The Face No. 17
The Human League / Ian Dury / Cabaret Voltaire / Visions of the Video Age
September 1981 issue of The Face, No. 17, with The Human League photographed by Jill Furmanovsky on the cover. The contents include Ian Dury, 'Visions of the Video Age', a Human League feature, tattoos, Cabaret Voltaire, Julie Burchill, Jah Wobble, Sly & Robbie and a history of the zoot suit.
Read the catalogue note →- Publication
- The Face
- Condition
- Very Good−
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present.
- Date
- September 1981
Catalogue note
September 1981 issue of The Face, No. 17, with The Human League photographed by Jill Furmanovsky on the cover. The contents include Ian Dury, 'Visions of the Video Age', a Human League feature, tattoos, Cabaret Voltaire, Julie Burchill, Jah Wobble, Sly & Robbie and a history of the zoot suit. The issue captures the magazine's early fusion of post-punk, electronic pop, style and emerging video culture. The rear cover is an HMV retail advertisement.
Why this object matters
Visions of the Video Age, the Human League cover and electronic/post-punk contents capture a formative relationship between music and moving imagery. The zoot-suit history strengthens the issue’s visual-culture coherence; award Gold at 9.0.
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Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9 / 10 · Gold Star.
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