From a recently circulated package of Magazine early demos and live tracks. The following words are from the orginal sharer who unleashed these rarities...
"What can I say? This band were phenominal and these early recordings were given to me by Martin Jackson (Bless you for that, Martin), who I was friendly with for a number of years through to his Swing Out Sister days. He then relocated and went onto other things. Oh, how we used to laugh...Anyway, The demos are just that, a raw but controlled run through of material that ended up on their first classic album, Real Life.
The live tracks were recorded at the club in Manchester that was the home of most of the early punk activity. The recording was made with a view to having one track included on the 10" vinly album 'Short Circuit:Live At The Electric Circus' but for one reason or another none of the tracks made it. For those of you who may not remember the album culled tracks by The Fall, Joy Division when they were know as Warsaw, Buzzcocks, the brillliant John Coope Clarke, Steel Pulse and The Drones recorded over the final weekend that the club was open. I am a little dubious of the date of the recording as on the tape Martin gave me it was clearly written that it was 2nd Nov 1977. But I have seen reference to the album that states that it was October. Anyone with definite confirmation of which is correct please let me know. I believe it to be the November gig as Magazine played their first gig in October(28th I think) and their Electric Circus gig was definitely after that."
1. Shot By Both Sides
2. Sandwiches (Early Version Of My Mind Ain't So Open)
3. The Light Pours Out Of Me
4. Motorcade
5. Touch And Go
6. Burst
7. Shot By Both Sides
8. The Light Pours Out Of Me
9. I Love You, You Big Dummy
Tracks 1-6 Demos recorded at Pennine Sound Studios, Oldham September 1977
Tracks 7-9 are mono & recorded Live The Electric Circus, Collyhurst, Manchester 2 November 1977
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