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1990 Issues

These are the issues of Record Mirror that came out in 1990.

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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.

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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.

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Price - 75p

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Volume 37 - Number 1

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Coneyl Jay

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

6th January 1990

Cover:  Brother Delphi

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Interviews and features:

  • The Mission

  • Brother Delphi - 15 Minutes of Fame competion

  • Carmel

  • Raves

  • Ambient House

  • And Why Not

  • Energy (Jeremy Taylor, TinTin)

  • Comics

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Index:

Everything But The Girl, Lloyd Cole, Deacon Blue, Distant Cousins, Johnny Marr, The Sundays

 

Albums:
none reviewed

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Singles reviewed by Tim Southwell:

She Rockers, Del Amitri, Quincy Jones (feat. Ray Charles & Chaka Khan), Sinéad O'Connor, Tanita Tikaram, And Why Not?, The KLF, Big Daddy Kane, River Detectives, The Mission, Michelle Shocked, Jimmy Somerville, Squeeze, Mantronix, Gino Latino

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Live:

David Byrne, Buzzcocks, Big Daddy Kane, Silver Bullet, Kym Mazelle, Alice Cooper, Friends Of The Earth benefit (A Tribe Called Quest, Afrika Bambaataa, Frankie "Flowmasters" Bones, Lenny Dee, Mario Diaz), Trans Musicales festival (24-7 Spyz, Bo Diddley, The House of Love)

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 2

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by -

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

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13th January 1990

Cover:  Paul McCartney

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Interviews and features:

  • Laurie Anderson

  • Michelle Shocked

  • Afrika Bambaataa

  • Paul McCartney

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Index:

Last Few Days, The Fat Lady Sings, The Blue Aeroplanes, Girl With Blue Guitar, She Rockers

 

Albums:

The Christians, Timbuk 3, Mathilde Santing, Technotronic, The Sundays

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Singles reviewed by Robin Smith:

Terence Trent D'Arby, Carmel, The Beloved, Everything But The Girl, Deacon Blue, D Mob, Lil' Louis & The World, Dan Reed Network, The Fat Lady Sings, Age of Chance, Kym Mazelle, Sterling Void, Adamski, Rod Stewart, Luther Vandross, Flowmasters

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Live:

Baby Ford, Melissa Etheridge, David Peaston, Railway Children, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Sandkings, The Men They Couldn't Hang

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 3

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Normski

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

20th January 1990

Cover:  The Beloved

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Interviews and features:

  • Kym Mazelle

  • Adamski

  • D-Mob

  • The Beloved

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Index:

Del Amitri, Andy White, Hijack, Kevin Paige, The Carpenters, Jimmy Somerville

 

Albums:

Jungle Brothers, Third Bass, Tyree, Oran "Juice" Jones, The Roches, Yargo, Camper Van Beethoven

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Singles reviewed by Lisa Tilston:

Kylie Minogue, The House Of Love, Andy White, The Fall, Westbam, Kaoma, Psychedelic Furs, Neville Brothers, Warren Zevon, UB40, Eric Clapton, Energy Orchard, Girl With Blue Guitar, Alice Cooper, Flesh For Lulu, Syd Straw, Wrecks-n-Effect, Ram Jam, Birdland, Basia

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Live:

Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, Simply Red, Terence Trent D'Arby, Distant Cousins, Universal Love School

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 4

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Coneyl Jay

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

27th January 1990

Cover:  Mantronix

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Interviews and features:

  • Halo James

  • One Hit Wonders of the 80's

  • Matt Dillon

  • Martika

  • The Fall

  • Mantronix

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Index:

Tanita Tikaram, Age of Chance,

Syd Shaw, Kiss AMC, Comics (Arkham Asylum; Grant Morrison), Janet Jackson competition

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Albums:

Lightning Seeds, Village People, Loop, Fish, Laibach, Finitribe

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Singles reviewed by Iestyn George:

Last Few Days, Lloyd Cole, Camper Van Beethoven, Roxanne Shanté, Kiss AMC, They Might Be Giants, Terry, Blair & Anouchka, 3rd Bass, Ride, Lonnie Gordon, Jody Watley, Technotronic feat. Ya Kid K, Janet Jackson, Troy Taylor, Phil Collins, Lies Damned Lies, Tribal House

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Live:

Tears For Fears, Katydids, Mighty Lemon Drops, Dan Reed Network

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 5

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Joe Shutter

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

3rd February 1990

Cover:  Lloyd Cole

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Interviews and features:

  • 49ers

  • Age Of Chance

  • Kylie Minogue

  • Lloyd Cole

  • Lonnie Gordon

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Index:

Jamie J Morgan, Pale Saints, They Might Be Giants, Mathilde Santing, The Cramps, Margareth Menezes, The Right Stuff

 

Albums:

James Brown, Mano Negra, Julee Cruise, Tanita Tikaram, Inner City, Quireboys

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Singles reviewed by Eleanor Levy:

Fatima Mansions, Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville, Depeche Mode, The Alarm, Beats International, Jamie J Morgan, Lenny Kravitz, Gun, Chris Rea, Teardrop Explodes, Iggy Pop, Lisa Stansfield, Cry Before Dawn

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Live:

She Rockers, The House of Love, African Head Charge, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Cactus Rain, Birdland, Guru Josh

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 7

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

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Cover by Phil Ward

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

17th February 1990

Cover:  Technotronic

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Interviews and features:

  • Guru Josh

  • Del Amitri

  • Technotronic

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Index:

A Certain Ratio, The 4 of Us, Brian Spence, Lush, The Havalinas

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Albums:

Lloyd Cole, The Blue Aeroplanes, Terry, Blair & Anouchka, The Cramps, The Beloved

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Singles reviewed by Kevin Murphy

Electribe 101, The Stranglers, Fine Young Cannibals, Silver Bullet,  MC Wildski, Nitzer EBB, Sueno Latino featuring Carolina Damas, Trash Can Sinatras, Piano Fantasia, Shakin' Stevens, Tracy Chapman, Tina Turner, Aerosmith

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Live:

George Clinton, Psychedelic Furs, Fat Lady Sings, Mano Negra, Del Amitri, Northside, Mathilde Santing, Tanita Tikaram, The 4 of Us

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 6

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

10th February 1990

Cover:  Michael Hutchence

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Interviews and features:

  • Sybil

  • Report on Manchester

  • Max Q (Michael Hutchence)

  • Artist of the Decade

  • Beats International 

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Index:

The House of Love, Raw Unltd, Kiss AMC, Birdland, Brian Kennedy, Depeche Mode

 

Albums:

Mantronix, Everything But The Girl, The Mission, Sterling Void, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, KLF, Pale Saints

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Singles reviewed by Andy Strickland:

Blue Aeroplanes, Ice T, Bob Dylan, Mano Negra, Black Box, Queen B, Midnight Oil, Guru Josh, Max Q, Baby Ford, The Adventures, Adam Ant, Wedding Present, Galaxie 500

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Live:

Kate Ceberano, Ice T, Donald D, Hijack, Fatima Mansions, Faith No More, The Charlatans, Tackhead

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 8

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Rex Features

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

24th February 1990

Cover:  Black Box

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Interviews and features:

  • Everything But The Girl

  • Electribe 101

  • Black Box

  • Gino Latino

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Index:

Sinéad O'Connor, Gun, Trash Can Sinatras, Faith No More, Barry Flynn, Lime Lizard (magazine)

 

Albums:

Kaoma, Nitzer EBB, Andy White, Johnny Clegg & Savuka, The Fall, Doug Lazy, Flesh For Lulu, Dianne Reeves, Boys Wonder, Robin Beck, Foxy Brown

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Singles reviewed by Phil Cheeseman:

Testone, The Creatures, Oh Well, A'me Lorain, Titiyo, Primal Scream, Cowboy Junkies, Innocence, Liza Minnelli, Boogie Down Productions, Digital Underground, B-52's, Gloria Estefan, Belinda Carlisle, Spandau Ballet, Tears For Fears, Notting Hillbillies

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Live:

Ride, The Wedding Present, Van Morrison, They Might Be Giants, The Sundays, Galaxie 500, Energy Orchard, Hearts In The Right Place benefit (Jimmy Somerville, Sandy Shaw, Raw Sex, Rowland Rivron)

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 9

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Coneyl Jay

 

Free 4 Track EP

Fame and Fortune

(see below)

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

3rd March 1990

Cover:  Wendy James

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Interviews and features:

  • Wendy James

  • Fame And Fortune EP
    (Happy Mondays, Beloved, Adamski,     Brother Delphi)

  • Gary Davis

  • 3rd Bass

  • Renegade Soundwave

  • Rheji Burrell

  • The Family Stand

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Index:

Lisa Stansfield, The Stranglers, Wedding Present, Sam Brown, Elaine Hudson

 

Albums:

And Why Not?, House of Love, Sly and Robbie, 49ers, Age of Chance

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Singles reviewed by Tim Nicholson:

Shakespears Sister, Mr. Fingers, A Certain Ratio, Bros, 808 State, Wet Wet Wet, Mary Coughlan, Erasure, Strings of Love, Devine & Statton, Tanita Tikaram, Railway Children, The Mission, Kate Bush, The Cult

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Live:

Lloyd Cole, A Guy Called Gerald, Rap Assassins, Kiss AMC, Inspiral Carpets, Martin Stephenson & the Daintees, The Creatures, Kevin McDermott Orchestra, Power of Dreams, And Why Not?

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 10
Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Eugene Adebari

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

10th March 1990

Cover - Liza Minnelli

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Interviews and features:

  • Adam Ant

  • Vince Clarke

  • Liza Minnelli

  • Jamie J Morgan

  • Wet Wet Wet

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Index:

Inspiral Carpets, Julee Cruise, Dave Stewart, Candy Dulfer, The Sandkings, The Seers

 

Albums:

They Might Be Giants, Midnight Oil, The Stranglers, Baby Ford, Basia, Into Paradise, Sinead O'Connor, Joe Smooth

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Singles reviewed by Tim Jeffrey:

Inspiral Carpets, Michel'le, Habit, Ashley & Jackson, A'me Lorain, The Sugarcubes, Martika, Jimmy Somerville, Five Star, Halo James, Icicle Works, Sam Brown, 49ers, New Kids On The Block

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Live:

Yargo, Pale Saints, The Sandkings, The Cramps, A Certain Ratio, The Stranglers, Spandau Ballet

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 11

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by -

 

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

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17th March 1990

Cover:  Depeche Mode

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Interviews and features:

  • B-52's

  • Primal Scream

  • Shakespears Sister

  • Depeche Mode

  • The Techno Sound of Detroit

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Index:

A'me Lorain, Railway Children, Icicle Works, Paul Carrack

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Albums:

David Bowie, Earth, Wind & Fire, Notting Hillbillies, Depeche Mode, Cowboy Junkies, Adam Ant

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Singles reviewed by Gary Crossing:

Oleta Adams, Rob'n'Raz w. Leila K, That Petrol Emotion, 900 Ft Jesus & DJ Zero, Harry Connick Jr, Kirsty MacColl, Beloved, The Fall, UB40, Hugh Harris, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Wrecks-n-Effect, Fish, PP Arnold, Kakko, Michael Penn

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Live:

The Fall, UB40, Everything But The Girl, Boogie Down Productions, The Mission, Icicle Works, Lush, Camper Van Beethoven, Poi Dog Pondering, Hinterland

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 12

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by - 

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

24th March 1990

Cover:  Salt-N-Pepa

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Interviews and features:

  • Salt-N-Pepa

  • Rebel MC

  • Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.

  • They Might Be Giants

  • Candy Dulfer

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 13

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Ben French

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

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31st March 1990

Cover:  Sinead O'Connor

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Interviews and features:

  • Leila K

  • Tears For Fears

  • Candy Flip

  • Sly 'N' Robbie

  • Cowboy Junkies

  • Sinead O'Connor

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Robin Smith:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 14

Price - 75p   Pages -

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Cover by - 

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

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7th April 1990

Cover:  Happy Mondays

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Interviews and features:

  • ​

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  • ​

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 15

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Jon Ingeldew

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

14th April 1990

Cover:  Jimmy Somerville

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Interviews and features:

  • Orbital

  • The Jungle Brothers

  • Sydney Youngblood

  • Jimmy Somerville

  • Oleta Adams

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Jakki Brambles:

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 16

Price - 75p   Pages -

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Cover by -

 

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

 

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21st April 1990

Cover:  Paula Abdul 

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Interviews and features:

  • Paula Abdul 

  • Luther Vandross

  • The Family Stand

  • Public Enemy

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  • David Grant

  • Fatman featuring Stella Mae

  • Interplay

  • Demon Boyz

  • Starpoint

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Index:

Betty Boo, Adeva, Madonna, Propaganda.

 

Albums:

Suzanne Vega, Salt-N-Pepa, Public Enemy, Inspiral Carpets, Rebel MC, Sam Brown, Black Box, Luxuria, Alvin Lives In Leeds (Anti-Poll Tax compilation), Ambient House: The Compilation By DFC

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Singles reviewed by Gary Crossing:

Martin Stephenson & the Daintees, Morrissey, Propaganda, A Way Of Life, Taylor Dayne, Ruby Blue, Ultra Vivid Scene, Lilac Time,  Monsoon, Soho, Peter Murphy, Billy Idol, Phil Collins, James JT Taylor & Regina Belle, Grace Jones, Michaela

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Live:

.All About Eve, The Lilac Time, Jimmy Somerville, The Farm, Ride, Milltown Brothers, Loop, Trash Can Sinatras, Everyday People

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Coming Soon
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Volume 37 - Number 17

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Coneyl Jay

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

28th April 1990

Cover:  Suzanne Vega

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Interviews and features:

  • Poll Tax

  • Digital Underground

  • Madonna

  • Suzanne Vega

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News:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Eleanor Levy:

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Live:

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Volume 37 - Number 18
Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Tessa Hallman &

                 Vikki Jackman

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this Issue

5th May 1990

Cover:  Adamski

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Interviews and features:

  • Madonna

  • BBG

  • Adamski

  • E-Zee Possee

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News:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Iestyn George:

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 19

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by -

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

12th May 1990

Cover:  Beats International

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Interviews and features:

  • Double Trouble

  • Cabaret Voltaire

  • Lenny Kravitz

  • Stevie V

  • Beats International

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Andy Strickland:

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 20

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by -

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

19th May 1990

Cover:  Inspiral Carpets

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Interviews and features:

  • Faith No More

  • James

  • Black Box

  • Inspiral Carpets

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

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Singles reviewed by Tim Southwell:

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 21

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Phil Ward

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

26th May 1990

Cover:  The Beloved

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Interviews and features:

  • Saw's Hundred Hits

  • A Tribe Called Quest

  • Distant Cousins

  • The Chimes

  • The Beloved

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Phil Cheeseman:

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 22
Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover photo courtesy of

    Controversy Magazine

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

2nd June 1990

Cover:  Prince

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Interviews and features:

  • The Railway Children

  • The Blue Aeroplanes

  • Betty Boo

  • En Vogue

  • Prince

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Index:

Darling Buds, The She Rockers, The Exuberants, William Orbit

 

Albums:

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Singles reviewed by Nick Duerden:

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Live:

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Volume 37 - Number 23

Cover By - Tessa Hallman / Vikki Jacksman

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

9th June 1990

Cover - The Chimes / New Order

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Interviews and features:

  • Football Strips

  • Prince

  • Dusty Springfield

  • Was (Not Was)

  • Italia 90

  • New Order

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Volume 37 - Number 25

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Coming Soon

23rd June 1990

Front Cover - Del Amitri

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Interviews and features:

  • Blaze

  • B-52's

  • Prince

  • Rebel MC

  • Del Amitri

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Volume 37 - Number 24

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

16th June 1990

Cover - Yazz

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Interviews and features:

  • Frazier Chorus

  • Don Pablo's Animals

  • Prince

  • Chad Jackson

  • Guru Josh

  • Yazz

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Volume 37 - Number 26

Cover by - 

Price - 75p  Pages - 

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

30th June 1990

Cover:  MC Tunes

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Interviews and features:

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Volume 37 - Number 27

Cover by - 

Price - 75p  Pages - 

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

7th July 1990

Cover:  MC Hammer

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Interviews and features:

  • ​

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Volume 37 - Number 28

Cover By - Vicki Jackman /

    Tessa Hallman /

    Normski / Ben French

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Coming Soon

14th July 1990

Cover - Paul Oakenfold

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Interviews and features:

  • Tony Toni Tone

  • Monie Love

  • Maxi Priest

  • Paul Oakenfold

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Volume 37 - Number 29

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

21st July 1990

Cover:  The Soup Dragon

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Interviews and features:

  • Blue Pearl

  • Double Trouble

  • Wendy and Lisa

  • The Soup Dragons

  • Candy Flip

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

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Singles reviewed by Phil Cheeseman:

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Live:

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Volume 37 - Number 30

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

28th July 1990

Cover:  Flowered Up

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Interviews and features:

  • A Certain Ratio

  • The Clash

  • Ben Liebrand

  • Flowered Up

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

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Singles reviewed by Johnny Dee:

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Live:

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Volume 37 - Number 31

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by -

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

4th August 1990

Cover:  Betty Boo

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Interviews and features:

  • ​

  • ​

  • ​

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

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Singles reviewed by :

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 32

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by - 

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

11th August 1990

Cover:  Lindy Layton

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Interviews and features:

  • ​

  • ​

  • ​

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

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Singles reviewed by :

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Live:

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Volume 37 - Number 33

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Grant Fleming

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

18th August 1990

Cover:  Primal Scream

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Interviews and features:

  • Aswad

  • Pixies

  • Bocca Juniors

  • Music With Bleeps

  • Primal Scream

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 34

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by - 

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon
Coming Soon

25th August 1990

Cover:  KLF

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Interviews and features:

  •  

  • ​

  • ​

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

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Singles reviewed by :

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Live:

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Volume 37 - Number 35

Price - 75p   Pages - 64

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Cover by

  Phil Ward (S-Express)

  Karl Grant (Deee Lite)

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​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

1st September 1990

Cover:  S-Express / Deee Lite

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Interviews and features:

  • Ice Cube

  • Kiss FM

  • Deee Lite

  • Mariah Carey

  • S-Express

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 36

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Tessa Hallman &

                Vikki Jackman

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

8th September 1990

Cover:  Caron Wheeler

​

Interviews and features:

  • The Grid

  • Movement '98

  • Cocteau Twins

  • INXS

  • Caron Wheeler

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

​

Included a free cassette

See below

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Volume 37 - Number 37

Cover By - Coneyl Jay

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

15th September 1990

Cover:  Electribe 101

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Interviews and features:

  • Awesome 3

  • Darling Buds

  • That petrol Emotion

  • World Party

  • Electribe 101

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 38

Cover By - Karl Grant

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

22nd September 1990

Cover:  Snap

​

Interviews and features:

  • Loose Ends

  • Stereo MC's

  • Europe

  • Snap!

  • Youssou N'Dour

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

​

Includes a postcard promoting

new album by Anne Dudley

and Jaz Coleman

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Volume 37 - Number 39

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

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​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

29th September 1990

Cover: The Farm

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Interviews and features:

  • Bass-O-Matic

  • the Shamen

  • The Farm

  • Trevor And Simon

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 40

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

​

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

6th October 1990

Cover:  Inner City

​

Interviews and features:

  • The James Taylor Quartet

  • Saint Etienne

  • Mica Paris

  • Inner City

  • Smith And Mighty

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

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13th October 1990

Cover:  Jesus Jones

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Interviews and features:

  • LL Cool J

  • Janet Jackson

  • Jesus Jones

  • MC Tunes

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Gary Crossing:

...

​

Live:

...

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20th October 1990

Cover:  Andy Bell

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Interviews and features:

  • Criminal Element Orchestra

  • Ten City

  • Outlaw Posse

  • Andy Bell

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Davydd Chong:

...

​

Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 41

Cover By - Phil Ward

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Volume 37 - Number 42

Cover By - Tessa Hallman

    and Vikki Jackman

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

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Volume 37 - Number 43

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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Cover by Coneyl Jay

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

27th October 1990

Cover:  Shaun Ryder

​

Interviews and features:

  • Terry Christian

  • EM

  • The High

  • My Jealous God

  • Ocean Colour Scene

  • Blur

  • Milltown Brothers

  • Happy Mondays

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Phil Cheeseman:

...

​

Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 44

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by -

​

Coming Soon

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Coming Soon
Coming Soon

3rd November 1990

Cover:  Northside / Pet Shop Boys /

              Sinead O'Connor

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Interviews and features:

  • ​

  • ​

  • ​

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 45

Cover by Phil Ward

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

10th November 1990

Cover:  Dream Warriors / 808 State

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Interviews and features:

  • David Was

  • Working Week

  • Blue Pearl

  • Nightmares On Wax

  • 808 State

  • Dream Warriors

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Nick Duerden:

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 46

Cover by Karl Grant

Price - 75p  Pages - 56 

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​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

17th November 1990

Cover:  EMF

​

Interviews and features:

  • Inspiral Carpets

  • Pebbles

  • Unique 3

  • Readers Poll Voting Form

  • Beloved

  • EMF

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Gary Crossing:

...

​

Live:

...

​

​

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47 - Record Mirror - 24th November 1990.

Volume 37 - Number 47

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Paul Morgan

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

24th November 1990

Cover:  Seal

​

Interviews and features:

  • Paul Heaton (Beautiful South)

  • The Law's

  • Jimmy Somerville

  • Rebel MC

  • Madonna

  • Seal

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Andy Strickland:

...

​

Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 48

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Carl Grant

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

1st December 1990

Cover:  Deee-lite / Vanilla Ice

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Interviews and features:

  • Caron Wheeler

  • The Farm

  • Renegade

  • Soundwave

  • Vanilla Ice

  • Dee-Lite

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Tim Southwell:

...

​

Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 49
Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Tessa Hallman &

                Vikki Jackman

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

8th December 1990

Cover:  Bass-O-Matic

​

Interviews and features:

  • Dream Warriors

  • Julee Cruise / Chris Isaak

  • Kid Frost

  • Run DMC

  • Bassomatic (William Orbit)

​

Index:

MC Tunes, Pet Shop Boys, Yazoo, Pinky & Perky

​

This week:

Beautiful South, MC Tunes, Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, Malcolm McLaren, Belinda Carlisle, Beloved, Yazoo, Doug Lazy, Technotronic

​

Albums:

Vanilla Ice, Fine Young Cannibals, Lush, Twenty Four Seven, Donna Summer, Edie Brickell, The Boys, They Might Be Giants, Hard Corps, Righteous Brothers, This Is Urban (Various artists)

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Singles reviewed by Davydd Chong:

Righteous Brothers, Seduction, The Byrds, Ten City, Cash Crew, Double Dee Feat. Dany, Patsy Cline, Pinky & Perky, No Man, The Fall, Status Quo, Eve Gallagher, Eon, Eskimos & Egypt, A-Ha, Technotronic, UB40

​

Live:

Happy Mondays, Run DMC, INXS, Tashan, Pharoah Sanders, A Tribe Called Quest, Roy Ayers, Bootsy Collins, The New JB's

​

Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery --
    Dr Alban, Addis Posse, Tyrrel Corporation, Rip Rig & Panic    , Lost, Kings of Swing, Loopzilla

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 50
Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by -

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

15th December 1990

Cover:  Monie Love

​

Interviews and features:

  • Londonbeat

  • Dimples D

  • North South Divide

  • A Tribe Called Quest

  • Monie Love

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Nick Duerden:

...

​

Live:

...

​

​

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Volume 37 - No. 51 & 52

Price - 75p   Pages - 64

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Cover by Paul Morgan

​​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

22nd December and 29th December 1990

Cover:  Vic Reeves and Betty Boo

​

Interviews and features:

  • What's The Meaning of Christmas Part 1, 2 and 3

  • That Was The Year That Was

  • The Great Debate

  • Pictures Of The Year

  • Say What! - Quotes of the year quiz

  • Games People Play

  • The KLF

  • Vic And Betty's Big Night Out

  • Great Pop Things

  • Records of the Year - critics poll

  • Graeme Park

​

​

​

Double issue

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
Fame And Fortune

3rd March 1990

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Front and Back Cover

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Record Mirror - Fame and Fortune EP (1990) - Back Cover.jpg

Companies

  • Pressed By – Music Manufacturers

  • Printed By – Sleeveprint

  • Copyright © – Eastwest Records

  • Copyright © – MCA Records

  • Produced For – Spitfire Productions

  • Recorded At – Top Rank Suite, Brighton

  • Published By – Polygram Music Publishing Ltd.

  • Published By – Model Music

  • Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

  • Published By – London Music

  • Published By – Diskord

  • Mastered At – Musitech

  • Record Company – Kempston Holdings Limited

Side A

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Credits:

Label - Record Mirror – fame 1

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

Country - UK

Released - 3rd March 1990

Genre - Electronic

Style - Leftfield, Acid House, House

Design – Ian Middleton

Photography By [Brother Delphi] – Coneyl Jay

Photography By [The Beloved] – Normski

Track Listing

A1 - Brother Delphi – I'll Be With You

  • Engineer – Ed Buller

  • Producer – Norman Cook

  • Written-By, Mixed By – Brother Delphi

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A2 - The Beloved – Your Love Takes Me Higher

                                       (Depth & Desire Mix)

  • Producer – Paul Staveley O'Duffy

  • Remix, Producer [Additional Producers] – 
                       Adam & Eve

  • Written-By – Jon Marsh, Steve Waddington

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B1 - Happy Mondays – Rave On

  • Written-By – Happy Mondays

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B2 - Adamski – I Dream Of You

  • Written-By, Producer – Adamski

Notes

Track A1: "The vinyl debut of the winner of the record mirror '15 minutes of fame competition'"
Published by Polygram Music (Pub.) Ltd./Model Music.
 

Track A2: "Exclusive mix of the track from the album "'happiness'"
Published by Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Produced for Spitfire Productions.
© 1990 East West Records.
 

Track B1: "Exclusive track from the mad mancunians" - Recorded live at Brighton Top Rank, November 1989
Published by London Music.
Happy Mondays appear courtesy of Factory Records © 1990.
 

Track B2: "Exclusive track from the technoid tearaway"
Published by Diskord.
© 1990 MCA Records.

Metalwork by Musitech, High Wycombe.

Barcodes and Other Ident

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): FAME-1-A1 5 MT

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): FAME-1-B1 4 MT

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): FAME-1-A1 5 MT D̶ Ṟ

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): FAME-1-A1 ⥠ MT 2

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3): FAME-1-A1 ⥠ MT E̱

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3): FAME-1-B-1 ⥠ MT 14

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 4): FAME-1-A1 5 MT N̲

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 4): FAME-1-B-1 4 MT W

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 5): FAME-1-A1 ʖ MT 2

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 5): FAME-1-B-1 MT

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 6): FAME-1-A1 MT

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 6): FAME-1-B-1 ⥠ MT Ḇ

Side B

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Free Cassette
Free n e-zee

8th September 1990

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Front and Back Cover

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Credits:

Label - Record Mirror – RM/ERIK 1, 

               CBS Dance Division – XPC 4053

Format - Cassette, Compilation

Country - UK

Released - 1990

Genre - Hip Hop, Funk / Soul

Produced in Association with CBS Records

Track Listing

Side One

A1 - The Chimes – Trust

A2- Teena Marie – Mr Ice Cream

A3 - LL Cool J – Milky Cereal

A4 - The Pasadenas – I Want To Be

​

Side Two

B1 - The Chimes – Trust

B2 - Teena Marie – Mr Ice Cream

B3 - LL Cool J – Milky Cereal

B4 - The Pasadenas – I Want To Be

Notes

Same four tracks play on both sides.


The track listing on the sleeve is inaccurate. The sleeve wrongly states that there are two tracks on each side, and it reverses the order of the LL Cool J and Pasadenas tracks.

Presented free with Record Mirror, not for sale

Cassette - Side 1

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Cassette - Side 2

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1990 Issues

These are the issues of Record Mirror that came out in 1990.

​

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.

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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.

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Price - 75p

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Volume 37 - Number 1

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

​

Cover by Coneyl Jay

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

6th January 1990

Cover:  Brother Delphi

​

Interviews and features:

  • The Mission

  • Brother Delphi - 15 Minutes of Fame competion

  • Carmel

  • Raves

  • Ambient House

  • And Why Not

  • Energy (Jeremy Taylor, TinTin)

  • Comics

​

Index:

Everything But The Girl, Lloyd Cole, Deacon Blue, Distant Cousins, Johnny Marr, The Sundays

 

Albums:
none reviewed

​

Singles reviewed by Tim Southwell:

She Rockers, Del Amitri, Quincy Jones (feat. Ray Charles & Chaka Khan), Sinéad O'Connor, Tanita Tikaram, And Why Not?, The KLF, Big Daddy Kane, River Detectives, The Mission, Michelle Shocked, Jimmy Somerville, Squeeze, Mantronix, Gino Latino

​

Live:

David Byrne, Buzzcocks, Big Daddy Kane, Silver Bullet, Kym Mazelle, Alice Cooper, Friends Of The Earth benefit (A Tribe Called Quest, Afrika Bambaataa, Frankie "Flowmasters" Bones, Lenny Dee, Mario Diaz), Trans Musicales festival (24-7 Spyz, Bo Diddley, The House of Love)

​

Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 2

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by -

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

​

Cover:  Paul McCartney

​

Interviews and features:

  • Laurie Anderson

  • Michelle Shocked

  • Afrika Bambaataa

  • Paul McCartney

​

Index:

Last Few Days, The Fat Lady Sings, The Blue Aeroplanes, Girl With Blue Guitar, She Rockers

 

Albums:

The Christians, Timbuk 3, Mathilde Santing, Technotronic, The Sundays

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Singles reviewed by Robin Smith:

Terence Trent D'Arby, Carmel, The Beloved, Everything But The Girl, Deacon Blue, D Mob, Lil' Louis & The World, Dan Reed Network, The Fat Lady Sings, Age of Chance, Kym Mazelle, Sterling Void, Adamski, Rod Stewart, Luther Vandross, Flowmasters

​

Live:

Baby Ford, Melissa Etheridge, David Peaston, Railway Children, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Sandkings, The Men They Couldn't Hang

​

Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 3

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Normski

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  The Beloved

​

Interviews and features:

  • Kym Mazelle

  • Adamski

  • D-Mob

  • The Beloved

​

Index:

Del Amitri, Andy White, Hijack, Kevin Paige, The Carpenters, Jimmy Somerville

 

Albums:

Jungle Brothers, Third Bass, Tyree, Oran "Juice" Jones, The Roches, Yargo, Camper Van Beethoven

​

Singles reviewed by Lisa Tilston:

Kylie Minogue, The House Of Love, Andy White, The Fall, Westbam, Kaoma, Psychedelic Furs, Neville Brothers, Warren Zevon, UB40, Eric Clapton, Energy Orchard, Girl With Blue Guitar, Alice Cooper, Flesh For Lulu, Syd Straw, Wrecks-n-Effect, Ram Jam, Birdland, Basia

​

Live:

Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, Simply Red, Terence Trent D'Arby, Distant Cousins, Universal Love School

​

Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 4

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Coneyl Jay

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Mantronix

​

Interviews and features:

  • Halo James

  • One Hit Wonders of the 80's

  • Matt Dillon

  • Martika

  • The Fall

  • Mantronix

​

Index:

Tanita Tikaram, Age of Chance,

Syd Shaw, Kiss AMC, Comics (Arkham Asylum; Grant Morrison), Janet Jackson competition

​

Albums:

Lightning Seeds, Village People, Loop, Fish, Laibach, Finitribe

​

Singles reviewed by Iestyn George:

Last Few Days, Lloyd Cole, Camper Van Beethoven, Roxanne Shanté, Kiss AMC, They Might Be Giants, Terry, Blair & Anouchka, 3rd Bass, Ride, Lonnie Gordon, Jody Watley, Technotronic feat. Ya Kid K, Janet Jackson, Troy Taylor, Phil Collins, Lies Damned Lies, Tribal House

​

Live:

Tears For Fears, Katydids, Mighty Lemon Drops, Dan Reed Network

​

Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

​

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Volume 37 - Number 5

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Joe Shutter

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Lloyd Cole

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Interviews and features:

  • 49ers

  • Age Of Chance

  • Kylie Minogue

  • Lloyd Cole

  • Lonnie Gordon

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Index:

Jamie J Morgan, Pale Saints, They Might Be Giants, Mathilde Santing, The Cramps, Margareth Menezes, The Right Stuff

 

Albums:

James Brown, Mano Negra, Julee Cruise, Tanita Tikaram, Inner City, Quireboys

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Singles reviewed by Eleanor Levy:

Fatima Mansions, Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville, Depeche Mode, The Alarm, Beats International, Jamie J Morgan, Lenny Kravitz, Gun, Chris Rea, Teardrop Explodes, Iggy Pop, Lisa Stansfield, Cry Before Dawn

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Live:

She Rockers, The House of Love, African Head Charge, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Cactus Rain, Birdland, Guru Josh

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 6

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Michael Hutchence

​

Interviews and features:

  • Sybil

  • Report on Manchester

  • Max Q (Michael Hutchence)

  • Artist of the Decade

  • Beats International 

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Index:

The House of Love, Raw Unltd, Kiss AMC, Birdland, Brian Kennedy, Depeche Mode

 

Albums:

Mantronix, Everything But The Girl, The Mission, Sterling Void, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, KLF, Pale Saints

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Singles reviewed by Andy Strickland:

Blue Aeroplanes, Ice T, Bob Dylan, Mano Negra, Black Box, Queen B, Midnight Oil, Guru Josh, Max Q, Baby Ford, The Adventures, Adam Ant, Wedding Present, Galaxie 500

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Live:

Kate Ceberano, Ice T, Donald D, Hijack, Fatima Mansions, Faith No More, The Charlatans, Tackhead

​

Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 7

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

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Cover by Phil Ward

​

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Cover:  Technotronic

​

Interviews and features:

  • Guru Josh

  • Del Amitri

  • Technotronic

​

Index:

A Certain Ratio, The 4 of Us, Brian Spence, Lush, The Havalinas

​

Albums:

Lloyd Cole, The Blue Aeroplanes, Terry, Blair & Anouchka, The Cramps, The Beloved

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Singles reviewed by Kevin Murphy

Electribe 101, The Stranglers, Fine Young Cannibals, Silver Bullet,  MC Wildski, Nitzer EBB, Sueno Latino featuring Carolina Damas, Trash Can Sinatras, Piano Fantasia, Shakin' Stevens, Tracy Chapman, Tina Turner, Aerosmith

​

Live:

George Clinton, Psychedelic Furs, Fat Lady Sings, Mano Negra, Del Amitri, Northside, Mathilde Santing, Tanita Tikaram, The 4 of Us

​

Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 8

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Rex Features

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Black Box

​

Interviews and features:

  • Everything But The Girl

  • Electribe 101

  • Black Box

  • Gino Latino

​

Index:

Sinéad O'Connor, Gun, Trash Can Sinatras, Faith No More, Barry Flynn, Lime Lizard (magazine)

 

Albums:

Kaoma, Nitzer EBB, Andy White, Johnny Clegg & Savuka, The Fall, Doug Lazy, Flesh For Lulu, Dianne Reeves, Boys Wonder, Robin Beck, Foxy Brown

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Singles reviewed by Phil Cheeseman:

Testone, The Creatures, Oh Well, A'me Lorain, Titiyo, Primal Scream, Cowboy Junkies, Innocence, Liza Minnelli, Boogie Down Productions, Digital Underground, B-52's, Gloria Estefan, Belinda Carlisle, Spandau Ballet, Tears For Fears, Notting Hillbillies

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Live:

Ride, The Wedding Present, Van Morrison, They Might Be Giants, The Sundays, Galaxie 500, Energy Orchard, Hearts In The Right Place benefit (Jimmy Somerville, Sandy Shaw, Raw Sex, Rowland Rivron)

​

Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

​

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Volume 37 - Number 9

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

​

Cover by Coneyl Jay

 

Free 4 Track EP

Fame and Fortune

(see below)

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Wendy James

​

Interviews and features:

  • Wendy James

  • Fame And Fortune EP
    (Happy Mondays, Beloved, Adamski,     Brother Delphi)

  • Gary Davis

  • 3rd Bass

  • Renegade Soundwave

  • Rheji Burrell

  • The Family Stand

​

Index:

Lisa Stansfield, The Stranglers, Wedding Present, Sam Brown, Elaine Hudson

 

Albums:

And Why Not?, House of Love, Sly and Robbie, 49ers, Age of Chance

​

Singles reviewed by Tim Nicholson:

Shakespears Sister, Mr. Fingers, A Certain Ratio, Bros, 808 State, Wet Wet Wet, Mary Coughlan, Erasure, Strings of Love, Devine & Statton, Tanita Tikaram, Railway Children, The Mission, Kate Bush, The Cult

​

Live:

Lloyd Cole, A Guy Called Gerald, Rap Assassins, Kiss AMC, Inspiral Carpets, Martin Stephenson & the Daintees, The Creatures, Kevin McDermott Orchestra, Power of Dreams, And Why Not?

​

Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 10
Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Eugene Adebari

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover - Liza Minnelli

​

Interviews and features:

  • Adam Ant

  • Vince Clarke

  • Liza Minnelli

  • Jamie J Morgan

  • Wet Wet Wet

​

Index:

Inspiral Carpets, Julee Cruise, Dave Stewart, Candy Dulfer, The Sandkings, The Seers

 

Albums:

They Might Be Giants, Midnight Oil, The Stranglers, Baby Ford, Basia, Into Paradise, Sinead O'Connor, Joe Smooth

​

Singles reviewed by Tim Jeffrey:

Inspiral Carpets, Michel'le, Habit, Ashley & Jackson, A'me Lorain, The Sugarcubes, Martika, Jimmy Somerville, Five Star, Halo James, Icicle Works, Sam Brown, 49ers, New Kids On The Block

​

Live:

Yargo, Pale Saints, The Sandkings, The Cramps, A Certain Ratio, The Stranglers, Spandau Ballet

​

Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 11

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

​

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Cover by -

 

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

​

Cover:  Depeche Mode

​

Interviews and features:

  • B-52's

  • Primal Scream

  • Shakespears Sister

  • Depeche Mode

  • The Techno Sound of Detroit

​

Index:

A'me Lorain, Railway Children, Icicle Works, Paul Carrack

​

Albums:

David Bowie, Earth, Wind & Fire, Notting Hillbillies, Depeche Mode, Cowboy Junkies, Adam Ant

​

Singles reviewed by Gary Crossing:

Oleta Adams, Rob'n'Raz w. Leila K, That Petrol Emotion, 900 Ft Jesus & DJ Zero, Harry Connick Jr, Kirsty MacColl, Beloved, The Fall, UB40, Hugh Harris, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Wrecks-n-Effect, Fish, PP Arnold, Kakko, Michael Penn

​

Live:

The Fall, UB40, Everything But The Girl, Boogie Down Productions, The Mission, Icicle Works, Lush, Camper Van Beethoven, Poi Dog Pondering, Hinterland

​

Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

​

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Volume 37 - Number 12

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by - 

​

 

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

24th March 1990

Cover:  Salt-N-Pepa

​

Interviews and features:

  • Salt-N-Pepa

  • Rebel MC

  • Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.

  • They Might Be Giants

  • Candy Dulfer

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 13

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

​

Cover by Ben French

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

​

Cover:  Sinead O'Connor

​

Interviews and features:

  • Leila K

  • Tears For Fears

  • Candy Flip

  • Sly 'N' Robbie

  • Cowboy Junkies

  • Sinead O'Connor

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Robin Smith:

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 14

Price - 75p   Pages -

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Cover by - 

​

 

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

​

7th April 1990

Cover:  Happy Mondays

​

Interviews and features:

  • ​

  • ​

  • ​

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

Coming Soon

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Volume 37 - Number 15

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

​

Cover by Jon Ingeldew

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Jimmy Somerville

​

Interviews and features:

  • Orbital

  • The Jungle Brothers

  • Sydney Youngblood

  • Jimmy Somerville

  • Oleta Adams

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Jakki Brambles:

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 16

Price - 75p   Pages -

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Cover by - 

​

​

Coming soon

 

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

 

​

21st April 1990

Cover:  Paula Abdul 

​

Interviews and features:

  • Paula Abdul 

  • Luther Vandross

  • The Family Stand

  • Public Enemy

  • ​

  • David Grant

  • Fatman featuring Stella Mae

  • Interplay

  • Demon Boyz

  • Starpoint

​

Index:

Betty Boo, Adeva, Madonna, Propaganda.

 

Albums:

Suzanne Vega, Salt-N-Pepa, Public Enemy, Inspiral Carpets, Rebel MC, Sam Brown, Black Box, Luxuria, Alvin Lives In Leeds (Anti-Poll Tax compilation), Ambient House: The Compilation By DFC

​

Singles reviewed by Gary Crossing:

Martin Stephenson & the Daintees, Morrissey, Propaganda, A Way Of Life, Taylor Dayne, Ruby Blue, Ultra Vivid Scene, Lilac Time,  Monsoon, Soho, Peter Murphy, Billy Idol, Phil Collins, James JT Taylor & Regina Belle, Grace Jones, Michaela

​

Live:

.All About Eve, The Lilac Time, Jimmy Somerville, The Farm, Ride, Milltown Brothers, Loop, Trash Can Sinatras, Everyday People

​

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Volume 37 - Number 17

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

​

Cover by Coneyl Jay

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Suzanne Vega

​

Interviews and features:

  • Poll Tax

  • Digital Underground

  • Madonna

  • Suzanne Vega

​

News:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Eleanor Levy:

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 18
Price - 75p   Pages - 56

​

Cover by Tessa Hallman &

                 Vikki Jackman

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this Issue

Cover:  Adamski

​

Interviews and features:

  • Madonna

  • BBG

  • Adamski

  • E-Zee Possee

​

News:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Iestyn George:

...

​

Live:

...

​

​

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Volume 37 - Number 19

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

​

Cover by -

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Beats International

​

Interviews and features:

  • Double Trouble

  • Cabaret Voltaire

  • Lenny Kravitz

  • Stevie V

  • Beats International

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Andy Strickland:

...

​

Live:

...

​

​

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Volume 37 - Number 20

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

​

Cover by -

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Inspiral Carpets

​

Interviews and features:

  • Faith No More

  • James

  • Black Box

  • Inspiral Carpets

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Tim Southwell:

...

​

Live:

...

​

​

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Volume 37 - Number 21

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

​

Cover by Phil Ward

​

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Cover:  The Beloved

​

Interviews and features:

  • Saw's Hundred Hits

  • A Tribe Called Quest

  • Distant Cousins

  • The Chimes

  • The Beloved

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Phil Cheeseman:

...

​

Live:

...

​

​

​

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Volume 37 - Number 22
Price - 75p   Pages - 48

​

Cover photo courtesy of

    Controversy Magazine

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Prince

​

Interviews and features:

  • The Railway Children

  • The Blue Aeroplanes

  • Betty Boo

  • En Vogue

  • Prince

​

Index:

Darling Buds, The She Rockers, The Exuberants, William Orbit

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Nick Duerden:

...

​

Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 23

Cover By - Tessa Hallman / Vikki Jacksman

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover - The Chimes / New Order

​

Interviews and features:

  • Football Strips

  • Prince

  • Dusty Springfield

  • Was (Not Was)

  • Italia 90

  • New Order

​

​

​

​

​

​

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Volume 37 - Number 24

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover - Yazz

​

Interviews and features:

  • Frazier Chorus

  • Don Pablo's Animals

  • Prince

  • Chad Jackson

  • Guru Josh

  • Yazz

​

​

​

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Volume 37 - Number 25

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Front Cover - Del Amitri

​

Interviews and features:

  • Blaze

  • B-52's

  • Prince

  • Rebel MC

  • Del Amitri

​

​

​

​

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Volume 37 - Number 26

Cover by - 

Price - 75p  Pages - 

​

​

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

30th June 1990

Cover:  MC Tunes

​

Interviews and features:

​

​

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Volume 37 - Number 27

Cover by - 

Price - 75p  Pages - 

​

​

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

7th July 1990

Cover:  MC Hammer

​

Interviews and features:

  • ​

  • ​

  • ​

​

 

​

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Volume 37 - Number 28

Cover By - Vicki Jackman /

    Tessa Hallman /

    Normski / Ben French

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover - Paul Oakenfold

​

Interviews and features:

  • Tony Toni Tone

  • Monie Love

  • Maxi Priest

  • Paul Oakenfold

​

​

​

​

​

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Volume 37 - Number 29

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  The Soup Dragon

​

Interviews and features:

  • Blue Pearl

  • Double Trouble

  • Wendy and Lisa

  • The Soup Dragons

  • Candy Flip

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Phil Cheeseman:

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 30

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Flowered Up

​

Interviews and features:

  • A Certain Ratio

  • The Clash

  • Ben Liebrand

  • Flowered Up

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Johnny Dee:

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 31

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by -

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

4th August 1990

Cover:  Betty Boo

​

Interviews and features:

  • ​

  • ​

  • ​

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

 

​

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Volume 37 - Number 32

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by - 

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

11th August 1990

Cover:  Lindy Layton

​

Interviews and features:

  • ​

  • ​

  • ​

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

​

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Volume 37 - Number 33

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Grant Fleming

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

18th August 1990

Cover:  Primal Scream

​

Interviews and features:

  • Aswad

  • Pixies

  • Bocca Juniors

  • Music With Bleeps

  • Primal Scream

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

Volume 37 - Number 34

Price - 75p   Pages - 

​

Cover by - 

Coming Soon

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

25th August 1990

Cover:  KLF

​

Interviews and features:

  •  

  • ​

  • ​

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 35

Price - 75p   Pages - 64

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Cover by

  Phil Ward (S-Express)

  Karl Grant (Deee Lite)

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  S-Express / Deee Lite

​

Interviews and features:

  • Ice Cube

  • Kiss FM

  • Deee Lite

  • Mariah Carey

  • S-Express

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 36

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

​

Cover by Tessa Hallman &

                Vikki Jackman

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Caron Wheeler

​

Interviews and features:

  • The Grid

  • Movement '98

  • Cocteau Twins

  • INXS

  • Caron Wheeler

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

Included a free cassette

See below

​

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Volume 37 - Number 37

Cover By - Coneyl Jay

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

​

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​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Electribe 101

​

Interviews and features:

  • Awesome 3

  • Darling Buds

  • That petrol Emotion

  • World Party

  • Electribe 101

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 38

Cover By - Karl Grant

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

​

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Snap

​

Interviews and features:

  • Loose Ends

  • Stereo MC's

  • Europe

  • Snap!

  • Youssou N'Dour

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

​

Includes a postcard promoting

new album by Anne Dudley

and Jaz Coleman

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Volume 37 - Number 39

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

​

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover: The Farm

​

Interviews and features:

  • Bass-O-Matic

  • the Shamen

  • The Farm

  • Trevor And Simon

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 40

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

​

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Inner City

​

Interviews and features:

  • The James Taylor Quartet

  • Saint Etienne

  • Mica Paris

  • Inner City

  • Smith And Mighty

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 41

Cover By - Phil Ward

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

​

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Jesus Jones

​

Interviews and features:

  • LL Cool J

  • Janet Jackson

  • Jesus Jones

  • MC Tunes

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Gary Crossing:

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 42

Cover By - Tessa Hallman

    and Vikki Jackman

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

​

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Andy Bell

​

Interviews and features:

  • Criminal Element Orchestra

  • Ten City

  • Outlaw Posse

  • Andy Bell

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Davydd Chong:

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 43

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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Cover by Coneyl Jay

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Shaun Ryder

​

Interviews and features:

  • Terry Christian

  • EM

  • The High

  • My Jealous God

  • Ocean Colour Scene

  • Blur

  • Milltown Brothers

  • Happy Mondays

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Phil Cheeseman:

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 44

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by -

​

Coming Soon

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

3rd November 1990

Cover:  Northside / Pet Shop Boys /

              Sinead O'Connor

​

Interviews and features:

  • ​

  • ​

  • ​

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 45

Cover by Phil Ward

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Dream Warriors / 808 State

​

Interviews and features:

  • David Was

  • Working Week

  • Blue Pearl

  • Nightmares On Wax

  • 808 State

  • Dream Warriors

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Nick Duerden:

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 46

Cover by Karl Grant

Price - 75p  Pages - 56 

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​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  EMF

​

Interviews and features:

  • Inspiral Carpets

  • Pebbles

  • Unique 3

  • Readers Poll Voting Form

  • Beloved

  • EMF

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Gary Crossing:

...

​

Live:

...

​

​

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Volume 37 - Number 47

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Paul Morgan

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Seal

​

Interviews and features:

  • Paul Heaton (Beautiful South)

  • The Law's

  • Jimmy Somerville

  • Rebel MC

  • Madonna

  • Seal

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Andy Strickland:

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 48

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

​

Cover by Carl Grant

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Deee-lite / Vanilla Ice

​

Interviews and features:

  • Caron Wheeler

  • The Farm

  • Renegade

  • Soundwave

  • Vanilla Ice

  • Dee-Lite

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Tim Southwell:

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 49
Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Tessa Hallman &

                Vikki Jackman

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Bass-O-Matic

​

Interviews and features:

  • Dream Warriors

  • Julee Cruise / Chris Isaak

  • Kid Frost

  • Run DMC

  • Bassomatic (William Orbit)

​

Index:

MC Tunes, Pet Shop Boys, Yazoo, Pinky & Perky

​

This week:

Beautiful South, MC Tunes, Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, Malcolm McLaren, Belinda Carlisle, Beloved, Yazoo, Doug Lazy, Technotronic

​

Albums:

Vanilla Ice, Fine Young Cannibals, Lush, Twenty Four Seven, Donna Summer, Edie Brickell, The Boys, They Might Be Giants, Hard Corps, Righteous Brothers, This Is Urban (Various artists)

​

Singles reviewed by Davydd Chong:

Righteous Brothers, Seduction, The Byrds, Ten City, Cash Crew, Double Dee Feat. Dany, Patsy Cline, Pinky & Perky, No Man, The Fall, Status Quo, Eve Gallagher, Eon, Eskimos & Egypt, A-Ha, Technotronic, UB40

​

Live:

Happy Mondays, Run DMC, INXS, Tashan, Pharoah Sanders, A Tribe Called Quest, Roy Ayers, Bootsy Collins, The New JB's

​

Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery --
    Dr Alban, Addis Posse, Tyrrel Corporation, Rip Rig & Panic    , Lost, Kings of Swing, Loopzilla

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 50
Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by -

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​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Monie Love

​

Interviews and features:

  • Londonbeat

  • Dimples D

  • North South Divide

  • A Tribe Called Quest

  • Monie Love

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Nick Duerden:

...

​

Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - No. 51 & 52

Price - 75p   Pages - 64

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Cover by Paul Morgan

​​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Vic Reeves and Betty Boo

​

Interviews and features:

  • What's The Meaning of Christmas Part 1, 2 and 3

  • That Was The Year That Was

  • The Great Debate

  • Pictures Of The Year

  • Say What! - Quotes of the year quiz

  • Games People Play

  • The KLF

  • Vic And Betty's Big Night Out

  • Great Pop Things

  • Records of the Year - critics poll

  • Graeme Park

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Double issue

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
Fame And Fortune

3rd March 1990

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Front and Back Cover

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  • Printed By – Sleeveprint

  • Copyright © – Eastwest Records

  • Copyright © – MCA Records

  • Produced For – Spitfire Productions

  • Recorded At – Top Rank Suite, Brighton

  • Published By – Polygram Music Publishing Ltd.

  • Published By – Model Music

  • Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

  • Published By – London Music

  • Published By – Diskord

  • Mastered At – Musitech

  • Record Company – Kempston Holdings Limited

Side A

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Credits:

Label - Record Mirror – fame 1

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

Country - UK

Released - 3rd March 1990

Genre - Electronic

Style - Leftfield, Acid House, House

Design – Ian Middleton

Photography By [Brother Delphi] – Coneyl Jay

Photography By [The Beloved] – Normski

Track Listing

A1 - Brother Delphi – I'll Be With You

  • Engineer – Ed Buller

  • Producer – Norman Cook

  • Written-By, Mixed By – Brother Delphi

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A2 - The Beloved – Your Love Takes Me Higher

                                       (Depth & Desire Mix)

  • Producer – Paul Staveley O'Duffy

  • Remix, Producer [Additional Producers] – 
                       Adam & Eve

  • Written-By – Jon Marsh, Steve Waddington

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B1 - Happy Mondays – Rave On

  • Written-By – Happy Mondays

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B2 - Adamski – I Dream Of You

  • Written-By, Producer – Adamski

Notes

Track A1: "The vinyl debut of the winner of the record mirror '15 minutes of fame competition'"
Published by Polygram Music (Pub.) Ltd./Model Music.
 

Track A2: "Exclusive mix of the track from the album "'happiness'"
Published by Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Produced for Spitfire Productions.
© 1990 East West Records.
 

Track B1: "Exclusive track from the mad mancunians" - Recorded live at Brighton Top Rank, November 1989
Published by London Music.
Happy Mondays appear courtesy of Factory Records © 1990.
 

Track B2: "Exclusive track from the technoid tearaway"
Published by Diskord.
© 1990 MCA Records.

Metalwork by Musitech, High Wycombe.

Barcodes and Other Ident

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): FAME-1-A1 5 MT

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): FAME-1-B1 4 MT

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): FAME-1-A1 5 MT D̶ Ṟ

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): FAME-1-A1 ⥠ MT 2

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3): FAME-1-A1 ⥠ MT E̱

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3): FAME-1-B-1 ⥠ MT 14

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 4): FAME-1-A1 5 MT N̲

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 4): FAME-1-B-1 4 MT W

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 5): FAME-1-A1 ʖ MT 2

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 5): FAME-1-B-1 MT

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 6): FAME-1-A1 MT

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 6): FAME-1-B-1 ⥠ MT Ḇ

Side B

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Free Cassette
Free n e-zee

8th September 1990

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Front and Back Cover

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Credits:

Label - Record Mirror – RM/ERIK 1, 

               CBS Dance Division – XPC 4053

Format - Cassette, Compilation

Country - UK

Released - 1990

Genre - Hip Hop, Funk / Soul

Produced in Association with CBS Records

Track Listing

Side One

A1 - The Chimes – Trust

A2- Teena Marie – Mr Ice Cream

A3 - LL Cool J – Milky Cereal

A4 - The Pasadenas – I Want To Be

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Side Two

B1 - The Chimes – Trust

B2 - Teena Marie – Mr Ice Cream

B3 - LL Cool J – Milky Cereal

B4 - The Pasadenas – I Want To Be

Notes

Same four tracks play on both sides.


The track listing on the sleeve is inaccurate. The sleeve wrongly states that there are two tracks on each side, and it reverses the order of the LL Cool J and Pasadenas tracks.

Presented free with Record Mirror, not for sale

Cassette - Side 1

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Cassette - Side 2

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1990 Issues

These are the issues of Record Mirror that came out in 1990.

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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.

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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.

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Price - 75p

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Volume 37 - Number 1

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Coneyl Jay

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

6th January 1990

Cover:  Brother Delphi

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Interviews and features:

  • The Mission

  • Brother Delphi - 15 Minutes of Fame competion

  • Carmel

  • Raves

  • Ambient House

  • And Why Not

  • Energy (Jeremy Taylor, TinTin)

  • Comics

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Index:

Everything But The Girl, Lloyd Cole, Deacon Blue, Distant Cousins, Johnny Marr, The Sundays

 

Albums:
none reviewed

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Singles reviewed by Tim Southwell:

She Rockers, Del Amitri, Quincy Jones (feat. Ray Charles & Chaka Khan), Sinéad O'Connor, Tanita Tikaram, And Why Not?, The KLF, Big Daddy Kane, River Detectives, The Mission, Michelle Shocked, Jimmy Somerville, Squeeze, Mantronix, Gino Latino

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Live:

David Byrne, Buzzcocks, Big Daddy Kane, Silver Bullet, Kym Mazelle, Alice Cooper, Friends Of The Earth benefit (A Tribe Called Quest, Afrika Bambaataa, Frankie "Flowmasters" Bones, Lenny Dee, Mario Diaz), Trans Musicales festival (24-7 Spyz, Bo Diddley, The House of Love)

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 2

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by -

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

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13th January 1990

Cover:  Paul McCartney

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Interviews and features:

  • Laurie Anderson

  • Michelle Shocked

  • Afrika Bambaataa

  • Paul McCartney

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Index:

Last Few Days, The Fat Lady Sings, The Blue Aeroplanes, Girl With Blue Guitar, She Rockers

 

Albums:

The Christians, Timbuk 3, Mathilde Santing, Technotronic, The Sundays

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Singles reviewed by Robin Smith:

Terence Trent D'Arby, Carmel, The Beloved, Everything But The Girl, Deacon Blue, D Mob, Lil' Louis & The World, Dan Reed Network, The Fat Lady Sings, Age of Chance, Kym Mazelle, Sterling Void, Adamski, Rod Stewart, Luther Vandross, Flowmasters

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Live:

Baby Ford, Melissa Etheridge, David Peaston, Railway Children, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Sandkings, The Men They Couldn't Hang

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 3

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Normski

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

20th January 1990

Cover:  The Beloved

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Interviews and features:

  • Kym Mazelle

  • Adamski

  • D-Mob

  • The Beloved

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Index:

Del Amitri, Andy White, Hijack, Kevin Paige, The Carpenters, Jimmy Somerville

 

Albums:

Jungle Brothers, Third Bass, Tyree, Oran "Juice" Jones, The Roches, Yargo, Camper Van Beethoven

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Singles reviewed by Lisa Tilston:

Kylie Minogue, The House Of Love, Andy White, The Fall, Westbam, Kaoma, Psychedelic Furs, Neville Brothers, Warren Zevon, UB40, Eric Clapton, Energy Orchard, Girl With Blue Guitar, Alice Cooper, Flesh For Lulu, Syd Straw, Wrecks-n-Effect, Ram Jam, Birdland, Basia

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Live:

Paul McCartney, Bon Jovi, Simply Red, Terence Trent D'Arby, Distant Cousins, Universal Love School

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 4

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Coneyl Jay

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

27th January 1990

Cover:  Mantronix

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Interviews and features:

  • Halo James

  • One Hit Wonders of the 80's

  • Matt Dillon

  • Martika

  • The Fall

  • Mantronix

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Index:

Tanita Tikaram, Age of Chance,

Syd Shaw, Kiss AMC, Comics (Arkham Asylum; Grant Morrison), Janet Jackson competition

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Albums:

Lightning Seeds, Village People, Loop, Fish, Laibach, Finitribe

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Singles reviewed by Iestyn George:

Last Few Days, Lloyd Cole, Camper Van Beethoven, Roxanne Shanté, Kiss AMC, They Might Be Giants, Terry, Blair & Anouchka, 3rd Bass, Ride, Lonnie Gordon, Jody Watley, Technotronic feat. Ya Kid K, Janet Jackson, Troy Taylor, Phil Collins, Lies Damned Lies, Tribal House

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Live:

Tears For Fears, Katydids, Mighty Lemon Drops, Dan Reed Network

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 5

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Joe Shutter

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Lloyd Cole

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Interviews and features:

  • 49ers

  • Age Of Chance

  • Kylie Minogue

  • Lloyd Cole

  • Lonnie Gordon

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Index:

Jamie J Morgan, Pale Saints, They Might Be Giants, Mathilde Santing, The Cramps, Margareth Menezes, The Right Stuff

 

Albums:

James Brown, Mano Negra, Julee Cruise, Tanita Tikaram, Inner City, Quireboys

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Singles reviewed by Eleanor Levy:

Fatima Mansions, Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville, Depeche Mode, The Alarm, Beats International, Jamie J Morgan, Lenny Kravitz, Gun, Chris Rea, Teardrop Explodes, Iggy Pop, Lisa Stansfield, Cry Before Dawn

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Live:

She Rockers, The House of Love, African Head Charge, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, Cactus Rain, Birdland, Guru Josh

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 7

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

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Cover by Phil Ward

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Cover:  Technotronic

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Interviews and features:

  • Guru Josh

  • Del Amitri

  • Technotronic

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Index:

A Certain Ratio, The 4 of Us, Brian Spence, Lush, The Havalinas

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Albums:

Lloyd Cole, The Blue Aeroplanes, Terry, Blair & Anouchka, The Cramps, The Beloved

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Singles reviewed by Kevin Murphy

Electribe 101, The Stranglers, Fine Young Cannibals, Silver Bullet,  MC Wildski, Nitzer EBB, Sueno Latino featuring Carolina Damas, Trash Can Sinatras, Piano Fantasia, Shakin' Stevens, Tracy Chapman, Tina Turner, Aerosmith

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Live:

George Clinton, Psychedelic Furs, Fat Lady Sings, Mano Negra, Del Amitri, Northside, Mathilde Santing, Tanita Tikaram, The 4 of Us

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 6

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Michael Hutchence

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Interviews and features:

  • Sybil

  • Report on Manchester

  • Max Q (Michael Hutchence)

  • Artist of the Decade

  • Beats International 

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Index:

The House of Love, Raw Unltd, Kiss AMC, Birdland, Brian Kennedy, Depeche Mode

 

Albums:

Mantronix, Everything But The Girl, The Mission, Sterling Void, Carter the Unstoppable Sex Machine, KLF, Pale Saints

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Singles reviewed by Andy Strickland:

Blue Aeroplanes, Ice T, Bob Dylan, Mano Negra, Black Box, Queen B, Midnight Oil, Guru Josh, Max Q, Baby Ford, The Adventures, Adam Ant, Wedding Present, Galaxie 500

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Live:

Kate Ceberano, Ice T, Donald D, Hijack, Fatima Mansions, Faith No More, The Charlatans, Tackhead

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 8

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Rex Features

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Black Box

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Interviews and features:

  • Everything But The Girl

  • Electribe 101

  • Black Box

  • Gino Latino

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Index:

Sinéad O'Connor, Gun, Trash Can Sinatras, Faith No More, Barry Flynn, Lime Lizard (magazine)

 

Albums:

Kaoma, Nitzer EBB, Andy White, Johnny Clegg & Savuka, The Fall, Doug Lazy, Flesh For Lulu, Dianne Reeves, Boys Wonder, Robin Beck, Foxy Brown

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Singles reviewed by Phil Cheeseman:

Testone, The Creatures, Oh Well, A'me Lorain, Titiyo, Primal Scream, Cowboy Junkies, Innocence, Liza Minnelli, Boogie Down Productions, Digital Underground, B-52's, Gloria Estefan, Belinda Carlisle, Spandau Ballet, Tears For Fears, Notting Hillbillies

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Live:

Ride, The Wedding Present, Van Morrison, They Might Be Giants, The Sundays, Galaxie 500, Energy Orchard, Hearts In The Right Place benefit (Jimmy Somerville, Sandy Shaw, Raw Sex, Rowland Rivron)

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 9

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Coneyl Jay

 

Free 4 Track EP

Fame and Fortune

(see below)

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Wendy James

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Interviews and features:

  • Wendy James

  • Fame And Fortune EP
    (Happy Mondays, Beloved, Adamski,     Brother Delphi)

  • Gary Davis

  • 3rd Bass

  • Renegade Soundwave

  • Rheji Burrell

  • The Family Stand

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Index:

Lisa Stansfield, The Stranglers, Wedding Present, Sam Brown, Elaine Hudson

 

Albums:

And Why Not?, House of Love, Sly and Robbie, 49ers, Age of Chance

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Singles reviewed by Tim Nicholson:

Shakespears Sister, Mr. Fingers, A Certain Ratio, Bros, 808 State, Wet Wet Wet, Mary Coughlan, Erasure, Strings of Love, Devine & Statton, Tanita Tikaram, Railway Children, The Mission, Kate Bush, The Cult

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Live:

Lloyd Cole, A Guy Called Gerald, Rap Assassins, Kiss AMC, Inspiral Carpets, Martin Stephenson & the Daintees, The Creatures, Kevin McDermott Orchestra, Power of Dreams, And Why Not?

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 10
Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Eugene Adebari

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover - Liza Minnelli

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Interviews and features:

  • Adam Ant

  • Vince Clarke

  • Liza Minnelli

  • Jamie J Morgan

  • Wet Wet Wet

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Index:

Inspiral Carpets, Julee Cruise, Dave Stewart, Candy Dulfer, The Sandkings, The Seers

 

Albums:

They Might Be Giants, Midnight Oil, The Stranglers, Baby Ford, Basia, Into Paradise, Sinead O'Connor, Joe Smooth

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Singles reviewed by Tim Jeffrey:

Inspiral Carpets, Michel'le, Habit, Ashley & Jackson, A'me Lorain, The Sugarcubes, Martika, Jimmy Somerville, Five Star, Halo James, Icicle Works, Sam Brown, 49ers, New Kids On The Block

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Live:

Yargo, Pale Saints, The Sandkings, The Cramps, A Certain Ratio, The Stranglers, Spandau Ballet

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 11

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by -

 

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

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Cover:  Depeche Mode

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Interviews and features:

  • B-52's

  • Primal Scream

  • Shakespears Sister

  • Depeche Mode

  • The Techno Sound of Detroit

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Index:

A'me Lorain, Railway Children, Icicle Works, Paul Carrack

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Albums:

David Bowie, Earth, Wind & Fire, Notting Hillbillies, Depeche Mode, Cowboy Junkies, Adam Ant

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Singles reviewed by Gary Crossing:

Oleta Adams, Rob'n'Raz w. Leila K, That Petrol Emotion, 900 Ft Jesus & DJ Zero, Harry Connick Jr, Kirsty MacColl, Beloved, The Fall, UB40, Hugh Harris, Edie Brickell & New Bohemians, Wrecks-n-Effect, Fish, PP Arnold, Kakko, Michael Penn

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Live:

The Fall, UB40, Everything But The Girl, Boogie Down Productions, The Mission, Icicle Works, Lush, Camper Van Beethoven, Poi Dog Pondering, Hinterland

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 12

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by - 

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

24th March 1990

Cover:  Salt-N-Pepa

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Interviews and features:

  • Salt-N-Pepa

  • Rebel MC

  • Boo-Yaa T.R.I.B.E.

  • They Might Be Giants

  • Candy Dulfer

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 13

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Ben French

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

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Cover:  Sinead O'Connor

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Interviews and features:

  • Leila K

  • Tears For Fears

  • Candy Flip

  • Sly 'N' Robbie

  • Cowboy Junkies

  • Sinead O'Connor

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Robin Smith:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 14

Price - 75p   Pages -

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Cover by - 

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

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7th April 1990

Cover:  Happy Mondays

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Interviews and features:

  • ​

  • ​

  • ​

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

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Coming Soon

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Volume 37 - Number 15

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Jon Ingeldew

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Jimmy Somerville

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Interviews and features:

  • Orbital

  • The Jungle Brothers

  • Sydney Youngblood

  • Jimmy Somerville

  • Oleta Adams

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Jakki Brambles:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 16

Price - 75p   Pages -

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Cover by - 

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Coming soon

 

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

 

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21st April 1990

Cover:  Paula Abdul 

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Interviews and features:

  • Paula Abdul 

  • Luther Vandross

  • The Family Stand

  • Public Enemy

  • ​

  • David Grant

  • Fatman featuring Stella Mae

  • Interplay

  • Demon Boyz

  • Starpoint

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Index:

Betty Boo, Adeva, Madonna, Propaganda.

 

Albums:

Suzanne Vega, Salt-N-Pepa, Public Enemy, Inspiral Carpets, Rebel MC, Sam Brown, Black Box, Luxuria, Alvin Lives In Leeds (Anti-Poll Tax compilation), Ambient House: The Compilation By DFC

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Singles reviewed by Gary Crossing:

Martin Stephenson & the Daintees, Morrissey, Propaganda, A Way Of Life, Taylor Dayne, Ruby Blue, Ultra Vivid Scene, Lilac Time,  Monsoon, Soho, Peter Murphy, Billy Idol, Phil Collins, James JT Taylor & Regina Belle, Grace Jones, Michaela

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Live:

.All About Eve, The Lilac Time, Jimmy Somerville, The Farm, Ride, Milltown Brothers, Loop, Trash Can Sinatras, Everyday People

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Volume 37 - Number 17

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Coneyl Jay

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Suzanne Vega

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Interviews and features:

  • Poll Tax

  • Digital Underground

  • Madonna

  • Suzanne Vega

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News:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Eleanor Levy:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 18
Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Tessa Hallman &

                 Vikki Jackman

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this Issue

Cover:  Adamski

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Interviews and features:

  • Madonna

  • BBG

  • Adamski

  • E-Zee Possee

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News:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Iestyn George:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 19

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by -

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Beats International

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Interviews and features:

  • Double Trouble

  • Cabaret Voltaire

  • Lenny Kravitz

  • Stevie V

  • Beats International

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Andy Strickland:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 20

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by -

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Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Inspiral Carpets

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Interviews and features:

  • Faith No More

  • James

  • Black Box

  • Inspiral Carpets

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Tim Southwell:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 21

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Phil Ward

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

Cover:  The Beloved

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Interviews and features:

  • Saw's Hundred Hits

  • A Tribe Called Quest

  • Distant Cousins

  • The Chimes

  • The Beloved

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Phil Cheeseman:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 22
Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover photo courtesy of

    Controversy Magazine

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​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Prince

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Interviews and features:

  • The Railway Children

  • The Blue Aeroplanes

  • Betty Boo

  • En Vogue

  • Prince

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Index:

Darling Buds, The She Rockers, The Exuberants, William Orbit

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Nick Duerden:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 23

Cover By - Tessa Hallman / Vikki Jacksman

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

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​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover - The Chimes / New Order

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Interviews and features:

  • Football Strips

  • Prince

  • Dusty Springfield

  • Was (Not Was)

  • Italia 90

  • New Order

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Volume 37 - Number 24

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover - Yazz

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Interviews and features:

  • Frazier Chorus

  • Don Pablo's Animals

  • Prince

  • Chad Jackson

  • Guru Josh

  • Yazz

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Volume 37 - Number 25

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Front Cover - Del Amitri

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Interviews and features:

  • Blaze

  • B-52's

  • Prince

  • Rebel MC

  • Del Amitri

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Volume 37 - Number 26

Cover by - 

Price - 75p  Pages - 

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

30th June 1990

Cover:  MC Tunes

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Interviews and features:

​

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Volume 37 - Number 27

Cover by - 

Price - 75p  Pages - 

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Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

7th July 1990

Cover:  MC Hammer

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Interviews and features:

  • ​

  • ​

  • ​

​

 

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Volume 37 - Number 28

Cover By - Vicki Jackman /

    Tessa Hallman /

    Normski / Ben French

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover - Paul Oakenfold

​

Interviews and features:

  • Tony Toni Tone

  • Monie Love

  • Maxi Priest

  • Paul Oakenfold

​

​

​

​

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Volume 37 - Number 29

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  The Soup Dragon

​

Interviews and features:

  • Blue Pearl

  • Double Trouble

  • Wendy and Lisa

  • The Soup Dragons

  • Candy Flip

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Phil Cheeseman:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 30

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Flowered Up

​

Interviews and features:

  • A Certain Ratio

  • The Clash

  • Ben Liebrand

  • Flowered Up

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Johnny Dee:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 31

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by -

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

4th August 1990

Cover:  Betty Boo

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Interviews and features:

  • ​

  • ​

  • ​

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 32

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by - 

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

11th August 1990

Cover:  Lindy Layton

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Interviews and features:

  • ​

  • ​

  • ​

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 33

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Grant Fleming

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Primal Scream

​

Interviews and features:

  • Aswad

  • Pixies

  • Bocca Juniors

  • Music With Bleeps

  • Primal Scream

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 34

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by - 

Coming Soon

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

25th August 1990

Cover:  KLF

​

Interviews and features:

  •  

  • ​

  • ​

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 35

Price - 75p   Pages - 64

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Cover by

  Phil Ward (S-Express)

  Karl Grant (Deee Lite)

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  S-Express / Deee Lite

​

Interviews and features:

  • Ice Cube

  • Kiss FM

  • Deee Lite

  • Mariah Carey

  • S-Express

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

​

Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 36

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Tessa Hallman &

                Vikki Jackman

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Caron Wheeler

​

Interviews and features:

  • The Grid

  • Movement '98

  • Cocteau Twins

  • INXS

  • Caron Wheeler

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

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Included a free cassette

See below

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Volume 37 - Number 37

Cover By - Coneyl Jay

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Electribe 101

​

Interviews and features:

  • Awesome 3

  • Darling Buds

  • That petrol Emotion

  • World Party

  • Electribe 101

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 38

Cover By - Karl Grant

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Snap

​

Interviews and features:

  • Loose Ends

  • Stereo MC's

  • Europe

  • Snap!

  • Youssou N'Dour

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

​

​

Includes a postcard promoting

new album by Anne Dudley

and Jaz Coleman

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Volume 37 - Number 39

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 48

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​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover: The Farm

​

Interviews and features:

  • Bass-O-Matic

  • the Shamen

  • The Farm

  • Trevor And Simon

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 40

Cover By - (Unknown)

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

​

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Inner City

​

Interviews and features:

  • The James Taylor Quartet

  • Saint Etienne

  • Mica Paris

  • Inner City

  • Smith And Mighty

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 41

Cover By - Phil Ward

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Jesus Jones

​

Interviews and features:

  • LL Cool J

  • Janet Jackson

  • Jesus Jones

  • MC Tunes

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Gary Crossing:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 42

Cover By - Tessa Hallman

    and Vikki Jackman

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Andy Bell

​

Interviews and features:

  • Criminal Element Orchestra

  • Ten City

  • Outlaw Posse

  • Andy Bell

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Davydd Chong:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 43

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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Cover by Coneyl Jay

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Shaun Ryder

​

Interviews and features:

  • Terry Christian

  • EM

  • The High

  • My Jealous God

  • Ocean Colour Scene

  • Blur

  • Milltown Brothers

  • Happy Mondays

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Phil Cheeseman:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 44

Price - 75p   Pages - 

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Cover by -

​

Coming Soon

​

Thanks to John Harrison

for donating this issue

3rd November 1990

Cover:  Northside / Pet Shop Boys /

              Sinead O'Connor

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Interviews and features:

  • ​

  • ​

  • ​

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by :

...

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Live:

...

​

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Volume 37 - Number 45

Cover by Phil Ward

Price - 75p  Pages - 56

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​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

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Volume 37 - Number 46

Cover by Karl Grant

Price - 75p  Pages - 56 

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​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Dream Warriors / 808 State

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Interviews and features:

  • David Was

  • Working Week

  • Blue Pearl

  • Nightmares On Wax

  • 808 State

  • Dream Warriors

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Nick Duerden:

...

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Live:

...

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​

Cover:  EMF

​

Interviews and features:

  • Inspiral Carpets

  • Pebbles

  • Unique 3

  • Readers Poll Voting Form

  • Beloved

  • EMF

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Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

​

Singles reviewed by Gary Crossing:

...

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Live:

...

​

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47 - Record Mirror - 24th November 1990.

Volume 37 - Number 47

Price - 75p   Pages - 56

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Cover by Paul Morgan

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​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Seal

​

Interviews and features:

  • Paul Heaton (Beautiful South)

  • The Law's

  • Jimmy Somerville

  • Rebel MC

  • Madonna

  • Seal

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Andy Strickland:

...

​

Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 48

Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Carl Grant

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Deee-lite / Vanilla Ice

​

Interviews and features:

  • Caron Wheeler

  • The Farm

  • Renegade

  • Soundwave

  • Vanilla Ice

  • Dee-Lite

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Tim Southwell:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - Number 49
Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by Tessa Hallman &

                Vikki Jackman

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Bass-O-Matic

​

Interviews and features:

  • Dream Warriors

  • Julee Cruise / Chris Isaak

  • Kid Frost

  • Run DMC

  • Bassomatic (William Orbit)

​

Index:

MC Tunes, Pet Shop Boys, Yazoo, Pinky & Perky

​

This week:

Beautiful South, MC Tunes, Vanilla Ice, Milli Vanilli, Malcolm McLaren, Belinda Carlisle, Beloved, Yazoo, Doug Lazy, Technotronic

​

Albums:

Vanilla Ice, Fine Young Cannibals, Lush, Twenty Four Seven, Donna Summer, Edie Brickell, The Boys, They Might Be Giants, Hard Corps, Righteous Brothers, This Is Urban (Various artists)

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Singles reviewed by Davydd Chong:

Righteous Brothers, Seduction, The Byrds, Ten City, Cash Crew, Double Dee Feat. Dany, Patsy Cline, Pinky & Perky, No Man, The Fall, Status Quo, Eve Gallagher, Eon, Eskimos & Egypt, A-Ha, Technotronic, UB40

​

Live:

Happy Mondays, Run DMC, INXS, Tashan, Pharoah Sanders, A Tribe Called Quest, Roy Ayers, Bootsy Collins, The New JB's

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Weekly columns:

  • Babble, The Pop Detective

  • Dance by Tim Jeffery --
    Dr Alban, Addis Posse, Tyrrel Corporation, Rip Rig & Panic    , Lost, Kings of Swing, Loopzilla

  • James Hamilton's DJ directory

  • Chartfile by Alan Jones

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Volume 37 - Number 50
Price - 75p   Pages - 48

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Cover by -

​

​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Monie Love

​

Interviews and features:

  • Londonbeat

  • Dimples D

  • North South Divide

  • A Tribe Called Quest

  • Monie Love

​

Index:

...

 

Albums:

...

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Singles reviewed by Nick Duerden:

...

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Live:

...

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Volume 37 - No. 51 & 52

Price - 75p   Pages - 64

​

Cover by Paul Morgan

​​

Thanks to Adrian Andrews

for donating this issue

Cover:  Vic Reeves and Betty Boo

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Interviews and features:

  • What's The Meaning of Christmas Part 1, 2 and 3

  • That Was The Year That Was

  • The Great Debate

  • Pictures Of The Year

  • Say What! - Quotes of the year quiz

  • Games People Play

  • The KLF

  • Vic And Betty's Big Night Out

  • Great Pop Things

  • Records of the Year - critics poll

  • Graeme Park

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Double issue

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
Fame And Fortune

3rd March 1990

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Front and Back Cover

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Companies

  • Pressed By – Music Manufacturers

  • Printed By – Sleeveprint

  • Copyright © – Eastwest Records

  • Copyright © – MCA Records

  • Produced For – Spitfire Productions

  • Recorded At – Top Rank Suite, Brighton

  • Published By – Polygram Music Publishing Ltd.

  • Published By – Model Music

  • Published By – Virgin Music (Publishers) Ltd.

  • Published By – London Music

  • Published By – Diskord

  • Mastered At – Musitech

  • Record Company – Kempston Holdings Limited

Side A

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Credits:

Label - Record Mirror – fame 1

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

Country - UK

Released - 3rd March 1990

Genre - Electronic

Style - Leftfield, Acid House, House

Design – Ian Middleton

Photography By [Brother Delphi] – Coneyl Jay

Photography By [The Beloved] – Normski

Track Listing

A1 - Brother Delphi – I'll Be With You

  • Engineer – Ed Buller

  • Producer – Norman Cook

  • Written-By, Mixed By – Brother Delphi

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A2 - The Beloved – Your Love Takes Me Higher

                                       (Depth & Desire Mix)

  • Producer – Paul Staveley O'Duffy

  • Remix, Producer [Additional Producers] – 
                       Adam & Eve

  • Written-By – Jon Marsh, Steve Waddington

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B1 - Happy Mondays – Rave On

  • Written-By – Happy Mondays

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B2 - Adamski – I Dream Of You

  • Written-By, Producer – Adamski

Notes

Track A1: "The vinyl debut of the winner of the record mirror '15 minutes of fame competition'"
Published by Polygram Music (Pub.) Ltd./Model Music.
 

Track A2: "Exclusive mix of the track from the album "'happiness'"
Published by Virgin Music Publishers Ltd.
Produced for Spitfire Productions.
© 1990 East West Records.
 

Track B1: "Exclusive track from the mad mancunians" - Recorded live at Brighton Top Rank, November 1989
Published by London Music.
Happy Mondays appear courtesy of Factory Records © 1990.
 

Track B2: "Exclusive track from the technoid tearaway"
Published by Diskord.
© 1990 MCA Records.

Metalwork by Musitech, High Wycombe.

Barcodes and Other Ident

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 1): FAME-1-A1 5 MT

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 1): FAME-1-B1 4 MT

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 2): FAME-1-A1 5 MT D̶ Ṟ

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 2): FAME-1-A1 ⥠ MT 2

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 3): FAME-1-A1 ⥠ MT E̱

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 3): FAME-1-B-1 ⥠ MT 14

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 4): FAME-1-A1 5 MT N̲

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 4): FAME-1-B-1 4 MT W

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 5): FAME-1-A1 ʖ MT 2

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 5): FAME-1-B-1 MT

  • Matrix / Runout (Side A, variant 6): FAME-1-A1 MT

  • Matrix / Runout (Side B, variant 6): FAME-1-B-1 ⥠ MT Ḇ

Side B

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Free Cassette
Free n e-zee

8th September 1990

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Front and Back Cover

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Credits:

Label - Record Mirror – RM/ERIK 1, 

               CBS Dance Division – XPC 4053

Format - Cassette, Compilation

Country - UK

Released - 1990

Genre - Hip Hop, Funk / Soul

Produced in Association with CBS Records

Track Listing

Side One

A1 - The Chimes – Trust

A2- Teena Marie – Mr Ice Cream

A3 - LL Cool J – Milky Cereal

A4 - The Pasadenas – I Want To Be

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Side Two

B1 - The Chimes – Trust

B2 - Teena Marie – Mr Ice Cream

B3 - LL Cool J – Milky Cereal

B4 - The Pasadenas – I Want To Be

Notes

Same four tracks play on both sides.


The track listing on the sleeve is inaccurate. The sleeve wrongly states that there are two tracks on each side, and it reverses the order of the LL Cool J and Pasadenas tracks.

Presented free with Record Mirror, not for sale

Cassette - Side 1

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Cassette - Side 2

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