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 30th November - 13th December 1988

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Credits

30th November - 13th December 1988

 

Volume 10 - Number 24 - Issue 261

Cover Photo - Grant Edwards

Price - 50p    Pages - 88

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Interviewers

Alex Kadis - Bomb The Base

Sylvia Patterson - Rick Astley

Chris Heath - Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan

Richard Lowe - Tiffany

Alex Kadis - Salt 'N' Pepa

Mike Soutar - U2

Photographers

Retna - Michael Hutchence (Page 5)

Chris Taylor - T'Pau (Page 7)

Simon Fowler - Tim Simenon (Page 12)

Andy Catlin - Tim Simenon (Page 13)

Brian Aris - George Michael (Page 19)

Simon Fowler - The Pasadenas (Centre Spread 1)

Simon Fowler - Brother Beyond (Centre Spread 2)

Andrew Catlin - Tiffany (Page 50-52)

Julian Barton - Salt 'N' Pepa (Page 60-61)

Duncan Raban - The Pasadenas (Page 71)

Matthew Rolston - U2 (Page 78)

Simon Fowler - Carl Fysh (Page 84)

LFI - Breathe (Page 85)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Bros - Silent Night

The Bangles - In Your Room

George Michael - Kissing A Fool

Iron Maiden - The Clairvoyant

Hithouse - Jack To The Sound

Womack and Womack - Life's Just A Ballgame

Erasure - Stop / Knocking On Your Door

Phil Collins - Two Hearts

Sam Fox - Love House

Kylie and Jason - Especially For You

Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Success

T-Pau - Road To Our Dream

Karyn White - The Way You Love Me

Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word

The Proclaimers - Sunshine On Leith

Front Cover:

Kylie Minogue and

Jason Donovan

Centre Spread:

01 - Pasadenas

02 - Brother Beyond

Back Cover:

Advert

Interviews

Bomb The Base

Rick Astley

Jason and Kylie

Tiffany

Salt 'N' Pepa

U2

General

Personal File

Bruno Brooks

Bitz

Features:

None

Posters

Bros

Rick Astley

Alexander O'Neil

Peter Slaghuis

INXS

Bros

The Dan Reed Network

T'Pau

Neneh Cherry

Queen

Who Will Be Christmas Number One

Urchins

Chris Rea and Chris De Bergh

Nathen 'Yond

Reviews

Singles:
Alex Kadis

Jason Donavan and Kylie Minogue - Especially For You

Gloria Estafan - Rhythm's Gonna Get You

Buddy Holly - True Love Ways

little Angels - 90 In The Shade

Dame Edna Everage - Theme From Neighbors

Erasure - Crackers International

George Michael - Kissing A Fool

Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine

Status Quo - Burning Bridges

Prince - Kiss

Yello - Tied Up In Life

U2 - Angel Of Harlem

Big Country - Broken Heart

Albums: 

Sylvia Patterson
Gordon Bennett
Chris Heath
Miranda Sawyer
Mike Soutar

Shakin' Stevens - A Whole Lot Of Shakey

Various - Now That's What I Call Music 13

Milli Vanilli - All Or Nothing

Various - The Hit Factory - The Best Of Stock, Aitken and Waterman Vol 2

Rick Astley - Hold Me In Your Arms

Various

Books

Moonwalker: The Story Book

Video:

Salt 'N' Pepe - A Salt With A Deadly Pepa (William Shaw)

Everything But The Girl (William Shaw)

George Michael - Faith (William Shaw)

T'Pau - Live At Hammersmith (William Shaw)

Breathe - All That Jazz (William Shaw)

Bananarama - The Greatest Hits Collection (Greame Kay)

Bros - The Big Push (Mike Soutar)

Sting - The Videos (Greame Kay)

Kylie Minogue - Kylie The Videos (Tom Doyle)

Various - Now That's What I Call Music 13 (Alex Kadis)

Pet Shop Boys - Showbusiness (Tom Doyle)

Film:

Who Framed Roger Rabbit (Mike Soutar)

The Nature Of The Beast (Tom Doyle)

Kansas (Greame Kay)

Scrooged (Miranda Sawyer)

Willow (Lola Borg)

The Lighthorsemen (Greame Kay)

 The Bedroom Window (Helen Thorne)

Things:

Various Walkmans

Nights Out: 

The Pasadenas (Tom Doyle)

Fact Box

Number 28 - David Glasper (Breathe)

Number 29 - Marcus Lillington (Breathe)

Number 30 - Ian Spice (Breathe)

Blimey!

Kim Wilde and Calvin Hayes

Carl Fysh (Brother Beyond)

Pet Shop Boys

Matt Goss

Rockin' Jeff (The Pasadenas)

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Fan Clubs:

Tiffany 

U2

INXS

Rick Astley

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Birthdays:

Rick Savage (28)

Ozzy Osbourne (40)

Mike Stock (37)

Phil Collen (31)

Ben Watt (26)

Joan Armatrading (39)

Frank Sinatra (73)

Rockin' Jeff (24)

Don Johnson (39)

Adverts

The Wee Pappa Girl Rappers - Soulmate Single

Erasure - Crackers International EP

Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby Album

One 2 Many - Downtown Single

The Funky Worm - The Spell Single

A-Ha - You Are The One Single

2 Brave - Stop That Girl Single

Freddie McGregor - And So I Will Wait For You Single

Bros - The Big Push Tour Video x2

UB40 - Come Out To Play Single

The Hits Album - Compilation Album

Tom Tom Club - Suboceana Single

Tiffany - Hold An Old Friends Hand Album

T'Pau - Road To Our Dream Single and Tour

Belinda Carlisle - Love Never Dies Single

Giant Steps - Another Lover Single

Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall Single

Breathe - How Can I Fall Single

Kim Wilde - Four Letter Word Single

George Michael - Faith Video

Duran Duran - Birmingham NEC Concert

Links

Happy Reading

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