45 years ago today, Magazine released their debut studio album “Real Life” featuring “Definitive Gaze" "Shot by Both Sides" and “The Light Pours Out of Me".
"Real Life" is included on several "best of" lists.
1. It was included in the 2005 book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.
2. It was included in The Guardian's "1,000 Albums to Hear Before You Die" list in 2007.
3. Sounds ranked it no. 89 in their "100 Best Albums of All Time" list in 1986.
4. In 2006, Uncut ranked it no. 37 in their "100 Greatest Debut Albums" list.