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 4th February - 17th February 1982

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4th February - 17th February 1982

 

Volume 4 - Number 03 - Issue 83

Cover Photo - Eric Watson

Price - 38p    Pages - 40

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Interviewers

Ian Birch - David Sylvian

Mark Ellen - The Stargazers

Mark Rusher - Spandau Ballet Feature

Dave Rimmer - Kraftwerk

Photographers

Steve Jenson - David Sylvian (Page 5)

Virginia Turbett - Sandie Shaw, Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh (Page 7)

Peter Anderson - Midge Ure (Page 7)

LFI - Sandi Shaw (Page 7)

Francesco Mellina - Orange Juice (Page 19)

Paul Cox - The Jam (Centre Spread)

Virginia Turbett - Theatre of Hate (Page 22)

Mark Rusher - Spandau Ballet (Page 25-27)

Mark Rusher - New Order (Page 38)

Steve Rapport - Modern Romance (Page 39)

Issue Information

Front Cover:

David Sylvian

Lyrics

Stiff Little Fingers - Listen

Depeche Mode - See You

Japan - European Son

Stargazers - Groove Baby Groove

Alton Edwards - I Wanna Spend Some Time With You

 Daryl Hall and john Oates - I Can't go For That

Modern Romance - Queen Of The Rapping Scene

 Orange Juice - Felicity

The Jam - Town Called Malice

Theatre Of Hate - Do You Believe In The West World

 Joan Armatrading - No Love

ELO - Ticket To The Moon

George Benson - Never Give Up

Central Line - Don't Tell Me

Centre Spread:

The Jam

Back Cover:

Annabella

Posters:

Kraftwerk

Interviews

David Sylvian

The Stargazers

Kraftwerk

General

Bitz

Psychedelic Furs

Delta 5

The Fire Engines Split Up

Undertones

Status Quo

The Look

The Anti-Nowhere League

Gary Numan

Wide Boy Awake

PIL

Pigbag

Bananarama

The Jam

Soft Cell

Marc Bolan

Adam Ant

Phil Oakey

Stuart Adamson and Big Country

Passions

Alice Cooper

Nick Heyward

Theatre Of Hate

Bitz 'N' Pices

Anna Maria - All Time Top Ten

Annabella Lwin - Personal File

Dave Rimmer - Take Five

Disco Top 40

Independent Singles Top 30

Independent Albums Top 10

Fan Clubs:

Sheena Easton

Pink Floyd

Theatre Of Hate

Other Bits

Pictures:

Sandie Shaw and Martyn Ware, Ian Craig Marsh (Heaven 17)

Midge Ure

Features:

Spandau Ballet on The Oxford Road Show

Reviews

Singles: Charlie Gilet

Diana Ross - Mirror Mirror

UB40 - I Won't Close My Eyes

ABC - Poison Arrow

True Life Confessions - Banana Split

The Dynamic Hepnotics - Hepnobeat

Yukishiro Takahashi - Drip Dry Eyes

Quarterflash - Harden My Heart

Fun Boy Three with Bananarama - It Ain't What You Do…

Passions - Africa Mine

Chas Jankel - One Oh Mine

China Crisis - African And White

Dorothy And Jennifer - You Never Told Me (Love Hurts)

Music For Boys - Music For Boys

Patti Austin - Every Home Should Have One

Direct Drive - Don't Depend On Me

Direct Drive - Time Machine

Hot Gossip - I Don't Depend On You

Hamilton Bohannon - Let's Start To Dance Again

Fad Gadget - Saturday Night Special

J. Geils Band - Centre Fold

The Vice Squad - Out Of Reach

Josie Cotton - Johnny Are You Queer

AC/DC - Let's Get It Up

Holly and Joey - I Got You Babe

Pookiesnackenburger - Just One Cornetto

Big Den Hegarty and the Random Band - The Big Country

Albums

Pete Silverton

David Hepworth

Neil Tennant

Mike Stand

Beverly Hillier

Ian Birch

Get Smart:

Altered Images

Nick Heyward

Rob Dean

Don Snow

The Bureau

Way Out West

Human League

Barry:

Buzz

Simon Le Bon

Steve Strange

Ronny

Debbie Harry

Sting

XTC

Thin Lizzy - Renegade

XTC - English Settlement

Holger Czukay - On The Way To The Peak Of Normal

The Look - The Look

Kinks - Give The People What They Want

Sister Sledge - The Sisters

Modern Lovers - The Original Modern Lovers

Nights Out:

Modern Romance (Neil Tennent)

New Order (David Bestock)

Adverts

UB40 - I Wont Close My Eyes Single and Tour

Fun Boy Three and Bananarama - It Ain't What You Do Single

Troy Tate - Lifeline Single

Virginia Astley - Ravishing Beauties Single

Robert Ellis Orrall - Call The Uh-Oh Squad Single

Troy Tate and Virginia Astley Tour

Madness - Cardiac Arrest Single

Tenpole Tudor - Let The Four Winds Blow Single

Pookiesnackenburger - Just One Cornetto Single

ABC - Poison Arrow Single

Rock Records: A Book Of Lists

The Rock Yearbook 1982

The Gimmix Book Of Records

Those French Girls - Sorry Sorry Single

Links

Happy Reading

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