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“Madonna’s sad childhood” Dutch article (1985)

This early article on Madonna’s childhood was published in a local newspaper in the Dutch city of Eindhoven back in 1985. The article discusses the loss of her mother, not getting along with her stepmother and finding love in Sean Penn. The article has been added to the Like a Virgin page.

Madonna’s “Like a Virgin” album added to National Recording Registry

Led Zeppelin’s classic-rock standard “Stairway To Heaven,” John Lennon’s peace anthem “Imagine,” Madonna’s 1984 breakthrough album Like A Virgin and John Denver’s signature tune “Take Me Home, Country Roads” are among the works added today to the U.S. National Recording Registry. The Library of Congress announced the newcomers, a roster that also includes Mariah Carey’s modern holiday classic “All I Want For…

THE CARL ARRINGTON ARCHIVE Episode 4 MADONNA 1985 (long lost audio interview)

The Meaning Behind Madonna’s “Like a Virgin”

Set inside Power Station studio in New York City, Madonna wanted to have more creative control over her second album Like a Virgin as a producer. Working with co-producers Nile Rodgers and Stephen Bray, the young artist had a vision for her 1984 album, one that would take her from a struggling artist living in New York…

Madonna covers rare local Dutch “Number One” Magazine in 1985

Recently uncovered is this incredibly rare Disco Lifestyle magazine from a local club in The Netherlands with Madonna on the cover dated March 1985. In fact the club ‘Broadway’ in Erp still exists to this day! It has been added to the “LIKE A VIRGIN” page.

Stunning Madonna centerfold from No1 magazine from 1985

Madonna was voted Favourite Female Singer by the readers of No1 in 1985. They published this stunning centerfold of the most popular female singer in their December 14, 1985 issue. Her album “Like a Virgin” was voted top favourite and “Desperately Seeking Susan” favourite film. Check this out and more in our “Like a Virgin”…