13th November - 26th November 1980
Credits
13th November - 26th November 1980
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Volume 2 - Number 23 - Issue 51
Cover Photo - Alan Ballard
Price - 35p Pages - 48
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Interviewers
Mark Ellen - Blondie
Robin Katz - The Jacksons
Mark Ellen - Sheena Easton
Photographers
Virginia Turbett - Blondie (Page 4 - 6)
Lynn Goldsmith - B-52's (Page 12)
David McGough / LFI - PiL (Page 13)
Jill Furmanovsky - Talking Heads (Page 13)
Virginia Turbett - UB40 (Page 26)
Paul Slattery - Wah! (Page 31)
Chalkie Davies - The Specials (Page 35)
Santo Bastone / LFI - B.A. Robertson (Page 47)
Lyrics
Issue Information
Roxy Music - Same Old Scene
Motorhead - Ace Of Spades
Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor
UK Subs - Party In Paris
Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Superman’s Big Sister
Jacksons - Lovely One
Kelly Marie - Loving Just For Fun
UB40 - Earth Dies Screaming
Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before
Liquid Gold - The Night The Wine & The Roses
Specials - Concrete Jungle
Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Walk Away
Rod Stewart - Passion
B.A. Robertson - Flight 19
Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic
Front Cover:
Debbie Harry (Blondie)
Centre Spread:
Rod Stewart
Back Cover:
Ultravox
Posters:
Bryan Ferry
General
Bitz
Interviews
Blondie
Sheena Easton
Ian Dury & the Blockheads Tour
B-52’s
Basement 5
Human League Split
British electric Factory
PiL
Dindisc
Simple Minds
Bob Marley
Talking Heads
Secret Affair
Babylon Soundtrack
Dennis Bovell
Brinsley Ford
Madness
Miniatures
Steve Peregrine Took
Paul Kantner
Tom Robinson
The Mo-Dettes
Pete Wylie - All Time Top Ten
Features:
The Jacksons File
Reviews
Singles: Mike Stand
John Otway - Green Green Grass Of Home
Matthew Butler - Bright Eyes
B-52's - Strobe Light
Sector 27 - Invitation What Have We Got To Lose
Devo - Whip It
Vardis - Too Many People
Iron Maiden - Women In Uniform
Colin Newman - Classic Remains
Tuxedo Moon - Dark Companion
Fabulous Poodles - Stompin’ With The Cat
Stray Cats - Runaway Boys
Randy Crawford - Tender Falls The Rain
Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
Shona Lang - Whispering Waltzes
The Gas - It Shows In Your Face
Reckless - Victim Of Time
Split Enz - Nobody Takes Me Seriously
Supercharge - Peaches ‘N’ Cream / Foxy
Paul Simon - One Trick Pony
Disco
Top 40
Bev's Disco Page
Fact Is
Talking Heads
The Police
Crass
Albums:
Independent Bitz
David Hepworth
Bev Hillier
Steve Taylor
Mark Ellen
Independent Top 30 Singles
Independent Top 10 Albums
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Single: Red Starr
The R.B.'s - Explain / Let Me Feel It
Wah! - Seven Minutes
Girls At Our Best - Politics
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Albums: Mike Stand
Bauhaus - In The Flat Field
Donna Summer - The Wanderer
Tourists - Luminous Basement
Cheap Trick - All Shook Up
Mike Oldfield - QE2
Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July
The Mo-Dettes - The Story So Far
Chas Jankel – Chas Jankel
The Sound - Jeopardy
Japan - Gentleman Take Polaroids
Adam And The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Cartoon
Strange Tales From A Music Paper (Marc Castro)
Adverts
Tourists - Luminous Basement Album
Bow Wow Wow - Your Cassette Pet Album
Adam And The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier Album
Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law Single, Album, Tour
OMD - Organisation Album and Tour
Sade Café - Sad Café Album and Tour
Classix Nouveaux - Nasty Little Green Men Single
The V.ip.s - Need Somebody To Love Single
Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids Album
Elvis Costello - 10 Bloody Marys and 10 How's Your Fathers Cassette
The Police - 1981 Official Calendar
The Barracudas - I Wish It Could be 1965 Again Single and Tour
Merchandise
This issue came with the Third Token to send off for the full set of Free Badges.
To read more on the badges click the link below
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