As part of the justification for A Different Compilation, Pete Shelley claimed that the original versions of these re-recordings “now sound like demos.” Had Buzzcocks producers Martin Hannett and Martin Rushent been alive, they might have had something to say about that. There’s no denying that there’s more punch, more of a wallop, in these versions -- live-sounding takes with some overdubbing -- but there’s also less bounce and nuance. And, of course, the voices of Shelley and Steve Diggle are evidently those of men their fifties instead of their twenties. This is not something that needed to be done, but it is one way to prove that Shelley and Diggle still have it. Anyone who has grown tired of the original recordings -- if such a person exists -- should be thrilled.

1 Boredom
2 Fast Cars
3 I Don't Mind
4 Autonomy
5 Get on Our Own
6 What Ever Happened to?
7 When Love Turns Around You
8 Why She's a Girl From the Chainstore
9 Why Can't I Touch It?
10 Alive Tonight
11 I Don't Know What to Do With My Life
12 You Say You Don't Love Me
13 Turn of the Screw
14 Noise Annoys
15 Breakdown
16 Promises
17 Love You More
18 What Do I Get?
19 Harmony in My Head
20 Oh Shit!
21 Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)?
22 Orgasm Addict
23 I Believe
24 Love Is Lies