The Face: Barney Bubbles

This one comes from The Face in November 1981 and is a great interview with celebrated graphic designer Barney Bubbles. If you are interested in reading more on Mr Bubbles there is a great book out that has recently been updated. Love the self portrait.

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The Face: Hard / Ray Petri (Buffalo)

Classic buffalo spread from The Face in March 1985 with photography by Jamie Morgan and styling by the late Ray Petri. I’ll run the Warhol piece from this edition at a later date.









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The Face: Keith Haring & Mario Testino Fashion Spread

More Keith Haring here, this time from The Face in the mid-80s. Here he collaborates with Mario Testino (early in his career) on a fashion spread and a self-portrait. Wish there was more of this in the current times…

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The Face: Paradise Regained (House Post Acid / The New Club Sound)

Great piece by David Toop from the December ’88 edition of The Face on the hose sound of New Jersey featuring interviews with Marshall Jefferson, Blaze, Larry Patterson, Jomanda, Phase II and Hippie Torales.

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The Face: Jean Baptiste Mondino / Intro Piece / La Danse Des Mots

Anyone who has been reading Test Pressing for a while knows how much we love the work of Island Records. This piece comes from The Face in April ’84 and is about Jean Baptiste Mondino’s debut release for Island Records. Mondino, as most of you know, is the guy behind those iconic Grace Jones sleeves. I love that story about how when Badarou and all those guys turned up to Compass Point to make those early Grace Jones records that Chris Blackwell had pinned up the visuals Mondino had already made and said ‘we need the music to sound like that’. Anyway, shame Mondino didn’t make more music as it fits into our world perfectly. Love the video too.

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The Face: Philip Sallon Interview (July 1984)

This one is taken from the July 1984 edition of The Face. Philip Sallon talks about the Mud Club. Love the journalist, Fiona Russell Powell’s description of the music at the club.

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The Face: Prince Interview (June 1983)

Prince interview by Carol Cooper taken from The Face in June 1983. Great photo. Just watched the Omnibus program on him from ’91 and it’s pretty amazing stuff. Sheila E and a tour of his house. What more could you want.

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The Face: Malcolm McLaren Interview (June 1983)

This one is taken from The Face in June 1983. Paul Rambali goes duck rock with the don Malcolm.

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The Face: Motorcity Techno / Detroit Piece (May 1988)

This one comes from The Face in May 1988 as Stuart Cosgrove travels to the Motor City to meet and interview Derrik May, Juan Atkins, Blake Baxter and Kevin Saunderson.

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The Face: Europe – A Ravers Guide (August 1990)

In August ’90 The Face posted a great piece on clubbing in Europe (soon to follow) with this piece following a year later. It’s a great round-up of what was going on across Europe at the time and includes some great pictures from Ibiza 1990.

Thanks to Matthew J.
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The Face: Steve Proctor Interview (October 1982)

This one comes from The Face in October 1982 and showcases a – one would assume – fresh faced Steve Proctor waxing lyrical about getting battered for the princely sum of £2.50 and dancing to the Clash and Grandmaster Flash. Stanleying coppers and having sex with your socks on also make brief appearances in this illuminating little time capsule.

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The Face: 69 Dean Street / The Making Of Club Culture (February 1983)

Great piece from The Face in February ’83 on 69 Dean Street (aka Gossips). Somewhere half of us have probably been over the years.

Thanks to Matthew J.

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The Face: Quando Quango (October 1983)

The Face October ’83. Top band.

Thanks to Matthew J.

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The Face: Whose Smiley Now (Acid House Hits Clapham Common) (August 1989)

Piece from The Face in August ’89 by Sheryl Garratt. The party continues to the parks of South London…

Thanks to Matthew J.
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The Face: Ecstasy (October 1985)

Peter Nasmyth reports on ‘E’ for The Face in October 1985, taking in stories about The Ranch, a gay club in Dallas, where you could apparently get the drug over the counter for $20 plus $1.23 sales tax. If you had a coupon you got $5 off. It then got banned. Which leads you to think – surely banning something is the best way to tell a nation of people about something? Anyway, the hug drug was about to get known…

Thanks to Matthew J.
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The Face: We Generation – Life After Acid (December 1989)

Taken from The Face, December 1989, Sheryl Garratt, this time with Lindsay Baker in tow, nails the scene at the time. Rave is still on but the small parties are showing the way forward for those with discerning taste.







Thanks to Matthew J.
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The Face: Dancefloor – Kid Batchelor (November 1988)

Taken from The Face, November 1988. Love the language – ‘this could be a big noise’ and ‘massive bump since it was played at Hedonism 5’ etc. Top.

Thanks to Matthew J.
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The Face: Shoom (June 1988)

Going out on a high for 2009, a sweet piece from The Face in June 1988. Sheryl Garratt nails Shoom in one paragraph. Top lady.


Thanks to Matthew J.
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