Volume 1, Number 3
Talk Talk Volume 1, #3
Front and back covers featuring Iggy Pop, Steel Pulse, The Fall, and Pere Ubu. The Buzzcocks and Bob Marley and The Wailers shows are featured on the back cover on the back cover.
Talk Talk Volume 1, #3
Table of Contents and page 3 featuring new music news about The Clash, The Ramones, The Jam, Sham 69, The Cure, The Damned, Gang of Four, Public Image Ltd, and John Cale.
Talk Talk Volume 1, #3
Pages 4 and 5 featuring live Iggy Pop review from shows in Chicago, and a profile of ex-Damned guitarist Brian James.
Talk Talk Volume 1, #3
Pages 6 and 7 featuring album reviews of Steel Pulse, Front Line 3, Joe Higgs, XTC, The Boomtown Rats, The Specials, and The Fall.
Talk Talk Volume 1, #3
Pages 8 and 9 featuring a local music updates about Smart Pills, The Regular Guys, The Embarrassment and others. Page 7 includes album reviews of Madness, Pere Ubu, and Adverts.
Talk Talk Volume 1, #3
Pages 10 and 11 featuring reviews of independent label releases by the Rough Trade label: Cabaret Voltaire, Stiff Little Fingers, Monochrome Set, Subway Sect and Swell Maps.
Talk Talk Volume 1, #3
Pages 12 and 13 continues independent label reviews of Rough Trade singles from The Raincoats, and Fast Product label singles by Human League, Gang of Four and Earcom 1, a 12" release of new undeveloped bands. Page 13 continued the live review of Iggy Pop.
Talk Talk Volume 1, #3
Pages 14 and 15 featuring LP reviews of Wire, Jah Lloyd, and singles reviews of Visage and Pere Ubu. Page 15 includes a preview of an upcoming performance by the Buzzcocks and Ultravox.
Excerpts
Iggy looks very healthy, strong, and energetic. He came on hopping around the stage and previewed some of his smooth physical movements which have become one of his trademarks and are copied by other performers.
Iggy Pop live review, page 4
Half of the Gang of Four were recently attacked, leaving vocalist Jon King with a fractured jaw, a flattened face resulting in loss of feeling permanently. Guitarist Andy Gill received a broken nose and tour dates have been cancelled.
News Items, page 3
No longer is control of music in the hands of the few major labels with their narow commercial point of view. The bands that create the music can now control the methods of presentation. The new labels say something about the times—they reflect the extent of decentralization, diversification, and flexibility of the new music.
Independent Labels Report, page 10