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 25th January - 7th February 1989

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Credits

25th January - 7th February 1989

 

Volume 11 - Number 02 - Issue 265

Cover Photo - Paul Rider

Price - 50p    Pages - 56

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Interviewers

Sylvia Patterson - Yazz

Alex Kadis - Roachford

Mike Soutar - Fine Young Cannibals

Richard Lowe - Then Jerico

Photographers

Paul Rider - Yazz (Page 10-12)

Julian Barton - Roachford (Page 16-17)

Andy Catlin - Neneh Cherry (Centre Spread 1)

Simon Fowler - Fine Young Cannibals (Page 332-33)

Simon Fowler - Then Jerico (Page 36-37)

Andy Catlin - Kylie Minogue (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Issue Information

The Darling Buds - Hit The Ground

Boy Meets Girl - Waiting For A Star To Fall

Robert Howard and Kym Mazelle - Wait

Roy Orbison - You Got It

Climie Fisher - Love Like A River

Will To Power - Baby I Love Your Way / Free Bird

Marc Almond featuring Gene Pitney - Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart

Mike And The Mechanics - The Living Years

Rob Base and D.J. E-Z Rock - Get Up Off The Dancefloor

Adeva - Respect

Holly Johnson - Love Train

Roachford - Cuddly Toy

General

Front Cover:

Yazz

Centre Spread:

01 - Nenah Cherry

02 - Nathen

03 - Bros

Back Cover:

Kylie Minogue

Interviews

Personal File

Holly Johnson

Bitz

Tanita Tikaram

Andrew Lloyd Webber

Simply Red

Debbie Gibson

Crosby Stills Nash and Young

Mike And The Mechanics

Adeva

Turntable Orchestra

Robert Howard and Kym Mazelle

Brother Beyond

Marc Almond

Royal House

Ten City

Rob Base and D.J. E-Z Rock

Jason Donovan

Yazz

Roachford

Fine Young Cannibals

Then Jerico,

Features:

None

Posters

Jason Donovan

Reviews

Singles:
Tom Doyle

Squeezabrian and the Machine featuring JJ Jones - Lovegroove

Def Leppard - Rocket

V Capri - Haunting Me

Jean-Paul Gaultier - How To Do That

Morrissey - The Last Of The Famous International Playboys

Habit - Lucy

Rick Astley - Hold Me In Your Arms

REM - Stand

Yazz - Fine Time

Turntable Orchestra - You're Gonna Miss Me

Poison - Every Rose Has It's Thorn

S-Express - Hey Music Lover

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Albums: 

David Anthony
Greame Kay
Ian Cranna

Crosby Still Nash and Young - American Dream

Fine Young Cannibals - The Raw And The Cooked

Joe Smooth - Promised Land

Various

Books

None

Video:

Wall Street (Greame Kay)

Dance Academy (Aran Leis)

Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach (Allyce Hibbert)

Cry Freedom (Greame Kay)

Salsa: review and Video Competition (Derrin Schlesinger)

Film:

Gorillas In The Mist (Lola Borg)

Elvira: Mistress Of The Dark (Greame Kay)

Die Hard (Alex Kadis)

Nights Out: 

None

Fact Box

36 - Tiffany

Blimey:

Top 20 Singles Of 1988

Kylie Minogue and the case of the disappearing videos

The Wee Papa Girl Rappers

George Michael Discography

What has happened to Bros old producer

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Birthdays:

Carl Fysh (26)

Andy Cox (29)

Gillian Gilbert (28)

Phil Collins (38)

Lloyd Cole (28)

Rick Astley (23)

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Fan Clubs:

New Order 

Def Leppard

Belinda Carlisle

INXS

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Adverts

Simple Red - It's Only Love Single

Sid Haywoode - He's Got Magic Single

Hue and Cry - Looking For Linda Single

The Promise - When In Rome Single

Then Jerico - Big Area Single

Perfect Day - Liberty Town Single

Errol Brown - Love Goes Up And Down Single

Tiffany - All This Time Single

Jimmy Reardon (Film) - Video

Frazier Chorus - Dream Kitchen Single and Tour

The Beloved - Your Love Takes Me Higher Single

Yazz - Fine Time Single

Police Academy 5 (Film) Video

Die Hard Film

Links

Happy Reading

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