The Face No. 52
Ian McCulloch / Hi-NRG: A History of Gay Disco
August 1984 issue of The Face, No. 52, with Ian McCulloch of Echo & the Bunnymen on the cover photographed by Steve Tynan. Its contents include a five-page history of gay disco, features on McCulloch, Fela Kuti, Timothy Mo, Thomas Dolby, Gore Vidal and Al Green, an Expo feature on Tony Viramontes, fashion coverage and music/culture reporting.
Read the catalogue note →- Publication
- The Face
- Condition
- Fair / Good
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present.
- Date
- August 1984
Catalogue note
August 1984 issue of The Face, No. 52, with Ian McCulloch of Echo & the Bunnymen on the cover photographed by Steve Tynan. Its contents include a five-page history of gay disco, features on McCulloch, Fela Kuti, Timothy Mo, Thomas Dolby, Gore Vidal and Al Green, an Expo feature on Tony Viramontes, fashion coverage and music/culture reporting. The masthead records Nick Logan as publisher/editor, Paul Rambali as assistant editor and Neville Brody as designer. The surviving rear cover is a period Hyper Hyper advertisement, preserving the magazine's commercial fashion context as well as its editorial content.
Why this object matters
The five-page gay-disco history alongside Fela Kuti and Viramontes coverage gives this issue substantial original dance and queer-cultural research value. Award Gold at 9.0 for its specific documentary contribution across TMR’s collections.
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Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9 / 10 · Gold Star.
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