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Here's
a few words from Jack Rabid from the "Big Takeover"
magazine (you may recognise Jack from the sleeve-notes
he provided for the 1995 RPM re-issue CD's):
"Greetings
to the Comsat Angels web site from Jack Rabid and
Big Takeover Magazine! I hope Comsat's fans have been
enjoying the liner notes I composed that accompanied
the reissues of Sleep No More and Fiction
(truly classic LPs!!!!!!). Of all the things that
I have had printed in my 17 years of writing about
music, that two-part piece is the one I am proudest
of all, no kidding, because of my feelings towards
those early Comsat's records. I never worked harder
at trying to accurately portray my immense feelings
for a band and its work in a measured way.
The
main issue of Big Takeover Comsat's fans MUST have
is issue #24, from 1987, which has a live Steve
Fellows on the cover and a full-transcript, 2-hour
interview that covers the 1978-1987 period of Comsat's
in full detail, from the joy of a super-fan asking
all the pent-up questions that others never asked
in the UK press interviews. This is available for
$3 USA, $4 Canada, $5 overseas (includes shipping).
Die-hard
fans who want to read ALL the Big Takeover coverage
of the band, can note the following issues as well:
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| Issue
17, 1984: ($3 USA, $4 Canada, $5 overseas): Review
of You Move Me single |
| Issue
18, 1985: ($3 USA, $4 Canada, $5 overseas): Review
of Day One single |
| Issue
19, 1985: ($3 USA, $4 Canada, $5 overseas): Live
review of Crystal Palace London Anti-Heroin live
show, Reviews of 7 Day Weekend
LP and I'm Falling and Forever Young
singles |
| Issue
22, 1987: ($3 USA, $4 Canada, $5 overseas): Reviews
of Chasing Shadows LP and The
Cutting Edge single |
| Issue
23, 1987: ($3 USA, $4 Canada, $5 overseas): Live
review of New York Ritz show opening for Shriekback |
| Issue
29, 1990: ($4 USA, $5 Canada, $6 overseas): Review
of Fire on the Moon (Dream Command)
LP |
| Issue
33, 1993: ($4.50 USA, $5.50 Canada, $6.50 overseas):
Reviews of My Mind's Eye LP,
Time Considered BBC Sessions
LP, and Driving single. Note that the
My Mind's Eye LP was our #1 selection
in the issue, out of over 300 reviews that issue!
A long, impassioned review!!!!!! |
| Issue
34, 1994: ($4.50 USA, $5.50 Canada, $6.50 overseas):
Reviews of My Mind's Eye LP (U.S.
version), and Field of Tall Flowers single |
| Issue
36, 1994: ($4.50 USA, $5.50 Canada, $6.50 overseas):
Reviews of Unravelled LP, and
Shiva Descending single |
| Issue
37, 1995: ($4.50 USA, $5.50 Canada, $6.50 overseas):
Review of The Glamour LP (Another
glowing piece!) |
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All
the above issues can be obtained by sending
check or money order or well-concealed cash
(Canada and overseas: well-concealed cash or
check made out on a U.S. bank, or international
postal money order) to:
Jack
Rabid Big Takeover Magazine 249 Eldridge St.
#14 NY, NY 10002 USA
Any
questions, please consult the Big
Takeover Web site
or e-mail
me.
Thank
you! May the Comsats' music never die.
Jack
Rabid
New
York, NY"
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