Tick Tock

Hope you all had a great Christmas and looking forward to another year.

My Fiance Cheryl bought me this fabulous Magazine 'Shot by both Sides' clock as part of my Christmas Pressie's and which we'd seen for sale on one of the stalls at the Manchester Markets pre-Christmas.
  

It will now take pride of place in my office in the new year.

Merry Christmas "Feed the Enemy" fans.

Wishing all you Big Dummies a fantastic Christmas and all the very best for the New Year.
Thank you all for supporting this blog and helping me to celebrate all things related to these fabulous artistes.

I predict 2014 will see something from Howard and the band and if not well, that's our loss and theirs.

Magazine - Wonderlust Glasgow Tiffany's 29 April 1980

The previous Wonderlust (soundboard) CD unfortunately, on playing, sounded like Howard was singing through mud and I think the original tape source that the show was taken from was damaged sadly as it sounded like a great gig.

This version in the same cover is from the fabulous Live show they did at Glasgow Tiffanys in Scotland 29th April 1980.

(Intro)

Feed The Enemy

Stuck

I'm A Party

Permafrost

The Light Pours Out Of Me

Because You're Frightened

You Never Knew Me

Sweetheart Contract

Shot By Both Sides

I Want To Burn Again

A Song From Under The Floorboards

Model Worker

Twenty Years Ago

Definitive Gaze

Magazine - Wonderlust CD (Soundboard)

MAGAZINE - 'Wonderlust'

Live at Rydamere Inn Sydney Australia 20th September 1980 (soundboard) 

01. Feed The Enemy

02. Stuck

03. A Song From Under The Floorboards

04. Permafrost

05. The Light Pours Out of Me

06. Model Worker

07. Parade

08. Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin)

09. Sweetheart Contract

10. I Want To Burn Again

11. Because You're Frightened

12. I Love You, You Big Dummy

13. Twenty Years

14. Definitive Gaze 

Signed Spiral

Signed at the Buzzcocks, Back to Front Manchester gig this 2nd  issue of the Spiral Scratch EP owned by Lorraine Bickle.

Sweetheart Contract - Australian Tour 1980

Another cracking scan from his collection - Thank You to Rockin Robin Tate for this great Australian Tour 7".

More Magazine Goodies from Rockin Robin Tate's collection

German PS and Australian 7" without P/S 

This is the Japanese Promo Copy 

My thanks to Rockin Robin Tate who has kindly allowed me to share some of his Magazine and Devoto related collection including these two items.  I have to say it's really good that other fans of the band are keen to share with other fans their items in this way.

Many collectibles remain safely stored and archived away and with the disappearance of record stores and collectors shops etc. many of these might never be seen by especially the newer collectors and fans of all things Howard Devoto etc.   The Internet has been a godsend in that respect.

If you have any items or images that you'd like to share then please, by all means send them to me ghzenops@gmail.com and a brief description of what they are and I'll share what I can on the blog.

Many thanks again to Robin.

Part - Signed Magazine Photo

Signed Photograph of some of the Magazine members - Apparently this was signed at the Plug in Sheffield on the 15th of July 2009.

Luxuria / Howard Devoto / Noko

"Luxuria live concert Poster"

Town & Country Club , London 13th of March 1988

Rainy Season - W/Label Promo

7" White Label Promo for the Howard devoto solo single "Rainy Season"  There's quite a few of these floating about as I have  one in my own collection and this one has been on eBay for a long time at £6.00.

Rip It Up Magazine

Rare - 1980 New Zealand Music Paper that features Howard Devoto.

Devoto Illustration - Visions of Rock

HOWARD DEVOTO

This is a double sided 1 page taken from a book called 

'Visions Of Rock' where one side has an illustration of Howard Devoto and on the other side it has Sparks.

Magazine Autographs from 1978

Full Set of Magazine Autographs from 1978

I have just shown the most remarkable restraint by not bidding on a full set of genuine Magazine autographs from Liverpool Eric’s in 1978. Finally sold for £42 on eBay.

The guy selling them provided the following information. 

"From 1978, these autographs were signed at a Liverpool Eric's, on the Shot By Both Sides tour. Featuring an autograph by the late, great John McGeogh, along with Howard Devoto, Barry Adamson and Dave Formula as well as Magazine's 2nd drummer Paul Spencer.  I got the band to sign this paper and the autographs have been in my possession and well looked after ever since."