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 15th September - 28th  September 1983

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Credits

15th September - 28th September 1983

 

Volume 5 - Number 19 - Issue 125

Cover Photo - Eric Watson

Price - 40p    Pages - 64

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Interviewers

Peter Martin - Roman Holiday

Dave Rimmer - Stray Cats

Mark Steels - Def Leppard

Lind Duff - Where Is Everyone Feature

Deborah Steels - Kajagoogoo

Ian Birch - Hanoi Rocks

Photographers

Peter Ashworth - Soft Cell (Page 2)

Janette Beckman - Kajagoogoo (Page 3)

Paul Rider - Kid Creole (Page 3)

Steve Rapport - Stewart Adamson (Page 4)

Andrew Catlin - Various (Page 5)

Roger Perry - Elvis Costello (Page 7)

Eric Watson - Roman Holiday (Page 8-9)

LFI - Bucks Fizz (Page 16)

LFI - David Jaymes (Page 23)

Joe Bangy - Siouxsie (Page 25)

Janette Beckman - Kajagoogoo (41-42)

Andre Csillag - Hanoi Rocks (Page 47)

Paul Rider - Kid Creole and the Coconuts (Page 56-57)

LFI - The Truth (Page 59)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Soft Cell - Soul Inside

Elvis Costello - Let Them All Talk

Shakatak - If You Could See Me Now

Roman Holiday - Motor Mania

Status Quo - Ol' Rag Blues

The Special AKA - Racist Friend

Peabo Bryson and Roberta Flack - Tonight I Celebrate My Love

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence

David Bowie - Modern Love

Nick Heywood - Blue Hat For A Blue Day

Kajagoogoo - Big Apple

ELO - Secret Messages

Ryan Paris - Dolce Vita

Altered Images - Change Of Heart, 

 

Star Choice - David Jaymes:

The Beatles - Strawberry Fields Forever

Front Cover:

Roman Holiday

Centre Spread:

David Bowie

Back Cover:

Culture Club

Interviews

Roman Holiday

Stray Cats

Kajagoogoo

Def Leppard

Kid Creole and the Coconuts

General

Features

Start

An A - Z Of Missing Pop Stars

Boy George and Marilyn

Jeffrey Daniel and Zingari

Capital Radio's Junior Best Disco in Town with Kelly Temple, Mike Brown, Gary Crowley, Andy Polaris (Animal Nightlife), Phil Fearon, Graham Jones, Chico, Nick Beggs, Wham!, Pepsi and Modern Romance

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Personal File - Stuart Adamson

Posters

Stray Cats

Kajagoogoo

Reviews

Bitz

Singles: David Hepworth

Madness

The Clash

World David Bowie Convention
Bucks Fizz

Special AKA

Cable Music

Echo & The Bunnymen

New TV music programmes: "Eight Days A Week"

New Order

Heywoode

Jam

Bowie

Toyah

Escape

PiL

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Mutterings:

Duran Duran

Fun Boy Three and Terry Hall

Rock Around The Clock

Steve Jansen and Richard Barbieri

Marc Almond

Aztec Camera

Scritti Politti

Rolling Stones

Limahl

Dire Straits

John McEnroe and Vitus Gerulaitis

The Police

Madness

Siouxsie

Special AKA

George Michael

Wham! sued by Wham

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My Top Ten - Carmel

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Birthdays:

Joanne Catherall (21)

Rusty Egan (26)

Alannah Currie (24)

David Coverdale (34)

Bruce Springsteen (34)

John Rocca (23)

Colin Gavigan (27)

Bryan Ferry (38)

Olivia Newton-John (35)

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Fan Clubs:

Eurythmics

Hanoi Rocks

Kajagoogoo

INXS - The One Thing

Roman Holiday - Motor Mania

Naked Eyes - Promises Promises

Status Quo - Ol' Rag Blues

Lydia Murdock - Superstar

Ryuichi Sakamoto - Merry Christmas Mr Lawrence

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Let Them All Talk

The Peech Boys - On A Journey

Sheena Easton - Telefone

The Bee Gees - Someone Belonging To Someone

Kissing The Pink - Maybe This Day

Soft Cell - Soul Inside

Al Jarreau - Boogie Down

Barb - Tell Me Why

The The - This Is The Day

Freur - Runaway

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Dear Prudence

KC and the Sunshine Band - (You Said) You'd Gimme Some More

Albums:

Peter Martin
Dave Rimmer
Neil Tennant
Claire Sheaff
Johnny Black
Ian Birch
Lisa Anthony

The Glove - Blue Sunshine

Kid Creole & The Coconuts - Doppelganger

Joe Jackson - Mike's Murder

Gang Of 4 - Hard

XTC - Mummer

UB40 - Labour Of Love

Hunters & Collectors - The Fireman's Curse

The Gap Band V - Jammin'

Get Smart

Phil Thornalley

Heaven 17

Duran Duran

Ian Lindsay (Astbury)

Peter Coyle (The Lotus Eaters)

The Members

Stephen Duffy

Heaven 17

The Who

The Camden Palace

George Michael

Barry

The Beatles

Nights Out

Kid Creole & the Coconuts - Glasgow Apollo (Mark Steels)

Adverts

Nick Heyward - Blue Hat For A Blue Day Single

UB40 - Labour Of Love Album

Donna Summer - Unconditional Love Single

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - let Them All Talk Single

Al Jarreau - Boogie Down Single

WH Smith - Various Music Videos

Will Powers - Kissing With Confidence Single

Roman Holiday - Motormania Single

Soft Cell - Soul Inside Single

Culture Club - Karma Chameleon Single

Kid Creole and the Coconuts - Doppelganger Album

JoBoxers - Like Gangbusters Album

The Alarm - Sixty Eight Guns Single

Howard Devoto - Cold Imagination Single

Kasper De Graff and Malcolm Garrett - Culture Club: When Camera's Go Crazy Book

Graham Parker - The Real Macaw Album

Big Country - Hammersmith Concert

Bee Gees - Someone Belonging To Someone Single

Culture Club Tour

Staying Alive Film

Kid creole and the Coconuts - There Is Something Wrong In Paradise Single

Links

Happy Reading

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