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 20th April - 3rd May 1988

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Credits

20th April - 3rd May 1988

 

Volume 10 - Number 08 - Issue 245

Cover Photo - Simon Fowler

Price - 48p    Pages - 80

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Interviewers

Chris Heath - Bros

Alex Kadis - Jermaine Stewart

Tom Hibbert - Kylie Minogue

Tom Doyle - Taja Sevelle

Photographers

Simon Fowler - Craig Logan (Page 4)

Syndication International - Madonna (Page 6)

Andy Catlin - The Housemartins (Page 6)

Paul Rider - The Housemartins (Page 7)

Duncan Raban - AC / DC (Page 13)

Paul Rider - Bros and Various (Page 14-16)

Andrew Catlin - Jermaine Stewart and Various (Page 22-23)

Daniela Scaramuzza - Belinda Carlisle (Centre Spread 1)

Ilpo Musto - Jellybean (Centre Spread 2)

DID Circle - A-Ha (Page 53)

Paul Rider - Taja Sevelle (Page 61)

DID Circle - Wet Wet Wet (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)

Scott Fitzgerald - Go

Robbie Coltrane - New Orleans

The Clash - London Calling

Luther Vandross - I Gave It Up (When I Fell In Love)

The Housemartins - There's Always Something There To Remind Me

Mantronix - Simple Simon

Kim Wilde - Hey Mr Heartache

Sinead O'Connor - I Want Your (Hands On Me)

Joyce Sims - Walk Away

Michael Jackson - I Want You Back

Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else

The Bible - Crystal Palace

Issue Information

Front Cover:

Phillip Schofield

Centre Spread:

01 - Belinda Carlisle

02 - Jellybean

03 - Patsy Kensit

04 - Johnny Hates Jazz

Back Cover:

Wet Wet Wet

General

Interviews

Personal File

Joe Elliot (Def Leppard)

Bitz

Loads A Money

Craig Logan

Jacqui O'Sullivan (Bananarama)

Wendy James (Transvision Vamp)

Brother Beyond

Madonna

The Housemartins

Habit

S-Express

Sid Haywoode

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Birthdays:

Robert Smith (29)

Iggy Pop (41)

HM Elizabeth II (62)

Craig Logan (19)

Andy Bell (24)

Eric Bristow (31)

Roger Taylor (28)

Anita Dobson (39)

Dr Robert (27)

James Brown (60)

Jackie Jackson (37)

Ian McCulloch (29)

AC / DC

Bros

Jermaine Stewart

Brenda Russell

Kylie Minogue

Taja Sevelle

Hazel Dean

Features:

None

Posters

Joe Elliot

T'Pau

A-Ha

Taja Saville

Get Smart: 

A-Ha Get Smart Special​

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Fan Clubs

None

Reviews

Singles:
Josephine Collins

Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too)

Scott Fitzgerald - Go

Robbie Coltrane - New Orleans

The Clash - London Calling

Luther Vandross - I Gave It Up (When I Fell In Love)

The Housemartins - There's Always Something There To Remind Me

Mantronix - Simple Simon

Kim Wilde - Hey Mr Heartache

Sinead O'Connor - I Want Your (Hands On Me)

Joyce Sims - Walk Away

Michael Jackson - I Want You Back

Eddie Cochran - Somethin' Else

The Bible - Crystal Palace

Albums: 

Peter Lorraine
Ian Cranna
Tom Doyle
Richard Lowe
William Shaw
Sylvia Patterson

The Adventures - Sea Of Love

Will Downing - Will Downing

Thomas Dolby - Aliens Ate My Buick

Shanice Wilson - Discovery

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Barbed Wire Kisses

Iron Maiden - Seventh Son Of A Seventh Son

Richard Marx - Richard Marx

The Clash - The Story Of The Clash Part 1

Various

Books

None

Video:

Roxanne (Sylvia Patterson)

Hearts Of Fire (Reg Snipton)

Jaws The Revenge (Lola Borg)

Billionaire Boys Club (tom Doyle)

Star Trek The Next Generation (Sylvia Patterson)

China Girl (Lola Borg)

The Allnighter (Chris Heath)

 

Whitesnake - Trilogy

Tina Turner - Rio '88

Heart - If Looks Could Kill

Cliff Richard - Always Guaranteed

Wet Wet Wet - Video Singles

Film:

Wall Street (Lola Borg)

Nights Out: 

None

Fact Box

None

Merchandise

This issue came with a Free set Of Transfers

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To read more on the Poster click the link below

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Transfers

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Live Wire Chart

This issue also had the Fourth Token to collect towards your 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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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.

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Smash Hits Shop 

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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:

Madonna

Pet Shop Boys

Hazel Dean

The Mission

Bros

The Housemartins

Prince

Five Star

Phillip Oakey

George Michael

Aswad

Adverts

Scarlet and Black - You Don't Know Single

Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue Album

George Michael - One More Try Single

Eddy Grant - Harmless Piece Of Fun Single

Prefab Sprouts - The King Of Rock 'N' Roll Single

Billy Ocean - Calypso Crazy Single

A-Ha - Stay On These Roads Single

Sinead O'Connor with MC Lyte - I Want Your (Hands On Me) Single

T'Pau - View From A Bridge Video (x3)

Samantha Fox - Naughty Girls (Need Love Too) Single

Habit - Lucy Single

The Housemartins - It Shouts Out Loud Album

Primitives - Out Of Reach Single

Aztec Camera - Somewhere In My Heart Single

Erasure - The Innocence Album

Wally Jump Jnr and the Criminal Element - Don't Push Your Luck Album

Links

Happy Reading

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