8th November - 21st November 1984
Credits
8th November - 21st November 1984
Volume 6 - Number 23 - Issue 155
Cover Photo - Eric Watson
Price - 40p Pages - 76
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Interviewers
Nick Heyward - Feargal Sharkey
Tom Hibbert - Lenny Henry
David Keeps - Chaka Khan
Dave Rimmer and David Keeps - Duran Duran
Vici MacDonald - Billy Bragg
Elissa Van Poznak - Dalis Car
Tom Hibbert - Midge Ure
Photographers
Steve Rapport - Nick Heyward and Feargal Sharkey
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Eric Watson - OMD (Page 17)
Virginia Turbett - Nick Rhodes (Page 29)
Larry Williams - John Taylor and Andy Taylor (Page 30)
Brian Aris - Paul Young (Centre Spread)
Paul Cox - Dead Or Alive (Page 42)
Barry Plummer - Cliff Richard and David Bowie (Page 55)
Paul Rider - Gary Glitter and Various (Page 68)
Joe Bangay - Kim Wilde (Back Cover)
Lyrics
Issue Information
ZZ Top - Gimme All Your Lovin'
OMD - Never Turn Away
Iron Maiden - Aces High
Gary Numan - Berserker
Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
Huey Lewis And The News - If This Is It
Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
Scritti Politti - Hypnotize
Cyndi Lauper - All Through The Night
The Cars - You Might Think
The Kane Gang - Respect Yourself
Pointer Sisters - I'm So Excited
Level 42 - The Chant Has Begun
Limahl - The Never Ending Story
Front Cover:
Nick Heyward
Centre Spread:
Paul Young
Back Cover:
Kim Wilde
General
Interviews
Personal File
Nick Heyward Interviews
Fergal Sharkey
Lenny Henry
Chaka Khan
Duran Durann
Billy Bragg
Dalis Car
Midge Ure
Features:
Personal File - Gary Numan
Bitz
40 Incredibly Daft Questions Put to Pop Stars In There Pages Of Smash Hits
Adam Ant
Paul Rutherford
Mikey Craig
Sean Ono Lennon
Billy Idol
Bananarama
SPK
Andy Anderson
Danielle Dax
Alvin Stardust
Eric Watson
Paul Hardcastle
Wrathchild
Krokus
Voice Squad
Tev Aviv
ABC
Lionel Richie
Status Quo
David Bowie
Julian Cope
Sam Peckinpah
Duran Duran
Eurythmics
Meat Loaf
Paul McCartney
Ray Parker Jr
Spandau Ballet
Culture Club
Wham!
Thompson Twins
Big Country
Howard Jones
Nik Kershaw
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Alphaville
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Birthdays:
Michael Mullins (28)
Frank Maudsley (25)
Andy Partridge (31)
Ian Craig Marsh (28)
Neil Young (39)
Frida Lyngstad (39)
Joe Leeway (27)
Kim Wilde (24)
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Fan Clubs:
Ultravox
Mick Karn
Depeche Mode
Posters
Dave Gahan
Reviews
Singles: Neil Tennant
Sylvester - Rock The Box
Culture Club - The Medal Song
Depeche Mode - Somebody
Depeche Mode - Blasphemous Rumours
Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like A Record)
Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday
ABC - How To Be A Millionaire
The Art Of Noise - Close (To The Edit)
The Adventures - Send My Heart
Nik Kershaw - The Riddle
Pogues - The Boys From The County Hell
New Edition - Cool It Now
Musical Youth - Lets Go To The Moon
Blue Nile - Stay
OMD - Never Turn Away
Eurythmics - Sexcrime (nineteen eighty-four)
Matt Bianco - Half A Minute
Shakatak - Watching You
Gary Numan - Berserker
David Essex - Welcome (Mutiny)
Shockheaded Peters - I, Bloodbrother Be
Miquel Brown - Black Leather
Album Reviews
Mark Ellen
Ian Cranna
Vici MacDonald
Tom Hibbert
Linda Duff
Get Smart:
Holly Johnson
Gary and Martin Kemp
Janice Long
The Eagles
The Pogues
Richard Branson
Big In Japan
Marvin Gaye
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasuredome
Meat Loaf - Bad Attitude
Wham - Make It Big
Culture Club - Waking Up With The House On Fire
Cocteau Twins - Treasure
Paul McCartney - Give My Regards To Broad Street
Nights Out:
Bad Taste (Steve Bush)
Mutterings:
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Tracey Ullman
Stevie Wonder
David Sylvian
Duran Duran
Queen
Black Lace
Culture Club
Cars
Andy Warhol
Spandau Ballet
Wham
Frank Sinatra
Pope Pius XII
David Niven
Charlie Chaplin
Pablo Picasso
Leonid Brezhnev
Michael Jackson
U2
Cliff Richard and Sue Barker
Lesley Ash and Rowen Atkinson
Dave Stewart
Kevin Rowland and Helen O'Hara
Janice Long and Peter Powell
Morrissey
Sade
B-52's
Paul McCartney
Billy Bragg
Sting
Boy George
Mick Jagger
Madonna
Billy Idol
Madness
Malcolm McLaren
Meat Loaf
Merchandise
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Julian Lennon - Valotte Album
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