Pete Shelley

Real Name:
Peter Campbell McNeish
Profile:
Not to be confused with Peter Shelley.

English singer, songwriter and guitarist, born 17 April 1955 in Leigh, Lancashire. Died from a heart attack 6 December 2018 in Tallinn, Estonia, where he lived.

Lead singer of the seminal punk band Buzzcocks, Pete Shelley embarked on a solo career in the early 80s. Working with producers Martin Rushent and Stephen Hague he crafted dance floor friendly synth pop.
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Albums

STP 2 Sky Yen — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley Sky Yen (Album) Groovy Records (2) STP 2 UK 1980 Sell This Version
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L 37706, L-37706, ILPS 9676 Homosapien — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley Homosapien (Album) Genetic Records (2) L 37706, L-37706, ILPS 9676 Australia 1981 Sell This Version
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25S-177 XL·1 — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley XL·1 (Album, Single) Genetic Records (2), Island Records 25S-177 Japan 1983 Sell This Version
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830 004-1, merh 90 Heaven & The Sea — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley Heaven & The Sea (Album) Mercury 830 004-1, merh 90 Canada 1986 Sell This Version
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CTRUE18LP Cinema Music And Wallpaper Sounds  — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley Cinema Music And Wallpaper Sounds (Album) Caroline True Records CTRUE18LP UK & Europe 2016 Sell This Version
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Singles & EPs

WIPX 849 I Don't Know What It Is — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley I Don't Know What It Is (Single, Maxi) Genetic Records (2), Genetic Records (2), Island Records, Island Records WIPX 849 Italy 1981 Sell This Version
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ASSX 0700 Witness The Change / I Don't Know What It Is — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley Witness The Change / I Don't Know What It Is (Single) Arista ASSX 0700 Canada 1981 Sell This Version
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12WIP 6720 Homosapien — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley Homosapien (Single, Maxi) Genetic Records (2), Island Records 12WIP 6720 UK 1981 Sell This Version
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nsnS 1 Qu'est-Ce Que C'est Que Ça / Amor — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley / Animal Magnet Pete Shelley / Animal Magnet - Qu'est-Ce Que C'est Que Ça / Amor (Single) New Sounds New Styles nsnS 1 UK 1982 Sell This Version
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SP-133 Sides Of Pete Shelley — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley Sides Of Pete Shelley Arista SP-133 US 1982 Sell This Version
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J.B. 225 I Don't Know What Is It / Tutto Giallo — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley / Gruppo Italiano Pete Shelley / Gruppo Italiano - I Don't Know What Is It / Tutto Giallo(7", Jukebox) Island Records, Ricordi, Mara & C. J.B. 225 Italy 1982 Sell This Version
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XS2 No One Like You — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley No One Like You (Single) Genetic Records (2), Genetic Records (2) XS2 UK 1983 Sell This Version
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XX 1 Telephone Operator — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley Telephone Operator (Single, Maxi) Genetic Records (2), Genetic Records (2) XX 1 Sweden 1983 Sell This Version
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IMMAC 1 Never Again — Pete Shelley Shelley* Never Again (Single) Immaculate Records IMMAC 1 UK 1984 Sell This Version
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none Find The Time / Blue Eyes — Pete Shelley Five Star / Pete Shelley Five Star / Pete Shelley - Find The Time / Blue Eyes(Acetate, 10") Not On Label none UK 1986 Sell This Version
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MER225 Blue Eyes — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley Blue Eyes (Single) Mercury MER225 UK 1986 Sell This Version
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MER 234 I Surrender — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley I Surrender (Single) Mercury MER 234 UK 1986 Sell This Version
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884 526-1 Waiting For Love — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley Waiting For Love (Single) Mercury 884 526-1 Australia 1986 Sell This Version
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MER 221 On Your Own — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley On Your Own (Single) Mercury MER 221 UK 1986 Sell This Version
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IMMAC 11 Homosapien Il — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley VS Power, Wonder & Love Pete Shelley VS Power, Wonder & Love - Homosapien Il (Single) Immaculate Records IMMAC 11 UK 1989 Sell This Version
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PRT-8513 Untitled — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley / Joe T. Vannelli Project / Norman Bass Pete Shelley / Joe T. Vannelli Project / Norman Bass - Untitled(12", Promo) Intercord Japan PRT-8513 Japan 2001 Sell This Version
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DUKE 153 Once In A Lifetime + Homosapien — Pete Shelley Plumbline / A1 People Featuring Pete Shelley Plumbline / A1 People Featuring Pete Shelley - Once In A Lifetime + Homosapien(7", Single) Hydrogen Dukebox DUKE 153 UK 2010 Sell This Version
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Compilations

TOCP-64147 The Best Of Pete Shelley — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley The Best Of Pete Shelley(CD, Comp) EMI, The Grapevine Label TOCP-64147 Japan 2001 Sell This Version
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VAREPLPBOX1 The Genetic Years — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley The Genetic Years(Box, Ltd, Num + 2xLP, Album, RE + LP, Comp) Genetic Records (2) VAREPLPBOX1 UK 2018 Sell This Version
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Videos

SBM061 Live From London:  Live In Camden Palace 1986 — Pete Shelley Pete Shelley Live From London: Live In Camden Palace 1986(DVD-V) Screenbound Pictures Ltd. SBM061 UK 2022 Sell This Version

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surfcat

surfcat

July 4, 2021
Does anyone know if the Pete Shelley track that was used as the Tour de France theme in the 1980s and early 1990s was ever released? e.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTYqzUE_9rY
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djphineart

djphineart

May 4, 2020
So Much Good Pete Shelley Stuff especially the electronic 12's which were SO far ahead of their time. Yes New Order / Human League etc. Got the plaudits but look at Shelleys work with Martin Rushent and Beyond - what a legacy - Still play his tracks out to this day.
gazpunk

gazpunk

March 31, 2019
I can only echo the sentiments of the others...love songs galore done Buzzcocks style were the foundation of my youth.
Pete will be sadly missed.
BogWraith

BogWraith

December 12, 2018
Thank you Pete for everything you gave us over the decades.

Rest well, my friend.
NothingLikeThe80s

NothingLikeThe80s

December 6, 2018
...and yet another critical piece of my youth escapes me. RIP Pete Shelley. Thank you for what you've left us.
AndresChile

AndresChile

December 6, 2018
R.I.P. Pete Shelley :'( Thanks for all the songs and stories you left on this planet.

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