Contributors: Pat, Claire Harper, Liz Snailor, Brian Mills, Kitty S. Miles, Greg Becker
Office: 9 Lucy Street, Manchester 15
David Wilkinson SAYS -
A simply divine Expressionist-style sketch of a gay bar, perhaps in Manchester, complete with clones, handkerchief code and priggish passers-by. It complements beautifully the article on the next page and reflects City Fun's long-term publicisation of the gay scene and commentary on it, reflected musically in all those camp references to Diana Dors et al. This is the milieu from which Morrissey arose; in fact over on Justin Toland's Indie Originals website, Richard Boon recalls that in pre-Smiths days, Morrissey was a frequent visitor to 50 Newton Street, home of the New Hormones label and one of City Fun's bases, due to his devotion to Linder Sterling. Ian Runacres, of New Hormones band Dislocation Dance, says "in those days Morrissey was a bit like Zelig...he was present at all these major events...but no-one noticed him."
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