MAGAZINE Real Life 1978 UK VIRGIN 1st PRESS w/BLACK INNER NEAR MINT
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MAGAZINE Real Life 1978 UK VIRGIN 1st PRESS w/BLACK INNER NEAR MINT
MAGAZINEReal Life
UK VIRGIN (V 2100) FIRST PRESSING (June 1978)
LOVELY ORIGINAL COPY WHICH HAS SEEN LITTLE USE AND PLAYS LIKE NEW
PRESSED WITH THE FIRST ISSUE BLUE VIRGIN LABELS
MARTIX: V2100 A1 / V2100 B1 MR BLAIRS
THE RECORD IS HOUSED IN THE ORIGINAL GLOSSY SLEEVE “Printed in England by Robor Limited.”
COMPLETE WITH THE ORIGINAL BACK POLY-LINED VIRGIN COMPANY INNER SLEEVE
Howard Devoto had the foresight to promote two infamous Sex Pistols concerts in Manchester, and his vision was no less acute when he left Buzzcocks after recording Spiral Scratch.
Possibly sensing the festering of punk's clichés and limitations, and unquestionably not taken by the movement's beginnings, he bailed -- effectively skipping out on most of 1977 -- and resurfaced with Magazine.
"Shot by Both Sides," the band's first single, was based off an old riff given by Devoto's Buzzcocks partner Pete Shelley, and the guts of follow-up single "Touch and Go" were rather basic rev-and-vroom. And, like many punk bands, Magazine would likely cite David Bowie, Iggy Pop, and Roxy Music.
However -- this point is crucial -- instead of playing mindlessly sloppy variants of "Hang on to Yourself," "Search and Destroy," and "Virginia Plain," the band was inspired by the much more adventurous Low, The Idiot, and "For Your Pleasure."
That is the driving force behind Real Life's status as one of the post-punk era's major jump-off points.
The rapidly careening "Shot by Both Sides" (up there with PiL's "Public Image" as an indelible post-punk single) and the slowly unfolding "Parade" (the closest thing to a ballad, its hook is "Sometimes I forget that we're supposed to be in love") are equally ill-at-ease.
The dynamism is all the more perceptible when Dave Formula's alternately flighty and assaultive keyboards are present: the opening "Definitive Gaze," for instance, switches between a sci-fi love theme and the score for a chase scene.
As close as the band comes to upstaging Devoto, the singer is central, with his live wire tendencies typically enhanced, rather than truly out-shined, by his mates. The interplay is at its best in "The Light Pours out of Me," a song that defines Magazine more than "Shot by Both Sides," while also functioning as the closest the band got to making an anthem.
Side 1:
Definitive Gaze (4:25)
My Tulpa (4:47)
Shot By Both Sides (4:01)
Recoil (2:50)
Burst (5:00)
Side 2:
Motorcade (5:41)
The Great Beautician In The Sky (4:56)
The Light Pours Out Of Me (4:36)
Parade (5:08)
LABELS: NEAR MINT
Clean, unmarked labels with one or two light spindle traces per side
VINYL Visual: NEAR MINT
Both surfaces shine like new with just a couple of harmless light marks
VINYL Audio: NEAR MINT
Plays beautifully throughout with practically nothing to fault.
Exceptionally clean on the quieter moments and only two pops noted at the beginning of "The Light Pours Out Of Me" (no evidence for these on the surface of the record) very minor and otherwise flawless
SLEEVE: EXCELLENT
Apart from general light wear to the edges and spine the cover is in fine shape
POST & PACKING:
A PROTECTIVE POLY SLEEVE, NEW ANTI-STATIC LINERS, QUALITY BOX (NOT ENVELOPE) MAILER AND AMPLE STIFFENERS ARE ALWAYS USED TO ENSURE THAT YOUR RECORD ARRIVES SAFELY
UK: £5.00 (Recorded Delivery)
EUROPE: Airmail: £15.00 (International Signed For delivery)
INTERNATIONAL: Airmail: £20.00 (International Signed For delivery)
Combined Post: Additional records £1 (UK) £2 (Europe including Russia) £3 (International)
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