
Neil Tennant's Smash Hits Christmas
4 Extra Debut. The Pet Shop Boys' Neil Tennant recalls his journalist stint, from Christmas 1982, on pop's most successful magazine. From December 2012.
Neil Tennant had a life as a journalist before he became famous as a Pet Shop Boy. In fact, it was on a Smash Hits trip to New York that he had his big breakthrough with the record producer Bobby O.
Here, 30 years after his first stint on pop's most successful and inventive magazine, Neil recalls the golden days of Smash Hits.
We hear from founder and legendary magazine maker Nick Logan, editors David Hepworth and Mark Ellen, writers Miranda Sawyer and Sylvia Patterson, and from regular Smash Hits cover girl, Toyah.
We also sample a rare recording from the 1982 Christmas Flexidisc (a message from the stars) and probably Neil Tennant's first recording - the music for a trailer advertising Smash Hits stickers.
Producer: Susan Marling
A Just Radio Ltd. production for 成人快手 Radio 4.
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Neil Tennant on leaving Smash Hits to become a pop star
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