New Musical Express, February 14, 1987

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NME The year of no surprises. The world's most wonderful human being, Morrissey, again had his name linked with that of Liz Fraser among those with terrific tonsils, while The Smiths were again adjudged both the best band and providers of the best album, completing their total domination by even heading the best singles section, won last year by The Jesus And Mary Chain. Downing Street resident Maggie Thatcher once more brought joy to all who made her odds-on favourite, by making the Creep Of The Year section her very own, edging out the much-fancied Ron Reagan in the process. For Ron, it was a bad year. And though most punters preferred him to Aids (see Threat Of The Year) it appears that even Chernobyl was more welcome than those ongoing fantasties involving Arms deals. Elsewhere, readers showed admirable taste in preferring Joanne Whalley to Madonna as Sex Symbol, while a minor miracle was achieved in the Best Singles category where Prince, Cameo and Run DMC all provided some progress on behalf of American black music in a division which, during 1985, proved a no-go area for all but white-dominated British bands, or so. Sez you. Again there was no change on radio, where John and Janice continue to hold hands as rulers of the airwaves and the only mini-surprise came in the TV vote where Whistle Test took a tumble, perhaps justifying the programme's recent cut in viewing time. Best Single Panic (The Smiths) Kiss (Prince) Heartland (The The) Ask (The Smiths) Levi Stubbs' Tears (Billy Bragg) Happy Hour (The Housemartins) Some Candy Talking (The Jesus And Mary Chain) I Want You (Elvis Costello) Into The Groove(y) (Ciccone Youth) Kiss (Age Of Chance) Safety Net (Shop Assistants) Word Up (Cameo) Bigmouth Strikes Again (The Smiths) Mr Pharmacist (The Fall) Velocity Girl (Primal Scream) Rise (PiL) World Shut Your Mouth (Julian Cope) Walk This Way (Run DMC) Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel) Almost Prayed (The Weather Prophets) Best LP The Queen Is Dead (The Smiths) London 0. Hull 4 (The Housemartins) Brotherhood (New Order) King Of America (The Costello Show) Bend Sinister (The Fall) Life's Rich Pageant (R.E.M.) Infected (The The) Talking With The Taxman About Poetry (Billy Bragg) Graceland (Paul Simon) Blood & Chocolate (Elvis Costello) E.V.O.L. (Sonic Youth) Manic Pop Thrill (That Petrol Emotion) Live 1975-85 (Bruce Springsteen And The E Street Band) Rapture (Anita Baker) Shop Assistants (Shop Assistants) Born Sandy Devotional (The Triffids) Giant (The Woodentops) Parade (Prince) The Communards (The Communards) Your Funeral, My Trial (Nick Cave) Best Male Singer Morrissey (The Smiths) Elvis Costello Paul Heaton (The Housemartins) Prince Billy Bragg Nick Cave Jimmy Somerville Mark E. Smith (The Fall) Peter Gabriel Ted Hawkins Matt Johnson Bruce Springsteen Julian Cope Michael Stipe (R.E.M.) Jim Reid (The Jesus And Mary Chain) Best Female Singer Liz Fraser (Cocteau Twins) Kate Bush Anita Baker Annie Lennox (Eurythmics) Alex Taylor (Shop Assistants) Madonna Suzanne Vega Janetjackson Tracey Thorne Siouxsie Sioux Alison Moyet Cait O'Riordan (Ex-The Pogues) Cyndi Lauper Brix Smith (The Fall) Maria McKee (Lone Justice) Best Group The Smiths The Housemartins The Fall New Order The Pogues R.E.M. Cocteau Twins Elvis Costello & The Attractions Sonic Youth Talking Heads Shop Assistants The Jesus And Mary Chain Big Audio Dynamite The Triffids Prince & the Revolution The Style Council Trouble Funk The Communards Cameo Madness Most Wonderful Human Being Morrissey Billy Bragg Bob Geldof John Peel Elvis Costello Paul Weller Nelson Mandela Winnie Mandela Gary Lineker Desmond Tutu Best Club/Venue Town & Country Club (Kentish Town, London) Brixton Academy (London) Hacienda (Manchester) Hammersmith Odeon (London) Riverside (Newcastle) Barrowlands (Glasgow) Leadmill (Sheffield) Powerhouse (Birmingham) Rock City (Nottingham) Marquee (London) Best Dance Record Word Up (Cameo) Don't Leave Me This Way (The Communards) Kiss (Age Of Chance) Kiss (Prince) Walk This Way (Run DMC) Panic (The Smiths) Happy Hour (The Housemartins) Love Can't Turn Around (Farley "Jackmaster" Funk) Ain't Nothin' Goin' On But The Rent (Gwen Guthrie) Reet Petite (Jackie Wilson) Threat Of The Year AIDS Ronald Reagan Chernobyl Margaret Thatcher The Tories Nuclear Power Prospect of Tory re-election US bombing of Libya Censorship USA Sex Symbol Joanne Whalley Madonna Morrissey Beatrice Dalle Kate Bush Amanda Burton (Heather in Brookside) Suzanna Hoffs (The Bangles) Debbie Harry Patsy Kensit Sam Fox Event Of The Year The World Cup Chernobyl Glastonbury CND Festival Artists Against Apartheid gig at Clapham Common G-Mex Festival Libyan bombing Red Wedge Run The World Sportaid Jeffrey Archer scandal American shuttle exploding Best Film Mona Lisa Hannah And Her Sisters Room With A View Aliens Betty Blue Sid & Nancy Jagged Edge The Colour Purple After Hours Top Gun Best TV Show The Singing Detective Brookside Eastenders The Monocled Mutineer The Tube Whistle Test Victoria Wood: As Seen On TV Hill Street Blues Spitting Image Star Trek Creep Of The Year Margaret Thatcher Ronald Reagan Norman Tebbit Jeffrey Archer P.W. Botha Edwina Currie Diego Maradona Rupert Murdoch Steve Wright Neil Kinnock Best New Act The Housemartins Age Of Chance We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It The Mighty Lemon Drops Stump Throwing Muses Half Man Half Biscuit Pet Shop Boys The Wedding Present Soup Dragons Best Radio Show John Peel Janice Long Andy Kershaw Steve Wright The Archers Anne Nightingale Today Dave Fanning Test Match Special Radio Active Tags: King Of America  •  Blood & Chocolate  •  I Want You  •  The Attractions << >> New Musical Express, February 14, 1987 Elvis Costello, King Of America, Blood & Chocolate, "I Want You" and Elvis Costello & The Attractions place in the 1986 NME readers poll. Images Pages 16-17. Cover.

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