
Operator's Manual: Buzzcocks Best
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Operators Manual: Buzzcocks Best was the Buzzcocks
' 1991 compilation album featuring their 'best of' to date.
Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks are an English punk rock band formed in Bolton in 1976, led by singer–songwriter–guitarist Pete Shelley.They are regarded as an important influence on the Manchester music scene, the independent record label movement, punk rock, power pop, pop punk and indie rock. They achieved commercial...
' 1991 compilation album featuring their 'best of' to date.
Track listing
- "Orgasm Addict" (Howard DevotoHoward DevotoHoward Devoto is an English rock and roll singer-songwriter, who began his career as the frontman for the punk band Buzzcocks, but then left to form Magazine, one of the first post-punk bands...
, Pete ShelleyPete ShelleyPete Shelley is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of Buzzcocks.-Biography:...
) – 2:01 - "What Do I Get?" (Shelley) – 2:56
- "I Don't Mind" (Shelley) – 2:19
- "Autonomy" (Steve DiggleSteve DiggleSteve Diggle is a guitarist and vocalist in the British punk band Buzzcocks.-Early years:He was born in Manchester, and grew up in Bradford and Rusholme, where he was a mod...
) – 3:50 - "Fast Cars" (Devoto, Diggle, Shelley) – 2:31
- "Get on Our Own" (Shelley) – 2:31
- "Sixteen" (Diggle) – 3:46
- "Fiction Romance" (Shelley) – 4:34
- "Love You More" (Shelley) – 1:50
- "Noise Annoys" (Shelley) – 2:52
- "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)"Ever Fallen in Love " is a 1978 song written by Pete Shelley and performed by his group, Buzzcocks. It was a number twelve hit on the UK Singles Chart.-Background and writing:...
" (Shelley) – 2:42 - "Operators Manual" (Shelley) – 3:34
- "Nostalgia" (Shelley) – 2:55
- "Walking Distance" (Garvey) – 2:02
- "Nothing Left" (Shelley) – 4:28
- "ESP" (Shelley) – 4:39
- "Promises" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:36
- "Lipstick" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:38
- "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" (Shelley)– 3:12
- "Harmony in My HeadHarmony in My Head"Harmony in My Head" is a song by Buzzcocks. It was released as a single in 1979, reaching number 32 in the British charts. It is one of few Buzzcocks songs written and sung by guitarist Steve Diggle, and gives its title to his autobiography....
" (Diggle) – 3:09 - "You Say You Don't Love Me" (Shelley) – 2:54
- "I Don't Know What to Do with My Life" (Shelley) – 2:44
- "I Believe" (Shelley) – 7:07
- "Are Everything" (Shelley) – 3:36
- "Radio Nine" (Shelley) – 0:43
- Track 24, "Are Everything", produced by Martin HannettMartin HannettMartin Hannett , sometimes credited as Martin Zero, was a record producer and an original partner in Factory Records with Tony Wilson...
Personnel
- Pete ShelleyPete ShelleyPete Shelley is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of Buzzcocks.-Biography:...
– guitarElectric guitarAn electric guitar is a guitar that uses the principle of direct electromagnetic induction to convert vibrations of its metal strings into electric audio signals. The signal generated by an electric guitar is too weak to drive a loudspeaker, so it is amplified before sending it to a loudspeaker...
, vocalsSingingSinging is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments... - Steve DiggleSteve DiggleSteve Diggle is a guitarist and vocalist in the British punk band Buzzcocks.-Early years:He was born in Manchester, and grew up in Bradford and Rusholme, where he was a mod...
– guitar - Steve Garvey – bassBass guitarThe bass guitar is a stringed instrument played primarily with the fingers or thumb , or by using a pick....
- John Maher – drumsDrum kitA drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....