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International Musician & Recording World

International Musician & Recording World

International Musician was a monthly music magazine launched in early 1975 by Richard Desmond, Malcolm Green and Ray Hammond. The magazine was published by Cover Publications Ltd., which the three founders incorporated in 1974.

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Joe Walsh: The Walsh Gang

Interview by Jon Tiven, International Musician & Recording World, April 1975

THERE ARE quite a few Americans lurking about who took their basic roots from British Rock. Do you consider yourself among them? ...

Brian Eno, Robert Fripp, King Crimson: Robert Fripp: Retiring Fripp

Interview by Jon Tiven, International Musician & Recording World, June 1975

Fripp's King Crimson brought a new meaning to the word "tight". For a short time the band represented a pinnacle of British rock achievement. Since ...

Jeff Beck: Another exclusive in which Beck reveals his true colours

Interview by Jon Tiven, International Musician & Recording World, July 1975

JEFF BECK'S reputation as the world's greatest guitarist, the planet's most erratic musician, and the Universe's most elusive character precedes him. With a career full ...

David Bowie, Elton John: Gus Dudgeon

Interview by Jon Tiven, International Musician & Recording World, October 1975

Jon Tiven talks to Gus Dudgeon about Elton, Bowie and recording in general. ...

Mike Oldfield

Interview by Tim Oakes, International Musician & Recording World, June 1980

IN MANY WAYS, Mike Oldfield is the perfect artist to officially open the IM & RW Test Bed studio. His whole career was born out ...

Peter Tosh: The Stepping Razor

Interview by Peter Murphy (British), International Musician & Recording World, July 1981

PETER TOSH has a self-made reputation as a hardman. His songs proclaim, "I'm the toughest", "I'm a Stepping Razor...I'm dangerous". He also has a habit ...

Iggy Pop

Profile and Interview by Robin Katz, International Musician & Recording World, August 1981

'IT SEEMS MY reputation's met you before me' sang the Milky kid Bobby Vee back in the '60s. In a sense it sums up Iggy ...

John Martyn

Interview by Peter Murphy (British), International Musician & Recording World, September 1981

JOHN MARTYN gets filed under M for Miscellaneous when it comes to the mainstream categories of popular music. His eclectic style has taken in traditional ...

The Kinks: Kinks Ray & Dave Talk To Chris Welch

Interview by Chris Welch, International Musician & Recording World, December 1981

HEARD THAT NEW BAND THE KINKS?That's how they like to think of themselves. And their fans feel much the same. They have only vague memories ...

Ian Gillan, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Robert Palmer: The Producers: Steve Smith

Interview by Chas de Whalley, International Musician & Recording World, December 1981

STEVE SMITH is one of those comparatively rare creatures: a quiet American. No more, and quite possibly less than average height, he doesn't favour the ...

The Smiths

Interview by Adrian Deevoy, International Musician & Recording World, October 1983

Here come the Smiths smiling, brandishing their blooms and being hotly pursued by ADRIAN DEEVOY, our very own handsome devil. ...

Bruce Springsteen: The Big Boss Groove

Interview by Adrian Deevoy, International Musician & Recording World, December 1984

AT 35, HE'S still claiming that all the world's a stage and all the men and women merely stage hands. He's still hauling that battered ...

The Crusaders, Lamont Dozier, Womack and Womack: The Producers: Stewart Levine

Interview by Chas de Whalley, International Musician & Recording World, December 1984

LET'S START with a riddle? How do you stop an American talking? ...

Laurie Anderson: Home Of The Brave

Review by Mark Dery, International Musician & Recording World, 1985

A GARBAGE disposal with indigestion, glub-glubbing on a smooshed Jiffy Pop foil bubble or a gluish wad of Captain Crunch, is not a pretty sight. ...

Strawberry Switchblade

Interview by Adrian Deevoy, International Musician & Recording World, March 1985

ADRIEN DEEVOY FINDS STRAWBERRY SWITCHBLADE TO BE MORE THAN JUST FLAVOUR OF THE MONTH ...

Scritti Politti: Green Machines

Interview by Adrian Deevoy, International Musician & Recording World, July 1985

"I'D JUST like to say now that I am not a knobist." ...

Paul Hardcastle: Re-Mixed Blessings

Interview by Adrian Deevoy, International Musician & Recording World, November 1985

Paul Hardcastle is a lot more than '19'. He has a recording back catalogue, an album in the pipeline and a huge reputation as a ...

Dan Hartman, The Plasmatics: The Producers: Dan Hartman

Interview by Chas de Whalley, International Musician & Recording World, November 1985

Dan Hartman takes Chas De Whalley to the US of AOR ...

The Beatles, David Bowie, Stanley Clarke, Billy Cobham, Kajagoogoo, Level 42, Missing Persons, Supertramp: The Producers: Ken Scott

Interview by Chas de Whalley, International Musician & Recording World, January 1986

Ken Scott muses on his journey from Bowie to Kajagoogoo. Chas de Whalley listens attentively ...

Big In Japan, Echo & The Bunnymen, The Lightning Seeds: The Producers: Ian Broudie

Interview by Chas de Whalley, International Musician & Recording World, February 1986

Chas de Whalley talks about the prime of Mr Ian Broudie ...

Wally Badarou, Grace Jones, Level 42, Robert Palmer: The Producers: Wally Badarou

Interview by Chas de Whalley, International Musician & Recording World, February 1986

Wally Badarou gets together with Chas de Whalley and puzzles over their possible family relationship ...

Robyn Hitchcock's Colossal Mutations

Profile and Interview by Mark Dery, International Musician & Recording World, July 1986

WHAT DO you get when you cross nursery crimes, rump-bumping beats, hooky melodies that are bittersweet as a bite of watermelon pickle, and batty lyrics ...

Robert Palmer, The Power Station: Robert Palmer: Rob's Revenge

Interview by Hank Bordowitz, International Musician & Recording World, October 1986

Every once in a while, Robert Palmer pulls another hit out of the bag, and silences those critics who accuse him of being a pop ...

Hipsway: The Producers: Paul Staveley O'Duffy

Interview by Chas de Whalley, International Musician & Recording World, October 1986

Chas de Whalley, Paul Staveley O'Duffy, and the Get Down Mixdown Factor. ...

Cliff Richard, Tina Turner: The Producers: Terry Britten

Interview by Chas de Whalley, International Musician & Recording World, December 1986

The man who made AOR respectable? Terry Britten confesses all to Chas de Whalley ...

Joe Strummer: Clashback

Report and Interview by Mal Peachey, International Musician & Recording World, June 1988

The appearance in the charts of The Story of The Clash, Volume 1, sees former guerillero Joe Strummer back in the public eye and back ...

Talk Talk talk

Profile and Interview by Andrew Smith, International Musician & Recording World, November 1988

The Spirit of Eden LP is both a logical step and a radical departure for TALK TALK. Andrew Smith thinks it may prove controversial... ...

Prefab Sprout's Jordan: An Interview with Paddy McAloon

Interview by Tom Doyle, International Musician & Recording World, October 1990

The new Prefab Sprout album, Jordan: The Comeback, is a veritable potpourri of styles. Tom Doyle talks to mainman Paddy McAloon about singing, songwriting and ...

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