18th October - 31st October 1979
Credits
18th October - 31st October 1979
Volume 1 - Number 23
Cover Photo - Brian Aris
Price - 30p Pages - 36
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Interviewers
Steve Clarke - Bob Geldof
Barry Cain - The Damned
Tim Lott - Boney M
Mike Stand - Kate Bush
Photographers
Andre Csillag - Supertramp (Page 2)
Simon Fowler - Lene Lovich (Page 4)
Chris Walter - Boomtown Rats (Page 6)
Brian Aris - Bob Geldof (Page 7)
Jill Furmanovsky - Andy Summers and Luke Skywalker (Fashion) (Page 9)
Less Hall - Four Be Two (Page 9)
Virginia Turbett - The Clash (Page 10)
Paul Canty / LFI - Sting (Page 11)
Anastasia Pantsios / LFI - Ian Dury (Page 11)
Brian Cooke - The Skids (Page 14)
Paul Canty / LFI - Kate Bush (Page 26)
Virginia Turbett - Stiff Little Fingers (Page 34)
Virginia Turbett - Sham 69 (Page 35)
Lyrics
Sad Cafe - Every Day Hurts
Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger
Lena Lovich - Birdsong
Buzzcocks - You Say You Don't Love Me
Undertones - You've Got My Number
Damned - Smash It Up
Skids - Charade
Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K.
Earth Wind And Fire - Star
O'Jays - Sing A Happy Song
Boney M - El Lute
Errol Dunkley - OK Fred
Matumbi - Point Of View
Chords - Now it's Gone
Sham 69 - You're A Better Man Than I
General
Bitz
Public Image Limited
Gary Numan
The Stranglers
Siouxsie And The Banshees
The Skids
Joe Jackson
Four Be Two
Fashion
The Clash
Boomtown Rats
The Damned
The Flirts
Cliff Richard
Don Arden (ELO Manager)
The Adverts
Kate Bush
Ian Dury - Top Twelve
Sting (The Police)
Revillos
Jimmy McCulloch (The Dukes)
Issue Information
Front Cover:
Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats)
Centre Spread:
Debbie Harry (Blondie)
Back Cover:
Nick Lowe
Interviews
Boomtown Rats
The Damned
Boney M
Kate Bush
Reviews
Singles: David Hepworth
Nils Lofgren - No Mercy
The Specials - A Message To You Rudy / Nite Klub)
Various - London Boys
Vice Versa - Music 4
Back To Zero - Your Side Of Heaven
The Mekons - Work All Week
Merton Parkas - Plastic Smile
Buzzcocks - You Say You Don't Love Me
The Tours - Language School
Public Image Limited - Memories
The Undertones - You've Got My Number
Joe Jackson - I'm The Man
Joan Jett - You Don't Own Me
Carolyn Mas - Still Sane
Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger
Little Bo Bitch - It's Only Love
Stranglers - Nuclear Device
The Human League - Empire State Human
The Who - 5:15
Elton John - Victim Of Love
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Electricity
Sex Pistols - The Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Swindle
Disco
Steve Wright Disco Picks
Top 40
Bev's Disco Column
Adverts
Albums: Red Starr
Skids - Days In Europa Album and Tour
The Monks - Johnny Be Rotten Single
Sparks - Tryouts For The Human Race Album
Olympic Runners - It's A Bitch
O'Jays - Identify Yourself
Joe Jackson - I'm The Man
Wire - 154
Gang Of Four - Entertainment
The Stranglers - The Raven
Buzzcocks - A Different Kind Of Tension
Human League - Reproduction
The Skids - Day's In Europe
Links
Merchandise
This issue came with One of 4 Free Badges. The Set Comprised of the following:
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David Bowie
Sex Pistols
The Boomtown Rats
Ian Dury
Blondie
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To Get the rest of the Badges you had to collect 3 Tokens (the first one published in this issue) and send with a Stamped Address Envelope and then you could wear them with pride.
To read more on the Badges click the link below
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