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Swing Out Sister

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Swing Out Sister

Interview by Chris Heath, Smash Hits, 28 January 1987

They hit girls over the head with bits of wood. They make up words like 'woogahumpftma'. They change from Gnomes to Fairies. Their fathers pretend ...

Swing Out Sister: It's Better To Travel (Phonogram)

Review by Caroline Sullivan, Melody Maker, 16 May 1987

HOW DELICIOUS that a wee sleakit trio like Swing Out Sister can elicit such rage from the young sociologists of rock criticism. And for what? ...

Swing Out Sister: Panacea Pop

Interview by Ian Gittins, Melody Maker, 23 May 1987

SWING OUT SISTER have made an album of pretty pop trifles. Ian Gittins asks if this is enough. ...

The Montreux Pop Festival

Report and Interview by William Shaw, Smash Hits, 3 June 1987

What are Curiosity Killed The Cat, Boy George, Whitney Houston, Beastie Boys, A-ha and three squillion other pop stars doing in a little town in ...

Swing Out Sister: Dog Day Afternoon

Interview by Caroline Sullivan, Melody Maker, 1 April 1989

TWO YEARS AGO THEY HAD TWO TOP 10 SINGLES AND A NUMBER 1 ALBUM. THEN THE TRIO OF SUAVE POPSTERS DISAPPEARED. CAROLINE SULLIVAN REPORTS ON ...

Swing Out Sister: Kaleidoscope World (Fontana LP/Cassette/CD)

Review by Dele Fadele, New Musical Express, 20 May 1989

THE SAFEST way to keep ahead of the pack is to reinvent yourself every time. Swing Out Sister are aware of this; from their debut ...

Swing Out Sister: Kaleidoscope World (Fontana)

Review by Bob Stanley, Melody Maker, 20 May 1989

SWING OUT SISTER, not so long ago, were the ultimate cool chart act for the late Eighties. They had haircuts, melodies and polo necks with ...

Swing Out Sister: Somewhere Deep In The Night

Review by Dan Gennoe, dotmusic.co.uk, Spring 2002

'80s chart stars baulk the nostalgia circuit for Zero 7's atmospheric dimension. ...

Swing Out Sister: Pledging Their Allegiance

Interview by David Burke, Classic Pop, July 2018

They broke the Top 10 on both sides of the Atlantic with 'Breakout' in 1986, recorded with Jimmy Webb and made it big Japan. Now ...

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