1985 Blitz, "10,000 Maniacs"
1985 Unknown, "Band Brings U.K. Infamy Back Home"
1985 Boston Rock, "10,000 Maniacs"
February 2, 1985 Jamestown Post-Journal, "10,000 Maniacs Finally Land That Major Record Deal"
June 22, 1985 New Musical Express, "Nuts in May"
July 1985 Jamming, "Maniacs: Jonh Wilde Treks Through Holland in a Ten Thousand Maniac Spell"
July 13, 1985 Sounds, "Train Around the Bend"
September 28, 1985 Jamestown Post-Journal, "10,000 Maniacs: Jamestown Band Courting Success"
October 13, 1985 Los Angeles Times, "Strong LP from Eloquent Maniacs"
November 1985 The Denver Post, "Maniacs Try to Avoid Pigeonhole"
November 8, 1985 RockPool, "Playing from a Wishing Chair"
November/December 1985 The Silhouette, "10,000 Maniacs: An Interview with Natalie Merchant"
November 23, 1985 Creative Loafing, "Out of the Basement with 10,000 Maniacs"
December 1985 Spin, "10,000 Maniacs: They're not REM - they're 10,000 Maniacs"
December 6, 1985 San Jose Mercury News, "American Traditional Music from the Maniacs"
December 6, 1985 Milwaukee Journal, "Good Music from Strange Names"
December 14, 1985 Melody Maker, "Wishing and Hoping"
December 20, 1985 The Washington Post, "The Sane Sound of 10,000 Maniacs"
December 21, 1985 Jamestown Post-Journal, "10,000 Maniacs To Return For Concert At Palace"
January 1986 Musician, "10,000 Maniacs: Folk Rockers Say Goodbye to the Ol' Hometown"
January/February 1986 Saturday Review, "Saturday Review Talks with 10,000 Maniacs"
February/March 1986 Bam, "10,000 Maniacs: At Least Six Are Not Insane"
March 27, 1986 Rolling Stone, "Small-time Rockers On A Roll"
March 29, 1986 Atlanta Journal-Constitution, "A Return To Site of 'first big break' for 10,000 Maniacs"
April 5, 1986 Melody Maker
April 9, 1986 Albany Knickerbocker News, "10,000 Maniacs NYS' Up-and-coming Band Is down at the Heel"
April 9, 1986 San Diego Union-Tribune, "Eclectic Maniacs at Spirit Tomorrow"
May 1986 Creem, "How Many Maniacs Can You Cram in a Phone Booth?"
May 31, 1986 United Press International (UPI) wire service, "Maniacs and Kings Are Ready for Stardom"
June 13, 1986 Albany Times-Union, "Heady Lyrics Highlight Maniacs' Musical Kick"
June 19, 1986 Chicago Tribune, "10,000 Maniacs Aren't Mad, Just Hoping Someone Listens"
February 1, 1987 San Francisco Chronicle, "Folk-based Rockers: A Little Different But Hardly Maniacs"