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Various magazine and newspaper scans around the web that I am gathering here. Scan credits are on individual pages.
Eventually, once enough is added, there will be divisions between stuff like "focus stories", "single reviews", "ad clippings" etc. but
don't expect that soon. They are currently sorted only chronologically.
Disclaimers
- While none are added to the site just yet, a lot of press I have collected comes from the British Newspaper Archive, which is
exclusively a paid service. If you wish to peruse it yourself, you must pay up.
- Many press here are partially sourced from the website World Radio History, which does not work on Firefox for whatever reason. It
works on Safari and Chromium-based browsers though (Chrome, Edge, Opera, Yandex, etc.) but I can't find a proper workaround for strict
Firefox users like myself. More testing on other browsers will be done eventually.
- I don't transcribe lyrics when they're part of these scans, I just include them for the photos.
Hosted here
Don't Hide In The Shadows review
(Record Mirror, September 1981)
Magnet Deal
(Record Business, February 1982) Announcement of the 7-piece band signing to Magnet,
including a photo of them.
Think Pink
(Smash Hits "Bitz", March 1983) Words from Jon + Last Film lyric.
Neurotic Erotica
(NME, March 1983) Interview of Nick, Jon, George, Jo.
Love Lasts Forever review
(Number One, June 1983) Includes a photo of the band.
Wham! reviews singles, including Love Lasts Forever
(Smash Hits single reviews, June 1983) + Love
Lasts Forever lyrics.
Girl On Film
(Patches, July 1983) Jo gets a makeover... ugh.
Wanna know something?
(Number One, August 1983) One of those write-in letter columns in
magazines, someone asks where Kissing The Pink got their classical training.
Canadian gig review
(RPM, December 1983)
Un Lampo Rosa
(Ciao 2001, errrrrrm)
Kissing the Boundaries of Success
(unknown magazine, mid-late 1986 press for CTAL)
Pink Shrink
(Record Mirror, October 1986) Never Too Late To Love You video announcement.
A Group Called TCP (Or Something)
(Smash Hits "Bitz", October 1986) Words from Nick.
One More Step
(Music and Media, February 1987) a little blurb as well as an ad about (single)
Certain Things Are Likely.
Hosted elsewhere
- Eccentric Sleeve Notes fanzine
(Hosted on its
official website. You can either scroll to the story or click on the band's name near the top, February 1983) Words from Jon, George,
Peter and Nick. Also, exclusive photos!
- Low Tech High Emotion
(Electronic
Soundmaker, February 1985. Hosted by Muzines) Jon interviewed about the synthesisers he uses and how the band writes music.
If you have something that I don't have... keep it to yourself, I'll implement a way to contact me later.
That being said. I have like, 20 different things I've yet to add. So this page will get a lot longer!
I am aware that Naked was reviewed in Melody Maker in their 28 May 1983 issue but I cannot find a good quality scan of this.