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 11th October - 24th October 1984

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11th October - 24th October 1984

 

Volume 6 - Number 21 - Issue 153

Cover Photo - Steve Rapport

Price - 40p    Pages - 72

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Interviewers

Tom Hibbert - Paul Young

David Keeps - Grandmaster Melle Mel And The

Furious Five

Tom Hibbert - UB40

Peter Martin - Spandau Ballet

Brian Harrigan - Ozzy Osbourne

Neil Tennant - OMD

Photographers

Chris Duffy - Sade (Page 2)

Steve Rapport - Spandau Ballet (Page 3, 48-49)

Palace Pictures - David Bowie (Page 4)

BBC - David Bowie (Page 5)

Roy Carr and Charles Shaar Murray - David Bowie Stylophones Advert (Page 5)

Steve Rapport - Paul Young (Page 10-11)

Andre Catlin - Billy Bragg (Page 19)

Jill Furmano - Giorgio Moroder

Eric Watson - Robert (Page 21)

E.I. Camp - Rick Ocasek (Page 21)

BBC - Mike Read (Page 23)

Paul Slattery - Grandmaster Melle Mel And The Furious Five (Page 29)

Virginia Turbett - UB40 (Page 36-37)

News Of The World - Boy George (Page 43)

George Bodnar - Ozzy Osbourne (Page 55)

Andrew Catlin - Ken McCluskey (Page 61)

Andrew Catlin - Marc Almond (Page 61)

Eric Watson - OMD (Page 64-65)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Heaven 17 - This Is Mine

The Cars - Drive

Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure

Paul Young - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

Philip Oakey and Giorgio Moroder - Together In Electric Dreams

John Waite - Missing You

Animal Nightlife - Mr Solitaire

The Stranglers - Skin Deep

Bananarama - Hotline To Heaven

Miami Sound Machine - Prisoner Of Love

Kim Wilde - The Second Time

Spandau Ballet - Highly Strung

Alison Moyet - All Cried Out

Elton John - Who Wears These Shoes

Front Cover:

Paul Young

Centre Spread:

Bananarama

Back Cover:

U2

Interviews

General

Personal File

Paul Young

Grandmaster Mel and the Furious Five

UB40

Spandau Ballet

Ozzy Osbourne

OMD

Features:

Personal File - Jimmy Sommerville

Bitz

David Bowie: 50 Daft Things He's Done

Billy Bragg

Jermaine Jackson and Pia Zadora

Lloyd Cole & The Commotions

Wham!

Marc Almond

Spandau Ballet

Mark Miwurdz

Aztec Camera

The Creative Workforce

Gary Numan

Ghostbusters

Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton

Meatloaf

Gina X

Brigitte Bardot

Giorgio Moroder

The Questions

Gary Glitter

Paul Young

Duran Duran

Orange Juice

The Cars

Prince

Ultravox

Grab Grab The Haddock

The Alarm

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Birthdays:

Daryl Hall (26)

Rick Parfitt (36)

Cliff Richard (44)

Thomas Dolby (26)

Colin Hodgkinson (39)

Gary Kemp (25)

Chuck Berry (58)

Peter Tosh (40)

Daniel Woodgate (24)

Julian Cope (27)

Pauline Black (31)

Bill Wyman (48)

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Fan Clubs:

OMD

Paul Young

UB40

Posters

Sade

Reviews

Singles: Mike Read

Icicle Works - Hollow Horse

Elton John - Who Wears These Shoes?

Floy Joy - Until You Come Back To Me

Alison Moyet - All Cried Out

Ultravox - Love's Great Adventure

Helen Terry - Stuttering

Mari Wilson - Let's Make This Last

Bananarama - Hotline To Heaven

Paul Young - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down

Julian Lennon - Too Late For Goodbyes

Out Bar Squeek - Away From The Heat

Meat Loaf - Modern Girl

Spandau Ballet - Highly Strung

Gary Glitter - Shout! Shout! Shout!

David Sylvian - Pulling Punches

Apollonia 6 - Sex Shooter

Girl Talk - Can The Rhythm

Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me

Limahl - The Never Ending Story

Album Reviews

Josephine Hocking
Lisa Anthony
Chris Heath
Dave Rimmer
Phil Sutcliffe
Simon Braithwaite
Ian Cranna
Kimberley Leston
Neil Tenant
Tom Hibbert
Julie Burns
Steve Bush 

Diana Ross - Swept Away

Level 42 - True Colours

The Go-Betweens - Spring Hill Fair

Big Country - Steeltown

Rose Royce - Music Magic

UB40 - Geoffrey Morgan…

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire

Jeffrey Osbourne - Don't Stop

XTC - The Big Express

This Mortal Coil - It'll End In Tears

Swans Way - The Fugitive Kind

Flesh For Lulu - Flesh For Lulu

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - Rattlesnakes

Chaka Khan - I Feel For You

Marc Almond - Vermin In Ermine

Miami Sound Machine - Eyes Of Innocence

General Public - All The Rage

Get Smart:

The Belle Stars

Pink Floyd

White China

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Malcolm McLaren

The Cure

Nick Rhodes

Nights Out:

The Bluebells - London (Ian Cranna)

Mutterings:

Boy George

Paul McCartney

Roddy Frame

Diana Ross

Bruce Foxton

Mike Read

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Duran Duran

The Higsons and Andy Williams

Culture club

Helen Terry

Lucy Ewing

Malcolm McLaren

Johnny Rotten

Michael Jackson

Eurythmics

Sony And Cher

Pet Shop Boys

Bronski Beat

ABC

The Mud Club and Philip Salon

Tom Robinson

Sting

Wham

David Austin

Marilyn

Merchandise

This issue came with the chance to send off for 6 Free Badges.

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This set comprised of the following:

 

U2

Wham

Iron Maiden

Nik Kershaw

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Michael Jackson

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To learn more about the Badges click the Link Below.

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Badge Set

Adverts

Chaka Khan - I Feel For You Single

Floy Joy - Into The Hot Album

Bronski Beat - The Age Of Consent Album and Tour

Alison Moyet - All Cried Out Single

Gary Numan and Tubeway Army - 1978 The Plan Album

Hall And Oates - Big Bam Boom Album

Jeffrey Osbourne - Don't Stop Album

Paul Young - I'm Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down Single

Feargal Sharkey - Listen To Your Father Single

The Pookah Makes 3 - Take It Back Single

Savage Progress - Celebration Album

The Style Council - Make No Mistake Single

Messengers - Frontiers Single

Spandau Ballet - Highly Strung Single

Hellen terry - Stuttering Single

UB40 - Labour of Love Video

The Police - Concert Video

Japan Instant Pictures Video

UB40 - Geffery Morgan Album (x2)

Electric Dreams Film

A Flock Of Seagulls - Never Again (The Dancer) Single

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire Album

Smash Hits - 1985 Yearbook

Links

Happy Reading

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