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 24th May - 6th June 1984

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Credits

24th May - 6th June 1984

 

Volume 6 - Number 11 - Issue 143

Cover Photo - Chris Craymer

Price - 40p    Pages - 64

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Interviewers

Neil Tennant - Wham

David Keeps - Madonna

Dave Rimmer - New Order

Tom Hibbert - Billy Joel

Peter Martin - Siouxsie and The Banshees

Photographers

Brian Aris / DPA - Limahl (Page 2, 42)

Chris Craymer - Wham (Page 3, 8-10)

Paul Rider - New Order (Page 3)

Andre Csillag - Roy Hay (Page 3)

Paul Rider - Echo And The Bunnymen (Page 3)

Paul Rider - Morrissey, Ken Livingstone and Mari Wilson (Page 4)

Terry Lott - Nena (Page 5)

News Of The World - Adam Ant (Page 5)

Andrew Catlin - Morrissey (Page 13)

Paul Rider - Ian Cranna (Page 19)

Andrew Catlin - The Kane Gang (Page 29)

Barry Plummer - Led Zeppelin (Page 29)

Dave Corio - Jeffrey Osbourne (Page 39)

LFI - Break Machine (Page 39)

Joe Bangay - Marillion (Page 49)

Paul Rider - Echo And The Bunnymen and Various (Page 55)

LFI - Siouxsie (Page 58)

Anton Corbijn - The Smiths (Page 58)

BBC Picture Publicity - Mike Read (Page 60)

LFI - Bucks Fizz (Page 61)

D. Levine - Tom Bailey (Back Cover0

Lyrics

Issue Information

Terri Wells - I'll Be Around

Howard Jones - Pearl In The Shell

Madonna - Borderline

Nick Heyward - Love All Day

Deniece Williams - Let's Hear It For The Boy

Madness - One Better Day

Break Machine - Break Dance Party

Jeffery Osborne - Stay With Me Tonight

Limahl - Too Much Trouble

Everything But The Girl - Each And Everyone

Hazel Dean - Searchin'

Jocelyn Brown - Somebody Else's Guy

Marillion - Assessing

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dazzel

The Smiths - Heaven Knows (I'm Miserable Now)

Peter Shilling - Major Tom (Coming Home)

Front Cover:

Wham

Centre Spread:

Depeche Mode

Back Cover:

Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)

Interviews

General

Start

Morrissey, Ken Livingstone and Mari Wilson

Marc Almond

Die Totenhosen

Gary Numan

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Personal File - Morrissey

Wham

Roy Hay (Culture Club)

Madonna

New Order

Billy Joel

Siouxsie And The Banshees

Posters

Bitz

Limahl

Madonna

New Order

Siouxsie And The Banshees

Depeche Mode

Limahl

Womack & Womack

Thompson Twins

James Cuts

Bluebells

Chrissie Hynde and Jim Kerr

Pretenders

Nick Cave

Howard Jones

Zingari

Rod Stewart

Fashion

King Kurt

Labour Party

Peter Schilling

Billy Bragg

Modern Romance

GBH

UK Subs

Sade

Bruce Springsteen

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The Five Worst Haircuts Ever - Smeggy

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Birthdays:

Bob Dylan (43)

Paul Weller (26)

Dave Lee Travis (39)

Siouxsie (27)

Steve Strange (25)

Francis Rossi (35)

Ron Wood (37)

Alan Wilder (25)

Tony Hadley (24)

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Fan Clubs:

Limahl

Nik Kershaw

Reviews

Singles: Ian Cranna

Die Totenhosen (The Incredible T*H* Scratchers Starring Freddy Love) - Hip-Hop-Bommi-Bom

Siouxsie & the Banshees - Dazzle

The Smiths - (Heaven Knows) I'm Miserable Now

Swans Way - Illuminations

Howard Jones - Pearl In The Shell

Black - Hey Presto

Madonna - Borderline

Eddy Grant - Romancing The Stone

D.C. Lee - Yippe Yi Yay!

Fiction Factory - All Or Nothing

Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost In You

Nick Heyward - Love All Day

David Austin - Turn To Gold

Tracie - (I Love You) When You Sleep

Zerra I - Ten Thousand Voices, A Message From The People

Madness - One Better Day

The Cult - Spiritwalker

Limahl - Too Much Trouble

Rod Stewart - Infatuation

Carol Kenyon - Dance With Me

Anne Lesear - Take Him Back (Taxi)

Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy

Album Reviews

Fred Dellar
Peter Martin
Tom Hibbert
Ian Birch
Lisa Anthony
Ian Cranna

Psychedelic Furs - Mirror Moves

Rock Steady Crew - Ready For Battle

Weird Al Yankovic - In 3-D

Indeep - Pajama Party Time

Go Go's - Talk Show

Lotus Eaters - No Sense Of Sin

Clannad - Legend

REM - Reckoning

Get Smart:

Nights Out:

Duran Duran

The Kane Gang

Berntholer

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Matt Bianco

Angela and Rachel Hawkins

Led Zeppelin

Bucks Fizz

Crystal Day: Echo & The Bunnymen - Liverpool

(Peter Martin)

Mutterings:

Billy Joel

Steve Strange

Thereze Bazar

Adam Ant

Grace Jones

Howard Jones

Everything But The Girl

Big Country

Duran Duran

Kim Wilde

Scritti Politti

Queen

Spandau Ballet

Bourgie Bourgie

Marc Almond

Helen Terry

Sting

Chrissie Hynde and Jim Kerr

Annie Lennox

Mike Read

Pogue Mahone

Human League

David Jensen

Blancmange

ABB

Culture Club

Imagination

Cocteau Twins

Nena
Madness

UB40

Rod Stewart

Eartha Kitt and Steve Grant

Michael Jackson

Ronald Reagan

Mick Jagger

Merchandise

This issue also came with the Fourth (Final) 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

The Psychedelic Furs - The Ghost In You Single

David Sylvian  - Red Guitar Single

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Dazzle Single

Bronski Beat - Smalltown Boy Single

Spandau Ballet - Only When You Leave Single

Hungry For Hits Compilation Album

Nick Heyward - Love All Day Single

Marc Almond - The Boy Who Came Back Single

Rod Stewart - Infatuation Single

Kajagoogoo - Islands Album

Limahl - Too Much Trouble Single

Sade - When Am I Going Make A Living Single

The Questions - Build On A Strong Foundations Single

Big Country - Live On Video

Rick Springfield - Love Somebody Single

The Pretenders - Thin Line Between Love And Hate Single

Breakdance - Film

Tracie - I Love You When You Sleep Single

Slade  - The Best Of Album

Howard Jones - Pearl In The Shell Single

Modern Romance - Live In Tokyo Video

Cyndi Lauper - The Lyceum Concert

Apocalypse - People Single

Style Council - Groovin' Single

Links

Happy Reading

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