Another Music in a Different Kitchen | ||||
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Studio album by Buzzcocks | ||||
Released | 10 March 1978 | |||
Recorded | December 1977 – January 1978 | |||
Studio | Olympic Studios, London, England | |||
Genre | Punk rock | |||
Length | 35:48 | |||
Label | United Artists | |||
Producer | Martin Rushent | |||
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Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10 |
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Another Music in a Different Kitchen is the debut studio album by English punk rock band Buzzcocks. It was released in March 1978, through record label United Artists. This was the third line-up of Buzzcocks, with guitarist Pete Shelley singing following the departure of original vocalist Howard Devoto and then the firing of bassist Garth Smith (who had appeared on the "Orgasm Addict"/"Whatever Happened To...?" single). It includes the hit single "I Don't Mind", which reached number 55 in the UK Singles Chart in May 1978.
Another Linder Sterling piece, portraying a salad bowl filled with eyes, was originally intended for the front cover; however, guitarist Steve Diggle and drummer John Maher deemed the image too unsettling to use. The sleeve design was by Malcolm Garrett.
The original UK vinyl is issued with a black cardboard inner sleeve, with a colour photo by Jill Furmanovsky on the front cover where Linder's image was intended to appear. Subsequent pressings substituted a black and white photo. The initial few thousand copies shipped in a matching silver plastic shopping bag boldly featuring the word 'PRODUCT' on one side and the catalogue number "UAG 30125" on the other. Displaying the catalogue number prominently in this way was a common feature of Buzzcocks' artwork which was later picked up and taken to logical extremes by Factory Records where everything they produced was catalogued.
The first pressing inadvertently gave songwriting credit for "Fast Cars" to Shelley/Devoto, when per Steve Diggle he wrote ninety percent of the song, which was a personal song based on a car crash he was involved in.
The album was originally conceived with the track "I Need" on side one, but after a test pressing was made, the group felt the song should appear on the second side. A mix-up occurred at the pressing plant, and, as a consequence, some early copies of the album contained no "I Need" at all.