Buzzcocks Rerelease Classic Hits in New Box Set

In the early days, when the famed English punk rock band, Buzzcocks, wrote new music, they wanted to be finished by 5:30 PM that afternoon. Because, says early member, Steve Diggle, that’s when the local pubs opened. For the band, which helped usher in the speedy, electrified rock ‘n’ roll movement, which would soon take over the late 70s and early 80s, the daily deadline proved important, almost like a pressure cooker with its timer set to ding. The band members got in the studio, ran through the emotions of the day, and got out to line up at the bar and get their clutches on a pint of Porter or Pilsner. It was their routine and it contributed considerably to the hits the group wrote from 1977-80, including “What Do I Get” and “Why Can’t I Touch It.” These songs and others from that era will be rereleased Jan. 15th via a new boxset on Domino.