2nd August - 15th August 1984
Credits
2nd August - 15th August 1984
Volume 6 - Number 16 - Issue 148
Cover Photo - Francesco Scavullo
Price - 40p Pages - 72
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Interviewers
Ian Cranna - Thompson Twins
Peter Martin - Duran Duran
Peter Martin - Divine
Dave Rimmer - Culture Club
Ian Birch - Shannon
Brian Harrigan - Status Quo
Peter Martin - George Michael
Photographers
Virginia Turbett - Thompson Twins (Page 3, 6-7)
Paul Rider - Simon Le Bon and Duran Duran (Page 3, 20-22)
LFI - Divine (Page 3)
Andre Csillag - Culture Club (Page 3, 48-50)
Andrew Catlin - Status Quo and Fans (Page 3, 60-61)
Kipper Williams - Cartoon (Page 3, 47)
LFI - Stephen Luscombe (Page 5)
Alan Ballard / Scope - Tracey Ullman (Page 10)
Sheila Rock - Mick Khan and Pete Murphy (Page 10)
Paul Rider - Chico Johnson and Betty Sprake (Page 11)
Paul Rider - Captain Sensible (Page 11)
Andre Csillag - Boy George (Page 15)
LFI - Jeffrey Osbourne (Page 19)
Peter Ashworth - David Sylvian (Page 19)
Paul Rider - Tom Hibbert (Page 26)
Susan Adler - Divine (Page 33)
Rex Features - Gene Simmons (Page 35)
LFI - Jonathan King (Page 35-36)
LFI - The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band (Page 36)
LFI - Ozzy Osbourne (Page 36)
LFI - Screaming Lord Sutch (Page 36)
LFI - Richie Stott (Page 36)
LFI - Gary Glitter (Page 36)
Rex Features - Elton John (Page 36)
Rex Features - Arthur Brown (Page 36)
Rex Features - Rolf Harris (Page 36)
Rex Features - Leo Sayer (Page 37)
LFI - Alice Cooper (Page 37)
Rex Features - Alice Cooper (Page 37)
LFI - Peter Gabriel (Page 37)
Rex Features - The Residents (Page 37)
Nigel Dick - The Snowmen (Page 37)
LFI - The Wombles (Page 37)
Rex Features - The Bay City Rollers (Page 37)
Eric Watson - Spandau Ballet (Centre Spread)
Express Newspapers - Paul Young and Helen Slater (Page 43)
London Weekend Television - Barry Manilow, Margaret Thatcher and Michael Aspel (Page 43)
Rex Features - Michael Jackson and Diana Ross (Page 55)
LFI - Hazel Dean (Page 55)
Jill Furmanovsky - Jeffrey Daniel (Page 58)
Justin Thomas - Mick Jagger and Nona (Page 59)
Tony McGee / Ritz Newspapers - George Michael (Page 64)
Lyrics
Issue Information
Iron Maiden - Two Minutes To Midnight
Howard Jones - Like To Get To Know You Well
Black Lace - Agadoo
AC/DC - Nervous Shakedown
Jeffrey Osborne - On The Wings Of Love
David Sylvian - Ink In The Well
Windjammer - Tossing And Turning
Carol Lynn Townes - 99 1/2
Laura Branigan - Self Control
Kane Gang - Closest Thing To Heaven
Band Of Gold - Love Songs Are Back Again
Diana Ross And Michael Jackson - Ease On Down The Road
Hazell Dean - Whatever I Do (Wherever I Go)
Shriekback - Hand On My Heart
Front Cover:
Simon Le Bon
Centre Spread:
Spandau Ballet
Back Cover:
Prince And The Revolution
Interviews
General
Start
Personal File - Stephen Luscombe
Thompson Twins
Simon Le Bon
Divine
Culture Club in Japan (Part 2)
Shannon
Status Quo
George Michael
Bitz
Features:
The Most Horrible Hypes In History
Look At The State Of This Lot!
Is There Anybody Out There with:
Stray Cats
Heaven 17
Motorhead
U2
Simple Minds
China Crisis
Jody Watley
ABBA
Big Country
JoBoxers
Toyah
Meat Loaf
The Police
Bucks Fizz
The truth
Robert Smith
Clare Grogan
Madonna
The Alarm
Mari Wilson
Grace Jones
Carmel
Julian Cope
Posters
Tracey Ullman
George Michael
Fanclubs book
Tracey Ullman and Ade Edmondson, Windjammer
Colt And Colby
Dr Love
Tears For Fears
Everything But The Girl
Dali's Car
Herbie Hancock
Person To Person
Captain Sensible
Chico Johnson
Betty Sprake
Duran Duran
Afrika Bambaataa
Paul Weller
Culture Club
Queen
Change
Howard Jones
King Kurt
Spandau Ballet
Factory Records
Prince
Paul Young
Earlene Bentley
Armoury Show
Boy George
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My Five Favorite Cafes -
Robert Hodgens
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Birthdays:
Pete De Freitas (23)
Terry Wogan (46)
Kirk Brandon (28)
Paul Reynolds (22)
Stuart Neal (24)
Pete Burns (25)
Ali Score (28)
Chris Forman (26)
David 'The Edge' Evans (23)
Joe Jackson (30)
Paul Gendler (24)
Jody Turner (21)
August Darnell (33)
Mark Knopfler (35)
Jerry Spicer (31)
John Robinson (22)
Roy Hay (23)
Fergal Sharkey (26)
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Fan Clubs:
Alison Moyet
Bluebells
Neil
Reviews
Singles: Tom Hibbert
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry - Monkeys On Juice
king Kurt - Banana Banana
Clannad - Now Is Here
Phil Pickett - Destiny
Howard Jones - Like To Get To Know You Well
Matt Bianco - Whose Side Are You On?
Spider - Breakaway
Rod Stewart - Some Guys Have All The Luck
Paul Quinn and Edwyn Collins - Pale Blue Eyes
The Farmer's Boys - In The Country
Residents - It's A Man's Man's Man's World
Queen - It's A Hard Life
Yes - It Can Happen
Captain Sensible - There Are More Snakes Than Ladders
Rubber Rodeo - Anywhere With You
Belle And There Devotions - All The Way Up
Chas And Dave - There In Your Eyes
Herbie Hancock - Hardrock
Joolz - The Kiss
Mystery Girls - Boogie Then Cry
Richard 'Dimples' Fields - Your Wife Is Cheatin' On Us
Cruella De Ville - Hong Kong Swing
Sade - Smooth Operator
Frank Chickens - Blue Canary
Album Reviews
Get Smart:
Brookside
Jamie Rae
Howard Jones
Nik Kershaw
Dead Or Alive
Bruce Foxton
Prince
Paul Young
Boy George
Bucks Fizz
Ian Birch
Lisa Anthony
Ian Cranna
Josephine Hocking
Julie Burns
Dave Rimmer
Fred Dellar
Vici MacDonald
Linda Duff
Various Artists - Electric Dreams
The Mighty Wah! - A Word To The Wise Guy
Xmal Deutschland - Tocsin
Shriekback - Jam Science
H2O - Faith
Residents - George And James
Rank And File - Long Gone Dead
The Time - Ice Cream Castle
Tik & Tok - Intolerance
Quite Riot - Condition Critical
Split Enz - Conflicting Emotions
Mutterings:
Paul Young and Helen Slater
Michael Jackson
Barry Manilow
Captain Sensible
Cyndi Lauper
Jay Aston
Holly Johnson
Thompson Twins
Pete Townsend
Nick Rhodes
Nile Rogers
Lionel Richie
Madonna
Andrew Ridgeley
Simple Minds
Pete Wylie
Mick Jagger
Billy Idol
David Bowie
Clare Grogan
Tracey Ullman
Frank Bough
AC/DC
The Kane Gang
Nick Heyward
Fiction Factory
Hanoi Rocks
Boomtown Rats
Simon Le Bon
Midge Ure
Mel Smith
Limahl
Kajagoogoo
Boy George and Marilyn
Adverts
The Mighty Wah! - A Word To The Wise Guy Album
Chunks Of Fun - Compilation Album
Kid Creole And The Coconuts - Don't Take My Coconuts Single
King Kurt - Banana Banana Single
Working Week - Storm Of Light Single
I-Level - Our Sing Single
Howard Jones - Like To Get To Know You Well Single
Private Lives - Prejudice And Pride Album
Virgin Dance - The Dram Is Over Single
Gary Moore - Empty Rooms Single
Talk Talk - Dum Dum Girl Single
Supergirl Film
The Bluebells - Sisters Album
Street Sounds - Crucial Electro 2 Album and No. Ones Album
Pointer Sisters - I Need You Single
Tears For Fears - Mothers Talk Single
Now That's What I Call Music 3 Compilatyion Album