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 3rd December - 16th December 1986

Smash Hits - Issue 209 - 3rd - 16th December 1986 - Alison Moyet, Erasure, Pet Shop Boys,
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Credits

3rd December - 16th December 1986

 

Volume 8 - Number 25 - Issue 209

Cover Photo: Dennis O'Regan

Price - 45p    Pages - 88

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Interviewers

Tom Hibbert - Duran Duran

Chris Heath - Erasure

Tom Hibbert - Alison Moyet

Simon Christopher - Don Johnson

Sylvia Patterson - New Order

Lord Bradley - Shakin' Stevens

William Shaw - Stewart Adamson

Photographers

Pictorial Press - Marc Bolan (Page 8)

LFI - Des O'Connor (Page 9)

LFI - Roger Whittaker (Page 9)

Denis O'Regan - Duran Duran (Page 12-14)

Paul Rider - Erasure (Page 22-23)

Paul Rider - Alison Moyet (Page 28-29)

Andy Catlin - Pet Shop Boys (Centre Spread 2)

Retna - Bruce Springsteen (Centre Spread 3)

Mike Putland - Don Johnson (Page 50-51) 

Tim Bauer - Shakin' Stevens (Page 60-61)

Tim Bauer - Bruce Springsteen (Page 72)

Paul Rider - Jon Bon Jovi (Page 72-73)

Andy Catlin - Stewart Adamson (Page 80-81)

D.O.A - We've Got A Fuzzbox (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Issue Information

The Damned - Anything

Alison Moyet - Is This Love

Communards - So Cold The Night

Eurythmics - The Miracle Of Love

Big Country - Hold The Heart

A-Ha - Cry Wolf

Cyndi Lauper - Change Of Heart

Doctor And The Medics - Waterloo

Cameo - Candy

Go West - True Colours

Bruce Springsteen - War

Ultravox - All Fall Down

Oran 'Juice' Jones - The Rain

Front Cover:

Duran Duran

Centre Spread:

01 - Depeche Mode

02 - Pet Shop Boys

03 - Bruce Springsteen

4 - Madonna

Back Cover:

Fuzzbox

General

Interviews

Personal File

None

Bitz

Duran Duran

Erasure

Alison Moyet

Don Johnson

New Order

Shakin' Stevens

Stuart Adamson

Features:

Is Meat Murder Debate with:

Five Star

Nik Kershaw

Samantha Fox

Ali Campbell

Meatloaf

Stewart Adamson

Nick Rhodes

Mark King

Jesus And Mary Chain

Pet Shop Boys

Big Audio Dynamite

OMD

Stan (Housemartins)

Francis Rossi

Susannah Hoffs

Billy Idol

Gary Numan

 

Posters

The Housemartins

The Damned

Sonic Youth

Anita Baker

Paul King

Smalltown Elephants

George Michael

Bikers On Acid

Michael J Fox

Nik Kershaw

Aled Jones

Modern Talking

Level 42

Genesis

Marc Bolan

Snapshot Parody

Flesh For Lulu

David Essex

Oran 'Juice' Jones

Des O'Connor

Elkie Brooks

Roger Whittaker

Gene Syndrome

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Birthdays:

Ozzy Osbourne (38)

Little Richard (52)

Ben Watt (24)

Mike Nolan (32)

Paul Rutherford (27)

Joan Armatrading (36)

Paul Hardcastle (28)

Frank Beard (35)

Neville Keighley (27)

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Fan Clubs:

None

The Housemartins

Alison Moyet

New Order

Stewart Adamson

Reviews

Singles:
Vici MacDonald

Nik Kershaw - Radio Musicola

Berlin - You Don't Know

Paul McCartney - Only Love Remains

The Pretenders - Hymn To Her

Daryl Hall - I Wasn't Born Yesterday

The Bolshoi - Sunday Morning

Rod Stewart - In My Life

Heavy D and the Boyz - Mister Big Stuff

Status Quo - Dreamin'

Madonna - Open Your Heart

Samantha Fox - I'm All You Need

Albums: 

Tom Hibbert
Chris Heath
Ian Cranna
Josephine Collins
Deborah Sippitts
Colette Campbell
Sylvia Patterson
William Shaw

Beastie Boys - Licensed To Ill

Amazulu - Amazulu

Madness - Utter Madness

Queen - Live Magic

The Art Of Noise - Re-Works Of Art Of Noise

Berlin - Count Three And Play

Cutting Crew - Broadcast

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

Europe - The Final Countdown

Bob Geldof - Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere

Duran Duran - Notorious

Various

Film:

Critters (Tom Hibbert)

Labyrinth (Vici MacDonald)

Books:

None

Video:

Bob Geldof and the Boomtown Rats - Live (Simon Mills)

Boomtown Rats - On A Night Like This (Simon Mills)

Big Country - Seer Live (Derrin Schlesinger)

Pet Shop Boys - Television (Chris Heath)

Howard Jones - Last World Dream Live In Concert (Barry McIlheney)

Cameo - Videosingles (William Shaw)

Bananarama - Videosingles (William Shaw)

Kate Bush - The Whole Story (Chris Heath)

Sheila E - Live Romance (Chris Heath)

Jaki Graham - Set Free (Derrin Schlesinger)

Madness - Utter Madness (Chris Heath)

Communards - Videosingles (William Shaw)

Nights Out: 

UB40 - Wembley Arena London (Simon Braithwaite)

Bon Jovi - Hammersmith Odeon London (Simon Braithwaite)

Mutterings:

Bruce Springsteen

Billy Idol

Five Star

Nick Kamen

Randy Vanwarmer

Nick Rhodes

Mags

Debbie Harry

Billy Bragg

Prince

Eddie Murphy

Su Pollard

Bob Geldof

Bruce Springsteen

Huey Lewis

Berlin

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Cutting Crew

Housemartins

Samantha Fox

George Michael

Cliff Richard

Boy George

Donny Osmonds

Bucks Fizz

Simon Le Bon

Elton John

Pet Shop Boys

Madonna and Felix Howard, Sean Penn

Cyndi Lauper

Adam Ant

Garry Kemp

Freddie Mercury

Jon Bon Jovi

Europe

Adverts

A-Ha - Cry Wolf Single and Tour

Duran Duran - Notorious Album

Europe - The Final Countdown Album

Amazulu - Amazulu Album

Kool And The Gang - Throwdown Mix Single

Wham - The Final Box Set

Don Johnson - Heartache Away Single

Real Genius Film

T-Rex - The Singles Collection Album

Bob Geldof - Deep In The Heart Of Nowhere Album

Buddy Curtis and the Grasshoppers - Hello Suzie Single

Rod Stewart - In My Life Single

Madonna - Open Your Heart Single

Peter Gabriel - So Album

The Housemartins - Caravan Of Love Single

Queen - Live Magic Album

The Damned - Anything Album

The Pretenders - Hymn To Her Single

Nik Kershaw - Radio Musicola Single

Frankie Goes To Hollywood Tour

Madness - Utter Madness Album

Links

Happy Reading

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