Sticker Book
Smash Hits produced a Sticker Book that was given away free in the 15th March - 28th March 1984 issue. The same issue also came with a free set of 6 stickers to start the readers into collecting the stickers required to complete the book.
The following issue 29th March - 11th April also came free with another Pack Of 6 Stickers.
Each sticker measured approx. 4" x 3" in size and came with a peel off backing with a picture of an artist or band on the front. On the back of each sticker was a short biography of the artist or band on the front.
This was the First Sticker Book that Smash Hits published.
Produced for the Smash Hits Magazine and Distributed by Minicards Ltd, this 36 page sticker book was designed by Red Ranch and had 144 individual pictures that you can stick into the book. This built up to a collection of the biggest acts of that year which included Big Country, Human League, Thompson Twins and Spandau Ballet to name a few.
Some artists, for instance 'Duran Duran and Culture Club', got a whole page of stickers while other artists only had One Sticker to place into the book.
Each Sticker Book was printed by Figurine Panini in Italy for the UK and Ireland market with Sticker Packs costing 20p for a set of Six Stickers. Readers were encouraged to buy as many packs as they could to complete the collection and were also encouraged to swap duplicates with their friends.
After all this if you still could not complete your collection then you could write to Panini Stickers in London requesting the ones you need, up to a maximum 15 stickers, which would cost 5p for each sticker. The information to do this was on the inside back cover of the Sticker Book.
Sticker Packs - 4 Various Packs
Contents:
01 - 04 - Culture Club
05 - Robby Frame
06 - Marylin
07 - Howard Jones
08 - Limahl
09 - 12 - Depeche Mode
13 - 14 - Style Council
15 - 16 - Wham
17 - 18 - Blancmange
19 - 20 - Tears For Fears
21 - 22 - Eurythmics
23 - 25 - ABC
26 - 28 - Thompson Twins
29 - 35 - Madness
36 - Tracy Ullman
37 - 40 - Ultravox
41 - David Bowie
42 - Nick Heyward
43 - David Sylvian
44 - Adam Ant
45 - 47 - Heaven 17
48 - 52 - Simple Minds
53 - 57 - Spandau Ballet
58 - 60 - Roxy Music
61 - Cliff Richard
62 - David Essex
63 - Shakin' Stevens
64 - Kim Wilde
65 - 68 - Siouxsie and the Banshees
69 - 73 - Duran Duran
74 - 76 - The Police
77 - 80 - Bucks Fizz
81 - 84 - Kajagoogoo
85 - 89 - Musical Youth
90 - 92 - Imagination
93 - 94 - OMD
95 - 96 - China Crisis
97 - 100 - U2
101 - 107 - Human League
108 - Yazoo
109 - 116 - UB40
117 - 120 - New Order
121 - 124 - Echo and the Bunnymen
125 - Kevin Rowland
126 - John Lydon
127 - Marc Almond
128 - Toyah
129 - Paul McCartney
130 - Michael Jackson
131 - Paul Young
132 - Alison Moyet
133 - 137 - Status Quo
138- 140 - Genesis
141 - 144 - Big Country
Midge Ure Sticker
Sticker Book
In total there were 144 Stickers for you to Collect. By Clicking the link Above it will take you to the pages which will showcase the stickers that I have pictures for.
Back Of Sticker Pack
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The image above shows the Box that Sticker Packs were sold from in various shops.
The images below also show you the Front (Left) and Back (Right) of the box that Sticker Packs were sold from.
Each box contained 50 packs of stickers.
Front
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Back
Info On Sticker Book - 15th March 1984
Getting More Free Stickers - 15th March 1984
Info On 2nd Pack Of Stickers - 29th March 1984
Advert - 1st March 1984
Neil Tennant Advertsising The New Sticker Book
Sticker book - 1984 (Part One)
Sticker book - 1984 (Part Two)
A note for people collecting these Sticker Books (or any type of Sticker Books).
The rules are that each Sticker book needs to be clear of any stickers to gain it's maximum value.
Any stickers that are put into the book will reduce it's monetary value. It is best to collect the stickers and keep them separate in a clear plastic wallet. However it does not stop people from collecting the Sticker Books that are complete as it is still fun to see the pictures in them.
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