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 14th December - 27th December 1988

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Credits

14th December - 27th December 1988

 

Volume 10 - Number 25 - Issue 262

Cover Photo - Lawrence Watson

Price - 50p    Pages - 72

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Interviewers

William Shaw - Bros

Tom Hibbert - Dame Edna Everage

Tom Doyle and Mike Soutar - The Season To Be Jolly

Mike Soutar - Wee Papa Girl Rappers

Photographers

Pictorial Press / LFI / Hanne Jordan - Cliff Richard (Page 4)

Andy Catlin - Kylie Minogue (Page 5)

Julian Barton - Angry Anderson (Page 6)

Pictorial Press - Kylie Minogue (Page 7)

Duncan Raban - Bros (Page 7)

Simon Fowler - Bomb The Bass (Page 7)

Terry O'Neill - U2 (Page 19)

Paul Rider - Dame Edna Everage (Page 29)

Andrew Catlin - Tiffany (Centre Spread 1)

Paul Rider - Wee Papa Girl Rappers (Page 50)

Andy Catlin - Wendy James (Page 58-59)

Duncan Raban - Neighbours (Page 70)

Paul Rider - Yazz (Page 70)

 

Lyrics

Issue Information

Cliff Richard - Mistletoe and Wine

A-Ha - You Are The One

London Beat - 9 AM (The Comfort Zone)

U2 - Angel Of Harlem

Status Quo - Burning Bridges

Transvision Vamp - Sister Moon

Petula Clarke - Downtown '88

Dame Edna - Theme From Neighbours

Bon Jovi - Born To Be My Baby

Bros - Cat Amoung The Pigeon

Front Cover:

Bros

Centre Spread:

01 - Tiffany

02 - Tim Simenon

Back Cover:

General

Personal File

Andy Bell and Vince Clarke (Erasure)

Bitz

Advert

Interviews

Neneh Cherry

Bros

Dame Edna Everage

Wee Papa Girl Rappers

Steve Guttenberg

Cliff Richard

Brother Beyond

Angry Anderson

Kylie Minogue

Bros

U2

Bomb The Base

Yazz

George Michael

Pet Shop Boys

Clarke Datchler

Michael Jackson

Rick Astley

Features:

Pop Stars Review 1988

Christmas Conundrum Compendium

Posters

Neneh Cherry

Bros

U2

Reviews

Singles: Wendy James (Transvision Vamp)

Climie Fisher - Love Like A River

Inner City - Good Life

The Pogues - Yeah Yeah Yeah

Bill Withers - Ain't No Sunshine

Cookie Crew - Born This Way (Let's Dance)

New Order - Fine Time

Milli Vanilli - Baby Don't Forget My Number

Wee Papa Girl Rappers - Soulmate

Enya - Evening Falls

Gloria Estafan and the Miami Sound Machine - Rhythm's Gonna Get You

Happy Mondays - Wrote For Luck

Natalie Cole - The Christmas Song

Albums: 

Lola Borg
Sylvia Patterson
Mike Soutar
Harriet Dell
Josephine Collins

Alexander O'Neal - My Gift To You

Marillion - The Thieving Magpie

Various - Hit Mix

Cliff Richard - Private Collection

Hue And Cry - Remote

The Bangles - Everything

Various

Books

None

Video:

None

Film:

High Spirits (Alex Kadis)

Sunset (Miranda Sawyer)

Like Father Like Son (Miranda Sawyer)

Just Ask For Diamond (Greame Kay)

Moonwalker 

Game:

Hedgehog's Revenge

The Neighbor's Game

Timber

Nights Out: 

None

Fact Box

Number 31 - Yazz

Merchandise

This issue came with a F​our Free Postcards

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To read more on the Postcards click the link below

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4 Postcards

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Blimey!

Kylie Minogue

Tim Simenon (Bomb The Base)

Michael Jackson Discography

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Fan Clubs:

Michael Jackson

Bomb The Bass

Erasure

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Birthdays:

Sarah Dallin (27)

Simon Bates (41)

Keith Richards (45)

Billy Bragg (30)

Lemmy (43)

Annie Lennox (34)

Robin Campbell (34)

Shane MacGowan (30)

Adverts

The Bangles - Everything Album

Transvision Vamp - Pop Art Video

Pet Shop Boys - Showbuisness Album

Bros - Silent Night Christmas Box Single

Erasure - Crackers International Part 2 Single

U2 - Angel Of Haleem Single

Yello - Tied Up Single

The Hits Album - Compilation Album

Gloria Estafan and the Miami Sound Machine - Rhythm Is Gonna Get You Single

Go To Bed With Jonathan Ross Book

Brother Beyond Tour

Like Father Like Son Film

Michael Jackson - Moonwalker Movie

Place In The Sun Compilation Album

Links

Happy Reading

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