MY RECENT SPENDING SPREE (Part 5)
I've never really been one for chasing old Magazine releases on the internet as I'm quite happy to listen to the albums and this wonderful boxset which was given to me on my 40th Birthday (so if you're reading this Jackie and Richard, thanks again!)
The boxset is a collection of rarities, b-sides and Peel sessions. The b-side to the above 7" single, released back in 1980, can be found on Disc 1. But I resolved that until I finally got my hands on the actual vinyl, I was never going to post it here.
And thanks to the wonder of ebay meant that I picked it up a few weeks ago for a snip:-
mp3 : Magazine - Sweetheart Contract
mp3 : Magazine - Feed The Enemy (live)
The b-side was recorded at the The Russell Club, Manchester on 3rd May 1980. It's a version that is far removed from the original and shows just how good the band were live back in their prime with Barry Adamson's bass driving the song on at a frantic pace while John McGeogh (RIP) and Dave Formula batter away at lead guitar and keyboards respectively to create a sonic thunderstorm which will have caused bleeding ears for the sweaty audience in the confinement of such a small venue. Compare and contrast with the epic recording of the original, with one of the most sneering vocals ever delivered in history of mankind:-
mp3 : Magazine - Feed The Enemy
I'm off to see the band again this coming Sunday for the third time this year, and the Picture House in Edinburgh will be the smallest place yet. Oh how I'd love for them to play either version of enemy.....
2011 update. They didn't!!
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