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Photography: Christian Thompson · Styling: Christian Logan
TMR-000543Magazine object
The Face Vol. 2 No. 5
February 1989 · Cleveland Watkiss by Chris Garnham · Roy Orbison last interview / Depeche Mode in Detroit / Anton Furst / Terry Gilliam
February 1989★ Gold Star object
February 1989 issue of The Face with Cleveland Watkiss on the cover, photographed by Chris Garnham. The issue combines contemporary British jazz, electronic-music and film culture: a Roy Orbison interview described by the magazine as his last and conducted nine days before his death; a Depeche Mode feature on their devoted Detroit techno following; Anton Furst discussing his design work for the forthcoming Batman; and Terry Gilliam on The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
Read the catalogue note →- Publication
- The Face
- Condition
- Very Good− appearance from supplied photographs.
- Completeness
- Main magazine appears intact from the supplied front-cover, contents and rear-cover views, but has not been page-by-page collated. No separately issued free gift or supplement has been established for this copy.
- Date
- February 1989
Object record
Catalogue note
February 1989 issue of The Face with Cleveland Watkiss on the cover, photographed by Chris Garnham. The issue combines contemporary British jazz, electronic-music and film culture: a Roy Orbison interview described by the magazine as his last and conducted nine days before his death; a Depeche Mode feature on their devoted Detroit techno following; Anton Furst discussing his design work for the forthcoming Batman; and Terry Gilliam on The Adventures of Baron Munchausen.
Why this object matters
The Furst Batman-design discussion and Depeche Mode/Detroit link are concrete original design and music evidence. Retain Gold at 9.2; Orbison’s last-interview designation remains the magazine’s claim rather than a newly proved absolute.
Evidence limits: Main magazine appears intact from the supplied front-cover, contents and rear-cover views, but has not been page-by-page collated. No separately issued free gift or supplement has been established for this copy.
Score and assessment method
Archive Importance: 9.2 / 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.
How Archive Importance is assessed →Inside this issue
9 selected entries checked against the photographed contents and credits. This is a partial index; page numbers are printed references, not a physical collation.
View the source photograph ↗ · Reviewed 2026-09-11
Mistress of the Dark
Subject / model: Cassandra Peterson
Roy Orbison in the Face Interview
Subject / model: Roy Orbison · Writing: Nick Kent
The Great Escapist
Subject / model: Anton Furst
Brothers in Yarns
Photography: Richard Croft · Styling: Malcolm Beckford
Cleveland Calling
Subject / model: Cleveland Watkiss
Depeche in Detroit
Laundramatic
Photography: Christian Thompson · Styling: Jill Gill
The Big Picture
Subject / model: Terry Gilliam
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Recorded contributions · 5
- Roy OrbisonSubject / modelSource verified
Roy Orbison in the Face Interview (p. 36). Contents / masthead page — The Face Vol. 2 No. 5
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Roy Orbison in the Face Interview (p. 36). Contents / masthead page — The Face Vol. 2 No. 5
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The Great Escapist (p. 50). Contents / masthead page — The Face Vol. 2 No. 5
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Cleveland Calling (p. 62). Contents / masthead page — The Face Vol. 2 No. 5
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The Big Picture (p. 96). Contents / masthead page — The Face Vol. 2 No. 5
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