Secondhand Daylight

Infobox Album
Name = Secondhand Daylight
Type = Album
Artist = Magazine


Released = March 30, 1979
Recorded = January 1979 at Good Earth Studios
Length = 42:33
Genre = Post-punk
Label = Virgin Records
Caroline Records (US)
Producer = Colin Thurston
Reviews =
*Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:waud6j3h71q0 link]
*Robert Christgau (C) [http://www.robertchristgau.com/get_artist.php?name=Magazine link]
*Uncut Rating|5|5 [http://www.uncut.co.uk/music/magazine/reviews/9570 Link]
Last album = "Real Life"
(1978)
This album = "Secondhand Daylight"
(1979)
Next album = "The Correct Use of Soap"
(1980)

"Secondhand Daylight" is the second album from UK-based post-punk band Magazine, released by Virgin Records on March 30, 1979.In this album Magazine presents a a colder, more synth-driven sound, with keyboardist Dave Formula giving some of his best performances recorded. Howard Devoto's lyrics are as intricate and nihilistic as ever. The other musicians, John McGeoch, Barry Adamson and John Doyle show their A-grade talents though they are slightly submerged in Formula's synthesizer sounds thanks to Colin Thurston's widely criticized productionFact|date=January 2008.

Track listing

#"Feed the Enemy" – 5:45 (H. Devoto/D. Formula)
#"Rhythm of Cruelty" – 3:03 (H. Devoto/J. McGeoch/B. Adamson)
#"Cut-Out Shapes" – 4:43 (Howard Devoto)
#"Talk to the Body" – 3:34 (H. Devoto/J. McGeoch)
#"I Wanted Your Heart" – 5:13 (H. Devoto/D. Formula/B. Adamson)
#"The Thin Air" – 4:10 (H. Devoto/J. McGeoch)
#"Back to Nature" – 6:40 (H. Devoto/D. Formula)
#"Believe That I Understand" – 4:00 (H. Devoto/B. Adamson)
#"Permafrost" – 5:25 (Howard Devoto)

Bonus Tracks (2007 Digital Remaster):
# "Give Me Everything" - 4:23
# "I Love You You, Big Dummy" - 3:54
# "Rhythm of Cruelty (Original Single Version)" - 3:04
# "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