Bass – Jim SolarDrums – Brian B BenzineGuitar – Pete PetrolPiano – Mark CoalfieldProducer – Dave Woods, SpizzenergiVocals – SpizzWritten-By – Solar, Coalfield, Spizz
3:48
6
–Young Marble Giants
Final Day
Guitar – Stuart MoxhamOrgan – Philip MoxhamProducer – Y.M.G.sVoice – Alison StattonWritten-By – S. Moxham
1:20
7
–Cabaret Voltaire
Nag Nag Nag
Bass, Vocals – Stephen MallinderCo-producer – Geoff Travis, Mayo ThompsonGuitar – Richard H. KirkKeyboards – Christopher R. WatsonProducer – C.V.Written-By – Cabaret Voltaire
4:32
8
–T.V. Personalities
Part Time Punks
Drums, Backing Vocals – R.HartyGuitar, Bass, Vocals – N. ParsonsWritten-By – N. Parsons
2:36
9
–The Raincoats
In Love
Bass, Vocals – Gina BirchDrums – PalmoliveGuitar, Backing Vocals – Ana Da SilvaProducer – Geoff Travis, Mayo ThompsonViolin – Vicky Aspinall
3:11
10
–The Slits
Man Next Door
Drums – Cecil Engineer – Skipper KidronMixed By – Adrian Sherwood, The SlitsPerformer [Played By] – The SlitsWritten-By – John Holt
Bass – Dan KatsisCello – Tristan HonsingerDrums, Percussion – Bruce SmithGuitar – John WaddingtonGuitar, Saxophone [Sax] – Gareth SagerProducer – Dennis Bovell, The Pop GroupVocals – Mark StewartWritten-By – The Pop Group
3:11
13
–Stiff Little Fingers
Alternative Ulster
Bass – Ali McMordieDrums – Brian FaloonGuitar – Henry CluneyLead Guitar, Vocals – Jake BurnsProducer – Ed HollisRemix [Remixed By] – Doug Bennett, R.T.Written-By – Ogilvie, SLF
2:43
14
–Robert Wyatt
At Last I Am Free
Double Bass – Mogotsi MothleyInstrumentation By [The Rest] – Robert WyattPiano – Frank RobertsProducer – Skipper KidronWritten-By – Edwards/ Rodgers
3:20
Versions
Category
Artist
Title (Format)
Label
Category
Country
Year
ROUGH-US 3
Various
Wanna Buy A Bridge? (LP, Comp, Blu)
Rough Trade
ROUGH-US 3
US
1980
ROUGH-US 3
Various
Wanna Buy A Bridge? (A Rough Trade Compilation Of Singles) (LP, Comp, Gre)
Rough Trade
ROUGH-US 3
US
1980
ATTY 9
Various
Wanna Buy A Bridge? (LP, Comp, Bro)
Arletty
ATTY 9
Finland
1981
none
Various
Wanna Buy A Bridge? (CDr, Album, Comp, Unofficial)
Retro Records
none
UK
Unknown
Credits
Lacquer Cut By – Phil Brown
Notes
Compilation includes, printed below title: "A Rough Trade Compilation Of Singles"
Release comes with a printed inner sleeve with infos about the participating bands.
Rough Trade Music 1980 Track A1 Rigit Digits Track A3 John Holt Track B1 Orwell-Endwell / Chappells Music Track B7 Warner Bros. Music Inc.
Rough Trade Inc. 1980 Rough Trade Records Inc., San Francisco, U.S.A.
Track A1 recorded: 1978 (Stiff Little Fingers - Alternative Ulster) RT 004 Track A2 recorded: 1978 (Delta 5 - Mind Your Own Business) RT 031 Track A3 recorded: 1979 (The Slits - Man Next Door) RT 044 (misprinted catalog# RT 045) Track A4 recorded: 1978 (Essential Logic - Aerosol Burns) R.T./Cells Records – Sell 1 Track A5 H. Green & B. Forsyth didn´t show up A Garibaldi Production Recorded: August 1978 Originally issued on King's Rd. Records (misprinted, correct label name is "Kings Road") Re-issued: TV Personalities - Where's Bill Grundy Now? RT 033 Track A6 recorded: September 1977 Originally issued on Swell Maps - Read About Seymour Rather Records Gear one Re-issued: Swell Maps - Read About Seymour / Ripped & Torn / Black Velvet RT 010 Track A7 recorded: Oct 79 (The Pop Group - We Are All Prostitutes) RT 023 Track B1 recorded: July 1979 (Spizzenergi - Soldier Soldier) RTSO 3 Track B2 recorded: 1978 Originally issued on Kleenex - Kleenex Sunrise 078-1964 Re-issued: Kleenex - Ain't You / Hedi's Head RT 009 Track B3 The drum machine played itself Recorded: April 1979 (Cabaret Voltaire - Nag Nag Nag) RT 018 Track B4 recorded: March 1979 (The Raincoats - Fairytale In The Supermarket) RT 013 Track B5 recorded: February 1980 (Young Marble Giants - Final Day) RT 043 Track B6 recorded: August 1978 (Scritti Politti - Skank Bloc Bologna) St. Pancras Records – SCRIT 1 / Dist. by R.T. Track B7 recorded: February 1980 (Robert Wyatt - At Last I Am Free / Strange Fruit) RT 052 (misprinted catalog# "RT 050")
Matrix infos: Processed (Plating / Metalwork) at Greg Lee Processing based on the 'L-2804' & 'L-2804 X' type etchings. Pressing plant uncredited, identified by the hand-etched matrix scheme by the cross (✛) with dots in the quadrants in the upper left plus upper right on runout side A.
Barcodes
Matrix / Runout (Side A, hand-etched ): RUFF-US-3A (=2) L-2804 9503+ AMIGO PHIL BROWN
Matrix / Runout (Side B, hand-etched): RUFF-US-3-B-1 L-2804 X
Rights Society: ASCAP
Companies
Distributed By – Rough Trade Inc.
Published By – Rough Trade Music
Copyright (c) – Rigid Digits
Copyright (c) – John Holt
Published By – Orwell Endwell
Published By – Chappell Music Ltd.
Published By – Warner Bros. Music, Inc.
Lacquer Cut At – Amigo Studios
Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing – L-2804
Mastered At – Greg Lee Processing – L-2804 X
Pressed By – Record Technology Incorporated – 9503
