23rd December 1982 - 5th January 1983
Issue Information
Front Cover:
Tears For Fears
Centre Spread:
Wham
Back Cover:
Bucks Fizz
Posters:
Tears For Fears
Madness
Boy George
Interviews
Tears For Fears
Madness
Culture Club
Features:
Smash Hits 1982 Poll Winners Results (16 Pages)
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Credits
23rd December 1982 - 5th January 1983
Volume 4 - Number 26 - Issue 106
Cover Photo - Peter Ashworth
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Interviewers
Johnny Black - Tears For Fears
Peter Silverton - Madness
David Hepworth - The Year Of 1982 Feature
Dave Rimmer - Culture Club
Photographers
Andre Csillag - Elvis Costello (Page 3)
Virginia Turbett - Akiko and Keiko (Jam Fans) (Page 4)
Virginia Turbett - Rick And Greg (Jam Fans) (Page 4)
Steve Rapport - Cassette Tape (Page 5)
Virginia Turbett - Kimberley Leston (Page 5)
Virginia Turbett - Tears For Fears (Page 7)
Sheila Rock - Siouxsie (Page 11)
Virginia Turbett - Tracie Young (Page 12)
Mark Rusher - Toyah (Page 21)
Paul Cox / LFI - Thomas Dolby (Page 21)
Jill Furmanovsky - Nick Heyward (Page 22)
Steve Rapport - Alf (Page 22)
Paul Anderson - Gareth Sager (Page 22)
Paul Cox / LFI - Mike Rutherford (Page 22)
Steve Rapport - Mari Wilson (Page 22)
Eric Watson - Edwyn Collins (Page 22)
Chris Walter - Mike Score (Page 22)
Mark Rusher - Helen O'Hara (Page 23)
Steve Rapport - Boy George (Page 23)
Virginia Turbett - Jim Kerr (Page 27)
Santo Bassone / LFI - Mo-Dettes (Page 29)
LFI - David Jenson (Page 30)
Steve Rapport / LFI - Mari Wilson (Page 30)
Steve Rapport - Terry Hall (Page 30)
Zbysiu Rodak - Alison Moyet (Page 30)
Steve Rapport - Siobhan (Page 31)
LFI - Boy George (Page 31)
LFI - Andrew Ridgeley (Page 31)
LFI - Stephen Luscombe (Page 31)
Virginia Turbett - David Sylvian (Page 32)
Andre Csillag - Olivia Newton-John (Page 32)
Steve Rapport / LFI - Annabella (Page 32)
David Corio - Shalamar (Page 35)
Steve Rapport - Culture Club and Boy George (Page 36-38)
Virginia Turbett - The Jam (Page 44)
Paul Rider - Marc And The Mambas (Page 45)
David Wainwright - ABBA (Page 47)
Lyrics
Phil Collins - You Can't Hurry Love
Elvis Costello - Party Party
David Bowie and Bing Crosby - Peace On Earth / Little Drummer Boy
Maisonettes - Heartache Avenue
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Melt
Barry Manilow - I'm Gonna Sit Down And Write Myself A Letter
Willie Hutch - In And Out
The Beat - I Confess
Shalamar - Friends
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Abba - Under Attack
Chas and Dave - Wish I Could Write A Love Song
General
Start:
;Personal File - Grandmaster Flash
Anti-Nowhere League - For You
Rusty Egan
The Jam
Take The City With You Cassette
Special A.K.A. - Egidio Newton, John Shipley, John Bradbury, Stan Campbell, Jerry Dammers, Rhoda Dakar and Gary McManus
One The Juggler - Rocco, Lushi, Steve Nichols and Colin Mindon
Bitz
Other Bits
Get Smart:
Haircut One Hundred
Spandau Ballet
Culture Club
Simon Le Bon
Stray Cats
Madness
Nights Out:
The Jam - London (Neil Tennant)
Marc And The Mambas - London (Deborah Steels)
Leee John In Doctor Who
Sam Hodgkin Quits King Trigger
Ghosts Of Christmas Past (Remake) - Pale Fountains, Cabaret Voltaire, Aztec Camera, Paul Haig and French Impressionists
Tracie Young and Paul Weller
Dollar
Tony Hadley
Toyah
Kim Wilde
Helen O'Hara
Alf
Wham
Boy George
Captain Sensible
David Byrne To Produce Fun Boy Three
Thomas Dolby
Sugar Hill Gang
Candi Staton
Funky Four
Wayne And Charlie
Grandmaster Flash, Melly Mell and Duke Bootee
Stranglers - European Female
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All Time Top Ten - Mike Score
Take 5 - Eric Watson
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Fan Clubs:
Madness
Barry Manilow
Modern Romance
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Birthday:
Lemmy (37)
Ian Burden (25)
Little Richard (50)
Robin Campbell (29)
Richard Skinner (31)
Jeff Lynne (35)
Andy Summers (40)
Donna Summer (34)
Top Of Ther Pops (18)
Adverts
Wah! - The Story Of The Blues Single
Woolworths Various Albums
The Stranglers - European Female Single
Fame - T-Shirts and Sweatshirts
Marc Bolan and T-Rex - Christmas Bop Single
Night Shift Film
Lorna Branigan - Gloria Single
Haircut One Hundred - Lyceum The Strand and Hammersmith Odeon Concerts