aaww shucks and trucks OM... wondered where you'd got to - thought the Stasi might have requisitioned your computer and sent you on border patrol again

long time no post. nice to see you're still here. especially you flux.

Baz' new Album available for pre-order from his Central Control site - released in shops at end of March

I'm a Magazine-fan from the early days. I like this site and follow the comments made. I've been looking for Magazine t-shirts on the net for a long time. Found one some years ago with the Shot by both sides cover picture on it, can't remember where though. I recently discovered a site where they have shirts with the album covers on. The address is www.mysecretgarden-store.com. By the way, anyone who knows if there will be a new release of the Luxuria-cd's? Unfortunately I lost mine years ago.

McGeoch used a Yamaha SG1000 for most of his time with Magazine, Banshees and early Armoury Show. His amp was a 50W Marshall master volume valve combo and effects were an MXR Flanger and an MXR Compressor. He also used a Yamaha 1010 analogue delay with the Banshees (you can hear it for the rising and falling effect on Voodoo Dolly). He changed all his gear around the time of the Armoury Show album and for me- though still a great guitarist, he lost his 'signature' sound, which was a pity.

For Ryan: John McGeoch pretty much used a Yamaha SG from the beginning of Magazine through the Banshees and Armoury Show. I've seen some very early Magazine live vids where he had a Fender Strat- style guitar. In PIL he I spotted a Gibson 335, a Dobro and a Jackson guitar. Dave Formula had a Prophet 5, an ARP string synth and some other things I don't know

There is a bootleg: 'Pre Real Life Demos, September 1977'. It's about the recordings of Magazine during the first years (with Bob Dickinson): lives and demos. It was posted in a eastern european blog, but was deleted. Do you have any copy of this or another bootleg?

More John McGeoch news......(from the website of Billy Currie - ex-Visage & Ultravox) An American film maker has been in touch about taking part in his John McGeoch Documentary. Looking forward to that. I always liked John. Could be a bit of a cantankerous type while doing the Visage albums but he was a smart Scot. He put on some good parties at his house. I loved the way he put down the guitar solo, at the end of “Block On Blocks', in one take. Easy. He did it in the living room that I was doing the Synth stuff in for the first Album. This was a prefab house, for fucks sake, not really a Studio. Martin Rushents Temporary Studio in his garden. When I saw Magazine live, Johns Guitar sound was great. Cutting, Screaming and quite mad!

I enjoyed the Radio 2 documentary (it's always good to hear Magazine on the radio), but I felt it raised more questions than answered - What did Pacific sound like? What did his advertising music sound like? Why did he train to be a nurse? Where can his Fine Art be seen - did he have any influence over their record sleeves?. I liked hearing the new Dave Formula track, as well.

AT LAST! Barry Adamson plays outside of London! UK March 31 - Oxford, Academy April 1 - Edinburgh, Voodoo Rooms April 2 - Glasgow, Oran Mor April 4 - Manchester, Lowry Theatre April 5 - Bristol, Thekla April 6 - Nottingham Rescue, Rooms April 9 - London, Pigalle Club April 10 - Brighton, Komedia Be there, or not!

Just got round to listening to the documentary. Quite enjoyed it, particularly the comments from Johnny Marr and Dave Formula, who sounded genuinely emotional at times. Quite looking forward to his album now as well!

John McGeoch Radio 2 doc is still on line here:

March 31st - new Barry Adamson album - 'Back To The Cat' - looks like it's a studio version of the set of covers he played at QEH, London last November - can't wait

Yeah, an hour wasn't really enough. Odd that they completely glossed over The Armoury Show period too. I did enjoy it, though I would say it was one for the already converted. If I hadn't known abot JMcG before listening, I'm not sure it would have motivated me to search for more about him. Nevertheless I appreciate teh effort that went into it.

The Radio 2 show was quite interesting, but the way The Armoury Show was just glossed over was ridiculous! It's available on the BBC website - link below?

slightly disappointed by the programme... wished it had been longer & more in depth - liked Roddy Frame referring to him as 'an anti-hero' but there was no mention of his sax playing or that amazing technique where he'd end a solo with a feedback note an octave higher than the one he was playing... would like to have heard what TV music he was working on... sadly missed - never forgotten

You can listen to it here for the next week...

Just listened to the McGeoch documenatary on Radio 2. Good stuff, thanks Pete. I thought some of the music choices were a bit odd- none of JMcG's classic solos for instance- but a good listen nonetheless. The Dave Formula track is WEIRD,,,but in a good way of course. I'd love to think that this 'new' interest might motivate someone at Virgin to unearth some unreleased stuff- the Factory/ Russell Club gig for instance. I won't hold my breath though.

Anyone know whether the John McGeoch documentary will be available as a 'Listen Again' from the Radio 2 website - I'm going to a Panto so won't be able to listen to it live.

A rare bit of daytime Radio airplay for Magazine today on R2's Jeremy Vine prog as he played SBBS and gave a plug to the John McGeoch programme on Saturday night.