John McGeoch

John McGeoch, (May 28 1955-March 4 2004), was a Scottish guitarist who played with some of the biggest bands of the post-punk era, including: Magazine, Public Image Ltd., and Siouxsie & the Banshees.

Magazine

In April 1977 McGeoch answered an advert placed by Howard Devoto, who had recently left the Buzzcocks, for a guitarist to form a band which would transcend the limitations of three-chord punk.

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1977 - Howard Devoto - Buzzcocks

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Devoto found what he was looking for in McGeoch and the pair formed Magazine, along with Barry Adamson, Bob Dickinson, and Martin Jackson.

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Magazine released their debut single, Shot by Both Sides, in January 1978, it was a release that would usher in the post-punk era. The single reached number 41 on the UK singles chart.

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1978 - UK singles chart

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McGeoch played on the band's first three albums, Real Life (1978), Secondhand Daylight (1979), and The Correct Use of Soap (1980), during which time he developed his unique guitar sound. He left the band in 1980 frustrated about their lack of commercial success despite being very popular with the music critics.

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1979 - 1980

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