1987 Issues

These are the issues of Number One that came out in 1987.

52 issues in total.

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Price - 45p

Editor - Alan Lewis

Assistant Editor - Paul Bursche

News Editor - Anne Lambert

Production Editor - Adrian Tierney-Jones

Sub Editor - Mark Booker

Art Editor - Sandy Ward

Assistant Art Editor - Tim Harding

Design - Fraser Gray

Artwork - Tim Parker

Publisher - David Curtis

Editorial Director / Editor In Chief - Alan Lewis

Published - Thursday

Issue 185

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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3rd January 1987

Front Cover - Morten Harkett (A-Ha)

Centre Spread 1 - Nick Berry

Centre Spread 2 - Spitting Image

Back Cover - Tom Cruise (Top Gun)

Interviews and Features:

The Ups and Downs Of '86
The Year In Pictures
Madonna
Erasure
Morten Harkett (A-Ha)
Readers Poll
Spitting Image
Quiz Of The Year
Rosie Vela
Rick Parfitt - (Status Quo) Intimate Details
Jacki Graham
Nick Vs Nick - Kamen or Berry

Posters

A-ha

Live

The Communards, Level 42

Song Lyrics:

Swing Out Sister - Surrender

Rosie Vela - Magic Smile

Stranglers - Big In America

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Because Of You

Loose Ends - Nights Of Pleasure

Lionel Richie - Ballerina Girl

Paul McCartney - Only Love Remains

Paul Simon - The Boy In The Bubble

Elkie Brooks - No More the Fool

Adverts

The Bangles - Walking Down Your Street Single

Heaven 17 - Double Trouble Single

Issue 186

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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10th January 1987

Front Cover - Madonna

Centre Spread - A-Ha (On The Road)

Back Cover - Alison Moyet

Interviews and Features:

Madonna
Bangles
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Gap Band
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Swing Out Sister
The The
Small Town Elephants

Poster

Mark E Smith (The Fall)

Live

A-Ha - Live, UB40 - Live, Kim Wilde, The Eurythmics

Song Lyrics:

Bangles - Walking Down your Street

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth

Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child

Berlin - You Don't Know

Pepsi and Shirlie - Heartache

Books

Depeche Mode, Bryan Adams, A-Ha, The Police, Big Country, U2, Bob Marley, The Hip, Gary Numan, Cliff Richard

Adverts

Dead Or Alive - Something I my House Single

T La Rock - Back To Burn Single

Little Richard - Somebody's Comin' Single

Drum Theatre - El Dorado Single

Swing Out Sister - Surrender Single

The Mission - Wasteland Single

Hue and Cry - I Refuse Single

China Crisis - Best Kept Secret Single

Crocodile Dundee Film

Issue 187

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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17th January 1987

Front Cover - Pet Shop Boys

Centre Spread 1 - Billy Idol

Centre Spread 2 - Spandau Ballet

Back Cover - Jimmy Somerville

Interviews and Features:

Mandy Smith
Pet Shop Boys
Pepsi and Shirlie
Robbie Nevil
Madonna
Gary Moore
Michael J Fox
Michael Jackson
Kool and the Gang - Live
Bucks Fizz - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Dead Or Alive - Something In My House

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Wheels

On Fire

The Style Council - It Didn't Matter

Run DMC - You Be 'Illin'

Vesta Williams - Once Bitten Twice Shy

Taffy - I Love My Radio

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 188

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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24th January 1987

Front Cover - Swing Out Sister

Centre Spread 1 - Wayne Hussey

(The Mission)

Centre Spread 2 - The Bangles

Back Cover - Nick Kamen

Interviews and Features:

Swing Out Sister
Europe
Run DMC
Dee C Lee
Iggy Pop
Berlin
George Michael
Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Live
Berlin - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Blow Monkeys - It doesn't Have to Be

This Way

Julian Cope - Trampoline

The Mission - Wasteland

Eighth Wonder - Will You Remember

Girl Talk - Falling For You

Mandy Smith - I Just Can't Wait

Jermaine Stewart - Don't Ever Leave Me

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 189

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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31st January 1987

Front Cover - Curiosity Killed The Cat

Centre Spread 1 - Bon Jovi

Centre Spread 2 - Nick Kamen

Back Cover - Pete Burns

Interviews and Features:

Curiosity Killed The Cat
Nick Kamen
Blow Monkeys
Europe
Alison Moyet
Rosie Vela
Beastie Boys
Robbie Nevil
Pretenders
The Daintees

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Randy Crawford - Almaz

Stevie Wonder - Stranger On The Shore

Of Love

UB40 - Rat In Mi Kitchen

The Smiths - Shoplifters Of The

World Unite

Mick Karn and David Sylvian - Boy

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 190

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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7th February 1987

Front Cover - Bon Jovi

Centre Spread 1 - Corrine

(Swing Out Sister)

Centre Spread 2 - Curiosity Killed The Cat

Back Cover - Terri Nunn (Berlin)

Interviews and Features:

George Michael
Bon Jovi
Hugh Cornwell
Drum Theatre
Mick Khan
Paul Weller
Five Star
Moonlighting
Siouxsie

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Paul Young - Why Does A Man Have To

Be Strong?

Sam Moore and Lou Reed - Soul Man

Eric Clapton - Behind The Mask

Red Box - Heart Of The Sun

Timbuck 3 - Future's So Bright

A-Ha - Manhattan Skyline

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

14th February 1987

21st February 1987

Issue 191

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Simon Le Bon

(Duran Duran)

Centre Spread 1 - Pepsi and Shirlie

Centre Spread 2 - Tom Crusie

Back Cover - Nick Kamen

Interviews and Features:

Duran Duran
The Jets
Rosie Vela and Suzanne Vega
The Bangles
Timbuck 3
Julian Cope
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Taffy
The Mission
Level 42
Michael Jackson

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Duran Duran - Skin Trade

Five Star - Stay Out Of My Life

The Jets - Crush On You

Carly Simon - Coming Around Again

China Crisis - Best Kept Secret

The Damned - Gigolo

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 192

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Patrick Quigley

/ Retna

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Doctor Robert

Centre Spread 1 - The Smiths

Centre Spread 2 - Doctor Robert

Back Cover - Pepsi and Shirlie

Interviews and Features:

Music Biz Awards
Doctor Robert
Bananarama
A-Ha
Luther Vandross
Duran Duran
Mantronix
George Michael
Kirk Brandon - Intimate Details
Queen - Video
Arcadia - Video

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Bananarama - Trick Of The Night

The Cult - Love Removal Machine

Ben E. King - Stand By Me

Nick Kamen - Loving You Is Sweeter

Than Ever

Mantronix - Who Is It

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 193

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Adrian Boot

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

28th February 1987

Front Cover - Curiosity Killed The Cat

Centre Spread 1 - Bananarama

Centre Spread 2 - Five Star

Back Cover - Mark King (Level 42)

Interviews and Features:

Curiosity Killed The Cat
Mental As Anything
The Jets
The Christians
Man 2 Man
The Damned
The Cult
Jon Bon Jovi vs Joey Tempest
Fuzzbox

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Mental As Anything - Live It Up

Level 42 - Running In The Family

Simply Red - The Right Thing

Percy Sledge - when A Man Loves A

Woman

Communards - You Are My World

Erasure - It Doesn't Have To Be

Freddie Jackson - Have You Ever Loved

Gwen Guthrie - Good To Go Lover

Icicle Works - Evangeline

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 194

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - George Bodnar

/ Relay

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

7th March 1987

Front Cover - Joey Tempest (Europe)

Centre Spread 1 - Curiosity Killed The Cat

Centre Spread 2 - Joey Tempest (Europe)

Back Cover - Mathew Broderick

Interviews and Features:

Europe
The Cult
Anthrax
Mel and Kim
Beastie Boys
Mick Jones (BAD)
Style Council
A-Ha - Quiz
Best Disco In Town
Microdisney

Posters

Song Lyrics:

View From The Hill - I'm No Rebel

Paul Johnson - When Love Comes Calling

World Party - Ship Of Fools

Beastie Boys - Fight For The Right

BAD - V Thirteen

Boy George - Everything I Own

Mel and Kim - Respectable

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

14th March 1987

21st March 1987

Issue 195

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - James Morgan

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Front Cover - Nick Kamen

Centre Spread 1 - Nick Kamen

Centre Spread 2 - Beastie Boys

Back Cover - Ian Astbury (The Cult)

Interviews and Features:

Nick Kamen
Boy George
Eurythmics
Alison Moyet
Simply Red
Brother Beyond
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Cyndi Lauper - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender

Anthrax - I Am The Law

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Watching

The Wildlife

Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence

of Beauty

Gary Moore - Wild Frontier

Jackie Wilson - The Sweetest Feeling

Debbie Harry - Free To Fall

Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun

Prince - Sign Of The Times

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 196

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - George Bodnar

/ Relay

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Front Cover - Mel and Kim

Centre Spread 1 - Mel and Kim

Centre Spread 2 - Jon Bon Jovi

Back Cover - Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Interviews and Features:

Mel and Kim
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Beastie Boys
Five Star
Nick Van Eede (Cutting Crew)
Bruce Willis
The Cult
Terrence Trent D'Arby
Freddie Mercury
Dee Jay Championships

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Lone Justice - I Found Love

Cyndi Lauper - What's Goin' On

Cutting Crew - One For The Mocking-Bird

The Mission - Severina

Genesis - Tonight, Tonight, Tonight

The Rainmakers - Let My People Go-Go

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Coming Soon

Issue 197

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Tim Roney

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

28th March 1987

Front Cover - Janet Jackson

Centre Spread - Boy George

Back Cover - Madonna

Interviews and Features:

Janet Jackson
Fine Young Cannibals
Berlin
U2
Level 42 - Levi's Competition
River Phoenix
Curiosity Killed The Cat
The Cult - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Ferry Aid - Let It Be

The Big Supreme - Please Yourself

Robbie Nevil - Dominoes

U2 - With Or Without You

Club Nouveau - Lean On Me

Ruby Turner - I Would Rather Go Blind

Style Council - Waiting

Janet Jackson - Let's Wait A While

Terrence Trent D'Arby - If You Let Me Stay

Albums

Singles

Adverts

Issue 198

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

4th April 1987

Front Cover - David Bowie

Centre Spread 1 - Bon Jovi

Centre Spread 2 - Boy George and

Nick Kamen

Back Cover - Mel and Kim

Interviews and Features:

David Bowie
Nick Kamen
Thompson Twins
Janet Jackson
The Rainmakers
The Mission - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Whitesnake - Still Of the Night

David Bowie - Day-In Day-Out

Peter Gabriel - Big Time

Fine Young Cannibals - Ever Fallen

In Love

Thompson Twins - Get That Love

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Ordinary Day

Bryan Adams - In The Heat Of The Night

Siouxsie and the Banshees - The

Passenger

Blow Monkey - Out With Her

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

11th April 1987

18th April 1987

Issue 199

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - George Bodnar

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Front Cover - Joey Tempest (Europe)

Centre Spread 1 - Terrence Trent D'Arby

Centre Spread 2 - David Bowie

Back Cover - Bono (U2)

Interviews and Features:

Europe
Bryan Adams
The Blow Monkeys
The Cure
Kim Wilde
Prince
Whitesnake
AIDS Benefit - with Wham

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Europe - Carrie

Five Star - The Slightest Touch

The Pogues with the Dubliners - The Irish

Rover

The Cure - Why Can't I Be You

Bon Jovi - Wanted Dead Or Alive

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 200

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - Adrian Boot

This issue came with a Free Booklet

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 - Curiosity Killed The Cat

Centre Spread 1 - Five Star

Centre Spread 2 - The Bangles

Back Cover - George Michael and

Boy George

Interviews and Features:

Curiosity Killed The Cat
Bon Jovi
The Blow Monkeys
Janet Jackson
Happy Birthday No.1
Club Nouveau

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Spear Of Destiny - Never Take Me Alive

Living In A Box - Living In A Box

Dead Or Alive - Hooked On Love

Kim Wilde and Junior - Another Step

Maxi Priest - Let Me Know

Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now

Judy Boucher - Can't be With You Tonight

Gary Numan - Radio Heart

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Coming Soon

Issue 201

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - Mike Prior

This issue came with a Free Double Sided Poster

Morten Harket (A-Ha)

Joey Tempest (Europe)

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

(Free Gifts)

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Coming Soon

25th April 1987

Front Cover - Five Star

Centre Spread 1 - Jon Bon Jovi

Centre Spread 2 - Ben Volpeliere

(Curiosity Killed The Cat)

Centre Spread 3 - Duran Duran

Back Cover - Kim Wilde and Junior

Interviews and Features:

Five Star
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Madonna
The Bangles
Paul King
No. 73
Gary Numan
Beastie Boys - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

That Petrol Emotion - Big Decision

Fleetwood Mac - Big Love

Tom Jones - The Boy From Nowhere

The Smiths - Sheila Take A Bow

Swing Out Sister - Twilight World

Elvis Presley - Ain't That Lovin' You Baby

Labi Siffre - (Something Inside) So Strong

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

2nd May 1987

Front Cover - The Jets

Centre Spread 1 - Five Star

Centre Spread 2 - The Cult

Centre Spread 3 - Mark King (level 42)

Back Cover - Tom Jones

Interviews and Features:

Wet Wet Wet
The Jets
Chris and Glen - Intimate Details
Swing Out Sister
Tina Turner
The Cure
Julian Cope
Bon Jovi
Westworld
Paul Simon - Live
Erasure - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky

The Jets - Curiosity

Chris and Glen - Diamond Lights

Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams

David Essex - Myfanwy

The Damned - Alone Again Or

The Bangles - Following

Duran Duran - Meet El Presidente

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 202

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

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

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Coming Soon

9th May 1987

16th May 1987

Issue 203

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

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

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Duran Duran

Centre Spread 1 - Madonna

Centre Spread 2 - The Damned

Centre Spread 3 - The Jets

Back Cover - Glen and Chris

Interviews and Features:

Pop Parents
Tom Jones
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Sly Dunbar - Intimate Details
Duran Duran
Robbie Nevil
Rikki
Kirk Brandon
The Smiths
Love 'N' Money
The Cure

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Cameo - Back And Forth

The Cult - Lil' Devil

Westworld - Banana Bamboo

Spear Of Destiny - Never Take Me Alive

Depeche Mode - Strangelove

Level 42 - To Be With You Again

Gary Moore - Friday On My Mind

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 204

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

This issue came with a Free Double Sided Poster

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Five Star

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(Free Gifts)

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Front Cover - Jesus And Mary Chain

Centre Spread 1 - Kirk Brandon

Centre Spread 2 - Wet Wet Wet

Centre Spread 3 - Zodizc Mindwarp

Back Cover - Westworld

Interviews and Features:

Hoddle and Woddle
Jesus And Mary Chain
Robin Campbell (UB40) - Intimate Details
Johnny Hates Jazz
Mel and Kim
Duran Duran
Mental As Anything
Toyah
Chart Show
OMD
It's Wicked

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Go West - I Want to \hear It From You

Cary Johnson - Real Fashion Reggae

King Kurt - Ring Dang Do

Doris Day - Move Over Darling

John Farnham - You're The Voice

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Coming Soon

Issue 205

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

This issue came with a Free Double Sided Poster

Beastie Boys

Nick Kamen

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(Free Gifts)

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Coming Soon

23rd May 1987

Front Cover - Beastie Boys

Centre Spread 1 - Whitney Houston

Centre Spread 2 - Europe

Centre Spread 3 - Jesus And Mary Chain

Back Cover - Johnny Hates Jazz

Interviews and Features:

Beastie Boys
Judy Boucher
Depeche Mode
The Fall
Marillion
Go West
Westworld
Robbie Nevil
Queen

Posters

Song Lyrics:

UB40 - Watchdogs

Zodiac Mindwarp - Prime Mover

Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With

Somebody

Donna Allen - Serious

Simply Red - Infidelity

Nick Kamen - Nobody Else

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 206

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - George Bodnar

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

30th May 1987

Front Cover - Fish

Centre Spread 1 - Erasure

Centre Spread 2 - Mike Hucknall

(Simply Red)

Centre Spread 3 - Beastie Boys with

Hurricane

Back Cover - Suzanne Vega

Interviews and Features:

Beastie Boys
Nick Kamen
Belouis Some
Montreux Rock Festival
Zodiac Mindwarp
Fish
Sam Fox
Johnny Hates Jazz
Whitney Houston - Intimate Details

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Pepsi and Shirlie - Goodbye Stranger

Paul Carrack - Walk In The Room

Marillion - Incommunicardo

Jody Watley - Looking For A New Love

The Housemartins - Five Get Over Excited

Georgia Satellites - Battleship Chains

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

6th June 1987

13th June 1987

Issue 207

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - George Michael

Centre Spread 1 - Swing Out Sister

Centre Spread 2 -George Michael

Back Cover - Whitney Houston

Interviews and Features:

George Michael
Pepsi and Shirlie
Jon Moss
Jody Watley
Boy George
The Housemartins
The Damned
Marc Bolan
Act
Beastie Boys

Posters

Song Lyrics:

The Housemartins - Five Get Overexcited

Georgia Satellites - Battleship Chains

Sam Fox - Nothing's Gonna Stop Me Now

Johnny Logan - Hold Me Now

Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn

Bruce Willis - Under The Boardwalk

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 208

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Marti Pellow (Wet Wet Wet)

Centre Spread 1 - Pepsi and Shirlie

Centre Spread 2 - Boy George

Centre Spread 3 - Beastie Boys

Back Cover - Larry Blackmon (Cameo)

Interviews and Features:

George Michael
Wet Wet Wet
Age of Chance
Bruce Springsteen
ABC
David Jensen
Carol Hitchcock
U2

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Boy George - Keep Me In Mind

Run DMC - It's Tricky

Whitesnake - Is This Love

Mint Juleps - Every Kind Of People

Suzanne Vega - Luka

Erasure - Victims of Love

Blow Monkeys - The Day After You

ABC - When Smokey Sings

Carol Hitchcock - Get Ready

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 209

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

20th June 1987

Front Cover - Ian McCulloch

(Echo and the Bunnymen)

Centre Spread 1 - U2

Centre Spread 2 - Jim Kerr (Simple Minds)

Back Cover - Whitney Houston

Interviews and Features:

Crowded House
Broken English
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Donna Allen - Intimate Details
Pet Shop Boys
Suzanne Vega
Hue And Cry
Echo and the Bunnymen
Erasure
The Prince's Trust

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Prince - If I Was Your Girlfriend

Echo and the Bunnymen - The Game

U2 - Still Haven't Found What I'm

Looking For

Alison Moyet - Ordinary Girl

Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 210

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

27th June 1987

Front Cover - Mel and Kim

Centre Spread 1 - Pet Shop Boys

Centre Spread 2 - Robert Smith

(The Cure)

Centre Spread 3 - Michael J Fox

Back Cover - Billy Idol

Interviews and Features:

Mel and Kim
Echo and the Bunnymen
Terrence Trent D'Arby
Bryan Adams
John Farnham - Intimate Details
U2
Then Jerico
Michael Davidson
Marillion
Jody Watley

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Janet Jackson - The Pleasure Principle

Herb and Janet - Diamonds

Pet Shop Boys - i\t's A Sin

Terrence Trent D'Arby - Wishing Well

A-Ha - Living Daylights

Living In A Box - Scales Of Justice

Gary Numan - London Times

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 211

Price - 45p Pages - 48

Cover by - Martin Haggerty

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

4th July 1987

Front Cover - Bananarama

Centre Spread 1 - Terrence Trent D'Arby

Centre Spread 2 - Mel and Kim

Back Cover - Bono (U2)

Interviews and Features:

Bananarama
Five Star
Sam Fox
David Bowie
Chris Rea
Crowded House
The Soup Dragons
Princess
Errol Brown - Intimate Details

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Shakin' Stevens - A Little Boogie Woogie

Ultravox - All In One Day

Atlantic Starr - Always

Bananarama - I Heard A Rumour

Billy Idol - Sweet Sixteen

Soup Dragons - Can't Take No More

Princess - Red Hot

Cliff Richard - My Pretty One

Simple Minds - Promised You A Miracle

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 212

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

11th July 1987

Front Cover - Terrence Tent D'Arby

Centre Spread 1 - Madonna

Centre Spread 2 - Living In A Box

Centre Spread 3 - Curiosity Killed The Cat

Back Cover - Janet Jackson

Interviews and Features:

Terrence Trent D'Arby
Shakin' Stevens
A-Ha
Deacon Blue
Black
The Christians
Whitney v Janet
Captital Festival - Live
Peter Gabriel - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

David Bowie - Time Will Crawl

Black - Sweetest Smile

The Cure - Catch

Anthrax - Indians

Heart - Alone

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

18th July 1987

25th July 1987

Issue 213

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Madonna

Centre Spread 1 - Tim Dalton

Centre Spread 2 - Sam Fox

Back Cover - Morten Harket (A-Ha)

Interviews and Features:

Network 7
Madonna
Paul Zone
Cliff Richard
Bond Quiz
Whitesnake
Sinitta
Sport Aid
Michael Jackson
Genesis - Live
Wet Wet Wet - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Mel and Kim - F.L.M.

Freddie McGregor - Don't Wanna Be

Lonely

The Christians - Hooverville

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

Issue 214

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - Mike Prior

Thank you to Shane Marais for donating the scans

Front Cover - Wet Wet Wet

Centre Spread 1 - Bananarama

Centre Spread 2 - Black

Centre Spread 3 - Terrence Trent D'Arby

Back Cover - A-Ha and Maryam D'Abo

Interviews and Features:

Wet Wet Wet
Heart
Sly and Robbie
Mel and Kim
Black
Boy George
Swing Out Sister
Kane Gang

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Wet Wet Wet - Sweet Little Mystery

Boy George - Sold

Beastie Boys - She's On It

Madonna - Who's That Girl

Peter Gabriel - Red Rain

Hue and Cry - Labour Of Love

Gap Band - Oops Upside Your Head

Albums

Singles by

Adverts

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Coming Soon

Issue 215

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (unknown)

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Coming Soon

1st August 1987

Front Cover - Boy George

Centre Spread 1 - Philip Scofield

Centre Spread 2 - Wet Wet Wet

Centre Spread 3 - Michael Jackson

Back Cover - Gilbert The Alien

Interviews and Features:

Boy George
Freddie McGregor
Bruce Willis
Robbie Nevil
Hue and Cry
Sam Fox
Los Lobos
Casio Competition
Marillion - Live
Terrence Trent D'Arby - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Sinitta - Toy Boy

Luther Vandross - I Really Didn't Mean it

Robbie Nevil - Wot's It To Ya?

Sam Fox - I Surrender

Judy Boucher - You Caught My Eye

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Issue 216

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Coming Soon

8th August 1987

Front Cover - Michael Jackson

Centre Spread 1 - Robert Smith

(The Cure)

Centre Spread 2 - Whitney Houston

Back Cover - Superman

Interviews and Features:

Michael Jackson
Westworld
Bruce Willis v Don Johnson
Echo and the Bunnymen
Level 42
Def Leppard
Mega Quiz
Taffy

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Michael and Siedah - I Just Can't Stop Loving You

Spagna - Call Me

Anita Dobson - Talking Of Love

Echo and the Bunnymen - Lips Like Sugar

New Order - True Faith

Pseudo Echo - Funky Town

Albums

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15th August 1987

22nd August 1987

Issue 217

Price - 45p Pages - 48

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Whitney Houston

Centre Spread 1 - Beastie Boys

Centre Spread 2 - Jon Bon Jovi

Centre Spread 3 - Steadman (Five Star)

Back Cover - Terrence Trent D'Arby

Interviews and Features:

Whitney Houston
The Roxy
Spagna
Aled Jones
Elvis Presley
Brother Beyond
Kim Wilde

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Prince - U Got That Look

Def Leppard - Animal

Westworld - Where The Action Is

Motley Crue - Girls, Girls, Girls

Albums

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Issue 218

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - Paul Cox

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Madonna

Centre Spread 1 - Lorraine (Five Star)

Centre Spread 2 - Then Jerico

Centre Spread 3 - Bruce Willis

Back Cover - Michael Jackson

Interviews and Features:

Madonna - Live
Rick Astley - Intimate Details
Hue and Cry
Five Star
Thomas Lang
Imagination
Sinitta
Siouxsie
The David Jenson Column
Pseudo Echo
Brookside
Motley Crue

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up

Then Jerico - The Motive

Wax - Building A Bridge To Your Heart

The Jesus and The Mary Chain - Happy

When It Rains

Albums

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29th August 1987

5th September 1987

Issue 219

Price - 45p Pages - 56

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Then Jerico

Centre Spread 1 - Kim Wilde

Centre Spread 2 - Delroy (Five Star)

Back Cover - Hue and Cry

Interviews and Features:

Then Jerico
Brookside
Chris Finch
Danny Wilson
Five Star
Chrissie Hynde
Rick Astley
Wet Wet Wet
Poison
Whitney Houston - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

The Smiths - Girlfriend In A Coma

The Temptations - Papa Was A

Rolling Stone

Bon Jovi - Never Say Goodbye

Pet Shop Boys - What Have I Done

To Deserve This

Five Star - Whenever You're Ready

The Cult - Wildflower

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Issue 220

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Madonna

Centre Spread 1 - Morten (A-Ha)

Centre Spread 2 - Doris (Five Star)

Back Cover - Pet Shop Boys

Interviews and Features:

Madonna
Pat Leonard
Bruce Willis
Rick Astley
T'Pau
Bruno Brooks
Heart
Coronation Street
Madonna - The Movie
The Kid Jensen Column
The Donnington Monsters Of Rock - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Black - Wonderful Life

Kim Wilde - Say You Really Want Me

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Issue 221

Price - 45p Pages - 56

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Coming Soon

12th September 1987

Front Cover - Five Star

Centre Spread 1 - Don Johnson

Centre Spread 2 - Deniece (Five Star)

Back Cover - Michael Jackson

Interviews and Features:

Five Star
Cheryl Baker (Bucks Fizz)
Transvision Vamp
Black
Rick Astley
Then Jerico
Depeche Mode
The Primitives
Cliff Richard
Wembley - who played this summer
Wacaday
The Cult
Pardon - Quiz
The Fat Boys

Posters

Song Lyrics:

The Fat Boys - Wipe-out

Johnny Hates Jazz - I Don't Want To

Be A Hero

U2 - Where The Streets Have No Name

Squeeze - Hourglass

Albums

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Issue 222

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - Mike Prior

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Coming Soon

19th September 1987

Front Cover - Pepsi and Shirlie

Centre Spread 1 - Mark Shaw

(Then Jerico)

Centre Spread 2 - Rick Astley

Back Cover - Mark King (Level 42)

Interviews and Features:

Pepsi and Shirlie
Bruce Willis
Johnny Hates Jazz
Five Star
Housemartins
Oldland and Mantano
Kid Jensen
ABC
Sport Aid - Live
Stevie Wonder - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Depeche Mode - Never Let Me Down

Again

Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer

Michael Jackson - Bad

Johnathan Butler - Lies

Albums

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Issue 223

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - (Unknown)

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Coming Soon

26th September 1987

Front Cover - Michael Jackson

Centre Spread 1 - Ben (Curiosity Killed

The Cat)

Centre Spread 2 - Jon Bon Jovi

Back Cover - Nick Kamen

Interviews and Features:

Michael Jackson
Bananarama
Matthew (Karel Fialka)
Five Star
Level 42
The Communards
Luther Vandross
Hue and Cry
Gene Loves Jezebel
Bad News
Def Leppard - Live
Jesus and Mary Chain - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Madonna - Causing A Commotion

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Free

Albums

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Issue 224

Price - 45p Pages - 56

Cover by - Pop Stars

Secrets Booklet

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Coming Soon

3rd October 1987

Front Cover - Living In A Box

Centre Spread 1 - Michael Jackson

Centre Spread 2 - Larry Mullen (U2)

Back Cover - Jonathan Ross

Interviews and Features:

Jellybean Benitez
Living In A Box
Curiosity Killed The Cat
LL Cool J
Five Star
Mandy Smith
Radio One
Gary Numan
So You Wanna Be A Pop Star
David Jensen Column
Then Jerico - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Luther Vandross - Stop To Love

Pepsi and Shirlie - Can't Give Me Love

Communards - Tomorrow

Level 42 - It's Over

Albums

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10th October 1987

17th October 1987

Issue 225

Price - 45p Pages - 56

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Coming Soon

Cover Pic - (Unknown)

Pages - 56 Price - 45p

Front Cover - Terrence Trent D'Arby

Centre Spread 1 - John Barnes

Centre Spread 2 - Pepsi and Shirlie

Back Cover - Janet Jackson

Interviews and Features:

Battle Of The Giants
Then Jerico
Five Star in America
The Cure
Terrence Trent D'Arby
Shakin' Stevens
The Brattie Pack
Sisters Of Mercy
Are You Britain's Greatest Pop Fan?
Hue and Cry - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Def Leppard - Pour Some Sugar On Me

LL Cool J - I Need Love

Albums

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Issue 226

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Five Star

Centre Spread 1 - George Michael

Centre Spread 2 - Pet Shop Boys

Back Cover - Duran Duran and

David Bowie

Interviews and Features:

Five Star
Kirk Brandon
Erasure
Phillip Schofield and Sarah Greene
Steve Walsh
Jonathan Ross v Dame Edna
Bananarama
Lloyd Cole
Dinosaurs - The Old Stars In Our Charts
Bee Gees
Cameo - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Was Not Was - Walk The Dinosaur

Abigail Mead and Nigel Goulding - Full

Metal Jacket

Erasure - The Circus

Terrence Trent D'Arby - Dance Little Sister

Bee Gees - You Win Again

Albums

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Issue 227

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Coming Soon

24th October 1987

Front Cover - George Michael

Centre Spread 1 - Shakin' Stevens

Centre Spread 2 - Eddie Murphy

Back Cover - John 'Jellybean' Benitez

Interviews and Features:

The Name Escapes Me
George Michael
Pet Shop Boys
Radio Scruples
Whitney Houston
Scarlet Fantastic
Splash
Blue Mercedes
Wet Wet Wet
You Wanna Be A Pop Star
The Communards - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

George Michael - Faith

Bananarama - Love In The First Degree

Albums

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Issue 228

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Coming Soon

31st October 1987

Front Cover - Scarlet Fantastic

Centre Spread 1 - Whitney Houston

Centre Spread 2 - Michael Jackson and

Jon Bon Jovi

Back Cover - George Michael

Interviews and Features:

Rick Astley
Jacko's Spook Party
Scarlet Fantastic
The Alarm
Black
The Cure
Lyric Crazy
Eat the Rich
Going Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Rick Astley - Whenever You Need

Somebody

Scarlet Fantastic - No Memory

Eurythmics - Beethoven

Pet Shop Boys - Rent

Albums

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7th November 1987

14th November 1987

Issue 229

Price - 45p Pages - 56

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Mark Shaw (Then Jerico)

Centre Spread 1 - The Jets

Centre Spread 2 - Sting

Back Cover - Erasure

Interviews and Features:

Then Jerico
Eurythmics
Guy Fawkes
INXS
Cameo
The No.1 Party
True romance Special with T'Pau
Maxi Priest
Westworld
Living In A Box
Ben Elton
Style Council
U2
George Michael
Famous For 15 Minutes

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Then Jerico - Muscle Deep

Fleetwood Mac - Little Lies

Style Council; - Wanted

Albums

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Issue 230

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Rick Astley

Centre Spread 1 - Bananarama

Centre Spread 2 - Robert Smith (Cure)

Back Cover - Paul Weller

Interviews and Features:

George Michael
All About Eve
Rick Astley
Boy George Superfan - Becky Patrick
Mistaken Identity
Stevie Wonder
Maxi Priest
Heartbeat
Echo and the Bunnymen - Live

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe -

Barcelona

Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye

The Smiths - I Started Something I

Couldn't Finish

Albums

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Issue 231

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Coming Soon

21st November 1987

Front Cover - Mel Smith and Kim Wilde

Centre Spread 1 - Patrick Swayze

Centre Spread 2 - Carol Decker (T'Pau)

Back Cover - Latoyah Jackson

Interviews and Features:

Dance Aid
Radio One At Play
Desireless
Mel Smith and Kim Wilde
Freddie Mercury
Voice Of The Beehive
Communards
Janet Jackson Superfan - Michelle Jaram
Boy George
The Jets
Eric B and Rakim
Bad News
Glen Goldsmith

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Whitney Houston - So Emotional

Albums

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28th November 1987

Issue 232

Price - 45p Pages - 64

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Front Cover - Carol Decker (T'Pau)

Centre Spread - Live Aid (1985)

Back Cover - Gary Davis

Interviews and Features:

The Proclaimers
T'Pau
Bruce Willis Superfan - Lorraine Ashard
Bros
The Smiths
Pete Wylie
Barry White and Bobby Womack
Johnny Hates JazzTop 100 Selling Singles from last 20 Years

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Boy George - To Be Reborn

The Proclaimers - letter From America

Janet Jackson - Funny How Time Flies

T'Pau - China In Your Hands

Albums

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Coming Soon

5th December 1987

12th December 1987

Issue 233

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Boy George

Centre Spread 1 - Clark Datchler

(Johnny Hates Jazz)

Centre Spread 2 - Lou Diamond Phillips

Back Cover - Mel Smith, Kim Wilde and

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Interviews and Features:

Nick Van Eede (Cutting Crew)
Boy George
Pet Shop Boys Superfan - Andie Murphy
What Will Be The Christmas Number One
Def Leppard
Zodiac Mindwarp
The Housemartins
Maxi Priest
Rick Astley
Records Of the Year
Alexander O'Neal

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Proclaimers - Letter From America

Cutting Crew - I've Been In Love Before

Alexander O'Neal - Criticize

The Hooters - Satellite

Albums

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Issue 234

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Coming Soon

Front Cover - Clarke Datchler

(Johnny Hates Jazz)

Centre Spread 1 - Blue Mercedes

Centre Spread 2 - Wet Wet Wet

Back Cover - Advert

Interviews and Features:

Johnny Hates Jazz
Michael Jackson
ABC
The Christians
Five Star
The Hooters
The Proclaimers
Pepsi and Shirlie
Aled Jones
Sam Fox Superfan - Gareth Davies

Posters

Song Lyrics:

Shakin' Stevens - What Do You Want to

Me Those Eyes At Me For?

Five Star - Somewhere Somebody

Paul McCartney - Once Upon A Long Ago

Michael Jackson - The Way You Make

Me Feel

Blue Mercedes - I Want To Be Your

Property

Albums

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Issue 235 and 236

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Coming Soon

19th December 1987 -
26th December 1987
Double Issue

Front Cover - Mark Shaw, Carol Decker, Rick Astley, Curiosity Killed The Cat,

George Michael, Philip Schofield,

Kim Wilde, Pepsi and Shirlie

Centre Spread 1 - Curiosity Killed

The Cat

Centre Spread 2 - Carol Decker (T'Pau)

Back Cover - Rick Astley

Interviews and Features:

Lola Lush - Christmas Party
Christmas Cards from the Stars
Kim Wilde
Christmas Carols
Simply Red
Shakin' Stevens Superfan - Diane Burgess
Jacko;'s Christmas Stocking
Wet Wet Wet
The Pogues
The Housemartins
Diamond Awards Festival
The No.1 Game
The Great No.1 Christmas Quiz
David Jensen's Christmas Message
Your Christmas Messages
Christmas TV
Christmas 1987 - The Stars Speak

Posters

Albums

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