50 Years of Comparative Wealth E.P. was a 1981 7-inch EP released by Steve Diggle of Buzzcocks. This was his first disc released in his solo career and without Buzzcocks, who by those days were disbanding (although bassist Steve Garvey and drummer John Maher, both also from the band, remained with Diggle). Shortly afterwards Garvey dedicated to his proper projects, with his band Motivation, while Diggle and Maher formed punk band Flag of Convenience, but Maher also left Diggle after some releases.
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| Released | February 28, 1981 | |||
| Recorded | August 19–21, 1980 | |||
| Studio | Cargo Studios, Rochdale | |||
| Genre | Alternative rock, punk rock, new wave | |||
| Label | Liberty | |||
| Producer | Steve Diggle | |||
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Track listing edit
All songs were written by Steve Diggle
A-side edit
- "Shut Out the Light (Rothko)"
B-side edit
- "Fifty Years of Comparative Wealth"
- "Here Comes the Fire Brigade (Riot)"
Personnel edit
- Steve Diggle – vocals, guitar, keyboards
- Steve Garvey – bass
- John Maher – drums
- Technical
- John Brierley – engineer
- Philip Diggle – cover art