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 12th March - 25th March 1986

Smash Hits - 12th - 25th March 1986 - Sigue Sigue Sputnik, Prince, Aha, D.C. Lee, Simple M
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Credits

12th March - 25th March 1986

 

Volume 8 - Number 06 - Issue 190

Cover Photo: Chris Craymer

Price - 45p    Pages - 68

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Note

This issue had a 2p increase in it's cover price

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Interviewers

Peter Martin - D.C. Lee

William Shaw - Cliff Richard and The Young Ones

Tom Hibbert - Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Tom Hibbert - Prince 

William Shaw - Brilliant

Chris Heath - Howard Jones

Sorrel Downer - Blow Monkeys

Photographers

Syndication International - Madonna and Sean Penn (Page 4-5)

Express Newspapers - Sean Penn and Photographer (Page 5)

Neil Preston / LFI - Wham (Page 6)

Retna - Pet Shop Boys (Page 8)

Alpha - Elton John (Page 9)

Syndication International - Elton John (Page 9)

Colourific - Elton John (Page 9)

Paul Cox - Elton John (Page 9)

Rex Features - Elton John (Page 9)

Sheila Rock - D.C. Lee (Page 12)

Simon Fowler / LFI - Cliff Richard and The Young Ones (Page 14-15)

Chris Craymer - Sigue Sigue Sputnik (Page 26-28)

Andy Catlin - Sigue Sigue Sputnik (Page 28)

Paul Rider - Brilliant (Page 52-53)

Andy Catlin - Various (Page 56-57)

Simon Fowler - Howard Jones (Page 60-61)

Paul Rider - Blow Monkeys (Page 64-65)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Cliff Richard and the Young Ones - Living Doll

Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame

Whistle - Just Buggin'

A-Ha - Train Of Thought

Mike And The Mechanics - Silent Running

Jim Diamond - Hi Ho Silver

Tavares - Heaven Must be Missing An Angel

Culture Club - Move Away

Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love

Prince - Kiss

Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Candyman

Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11

Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene

David Bowie - Absolute Beginners

Front Cover:

Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Centre Spread:

A-Ha

Back Cover:

David Bowie

Interviews

General

Dee Cee Lee

The Young Ones and Cliff Richard

Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Brilliant

Howard Jones

The Blow Monkeys

Bitz

Features:

2-Brave

A-Ha (The Story So Far)

Prince (The Story)

Madonna and Sean Penn

Latin Quarter

The Bay City Rollers

The Cure

Ozzy Osbourne

Michael Douglas, Danny DeVito,

Kathleen Turner and Billy Ocean

Eek a Mouse

Wham

Russell Mills

Brian Eno

State Of Play

Samantha Fox

Rainbow

Mint Julips

King Diamond

Kurtis Blow, Spider nd Julian Lennon

Hipsway

Pet Shop Boys

Sudden Sway

Big Audio Dynamite

Elton John 

 

Birthdays:

Marlon Jackson (29)

Steve Harris (29)

Adam Clayton (26)

Dee Snider (31)

Steve Coy (24)

Clare Grogan (24)

Terry Hall (27)

Pete Wylie (28)

Chaka Khan (33)

Nena (26)

Peter Powell (35)

Aretha Franklin (34)

Elton John (39)

Steve Norman (26)

Posters

2 Brave

D.C. Lee

Cliff Richard And The Young Ones

Reviews

Singles:
Sylvia Patterson

The Pogues - Poguetry In Motion EP

The Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle

Talk Talk - Living In Another World

Half Man Half Biscuit - The Trumpton Riots EP

Then Jerico - Muscle Deep

Double - Your Prayer Takes Me Off

Alvin Stardust - I Hope and I Pray

Tom Waits - In The Neighborhood

Art Of Noise - Peter Gunn

Husker Du - Don't Want To Know If Are Lonely

Strange Cruise - Rebel Blue Rocker

Samantha Fox - Touch Me (I Need Your Body)

Cameo - A Goodbye

Red Guitars - National Avenue

A-Ha - Train Of Thought

Dire Straits - Why Worry 

Albums: 

William Shaw
Paul Mathur
Duncan Wright
Chris Heath
Simon Mills
Tom Hibbert

Junior - Acquired Taste

Frank Sinatra - His Greatest Hits

Husker Du - Candy Apple Grey

The Cramps - A Date With Elvis

Electric Light Orchestra - Balance Of Power

Bryan Adams - Cuts Like A Knife

Alexander O'Neal - Alexander O'Neal

Red Guitars - Tales Of The Expected

Depeche Mode - Black Celebration

Matt Bianco - Matt Bianco

Get Smart:

Jimmy Jimmy

Bryan Adams

New Order

Billy Bragg

The Cure

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Fan Clubs:

Prince

Howard Jones

D.C. Lee

Madonna

Various

Film:

Young Sherlock Holmes and the Pyramid Of Fear (Chris Heath)

Books:

More Dark Than Shark (Russell Mills)

Elimination: The ZZ Top Story

The Phil Collins Story

The Diary Of A Madman - Ozzy Osbourne

Nights Out: 

Simple Minds - Wembley London (Peter Martin)

Alexander O'Neal and Cherelle - Hammersmith Odeon (Simon Braithwaite)

Merchandise

This issue came with a Free Sticker Book and a Free set of 5 Stickers

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To read more on the Sticker Book click the link below

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Sticker Book

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This issue also printed the first pages in a series entitles The Bitz Book Of Life which was located in the Bitz Section

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For more on that click the link below

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The Bitz Book Of Life

Mutterings:

Madonna

Double

Lloyd Cole

Gary Glitter

Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Colonel Abrams and Stevie Wonder

Duran Duran

A-Ha

Status Quo

Paul McCartney

Billy Mackenzie

Pete Wylie

Propaganda

Joan Jett

Boy George

Michael J Fox

Whitney Houston

Su Pollard

Pet Shop Boys

Wham

The Bangles

Simon Le Bon

Adverts

Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile FI-II Album

Matt Bianco - Matt Bianco Album

Julian Lennon - Stick Around Single

The Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle Single

Depeche Mode - Black Celebration Album

The Bangles - Different Light Album

Clockwise Film

Bronski Beat - C'mon C'mon Single

Hits Collection 2 Video

Young Sherlock Holmes Film

John Taylor - I Do What I Do Single

Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly Single

Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame Single

Cliff Richard and The Young Ones - Living Doll Single

Links

Happy Reading

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