B'dum B'dum Buzzcocks Magazine Documentary Part 1

Part 1 of a What's On special by Granada TV about Buzzcocks and Magazine, broadcast on July 27, 1978 and presented by Tony Wilson.


Right after this there's a performance of "What Do I Get?" that I haven't posted as part of the documentary.

I've made a playlist of the whole documentary with all the performance clips which is available here:
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=C400825399EC9574

Category:

Music

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• buzzcocks
• magazine
• pete
• shelley
• howard
• devoto
• what's
• on
• granada
• tv
• documentary
• interview
• b'dum

[shawntsxs]

Thanks for this documentary it is class. I saw the Buzzcocks for the first time this year in manchester they are the best live band ever. just found out today that Magazine are playing electric picnic this year which i am going to. Gonna see both bands in the one year. Holy Crap. This is The best year ever.

[dutylux]

yeah, i saw magazine back in february, they did 6 shows around the uk but i only saw 4 of them, still they were fucking incredible. you think buzzcocks are the best live band? wait until you see magazine.

[vambo23]

I saw them in Paisley's Silver Thread Hotel in 1977 for 50p! Howie had just left. They were of course fab! Thanks for posting this doc, sir...you're a toff!

[dutylux]

i'm not a sir but i am immensely jealous you saw them way back when! 50p, i can hardly believe it.

[iainshaw1]

It's extraordinary finding this here. I've been looking for this documentary for nearly 30 years - Man, that is scary. Buzzcocks were the first band to make the hairs on the back of my neck stand up. And I remember seeing this in 78 when I was 14, living in Manchester and 5'2" so getting into gigs was a bit difficult.

Brilliant upload, thank you so much

[dutylux]

that's incredible, that you saw them back then. i saw them last year and it was phenomenal; i can't even imagine how amazing it would've been back then in manchester! you're welcome! i'm really glad i found this and was able to share it here.

[decaysvegan]

Forget the Exploited. This is real PUNK

[windmills20]

Screw iPods! Buy a vinyl player.

[decaysvegan]

Hster333, Yeah I couldn''t agree more. The Exploited are the lowest form of Punk I've ever heared. I have no idea why they are so popular. They toured Australia once a few yesrs ago and I had absolutley no interest in seeing them. I mean the terrible attempts at writing songs such as "Sex and Violence" are so bad ! The Buzzcocks have toured Australia about 6 or 7 times and I've seen every show they've played in Sydney. The best live band, so much fun. I wish they'd put out a new Album, Its time.

[Hister333]

@decaysvegan Forget the Exploited, regardless. They're boring. 

[woolywammoth]

"...requires a bass player who's pretty or confident or pretty confident. This is Garvey, who's... very pretty." you're gold, Tony Wilson. RIP

[GeraldineMcK]

Thanks for upload saw in 78 in co with sham 69

[cyclopsicle]

@dermot51 Maybe I'm easily amused but that made me laugh really hard out loud

[BootyFister]

Can I flag this vid for being too awesome???

[diskochimp]

Great to finally see this, & in such HQ too. Thanks LOADS for sharing it...

[vokshumana]

I am surprised how Devoto has a pleasant speaking voice. Guys, I wish you all to live 100 years, you deserve it.

[baldy1]

my all time fav punk in 76..tricky dicky lochee

[ajittffcure]

This is an interesting documentary. I have never seen this before.