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 12th February - 25th February 1986

Smash Hits - 12th - 25th February 1986 - Midge Ure, Bryan Adams, John Taylor, John Lydon,
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Credits

12th February - 25th February 1986

 

Volume 8 - Number 04 - Issue 188

Cover Photo: Sheila Rock

Price - 43p    Pages - 56

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Interviewers

Tom Hibbert - John Lydon

William Shaw - Red Wedge

Chris Heath - Midge Ure

Chris Heath - Double

Photographers

Mike Putland - Midge Ure (Page 2)

Andy Catlin - Neville (Belouis Some) (Page 2)

Virginia Turbett - Jools Holland (Page 4)

Steve Rapport - A-Ha (Page 5)

Feature Flash - Robin Askwith (Page 7)

Feature Flash - Nerys Hughes (Page 7)

John Stoddart - Depeche Mode (Page 7)

Sheila Rock - John Lydon (Page 10-12)

LFI - Ken Livingstone (Page 14)

LFI - Neil Kinnock (Page 14)

Steve Rapport - Red Wedge (Various) (Page 14-15) 

Richard Haughton - Feargal Sharkey (Page 17)

Denis O'Regan / Idols - John Taylor (Centre Spread)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Rochelle - My Magic Man

Talking Heads - And She Was

Shakin Stevens - Turning Away

Ruby Turner - If Your Ready (Come Go With Me)

 Kurtis Blow - If I Ruled The World

Ozzy Osbourne - Shot In The Dark

James Brown - Living In America

Double - The Captain Of Her Heart

PIL - Rise, 

Clannad featuring Bono - In A Lifetime

Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough The Tough Get Going

Whitney Houston - How Will I Know

General

Front Cover:

John Lydon

Centre Spread:

John Taylor

Back Cover:

Bryan Adams

Interviews

Charlie Sexton

John Lydon

Belouis Some

Double

Red Wedge

Features:

The Midge Ure Story

Dreams - Celebrities and their dreams with

Roland Orzabal

Mags

Bruce Dickenson

Robert Smith

Neil Tennant

Stephen Luscombe

Alannah Currie

Barney Albrecht

Alan Wilder

Nick Rhodes

Nick Laird-Clowes

Simon Le Bon

Bitz

The Tube

Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Big Country

A-Ha

Dio

Jellybean

Half Man Half Biscuit

Stephen Duffy

The Flaming Mussolinis

Jennifer Rush

Mai Tai

Marillion

Depeche Mode

The Business Connection

Renaud

Madonna

Fra Lippo Lippi

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Birthdays:

Peter Gabriel (36)

Peter Hook (30)

Ali Campbell (27)

Mikey Craig (26)

Andy Taylor (24)

Bruce Forsyth (58)

Ranking Roger (25)

Howard Jones (31)

Posters

Charlie Sexton

Neville 

Reviews

Singles:
Simon Braithwaite

Brilliant - Love Is War

Colonel Abrams - I'm Not Gonna Let You

Mr Mister - Kyrie

Sister Sledge - Boys Meet The Girls

Regina - Baby Love

Stephen Duffy - I Love You

Power - Soul In My Shoes

Bryan Adams - This Time

David Bowie - Absolute Beginners

Simply Red - Jericho

Mai Tia - Female Intuition

Depeche Mode - Stripped,

Howard Jones - No-One Is To Blame

Midge Ure - Wasteland

Albums: 

Tom Hibbert
Kez Owen
Ian Cranna
Chris Heath
Vici MacDonald

Charlie Sexton - Pictures For Pleasure

Kurtis Blow - America

Ozzy Osbourne - The Ultimate Sin

Various - 9 Half Weeks (Original Sound Track)

Talk Talk - The Colour Of Spring

Nana Mouskouri - Alone

Various

Get Smart:

Cocteau Twins

Latin Quarter

Scary Thieves

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Fan Clubs:

Paul McCartney and Wings

Bryan Adams

Double

Fra Lippo Lippi

Billy Idol

Video: 

The Hits Video Take 2

Film: 

The Sure Thing (Ian Cranna)

Revolution (Paul Mathur)

Nights Out: 

None

Mutterings:

Billy Duffy (The Cult)

Mike Scott (Waterboys)

Sade

Paul King (King)

Nana Mouskouri

George Michael

Bob Geldof

Wham

Princess Di

D.C. Lee

Andrew Ridgley (Wham)

Kurt Smith (Tears For Fears)

A-Ha

Michael Jackson

Ruby Turner

Sting

Jeff Beck

The Police

Miles Copeland

Simon Le Bon

Fergal Sharkey

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

ZZ Top

Bryan Ferry

Bananarama

Cherelle

Jennifer Rush

Madonna

Sean Penn

The Tube

Paula Yates

Grace Jones

Dolph Lundgren

Ozzy Osbourne

Spandau Ballet

Paul Young

UB40

Adverts

David Bowie - Absolute Beginners Single

Matt Bianco - Just Can't Stand It Single

Shakin Stevens - Turning Away Single

Teen Walk Film

Madness - Sweetest Girl Single

Depeche Mode - Stripped Single

Talk Talk - Colours Of Spring Album

Jellybean - Side Walk Talk Single

Fra Lippo Lippi - Fra Lippo Who? Single

Bangles - Manic Monday

Links

Happy Reading

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