BUZZCOCKS Love Bites 1978 UK UA 1st PRESS w/INSERT MINT
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BUZZCOCKS Love Bites 1978 UK UA 1st PRESS w/INSERT UNPLAYED *MINT*

BUZZCOCKS
Love Bites

1978 UK UNITED ARTISTS RECORDS (UAG 30197) FIRST PRESSING
AN OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL COPY
UNPLAYED AND LIKE NEW

PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE CUSTOM UA LABELS
MATRIX UAG 30197 A-1U, "SO", A SPIKEY SPECTACULAR / UAG 30197 B-1U, WHAT?
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL EMBOSSED MATT SLEEVE
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL INSERT
AND ORIGINAL PLAIN WHITE INNER SLEEVE WITH UK PATENT NUMBER AND "MADE IN GREAT BRITAIN" PRINTED IN BLACK

More musically accomplished, more obsessively self-questioning, and with equally energetic yet sometimes gloomy performances, Love Bites finds the Buzzcocks coming into their own.
With Devoto and his influence now fully worked out of the band's system, Shelley is the clearly predominant voice, with the exception of Diggle's first lead vocal on an album track, the semi-acoustic, perversely sprightly "Love is Lies." Though the song received even further acclaim on Singles Going Steady, "Ever Fallen in Love," for many the band's signature song, appears here. With its note-perfect blend of romance gone wrong, a weirdly catchy, treated lead guitar line, and Shelley's wounded singing deserves its instant classic status, but it's only one of many highlights.
The opening "Real World" is one of the band's strongest: a chunky, forceful yet crisp band performance leads into a strong Shelley lyric about unrequited love and life.
"Nostalgia"'s strikingly mature, inventive lyrics about where one's life can lead, and the sometimes charging, sometimes quietly tense, heartbroken "Nothing Left" are two other standouts.
The group's well-seasoned abilities, the members' increasing reach and Martin Rushent's excellent production make Love Bites shine.
The Garvey/Maher rhythm section is especially fine; Maher's fills and similar small but significant touches take the music to an even higher level. His undisputed highlight is the terribly underrated concluding instrumental "Late for the Train." Originally done for a John Peel radio session and rerecorded with even more a dramatic sweep here, it gives the group's motorik/Krautrock new power.
Not far behind it is "E.S.P.," a strong rock burn that only fades out at the end very slowly and subtly.

Side 1:
Real World (3:29)
Ever Fallen In Love (2:40)
Operators Manual (3:30)
Nostalgia (2:51)
Just Lust (2:57)
Sixteen Again (3:14)
Side 2:
Walking Distance (1:58)
Love Is Lies (3:10)
Nothing Left (4:23)
E.S.P. (4:39)
Late For The Train (5:51)

LABELS: MINT
An immaculate set of labels.
No spindle traces or any sign the record has ever been played
VINYL Visual: MINT
Both surfaces are unmarked and shine like new
VINYL Audio: MINT
Plays as-new throughout with nothing to fault.
No clicks, ticks or pops and beautifully clean
SLEEVE: NEAR MINT
Apart from two small rectangular marks on the front and a touch of wear to the opening corners the embossed cover is as crisp, sharp and fresh as the day it was made
INSERT: MINT

POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINER, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
DUE TO THE CURRENT CIRCUMSTANCES I WILL ONLY BE POSTING ONCE A WEEK ON FRIDAY

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