Pete Shelley was an essential aspect of the band, Buzzcocks. Along with Howard DeVoto (who went on to form the highly underrated Magazine with John McGeoch, who himself went on to Siouxie And The Banshees, and then to Public Image, LTD). Once DeVoto left, it was Shelley who carried the band until its dissolution in 1981. Shelley reformed Buzzcocks in 1989, which existed until his death in 2018. He did enjoy a rich solo career releasing six solo sets between 1980 and 2002. Of those, XL-1 (1983), and Homosapien (1981) performed well.
On June 6, Domino Records will reissue both XL-1, and Homosapien as standalone sets. The two albums will feature booklets with new liner notes and a collection of photos. The original albums will be added to with a collection of B-Sides and dub mixes to make these something to pick up.
Homosapien, and XL-1 will be reissued on CD, DD, and Limited Edition black vinyl 2LP housed in gatefold jackets.
Homosapien – Pete Shelley
CD
01 Homosapien
02 Yesterday’s Not Here
03 I Generate A Feeling
04 Keats’ Song
05 Qu’est-ce Que C’est Que Ça
06 I Don’t Know What It Is
07 Guess I Must Have Been In Love With Myself
08 Pusher Man
09 Just One Of Those Affairs
10 It’s Hard Enough Knowing
Bonus Tracks
11 In Love With Somebody Else
12 Witness The Change
13 Maxine
14 Love In Vain
15 Homosapien (Elongated Dancepartydubmix)
16 Witness the Change/I Don’t Know What Love Is (Dub)
XL-1 – Pete Shelley
CD
01 Telephone Operator
02 If You Ask Me (I Won’t Say No)
03 What Was Heaven?
04 You Know Better Than I Know
05 Twilight
06 (Millions Of People) No One Like You
07 Many a Time
08 I Just Wanna Touch
09 You and I
10 XL 1
Bonus Tracks
11 Many A Time (Dub)
12 Telephone Operator/I Just Wanna Touch/If You Ask Me (I Won’t Say No)/(Millions Of People) No One Like You (Dub)