This is not really rare, but is up in my top ten albums and I have seen their other records posted elsewhere, but not this. "Real Life" was their first LP and it's one of those records where you think "this is my favourite track" then you hear the next one and think "oh no I like this one too". In other words they're all great and like many bands' first records it's their best. This is not your're pogo punk, but is what I was listening to in 1978. The artists in Magazine are some of punk's legends. John McGeoch was also in Siouxsie and the Banshees and PIL, Barry Adamson also played with Nick Cave, went solo and is a great bass player, Dave Formula played keyboards for different bands, drummer Martin Jackson also was in The Chameleons. Maybe some gurus out there can educate us about any other projects. Of course the focal point of the band was ex-Buzzcocks Howard Devoto. Some of these songs were co-written by Pete Shelley of The Buzzcocks. Sorry no pictures right now as the camera is awol.
"Definitive Gaze" – 4:25
"My Tulpa" – 4:47
"Shot By Both Sides" (Devoto, Pete Shelley) – 4:01
"Recoil" – 2:50
"Burst" (Devoto) – 5:00
"Motorcade" (Devoto, Bob Dickinson) – 5:41
"The Great Beautician In The Sky" – 4:56
"The Light Pours Out Of Me" (Devoto, McGeoch, Shelley) – 4:36
"Parade" (Devoto, Barry Adamson, Dave Formula) – 5:08
http://rapidshare.com/files/91772888/Magazine_Real_Life.rar
Thursday, February 14, 2008
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Mystery tune.
Back in the day I recorded this track off John Peel's show. I'm pretty sure he said it was by The Bored and was called "My Mate Jack". No searches have ever revealed any information. Any info would be appreciated. It's always been a tune that's been one of my favourites aand I would love to hear more by the band. http://rapidshare.com/files/91654753/The_Bored_-_My_Mate_Jack.rar
Request
A really fabulous compilation LP that I never bought, but used as a resource for all the great bands on it was "Let Them Eat Jellybeans". I have a recording, but it isn't the best quality. Does anyone have an MP3 of it? In case you have not heard of it it has band such as Black Flag, Bad Brains, DOA etc. Classic American punk.
Majority Rule / Positive State
It looks like these bands were outta Virginia. Warning these guys are angry, very angry. Recorded in 1997 which to some of us is not long ago and for others its ancient history. http://rapidshare.com/files/91580269/Majority_Rule_Positive_State.rar
Lunatic Fringe
On C.O.R. Records (Children of the Revolution) in fact the first record on this label comes this ep from Lunatic Fringe. The band was John, Nick, Carl and Bear and they came from Bristol which had its fair share of great bands. I wonder what's going on in that nick of the woods today.
Monday, February 4, 2008
The Fall - Kicker Conspiracy
A delightful little record. This is a double single. The Kicker Conspiracy and Wings are from 1983, while the second 7" has the classics Container Drivers and New Puritan from 1980. I think the earlier tacks were from a John Peel session. Of course the label is Rough Trade. I used to make a pilgrimage to the Rough Trade shop in Portobello Road once a year on my birthday to pick up some treats for myself. Some of the records for sale were available as US Imports or UK version. The UK version was cheaper so I went for them. Now I am in the USA anyone checking out my records is like "wow I've never seen that version before" and if I were to sell them I'd get more money.
City Of Thorns
Yes I have half a day off work!
Mystic Records made up in quality punk music what was lacking in their production quality. Hey that's a bit like me. Portland is now known for crusty punk, but back in 1985 they knew how to smash out some raging hardcore tunes. Does anyone else have the others in this series of Sound of USA Cities?
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