4th May - 17th May 1988
Credits
4th May - 17th May 1988
Volume 10 - Number 09 - Issue 246
Cover Photo - Paul Rider
Price - 48p Pages - 72
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Interviewers
Chris Heath - Michael Jackson
Tom Doyle - The Primitives
Sylvian Patterson - Tiffany
William Shaw - Danny Wilson
Vici MacDonald - S-Express
Photographers
Retna - Siedah Garret (Page 4)
LFI - Simon Mayo (Page 6)
Johnny Rosza - Lou (Page 6)
Paul Rider - The Christians (Page 19)
Pictorial Press - People In Flares (Page 22)
LFI - Jimmy Tarbuck 9Page 23)
Barnaby's - Town Criers (Page 23)
Paul Rider - Tiffany (Page 28-30)
Simon Fowler - Danny Wilson (Page 36-37)
Johnny Rozsa - S-Express (Page 52-53)
Simon Fowler - Loadsamoney (Page 60)
Duncan Rabin / George Bodnar / Idols - George Michael (Page 64-65)
DID Circle - Belinda Carlisle (Page 67)
Lyrics
Issue Information
Fairground Attraction - Perfect
Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue
Luther Vandross I Gave It Up (When I Fell In Love)
Danny Wilson - Mary's Prayer
Deacon Blue - When Will You (Make My Telephone Ring)
Christians - Born Again
S-Express - Theme From S-Express
The Adventures - Broken Land
Rob Base and DJ E-Z Rock - It Takes Two
All About Eve - Every Angel
James Brown - The Payback Mix Part 1
The Housemartins - Always Something There
To Remind Me
Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand
The Jackson Five - I Want You Back
Front Cover:
Tiffany
Centre Spread:
01 - Bros
02 - Climie Fisher
Back Cover:
Bananarama
Interviews
General
The Primitives
Tiffany
Danny Wilson
S-Express
Personal File
None
Features:
Bitz
Michael Jackson
Deacon Blue
Siedah Garret
Iron Maiden
Climie Fisher
Clark Datchler
Wet Wet Wet
Scarlet Fantastic
Simon Mayo
Lou
Fairground Attraction
Poison
Tim Graham and Lenora Pemberton
Belinda Carlisle
Gloria Estafan
Five Star
Ofra Haza
Michael Hutchence (INXS)
The Adventures
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Birthdays:
Ian McCulloch (29)
Gary Glitter (48)
Alex Van Halen (33)
Dave Gahan (26)
Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot (23)
Billy Idol (39)
Paul Heaton (26)
Bono (28)
Billy Duffy (27)
Stevie Wonder (35)
Julian Brookhouse (25)
Johnny Logan (34)
Finbar McIlheney (Ed) (21)
Ian Astbury (26)
David Byrne (36)
Janet Jackson (22)
Posters
Wet Wet Wet
Tiffany
Get Smart:
Kiefer Sutherland
Dead Or Alive
Phil Harding
Andrew Ridgeley
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Fan Clubs
Aztec Camera
Bananarama
Danny Wilson
Tiffany
A-Ha
Deacon Blue
Reviews
Singles:
Loadsamoney
(Harry Enfield)
Was (Not Was) - Out Came The Freaks
Derek B - Bad Young Brother
Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends
Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand
Taja Sevelle - Wouldn't You Love To Love Me
James Brown - I'm Real
Eddy Grant - Harless Piece Of Fun
Prince - Alphabet Street
The Primitives - Out Of Reach
ASWAD - Give A Little More
Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time
Harry Enfield - Loadsamoney (Doin' Up The House)
Billy Ocean - Calypso Crazy
Kevin Roland - Walk Away
Albums:
Tom Doyle
Greame Kay
Harriet Dell
Richard Lowe
Chris Heath
A-Ha - Stay On These Roads
The Sugercubes - Life's Too Good
Derek B - Bullet From A Gun
Judas Priest - Ram It Down
Erasure - The Innocents
Various
Books
None
Video:
None
Film:
Promised Land (Alex Kadis)
A Prayer For The Dying (Chris Heath)
Dudes (Lola Borg)
Nights Out:
George Michael - Ahoy Stadium Rotterdam (William Shaw)
Fact Box
Number 09 - Carol Decker (T'Pau)
Merchandise
Live Wire Chart
This issue also had the Fifth 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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Mutterings:
Genesis
Boston
Huey Lewis and the News
Whitney Houston
Motley Crewe
David Bowie
Grateful Dead
Pink Floyd
Bon Jovi
U2
Cher
Terrence Trent D'Arby
Bruce Willis
Josephine Baker
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Johnny Hates Jazz
Harry Enfield (Loadsamoney)
Adverts
Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand Single
Debbie Gibson - Out Of The Blue Single
Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time Single
Hothouse Flowers - Don't Go Single
Jermaine Stewart - Say It Again Single
Scritti Politti - Oh Patti Single
Climie Fisher - This Is Me Single
The Christians - The Christians Album
Prince - Alphabet Street Single
Kim Wilde - Hey Mister Heartache Single
Taja Sevelle - Wouldn't You Love To Love Me Single
Voice Of The Beehive - Don't Call Me Baby Single
Richard Marx - Endless Summer Nights Single
The Living Daylights Video
George Michael - Faith Tour Dates
Billy Bragg - She's Leaving Home / Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends Single