1979 Issues

6th January 1979

Cover: Phil Lynott / Bob Geldof

Poster: Elvis Costello

Interviews and features:

1978 poll winners
Ian Dury
The Darts
Sally Oldfield
1978 chart stats

Albums:

Elvis Costello, Guy Clarke, Barry White, Patrick Moraz, Airwaves, The Four Tops, Brass Construction, Parliament

Singles:

Bob Dylan, The Jacksons, Judas Priest, The Three Degrees, Barbara Dickson, and many more...

Live:

The Clash, The Slits, 10cc, Tapper Zukie, Squeeze, The Police, The Valves, Zones, The Squares, The Straits

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Volume 26 - Number 2
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13th January 1979

Cover: Billy Joel

Poster: Village People

Interviews and features:

Billy Joel
Bob Marley
Simple Minds

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Live:

Coming soon

Volume 26 - Number 3
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20th January 1979

Cover: Toyah

Poster: Olivia Newton John

Interviews and features:

Toyah
Hot Chocolate
The Normal
Lee Brilleaux (Dr. Feelgood) - Star Choice

Albums -

Singles -

Live - Richard Hell, Joe Jackson, The Damned, UFO, Charlie Ainley, Adam & The Ants, Rory Gallagher, Racing Cars, The Flame, Rebel,

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27th January 1979

Cover: Judas Priest

Poster: Rocky Sharpe

Interviews and features:

Cheap Trick
Chic
The Doll

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Live -

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3rd February 1979

Cover: Bette Bright

Poster: Generation X

Interviews and features:

Olivia Newton John
Boomtown Rats
Bette Bright

Album reviews -

Singles -

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Volume 26 - Number 6
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10th February 1979

Cover: Freddie Mercury (Queen)

Interviews and features:

Roger Taylor (Queen)
Lee Brilleaux (Dr Feelgood)
Phoebe Snow
Sid Vicious
The Smirks
Nazareth
Phoebe Snow
Dire Straits
Walter Egan

Album reviews:

The Secret, Stonebolt, Gladys Knight, U-Brown, Various Artits (20 of Another Kind), The Boyzz, Moon Martin, Gilgamesh, Neil Adley, The J Geils Band, Stiff Little Fingers, Starbuck, Steve Hillage

Singles: by John Shearlaw

Highlife, Bonnie Pointer, The Skids, Paul Stanley, Bee Gees, Donna Summer, The Spys, Barbara Randolph, Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Procul Harum, BA Robertson, Plain Characters, Liar, Tuff Darts, Marva Hicks, Slim Whitman, Gladys Knight, Sea Level, Isaac Hayes, Neil Sedarka, Tina Charles, The Informants, Rascal, Gerald Watkins, Chris De Burgh, The Rubettes, Linda Fletcher, John Paul Young, Honey

Live:

Walter Egan, Roy Ayres, The Head Boys, The Transmitters, Sniff 'N' The Tears, Liar, Cheap Trick / Grand Hotel, The Members, Wreckless Eric / The Softies, Writz, The Pretenders, The secret Shrink, Bobby Henry, Immigrant, Ian Gillan Band and Marseille, Angletrax

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Volume 26 - Number 7
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17th February 1979

Cover: Thin Lizzy

Poster: Debbie Harry (1 of 4)

Interviews and features:

Debbie Harry (Blondie)
Thin Lizzy
Meat Loaf
UFO
The Human League
Dave Edmunds
Pointer Sisters
Jimmy Cliff
Toto
Mike Jackson

Albums:

Leif Garrett, Cissy Houston, Cindy Bullens, The Blackbyrds, Leonard, Rosenmen and His Orchestra, Various Artists (Best of Britain), Ron Warren Gandeton, Terry Reid, The Dickies, Bill Nelson's Red Nose, The Bee Gees, Herbie Handcock, Pat Travers Band

Singles: by Kelly Pike

The Cars, The Wasps, Robert Johnson, Bill Nelson's Red Nose, Dead Fingers Talk, The Cramps, Dave Edmunds, Lew Lewis, Carl Green and the Scene, Neil Diamond, Marvin Gaye, Osmonds, Barron Knight, Daryl Hall and John Oates, David Essex, Lex, Neon Hearts, Odyssey, Gerald Kenny, Warm Jets, Average White Band, Kiki Dee, Diana Ross, Al Stewart

Live:

The Skids, Ian Matthews, Rod Argent, Stiff Little Fingers, The Police, Generation X, Crown Heights Affair, Little Bo itch, Eddie Money, Peter Tosh, The Only Ones, The Enid, Gruppo Sportivo, The Clash, The Straits

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Volume 26 - Number 8

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24th February 1979

Cover: Boney M / ABBA

Poster: Debbie Harry (2 of 4)

Interviews and features:

Boney M
ABBA
David Bowie
Tony Joseph Davidson
Edwin Starr
Den Hegarty
Inner Circle
Rat Scabies
Steve Hillage
Michael Jackson
Gloria Gaynor

Albums:

Sex Pistols, The Skids, Bonnie Tyler, Various Artists (No Wave), The Stranglers, Walt Disney's Pinocchio, Godley and Creme, James Brown, The Babys, Jerry Lee Lewis, The Enid, Robert Johnson, Melba Moore, Barry Manilow, Elvis Presley, Gaffa, Eddie Money

Singles: by Phillip Hall

Van Morrison, Joe Jackson, Doll by Doll, The Cure, Blue, Kim Fowley, Chris Spedding, Bad Company, Jilted John, The Questions, The Others, Bobby Goldsboro, Inner Circle, Real Thing, Bowles Bros Band, Billy Preston, Latimore, Pointer Sisters, Bobby Henry, Wayne County & The Electric Chairs, Menace, The Clash, Klark Kent, Girlschool, Samson, Hugh Nicholson, Kandidate, Nicolette Larson, Dorothy Moore, Kai Olsson, Peter Allen, Cheap Trick, Olivia Newton-John, Blues Brothers, Strawbs, Deke Leonard, Sex Pistols

Live:

Average White Band, Herbie Handcock, The Members / 999, Straights, The Bernie Tommy Band, The Darts, The Fabulous Poodles, Lene Lovich, Human League / Transmitters, The Young Bucks, Frank Zappa

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3rd March 1979

Cover: Hugh Cornwell (Stranglers)

Poster: Debbie Harry (3 of 4)

Interviews and features:

Juicy Luicy
The Stranglers
Sex Pistols Film
Jean Michel Jarre
Lene Lovich
Stiff Little Fingers

Albums:
Missing Pages

Singles : by Robin Smith

Thin Lizzy, Tom Robinson Band, Buzzcocks, Lindisfarne, Boney M, Graham Parker and the Rumour, Roxy Music, Chic, Eddie and the Hot Rods, Fischer Z, Riff Regan, Nightshift, Noel McCalla, Richard Myhill, Max Middleton & Robert Ahwai, Ganymed, Dana, Duffo, Tina Turner, Cliff Richard, Barry Manilow, Roger Chapman, George Harrison, White Plaine, Ben Moore, Frankie and the Favourites, Flash and the Pan, Aviator

Live:

Billy Joel, Elvis Costello, Van Morrison, Generation X, Fischer-Z, Supercharge, Teaser, The Valves, The Freeze, The Heartbreakers, Wild Horses, Chris De Burgh, Wire, Gang Of Four, Cheap Trick, Public Image, Merger, The Pop Group, Linton Johnson, John Cooper Clarke, The Jacksons, Real Thing, Roy Hill Band, The Monos

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10th March 1979

Cover: Joe Jackson

Poster: Debbie Harry (4 of 4)

Interviews and features:

Joe Jackson
Boney M
Ted Nugent
Bad Company
Alan Price
The Real Thing
Gary's Gang

Albums:

Eddie and the Hot Rods, Bert Jansch, Roxy Music, Tangerine Dream, Gene Chandler, The Freshies, The Tom Robinson Band, Instant Funk, Frankie Miller, Bad Company, Real Thing, Cheryl Lynn, The Only Ones, Inner Circle, Liar, The Rumour

Singles: by Lindsay Jones

Die Straits, Motorhead, Cindy Bullens, Die Electric Eels, The Resistance, Gruppo Sportivo, The Questions, Spizzoil, Peggy Scott, Klark Kent, Hollies, Arlyn Gale, Misty, Paul Jabara with Pattie Brooks, After The Fire, Gibson Brothers, Liner, Too Much, Paul Evans, Sweet, Stephanie Lawrence, Phoebe Snow, Joe Stampley, Kofi and Kiki

Live:

Uriah Heep, Rag Ball, Vipers, Bill Nelson's Red Nose, Whitesnake, The Ronettes, Martha Reeves and the Vandellas, The Enid, Earth Wind and Fire, The Bishops, Daphne and the Thunder Spots, The Extras, Joan Armatrading, The Warm Jets, Dead Ringer, Chelsea, Elton John, Graham Parker and the Rumour, Roger Chapman

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17th March 1979

Cover: Buzzcocks

Interviews and features:

Buzzcocks
Boomtown Rats
The Skids
Earth, Wind & Fire

Albums:

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Singles:

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Live:

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24th March 1979

Cover: Kate Bush

Poster: Lene Lovich

Interviews and features:

Kate Bush
The Jam
The Clash
Tina Turner
Dennis Brown
Red Noise

Albums:

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Singles:

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Live:

Eric Clapton,

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Volume 26 - Number 13
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31st March 1979

Cover: Francis Rossi (Status Quo)

Centre spread: Sarah Brightman

Interviews and features:

Juicy Luicy
Status Quo
Motorhead
George Harrison
Cheryl Lynn
John Cooper Clarke
The Undertones

Album reviews

Magazine, Gong, Van Halen, Journey, Rick James, UK, Patrice Rushen, Jah Lloyd, Players Association, Dexter Gordon, Jan Akkerman, Willie Alexander & The Boom Boom Band, Pattie Brooks, The Fall, Peter Sarstedt

Singles: by Mike Nicholls

Kevin Coyne, Sex Pistols, The Members, Simple Minds, Chris Spedding, UFO, Sarah Brightman, Pam Nestor, Third World, Peter Tosh, George Thorogood and the Destroyers, Generation X, David Sancious, Angela Bofill, Meatloaf, Electric Prunes, Adrian Gurvitz, Joe Egan, Chris Rea, Guys 'N' Dolls, Alan Matthews, M, Ersatz, Brooks, Starr Marx, Barry Mann, Deep Throats, Stumblebunny, Treorchy Male Choir, The Monks, Sarah Dash, Rogue, Kevin Short and his Privates, Tubeway, The Tremors, The Ripchords, The Comsat Angels, Wave 'O' Shave, Roxy, Winners, Orient Express, The Jacksons, Rick James, Keith Barrow, Dandy Dkwdrop, Lorraine Johnson, Wardell Piper, Space

Live:

Buzzcocks, Graham Parker & The Rumour, Tom Robinson Band, The Pirates, Wilko Johnson, Duffo, The Smirks, Stiff Little Fingers, Gang Of Four, The Human League, The Fall, The Mekons, The Good Missionaries, David Essex

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7th April 1979

Cover: Jimmy Pursey (Sham 69)

Poster: Bryan Ferry (Roxy Music)

Interviews and features:

Juicy Luicy
Jimmy Pursey
Sarah Brightman
Back To The Halcyon Days
Simple Simon Toy
Roxy Music
Fischer-Z
The Cure
Bill Clift
Manfred Mann

Album reviews:

Members, I-Roy, Jean-Jacques Burnel, John Miles, Rickie Lee Jones, Carlos Santana, David Essex, Blue, Red Crayola, Fatback, The Sylvers, Andy Bown, Danny Kirwan, Grace Kennedy, Love Unlimited Orchestra, Money, Gloria Jones, Eddie Horan, Ashra, Ray Campi & His Rockabilly Rebels, The Late Show

Singles: by Ronnie Gurr

Cheap Trick, Buzzcocks, Johnny Cash, Beach Boys, Graham Parker and the Rumour, The VIP's, Mike Oldfield, The Bar Kays, Raydio, The Keane Brothers, Mankind, Lemon, Carlos Ramanos, Federation, Anne Murray, Sylvester, Gladys Knight, KC and the Sunshine Band, Jerry Middleton, Rufus, Sylvia Love, Diana Foster, Jack Clement, Child, Bonnie Tyler, The Floaters, The Scabs, Trevor Knight

Live:

Kate Bush, Squeeze, Elton John and Ray Cooper, Styx, Angel, Eddie & The Hot Rods, Thin Lizzy, Journey, The Members, Johnny G, Tot and The Girls in Room 419, The Skids, Simple Minds, The Invaders, Sister Ray, Fast Cars, John Denver, Frankie Miller

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14th April 1979

Cover: Village People

Poster: The Jam

Interviews and features:

Village People
Dire Straits
Squeeze
Iggy Pop
Macon, Georgia

Albums:

Singles: by

Gary Moore, Average White Band, Herbie Hancock, Nazareth, Angelic Upstarts, Cher, Mungo Jerry

Live:

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21st April 1979

Cover: Siouxsie (and the Banshees)

Interviews and features:

Juicy Luicy
Sister Sledge
Lou Reed
Gonzalez
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Roy Wood and The Darts
John Bentley (Squeeze) - Star Choice

Albums:

Dusty Springfield, Toots & The Maytals, Tubeway Army, Dana, Steve Forbert, Gladys Knight, Keith Barrow, Allman Brothers Band, Sea Level, Peaches And Herb, Dorothy Moore, Joey Travolta, Lonnie Smith, Gary Wright

Singles:

Human League, Diodes, Tuxedomoon, Protex, Roxy Music, Sema 4, Undertones, many more...

Live:

Lou Reed, Dire Straits, The Cure, Steve Hillage, Jean Luc Ponty, The Molesters, Warm Jets, Judas Priest, JJ Burnel, Adverts, Manu Dibango

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28th April 1979

Cover: Debbie Harry

Interviews and features:

Blondie
Boomtown Rats
Ian Hunter
Steve Jones (Sex Pistols)

Albums:

Iggy Pop, Lou Reed

Singles: by

Live:

Kate Bush, Iggy Pop, Mike Oldfield ...

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Volume 26 - Number 18
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5th May 1979

Cover: David Bowie

Interviews and features:

David Bowie
Wings
Doll By Doll

Albums:

Singles: by

Live:

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12th May 1979

Cover: Re Styles (The Tubes)

Poster: Status Quo

Interviews and features:

Juicy Luicy
The Tubes
The Dickies
Racey
James Hamilton's Disco page

Album reviews:

Patti Smith Group, Joe Ely, ABBA, Hamilton Bohanon, Millie Jackson, Anne Murray, Molly Hatchet, Van Duren

Singles: by

Blondie, Frank Zappa, Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Earth, Wind & Fire, George Harrison, Roy Wood, Dr Feelgood, and many more...

Live:

The Who, Roxy Music, J Geils Band, The Chords, Blue, Back To Zero, Joe Jackson, Vermilion And The Aces, Zones, Gerry And The Pacemakers

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Volume 26 - Number 20
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19th May 1979

Cover: Ian Dury

Interviews and features:

Juicy Luicy
Angelic Upstarts
The Police
Ted Nugent
Radio Caroline
David Oxtoby
Elvis Costello
Tenpole Tudor
Sade Café
J. Geils
The Who film fest
Jimmy Hibbert - Star Choice

Album reviews:

The Cure, Ian Dury & The Blockheads, Ronnie Wood, Narada Michael Walden, Robert Watson, John Mayal, Soft Boys, Brownsville, Fischer-Z, Mac Curtis, Karen Young, Tasha Thomas, Jazz Crusaders, Mother's Finest, Tony Williams, Roy Ayers, Earl Klugh

Singles: by

Skids, Nick Lowe, Graham Parker, XTC, Fischer-Z, Wild Willy Barrett, Tourists, and many more...

Live:

The Who, Child, Pop Group, Good Missionaries, Dambala, Ted Nugent, Steve Forbert, The Tubes, Squeeze, Johnny Winter, Merton Parkas, The Distractions, Status Quo, Kleenex, The Raincoats

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26th May 1979

Cover: The Bee Gees

Interviews and features:

Bee Gees
Disco and soul - different styles
Top Of The Pops
The Members
Steve Harley
Peter Morley reports from York
Gill Pringle reports on Liverpool
UK Subs

Albums:

Donna Summer, Dennis Brown, Daevid Allen, Barry White, Peter Baumann, GQ, Maze, Gong, Neon Hearts, Raydio

Singles: by

James Taylor, Squeeze, Dave Edmunds, Jerry Lee Lewis, Sister Sledge, Gang Of Four, more

Live:

Wayne County, Penetration, Radio Stars, Cowboys International, Renaissance, The Carpettes, The Doll, Studio, Spoons, John Otway, Robert Gordon, Chris Spedding

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2nd June 1979

Cover: Mods & Sods

Interviews and features:

The Jam
The Chords
The Bee Gees

Albums:

Singles: by

Live:

Elvis Costello, Clive Langer, Yachts

Volume 26 - Number 23
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Cover photo by

George Bodnar

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9th June 1979

Cover: Richard Jobson (Skids)

Centre spread: The Damned

Interviews and features:

The Undertones
The Skids
Peaches And Herb
T-Connection
Gary Numan
Eruption
The Damned - Star Choice

Albums:

Dire Straits, Dr Feelgood, Dave Edmunds, Bob Dylan, Wings, The Who, Frank Zappa, Heatwave, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Telephone, The Tourists, Rick Wakeman, Telex, Patrik Fitzgerald, The Ramones, Eruption, T Rex, Devo, The Zones, Sticky Fingers, The Pop Rivetts

Singles: by

Graham Gouldman, Status Quo, Kirsty MacColl, Slade, Giants, Rick James, Tours, Tools, and more

Live:

Link Wray, New Barbarians, The Records, No Dice, The Police, The Cramps, Dennis Brown, Merton Parkas, Spiro Gyra, Private Sector, Sussex, Delta 5, Specials, Mekons, Gang Of Four, Secret Affair, Skids, Angelic Upstarts, The Piranhas,

Loch Lomond Festival (Stranglers, Dr Feelgood, Third World, UK Subs, Dickies, Boomtown Rats Buzzcocks Average White Band, Wild Horses)

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16th June 1979

Cover: Malcolm McLaren

Interviews and features:

Malcolm McLaren
Electric Light Orchestra
The Records

Albums:

Singles: by

Live:

Dire Straits, The Who, Iggy Pop, The Tourists, more...

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23rd June 1979

Cover: Pauline Murray (Penetration)

Poster: Squeeze

Interviews and features:

Penetration
After The Fire
Linda Lewis
Malcolm McLaren - part 2

Albums:

Singles: by

Live:

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30th June 1979

Cover: Debbie Harry

Centre spread: Paula Yates

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
Debbie Harry (Blondie)
Pete Townshend (The Who)
Quantum Jump
Voyager
Chas & Dave
Anita Ward
Manicured Noise
Telex
Gerry Rafferty - Star Choice

Albums:

Queen, Joni Mitchell, Kiss, John Cooper Clarke, Yellow Magic Orchestra, Ian Raines, Anita Ward, The Undisputed Truth, Ted, Twinkle Brothers, Stylistics, Adrian Gurvitz, Tim Hart, Tone Deaf & The Idiots, The 5th Dimension, John Townley, Lynn Anderson, John McLaughlin, Jim Capaldi, Nina Hagen, Tycoon, Hawkwind, Judie Tzuke, Foxy, Dee Dee Sharpe, Janne Schaffer, Nicky Simper's Fandango, Aural Exciters, Darling, Billy Paul

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Television, Talking Heads, Siouxsie & The Banshees, Iggy Pop, Rubinoos, and many more...

Live :

Heptones, Eclipse, Mo-dettes, Beach Boys, The Police, Cramps, Bobby Henry, Judie Tzuke, Bruce Woolley & Camera Club, Sinceros, Tom Robinson, Sylvester, Ian Dury, Generation X, QT's, Adverts, Knack, Photos,Third World, Weights, Real Thing, Fischer-Z, Glastonbury '79

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Volume 26 - Number 27
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7th July 1979

Cover: David Lee Roth

Poster: Motorhead

Interviews and features:

Van Halen
Disco survey part 1
McFadden and Whitehead
The Lurkers
Gerry Rafferty
Paula Yates Natural Blonde

Albums:

New England, The Flamin' Groovies, The Regulars, Metro, Various Artists (The Songs Lennon and McCartney Gave Away, Reggae Rockers), Desmond Child & Rouge, The Shoes, Denice Williams, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Bobby Womack, Byron Lee and The Dragonaires, The Knack

Singles: by James Parade

The Pretenders, Chic, Peter Allen, Billy Joel, Robert Gordon, The Radiators, Shake, The Cure, One Hand Clapping, They Must Be Russians, BA Robertson, Flamin' Groovies, Barbara Mandrill, Psykik Volts, Gibson Bros, Light Of The World, Burnt Out Stars, Patrick Fitzgerald, The Revelons, The Donkeys, Christopher Neil, Charlie Dore, The Jags, Lew Lewis Reformer

Live:

Sham 69, Orleans, Status Quo, The Cure / The Ruts / Purple Hearts, John Cooper Clarke / Joy Division / Fashion, Rockpile / The Specials / Lewis Reformer, Shake

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Volume 26 - Number 28
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14th July 1979

Cover: Freddie Mercury (Queen)

Centre spread: Sting

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
Queen (link)
Squeeze
The Real Thing
Sting (The Police)
Kirsty MacColl
The B-52's
Eddy Grant
Zones
Disco survey part 2
Bonnie Tyler - Star Choice

Albums:

The Runaways, The Shoes, The Ohio Players, Johnny Guitar Watson, Lew Lewis Reformer, Freeway, Judie Tzuke, Johnny Nash, Dennis Parker, Diana Ross, Starjests, Joe Gibbe and the Professionals, Patti Boulaya, Flicks, Jennifer Warnes, Paul Williams, Teena Marie, The Salsoul Orchestra, Harvey Mason, Vitesse

Singles: by Ronnie Gurr

Little Feat, Cheap Trick, Boomtown Rats, Bon Segarini, Dolly Parton, Jennifer Warnes, The Monochrome et, Eddie Cochran, Joni Mitchell, Sneeky Felling's, The Freshies, Wreckless Eric, Martin Rushent, Yellow Magic Orchestra, The Dickies, The Valves, Jim Capaldi, Carley Simon, , The Cars, Steve Forbert, Clive Culbertson, Lazy Racer, The Oak Ridge Boys, Diana Ross, James Brown, Atlanta Rhythm Section, Lou and the Hollywood Bananas, Child, Cynthia Woodward, David Bowie, Prag Vec, The Teardrop Explodes, AK Process, Cliff Richard, Kansas, Styx, Ted Nugent, BB Gabor, Sussex, Gordon The Moron, Runner, The Undertones, The Men, Leif Garrett, Buzzcocks, The Darts, Roger Chapman, Jack Jones

Live:

Weather Report, Another Pretty Face, TPI, Bobby Henry, The Tunes / The Donkeys, Voyager, The Graves, Members, Def Leppard / Late Show, Joe Jackson, Secret Affair, Fabulous Poodles, Angelic Upstarts / Kids Next Door, Newton Neurotics, Convay International, After Dark

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Volume 26 - Number 29
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21st July 1979

Cover: Paul McCartney

Poster: Gary Numan (Tubeway Army)

Interviews and features:

Paul McCartney
The Knack
Paula Yates Natural Blonde
Disco survey part 3

Albums:

Joy Division, The Cars, High Inergy, The Muppets, Eddie Rabbitt, Melanie, Various Artists (This Is It), Blast, B52's, The Muppets, Runner, Robert Palmer, The B Baker Chocolate Co, Lani Hall, Aural Exciters, The Manhattans

Singles: by Daniela Soave

The Revillos, Creedance Clear Water Revival, Roger Whittaker, George Harrison, AD 1964, Dennis Brown, Adam and the Ants, Saxon, Gloria Mundi, Cult Fingers, The Rivets, Tony Sinden, Pieces, Catherine Howe, Ideal Thing, Nazareth, Local Operater, American Echoes, Alan Hull, Chuck Wagon, ELO, Pix Pickford, Linda Clifford, Mud, Merton Parkas, Walter Egan, Foreigner, Nils Lofgren, Sparks, The Favourites, Sabrejets, Jamie and the Belvederes, Rex Barker and the Ricochets, The Monitors, Flying Lizards

Live:

-Pete Townsend / Misty / The Ruts / The Pop Group, Penetration, UK Subs / Pure Hell / Vermillion & The Aces, The Tourists, The Clash / The Members, Bongo Danny / Aswad, Darling, The Tubes

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Volume 26 - Number 30
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28th July 1979

Cover: John Lydon

Poster: Judie Tzuke

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
John Lydon
Paul McCartney - part 2
Secret Affair
Judie Tzuke
Janet Kay

Albums:

England Dan & John Ford Coley, James Taylor, Mike Oldfield, Swell Maps, Roy Orbison, Crusaders, Skyhooks, Wigwam, The Rubinoos, Sex Pistols, Various Artists (Pops We Love You), Triumph, Candi Staton, Saxon, Poodband, Richie Valens, Lake, Third World, The Climax Blues Band, The Greg Kihn Band

Singles: by Chris Westwood

Root Boy Slim and the Sex Change Band, Beach Boys, The Cramps, Sham 69, Space, The Zones, Protex, Ian Dury and the Blockheads, Palace, Andy Forray, Fatal Microbes, The Door and the Window, Toyah, Angelic Upstarts, John Potter's Clay, The Monks, Earth Wind and Fire

Live:

Wire, The Specials / Madness / The Selector, The Zones, Pretenders, Grover Washington Jr, Chelsea, The Lemmings, Modettes / Monochrome Set / Prag Vec, Stiff Little Fingers, Small Hours / Six More Prophets

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Cover: Robert Plant

Poster: Bob Geldof

Interviews and features:

Led Zeppelin
The Boomtown Rats

Volume 26 - Number 32
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11th August 1979

Cover: Jimmy Pursey (Sham 69)

Poster: Ian Dury

Interviews and features:

Juicy Luicy
Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
Ronny Wood
The Korgis
The Tourists
Rita Ray (Darts)
Jimmy Pursey
Whitesnake
Sting - Star Choice

Albums - Angelic Upstarts, John Cougar Mellencamp, The Wildings,

Singles - New Math, The Starjets, Roxy Music, Sister Sledge, AC/DC, Stranglers, Boney M, Devo, Peter Tosh, Scorpions, and many more...

Live - Ian Dury, Undertones, Fixations, Simple Minds, Balloons, Carpettes, Squire, Tradition, The Good Missionaries, Transmitters, Knebworth Festival (Led Zeppelin, Southside Johnny, Todd Rundgren's Utopia, Fairport Convention, Chas and Dave, Commander Cody)

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Volume 26 - Number 33

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18th August 1979

Cover: Pete Townshend (The Who)

Poster: Angus Young (AC/DC)

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
Ian Dury

Volume 26 - Number 34
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Mike Laye

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25th August 1979

Cover: Flying Lizards

Poster: Siouxsie

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
Flying Lizards
Cheap Trick
Boomtown Rats

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Volume 26 - Number 35
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1st September 1979

Cover: Phil Lynott

Poster: Blondie

Interviews and features:

Thin Lizzy
The Commodores
The Planets
BA Robertson
Me and You

Albums - Siouxsie & The Banshees, Alessi Brothers, Led Zeppelin, Axis Point, The Jones Girls, Pat Travers, Root Boy Slim & Sex Change Band, Tarney Spencer Band, Al Wilson, Randy Brown ...

Singles -

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Volume 26 - Number 36
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Cover photo by Bob Ellis

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8th September 1979

Cover: Gary Numan

Poster: Bryan Ferry

Interviews and features:

Gary Numan
Juicy Luicy
Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
The Distractions
Randy VanWarmer
The Bellamy Brothers
XTC
Gary Moore
John Bradbury - Star Choice

Albums - Darts, Gary Numan, Slits, Sad Cafe, Talking Heads, Thelma Houston, Punishment of Luxury, Joan Baez, Ian Matthews, Highway, Alessi Brothers, Rocky Sharpe, Wailing Souls

Singles - Transmitters, Bob Dylan, Ry Cooder, Alan Parsons, UK Subs, The Ruts, Revillos, and many more

Live - Tom Petty, Specials, Selecter, Linton Kwesi Johnson, Mo-dettes, Saxon, Slaughter & the Dogs, Live Wire, Interview, The Vapors, Rick Wakeman, Straight Eight, The Fall, The Only Ones, Psychedelic Furs, Toyah, Cowboys International, Edinburgh Festival (Talking Heads, Squeeze, Undertones, Cheetahs, Van Morrison, The Valves)

Volume 26 - Number 37
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15th September 1979

Cover: Revillos

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
The Revillos
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Meat Loaf
The Slits
Are schoolkids spied upon?
Paul Sexton's Disco page
James Hamilton's Disco page
Segs (The Ruts) - Star Choice

Albums - The Stranglers, Leo Sayer, Flash And The Pan, Alan Parsons, Edgar Winter, Eddie Henderson, This Heat, Cliff Richard

Singles - Eddie Fiction, XTC, Glaxo Babies, Squeeze, Dave Edmunds, Members, Police, and many more...

Live - Patti Smith, Rickie Lee Jones, Boney M, Nina Hagen, Madness, Loudon Wainwright III, The Revillos, Dead Kennedys, The Crusaders, The Adicts, McKitty, The Quads, Invaders, Shake, Blank Students

Volume 26 - Number 38
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22nd September 1979

Cover: Hugh Cornwell (Stranglers)

Centre spread: The Skids

Interviews and features:

Hugh Cornwell
Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
Sammy Hagar
The Producers - Take 1
Punishment of Luxury
Bill Lovelady
The Skids / Richard Jobson
Are schoolkids spied on? - Pt 2
Paul Sexton's Disco page
James Hamilton's Disco page

Albums - Blondie, Cheap Trick, The Kinks, Sammy Hagar, Ellen Foley, After The Fire, Penetration, Michael Jackson, Sham 69, Chris Rainbow, Buzzcocks, Loudon Wainwright III

Singles - Blondie, Skids, Siouxsie, Elton John, Status Quo, Ellen Foley, Carolyn Mas, The 45s, many more..

Live - Nils Lofgren, Darts, Police, Skids, John Cooper Clarke, Craze, Low Numbers, Tenpole Tudor, The Wimps, Buzzards, The Damned, Nightmares, Chelsea, The Rass-es,

Futurama 79 (Joy Division, Public Image, OMD, Stranger Than Fiction, Punishment of Luxury)

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Volume 26 - Number 39
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29th September 1979

Cover: Maurice White

Centre spread: The Police

Interviews and features:

Earth, Wind And Fire
Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
Bob Geldof and David Bowie
The Buzzcocks
The Jags
Ellen Foley
Producers interviewed:
Mike Vernon, Mike Chapman
Martin Rushent, Chris Rainbow
Status Quo
The Headboys
Alex Skorecki's Reggae page
Paul Sexton's Disco page
James Hamilton's Disco page

Albums - Wire, Eagles, The Police, The Who, Jethro Tull, Judas Priest, Gregory Isaacs, Weather Report, Peter Hammill, Rory Gallagher, Randy Crawford, Lindisfarne

Singles - Fleetwood Mac, The Cars, Patti Smith, The Knack, OMD, 10cc, Stiff Little Fingers, and many more...

Live - XTC, Teddy Pendergrass, James Brown, Rory Gallagher, The Headboys, John Stewart, Adverts, Landscape, The Fixations, The Members, Wild Horse, The Photos, The Teenbeats, Little Nell

Volume 26 - Number 40
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6th October 1979

Cover: Feargal Sharkey

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
The Undertones
The Jam
Steve Harley
Live Wire
Iron Maiden
Blue Oyster Cult
Gang Of Four
DIY records: making your own
The Quads
Paul Sexton's Disco page
James Hamilton's Disco page

Albums - Gang Of Four, Live Wire, Ray Charles, Tom Verlaine, Status Quo, Bob Marley, Boney M, David Johansen, Life Stiffs, Ruts, Brakes, Cowboys International, The Dukes, Mark Ashton, Philip Rambow

Singles - Undertones, Buzzcocks, Slits, Bob Marley, Darts, Jane Aire, PIL, Joe Jackson, and many more...

Live - Boomtown Rats, The Clash, Sister Sledge, The Jags, Selecter, Gary Numan, Joe Jackson, Judie Tzuke, The Ruts, The Slits

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Volume 26 - Number 41
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Ivor Sexton

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13th October 1979

Cover: Debbie Harry

Centre spread: Status Quo

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
Blondie
The Motels
The Starjets
Supertramp
The Tourists
Boston
Robin Nash
The Low Down on Hi-Fi
Paul Sexton's Disco page
James Hamilton's Disco page

Albums - Joe Jackson, The Skids, Shakin' Stevens, Human League, Ashford & Simpson, The Shadows, The Impressions, Tammy Wynette, Kenny Rogers, Dance People, John Prine, The Reds, Adam & The Ants, Jerry Lee Lewis, Chicago, Giorgio Moroder, It's A Beautiful Day, Trevor Rabin, Roy Sundholm

Singles - Human League, Gillan, BA Robertson, Nils Lofgren, Ian Gomm, Sex Pistols, Barry Manilow, Motels, YMO, Greg Vandike, many more...

Live - Bruce Springsteen, Southside Johnny, & Asbury Jukes, Stranglers, UK Subs, Earth, Wind & Fire, Chas and Dave, Sinceros, Secret Affair, Squire, Buzzcocks, Lindisfarne, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Leo Sayer

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Volume 26 - Number 42
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Cover photo by

Denis O'Regan

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20th October 1979

Cover: Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats)

Centre spread: The Tourists

Interviews and features:

Bob Geldof
Protex
Liz Mitchell (Boney M)
Squire
Cowboys International
Andy Partridge (XTC)
Star Choice - Chrissy Boy (Madness)

Albums -

Singles -

Live -

Volume 26 - Number 43
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Cover illustration by

Alan Adler

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27th October 1979

Cover: Nick Lowe

Centre spread: Secret Affair

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
Nick Lowe & Rockpile
Sad Café
Roger Glover (Rainbow)
Secret Affair
Alex Skorecki reggae page
James Hamilton disco page
Paul Sexton disco page

Albums - Madness, The Specials, Steve Harley, Bellamy Brothers, Keith Hudson, Fingerprintz, David Werner, Santana, Elkie Brooks, Jasper Carrott

Singles - Madness, The Jam, Garry Moore, Slade, Cheap Trick, Rickie Lee Jones, Thin Lizzy, many more...

Live - Lou Reed, Slade, Specials, Madness, The Selecter, Siouxsie and the Banshees, The Cure, Mo-dettes, Dean Friedman, The Out, Lew Lewis Reformer, Beatlemania, Commuters, Mekons, Steve Harley, Fischer-Z, Sham 69, Tennis Shoes

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Volume 26 - Number 44

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3rd November 1979

Cover: Buggles

Centre spread: Fleetwood Mac

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
Buggles
Dr Hook
The Knack
Adam And The Ants
The 2-Tone Tour:
- The Selecter
- Madness
- The Specials
James Hamilton disco page
Paul Sexton disco page

Albums - Stevie Wonder, Headboys, Billy Preston, Trickster, Tony Banks, Tourists, Bobby Lyle, Bogey Boys, Cabaret Voltaire, Mickey Jupp, Rod Stewart, Gallagher And Lyle, Gillan, Adverts, Culture, The Pirates, Bruce Woolley

Singles - Tourists, Queen, Bonnie Tyler, Rocky Burnette, Cliff Richard, Adverts, UK Subs, and many more..

Live - The Only Ones, Undertones, Original Mirrors, Whitesnake, Elton John, Joy Division, Boomtown Rats, Teardrop Explodes, Toyah, The Act, London Zoo, Transmitters, Bogey Boys, Purple Hearts

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10th November 1979

Cover: U2

Centre spread: Def Leppard

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
U2
Suzi Quatro
Back To Zero
Beach Boys
Def Leppard
James Hamilton's Disco page
Paul Sexton's Disco page

Albums - Hugh Cornwell, Tom Petty, Moon Martin, Bonnie Raitt, Dennis Brown, Sweet, Bob James, Racey, The Flys, Jo Jo Zep & The Falcons, Hotel, Spyro Gyra, Capital Letters, Charlie Daniels Band, Joan Baez, Meteors, Screams, Molly Hatchet, Trapeze, Inmates, Isaac Hayes

Singles - AC/DC, Def Leppard, John Cooper Clarke, Wire, Visage, Ruts, Pretenders, Boomtown Rats, more..

Live - AC/DC, Def Leppard, ABBA, REO Speedwagon, Supertramp, Blue Oyster Cult, The Tourists,
Iggy Pop, The Jags, The Skids

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Volume 26 - Number 46
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17th November 1979

Cover: Lemmy (Motorhead)

Centre spread: The Specials

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
Motorhead
Lene Lovich
Robert John
Queen
Jane Aire
James Hamilton's Disco page
Paul Sexton's Disco page

Albums - The Jam, Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Doll By Doll, Funkadelic, Mary Wilson, Magnum, Gladiators, The Fall, Damned, Quantum Jump, Earth, Wind & Fire, Speedometers, Dr Feelgood, Marianne Faithful, Styx, The Pirates

Singles - Wild Horses, Doll By Doll, Ian Hunter, Dr Feelgood, The Move, Robert Palmer, ELO, many more...

Live - Bob Dylan, Cabaret Voltaire, Steve Hillage, The Who, The Fall, Steve Hackett, Caravan, Inmates, Charlie Dore, Penetration, Doll By Doll, The Motels, Moody Blues, Cuddly Toys, Little Bo Bitch

Volume 26 - Number 47
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24th November 1979

Cover: We're 25

Interviews and features:

Judas Priest
Status Quo
Charlie Dore
Ian Gillan
RM 25th anniversary scrapbook
Synth-rock:

Human League, Ultravox, Teardrop Explodes, Telex, Silicon Teens, M, Fad Gadget, The Normal, Tubeway Army, Kraftwerk, Peter Baumann, Giorgio Moroder, Jean Michel Jarre, Throbbing Gristle, File Under Pop, Cabaret Voltaire

Flys
Alex Skorecki's reggae page
James Hamilton's disco page
Paul Sexton's disco page

Albums - Secret Affair, Diana Ross, Dr Hook, Cozy Powell, The Dickies, Freda Payne, Aretha Franklin, Rude Kids, Showaddywaddy, Funkadelic, Steve Howe, Enid, Gloria Gaynor, Amii Stewart, Bette Midler, The Pop, Charles Jackson, Rick Derringer, Pat Benatar, Laughing Dogs, ELO, George Thorogood, Billy Cobham, John Hiatt

Singles - The Cure, Live Wire, Trax, Cockney Rejects, The Pop Group, Police, U2, Racey, and many more..

Live - The Jam, The Vapors, Wild Horses, Joe Jackson, Bill Haley & The Comets, Hawkwind, The VIP's, Fleetwood Mac, The B-52's, Borich, Wire, Matchbox, John McLaughlin, Human League, Teardrop Explodes, The Beat, Flowers, Screams, Jane Kennaway, Psychedelic Furs

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Volume 26 - Number 48
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1st December 1979

Cover: Paul Weller (The Jam)

Centre spread: Squeeze

Interviews and features:

Paul Weller (The Jam)
Joe Jackson
Squeeze
David Coverdale (Whitesnake)
Ian Gomm
1979 Poll Voting Form
Pete Shelley - Star Choice

Albums:

Pink Floyd, The Mekons, Wreckless Eric, Yvonne Elliman, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Harry Chapin, Carolyne Mas, Various Artists (Blue Monday The Stax Blues Masters Vol 2, Propaganda), Little Feat, The Buzzards, The Sports, Johnny Winter, Ike and Tina Turner, The Monks, ABBA, Linda Lewis, 10cc, Mike Harding, Mike Oldfield, Stix Hooper

Singles: by Robin Smith

Paul McCartney, Squeeze, Jona Lewis, Greg Lake, Rufus, Elton John, Essential Logic, Joe Jackson, Michael Jackson, Mike Oldfield, Stillettios, Four Be Two, Merton Parkas, Holgar Czukay, Motorhead, The Brains, Eddy Grant, Bernie Lyon, Phil Daniels and the Cross, The Intelligents, Pointer Sisters, The Passions, Alpha Beta, The Last Gang, Patrick D Martin, Kim Beacon, Johnny Cougar, Steve Hillage, Child, Jackie Moore, The O'Jays, Earth Wind and Fire, The Headboys, Lesley Duncan, Darts, New Musik, Low Numbers, Alan Parsons Project, Sex Beatles, Debbie Raymond, Manhattan Transfer

Live:

Queen, Ian Hunter, Gang Of Four, The Cure / The Passions, Metro Glider / Tours, Roy Sundholm, Wings, Cowboys International, After The Fire, Pretenders, Fingerprintz, Robert Palmer / Charlie Dore

Volume 26 - Number 49
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Cover photo by

Jill Furmanovsky

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8th December 1979

Cover: The Police

Poster: The Damned

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
The Police
Bev Bevan (ELO)
The Damned
Paul McCartney
1979 readers poll ballot
Paul Sexton's Disco page
James Hamilton's Disco page

Albums - Public Image, John Mayal, Simple Minds, Charlie Dore, Slade, Richard Lloyd, Gladys Knight & The Pips, Hot Chocolate, Jackson 5

Singles - Chic, Bing Crosby & Louis Armstrong, David Bowie, The Clash, ABBA, Boney M, and many more...

Live - Talking Heads, Joe Jackson, Original Mirrors, XTC, Motorhead, Rachel Sweet, Ian Gomm, Richard & Linda Thompson, Steve Forbert, John Cooper Clarke, The Out, Chris Sievey, The Police, Trevor Rabin, The Sports, Damned, Cat Stevens, David Essex, Sky, Wishbone Ash, Gary Numan, John Miles, Simple Minds, The Jump, Thieves Like Us

15th December 1979

Cover: Jackie Leven (Doll By Doll)

Poster: Paula Yates

Interviews and features:

Doll By Doll
Madness

Albums -

Singles -

Live - Killing Joke, Iron Maiden, Praying Mantis, The Dickies

Volume 26 - Number 50
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Volume 26 - Number 51
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Cover illustration by

Conny Jude

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22nd December 1979

Cover: Are you guilty of sexism?

Poster: Debbie Harry

Interviews and features:

Paula Yates' Natural Blonde
Sexism In Rock
Rock Shots - photo gallery
Top albums & singles of 1979
The Clash
James Hamilton's Disco page
Toyah Wilcox - Star Choice

Live - The Police, AC/DC, Slade, Holly & The Italians, Bobby Henry, Alberto y Lost Trios Paranoias, Girl,

The Piranhas, Cliff Richard

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Volume 26 - Number 52
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Cover photo by Robert Ellis

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29th December 1979

Cover: Gary Numan

Poster - 1980 Calendar

Interviews and features:

Gary Numan
Pink Floyd
Paula Yates Natural Blonde
Famous Last Word Of 1979
Lip Service
Backwards - Chris Westwood
Forwards - Tim Lott
Purple Hearts
Hawkwind
Toyah
Philip Ramson - Star Choice

Albums:

The Average White Band, The Raincoats, Eberhard Schoener, Various Artists (The Label), George Jones

Singles: None

Live:

Doll By Doll / U2, Spizz Energi / The Barracudas, Dire Straits, Madness / VIPs

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