1985 Issues
These are the issues of Number One that came out in 1985.
52 issues in total.
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Price - 35p / 40p​
Editor - Phil McNeil
Assistant Editor - Lynn Hanna
News Editor - Anne Lambert
Reviews Editor - Mark Cooper
Production Editor - Deanne Pearson
Art Editor - Sandy Ward
Assistant Art Editor - Terry Caleno
Design - Fraser Gray / Graham Smith
Art Work - Tim Parker
Advertising Manager - David Flavell
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Editorial Director / Editor In Chief - Alan Lewis
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Published - Thursday
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Issue 81
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Cover by​ - Mike Prior
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
5th January 1985
Front Cover - Julian Lennon
Centre Spread - Madonna
Back Cover - Tears For Fears
Interviews and Features:
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Culture club
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Julian Lennon
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Three Pop Stars Go January Shopping:
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Glenn Gregory
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Bobby Bluebell
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Fergal Sharkey
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Council Collective
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Prince
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Steve Wright
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David Jensen
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Posters
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Song Lyrics:
David Bowie - Tonight
Meatloaf - Nowhere Fast
Toy Dolls - Nellie The Elephant
Paul McCartney - Frog Chorus
(We All Stand Together)
The Council Collective - Soul Deep
Foreigner - I Want To Know What
Love Is
Thelma Houston - You Used To Hold Me
So Tight
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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Issue 82
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Cover by​ - Mike Prior ​
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
Coming Soon
12th January 1985
Front Cover - Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
Centre Spread - Wham
Back Cover - Holly Johnson and
Paul Rutherford (Frankie Goes To
Hollywood)
Interviews and Features:
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Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
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Paul McCartney
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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Michael Jackson
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Network Chart - First Time No.1 Published The Weekly Network Chart
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Slade
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Posters
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Song Lyrics:
Eurythmics - Julia
ZZ Top - Sharp Dressed Man
Wham - Everything She Wants
Malcolm McLaren - Carmen
Gary Numan - My Dying Machine
Time Zone featuring John Lydon and
Afrika Bambaataa - World Destruction
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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19th January 1985
26th January 1985
Issue 83
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Cover by​ - Mike Prior
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
Front Cover - Bronski Beat
Centre Spread - Paul Young
Back Cover - Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
Interviews and Features:
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Bronski Beat
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Depeche Mode
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Colourfield
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The Tube
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Smiley Culture
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The Pogues
Posters
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Song Lyrics:
Billy Ocean - Lover Boy
Sal Solo - San Damiano
Bucks Fizz - I Hear Talk
Heaven 17 - And That's No Lie
Colour Field - Thinking Of You
Big Country - Just A Shadow
Tracey Ullman - Terry
Amii Stewart - Friends
Smiley Culture - Police Officer
Jim Diamond - I Sleep Alone At Night
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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Issue 84
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Cover by​ - Mike Prior
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
Front Cover - King
Centre Spread - Big Country
Back Cover - Heaven 17
Interviews and Features:
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The Fink Brothers
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King
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Eurythmics
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Russ Abbot
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Sheila E
Posters
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Song Lyrics:
Kool And The Gang - Misled
Strawberry Switchblade - Since Yesterday
The Fink Brothers - Mutants In
Mega City One
The Limit - Say Yeah
Kirsty McColl - A New England
Slade - 7 Year Bitch
Russ Abbot - Atmosphere
Sheila E - The Belle Of St Marks
Big Sound Authority - This House
(Is Where Your Love Stands)
Chaka Khan - This Is My Night
The Pointer Sisters - Neutron Dance
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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Issue 85
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Cover by​ - Spitting Image /
Central TV
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
Coming Soon
2nd February 1985
Front Cover - Prince (Spitting Image
Puppet)
Centre Spread - Strawberry Switchblade
Back Cover - Andrew Ridgely (Wham)
Interviews and Features:
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Prince
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Madness Competition
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Fashion
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Billy MacKenzie
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Melle Mel
Posters
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Song Lyrics:
The Smiths - How Soon Is Now
Prince - 1999
This Island Earth - See That Glow
Bryan Adams - Run To You
Ashford And Simpson - Solid
Billy MacKenzie - Breakfast
Modern Romance - Burn It
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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Issue 86
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Cover by​ - Brian Aris
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This issue came with a Free John Taylor Poster
For more on that click the link below and scroll down to relevant gift
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
Coming Soon
9th February 1985
Front Cover - Madonna
Centre Spread - Chaka Khan
Back Cover - David Lee Roth (Van Halen)
Interviews and Features:
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No.1 Presents the American Invasion
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Madonna
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Eddy Murphy
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Prince
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Go Go's
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Meets Hip Hop
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Latin Quarter
Posters
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Song Lyrics:
Pat Benatar - We Belong
Commodores - Nightshift
Phil Collins - Sussudio
Chicago - You're The Inspiration
Hall & Oates - Method Of Modern Love
Glenn Fry - The Heat Is On
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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Issue 87
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Cover by​ - Mike Prior
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
16th February 1985
Front Cover - Martin Kemp (Spandau
Ballet)
Centre Spread - Howard Jones
Back Cover - Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
Interviews and Features:
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No.1 Competition - Learn To Break Dance
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No. 1 Competition - Meet Spandau Ballet In Australia
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Madonna
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Marc Almond
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Valentines
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Ashford And Simpson
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Posters
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Song Lyrics:
David Bowie - This Is Not America
Cashmere - Can I
Killing Joke - Love Like Blood
Sweet - It's It's The Sweet Mix
Eugene Wilde - Personality
Howard Jones - Things Can Only Get Better
Robin George - Spy
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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Issue 88
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Cover by​ - Mike Prior
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This issue came with a set of Free Pop Stickers
For more on that click the link below and scroll down to relevant gift
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
23rd February 1985
Cover Pic - Mike Prior
Pages - 48 Price - 40p
Front Cover - Howard Jones
Centre Spread - Frankie Goes To
Hollywood
Back Cover - Paul King (King)
Interviews and Features:
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Howard Jones
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David Lee Roth
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Art Of Noise
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Madonna
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Stick-Up's - How To Use Your Stickers
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Posters
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Song Lyrics:
Mick Jagger - Just Another Night
Barrington Levy - Here I Come
Gary Numan & Bill Sharpe - Change Your
Mind
Little Benny And The Masters - Who comes
To Boogie
David Lee Roth - California Girls
Dazz Band - Heartbeat
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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Coming Soon
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Issue 89
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Cover by​ - Jamie Long
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
2nd March 1985
Front Cover - Paul Rutherford (Frankie
Goes To Hollywood)
Centre Spread - Power Station
Back Cover - Dead Or Alive
Interviews and Features:
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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The Smiths
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Fashion
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Bluebells
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Madonna
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Commodores
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Posters
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Song Lyrics:
Paul Young - Every Time You Go Away
Don Henley - Boys Of Summer
The Stranglers - Let Me Down Easy
Nik Kershaw - Wide Boy
The Bluebells - All I Am (Is Loving You)
Working Week - Inner City Blues
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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Issue 90
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Cover by​ - Brian Aris
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This issue came with a Free Giant Frankie Goes To Hollywood Poster
For more on that click the link below and scroll down to relevant gift
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
9th March 1985
Front Cover - Wham
Centre Spread - Pete Burns (Dead Or
Alive)
Back Cover - Stephen Tin Tin Duffy
Interviews and Features:
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Wham
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Jesus And Mary Chain
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Power Station
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Paul Weller
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King
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Nik Kershaw
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Morrissey (The Smiths) - Yeahs & Yeuks
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Posters
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Song Lyrics:
Madonna - Material Girl
Power Station - Some Like It Hot
Prince - Let's Go Crazy
Eddy And The Soul Band - Shaft
Shakin' Stevens - Breakin' Up My Heart
Kane Gang - Gun Law
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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16th March 1985
23rd March 1985
Issue 91
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Cover by​ - Jamie Long
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
Front Cover - Stephen TinTin Duffy
Centre Spread - Nik Kershaw
Back Cover - Paul Young
Interviews and Features:
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David Cassidy
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Stephen Tin Tin Duffy
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Wham
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Bangles
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Posters
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Song Lyrics:
Strawberry Switchblade - Let Her Go
Hazell Dean - No Fool (For Love)
Starvation - Starvation
Stephen Tin Tin Duffy - Kiss Me
Go West - We Close Our Eyes
Everything But The Girl - When All's Well
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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Issue 92
Price - 40p Pages - 56
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Cover by​ - Chris Bishop
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
Front Cover - Strawberry Switchblade
Centre Spread - King
Back Cover - David Cassidy
Interviews and Features:
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Strawberry Switchblade
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Tears For Fears
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The Smiths
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Roaring Boys
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Nick Heyward
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Jermaine Jackson
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Posters
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Song Lyrics:
China Crisis - Black Man Ray
Alison Moyet - That Ole Devil Called Love
Tears For Fears - Everybody Wants To Rule
The World
New Edition - Mr Telephone Man
Tina Turner - I Can't Stand The Rain
David Cassidy - The Last Kiss
King - Won't You Hold My Hand Now
Jermaine Jackson - Do What You Do
Philip Bailey and Phil Collins - Easy Lover
Eddy Murphy - Boogie in Your Butt
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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Issue 93
Price - 40p Pages - 56
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Cover by​ - Brian Aris
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
Coming Soon
30th March 1985
Front Cover - John Taylor (Power Station)
Centre Spread - Advert
Back Cover - Shakin' Stevens
Interviews and Features:
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Grandmaster Melle Mel
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China Crisis
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King
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Power Station
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Tina Turner
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Tears For Fears - Curt Smith - Person 2 Person
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Thompson Twins
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New Order
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Posters
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Song Lyrics:
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Welcome To The Pleasure Dome
The Smiths - Shakespeare's Sister
Bruce Springsteen - Cover Me
Billy Bragg - Between The Wars
Slade - Mysterious Mister Jones
Toy Dolls - She Goes To Finos
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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Issue 94
Price - 40p Pages - 48
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Cover by​ - John Stoddart
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Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans
Coming Soon
6th April 1985
Front Cover - Mark O'Toole
(Frankie Goes To Hollywood)
Centre Spread - Go West
Back Cover - Prince
Interviews and Features:
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Suggs (Madness)
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Billy MacKenzie
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Frankie Goes To Hollywood
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Bryan Adams - Intimate Details
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Strawberry Switchblade - Years and Yeuks
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Belouis Some
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David Grant and Jaki Graham
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Billy Bragg
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The Alarm
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Posters
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Song Lyrics:
The Jackson - Wait
Sal Solo - Music And You
Billy Connolly - Super Gran
Phyllis Nelson - Move Closer
Haywoode - Roses
David Grant and Jaki Graham - Could It
Be I'm Falling In Love
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Albums
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Singles by
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Adverts
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13th April 1985
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