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 9th March - 22nd March 1988

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9th March - 22nd March 1988

 

Volume 10 - Number 05 - Issue 242

Cover Photo - Simon Fowler

Price - 48p    Pages - 64

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Interviewers

Sue Dando - Bros

Sylvia Patterson - The Primitives

Chris Heath - Wet Wet Wet

Photographers

Paul Rider - Pet Shop Boys and Ian McKellen (Page 4)

Retna - Madness (Page 6)

Paul Rider - The Primitives (Page 17)

Paul Rider / Andy Catlin / Pictorial Press / Julian Barton / Retna / Syndication International - Various (Page 22-23)

Simon Fowler - Wet Wet Wet (Page 26-28)

Brian Aris - Mel And Kim (Centre Spread 1)

Eric Watson - Pet Shop Boys (Centre Spread 2)

Andy Catlin - A-Ha (Centre Spread 3)

Norman Anderson - Derek B (Page 47)

Andy Catlin - Curiosity Killed The Cat (Page 52)

Julian Barton - Debbie Gibson (Page 54-55)

Simon Fowler - Bros (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Coldcut featuring Yazz and the Plastic Population - Doctorin' The House

George Harrison - When We Was Fab

The Primitives - Crash

Erasure - Ship Of Fools

A-Ha - Stay On These Roads

The Sisters of Mercy - Dominion

Echo and the Bunnymen - People Are Strange

Wet Wet Wet - Temptation

Derek 8 - Good Groove

Eddie Cochran - C'mon Everybody

Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go?

Bros - Drop The Boy 

Issue Information

Front Cover:

Wet Wet Wet

Centre Spread:

01 - Mel And Kim

02 - Pet Shop Boys

03 - A-Ha

Back Cover:

Advert For Next Issue

General

Interviews

Personal File

Belinda Carlisle

Bros

The Primitives

Wet Wet Wet

Belinda Carlisle

Derek B

Bitz

George Harrison

Pet Shop Boys

Taja Sevelle

Bananarama

Madonna

The Breakfast Club

Robby Frame (Aztec Camera)

Madness

Patrick Swayze

David Lee Roth

 

Birthdays:

Martin Fry (30)

Marlon Jackson (31)

Adam Clayton (28)

Terrence Trent D'Arby (26)

Mike Lindup (29)

Bruce Willis (33)

Mark King (30)

Features:

Put The Kettle On Mother I'm Parched Quiz

Smash Hits / Livewire Top 20 Chart File

Posters

Michael Jackson

Belinda Carlisle

Reviews

Singles:
Ro Newton

The Clash - I Fought The Law

Eurythmics - I Need A Man

Debbie Gibson - Only In My Dreams

Robert Palmer - Sweet Lies

Bros - Drop The Boy

The Soup Dragon - The Majestic Head

Wet Wet Wet - Temptation

Tiffany - Could've Been

Status Quo - Ain't Complaining

Taylor Dayne - Prove Your Love

Feargal Sharkey - Out Of My System

Peter Murphy - All Night Long

Sinitta - Cross My Broken Heart

Erasure - Ship Of Fools

Get Smart: 

Ochi Brown and Rick Astley​

The Edge (U2)

Whitesnake

Pet Shop Boys

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Fan Clubs:

The Smash Hits A - Z Directory Of Fan Clubs

Albums: 

Chris Heath
Barry McIlheney
William Shaw
Peter Loraine

Jermaine Stewart - Say It Again

OMD - In The Dark The Best of OMD

Jerry Harrison - Casual Gods

Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart

Various

Books

None

Video:

Terrence Trent D'Arby - Introducing The Hard Line Live

Depeche Mode - Strange (Sue Dando)

Film:

The Lat Emperor (Lola Borg)

Withnail and I (Vici MacDonald)

Nights Out: 

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Hammersmith Odeon London (Sue Dando)

Debbie Gibson - Astoria London (Chris Heath)

Fact Box

Number 6 - Morrissey

Merchandise

This Issue came with a Free Sticker Book and a Free Pack Of Stickers.

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For more Information On That Click The Link Below.

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Sticker Book

 

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

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Smash Hits Live Wire Top 20 Chart Page

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This issue also printed the First token to send off for a Free Smash Hits / Livewire Top 20 Chart File Folder.

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The Smash Hits / Livewire Top 20 Chart File Page was a Fortnightly Top 20 Chart Run Down that the reader filled in themselves and kept so you would have a record of the charts for each week.

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This was printed in the issue for the First time

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There was no picture of the Binder available.  If anyone sent off for a binder and can provide a picture then I will add it as part of the Memorabilia Pages. Just get in touch via the Contact Us Page. Thank You.

Mutterings:

Eddie Edwards

Wet Wet Wet

Zodiac Mindwarp

Rick Astley

Joe Elliot (Def Leppard)

Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi)

Joe Cocker

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Jellybean

Belinda Carlisle

Boy George

Van Morrison

Tears For Fears

Bros

Nick Kamen

Morrissey

James Dean

Smiths

Billy Ocean

Terrence Trent D'Arby

The Bangles

Eddy Grant

Adverts

Billy Ocean - Tear Down These Walls Album

Wet Wet Wet - Temptation - Single

Depeche Mode - Strange Video

INXS - Devil Inside Single

OMD - The Best of OMD Album

Erasure - Ship Of Fools Single

Tiffany - Could've Been Single

Bros - Drop The Boy Single

Debbie Gibson - Only in My Dreams Single

Sinitta - Cross My Broken Heart Single

Whitney Houston - Where Do Broken Hearts Go Single

A-Ha - Stay On These Roads Single

Heart - Never / These Dreams Single

Someone To Watch Over Me Film

Superman IV - The Quest For Peace Film (Video)

Links

Happy Reading

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