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 13th December - 26th December 1989

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Credits

13th December - 26th December 1989

 

Volume 11 - Number 25 - Issue 288

Cover Photo - Simon Fowler

Price - 52p    Pages - 64

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Interviewers

Mike Soutar - (Report) Band Aid 2

Alex Kadis / Sylvia Patterson / Miranda Sawyer / Sian Pattenden - (Interviews) Band Aid 2

Sylvia Patterson - Jason Donovan

Chris Heath - Neneh Cherry

Tom Doyle - The Stone Roses

Alex Kadis - Bros

Alex Kadis - Jon Bon Jovi

Photographers

Dave Hogan / LFI - (Various) Band Aid 2 (Page 4-5)

David Fisher / LFI - Ben Leibrand (Page 9)

Simon Fowler - Jason Donovan (Page 12-14)

Chris Taylor - Neneh Cherry (Page 18-20)

Dave Hogan / LFI - Wet Wet Wet (Page 31)

Dave Hogan / LFI - Bros / Kylie Minogue / Jason Donovan (Page 34)

Paul Rider - New Kids On The Block (Postcard)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Band Aid II - Do They Know It's Christmas

Wet Wet Wet - Broke Away

Jeff Wayne - Eve Of The War

Neneh Cherry - Inna City Mama

Kate Bush - This Woman's Work

Jive Bunny - Let's Party

Bros - Sister

Andy Stewart - Donald Where's Your Trousers?

Erasure - You Surround Me

Sydney Youngblood - Sit And Wait

Tina Turner - I Don't Wanna Lose You

Dusty Springfield - In Private

Bon Jovi - Living In Sin

Front Cover:

Jason Donovan

Centre Spread:

Soul II Soul

Back Cover:

Advert For Next Issue

Interviews

General

Personal File

Sydney Youngblood

Band Aid II

Neneh Cherry

Jason Donovan

The Stone Roses

Bros

Bon Jovi

Bitz

Jason Donovan

Shakin' Stevens

Linda Ronstadt and Aaron Neville

Ben (Curiosity Killed The Cat)

New Kids On The Block

Marti Pellow (Wet Wet Wet)

Sonia

Electronic

Richard Marx

Ban Leibrand

Happy Mondays

Matt Goss (Bros)

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Fancy That:

Prince

Kim Basinger

Kaoma (Lambada)

Deborah Harry

Latoya Jackson

Tina Turner

Eddie Murphy

Little Richard

London Boys

LaToya Jackson

Tina Turner

Brother Beyond

Features:

None

Posters

Madonna

Neneh Cherry

The Stone Roses

Sydney Youngblood

Wet Wet Wet

Bros, Kylie Minogue and

Jason Donovan

Fan Clubs

Madonna

Jeff Wayne

Kate Bush

Jive Bunny

Bros

Erasure

Pet Shop Boys

Bon Jovi

Gloria Estefan

Big Fun

Fine Young Cannibals

Jason Donovan

Phil Collins

Reviews

Singles:
Lola Borg

Neneh Cherry - Inna City Mama

De La Soul - Three Is The Number

Alexander O'Neal - Hitmix (The Official Bootleg Megamix)

Adeva - Beautiful Love

The Sweet - Wig Wam Bam

Damien - Wig Wam Bam

Living In A Box - Different Air

Jimmy Sommerville - You Make Me Feel (Mighty Real)

Brother Beyond - When Will I See You Again

Madonna - Dear Jessie

Sydney Youngblood - Sit And Wait

Sinitta - Lay Me Down Easy

Rococo - Italo House Mix

49-ERS - Touch Me

Electronic - Getting Away With It All My Life

Albums: 

Miranda Sawyer
Alex Kadis
Mike Soutar
Sylvia Patterson
Ian Cranna

Various - The House Sound Of Europe Volume 5

Lambada: Brazil

Hue And Cry - Bitter Suite

Jive Bunny - Jive Bunny The Album

UB40 - Labour Of Love II

Various

Books

Bros - Official Annual 1990 (Miranda Sawyer)

Jason Donovan - Official Annual 1990 (Ian Pollard)

Kylie Minogue - Official Annual 1990 (Richard Lowe)

Video:

Dirty Dancing

Crocodile Dundee

Back To The Future

Ghostbusters

Pretty In Pink: The Breakfast Club

Black Adder II and III

Star Wars Boxed Set

The Lost Boys

Superman

The Outsiders

Moonstruck

Ferris Buellers Day Off

Raiders Of The Lost Ark

Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom

Top Gun

St Elmo's Fire

Roxanne

Romancing The Stone

Airplane

Hairspray

Film:

None

Thing: 

Rock 'N' Roll Flowers

Nights Out: 

None

Fact Box

66 - Father Christmas

Merchandise

This issue came with a set of 4 Free Postcards

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To read more on that click the link below

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Postcards

Blimey:

The Lat 10 Christmas Number Ones

New Kids On The Block

Jive Bunny

Roy Wood (Wizard)

Gary Glitter

Slade

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Nosey Parker:

Michael Hutchence and Kylie Minogue

Matt Goss (Bros)

Mick Hucknall (Simply Red)

Wendy James (Transvision Vamp)

Nick Kamen

New Kids On The Block

Madge and Harold

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Birthdays:

Mike Scott (31)

Don Johnson (39)

Simon Bates (42)

Sarah Dallin (28)

Keith Richards (48)

Steven Speilberg (42)

Steve Dullaghan (23)

Billy Bragg (31)

Ricky Ross (32)

Noel Edmonds (41)

Maurice Gibb (40)

Robin Gibb (40)

Cory Haim (18)

Dave Murray (34)

Lemmy (44)

Annie Lennox (35)

Shane McGowan (31)

Robin Campbell (35)

Adverts

Halo James - Could Have Told You So Single

Smash Hits 1989 The Video

Milli Vanilli - The Single Video

Madonna - Dear Jessie Single

Pet Shop Boys - It Couldn't Happen Here Film

The Christians - Words Single

Sydney Youngblood - Sit And Wait Single

Cat - Catwoman Single

Bros - Sister Single

Neneh Cherry - Inna City Mama Single

Bon Jovi - Living In Sin Single and Tour

Living In A Box - Different Air Single

New Kids On The Block - Hangin' Tough Album

Martika - Martika Album

Erasure - You Surrender Single

Bobby Brown - His Prerogative Video

Transvision Vamp - The Velveteen Video

The Delinquents Film

Links

Happy Reading

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