The Face No. 15
The Specials, Summer ’81 / Bob Marley: A Warrior’s Funeral
July 1981 issue of The Face, No. 15, led by Terry Hall and The Specials under the cover line “The Specials, Summer ’81” and carrying a special report on Bob Marley’s funeral. Other cover-listed material includes Squeeze, Bill Nelson, Grace Jones, Was (Not Was), Orange Juice, James Chance, Time Bandits and performance art.
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- The Face
- Condition
- Good+ / Very Good−
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present.
- Date
- July 1981
Catalogue note
July 1981 issue of The Face, No. 15, led by Terry Hall and The Specials under the cover line “The Specials, Summer ’81” and carrying a special report on Bob Marley’s funeral. Other cover-listed material includes Squeeze, Bill Nelson, Grace Jones, Was (Not Was), Orange Juice, James Chance, Time Bandits and performance art. The rear cover is a contemporary HMV advertisement.
Why this object matters
The original Marley funeral report and Specials Summer ’81 package document an unusually consequential moment in British and transatlantic music culture. Their contemporaneity and coherent collection relevance support Gold at 9.1.
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: 9.1 / 10 · Gold Star.
This is a curatorial judgement, not a measurement accurate to one tenth or a market valuation. Read the explanation and its evidence limits together.
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