1982

1982

By 1982 I had a live Stones album – a live album manufactured in NL called in concert, and some on tape that I’d taken from library, some girls (library).

I rapidly went off Duran Duran – my tastes were becoming less pop and more Indie/ avant garde and rock. Hungry Like Wolf came out on 4^th May 1982 and though I probably didn’t dislike it from the outset, I went off it fairly quickly. Phil Rapson stands out in my memory as the staunch DD fan and remained so long after I couldn’t give a shit. By November 1982 when Rio came out I pretty much hated them and their videos. And the album Rio came out on May 10th 1982. I’m pretty sure I was fair, and I listened to it. But I don’t think I ever wanted to own it, and soon after, to ever hear it again. I still feel the same today even though it is free on my streaming service. DD appearing on the cover of Smash Hits for about the 3^rd time was my catalyst to stop buying it. I’d already moved on to Record Mirror by then, and occasionally checked out Melody Maker. Unfortunately the RM changed to a smash hits format around this time – or fortunately, I don’t know. It contained all the charts which I obsessed over, and colour fashion pics so I could check out women’s fashions, modelled by pop starlets of the day, all under the cover of being a music mag. So that was really bloody handy. But it wasn’t the inky I’d sought out – so at some point I started looking towards the NME.

Alongside Smash Hits I bought Flexipop magazine including the adam and the ants one in Feb 1981 – it folded in 1983 but I don’t think I bought it past 1982.

Inspired by Hunky Dory and the song, Bob Dylan, I bought a Dylan record - £2.99 – and it wasn’t what I expected and I had to work at it but I got there! I have an association with Marsh Mills playing field and Andy Willis.

Spurred on by Andy W who was a Dr Who fan, I became quite a trekkie. Excited by yet another movie in 1982. I bought starburst and other mags that featured pics from forthcoming film. I saw it a few times and I think I saw it upon release in the UK, or soon after.

me in the summer, at a holiday chalet near St Ives, Cornwall. 

The Theatre Royal came to fruition - before it opened officially the foyet was accessible and we used to sit in there between record purchases and heading back to school - often eating our lunch in there and examining out new records.

before the Theatre Royal  - 1980

today

In February 1982, John Peel resumed a long-interrupted relationship with Top Of The Pops that would continue until 1987.