top of page

 5th January - 18th January 1984

Smash Hits - Issue 133 - 5th January - 18th January 1984.jpg
Credits - Smash Hits - Issue 133 - 5th January - 18th January 1984.jpg

Credits

5th January - 18th January 1984

 

Volume 6 - Number 01 - Issue 133

Cover Photo - Eric Watson

Price - 40p    Pages - 44

​

Interviewers

Peter Martin - Soft Cell

Ian Birch - Eurythmics

Johnny Black - Billy Bragg

Paul Rider - Superfans Feature

Peter Martin - Spandau Ballet

Photographers

Paul Rider - Mark Almond (Soft Cell (Page 3)

Virginia Turbett - Billy Bragg (Page 3)

Virginia Turbett - Superfans (Page 3)

Paul Rider - Robert Smith (The Cure) (Page 3)

Andrew Catlin - Sting (The Police) (Page 3)

Paul Rider - Peter Powell and Smash Hits Girls (Page 4)

Andrew Catlin - Bono and Mike Peters (Page 5)

Daily Express Manchester - Various Page 5)

Peter Anderson - Soft Cell (Page 6)

Eugene Adebari - Soft Cell (Page 6)

LFI - Soft Cell (Page 6)

Paul Rider - Soft Cell (Page 7)

LFI - David Bowie (Page 11)

LFI - The Pretenders (Page 11)

Eric Watson - The Eurythmics (Page 12-13)

Bob Hal - Billy Bragg (Page 21)

Virginia Turbett - Billy Bragg (Page 21)

rex Features - Al Johnson (Page 22)

LFI - Cream (Page 27)

Steve Rapport - Jake Burns and the Big Wheel (Page 27)

Issue Information

Lyrics

Virginia Turbett - Various (Superfans) (Page 28-31)

Paul Rider - Robert smith (Page 32)

Eric Watson - Spandau Ballet (Page 34, 36)

Paul Rider - Robert Plant (Page 40)

Joe Bangay - Genesis (Page 40)

LFI - Thompson Twins (Page 40)

Paul Rider - Jim Kerr (Page 40)

Andrew Catlin - The Police (Page 41)

Time Out Magazine - Various (Page 43)

Eric Watson - Paul Weller (Back Cover)

​

​

​

ABC - S.O.S

Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again

Police - King Of Pain

Snowy White - Bird Of Paradise

The Alarm - Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke? 

Big Country - Wonderland

Shakin' Stevens and Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way

​

Star Choice - Noddy Holder

Al Jolson - April Showers

Front Cover:

Eurythmics

Centre Spread:

The Alarm

Back Cover:

Paul Weller

Interviews

Soft Cell

Eurythmics

Billy Bragg

Spandau Ballet

General

Features:

Start

Peter Powell and Lisa Anthony, Linda Duff, Samantha Archer (Smash Hits Staff)

Thomas Dolby

Paul Weller and Elvis Costello

Bono (U2) and Mike Peters (The Alarm)

Snap, Razzle and Pop - The Mersybeat Sound

 

Personal File - James Taylor (Kool And The Gang)

Superfans - Duran Duran (Tracy Parkes and Kim Greille)

Superfans - Status Quo (Tony Schailer)

Superfans - Madness (Sue Warren)

Superfans - David Bowie (Pete Pearce)

Superfans - Marillion (Tony Brennan)

Superfans - Elvis (Theresa Sangan and Bilma Sangan)

Superfans - Culture Club (Margo Bovell)

Bitz

Herbie Hancock

Culture Club

Thompson Twins

The Cocteau Twins

The Pretenders

The Icicle Works

Australian Crawl

David Bowie

General Public

Simple Minds

Queen

Howard Jones

Hype (Board Game)

​

Five New Year's Resolutions - Jon Moss

​

Birthdays:

Biff Byford (33)

David Bowie (37)

Rod Stewart (39)

Pat Benatar (31)

Pete Kean (H2O) (23)

Graham MacPherson (Madness) (23)

Carl Smith (Madness) (25)

Ryuichi Sakamoto (32)

Paul Young (28)

Jez Strode (Kajagoogoo) (26)

Dave Collard (JoBoxers) (23)

Tom Bailey (Thompson Twins) (27)

Jeremy Healey (Haysi Fantayzee) (22)

​

Fan Clubs:

The Alarm

Eurythmics

Spandau Ballet

​

Posters

Spandau Ballet

Reviews

Singles: Ian Birch

Mutterings:

Eurythmics - Here Comes The Rain Again

The Dream Syndicate - Tell Me When It's Over

China Crisis - Wishful Thinking

Vice Squad - Black Sheep

Fiction Factory - (Feels Like) Heaven

The Alarm - Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke?

Big Country - Wonderland

Evelyn Champagne - King

Andy Scott - Krugerrands

ABC - S.O.S

The Police - King Of Pain

Stewart Copeland and Standard Ridgway - Don't Box Me In

Rick Springfield - Human Torch

Shakin' Stevens and Bonnie Tyler - A Rockin' Good Way

Chris Norman - Love Is A Battlefield

The Comsat Angels - Independence Day

Leo Sayer - Sea Of Heartbreak

Wang Chung - Dance Hall Days

Peter Powell

Pete Townsend

Andy Taylor

Paul Weller

Jon Lennon

Boy George

Ozzy Osbourne

Keith Richards

Mick Jagger

Marilyn

Air Supply

Eurythmics

The Human League

Janice Long, Gary Davies, Adrian Juste, 

Mike Reed and Peter Powell

Tony Blackburn

Simon Le Bon

Madness

Terry Hall

Michael Jackson

David Bowie

Roger Moore

Nights Out:

Robert Plant - London (Tom Hibbert)

Simple Minds - London (Claire Sheaff)

The Police - Nottingham (Linda Duff)

Album Reviews

Claire Sheaff
Davie Rimmer
Lola Borg
Linda Duff
Lisa Anthony

The Cure - Japanese Whispers

Sharron Reed - Love How You Feel

Jimmy Cliff - The Power And The Glory

Slade - The Amazing Kamikaze Syndrome

Irene Cara - What A Feeling

The Fall - Perverted By Language

Chic - Believer

Get Smart:

Baby Love

Boy George

Kate Bush

Jean Michel Jarre

Herbie Hancock

Jim Kerr

Good and Bad At Games Film and Theme by Cream

JoBoxers

Billy Idol and Dead Or Alive

Adverts

The Police - King Of Pain Single

The Alarm - Where Were You Hiding When The Storm Broke? Single

Rick Springfield - Human Touch Single

China Crisis - Wishful Thinking Single

Links

Happy Reading

bottom of page