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 19th April - 2nd May 1989

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Credits - Smash Hits - 19th April - 2nd May 1989 - Transvision Vamp, Holly Johnson, Kylie

Credits

19th April - 2nd May 1989

 

Volume 11 - Number 08 - Issue 271

Cover Photo - Andrew Catlin

Price - 52p    Pages - 64

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Interviewers

Sylvia Patterson - Nathen (Brother Beyond)

Chris Heath - Madonna

Richard Lowe - Wendy James

Tom Doyle - Ten City

Mike Soutar - Duran Duran

Photographers

Paul Rider - The Reynolds Girls (Page 2)

Dan Burn Forti - Model (Page 6)

Denis O'Regan - Nathen (Brother Beyond) (Page 10-11)

Andy Catlin - Wendy James (Page 26-28)

Mike Prior - Roland Gift (Centre Spread 2)

Tim Bauer - Kylie Minogue (Centre Spread 3)

Paul Ryder - Ten City (Page 40-41)

Johnny Rozsa - Holly Johnson (Page 48-49)

Karen Hardy / LFI / Ron Wolfson / Pictorial Press /

Rex Features / Dennis O'Regan / Retna / Idols /

Tim Bauer - Various (Gossip Lines) (Page 52-53)

Ebet Roberts - Duran Duran (Page 56-57)

Pictorial Press - Kylie Minogue (Page 60)

LFI / W Roelen - Rick Astley (Page 60)

Lawrence Watson - Bros (Page 61)

Lyrics

Fine Young Cannibals - Good Thing

Transvision Vamp - Baby I Don't Care

Simple Minds - This Is Our Land

Marc Almond - Only The Moment

Yello - Of Course I'm Lying

Cookie Crew - Got To Keep On

Roy Orbison - She's A Mystery To Me

INXS - Mystify

Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You

Ten City - Devotion

The The - The Beat(en) Generation

Issue Information

Front Cover:

Wendy James

Centre Spread:

01 - Paula Abdul

02 - Kylie Minogue

03 - Roland Gift

Back Cover:

The Bangles

General

Personal File

Andrew Roachford

Bitz

Martika

U2

Simple Minds (+ Tour)

Terrence Trent D'Arby

INXS

Brother Beyond

Neil Tennent

Peter Gabriel

Tanita Tikaram

T'Pau

Morten Harket

Yazz

Roland Gift

Margaret Thatcher

Prince Charles

Simon LeBon

Brinsley Forde

George Michael and Deon Estus

Bros

Vote Favourite Video On Chart Show

Interviews

The Reynolds Girls

Nathen (Brother Beyond)

Madonna

Transvision Vamp

Ten City

Duran Duran

Features:

None

Posters

The Reynolds Girls

Madonna

Wendy James

Holly Johnson

Duran Duran

Fan Clubs

Simple Minds

Marc Almond

Roy Orbison

INXS

Bon Jovi

Reviews

Singles:
Holly Johnson

Chaka Khan - I'm Every Woman

Diana Ross - Working Overtime

Deon Estus - Heaven Help Me

Kylie Minogue - Hand On My Heart

Cherelle - Affair, Cher and Pete Cetera - After All

Cher And Pete Cetera - After All

Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians - Circle

Cyndi Lauper - I Drove All Night

Bon Jovi - I'll Be There For You

Texas - Thrill Has Gone

The Funky Worm - You + Me = Love

The Cure - Lullaby

Paula Abdul - Knocked Out

The Pretenders - Windows Of The World

Albums: 

David Anthony
Jennifer Harris
William Shaw
Ian Cranna
Carol Irving
Tina Radziszewicz

Gene Pitney - Walkin' In The Sun

Bee Gees - One

Holly Johnson - Blast

Coldcut - What's That Noise (Ahead Of Our Time)

Sigue Sigue Sputnik - Dress For Excess

Cookie Crew - Born This Way

Various

Books

None

Video:

Big (Ian Cranna)

She's Having A Baby (Miranda Sawyer)

Little Nikita (Miranda Sawyer)

Buster (Ian Cranna)

Various Now 14 (Harriet Dell)

Kim Wilde - Close (Graeme Kay)

Film:

Without A Clue (Miranda Sawyer)

Betrayed (Miranda Sawyer)

The Return Of The Living Dead II (Graeme Kay)

My Step Mother Is An Alien (Lola Borg)

The Year My Voice Broke (Graeme Kay)

Nights Out: 

None

Gossip Lines: 

Trivial Pursuits

Kylie Minogue

Brother Beyond

Neighbours

The Brat Pack

Madonna

Jason Donovan

Bros

TV: 

None

Fact Box

40 - Ian Astbury (The Cult)

Merchandise

This issue also came with a Free Badge and the First Token to get your hands on the rest of the badges in the collection.

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To read more on that click the link below

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Badge Set

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Blimey:

Kylie Minogue

Rick Astley

Brother Beyond

Bros

A-Ha

Erasure

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Top Ten

Andy Bell

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Nosey Parker:

Jason Donovan

Michael Jackson

Prince

Neighbours

Rick Asley

Jon Bon Jovi

A-Ha

The Edge

Roland Gift

Holly Johnson

Bros

Andrew Ridgley

Curiosity Killed The Cat

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Birthdays:

Luther Vandross (30)

Robert Smith (30)

Johnny McElhone (26)

Craig Logan (20)

Steve Clarke (29)

Andy Bell (25)

William Roach (57)

Roger Taylor (29)

Doctor Robert (28)

Adverts

Debbie Gibson - Electric Youth Single

Mike and the Mechanics - Nobody Knows Single

Deon Estus - Heaven Help Me Single

Morrissey - Interesting Drug Single

The Cure - Lullaby Single

Gloria Estefan and the Miami Sound Machine - Coming Home Video

Duran Duran - Do You Believe In Shame Single

Bee Gees - One Album

The Bangles - Everything Album

Living In A Box - Gatecrashing Single

Stefan Denis - Don't It Make You Feel Good Single

Yazz - Tour

Goodbye Mr McKenzie - Goodbye Deeds And Dirty Rags Album

S-Express - Original Soundtrack Album

Dirty Dancing Book

Links

Happy Reading

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