Singles Going Steady [EXTRA TRACKS] [IMPORT] [ORIGINAL RECORDING REMASTERED]

Buzzcocks

Product Details

• Audio CD (August 27, 2001)
• Original Release Date: October 2, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Extra tracks, Import, Original recording remastered
• Label: Emd Int'l
• ASIN: B00005MAGA
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #35,850 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Product Description
Import Re-Mastered reissue of the classic 1979 compilation features 24 tracks including 8 bonus tracks, 'You Say You Don't Love Me', 'Are Everything', 'Strange Thing', 'Running Free', 'Raison D'etre', 'Why She's A Girl From The Chainstore', 'Airwaves Dream' & 'What Do You Know'. EMI. 2001.

Customer Reviews

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Improve on perfection?, March 21, 2006

By	Stargrazer "the lost mixtape of my life" (deep in the heart of Michigan) - See all my reviews

It would be hard to give "Singles Going Steady" anything less than 5 stars, ever. In any context.

This remaster is, in most cases, excellent. The sound quality is generally better -- but I kept my old, unremastered copy too, if that tells you anything. The new mix is thicker, but I like the rawness of the original mix just as well for high-volume listening.

A few of the bonus tracks sap the energy from the original release. But a few of the bonus tracks nest like litter-mates with this already awesome collection of non-album singles.

Get this album one way or another -- whether this souped-up version or the older, clankier (but just as pleasing) version.

And the "Spiral Scratch" EP too.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Singles Album of All Time Just Got Better, September 22, 2003

By	Buck Hill (Arlington, MA United States) - See all my reviews

The Buzzcocks' Singles Going Steady not only boasts superior sound, but now includes two singles from 1979's "A Different Kind of Tension" ("You Say You Don't Love Me" and "Raison D'Etre"), and 1980's "Parts 1,2,3" EP. Superior melodic pop - some of Shelley's and Diggle's finest work. Essential to any undertanding of UK punk and pop music of the late 70's early 80's.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great introduction to a great band, August 14, 2006

By	Julie (Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

Singles Going Steady is a great compilation of songs that span the most important years of this band's career. There are a ton of solid songs on this CD (24), which, when bought used, makes it a steal. This is a major staple worth jamming into your music library. It's also a great introduction to Buzzcocks music if you've never heard much of their stuff before. You can really hear the influence these guys have had on younger bands that try to copy the punk/post-punk sound. But of course, Buzzcocks do it better every time.