VINTAGE 1981, PETE SHELLEY, HOMOSAPIEN 12″ E.P.!!!

VINTAGE 1981, PETE SHELLEY, HOMOSAPIEN 12″ E.P.!!!

Pete Shelley was an English Singer, Song Writer and Guitarist. He formed early Punk Band, The Buzzcocks with Howard Devoto in 1976 and became the lead singer and guitarist in 1977 when Devoto left. The group released their biggest hit “Ever Fallen in Love With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve” in 1978. The band broke up in 1981 and reformed at the end of the decade. Shelley also had a solo career. His song “Homosapien” charted in Australia and Canada in 1981 and 1982.

The single was a big hit in Australia and Canada, reaching the Top 10 in both countries, as well as being a modest hit in New Zealand. Although it failed to cross over to singles charts in Europe or the United States, it was a popular dance track in clubs across both territories and reached number 14 on the Billboard Club Play Singles chart.

The song reportedly was banned by the BBC for its “explicit reference to gay sex” with the lyrics “homo superior / in my interior”. Shelley said the line was not intended as innuendo, telling The Advocate “In my naivete, I never thought it would be taken for a description of sex. I try not to make my lyrics obscene.” However, he said other lines had been written with intentional homoerotic implications, and even his mother thought the song had obvious homosexual undertones.

SIDE ONE HAS: Homosapien, The Dance Version

SIDE TWO HAS: Homosapien, The Elongated Dance Party Dub Mix Version

$30.00 PLUS SHIPPING

YOU CAN PICK IT UP OR I CAN SHIP IT TO YOU

I ACCEPT CASH OR E-TRANSFER