Real Life (Magazine album)

Real Life
Studio album by
ReleasedJune 1978
RecordedMarch–April 1978
StudioVirgin Mobile and Abbey Road Studios, London
Genre
Length41:24
LabelVirgin
ProducerJohn Leckie
Magazine chronology
Real Life
(1978)
Secondhand Daylight
(1979)
Singles from Real Life
  1. "Shot by Both Sides" b/w "My Mind Ain't So Open"
    Released: 20 January 1978
  2. "The Light Pours Out of Me"
    Released: 1978

Real Life is the debut studio album by English post-punk band Magazine. It was released in June 1978 by record label Virgin. The album includes the band's debut single "Shot by Both Sides", and was also preceded by the non-album single "Touch and Go", a song from the album's recording sessions.

Real Life has received critical acclaim and is considered a pioneering post-punk album. It has also been described as new wave and art rock.