The Best of "Smash Hits" (Hardcover)

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'[A] frothy celebration of the pop mag's Eighties heyday. Mrs Thatcher interview included!' OBSERVER MUSIC MONTHLY '[SMASH HITS] was bright, funny, irreverent and never afraid to ask important questions such as, "If you were a domestic appliance, what would it be?" This pick of the best bits presses all the right nostalgic buttons' Q 'A fitting tribute to its surreal genius' TIME OUT 'Rest assured there's THE BEST OF SMASH HITS to help jog your memory. And what a handsome volume it is, too: 200 pages of classic features, lovingly recreated with some sample song lyrics and pullout posters thrown in for good measure. Edited by Mark Frith, with a foreword by one-time assistant editor Neil Tennant, it's a reminder of how great the magazine was in its day' Paul Burston, INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'A brilliant memorial to the mag. Imagine burrowing into a glittering time capsule in which early interviews with Madonna and George Michael rub shoulders with pop posters, rock stars' shopping lists, pen pals, song words and - a stroke of genius, this - old adverts for Fluorescent Ultra Hair Glo and Texas Instruments calculators. The design is fantastically faithful to the old issues, and even the paper smells like it used to. Several of Kylie's jaunty hats should be taken off to former SMASH HITS Ed Mark Frith and co for this labour of love' WORD 'For anyone who grew up in the 1980s - Adam Ant, Kajagoogoo and other fashion disasters' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'A must-have for anyone who wanted to marry Nik Kershaw' FIRST 'What a rainbow of poptastic 80s talent in which to immerse oneself: Boy George, while still very much a boy; Madonna, the sassy pre-yoga version . . . An indispensable guide for anyone who was young enough to remember the 80s' IRISH EXAMINER 'With interviews, highlights from Black Type's letters page and a compendium of silly questions (What colour is January? Etc.), this issue is packed with all the things we loved and that made Smash Hits an essential read' DAILY MIRROR 'Those whose own teenage years took place in the 1980s will squeal at the sight of THE BEST OF SMASH HITS . . . it's a hilarious celebration of the gloriously eccentric pop magazine's heyday' GLOSS MAGAZINE 'Within these hard covers can be found a hilarious collision between some of the silliest outfits, ludicrous postures, and barbering follies ever devised, and a group of commentators who relished every tiny detail of this exhibitionist decade while unpicking it gleefully with sharp little pens' EVENING STANDARD 'Literally the only present we want . . . Swingorilliant!' GUARDIAN 'A nostalgic jaunt through the 80s golden era of the mag. An unmissable treat!' CLOSER 'I'm getting all my friends THE BEST OF SMASH HITS, a brilliant collection from the 1980s. It's is a reminder of what was so good about the mag' Emma Bunton, THE TIMES

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Most Helpful Customer Reviews   25 of 26 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars The Greatest Book Ever Written!!!!!!!, 24 Oct 2006 By  CaffeineJunkie - See all my reviews If the phrases "fab macca wacky thumbs aloft", "Sir Billiam of Idol" and "Roland Orzabal(and a kangaroo)" bring a smile to your face, then you need this book! Basically, it's an anthology of Ver Hits in the 80's (ie when it was good!) featuring not only a plethora of interviews, but highlights from Black Type's letters page, a compendium of silly questions (What colour is January etc), lyrics we loved, an A-Z of phrases commonly used by this esteemed publication and best of all... a free poster with Wham (booo!!!) on one side and John Taylor (yaaaay!) on the other! Members of the Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Exclamation Marks may be slightly upset, though. Better than the Bible, more fun than The DaVinci Code and even more fashionable than the Devil Wears Prada. The Best of Smash Hits is completely "Swingorilliant"... ackchewerloy!!!!!!! Smash Hits! Pin it on, Take it off. Hours of fun guaranteed!!!!! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   10 of 10 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing!, 2 Nov 2006 By  Krissnikkers "Kriss" (Bracknell, Berks) - See all my reviews For anyone who lived through the eighties this is a must!..It has some excellant memories for me and some great pics!...All I can say if this isn't in the christmas stocking of every 35 year old and over then you are missing out! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)   5 of 5 people found the following review helpful: 5.0 out of 5 stars If you grew up in the 80s........, 19 Nov 2006 By  Ms. A. J. Winter (Teesside) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)    Then this book is definately for you! As a 12 year avid Smash Hits reader I would search the length and breadth of town to find Ver Hits if my local newsagent was sold out. This book remembers the classic, and not so classic bands of the 80s, the full Live Aid and Band Aid stories and many interviews with the cream of the 80s, all written in the inimitable style all Smash Hits fans will instantly remember. Most bizarrely, there is a joint interview between 'best friends' Pete Burns and Morrissey - wonder how that friendship worked out?! I grinned all the way through reading the whole book! Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this) Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review › See all 6 customer reviews...		Ad feedback   Most Recent Customer Reviews 5.0 out of 5 stars What a book!! If you were young in the 80s, loved the music and were a Smash Hits reader, you will almost certainly enjoy this book and spend ages reading it. Read more Published 12 months ago by Jake M 4.0 out of 5 stars Relive the joy of 'real' pop stars There is no way that a magazine could get away with the irreverence of Smash Hits now, which is probably why it closed recently. Read more Published 14 months ago by D. O'Reilly 5.0 out of 5 stars We "heart" the S/Hits Do you grow weary of the world and its mistress (quaffing quails eggs and waftin' around in strokesome velvet probably) droning on about the "eighties"? Read more Published 17 months ago by S J Sondergaard Search Customer Reviews Only search this product's reviews › See all 6 customer reviews...

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