BUZZCOCKS - 'Why Can't I Touch It?'

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Artist: Buzzcocks
Track: Why Can’t I Touch It?
Label: United Artists Records
Catalog#: UP36499
Format: Vinyl, 7”
Released: 1979
Country: UK
Credits: Shelley, Diggie, Garvey, Maher

Why Can’t I touch It?... a top, punk leftfield number that first appeared on the b-side to the single 'Everybody's Happy Nowadays'. Formed in 1976 by Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto after seeing the Sex Pistols in action, the Buzzcocks specialised in melodic buzzsaw punk and loud shirts with wing collars. The band made a stream of classics, veering away from traditional punk lyrics. To quote Melody Maker, Oct 1987, "The Buzzcocks more than anyone else, were responsible for wrenching the frenzied punk impulse into some sort of pop beauty. Making their debut with the infamous "Spiral Scratch" EP it was soon obvious that they had more to say than 'we are very angry'.... They managed to make the concept of boredom a luscious seduction. Only Manchester's other favourite sons Joy Division could ever come as close to articulating the heady intensity of thwarted desire without slumping into complacent indulgence”. Check the album "Singles Going Steady", if you want to get into this band, fast.