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 15th January - 28th January 1986

Smash Hits - 15th - 28th January 1986 - Bono, Eurythmics, Duran Duran, Lloyd Cole, Wham, C
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Credits

15th January - 28th January 1986

 

Volume 8 - Number 02 - Issue 186

Cover Photo: (Unknown)

Price - 43p    Pages - 48

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Interviewers

William Shaw - Paul King

Peter Martin - Bono and Maire Brennan

Mark Ellen - Stevie Wonder

Photographers

Alpha - Howard and Jan Jones (Page 4)

Syndication International - Simon Le Bon and Yasmin Parvaneh (Page 4)

Alpha - Toyah (Page 4)

Alpha - Midge Ure and Annabel Giles (Page 4)

Alpha - John Taylor and Renee Simonsen (Page 4)

Alpha - Nick and Julia-Ann Rhodes (Page 4-5)

Daily Express - Mark O'Toole and Laura Cairo (Page 5)

Michael Putland - Talk Talk (Page 6)

Britain Hill - Mags (Page 7)

Paul Cox - Go West (Page 7)

Steve Rapport - Spandau Ballet (Page 7)

Paul Rider - Curt Smith (Page 7)

Chris Cramer / Scope - Wham (Page 7)

Paul Cox - China Crisis (Page 12)

Paul Cox - Dead Or Alive (Page 12)

Ron Wolfson - Go West (Page 13)

Eric Watson - Pet Shop Boys (Page 13)

Steve Rapport - Tony Hadley (Page 13)

Tosi Yajima - Sade (Page 13)

Andrew Catlin - Paul King (Page 16-17)

LFI / Alpha / Pictorial Press - Wham (Centre Spread)

Malcolm Heywood - Elton John (Page 31)

Paul Rider - Howard Jones (Page 31)

Malcolm Heywood - Bono (Page 33)

Paul Cox / LFI - King (Page 45)

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Lyrics

Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back)

Cherelle and Alexander O'Neil - Saturday Love

Full Force - Alice I Want You Just For Me

Arcadia - The Promise

Aretha Franklin - Who's Zooming Who

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Cut Me Down

Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious Minds

King - Torture

Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief

Issue Information

Front Cover:

Bono and Maire Brennan

Centre Spread:

Wham

Back Cover:

Drum Theatre

General

Personal File

Neil Tennant

Interviews

King

Bono and Clannad

Stevie Wonder

Bitz

Features:

Bob Geldof in Africa

Posters

Love Is - The Celebrities That Have Gotten Married

Simon Le bon and Yasmin Parvaneh

Nick and Julia-Ann Rhodes

Midge Ure and Annabel Giles

John Taylor and Renee Simonsen

Howard and Jan Jones

Toyah and Robert Fripp

Mark O'Toole and Laura Cairo

 

Aretha Franklin

Whitney Houston

Sheila E

Drum Theatre

Elvis

Talk Talk

Floy Joy

Pet Shop Boys Competition

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Embarrassing Photo's of Pop Stars:

Mags 

Spandau Ballet

Curt Smith

Bananarama

Go West

Wham

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Bob Geldof

Alexander O'Neil and Cherelle

A-Ha

The Colour Field

The Best Duran Duran Song Ever  Survey

Morris Day

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Birthdays:

Sade (26)

Mark O'Toole (22)

Paul Young (30)

Cheggers (29)

Tom Bailey (29)

Mickey Virtue (29)

Robert Palmer (37)

Malcolm McLaren (39)

Earl Falconer (29)

Jools Holland (28)

Peter Coyle (24)

Andy Cox (26)

Andrew Ridgeley (23)

Norman Hassan (28)

Gillian Gilbert (25)

Dave Sharp (27)

Roddy Frame (22)

Phil Collins (35)

Lloyd Cole (25)

John Lydon (30)

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Fan Clubs:

None

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Eurythmics

Reviews

Singles: Dave Rimmer

Madness Sweetest Girl

Malcolm McLaren - Duck Rock Cheer

Arcadia - The Promise

Jellybean - Sidewalk Talk

The Colour Field - Things Could Be Beautiful

Prefab Sprout - Johnny Johnny

Paul Hardcastle - Don't Waste My Time

ABC - Ocean Blue

10,000 Maniacs - Scorpio Rising

Belouis Some - Imagination

Madonna - Borderline

Sade - Is It A Crime

Whitney Houston - How Will I Know

Five Star - System Addict

Albums: 

None

Various

Get Smart:

The 1986 Fan Club Directory

Books: 

Sin City

With Geldof In Africa

Video: 

Prince And The Revolution - Double Live

Depeche Mode - Some Great Videos

David Sylvian - Steel Cathedrals

Julian Lennon - Stand By Me

Film: 

Teen Wolf

Nights Out:

Elton John - Brighton Conference Centre (Steve Bush)

Howard Jones - Birmingham NEC (Sorrel Downer)

Merchandise

This issue came with a Free Double Sided Poster of:

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A-Ha

Madonna

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To learn more about the Poster click the Link Below.

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Free Double Sided Poster

Mutterings:

Mike Read

Whitney Houston 

Nik Kershaw

Tony Marnoch

George Michael

Bruce Springsteen

Michael J Fox

Mike Peters

Andrew Ridgeley

Don Johnson

John Taylor

Sade

Prince

Paul Weller

D.C. Lee

Billy Joel

Elton John

Paul King

The Monkey's

Mike Oldfield

Michael Jackson

Culture Club

Paul McCartney

Feargal Sharkey

Bono

Bob Geldof

Simon Bates

Gary Kemp

Midge Ure

Rowan Atkinson

Rik Mayall

Ade Edmonson

Yasmin Le Bon

John Le Bon

Madonna and Sean Penn

Adverts

Arcadia - The Promise Single

Madonna - Borderline Single

Drum Theatre - Living In The Past Single

Talk Talk - Life's What You Make It Single

The Colour Field - Things Could Be Beautiful Single

Eurythmics - It's Alright (Baby's Coming Back) Single

Belouis Some - Imagination Single

Sting - The Dream Of The Blue Turtles Album

Links

Happy Reading

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