No. 1
Number One was a British weekly magazine dealing with pop music. It ran from May 1983 to February 1992, and was aimed at a mainly teenage market.
38 articles
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, February 1984
IT'S FIVE years and 18 hit singles since Madness first ran riot on Top of the Pops and straight into the nation's hearts. ...
Interview by Deanne Pearson, No. 1, 18 February 1984
SADE INSTRUCTS DEANNE PEARSON IN THE ART OF THE FEMME FATALE ...
Afrika Bambaataa: Bambaataa Of The Bronx
Interview by Mark Cooper, No. 1, 31 March 1984
The Grandmaster of hip hop lectures Mark Cooper on the meaning of the Funk ...
Echo & The Bunnymen, The Smiths: The Smiths and Echo & The Bunnymen: The Smith and the Bunnyman
Interview by Mark Cooper, No. 1, 28 April 1984
No.1 brings together two of rock's most charismatic singers... and two of its biggest egos as well!" ...
Sandie Shaw, The Smiths: Sandie Shaw with the Smiths
Interview by Mark Cooper, No. 1, 5 May 1984
TEMPTED OUT of retirement by the friendship and the songs of The Smiths, Sandie Shaw seems girlishly bemused by the sudden fuss around her. ...
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 19 May 1984
SANDIE SHAW WAS ONE OF BRITAIN'S TOP SINGERS IN THE '60s. NOW SHE'S BACK IN THE CHARTS WITH THE '80s SOUND OF THE SMITHS' 'HAND ...
Interview by Deanne Pearson, No. 1, 2 June 1984
Eddy Grant is an independent pop star, if ever there was one. A self-made man, he has risen from humble beginnings in North London to ...
Sade: Living in Black and White
Interview by Deanne Pearson, No. 1, 9 June 1984
Sade is a singer with a chequered past. Brought up partly in Nigeria and partly in Clacton, she had two fathers and about eight grandmothers, ...
Frankie Goes To Hollywood: Chain Reaction
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 4 August 1984
Frankie Goes To Hollywood are what's been happening while we've been away. They've been at Ho. 1 with 'Two Tribes' and at No.2 with 'Relax'. ...
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 11 August 1984
MAX BELL INTERVIEWS BILLY MACKENZIE, GREAT BRITISH VOCALIST, AS THE ASSOCIATES RETURN WITH 'LOVE BOAT' ...
Heaven 17: The Heaven 17 Manifesto
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 1 September 1984
Once upon a time, Heaven 17 presented themselves as the dynamic young businessmen of pop. But now they've crossed sides to support the miners, the Labour ...
Culture Club Say War — Watch Yourself!
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 29 September 1984
CULTURE CLUB ARE BACK WITH A VENGEANCE — 'THE WAR SONG' TO BE EXACT. BUT HOW HIGH IS THE PRICE OF THEIR FAME? AND WILL ...
Interview by Deanne Pearson, No. 1, 20 October 1984
Aswad have been Britain's top reggae band for years. Yet for some reason only now are they making their chart debut with '54 46 Was ...
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: The American Dream: Frankie Goes To America, The Diary
Report by Max Bell, No. 1, 1 December 1984
Max Bell joins Frankie Goes to Hollywood for a week of high excitement on the road in the U.S.A. ...
Frankie Goes to Hollywood: The Holly Johnson Interview: "You've Got Fifteen Minutes, Christians."
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 1 December 1984
HOLLY JOHNSON keeps himself to himself for much of the tour. ...
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 12 January 1985
STAR WEARS: Those sharp-dressed men ZZ Top explain the art of mix'n'matching Fila tracksuits, tuxedos and 14-inch beards. ...
Depeche Mode: Boys Keep Swinging
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 19 January 1985
Pop groups come and go, but Depeche Mode keep on getting bigger and better. Max Bell joined them on tour in German — and if ...
Barrington Levy: Here He Comes... Barrington Levy
Interview by Deanne Pearson, No. 1, 23 February 1985
Deanne Pearson talks to Barrington Levy, the reggae star who's following Smiley Culture up the charts ...
Matt Bianco, Blue Rondo A La Turk, Madness, Spandau Ballet, Wham!: Chris Ruocco: A Stitch In Times
Interview by Deanne Pearson, No. 1, 2 March 1985
Chris Ruocco makes the striking stage outfits of many of today's top pop stars. Deanne Pearson talks to the tailor whose creations turn up on ...
The Jesus & Mary Chain: Some People Never Understand
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 9 March 1985
"The most revolting and disgusting group I've ever heard" — that's one description of The Jesus And Mary Chain. Some jealous rival maybe? Nope — ...
Depeche Mode: Private Lives: The Depeche Mode Story, Pt. 2 – Martin Gore, The Decadent Boy
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 11 May 1985
In the second part of our exclusive Depeche Mode series Martin Gore talks about his steady progression from milkmaid to bank clerk to popstar in ...
Scritti Politti: The Sweetest Boy
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 6 July 1985
BLACK MUSIC, ARTY IDEAS AND WORDS, WORDS, WORDS. THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT INFLUENCE THAT WELL-KNOWN CLEVER CHAP GREEN. OH, AND CHOCOLATE, OF COURSE. MAX BELL ...
George Clinton, Thomas Dolby: Dog-Gone Dolby
Report and Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 3 August 1985
Max Bell yaps with Thomas Dolby and George Clinton. ...
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 2 November 1985
It's just over six years since those young nutty boys hit the Top 20 with 'The Prince'. Now Madness have just notched up their 21st ...
Madness: Suggs on Women, Romance, Sexism and Growing Up
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 1986
CAN MEN be feminists? ...
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 12 July 1986
Max Bell meets Suzanne Vega. Pretty cosmic. ...
The Blow Monkeys: What's Up Doc?
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 19 July 1986
Max Bell questions Dr Robert on, er... just about everything! ...
Hollywood Beyond: Bright Lights, Big Mouth
Interview by Deanne Pearson, No. 1, 2 August 1986
Hollywood Beyond are a band with a big hit and even bigger ideas. Deanne Pearson talks to Mark Rogers, the man behind 'What's The Colour ...
The Beastie Boys: The Nature of the Beastie Boy
Interview by John Aizlewood, No. 1, 7 March 1987
Mad, bad and dangerous to know, it's THE BEASTIE BOYS! Loud, obnoxious, snotty and very very funny. ...
Madonna: Whisper: Madonna Exclusive
Report by Max Bell, No. 1, June 1987
MADONNA LOUISE Ciccone finally relented last Tuesday, June 9, when she appeared on a chat show for the first time. Madonna, nobody's fool, chose The ...
Sly & Robbie: Popstars and the Strange Things They Own: Sly & Robbie
Interview by John Aizlewood, No. 1, 25 July 1987
"MUSIC IS with us all the time. We don't take holidays. I even dream about music." ...
T'Pau: Hammersmith Odeon, London
Live Review by John Aizlewood, No. 1, 9 January 1988
HAMMERSMITH IN THEIR HAND? ...
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 6 February 1988
NAME: JUST call me Tiffany. I don't use a surname for professional reasons. I'll get into real trouble if I tell you now! It'll come ...
Interview by John Aizlewood, No. 1, 27 February 1988
Was (Not Was), as we all knew, are spies in the house of love, but did you know Don Was is a CIA spy? Or ...
The Bangles: It's Those Hazy Crazy Bangles!!
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 5 March 1988
Yep, Debbi, Vicki, Michael and Susanna are back with 'Hazy Shade Off Winter'. Max Bell spoke to them. ...
Michael Jackson: Moonwalk (William Heinemann)
Book Review by Max Bell, No. 1, 7 May 1988
Michael Jackson... the Howard Hughes of pop... the only person to believe that a man's best friend is his chimp... the most secretive star in ...
Roachford: Who's a Cuddly Boy then? Andrew Sylvester Roachford, that's who!
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 1 February 1989
He used to live in a house with 23 cats! His uncle learns to play the sax in one of those v. trendy lager ads! ...
Guru Josh: The Guru Ain't Joshin'!
Interview by Max Bell, No. 1, 16 June 1990
And he ain't mincing his words either! Max Bell lends a conspiratorial ear as the Guru lets rip at Adamski, slags off Technotronic, supports the ...
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