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Gregory Isaacs - Lovers Rock Dec 82. No UK chart placing. Double album compilation of the last 2 albums. ‘The Lonely Lovers’ is a slightly better album than ‘More Gregory’ with a touch more spirit added to the languid nature of the genre. 5/10 & 5.5/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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Allez Allez - Promises. Dec 82 No UK chart placing. Opens with the evocative seriousness & The Banshees-like ‘Valley Of The Kings’. Very good start. Decent pop funk follows but doesn’t quite follow up the initial promise. (No pun intended) 7/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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God. This is sub Smokie isn’t it? #totp

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Of course this was the title of her album! #totp

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If only there were some Big Daddy gobstopper equivalents

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There have been loads better UK Eurovision entries than this that haven’t got near to winning. But populism is as populism does #totp

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This is more like it ❤️ #totp

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It’s that goth indie chick I used to fancy in the 90s. Oh picks up glasses sorry it’s Brian Molko. Terrific single btw. #totp

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Barlow doing his Building Society advert music again. Yawn #totp

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Saved by Olivsk. Please let the next episode be 500% better #totp

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Ooh I bought this one. ‘You’re Not Alone ‘ is a banger. #totp

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PLAY SUSAN’S HOUSE! #totp

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Suzi Quatro - Main Attraction. Dec 82. No UK chart placing. A split personality of an album that makes me think Kimberley switched off 1/2 way through. Smokie style country pop on side 1 & some wonderful well produced synth songs on side 2. Great. 9/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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Our best of 1971 episode is out on Sunday morning. Here's the 30 songs chosen by @killminus.bsky.social @ineeddirection.bsky.social & @newpathstohelicon.bsky.social What do you think will win? What do you think SHOULD win? What songs would you have picked? open.spotify.com/playlist/36G... #podcast

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Led Zeppelin - Coda. Dec 82. UK Peak: 4 The cutting room floor material. I’m not much of a fan beyond Physical Graffiti & there’s nothing on here that I’d say is essential. A lot of flailing around mostly but the musicianship is stunning in places 6/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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So sad to hear of Rick Buckler’s recent passing. This is recent interview of him by the excellent Strange Brew podcast #riprickbuckler

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A new season from the chaps is back! Which decade will be crowned champions this series?

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Pat Benatar - Get Nervous. Nov 82. UK Peak: 73. If there is ‘Yacht Rock’ then this is ‘Mall Rock’, the consistent soft commercial bubblegum as edgy as a branch of Denny’s. Pretty average aside from ‘Looking For A Stranger’. Peaked at 4 in the US. 5.5/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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Shakatak - Invitations. Nov 82. UK Peak: 30. Inoffensive jazz pop with occasional vocals & emphasis mainly on the instrumental flourishes. It’s fine but I can’t bring myself to any strong emotions either way 6/10 #smashitsalbumreviews

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Psychic TV - Force The Hand Of Chance. Dec 82. No UK chart placing. Despite a gruesome cover that a thrash goth band might reject, the music is clean sounding 80s prog with an overall calm tone in contrast to their much weirder output. 6.5/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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Winston Groovy - African Girl. Dec 82. No UK chart placing. Amiable but authentic reggae with covers of ‘Lay Back In The Arms Of Someone’ & ‘Please Don’t Go’ plus closing with a future UB40 cover of ‘Please Don’t Make Me Cry’ 6.5/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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Little Steven & The Disciples Of Soul - Men Without Women. Nov 82. Add a big dollop of 80s Springsteen to a side of Dylan & you have the sound. ‘Princess of Little Italy’ probably the most interesting track. 6 bandanas/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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It’s Kevin Rowland on the front cover of Smash Hits from 9 - 22 Dec 82. Got ‘Thriller’, who hasn’t?, & heard ‘1999’. George Clinton’s ‘Computer Games’ looks like the pick of the bunch from these albums I haven’t heard. #smashhitsalbumreviews

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Happy Valentines Day.

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Eric Stewart - Frooty Rooties. Nov 82. No UK chart placing. Could’ve been a 10cc album follow up. Bright soft rock with a lush & dreamy quality in places. 1 track sounds very similar to ‘Come Together’ in the verse. Amiable 6.5/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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The Reddings - Steamin’ Hot. Nov 82. No UK chart placing. Decent enough funk in places but the ineffective balladry just makes this lukewarm. Does a decent if not particularly memorable cover of Daddy Otis’ most recognisable hit. 6/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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Wah! - The Maverick Years 80-81. Nov 82. No UK chart placing. As described by Peter, it’s dense, claustrophobic & delivered so very earnestly. Never sounds like they’re having much fun but there’s a song called ‘The Bible Or Maths’ so there you are. 5/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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Mick Karn - Titles. Nov 82. UK Peak: 74. Deborah’s right. Mick goes further down the Tin Drum rabbit hole with this pan Asian experimental album. The only song with much structure is ‘Sensitive’ otherwise it’s very uncommercial. 5/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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China Crisis - Difficult Shapes & Passive Rhythms. Nov 82. No.21. 2 pop pearls in the form of ‘Christian’ & ‘African & White’ but other than that it’s bit lacking in sparkle but Neil’s review is fair enough. 6/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers - Long After Dark. Nov 82. UK Peak: 45 Mostly unremarkable but nice clutch of middling rock songs but redeemed by the gentle & sweet closer ‘A Wasted Life’ which is like Springsteen but in a good way. I’m a bozo, David 5.5/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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Unorthodox but a magical win.

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Gary ‘Davis’. Quack whack oops. @chartmusictotp.bsky.social

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Eddy Grant - Killer On The Rampage. Nov 82. UK Peak: 7. Harsh mark from Ver Hits. The powerful 1-2 of ‘Electric Avenue’ then ‘I Don’t Wanna Dance’ is followed by plenty of sun kissed Caribbean melody & other songs of note but can plod at times. 6.5/10 #smashhitsalbumreviews

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So over the weekend my viewing schedule is football, football, rugby, rugby, football, football, rugby, football.

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Nice of you to finally turn up, Utd

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I thought people were overplaying these Man Utd worst squad comments but no, on this evidence of what I’ve seen, they are incredibly ordinary. Leicester are deserving of this lead.

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Some Ballerina wandered in by mistake #totp

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‘Reap some hay, country boy’ #theshirehorses #totp

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Mark & Lard should have had the gig full time #totp

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‘Mama’ is just a lovely warm pop song. That is all. #totp

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Remembering the brass neck of Marti Pellow calling Morten Harket smug in Smash Hits #totp

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Supertramp - Famous Last Words. Nov 82. UK Peak: 6. A perfectly US record buying public pleasing set of songs in the main apart from ‘It’s Raining Again’ which was the stand out track & at least worthy of a No.26 position in the UK charts. #smashhitsalbumreviews

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