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Title: Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady
Year/Genre/Sub-Genre/City: 1979, Punk, Pop Punk and Power Pop, Manchester, England 8/26
Matrix #: REWIGLP129
Condition: EX (LM) | Members: Buzzcocks (N/A)
Cultural Facts:

1. Compilation Lore: Originally assembled for the American market, Singles Going Steady brilliantly sequences eight single A-sides on the first side and their corresponding B-sides on the second, turning a singles collection into one of punk’s most celebrated albums.
2. Personal Voice: Pete Shelley, who was openly bisexual, often wrote love songs with gender-neutral lyrics, allowing songs about desire, rejection, and complicated relationships to cut across the macho conventions of early punk.
3. Creative Peak: Buzzcocks released an astonishing run of singles in 1978 alone, including “What Do I Get?,” “Ever Fallen in Love,” and “Promises,” while simultaneously recording and releasing their first two studio albums.