Volume 2, Number 6
Talk Talk Volume 2, #6
Cover featuring Iggy Pop, Public Image Ltd, and The Selecter. Cover art by Mark Schraad
Talk Talk Volume 2, #6
Table of Contents and page 3, featuring album reviews of Public Image Ltd bootlegs and Metal Box (released in the U.S. as Second Edition).
Talk Talk Volume 2, #6
Pages 4 and 5, featuring full page photo of Iggy Pop, and on page 5, news and views.
Talk Talk Volume 2, #6
Pages 6 and 7 featuring reggae reviews of Tappa Zukie, Mikey Dread, U-Roy, and General Echo.
Talk Talk Volume 2, #6
Pages 8 and 9, featuring local scene report, and interview with The Regular Guys.
Talk Talk Volume 2, #6
Pages 10 and 11, featuring singles reviews of The Selecter, The Decorators, Ludas, The Monochrome Set, The Undertones, Sham 69, Love of Life Orchestra, and John Cale.
Talk Talk Volume 2, #6
Pages 12 and 13, featuring more single reviews of The Members, Richard Hell, The Neon Boys, Joy Division, and Delta 5. Page 13 features a concert review of Wichita band The Embarrassment, and a review of MX-80 Sound "Out of the Tunnel" LP.
Talk Talk Volume 2, #6
Pages 14 and 15, featuring concert reviews of Lawrence, KS band Thumbs at Plaza East in Kansas City, and Topeka band Abuse at The Downliner in Kansas City.
Excerpts
“The entire band projected an energy that had the crowd out of their seats, leaving their drinks on the table and dancing away. At times the intense atmosphere would literally explode into fights. At the back of the bar drinks were spilt and during the course of the evening a pitcher was smashed over somebody's head.”
Thumbs concet report, page 14
“Abuse were the first band to play at the Downliners Club and in many ways they were the appropriate choice. They are like a midwest Heartbreakers in sound and style. Playing with a raw enthusiasm that carries across to the audience, it was no surprise that they had the crowd dancing.”
Abuse concert report, page 15
“This Wichita band's debut in the area was at times fantastic, and at other times weak-kneed. At their best, they build up an intense texture of sound that is reminiscent of Wire and The Mekons. They are developing strength and direction, which shows that with continued effort they can become one of the best bands to come out of the midwest in recent years.”
The Embarrassment concert report, page 13