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Stickerbook

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Smash Hits produced a Sticker Book that was given away free in the 9th March - 22nd March 1988 issue.  

The same issue also came with a free set of stickers to start the readers into collecting the stickers required to complete the book.

 

Each sticker measured approx. 4" x 3" in size and came with a peel off sticker with a picture of an artist or band on the front.  On the back of each sticker was a short biography of the artist or band on the front.

Produced for the Smash Hits Magazine and Distributed by Panini Publishing Ltd, this 48 page sticker book was Edited and Designed by Vici MacDonald with Caption Research done by

Sue Miles and Writers by Lola Borg, Sue Dando, Chris Heath, Richard Lowe and Sylvia Patterson.

 

The Sticker book had 200 individual pictures that you can stick into the book.  This built up to a collection of the biggest acts of that year which included Pet Shop Boys, Terrence Trent D'Arby, Wet Wet Wet and Michael Jackson to name a few.  This particular Sticker book also came with a free Pull Out Poster that you could also stick the last 18 stickers to.

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Some artists, for instance 'A-Ha and Wet Wet Wet', got a whole page of stickers while other artists only had One Sticker to place into the book.

 

Each Sticker Book was printed by Redwood Web Offset in the UK and was produced for the UK and Ireland market with Sticker Packs costing 20p for a set of Five Stickers.  Readers were encouraged to buy as many packs as they could to complete the collection. Readers were also encouraged to swap duplicates with their friends.  

 

After all this if you still could not complete your collection then you could write to Panini Stickers in London requesting the ones you need, up to a maximum 20 stickers (5 maximum for Poster), which would cost 6p for each sticker. If, for whatever reason, you missed out on getting the book you could buy it at the cost of 35p.

Sticker Packs

Smash Hits - Sticker Pack 1988 - Madonna
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Contents:

01 - 02 - A-Ha

03 - A-Ha - Morten Harket

04 - A-Ha - Mags Furuholmen

05 - A-Ha - Pal Waaktaar

06 - ABC

07 - The Alarm

08 - All About Eve

09 - Amazulu

10 - 11 - Rick Astley

12 - Beastie Boys

13 - Beastie Boys - Ad-Rock

                  (Adam Horowitz

14 - Beastie Boys - MCA (Adam Yauch)

15 - Beastie Boys - Mike D

                  (Michael Diamond)

16 - Bananarama

17 - The Bangles

18 - The Beatles

19 - Bee Gees

20 - Black

21 - The Blow Monkeys

22 - 23 - Blue Mercedes

24 - Bon Jovi (The Band)

25 - Bon Jovi (the Person)

26 - David Bowie

27 - Billy Bragg

28 - Boy George

29 - Boy George with Culture Club

30 - Bros

31 - Brother Beyond

32 - Kate Bush

33 - Cameo

34 - The Christians

35 - The Communards -

               Jimmy Somerville

36 - The Communards - Richard Coles

37 - The Cult

38 - The Cure

39 - Cutting Crew

40 - Curiosity Killed The Cat -

             Migi Drummond

41 - Curiosity Killed The Cat - Nick Thorp

42 - Curiosity Killed The Cat

43 - Curiosity Killed The Cat -

             Julian Brookhouse

44 - Curiosity Killed The Cat -

             Ben Volpelere-Pierrot

45 - The Damned

46 - Dead Or Alive

47 - Deff Leppard

48 - Def Leppard - Joe Elliot

49 - Depche Mode

50 - Dire Straits

51 - Duran Duran - 1988 Photo

52 - Duran Duran - 1986 Photo

53 - Duran Duran - 1984 Photo

54 - Echo And The Bunnymen

55 - Erasure

56 - Europe

57 - Eurythmics

58 - The Fall

59 - Bryan Ferry

60 - Fine Young Cannibals

61 - Samantha Fox

62 - Five Star - Doris

63 - Five Star - Stedman

64 - Five Star - Deniece

65 - Five Star - Delroy

66 - Five Star - Lorraine

67 - Peter Gabriel

68 - Genesis

69 - Glen Goldsmith

70 - The Housemartins - Paul Heaton

71 - The Housemartins - Norman Cook

72 - The Housemartins - Stan Cullymore

73 - The Housemartins -

              Dave Hemingway

74 - Heart

75 - 76 - Whitney Houston

77 - The Hooters

78 - Hue And Cry

79 - The Human League

80 - Billy Idol

81 - Iron Maiden

82 - Michael Jackson - 70's Photo

83 - Michael Jackson - 1982 Photo

84 - Michael Jackson

85 - Michael Jackson - Photo From

               Bad Video

86 - Michael Jackson - Photo From

               Bad Tour

87 - 88 - Janet Jackson

89 - Johnny Hates Jazz

90 - Johnny Hates Jazz - Clark Datchler

91 - Jellybean

92 - The Jesus And Mary Chain

93 - Elton John

94 - Grace Jones

95 - Patsy Kensit

96 - Kiss

97 - Level 42 

98 - Living In A Box

99 - LL Cool J

100 - Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

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101 - 104 - Madonna - Portrait

105 - 106 - Madonna

107 - Marillion

108 - Alison Moyet

109 - Mel And Kim - Kim Appleby

110 - Mel And Kim - Mel Appleby

111 - The Mission

112 - New Order

113 - Gary Numan

114 - Alexander O'Neal

115 - Donny Osmond

116 - 119 - Pet Shop Boys

120 - Pet Shop Boys - Chris Lowe

121 - Pet Shop Boys - Neil Tennant

122 - 123 - Pepsi And Shirley

124 - The Pogues

125 - Elvis Presley

126 - 127 - Prince

128 - The Proclaimers

129 - Queen

130 - Queen - Freddy Mercury

131 - Cliff Richard

132 - The Rolling Stones

133 - Run DMC

134 - Sade

135 - Scarlet Fantastic

136 - The Sex Pistols

137 - Shakin' Stevens

138 - Simple Minds

139 - Simply Red

140 - Sinitta

141 - Sisters Of Mercy

142 - The Smiths

143 - The Smiths - Morrissey

144 - Spandau Ballet

145 - Bruce Springsteen

146 - Status Quo

147 - Sting

148 - Stock Aitken And Waterman

149 - The Style Council

150 - Swing Out Sister

151 - Then Jerico - Mark Shaw

152 - Then Jerico - Jasper Stainthorpe

153 - The Jerico - Scott Taylor

154 - Then Jerico - Steve wren

155 - T'Pau

156 - T'Pau - Carol Decker

157 - 158 - Terence Trent D'Arby

159 - U2 - Bono

160 - U2 - Larry Mullen

161 - U2 - The Edge (Dave Evans)

162 - U2 - Adam Clayton

163 - UB40

164 - Susanne Vega

165 - Voice Of The Beehive

166 - Wet Wet Wet - Martin Pellow

167 - Wet Wet Wet -

                 Tommy Cunningham

168 - Wet Wet Wet

169 - Wet Wet Wet - Neil Mitchell

170 - Wet Wet Wet - Graeme Clarke

171 - Was Not Was

172 - Westworld

173 - Whitesnake

174 - Wham - George Michael

175 - Wham - Andrew Ridgley

176 - Wham - Bad Boys Era Photo

177 - Wham - Club Tropicana Photo

178 - Wham - Last Known Pics

                 Of The Band

179 - Kim Wilde

180 - Bruce Willis

181 - Paul Young

182 - Zodiac Mindware And the

                Love Reaction

Back Of Pack

Poster

183 - A-Ha

184 - Rick Astley

185 - Beastie boys

186 - Bon Jovi

187 - Curiosity Killed The Cat

188 - Def Leppard

189 - Five Star

190 - The Housemartins

191 - Whitney Houston

192 - Michael Jackson

193 - Madonna

194 - Mel And Kim

195 - George Michael

196 - Pet Shop Boys

197 - Morrissey

198 - Then Jerico

199 -  U2

200 - Wet Wet Wet

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Another Set Of Stickers

23rd March 1988

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Culture Club

Credits

Editor - Vici MacDonald

Design and Art Direction 

   Vici MacDonald

 

Caption Research:

Sue Miles

 

Writers:

Lola Borg

Sue Dando

Chris Heath

Richard Lowe

Sylvia Patterson

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Happy Reading

Australian Version

Photographers:

About the same time as the UK Version of the Sticker Book was released the sister publication Smash Hits Australia also released the Sticker Book.

 

There is not much difference in the two versions.  The main difference is in the Publishing Credits Info.  Not sure which issue this was attached to.  If anyone has that information (or can scan the issue or any other issues of the Smash Hits Australia) then please get in touch. 

 

Thank you.

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Paul Rider - A-Ha (Photo 01-02)

Paul Rider - Morten (A-Ha) (Photo 03)

Paul Rider - Mags (A-Ha) (Photo 04)

Paul Rider - Pal (A-Ha) (Photo 05)

Phonogram - ABC (Photo 06)

Retna - The Alarm (Photo 07)

Phonogram - All About Eve (Photo 08)

Retna- Amazulu (Photo 09)

Russell Young - Rick Astley (Photo 10-11)

CBS - Beastie Boys (Photo 12)

Retna- Ad Rock (Beastie Boys) (Photo 13)

Retna- MCA (Beastie Boys (Photo 14)

Retna - Mike D (Beastie Boys (Photo 15)

Paul Rider - Bananarama (Photo 16)

Retna - Bangles (Photo 17)

LFI - The Beatles (Photo 18)

Retna - Bee Gees (Photo 19)

Johnny Rosza - Black (Photo 20)

Retna - The Blow Monkeys (Photo 21)

Adrian Green - Blue Mercedes (Photo 22-23)

Retna - Bon Jovi (Photo 24)

Retna - Jon Bon Jovi (Bon Jovi) (Photo 25)

Paul Cox - David Bowie (Photo 26)

Retna - Billy Bragg (Photo 27)

LFI - (Photo 28)

Retna - Culture Club (Photo 29)

-Bros (Photo 30)

Andy Catlin - Brother Beyond (Photo 31)

Retna - Kate Bush (Phot 32)

Phonogram - Cameo (Photo 33)

Retna - The Christians (Photo 34)

Paul Rider - Jimmy (Communards) (Photo 35)

Paul Rider - Richard (Photo 36)

Modern Publicity - The Cult (Photo 37)

Retna - The Cure (Photo 38)

LFI - Cutting Crew (Photo 39)

Phonogram - Migi (Curiosity Killed The Cat (Photo 40)

Phonogram - Nicj (Curiosity Killed The Cat (Photo 41)

Julian Barton - Curiosity Killed The Cat (Photo 42)

Phonogram - JU (Curiosity Killed The Cat (Photo 43)

Phonogram - Ben (Curiosity Killed The Cat) (Photo 44)

MCA - The Damned (Photo 45)

LFI - Dead Or Alive (Photo 46)

Paul Rider - Def Leppard (Photo 47)

Paul Rider - Joe (Def Leppard) (Photo 48)

Paul Rider - Depeche Mode (Photo 49)

Phonogram - Dire Straits (Photo 50)

Retna - Duran Duran (Photo 51) 

EMI - Duran Duran (Photo 52-53) 

Andy Catlin - Echo And The Bunnymen (Photo 54)

Retna - Erasure (Photo 55)

LFI - Europe (Photo 56)

Retna - Eurythmics (Photo 57)

Retna - The Fall (Photo 58)

Retna - Bryan Ferry (Photo 59)

London - Fine Young Cannibals (Photo 60)

LFI - Samantha Fox (Photo 61)

RCA - Doris (Five Star) (Photo 62)

RCA - Stedman (Five Star) (Photo 63)

RCA - Deniece (Five Star) (Photo 64)

RCA - Delroy (Five Star) (Photo 65)

RCA - Lorraine (Five Star) (Photo 66)

Retna - Peter Gabriel (Photo 67)

Retna - Genesis (Photo 68)

RCA - Glen Goldsmith (Photo 69)

Paul Rider - Paul (The Housemartins) (Photo 70)

Paul Rider - Norman (The Housemartins) (Photo 71)

Paul Rider - Stan (The Housemartins) (Photo 72)

Paul Rider - Dave (The Housemartins) (Photo 73)

Capitol - Heart (Photo 74)

Big Life - Whitney Houston (Photo 75-76)

CBS - The Hooters (Photo 77)

Retna - Hue & Cry (Photo 78)

Paul Rider - The Human League (Photo 79)

Modern Publicity - Billy Idol (Photo 80)

Roland Hyams Publicity - Iron Maiden (Photo 81)

LFI - Michael Jackson (Photo 82)

Epic - Michael Jackson (Photo 83)

LFI - Michael Jackson (Photo 84)

Pictorial Press - Michael Jackson (Photo 85)

Pictorial Press - Michael Jackson (Photo 86)

Retna - Janet Jackson (Photo 87)

Retna - Janet Jackson (Photo 88)

Retna - Johnny Hates Jazz (Photo 89)

Paul Rider - Clark (Johnny Hates Jazz) (Photo 90)

Retna - Jellybean (Photo 91)

Paul Ryder - The Jesus And Mary Chain (Photo 92)

Retna - Elton John (Photo 93)

Retna - Grace Jones (Photo 94)

CBS - Patsy Kensit (Photo 95)

Phonogram - Kiss (Photo 96)

LFI - Level 42 (Photo 97)

Retna - Living In Aa Box (Photo 98)

CBS - LL Cool J (Photo 99)

Retna - Lloyd Cole & The Commotions (Photo 100)

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WEA - Madonna - Portrait (Photo 101-104)

WEA - Madonna (Photo 105-106)

EMI - Marillion (Photo 107)

CBS - Alison Moyet (Photo 108)

Paul Rider - Kim Appleby (Mel And Kim) (Photo 109)

Paul Rider - Mel Appleby (Mel And Kim) (Photo 110)

Andy Catlin - The Mission (Photo 111)

Out  Promotions - New Order (Photo 112)

Tim Bauer - Gary Numan (Photo 113)

Epic - Alexander O'Neal (Photo 114)

Retna- Donny Osmond (Photo 115)

Parlophone - Pet Shop Boys (Photo 116-119)

Parlophone - Chris Lowe (Pet Shop Boys) (Photo 120)

Parlophone - Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys) (Photo 121)

Paul Rider - Pepsi And Shirley (Photo 122-123)

Paul Rider - The Pogues (Photo 124)

(Unknown) - Elvis Presley (Photo 125)

Pictorial Press / WEA - Prince (Photo 126)

WEA - Prince (Photo 127)

Andy Green - The Proclaimers (Photo 128)

Lipsey-Meade - Queen (Photo 129)

Lipsey-Meade - Freddy Mercury (Queen) (Photo 130)

EMI - Cliff Richard (Photo 131)

LFI - The Rolling Stones (Photo 132)

London - Run DMC (Photo 133)

Retna - Sade (Photo 134)

Paul Cox - Scarlet Fantastic (Photo 135)

LFI - The Sex Pistols (Photo 136)

Epic - Shakin' Stevens (Photo 137)

Retna - Simple Minds (Photo 138)

Retna - Simply Red (Photo 139)

Andy Catlin - Sinitta (Photo 140)

WEA - Sisters Of Mercy (Photo 141)

Retna - The Smiths (Photo 142)

Sheila Rock - Morrissey (The Smiths) (Photo 143)

Retna - Spandau Ballet (Photo 144)

CBS - Bruce Springsteen (Photo 145)

Retna - Status Quo (Photo 146)

A&M - Sting (Photo 147)

LFI - Stock Aitken And Waterman (Photo 148)

Retna - The Style Council (Photo 149)

LFI - Swing Out Sister (Photo 150)

Pictorial Press - Mark Shaw (Then Jerico) (Photo 151)

Pictorial Press - Jasper Stainthorpe (Then Jerico)

                                   (Photo 152)

Pictorial Press - Scott Taylor (Then Jerico) (Photo 153)

Pictorial Press - Steve Wren (Then Jerico)  (Photo 154)

Ferret And Spencer - T'Pau (Photo 155)

Simon Fowler - T'Pau - Carol Decker (Photo 156)

Sheila Rock - Terrence Trent D'Arby (Photo 157)

Paul Rider  - Terence Trent D'Arby (Photo 158)

Colm Henry - Bono (U2) (Photo 159)

Colm Henry - Larry Mullen (U2) (Photo 160)

Colm Henry - The Edge (Dave Evans) (U2) (Photo 161)

Colm Henry - Adam Clayton (U2) (Photo 162)

LFI - UB40 (Photo 163)

Retna - Susanne Vega (Photo 164)

London - Voice Of The Beehive (Photo 165)

Paul Rider - Martin Pellow (Wet Wet Wet) (Photo 166)

Paul Rider - Tommy Cunningham (Wet Wet Wet (Photo 167)

Paul Rider - Wet Wet Wet (Photo 168)

Paul Rider - Neil Mitchell (Wet Wet Wet) (Photo 169)

Paul Rider - Graeme Clarke (Wet Wet Wet) (Photo 170)

EMI - Whitesnake (Photo 173)

Retna - George Michael (Wham) (Photo 174)

Retna - Andrew Ridgley (Wham) (Photo 175)

Eric Watson - Bad Boys Era Photo (Wham) (Photo 176)

Eric Watson - Club Tropicana Photo (Photo 177)

LFI - Last Known Pics Of The Band (Wham) (Photo 178)

Paul Rider - Kim Wilde (Photo 179)

Motown - Bruce Willis (Photo 180)

Dennis O'Regan - Paul Young (Photo 181)

Retna - Zodiac Mindware And the Love Reaction

                     (Photo 182)

Pictorial Press - A-Ha (Photo 183)

Russell Young - Rick Astley (Photo 184)

LFI - Beastie Boys (Photo 185)

Phonogram - Bon Jovi (Photo 186)

Phonogram - Curiosity Killed The Cat (Photo 187)

Andy Green - Def Leppard (Photo 188)

Paul Rider - Five Star (Photo 189)

Andy Catlin - The Housemartins (Photo 190)

Retna - Whitney Houston (Photo 191)

Epic - Michael Jackson (Photo 192)

WEA - Madonna (Photo 193)

Paul Rider - Mel And Kim (Photo 194)

LFI - George Michael (Photo 195)

Retna - Pet Shop Boys (Photo 196)

Sheila Rock - Morrissey (Photo 197)

Simon Fowler - Then Jerico (Photo 198)

LFI -  U2 (Photo 199)

Paul Rider - Wet Wet Wet (Photo 200)

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Cover Photo

Julian Barton (Curiosity Killed The Cat)

Epic - George Michael

LFI - U2

Parlophone - Pet Shop Boys

Paul Ryder - A-Ha

Paul Ryder- Five Star

Paul Ryder - Wet Wet Wet

WEA - Madonna

In total there were 200 Stickers for you to Collect.  By Clicking the link Above it will take you to the pages which will showcase the stickers that I have pictures for.

Poster

This edition of the Smash Hits Sticker Book for 1988 came with a Free

Pull-Out Double Sided Poster.

 

The Poster housed the last 18 Stickers of the Collection on the First Page while the reverse Page housed any Spare Stickers that you may still have.

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Leaflet

This Edition of the Smash Hits Sticker Book for 1988 also had a Four-Sided Leaflet that was attached to the Sticker Book.

 

The First Two Sides of the Leaflet was found at the Front of the Sticker Book and gave the reader information on how to collect your stickers on the first side and how to send off for Stickers to complete your collection on the Reverse Side.

 

The Second part of the Leaflet was found at the back of the Sticker Book and gave the reader information on the new Royal Family Sticker Book.

 

Below are the pictures of the Leaflet.

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Advert - 9th March - 22nd March 1989

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Sticker Book 1988 - Part One

Sticker Book 1988 - Part Three

Sticker Book 1988 - Part Two

Sticker Book 1988 - Part Four

A note for people collecting these Sticker Books (or any type of Sticker Books).

 

The rules are that each Sticker book needs to be clear of any stickers to gain it's maximum value.  

Any stickers that are put into the book will reduce it's monetary value.  It is best to collect the stickers and keep them separate in a clear plastic wallet.  However it does not stop people from collecting the Sticker Books that are complete as it is still fun to see the pictures in them. 

 

Thank you to creamofcardstv for the use of the videos.  Don't forget to check out their YouTube page.

 

https://www.youtube.com/user/creamofcardstv

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