Sold Date: September 19, 2023
Start Date: September 16, 2023
Final Price: £19.99 (GBP)
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BUZZCOCKS - LIVE AT THE ROXY - ALBUM - GATEFOLD SLEEVE.

After reading an NME review of the Sex Pistols' first performance, Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto riding high on the review travelled to London to see the band at High Wycombe in February 1976.

Both were impressed by what they saw and arranged for the Sex Pistols to come and perform at the Lesser Free Trade Hall in Manchester, The Buzzcocks intended to play at this concert, but band members dropped out, and Shelley and Devoto were unable to recruit replacements in time for the gig so they never got to perform.

Once they had recruited new bass guitarist Steve Diggle and drummer John Maher they made good their debut opening for the Sex Pistols at their second Manchester concert in July 1976.

The Sex Pistols returned the favour and In September 1976 the Buzzcocks travelled to London to perform at the two-day 100 club punk festival and by the end of the year had recorded and released Spiral Scratch on their own New Hormones label, making them one of the first punk groups to establish an Independent Record Label.

The Buzzcocks went on to become one of the most successful of all the early punk bands and this is a classic live album with a great track list that captures them at another punk Mecca The Roxy, this recording is great quality and captured the energy and excitement of the original band perfectly, it features 10 essential Buzzcocks tracks

This is pressed on good quality vinyl, and issued by receiver records in a lush gatefold sleeve, Just some mild storage wear to the sleeve is all that's really worth mentioning and also the odd light superficial surface hairline on the vinyl so all in all a tasty addition to any decent punk collection.

Item acquired within a large private punk collection I bought recently, lots more to list in the coming months so keep checking my listings.

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