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| Review scores | Review scores |

|---|---|

| Source | Rating |

| AllMusic | [ 1 ] |

| Robert Christgau | A [ 2 ] |

| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [ 3 ] |

| Q | |

| The New Rolling Stone Album Guide | [ 4 ] |

| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 9/10 [ 5 ] |

Operators Manual: Buzzcocks Best is a compilation album by English punk rock band Buzzcocks.cite-ref-6[6] It was released in 1991 by I.R.S. Records.cite-ref-7[7]

• Critical reception

• Track listing

• Personnel

• References

Trouser Press called the album "a concise 25-track career condensation."cite-ref-8[8]

1. "Orgasm Addict" (Howard Devoto, Pete Shelley) – 2:01

2. "What Do I Get?" (Shelley) – 2:56

3. "I Don't Mind" (Shelley) – 2:19

4. "Autonomy" (Steve Diggle) – 3:50

5. "Fast Cars" (Devoto, Diggle, Shelley) – 2:31

6. "Get on Our Own" (Shelley) – 2:31

7. "Sixteen" (Diggle) – 3:46

8. "Fiction Romance" (Shelley) – 4:34

9. "Love You More" (Shelley) – 1:50

10. "Noise Annoys" (Shelley) – 2:52

11. "Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn't've)" (Shelley) – 2:42

12. "Operators Manual" (Shelley) – 3:34

13. "Nostalgia" (Shelley) – 2:55

14. "Walking Distance" (Garvey) – 2:02

15. "Nothing Left" (Shelley) – 4:28

16. "ESP" (Shelley) – 4:39

17. "Promises" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:36

18. "Lipstick" (Diggle, Shelley) – 2:38

19. "Everybody's Happy Nowadays" (Shelley)– 3:12

20. "Harmony in My Head" (Diggle) – 3:09

21. "You Say You Don't Love Me" (Shelley) – 2:54

22. "I Don't Know What to Do with My Life" (Shelley) – 2:44

23. "I Believe" (Shelley) – 7:07

24. "Are Everything" (Shelley) – 3:36

25. "Radio Nine" (Shelley) – 0:43

Track 24, "Are Everything", produced by Martin Hannett

• Pete Shelley – guitar, vocals

• Steve Diggle – guitar

• Steve Garvey – bass

• John Maher – drums

cite-note-11. "Operators Manual - Buzzcocks | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic.

cite-note-22. "Robert Christgau: CG: Buzzcocks". robertchristgau.com.

cite-note-cl-33. citereflarkin2006Larkin, Colin (2006). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Vol. 2. MUZE. p. 96.

cite-note-44. citerefbracketthoard2004Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian David (18 October 2004). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide. Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9780743201698 – via Google Books.

cite-note-55. Spin Alternative Record Guide. Vintage Books. 1995. p. 65.

cite-note-66. ↑ "CNN.com - The best of the best-ofs - Dec 21, 2004". www.cnn.com.

cite-note-77. ↑ "Operator's Manual: Buzzcocks Best". Buzzcocks.

cite-note-88. ↑ "TrouserPress.com :: Buzzcocks". www.trouserpress.com.