Front Magazine June 2004 Issue 70 Kate Downes Leilani Manuela Arcuri (1506)

Original Front Magazine – June 2004, Issue 70, featuring Kate Downes as the main cover star.

This is a classic early-2000s UK men’s lifestyle magazine combining glamour photography, celebrity features, interviews, football, entertainment, fashion, music, films, games, motoring and contemporary culture. The photographs show a substantial amount of the contents, making this a particularly interesting issue for collectors of Front Magazine, Kate Downes and 2000s British magazine memorabilia.

Magazine Details

Publication: Front Magazine
Issue: 70
Full Date: June 2004
Publisher: Highbury Lifestyle
Original UK Price: £3.30
Main Cover Star: Kate Downes
SKU: 1506

Kate Downes Cover Feature

Kate Downes dominates the front cover and is the main cover personality for this issue.

The opening contents section identifies her as the cover star, with her main feature beginning around page 68. She is pictured several times inside the magazine, including a full-length photograph in the contents section and a substantial multi-page glamour feature later in the issue.

The contents text promotes her as a prominent new face of the period, making this issue especially relevant for collectors of Kate Downes memorabilia and early-2000s British glamour/lifestyle magazines.

Other Featured Models & Personalities

The photographed contents pages reveal a wide range of additional features, including:

• Leilani – feature around page 48
• Manuela Arcuri – featured around page 32
• Diana Kauffman
• Kevin Phillips
• Teddy and Jamie
• Anna Taverner
• Elisha Cuthbert
• Helen Lundgreen
• Various glamour, entertainment and lifestyle personalities

Main Features & Articles

The magazine contains a broad mixture of lifestyle and entertainment material, including:

• Kate Downes cover feature
• Feature on The Football Factory
• Football rivalry coverage involving Manchester City and Manchester United
• Feature on speed cameras
• Student-related editorial features
• Celebrity question/interview sections
• Crack houses / urban reportage
• Behind-the-scenes feature involving action/porn production
• Fashion coverage including sunglasses and surf-related style
• Film coverage including The Football Factory, Taking Lives and Fubar
• DVD and video reviews
• Album and music coverage
• Games section
• Cars and bikes
• General humour, lifestyle and entertainment columns

Music, Film & Entertainment

This issue is a good snapshot of British popular culture in June 2004.

The photographed contents reference music and album coverage involving acts such as The Blueskins, Pete Rock and Lucky Jim, while film and entertainment sections include The Football Factory and other contemporary releases.

There are also regular sections covering DVDs, television, books, games, cars and bikes, giving the magazine a broad early-2000s lifestyle focus beyond the cover feature.

Football Content

Football features prominently throughout the issue.

The contents advertise:

• Manchester City v Manchester United rivalry material
• The Football Factory
• Football-related celebrity/features
• General football commentary and humour

This adds appeal for collectors interested in early-2000s British football culture as well as magazine memorabilia.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage condition with noticeable age and handling wear.

From the supplied photographs:

• Front cover remains complete and presents well overall.
• Noticeable surface rubbing, scuffing and scratches are visible across the glossy cover.
• There are several creases and pressure lines, particularly through the centre and lower portions of the front cover.
• Spine shows visible reading wear, rubbing and small stress marks.
• Lower and side edges display general shelf and handling wear.
• Corners show softening, rubbing and light creasing.
• Top-right corner has a little bending/creasing.
• Interior pages shown remain bright, colourful and clearly readable.
• Some pages show mild waviness and natural handling curvature from age/use.
• The magazine has been read and does not sit perfectly flat.
• Rear cover shows visible surface scratching and rubbing, especially under direct light.
• Binding appears intact in the photographed areas.
• No obvious major page loss is visible from the supplied images.

Please study all supplied photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.

SKU: 1506