The first and one of the most well known bootleg Buzzcocks LP presenting snippets of various early live gigs and radio / TV sessions. Some tracks include original vocalist Howard Devoto, the segment of ‘Boredom’ and the 1978 reunion TV special ‘Can’t Control Myself’. Great band, still rocking the masses. Even I turned out for a show and had a bit of a boogie (not pretty) in the bleaching sun of Finsbury Park a couple of years ago.
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Mike
April 27, 2008 at 7:17 pmWhat a great post. Many thanks for this gem. I don’t suppose you have “Razorcuts” as well do you? If so, please could you post that too. Been trying to find that for years as well! Thanks again.
Mike
johng
April 28, 2008 at 8:16 pmnice one for this,maybe its the geography involved though.
had anyone heard of ‘ralph nader’ mentioned on ‘fast cars’ all those decades ago?
i havent heard any refences to him in this years u.s election when he seemed to get some coverage on channel 4 here 4 years ago at the last u.s ‘democratic election’ as the only other candidate than republicans and democrats.
AL Puppy
April 28, 2008 at 11:03 pmRalph Nader is probably mentioned because he made his name as a consumer champion in 1965 by writing ‘Unsafe at any speed’ which was criticism of the US car industry focused on the Chevrolet Corsair made by General Motors and which had a design fault leading to numerous fatal crashes…
Nic
April 29, 2008 at 8:31 am‘Unsafe at Any Speed’ was used as the title for an ep of raging Boston Hardcore back in 1982…Classi ep – full-on Gang Green track…
The EP was the follow-up to the seminal ‘This is Boston not LA’ comp LP which still blisters with its thrash intensity…
johng
April 29, 2008 at 8:38 ammade me want to check out the gang green ‘unsafe at any speed.
found it here
http://destroyemall.blogspot.com/2007/09/unsafe-at-any-speed-comp.html
Nic
April 29, 2008 at 9:03 amYou really have to hear the ‘This is Boston not LA’ comp, John: it’s an absolute 100% scorcher (particularly in the context of when it was made)…
Check on the Gang Green tracks from the LP here:
http://www.taringa.net/posts/musica/873698/Gang-Green—(1989)-Older-Budweiser-+-Plus-This-is-Boston,-N.html
(Napalm Death were “inspired” by the start of ‘Rabies’ for one of the songs on their first LP)…
Phil
May 2, 2008 at 1:12 pmI just recently found this blog, some amazing stuff here.
Many thanks for the Buzzcocks Boot.
Mike Says:
April 27th, 2008 at 7:17 pm
What a great post. Many thanks for this gem. I don’t suppose you have “Razorcuts” as well do you? If so, please could you post that too. Been trying to find that for years as well! Thanks again.
Mike
Razorcuts from my own vinyl copy
http://www.megaupload.com/?d=EKCK7RVW
johng
May 4, 2008 at 11:06 pmpete shelley could only grow half a moustache for the album cover at this stage………………
Mike
July 23, 2008 at 9:05 pmThanks alot Phil. Only just seen this! Your a star. God bless ya!
mikeyG
March 13, 2010 at 10:01 amOh, excellent! I had razorcuts ages back, till I had a box of records – with all my vinyl bootlegs – nicked one night at the Hope & Anchor!
Thanks for the post!
DavidM
March 13, 2010 at 7:49 pmWhile once priding myself on being somwhat of a ’77 punk obsessive back in the day, I hadn’t come across either of these releases. Good work guys in getting them up here.
Gotta say it’s just so great to hear these old songs again and after so many years. Was never entirely convinced by Pete Shelley’s vox, much more a fan of Devoto. Sadly, after an outstanding debut full length, the band seemed to slip a little with each successive release thereafter.
Nick Hydra
March 29, 2010 at 10:20 amSee Linder discussing the evolution of her artwork, the most famous being the Orgasm Addict cover montage here:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FasqZvcAKnM
DavidM
March 29, 2010 at 7:34 pmCool Nick. Thanks for posting that. Wasn’t fully aware of the importance of Linder’s work ’til relatively recently. Not come across The Secret Public. Definitely intrigued.