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Spiral Scratch
Punk · 1977 · 4 tracks

Spiral Scratch

Buzzcocks

Ten minutes of jittery, high-tension Manchester punk. Raw, skeletal, and fiercely independent, it captures the exact moment the DIY movement was born.

January 29, 1977 · Domino Recording Co. Ltd.

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A sharp, jittery burst of intellectualized frustration and high-speed boredom.

Tracklist · 4 Tracks
01
Breakdown
1:59
02
Time’s Up
3:07
03
Boredom
2:52
04
Friends of Mine
2:14
Moments Worth Listening For
The legendary two-note guitar solo in Boredom that mocks the very idea of rock virtuosity.
The frantic, tumbling drum fills that open Breakdown, sounding like a machine about to vibrate apart.
Howard Devoto's dry, almost academic delivery of the word 'fucking' during the climax of Boredom.
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How does Spiral Scratch sound next to the rest of Buzzcocks's catalogue?

Lo Fi+4.0σ

The production is built around lo fi than this artist usually allows.

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