1986 Issues

These are the issues of Number One that came out in 1986.

52 issues in total.

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Price - 43p / 45p

Editor - Lynn Hanna

Acting Editor - Maureen Rice

Acting Assistant Editor - Paul Bursche

News Editor - Anne Lambert

Production Editor - Adrian Tierney-Jones

Sub Editor - Mark Ward

Art Editor - Sandy Ward

Acting Art Editor - Sara Jane Haggerty

Assistant Art Editor - Terry Caleno

Design - Fraser Gray

Artwork - Tim Parker

Editorial Director / Editor In Chief - Alan Lewis

Published - Thursday

4th January 1986

11th January 1986

Issue 133

Price - 43p Pages - 48

Cover by - Ilpo Musto

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Front Cover - A-Ha

Centre Spread - Paul Young

Back Cover - Howard Jones

Interviews and Features:

Dee Snider - Intimate Details
A-Ha
King
Review Of The Year 1985
Suggs (Madness) and Weller

(Style Council)

The Last Word
Fish (Marillion)

Song Lyrics:

King - Torture

Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief

A-Ha - The Sun Always Shines On TV

Adverts

ABC - Ocean Blue Single

Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicous Minds Single

Feargal Sharkey - You Little Thief Single and Tour

Depeche Mode - Wembley Arena Concert

52nd Street - You're My Last Chance Single

Issue 134

Price - 43p Pages - 48

Cover by - Mike Prior

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Front Cover - Paul Young

Centre Spread - Nick Rhodes

(Duran Duran)

Back Cover - Ali Campbell (UB40)

Interviews and Features:

Whitney Houston - Intimate Details
Sade
Sophia George - Intimate Details
Paul Young
Viva Espana - Holiday Snaps
A-Ha - Video
Jim Reid (Jesus and Mary Chain) and

Anne-Marie Ruddock (Amazulu)

Aled Jones
Six for '86 - Tips For The Tops
- Rouen
- Sigue Sigue Sputnik
- Beltane Fire
- The Escape Club
- Chakk
- Cactus World News

Fan Clubs

Marillion, Dead Or Alive, Duran Duran, Style Council, Depeche \Mode, A-Ha, Cliff Richard, The Cure, OMD

Live

Elton John - Live In Manchester

Lloyd Cole - Live In Brixton

Song Lyrics:

ABC - Ocean Blue

Five Star - System Addict

Albums

Teddy Pendergrass, Clarence Clemons, Billy Connolly, Asia, Various Artists (The Big Play)

Singles by Karen Swayne

Dire Straits, Five Star, Lloyd Cole and the Commotions, Sade, The Conway Brothers, Kurtis Blow, Drum Theatre, Sarah Brightman and Steve Harley, Feargal Sharkey, Malcolm McLaren, King, Billy Bragg, Marc Almond

Adverts

Robert Palmer - Rip Tide Single

King - Torture Single

Belouis Some - Imagination Single

Drum Theatre - Living In The Past Single

Dire Straits - Walk Of Life Single

Mike Oldfield - Pictures In The Dark Single

Issue 135

Price - 43p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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18th January 1986

Front Cover - Howard Jones

Centre Spread - Paul King (King)

Back Cover - Pet Shop Boys

Interviews and Features:

Aretha Franklin - Ten Things
Howard Jones
Janice Long - Intimate Details
ABC - US v UK
Bronski Beat
Loathsome Lyrics
Paul Young
Fine Young Cannibals - Video
Feargal Sharkey - Video

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Eurythmics - It's Alright

Aretha Franklin - Who's Zoomin' Who

Full force - Alice I Want You Just For Me

Madness - The Sweetest Girl

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 136

Price - 43p Pages - 48

Cover by - Richard

Haughton

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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25th January 1986

Front Cover - Feargal Sharkey

Centre Spread - Morten Harkett (A-Ha)

Back Cover - Martin Fry (ABC)

Interviews and Features:

Feargal Sharkey
5TA
U2 - A - Z
Sade
Annie Lennox (Eurythmics)
Sting
King - Video

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Lloyd Cole and the Commotions - Cut

Me Down

Dire Straits - Walk Of Live

Whitney Houston - How Will I Know

Fine Young Cannibals - Suspicious

Minds

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 137

Price - 43p Pages - 48

Cover by - Tony Latham

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

1st February 1986

Front Cover - Fine Young Cannibals

Centre Spread - Annie Lennox

(Eurythmics)

Back Cover - Paul Young

Interviews and Features:

Five Star
AC/DC - Wembley
Fine Young Cannibals
The Alarm
Nana Mouskouri
Steve Harley
Cherelle
Mr Mister
Grace Jones
Floy Joy

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Grace Jones - Pull Up To The Bumper

Mr Mister - Broken Wings

Arcadia - The Promise

Madonna - Borderline

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 138

Price - 43p Pages - 48

Cover by - Mike Prior

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

8th February 1986

Front Cover - Belouis Some

Centre Spread - Bono (U2)

Back Cover - Suggs (Madness)

Interviews and Features:

Talk Talk
Feargal Sharkey
Belouis Some
Robert Palmer - Intimate Details
Double
Madness - Video
Everything Changes - History Of Rock
Survivor

Posters

Song Lyrics:

James Brown - Living In America

Billy Ocean - When The Going Gets Tough

Simple Minds - Sanctify Yourself

Clannad - Once In A Lifetime

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

15th February 1986

Issue 139

Price - 43p Pages - 48

Cover by - Denis O'Reagan

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - John Taylor (Duran Duran)

and Patsy Kensit (Eighth Wonder)

Centre Spread - Pet Shop Boys

Back Cover - Lloyd Cole

Interviews and Features:

Sue Pollard
Tony Blackburn - Intimate Details
John Taylor and Patsy Kensit
Paul Hardcastle
Suggs (Madness)
John Lydon
A-Ha
Love Is - The Stars Reveal All
Colour Field
Red Wedge

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Depeche Mode - Stripped

Kurtis Blow - If I Ruled The World

Ruby Turner - If You're Ready

Simply Red - Jericho

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 140

Price - 43p Pages - 48

Cover by - Mike Prior

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Depeche Mode

Centre Spread - Andrew Ridgeley

(Wham)

Back Cover - Jim Kerr (Simple Minds)

Interviews and Features:

Ruby Turner - Intimate Details
Depeche Mode
Rochelle - Intimate Details
Drum Theatre
Latin Quarter
Kurtis Blow
Matt Bianco - Video
Whitney Houston
The Smiths

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Latin Quarter - Radio Africa

The Damned - Eloise

Survivor - Burning Heart

Midge Ure - Westlands

Elvis Costello - Don't Let Me Be

Misunderstood

Shakin' Stevens - Turning Away

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

22nd February 1986

Issue 141

Price - 43p Pages - 48

Cover by - John Stoddart

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

1st March 1986

Front Cover - Pet Shop Boys

Centre Spread - Midge Ure

Back Cover - Paul Young

Interviews and Features:

Elvis Costello
Muriel Gray - Intimate Details
Charlie Sexton
Pet Shop Boys
Bangles
The Damned
Sigue Sigue Sputnik
How To Go Out With a Pop Star
Mai-Tai

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Kate Bush - Hounds Of Love

Talking Heads - And She Was

Bangles - Manic Monday

Starship - Sara

Sting - Moon Over Bourbon Street

Elton John - Cry To Heaven

Beltane Fire - Country Boys

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 142

Price - 43p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

8th March 1986

Front Cover - Morten Harket (A-Ha)

and Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)

Centre Spread - Bryan Adams

Back Cover - Paul King (King)

Interviews and Features:

Duran Duran Vs A-Ha
Paul Hardcastle
I Never Said That
Mr Mister
Culture Club - Video

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Grace Jones - Love Is The Drug

Diana Ross - Chain Reaction

David Bowie - Absolute Beginners

Live

Fergal Sharkey

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

15th March 1986

Issue 143

Price - 43p Pages - 48

Cover by - Mike P|rior

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

Front Cover - Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Centre Spread - Simon Le Bon

(Duran Duran)

Back Cover - Depeche Mode

Interviews and Features:

Sigue Sigue Sputnik
Steve Wright - Intimate Details
Dee C Lee
The Internationalists
Pride Of Ireland
Blow Monkeys
Alexander O'Neal
Sam Fox Survey
Simple Minds - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Love Missile F1-11

Prince - Kiss

Culture Club - Move Away

Blow Monkeys - Digging Your Scene

The Young Ones - Living Doll

Whistle - Just Buggin'

Freddie Jackson - Rock Me Tonight

Pet Shop Boys - Love Comes Quickly

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 144

Price - 43p Pages - 56

Cover by - Denis O'Reagan

This issue came with a Free 12 Page A-Ha Flexi Book

For more on that click the link below and scroll down to relevant gift

(Free Gifts)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - John Taylor (Duran Duran)

Centre Spread - (None)

Back Cover - Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)

Interviews and Features:

John Taylor (Duran Duran)
Hipsway
Wham
Amazulu
Jim Diamond
Madonna
Cherelle - Intimate Details
The Bangles - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Howard Jones - No One Is To Blame

ELO - Calling America

Stevie Wonder - Overjoyed

Siouxsie And The Banshees - Candyman

John Taylor - I Do What I Do

Hipsway - Honeythief

Jim Diamond - Hi Ho Silver

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

22nd March 1986

Issue 145

Price - 43p Pages - 56

Cover by - Mel Yates

This issue came with a Free A-Ha Flexi Disc

For more on that click the link below and scroll down to relevant gift

(Free Gifts)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

29th March 1986

Front Cover - Bronski Beat

Centre Spread - David Bowie

Back Cover - Howard Jones

Interviews and Features:

Bronski Beat
Pet Shop Boys
John Taylor - Intimate Details
Siouxsie Sioux
Paula Yates and Jools Holland
Prince
Boy George (Culture Club)
Brilliant
Pop Stars In The Nude
Young Ones and Cliff Richard - Video

Posters

Song Lyrics:

The Pogues - London Girl

Rolling Stones - Harlem Shuffle

A-Ha - Train Of Thought

George Michael - A Different Corner

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 146

Price - 43p Pages - 56

Cover by - Denis O'Reagan

This issue came with a Free Poster and Stickers

For more on that click the link below and scroll down to relevant gift

(Free Gifts)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

5th April 1986

Front Cover - Pet Shop Boys

Centre Spread - Grange Hill Drug Special

Back Cover - Morten Harkett (A-Ha)

Interviews and Features:

Pet Shop Boys
Tippa Ire
Samantha Fox
Druf Wartch Special
The Fifties
Julian Lennon
Absolute Beginners - Reviewed

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Viola Wills - Dare To Dream

Atlantic Star - Secret Lover

Bronski Beat - C'mon C'Mon

Sam Fox - Touch Me

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

12th April 1986

19th April 1986

Issue 147

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Brian Aris

This issue came with a Free Stickers

For more on that click the link below and scroll down to relevant gift

(Free Gifts)

This issue had a 2p Cover Price Increase

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Nik Kershaw

Centre Spread - Simon Le Bon

(Duran Duran)

Back Cover - Midge Ure

Interviews and Features:

Nik Kershaw
Sade
Eddie O'Connell
Duran vs A-Ha
The Great No1 Name Game
Feargal Sharkey
Bronski Beat - Video
Rolling Stones - Video

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Sam Cooke - Wonderful World

New Order - Shellshock

Tippa Irie - Hallo Darlin'

Real Thing - You To Me Are Everything

Style Council - Have You Ever Had It Blue

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 148

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Chalkie Davis

This issue came with a Free Stickers

For more on that click the link below and scroll down to relevant gift

(Free Gifts)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

Front Cover - Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)

Centre Spread - Pet Shop Boys

Back Cover - Belouis Some

Interviews and Features:

Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
Dee C Lee
Big Audio Dynamite
Krew
Hi-Fi Guide
Soul Patrol
George Clinton - Intimate Details

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Bryan Ferry - Is Your Love Strong Enough

Queen - A Kind Of Magic

Big Audio Dynamite - E=MC2

Madonna - Live To Tell

Fine Young Cannibals - Funny How Love Is

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 149

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Heinz

Lautenbacher

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

26th April 1986

Front Cover - Five Star

Centre Spread - Mags (A-Ha)

Back Cover - Madonna

Interviews and Features:

Five Star
Patsy Kensit
Belouis Some
A-Ha
Alexander O'Neal
Trivial Pursuit Quiz
Princess
The Bangles - Video
Depeche Mode - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Simple Minds - All The Things She Said

Big Country - Look Away

SOS Band - The Finest

Janet Jackson - What Have You Done

For Me Lately

Princess - I'll Keep On Loving You

Depeche Mode - A Question Of Lust

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 150

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Davis / Starr

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

3rd May 1986

Front Cover - The Bangles

Centre Spread - Morten Harket (A-Ha)

Back Cover - George Michael

Interviews and Features:

The Bangles
Haywoode
Lick The Tins
Stephen Duffy
Nick Heyward
Son of Soap
It's Immaterial
Millie Scott - Intimate Details

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Suzanne Vega - Marlene On The Wall

Whitney Houston - The Greatest Love Of All

Billy Ocean - There'll Be Sad Songs (To Make You Cry)

Belouis Some - Imagination

Maxi Priest - Strollin' On

5 Star - Can't Wait Another Minute

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 151

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Dave Harris

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

Front Cover - Mark King (Level 42)

Centre Spread - Pal (A-Ha)

Back Cover - Robert Smith (The Cure)

Interviews and Features:

Level 42
Psychic TV
Lee 'Zammo' MacDonald (Grange Hill)
Where Are They Now
Madonna
Marvin Gaye
Martin Gore (Depeche Mode)
Public Image Limited
Gary Numan

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Level 42 - Lessons In Love

Gary Numan - this Is Love

Hear 'N' Aid - Stars

Bangles - If She Knew What She Wants

Aurra - You And Me Tonight

It's Immaterial - Driving Away From Home

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

10th May 1986

Front Cover - Sade

Centre Spread - John Taylor

Back Cover - Dr Robert

Interviews and Features:

Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)
Steve Norman (Spandau Ballet)
Sade
Look At The State Of That 2
John Lydon
Sports Aid
Incredible But Untrue Quiz
Heaven 17 and Jimmy Ruffin
Aurra
Vicki Peterson - Intimate Details
Joan Armatrading - Intimate Details

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love

Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick

Force MD's- Tender Love

Marvin Gaye - Through The Grapevine

Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer

Pete Wylie - Sinful

Cure - Boy's Don't Cry

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

Issue 152

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Chris Roberts

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

17th May 1986

Issue 153

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Simon Fowler

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

24th May 1986

Front Cover - Paul King (King)

Centre Spread - Simon Le Bon

Back Cover - Nick Heyward

Interviews and Features:

King
The Alarm
Janet Jackson
Gary Crowley
Hipsway - Intimate Details
Limahl
Simon Le Bon
Paul Rutherford
Joyce Sims - Intimate Details
We've Got A Fuzzbox

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Petti Labelle and Michael MacDonald -

On My Own

B52's - Rock Lobster

Robert Palmer - Addicted To Love

Heaven 17 with Jimmy Ruffin - The

Foolish Thing To Do

Fuzzbox and Dr and the Medics - Spirit In

The Sky

Spitting image - The Chicken Song

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 154

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Heinz

Lautenbacher

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

31st May 1986

Front Cover - Pete Wylie

Centre Spread - Limahl

Back Cover - A-Ha

Interviews and Features:

Pete Wylie
Wham At Wembley
Cactus World news
Mick Jones
Sandie Shaw
Dr And The Medics
Robert Palmer
Billy Ocean
Jaki Graham
Sam Harris
Anita Baker - Intimate Details
Van Halen - Ten Fascinating Facts

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities

Simply Red - Holding Back The Years

Status Quo - Rollin' Home

Julian Lennon - This Is My Day

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 155

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Mel Yates

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

7th June 1986

Front Cover - The Communards

Centre Spread - A-Ha

Back Cover - Whitney Houston

Interviews and Features:

Communards
Fuzzbox
Peter Gabriel
Miami Sound Machine
John Deacon (Queen)
Name That Tune
Blow Monkeys
Sport Aid
B52's
Simply Red
Boy George - In Disneyland
Self Aid
Andrew Ridgeley
David Bowie - Video

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Cashflow - Mine All Mine

Jaki Graham - Set Me Free

ZZ Top - Rough Boy

Love And Money - The Candybar Express

Miami Sound Machine - Bad Boy

Communards - Disenchanted

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Front Cover - Bananarama

Centre Spread - Tears For Fears

Back Cover - Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Interviews and Features:

Bananarama
Nu Shooz
Pet Shop Boys
Culture Club
Amazulu
Matt Bianco
Dee C Lee - Person 2 Person
Outbar
Cashflow
Carmel - Video
Janet Jackson - Video

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Bananarama - Venus

Janet Jackson - Nasty

Sandi Shaw - Are You Ready To Be

Heartbroken

The Smiths - Bigmouth Strick's Again

Culture Club - God Thank You Woman

Eurythmics - When Tomorrow Comes

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

Issue 156

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Martin Haggerty

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

14th June 1986

Issue 157

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Clare Muller

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

Front Cover - Curt Smith

(Tears For Fears)

Centre Spread - A-Ha

Back Cover - Roland Orzabal

(Tears For Fears)

Interviews and Features:

Tears For Fears
Legs
Eurythmics
Prince
Love And Money
Loose Ends
World Cup Special
Shelley (Bucks Fizz)

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Lovebug Starski - Amityville

Amazulu - Too Good To Be Forgotten

Sigue Sigue Sputnik - 20th Century Boy

Genesis - Invisible Touch

David Bowie - Underground

Wham - The Edge Of Heaven

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

21st June 1986

Issue 158

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Tony McGee

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Wham

Centre Spread - Midge Ure

Back Cover - Madonna

Interviews and Features:

Wham
Morrissey
Housemartins
Samantha Fox
Owen Paul
Lovebug Starski

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Big Audio Dynamite - Medicine Show

Prince - Mountains

Owen Paul - My Favourite Waste of Time

Bucks Fizz - New Beginning

Housemartins - Happy Hour

Cock Robin - The Promise You Made

Haywoode - Roses

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

28th June 1986

Issue 159

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

5th July 1986

Front Cover - Madonna

Centre Spread - Wham at Wembley

Back Cover - Rick Mayall

Interviews and Features:

UB40
Dollar
Falco
The Prince's Trust
Carmel
Wham
The Jacksons
Blitz Denim Jackets
Vicious Boys
It's Immaterial
Madonna - Video

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Big Country - The Teacher

Queen - Friends Will Be Friends

Midge Ure - Call Of The Wild

Furniture - Brilliant Minds

Madonna - Papa Don't Preach

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 160

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Martin Haggerty

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Read On Flickr

Coming Soon

12th July 1986

Front Cover - Gary Kemp

(Spandau Ballet)

Centre Spread - A-Ha

Back Cover - Michael J Fox

Interviews and Features:

Spandau Ballet
Suzanne Vega
Bangles
Sly Fox
David Jenson
Duran Duran
Haywoode
Bucks Fizz - Video

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Bangles - Going Down To Liverpool

Samantha Fox - Do Ya Do Ya

(Wanna Please Me)

Claire and Friends - It's 'Orrible

Being In Love

Paul Hardcastle - Foolin' Yourself

Billy Bragg - Levi Stubbs Tears

UB40 - Sing Your Own Song

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

19th July 1986

Issue 161

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Mel Yates

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Dr Roberts

(Blow Monkeys)

Centre Spread - Arcadia

Back Cover - Bananarama

Interviews and Features:

Blow Monkeys
That Petrol Emotion
The Numbers Game
Midnight Star
Willie Collins
Dee C Lee
Billy Bragg
Queen

Posters

Song Lyrics:

SOS Band - Borrowed Love

Aurra - Like I Like It

Steve Winwood - Higher Love

Princess - Tell Me Tomorrow

Spandau Ballet - Fight For Ourselves

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 162

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Dennis O'Regan

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Princess

Centre Spread - Morten (A-Ha)

Back Cover - Bono (U2)

Interviews and Features:

Princess
Vindaloo
Eurotube
Weddings
Queen

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Dollar - We Walked In Love

The Smiths - Panic

Nick Heyward - Goodbye Yesterday

Midnight Star - Headlines#

Sly Fox - Let's Go All The Way

Five Star - Find The Time

Arcadia - The Flame

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

26th July 1986

Issue 163

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Martin Haggerty

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

2nd August 1986

Front Cover - Tony Hadley

(Spandau Ballet)

Centre Spread - UB40

Back Cover - Nick Rhodes and

John Taylor

Interviews and Features:

Tony Hadley (Spandau Ballet)
El Debarge
Hollywood Beyond
Status Quo
The Real Roxanne
Audrey Hall
Chris De Burgh
Everything But The Girl
INXS

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Robert Palmer - I Didn't Mean To Turn

You On

Audrey Hall - Smile

Chris De Burgh - The Lady in Red

Rod Stewart - Every Beat Of My Heart

Stan Ridgway - Camouflage

Hollywood Beyond - What's The Colour

Of Money

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

9th August 1986

Front Cover - Dr and the Medics

Centre Spread - Martin Kemp

(Spandau Ballet)

Back Cover - Samantha Fox

Interviews and Features:

Dr and the Medics
Jesus and Mary Chain
Lookalikes
It Bites
Icicle Works
Stan Ridgway
Shirley and Pepsi

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Gwen Guthrie - Nothing Goin' On But

The Rent

Lionel Richie - Dancin' On The Ceiling

Lulu - Shout

Katrina and the Waves - Sun Street

Jesus and Mary Chain - Some Candy

Talking

Paul McCartney - Press

Status Quo - Red Sky

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

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Coming Soon

Issue 164

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Mel Yates

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Issue 165

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Mel Yates

(It Bites)

Heinz Lautenbacher

(Bananarama)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - It Bites and Bananarama

Centre Spread - Five Star

Back Cover - David Sylvian

Interviews and Features:

The Communards
Gwen Guthrie
Who Said That - Quiz
Making Of Charity Single 'This Is My Song'
Paul McCartney
Belouis Some
Yello
Helen Terry
Bananarama
It Bites

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Doctor and the Medics - Burn

It Bites - Calling All The Heroes

Patti Labelle - Oh People

Anita Dobson - Anyone Could Fall In Love

Belouis Some - Jerusalem

Bananarama - More Than Physical

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

16th August 1986

Issue 166

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Five Star

Centre Spread - Depeche Mode

Back Cover - Jim Kerr (Simple Minds)

Interviews and Features:

Five Star
Latin Quarter
Love and Money
Sinitta
Phil Fearon
Brother Beyond

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Human League - Human

Jaki Graham - Breaking Away

Janet Jackson - When I Think Of You

Phil Fearon - i Can Prove It

David Sylvian - Taking The Veil

Bruce Hornsby and the Range -

The Way it Is

Prince and the Revolution -

Girls and Boys

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

23rd August 1986

Issue 167

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

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Coming Soon

30th August 1986

Front Cover - Frankie Goes

To Hollywood

Centre Spread - Pal (A-Ha)

Back Cover - Jermaine Stewart

Interviews and Features:

Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Jermaine Stewart
Human League
Stranglers

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way

Tina Turner - Typical Male

Peter Cetera - Glory Of Love

Jermaine Stewart - We Don't Have to

Depeche Mode - A Question of Time

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 168

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Clare Muller

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

6th September 1986

Front Cover - Stuart Adamson

(Big Country)

Centre Spread - Morten (A-Ha)

Back Cover - Pet Shop Boys

Interviews and Features:

Big Country
Bruce Hornsby
School's Out
Cameo
Smiley Culture
Working Week
Meatloaf - Intimate Details
Lionel Richie - Fascinating Facts
Anita Dobson

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Genesis - In Too Deep

Cameo - Word Up

Stranglers - Nice In Nice

Daryl Hall - Dreaming

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Rage Hard

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 169

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Mike Prior

This issue came with a Free Pop Wallet

For more on that click the link below and scroll down to relevant gift

(Free Gifts)

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Coming Soon

13th September 1986

Front Cover - Owen Paul

Centre Spread - Mags (A-Ha)

Back Cover - Paul Young

Interviews and Features:

Owen Paul
Cutting Crew
Come Again
The Lover Speaks
OMD
Dr Who
Bucks Fizz
Haywood - Video

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Bucks Fizz - Love The One Your With

Austin Howard - I'm The One Who

Really Loves You

Bon Jovi - you Give Love A Bad Name

Meatloaf with John Parr - Rock 'n' Roll

Mercenaries

Farley 'Jackmaster' Funk - Love Can't

Turn Around

Run DMC - Walk This Way

OMD - (Forever) Live and Die

Big Country - One great Thing

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 170

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Tim Roney

This issue came with a Free A-Ha Tour Poster

For more on that click the link below and scroll down to relevant gift

(Free Gifts)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

20th September 1986

Front Cover - Hollywood Beyond

Centre Spread - Frankie Goes To

Hollywood

Back Cover - Francis Dunnery (It Bites)

Interviews and Features:

Hollywood Beyond
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Thompson Twins
Smack Me Not
Hipsway
Pete Burns
Nigel Planer
Madness
Pete Wylie

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Hollywood Beyond - No More Tears

MC Miker G - Holiday Rap

Five Star - Rain or Shine

Eurythmics - Thorn In My Side

Dead or Alive - Brand New Lover

Huey Lewis - Stuck With you

Sam Fox - Hold On Tight

Amazulu - Montego Bay

Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

27th September 1986

4th October 1986

Issue 171

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Tony Latham

This issue came with a Free Badge

For more on that click the link below and scroll down to relevant gift

(Free Gifts)

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Cutting Crew

Centre Spread - Madonna

Back Cover - Eurythmics

Interviews and Features:

Cutting Crew
Tina Turner
The Big Supreme
Pop Card Pics
Madonna
Falco
Metal Madness
Run DMC

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Paul Young - Wonderland

Timex Social Club - Rumours

Ultravox - Same Old Story

Madonna - True Blue

Falco - the Sound of Musik

Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian

Owen Paul - Pleased To Meet You

Ruby Turner - Bye Baby

Pete Wylie - Diamond Girl

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 172

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Front Cover - Paul Young

Centre Spread - Pete Burns

Back Cover - Whitney Houston

Interviews and Features:

Nik Kershaw
Amazulu
Five Star
Paul Young
Cyndi Lauper
Ultravox
ZZ Top
Billy Idol - Video

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia

Howard Jones - All I Want

Queen - Who Wants to Live Forever

Haywoode - I Can't let You go

Loose Ends - Slow Down

Cyndi Lauper - True Colours

UB40 - All I Want To Do

Paul Simon - You Can Call Me Al

A-Ha - I've Been Losing You

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Coming Soon

Issue 173

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - John Stoddart

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Coming Soon

11th October 1986

Front Cover - Ali Campbell (UB40)

Centre Spread - Five Star

Back Cover - OMD

Interviews and Features:

Duran Duran
UB40
Black
Cameo
Paul Simon
Meet The Stars
The Housemartins
Bon Jovi

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Elton John - Heartache All Around

The World

Status Quo - In the Army Now

Jackson Browne - In The Shape Of

A Heart

Full Force - Temporary Love Thing

Don Johnson - Heartbeat

General Public - Faults and All

Billy Idol - To Be A Lover

It Bites - Whole New World

Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 174

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

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Coming Soon

18th October 1986

Front Cover - Madonna

Centre Spread - Bangles

Back Cover - Madonna

Interviews and Features:

Cyndi Lauper
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Thrashing Doves
Adam Ant
Grange Hill
Helena Springs
Stan Ridgway
Trouble Funk
Julian Cope
Madonna - Shanghai Surprise Special

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Midnight Star - Midas Touch

Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins

Boris Gardiner - You're Everything To Me

Housemartins - Think For A Minute

Cliff Richard and Sarah Brightman - All I

Ask Of You

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

25th October 1986

1st November 1986

Issue 175

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Neil Matthews

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Issue 176

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - John Stoddart

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Front Cover - Holly Johnson

(Frankie Goes To Hollywood)

Centre Spread - Simon Le Bon

Back Cover - Bob Geldof

Interviews and Features:

Frankie Goes To Hollywood
George Michael
Big Audio Dynamite
Status Quo
New Order
Hip Hop
The Housemartins - Live
It Bites - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

The Mission - Stay With Me

The Smiths - Ask

Sinitta - Feels Like The First Time

The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me

Gwen Guthrie - Close To You

Billy Ocean - Bittersweet

James Brown - Gravity

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Front Cover - The Mission

Centre Spread - Duran Duran

Back Cover - Mel and Kim

Interviews and Features:

Janet Jackson - A to Z
Woodentops
The Mission
The Commodores
The Smiths
China Crisis
Jazzy Jeff

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Red Box - For America

The Stranglers - Always The Sun

Duran Duran - Notorious

Commodores - Goin' To The Bank

Bob Geldof - This Is The World Calling

Marc Almond - Ruby Red

The Monkeys - That Was Then,

This Is Now

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

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Coming Soon

Issue 177

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

8th November 1986

Front Cover - Letitia Dean (Eastenders)

Centre Spread - Nick Kamen

Back Cover - Bon Jovi

Interviews and Features:

Letitia Dean and Paul Medford (Eastenders)
Spandau Ballet
The Damned
New Model Army
Duran Duran
Half Man, Half Biscuit
Red Box
Swing Out Sister
The Smiths - Live
ZZ Top - Live
The Tube

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Letitia Dean and Paul Medford -

Something Outta Nothing

Bon Jovi - Living On A Pray

Glass Tiger - Don't forget Me

(When I'm Gone)

Prince - Anotherloverholenyohead

Janet Jackson - Control

Swing Out Sister - Break Out

The The - Infected

Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hanging On

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 178

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

15th November 1986

Front Cover - Kim Wilde and

Debbie Harry

Centre Spread - Spandau Ballet

Back Cover - Tom Cruise (Top Gun)

Interviews and Features:

Kim Wilde
Debbie Harry
Bob Geldof - 50 Facts
Duran Duran - Quiz
Jermaine Stewart
Readers Poll '86 Voting Form
Kate Bush
Eddy Grant
Europe

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Peter Gabriel - Don't Give Up

Nick Kamen - Each Time You Break

My Heart

Spandau Ballet - Through The

Barricades

Madness - (Waiting) For the Ghost Train

Kate Bush - Experiment IV

Europe - The Final Countdown

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

22nd November 1986

Issue 179

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Five Star

Centre Spread - Curiosity Killed The Cat

Back Cover - Corinne (Swing Out Sister)

Interviews and Features:

We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It
Five Star
Madness
Tina Turner
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Das Psycho Rangers
Linda Lusardi
Iron Maiden
Bon Jovi

Posters

Song Lyrics:

We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna

Use It - Love Is The Slug

Grace Jones - I'm Not Perfect

New Order - Bizarre love Triangle

Tina Turner - Two People

Huey Lewis and The News - Hip To Be

Square

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Warriors Of

The Wasteland

Paul Young - Some People

Simple Minds - Ghostdancing

Cameo - Candy

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

29th November 1986

Issue 180

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - Eugene Adebari

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Front Cover - Europe

Centre Spread - Go West

Back Cover - Michael J Fox

Interviews and Features:

Sam Fox
Erasure
Mel And Kim
Communards
Europe
Swing Out Sister
Police
Kim Wilde
Dr And The Medics - Video
Ultravox - Live
Owen Paul - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

The Damned - Anything

Genesis - Land Of Confusion

A-Ha - Cry Wolf

Go West - True Colours

Billy Bragg - Getting To The New Brunette

Oran 'Juice' Jones - The Rain

Anita Baker - Sweet Love

Jaki Graham - Step Right Up

Iron Maiden - Stranger in A Strange Land

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

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Coming Soon

Issue 181

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

6th December 1986

Front Cover - A-Ha

Centre Spread - The Damned

Back Cover - Shelley Preston

(Bucks Fizz)

Interviews and Features:

A-Ha
Duran Duran
OMD
Tom Cruise
Felix Howard
Cocteau Twins - Live
Alison Moyet - Live
Marc Almond - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Madonna - Open Your Heart

Communards - So Cold The Night

Five Star - If I Say Yes

Eurythmics - The Miracle Of Love

Spitting Image - Santa Claus Is On

The Dole

Sam Fox - I'm All You Need

Bruce Springsteen - War

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 182

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

13th December 1986

Front Cover - Nick Kamen

Centre Spread - Stedman (Five Star)

Back Cover - Sam Fox

Interviews and Features:

Nick Kamen
Phillip Schofield
Cutting Crew
Des 'N' Rog
Wham
Debbie Harry
Rock Calendars
Bucks Fizz

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Alison Moyet - Is This Love

Ultravox - All Fall Down

Gregg Abbott - Shake You Down

Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite

Gary Moore - Over the Hills And Far

Away

Status Quo - Dreamin'

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

20th December 1986 -
27th December 1986
Double Issue

Issue 183 and 1984

(Double Issue)

Price - 45p Pages - 64

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Five Star

Centre Spread - Five Star

Back Cover - Santa Claus (Intimate Details)

Interviews and Features:

Nick Berry
Five Star
A-Ha
Housemartins
Wham
Bon Jovi
Spandau Ballet
Rock Around The Rock with
Bob Geldof
Paul Young
Alison Moyet
Silly Pictures
More Silly Pictures
Christmas Questions
Gregory Abbott - Intimate Details

Posters

Song Lyrics:

The Pretenders - Hymn To Her

Shakin' Stevens - Merry Christmas Everybody

Elton John and Cliff Richard - Slow Rivers

Nik Kershaw - Radio Musicola

Gap Band - Big Fun

Albums

Singles by Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Adverts