1984 Yearbook
In November / December 1983 Britain's most poplar music magazine 'Smash Hits' released their second Yearbook. This Yearbook was for the year 1984.
Published by Smash Hits it was printed by East Midlands Litho Printers.
The Yearbook was mainly written by David Hepworth, Mark Ellen, Ian Birch, Dave Rimmer, Peter Martin and Johnny Black
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Designed by Steve Bush, David Bostock, Kimberley Leston, Vici McDonald and Dayle lee.
The Yearbook was Edited by Neil Tennant who was now working at Smash Hits as the features editor before leaving to set up the group Pet Shop Boys.
The 1984 Yearbook featured Special Features, Colour Pictures, Star Contributions, Inside Information and a 1984 Day By Day Diary.
Running to 130 Pages you could get the whole thing for the price of £2.25
1984 Yearbook
Credits
Credits
Pages - 130
Price - £2.25
Front Cover Picture - (Unknown)
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Front Cover:
Wham
Boy George
Michael Jackson
Annie Lennox
Paul Weller
David Bowie
Spandau Ballet
Duran Duran
Contributors:
Peter Martin - Behind Closed Doors
David Hepworth - Top Of The Pops
Virginia Turbett - Dressed Like That
Pete Frame - 100 Club To Culture Club (Family Tree Of Pop)
David Hepworth - The Beatles
Ian Birch - New Romantics
Johnny Black - Fifteen For Eighty Four
David Hepworth - Teenage 1957 - 1987
Dave Rimmer - Annie Lennox
Linda Duff - The Name Game
Fred Dellar - Growing Up In Public
Dave Rimmer - Radio One
Contents:
Contents of the Yearbook are as follows.
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Behind Closed Doors
Francis Rossi (Status Quo)
Martyn Ware (Heaven 17)
Sean McLusky (JoBoxers)
Tracie Young
Bananarama
Jeffrey Daniel (Shalamar)
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A Day In The Life Of..
Boy George (Culture Club)
Curt Smith (Tears For Fears)
George Michael (Wham)
Tracey Ullman
Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
Marc Almond
Paul Weller (Style Council)
Radio One
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Party Game - Hunt The Hits
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Top Of The Pops - How It Happens (Cartoon)
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Dresses Like That
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Duran Duran - 1978 - 1983
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100 Club To Culture Club - Family Tree Of Pop
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Barry
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The Beatles
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A Family Affair
Nolans
The Copelands (Police)
The Wellers
The Bush (Kate Bush)
The Numans / Webbs
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New Romantics
Gary Kemp (Spandau Ballet)
Steve Strange (Visage)
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
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Fifteen For Eighty Four
The Waterboys
Physique
Madonna
Prince
The Alarm
Billy Bragg
Aztec Camera
Psychic TV
Virginia Astley
Hanoi Rocks
Everything But The Girl
Seona Dancing
Bourgie Bourgie
Naked Eyes
Phil Thornally​
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Gonna Write A Classic
Malcolm MacLaren - Go Wilde In The Country
Toyah Wilcox - The Journey
Toyah Wilcox - Un-named Song
Steve Strange - Mind Of A Toy
Neil Arthur - Living On The Ceiling
Pete Wylie - Story Of The Booze
Paul Weller - Speak Like A Child
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Teenage - 1957 - 1987
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World Of Sport
John Taylor (Duran Duran)
Captain Sensible
Joe Strummer
Madness
Sting
Bryan Ferry
Dave Wakeling
Rod Stewart
Terry Hall
Boy George
Wham
Tony Hadley
Elton John
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Sex Pistols - The Filth And the Fury (Illustration)
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Who's That Girl - Annie Lennox
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Know Your Writes
Nick Beggs (Kajagoogoo)
Bruce Foxton
Midge Ure (Ultravox)
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
Tracie Young
David Jaymes (Modern Romance)
Boy George (Culture Club)
Andy Taylor (Duran Duran)
Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins)
Karen Woodward (Bananarama)
Jon Moss (Culture Club)
Paul Young
Nick Heyward
Curt Smith (Tears For Fears)
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David Bowie - Twenty Golden Years
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School Days
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The Smash Hits Diary for 1984
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The Name Game
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My Favourite Strings - Nick Heyward
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Amateur Photographer - Steve Norman's Snaps
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Growing Up In Public - Michael Jackson
Posters:
Boy George
Paul Young
Madness
Curt Smith (Tears For Fears)
Duran Duran
George Michael (Wham)
Tracie Ullman
Alison Moyet (Alf)
Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
Kid Creole
Mark Almond
David Bowie
Paul Weller
Thompson Twins
Andrew Ridgeley (Wham)
David Sylvian
Clare Grogan
Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
The Police
Heaven 17
Bananarma
Links
Happy Reading
Photographers:
Paul Slattery - Francis Rossi (Page 4)
Virginia Turbett - Martyn Ware (Page 5)
Steve Rapport - Sean McLusky (Page 6)
Eric Watson - Tracie Young (Page 7)
Eric Watson - Bananarama (Page 8)
Eric Watson - Jeffrey Daniel (Page 9)
John Richardson - Illustration (Page 15-18)
Virginia Turbett - Various (Page 20-21)
Mark Rusher - Various (Page 38-41)
Eric Watson - Various (Page 55, 57-58, 61)
The Kobal Collection / Rex Features / Keystone Press - Archive Photographs
(Page 53-54, 56, 59-60)
LFI - Nick Beggs (Page 74)
Neil Matthews - Bruce Foxton (Page 74)
Steve Rapport - Tracie (Page 75)
Steve Rapport - Boy George (Page 75)
Virginia Turbett - Andy Taylor (Page 75)
Paul Rider - Karen Woodward (Page 75)
Jurgan & Thomas - Jon Moss (Page 76)
Kerstin Rodgers - Nick Heyward (Page 76)
Virginia Turbett - Curt Smith (Page 76)
Steve Rapport - Radio One (Various) (Page 116-117)
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