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If you subscribe to the belief that the Buzzcocks were a great singles band above and beyond all else (and there are plenty of folks willing to agree with that), then by all logic Inventory should be the ultimate Buzzcocks collection -- a box set that collects 14 CD singles, each replicating one of the 7"s that the band released between 1977 and 1981. Each disc comes in an individual jacket that reproduces the artwork from the single's original sleeve, with the 14 discs gathered together in a handsome flip-top box. As a concept and a collectable object, Inventory is brilliant, and it goes without saying that the music is splendid, but as a practical listening experience it's just a bit lacking. The novelty of having to change discs every five or ten minutes wears off pretty fast, and given how well the Buzzcocks' single tracks have been anthologized in the past, there's little here that isn't already quite familiar to the vast majority of fans. While it's nice to see Spiral Scratch included as part of the pantheon and this material has been treated with much obvious care, Inventory is more for collectors than for actual listeners, since all of this material could easily fit onto two CDs, which would better lend themselves to regular rotation in your player -- perhaps EMI should consider a reissue in a more portable format.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
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Buzzcocks, Primary - Pete Shelley, Composer - Howard Devoto, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 1977 Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks, Primary - Pete Shelley, Composer - Howard Devoto, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 1977 Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks, Primary - Pete Shelley, Composer - Howard Devoto, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 1977 Buzzcocks
Buzzcocks, Primary - Pete Shelley, Composer - Howard Devoto, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 1977 Buzzcocks
DISC 2
Buzzcocks, Primary - Howard Devoto, Composer - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Alan Dial, Composer - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
DISC 3
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
DISC 4
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Steve Diggle, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2003 Domino Recording Co Ltd
DISC 5
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
DISC 6
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Alan Dial, Composer - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
DISC 7
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer - Steve Diggle, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
DISC 8
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - John Maher, Composer - Peter Shelley, Composer - Steve Garvey, Composer - Steve Diggle, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
DISC 9
Buzzcocks, Primary - Steve Diggle, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
DISC 10
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
DISC 11
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 1979 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 1989 Domino Recording Co Ltd
DISC 12
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Steve Diggle, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
DISC 13
Buzzcocks, Primary - Steve Diggle, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
DISC 14
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Steve Diggle, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2001 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Buzzcocks, Primary - Peter Shelley, Composer
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2003 Domino Recording Co Ltd
Album review
If you subscribe to the belief that the Buzzcocks were a great singles band above and beyond all else (and there are plenty of folks willing to agree with that), then by all logic Inventory should be the ultimate Buzzcocks collection -- a box set that collects 14 CD singles, each replicating one of the 7"s that the band released between 1977 and 1981. Each disc comes in an individual jacket that reproduces the artwork from the single's original sleeve, with the 14 discs gathered together in a handsome flip-top box. As a concept and a collectable object, Inventory is brilliant, and it goes without saying that the music is splendid, but as a practical listening experience it's just a bit lacking. The novelty of having to change discs every five or ten minutes wears off pretty fast, and given how well the Buzzcocks' single tracks have been anthologized in the past, there's little here that isn't already quite familiar to the vast majority of fans. While it's nice to see Spiral Scratch included as part of the pantheon and this material has been treated with much obvious care, Inventory is more for collectors than for actual listeners, since all of this material could easily fit onto two CDs, which would better lend themselves to regular rotation in your player -- perhaps EMI should consider a reissue in a more portable format.
© Mark Deming /TiVo
About the album
- 14 disc(s) - 32 track(s)
- Total length: 01:44:58
- Main artists: Buzzcocks
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Domino Recording Co
- Genre: Pop/Rock Rock Punk / New Wave
2017 Domino Recording Co Ltd 2003 Domino Recording Co Ltd
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