The Magic Roundabout - Up

Third Man Records may have hit the headlines last week because of founder Jack White performing a short set in Soho, Beatles-style, to launch the opening of their UK store, but the label isn’t just about show; following on from archive releases from The Stooges, Screamin’ Jay Hawkins and White’s first band, they’ve dusted down a long-lost gem, albeit indirectly.

The only offering from Mancunians Magic Roundabout was discovered by Pale Saints’ Ian Masters who, enthralled by the contents of the master, handed it over to Third Man to remaster, studio hiss and all.

For the uninitiated (which is likely to be all of us, considering the ‘lost’ factor), Magic Roundabout were a cult band who, in the late 1980s, supported Inspiral Carpets, My Bloody Valentine, Spacemen 3 and The Pastels among others. One Noel Gallagher was rumoured to have been the roadie for their last ever gig.

https://www.live4ever.uk.com/2021/09/review-magic-roundabout/