The Face No. 27
The Clown Who Would Be Kid… (Creole, That Is) — Coati Mundi / Human League / Trevor Horn
July 1982 issue of The Face, No. 27, built around Coati Mundi under the cover line 'The Clown Who Would Be Kid… (Creole, That Is)'. The issue ranges across The Human League, Monsoon, Ry Cooder, Trevor Horn, a Face Guide to Berlin, Sheila Rock style photography, Julie Burchill and Ray Lowry.
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- The Face
- Condition
- Good+ / Very Good−
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present.
- Date
- July 1982
Catalogue note
July 1982 issue of The Face, No. 27, built around Coati Mundi under the cover line 'The Clown Who Would Be Kid… (Creole, That Is)'. The issue ranges across The Human League, Monsoon, Ry Cooder, Trevor Horn, a Face Guide to Berlin, Sheila Rock style photography, Julie Burchill and Ray Lowry. It preserves an unusually broad snapshot of early-1980s pop culture at a moment when global music, post-punk image-making and high-technology production were converging. The rear cover carries a period Pete Townshend advertisement for All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes.
Why this object matters
The Coati Mundi cover, Trevor Horn and Monsoon coverage and Berlin guide preserve a substantive transnational pop/design moment. The complete original issue retains outstanding 8.8 value without an unsupported priority claim.
Evidence limits: No new physical inspection or collation was performed. Copy-specific conclusions remain limited to the retained catalogue and accession evidence.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.8 / 10.
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