I played this record no too long ago, with my kids in the room. When Permafrost came on, I jumped from my chair and lifted the stylus when I remembered the lyrics that were coming:
As the day stops dead
At the place where we're lost
I will drug you and fuck you
On the permafrost
Those lyrics would be difficult to explain to little children, I think.
This is a fantastic record, but it's not for everyone. I'd rank it as one of the best post-punk records of all time.
I remember purchasing this LP. The clerk (he may have been the store owner) told me that it's difficult to sell Magazine records. I was astonished to hear him say that. On another occasion, a record store clerk told me that no one buys Shriekback records. What?
I like everything the Magazine did, and I like this one very much. I have the Canadian pressing.
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