21st August - 3rd September 1980
Credits
21st August - 3rd September 1980
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Volume 2 - Number 17 - Issue 45
Cover Photo - LFI
Price - 30p Pages - 40
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Interviewers
Steve Taylor - The Beat
David Hepworth - The Piranhas
Mike Stand - Joan Armatrading
Photographers
Jill Furmanovsky - The Swinging Cats (Page 3)
Virginia Turbett - The Jam (Page 4)
Virginia Turbett - Jools Holland (Page 9)
Adrian Boot - Jah Wobble (Page 10)
Mike Laye - The Passions (Page 11)
Jill Furmanovsky - The Piranhas (Page 12 and 13)
Simon Fowler / LFI - Tom Browne (Page 14)
Paul Cox / BBC / LFI - Kelly Marie (Page 19)
Barry Plummer - Joan Armatrading (Page 22)
Lyrics
The Jam - Start!
The Beat - Best Friend
The Beat - Stand Down Margaret
Piranhas - Tom Hark
Tom Browne - Funkin’ For Jamaica
Nick Straker Band - A Walk In The Park
The Selector - The Whispers
The Swinging Cats - Away
Kelly Marie - Feels Like I’m In Love
Sue Wilkinson - You’ve Got To Be A Hustler
B52's - Give Me Back My Man
Psychedelic Furs - Sister Europe
Lambrettas - Another Day Another Girl,
Roger Daltrey - Free Me
Adam And The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Gary Numan - I Die You Die
General
Issue Information
Front Cover:
The Beat
Centre Spread:
Roxy Music
Back Cover:
Bow Wow Wow
Interviews
The Beat
The Piranhas
Joan Armatrading
Bitz
Gary Numan
Joe Strummer and The Little Roosters
Radio 1
The Beat
The Skids
Jools Holland
Sue Wilkinson
Ray Lowry
XTC
Roger Daltrey
Jah Wobble
Splodgenessabounds
Debbie Harry
Kelly Marie
Gary Glitter
Joe Jackson
The Police
Nick Straker
The Passions
The Associates
The Ruts
Cheap Trick
Ranking Roger - All Time Top Ten
Doctor Feelgood
Disco
Reviews
Singles: David Hepworth
Joan Armatrading - All The Way From America
The Jam - Start!
Cliff Bennett - Drive My Car
Jackson Browne - Boulevard
U2 - A Day Without Me
Lambrettas - Another Day (Another Girl)
The Merton Parkas - Put Me In The Picture
Tygers Of Pan Tang - Suzie Smiled
The Skids - Circus Games
The Clash - Bankrobber
The Beat - Best Friend
Selector - Train To Skaville
Ian Dury And The Blockheads - I Want To Be Straight
Johnny G - Blue Suede Shoes
Elton John - Sartorial Eloquence
Gary Numan - I Die You Die
The Girls - Clap Clap
Albums:
Red Starr
David Hepworth
Bev Hillier
Bev's Disco Page
Top 40
Independent Bitz
Q Tips – Q Tips
S.O.S. Band – S.O.S. Band
Hazel O'Connor - Breaking Glass
Gina X Performance - X-Traordinaire
Yellow Magic Orchestra - XOO Multiples
Roger Daltrey - McVicar
AC / DC - Back In Black
Fingerprintz - Distinguishing Marks
Leo Sayer - Living In A Fantasy
Deepest Purple – Deep Purple
Independent Top 30 Singles
Independent Top 10 Albums
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Singles: Red Starr
Television Personalities - King And Country
Television Personalities - Smashing Time
Red Crayola
Ducktail - Rockin Daddy
Ducktail - Life Without Your Love
The Freshies - Oh Girl
The Freshies - No Money
Glass - New Colours
The Alsatians - Teen Romance
The Alsatians - Our Man In Marrakesh
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Albums: Red Starr
Pete Shelly - Sky Yen
Sally Smmit And Her Musicians - Soundtrack of the Film Hangahar
Adverts
Robert Palmer - Clues Album
Kremmen - The Movie Soundtrack
Gibson Brothers - Down On The Riviera
Can't Stop The Music - Original Film Soundtrack
Gillan - Glory Road Album
U2 - A Day Without Me Single
Leo Sayer - Living In A Fantasy Album
Cartoon
Strange Tales From A Music Paper (Marc Castro)