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 19th January - 1st February 1984

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Credits

19th January - 1st February 1984

 

Volume 6 - Number 02 - Issue 134

Cover Photo - David Levine

Price - 40p    Pages - 52

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Interviewers

Dave Rimmer - Mike Read

Neil Tennent - John Taylor

Tom Hibbert - Puppets Feature

Linda Duff and Samantha Archer - Fan Clubs

Peter Martin - Echo And The Bunnymen

Tracy Nolan - Meeting Duran Duran

Photographers

BBC - Mike Read (Page 3)

Paul Rider - Various (Page 3)

Paul Cox - Thompson Twins (Page 3)

LFI - Holly Johnson and Paul Rutherford (Page 5)

Robert Legon - Freddie Mercury (Page 5)

Andrew Csillag - Glenn Hughes (Page 5)

Robert Ellis - Rob Halford (Page 5)

Joe Bangay - Thompson Twins (Page 7)

Radio Luxemburg - Mike Read (Page 9)

Paul Rider - Mike Read (Page 9)

Steve Rapport - Mike Read (Page 9)

Brian Harris / DPA - John Taylor (Page 15)

Joe Bangay - Andrew Ridgeley (Page 16)

Simon Fowler - Madness (Page 16)

Simon Fowler - Whitesnake (Page 19)

BBC Pictures Library - Muffin The Mule (Page 25)

BBC Pictures Library - Orville (Page 25)

Rex Features - The Wombles (Page 25)

Paul Rider - Linda Duff & Samantha Archer (Page 32)

Peter Ashworth - ABC (Page 32)

Brian Aris DPA - Duran Duran (Page 32)

Paul Rider - Various (Page 32-35)

Joe Bangay - Eurythmics (Page 33)

Andre Csillag - Barry Manilow (Page 33)

Joe Bangay - Siouxsie (Page 33)

Brian Aris / DPA - Toyah (Page 34)

LFI - U2 (Page 35)

Andre Csillag - Bananarama (Page 35)

Joe Bangay - Wham (Page 35)

Rex Features - John Wayne (Page 37)

Scope Features - Adam Ant (Page 39)

Michael Putland / LFI - Roxy Music (Page 39)

Paul rider - Echo And The Bunnymen (Page 40-41)

Denis O'Regan - Tracy Nolan and Duran Duran (Page 42)

Paul Slattery - Morrissey (Page 43)

Covert De Roos - Herbie Hancock (Page 43)

Andrew Catlin - Tom Baily (Page 51)

Eric Watson - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Duran Duran - New Moon On Monday

Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor

Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

Joe Fagin - That's Living Alright

Whitesnake - Give Me More Time

China Crisis - Wishful Thinking

The Icicle Works - Love Is A Wonderful Colour

Simple Minds - Speed Your Love To Me

Musical Youth - Sixteen

Genesis - Illegal Alien

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Star Choice - Adam Ant

Roxy Music - A Really Good Time

Front Cover:

Ian McCulloch

Centre Spread:

Simple Minds

Back Cover:

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Interviews

General

Start

Barry Manilow

Sade

Pop Stars In leather with:

Paul Rutherford and Holly Johnson,

Freddie Mercury, Glenn Hughes (Village People), Soft Cell, Bucks Fizz, Rob Halford, Gary Numan, Steve Strange and Steve Norman 

 

Personal File - Holly Johnson

 Mike Read

John Taylor

Echo And The Bunnymen

Features:

Puppets

A Low Down On Fan Clubs

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Posters

John Taylor

Echo And The Bunnymen

Bitz

Ligotage (Beki Bondage)

Terry Hall, Toby Lyons and Karl Shale

Sheila Chandra,

Fashion

The Smiths

Dead Or Alive

Kate Bush

Paul Weller, Tracie, A Craze and Soul Squad

Simple Minds

ABC

Nik Kershaw

New Star Hits

Reflex

Mike Barson quits Madness 

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Five Favourite Cars - Andrew Ridgeley

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Birthdays:

Jools Holland (26)

Andrew Ridgeley (21)

Roddy frame (20)

Tony Blackburn (41)

Phil Collins (33)

John Lydon (28)

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Fan Clubs:

The Alarm

Police

Tracey Ullman

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Reviews

Singles: Martyn Ware

Prefab Sprout - Don't Sing

Simple Minds - Speed Your Love To Me

Fat Larry's Band - Straight From The Heart

The Colour Field - The Colour Field

Fad Gadget - Collapsing New People

B-Movie - A Letter From Afar

Whitesnake - Give Me More Time

Donna Summer - Stop, Look & Listen

Echo And The Bunnymen - The Killing Moon

Gary Moore - Hold On To Love

Violent Femmes - Gone Daddy Gone

Herbie Hancock - Future Shock

Dead Or Alive - I'd Do Anything

Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor

Men Without Hats - I Got The Message

Cyndi Lauper - Girls Just Want To Have Fun

Spear Of Destiny - Prisoner Of Love

Pat Benatar - Love Is Like A Battlefield

Thomas Dolby - Hyper-Active!

Black Lace - Hey You

Meat Loaf - Razor's Edge

Australian Crawl - Boys Light Up

Mutterings:

Album Reviews

Vince Clark

Marilyn

Wham

Thompson Twins

Adam Ant and Diana Dors

The Jacksons

Mick Jagger

Duran Duran

Rod Stewart

Dead Or Alive

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Tracey Ullman

Culture club

Thomas Dolby

David Bowie

Cyndi Lauper

ABBA

Beech Boys

Ronald Reagan

Status Quo

Slade

Police

Howard Jones

Siouxsie

Limahl

Dave Rimmer
Peter Martin
Kimberley Leston

Luther Vandross - Busy Body

George Clinton - You Shouldn't Nuf Bit Fish

Pretenders - Learning To Crawl

Billy Idol - Rebel Yell

Get Smart:

John Wayne

Billy MacKenzie

Steve Strange

Charlie Burchill (Simple Minds)

Culture Club

Bananarama

Jeff Beck

Spandau Ballet

Stiff Little Fingers

Nights Out:

Tracy Nolan meets Duran Duran

Adverts

The Pretenders - Learning To Crawl Album and Tour

Thomas Dolby - Hyper-active Single

Eurythmics - Her Comes The Rain Again Single

Echo And The Bunnymen - The killing Moon Single

ABC - SOS Single

Talk Talk - It's My Life Single

Herbie Hancock - Future Shock Single and Tour

Big Country - Wonderland Single

Various Videos

Simple Minds - Speed Your Love To Me Single and Tour

Thompson Twins - Doctor Doctor Single

Sahara Film

Duran Duran - UK 1983 Tour Photo's

Bank Robbers - Jenny Single

John And Yoko - Milk And Honey Album

The Colour Field - The Colour Field Single

Links

Happy Reading

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