The Face No. 9
Suggs — Steps Out in Style / Bob Marley / Spandau Ballet / Talking Heads / Dead Kennedys
The Face No. 9, January 1981, with Suggs of Madness on a Sheila Rock cover.
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- The Face
- Condition
- Very Good−
- Completeness
- Complete — all pages present
- Date
- January 1981
Catalogue note
The Face No. 9, January 1981, with Suggs of Madness on a Sheila Rock cover. The issue combines Bob Marley, Spandau Ballet, Talking Heads, Dead Kennedys, Steve Strange, Ramones, Vivienne Westwood, Divine, Bob Geldof and other features, alongside a retrospective “1980 Face Show.” It is a strong early document of the magazine’s rapid expansion from music journalism into a wider visual culture of style, post-punk, New Romanticism, fashion and image-making.
Why this object matters
The Suggs cover and Westwood/Divine/Dead Kennedys material document the publication’s rapid expansion across style and post-punk communities. The complete first-year issue retains outstanding value without requiring a sequential-number premium.
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Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 8.8 / 10.
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