Trade Test Transmissions

Trade Test Transmissions
Studio album by Buzzcocks
Released 2 June 1993 (1993-06-02)
Recorded Eastcote Studios, Kensal Road, London
Genre Pop punk[1][2]
Label Castle (UK), Caroline (USA)
Producer Ralph Ruppert
Buzzcocks chronology
Operator's Manual: Buzzcocks Best
(1991)Operator's Manual: Buzzcocks Best1991		 Trade Test Transmissions
(1993)		 All Set
(1996)All Set1996

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.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert Christgau[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA–[2]
Pitchfork6.9/10[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.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do It" 3:23
2."Innocent" 3:34
3."TTT" 3:18
4."Isolation"Steve Diggle3:58
5."Smile" 2:47
6."Last To Know" 2:52
7."When Love Turns Around"Steve Diggle2:25
8."Never Gonna Give It Up" 2:47
9."Energy"Steve Diggle3:35
10."Palm Of Your Hand" 3:22
11."Alive Tonight"Steve Diggle3:48
12."Who'll Help Me To Forget?" 2:57
13."Unthinkable"Steve Diggle2:52
14."Crystal Night" 3:18
15."369" 3:02

Personnel

Buzzcocks
Technical
  • Ralph Ruppert – production
  • Ingo Vauk, Philip Bagenal - engineers
  • Malcolm Garrett - album design
  • Pete Towndrow - photography

References

  1. 1 2 Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Buzzcocks". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. 1 2 Brod, Doug (19 November 1993). "[Trade Test Transmissions review]". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Trade Test Transmissions – Buzzcocks | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. 1 2 Crock, Jason (17 April 2005). "Buzzcocks: Trade Test Transmissions | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. ↑ Stegall, Tim (March 1996). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly: 34. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
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