12th May - 25th May 1983
Credits
12th May - 25th May 1983
Volume 5 - Number 10 - Issue 116
Cover Photo -Eric Watson
Price - 40p Pages - 52
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Interviewers
Dave Rimmer - Culture Club
Mark Steels - JoBoxers
Ian Birch - Heaven 17
Neil Tennant - The Alarm
Johnny Black - Stage Fright Feature
Dave Rimmer - Wham
Photographers
Clare Muller - Miranda Joyce and Suggs (Page 4)
Charles Carne - Steve Strange, Jennie Matthias and
Stella Barker (Page 4)
Clare Muller - Eddie Tenpole Tudor (Page 5)
Paul Slattery - Saxon (Page 7)
Paul Rider - Culture Club (Page 8-9)
Scope Features - Wham (Page 11)
Michael Putland - Modern Romance (Page 13)
Steve Rapport - Meatloaf (Page 14)
BBC - Todd Carty (Page 15)
Adrian Boot - Phil Fearon (Page 15 and 18)
Neil Matthews - Bruce Foxton (Page 15)
Virginia Turbett - JoBoxers (Page 20-21)
Rex Features - Sex Pistols (Page 25)
LFI - Yazoo (Page 27)
Virginia Turbett - Curt Smith (Page 36)
Barry Plummer - Clare Grogan (Page 36)
Adrian Boot - Kevin Rowland (Page 37)
John Halsall / LFI - Mike Read (Page 37)
Paul Cox / BBC / LFI - Gary Numan (Page 37)
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Lyrics
Issue Information
Steve Rapport - Joan Armatrading (Page 37)
Andre Csillag - Paul Weller (Page 37)
Andre Csillag - Meatloaf (Page 37)
Michael Putland - Alexei Sayle (Page 37)
Steve Rapport - The Questions (Page 46)
Clare Muller - The Belle Stars (Page 46)
Andrew Catlin - Animal Nightlife (Page 47)
Paul rider - OMD (Page 47)
LFI - Bonnie Tyler (Page 51)
BBC / LFI - Fun Boy Three (Page 51)
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Blancmange - Blind Vision
Saxon - Power And The Glory
China Crisis - Tragedy And Mystery
Wham - Bad Boys
Icehouse - Street Café
Modern Romance - Don't Stop That Crazy Rhythm
David Grant - Stop And Go
Galaxy - Dancing Tight
Sex Pistols - Anarchy In the UK
Yazoo - Nobody's Diary
JoBoxers - Just Got Lucky
The Beat - Can't Get Used To Losing You
Bonnie Tyler - Faster Than The Speed Of Night
Fun Boy Three - Our Lips Are Sealed
Front Cover:
JoBoxers
Centre Spread:
Heaven 17
Back Cover:
Tony Hadley
Interviews
General
Start
Culture Club - readers' Q & A
JoBoxers
Heaven 17
The Alarm
Wham!
Miranda Joyce and Suggs in 1978
Camden Palace birthday party with Steve Strange, Jennie Matthias and Stella Barker
Eddie Tudor
David Grant
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Personal File - Terry Hall
Features:
Stage Fright:
Curt Smith (Tears For Fears)
Lisa Stansfield (Razzmatazz)
Andy Partridge (XTC)
Fish (Marillion)
Clare Grogan
Bruce Foxton
Kevin Rowland
Mike Read
Gary Numan
Joan Armatrading
Miranda Joyce (Belle Stars)
Paul Weller
Meatloaf
Alexei Sayle
Bitz
Reviews
Singles: Neil Tennant
Meat Loaf
Kool & The Gang
Pirate Cassette Albums
Glastonbury CND Festival - JoBoxers, Marillion and UB40
Sony Radio Awards - Mike Read, Steve Wright, David Jenson, Tim Lloyd, Mike Longay, Tommy Thomas
Peter Shelley
J. Walter Negro
Nicky Tesco
The The
Psychic TV
Cabaret Voltaire
Kajaghoogoo
Shockabilly
Spandau Ballet
David Bowie
Icehouse
Galaxy with Phil Fearon
Devo
Penetration
Magazine
Skids
Sparks
Bruce Foxton
Jake Burns
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Mutterings:
Boy George
Dee Snider
Apollinaires
Midge Ure and Billy Curry quit Visage
Mulligan refuses to join Visage
Blancmange
Martin Fry
Human League
Kool And The Gang
Martin Rushent
Russell Grant
Tony Benn LP
Musical Youth and Donna Summer
Kevin Rowland and Helen O'Hara
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My Top Ten - Todd Carty
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Birthdays:
Stevie Wonder (33)
Peter Gabriel (33)
Hazel O'Connor (28)
Glen Gregory (25)
Patrick Waite (15)
Toyah Wilcox (25)
Martyn Ware (27)
Pete Townsend (38)
Warren Cann (31)
Nick Heyward (22)
Leo Sayer (35)
Jerry Dammers
Junior Waite (16)
Paul Weller (25)
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Fan Clubs:
Heaven 17
Motorhead
Haysi Fantayzie
C.O.D. - In The Bottle
Wham - Bad Boys
Aztec Camera - Walk Out To Winter
JoBoxers - Just Got Lucky
Sylvester - Don't Go
Class Action - Weekend
Yazoo - Nobody's Diary
Mary Jane Girls - Candy Man
Rupert Hines - Living In Sin
Fantastic Something - If She Doesn't Smile
Toto Coelo - Milk From The Coconut
Roni Griffith - Breaking My Heart
The Flirts - Passion
The Coconuts - Did You Have To Love Me Like You Did?
Coati Mundi - Como Esta Usted?
Elton John - I Guess That's Why They Call It The Blues
Language - We're Celebrating
XTC - Great Fire
Hazan - Dreamer Devane
Hot Chocolate - What Kinda Boy You're Lookin' For (Girl)
Blue Zoo - Forgive And Forget
Cava Cava - Burning Boy
Pale Fountains - Palm Of My Hand
Indeep - When Boys Talk
Albums:
Neil Tennant
Fred Dellar
Dave Rimmer
Jo-Anne Smith
Deborah Steels
Mark Steels
David Hepworth
New Order - Power, Corruption And Lies
Men At Work - Cargo
Heaven 17 - The Luxury Gap
D-Train - Music
The Fixx - Reach The Beach
Maze - We Are One
Twisted Sister - You Can't Stop Rock 'N' Roll
Meat Loaf - Midnight At The Lost And Found
Barry
Get Smart
Some Of The Stupidest Band Names In History
Fashion
Norman Wisdom
The Southern Death Cult
Midge Ure and Mick Khan
George Michael
Dobie Grey
Wide Boy Awake
The Belle Stars
Tears For Fears
Daniel Popvic
Nights Out
Respond Posse Tour: The Questions and Tracie - Nottingham (Clare Sheaff)
Belle Stars - Manchester (David Martin)
Animal Nightlife - London (Dave Rimmer)
OMD - London (Jo-Anne Smith)
Merchandise
This issue came a Free Giant Double Sided Poster measuring 34" by 22" .
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This poster consisted of:
Kajagoogoo
Tears For Fears.
To see more of that click the link below.
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This issue also gave it's readers the opportunity to gain another set of Two Giant Posters consisting of:
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Bananarama and Nick Heyward
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JoBoxers and Thompson Twins.
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To see more on these click the link below.
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Adverts
Language - We're Celebrating Single
JoBoxers - Just Got Lucky Single and Tour
WH Smith - Video Top Ten
Yello - You Gotta Say Yes To Another Excess Album
Tony Banks - This Is Love Single
Mike Oldfield - Moonlight Shadow Single
Seona Dancing - More To Lose Single
Heaven 17 - The Luxury Gap Album
Imagination- Night Dubbing Album
Japan - Canton (Live) Single
David Essex - The Smile Single
Blue Zoo - (I Just Can't) Forgive And Forget Single
Blancmange - Blind Vision Single
The Pale Fountains - Palm Of My Hand Single
China Crisis - Tragedy And Mystery Single and Tour
Kool And The Gang - Twice As Kool Album
Matt Fretton - It's So High Single
Eurythmics - Sweet Dreams and In The Garden Albums
Japan - Oil On Canvas Video