Music U.K. (magazine)

Music U.K. was a UK monthly music magazine, published from January 1982 until August 1985. It was originally launched in the UK and was published by Folly Publications Ltd with Paul Thorne as publisher. Music U.K. contained interviews with well-known recording musicians. It also featured advice on recording techniques and reviews of musical equipment.

Music U.K.
CategoriesMusic newspaper
FrequencyMonthly
First issueJanuary 1982
Final issueAugust 1985
CompanyFolly Publications Ltd
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

History and content

Each issue included a long interview of a musician by Max Kay. Music U.K. published many interviews of instrumentists including drummers such as Simon Phillips,[1] and guitarists such as Bo Diddley.[2] Journalist Tony Bacon interviewed Gary Moore,[3] and many others. The last issue of 1983 featured a then "exclusive interview" of Toto's Steve Lukather.[4] From 1984, Music U.K. published several interviews per issue: in January they met Brian May of Queen,[5] in June Frank Zappa appeared on the front cover of the magazine with an in-depth interview,[6] and in November, the magazine put Iron Maiden on the front cover with an interview of the band inside.[7]

Editors

Gary Cooper was the editor and Tony Baker was the chief contributor. Contributors included James Betteridge, Vince Hill, Lorna Read, Boris Sedacca and Chris Welch.[8]

Compagny

Folly Publications Ltd was located in Bromley, Kent near London.[8]

References
  1. Cooper, Gary (December 1982). "Simon Phillips words and pix by Gary Cooper" (12). Music U.K. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. Kay, Max (May 1983). "Max Kay Meets Bo Diddley". Music U.K.: 42–45. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  3. Bacon, Tony (January 1983). "Gary Moore interviewed by Tony Bacon" (13). Music U.K.: 18–22. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  4. "Music U.K. front cover featuring Steve Lukather". Music U.K. December 1983. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  5. "Music U.K. front cover featuring Brian May". Music U.K. January 1984. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. "Music U.K. front cover featuring Frank Zappa". Music U.K. June 1984. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  7. "Music U.K. front cover featuring Iron Maiden". Music U.K. November 1984. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  8. "Music U.K. Issue 8 In Music U.K. This Month". Music U.K.: 1. June 1982.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.