Boy George - Keep Me In Mind (Virgin)

He may be Nick Kamen's badge salesman, but he's also Boy George, my granny's favourite popstar (yes, and your budgie Joey's favourite too, gran), erm, sorry. She'll love it when she hears it. 'That trippy flute will make it a big hit all over the continent' she'll be telling me soon. And I'd have to agree. It's The Boy back to his best that wasn't "Everything I Own" nor "Ferry Aid"! Keep Boy George in mind? For as long as we can remember Marilyn (Monroe) to be sure. (Frank Gillespie, No 1, June 6, 1987)

Psychedelic Furs - Angels Don't Cry (CBS)

A steady diet of filterless cigarettes is probably the cause of Richard Butler's gravel-pit groans, here interspersed with the sax lines that were so successful on "Heaven". Nowhere near as vibrant as "Pretty In Pink" this is strictly for US audiences crying out for a pit of pretension in rock instead of the home-grown capsleeves, denims and cowboy boots. (Frank Gillespie, No 1, January 17, 1987)

A fairly pensive ditty from the band now elevated to a much deserved level of stardom, courtesy of "Pretty In Pink". Difficult to elaborate really. Not one of the Furs' finest moments, and Richard Butler still sounds like his throat is locked in combat with a spoonful of gravel. Oh for another "Love My Way". (Lesley O'Toole, Record Mirror, January 10, 1987)

Two People - Heaven (Polydor)

Two people have much in common with Red Box, and will hate me for saying so. Both pen songs which resolutely burrow their way deep into the subconscious, leaving one humming along like a blithering idiot, quite unable to stop. The essential difference is the embarrassment factor when accosted mid-hum. If Red Box are the offenders, one would expect to blush in places you didn't know blushed. If, on the other hand, Two People are issuing forth from your lips, relax, you have taste. (Lesley O'Toole, Record Mirror, January 10, 1987)

This pair of Scousers could be the ones to pick up where Go West left off, as, unlike the thousands of nothing-in-particular but-ideal-for-tinny-Radio-One-records that are released every week, "Heaven" actually is a compact and tuneful effort. But be warned. Singer Mark Stevenson has had a penchant for erotic lyrics ever since he gave up training for the Catholic priesthood. Their last single was the "Mouth Of' An Angel". Need I say more? (Frank Gillespie, No 1, January 17, 1987)

A-ha - I've Been Losing You (Warner Bros)

As someone who previously couldn't have cared less either way about A-ha, it came as something of
a shock to find this is actually a very good record. Sounding tougher and meaner than before, there's: (a) a good lyric about losing your way, given a typically soaring vocal by Morten (sounding oddly like Bono in places); b) a slightly used but dead catchy hook that pleads, rather touchingly, "tell me things I could find useful"; c) a very nifty false ending - all of which give it a bite missing in previous efforts. A lot of people will have to reshuffle their prejudices ... (Ian Cranna, Smash Hits, September 10, 1986)

More music to chat up au-pairs to, this the first of no doubt several singles to betaken from the forthcoming album Scoundrel Days. Last time we tuned in Morten was hunting high and low, now he's losing someone - probably girlfriend Bunty. But hold that sleigh team back Marts, and don't go throw yourself into the nearest fjord - I know where she is! She's prancing around in Billy Idol's new video. Easily the worst effort so far and I predict that it won't even go Top 40 (Ha-Ha). 2/5 (Frank Gillespie, No 1, October 4, 1986)