1986 Articles

Enfer Magazine, May 1986 (1)
An excellent long interview with Rory by Philippe Touchard for the French hard rock magazine Enfers. Rory reflects on what he has been doing over the past four years, his new album, new technologies, the days of Taste and his recording process. There is also a short section dedicated to the story of Rory’s Fender Stratocaster.
Enfer Magazine, May 1986 (2)
This is a short review of Rory’s concert at the Casino de Paris on 12th May 1986, taken from the French hard rock magazine Enfer. Review by Philippe Touchard.
Interview with Paris newspaper before 13th May 1986 concert at the Baron
Short interview and summary of Rory’s career. Some factual inaccuracies, but otherwise a nice little piece.
La Vanguardia, 9th July 1986
A short article about Rory published on the morning before his concert in Barcelona by the Spanish newspaper La Vanguardia. The article briefly discusses the other occasions that Rory performed in the city, including one gig in the 1970s when the power went on and he played with just his acoustic. 
El País, 13th July 1986 
A positive review by Diego A. Manrique of Rory’s concert at the Sala Canciller in Madrid, published in the Spanish newspaper El País.
El Comercio, 13th July 1986 (1)
A short – but positive – review of Rory’s concert in Gijón by the Spanish newspaper El Comercio.
El Comercio, 13th July 1986 (2)
A short piece on Rory published the morning before his concert in Gijón by the Spanish newspaper El Comercio.
La Hoja del Lunes, 14th July 1986
This interview with Rory was conducted by Joaquín del Río two days previously backstage after his performance in Gijón. While Rory gave very good answers that reflected his usual intelligence and attitude towards music, unfortunately, del Río was extremely uncomplimentary and said some very nasty things about him.
Hard Rock, July 1986 (1)
Nice French article by Jean-Pierre Sabouret with quotes from Rory about the long-awaited Torch album, his recent Paris gig  and the Taste days.
Hard Rock, July 1986 (2)
Another review of Rory’s concert at the Casino de Paris, this time by Georges Amann.

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