PUNK ROCK legends are heading to Kendal next March. Formed in Bolton in 1976, the Buzzcocks became one of the first groups to form their own independent record label – New Hormones – on which they released the now-legendary ‘Spiral Scratch’ EP. ‘What Do I Get?’ was the band’s first entry into the UK top 40 singles chart and the first of a string of chart singles. Over the next three years, Buzzcocks toured extensively and released a trilogy of albums: Another Music in a Different Kitchen, Love Bites and A Different Kind of Tension. With the untimely passing of Pete Shelley in December 2018, Buzzcocks will continue to record and play live shows with founding member, Steve Diggle, taking over vocal duties to front the band.
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A box set of the UK pop/punk quartetâs 12 7 singles comprehensively documents the bandâs rapid evolution, capturing the groupâs energy in short, controlled bursts.
Over the past few years, Domino Records has put welcome effort into the continued canonization of UK pop/punk quartet Buzzcocks. The label has lovingly reissued the groupâs studio output from its inception in 1976 to its initial split in 1981, including a formerly bootlegged collection of demos, the self-released debut EP,
Spiral Scratch (both featuring original vocalist Howard Devoto), and three studio albums.
To kick off 2021, Domino returns to the well with