Tracklist

Original Album
1-1	Paradise	2:25
1-2	Sitting Round At Home	2:40
1-3	You Say You Don't Love Me	2:54
1-4	You Know You Can't Help It	2:22
1-5	Mad Mad Judy	3:35
1-6	Raison D'Etre	3:37
1-7	I Don't Know What To Do With My Life	2:43
1-8	Money	2:44
1-9	Hollow Inside	4:46
1-10	A Different Kind Of Tension	4:38
1-11	I Believe	7:08
1-12	Radio Nine	0:50
Associated Singles
1-13	Everybody's Happy Nowadays	3:12
1-14	Why Can't I Touch It?	6:36
1-15	Harmony In My Head	3:10
1-16	Something's Gone Wrong Again	4:33
Associated Singles
2-1	Are Everything	4:01
2-2	Why She's A Girl From The Chainstore	2:27
2-3	Airwaves Dream	3:54
2-4	Strange Thing	4:10
2-5	What Do You Know?	3:17
2-6	Running Free	3:15
2-7	I Look Alone	3:04
Demo Recordings
2-8	You Say You Don't Love Me	2:33
2-9	I Don't Know What To Do With My Life	2:21
2-10	Harmony In My Head	3:18
2-11	I Don't Know	2:48
2-12	Run Away From Home	2:49
2-13	The Drive System	2:48
2-14	Mad Mad Judy	2:07
2-15	Jesus Made Me Feel Guilty	2:21
2-16	Something's Gone Wrong Again (Backing Track)	2:56
2-17	You Know You Can't Help It	2:33
2-18	I Believe	5:23
John Peel Shows
18.10.1978, Broadcast 23.10.1978
2-19	Everybody's Happy Nowadays	2:20
21.5.79, Broadcast 28.5.1979
2-20	I Don't Know What To Do With My Life	2:43
2-21	Mad Mad Judy	2:42
2-22	Hollow Inside	3:47

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – EMI Records Ltd.
• Copyright (c) – EMI Records Ltd.

Credits

• Artwork [Original Artwork And Cd Repackage], Artwork [Buzzcocks Logo] – Malcolm Garrett
• Composed By – Maher* (tracks: 1-14), Shelley* (tracks: 1-1, 1-3, 1-8 to 1-14, 1-16, 2-1, 2-4, 2-5, 2-7 to 2-9, 2-16, 2-18 to 2-20, 2-22), Diggle* (tracks: 1-2, 1-4, 1-5, 1-14, 1-15, 2-2, 2-3, 2-6, 2-10, 2-13 to 2-15, 2-17, 2-21), Garvey* (tracks: 1-14, 2-11, 2-12)
• Coordinator [Project Co-ordination] – Tim Chacksfield
• Photography By – Gervaise Soeurouge, Jill Furmanovsky, Judith Wrightson, Kevin Cummins, Peter Monks
• Producer – Bob Sargeant (tracks: 2-19), Buzzcocks (tracks: 2-8 to 2-18), Martin Hannett (tracks: 2-1 to 2-4), Martin Rushent (tracks: 1-1 to 1-16, 2-5 to 2-7), Tony Wilson (tracks: 2-20 to 2-22)
• Remastered By – Peter Mew
• Sleeve Notes – Jon Savage

Notes

Album originally released in September 1979.

"Special Edition" text is printed on front cover.

Original album recorded at Eden Studios, mixed at Genetic Sound.
Remastered at Abbey Road.

1-1 to 1-12 Digital remaster ℗2008 the copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd;
1-13 to 1-16, 2-1 to 2-6, 2-10, 2-14, 2-16 Digital remaster ℗2001 the copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd;
2-7 Digital remaster ℗2003 the copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd;
2-8, 2-9, 2-11 to 2-13, 2-15, 2-17 Digital remaster ℗1997 the copyright in this sound recording is owned by EMI Records Ltd;
2-19 ℗1978 BBC;
2-20 to 2-22 ℗1979 licensed courtesy of BBC Worldwide.

Ⓟ 2008 the copyright in this compilation is owned by EMI Records Ltd
Ⓒ 2013 EMI Records Ltd

Made in the EU. Printed in the EU.

Product issued in a double digipak.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode (Printed): 5 099972 511923
• Barcode (Scanned): 5099972511923

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
UAG 30260	Buzzcocks	A Different Kind Of Tension ‎(LP, Album)	United Artists Records	UAG 30260	UK	1979
SP 75009, SP-75009	Buzzcocks	A Different Kind Of Tension ‎(LP, Album, RE)	I.R.S. Records, I.R.S. Records	SP 75009, SP-75009	US	1982
50999 207348 2 4	Buzzcocks	A Different Kind Of Tension ‎(2xCD, Album, RM, S/Edition, Dig)	EMI	50999 207348 2 4	Europe	2008
3C 064-82745	Buzzcocks	A Different Kind Of Tension ‎(LP, Album)	United Artists Records	3C 064-82745	Italy	1979
SP 009	Buzzcocks	A Different Kind Of Tension ‎(LP, Album)	I.R.S. Records	SP 009	Canada	1980