Buzzcocks “Singles Going Steady” released 40 years ago today, September 25th, 1979. One of the best comp LP’s ever, Buzzcocks released Singles Going Steady in the US (and then in the UK in ‘81) to highlight the band’s 8 UK singles (plus their B-sides) from ‘77-’79. It includes the punk/power pop classics like “Orgasm Addict” (1977, banned by the BBC for obvious reasons, I’m pretty sure it did not chart), “What Do I Get?” (1977, #37 UK), “Promises,” and one of my favorite songs ever “Ever Fallen In Love?” (1978, #12 UK, also on Love Bites). The B-sides are just as fantastic as the A-sides: “Autonomy” (the B-side to “I Don’t Mind,” 1978, #55 UK), “Just Lust” (the B-side to “Ever Fallen In Love?”), “Something’s Gone Wrong Again” (B-side to “Harmony In My Head,” 1979, #32 UK) and another one of my favorite tracks ever, “Why Can’t I Touch It?” (B-side to “Everybody’s Happy Nowadays” (1979). Compilation albums often have a couple of really strong songs and a bunch of filler but Singles Going Steady is perfection from start to finish.