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 5th April - 18th April 1989

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Credits

5th April - 18th April 1989

 

Volume 11 - Number 07 - Issue 270

Cover Photo - Herb Ritts

Price - 52p    Pages - 80

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Interviewers

Sylvia Patterson - Roland Gift

Richard Lowe - Kylie Minogue

Miranda Sawyer - Paula Abdul

Allyce Hibbert - Frank Fletcher

Tom Doyle - Holly Johnson

Photographers

Paul Cox - Robert Smith (Page 6)

Ebet Roberts - Duran Duran (Page 6)

Justin Thomas - Matt Goss (Page 7)

Mike Prior - Roland Gift (Page 12-14)

Steve Double - Andrew Roachford (Page 20-21)

Tim Bauer - Kylie Minogue (Page 30-32)

Greg Noakes / Retna - Kylie Minogue and Jason Donovan

(Page 32)

Serge Thomann - Kylie Minogue (Page 32)

Amanda Searle - Competition Model (Page 37)

Simon Fowler - Mark Shaw (Centre Spread 1)

Andrew Catlin - Paula Abdul (Page 46-47)

Ross Barnett - Home And Away Actors (Page 62-63)

John Akehurst - DJ Mixing Championship (Various) (Page 66)

Simon Fowler - Holly Johnson (Page 70-71)

LFI - Sandra Bernhardt (Page 75)

Pictorial Press - Sean Penn and Madonna (Page 76)

LFI - Warren Beatty (Page 76)

Pictorial Press - Madonna (Page 77)

Don McCullin Magnum - U2 (Page 79)

Simon Fowler - Jason Donovan (Free Giant Poster)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Yazz - Where has All The Love Gone

Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Know

Brother Beyond - Can You Keep A Secret

Soul II Soul - Keep On Movin'

Coldcut - People Hold On

Kon Kan - I Beg Your Pardon

Holly Johnson - Americanos

Bobby Brown - Don't Be Cruel

The Four Tops - Indestructible

Guns 'N' Roses - Paradise City

Then Jerico - What Does It Take?

Paul Simon featuring Adeva - Musical Freedom

The Bangles - Eternal Flame

The Cult - Fire Women

Pat 'N' Mick - I Haven't Stopped Dancing Yet

Kym Mazelle - Got To Get You Back

U2 - When Love Comes To Town

Front Cover:

Madonna

Centre Spread:

01 - Mark Shaw

02 - Gloria Estefan

Back Cover:

Advert

General

Interviews

Roland Gift (Fine Young Cannibals)

Kylie Minogue

Paula Abdul

Holly Johnson

Personal File

Features:

Andrew Roachford

4 Page Madonna Special

Bitz

Lisa Stansfield

Kylie Minogue

David Glasper (Breathe)

February Top Ten Selling Singles

Coldcut

Fuzzbox

The Cure

Gene Pitney

Brother Beyond

Duran Duran

Bros

Soul II Soul

Erasure

Pat 'N' Mick

Kon Kan

Goodbye Mr MacKenzie

Vote For Your Favourite Video On The Chart Show

Posters

Yazz

Andrew Roachford

Kylie Minogue

Paula Abdul

Madonna

Fan Clubs

Yazz

Simply Red

Brother Beyond

Soul II Soul

Coldcut

Holly Johnson

Kon Kan

Bobby Brown

The Four Tops

Guns 'N' Roses

Then Jerico

Adeva

The Bangles

The Cult

Kym Mazelle

U2

Reviews

Singles:
Alex Kadis

Yazz - Where Has All The Love Gone

Duran Duran - Do You Believe In Shame?

U2 with B.B. King - When Love Comes To Town

Inner City - Ain't Nobody Better

Wendy and Lisa - Lolly Lolly

Debbie Gibson - Electric Youth

Leslie Grantham and Craig Armstrong - Winners and Losers

The Bizet Boys - Ride 'Em Carmen

KC Flightt - Planet E

Simple Minds - This Is Your Land

Albums: 

Ian Cranna
Mike Soutar
Chris Heath

Soul II Soul - Club Classics Vol 1

Deacon Blue - When The World Knows Your Name

Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl

Various

Books

None

Video:

Erasure - Innocents (William Shaw)

Michael Jackson - Moonwalker

Film:

Punchline (Lola Borg)

Return From The River Kwai (Vincent Vincent)

Burning Secret (Graeme Kay)

Crossing Delancey (Lola Borg)

The Dead Pool (Miranda Sawyer)

The Tall Guy (Miranda Sawyer)

Nights Out: 

Then Jerico - Manchester Apollo (Graeme Kay)

Event: 

DJ Mixing Championship (Miranda Sawyer)

TV: 

Home and Away

Fact Box

None

Merchandise

This issue also came with a Free Double Sided Poster of Jason Donovan and Brother Beyond

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To read more on that click the link below

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Poster

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Blimey:

Madonna

Madonna Discography

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Nosey Parker:

Madonna

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Birthdays:

None

Adverts

Duran Duran - Do You Believe In Shame Single and Tour

Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing Single

Simply Red - If You Don't Know Me By Now Single

Waterfront - Broken Arrow Single

Gail Ann-Dorsey - Just Another Dream Single

Marc Almond - Only The Moment Single

Paula Abdul - Forever Your Girl Album

Goodbye Mr MacKenzie - Good Deeds and Dirty Rags Album

Rob Stewart - My Heart Can't Tell You No Single

Bros - Professional Haircare Product

Swing Out Sister - You On My Mind Single

U2 with B.B. King - When Love Comes To Town Single

A Full Head Of Steam Compilation Album

Bee Gees - Ordinary Lives Single

Erasure - Live At The Seaside Video

U2 - Under A Blood Red Sky Video

Now That's What I Call Music 14 Video

Yazz - Where Has All The Love Gone Single and Tour

Erasure - Innocents Video (x2)

Kim Wilde - Close Video (x2)

Links

Happy Reading

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