New Musical Express, February 26, 1983

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The virtually unknown Woking-bred threesome are in fact no longer with us but there can be no doubt as to the impression they have made on the nation's pop pickers. They have won not only top group — for the fourth year running, beating Led Zeppelin's record of three consecutive triumphs in the 70s — but also 12 other categories, twice as many as they took last year. Not even the Falklands war or the Greenham Common peace protest could impinge on their immovability and so our hearty commiserations, sorry congratulations must once again go out to Messrs Weller, Foxton and Buckler. Beneath the Woking Wonders, however, things are nowhere near as settled as they have been for the past two years. If one ignores the votes cast for The Jam and looks instead at the runners-up spot in each category a more varied and shifting picture emerges: in this new hierarchy, Simple Minds have risen to number two band, Kid Creole And The Coconuts make second best live act and Elvis Costello is runner up both as songwriter and male singer. Of the old guard, The Clash have enjoyed their best poll position for years — they copped second best LP, third best band, songwriters and haircut — while Siouxsie has triumphed yet again in the female vocal stakes, narrowly beating a strong challenge by Alf of Yazoo and even a small threat by Boy George. The Banshees also showed up strongly elsewhere, A Kiss In The Dreamhouse winning best dressed sleeve and Siouxsie finishing best dressed female, with drummer Budgie and guitarist John McGeoch finishing runners-up in their respective instrumental sections. But '82 was also a great year for new names. Wham taking the dance floor section with "Young Guns." ABC making the top five in the group category. Grandmaster Flash running up in the singles list with "The Message," Tracey Thorn among the female singers while even one-time NME tealady Gary Crowley sneaks into the top ten radio shows with his Tuesday Club. Apart from The Jam, one or two others managed to hold on to their titles. John Peel hosting the hottest thing on the airwaves for the 21st year running and Margaret Thatcher proving opinion polls correct with her Creep Of The Year accolade. Other worthy winners — all for the first time were Madness (video), Vince Clark (electronics), The Young Ones (TV show). E.T. (film) and Helen O'Hara of The Emerald Express (miscellaneous instrument). There were also some notable absentees — The Human League, Squeeze, Ultravox all slipped dramatically along with last year's best new group Altered Images — and those such as Echo And The Bunnymen who failed to capitalise on last year's success in the way they might have hoped. Still, there's always next year and who's to bet that The Style Council won't be up there making the running. As things stand. Paul Weller looks very unlikely to surrender. Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve and Imperial Bedroom placed in the following categories: Group The Jam Simple Minds The Clash Siouxsie & The Banshees ABC Echo & The Bunnymen Elvis Costello & The Attractions The Stranglers New Order U2 Japan Dexys Midnight Runners The Cure Yazoo Madness The Fall Bauhaus Kid Creole & The Coconuts Birthday Party Shalamar Male singer Paul Weller Elvis Costello Billy Mackenzie Boy George David Bowie Ian McCulloch Joe Strummer Jim Kerr Marc Almond Robert Wyatt Peter Murphy Martyn Fry Robert Smith David Sylvian Hugh Cornwell Marian Gaye Bono Kevin Rowland Bryan Ferry Mark E. Smith Gregory Isaacs Songwriter Paul Weller Elvis Costello Strummer / Jones Martin Fry Green Gartside David Sylvain Jim Kerr Sioux / Severin Difford / Tilbrook Kevin Rowlands Mark E Smith Tags: Elvis Costello  •  Steve Nieve  •  Imperial Bedroom  •  The Jam  •  Paul Weller  •  The Clash  •  Led Zeppelin  •  Grandmaster Flash  •  The Message  •  Tracey Thorn  •  John Peel  •  Margaret Thatcher  •  Madness  •  E.T.  •  Squeeze  •  The Style Council  •  U2  •  Dexys Midnight Runners  •  David Bowie  •  Joe Strummer  •  Robert Wyatt  •  Bono  •  Joe Strummer  •  Mick Jones  •  Green Gartside  •  Chris Difford  •  Glenn Tilbrook Formatting to come later: most wonderful human being 1. PAUL WELLER 2. KEN LIVINGSTONE 3. JOHN PEEL 4. RICK MAYALL 5. DAVID BOWIE 6. ELVIS COSTELLO 7. YOSSER HUGHES 8. ET. 9. BOY GEORGE 10. JOE STRUMMER 11. POPE JOHN PAUL 12. CAPTAIN SENSIBLE 13. TONY BERN 14. DAVID SYLVAIN 15. SIOUXSIE singles 1. TOWN CALLED MALICE The Jam 2. THE MESSAGE Grarcriasrer Fash 3. BEAT SURRENDERrThe Jarn 4. TEMPTATION New Or der 5. SHIPBUILDINGRobert WI, an 6. COME ON EILEEN Dims Mrdright Runners 7. THE BITTEREST PILL/The Jam 8. STORY OF THE BLUES'Wah 9. STRAIGHT TO HELUThe Clash 10. MAD WORLD7ears For Fears 11. GOLDEN BROWN/The Stranglers 12. PARTY FEARS TWO 'Assoaates 13. THE LOOK OF LOVEABC 14. BACK OF LOVEEcho 8 The Bunnymon 15. SEXUAL HEALINGtMarvin Gaye 16, GHOSTS'Japan 17. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HURT MECulture Club 18. THE BOILER Specials AKA & Rhoda 19. PROMISED YOU A IAIRACLEStmple Minds 20. SAY HELLO WAVE GOODBYE Soft Cell long players 1. THE GIFT/Jam 2. COMBAT ROCK,Tho Clash 3. NEW GOLD DREAM Simple Minds 4. IMPERIAL BEDROOM Elvis Costello 5. LEXICON OF LOVE/ABC 6. DIG THE NEW BREEDJam 7. A KISS IN THE DR EAIAHOUSE SvinisJe The Banshees 8. TOO RYE AY Dexys Midnight Runnels 9. PORNOGRAPHY/The Cure 10. SONGS TO REMEMBER Scott' Polito II. UPSTAIRS AT ERIC S Yazoo 12. KISSING TO BE CLEVER Culture Club 13. SULK Associates 14. HAPPY FAMILIES Blancmange 14. LOVE OVER GOLD Dire Straits 16, PETER GABRIEL 4 Peter Gabriel 18 HEX ENDUCT1ON HOUR The Fall 18. LAFOUEThe Stranglers 11. GARLANDS The Cocteau hems 18. JUNKYARD Binhday Party It AVALON Roxy Music live act 1. THE JAM 1. KID CREOLE & THE COCONUTS 3 THE CLASH 4. SIMPLE MINDS 5. ELVIS COSTELLO & THE ATTRACTIONS 6. U2 7. SIOUXSIE& THEBANSHEES B. ECHO & THEBUNNYMEN 9. BAUHAUS 10. CULTURE CLUB miscellaneous 1 THE EMERALD DPRESS wow 2 STEVE NAIVE keyboards 3 SARA ii 4 5TEVERICHOL our-trlei 5 LAURIE ANDERSON lohn << >> New Musical Express, February 26, 1983 Elvis Costello, Steve Nieve and Imperial Bedroom place in the NME readers' poll for 1982. Also includes promotion for the NME / Maxell Expresso Video. Images Page scans. Promotion for NME's Expresso Video. Clipping. Cover.

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