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 4th August - 17th August 1983

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Credits

4th August - 17th August 1983

 

Volume 5 - Number 16 - Issue 122

Cover Photo - Eric Watson

Price - 40p    Pages - 56

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Interviewers

Mark Steels - Iron Maiden

Peter Martin - Tin Tin

Tim De Lisle - Kim Wilde

Neil Tennant - Duran Duran

Photographers

Steve Rapport - The Creatures (Page 2)

Joe Bangay - Photo A (Page 4)

Rex Features - Photo E, P (Page 4)

LFI - Photo H, K, M (Page 4)

Steve Rapport - Photo I (Page 4)

Andre Csillag - Photo L (Page 4)

Paul Slattery - Iron Maiden (Page 8-9)

Andre Csillag - The Beat (Page 14)

Joe Bangay - Kim Wilde (Page 27)

Mike Putland / LFI - Spandau Ballet (Centre Spread)

Justin Thomas - Duran Duran (Top) (Page 42)

Virginia Turbett - Duran Duran (Page 42-45)

Eric Watson - Duran Duran (Page 43)

Robert Ellis - Mike Oldfield (Page 50)

Andrew Catlin - Echo And The Bunnymen (Page 50)

Andrew Catlin - Various (Page 51)

Lyrics

Issue Information

The Creatures - Right Now

Bruce Foxton - Freak

Wham - Club Tropicana

Club House - Do It Again / Billie Jean

Altered Images - Love To Stay

Kim Wilde - Love Blonde

Spandau Ballet - Gold

Motorhead - Shine

Elton John - I'm Still Standing

The Style council - Long Hot Summer

Robert Plant - Big Log

Shalamar - Disappearing Act

H2O - Just Outside Of Heaven

KC and the Sunshine Band - Give It Up

Bob Marley and the Wailers - War

Front Cover:

Duran Duran

Centre Spread:

Spandau Ballet

Back Cover:

Bananarama

Interviews

General

Iron Maiden

Kim Wilde

Duran Duran

Stephen 'Tin Tin' Duffy

Start

Features:

Clare and Cathy Grogan

Ligotage

Robert Marlow 

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Personal File - Derek Dunbar

When I'm Sixty Four

Posters

Kim Wilde

Duran Duran

Bitz

Reviews

Singles: Peter Martin

ABC

Mari Wilson and Virna Lindt

Dave Stewart and Barbara Gaskin

The Fixx

Japan

Tom Robinson

The Anti-Nowhere League

Tight Fit and Chopper Harris,

Errol Kennedy and Grace Kennedy

The Style Council

Kraftwerk

Paul Young

Fun Boy Three

The Beat and General Public

Shalamar

Spear Of Destiny

New Order

Club House

Duran Duran

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Mutterings:

Midge Ure

The Police

U2

Bunnymen

Bananarama

John Taylor

Paul Weller

Jeffrey Daniel and Kate Haysi

Miranda Belle Star and Dig JoBoxer

S-J Belle Star and James Guthrie

Simple Minds

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My Top Ten - Jon Moss

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Birthdays:

Paul Reynolds (21)

Chris Forman (25)

Ali Score (27)

Paul Gendler (23)

Mark Knopfler (34)

Jerry Spicer (30)

John Robinson (21)

August Darnell (32)

Feargal Sharkey (25)

Kevin Roeland (31)

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Fan Clubs:

Kim Wilde

Paul Young

Spandau Ballet

Strawberry Switchblade - Trees And Flowers

Shalamar - Disappearing Act

Style Council - The Style Council A Paris

Farmer's Boys - For You

Tom Tom Club - The Man With The 4 Way Hips

Spandau Ballet - Gold

Carmel - Bad Day

Talking Heads - Burning Down The House

Herbie Hancock - Rock It

Wham - Club Tropicana

Mtume - Green Light

Galaxy featuring Phil Fearon - Wait Until Tonight

Q-Tips featuring Paul Young - Love Hurts

Belle Stars - Indian Summer

Whitesnake - Guilty Of Love

Motorhead - Shine

Thin Lizzy - The Sun Goes Down

Martha - Light Years From Love

JoBoxers - Johnny Friendly

Stray Cats - (She's Sexy) + 17

H2O - Just Outside Of Heaven

Robert Marlow - The Face Of Dorian Gray

Level 42 - The Sun Goes Down (Living It Up)

Central Line - Lovely Day

Albums:

Peter Martin
Tim De Lisle
Dave Rimmer
Mark Steels
Josephine Hocking
David Hepworth
Jo-Anne Smith
Fred Dellar

Bauhaus - Burning From The Inside

The Members - Going West

Herbie Hancock - Future Shock

Brian Eno - Apollo

Marshall Crenshaw - Field Day

Bernard Edwards - Glad To Be Here

Howard Devoto - Jerky Versions Of The Dream

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Punch The Clock

Jazzateers - Jazzateers

Rocky Sharpe and the Replays - Stop! Please Stop!

Get Smart

Heaven 17

The Perfect Crime

Matt Fretton

The Cure

John Lennon

Roman Holiday

Bluebells

JoBoxers

David Bowie

Young And Moody Band

Barry

Meets The Cappuccino Cats

Nights Out

Mike Oldfield - London (Mark Steels)

Echo & The Bunnymen - London (Peter Martin)

Altered Images / Roman Holliday / White Savage - London (Claire Sheaff)

Merchandise

This issue gave it's readers the chance to get their hands on a Pen and Autograph Book Set.

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They had to collect 3 tokens with the Second printed in this issue 

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To see more on that click the link below

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Pen and Autograph Book Set

Adverts

David Bowie - Golden Years Album

Big Country - The Crossing Album

New Edition - Popcorn Love Single

H2O - Just Outside Of Heaven Single

Shriekback - Lined Up Single

The Style Council - A Paris Single

Spandau Ballet - Gold Single

Top O The Pops T-Shirts

Double Dutch Pack

UB40 - Red Red Wine Single

David Essex - Tahiti Single

JoBoxers - Johnny Friendly Single

The Outsiders Film

Shalamar - The Look Album

ABC - Mantrap Video

Kraftwerk - Tour De France Single

Y & T - Mean Streak Single

Links

Happy Reading

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