • Giacomet.co.uk – layout, design

Track listing:

  1. Keep on Believing – Pete Shelley
  2. People Are Strange Machines – Steve Diggle
  3. The Way – Pete Shelley
  4. In the Back – Steve Diggle
  5. Virtually Real – Pete Shelley
  6. Third Dimension – Steve Diggle
  7. Out of the Blue – Pete Shelley
  8. Chasing Rainbows” / “Modern Times – Steve Diggle
  9. It’s Not You – Danny Farrant, Pete Shelley
  10. Saving Yourself – Steve Diggle

Buzzcocks: Another Music In A Different Kitchen

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On March 10, 1978, “United Artists” label released “Another Music in a Different Kitchen”, the debut Buzzcocks studio album. It was recorded in December 1977 and January 1978, at “Olympic Studios” in London, and was produced by Martin Rushent.

Personnel:

  • Pete Shelley– lead guitar, lead vocals
  • Steve Diggle– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
  • Steve Garvey– bass guitar
  • John Maher– drums, percussion
  • Malcolm Garrett– design

Track listing:

  1. Fast Cars – Howard Devoto,Steve Diggle, Pete Shelley
  2. No Reply – Pete Shelley
  3. You Tear Me Up – Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley
  4. Get on Our Own – Pete Shelley
  5. Love Battery – Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley
  6. Sixteen – Pete Shelley
  7. I Don’t Mind – Pete Shelley
  8. Fiction Romance – Pete Shelley
  9. Autonomy – Steve Diggle
  10. I Need – Steve Diggle, Pete Shelley
  11. Moving Away from the Pulsebeat – Pete Shelley

 

Love: Love Bites

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Buzzcocks LoveBites

On September 22, 1978, “United Artists” label released “Love Bites”, the second Buzzcocks studio album. It was recorded July 1978 – August 1978, at the “Olympic Studios”, in London, and was produced by Martin Rushent.

Personnel:

  • Pete Shelley – lead vocals, lead guitar
  • Steve Diggle– lead and backing vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitars
  • Steve Garvey– bass guitar
  • John Maher– drums

Track listing:

  1. Real World – Pete Shelley
  2. Ever Fallen in Love – Pete Shelley
  3. Operator’s Manual – Pete Shelley
  4. Nostalgia – Pete Shelley
  5. Just Lust – Pate Shelley and Alan Dial
  6. Sixteen Again – Pete Shelley
  7. Walking Distance – Steve Garvey
  8. Love is Lies – Steve Diggle
  9. Nothing Left – Pete Shelley
  10. E.S.P. – Pete Shelley
  11. Late for the Train – Pete Shelley, Steve Diggle, John Maher and Steve Garvey