Pete Shelley
| Pete Shelley | |
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Shelley in Australia, 2013
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Peter Campbell McNeish |
| Born | 17 April 1955 |
| Origin | Leigh, Lancashire, England |
| Genres | |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, singer, songwriter, guitarist |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar |
| Years active | 1975–present |
| Labels | I.R.S., Cooking Vinyl, Island |
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| Website | buzzcocks |
| Notable instruments | |
| Starway Gibson Marauder Gordon Smith Gipsy GS1 Gordon Smith Gipsy GS2 Epiphone Les Paul Jr. |
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Pete Shelley (born Peter Campbell McNeish, 17 April 1955 in Leigh, Lancashire) is an English singer, songwriter and guitarist, best known as the leader of Buzzcocks.
Shelley was born to Margaret and John McNeish at 48 Milton Street, in Leigh. Margaret was an ex-mill worker in the town, while John was a fitter at the nearby Astley Green Colliery. He has a younger brother, Gary.
Shelley formed Buzzcocks with Howard Devoto after the two met at Bolton Institute of Technology (now the University of Bolton) in 1975 and subsequently travelled to London to see the Sex Pistols. Buzzcocks debuted in 1976 in Manchester, opening for the Sex Pistols.
In 1977, Buzzcocks released their first EP, Spiral Scratch, on their own independent label, New Hormones. When Devoto left the group shortly afterwards, Shelley took over as lead vocalist and chief songwriter. Working with producer Martin Rushent, the band went on to create such quintessential punk/new wave singles of the period as "Orgasm Addict", "What Do I Get?", and "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" along with three LPs: Another Music in a Different Kitchen (1978), Love Bites (1978), and A Different Kind of Tension (1979). Difficulties with their record company and a dispute with Virgin Publishing over the UK release of their greatest hits record, Singles Going Steady, brought the band to a halt in 1981.
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