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 1st November - 14th November 1989

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Credits

1st November - 14th November 1989

 

Volume 11 - Number 22 - Issue 285

Cover Photo - Simon Fowler / Paul Rider

Price - 52p    Pages - 88

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Interviewers

Bunny Sawyer - Jason Donovan

Chris Heath - Belinda Carlisle

Chris Heath - Jive Bunny

Sylvia Patterson - Rebel MC

Sian Pattenden - The Beloved

Chris Heath - De La Soul

Alex Kadis - Patrick Swayze

Photographers

Julian Barton - And Why Not (Page 3)

Paul Rider - Kylie Minogue (Page 22)

Phil Loftus / LFI: Patrick Lytle - The Hitman Roadshow Concert (Various) (Page 22-24)

Adrian Green - Jive Bunny (Page 28-29)

Ron Wolfson / LFI - Bobby Brown (Page 41)

Phil Loftus / LFI - Simon Mayo (Page 41)

Pictorial Press - Derek Jameson (Page 41)

David Fisher / LFI - Pat Sharpe (Page 41)

Barnaby's - Spiders (Page 51)

Sam Emerson / LFI - Prince and Bros (Page 52)

Victoria Blackie - The Beloved (Page 60-61)

Paul Rider - De La Soul (Page 66)

Paul Rider - Chris Heath (Page 71)

Robin Kennedy - Wendy James (Page 74-75)

Ross Marino - Guns 'N' Roses (Page 87)

Mark Weiss / DID Circle - Slash (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World

Simply Red - You've Got It

Sybil - Don't Make Me Over

Transvision Vamp - Born To Be Sold

L.A. Mix featuring Kevin Henry - Love Together

De La Soul - Eye Know

Oh Well - Oh Well

Chris Rea - The Road To Hell (Part 2)

Rual Orellana - The Real Wilde House

Beloved - The Sun Rising

Deborah Harry - I Want That Man

DMob introducing Cathy Dennis - C'Mon And Get My Love

Front Cover:

Jason Donovan and Kylie Minogue

Centre Spread:

01 - Martika

02 - Bros

Back Cover:

Slash (Guns 'N' Roses)

Interviews

General

Personal File

Lisa Stansfield

Bitz

Jason Donovan

Fuzzbox

Wendy James

Debbie Harry

Oh Well

Transvision Vamp

Wet Wet Wet

Fine Young Cannibals (Tour)

Cher

Fresh 4

Chris Rea and Chris De Berg

 

Bon Jovi

DMob

Soul II Soul

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Fancy That:

Andrew Ridgley

Tiffany

Michael Jackson

The Bangles

Merlin

Jimmy Sommerville

 And Why Not

Belinda Carlisle

Kylie Minogue

Jive Bunny

Rebel MC

Beloved

De La Soul

Patrick Swayze

Features:

Smash Hits Poll Winners Results

Posters

And Why Not

Jason Donovan

Belinda Carlisle

Lisa Stansfield

Rebel MC

Beloved

De La Soul

Patrick Swayze

Fan Clubs

Simply Red

Transvision Vamp

Chris Rea

Brother Beyond

Belinda Carlisle

Queen

Kylie Minogue

Reviews

Singles:
Chris Heath

Cat - Catwomen

Morrissey - Ouija Board

London Boys - My Love

Inner City - What You Gonna Do With My Loving

Big Fun - Can't Shake The Feeling

Phil Collins - Another Day In Paradise

Michael Monroe - Dead Jail or Rock 'N' Roll

Jesus Loves You - After The Love Has Gone

Kylie Minogue - Never Too Late

Milli Vanilli - Blame It On The Rain

Liza Minnelli  So Sorry I Said

Jimmy Sommerville featuring June Miles-Kingston - Comment Te Dire Adieu

 Richard Marx - Angelia

Albums: 

Mike Soutar
Miranda Sawyer
Sylvia Patterson
Chris Heath
Percy Pilkington
Vincent Vincent
Sian Pattenden
Ian Cranna
Carol Irving
Tina Radziszewicz

 

Wet Wet Wet - Hold Back The River

Brother Beyond - Trust

Max-Q - Max-Q

Duran Duran - Decade

Milli Vanilli - 2 x 2

Deborah Harry - Def Dumb and Blonde

DMob - A Little Bit Of This A Little Bit Of That

Sydney Youngblood - Feeling Free

L.A Mix - On The Side

Level 42 - Level Best

Belinda Carslisle - Runaway Horses 

Various

Books

None

Video:

Shirley Valentine

Dead Calm

Working Girl

Who Frammed Roger Rabbit

Scrooged

Film:

Great Balls Of Fire

News:

Wendy James

Tina Turner

Kylie Minogue

Jason Donovan

Guy Pearce

John Goodman

Danny Di Vito

Nights Out: 

Transvision Vamp - Glasgow Barrowlands (Sylvia Patterson)

Fact Box

59 - Rob (Robert Pilayus) (Manilli Vanilli)

60 - "Fab" (Fabrice Morvan) (Manilli Vanilli)

Merchandise

This issue came with a Free Double Sided Poster of  Big Fun and Smash Hits Poll Winners

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To read more on the Poster click the link below

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Poster

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Blimey:

Kylie Minogue

Andy Bell (Erasure)

Robert Smith (The Cure)

Matt Goss (Bros)

Rebel MC

Neneh Cherry

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Nosey Parker:

Cher and Richie Sambora

Black Box

Joe Elliott

Ben (Curiosity Killed The Cat)

Neneh Cherry

Fine Young Cannibals

Paul Weller and D C Lee

Drummie (Aswad)

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Birthdays:

Mags Furuholmen (28)

Rick Allen (26)

Bobby Ball (31)

David Glasper (24)

Bryan Adams (30)

Rob Fisher (30)

Paris Grey (24)

Pepa (20)

Jo (21)

Adverts

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Getahead Album

Jimmy Sommerville featuring June Miles-Kingston - Adieu! Single

Martika - Martika Album

Prince with Sheena Easton - The Arms Of Orion Single

Lisa Stansfield - All Around The World Single

Richard Marx - Angelia Single and Tour

Kym Mazelle - Crazy Album

Electribe 101 - Tell Me When The Fever Ended Single

Arthur Baker featuring Al Green - The Message Is Love Single

Inga - (Really Saying) Something Stupid Single

Jermaine Stewart - Tren De Amor (Train Of Love) Single

Rod Stewart - This Old Heart Of Mine Single

Wet Wet Wet - Holding Back The River Album

Eric and the Good Good Feeling - Funky Single

Eurythmics - Don't Ask Me Why Single

Erasure - Wilde Album

Climie Fisher - Coming In From Kill Album

New Kids On The Block - You Got It (The Right Stuff) Single

Janet Jackson - Rhythm Nation Single

Level 42 - Level Best Album

Smash Hits 1990 Yearbook and 1989 Party Compilation Album

Quireboys - Seven O'clock Single

Linda Ronstadt - Don't Know Much Single 

Fusion - Compilation Video

Links

Happy Reading

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