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 18th May - 31st May 1988

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Credits

18th May - 31st May 1988

 

Volume 10 - Number 10 - Issue 247

Cover Photo - Andrew Catlin

Price - 48p    Pages - 80

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Interviewers

Chris Heath - Belinda Carlisle

Chris Heath - Prince

Sylvia Patterson - Roddie Frame

Tom Doyle - Climie Fisher

Chris Heath - Prefab Sprouts

Richard Lowe - Simon Mayo

Photographers

Paul Rider - Gary Christian (Page 3, 48-49)

Simon Fowler - Roddie Frame (Page 3, 28-29)

Andy Catlin - Climie Fisher (Page 3, 34)

LFI - Prince (Page 3)

Pictorial Press - Red Car (Page 4)

Pictorial Press - Superman (Page 5)

Pictorial Press - James Bond (Page 5)

DID Circle Gibson - Climie Fisher (Page 19)

Syndication International / Pictorial Press / Retna / LFI - Prince (Page 22-23)

Pictorial Press - Fleetwood Mac (Page 27)

Simon Fowler - Bros (Page 27)

Paul Rider - Five Star (Centre Spread 1)

DID Circle Steven Bishop - Morten Harket (Centre Spread 2)

Duncan Rabin - Bros (Page 79)

Colorific - Patrick Swayze (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Issue Information

New Order - Blue Monday

Harry Enfield - Loadsamoney (Doin' Up The House)

The Primitives - Out of Reach

Magnum - Start Talking Love

Mica Paris - One Temptation

Climie Fisher - This is Me

Billy Ocean - Calypso Crazy

Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain

Prince - Alphabet Street

Aztec Camera - Somewhere in My Heart

Derek B - Bad Young Brother

Star Turn On 45 Pints - Pump Up The Bitter

Poison - Nothin' But A Good Time

Heart - What About Love

Narada - Divine Emotions

Prefab Sprouts - The King Of Rock 'N' Roll

Wet Wet Wet - With A Little Help From My Friends

Front Cover:

Climie Fisher

Centre Spread:

01 - Five Star

02 - Morten Harket

03 - Kylie Minogue

Back Cover:

Patrick Swayze

Interviews

General

Belinda Carlisle

Climie Fisher

The Christians Poison

Prefab Sprouts

Simon Mayo

Personal File

Gary Christian (The Christians)

Features:

Bitz

Prince

Matt Bianco

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Derek B

Mica Paris

Bros

Five Star

Kim Wilde

Danny Wilson

Magnum

Heart

New Order

Star Turn On 45 Pints

Hothouse Flowers

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Birthdays:

The Pope

Mark Nash (25)

Tim Lever (27)

Morrissey (29)

Joan Collins (52)

Bob Dylan (47)

Paul Weller (30)

Wayne Hussey (29)

Siouxsie Sioux (31)

Roland Gift (26)

Larry Blackmore (32)

Mel Gaynor (28)

Francis Rossi (39)

Stephen Duffy (28)

Wendy Smith (25)

Posters

Nick Kamen

Climie Fisher

Get Smart: 

Fleetwood Mac

Duran Duran

Bros

Mags (A-Ha)

KIK

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Fan Clubs

Prefab Sprouts 

Erasure

Belinda Carlisle

Debbie Gibson

Five Star

Reviews

Singles:
Richard Lowe

Elton John - I Don't Wanna Go on With You Like That

The Company She Keeps - The Men Responsible

Rod Stewart  - I'm Lost In you

Nick Kamen - Tell Me

Tiffany - I Saw Him Standing There

Kylie Minogue - Got To Be Certain

Status Quo - Who Get's The Love

A-Ha - The Blood That Moves The Body

Five Star - Another Weekend

Climie Fisher - This Is Me

Mandy Smith - Boys And Girls

Sabrina - Boys

The Style Council - Life At A Top People's Health Farm

Whitney Houston - Love Will Save The Day 

Albums: 

Lisa Anthony
William Shaw
Chris Heath
Ian Cranna
Sylvia  Patterson
Alex Kadis

Pebbles - Pebbles

Sade - Stronger Than Pride

Prince - Lovesexy

Various - Best Of House Megamix Vol 2

The Housemartins - Now That's What I Call Quite Good

Fairground Attraction - The First Of A Million Kisses

Various

Books

Jackie Collins - Rock Star (Lola Borg)

Iron Maiden  - A Photographic History (Alex Kadis)

Video:

None

Film:

Trains Planes and Automobile (Danny Wilson)

Nights Out: 

Erasure - Hammersmith Odeon London (Reg Snipton)

Whitney Houston - NEC Arena Birmingham (Alex Kadis)

Theatre: 

Speed The Plow - Royal Theatre New York (Steve Corte)

Fact Box

Number 10 - Clark Datchler (Johnny Hates Jazz)

Merchandise

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

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Live Wire Chart

This issue also had the Sixth (Final0 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:

Bananarama

Pete Wylie

Rick Astley

Michael Jackson

Bros

Terrence Trent D'Arby

Prince

Adverts

Nick Kamen - Tell Me Single

Tiffany - I Saw Him Standing There Single

Rod Stewart - Lost In You Single

Whitney Houston - Love Will Save The Day Single

Alexander O'Neal - The Lovers Single

The Living Daylights Film Video

The Style Council - Life At A Top People's Health Farm Single

Pebbles - Pebbles Album

Poison - Open Up And Say Ahh Album

Belinda Carlisle - Circle In The Sand Single

Can't Buy Me Love Film

Links

Happy Reading

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