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 10th May - 23rd May 1984

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Credits

10th May - 23rd May 1984

 

Volume 6 - Number 10 - Issue 142

Cover Photo - Sheila Rock

Price - 40p    Pages - 72

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Interviewers

Peter Martin - Sade

Johnny Black - The Bluebells

Ian Birch - David Sylvian

Ian Cranna - Boy George

Dave Rimmer - Blancmange

Mark Ellen - Bob Marley

Photographers

Sheila Rock - Bananarama (Page 2)

LFI - Blancmange (Page 3)

Paul Rider - John Taylor (Page 3)

Aiden Boot - Bob Marley (Page 3)

People In Pictures Ltd - Red Stripe (Page 5)

Andre Csillag - Helen Terry (Page 6)

Associated Press - Elton John and Lech Walesa (Page 6)

Alpha - Boy George (Page 7)

Stockcolor International - Van Halen (Page 9)

Sheila Rock - Sade (Page 10-11)

Andrew Csillag - The Blue Nile (Page 15)

Denis O'Regan - Nick Rhodes (Page 21)

Paul Rider - Dave Rimmer (Page 25)

Barry Plummer - Sting and Russell Harty (Page 35)

Andre Csillag - Marilyn (Page 36)

LFI - Queen (Page 37)

Robin Ridley - Pete Burns (Page 37)

Simon Fowler - Blancmange (47)

Paul Rider - John Taylor (Page 54-55)

Chris Craymer / Scope Features - Wham (Page 58)

People In Pictures - The Flying Pickets (Page 70)

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Lyrics

Issue Information

Bananarama - Rough Justice

The Human League - The Lebanon

Van Halen - Panama

The Style Council - You're The Best Thing

Sade - When Am I Going To Make a Living?

Statue Quo - Going Down Town Tonight

Kenny Loggins - Footloose

David Sylvian - Red Guitar

Womack And Womack - Love Wars

Weird Al Yankovic - Eat It

Imagination - State Of Love

Pointer Sisters - Automatic

Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go

King Kurt - Mack The Knife

Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes

The Flying Pickets - When You're Young And In Love

Front Cover:

Shade

Centre Spread:

Madness

Back Cover:

Shakin' Stevens

General

Start

Interviews

Sade

The Bluebells

David Sylvian

Boy George

Blancmange

John Taylor

Matt Bianco

Boy George

Duran Duran

Belouis Some

Jermaine Jackson, The Jacksons

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Personal File - Red Stripe

Bitz

Features:

Bob Marley

Posters

David Sylvian

Blancmange

Cocteau Twins

Miquel Brown

Eartha Kitt

Bourgie Bourgie

Japan

Twisted Sister

Bronski Beat

Musical Youth

Matt Bianco

Melody Makers

Nik Kershaw

Andrew Ridgeley

Bucks Fizz

Stewart Copeland and Andy Summers

Donny Osmond

Jimmy Page

Wham!

Fiction Factory

King Kurt

Johnny Marr

Siouxsie & the Banshees 

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My Five Favourite Artists and Designers - Nick Rhodes

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Birthdays:

Bono (24)

Stevie Wonder (34)

David Byrne (32)

Brian Eno (36)

Mike Oldfield (31)

Glen Gregory (26)

Patrick Waite (16)

Toyah Wilcox (26)

Martyn Ware (28)

Warren Cann (32)

Nick Heyward (23)

Leo Sayer (36)

Junior Waite (17)

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Fan Clubs:

Sade

Blancmange

David Sylvian

Reviews

Singles: Dave Rimmer

David Sylvian - Red Guitar

Sade - When Am I Going To Make A Living

Style Council - You're The Best Thing

Imagination - State Of Love

Van Halen - Panama

Divine Sounds - What People Do For Money

Dominatrix - The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight

Mari Wilson - Ain't That Peculiar

Musical Youth - She's Trouble

Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes

PiL - Bad Life

Marillion - Assassing

Status Quo - Going Down Town Tonight

The System - I Just Wanna Make You Feel Good

Orange Juice - What Presence?!

Jermaine Jackson - Sweetest Sweetest

Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go

Was (Not Was) - Professor Night

Album Reviews

Peter Martin
Lisa Anthony
Ian Cranna
Ian Birch

Human League - Hysteria

Blancmange - Mange Tout

Blue Nile - A Walk Across The Rooftops

Bruce Foxton - Touch Sensitive

Nona Hendryx - The Art Of Defence

Jermaine Jackson - Dynamite

Get Smart:

Nights Out:

Thomas Dolby

Joe Jackson

Bob Marley And The Wailers

Ultravox

Duran Duran

Janice Long and Peter Powell

Nik Kershaw

The Blue Nile

The Alternative Country & Western

Festival (Lisa Anthony) : Bluberry Hellbellies

Pogue Mahone

Gleesome Threesome

Men They Couldn't Hang

Last Bid For The Recess

Cut Loose

Skiff Skats

Boothill Foot Tappers

Mutterings:

Lionel Richie 

Simon Bates

Terry Wogan

Jonathan king

Nik Kershaw

Mark Price

Mari Wilson

Rick Springfield

Nina Hagen and Rainer Werner Fassbinder

Howard jones

Culture Club

Helen Terry

Van Halen

Steve Wright

Depeche Mode

Victoria Principle

Def Leppard

Michael Jackson

Robert Gorl

Ozzy Osbourne

The Beatles

Fashion

Bluebells

Duran Duran

Imagination

Siouxsie

King Kurt

Elton John and Lech Walesa

Paul Young

Sade

Millie Jackson

Blancmange

Merchandise

This issue also came with the Third Token to get a Free Set Of 6 Badges.

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To learn more about the badges click the link below

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Badge Set

Adverts

Blancmange - Mange Tout Album and Tour

Break Machine - Break Dance Party Single

Echo And The Bunnymen - Ocean Rain Album

Ultravox - Dancing With Tears In My Eyes Single

Now That's What I Call Music II Compilation Album

David Bowie - Love You Till Tuesday Video

Secret Places Film

Wham - Wake Me Up Before You Go Go Single

Passion Puppets - Beyond The Pale Single and Tour

Melody Makers - Met Her On A Rainy Day Single

Imagination - State Of Love Single

Helen Terry - Love Lies Lost Single

Bob Marley And The Wailers - Legend Album

Black - Hey Presto Single and Tour

The Cure - The Top Album (x2)

Five Star - Hide And Seek Single

Human League - Hysteria Album (x2)

Carol Kenyon - Dance With Me Single

Against All Odds Film

Bananarama - Rough Justice Single

Cyndi Lauper - Lyceum Concert

OMD - Junk Culture Album and Tour

Links

Happy Reading

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