Buzzcocks Beat the Bootleggers with ‘Late for the Train’
Buzzcocks' Late for the Train features concert recordings and radio sessions from the second age of punk rock's most resilient romantics.
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2011’s ‘A Different Compilation’ and 2014 Album ‘The Way’ Are a Fitting Full Stop to Buzzcocks Past
In the conclusion of our survey of the post-reformation career of Buzzcocks, PopMatters looks at the final two discs of Cherry Red Records' comprehensive retrospective box-set.
2006’s ‘Flat-Pack Philosophy’ Saw Buzzcocks Determined to Build Something of Quality
With a four-decade career under their belt, on the sixth disc in the new box-set Sell You Everything, it's heartening to see Buzzcocks refusing to settle for an album that didn't try something new.
On Their 2003 Self-Titled Album, Buzzcocks Donned a Harder Sound and Wore it With Style and Taste
Buzzcocks, the band's fourth album since their return to touring in 1989, changed their sound but retained what made them great in the first place
‘Modern’ Is the Pinnacle of Post-Comeback Buzzcocks’ Records
Presented as part of the new Buzzcocks' box-set, Sell You Everything, Modern showed a band that wasn't interested in just repeating itself or playing to nostalgia.
Buzzcocks’ 1996 Album ‘All Set’ Sees the Veteran Band Stretching Out and Gaining Confidence
After the straightforward and workmanlike Trade Test Transmissions, Buzzcocks continued to hone their fresh identity in the studio, as exhibited on the All Set reissue contained on the new box-set Sell You Everything.
Buzzcocks’ 1993 Comeback ‘Trade Test Transmissions’ Showed Punk’s Great Survivors’ Consistency
PopMatters' appraisal of Buzzcocks continues with the band's proper comeback LP, Trade Test Transmissions, now reissued on Cherry Red Records' new box-set, Sell You Everything.
‘Sell You Everything’ Brings to Light Buzzcocks ‘1991 Demo LP’ That Passed Under-the-Radar
Cherry Red Records' new box-set issued in memory of Pete Shelley gathers together the entire post-reunion output of the legendary Buzzcocks. Across the next week, PopMatters explores the set album-by-album. First up is The 1991 Demo LP.
Buzzcocks’ ‘Love Bites’ Is an Uneven, But Worthwhile, Listen
Although the Buzzcocks were a singles band, their overlooked second album, Love Bites (1978), is still a solid effort, and it sounds better than ever on this reissue.
Buzzcocks – “Breakdown” (Singles Going Steady Classic)
Iconic, high-energy punk that perfectly captures the unpolished appeal of punk.
Buzzcocks: The Way
This leans towards hard rock rather than punk, back to the type of music prevalent when punk burst out, and which after all most punks grew up hearing.