Dave Thomas gives a generally positive review of The Smiths at The Opera House in Boston, Massachusetts on 14 June, 1985
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NME – Fruitcake of The Year 1984
Morrissey gets voted “Fruitcake of the Year”
NME – 8 June 1985
“Morrissey interview by Danny Kelly. “Feast Of Steven; Morrissey Fallen Angel or Media Megagod?” / “The Further Thoughts Of Chairman Mo”. Photos by Douglas Cape on cover and inside. Topics: giving interviews, religion, the last tour, concerts, America, the record business, Morrissey vs other Smiths, current music scene, heroes, past, love, etc”
NME – 25 February 1984
Don Watson reviews The Smiths’ debut album
NME – 17 November 1984
Adrian Thrills gives a positive review of Hatful of Hollow
NME – 7 April 1984
Mostly positive review of Sandie Shaw’s collaboration/cover of Hand In Glove. “Single of the week!”
“The Feast of St. Stephen” – 1984
“Please kiss me under the mistletoe.” A parody piece on The Smiths in the Christmas/New Year edition of NME
Undress – 1984
“Morrissey interview by Iain Webb. Topics: clothes, look, flowers, heroes, shopping.”
NME – 22-29 December 1984
“”A Suitable Case For Treatment”, Morrissey and Marr interview. Photos by Derek Ridgers. Topics: violence, upcoming Meat Is Murder album, schooldays, writing, Northern England, sixties, classes, sexuality, being poor, being miserable.”
NME – 21 April 1984
“”Onto A Shaw Thing”, a Sandie Shaw interview by Adrian Thrills at the time of the release of her single with The Smiths. Photo by Derek Ridgers. Topics: her return to singing, her meeting Morrissey, Morrissey himself, future plans.”
Illness As Art 