1983  "If I sound like a lecher t's probably true, But at least there's no lecture" 

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08/01/1983

Paul & Mick travel to France to shoot some promo pics for Speak Like A Child.

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10/01/1983

Speak Like A Child is recorded.

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13/01/1983
Party Chambers & A Solid Bond In Your Heart are recorded.

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20/01/1983

Headstart For Happiness is recorded.

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February 1983

Polydor announce  THE STYLE COUNCIL!
 

01/03/1983
BBC Radio 1 Richard Skinner 

PW Interview

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02/03/1983 
BBC Radio 1 Peter Powell

PW Interview

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07/03/1983
Manchester Piccadilly Radio Timmy Mallet
PW Interview

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11/03/1983
TSC 1 - Speak Like A Child Released

It peaks at No_4 & spends 8 weeks in the UK charts.

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• Also released in the following countries
   

• 7" Portugal

• 7" Belgium

• 7" Spain

• 7" South Africa

• 7" New Zealand

• 7" France

• 7" Zimbabwe

• 7" Italy

• 7" Ireland

• 7" Japan

• 7" Germany

• 7" Netherlands

• 7" Greece - B side on Money Go Round

• 12" Canada 12" Promo Long Hot Summer / Speak Like A Child

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17/03/1983

TOTP - Speak Like A Child (music video)
 

18/03/1983
PW & MT travel to Manchester to appear on The BBC's Oxford Road Show.

They perform Headstart For Happiness Live.

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25/03/1983
TSC featuring Tracie Young play live on Channel's 4 The Switch.

They perform Speak Like A Child & A Solid Bond In Your Heart.

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31/03/1983
TSC debut on Top Of The Pops.

They mime Speak Like A Child (which had pre recorded live vocal) 

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16/04/1983

Man At C&A - Record Mirror Magazine
TSC feature with PW/MT & Tracie model clothes' from C&A

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20/04/1983

TSC travel to Europe for 3 TV appearances.

Speak Like A Child is performed on Dutch TV.
Speak Like A Child is performed on Belgium TV.

Headstart For Happiness is performed on French TV.

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*01/05/1983*

The bands first live concert, performed at Liverpool's Empire Theatre, In aid of CND.

This was a 20 min set with live keyboard & vocals but also used backing tapes.

 

04/05/1983

Steve White audiations at Nomis Studios

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05/05/1983 BBC's Radio 1 Maida Vale Studios (In Session)

Steve Whites first performance with the group, they played,

Headstart For Happiness, The Paris Match,
Mick's Up & Here's One That Got Away.

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07/05/1983

Brockwell Park London in aid of Youth CND
Speak Like A Child & Money Go Round were performed.

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17/05/1983
BBC Radio 1 Kid Jenson
Interview

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20/05/1983

TSC2 - Money Go Round Released

Peaks at No_11 & spends 11 weeks in the UK charts

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• Also released in the following countries
   

• 7" New Zealand

• 7" Greece

• 7" France

• 7" Spain

• 7" Ireland

• 12" France

• 12" EP New Zealand

• 12" EP Australia

• 12" EP Netherlands

• 12" EP Spain

 

20/05/1983

Channel 4 The Switch
Performing the full version of Money Go Round

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25/05/1983

BBC In Concert at The Paris Theatre London. 4 songs played on PW's 25th Birthday.

Headstart For Happiness, Here's One That Got Away, The Paris Match & Times Are Tight.

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26/05/1983

TOTP - Money Go Round (music video)

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02/06/1983

TSC featuring Dee C Lee appear on TOTP. 

Money Go Round is performed.

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10/06/1983

TSC play live on channel's 4 The Switch.

Headstart For Happiness is performed.

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12/06/1983 

TSC travel to Paris to record a 4 track EP.

Long Hot Summer, The Paris Match, Le Dept & Party Chambers (Instrumental).

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July 1983

Summer holidays!

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August 1983

Summer Run with Timmy Mallet - PW Interview

 

03/08/1983

A trip to Cambridge to film the video for Long Hot Summer.

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05/08/1983

TSC play live on Channel 4's The Switch.

Long Hot Summer (PW on Bass) & The Paris Match are played.

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06/08/1983

PW & MT appear on the front cover of NO_1 Magazine.

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08/08/1983
TSC3 A Paris EP & Long Hot Summer released
Peaks at No_3 & stays in the charts for 9 weeks

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• A Paris EP also released in the following countries
   

• 7" Spain

• 7" Ireland

• 12" Japan

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• TSCD3 Long Hot Summer also released in the following countries
   

• 7" Germany

• 7" USA

• 7" France

• 7" Canada

• 7" New Zealand

• 7" Italy

• 7" Netherlands

• 7" Italy

• 7" South Africa

• 7" Japan

• 12" USA 

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11/08/1983

TOTP - Long Hot Summer (music video)

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13/08/1983
BBC Radio 1

Interview & Live performance

Le Depart & The Paris Match are preformed.

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13/08/1983

The Get Set Picture Show (Kids TV with Mark Curry)

Interview with PW & MT

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13/08/1983

PW & MT feature in The Record Mirror Magazine

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25/08/1983

TSC perform The Paris Match on TOTP (instead of LHS)​

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05/09/1983

Introducing The Style Council (Mini LP) is released in the following countries
 

• Germany

• USA

• New Zealand

• Netherlands

• Canada

• South Africa

• Italy

• Portugal

• Spain

• France

• Australasia

• Japan

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05/09/1983

BBC 2 Riverside - Debbi Voller

PW talks about The Respond Package

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23/09/1983

Woking Football Club.

Filming for A Solid Bond In Your Heart.

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24/09/983

TSC appear on the TV Show Three Of A Kind.

They perform a cover version of Harvest For The World

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05/10/1983

Tour dates released for a December tour.

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• 07/12/1983 Hammersmith Odeon, London 

• 08/12/1983 Gaumont Hall, Southampton 

• 10/12/1983 The Apollo, Coventry

• 11/12/1983 Gaumont Hall, Ipswich 

• 12/12/1983 City Hall, Sheffield

• 13/12/1983 Civic Hall, Halifax
   

24/10/1983

1st night (Zurich) of a 5 night European Tour.

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• 24/10/1983 The Volkhaus, Zurich

• 26/10/1983 Le Palace Theatre, Paris

• 28/10/1983 Auditorium Q, Brussels

• 30/10/1983 The Trinity, Hamburg

• 31/10/1983 De Meervaart, Amsterdam

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09/11/1983

Announcement made that the December tour is cancelled.

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• 07/12/1983 Hammersmith Odeon, London  CANCELLED

• 08/12/1983 Gaumont Hall, Southampton  CANCELLED

• 10/12/1983 The Apollo, Coventry  CANCELLED

• 11/12/1983 Gaumont Hall, Ipswich  CANCELLED

• 12/12/1983 City Hall, Sheffield  CANCELLED

• 13/12/1983 Civic Hall, Halifax  CANCELLED

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10/11/1983

My Ever Changing Moods recorded.

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November 1983

TV AM with Timmy Mallet - PW & MT Interview

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11/11/1983

TSC 4 - A Solid Bond In Your Heart is released.

Peaks at No_11 & stays in the UK charts for 9 weeks

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        Also released in the following countries
 

• 7" Ireland

• 7" Italy

• 7" Australia

 

18/11/1983

TSC play live on channel 4 The Tube

My Ever Changing Moods, Headstart For Happiness,

Hanging Onto A Memory are performed.

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24/11/1983

TOTP - A Solid Bond In Your Heart (music video)

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12/12/1983

What We Did On Our Holidays VHS is released.

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18/12/1983

The Big One CND Benefit Concert - The Apollo London

TSC perform 5 songs. Money Go Round, Headstart For Happiness, Long Hot Summer,

A Gospel & My Ever Changing Moods.

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29/12/1983

TSC record Long Hot Summer for an Xmas special TOTP.

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31/12/83

Pop Goes New Year - Granada TV
TSC perform My Ever Changing Moods

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31/12/83​
BBC Radio 1 Saturday Live

Live performance  My Ever Changing Moods,

Mick's Blessing, The Paris Match,
Headstart For Happiness & Long Hot Summer

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