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 27th July - 9th August 1988

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Credits

27th July - 9th August 1988

 

Volume 10 - Number 15 - Issue 252

Cover Photo - Andrew Catlin

Price - 48p    Pages - 72

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Interviewers

Tom Doyle - Glen Medeiros

Tom Doyle - Michael Jackson

Chris Heath - Kylie Minogue

Alex Kadis - Everything But The Girl

Mike Soutar - Kim Wilde

Tom Hibbert - Transvision Vamp

Photographers

Simon Fowler - Nathan (Page 2-3)

Pictorial Press - Bros (Page 5)

Syndication International - Michael Jackson (Page 5, 28-29)

Simon Fowler - Rick Astley (Page 5)

Pictorial Press - Debbie Gibson (Page 7)

DID Circle - Belinda Carlisle (Page 8, 24)

Julian Barton - Paddy MacAloon (Page 8)

Rex Features / Pictorial Press - Glen Medeiros / The Jets / Isla St Clair / William Shakespeare (Page 8)

LFI / Fons Von Roogan - The Wee Papa Girl Rappers

(Page 9)

Andre Csillag - Glen Medeiros (Page 13)

Rex Features - Michael Jackson (Page 28)

Duncan Rabin - Michael Jackson (Page 28)

Adrian green - Michael Jackson (Page 30)

Sheila Rock - Bros (Centre Spread 1)

Ilpo Musto - Tiffany (Centre Spread 2)

Kobal Collection / Pictorial Press / Barnaby's Picture Library - Various (Page 43-44)

Simon Fowler - Marti Pellow (Page 47)

Andy Catlin - Transvision Vamp (Page 68-69)

DID Circle - Climie Fisher (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Five Star - Rock My World

Ziggy Marley - Tomorrow People

Pat Benatar - All Fired Up

Belinda Carlisle - Mad About You

Kim Wilde - You Came

Def Leppard - Love Bites

Prince - Glam Slam

S-Express - Superfly Guy

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Peek-A-Boo

Front Cover:

Kylie Minogue

Centre Spread:

01 - Bros

02 - Tiffany

03 - Michael Jackson

General

Personal File

Patsy Kensit (Eighth Wonder)

Back Cover:

Climie Fisher

Interviews

Glenn Medeiros

Kylie Minogue

Everything But The Girl

Kim Wilde

Transvision Vamp

Features:

Michael Jackson

Bitz

Crowded House

Joe Elliot (Def Leppard)

Weird Al Yankovic

Elton John

Rick Astley

Bros

Five Star

Michael Jackson

The Mission

Morris Minor and the Majors

Ziggy Marley

Debbie Gibson

Glen Medeiros

The Mac Band

Belinda Carlisle

Mark King (Level 42)

The Jets

Nick Rhodes (Duran Duran)

Isla St Clair

Status Quo

William Shakespeare

Prefab Sprouts

Wee Papa Girl Rappers

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Birthdays:

None

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Posters

Nathan (Brother Beyond)

Glen Medeiros

Belinda Carlisle

Kim Wilde

Transvision Vamp

Get Smart: 

INXS

Matt Goss

Simple Minds

Marti Pellow

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Fan Clubs

Brother Beyond

Transvision Vamp

Kim Wilde

Aztec Camera

The Pasadenas

Reviews

Singles:
Graeme Kay

The Blow Monkeys - This Is Your Life

Electra - Jibaro

Status Quo - Running All Over The World

Scarlet Fantastic - Stay

Five Star - Rock My World

Jane Wiedlin - Rush Hour

Run DMC - Mary Mary

Scritti Politti - First Boy In Town

The Fountainhead - Angel

Big Audio Dynamite - Other 99

George Benson - Let's Do It Again

Nick Kamen - Give Me Your Heart

Elton John - Town Of Plenty

Rod Stewart - Forever Young

The Godfathers - 'Cause I Said So

Albums: 

Mike Soutar
Sylvia Patterson
William Shaw
Josephine Collins
Alex Kadis
Tom Doyle

Salt 'N' Pepa - A Salt With A Deadly Pepa

Elton John - Reg Strikes Back

UB40 - UB40

Eighth Wonder - Fearless

Transvision Vamp - Pop Art

Public Enemy - It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back

Various

Books

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

Video:

Magnum - On The Wings Of Heaven (Greame Kay)

The Housemartins - Now That's What i Call Quite Good (William Shaw)

Johnny Hates Jazz - The Video Singles

Film:

Beetlejuice (Lola Borg)

Coming To America (Greame Kay)

The Jungle Book (Sylvia Patterson)

Vice Versa (Vici MacDonald)

Hawks (Ian Cranna)

Nights Out: 

None

Fact Box

Number 15 - Simon Climie (Climie Fisher)

Merchandise

This Issue came with the Second Token to get your hands on the rest of the Badge set.

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To read more on the Badge Set click the link below

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Badge Set

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This Issue also gave it's readers the First Token to get your hands on the Kellogg's

A to Z Of Pop Book.  you had to then collect 3 more Tokens from Special Packs Of Kellogg's Start

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To read more on the Kellogg's Smash Hits A-Z Of Pop Book click the link below

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Kellogg's a-Z Of Pop

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Mutterings:

Belinda Carlisle

LL Cool J

Terrence Trent D'Arby

Bros

Kylie Minogue

All About Eve

Climie Fisher

Adverts

Tiffany - Feelings Of Forever Single

Aztec Camera - Working In A Goldmine Single

Pretty Poison - Catch Me Single

Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try Single

Dollar - It's Nature's Way Single

Donny Osmond  Soldier Of Love Single

Rod Stewart - Forever Young Single

Surrender - (Film) Video

Siousxie And The Banshees - Peek-A-Boo Single

Empire - My Imagination Single

Inner Space (Film) Video

Belinda Carlisle - Hammersmith Odeon Concert

Links

Happy Reading

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