I relate to Pete Shelley, not only because his great music in the Buzzcocks and on his own, but because he struggled a lot with depression, like I have. RIP, Pete (he died in December of 2018 of a heart attack.)

@retroman3819

Жыл бұрын

I like your comment but not the fact that he is no longer with us.

I remember playing this whilst DJ'ing at Thames Polytechnic cellar bar Alternative nights. Cracking tune and great nights :)

Amazing! Only through KZread can you find such quality gold such as Pete Shelley and Telephone Operator! And thus here we are. 1982 rules o' plenty.

He was SOOO BEAUTIFUL back in the day!!!!

Pete Shelley rocked the 80s.

It’s time to give Pete the respect he deserves! Masterful!!

RIP Pete Shelley great music from my teenage years

This is such great stuff - it's the kind of music that works well walking around big cities like Bangkok or New York for example.. timeless

One of my all time favorites! Loved it back then and love it now!

His three albums were all AMAZING and worth every penny. Stil sound fresh in 2007. Homosapien XL1 Heaven and the Sea

@alanollier9683

6 жыл бұрын

Picked up many moons ago a pre Buzzcocks purely electronic album He made with a homemade synth " Sky Yen", it's much as I love Pete not His most exciting work.

@beechclanger

4 жыл бұрын

Agreed and 2020 my friend 👍

@retroman3819

Жыл бұрын

and in 2023

OMG! XL1, such an AWESOME album, go pick it up, folks. I just love this song. Pete Shelley kicks ass, in or out of the Buzzcocks.

@wildboar3170

7 жыл бұрын

Mike Dotson yes homosapien

Absolutely fantastic 👏

A great song, makes me miss the late great WLIR, where I first heard this.

初めてLIVE映像見た。。懐かしい。。マハラジャ万歳ｗ

12弦のアコギでポストパンクなんて凄すぎるｗ

Note the god-like Barry Adamson playing bass on this track. His bass thunders to great effect all through the XL1 album, especially on 'Many A Time'. It will blow your mind. Sounded like it had come from space when XL1 came out in 1983.

@brixshadow9594

4 жыл бұрын

That guy is great! He works that bass like a machine.

@AgustinDavidF

3 жыл бұрын

XL1 what an incredible album!

Great song

This song is so ahead of it's time. I hear some modern coldwave in this. Underrated piece

@retroman3819

Жыл бұрын

went out ASAP and got the record

timeless classic - MTV video isn't this exciting! Great post!

awesome WLIR 92.7 THE SCREAMER OF THE WEEK...

I been trying to remember the name of this program too. But I was able to put myself out of my misery when I searched for the Questions and Style Council because I remember them being on the same show so I did a search and found the actual clip. The programme was called Switch. Was a great programme. I remember recording the show every week as well as the Tube on my battered old Betamax tapes which I sadly no longer possess. Player died it's death a long time ago. I remember recording this clip also. Love Pete Shelley and the Buzzcocks. Sadly missed. R.I.P

The show was called Switch and it went out summer 83 after The Tube finished its first series

@knickertwistcopperby6066

5 жыл бұрын

@Gemini Films I don't remember Switch.. I was a massive fan of The Tube (of course).. I was obsessed with Homosapien and X.L - both stupendous albums and well ahead of the game. He did not go down the predictable route after Buzzcocks.. Sorry to see you go Pete (sob)

Kudos for industrial82; thanks for posting! One excellent song by Pete Sheeley!

Great performance. Love the fake endings. Fun to imagine what Steve Garvey would have brought to the song though.

At this stage shelley sounded what gary numan should have devellopped into , xl1 is such a great album

i'm in love ;]

マイハートゴーズバンクに並ぶ名曲❣️

RIP Pete Shelley

Pete was as good out of Buzzcocks as he was in. This should have been a big solo hit for him.

the heroes of my younger years, here they go... RIP

@kevinshaw1387

5 жыл бұрын

yeah - happening too regular these days !

Great !

RIP Pete :(

New year's eve 2021

And Barry Adamson playing the bass guitar there ...

Get the LP/vinyl of this album, freaking awesome sound + there is a Z X Spectrum Code track for a computer program from the 83

R. I. P. Pete xxx

My last comment sounded like I didnt actually like the ticking sound...no...I actually LOVE the ticking,dudes!

あーははははーい🎵

It's from Switch (Channel 4).

うわー生歌‼️😂

good

@diskochimp Was that the one with Gary Crowley or Graham Fletcher Cook?

I wonder if any of the instruments being played in this performance are actually audible here? 'Cause it sounds like it's just the backing track of the record, but with him singing live.

流行ったよね、very good

hello, can anyone confirm that that is barry adamson from magazine on bass? looks an awful lot like him. cheers

初めて見たけどイメージが違ったwでも見れて嬉しかった。

Does anyone else get off on that constant 'ticking' sound in the track...? This deserve a beefed-up remix...

Many a Telephone Operator is so much longer...

Is that the bass player from Magazine?

@govinda102000

7 жыл бұрын

Yes. Another great band also.

@greenlanes5140

6 жыл бұрын

Alastair Revfeim Barry Adamson, great musician.

And the dodgy looking guy playing drums in leather trousers, by his own admission, is apparently Tich Anderson

a-hahahahai

I agree with roblondonuk! Will someone please put "HOMOSAPIEN" back on! Thankyou much!

Rip

I spotted Bary Adamson on bass, do i win a prize?

Bizarly observed...but he definately could.

アメトーク！

Whatever happened to the actual music video for this song? It used to be on here...why would anyone take that off? I liked the sound quality of that version much better.

@alfredomenavazquez1463

7 жыл бұрын

NELHA OTEC the video is back

this is not from 1982, its from 1984

He looks like Steve Carrell

My bad, i meant 1983 :D

GOD SAVE SIMMONS DRUMS.

Oh,he can not sing,auf Deursch,sowa miserables hab ich noch nie gehört :)