15th October - 28th October 1981
Credits
15th October - 28th October 1981
Volume 3 - Number 21 - Issue 75
Cover Photo - Mike Putland
Price - 38p Pages - 60
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Interviewers
Tim De Lisle - UB40
Ian Birch - Laurie Anderson
Mark Ellan - altered Images
Tim De Lisle - Fanclubs Feature
Pete Silverton - Madness
Mike Stand - Duran Duran
Harry North - Shakin' Stevens Cartoon Story
Photographers
Melissa Hill / Rock Shots - The Jam (Page 3)
Peter Anderson - UB40 (Page 4)
David Edwards - David Bowie (Page 8)
Simon Fowler - Steve Strange (Page 9)
Gary Gershoff / LFI - Adam And The Ants (Page 16)
Simon Fowler / LFI - Lene Lovich (Page 27)
Eric Watson - Madness (Centre Spread)
Chris Walter - Madness (Page 35)
Andre Csillag - Terry Hall (Page 43)
Mike Putland - Duran Duran (Page 46-47)
LFI - Hot Gossip (Page 57)
Peter Anderson - Ultravox (Page 59)
Lyrics
Issue Information
The Jam - Absolute Beginners
Shakin' Stevens - It's Raining
Slade - Lock Up Your Daughters
Laurie Anderson - O Superman
Crusaders and Joe Cocker - I'm So Glad
Aretha Franklin and George Benson - Love All The Hurt Away
Japan - Quiet Life
Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven
Debbie Harry - The Jam Was Moving
Elvis Costello - Good Year For The Roses
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Joan Of Arc
Al Jarreau - We're In This Love Together
Donald Byrd - Love Has Come Around
Thomas Dolby - Europa & The Pirate Twins
Front Cover:
Duran Duran
Centre Spread:
Madness
Back Cover:
Hazel O'Connor
Posters:
Altered Images
General
Interviews
Bitz
David Bowie and Queen -Under Pressure
Pretenders - I Go To Sleep
OMD
Paul McCartney and Rupert The Bear
Kim Carnes
Thomas Dolby
Adam And The Ants
Rolf Harris
The Police
Morrocci Klung! Cassette Fanzine
Simple Minds
Gary Numan
Al Jarreau and Donald Byrd
UB40
Laurie Anderson
Altered Images
Madness
Duran Duran
Features:
Fanclubs
Shakin' Stevens - illustrated biography
Reviews
Bitz 'N Pieces
Singles: Fred Dellar
Joan Armatrading - All Time Top Ten
Beverly Hillier - Take Five
Biff Byford - Personal File
Disco Top 40
Independent singles Top 30
Independent Albums - Top 10
Fan Clubs:
Hazel O'Connor
UB40
Shakin' Stevens
The Jam
Other Bitz
The Jam - Absolute Beginners
Debbie Harry - The Jam Was Moving
Orange Juice - L.O.V.E...Love
Thompson Twins - Make Believe
Fred Wedlock - Jobsworth
Gillan - Nightmare
Gary U.S. Bonds - It's Only Love
Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours
Hambi And The Dance - L'Image Craque
Buggles - I Am A Camera
Associates - Message Oblique Speech
Yello - Bostich (Do It)
Nils Lofgren - Night Fades Away
Haircut One Hundred - Favourite Shirts
Chron Gen - Reality (step Forward)
Junior - Mama Used To Say
Greg Lake - Love You Too Much
The Headbangers - Status Rock
The Wright Orchestra - Out Of The Box
Screaming Lord Sutch - All Black And Hairy
Landscape - European Man
Pablo - Bo Mbanda
The Pictures:
David Bowie
"Cool Cats" - Tony Stewart - Johnny Rotten
Fun Boy Three
Steve Strange
"The NME Guide To Rock Cinema"
Sting
Get Smart:
Gary Numan
Soft Cell
Icehouse
Gary Tibbs
Duran Duran
Ricky Wilde
Thin Lizzy
Craig Marsh
Albums;
David Hepworth
Dave Rimmer
Tim de Lisle
Mark Ellen
David Bostock
Mike Stand
Pete Silverton
Barry:
The Specials
Fun Boy Three
Depeche Mode
OMD
Landscape
Heaven 17
David Bowie
Axiom and Spandau Ballet
Steve Strange
Tony Hadley
Stiff Little Fingers
Iron Maiden
Bowwowwow
Hot Gossip
Human League - Dare
U2 - October
Slits - Return Of The Giant Slits
Bowwowwow - See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!
The Eurythmics - In The Garden
Rose Royce - Jump Street
Cuban Heels - Work Our Way To Heaven
Bob Marley - Chances Are
Fingerprintz - Beat Noir
Blondie - The Best Of Blondie
Carlene Carter - Blue Nun
UB40 - Present Arms In Dub
Merchandise
Night's Out:
Ultravox
This issue came with a Free Double Sided Poster featuring:
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Side 1 - Adam Ant
Side 2 - Police (Top)
Spandau Ballet (Bottom)
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This issue also came with a Token to send off for your Free Badges
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Adverts
Human League - Dare Album
Landscape - Taught Computers To... Single
Orchestral Manoeuvres - Joan O Arc Single
Rex Smith - Everlasting Love Album
Rachel Sweet - And Then He Kissed Me Album
The Jam - Absolute Beginners Single
Bad Manners - Gosh It's... Album
Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club Album
Genesis - Keep It Dark Single
Peter Goodwin - Torch Songs For The Heroine Single
Wonderlust - Fallout Club Single
U2 - October Album
Bowwowwow - See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! Album
Afraid Of Mice - Popstar Single and Tour
Dramatis - For Future Reference Album
Sad Café - Ole Album
Journey - Who's Crying Now Single
Bauhaus - Mask Album and Tour
Debbie Harry - Calendar Offer
Madness - 7 Album
Tom Tom Club - Genesis Of Love Single