Past Interviews & Reviews
Fanzine References
A list of references in various Fanzines. Thx Steve Harman for this
 
Deviation Street
Early 1977
Fanzine interview (1500 words +photos)
thanks to Kevin Anderson
 
NME
20th August 1977
Review of Sheffield gig ( 363 words) Andy Gill
NME
17th December 1977
WHITE NOISE ECSTACY AND PENETRATION by Paul Morley ( 714 words)
NME
8th April 1978
Sandpiper, Nottingham ( 462 words)
NME
13th May 1978
Friars, Aylesbury ( 323 words)
NME
June 10th 1978
Fluffy Slippers & Bondage Strides.
An Everyday Tale of Geordie P*nky Folk.
( 2360 word)
ZigZag
June 1978
1700 word interview
NME
15th July 1978
Nashville (401 words)
NME
28th August 1978
Lyceum (298 words)
NME
14th October 1978
PENETRATION PEERLESS : Paul Morley review of Moving Targets
NME
November 1978
The Meek Shall Inherit... Gobbing fans, coloured vinyl,
having their gear ripped off, etc,etc. IAN PENMAN admires thesoundchecks.
( 3000 words)
NME
Nov 4th 1978
Review of gig at Roundhouse, London
'Out Now' magazine
Feb 1979
2500 word interview with the band shortly after the release of 'Moving Targets'.
Sounds
5th May 1979
THE PENETRATION EXPLANATION
BY PHIL SUTCLIFFE
(4503 words)..excellent
Record Mirror
23rd June 1979
Moving Targets on 8th Ave by Chris Westwood (3244 words), USA tour Thanks to Paul Bond
 
Sounds
22nd September 1979
Review of 'Coming Up For Air' by Phil Sutcliffe
(740 words)
  RTF Format
Melody Maker
22nd September 1979
Review of 'Coming Up For Air' by James Trueman (500words)
  Text Format
Sounds
20th October 1979
Coitus Interruptus by Ian Ravendale
Melody Maker
27th October 1979
Penetration: Split Ends by Steve Taylor
Sounds
10th November 1979
Electric Ballroom review by Phil Sutcliffe
Sounds
19th January 1980
'Race Against Time' album review by Ian Ravendale
Sounds
5th April 1980
The Survival of Pauline Murray: Going Underground by Phil Sutcliffe
NME
1980
Girls Keep Swinging:
Pauline Murray & The Invisible Girls
album review by Paul Morley
NME
16th August 1980
'Pauline picks up the pieces' by Adrian Thrills
Sounds
11th October 1980
Pauline Murray/John Cooper Clarke
Newcastle live review by Ian Ravendale
ZigZag
February 1981
2000 word interview with Pauline
ZigZag
December 1984
'The Fugitives' by Mick Mercer
2900 word interview (by kind permission of Mick)
'Time's Up' fanzine
Nov. 1985
1600 word postal interview with Pauline
RECORD COLLECTOR
Sept 1993
4885 word interview with Robert & Pauline
NME Book of Music:
Thanks to Steve
NME's brief summary of the band. So how come Virgin's 'Book of seventies music' doesn't have the band in, even if they had to be sandwiched between Pendragon and Pere Ubu!!!!!????  
Big thanks to Ivor Southwood & Stephen Love for many of these texts.