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 8th August - 21st August 1990

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Credits

8th August - 21st August 1990

 

Volume 12 - Number 16 - Issue 305

Cover Photo - Mike Prior

Price - 55p    Pages - 56

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Interviewers

Tom Doyle - Bananarama

Alex Kadis - Bell Biv Devoe

Chris Heath - Wilson Phillips

William Shaw - Linda Layton

Photographers

Retna / LFI - Various (Page 4-5)

Mike Prior - Bananarama (Page 10-12)

Paul Rider - Bell Biv Devoe (Page 20-21)

Julian Barton - Pauline Henry (The Chimes) (Page 23)

Retna - Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles (Page 30)

Tony Lyon / Smash Hits Australia - Wilson Phillips

(Page 34-35)

Julian Barton / Simon Fowler - Linda Layton (Page 38-39)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Prince - Thieves Of The Temple

Duran Duran - Violence Of Summer

Betty Boo - Where Are You Baby?

The Chimes - True Love

Dan Reed Network - Rainbow Child

DNA featuring Suzanne Vega - Tom's Diner

The Pixies - Velouria

Belle Biv Devoe - Poison

Dream Warriors - Wash Your Face In My Sink

Innocence - Silent Voice

Tricky Disco - Tricky Disco

Phil Collins - That's Just The Way It Is

Bombalurina - Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yello Polka Dot Bikini

Prefab Sprout - Looking For Atlantis

Little Angels - She's A Little Angel

George Michael - Praying For Time
The Jungle Brothers - Doin' Our Own Dang

Jason Donovan - Rhythm Of The Rain

Front Cover:

Bananarama

Centre Spread:

Paula Adbul

Back Cover:

Jason Donovan

Interviews

Bananarama

Duran Duran

Bell Biv Devoe

Wilson Philips

Lindy Layton

General

Features:

Prince

Personal File

Pauline Henry (The Chimes)

Posters

Bitz

Jason Donovan

London Boys

Sinitta

Pet Shop Boys

Black Box

Craig McLachlan

The Pixies

Suzanna Vega and DNA

Sting and Ben Liebrand

Mariah Carey

LFO

Queen Latifah

Prefab Sprouts

Dream Warriors

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles

Innocence

George Michael

Buddy Holly

Bananarama

Technotronic

Teenage Mutant Ninga Turtles

Wilson Phillips

Linda Layton

Fan Clubs

Janet Jackson

Roxette

Betty Boo

Blimey!

Pet Shop Boys

Candy Flip

Then Jerico

Rod Anderson and Jason Mayo

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Birthdays:

The Edge (29)

Lorraine Pearson (23)

Rikki Rocket (31)

Whitney Houston (27)

John Fariss (29)

Hammish Seelochan (26)

Madonna (32)

Tim Fariss (33)

Posdnous (21)

Belinda Carlisle (32)

Jim Bowen (53)

Nosey Parker

Madonna

Paula Abdul

Billy Idol

New Kids On The Block

The Stone Roses

River City People

The Christians

Ya Kid K

MC Eric

Fuzzbox

Warren Beatty

Milli Vanilli

Neil (Pet Shop Boys)

Michael Hutchence and Kylie Minogue

Paul Hogan

Adamski

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Madonna Knees Up with

Nick Kamen

Sinead O'Connor

Hugh Harris

Martin Degville

Jacqui (Bananarama)

Fine Young Cannibals

Betty Boo

Reviews

Singles:
Chris Heath

George Michael - Praying For Time

Primal Scream - Come Together

Bob Geldof - Love Or Something

Dave Stewart and the Spiritual Cowboys - Jack Talking

Cliff Richard - Silhouettes

Deacon Blue - The Bacharach and David EP

Lindy Layton - Silly Games

Glen Medeiros - All I'm Missing Is You

Bruce Dickinson - Dive Dive Dive

Jason Donovan - Rhythm Of The Rain

World Party - Way Down Now

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MC Parker Revies The Singles Chart

Albums

Double Trouble - As One (Sian Pattenden)

Wendy and Lisa - Erotica (Caroline Sullivan)

The Soup Dragons - Lovegod (Tom Doyle)

River City People - Sy Something Good (Mark Frith)

Various Artists - Music From The Film Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (Caroline Sullivan)

Nobody's Child - Various (Mike Soutar)

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My Favourite Album: Chosen by Durga McBroom (Blue Pearl)

Joni Mitchell - Court And Spark

Down The Rave Up:

Julian Jonah - It's A Jungle Out There

Various - Freedom To Party

History featuring Madeleine Jo - Better World

A Tribe Called Quest - Bonita Applebum

GTO - Pure

DJ Mark and the 45 King - The 900 Number

The Sindecut - live The Life

Various

Film

Days Of Thunder (Kirsty McNeill)

Video

Shirley Valentine (Kirsty McNeill)

Earth Girls Are Easy (Leesa Daniels)

Fact Box

86 - Glen Medeiros​

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To see these click the link below and scroll down to the relevant Fact Box.

Merchandise

This issue came a Free Giant Double Sided Poster consisting of:

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Side 1 - Madonna

Side 2 - Happy Mondays, The Charlatans, Inspiral Carpets, The Stone Roses

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To read more on that click the link below.

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Giant Double Sided Poster

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This Issue also gave it's readers the chance to send off for a Brand New T-Shirt and Baseball Hat (as modelled by Betty Boo in this issue|)

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To Read more on that click the link below

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T-Shirt and Baseball Hat Offer

Adverts

Jon Bon Jovi - Blaze Of Glory Single

George Michael - Praying For Time Single

Elton John - Club At The End Of The Street Single

Wet Wet Wet - Stay With Me Heartache Single

Bob Geldof - Love or Something Single

Wilson Phillips - Release Me Single

The Soup Dragons - Love God Album

Prefab Sprouts - Looking For Single

The B-52's - Channel Z Single

Lindy Layton - Silly Games Single

Roxette - Listen To Your Heart Single

Links

Happy Reading

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