Paul Oldfield, Neville Brody of The Face, Melody Maker, 1988

Paul Oldfield, Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction live, Melody Maker, 1988

Paul Oldfield - Bootsy Collins - Melody Maker, 1988

Paul Oldfield - Biota - Melody Maker - April 9, 1988

Paul Oldfield - Bryan Ferry live - Melody Maker - December 24, 1988

Paul Oldfield - a-Ha, "Stay On These Roads", Melody Maker, May 14th, 1988

                     

  

below my own text-closeup scans for a syllabus on on music writing I taught several years ago

A piece that had a big impact on me

Was this the very last blast of that great golden era of NME thinkpieces? I can't think of any after it, certainly not ones that were pulled off.

In a little over a year, the action would shift - the slack would be taken up - on another inkie of course

Talking of which, here's my mash note / answer-record to Barney's piece -  a mini-essay on the voice in pop, from Melody Maker in 1993

Paul Oldfield, Stump live, Melody Maker, 1988

Paul Oldfield, Tuxedomoon compilation, Melody Maker, 1988

Paul Oldfield, Zapp live, Melody Maker, 1988

Paul Oldfield, Acid House compilation, Melody Maker, late 1988

Paul Oldfield, Hugo Largo 'Drum', Melody Maker, 1988

Paul Oldfield, Creation Records compilation, Melody Maker, 1988

Paul Oldfield, Skin, "Shame, Humility, Revenge", Melody Maker, 1988

Paul Oldfield, The Face 100th Issue critique, Melody Maker, late 1988

Paul Oldfield, John's Children, Melody Maker 1988

Paul Oldfield, My Bloody Valentine interview, Melody Maker, August 1988

alternate scans