Love Bites (album)

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Love Bites
Love Bites cover
Studio album by Buzzcocks
Released 22 September 1978
Recorded 26 July 1978 - 6 Aug 1978 Olympic Studios, Barnes
Genre Pop punk, power pop, punk rock
Label United Artists, EMI
Producer Martin Rushent
Professional reviews
Buzzcocks chronology
Another Music in a Different Kitchen
(1978)		 Love Bites
(1978)		 A Different Kind of Tension
(1979)

Love Bites was the Buzzcock's second album, which managed to peak at #13 on the UK albums chart at the time of its release. In March 1994, an EMI CD version of the original album was released with four additional tracks.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Real World" (Shelley) - 3:29
  2. "Ever Fallen in Love (with Someone You Shouldn’t Have)?" (Shelley) - 2:40
  3. "Operator’s Manual" (Shelley) - 3:30
  4. "Nostalgia" (Shelley) - 2:51
  5. "Just Lust" (Shelley, Dial) - 2:57
  6. "Sixteen Again" (Shelley) - 3:14
  7. "Walking Distance" (Garvey) - 1:58
  8. "Love Is Lies" (Diggle) - 3:10
  9. "Nothing Left" (Shelley) - 4:23
  10. "E.S.P." (Shelley) - 4:39
  11. "Late for the Train" (Shelley, Diggle, Maher, Garvey) - 5:51
  12. "Love You More" *
  13. "Noise Annoys" *
  14. "Promises" *
  15. "Lipstick" *

*Extra tracks on reissue not present on original release

[edit] Personnel

[edit] Vinyl Information

  • Inscriptions on the vinyl A-side read; 'A SPIKEY SPECTACULAR' and on the B-side; 'WHAT??'
  • The original United Artists vinyl release has an insert with paintings of the band. It also has an embossed 'Buzzcocks' on the cover, whereas re-releases have 'Buzzcocks' in un-embossed blue.
  • A blue vinyl re-release was put out around 1986.
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