MaDonna Summer? Smash Hits review from 1983
Madonna’s debut album was reviewed by Smash Hits in the late September/October, 1983 edition. The article has been added to The First Album page (press)
Detroit singer Madonna and debut single ‘Everybody’ NME 1983
Detroit singer Madonna and her debut single ‘Everybody’ was discussed in the January 15, 1983 edition of NME. Article has been added to the press section of The First Album archives page HERE
10 best Rock & Roll Hall of Fame albums of the 1980s year by year
1983: Madonna – “Madonna” We must be crazy. A Madonna album in a year that proved so important to alternative rock with R.E.M.’s “Murmur” (and not to mention albums from New Order and Violent Femmes that weren’t eligible)? And yet, Madonna’s debut studio sonically encapsulate the sound of the 1980s more than anything released…
Madonna poster in ECHOES magazine (February, 1984)
Madonna was the centerfold / poster of the February 18, 1984 issue of (Black) ECHOES magazine in the UK. Her single “Holiday” had just reached the number one spot in The Soul Singles Chart (UK) and her debut album “MADONNA” was a new entry at number 18 in The Soul Album Chart (UK). The poster…
MADONNA promo poster 1983 Sire Records (and more)
This was Madonna’s first ever promotional poster, released in 1983 by Sire Records and photographed by Steven Meisel to promote her debut record. Check out this and more (promotional) posters for Madonna’s debut album HERE (merchandise tab)
Madame X-ed: A second listen to early Madonna
As her new concert movie streams, harking back to when young Madge was the sound of the NYC streets. In what looked like a publicity stunt gone slightly off the rails, Jimmy Fallon, host of the Tonight Show, seems to have been a little uncomfortable and downright ‘shook’ during a Madonna sit-down Thursday Night. Madge…
“All the bands I was in kicked me out because I was hoggin’ the front” Madonna in Newsday April 1983
Check out this rare article as published in Newsday on April 29 in 1983. This has been added to the press section of The First Album archives. “She’s really obsessed with the holocaust,” Madonna said of Lang. “We did this great piece called ‘Butterflies,’ based on some children’s drawings found in a concentration camp. It…
On this day in 1983: Madonna released her self-titled debut album
38 years ago today, Madonna released her acclaimed self-titled debut album – featuring classics like ‘Holiday’ and ‘Borderline’. To mark the occasion, we’re revisiting the Queen of Pop’s first ever Irish show, at Slane in 2004. Despite monsoon-like conditions, Madonna ultimately produced a pop masterclass…
‘You HAVE to see Madonna on stage to really understand’ RAM Australia May 11, 1984 (article)
Check out this newly added article from Madonna’s journey to ruling the world. This article was published in Australian RAM magazine dated May 11, 1984. An excerpt: Her appearance is strangely disconcerting too: a devil-angel’s face straight out of monochrome pages of Kenneth Anger’s Hollywood Babylon, and a small tight body whose soft curves are…
Madonna in Chart Beat and The Face (1984 / 1983)
You know an article isn’t an exclusive when you discover the same mistakes made in multiple articles. Such an example is the early interview The Face magazine published with Madonna in September, 1983. Madonna’s debut single is “Burning Up” and the follow-up is “Everybody/Physical Attraction” when we all know it was the other way around.…
The Lady Madonna – Black Echoes article from November 5, 1983
This article on Madonna was published in Britain’s ‘Black Echoes’ magazine on November 5, 1983 ‘…Madonna’s songs are so individual, the album has turned out far from traditional. Hardly surprising when you trace back through the numerous chapters of her short existence. She’s young yet she’s done so much but, more exciting, she promises to…
Madonna ‘Holiday’ promo adverts (1983) posted (4 variations)
The last batch (for now) of original promotional adverts for Madonna’s third single ‘Holiday’ released in 1983 have been added to the ‘adverts’ tab of The First Album page. Three were published in R&R Magazine and the fourth is a UK advert (not pictured here)
Madonna debut album review from OOR magazine (Feb 11, 1984) ‘Madonna is more than just an attractive dance puppet’
Yesterday we posted one of the first interviews Madonna every did when she visited The Netherlands back in January 1984, this was published in OOR magazine (Feb 11, 1984). In that same issue they reviewed Madonna’s debut album, see English translation below: The Detroit-born dancer and singer Madonna wound up in the music business through…
Early Madonna interview in Record Mirror (February 1983) on ‘Everybody’ and ‘Burning Up’
Take a look at this very early interview originally published in Record Mirror dated February 26, 1983. Madonna was on to promote her debut single ‘Everybody’ and spoke about macho hunks, being a very sexual person, going to Paris and upcoming single ‘Burning Up.’ This article has been added to the press section of The…
Holiday Greetings From Madonna – rare 1983 promotional advert
One of the rarest and most gorgeous promotional adverts is this one for ‘Holiday’. Originally published in R&R Magazine on November 11, 1983. ‘Holiday Greetings from Madonna’ ‘Behold a good single has been given unto you. Play it.” Madonna’s “Holiday” This advert has been added to the ‘adverts’ tab on our The First Album page…
‘Holiday’ 1983 promo adverts and article added – more to come!
More promotional articles on ‘Holiday’ have been added to The First Album page (press and adverts tab). ‘This is the story of Beauty and the Bullet – the first single from the star of the ’80s’ according to R&R Magazine in 1983, guess they forgot about ‘Everybody’ and ‘Burning Up’ More coming up.
