Issue nº 1 · All done by kindness · Brighton est. May 1992

David Devant & His Spirit Wife

A complete-ish discography, in order, with every song you can play

Work, Lovelife, Miscellaneous album cover: The Vessel mid-leap in front of mustard curtains

Named after the Edwardian conjuror David Devant, whose autobiography My Magic Life Mikey Georgeson found second-hand, the band arrived as Devant's earthly vessel: wigs, pencil moustache, spectral roadies sawing the singer in half, and at the end of every gig the Spirit Wife herself, a lace nightie waved on a pole. Audiences were told to don their Spirit Specs.

Under the props sat a run of glam-tinged, very English pop songs about Cluedo, Deptford lovers and the extraneous details of life. This zine lists every official release in order, with each song where a recording exists on YouTube. Press ▶ to load a player in place; nothing loads from YouTube until you ask.

The Vessel (Mikey Georgeson) vocals, keys, guitar · Foz? (James Foster) guitar, saw · The Colonel (Jem Egerton) bass · Professor Rimschott (Graham Carlow) drums · Ice Man & Cocky Young 'Un spectral roadies · The Lantern projections · John Pope guitar, 1999–2002
The band on stage at The Lexington, London, December 2014
Live at The Lexington, London, December 2014. Photo: Wikimedia Commons
Rhythm King-era promo photo of the band
Rhythm King promo photo, 1997. Credit: Davies & Davies (via Toppermost)
The Vessel performing at The Lexington, 2014
The Vessel, Lexington, 19 Dec 2014. Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Side projects

Where the Vessel and Foz? went when the wife wasn't looking