1983 Issues
These are the issues of Record Mirror that came out in 1983.
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Some of the issues I have will be available on this site (click the link on the date or picture to take you to the issue which will be available via my Flickr page or Google pages).
Some of the issues may just have pictures which will be there to showcase what the issue front cover was and will be there for reference.
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Price - 40p
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Editor - Eric Fuller
Deputy Editor - John Shearlaw
Assistant Editor - Betty Page
News Editor - Simon Hills
Managing Director - Jack Hutton
Publishing Director - Mike Sharman
Editor In Chief - Alan Lewis
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This year both Record Mirror and Noise Magazine Merged. To read more about it go to the end of this page.
Volume 30 - Number 1
Cover By - (Unknown)
(Stranglers)
Adrian Boot (Flash)
Price - 40p Pages - 40
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1st January 1983
Front Cover - Stranglers /
Grandmaster Flash
Back Cover - Cliff Richard
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Interviews and Features:
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Grandmaster Flash
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Captain Sensible and Dexys
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Mike Score (Flock Of Seagulls)
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Stranglers
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Sexplotation - feature on Girl Bands
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Albums: None
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Singles: None
Volume 30 - Number 2
Cover by
Jill Furmanovsky
Price - 40p Pages - 40
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Noise Magazine merged with Record Mirror
(see end of page)​
Thanks to Charles Patrick
for Donating this issue
for scanning
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8th January 1983
Front Cover - Beki Bondage
Back Cover - Shakin' Stevens
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Interviews and Features:
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Fun Boy Three
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The Stars Model The Latest Fashion
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Vince Montana
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Poll Winners 1982
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Boy George
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Laura Branigan
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Billy Griffin
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Pete Wylie
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Albums:
Soft Cell, Incantation, Dead Kennedy's, The Stranglers
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Singles: by Jim Reid
Melle Mel and Duke Bootee, The Blackstuff Lads, Olivia Newton-John, The Stranglers, Billy Field, The Revillos, Bill Spencer, The Vibrations, Junior Brown, John Cougar, Jermaine Jackson, Stevie Wonder, Men At Work, Bumble and the Beez, The Dancing Did, The Belle Stars, Danny and the Nogoodniks, The Kill Joys, Louis Clark, Eddie Stanton, The Great Divide, Hunny Hum and the QT
Bum Fairies, Crosstalk A/V, Paddington Ber, D Gonyea, Combat 84, Oneway System, Henry Hall Orchestra
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Live:
Blancmange, Spear Of Destiny, Ozzy Osbourne, Shalamar, Rip Rig and Panic, Haircut 100, The Kids From Fame
Volume 30 - Number 3
Cover By - Fin Costello
Price - 40p Pages - 40
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15th January 1983
Front Cover - Blancmange
Back Cover - Lee Curreri
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Interviews and Features:
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Slade
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Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
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Blancmange
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Julio Iglesias
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Bjorn (ABBA)
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Whitesnake
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Brothers Johnson
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Kajagoogoo
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Sleeping Lions
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Strawberry Switchblade
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Edwyn Collins (Orange Juice)
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Albums:
Prince, Sammy Hagar, Black Sabbath, Shiva, John Holt, Rodney Franklin, Bob Seger, Barry White, New York Skyy, Al Di Meola, The Nolans
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Singles: by Betty Page
Kajagoogoo, China Crisis, Icehouse, White & Torch, Echo and the Bunnymen, Mick Khan, Cava Cava, Set The Tone, Fad Gadget, Prince, The Box, Post War Nudes, Deluxe A, GO2, U2, Eddy Grant, Barry Biggs, Daryl Hall & John Oates, The Passage, Stargazers, Cavern, Dobie Gray, Airstrip One, Gymslip, Nazareth, Paul Young and the Family, Moving Pictures, Dave Bartram, Pressure
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Volume 30 - Number 4
Cover By -
Jill Furmanovsky
Price - 40p Pages - 40
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Thanks to Charles Patrick
for Donating this issue
for scanning
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22nd January 1983
Front Cover - Sharon Redd
Back Cover - Olivia-Newton John
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Interviews and Features:
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Sharon Redd
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Men At Work
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Joe Jackson
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The Belle Stars
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Blue Zoo
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Depeche Mode
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Chas and Dave
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Michael Jackson
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China Crisis
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Sade
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Tony Antoniou
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Mike Batt
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Albums:
Echo and the Bunnymen, John Williams, Various Artists (Crucial Reggae Driven by Sly and Robbie, Mind and Matter), Prince Charles and the City Beat Band, Headpins, Renato
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Singles: by Mark Cooper
Earth Wind and Fire, Michael Jackson, Aretha Franklin, Cheryl Lynn, Indeep, Rockers Revenge, Central Line, Haysi Fantayzee, Tears For Fears, Blue Zoo, Thompson Twins, Aztec Camera, Bauhaus, Dire Straits, The Polecats, The Gap Band, Johnny Mathis and Dionne Warwick, Supertramp, Manfred Mann's Earthband, Virginia Astley, Juluka
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Live:
Wah!, Ultravox, Joe Jackson, Anti No-Where League
Volume 30 - Number 5
Cover By -
Eugene Adebari
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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29th January 1983
Front Cover - Blancmange
Back Cover - Eddy Grant
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Interviews and Features:
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Blancmange
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Bauhaus
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Level 42
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Pete Wylie (Wah)
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Cindy Flies (The Saffrons)
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Melba Moore
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Haysi Fantayzee
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David Essex
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Renee and Renato
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Albums:
Sweet Pea Atkinson, Eurythmics, David Bowie, Cilla Black, Grover Washington, Stanley Turrentine, Original Soundtrack - Nightshift, Tangerine Dream, Laura Branigan, Ippu-Do, Linx
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Singles: by Simon Tebbutt
Eurythmics, One The Juggler, The Bluebells, Sammy Hagar, Gerry Cott, Survivor, Farmer's Boys, John Waits, Marillion, The Little Heroes, Eric Clapton, Allez Allez, Drinking Electricity, Natasha, Richard Boone, Randy Crawford, Impulse B.B, Mike Batt, The Jammers, Chic, John Dark, Peter Goodwin, Boyfriends, Howard Johnson, Fun Boy Three, Mike Rutherford, John Cougar, Donald Fagan
Volume 30 - Number 6
Cover By -
Jill Furmanovsky
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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5th February 1983
Front Cover - Tears For Fears
Back Cover - Kajagoogoo
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Interviews and Features:
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Indeep
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Set The Tone
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Christine McVie (Fleetwood Mac)
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Tears For Fears
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Thompson Twins
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Central Line
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Davey D
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Kurtis Blow
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The Gap Band
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Annie Lennox (Eurythmics)
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Albums:
The Belle Stars, Fun Boy Three, UFO, Randy Newman, Neil Young
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Singles: by Robin Smith
Red Banner, Merrick and Tibbs, Evelyn King, Def Leppard, Musical Youth, Kissing The Pink , Commodores, Billy Preston and Syreeta, California, Spandau Ballet, Naked Eyes, Wall Of Voodoo, Luther Vandross, Donna Summer, Kenny Rogers and Sheena Easton, Joan Armatrading, Bardo, KLO, UB40, Elvis Presley, Tokyo Olympics, Vanity 6, Thin Lizzy, Depeche Mode, Stiff Little Fingers
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Live:
Echo and the Bunnymen
Volume 30 - Number 7
Cover By -
(Unknown) (Hadley)
Eugene Adebari (OMD)
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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12th February 1983
Front Cover - Tony Hadley / OMD
Back Cover - U2
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Interviews and Features:
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Joe cocker and Jennifer Warnes
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Spandau Ballet
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Aztec Camera
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Pat Benatar
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OMD
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Peter Powell (Radio One)
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Yarbrough and Peoples
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Kissing The Pink
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Polecats
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Hall and Oates
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Albums:
Haysi Fantayzee, UB40, Stiff Little Fingers, Eloy, Billy GRiffin, Earth Wind and Fire, Pigbag
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Singles: by Jim Reid
Madness, Willie Hutch, Blancmange, The The, Gardening By Moonlight, Leisure Process, Climax Blues Band, Captain Sky, Matchbox featuring Kirsty MacColl, The Gist, Randy Newman and Paul Simon, Reggie Griffin and Technofunk, Jerry Lee Lewis, Dexy's Midnight Runners, The Powell Family, Klymaxx, Rocky Sharpe and the Replays, Afrika Bambaataa and the Soulsonic, JoBoxers, Pigbag, Treacherous Three, Kadenza, OMD, Orange Juice, Tom Robinson, Chaka Khan
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Live:
The Gap Band, Level 42, One The Juggler / Roman Holiday, John Cale, The Commadores
Volume 30 - Number 8
Cover By -
(Unknown) (Icehouse)
Adrian Boot (Rockers)
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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19th February 1983
Front Cover - Icehouse /
Rockers Revenge
Back Cover - Advert
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Interviews and Features:
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The Stargazers
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Icehouse
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Rockers Revenge
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One The Juggler
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Toto
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Blitz
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Mick Karn
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Marillion
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Evelyn King
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Cheryl Lynn
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Jerry Knight
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Albums:
Mari Wilson, Thompson Twins, Rick James Presents Bobby M, Ray Parker Jnr, Bow Wow Wow, Kids From Fame, Journey, Bill Wolfer
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Singles: by John Shearlaw
Johnny Chingas, Honey Bane, Modern Romance, Dionne Warwick, Gary Moore, The Pinkees, Lisa Stansfield, Malcolm McLaren, Chas and Dave, Goodie, Wide Boy Awake, Bonnie Tyler, Anthem, Bananarama, Joni Mitchell, Sleeping Lions, The Stranglers, Screen 3, The Kids From Fame, Nick Simper Fandango, Soul On Ice, Chris De Bergh, Meccano, Annabel Lamb, Peter Goodwin, Men Without Hats, Lala, Instant Agony, The Faraway Stars
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Live:
The Stranglers, Def Leppard, Marine Girls, A Certain Ratio, Evelyn King
Volume 30 - Number 9
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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Cover photos:
Eugene Adebari
(Jackson / Gaye)
Jill Furmanovsky
(Madness)
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Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
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26th February 1983
Front Cover - Michael Jackson
(Woody) Madness / Marvin Gaye
Back Cover - Men At Work
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Interviews and Features:
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Woody (Madness)
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Maurice White
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Madonna
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Gardening By Moonlight (GMB)
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Marvin Gaye
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Michael Jackson
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The Eurythmics
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Afrika Bambaataa
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David Josheph
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Patti Austin
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The Bluebells
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Song Lyrics:
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Kajagoogoo - Too Shy
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Prince - 1999
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Albums:
U2 Mezzoforte, Robert Whitfield, Prince Charles and the City Beat Band, Def Leppard
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Singles: by Simon Hills
Roman Holiday, Spear Of Destiny, Animal Nightlife, Pete Shelley, Spectral Display, Robert Gorl, Landscape III, Richard Bone, Duet Emo, Australian Crawl, Hunters and Collectors, Mezzoforte, Melba Moore, Forrest, Feel, Precious Wilson, Denice Williams, Barbara Streisand, Rock Goddess, Jade, The Three Johns, Shriekback, Evrol Campbell, Samson, Scarlett Party, ATF, Journey
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Volume 30 - Number 10
Cover By -
Rob Brimson - Stars
Joe Shutter - Wilson
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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5th March 1983
Front Cover - The Belle Stars /
Mari Wilson
Back Cover - Advert
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Interviews and Features:
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Leisure Process
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Musical Youth
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Orange Juice
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Mari Wilson
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Kim Wilde
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JoBoxers
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Luther Vandross
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Ex Tra
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Big Country
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The The
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Song Lyrics:
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Haysi Fantayzee - Shiny Shiny
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Indeep - Last Night a DJ Saved My Life
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Albums:
Spandau Ballet, Rock Goddess, Motorhead, The Meteors, STYX, Angela Bofill, OMD
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Singles: by Robin Smith
Ultravox, Higsons, UFO, Tracey Ullman, Japan, Bucks Fizz, Undertones, The Style Council, Missing Persons, Rip Rip and Panic, Honor Heffernan, True Life Confessions, Gabi Delgado, Urban Dogs, Action Pact, Power Supply, Crown Of Thorns, Splashdown, Kasif, Bolland, Skeletal Family, Jonas, Flairck, Sharon Reid, The Barron Knights, Billy Griffin
Volume 30 - Number 11
Cover By -
Eugene Adebari
(Romance / Weller)
Jill Furmanovsky -
(Duran)
Price - 40p Pages - 52
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12th March 1983
Front Cover - Modern Romance / Duran Duran / Paul Weller
Back Cover - Advert
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Interviews and Features:
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Bonnie Tyler
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Rock Goddess
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Tim Pope
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Forrest
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Roman Holliday
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Modern Romance
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The Style Council
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Muriel Grey
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Central Line
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Bernice Watkins
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Mezzoforte
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Deniece Williams
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John and Roger Taylor in Style
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Song Lyrics:
Bananarama - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
Madness - Tomorrow's Just Another Day
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Albums:
Bananarama, Marillion, The Undertones, Bucks Fizz, Sex Gang Children, The Choir, Joan ArmatradingNaked Eyes, Tears For Fears
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Singles: by Simon Tebbutt
Incantation, Altered Images, Wah, Phil Collins, Olivia Newton-John, Aneka, Nick Heyward, Uropa Lulu, Jennifer Warnes, Wild Willy Barratt, Dr. Feelgood, Virginia Astley, LGT, Dave Phillips and the Hot Rod Gang, Chris Rea, Eddie and Sunshine, Laurel and Hardy, Set The Tone, Fastaway, Alton Edwards, Van Morrison, Thompson Sound, Talk Talk, Richard John Smith, PHD, Paul Rafferty, The Temptations
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Live:
Madness, Thompson Twins, Blancmange, Hunters and Collections, Fun Boy Three
Volume 30 - Number 12
Cover By -
Neil Mathews - McLaren
Eugene Adebari -
Bananarama
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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19th March 1983
Front Cover - Malcolm McLaren /
Bananarama
Back Cover - Advert
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Interviews and Features
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Malcolm McLaren
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Soft Cell
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Altered Images
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Limahl
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The Biz
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Amazulu
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Pete Shelley
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52nd Street
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Song Lyrics:
Style Council - Speak Like A Child
Japan - All Tomorrow's Parties
Duran Duran - Is There Something I Should Know
Nick Heyward - Whistle Down The Wind
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Albums:
Various Artists (It's In The Mix), Saxon, Christopher Cross, The Gas, Zulu and the Heartaches, Climax Blues Band, Quasar, The Jammers, Confunkshon, John Watts, The Just Measures, Curtis Mayfield, Pink Floyd
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Singles: by Betty Page
Duran Duran, David Bowie, The Teardrop Explodes, Tracie, Robert Palmer, Ministry, Man Parish, Bobby O, Leesha Paradise, Freur, Hey Elestica, The Tudors, Swinging Laurels, Mari Wilson, Ben Watt, Punilux, Andy BRown, Going Bananas, Elkie Brooks
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Live:
Soft CellSpear Of Destiny, Virgin DAnce, Thin Lizzy, Mezzoforte, Icehouse
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Volume 30 - Number 13
Cover By -
Fin Costello (Rhodes)
Eugene Adebari (Ullman)
Price - 40p Pages - 52
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Better Scan Coming Soon
Thanks to Charles Patrick
for Donating this issue
for scanning
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26th March 1983
Front Cover - Nick Rhodes /
Tracey Ullman
Back Cover - Advert
Centre Spread - Duran Duran
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Interviews and Features:
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David Bowie
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Tracie
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Duran Duran
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David Joseph - Profile
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Fish - Star Choice
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Song Lyrics:
Mari Wilson - Cry Me A River
The Teardrop Explodes - You Disappear From View
Wah Band - Hope
Altered Images - Don't Talk To Me About Love
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Albums:
Various Artists (Love Train), The Everly Brothers, Janet Jackson, Cream, The Barracudas, Shriekback, Pallas, Buddy Holly, Nile Rogers
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Singles: by Jim Reid
The Joneses, Grace Jones, Marvin Gaye, Eddy Grant, U2, The Church, Pulsallama, Kajagoogoo, Shockabilly, The Firm, The Farmers Boys, The Damned, Clive Pig and the Hopeful Chinamen, Sleepers, Robert John, The Maisonettes, Ottawan, Luna Twist, Philippe Wynne, Hidden Charms, Flowchart, Holy Toy, Debarge, Gigi Garner, Orphan, Norma Lewis, Ganges OrchestraClannad, Stray Cats, David Ganpot, Rufus, The Nightingales, Cimarons, Wailing Souls, Meditations, Bunny Lie Lie and Lee Van Cleef, Twisted Sister, John Sykes, Rose Tattoo, The Saints, Terraplane, Venice, Coney Hatch
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Live:
U2, Dexy's Midnight Runners, Aztec Camera / The Farmers Boys
Volume 30 - Number 14
Cover By -
Jill Furmanovsky (Kaja)
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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2nd April 1983
Front Cover - Kajagoogoo /
Ultravox
Back Cover - JoBoxers
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Interviews and Features:
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Dave Edmunds
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Fastway
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Kajagoogoo - Star Style
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Twisted Sister
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Ultravox
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Stuart Adamson - Profile
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Kashif, Sunfire
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Spear Of Destiny
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Richard Barbieri - A Life In The Day
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Song Lyrics:
Phil Collins - Don't Let Him Steal Your Heart Away
Set The Tone - Rap Your Love
Tracie - The House That Jack Built
Maisonettes - Where i Stand
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Albums:
Steve Harrington's Hall Of Fame, The Dazz Band, The Time, Van Morrison, Young Marble Giants, EF Band, Pete Townsend, Richard Hell and the Voidoids, Virgin Steele, Weapon Of Peace, Tyrone Brunson, Wendy and the Rockets, Marine Girls
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Singles: by Mike Gardner
Cashmere, Chill-factor, The Valentine, Michael Jackson, Sweet Dreams, Culture Club, Colour Box, Men At Work, OMD, Toto, Bauhaus, Prince, Level 42, Christopher Cross, Nile Rogers, I Level, Marcia Griffins, The Waterboys, Cocteau Twins, Champaign, Tommy, Greg Kihn Band, Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet, Lori Chacko, Visual, Steve Shelto, O'Bryan, Intro, Thirteen At Midnight, The Merton Parkas, The Members, Sex Pistols, Simple Minds, XTC, Kenin Rowland and Dexy's Midnight Runners, The System
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Volume 30 - Number 15
Cover By -
Adrian Boot (Culture)
Bangay (Elastica)
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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9th April 1983
Front Cover - Culture Club /
Elastica
Back Cover - Advert
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Interviews and Feature:
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Culture Club
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TV - A Critical Viewers Guide
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Mike Mansfield
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Michael Hurll
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Hey! Elastica - Star Style
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Talk Talk
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Man Parrish
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Shriekback
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Danse Society,
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Laurel and Hardy
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Song Lyrics:
Grace Jones - My Jamaican Guy
U2 - Two Hearts Beat As One
Kajagoogoo - Ooh To Be Ah
Ultravox - Visions In Blue
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Albums:
Aztec Camera, Modern Romance, Various Artists (The Perfect Beat)The Whispers, Clannad, Rip Rig and Panic, Smokey Robinson, Hermine, The Temptations, The GistBonnie Tyler
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Singles: by Robin Smith
Heaven 17, Plum, Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Steve Hackett, New Walk, Rod, New Edition, The Veterans, The Ruts, Go 2, The Milkshakes, Dinah Rodd and the Drains, Yuka, B.A. Robertson, Juluka, A Flock Of Seagulls, The Questions
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Live:
Culture Club, Van Morrison, The Fabulous Thunderbirds, Missing Persons, Bill Nelson's Invisibility Experdition, Mari Wilson
Volume 30 - Number 16
Cover By -
Paul Cox (Currie)
Jill Furmanovsky (Tracie)
Price - 40p Pages - 52
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16th April 1983
Front Cover - Alannah Currie
(Thompson Twins) / Tracie
Centre Spread - The Style Council
Back Cover - Advert
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Interviews and Features:
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Chil Fac-tor
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Thompson Twins
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Its Immaterial
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Black
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The Style Council - Star Style
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Nick Heyward
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Maisonettes
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Robert Palmer
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Song Lyrics:
Thompson Twins - We Are Detectives
The Belle Stars - Sweet Memory
Dexy's - Celtic soul Brothers
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Albums:
Robert Palmer, David Bowie, Peter Tosh, Ellen Foley, Unlimited Touch, Fastway, Laura Branigan, Spear Of Destiny
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Singles: by Mark Cooper
The Creatures, The Belle Stars, David Grant, Junior, Musical Youth, Eddy Grant, Thompson Twins, Fat Larry's Band, State Of Grace, Human League, Gil Scott Heron, Lionel Richie, Cliff Richard, Phil Everly, Keith Harris and Orville, Cindy and the Saffrons, Laura Branigan, Iron Maiden, Saxon, Serious Drinking, Piranhas, Bad Manners, Nick Lowe, Claire Hamill, Jim Capaldi, Icehouse, Maximum Joy, H2O, Heartbeats, The Beatles, The Alarm, Sex Gang Children
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Live:
Spandau Ballet, Orange Juice, New Order, Swinging Laurels, Bucks Fizz
Volume 30 - Number 17
Cover By -
Neal Wilson (Lennox)
Graham Stevens (Numan)
Price - 40p Pages - 52
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23rd April 1983
Front Cover - Annie Lennox /
Gary Numan
Back Cover - Pete Murphy
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Interviews and Features:
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The Belle Stars
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Tracie
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The Valentine Brothers
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Gary Numan
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Annie Lennox - Star Style
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Kate Garner - A Life In The Day
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I-Level
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Farmers Boys
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VPP
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Freur
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Steve Arrington
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Second Image
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Sean McClusky - Star Choice
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Song Lyrics:
Men At Work - Overkill
Junior - Communication Breakdown
The Human League - Fascination
OMD - Telegraph
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Albums:
Kajagoogoo, Men At Work, Bad Manners, Kashif, Prince Charles and the City Beat Band
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Singles: by Daniela Soave
The Fun Boy Three, Paul Haig, J Walter Negro and Nicky Tesco, Coati Mundi, Marshall Crenshaw, White Lite, The B52's, Bonnie Tyler, Meatloaf, Toni Basil, Hall and Oates, Espionage, Debarge, LGT, The Fixx, Friends Again, Robin Gibb, Spandau Ballet, Darts, Clock DVA, David Van Day, Maze, Robyn Hitchcock, Geoff Deane and the Valley Girls, Hank Marvin, Narada Michael Walden
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Live:
Tears For Fears, Marillion, Joan Armatrading, Big Country / The Alarm, The Band AKA
Volume 30 - Number 18
Cover By - Joe Shutter
Price - 40p Pages - 52
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Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
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30th April 1983
Front Cover - Heaven 17
Back Cover - Advert
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Interviews and Features:
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Mick Karn
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Boy George - Profile
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Heaven 17
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Junior
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New Edition
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The Alarm
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Peter Tosh
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Peter Edge - A Life In The Day
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Song Lyrics:
The Beat - Can't Get Used To Losing You
Eddy Grant - War Party
Spandau Ballet - True
Icehouse - Street Café
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Albums:
A Flock Of Seagulls, Twisted Sister, Kool and the Gang, Joe Sample, Adam and the Ants, Steve Hackett, Heaven 17, MAn Parrish, Ex-Tras, Second Image, Meat Loaf, Angelic Upstarts, Gabi Dalgado
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Singles: by John Shearlaw
Ex-Tras, Mary Jane Girls, The Comateens, Rip Rig and Panic, The Undertones, Blancmange, XTC, Robert Wyatt, Elton John, The Four Brothers, Hot Chocolate, Pete Shelley, Modern Romance, Fatback, Pink Floyd, Snowy White, Rupert Hine, Philip Jap, Kenny Rogers, Dynasty, D Train, George Duke, Landscape, Jarreau, Bob Marley and the Wailers, Martha and the Muffins, Linda Lewis
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Live:
OMD, Spear Of Destiny / Kawolski, Twisted Sister
Volume 30 - Number 19
Cover By - Adrian Boot
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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7th May 1983
Front Cover - Fun Boy Three
Back Cover - Human League
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Interviews and Features:
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Fun Boy Three
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Buster Bloodvessel - Star Style
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Phil Fearon
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Steve Norman - Profile
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The System
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David Grant
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Song Lyrics
Tears For Fears - Pale Shelter
The Creatures - Miss The Girl
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Albums:
New Order, Richard Bone, Design For Living, The Milkshakes, D Train, Gerard McMahon, Band AKA, Coati Mundi, Various Artists (The Whip, The Original Motor Town Revue Recorded), Phil Everly, Sunfire, Maze, Godley and Creme, Dionne Warwick, Wilton Felder, Philip Jap,
Shockabilly, Clint Eastwood and General Saint, ZZ Top, Greg Kihn BAnd, Morrissey Mullan
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Singles: by Robin Smith
Rush, Margaux Buchanan, Joe Cocker, Alvin Stardust, John Richardson, Severed Head, Thin Lizzy, Language, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, The Virtuals, Gina Lamour, Rupert and the Rupettes, Toto Coelo, Frankie Valli, The Sapphires, John Miles, The Tubes, Weapon Of Peace, Mike Oldfield, Berlin, The Pink Umbrellas
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Live:
The Questions / Tracie, A Flock Of Seagulls, Forrest, Camel, Marc and the Mambas, Joni Mitchell, Fastway, Depeche Mode,
Volume 30 - Number 20
Cover By - Simon Fowler
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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14th May 1983
Front Cover - Iron Maiden
Back Cover - F R David
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Interviews and Features:
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Iron Maiden
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Dee Snider - Profile
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Coati Mundi
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A Flock Of Seagulls
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Seona Dancing
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Mary Jane Girls
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The Fixx - Star Style
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Annabel Lamb
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Song Lyrics
David Grant - Stop and Go
Hall And Oates - Family Man
Blancmange - Blind Vision
Modern Romance - Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm
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Albums:
Bob Marley and the Wailers, Imagination, The Fixx, Cliff Richard, Steve Miller Band, Nightwing, The 52's
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Singles: by Simon Tebbutt
The I-Royals, Yazoo, Coconuts, The Time Dance, China Crisis, Phil Collins, Syreeta, The (Hypothetical) Prophets, John Wyatt, Wham, Spear Of Destiny, Forrest, Karen O'Connor, Jermaine Jackson, Strasse, Cava Cava, Stephen Bishop, The Band AKA, The Waitresses, The Style Council, Motorhead, Agnetha
Volume 30 - Number 21
Cover By - Steve Rapport
Price - 40p Pages - 56
Free gift -
The Master Tape
(see below)
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Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
21st May 1983
Front Cover - JoBoxers
Back Cover - Michael Jackson
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Interviews and Features:
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JoBoxers
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Meatloaf
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Colour Box
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Friends Again
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David Van Day
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Rock Goddess
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Saxon
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Song Lyrics:
Hot Chocolate - What Kind Of Boy Are You Looking fFor (Girl)
The B52's - Future Generation
China Crisis - Tragedy and Mystery
Yazoo - Nobody's Diary
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Singles:
Japan, King Sporty, Winston Jones and Lynn Bryant, Ruby Turner, Meat Loaf, Altered Images, Richard Strange, Rita Coolidge, Brazil, GBH, Ultravox, Twisted Sister, Mezzoforte, The Box, Dionne Warwick, Can
Albums:
Blackfoot, Bill Nelson, Iron Maiden, The Creatures, Wasted Youth
Live:
Kajagoogoo, Belle Stars, Maze, JoBoxers, Madness / Style Council / Clint Eastwood and General Saint / Hazel O'Connor
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Volume 30 - Number 22
Cover By -
Eugene Adebari
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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28th May 1983
Front Cover - Jay Aston
(Bucks Fizz) /
Stephen Lusombe (Blancmange)
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Interviews and Features:
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Blancmange
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Jay Aston - Star Style
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Paul Haig
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Prince Charles (City Beat Band)
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The Creatures
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Frankie Beverly
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David Bowie - Star Style
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Song Lyrics:
Police - Every Breath You Take
Spear Of Destiny - The Wheel
Style Council - Money Go Round
Forrest - Feel The Need
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Albums:
Malcolm McLaren, Yello, Kissing The Pink, Motorhead, Mary Jan Girls
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Singles: by Jim Reid
Big Country, Nick Heyward, Matt Fretton, Mari Wilson, Aztec Camera, Yello, Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five, The Fearless Four, Dead Or Alive, The Bloomsbury Set, Van Morrison, Dave Edmunds, The Photo's, The Police, Paul Young, The London Cowboys, Fontana Mix, Eddie Tenpole Tudor, Shakatak, The Main T Possee
Volume 30 - Number 23
Cover By -
Jill Furmanovsky
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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4th June 1983
Front Cover - Altered Images
Back Cover - Mary Jane Girls
Poster - David Bowie
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Interviews and Features:
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Altered Images - Star Style
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Kajagoogoo
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Modern Romance
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David Band - Life In A Day
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Norma Lewis
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The Coconuts
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Moterhead
-
Leon Sylvers III
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Song Lyrics:
Big Country - In A Big Country
Nick Heyward - Take That Situation
Orange Juice - Flesh of my Flesh
Haysi Fantayzee - Sister Friction
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Albums:
Various Artists (For Dancers Also), Cozy Powell, The Decorators, Comateens, Barclay James Harvest, The Commodores, Quartz, The Batcave
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Singles: by Betty Page
Robert Palmer, Haysi Fantayzee, Orange Juice, David Bowie, Jimmy The Hoover, Kajagoogoo, Leisure Process, Shalamar, Imagination, David Joseph, Irene Cara, Trevor Herion, ZZ Top, Sex Pistols, Big Brother, Man Parish, Gardening By Moonlight, Swiss Navy, Peter Tosh, Joe Jackson, Hanoi Rocks, The Truth, Eddie and Sunshine, Jeannette, Monsoon, Michael Jackson, Ingram, Steve Harvey, Miquel Brown
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Live:
China Crisis, Animal Nightlife, Prince Charles and the City Beat Band, Men At Work, Yello, Fontana Mix
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Volume 30 - Number 24
Cover By -
John Paul (Gardner)
Steve Rapport (Adamson)
Price - 40p Pages - 40
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Front Cover - Kate Gardner
(Haysi Fantayzee)
Stewart Adamson (Big Country)
Back Cover - Sting
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Interviews and Features:
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China Crisis
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Haysi Fantayzee
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Booker Newberry III
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Big Country
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Karol Kenyon
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Aztec Camera
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Agnetha Fältskog - Star Style
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Song Lyrics:
Robert Palmer - You Can Have It
Shakatak - Dark Is The Night
Imagination - Looking At Midnight
Michael Jackson - Wanna Be
Startin' Something
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Albums:
Japan, Talking Heads, The Southern Death Cult, The Beat, Indeep, Agnetha Fältskog, Rod Stewart
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Singles: by Robin Smith
Toto, Roman Holiday, Sad Café, Chris Rea, Perfect Strangers, Sparks, The Monochrome Set, Jona Lewis, Zazou Wemba, Birch and Hallam, I Level, Fastway, Bucks Fizz, The Smiths, Marillion, FR David, June Pointer, Freur, Blackfoot, Still Life, The Honeymoon Killers, Tik and Tok
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Live:
David Bowie
Volume 30 - Number 25
Cover By -
Eugene Adabari (Collins)
Joe Shutter (Burns)
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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18th June 1983
Front Cover - Edwyn Collins
(Orange Juice) /
Pete Burns (Dead Or Alive)
Back Cover - Paul Young
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Interviews and Features:
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Orange Juice
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Jimmy The Hoover
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Imagination
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Matt Fretton
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Juicy Fruit
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D Train
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Bill Nelson - Star Style
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ZZ Top
-
Dead Or Alive
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Song Lyrics:
Man Parish - Heart Stroke
Shalamar - Dead Giveaway
Grand Master Flash - New York New York
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Albums:
The Police, Elton John, Set The Tone, Mezzoforte, Peter Gabriel, Altered Images, Ingram
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Singles: by John Shearlaw
A Flock Of Seagulls, In Excess, Bluebells, Mary Jane Girls, Men at Work, Meat Loaf, The Lotus Eaters, Durutti Column, Little River Band, Donna Summer, Wild Willy Barratt, Naked Eyes, Iron Maiden, Abrasive Wheels, Wayne Country and the Electric Chairs, Heaven 17, Nona Hendrix, Endgames, Frida, Oliver Cheatham, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, King Sunny Ade and his African Beats, Montana Sextet featuring Nadiyah
Volume 30 - Number 26
Cover By -
Eugene Adebari
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
25th June 1983
Front Cover - Midge Ure (Ultravox)
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Interviews and Features:
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Ultravox
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Yello
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The Truth
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H20
-
Birch and Hallam
-
Miquel Brown
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Roman Holliday
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Shakatak
-
Jacqui Brookes - Star Style
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Albums:
Various Artists (Street Sound 4), Blue Zoo, Junior, Everlyn King
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Singles: by Mike Gardner
Isley Brothers, Malcolm McLaren, Steve Winwood, Glady's Night and the Pips, Finis Henderson, Warner, Fantastic Something, State Of Grace, Bernie O Zero, The Beat, Bonnie Tyler, David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto, Kissing the Pink, Sergio Mendes, Verna Lindt, Beggar and Go, Jane, Bryan Adams, Todd Rundgren, Howard Devoto, Tin Tin, The Lords of the New Church, Monty Python, The Little Heroes, Vision, Strange Advance, The Windies, Jo Durie, EBN-OZN AEIOU, Terri Wellis, Robin Scott, Gibson Brothers, John Foxx
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Live:
Eddy Grant
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Video:
Japan, Tears For Fears, Status Quo, Tina Turner, Fleetwood Mac, Various artists (The Best Of Reggae), The Kids Are Alright
Volume 30 - Number 27
Cover By - Eugene Adabari (Jeffrey Daniel)
Justin Thomas (Hayward)
Price - 40p Pages - 52
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2nd July 1983
Front Cover - Jeffrey Daniel
(Shalamar) / Nick Hayward
Back Cover - Annie Lennox
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Interviews and Features:
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Vaughn Toulouse
-
Nick Heyward
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Fish (Marillion)
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Icehouse
-
Shalamar
-
Freeeze
-
Beggar and Co
-
Marcus Miller
-
Paul Young
-
Nick Beggs Profile
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Albums:
Various Artists (Original Soundtrack: Flashdance), The Coconuts, Any Trouble, Wham, I Level, Marshall Crenshaw, Stevie Nicks, Tony Banks, The Isley Brothers, Luna Twist
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Singles: by Paul Sexton
The Cherry Boys, Elvis Costello and the Attractions, John Anderson, New York Skyy, The Undertones, Pulp, Al Jarreau, Chas & Dave, D Train, Midnight Oil, Jane Kennaway, Bananarama, Musical Youth, Midge Ure & Mike Khan, The Fall, Icicle Works, The Cure, The Colours, Thomas Dolby, The Eurythmics, Diana Ross, Icehouse One The Juggler
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Live:
Rod Stewart
Volume 30 - Number 28
Cover By - Eugene Adabari
Price - 40p Pages - 40
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9th July 1983
Front Cover - Kim Wilde
Back Cover - Musical Youth
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Interviews and Features:
-
Kim Wilde
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Eurythmics
-
Stephen Duffy
-
Trevor Herion
-
The Lotus Eaters
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The Double Dutch Girls
-
Donna Summer
-
Heaven 17
-
The Bluebells
-
Brass Construction
-
Focus On TV Music Shows
-
Nona Hendryx
-
Maxi Wuletich - Profile
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Albums:
Yazoo, Donna Summer, The Monochrome Set, Electric Light Orchestra, Pete Shelley
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Singles: by Jim Reid
Tracie, Johnny Dynell and New York 88, Cabaret Voltaire, The Creatures, KC and he Sunshine Band, Mighty Gabby, Echo and the Bunnymen, David Grant, Thompson Twins, Ranking Trevor, Sharon, Lonnie Liston Smith, Altered Images, Gai Delgado, Paul Haig, The Jets, Caiphus Semenya, Action Pact, Virgin Dance, The Jodelles, Sense, Ian Hunter, Victor Tavares
16th July 1983
23rd July 1983
Volume 30 - Number 29
Cover By - Joe Shutter
(Tracie)
Peter Ashworth (Marc)
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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Volume 30 - Number 30
Cover By - Jill
Furmanovsky (Moyet)
Joe Shutter (Summers)
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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Front Cover - Tracie /
Marc And The Mambas
Back Cover - Mick Karn and
Midge Ure
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Interviews and Features:
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Tracie
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Going For A Song Feature
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Pete Shelley
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Kissing The Pink
-
Virna Lindt
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The Cure
-
One The Juggler
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The Thompson Twins
-
Marc (Almond) and the Mambas - Star Style
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Pagoda
-
Terri Wells
-
Karen and Sarah (Bananarama)
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George Benson
-
Steve Harris - Profile
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Albums:
Diana Ross, Eddie and Sunshine, Robert Plant, The Box, Chuck Mangione, Yellowman, Oliver Cheatham
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Singles: by Mike Gardner
Aretha Franklin, Michael Jackson, Care, XTC, Debarge, Modern Romance, The Hollies, The Police, Jonzun Crew, Depeche Mode, Shakin' Stevens, Robert Plant, The Bee Gees, Kashif, 10cc, China Doll, Animal Nightlife, Bruce Springsteen, The Europeans, The Nolans, Sars On 45, Gary Byrd and the GB Experience, Crosby Stills and Nash, James Ross, Dynasty, Split Enz, Boys Town Gang, Orlando Johnson and the Trance
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Live:
Peter Gabriel / Thompson Twins / The Undertones
Front Cover - Alison Moyet /
Andy Summers (The Police)
Back Cover - Jimmy The Hoover
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Interviews and Features:
-
Jo Dworniak - Star Style
-
Alison Moyet
-
Killing Joke
-
The Icicle Works
-
Andy Summers
-
Animal Nightlife
-
Eddie and Sunshine
-
Haircut 100
-
David Grant - Profile
-
David Ball
-
Gary Crowley
-
Brenda Russell
-
New Guys On The Block
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Song Lyrics: Star Song by
David Jaymes (Modern Romance
The Beatles - Hey Jude
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Albums:
Shalamar, Paul Young, Bauhaus, Finis Henderson, Deniece Williams, Brotherhood Of Man
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Singles: by Robin Smith
The Belle Stars, Motorhead, H2o, Haircut 100, Wham, Bruce Foxton, Agnetha Fältskog, Jackson Brown, Herbie Handcock, America, Graham Parker, Loz Netto, Affairs Of The Heart, Naked In Paris, Julia Downes, Marsha Raven, Talking Heads, The Tom Tom Club, The Manhattans, Carmel, Galaxy, One Way System, Martha, The Farmers Boys
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Video:
ABC
Volume 30 - Number 31
Cover By - Paul Cox
Price - 40p Pages - 40
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30th July 1983
Front Cover - Echo and the
Bunnymen
Midge Ure and Mick Karn
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Interviews and Features:
-
Echo and the Bunnymen
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Captain Sensible
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John Foxx
-
Midge Ure and Mick Khan
-
Wang Chung
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Andy O (Blue Zoo) - Star Style
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ELO
-
Oliver Cheatman
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Feature On Boys Town Disco Music
-
Sarah Brightman
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Song Lyrics:
Aztec Camera - Just Like Gold
Chosen by Andrew Ridgley (Wham)
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Albums:
Big Country, Howard Devoto, Staying Alive, Lita Ford, Elvis Costello and the Attractions
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Singles: by Simon Tebbutt
The Stranglers, APB, Sandra Lobban, The Style Council, The Weather Girls, Jane Kennaway, Robert Marlow, Light Of The World, Elton John, The Call, Steve Harley, Hot Club, Kim Wilde, Whitesnake, John Miles, Toto, Kraftwerk, Eyeless In Gaza, Q Tips, Stray Cats, Central Line
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Live:
Duran Duran / Robert Palmer / Prince Charles and the City Beat
Volume 30 - Number 32
Cover By - Neal Wilson
(Madness)
Joe Shutter (Stars)
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
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6th August 1983
Front Cover - Madness
The Belle Stars
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Interviews and Features:
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Madness
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Gary Byrd
-
The Belle Stars
-
Marilyn
-
Silent Running
-
Jimmy The Hoover
-
Diana Ross
-
Herbie Hancock
-
JoBoxers
-
The Lotus Eaters
-
Tom Bailey - Profile
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Song Lyrics:
The Q Tips - You Are The Life Inside Of Me.
Chosen by Tracie
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Albums:
Various Artists (A Young Persons Guide To Compact, Enjoy), Jonzun Crew, Tom Tom Club, Richard Jon Smith, Cabaret Voltaire
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Singles: by Mike Gardner
The Clarke Sisters, Spandau Ballet, JoBoxers, Shalamar, New Edition, Girls Can't Help It, The Chi-lites, Roy Hamilton, Marcia Griffiths, Black Uhuru, Toots Hibbert, CAnute, Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack, Greg Kihn Band, Uriah Heep, Joe Erickson, Julia Andrews and Johnny Cash, Graham Fellows, Nancy Novo, Tank, Billy Joel, Strawberry Switchblade, The Coconuts, Chopper Harris
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Video:
Best Of Reggae Part Two, New Order, Van Morrison, Black Sabbath / Blue Oyster Club, Cabaret Voltaire
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Live:
Diana Ross
13th August 1983
20th August 1983
Volume 30 - Number 33
Cover By - Joe Shutter
(Weller)
Jill Furmanovsky
(Spandau)
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
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Front Cover - Style Council
Spandau Ballet
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Interviews and Features:
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Style Council
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UB40
-
Carmel
-
Jonzun Crew
-
Spandau Ballet - Star Style
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Sandie
-
Robert Marlowe
-
Dee Snider - A Life In The Day
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KC
-
La Fleur
-
La Famille
-
Bruce Foxton - Profile
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Song Lyrics:
Roxy Music - Prairie Rose
Chosen By John Taylor (Duran Duran)
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Albums:
Dennis Brown, Various Artists (Slow 'n' Moody Black and Bluesy, Streeet Sounds 5), Roy Ayers, Marc and the Mambas, KC and the Sunshine Band, The Beach Boys, Billy Bragg, Weekend, Virginia Astley, Jazzateers, Bernard Edwards, Au Pairs, Chaz Jankel, After The Fire, JAmes BRown
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Singles: by Robin Smith
Y & T, Keywi, Joe Jackson, Annabel Lamb, David Essex, Kit Hain, UB40, Joan Jet and the Blackhearts, Madness, The Glove, Cutting Edge, Judge Dread, Belle and the Devotions, Kewi University Of Swing, Kurtis Blow, Sheila Hylton, Steve Walsh, Dio, Dennis Brown Girlschool, Dennis Brown
Volume 30 - Number 34
Cover By - Scope
Features (Wham)
Jill Furmanovsky (Young)
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
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Front Cover - Wham
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Interviews and Features:
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Wham
-
Steve Walsh
-
Chopper Harris
-
Care
-
Clarke Sisters
-
Fabulous Wealthy Tarts
-
Rick Savage
-
Phil Fearon
-
H2O
-
Whitesnake
-
Marvin Isley
-
Paul Young - Star Style
-
Light Of The World
-
Gary Byrd - Profile
​
Song Lyrics:
Diana Ross - Aint' No Mountain High Enough
Chosen by Limahl
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Albums:
Herbie Hancock, Level 42, Monsoon, War, Eyeless In Gaza, New Edition, Various Artists (Motown Superstars Sing Motown Superstars)
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Singles: by Eleanor Levy
The Kids From Fame, Silent Running, Martin Ansell, The Sun, Def Leppard, The Comsat Angels, Twisted Sister, Diamond Head, Haywoode, Katie Kissoon, One Way System, Rod Stewart, The Maisonettes, The Isley Brothers, Blue Magic, Rick James, Hanoi Rocks, Toy Dolls, The Bananamen, The Truth, Howard Jones, The Redskins, Philip Bailey, Box Of Toys, Will Disley, See You In Vegas, Gang Of Four, Classix Nouveau, Cliff Richard, REM, Teeroy Morris
Volume 30 - Number 35
Cover By - Kirstin Rodgers (Big Country)
Eugene Adebari (Foxton)
Price - 40p Pages - 52
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Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
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27th August 1983
Front Cover - Big Country
Back Cover - Steve Norman
Interviews and Features:
-
Annabel Lamb
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New Edition
-
Cabaret Voltaire
-
Ligotage
-
Howard Devoto
-
A Flock Of Seagulls
-
Big Country
-
Glove
-
Katie Kissoon
-
Manhattans
-
Bruce Foxton - Star Style
-
Robert Plant - Profile
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Song Lyrics:
Jerry Lee Lewis - It'll Be Me
Chosen by Kim Wilde
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Albums:
Depeche Mode, Kenny Lynch, Michael Wycoff, Rex Smith, AC/DC, The Chi-lites, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Asia, Fatback, U-Brown, Neil Young
​
Singles: by Switch Music Editors
Pete and Pedro
Pete:
Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Sylvester, Prince Charles and the City Beat Band, Larry Graham, New Order, Michael Lovesmith, Ashford and Simpson, Newcleus
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Pedro:
Edwin Starr, Friends Again, Monyaka, Kane Gang, MAnu Dibango, Fleshtones, Cook Da Books, Danse Society, Big Country
Volume 30 - Number 36
Cover By - Eugene
Adebari (Truth)
Graham Dexter Smith
(Heaven)
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
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3rd September 1983
Front Cover - The Truth
Back Cover - Steve Strange
Heaven 17
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Interviews and Features:
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The Armoury Show
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The Truth
-
Passion Puppets
-
Y&T
-
Endgames
-
Stray Cats
-
Heaven 17
-
Coconuts
-
APB
-
Howard Jones
-
Sharon Haywoode
-
Dennis Brown
-
Michael J Mullins (Star Profile)
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Song Lyrics:
Glen Campbell - Wichita Lineman
Chosen by Jon Moss (Culture Club)
Blue Mink - Melting Pot
Chosen by Boy George (Culture Club)
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Albums:
Stray Cats, Gwen Guthrie, The Chameleons, Rufus and Chaka Khan, XTC, Ronnie Laws, Quarterflash, Various Artists (Viva Zimbabwe)
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Singles: by Mike Gardner
Heaven 17, Ryuichi Sakamoto, The Beatles, Mike Oldfield and Roger Chapman, Forrest, , D Train, Altered Images, Judie Tzuke, Journey, Dead Or Alive, The The, Raw Silk, Moscow, Perfect Crime, The Jodelles, Keni Burke, The Questions, Matt Fretton, Bruce Morrison and Rachel Orlane
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Books: by Jim Reid
Duran Duran
10th September 1983
17th September 1983
Volume 30 - Number 37
Cover By -
Eugene Adebari (Holiday)
Joe Shutter (Creole)
Price - 40p Pages - 44​
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Thanks to Charles Patrick
for donating this issue
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Front Cover - Roman Holiday
Kid Creole
Back Cover - Jerry Dammers
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Interviews and Features:
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Matt Fretton
-
Patrick Gammon
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Keywi
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Sylvester
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The Comsat Angels
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Girlschool
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The Weather Girls
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Roman Holiday - Star Style
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The Mary Jane Girls
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Kid Creole
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Lillo Thomas
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Kenny Lynch
-
Canute
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Song Lyrics
Leon Russell - A Song For You
Chosen By Elton John
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Albums:
Gang Of 4, The Glove, The Gap Band, The Moody Blues, Joe Jackson, Rainbow, America, Kid Creole and the Coconuts
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Singles: by Jessie McGuire
Geisha Girls, Kajagoogoo, Culture Club, Roman Holiday, Elvis Costello, Public Image Ltd, Al Jarreau, Planet Patrol, Barb, Dee Sharp, The Bloomsbury Set, Laura Branigan, Wishful Thinking, Intaferon, The Rake, Barley Wine, Sheena Easton, Kissing The Pink, Mercy Ray, F.R. David, Segue, Stevie Nicks, The Marble Staircase, Sounds Magic, Europeans, Kenny Rogers, Peter Hammill, Zingari, Bobby Gillion, Adele Bertei, Status Quo
Front Cover - Dave Gahan
(Depeche Mode), Gary Numan
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Interviews and Features:
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Depeche Mode
-
Gary Numan
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Martha Ladley - Star Style
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Siouxsie and the Banshees
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Gang of Four
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Raw Silk
-
XTC
-
The The
-
Intaferon
-
Sharon Redd
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Monyaka
-
Mick Talbot - Profile
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Song Lyrics:
Aretha Franklin - I Say A Little Prey
Chosen by: Paul Young
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Albums:
UB40, JoBoxers, The Comsat Angels, Hunters and Collectors, Gary Numan, Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
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Singles: by Graham K Smith
Nick Heyward, Ian Prince, Fad Gadget, Natural Ites (and the Realistics), Trace Ullman,, Bonk, Hot Chocolate, Rock Steady Crew, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Space Monkey, Jackie Leven, The Jetset, Rusty Egan, Dalek I Love You, Fiat Lux, KC and the Sunshine Band, Naked Eyes, Donna Sumer, Lydia Murdock, Howard Devotto, One The Juggler, Soft Cell
Volume 30 - Number 38
Cover By -
Joe Shutter (Gary Numan)
Clare Muller (Dave Gahan)
Price - 45p Pages - 48
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This Issue Had A 5p Price Increase
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Thanks to Mark Jennings
for providing the scans
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Volume 30 - Number 39
Cover By -
Eugene Adebari (John)
Jamie Morgan (Moss)
Price - 45p Pages - 44
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24th September 1983
Front Cover - Leee John (Imagination)
Jon Moss (Culture Club)
Back Cover - David Essex
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Interviews and Features:
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Jon Moss - Star Style
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The Questions
-
Hot Streak
-
Kajagoogoo
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Leee John - Star Style)
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Paradise
-
What is Electroboogie
-
Paul Young - Profile
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Song Lyrics
The Clash - Complete Control
Chosen by Beki Bondage
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Albums:
Chi-lites, NYC Peech Boys, James White, Various Artists (Dance Mix Dance Hits Volume 2)Diamond Head, Ashford and Simpson, Ministry
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Singles: by Robin Smith
David Bowie, Bryan Adams, Private Lives, Herbie Hancock, JB's All Stars, Bucks Fizz, Depeche Mode, Toyah, Boney M, Joe Walsh, Modern English, The Lords Of The New Church, The Commodores, The Alarm, XTC, Gardening By Moonlight, Nona Hendryx, Any Trouble
Volume 30 - Number 40
Cover By -
Simon Fowler (Ullman)
Price - 45p Pages - 48
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Thanks to Charles Patrick
for Donating this issue
for scanning
1st October 1983
Front Cover - Tracy Ullman
Michael Jackson
Centre Spread - Michael Jackson
Back Cover - Nick Heyward
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Interviews and Features:
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Tracy Ullman
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Righeira
-
Virginia Astley
-
Bryan Adams
-
Men Without Hats
-
The Geisha Girls
-
The Fixx
-
Errol Brown - Profile
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Ian Prince
-
Pete Burns - Star Style
-
Planet Petrol
-
Jeffery Osborne
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Song Lyrics
Edward Elgar - Land Of Hope and Glory
Chosen by Gary Numan
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Albums:
Rick James, Public Image Ltd, Serious Drinking, Graham Parker, Black Sabbath, John Foxx, The Commodores, Jeffrey Osbourne, Various Artists (Streetsounds Edition 8)
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Singles: by Andy Strickland
Freeez, Booker Newbury III, Nils Lofgren, Divine, The Fall, Love Jays and Philip James, Restless, Natasha, 1919 Joe Yellow, The Fixx, Shakatak, The Cameo, The Outcasts, Carlene Carter, West Street Mob, Tom Browne, James Ross, Mikey Jupp, Mary Jane Girls, Paul Haig, David Grant, Steve Wright, Frank Stallone, David Knopfler, Antena, The Weather Girls, Steve Davis, Stuart Dnaldson, Hidden Charmes, You, Michael John, Margaux Buchanan, One Way, Steve Booker
Volume 30 - Number 41
Cover By - Derek Dunbar
Price - 45p Pages - 52
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Better Scan Coming Soon
Thanks to Charles Patrick
for Donating this issue
for scanning
8th October 1983
Front Cover - Jimmy The Hoover
Back Cover - Maxi (Mary Jane Girls)
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Interviews and Features:
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Rory (King Kurt)
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Ritchie Colon (Rocksteady Crew)
-
Jimmy The Hoover
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Six Sed Red
-
Madonna
-
Lynn Goldsmith
-
Steve Jenson
-
Bonk
-
Freeze
-
Lydia Murdock
-
Bobby and Cheryl - Star Style
-
Timothy Wayne - Profile
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Song Lyrics:
Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper Chosen By Bruce Foxton
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Albums:
The Jam, Forrest, Michael Lovesmith, Will Powers, Various Artists (Streetsounds Electro 1, Love The Reason), Madonna, Mark Bolan, Genesis, Freeez
​
Singles: by Simon Hills
China Crisis, The Ex-Tras, King Sporty, Congress, Trevor Herion, King Kurt, Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson, Eek-a-mouse, UB40, Shalamar, Haircut 100, I-Level, Art Of Noise, Hey! Elastica, Cheaters, Smokey Robinson, Fat Larry's Band, The Bic, Seaona Dancing, The Lotus Eaters, Joe Brown, Wrathchild, Gary's Gang, Lew Kirton, Swallow Tongue, Sugar Ray 5, Modern English, Cruella De Ville, Sue Scadding, Clarence Clemons and the Red Bank Robbers, Sleeping Lions, The Escape, Asia, Kinks, Harlem Spirit, Waysted, Plat Dead, Caramba, Elton John, Jaqui Brookes, Don Carlos, Walking Souls, Laurel and Hardy, Clint Eastwood and General Saint, Hugh Griffiths, Tight Fit,
Volume 30 - Number 42
Cover By -
Paul Cox (Summer)
Joe Shutter (Peters)
Price - 45p Pages - 48
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Better Scan Coming Soon
Thanks to Charles Patrick
for Donating this issue
for scanning
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15th October 1983
Front Cover - Donna Summer
Mike Peters (The Alarm)
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Interviews and Features:
-
John Bradbury
-
Donna Summer
-
Toyah
-
Alarm
-
A Craze
-
Tracie
-
The Questions
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A Craze
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Big Sound Authority
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Tik Tok
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The Bluebells - Star Style
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Howard Jones - Profile
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Song Lyrics:
Elton John - Blue Eyes
Chosen By Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo)
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Albums:
Culture Club, Paul Haig, Roman Holiday, Shakatak, The Farmer's Boys
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Singles: by Jim Reid
Grandmaster and Melle Mel, Ryuichi Sakamoto, Jimmy The Hoover, Diana Ross, Billy Idol, Musical Youth, Junior Walker, Eddie and Sunshine, Level 42, It's Immaterial, SPK, The Go Betweens, The Revillos, Passion Puppets, A Craze, New Edition, Sex Gang Children, Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Time UK, Bohannon, Phil Fearon and Galaxy
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Video:
Public Image Ltd, The Thompson Twins, The Who, Stevie Nicks, Olivia Newton-John, The Beat, , The Complete Rutles, Elvis Presley
Volume 30 - Number 43
Cover By -
Eugene Adebari (Wham)
Jill Furmanovsky (Haywoode)
Price - 45p Pages - 44
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22nd October 1983
29th October 1983
Volume 30 - Number 44
Cover By -
Jill Furmanovsky
(Heyward)
Joe Shutter (Cure)
Price - 45p Pages - 44
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Front Cover - Wham
David Grant and Sharon Haywoode
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Interviews and Features:
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Wham
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Marsha Raven
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Tight Fit
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Private Lives
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Tom Browne
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Serious Drinking
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David Essex
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David Grant - Star Style
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Booker Newburry III - Profile
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Song Lyrics:
Rick James - Fire and Desire
Chosen By Marilyn
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Albums:
Musical Youth, Nick Heyward, Toyah, Endgames, Various Artists (Wild Style), The The
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Singles: by Betty Page
Duran Duran, Adam Ant, Gary Numan, The Haines Gang, Eddy Grant, Bruce Foxton, The Dub Band, Belle Stars, Cabaret Voltaire, Care, Johnathan Perkins, Pauline Black, Friends Again, Wendy Wu, Lady B, Was Not (Was), The Voices, The Waterboys, Andre Cymone, David Joseph, Jakko, Banolero, Katu, The Great Divide, Michael John
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Live:
Depeche Mode
Front Cover - Nick Heyward / The Cure
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Interviews and Features:
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Nick Heyward
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Level 42
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China Crisis
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The Cure
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The Yip Yips
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The Orson Family
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Frank Stallone
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Beverly Skeete
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Jez Strode - Star Style
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Song Lyrics:
Sweet - Hell Raiser Chosen by
George Michael
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Albums:
Trevor Herion, Psychic TV, Hot Chocolate, David Grant, Sheena Easton, Lionel Richie, Ultravox, Third World, Winston Reedy
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Singles: by Robin Smith
The Cure, Limahl, Marilyn, Eurythmics, The Police, Madness, Imagination, ABC, John Foxx, Aztec Camera, Big Store, David Bowie, H2o, Shakin' Stevens, Yes, JoBoxers, Bauhaus, Status Quo, Loverboy, Angelic Upstarts, Fiction Factory, Olivia Newton-John, KC and the Sunshine Band
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Live:
Paul Young
Volume 30 - Number 45
Cover By -
Joe Shutter (Kate)
Paul Cox (Cave)
(Unknown) Marilyn
Price - 45p Pages - 48
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5th November 1983
Front Cover - Marilyn / Bat Cav Kate Garner
Back Cover - Lydia Murdock
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Interviews and Features:
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This Mortal Coil
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Musical Youth
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Bruce Foxton
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The Revillos
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Pauline Black
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The Belle Stars
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Perry Haines
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Haysi Fantayzee
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Marilyn
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John Foxx
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Gary''s Gang
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James Ingram
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Limahl
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Specimen and Sex Beat's - Star Style
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Song Lyrics:
The Doors - Love Her Madly
Chosen by Simon Le Bon
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Albums:
Cliff Richard, Paul McCartney, Kiss, China Crisis, Girlschool, Al Jarreau, Unity
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Singles: by Graham K Smith
The Assembly, The Smiths, Captain Sensible, Manhattan Transfer, Steve Harvey, Thomas Dolby, Major Harris, The Street Angels, Hot Chocolate, Kid Creole, Beverly Skeete, The SOS Band, Jane and Barton, Trixie's Big Red Motorbike, Geoffrey Dean, Death Cult, The Specimen, The Stray Cats, The Rolling Stones, ABC, Kim Wilde, Zu Zu Sharks, Danse Society, Style Council, Carmel, Ian Dury
Volume 30 - Number 46
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 45p Pages - 44
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12th November 1983
Front Cover - Spandau Ballet / Keith Richard / Style Council
Back Cover - Billy Joel
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Interviews and Features:
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SPK
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The Big Store
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Lionel Richie
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The Style Council
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Keith Richards
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Spandau Ballet
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Demob - Star Style
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Morrissey
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Madness - New Video
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Andre Cymone
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Song Lyrics:
Nico - I'm Waiting For The Man
Chosen by Toyah
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Albums:
The Rolling Stones, James Ingram, Bob Dylan, Prince, Adam Ant, Imagination, David Bowie, Was (Not Was)Cocteau Twins, Jimmy McGriff
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Singles: by Gary Crowley
The Pretenders, Jayne Edwards, , Liquid Liquid, Johnny Watson, Prefab Sprout, Monyaka, Michael Jackson, The Walkers, Tina Turner, Julian Cope, The Thompson Twins, Classix Nouveaux, Tom Robinson, One Way System, The Europeans, Toyah, Roland Rat Superstar, Modern Romance, Paul Young, Cuba Gooding
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Live:
Spandau BAllet
19th November 1983
Cover: Kim Wilde
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Interviews and features:
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Kim Wilde
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Jo Boxers
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Jeanette Landray
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Whodini
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Phil Pickett
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Paul McGann
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Phil Fearon
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Roddy Frame (Aztec Camera)
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David Sanborn
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Harris Major
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Thompson Twins
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King Kurt - Star Style
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Song lyrics
Brinsley Schwarz - Country Girl
Chosen by Nick Heyward
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Albums:
Kim Wilde, Dave Ball, Modern Romance, Various Artists (This Are Two Tone), ABC, Daryl Hall and John Oates, U2, Eurythmics, David Joseph
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Singles reviewed by Eleanor Levey
Bing Crosby and Grace Kelly, The Glove, Fela Kuti, Cabaret Voltaire, Flesh For Lulu, Simple |Minds, Gregory Isaacs, Joan Armatrading, Tom Waits, 400 Blows, The Cabinet, David J, Trio, Lisa Stansfield, Comsat Angels, Marvin Gaye, Alien Sex Fiend, Freeez, Intaferon, Howard Jones, David Essex, Shannon, David Grant, Haywoode, Earth Wind and Fire
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Video:
David Bowie, David Grant, Thomas Dolby, Marillion, Ultravox, Billy Idol, Heaven 17, AGFA Video Pop
26th November 1983
Cover: David Bowie
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Interviews and features:
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David Bowie
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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Jools Holland
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John Lydon
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Kirsty MacColl - Star Style
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Eddy Grant
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Street Angels
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Nik Kershaw
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Billy Bragg
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The The
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Eartha Kitt
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Sharon Redd - Profile
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Albums:
Siouxsie and the Banshees, Status Quo, Yes, Visage, Squire, Teena Marie, Whodin, Duran Duran, Tracey Ullman, Fela Anikulapo-kuti, Andre Cymone, Paul Rodgers
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Singles reviewed by Robin Smith
Ozzy Osbourne, ZZ Top, Tracey Ullman, Blancmange, The Icicle Works, Kirsty MacColl, The Flying Pickets, Robert Plant, Nick Heyward, Quite Riot, Lionel Richie, Wham, George Benson, Paul Inder, Blue Oyster Cult, Will Powers, Adrien Gurvitz, Harry Kakoulli, Irene Cara, Bucks Fizz
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Video:
The Jam, The Style Council, New Edition, Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence
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Live:
Public Image Ltd
Volume 30 - Number 47
Cover by -
Price - 45p Pages - 60
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Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
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Volume 30 - Number 48
Cover by -
Price - 45p Pages - 52
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Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
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Volume 30 - Number 49
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 45p Pages - 44
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Thanks to Charles Patrick
for Donating this issue
for scanning
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3rd December 1983
Front Cover - Michael Jackson
Back Cover - Chrissie Hynde
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Interviews and features:
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UB40 - New Video Shoot
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Paul Young
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Imagination
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Michael Jackson - Thriller Video
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The Ebony Brothers
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Albums:
The Undertones, Bob Andy, King Kurt, Ozzy Osbourne, Captain Sensible, Bucks Fizz, The Weather Girls, Cabaret Voltaire, ABBA
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Singles reviewed by Bananarama
UB40, Culture Club, Slade, Adam Ant, Tears For Fears, Inspirational Choir of the Pentecostal First Born Church Of The Living God, Koffie, Marc and the Mambas, Billy Joel, White and Torch, Robert Marlow, Gang Of Four, Vibrators, The Waterboys, Kowalski, George Clinton, Ministry, Dram Merchant, Chas Hodges / Roy Wood / Phil Lynott / John Coghlan, Central Line, Cocteau Twins, Heavy Pettin'
Volume 30 - Number 50
Cover By - (Unknown)
Price - 45p Pages - 48
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Better Scan Coming Soon
Need better scan of Pages 37-38
Thanks to Charles Patrick
for Donating this issue
for scanning
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10th December 1983
Cover: Tina Turner
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Interviews and features:
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Tina Turner and Heaven 17
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Tracey Ullman
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Ertha Kitt
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Debbie Harry
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Howard Jones
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Freeze
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Steve Strange
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Alan White
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Batcave Club
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Sharon Heywoode
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Divine
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Albums:
Aswad, Dayton, Black Roots, Various Artists (Street Sounds 7, Son Of Oi), Teddy Pendergrass, Sylvestor, Melba Moore, Clarance Clemons and the Red Bank Robbers
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Singles reviewed by Thomas Dolby
The Cherry Boys, Dalek I Love You, The Damned, Keith Douglas, DST, Def Leppard, Wendy and the Rockets, Stranger Comforts, Front 242, Shaka, Elton John, The Three Degrees, Rod Stewart, Malcolm McLaren
Volume 30 - Number 51
Price - 45p Pages - 40
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Cover by - (Unknown)
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Thanks to John Hammond for providing the scans
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17th December 1983
Cover: Grandmaster Flash
and Melle Mel
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Interviews and features:
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Grandmaster Flash & Melle Mel
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The Flying Pickets
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Joey Robinson
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ZZ Top (Star Style)
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Merciful Fate
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Ozzy Osbourne
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Eurythmics - On Stage
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Albums:
Status Quo, The Cure, Earth Wind and Fire, David Essex, Pointer Sisters
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Singles by Peter Stringfellow
Andy Scott, Al Jarreau, The Weather Girls, Jets, Test Dept, Kurtis Blow, Robert Sleigh, Men Without Hats, Janie Jones and the Lash, Bob Dylan, Gloria Gaynor, Kabbala, Heavy Pettin', V&T, Super Mazenbe, Judge Dread, Irene Cara
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Volume 30 - Number 52
Price - 45p Pages - 40
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Cover by - (Unknown)​
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Thanks to John Hammond for providing the scans
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24th December 1983
Front Cover - Marc Almond
Back Cover - The Weather Girls
Poster - Cheryl Baker
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Interviews and Features:
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Marc Almond and the Mambas
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Def Leppard
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Slade
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Tik Toc
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Pop Stars Tips on Hangover Cure
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Pop Stars Embarrassing Christmas Presents
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Holly Johnson and Paul Rutherford - Star Style
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Albums: None
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Singles: None
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Video:
Kid Creole and the Coconuts, Various (Pillows and Prayers, Ready Steady Go, Now That's What I Call Music Video, Videowaves), Cliff Richard, Girl Groups, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Grace Jones, Bauhaus, Spandau Ballet, Saxon, UB40
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Volume 30 - Number 53
Price - 45p Pages - 40
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Cover by -
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Thanks to John Harrison
for donating this issue
31st December 1983
Cover: Robin Campbell (UB40)
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Interviews and features:
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UB40
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Review of 1983
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What I Did at The Blitz
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Roddy Frame
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Billy Bragg
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Matt Fretton
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Lisa Stansfield
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Kool and the Gang
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King Kurt
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Quotes of the Year
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Albums:
Black Uhuru, Evelyn Champaign King, Q-Tips featuring Paul Young, Sharon Redd, Bill Nelson, Dance Masters Volume 1, Dance Report (Various Artists)
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Singles reviewed by Noddy Holder
Stevie Wonder, Comsat Angels, Indians In Moscow, Carcrash International, Kinder, Jade, Michael Jackson, Tokyo Rose, Elaine Page, The Higsons, Headhunters, World Famous Lobsters All Stars, Marcia Griffiths, Abrasive Wheels, Everton and Tracy King
Free Stuff
At times Record Mirror would either give something away Free or make it possible to send off for a Free Gift. Below are the items available in this year.
The Mater Tape
In the 21st May 1983 issue of Record Mirror the magazine gave it's readers a Free Gift of a Cassette Tape entitled The Master Tape.
This tape consisted of Peter Powell introducing a selectoion of songs by various artists as detailed below:
Label - Record Mirror – none
Format - Cassette, Compilation
Country - UK
Released - 1983
Genre - Funk / Soul, Pop
Tracklist:
A1 – Grace Jones - Living My Life (Producer – Alex Sadkin, Chris Blackwell)
A2 – David Joseph - Let's Live It Up (Producer – Godwin Logie)
A3 – Set The Tone - Shiftin' Air (Producer – Set The Tone)
A4 – The Fun Boy Three - The Farm Yard Connection (Producer – David Byrne)
A5 – Spandau Ballet - Code Of Love (Producer – Spandau Ballet,
Tony Swain, Steve Jolley)
B1 – Coati Mundi - Oh! That Love Decision (Written-By – Andy Hernandez)
B2 – I-Level Heart Aglow (Written-By – I-Level, Sam Jones)
B3 – The Comateens - Get Off My Case (Written-By – Vic North)
B4 – Espionage - Good Things Don't Go On Forever / The Sound Of Breaking
Hearts / I Never Meant To Make You Cry (I'm Sorry) / Your Love's For Sale /
Miracles (Producer – Roy Thomas BakerWritten-By – Chazz Coghlan)
B5 – The Fixx - Outside (Producer – Rupert Hine
Written-By – Woods*, Agius*, Curnin*, West-Oram*, Greenall)
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Manufactured By – Ablex
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Printed By – E. Hannibal & Co Ltd.
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Copyright (c) – Rees Jordan & Co. Ltd.
Notes
This cassette has been specially produced on chrome tape for Record Mirror by A&M Records, Chrysalis Records, MCA Records and Virgin Records with the co-operation of BASF
Cassette - Side One
Cassette - Side Two
Noise! Magazine
December 1982 Announcement
Merger
The issue dated 8th January 1983, Record Mirror merged with Noise! Magazine.
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It had been announced in both magazines the previous issues.
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Noise! Magazine was a Pop culture magazine published Bi-Weekly. Launching in May 1982 it lasted 16 issues before it merged. The final issue dated 9th December - 23rd December 1982 (see below centre) featured Thomas Dolby on the front cover.
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The new logo for the combined magazines changed to Record Mirror and Noise! (as shown left).
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This lasted until the 19th March 1983 when the Noise Logo was added to the front cover for the last time.
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The following issue dated 26th March 1983 the Noise! logo was dropped and Noise! was no more.
Noise! Magazine
9th December - 23rd December 1982
Final Issue Cover
Record Mirror
1st January 1983 Announcement
