vol 5 no 8, 14th April 1983
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Smash Hits vol 5 no 8, 14th April 1983 |
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Front Cover Cover photo of the Thompson Twins. THE BELLE STARS, BIG COUNTRY, JoBOXERS, ROBERT PALMER, TWISTED SISTER, THOMPSON TWINS. HIT SONGS BY SPANDAU BALLET, TOT, BAUHAUS, OMD & MANY MORE |
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Contents page FEATURES & COLOUR Big Country: Centrespread (pages 32/33) PLUS BITZ: Eurovision, Bellamy, Tracey Ullman, FB3 & More (pages 16/17) |
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Page 11 Get SMART! Can you please findout what Bruce Foxton, ex-Jam member, is up to these days? T.H. Northing. Six months after the break-up was first announced, Foxton admits he's "definitely in a better frame of mind now" and has plans to make a solo single followed by an album within the next four months. "Although I wasn't a very prolific writer in The Jam, I hope very much to change all that with the new thing - it would be the healthiest wasy to kick off a new career". |
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Page 16 BITZ MY TOP TEN STUART ADAMSON (Big Country) 1. LEONARD COHEN: Avalanche (CBS) I listen to this song when I'm feeling depressed. It's so tragic that it cheers me up. 2. U2: Sunday Bloody Sunday (Island) One of the most powerful and moving things they've ever written. 3. ROXY MUSIC: Pyjamarama (EG) This is from the time when, Roxy Music were totally inspired and inspiring. It's also got one of the best guitar breaks I've ever heard. 4. BOY THREE: The Lunatics Have Taken Over The Asylum (Chrysalis) A good example of how to be political without preaching. 5. THE JAM: Dreams Of Children (Polydor) The Jam at their best. 6. THE CLASH: White Man At The Hammersmith Palais (CBS) It's got the best laugh I've ever heard on a record, just after he sings: "They've got Burton Suits..." 7. THE TOPS: Seven Rooms Of Gloom (Tamla Motown) I could have picked at least a dozen of theirs but this is my favourite right now. 8. BOB MARLEY AND THE WAILERS: Rock (Island) This is the version on the "Live At The Lyceum" LP. think that's the best live record ever. 9. WIRE; Outdoor Miner (Harvest) A sadly ignored group. They deserved much more attention than they got. 10. SMOKEY ROBINSON AND THE MIRACLES: Tracks Of My Tears (Tamla Motown) My favourite love song. |
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Pages 32 & 33 An early picture of the band in tartan outfits. |
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Page 61 NIGHTSOUT DATES Check locally before stepping out. A Bev Hillier production. Spear of Destiny: Glasgow Nightmoves (April 14), Aberdeen The Venue (16), Edinburgh Nightclub (18), Newcastle Dingwalls (19), Manchester Metro (20), Bristol Dingwalls (21), Torquay Pavilion (22), Sheffield Poly. (25), Birmingham Powerhouse (26), Coventry Poly. (27), Norwich East Anglia Uni. (28), Loughborough Uni. (29), Leicester Uni. (30), St Albans City Hall (May 2), Guildford Civic Hall (3), Southampton Uni. (4), London Lyceum (5), Brighton Top Rank (6). |