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 2nd July - 15th July 1986

Smash Hits -2nd - 15th July 1986 - UB40, Euythmics, Bucks Fizz, Simple Minds, Amazulu, Mid
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Credits

2nd July - 15th July 1986

 

Volume 8 - Number 14 - Issue 198

Cover Photo: Andy Catlin

Price - 45p    Pages - 88

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Interviewers

Chris Heath - Ali and Robin Campbell (UB40)

Steve Korte - Amnesty International

Vici MacDonald - Eurythmics

Chris Heath - Falco

Sylvia Patterson - Furniture

Tom Hibbert - Bucks Fizz

Sylvia Patterson - Glastonbury

Tom Hibbert - Claire Usher

Chris Heath / Vici MacDonald / Steve Bush / Lee Bentley / Brett Grange / George Berg / Andrew Dean - Wham Special Report

Nick Kelly - Amazulu

Photographers

Tony Mottram - The Mission (Page 6)

Paul Cox - Five Star (Page 8)

Andy Catlin - Ali and Robin Campbell (Page 12-14)

Rex Features - Concert Crowed (Page 24)

Pictorial Press - Bob Geldof (Page 24)

Rex Features - Muhammed Ali (Page 24)

LFI - T-Shirt (Page 24)

Paul Rider - Glastonbury (Page 49-52)

Paul Rider - Claire Usher (Page 56-57)

Andy Catlin - Paul Owen (Page 60)

Paul Rider - Wham (Page 66-68)

Duncan Raban - Wham Concert Crowed (Page 67)

LFI - Wham Fans (Page 67)

Steve Fenton - Paul McCartney and Tina Turner

(Page 71)

Steve Fenton - Prince Charles and Princess Diana 

(Page 71) 

Tim Green - George Michael and Paul Young (Page 71)

Tim Green - David Bowie and Mick Jagger (Page 71)

Tim Green - Rod Stewart (Page 71)

Tim Green - Elton John (Page 71)

Tim Green - Phil Collins (Page 71)

Russell Young - Amazulu (Page 74-75)

Retna / Patrick Quigley - Bono and Alison (Page 86)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Big Country - The Teacher

Bucks Fizz - New Beginnings

Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste Of Time

Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way

Claire and Friends - It's Orrible Being In Love

(When Your 8 1/2)

Haywood - Roses

Furniture - Brilliant Mind

Gary Numan - I Can't Stop

The Real Roxanne - (Bang Zoom) Let's Go Go

Samantha Fox - Do Ya Do Ya (Wanna Please Me)

Midge Ure - Call Of The Wild

Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

Front Cover:

Ali and Robin Campbell

Centre Spread:

Jim Kerr

Back Cover:

A-Ha

Interviews

General

UB40

Eurythmics

Falco

Furniture

Bucks Fizz

Claire Usher

Wham

Amazulu

Personal File

Owen Paul

Bitz

Features:

Amnesty International

Glastonbury

 

Boy George

Hollywood Beyond

The Alarm

Debbie Curtis

Tracie Young

We've Got A Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It

Andy Taylor

Mike And The Mechanics

The Mission

Roofracks

Blancmange

Roy Hay (Culture Club)

Mike Read

The Smiths

David Lee Roth

Big Country

Genesis

James

Five Star

Samantha Fox

The Weather Prophets

Level 42

Madonna

Chaka Khan

Scritti Politti

Felt

Love And Money

The BMX Bandits

Aled Jones 

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Birthdays:

None

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Posters

Jesus And Mary Chain

Big Country

Eurythmics

Owen Paul

Reviews

Singles:
Lola Borg

Vindaloo Summer Special - Rocking With Rita

Belouis Some - Jerusalem

Maxi Priest - In The Springtime

Rod Stewart - Every Beat Of My Heart

Antony And The Camp - What I Like

UB40 - Our Own Song

Tom Watt - Subterranean Homesick Blues

(Watt The Duck)

Aled Jones - Pie Jesu

Hollywood Beyond - What's The Colour Of Money

Johnny Waklin - Bruno

Jesus And Mary Chain - Some Candy Talking

Marvin Gaye - The World Is X-Rated

David Lee Roth - Yankee Rose

Southside Johnny And The Dukes - Walk Away Renee

The Blow Monkeys - Don't Be Scared Of Me

The Kinks - Dedicated Follower Of Fashion

Albums: 

Duncan Wright
Simon Braithwaite
Helen Mead
Ian Cranna
Sandra McLean
Collette Campbell
Chris Heath

James - Stutter

Rod Stewart - Rod Stewart

Big Country - The Seer

David lee Roth - David Lee Roth

Hear 'N' Aid - Stars

Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way

David Bowie - Labyrinth Soundtrack

Love And Money - All You Need Is

Dio - Intermission

Eurythmics - Revenge

Gene Loves Jezebel - Discover

Various - Pretty In Pink

The Triffids - Born Sandy Devotional

Various - Live For Life

Bob Marley and the Wailers - Rebel Music

Get Smart:

Duran Duran Get Smart Special

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Various

Special:

Wham: The Last Week

Film:

None

Books:

None

Video:

Various - Not Television

P.I.L - The Videos

Various - Street Sounds Picture Box Dance Collection Edition One

Nights Out: 

The Prince's Trust Tenth Birthday Party (Nathan Rybag)

Merchandise

This issue came with a Free Double sided Poster of

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Wham 

Smash Hits Video Poster

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or more on that click the link below

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Free Poster

 

This issue also printed the Eighth set of 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:

The Housemartins

Patti LaBelle

Queen

Michael Jackson

Aretha Franklin

Paul Young

Doctor And The Medics

Wham

Bucks Fizz

Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Boy George

Julian Temple

Rolling Stones

Sylvestor Stallone

Lionel Richie

U2

Wham

Mike Smith

Simon Le Bon

Princess Di

Prince

Francesca Annis

Owen Paul

Five Star

A-Ha

Mick Jagger

David Bowie

Iggy Pop

Peter Gabriel

Rosanne Arquette 

Adverts

Rod Stewart - Every Beat Of My Heart Album

The Blow Monkeys - Don't Be Scared Of Me Single

Nick Heyward - Goodbye Yesterday Single

UB40 - Sing Our Own Song

Bananarama - True Confessions Album

Dollar - We Walked In Love Single

Van Halen - Dreams Single

Arcadia - The Flame Single

Bryan Adams - Straight From The Heart Single

The Real Thing - The Best Of Album

S.O.S Band - Borrowed Love Single

The Housemartins - London 0 Hull 4

Rap It Up - Compilation Album

Police Academy 3 Film

Ellie Warren - Satellites Single

Big Country - The Seer Album

Madonna - True Blue Album

Eurythmics - Revenge Album

Willie Collins - Where You Gonna Be Tonight? Single

Links

Happy Reading

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