Homosapien (album)

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Homosapien
Studio album by Pete Shelley
Released	1981
Recorded	1981, Genetic Studios, London
Genre	New wave
Length	35:51
Label	Genetic (Island)
Producer	Martin Rushent & Pete Shelley
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Pete Shelley chronology
Homosapien (1981) XL1 (1983)
Singles from Homosapien
"Homosapien" b/w "Keat's Song" Released: September 1981 "Homosapien" b/w "Love in Vain" Released: 1982, (changed B-side)

Homosapien was Buzzcocks frontman Pete Shelley's 1981 debut solo album, the title-track of which was released as a UK single the same year. The single was banned by the BBC.

Released at the start of the home computer boom, the album cover featured Shelley in a stylised 'office' leaning on a Commodore PET computer.

[edit] Track listing

1. "Homosapien"
2. "Yesterday's Not Here"
3. "I Generate A Feeling"
4. "Keat's Song"
5. "Qu' Est-Ce Que C' Est Que Ça"
6. "I Don't Know What It Is"
7. "Guess I Must Have Been In Love With Myself"
8. "Pusher Man"
9. "Just One Of Those Affairs"
10. "It's Hard Enough Knowing"
11. "Maxine"

Bonus tracks

1. "In Love with Somebody Else"
2. "Homosapien" (dub)
3. "Witness the Change/I Don't Know What Love Is"
4. "Love in Vain"

[edit] Personnel

Pete Shelley - vocals, multi-instruments

• Barry Adamson - bass
• Martin Rushent - keyboards
• Jim Russell - drums

[edit] Audio sample