Trade Test Transmissions
Trade Test Transmissions is the fourth studio album by English pop punk band Buzzcocks. It was released on 2 June 1993 by record label Castle and was their first release in fourteen years, following up 1979's A Different Kind of Tension.
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| Released | 2 June 1993 | |||
| Recorded | Eastcote, Kensal Road, London | |||
| Genre | Pop punk[1][2] | |||
| Length | 47:58 | |||
| Label | Castle (UK), Caroline (USA) | |||
| Producer | Ralph Ruppert | |||
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Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Robert Christgau |  |
| Entertainment Weekly | A–[2] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[4] |
Trade Test Transmissions has been generally well received by critics.
Jason Crock of Pitchfork was generally favourable, though writing "the album remains a strictly diehards-only affair."[4] CMJ later qualified it as "a superb record which oddly got lost in the shuffle".[5]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Pete Shelley, except as noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Do It" | 3:23 | |
| 2. | "Innocent" | 3:34 | |
| 3. | "TTT" | 3:18 | |
| 4. | "Isolation" | Steve Diggle | 3:58 |
| 5. | "Smile" | 2:47 | |
| 6. | "Last To Know" | 2:52 | |
| 7. | "When Love Turns Around" | Steve Diggle | 2:25 |
| 8. | "Never Gonna Give It Up" | 2:47 | |
| 9. | "Energy" | Steve Diggle | 3:35 |
| 10. | "Palm Of Your Hand" | 3:22 | |
| 11. | "Alive Tonight" | Steve Diggle | 3:48 |
| 12. | "Who'll Help Me To Forget?" | 2:57 | |
| 13. | "Unthinkable" | Steve Diggle | 2:52 |
| 14. | "Crystal Night" | 3:18 | |
| 15. | "369" | 3:02 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 16. | "Inside" | 2:32 | |
| 17. | "Do It (Single Version)" | 2:57 | |
| 18. | "Trash Away (live)" | Steve Diggle | 4:44 |
| 19. | "All Over You (live)" | 3:25 | |
| 20. | "Libertine Angel" | 2:57 | |
| 21. | "Roll It Over" | Steve Diggle | 6:07 |
| 22. | "Excerpt From 'Prison Riot Hostage'" | 1:59 |
Personnel
- Buzzcocks
- Pete Shelley – guitar, vocals
- Steve Diggle – guitar, vocals
- Tony Barber – bass
- Philip Barker – drums
- Technical
- Ralph Ruppert - production
- Ingo Vauk, Philip Bagenal - engineers
- Malcolm Garrett - album design
- Pete Towndrow - photography
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References
- Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Buzzcocks". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- Brod, Doug (19 November 1993). "[Trade Test Transmissions review]". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- Raggett, Ned. "Trade Test Transmissions – Buzzcocks | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- Crock, Jason (17 April 2005). "Buzzcocks: Trade Test Transmissions | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
- Stegall, Tim (March 1996). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly: 34. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
External links
- Trade Test Transmissions at Discogs (list of releases)
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