Free Stuff
1986
At times Number One would either give something away Free or make it possible to send off for a Free Gift. Below are the items available in 1986.
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A-Ha Flexi Book
Number One Magazine gave it's readers a Free A-Ha Flexi Book in Issue Number 144 - 22nd March 1986.
A-Ha were one of the biggest bands in 1986 and Number One Magazine was also one of the mags that featured them heavily so they seemed the perfect fit for this new Free Gift.
The Flexi Book was as it says. It is like a Flexi disc but you read it insead. In the next issue Number One Magazine also gave away an exclusive A-Ha Picture Flexi Disc (See Below) which was to accompany the Flexi Book.
A-Ha Flexi Disc
With the 29th March edition of the Number One magazine came a free A-Ha Flexi Disc. The disc was a single sided disc that featured The Sun Always Shines On TV - New York/Fjord 7'' Remix.
The disc was a complement to the Free A-Ha booklet that was also given away the previous week.
A-Ha Flexi Disc
Free Poster
Numer One Magazine gave away a Giant Poster in issue 146 with a cover date of 5th April 1986.
As advertised in the previous issue this was a Hall Of Fame Giant Poster featuring a range of artists as follows:
1 - Midge Ure
2 - Dee Cee Lee
3 - Holly Johnson
4 - Gary Kemp
5 - Fergal Sharkey
6 - Roland Gift
7 - Sting
8 - Bono
9 - Neil Tennent
10 - Howard Jones
11 - Curt Smith
12 - Whitney Houston
13 - Dave Gahan
14 - Billy Idol
15 - Nik Kershaw
16 - Paul Young
17 - Annie Lennox
18 - Andrew Ridgeley
19 - Richard Cox
20 - Sade
The poster also gave vital information, dates and addresses on the stars.
This issue also gave away 2 Stickers that were Postcard size. There was 6 to collect (which came in subsequent issues) that you can stick to the poster to design your own poster. These stickers were as follows:
1 - Madonna
2 - Simon Le Bon
3 - George Michael
4 - Paul King (King)
5 - Morten Harkett
6 - John Taylor
Hall Of Fame Poster
Advert - Issue 145 - 29th March 1986
2 Free Stickers - 5th April 1986
Simon Le Bon
Madonna
George Michael
Morten Harket
Paul King
Advert For Next Set Of Stickers
Issue 146 - 5th April 1986
John Taylor
Advert - 6th September 1986
Free Pop Wallet
The issue 13th September 1986 gave it's readers a Free Pop Wallet.
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This Wallet had compartments to keep various things in and also came with 2 Free Pop Cards which were:
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1 - Simon Le Bon (Duran Duran)
2 - List Of Pop Stars Birthdays.
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Over the following weeks there were 4 more cards to collect which were:
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3 - Madonna
4 - Morrissey
5 - George Michael
6 - Morten (A-Ha)
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Simon Le Bon
Stars Birthdays
Madonna
Morrissey
George Michael
Morten Harket
A-Ha World Tour Poster
Advert - 13th September 1986
The issue 20th September 1986 gave it's readers a Giant Double Sided A-Ha Tour Poster.
One the one side was a picture of the band A-Ha while the other side had a picture of the various places that the band were goign to be playing on their world tour.
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Side 1
Side 2
Free Badge
The issue 27th September 1986 gave it's readers One of 3 Different Badges.
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These were
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1 - A-Ha
2 - U2
3 - Pet Shop Boys
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The only way you were able to get all 3 of the Badges was to buy 3 different copies of the magazine.
Aha Badge
U2
Pet Shop Boys