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Managing Director - Mike Sharman

Editor - Eleanor Levy

News Editor - Robin Smith

Production Editor - Kevin Murphy

1989 Issues

These are the issues of Record Mirror that came out in 1989.

Some of the issues I have will be available on this site (click the link on the date or picture to take you to the issue which will be available via my Flickr page). 

 

Some of the issues may just have pictures which will be there to showcase what the issue front cover was and will be there for reference.

If anyone has any issues that are not available on this site and are willing to scan them and make them available (from any year) then please get in touch via the Contact page.

Page 1 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 01

Volume 36 - Number 1

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

7th January 1989

Front Cover - Neneh Cherry

Interviews and Interviews:

Neneh Cherry

RM Predictions for 1989

Diesel Park West

Dan Reed Network

The Sundays

The Cookie Crew

Neighbours

Griff Rhys Jones

DJ Directory

Moonwalker (Film)

Albums:

The Wood Children, 3D, Various (Acido Amigo, In The Key Of E, Acid Beats 2, UK Techno 1, Greatest Hits Of House, Acid Trax and Warrior Dance, Pressure Drop)

Singles: by Andy Strickland

Roachford, Roy Orbison, Black, Andy Pawlak, Tanita Tikaram, Frazier Chorus, Fine Young Cannibals, Holly Johnson, BDP, Love and Money, Chaka Khan, Marshall Jefferson, Climie Fisher, Cookie Crew, Suicide

Live:

Bon Jovi, Rick Astley, Bryan Ferry, Neneh Cherry, The Wedding Present, The Railway Children, The Sugarcubes, Bros, New Order

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Volume 36 - Number 2

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Better Scan Coming Soon

 

Thanks to Charles Patrick

for Donating this issue

for scanning

14th January 1989

Front Cover - Duran Duran /

    Garage / Love And Money

Centre Spread - John Taylor 

Interviews and Features:

Mary Margaret O'Hara

Love And Money

The Senators

Duran Duran

Get Down To Garage

The Year End Chart for 1988

Albums:

Nitzer EBB, The Justifies Ancients Of Mu Mu, Ciccone Youth, Johnny Cash, Al Jarreau, John Wesley Harding, Toumani Dibate / Ketama / Danny Thompson, Various (Under Milk Wood, Heart Of Soul)

Singles: by Tim Nicholson

Win, Marc Almond, Squeezebrain and the Machine, DJ Fast Eddie, Diesel Park West, Tracie Spencer, Nick Heyward, Annette, Turntable Orchestra, Robert Howard and Kym Mazelle, Brother Beyond, Cameo, Thomas Dolby, King Swamp, Then Jerico, The Waterboys, Perfect Day

Live:

Morrissey, Roachford, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Transmusicals Festival, Hue and Cry, Jesus and Mary Chain, That Petrol Emotion

Page 1 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 03

Volume 36 - Number 3

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

21st January 1989

Front Cover - Simply Red / Roachford

Interviews and Features:

Dr Robert and Kim Mazelle

Frazier Chorus

Roachford

Simply Red

Acid Survey Results

Win

Albums:

Singles: by

Live:

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Volume 36 - Number 4

Cover By -

Victoria Blackie /

      Patrick Quuigly

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

28th January 1989

Front Cover - The Darling Buds /

    REM

Interviews and Features:

Fairground Attraction

Baby Ford

Ten City

REM

The Darling Buds

Samantha Fox

 

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Volume 36 - Number 5

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

4th February 1989

Front Cover - New Order,

    Rik Mayall, Def Leppard

Interviews and Features:

Nik Kershaw

Throwing Muses

Rik Mayall

Def Leppard

New Order

Electribe 1.0.1

Page 1 - Record Mirror -11th February 19

Volume 36 - Number 6

Cover By -

        Lawrance Watson

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

11th February 1989

Front Cover - Morrissey

Interviews and Features:

Morrissey

Big Country

Will Downing and Mica Paris

Pop Will Eat Itself

Rob Base

Sheena Easton

Tony Beard - Singles Reviewed

09 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 07 - 18

Volume 36 - Number 7

Cover By - Joe Shutter

                     (Texas)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

18th February 1989

Front Cover - S' Express / Texas /     Hue And Cry

Interviews and Features:

XTC

Gaye Bikers On Acid

Loop

Texas

Hue And Cry

S' Express

Monie Love

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

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Volume 36 - Number 8

Cover By - Joe Shutter

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

25th February 1989

Front Cover - Sam Brown /

    Living In A Box / Then Jerico

Interviews and Features:

Sam Brown

Bonnie Tyler

Living In A Box

Rick Astley

Then Jerico

Simple Minds – Belfast Child Video

Page 1 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 09

Volume 36 - Number 9

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

4th March 1989

Front Cover - Fuzzbox / Tyree

   French And Saunders

Interviews and Features:

Stop The Violence

Tyree

Fuzzbox

French and Saunders

Scandal (Film)

Simply Red - Live

Texas - Live

Blow Monkeys - Live

Bros - Who Can Replace Craig?

Geoff Zeppelin - Singles Reviewed

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Volume 36 - Number 10

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

11th March 1989

Front Cover - Julia Fordham /

      Jesus Jones / Wonderstuff

Interviews and Features:

Ellis, Beggs And Howard

Marshall Jefferson

De La Soul

Jesus Jones

Julia Fordham

The Wonder Stuff

Madonna

 

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Volume 36 - Number 11

Cover By -

  Duncon Rayban Pictures

Price - 70p  Pages - 56

Free 4 Track EP 

(See below)

18th March 1989

Front Cover - Transvision Vamp /      Michael Hutchance /

  Neneh Cherry / Black

Interviews and Features:

Mccarthy

The A To Z Of Pop

Babble

The Adult Net

Paula Abdul

Time For T-Shirt

Wendy and Lisa

Recording Artists Presents – INEX

Black

Transvision Vamp

Neneh Cherry

Goodbye Mr Macenzie

Page 1 - Vol 36 - No 12 - Record Mirror

Volume 36 - Number 12

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 56

Free 4 Track EP 

(See below)

25th March 1989

Front Cover - The The

Interviews and Features:

Stray Cats

Julian Lennon

Habit

Guide To The RM Free EP

The The

The A to Z Of pop

Coldcut

New Model Army

DJ Directory

Eleanor Levy - Singles Reviewed

Page 1 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 13

Volume 36 - Number 13

Cover By - Joe Shutter

            Benjamin French

Price - 70p  Pages - 56

Free 4 Track EP 

(See below)

1st April 1989

Front Cover - Soul II Soul /

    Gail Ann Dorsey / Roachford

Interviews and Features:

Paul Johnson

A to Z of Pop

Gail Ann Dorsey

Babble

Four Tops

Toni Childs

Roachford

Guide To The RM Free EP

Soul II Soul

Andy Strickland - Singles Reviewed

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Volume 36 - Number 14

Cover By - Joe Shutter

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

8th April 1989

Front Cover - Swing Out Sister /

        Coldcut

Interviews and Features:

The a To Z Of Pop

Green Grow The Blushes-Oh

Adeva

Pop Goes Green

Swing Out Sister

Jet Vagus

 

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Volume 36 - Number 15

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

15th April 1989

Front Cover - De La Soul

Interviews and Features:

House Of Love

TSP Moore

Pere UBO

De La Soul

Sigue Sigue Sputnick

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Volume 36 - Number 16

Cover By - Victoria Blackie

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank you to John Harrison for Donating the issue For Scanning

22nd April 1989

Front Cover - Ten City / Brookside

Interviews and Features:

Duran Duran

TSP Moore

Hipsway

Brookside

Ten City

 

Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 17 - 29th Ap

Volume 36 - Number 17

Cover By - Normski

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

29th April 1989

Front Cover - Beatmasters

Interviews and Features:

Ultra Vivid Scene

Danielle Dax

TSP Moore

I Was A Teenage Brookside Addict

Texas

The Beatmasters

The Gypsy King

 

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Volume 36 - Number 18

Cover By -

   Benjamin French

     (A Guy Called Geread)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

6th May 1989

Front Cover - Neneh Cherry /

  A Guy Called Gerald / China Crisis

Interviews and Features:

A Guy Called Gerald

China Crisis

Bon Jovi

Neneh Cherry

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Volume 36 - Number 19

Cover By -

    Martyn Strickland

      (The Wedding Present)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

13th May 1989

Front Cover - Inner City /

           Wedding Present / Roxette

Interviews and Features:

Roxette

Wedding Present

Shakin' Stevens

Inner City

Stan Ridgway

Join The Dots

Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 20 - 20th Ma

Volume 36 - Number 20

Cover By - Retana

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

20th May 1989

Front Cover - Beastie Boys and                             Stevie Nicks

Interviews and Features:

Stefan Dennis

Chaka Khan

Stevie Nicks

Beastie Boys

Edelweiss

Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 21 - 27th Ma

Volume 36 - Number 21

Cover By - Steve Double

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

27th May 1989

Front Cover - Alyson Williams

Interviews and Features:

Alyson Williams

Diana Ross

Hue And Cry

Love Child Orchestra

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Volume 36 - Number 22

Cover By - Steve Double

Price - 70p  Pages - 56

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

3rd June 1989

Front Cover - Fuzzbox

Interviews and Features:

10,000 Maniacs

Triffids

Mandy Smith

Jacksons

Backing Singers

Fuzzbox

Comics

Sting

Record Mirror - 10th June 1989.jpg

Volume 36 - Number 23

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

10th June 1989

Front Cover - The Beautiful South

Interviews and Features:

Eric And The Good Good Feeling

Enya

Cyndi Lauper

The Beautiful South 

Tone Loc

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Volume 36 - Number 24

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

17th June 1989

Front Cover - LL Cool J

Interviews and Features:

KD Lang

Danny Wilson

Jason Donovan

LL Cool J

On My Radio

The Many Faces Of Michael Strip

Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 25 - 24th Ju

Volume 36 - Number 25

Cover By -

     Ben French ( Surf) 

    Joe Shutter

       (Public Enemy)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

24th June 1989

Front Cover - Surf Mania /

                        Public Enemy

Interviews and Features:

Kevin McDermott Orchestra

Eddy Grant

Baby Ford

Making It Big In the Music Biz

Def Jam

Surfing UK

Paula Abdul

Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 26 - 1st Jul

Volume 36 - Number 26

Cover By -

    Joe Shutter (Malcolm)

    Victoria Blackie

        (The Bangles)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

1st July 1989

Front Cover - Malcolm McLaren /                           The Bangles

Interviews and Features:

Y Viva Espana

Norman Cook

The Bangles

Malcolm McLaren

The 4 Of Us

The Batmobile

Record Mirror - 8th July 1989.jpg

Volume 36 - Number 27

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank you to John Harrison for Donating the issue For Scanning

8th July 1989

Front Cover - Blow Monkeys

Interviews and Features:

TSP Moore

Public Enemy

Earth Kitt

Blow Monkeys

Eddie Brickell

Sonia

 

Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 28 - 15th Ju

Volume 36 - Number 28

Cover By - Jenna Lowe (Frazier)

  Victoria Blackie (Swing Out Sister)

Price -  70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

15th July 1989

Front Cover - Frazier Chorus /

                         Swing Out Sister

Interviews and Features:

The Primitives

Maria McKee

Frazier Chorus

Swing Out Sister

The Fall

 

19 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 29 - 22

Volume 36 - Number 29

Cover By - Normski (Cookie Crew)

     Ben French (London Boys and

        A Guy Called Gerald)

Price -  70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

22nd July 1989

Front Cover - The Cookie Crew /

          A Guy Called Gerald /

         The London Boys

Interviews and Feature:

Chris Isaak

Stereo MC's

Clubbing Swedish Style

The London Boys

Cookie Crew

A Guy called Gerald

Pet Shop Boys - Live

Julian Cope - Live

Icicle Works - Live

 

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Volume 36 - Number 30

Cover By -Steve Double

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To John Harrison For Donating the Issue for Scanning

29th July 1989

Front Cover - Ruth Joy,

         Richie Rich, Gloria Estefan

Interviews and Features:

Del Amitri

Gloria Estefan

Musical Map Of The World

Ruth Joy

Richie Rich

Lil' Louis

Albums:

Gloria Estefan, Indigo Girls, B-52's, Various Artits, Beastie Boys

Singles: by Alice Cooper

Love & Rockets, Cyndi Lauper, Transvision Vamp, Tone Loc, Shakespear's Sister,  Kaos, Simple Minds, Goodbye Mr Mackenzie, Public Image Ltd, Fuzzbox, Wild Weekend, Arthur Baker and the Backbeat Disciple, Natalie Cole, Syndicate, Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam, River City People, Diana Ross, Innre City, The lilac Time, Th Painted Wood, Raven Maize

Live:

Black, Elvis Costello, Tanita Tikaram, One Nation, The Cure, Monjo Nixon and Skid Roper, Del Lords, The Darling Buds, The Fall, Man From Delmonte

Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 31 - 5th Aug

Volume 36 - Number 31

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

5th August 1989

Front Cover - Shakespear's Sister

Interviews and Features:

Arthur Baker

Tabloid Pop

Shakespear's Sister

Indian Givers

Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 32 - 12th Au

Volume 36 - Number 32

Cover By - Joe Shutter (Stewart)

               Normski (Stereo MCs)

Price -  70p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

12th August 1989

Front Cover - Dave Stewart

                        (Eurythmics)

Interviews and Features:

Dead or Alive

Bon Jovi

KLF

Stereo MCs

Eurythmics

Lil' Louis

 

Page 1 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 33

Volume 36 - Number 33

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

19th August 1989

Front Cover - The Beatmasters

Interviews and Features:

Eurythmics

The Lightening Seeds

The Beatmasters

Black Box

Akasa

Stephen Duffy - Singles Reviewed

Page 1 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 34

Volume 36 - Number 34

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 70p  Pages - 56

26th August 1989

Front Cover - Tears For Fears

Interviews and Features:

Lil' Louis

Gun

Kiss AMC

Tears For Fears

Radio Survey

Geoff Zeppelin - Singles Reviewed

35 - Record Mirror - 2nd September 1989.

Volume 36 - Number 35

Cover By - Joe Shutter

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

2nd September 1989

Front Cover - Adeva

Interviews and Features:

Sigourney Weaver

The Silencers

SK

Adeva

Lestyn George - Singles Reviewed

36 - Record Mirror - 9th September 1989.

Volume 36 - Number 35

Cover By - Joe Shutter

Price - 70p  Pages - 48

This issue also had a 5p price increase

 

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

9th September 1989

Front Cover - S'Express

Interviews and Features:

The Bible

Sugarcubes

S'Express

Del Amitri

Africentricity

The Record Mirror Gonna Make You A Star Competition

 

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Volume 36 - Number 37

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

16th September 1989

Front Cover - N.W.A

Interviews and Features:

A Certain Ratio

N.W.A

Italo House

The Music Fan

 

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Volume 36 - Number 38

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 64

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

23rd September 1989

Front Cover - Holly Johnson

Interviews and Features:

Barry White

Guns n Roses

Michaela Strachan

Holly Johnson

Digital Underground

39 - Record Mirror - 30th September 1989

Volume 36 - Number 39

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p Pages - 56

Better Scan Coming Soon

 

Thanks to Charles Patrick

for Donating this issue

for scanning

30th September 1989

Front Cover - Merlin

Interviews and Features:

Merlin

Kirsty MacColl

The Blue Nile

Debbie Harry

Eurythmics Live

Tony Beard - Singles Reviewed

 

Page 1 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 40

Volume 36 - Number 40

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

7th October 1989

Front Cover - Gloria Estafan

Interviews and Features:

Tina Turner

All About Eve

Gloria Estafan

Primitives

Kevin Murphy - Singles Reviewed

Page 1 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 41

Volume 36 - Number 41

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

14th October 1989

Front Cover - Hue and Cry

Interviews and Features:

The Wedding Present

Sydney Youngblood

Hue and Cry

Stefan Dennis

Muff Fitzgerald - Singles Reviewed

42 - Record Mirror -  21st October 1989.

Volume 36 - Number 42

Cover By - Steve Double

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

21st October 1989

Front Cover - RM Radio Survey

Interviews and Features:

Top Billin'

Double Trouble and the Rebel MC

The Record Mirror Radio Survey

 

Page 1 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 43

Volume 36 - Number 43

Cover By - Steve Double

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

28th October 1989

Front Cover - Norman Cook

              and Lester

Interviews and Features:

Raul

Fuzzbox

Norman Cook and Lester

Record Mirror Reader Survey

Belinda Carlisle

Lestyn George - Singles Reviewed

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Volume 36 - Number 44

Cover By - Coneyl Jay

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

4th November 1989

Front Cover - Del La Soul

Interviews and Features:

River City people

Terry Hall

A Kick Up The Eighties

Del La Soul

Iron Curtain Rap

Page 1 - Vol 36 - No 45 - Record Mirror

Volume 36 - Number 45

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price 75p  Pages - 56

11th November 1989

Front Cover - Lisa Stansfield

Interviews and Features:

The Indigo Girls

The Wonder Stuff

Singles Reviewed by Robin Smith

The Eighties

Lisa Stansfield

The Creatures

Electribe 101

Robin Smith - Singles Reviewed

Page 1 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 46

Volume 36 - Number 46

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price 75p  Pages - 48

18th November 1989

Front Cover - Janet Jackson

Interviews and Features:

Beloved

The Eighties

Janet Jackson

Singles Reviewed By Danny Wilson

Readers Poll - Have Your Say

Danny Wilson - Singles Reviewed

Page 1 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 47

Volume 36 - Number 47

Cover By - Steve Double

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

25th November 1989

Front Cover - Jesus and Mary Chain

Interviews and Features:

Oleta Adams

Taylor Dayne

Roxanne Shante

The Jesus And Mary Chain

Kaoma

The Eighties - Albums

The Neville Brothers

Beatmasters - Singles Reviewed

Record Mirror - 2nd December 1989.jpg

Volume 36 - Number 48

Cover By - Coneyl Jay

Price 75p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

2nd December 1989

Front Cover - 808 State

Interviews and Features:

M C Duke

Teutonic Beats

Terrence Trent D'Arby

808 State

Happy Mondays

Singles Review - Andy Strickland

 

Page 1 - Record Mirror - Vol 36 - No 49

Volume 36 - Number 49

Cover By - Joe Shutter

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

9th December 1989

Front Cover - Soul II Soul

Interviews and Features:

The Lilac Time

Soul II Soul

Indie Dance

Redhead Kingpin

Johnny Dee - Singles Reviewed

50 - Record Mirror - 16th December 1989.

Volume 36 - Number 50

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

16th December 1989

Front Cover - Bros

Interviews and Features:

Julian Clary

A Guy Called Gerald

Spinal Tap

Lil Louis

REM

Bros

Leila K

Singles Review - Tim Nicholson

 

23rd December 1989 - 30th December 1989 

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Volume 36 - Number 51

    and 52 (Double Issue)

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - £1  Pages - 64

This Issue Had a Price Increase of 25p

Thank You To Adrian Andrews For Donating The Issue

Front Cover - The Christians

Interviews and Features:

REM

Thirtysomething Pop

Silver Bullet

The Christians

Neneh Cherry

The Celebrity Lager Challenge

Records Of The Year

1989 Round Up

Readers Poll Results

Great Pop Phenomena - Parts 1-4

Number One's Of The Eighties

House Music

Christmas Presents

Free Stuff

At times Record Mirror would either give something away Free or make it possible to send off for a Free Gift.  Below are the items available in this year.

4 Track EP
On The Chart Tip

18th March 1989

The 18th March 1989 issue of Record Mirror the magazine gave away a 4 Track EP entitled On The Chart Tip.

This EP consisted of 4 Top Acts from the Gallop charts in the last 12 months.

A1 – INXS - Johnson's Aeroplane

A2 – Transvision Vamp - Child Of The Age

B1 – Neneh Cherry - Buffalo Stance (The There's Nothing Wrong Mix - Sukka Mix II)

B2 – Black - You Don't Always Do What's Best For You

Front and Back Cover

Record Mirror - 18th March 1989.jpg

Credits:

Record Mirror - On The Chart Tip Front C
Record Mirror - On The Chart Tip Back Co

Notes

Label - Record Mirror ‎– CHART 1, Record Mirror ‎– chart 1

Format - Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Stereo

Country - UK

Released - 1989

Genre - Hip HopRockPop

Style - Pop RapPop Rock
 

Track Listing

Track A1:

  • Producer - Nick Launay

  • Written By - A Fassis

Track A2:

  • Producer - Duncan Bridgeman

  • Written By - N C Sayer

Track B1:

  • Producer - Bomb The Bass Remix - DJ Mushroom, The Dynamik Duo

  • Written By - C McVey, J Morgan, N cherry, P Ramacon

Track B2:

  • Written By - C Vearncombe

  • Design – Chris J Bailey, Ian Middleton (3), Lisa Goldsworthy

  • Lacquer Cut By – Paul's
     

Companies

Barcodes and Other Ident

  • Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

  • Published By – Copyright Control

  • Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.

  • Published By – SBK Songs Ltd.

  • Published By – Rondor Music (London) Ltd.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – PolyGram International Music B.V.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – MCA Records

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Circa Records Ltd.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – A&M Records Ltd.

  • Copyright (c) – MCA Records

  • Copyright (c) – A&M Records Ltd.

  • Lacquer Cut At – The Exchange

  • Pressed By – MPO

  • Record Company – PolyGram International Music B.V.


     

A1 from the 1984 album 'The Swing', available on Mercury Records.
A2 previously unreleased, available only on this EP. Courtesy

            MCA Records.
B1 exclusive to RM, courtesy Circa Records.
B2 featured on the LP 'Comedy', available on A&M Records.

First catalogue number is on label
Second catalogue number is on sleeve

  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout etching variant 1): MPO CHART 1 A1 THE EXCHANGE PAUL's

  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout etching variant 1): MPO CHART 1 B1 [symbol] TRACY.P.

  • Matrix / Runout (A-side runout etching variant 2): MPO CHART 1 A1 X THE EXCHANGE P̶ PAUL's

  • Matrix / Runout (B-side runout etching variant 2): MPO CHART 1 B1 X [symbol] TRACY.P.

Side A

Record Mirror - On The Chart Tip Side A.

Side B

Record Mirror - On The Chart Tip Side B.

25th March 1989

Page 1 - Vol 36 - No 12 - Record Mirror

4 Track EP
On The Hot Tip

The 25th March 1989 issue of Record Mirror the magazine gave away a 4 Track EP entitled On The Hot Tip.

This EP consisted of 4 bands that Record Mirror think will hit the top in 1989.

A1 – Love And Money - Looking For Angeline

A2 – Andy Pawlak - All That's Left Of Me

B1 – Diesel Park West - Fine Lily Fine

B2 – Rainbirds - On The Balcony

 

Credits:

Label - Record Mirror ‎– HOT 1, Record Mirror ‎– hot 1

Format - Vinyl, 7", 33 ⅓ RPM, EP, Compilation, Stereo

Country - UK

Released - 25th Mar 1989

Genre - Rock

Style - Pop Rock

Track Listing

Track A1:

  • Engineer – Brian Young

  • Producer – Love And Money

  • Written-By – James Grant

Track A2:

  • Written-By – A Pawlak

Track B1:

  • Producer and Written By – J Butler, R Willson

Track B2:

  • Producer – Udo Arndt

  • Written-By – Katharina Franck

  • Design – Chris J Bailey, Ian Middleton, Lisa Goldsworthy

  • Lacquer Cut By – Paul's

Companies

  • Published By – Zoo

  • Published By – Warner Chappell Music Ltd.

  • Published By – Copyright Control

  • Produced For – Food Records

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Food Records

  • Copyright (c) – Food Records

  • Published By – Intro Music

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram GmbH

  • Published By – SBK Songs Ltd.

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Fontana Records

  • Copyright (c) – Fontana Records

  • Published By – Chrysalis Music

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Phonogram Records

  • Copyright (c) – Phonogram Records

  • Pressed By – MPO

  • Lacquer Cut At – The Exchange

Front and Back Cover

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Record Mirror - On The Hot EP Back Cover

Barcodes and Other Ident

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout A: Hand etched): HOT 1 A1 EXCHANGE PAUL'S MPO

  • Matrix / Runout (Runout B: Hand etched): HOT 1 B2 MPO

Side A

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Side B

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4 Track EP
On The Groove Tip

1st April 1989

The 1st April 1989 issue of Record Mirror the magazine gave away a 4 Track EP entitled On The Groove Tip.

This EP consisted of 4 of the Hottest Dance floor Grooves your body can stand.

A1 – Soul II Soul - Ambition Rap

A2 – Skam - We Didn't Even Need James

B1 – Stardust Featuring Kevin 'Blaze' Hedge - Blazin' (Reflective Mirror Mix)

Stardust - (Fourth Floor) Goin' Up Again Mix Medley II

B2.1 – Fallout - Don't You Wanna Rock

B2.2 - Bonesbreak - Acid Base

B2.3 - Black Riot - A Day In The Life

B2.4 - JammixMy - Summer Story

B2.5 - Breakboys - And The Break Goes On

B2.6 - Breakboys - Give Us A Break (Boyee) 

 

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Label - Record Mirror ‎– GROOVE 1, Record Mirror ‎– groove 1

Format - Vinyl, 7", EP, 33 ⅓ RPM, Compilation, Promo, Partially Mixed

Country - UK

Released - 1st Apr 1989

Genre - Electronic, Hip Hop

Style - House, Hip Hop, Garage House

Track A1:

  • Producer – Silent Productions

  • Written-By – Romeo

Track A2:

  • Edited By – Victor Simonelli

  • Engineer – Louis Scalise

  • Executive-Producer – Apache Ramos, Arthur Baker

  • Mixed By – Louis Scalise, SkamProducer – Skam

  • Written-By – Kris Jackson, Kyle Jackson

Track B1:

  • Featuring – Kevin 'Blaze' Hedge

  • Producer, Written-By – Blaze
    2nd Track

  • DJ Mix [Megamix] – Frankie Bones

  • Performer [Credited To] – The Fourth Floor All-Stars

Track B2.1:

  • Producer – Lenny 'Dee' Desiderio

  • Written-By – Lenny Dee, Tommy Musto

Track B2.2

  • Producer and Written-By – Frankie 'Bones'*

Track B2.3

  • Producer and Written-By – Todd Terry

Track B2.4

  • Producer – Joey 'Jam', Mike 'Remix'

  • Written-By – Joey Mercado, Mike Rivera

Track B2.5

  • Producer and Written-By – Frankie 'Bones', Tommy Musto

Track B2.6

  • Producer, and Written-By – Frankie 'Bones', Tommy Musto

  • Design – Chris J Bailey, Ian Middleton, Lisa Goldsworthy

Credits:

Track Listing

Front and Back Cover

Companies

Barcodes and Other Ident

  • Published By – Virgin Music

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – 10 Records Ltd.

  • Copyright (c) – 10 Records Ltd.

  • Published By – Shakin' Baker Music

  • Published By – Kjak Publishing

  • Recorded At – Shakedown Sound Studios

  • Mixed At – Shakedown Sound Studios

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Criminal Records Ltd.

  • Copyright (c) – Criminal Records Ltd.

  • Published By – Copyright Control

  • Phonographic Copyright (p) – Rough Trade Records

  • Copyright (c) – Rough Trade Records

  • Copyright (c) – BonesBreak Productions

  • Copyright (c) – Fourth Floor Records

  • Mastered At – The Exchange

  • Pressed By – MPO

Notes

Side A
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  • Matrix / Runout (A-Side Runout Etching): MPO GROOVE 1 A1 EXCHANGE SANDY + DAVINA

  • Matrix / Runout (B-Side Runout Etching): Ex MPO GROOVE 1 B2

On the reverse side of the sleeve, each track has a short description beneath the artist & title.

(Note that on the sleeve the title of track A2 is incorrectly listed as "And We Didn't Even Need James," the correct title is "We Didn't Even Need James.")

The copy reads:

SIDE A

Soul II Soul
‘Ambition Rap’
From their forthcoming album ‘Club Classics Volume 1’ on 10 Records.

Skam
‘And We Didn’t Even Need James’
A track from the hot new rap act on Arthur Baker’s Criminal Records label, unavailable in the U.K.

SIDE B

Stardust featuring Kevin ‘Blaze’ Hedge
Blazin (Reflective Mirror Mix)


An exclusive megamix of Blaze-produced garage tracks from the forthcoming LP ‘The Garage Sound Of Deepest New York Volume 2,’ available soon on Republic Records.

The Fourth Floor All Stars
(Fourth Floor) Goin’ Up Again Mix Medley II


New York’s craftiest cut creator Frankie ‘Bones’ with an exclusive megamix of tracks from his Fourth Floor label, featuring Fallout, Black Riot, Jammix, Break Boys and Bonesbreaks."

Side B
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