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Magazine
Origin: Manchester, England · Active Years: 1977-1981, 2009-present
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1 album / credit record(s) · Post-Punk
English post-punk group formed in Manchester in 1977 by Howard Devoto immediately after his departure from the Buzzcocks, pairing his paranoid, literate lyrics with a musically ambitious sound that fused punk energy with synths, dub bass and prog-inflected arrangement. Guitarist John McGeoch's angular, chorus-pedal playing was central to the band's first three albums, including The Correct Use of Soap (1980), produced by Joy Division collaborator Martin Hannett; McGeoch departed later that year to join Siouxsie and the Banshees. Devoto disbanded the group in 1981 after a fourth album, though Magazine reunited for live shows and a fifth studio album decades later.
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Complete 1980s Studio Discography
3 studio albums released from 1980–1989 by Magazine. Archived records link directly to full dossiers; remaining releases are queued for harvesting. MusicBrainz source.
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