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CONTENTS
FEATURES
FRESH FLESH WITH THE FLESH EATERS cannibalism denied by Gregg Turner 22
THE GOLDEN AGE OF THOMAS DOLBY spectacles shared by Michael Goldberg 25
WALL OF VOODOO’S OFF SOUND TRACK BETTING shown the door by Richard Riegel 26
BRYAN ADAMS SINGS LIKE A BUTTERFLY, CUTS LIKE A KNIFE more issues sold by Jim Feldman 28
THE THOMPSON TWINS AT THE SEASHORE ponytails ink-dipped by John Mendelssohn 30
MARSHALL CRENSHAW HAS A HELD DAY tongue twanging by Karen Schlosberg 32
LITA FORD’S GOT BLOOD IF YOU WANT IT! ua-ua-ua-voom by Iman Lababedi 37
ANYBODY HERE SEEN MY OLD FRIEND MOLLY HATCHET? deity seldom mentioned by J. Kordosh 40
THE KINKS: A SAD KOMMENTARY billed as such by John Mendelssohn 45
CYMBALS ’83 by Dave Patrick 50
THE GREAT CYMBAL GIVEWAY 53
DEPARTMENTS
MAIL 6
THE CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE 13
ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS 15
THE BEAT GOES ON 19 Lock Up Your Children; School’s Out For Scandal and more!
CREEM PROFILE: VANITY 6 24
LETTER FROM BRITAIN by Cynthia Rose 35
BENCHPRESS by Billy Altman 36
CREEMEDIA 42 Still The Beaver reviewed by J. Kordosh; Radio 1990 reviewed by Richard Riegel and more!
ELEGANZA by John Mendelssohn 48
RECORDS 54 DAVID BOWIE by Michael Davis; KATE BUSH by Richard C. Walls; and more!
CREEM DREEM: PATTY SMYTH OF SCANDAL 60
KISS & TELL by Jaan Uhelszki 62
STARS CARS: DAVID LEE ROTH 68
BACKSTAGE 74
Cover photo of Ray Davies by Robert Matheu; Marshall Crenshaw by Paul Natkin/Photo Reserve and Bryan Adams by Ebet Roberts
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CREEM Magazine (ISSN 0011-1147) is published by CREEM Magazine, Inc., 210 S. Woodward, Birmingham, Ml 48011. Telephone': (313) 642-8833. Address all subscription, back issue and reader correspondence to 120 Brighton Rd., Cliftop, NJ 07012, all other correspondence to P.O. Box P-1064, Birmingham, Ml 48012. Single copy price—$1.95. 1 year subscription—Surface mail: U.S. &■ Possessions—$19.00. All other countried—$23.00. 2 year subscription price—Surface mail: U.S ■& Possessions—$30.00. All other countries—$38.00. 3 year subscription price—Surface mail: U.S. & Possessions—$38.00. All other countries—$50.00.
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