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#250 Buzzcocks, 'Singles Going Steady' (1979)

‘Singles Going Steady’ was intended to introduce Buzzcocks to the US market by compiling their 8 singles on Side A, followed by their corresponding B-Sides on Side B. The result is the “best album Buzzcocks never made,” according to NME. Of course, it is. It’s an album that’s cherry picked arguably the best songs from their career (singles aren’t always the best songs, but often they’re the most accessible).

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