Trade Test Transmissions

Trade Test Transmissions is the fourth studio album by English pop punk band Buzzcocks. It was released on 2 June 1993 by record label Castle and was their first release in fourteen years, following up 1979's A Different Kind of Tension. The music was quite different from their earlier material with nods to the power pop scene popular at the time.

This article is about the Buzzcocks album. For the test transmissions by the BBC, see Trade test colour films.

Trade Test Transmissions
Studio album by
Buzzcocks
Released2 June 1993 (1993-06-02)
StudioEastcote, Kensal Road, London
GenrePop punk[1][2]
Length47:58
LabelCastle (UK), Caroline (USA)
ProducerRalph P. Ruppert
Buzzcocks chronology
Operator's Manual: Buzzcocks Best
(1991)		 Trade Test Transmissions
(1993)		 All Set
(1996)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Robert Christgau[1]
Entertainment WeeklyA–[2]
Pitchfork6.9/10[4]

Trade Test Transmissions has been generally well received by critics.

Jason Crock of Pitchfork was generally favourable, though writing "the album remains a strictly diehards-only affair."[4] CMJ later qualified it as "a superb record which oddly got lost in the shuffle".[5]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Pete Shelley, except as noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Do It" 3:23
2."Innocent" 3:34
3."TTT" 3:18
4."Isolation"Steve Diggle3:58
5."Smile" 2:47
6."Last to Know" 2:52
7."When Love Turns Around"Steve Diggle2:25
8."Never Gonna Give It Up" 2:47
9."Energy"Steve Diggle3:35
10."Palm of Your Hand" 3:22
11."Alive Tonight"Steve Diggle3:48
12."Who'll Help Me to Forget?" 2:57
13."Unthinkable"Steve Diggle2:52
14."Crystal Night" 3:18
15."369" 3:02
Bonus tracks 2004 reissue
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
16."Inside" 2:32
17."Do It" (Single Version) 2:57
18."Trash Away" (live)Steve Diggle4:44
19."All Over You" (live) 3:25
20."Libertine Angel" 2:57
21."Roll It Over"Steve Diggle6:07
22."Excerpt from 'Prison Riot Hostage'" 1:59

Personnel
Buzzcocks
Technical
  • Ralph Ruppert - production
  • Ingo Vauk, Philip Bagenal - engineers
  • Malcolm Garrett - album design
  • Pete Towndrow - photography

References
  1. Christgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Buzzcocks". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  2. Brod, Doug (19 November 1993). "[Trade Test Transmissions review]". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  3. Raggett, Ned. "Trade Test Transmissions – Buzzcocks | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  4. Crock, Jason (17 April 2005). "Buzzcocks: Trade Test Transmissions | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. Stegall, Tim (March 1996). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly: 34. Retrieved 1 January 2015.


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