5th January - 18th January 1984
Credits
5th January - 18th January 1984
Volume 6 - Number 01 - Issue 133
Cover Photo - Eric Watson
Price - 40p Pages - 44
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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)
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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
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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)
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Five New Year's Resolutions - Jon Moss
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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)
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Fan Clubs:
The Alarm
Eurythmics
Spandau Ballet
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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