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 19th October - 1st November 1988

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Credits

19th October - 1st November 1988

 

Volume 10 - Number 21 - Issue 258

Cover Photo - Andrew Catlin

Price - 50p    Pages - 104

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Interviewers

Tom Doyle - Wee Papa Girl Rappers

Sylvia Patterson - U2

Sylvia Patterson - Kylie Minogue

Mike Soutar - Shakespeare's Sister

Greame Kay - Breathe

Photographers

Russell Young - Michael Hutchence (Page 3)

Pictorial Press - Keith Richards (Page 4)

LFI - Keith Richards (Page 4)

Barnabys - Chickens (Page 5-6)

LFI - Bruno Brooks (Page 6)

LFI - Kim Wilde (Page 7)

Rex - Kim Wilde (Page 7)

Rex - Freddie Mercury and Monserrat Caballe (Page 8) 

Simon Fowler - Wee Papa Girl Rappers (Page 16-17)

Andy Catlin - Kylie Minogue (Page 30-32)

Simon Fowler - Brother Beyond (Centre Spread 1)

Eric Watson - Pet Shop Boys (Centre Spread 2)

Nick Baratta - Bros (Page 80)

Simon Fowler - Brother Beyond (Individual) (Page 81)

Eugene Adebari - Breathe (Page 84-85)

Paul Rider - Big Country and Various (Page 93)

Brian Aris - Pet Shop Boys (Page 98)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Luther Vandross - Any Love

The Beatmasters featuring P.P. Arnold - Burn It Up

Sabrina - All Of Me

Enya - Orinoco Flow

Milli Vanilli - Girl You Know It's True

Bobby McFerrin - Don't Worry Be Happy

Kylie Minogue - Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi / Made in Heaven

D-Mob - We Call It Aciieed

Front Cover:

Kylie Minogue

Centre Spread:

01 - Brother Beyond

02 - Pet Shop Boys

Back Cover:

General

Personal File

Advert

Interviews

Enya

Bitz

Keith Richards (Rolling Stones)

Bobby McFerrin

Clark Datchler

Julian Cope

The Darling Buds

Bomb The Bass

Perfect Day

Bruno Brooks

Level 42

Kim Wilde

Freddie Mercury and Monserrat Caballe

Sam Fox

D-Mob

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Birthdays:

Sinitta (22)

Mark King (30)

Tiffany (18)

Julian Cope (31)

Bill Wyman (47)

Nick Thorpe (23)

Simon Le Bon (30)

Hazel Dean (30)

Stephen Morris (29)

Larry Mullen Jnr (27)

Ad Rock (22)

Johnny Marr (25)

Mags Furuholmen (27)

Rick Allen (25)

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The Wee Papa Girl Rappers

U2

Kylie Minogue

Shakespeare's Sister

Breathe

Features:

None

Posters

Michael Hutchance

Get Smart: 

Bros

A-Ha

Pet Shop Boys

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Fan Clubs

U2

Brother Beyond

Breathe 

Wee Papa Girl Rappers

sinitta

Kylie Minogue

Reviews

Singles:
Chris Heath

The Thompson Twins - In The Name Of Love '88

Kylie Minogue - Je Ne Sais Pas Pourquoi / Made In Heaven

INXS - Need You Tonight

Barbera Streisand and Don Johnson - Till I Loved You

Gloria Estafan and the Miami Sound Machine - 1 2 3

Brother Beyond - He Ain't No Competition

The Bangles - In My Room

Yazz - Stand Up For Your Love Rights

Art Of Noise with Tom Jones - Kiss

Spagna - I Wanna Be Your Wife

Shakespeare's Sister - Break My Heart

Cameo - You Make Me Work

Albums: 

Tom Hibbert
William Shaw
Harriet Dell
Tom Doyle
Josephine Collins

Duran Duran - Big Thing

Pet Shop Boys - Introspective

Freddie Mercury and Monserrat Caballe - Barcelona

U2 - Rattle and Hum

Marc Almond - The Stars We Are

Various

Books

Pet Shop Boys - Annually

Video:

ET (Reg Snipton)

Princess Bride (Chris Heath)

Someone To Watch Over Me (Alex Kadis)

My Life As A Dog (Lola Borg)

Film:

A Fish Called Wanda

Big (Lola Borg)

The Fruit Machine (Greame Kay)

The House On Carroll Street (Molly Fortune)

Nights Out: 

Big Country - Moscow (Chris Heath)

The Dirty Dancing Tour - Newcastle (Greame Kay)

Jean-Michael Jarre - London Docklands (Miranda Sawyer)

Fact Box

Number 22 - David White (Brother Beyond)

Number 23 - Nathen Moore (Brother Beyond)

Number 24 - Carl Fysh (Brother Beyond)

Number 25 - Steve Alexander (Brother Beyond)

Merchandise

Smash Hits released a Double Album containing various artists.  This issue also featured a Pull Out 16 page Booklet featuring the words to the songs on the album.

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To read more on the Lyric Booklet click the link below

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16 Page Lyric Booklet

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This issue also had 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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Mutterings:

Morten Harket (A-Ha)

Matt Goss (Bros)

Terrence Trent D'Arby

Madonna

Belinda Carlisle

S'Express

U2

Bananarama

Adverts

Level 42 - Take A Look Single and Tour

Human League - Love Is All That Matters Single

U2 - Rattle and Hum Album

Samantha Fox - Love House Single

Waterfront - Cry Single

Westworld - Everything Good Is Bad Single

Bomb The Bass - Into The Dragon Album

Pet Shop Boys - Introspective Album

Boy George - Don't Cry Single

Reid - One Way Out Single

Tanita Tikaram - Twist In My Sobriety Single

Yazz - Stand Up For Your Love Rights Single

Black - Comedy Album

Cameo - You Make Me Work Single

Donny Osmond - If It's Love That You Want Single

Mica Paris - Breathe Life Into Me Single

Duran Duran - Big Thing Album (with Free HMV Print)

The Christians - Harvest For The World Single

The Pasadenas - To Whom It May Concern Album

Heart - Nothin' At All Single

Erasure - Birmingham NEC Concert

Bananarama - The Greatest Hits Album

Jane Wiedlin - Inside A Dream Single

Smash Hits 1989 Yearbook

The Art Of Noise featuring Tom Jones - Kiss Single

Links

Happy Reading

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