Buzzcocks’ A Different Kind Of Tension and Singles Going Steady reissued in 40th anniversary editions

With previously unreleased images and extended liner notes.

Two Buzzcocks albums are being reissued in new 40th anniversary editions, this June via Domino Recordings.

A Different Kind Of Tension was the group’s third studio album, recorded at Eden Studio in West London and originally released in September 1979.

Singles Going Steady was a U.S. compilation release featuring the group’s UK singles and B-sides, originally released in November 1981.

They follow reissues of the group’s first two studio albums – Another Music In A Different Kitchen and Love Bites – in January.

A Different Kind Of Tension will be available on deluxe yellow LP and standard black variants, while Singles Going Steady will be available on deluxe purple LP.

Pre-order the albums here ahead of their June 14th release, listen to ‘Love You More’ and check out the tracklists below.

A Different Kind Of Tension

2. Sitting Round At Home

3. You Say You Don’t Love Me

4. You Know You Can’t Help It

5. Mad Mad Judy

6. Raison D’etre

7. I Don’t Know What To Do With My Life

8. Money

9. Hollow Inside

10. A Different Kind Of Tension

11. I Believe

12. Radio Nine

Singles Going Steady

2. What Do I Get?

3. I Don’t Mind

4. Love You More

5. Ever Fallen In Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)

6. Promises

7. Everybody’s Happy Nowadays

8. Harmony In My Head

9. What Ever Happened To?

10. Oh Shit!

11. Autonomy

12. Noise Annoys

13. Just Lust

14. Lipstick

15. Why Can’t I Touch It?

16. Something’s Gone Wrong Again