The Face / Electro
Classic classic cover of The Face here by Neville Brody from May 1984. Probably my favourite. I think its just the colours and huge brody type. It’s like the word ‘ELECTRO’ was made for him. So killer cover and a great piece. Their intro says it all really. “Rapid and solid, fast and frantic, the...
The Face / The Hacienda / New Steps For The Leisure Industry
This piece comes from The Face in August 1982. Steve Taylor interviews architects and designers of The Hacienda Ben Kelly and Sandra Douglas with photography from Miss Moss. Pretty stunning club.
The Face / Kraftwerk / The Werk Ethic
This Kraftwerk piece comes from The Face in March, 1982. Ralph Hutter is interviewed by Steve Taylor with design and layout by Neville Brody.
The Face / D-Train / The Dance Express
Piece by Robert Elms with photography by Kate Simon. Taken from The Face, July 1983.
The Face / Into The Krush Groove / Yo! Homeboy
Take from The Face in February 1986 here’s a piece by David Toop on the Krush Groove party at Madison Square Gardens featuring LL Cool J, Kurtis Blow, Run DMC, Davy DMX and Doug E Fresh. Photography by Steve Tynan.
The Face / Ecstasy / A Yuppie Way Of Knowledge
Peter Nasmyth reports on ‘E’ for The Face in October 1985, taking in stories about The Ranch, a gay club in Dallas, where you could apparently get the drug over the counter for $20 plus $1.23 sales tax. If you had a coupon you got $5 off. It then got banned. Which leads you to...
The Face / The Ins And Outs Of High Street Fashion / Casual Piece
Love the New Order cover on this one. Brody playing Saville at his own game. So good piece on early casual culture here from July 1983 courtesy of Kevin Sampson and Dave Rimmer.
The Face / The Age Of Plunder
Jon Savage (in a not always complimentary fashion) on the world of appropriation in design from The Face in January 1983.
The Face / Barney Bubbles Interview
This one comes from The Face in November 1981 and is a great interview with celebrated graphic designer Barney Bubbles. If you are interested in reading more on Mr Bubbles there is a great book out that has recently been updated. Love the self portrait.
The Face / Hard / Ray Petri
Classic buffalo spread from The Face in March 1985 with photography by Jamie Morgan and styling by the late Ray Petri. I’ll run the Warhol piece from this edition at a later date. [Apiento]
The Face / Keith Haring And Mario Testino Fashion Spread
More Keith Haring here, this time from The Face in the mid-80s. Here he collaborates with Mario Testino (early in his career) on a fashion spread and a self-portrait. Wish there was more of this in the current times… [Apiento]
The Face / Paradise Regained / House Post Acid / The New Club Sound
Great piece by David Toop from the December ’88 edition of The Face on the hose sound of New Jersey featuring interviews with Marshall Jefferson, Blaze, Larry Patterson, Jomanda, Phase II and Hippie Torales.
The Face / Jean Baptiste Mondino / Intro Piece / La Danse Des Mots
Anyone who has been reading Test Pressing for a while knows how much we love the work of Island Records. This piece comes from The Face in April ’84 and is about Jean Baptiste Mondino’s debut release for Island Records. Mondino, as most of you know, is the guy behind those iconic Grace Jones sleeves....