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Trade Test Transmissions is the fourth studio album by English pop punk band Buzzcocks. It was released on 14 June 1993 by record label Castle Communicationscite-ref-6[6] on their sub-label Essential Recordscite-ref-7[7] and was the band's first release in fourteen years, following up 1979's A Different Kind of Tension. The music was quite different from their earlier material with nods to the power pop scene popular at the time.

• Reception

• Track listing

• Personnel

• References

• Sources

• External links

| Review scores | Review scores |

|---|---|

| Source | Rating |

| AllMusic | [ 8 ] |

| Chicago Tribune | [ 9 ] |

| Robert Christgau | [ 3 ] |

| Entertainment Weekly | A− [ 4 ] |

| Pitchfork | 6.9/10 [ 10 ] |

| PopMatters | 6/10 [ 11 ] |

Trade Test Transmissions has been generally well received by critics.

Jason Crock of Pitchfork was generally favourable, though writing "the album remains a strictly diehards-only affair."cite-ref-crock-10-1[10] CMJ later qualified it as "a superb record which oddly got lost in the shuffle".cite-ref-12[12]

All songs written and composed by Pete Shelley, except as noted.

Adapted from the album liner notes.cite-ref-13[13]

• Pete Shelley – guitar, vocals

• Steve Diggle – guitar, vocals

• Tony Barber – bass

• Philip Barker – drums

• Ralph P. Ruppert – production

• Ingo Vauk, Philip Bagenal – mixing engineers

• Graeme Durham – mastering

• Malcolm Garrett – album design

• Pete Towndrow – photography

cite-note-11. "New Releases: Albums". Music Week. 12 June 1993. p. 12.

cite-note-footnotemcgartland2017196-22. McGartland 2017, p. 196.

cite-note-christgau-33. citerefchristgauChristgau, Robert. "Robert Christgau: CG: Buzzcocks". robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

cite-note-ew-44. citerefbrod1993Brod, Doug (19 November 1993). "[Trade Test Transmissions review]". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 5 December 2008. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

cite-note-footnotemcgartland2017307-55. McGartland 2017, p. 307.

cite-note-66. ↑ citerefkot1993Kot, Greg (19 November 1993). "Buzzcocks: Noisy Music To Hum". The Seattle Times. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

cite-note-77. ↑ citereflarkin2011Larkin, Colin (2011). Encyclopedia of Popular Music: Concise (5th ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 9780857125958.

cite-note-86. citerefraggettRaggett, Ned. "Trade Test Transmissions – Buzzcocks | Songs, Reviews, Credits, Awards | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

cite-note-97. citerefkot1993Kot, Greg (14 November 1993). "Joyful Noises". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

cite-note-crock-1010. citerefcrock2005Crock, Jason (17 April 2005). "Buzzcocks: Trade Test Transmissions | Album Reviews | Pitchfork". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

cite-note-118. citerefsoulsby2020Soulsby, Nick (27 May 2020). "Buzzcocks' 1993 Comeback 'Trade Test Transmissions' Showed Punk's Great Survivors' Consistency". PopMatters. Retrieved 30 March 2023.

cite-note-1212. ↑ citerefstegall1996Stegall, Tim (March 1996). "Reviews". CMJ New Music Monthly: 34. Retrieved 1 January 2015.

cite-note-1313. ↑ citerefbuzzcocks1993Buzzcocks (1993). Trade Test Transmissions (Album liner notes). Essential Records. ESSCD 195.

• citerefmcgartland2017McGartland, Tony (2017). Buzzcocks: The Complete History. London: Music Press. ISBN 978-1786062741.

• Trade Test Transmissions at Discogs (list of releases)