Spiral Scratch is a four-track EP by the British punk rock band Buzzcocks, recorded in 1976 and released in January 1977. It was the first punk record to be self-released (that is, without the support of a record label), and only the third ever by a British punk band (preceded only by The Damned's New Rose, and The Sex Pistols's Anarchy in the U.K.). When reissued in 1979, it reached number 31 in the UK Singles Chart. Buzzcocks recorded the tracks on 28 December 1976 at Indigo Sound, Manchester on 16-track tape. According to Devoto, "It took three hours [to record the tracks], with another two for mixing."