Sticker Book
Smash Hits produced a Sticker Book that was given away free in the 22nd March - 4th April 1989 issue.
The same issue also came with a free set of stickers to start the readers into collecting the stickers required to complete the book.
Each sticker measured approx. 4" x 3" in size and came with a peel off sticker with a picture of an artist or band on the front. On the back of each sticker was a short biography of the artist or band on the front.
Produced for the Smash Hits Magazine and Distributed by Panini Publishing Ltd, this 36 page sticker book was designed by Red Wood Design and had 120 individual pictures that you can stick into the book. This built up to a collection of the biggest acts of that year which included A-Ha, Bros, Brother Beyond and Jason Donovan to name a few.
Some artists, for instance 'Bros and Brother Beyond', got 2 pages or 1 whole page of stickers while other artists only had One Sticker to place into the book.
Each Sticker Book was printed by Redwood Web Offset in England for the UK and Ireland market with Sticker Packs costing 25p for a set of Five Stickers. Readers were encouraged to buy as many packs as they could to complete the collection. Readers were also encouraged to swap duplicates with their friends.
After all this if you still could not complete your collection then you could write to Panini Stickers in London requesting the ones you need, up to a maximum 12 stickers, which would cost 6p for each sticker. If, for whatever reason, you missed your free Sticker Book you could buy a copy for 40p
Sticker Packs
Contents:
01 - A-Ha - Morten Harket
02 - A-Ha - Mags Furuholmen
03 - A-Ha - Pal Waaktaar
04 - A-Ha
05 - 06 - Rick Astley (2 Parts)
07 - Aztec Camera
08 - Bananarama
09 - Beastie Boys
10 - Bomb The Bass
11 - Bon Jovi
12 - Jon Bon Jovi
13 - Breathe
14 - 17 - Bros (4 Parts)
18 - Bros - Matt Goss
19 - Bros - Luke Goss
20 - Bros - Craig Logan
21 - Brother Beyond - Nathen Moore
22 - Brother Beyond - David White
23 - Brother Beyond - Steve Alexander
24 - Brother Beyond - Carl Fysh
25 - 26 - Brother Beyond (2 Parts)
27 - Bubbles
28 - Belinda Carlisle
29 - Tracy Chapman
30 - Nenah Cherry
31 - The Christians
32 - Climie Fisher
33 - Phil Collins
34 - The Cure
35 - Curiosity Killed The Cat
36 - Clark Datchler
37 - Deacon Blue
38 - 39 - Def Leppard (2 Parts)
40 - 41 - Jason Donovan
42 - Duran Duran
43 - Erasure
44 - Gloria Estafan
45 - Five Star
46 - Samantha Fox
47 - Debbie Gibson
48 - Heart
49 - Whitney Houston
50 - Iron Maiden
51 - Michael Hutchance (INXS)
52 - INXS
53 - 56 - Michael Jackson (4 Parts)
57 - Michael Jackson
58 - Janet Jackson
59 - Jellybean
60 - Holly Johnson
Mags Furuholmen
61 - Patsy Kensit
62 - Level 42
63 - Madonna
64 - George Michael
65 - 70 - Kylie Minogue (6 Parts)
71 - The Mission
72 - Morrissey
73 - New Order
74 - Alexander O'Neal
75 - Mica Paris
76 - Pasadenas
77 - Perfect Day
78 - Pet Shop Boys
79 - Pet Shop Boys - Neil Tennent
80 - Pet Shop Boys - Chris Lowe
81 - The Pogues
82 - Prince
83 - Queen
84 - Queen - Freddy Mercury
85 - Cliff Richard
86 - 87 - Salt 'N' Pepa
88 - S-Express
89 - Shakin' Stevens
90 - Simply Red
91 - Sinitta
92 - Sisters Of Mercy
93 - Bruce Springsteen
94 - Status Quo
95 - Stock Aitken And Waterman
96 - Patrick Swayze
97 - Tanita Tikaram
98 - Terrence Trent D'Arby
99 - Then Jericho
100 - Tiffany
101 - T'Pau - Carol Decker
102 - T'Pau
103 - Transvision Vamp
104 - UB40
105 - 108 - U2 (4 Parts)
109 - Voice Of The Beehive
110 - 113 - Wet Wet Wet (4 Parts)
114 - Wet Wet Wet
115 - Kim Wilde
116 - Wee Papa Girl Rappers
117 - 120 - Yazz (4 Parts)
Credits
Editor - Alex Kadis
Design Editor - Naomi Davies
Picture Research:
Harriet Dell
Naomi Davies
Writers:
Harriet Dell
Tom Doyle
Tom Hibbert
Graeme Kay
Alex Kadis
Richard Lowe
Sylvia Patterson
Miranda Sawyer
William Shaw
Michael Soutar
Vincent Vincent
Sticker Book
In total there were 120 Stickers for you to Collect. By Clicking the link Above it will take you to the pages which will showcase the stickers that I have pictures for.
Advert - 22nd February - 7th March 1989
Advert - 8th March - 21st March 1989
Sticker Book - 1989
A note for people collecting these Sticker Books (or any type of Sticker Books).
The rules are that each Sticker book needs to be clear of any stickers to gain it's maximum value.
Any stickers that are put into the book will reduce it's monetary value. It is best to collect the stickers and keep them separate in a clear plastic wallet. However it does not stop people from collecting the Sticker Books that are complete as it is still fun to see the pictures in them.
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