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 18th October - 31st October 1989

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Credits

18th October - 131st October 1989

 

Volume 11 - Number 21 - Issue 284

Cover Photo - Simon Fowler

Price - 52p    Pages - 88

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Interviewers

Alex Kadis - Martika

Bunny Sawyer - Brother Beyond

Chris Heath - Siobhan Fahey

Tom Doyle - The Beautiful South

Chris Heath - Bros

Photographers

Claire Pollock - The Rebel MC + Double Trouble (Page 2-3)

Simon Fowler - Martika (Page 10-12)

Paul Rider - Brother Beyond (Page 26-28)

Julian Barton - Kylie Minogue / Sonia / Neil Tennent  (Page 33)

Simon Fowler - Sinitta (Page 34, 85)

Lawrence Lawry / LFI - Steve Alexander (Page 34)

Phil Baron /  DID Circle - Mark Shaw (Page 34)

Simon Fowler - Phillip Schofield (Page 34)

Simon Fowler / LFI - Siobhan Fahey (Page 35)

Phil Loftus / LFI -  Jo (Fuzzbox) (Page 35)

LFI - Jason Donovan (Page 35)

Andy Catlin - Ben Volpelieri Pierrot (Page 35)

Paul Cox / LFI - Holly Johnson (Page 36)

Mike Prior / LFI - Martika (Page 36)

Julian Barton - Sonia (Centre Spread 1)

George Bodnar / Idols - Gloria Estefan (Centre Spread 2)

Simon Fowler - Siobhan Fahey (Page 52-54)

Julian Barton - The Beautiful South (Page 60-62)

LFI - Donny Osmond (Page 61)

Zlotnik / LFI - Elvis Presley (Page 61)

Paul Rider - Big Fun (Page 85)

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Lyrics

Issue Information

The Rebel MC and Double Trouble - Street Tuff

Alice Cooper - Bed Of Nails,

Belinda Carlisle - Leave The Light On

Shakespear's Sister - Run Silent

Cliff Richard - Lean On Me

Martika - I Feel The Earth Move

Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers - That's What I Like

Billy Joel - We Didn't Start The Fire

Adeva - I Thank You

Milli Vanilli - Girl I'm Gonna Miss You

The Wedding Present - Kennedy

Cher - If I Could Turn Back Time

Fresh 4 - Wishing On A Star

Liza Minnelli - Don't Drop Bombs

Queen  Scandal,

Living In A Box - Room In Your Heart

Front Cover:

Siobhan Fahey

Centre Spread:

01 - Sonia

02 - Gloria Estefan

03 - Milli Vanilli

Back Cover:

Advert For Next Issue 

Interviews

General

The Rebel MC and Double Trouble

Martika

Brother Beyond

Siobhan Fahey (Shakespear's Sister)

Bros

The Beautiful South

Personal File

Ben Volpeliere-Pirrrot (Curiosity Killed The Cat)

Bitz

Sidney Youngblood

Alice Cooper

Sabrina

Fish

Kylie Minogue

Tears For Fears and Tour Dates

Billy Joel

The Wedding Present

Pet Shop Boys

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Fancy That:

Five Star

Jimmy Somerville

Duran Duran

The Bangles

Features:

How The Stars Voted in the Smash Hits Poll Winners Poll

Posters

The Rebel MC and Double Trouble

Martika

Brother Beyond

Siobhan Fahey

Fan Clubs

Cliff Richard

Brother Beyond

Queen

Kate Bush

Guns 'N' Roses

Bros

Sonia

Wet Wet Wet

Depeche Mode

Reviews

Singles:
William Shaw

Wendy and Lisa - Waterfall '89

Electribe 101 - Tell Me When The Fever Ended

Gun - Inside Out

Tina Turner - I Don't Want To Lose You

Queen - Scandal

Aerosmith - Janie's Got A Gun

New Kids On The Block - The Right Stuff

Jive Bunny and the Mastermixers - That's What I Like

Chaka Kahn - I Feel For You (L.A Mix)

Texas - Prayer For You

Chris Rea - The Road To Hell (Part Two)

Prince with Sheena Easton - Arms Of Orion

Sabrina - Gringo

Albums: 

Mike Soutar
Carol Irving
Sian Pattenden
Miranda Sawyer
Harriett Dell
Vincent Vincent
Ian Cranna
Tina Radziszewicz

 

Bros - The Time

Kate Bush - The Sensual World

Cliff Richard - Stronger

Billy Joel - Storm Front

Various - Deep Heat: Playing With Fire

The Beautiful South - Welcome To The Beautiful South

Eddy Murphy - So Happy

Terrence Trent D'Arby - Neither Fish Nor Flesh

Climie Fisher - Coming In For The Kill 

Various

Books

Guns 'N' Roses: Low Life In The Fast Lane  (Sylvia Patterson)

Video:

1969

Tequila Sunrise

The Blob

Warlock

Willow, Gunrunner

Film:

Star Trek V: The Final Frontier

News:

Oliver Stone

Tom Cruise

Kylie Minogue

Gary and Martin Kemp

Nights Out: 

None

Fact Box

58 - Sonia

Merchandise

This issue came with a set of 4 Free Tattoos

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To read more on the Tattoos click the link below

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Tattoos

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Blimey:

Marti Pellow (Wet Wet Wet)

Simon Kay

Kate Bush

Big Fun - Top Ten

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Nosey Parker:

Bros

Michael Jackson

Yazz

Sinitta

Mark Shaw

Axl and Slash (Guns 'N' Roses)

Wendy James (Transvision Vamp)

Duran Duran

Robert Smith (The Cure)

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Birthdays:

Sinitta (23)

Mark King (31)

Susan Tully (22)

Tiffany (19)

Julian Cope (32)

Bill Wyman (48)

Pat Sharpe (28)

Nick Thorpe (23)

Steven Wren (27)

Simon Le Bon (31)

John Cleese (50)

Hazel Dean (31)

Stephen Morris (32)

Neville Henry (30)

Stefan Dennis ()

Randy Jackson (28)

Larry Mullen (8)

Ad Rock (23)

Johnny Marr (26)

Mags Furuholmen (28)

Rick Allen (26)

Adverts

Sydney Youngblood - Feeling Free Album

Roxette - Listen To Your Heart Single

Level 42 - Take Care Of Yourself Single

Brother Beyond - Drive On Single and Tour Dates

Queen - Scandal Single

Liza Minnelli - Results Album

Terrence Trent D'Arby - Neither Fish Nor Flesh Album

Milli Vanilli - 2 X 2 Album

Climie Fisher - Coming In For The Kill Album and Tour

Simply Red - You've Got It Single

Fuzzbox - Walking On Thin Ice Album

And Why Not - Restless Day Single

Transvision Vamp - Born To Be Sold Single

The Adventures  Washington Deceased Single

Bros - The Time Album

The River Detectives - Saturday Night Sunday Morning Single

The Smash Hits Party '89 Compilation Album

The Smash Hits Yearbook 1990

Halo James - Wanted Single

Thompson Twins - Sugar Daddy Single

Gleaming The Cube Film

Millennium Film

Links

Happy Reading

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