VOX Magazine April 1998 Issue 90 The Charlatans Madonna Chris Rea Simple Minds SKU 1493

Original VOX music magazine, Issue 90, April 1998, featuring The Charlatans as the dominant cover story. This is a strong late-1990s British music issue covering indie, alternative, rock, pop and contemporary music, with a particularly striking Charlatans cover.

The front cover features a large portrait of Tim Burgess of The Charlatans, photographed holding a magnifying glass over one eye. The main headline reads “The Charlatans – Can nothing stop the masters of endurance?”, with the cover also referencing the turbulent period surrounding the band with the wording “Death! Drugs! Jail! Baggy!”

The Charlatans Cover Feature

The Charlatans are very clearly the centrepiece of this issue, making it particularly appealing to collectors of the band, Britpop, Madchester, indie rock and 1990s UK music memorabilia.

The cover design itself is especially distinctive, using a close-up Tim Burgess portrait with the magnifying-glass visual, bold yellow VOX branding and a huge yellow The Charlatans masthead across the lower half.

Other Major Artists & Features

The cover advertises a broad selection of music features including:

• Madonna – described as the “Mother of reinvention”
• Chris Rea – a feature marking his return
• Simple Minds
• Spacehog
• Bee Gees
• Dubstar
• Boy George
• Therapy?
• Steve Harley
• Morcheeba
• James

This gives the issue a particularly varied mix of British rock, indie, pop and alternative music from the period.

Album Review Section

The cover promotes over 200 album reviews, with artists specifically named including:

• Eric Clapton
• The Bluetones
• George Martin
• Space
• Van Halen
• Blur
• Suede

For collectors or researchers of late-1990s music journalism, this makes the magazine useful well beyond the principal Charlatans feature.

Magazine Details

• Publication: VOX
• Issue: 90
• Date: April 1998
• Cover Price: £2.60
• Main Cover Feature: The Charlatans
• Cover Star: Tim Burgess
• Also Featured: Madonna, Chris Rea, Simple Minds, Spacehog, Bee Gees, Dubstar, Morcheeba, James, Boy George, Therapy? and Steve Harley
• Genre: Music / Indie / Rock / Britpop / Alternative / Pop
• Language: English
• Format: Printed music magazine
• SKU: 1493

Condition

Pre-owned vintage magazine. Please inspect the supplied photograph carefully as it forms an important part of the condition description.

From the image provided:

• Front cover is complete and remains visually strong
• Main cover artwork and colours are bright and clear
• Large VOX masthead and Charlatans typography remain very presentable
• Light surface handling marks are visible in places
• Minor edge wear is visible, particularly around the outer perimeter
• Slight rubbing and small signs of age-related wear around the corners
• Top edge shows a little light handling/creasing
• Right edge remains generally straight with only minor wear
• Barcode area is intact and readable
• No major tears, heavy staining or large areas of damage are visible on the photographed cover
• No obvious handwriting or ownership markings are visible on the cover shown

Overall, the magazine appears to be in good used vintage condition for its age, showing ordinary storage and handling wear rather than substantial damage.

Collector Appeal

A desirable April 1998 VOX issue with a strong Charlatans cover, well suited to collectors of:

The Charlatans, Tim Burgess, Britpop, Madchester, Blur, Suede, Madonna, Morcheeba, 1990s indie music and vintage British music magazines.

Postage & Packaging

The magazine will be carefully protected for transit. Depending on parcel size, it may be packed using stiff cardboard, protective bubble wrap and/or a suitable cardboard box to help reduce the risk of bending, crushing or damage to the cover, spine, edges and corners.

SKU 1493