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 7th July - 20th July 1983

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Credits

7th July - 20th July 1983

 

Volume 5 - Number 14 - Issue 120

Cover Photo - Eric Watson

Price - 40p    Pages - 64

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Interviewers

Peter Martin - Marc Almond

Peter Martin - Jimmy The Hoover

Ian Birch - Paul Young

Johnny Black - Video Map

Mark Steels - Marillion

Photographers

Steve Rapport - Ian Donaldson (Page 4)

Joe Bangay - Annie Lennox (Page 4)

Virginia Turbett - Jackie China (Page 5)

Eric Watson - Marc Almond (Page 9)

Peter Anderson - Paul Weller (Page 13)

Mike Putland - Slik (Page 13)

Stella Watts - Daniel Ash (Page 13) 

Steve Rapport - Dennis Greaves (Page 17)

Virginia Turbett - Gary Numan (Page 23)

Peter Ashworth - Jimmy And The Hoover (Page 25)

Joe Bangay - Eurythmics (Page 26)

Peter Ashworth - Shalamar (Centre Spread)

Eugene Adebari - Style Council (Page 44)

Steve Rapport - Fun Boy Three (Page 44)

Mike Putland - Tenpole Tudor (Page 45)

Steve Rapport - Eurythmics (Page 45)

Frank Griffin - Toyah (Page 45)

Scope Features - Adam Ant (Page 45)

Brian Cooke - Ultravox - (Page 45)

Steve Rapport - Marillion and Fish (Page 50-51)

Paul Rider - Rod Stewart (Page 56)

Andrew Catlin - Bauhaus (Page 57)

Kirstin Rodgers - Eddy Grant (Page 57) 

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Lyrics

Issue Information

Thompson Twins - Watching

Yello - I Love You

Iron Maiden - The Trouper

Marc and Mambas - Black Heart
Echo and the Bunnymen - Never Stop

The Funk Masters - It's Over

Ultravox - Slow Motion

Midge Ure and Mick Karn - After The Fashion

Jimmy The Hoover - Tantalise (Wo Wo EE Yeh, Yeh)

 Eurythmics - Who's That Girl

Freeez - I.O.U.

Malcolm McLaren - Double Dutch

Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (That's My Home)

ELO - Rock 'N' Roll Is King

Tom Robinson - War Baby

Front Cover:

Paul Young

Centre Spread:

Shalamar

Back Cover:

Duran Duran

Interviews

General

Marc Almond

Jimmy And The Hoover

Paul Young

Marillion

Start

Features:

Double Dutch

Annie Lennox

Jackie China and Mike Smith 

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Personal File - Ian Donaldson

Bitz

Video Map - Where Your Favorite Videos Were Shot

Posters

Paul Young

Reviews

Singles: Dave Rimmer

Mike Oldfield

Japan

Gary Numan

Thomas Dolby

Naked Eyes

State Of Grace

Everything But The Girl

Jo & Tim Rice

Paul Gambaccini

Mike Read

Aztec Camera

Dexys

Crass

The Alarm

Paul McCartney

Dame Edna Everage

Tom Robinson

Yello

Elvis Costello And The Attractions

Freeez

The Death Cult

Musical Youth

David Bowie

Blancmange

Street Sounds Compilation Album 

 

Mutterings:

George Michael

Jackie Hadley

Irene Cara

Musical Youth

Grandmaster Flash

Steve Strange

David Sylvian

Bow Wow Wow

Lee Gorman

Eurythmics

Leah

Simon LeBon and Jools Holland

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My Top Ten - Dennis Greaves

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Birthdays:

Ringo Star (43)

Andy Fletcher (22)

Graham Jones (22)

Kate Garner (30)

Marc Almond (24)

Jim Kerr (24)

Kevin Grant (12)

Peter Murphy (26)

Chris Cross (31)

Trevor Horn (34)

Stewart Copeland (31)

Brian May (33)

Paul Cook (27)

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Fan Clubs:

Marillion 

Bonnie Tyler

Duran Duran

Echo And The Bunnymen - Never Stop

Peter Gabriel - I Don't Remember

The Beat - Ackee 1-2-3

Isley Brothers - Between The Sheets

Virna Lindt - Intelligence

Sex Gang Children - Sebastiane

Poison Girls - One Good Reason

Diana Ross - Pieces Of Ice

Terri Wells - You Make It Heaven

Cabaret Voltaire - Just Fascination

The Fall - The Man Whose Head Expanded

One The Juggler - Damage Is Done

Prefab Sprout - Lions In My Own Garden

Icehouse - Uniform

Troy Tate - Love Is

Members - Working Girl

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Every Day I Write The Book

Musical Youth - Tell Me Why

Marc and the Mambas - Black Heart

Newtrament - London Bridge Is Falling Down

Bananarama - Cruel Summer

Eurythmics - Who's That Girl?

Sense - Three Minutes Later

Albums:

Fred Dellar
Jo-Anne Smith
Claire Sheaff
Peter Stockton
Peter Martin
Josephine Hocking
Mark Steels
Johnny Black
Tim De Lisle

Various Artists - Flashdance

Junior - Inside Looking Out

Blue Zoo - Two By Two

Brass Construction - Conversations

The Kids From Fame - The Kids From Fame Songs

Will Sergeant - Grind

Any Trouble - Any Trouble

I-Level - I-Level

The Tubes - Outside Inside

Mike Oldfield - Crises

Eddie And Sunshine - Perfect Strangers

King Sunny And His African Beats - Synchro System

The Coconuts - Don't Take My Coconuts

Get Smart

Madness

Gary Numan

Paul Weller

Slik

Squeeze

Ultravox

Daniel Ash

Wham

Laurie Anderson

Hot Chocolate

Barry

Reads The Who's Who

Nights Out

Rod Stewart - London (Mark Steels)

Bauhaus - Newcastle (Peter Martin)

Eddy Grant - London (Mark Steels)

Merchandise

This issue gave it's readers The Smash Hits Who's Who Booklet.

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This consisted of the Front and Back Cover plus the Third and final installment containing the following:

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Shakin' Stevens

Sting

Steve Strange

Joe Strummer

Suggs

David Sylvian

Siouxsie

Curt Smith

Cliff Richard

Kevin Rowland

Midge Ure

Martyn Ware

Paul Weller

Toyah Wilcox

Gary Numan

Phil Oakey

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To see more on that click the link below

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Smash Hits Who's Who

Adverts

Flashdance - Original Soundtrack Album

lash And The Pan - Pan-Orama Album 

Coconuts - Don't Take My Coconuts Album

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Everyday I Write The Book Single

David Sylvian and Riuichi Sakamoto - Forbidden Colours Single

Icehouse - Uniform Single

The Creatures - Right Now Single

Thompson Twins - Watching Single

Altered Images - Love To Stay Single

Naked Eyes - Always Something There To Remind Me Single

Diana Ross - Pieces Of Ice Single

Iron Maiden - The Trooper Single

I-Level - I-Level Album

Tracie - Give Some Emotion Single

Midge Ure and Mick Khan - After The Fashion Single

Yazoo - You And Me Both Album

Captain Sensible - Stop The World Single

David Grant - Watching You, Watching Me Single

Cabaret Voltaire - Crackdown / Just Fascination Singles

Echo And The Bunnymen Tour

A Show For Mencap at Vila Park Birmingham (Various Artists)

Vision - Love Dance Single

Links

Happy Reading

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