I believe that this collection of demos has been in circulation for sometime. The artwork that I have put together is accurate in one sense in that the material in this collection was demoed with the intention that the final songs would become the basis of the fourth Buzzcocks album. On the other hand, it should be noted that these songs are performed in these rudimentary states by Diggle and Shelley separately i.e. without the involvement of each other or John Maher and Steve Garvey.
It does seem apparent that the two principal song writers in the band were pulling in different directions in a musical sense at this point. Pete Shelley especially has already embraced electronica with which he would continue to work with Martin Rushent during 1981, a collaboration that was to bring him significant critical acclaim with 'Homosapien'. The two named songs from Shelley in this collection, 'I Get A Feeling' and 'Guess I Must have Been In Love With Myself' went on to appear on that first solo album. Steve Diggle's contributions are more aligned with the pop/rock sound that Buzzcocks were known for.
The tensions within the band arising from relentless touring schedules over a number of years, not helped by an excessive intake of drink and drugs, pulled them apart in March 1981 as described in this piece that appeared in the 28th March issue of New Musical Express.
I would have to wait another 8 1/2 years before I got to see them.
FLAC: https://we.tl/t-Fj8TnjHRil
Artwork: https://we.tl/t-A92UYyogIH
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