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 21st September - 4th October 1988

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Credits

21st September - 4th October 1988

 

Volume 10 - Number 19 - Issue 256

Cover Photo - "F"- Reg Snipton

Price - 50p    Pages - 104

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Interviewers

Tom Doyle - Rick Astley

Tom Doyle - Sinitta

William Shaw - Voice Of The Beehive

William Shaw - Phil Collins

Photographers

Paul Rider - Sinitta (Page 28-29)

Paul Rider - Voice Of The Beehive (Page 36-38)

Ian McKell - Bananarama (Centre Spread 1)

Cyndi Palmano - Brother Beyond (Centre Spread 2)

Andy Catlin - Glen Medeiros (Centre Spread 3)

Eric Watson - Pet Shop Boys (Centre Spread 4)

Andy Catlin - Phil Collins (Page 74)

Nick Baratta - Bros (Page 91)

LFI / Dave Hogan - Amnesty Concert (Various) (Page 96)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing

Jason Donovan - Nothing Can Divide Us

The Pasadenas - Riding On A Train

Hazell Dean - Turn It Into Love

Sinitta - I Don't Believe In Miracles

Bananarama - Truth Love and Honesty

The Hollies - He Ain't Heavy He's My Brother

Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine

Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time

Belinda Carlisle - World Without You

U2 - Desire

Transvision Vamp - Revolution Baby

Bros - I Quit

Salt 'N' Pepa - Shake Your Thang

Inner City - Big Fun

Coldcut - Stop This Crazy Thing

Michael Jackson - Another Part Of Me

Phil Collins - Groovy Kind Of Love

Bill Withers - Lovely Day

Front Cover:

Rick Astley

Centre Spread:

01 - Bananarama

02 - Brother Beyond

03 - Glen Medeiros

04 - Pet Shop Boys

Back Cover:

General

Personal File

Advert

Interviews

Breathe

Rick Astley

Sinitta

Voice Of The Beehive

Bon Jovi

Phil Collins

Jason Donovan

Features:

Bitz

Voting Form for the Annual Poll Winners Awards

Pet Shop Boys

Bros

New Kids On The Block

Dirty Dancing

Sinitta

Philip Schofield

The Hollies

Bill Medley

Inner City

Sabrina

A-Ha

Duran Duran

Iron Maiden

Wendy James (Transvision Vamp)

Billy MacKenzie (The Associates)

Bill Withers

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Birthdays:

Corinne Drewery (29)

Larry Hagman (58)

Simon Mayo (30)

Bruce Springsteen (39)

Steve Severin (33)

Tracey Thorn (26)

Meat Loaf (31)

Matt Goss (20)

Luke Goss (20)

Sting (37)

Mike Rutherford (37)

Jimmy Saville (62)

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Posters

Breathe

Rick Astley

The Pasadenas

Jason Donovan

Bros

Get Smart: 

A-Ha

Roddie Frame

Paul Rutherford

Brother Beyond

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Fan Clubs

Bon Jovi 

Rick Astley

Bros

Transvision Vamp

Belinda Carlisle

Sinitta

Reviews

Singles:
Bros

Erasure - A Little Respect

Bon Jovi - Bad Medicine

Black - The Big One

T'Pau - Secret Garden

Whitney Houston - One Moment In Time

Jermaine Stewart - Don't Talk Dirty To Me

Fairground Attraction - A Smile In A Whisper

Bruce Springsteen - Spare Parts

The Wonderstuff - It's Yer Money I'm After Baby

Breathe - Jonah

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers - Tumblin' Down

Albums: 

Greame Kay
Michael Soutar
Richard Lowe
Andrew Smith
Alex Kadis
Josephine Collins

That Petrol Emotion - That Petrol Emotion

Level 42 - Staring At The Sun

Bon Jovi - New Jersey

The Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith

Breathe - All That Jazz

Europe - Out Of This World

Venessa Paradis - Venessa Paradis

Mica Paris - So Good

Various

Books

None

Video:

None

Film:

Masquerade (Lola Borg)

Jimmy Reardon (Lola Borg)

Good Morning Vietnam (Greame Kay)

Stars and Bars (Lola Borg)

The Running Man (Greame Kay)

No Man's Land (Helen Thorne)

Buster (Lola Borg)

Nights Out: 

Amnesty Day - Wembley (Mark Wood)

Fact Box

Number 20 - Kylie Minogue

Merchandise

This issue came with a set of Stickers.

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To read more on the Sticker Set click the link below

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Sticker Set

 

This Issue came with the Fourth (Final) 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 came with with a chance for the reader to get their hands on a Smash Hits T-Shirt

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to read more on the T-shirt click the linkbelow

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T-Shirt

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Mutterings:

Kylie Minogue

Jason Donovan

Tiffany

Brother Beyond

Michael Jackson

Madonna

Rockin' Jeff

Mark King (Level 42)

Tony Hadley

Johnny Hates Jazz

Adverts

Black - The Big One Single

Level 42 - Staring At The Sun Album

Everything But The Girl - Love Is Here Where I Live Single

Duran Duran - I Don't Want Your Love Single

Jane Wiedlin - Fur Album

U2 - Desire Single

Jermaine Stewart - Don't Talk Dirty To Me Single

Ziggy Marley and the Melody Makers - Tumblin' Down Single

Errol Brown - Maya Single

Eighth Wonder - Baby Baby Single

Erasure - A Little Respect Single

T'Pau - Secret Garden Single

Will Downing - Free Single

Breathe - All That Jazz Album and Tour

Gary Numan - New Anger Single

Pet Shop Boys - Domino Dancing Single

 Venessa Paradis - M & J Album

Smash Hits 1989 Yearbook

Aztec Camera - Deep and Wide and Tall Single

Louise Goffin - Surrender  Single

Marc Almond - Tears Run Rings Single

Taylor Dayne - Don't Rush Me Single

Jimmy Reardon Film

Links

Happy Reading

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