Secondhand Daylight
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| Secondhand Daylight | ||||
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| Studio album by Magazine | ||||
| Released | 30 March 1979 | |||
| Recorded | January 1979 at Good Earth Studios in Soho, Central London | |||
| Genre | Post-punk | |||
| Length | 42:33 | |||
| Label | Virgin (UK) / Caroline (US) | |||
| Producer | Colin Thurston | |||
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Robert Christgau | (C)[2] |
| NME | Very positive[3] |
| Smash Hits | 6/10[4] |
| Uncut | [5] |
Secondhand Daylight is the second album by British post-punk band Magazine, released by Virgin Records on 30 March 1979.
Reception
Upon its release, Secondhand Daylight received a glowing review in NME. Music Journalist Nick Kent described songs like "Feed The Enemy" as "very Low-period Bowiesque", due to the "stray saxophone bleats and lulling synthesiser chords".[3]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length | |
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| 1. | "Feed the Enemy" | Howard Devoto, Dave Formula | 5:45 | |
| 2. | "Rhythm of Cruelty" | Devoto, John McGeoch, Barry Adamson | 3:03 | |
| 3. | "Cut-Out Shapes" | Devoto | 4:43 | |
| 4. | "Talk to the Body" | Devoto, McGeoch | 3:34 | |
| 5. | "I Wanted Your Heart" | Devoto, Formula, Adamson | 5:13 | |
| 6. | "The Thin Air" | Devoto, McGeoch | 4:10 | |
| 7. | "Back to Nature" | Devoto, Formula | 6:40 | |
| 8. | "Believe That I Understand" | Devoto, Adamson | 4:00 | |
| 9. | "Permafrost" | Devoto | 5:25 |
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| No. | Title | Length | ||||||||
| 10. | "Give Me Everything" | 4:23 | ||||||||
| 11. | "I Love You, You Big Dummy" | 3:54 | ||||||||
| 12. | "Rhythm of Cruelty" (original single version) | 3:04 | ||||||||
| 13. | "TV Baby" | 3:48 | ||||||||
Personnel
- Howard Devoto – vocals
- John McGeoch – guitar, saxophone, keyboards on "The Thin Air"
- Barry Adamson – bass
- Dave Formula – keyboards
- John Doyle – drums, percussion
References
- ↑ "Secondhand Daylight - Magazine". Allmusic.
- ↑ "CG: Magazine". Robert Christgau.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Kent, Nick. "Magazine's Mad Minstrels Gains Momentum (Album review)". NME (31 March 1979): 31.
- ↑ Starr, Red. "Albums". Smash Hits (May 3-16 1979): 25.
- ↑ "Magazine - Reissues - Review". Uncut.
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