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 24th February - 8th March 1988

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24th February - 8th March 1988

 

Volume 10 - Number 04 - Issue 241

Cover Photo - Paul Rider

Price - 48p    Pages - 64

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Interviewers

Sue Dando - Rick Astley

Chris Heath - The Bubbles Story

Chris Heath - Clarke Datchler

Barry McIlheney - BPI Awards

Richard Lowe- Bomb The Bass

Derrin Schlesinger - The Mission

Photographers

Julian Barton - The Toff's (Page 6)

Brian Aris - Mel And Kim (Page 7)

Patrick Quigley - Rick Astley (Page 12-13)

Paul Ryder - Clarke Datchler (Page 25)

Brian Aris - Pet Shop Boys (Centre Spread 3)

Adrian Green - Bomb The Bass (Page 46-47)

Simon Fowler - Boy George (Page 53)

Paul Rider - The Mission and Various (Page 58-59)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Mel and Kim - That's The Way It Is

Was Not Was - Spy In The House Of Love

Johnny Hates Jazz - Heart Of Gold

Eighth Wonder - I'm Not Scared

Venessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi

Deacon Blue - Dignity

Morrissey - Suedehead

Sinead O'Connor - Mandinka

Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak

Eddy Grant - Give Me Hope Jo'Anna

General

Personal File

Front Cover:

Clarke Datchler

Centre Spread:

01 - Curiosity Killed The Cat

02 - Kylie Minogue

03 - Pet Shop Boys

Back Cover:

Advert For Sticker Book

Interviews

The Communards

Rick Astley

Johnny Hates Jazz

Venessa Paradis

Bomb The Bass

Sisters Of Mercy

Billy Ocean

Bitz

Features:

Bubbles - Michael Jackson's Chimp

B.P.I Awards

The Mission - Making A Video

The Primitives

Faith No More

A-Ha

Paul Court

Agnetha Faltskog (Abba)

Richard Marx

Sabrina Salerno

Richard Marx

The Toff's

Mel and Kim

 

Birthdays:

Mike Peters (29)

George Harrison (45)

Garry Christian (33)

Phil Gould (31)

Roger Daltrey (43)

Jon Bon Jovi (26)

Book Gould (33)

Shakin' Stevens (40)

Patsy Kensit (20)

Eddy Grant (40)

Ped Gill (28)

Gary Numan (30)

Posters

The Communards

Clarke Datchler

Bomb The Bass

Reviews

Singles:
Boy George

Mel and Kim - That's The Way It Is

Maxi Priest - How Can We Ease The Pain

INXS - Devil Inside

Age Of Chance - Take It

Roger Daltrey - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me

Simply Red - I Wont Feel Bad

Taja Sevelle - Love Is Contagious

Kiss - Turn On The Night

Voice Of The Beehive - I Walk The Earth

Glen Goldsmith - Dreaming

Morris Day - Fishnet

Boy George - Live My Life

This Way Up - Louise

Breakfast Club - Never Be The Same

Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go

Get Smart: 

The Thieves

Sinead O'Connor and U2

Greg Ross

Bros

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Fan Clubs:

The Communards

Johnny Hates Jazz

Boy George

Billy Ocean

Michael Jackson

Albums: 

Chris Heath
Vici MacDonald
William Shaw
Tom McGinty
Sylvia Patterson

Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue

Various Move - The Rhythm Kingdom LP

Robert Plant - Now And Zen

Everything But The Girl - Idlewild

The Mission - Children

Zodiac Mindwarp - Tattooed Beat Messiah

Various

Books

Peter Gabriel - An Authorised Biography (Chris Heath)

Video:

The Secret Of My Success

Film:

A Night On The Town (Vici MacDonald)

The Courier (Reg McSnipton)

Nights Out: 

None

Fact Box

Number 5 - Neil Tennant

Merchandise

This issue advertised items in the new Smash Hits Shop.  The items you could buy were a range of Sweatshirts, T-shirts and a mug.  More items were added throughout the year.​

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Smash Hits Shop

Mutterings:

Marti Pellow

Mike Smith

Chris De Burgh

Rick Astley

The Who

Madonna

Bee Gees

New Order

Terrence Trent D'Arby

Boy George

Michael Jackson

Bros

David Van Day

Dollar

Tiffany

T'Pau

Morrissey

Debbie Gibson

Curiosity Killed The Cat

George Michael

Adverts

Boy George - Live My Life Single

Echo And The Bunnymen - People Are Strange Single

Richard Marx - Should've Known Better Single

Belinda Carlisle - I Get Weak Single

Tiffany - Tiffany Album

The Sisters Of Mercy - Dominion Single

Simply Red - I Wont Feel Bad Single

Erasure - Ship Of Fools Single

Morrissey - Suedehead Single

Michael Jackson - Man In The Mirror Single

The Wedding Present - Nobody's Twisting Your Arm Single

Was Not Was - Spy In The House Of Love Single

Gragnet Film

Venessa Paradis - Joe Le Taxi Single

Belouis Some - Some Girls Single

Blue Zone - Thinking About His Baby Single

Climie Fisher - Everything Album

Taylor Dayne - Taylor Dayne Album

Police Academy 4 Film (Video)

Links

Happy Reading

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