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 10th August - 23rd August 1988

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Credits

10th August - 23rd August 1988

 

Volume 10 - Number 16 - Issue 253

Cover Photo - Simon Fowler

Price - 48p    Pages - 80

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Interviewers

Tom Doyle - Five Star

Sylvia Patterson - Tim Simenon

Tom Doyle - Brother Beyond

Mike Soutar - Mica Paris

Sylvia Patterson - Quiz

Mike Soputar - Breathe

Photographers

Did Circle Marcus - Climie Fisher (Page 3)

Julian Barton - Kylie Minogue (Page 5)

Paul Cox - Five Star (Page 14-15)

Cindy Palmano - Yazz (Page 18)

Julian Barton - Tim Simenon (Page 28-29)

Andrew Catlin - Kylie Minogue (Page 33, Centre Spread 3)

Andy Catlin - Wendy James (Centre Spread 1)

Laurens Van Houten - Wet Wet Wet (Centre Spread 2)

Neil Matthews - Mica Paris (Page 48-49)

Duncan Rabin / LFI - Prince (Page 62)

LFI / John Wright / Nikos / Eugene Adebari - Various (Page 79)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Steve Walsh - Ain't No Stopping Us Now

Fairground Attraction - Find My Love

BVSMP - I Need You

Yazz and the Plastic Population - The Only Way Is Up

Brother Beyond - The Harder I Try

Shakin' Stevens - Feel The Need In Me

Julia Fordham - Happy Ever After

The Funky Worm - Hustle! (To The Music)

Alexander O'Neal - (What Can I Say) To Make You Love Me

Kylie Minogue - The Locomotion

Voice Of The Beehive - I Say Nothing

The Four Tops - Reach Out I'll Be There

Mica Paris - Like Dreamers Do

Tanita Tikaram - Good Tradition

All About Eve - Martha's Harbour

Breathe - Hands To Heaven

Front Cover:

Brother Beyond

Centre Spread:

01 - Wendy James

02 - Wet Wet Wet

03 - Kylie Minogue

Back Cover:

Kim Wilde

Interviews

General

Five Star

Bomb The Bass

Brother Beyond

Mica Paris

Breathe

Personal File

Voice Of The Beehive

Features:

Bitz

None

Cinderella

Kylie Minogue

Rick Astley

Pat Benatar

Spagna

The Blow Monkeys

Siouxsie and the Banshees

The Funky Worm

Derek B

Run DMC

Public Enemy

Clive Griffin

Steve Walsh

Tanita Takiram

Jane Wiedlin

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Birthdays:

Hamish Seelochan (24)

Mark Knopfler (39)

Pete De Freitas (27)

Feargal Sharkey (30)

Adam Yauch (21)

Madonna (30)

Tim Farris (31)

Belinda Carlisle (30)

Glen Goldsmith (23)

Tracy Tracy (21)

John Deacon (37)

Joey Tempest (35)

Jim Bowen (51)

Budgie (31)

Posters

Simon Climie

Voice Of The Beehive

Reviews

Singles:
William Shaw

Van Halen - When It's Love

Natalie Cole - Jump Start

Iron Maiden - The Evil That Men Do

Glen Goldsmith - Save A Little Bit

A-Ha - Touchy

Harry Belafonte - Day-o

Heaven 17 - Go Go Brown

Spagna - Every Boy And Girl

UB40 - Where Did I Go Wrong

Jellybean (featuring Richard Darbyshire) - Coming Back For More

New Edition - If It Isn't Love

Clive Griffin - Don't Make Me Wait

Climie Fisher - I Wont Bleed For You

Big Country - King Of Emotion

Albums: 

Mike Soutar
Graeme Kay
William Shaw
Neil Lands
Reg Snipton
Barry McIlheney

Get Smart: 

Bros

Nik Kershaw

Acid House

Climie Fisher

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Fan Clubs

Voice Of The Beehive

Five Star

Mica Paris

Kylie Minogue

Brother Beyond

Siouxsie And The Banshees

Eric B and Rakim - Follow The Leader

Belinda Carlisle - Belinda

The Psychedelic Furs - All Of This And Nothing

Pat Benatar - Wide Awake In Dreamland

Five Star - Rock The World

Working Week - Payday

Various - The Hits Album 8

Various

Books

Mandela Festival Concert Book (William Shaw)

Def Leppard - Historia (Graeme Kay)

Things

All Aboard The Rock 'N' Roll Tour Bus

Video:

The Pick Up Artist (Kathryn Brown)

Masters Of The Universe (Vincent Vincent)

Some Kind Of Wonderful (Mike Soutar)

No Way Out (Lola Borg)

Bigfoot And The Hendersons (Lola Borg)

Film:

Shag (Lola Borg)

Nights Out: 

Prince - Wembley Arena (Chris Heath)

Fact Box

Number 16 - Billy Idol

Mutterings:

Pat Benatar

Prince

Rick Astley

Michael Jackson

Lloyd Cole

Jimmy Somerville

Boy George

Kate Bush

Jonathan Ross

Su Pollard

Adverts

Climie Fisher - I Wont Bleed For You Single

A-Ha - Touchy Single

Matt Bianco - Good Times Single

Catherine Buchanan - Love Is Single

Europe - Superstitious Single

Iron Maiden - The Evil That Men Do Single

Breathe - Hands To Heaven Single

Salt 'N' Pepa - Assault With A Deadly Pepper Album

Sam Brown - This Feeling Single

Five Star - Rock The World Album

Nick Kamen - Bring Me Your Love Single

Midge Ure - Answers To Nothing Single

Links

Happy Reading

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