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 Spiral Scratch (reissue) - The Buzzcocks
Description: Artist: The Buzzcocks/ Genre: Indie Rock & Punk / Label: Grey Area / Release Date: 2000 / 1. Breakdown / 2. Time's Up / ... more  Spiral Scratch (reissue) - The Buzzcocks ... 3. Boredom / 4. Friends Of MineNewest Review: ... it is Devoto's inimitable singing that makes this four track a punk classic. The opening track on side one is 'Breakdown' ... more ... features a gritty sounding guitar with Devoto sneering about not fitting, falling to pieces and despair.
Second up is the wonderful 'Times Up'. This is a descending 3 chord punk riff with Devoto whining about the pains of waiting, assumedly for his partner. Anecdotal yelps from Pete Shelley throughout this are amusing, and possibly the first appearance from Pete as a singer in the band?
Third up is the timeless classic, 'Boredom'. A classic riff (so good that they used this riff to open their first LP, albeit with...more |
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Spiral Scratch (reissue) - The Buzzcocks: A piece of punk history (343 words)
by otalgia - written on 06.05.08 (Very useful, 28 readings)
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Spiral Scratch was the first single by the Manchester band The Buzzcocks. The four track EP was recorded in a day on a shoestring budget in Manchester in 1976 and released in Early 1977 on independent label New Hormones. The line up of vocalist Howard Devoto , Pete Shelley on Guitar, Steve Diggle on Bass and John Maher on drums was short lived with Devoto leaving to form Magazine shortly after this release. Undoubtedly it is Devoto's inimitable singing that makes this four track a punk classic. The opening track on side one is 'Breakdown' features a gritty sounding guitar with Devoto sneering about not fitting, falling to pieces and ...
