Love Bites (album)

Infobox Album |
Name = Love Bites
Type = Studio Album
Artist = Buzzcocks


Released = 22 September 1978
Recorded = 26 July 1978 - 6 Aug 1978 Olympic Studios, Barnes
Genre = Punk rock
Length =
Label = United Artists, EMI
Producer = Martin Rushent
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|3.5|5 [http://wm08.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:fzfexqq5ld6e link]
*ARTISTdirect Rating|3.5|5 [http://www.artistdirect.com/nad/store/artist/album/0,,1580895,00.html link]
Last album = "Another Music in a Different Kitchen"
(1978)
This album = "Love Bites"
(1978)
Next album = "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.

Track listing

# "Real World" (Shelley) - 3:29
# "Ever Fallen in Love (with Someone You Shouldn't've)" (Shelley) - 2:40
# "Operator’s Manual" (Shelley) - 3:30
# "Nostalgia" (Shelley) - 2:51
# "Just Lust" (Shelley, Dial) - 2:57
# "Sixteen Again" (Shelley) - 3:14
# "Walking Distance" (Garvey) - 1:58
# "Love Is Lies" (Diggle) - 3:10
# "Nothing Left" (Shelley) - 4:23
# "E.S.P." (Shelley) - 4:39
# "Late for the Train" (Shelley, Diggle, Maher, Garvey) - 5:51
# "Love You More" *
# "Noise Annoys" *
# "Promises" *
# "Lipstick" **Extra tracks on reissue not present on original release

Personnel

*Pete Shelley: guitar, vocals
*Steve Diggle: guitar
*Steve Garvey: bass
*John Maher: drums

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.