Issue nº 1 · All done by kindness · Brighton est. May 1992
A complete-ish discography, in order, with every song you can play
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.


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