Operators Manual: Buzzcocks Best is a compilation album by English punk rock band Buzzcocks.[6] It was released in 1991 by I.R.S. Records.[7]
| Operators Manual | ||||
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| Compilation album by | ||||
| Released | 12 November 1991 | |||
| Recorded | 1976−1979 | |||
| Genre | Punk rock | |||
| Length | 78:18 | |||
| Label | I.R.S. | |||
| Producer | Martin Rushent | |||
| Buzzcocks chronology | ||||
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| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | A[2] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [3] |
| Q | [citation needed] |
| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10[5] |
Critical reception
editTrouser Press called the album "a concise 25-track career condensation."[8]
Track listing
edit- "Orgasm Addict" (Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley) – 2:01
- "What Do I Get?" (Shelley) – 2:56
- "I Don't Mind" (Shelley) – 2:19
- "Autonomy" (Steve Diggle) – 3:50
- "Fast Cars" (Devoto, Diggle, Shelley) – 2:31
- "Get on Our Own" (Shelley) – 2:31
- "Sixteen" (Diggle) – 3:46
- "Fiction Romance" (Shelley) – 4:34
- "Love You More" (Shelley) – 1:50
- "Noise Annoys" (Shelley) – 2:52
- "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (Shelley) – 2:42
- "Operators Manual" (Shelley) – 3:34
- "Nostalgia" (Shelley) – 2:55
- "Walking Distance" (Garvey) – 2:02
- "Nothing Left" (Shelley) – 4:28
- "ESP" (Shelley) – 4:39
- "Promises" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:36
- "Lipstick" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:38
- "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" (Shelley)– 3:12
- "Harmony in My Head" (Diggle) – 3:09
- "You Say You Don't Love Me" (Shelley) – 2:54
- "I Don't Know What to Do with My Life" (Shelley) – 2:44
- "I Believe" (Shelley) – 7:07
- "Are Everything" (Shelley) – 3:36
- "Radio Nine" (Shelley) – 0:43
- Track 24, "Are Everything", produced by Martin Hannett
Personnel
edit- Buzzcocks
- Pete Shelley – guitar, vocals
- Steve Diggle – guitar
- Steve Garvey – bass
- John Maher – drums
References
edit- ^ "Operators Manual - Buzzcocks | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.
- ^ "Robert Christgau: CG: Buzzcocks". robertchristgau.com.
- ^ Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 96.
- ^ Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (18 October 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.
- ^ Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 65.
- ^ "CNN.com - The best of the best-ofs - Dec 21, 2004". www.cnn.com.
- ^ "Operator's Manual: Buzzcocks Best". Buzzcocks.
- ^ "TrouserPress.com :: Buzzcocks". www.trouserpress.com.
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