The Face No. 64
George Michael — The Grilling of George Michael / The Secret Life of Max Headroom
August 1985 issue of The Face with George Michael on the cover and a Tony Parsons interview billed as “The grilling of George Michael,” alongside an early Max Headroom feature and material on Loose Ends, Fine Young Cannibals, Theresa Russell, Euston Films, David Owen, Paul Smith, Amanda Lear, Thomas Dolby and others. Produced during Neville Brody’s influential art-direction period, the issue is a strong document of mid-1980s British style publishing, pop celebrity and media culture.
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- The Face
- Condition
- Very Good (VG)
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present.
- Date
- August 1985
Catalogue note
August 1985 issue of The Face with George Michael on the cover and a Tony Parsons interview billed as “The grilling of George Michael,” alongside an early Max Headroom feature and material on Loose Ends, Fine Young Cannibals, Theresa Russell, Euston Films, David Owen, Paul Smith, Amanda Lear, Thomas Dolby and others. Produced during Neville Brody’s influential art-direction period, the issue is a strong document of mid-1980s British style publishing, pop celebrity and media culture.
Why this object matters
The George Michael interview and early Max Headroom feature capture pop celebrity meeting emergent synthetic television imagery. Retain outstanding 8.5 status for that concrete media-history pairing within the Brody-era publication.
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Archive Importance: 8.5 / 10.
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