27th November - 10th December 1980
Credits
27th November - 10th December 1980
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Volume 2 - Number 24 - Issue 52
Cover Photo - Fin Costello
Price - 35p Pages - 48
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Interviewers
Mike Stand - Toyah
David Hepworth and Mark Ellen - Not The Nine O'clock News
Pete Silverton - Mortorhead
Photographers
Virginia Turbett - Toyah - (Page 5)
Fin Costello - Toyah (Page 6)
Paul Slattery - Top Of The Pops (Page 9)
Adrian Boot / LFI - The Buggles (Page 10)
George Wilkes - Kevin Roland (Page 12)
Gerrard McNamara - Bow Wow Wow (Page 12)
Paul Cox / LI - Kool And The Gang (Page 13)
Paul Cox / LI - Gladys Knight And The Pips (Page 17)
Jill Furmanovsky - Not the Nine O'clock News (Page 18-19)
Arnold Williams / LFI - James Brown (Page 22)
Chris Walter - Dr Hook (Page 32)
F Mellina - Teardrop Explodes (Page 35)
Kevin Cummins - Background Picture (Page 35)
Paul Canty / LFI - Eddy Grant (Page 38)
Michael Putland / LFI - The Clash (Page 38)
Gerrard McNamara - Adam Ant (Page 46)
Barry Plummer - Robert Palmer (Page 47)
Jill Furmanovsky - Madness (Back Cover)
Lyrics
Issue Information
Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short
Buggles - Elstree
Madness - Embarrassment
Abba - Super Trouper
Diana Ross - I’m Coming Out
Gladys Night And The Pips - Bourgie Bourgie
Young And Co - I Like what Your Doing To Me
Iron Maiden - Women In Uniform
Dennis Waterman - I Could Be So Good For You
Dr. Hook - Spending The Night Together
Barry Manilow - Lonely Together
Teardrop Explodes - Treason
Eddy Grant - Do You Feel My Love
The Clash - The Call Up
Robert Palmer - Looking For Clues
Front Cover:
Toyah
Centre Spread:
UB40
Back Cover:
Madness
Posters:
Spandau Ballet
Motorhead
General
Bitz
Interviews
Undertones Tour
Dexy’s Midnight Runners
XTC Tour
Queen
The Revillos
Madness
Joe Jackson
V.I.P.s
Boomtown Rats
Malcolm McLaren and Bow Wow Wow Hugh Cornwell
Kool And The Gang
Skids
Human League
Sex Pistols
Siouxsie And The Banshees
Slade
Kate Bush - All Time Top Ten
Rock Stars In Their Underpants 9Paula Yates) Book
The elephant Man Book
Rod Stewart
ABBA
Toyah
Not The 9 O’Clock News
Motorhead
Features:
High Horse (David Hepworth)
Disco
Top 40
Bev's Disco Page
Reviews
Singles: Mark Ellen
Angelic Upstarts - England
Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic
U2 - I Will Follow
Matumbi - Nothing At All
Billy Connolly - Tell Laura I Love Her
Larry Hagman - Ballad Of The Good Luck Charm
Stranglers - Tomorrow Was The Hereafter
Carly Simon - Jesse
Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet
Live wire - No Fright
Dangerous Girls - Man In The Glass / MO75
The Paragons / U-Roy - The Tide Is High
The Marvels - You Make Me Happy
Whitesnake - Ain't No Love In The Heart of The City
Classix Nouveaux - Nasty Little Green Men
The Innocents - One Way Love
The Flatbackers - Buzzz Going Around
The Barracudas - (I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again
Pop-Tones - Wooden Heart
Theatre Of Hate - Original Sin / Legion
Bow Wow Wow - Your Cassette Pet
Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry
Dr Feelgood - Jumping From Love To Love
The Inmates - Stop It Baby
Fact Is
Bill Nelson
Prince Buster
Hazel O'Connor
Split Enz
The Animals
Buzzcocks
Albums:
Independent Bitz
David Hepworth
Bev Hillier
Steve Taylor
Geoffrey Deane
Mike Stand
Independent Top 30 Singles
Independent Top 10 Albums
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Single: Red Starr
Drinking Electricity - Cruising Missiles
Boots For Dancing - Rain Song / Hesitate
Restricted Code - First Night On / From The Top
The Fire Engines - Lubricate Your Living Room
Woodhead Monroe - Vampire / Mumbo Jumbo
Toyah - Danced / Ghosts / Neon Womb
Cabaret Voltaire - Seconds Too Late / Control Addict
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Albums: Mike Stand
From Brussels With Love Compilation
Light Of The World - Round Trip
Blondie - AutoAmerican
Polystyrene - Translucence
ABBA - Super Trouper
John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy
Sector 27 – Sector 27
The Jam - Sound Affects
M - The Official Secrets Act
Rod Stewart - Foolish Behaviour
Public Image Limited - Paris Au Printemps
Cartoon
Strange Tales From A Music Paper (Marc Castro)
Adverts
The Jam - Sound Effects Album
Blondie - Autoamerican Album
Hazel O'Connor - Sons And Lovers Album and Tour
Visage - Visage Album / Fade To Grey Single
Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic Single
Nick Straker - A Walk In The Park Album
M - Official Secrets Act Album
The Mo-Dettes - The Story So Far Album
The Clash - The Call UP Single
Tom Robinson - Sector 27 Album
Stiffs - Volume Control Single
Angelic Upstarts - England Single
Dexys Midnight Runners - Keep It (Part Two) Single
Nikki Richards - Factory Girl Single
Merchandise
This issue came with the Fourth (and Final) Token to send off for the full set of Free Badges.
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This also came with the First Token to get a 1981 Calendar
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