Pete Shelley

Pete Shelley (born Peter Campbell McNeish; 17 April 1955 – 6 December 2018) was an English singer-songwriter and rock guitarist. He was born in Leigh, Lancashire, but was raised in Bolton, Manchester. Shelley was best known as the founder and bandleader of Buzzcocks. His best known song was "Homosapien" (1981).

Shelley died on 6 December 2018 from a heart attack at his home in Estonia, aged 63.

Discography

Albums
 Sky Yen (1980) Groovy Records
 Hangahar (1980) Groovy Records
 Homosapien (1981) Genetic-Island/Arista
 XL1 (1983) Island/Arista (UK #42)
 Heaven and the Sea (1986) Mercury
 Cinema Music and Wallpaper Sounds (2016) (Caroline True Records)

Singles
 "Homosapien" (1981) Genetic-Island/Arista (AUS #4) (CAN #6) (US Dance #14)
 "I Don't Know What Love Is" (1981) Genetic-Island/Arista (US Dance #22)
 "Witness the Change" (1981) (US Dance #63)
 "Qu'est-Ce Que C'est Que Ça" (1982)
 "Homosapien" (1982) Genetic-Island/Arista
 "Telephone Operator" (1983) Island/Arista (US Dance #22) (UK #66)
 "Millions Of People (No One Like You)" (1983) (UK #94)
 "Never Again" (1984) Immaculate
 "Waiting For Love" (1986) Mercury
 "On Your Own" (1986) Mercury (US Dance #10)
 "Blue Eyes" (1986) Mercury
 "I Surrender" (1986) Mercury
 "Your Love" (1988)
 "Homosapien. Pete Shelley Vs. Power, Wonder and Love" (1989) Immaculate

References

Other websites
Interview with Pete Shelley

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