Swing Out Sister - Twilight World (Mercury)

Once you get to the 'Twilight world' hook this is OK but the first 30 seconds were really horrible. The production sounds so clean that it shows up a couple of really awful flat notes. I have to be careful about this band because Corinne's grandmother wrote to me around the time of "Breakout" and was almost threatening me if I didn't play it because I come from the same area as her. "Breakout" was a good single but I'm yet to be convinced by her voice. A hit only because of what's gone before, but they're not what I'd call an established band so they'll have to do better stuff than this if they want to last out the year. (Simon Mayo, No 1, April 11, 1987)

Fast becoming a band to reckon with, even if it is all a bit 1982, maaan. Classy, and has no great 'soul bro' pretentions, unlike some others I could mention. A bit like Marvin Gaye meets Astrud Gilberto. (Nancy Culp, Record Mirror, April 11, 1987)

Latin Quarter - Nomzamo (One People One Cause) (Arista)

I don't give a damn about how worthy this lot are. The tune is putrid, and I baulk at political pontificating. Far too insipid to do anything for the cause, however admirable. (Nancy Culp, Record Mirror, April 11, 1987)

I've heard this a number of times and it's definitely difficult to get into. South Africa's obviously an in-thing to write about but Latin Quarter always manage to come up with interesting songs in their own right. It won't get played on every radio show, but when you hear it you'll definitely be turning up the volume button and will want to hear it again. Possibly a minor hit. (Simon Mayo, No 1, April 11, 1987)

Two People - This Is The Shirt (Polydor)

It seemed to be evolving at quite a nice pace and then the tempo change came as quite a surprise - it's really uncomfortable. "This is the shirt/ Which she wore/When it was good good good" - that's an excellent lyric, certainly unorthodox. I haven't heard someone romanticising about an article of clothing for a long time. I think they're probably capable of producing better records. - the guy can sing. (Roland Orzabal [Tears For Fears], Smash Hits, April 24, 1985)

Apparently The Next Great Thing to come out of Liverpool. Two People are, unsurprisingly, two people plus guitars and a stack of energy. Not too sure what's the great significance of the shirt, but it's not a bad record. (Paul Simper, No 1, May 18, 1985)

Liverpool duo Two People should be proper pop stars by now because they should have gone to at least number 12 with "This Is The Shirt" when it was originally released two years ago. Now it's been revamped and re-released and it's still v. fab and an obvious single of the fortnight and ... and then along came Prince. (Barry McIlheney, Smash Hits, March 11, 1987)

By the looks of the sleeve, it's the one they threw up in. A strong tune but goodness me, it sounds like a million other groups of this ilk. (Nancy Culp, Record Mirror, April 11, 1987)

Excellent! It's got a fantastic change of pace after the first minute. The title's great as well. I think what they're singing about is a shirt that reminds them of a lost love one which is a terrific comparison because like music, clothes hold a lot of memories for some people. The production's got lots of interesting things to listen out for especially the piano. They almost made it with their last single "Heaven". I'm certainly going to be playing this - very original. (Simon Mayo, No 1, April 11, 1987)

Then Jericho - Prairie Rose (London)

I have but one judgement to pass on this: never a good song in the first place, and how dare they!! (Nancy Culp, Record Mirror, April 11, 1987)

What a surprise - another cover version. It's obviously a great (Bryan Ferry) song to begin with, but then so are most of them currently flooding the charts. This is definitely a good radio record with a strong sound but I don't think it will be the one to give them their first hit. I haven't heard the LP, but if this track is representative of it I'll certainly be playing a few tracks from it on my show. A band with a healthy future for sure. (Simon Mayo, No 1, April 11, 1987)