The Face, Issue 13, May 1981

Includes "The Life of Brion" by Jon Savage, p. 20, a brief biography.

At the end is a notice of an exhibition of Brion Gysin's photography at October Gallery and the release of William S. Burroughs' Break Through in Grey Room, which includes Brion Gysin.

A photograph of William S. Burroughs and Brion Gysin in the Beat Hotel, 1959, accompanies the article.

Published in London, England by The Face in May 1981.

Bibliographic Information:

• Not in Shoaf
• Not in Schottlaender (v4, v5)
• Raven 19810500TFAC.0.13

Selected Contents:

• Giovanni Dadomo and Vaughn Toulouse: "Departments" (interview)
• Janette Beckman:
• photographs
• "Style: One Year On" (essay)
• Robert Elms: "Music: Young Turks" (essay)
• Graham Smith: photograph
• Paul Rambali: "Music: Her Name is Lio" (essay)
• Jean-Pierre Novak: photographs
• Lynn Goldsmith: photograph
• Vance Craze: "Style: The Gold Rush" (essay)
• Sheila Rock: photographs
• Buster Holmes: "Music: The Plastics" (essay)
• Neil Norman: "Movies: Special FX" (essay)
• Neil Norman and Rick Baker: "The Man Behind the Masks" (essay, interview)
• Matthew Hyphen: "Other Clothes" (essay)
• Jon Savage: "The Life of Brion" (essay)
• Ian Cranna: "Grandfather of Futurism" (essay)
• Mike Stand and Hazel O'Connor: "Cracked Actress" (interview)
• Virginia Turbett: photographs
• Chris Salewicz, Annabella, and Malcolm McLaren: "the true poison!" (interview)
• Mike Laye: photographs
• Paul Rambali: "The Joy of Real Steel" (essay)
• Anton Corbijn: photographs
• Giovanni Dadomo: "Killing Joke" (essay, interview)
• Ian Cranna: "Holiday in Siberia" (essay)
• Tony Fletcher: "Bloodless Revolutions" (essay)
• Roz Reines and Russell Mills: "Russel Mills" (essay, interview)
• music reviews
• film reviews

Publishing Information:

• Editor: Nick Logan
• Design: Feet First Graphics and Steve Bush