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 5th October - 18th October 1988

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5th October - 18th October 1988

 

Volume 10 - Number 20 - Issue 257

Cover Photo - Simon Fowler

Price - 50p    Pages - 72

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Interviewers

Richard Lowe - Jason Donovan

Tom Doyle - Sabrina

Richard Lowe - Brother Beyond

Mike Soutar - Carol Decker 

Photographers

Simon Fowler - The Wee Papa Girl Rappers (Page 2-3)

Paul Rider / Pictorial Press / Rex Features / D.O. - 

Wet Wet Wet / Sinitta / Shakin' Stevens / Aled Jones / Climie Fisher / Madonna / Mica Paris / The Proclaimers (Page 6-7)

LFI - Bruce Springsteen (Page 11)

DID Circle / Jim Barnes - The Christians (Page 18)

Sion Fowler - Phillip Schofield (Page 23)

Paul Rider - Def Leppard (Page 27)

Simon Fowler - Morten Harket (Page 27)

Andrew Catlin - Sabrina (Page 30-31)

Terry O'Neill - Bros (Centre Spread 2)

Simon Fowler - Brother Beyond (Page 43-44)

LFI - Siouxsie And The Banshees (Page 47)

LFI - Carol Decker (Page 55)

Laurence Lawry - Jermaine Stewart (Page 63)

Lyrics

Issue Information

The Wee Pappa Girl Rappers - Wee Rule

Voice Of The Beehive - I Walk The Earth

Bruce Springsteen - Spare Parts

T'Pau - Secret Garden

The Christians - Harvest For The World

The Wonder Stuff - It's Yer Money I'm After Baby

Erasure - A Little Respect

Level 42 - Take A Look

Duran Duran - I Don't Want Your Love

Alexander O'Neal - Fake '88

Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Killing Jar

Black - The Big One

Breathe - Jonah, Kim Wilde - Never Trust A Stranger

Front Cover:

Brother Beyond

Centre Spread:

01 - Rick Astley

02 - Bros

Back Cover:

Advert

General

Personal File

Phillip Schofield

Interviews

The Wee Papa Girl Rappers

Jason Donovan

Sabrina

Brother Beyond

T'Pau

Bitz

Features:

Duran Duran

Alexander O'Neal

Bros

Bothers In Rhythm

U2

Wet Wet Wet

Sinitta

Shakin' Stevens

Aled Jones

Black

Climie Fisher

Madonna

Mica Paris

The Proclaimers

Shakespeare Sister

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Birthdays:

Bob Geldof (34)

Leo Barnes (33)

Martin Kemp (27)

Chris Lowe (29)

Midge Ure (35)

David Lee Roth (33)

Smash Hits (10)

Daryl Hall (40)

Rick Parfitt (40)

Margaret Thatcher (63)

Paul Simon (47)

Cliff Richard (48)

Gary Kemp (29)

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Voting Form for the Annual Poll Winners Awards

Posters

Jason Donovan

Phillip Scofield

Brother beyond

Carol Decker

Get Smart: 

Bananarama

Rick Astley

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Def Leppard

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Fan Clubs

Aztec Camera

Wet Wet Wet

Belinda Carlisle 

Glen Medeiros

Jason Donovan

T'Pau

Reviews

Singles:
Greame Kay

The Christians - Harvest For The World

Public Enemy - Night Of The Livin' Bassheads

Prince - I Wish U Heaven

Mandy Smith - Victim Of Pleasure

Tanita Tikaram - Twist In My Sobriety

Debbie Gibson - Staying Together

Deacon Blue - Real Gone Kid

Jane Wiedlin - Inside A Dream

Human League - Love Is All That Matters

Luther Vandross - Any Love

Hue and Cry - Ordinary Angel

Shakin' Stevens - How Many Tears Can You Hide

Albums: 

Mark Wood
Andrew Smith
Richard Lowe
Vincent Vincent
Tom Doyle

Hazel Dean - Always

Glen Medeiros - Not Me

Bananarama - The Greatest Hits Collection

Bomb The Bass - Into The Dragon

The Pasadenas - To Whom It May Concern

Fields Of The Nephilim - The Nephilim

Various

Books

Neighbours - Behind The Scenes (Bunny Sawyer)

Video:

The Lost Boys (Greame Kay)

Film:

Tiger Warsaw (Lola Berg)

Les Patterson Saves The World (Derrin Schlesinger)

Midnight Run (Molly Fortune)

Nights Out: 

Breathe and Belinda Carlisle - Hammersmith Odeon London (Barry Sawyer)

Things: 

Jermaine Stewart reviews the Latest Keyboards

Fact Box

Number 21 - Morten Harket

Merchandise

This issue came with a Free Badge.  It also came with the First Token for the reader to send off for the rest of the Badge Set

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To read more on the Sticker Set click the link below

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Badge Set

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Mutterings:

Johnny Hates Jazz

Bros

Transvision Vamp

Kylie Minogue

T'Pau

Erasure

The Communards

Adverts

Big Country - Peace In Our Time Album

Aswad - Distant Thunder Album

Debbie Gibson - Staying Together Single

Glen Medeiros - Not Me Album

Transvision Vamp - Pop Art Album (Free HMV Poster)

Breathe - Jonah Single

Smash Hits 1989 Yearbook

Masquerade Film

Duran Duran - Wembley Arena and Birmingham NEC Tour Dates

Smash Hits Poll Winners Party and Results

Smash Hits 1988 Poll Winners Party Album

Links

Happy Reading

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