Name: The Correct Use Of Soap
Brand: Magazine

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Default:19

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Rough Trade UK

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9999

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Philadelphia White

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Limited edition

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White

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Release date

2024-12-13

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INTGDS006LP

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White LP

Artist

Magazine

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Integral Distribution Services

Genre EU

New Wave / Post Punk

Pioneers of the post-punk movement, Magazine crafted a sound that was both cerebral and visceral. With the commanding presence of frontman Howard Devoto, the band fused angular guitar work and atmospheric synths with biting, introspective lyrics. Their debut album, Real Life, set the template for the genre, blending the urgency of punk with more experimental, art-rock tendencies. Fans of Wire and Gang of Four will find much to love in Magazine’s dark, edgy sound, which continues to influence generations of post-punk and alternative bands today.

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The Correct Use of Soap is the third album by Magazine, originally released by Virgin Records in 1980 and produced by Martin Hannett.&nbsp;The Correct Use of Soap&nbsp;is more upbeat, returning to Real Life‘s popness (without the manic depression), and shows Magazine to be a mature and cohesive band. The mix adds an element of funk, and Devoto reveals a Costello-like flair for playful lyrics. The album includes some of Magazine’s best songs, including “Sweetheart Contract,” “Philadelphia” and “A Song from Under the Floorboards.”&nbsp;Pressed from the 2000 remastered recordings, with a photo inner sleeve featuring an interview with sleeve designer, Malcolm Garett.

Enduringly credible, Magazine have always been the connoisseur’s choice and frequently name checked by some of the most gifted musicians of recent years including Radiohead, Morrissey, Jarvis Cocker, U2, Johnny Marr and MGMT. NME.com went so far as to included Magazine in a poll as one of the most influential bands of all time. Magazine’s front man, Howard Devoto co-formed Buzzcocks with Pete Shelley after the pair had seen The Sex Pistols in early 1976 and promoted the now legendary Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall gigs. Devoto left in 1977, after the seminal ‘Spiral Scratch’ EP had been released, and created Magazine. Their first record was the post-punk anthem ‘Shot By Both Sides’. Leading the vanguard of post-punk, Magazine’s sound&nbsp;focused on the double barrels of Dave Formula’s swirling keyboards&nbsp;and John McGeoch’s ahead-of-its-time innovative guitar work, underpinned by&nbsp;Barry&nbsp;Adamson’s pulsing yet deviously irregular bass-lines. Atop of which came Howard Devoto’s lyrics. Aloof,&nbsp;articulate, tersely ironic and about as pliable as a garden rake. Too&nbsp;literary for the mass pop environment. Too poppy for the literary landscapes beyond&nbsp;it. Doomed to exist in that tiny, undersubscribed hinterland&nbsp;where artful&nbsp;wordplay meets the crunching riff. Real Life, Secondhand Daylight, The Correct Use of Soap, and Magic, Murder and The Weather. Four ground breaking albums and then the band parted company,&nbsp;leaving behind an influential body of work&nbsp;to critical acclaim. A fifth studio album, No Thyself, was released in 2011 following a 2009 reformation. The plaudits continued.

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