Peter Hook ( New Order) : My Top 10

With the single "Confusion" wrapping up its fourth week at #1 on the UK Indie chart, New Order's Peter Hook presents the October 13th, 1983 issue of Smash Hits magazine with a list of his ten fave songs.Three Velvet Underground vets make this list -as does a then ten year old tune from Cockney Rebel's great Human Menagerie. It all comes courtesy of Brian at Like Punk Never Happened.

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Holly and the Italians: My Top Ten

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To promote their 1980 single "Tell That Girl To Shut Up", Holly Beth Vincent of the US band Holly and The Italians made this Top 10 list for Smash Hits magazine. The single would be a modest hit...for Transvision Vamp in 1988 but it did help the band land a contract with Virgin Records.

This list, featuring three Cheap Trick tunes and two by The Ramones,  comes courtesy of Brian at  Like Punk Never Happened

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My Top 10: Harry "KC" Casey

 

KC and the Sunshine Band hit #1 for three straight weeks in August of 1983 with "Give It Up" so naturally Smash Hits wanted KC to give them his top 10 list of fave songs. And naturally I borrowed this bit from the great Brian at Like Punk Never Happened. If you're not aware, Brian is uploading every singles issue of Smash Hits on its thirtieth anniversary so we can all feel old together.

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The Style Council's Mick Talbot : My Top Ten

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In June of 1983 Mick Talbot provided Smash Hits with a  soul heavy Top Ten List of his favorite tunes. 

At the time Talbot and Former Jam leader Paul Weller were promoting their mini LP Introducing the Style Council and the UK#4 single "Speak Like A Child". The list comes courtesy of Brian at Like Punk Never Happened

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My Top Ten : Pete Wylie of Wah!

To promote " Hope (I Wish You'd Believe Me) ",the follow up single to his UK #3 "The Story of the Blues", former Julian Cope and Ian McCulloch bandmate Pete Wylie of Wah! provided Smash Hits with this list of his ten all time favorite songs in April of 1983. List comes courtesy of Brian at Like Punk Never Happened

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