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1990 Stickerbook

4th April 1990

Smash Hits - Issue 296 - 4th - 17th Apri

Smash Hits produced a Sticker Book that was given away free in the 4th April - 17th April 1990 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.   

 

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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, New Kids On The Block and Jason Donovan to name a few.

 

Some artists, for instance 'New Kids On The Block', 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 Panini Publishing in Italy 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 25 stickers, which would cost 8p for each sticker. If, for whatever reason, you missed your free Sticker Book you could buy a copy for 40p

Examples Of Stickers

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Contents Of Sticker Book

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In total there were 120 Stickers for you to Collect.  

 

Clicking the link below will take you to the pages which will showcase the stickers that I have pictures for.

01 - Adeva

02 - A-Ha

03 - A-Ha

04 - Black Box

05 - Bananarama

06 - Beatmasters

07 - The Beautiful South

08 - The Beautiful South

09 - 12 - Big Fun

13 - Bomb The Base

14 - Bon Jovi

15 - Bon Jovi - Jon Bon Jovi

16 - 20 - Bros

21 - Brother Beyond

22 - 25 - Bobby Brown

26 - Belinda Carlisle

27 - 29 - Neneh Cherry

30 - The Christians

31 - Phil Collins

32 - Curiosity Killed The Cat

33 - Deacon Blue

34 - De La Soul

35 - Def Leppard

36 - 41 - Jason Donovan

42 - 43 - Erasure

44 - Gloria Estafan

45 - Electronic

46 - Fine Young Cannibals

47 - Fuzzbox

48 - 49 - Debbie Gibson

50 - 53 - Guns 'N' Roses

54 - Whitney Houston

55 - 57 - Michael Hutchance

58 - Inner City

59 - 60 - Michael Jackson

61 - Janet Jackson

62 - Jive Bunny

63 - Living In A Box

64 - 66 - London Boys

67 - 69 - Madonna

70 - 72 - Martika

73 - 76 - Kylie Minogue

77 - 78 - Millie Vanilli

79 - George Michael

80 - Morrissey

81 - 82 - New Kids On The Block

83 - New Kids On The Block - Jon

84 - New Kids On The Block - Danny

85 - New Kids On The Block - Jordan

86 - New Kids On The Block - Joe

87 - New Kids On The Block - Donnie

88 - New Order

89 - Pet Shop Boys - Neil

90 - Pet Shop Boys - Chris

91 - Pet Shop Boys

92 - Prince

93 - 94 - Rebel MC

95 - Cliff Richard

96 - S'Express

97 - Shakespear Sister

98 - Sinitta

99 - 100 - Soul II Soul

101 - Simply Red

102 - Jimmy Sommerville

103 - 104 - Lisa Stansfield

105 - Sonia

106 - 107 - The Stone Roses

108 - Mark Shaw

109 - 111 - Transvision Vamp

112 - Tears For Fears

113 - 115 - Wet Wet Wet

116 - 117 - U2

118 - 119 - Sydney Youngblood

120 - Yazz

International Versions

Set Of Stickers and Front Of Pack

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Credits:

Design Editor:

Caroline Grimshaw

Designers:

Julie Horton

Ian Pollard

Joanne Higgs

Writers:

Richard Lowe

Derrin Schlesinger

Sylvia Patterson

Tom Doyle

Michael Soutar

Alex Kadis

Miranda Sawyer

Chris Heath

Sian Pattenden

Vincent Vincent

Free Stickers and Badge Offer

This Sticker Book also gave it's readers the chance to send off for a Pack Of Stickers by sending in either the 2 special tokens printed in the 4th April and 18th April issues of Smash Hits or sending in 2 Empty Sticker Packs.

 

You could also send off for a Free Badge by sending in 120 Sticker Backs (The Back of Each Numbered Sticker) and a Free Badge is yours.  See Below

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21st March 1990

Page 64 - Smash Hits - Issue 295 - 21st

Leaflet in Sticker Book

Side A

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Leaflet in Sticker Book

Side B

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Leaflet in Sticker Book

Side C

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Side D

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Token 1
4th April 1990

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Token 2
18th April 1990

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18th April 1990

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2nd May 1990

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16th May 1990

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Links

Happy Reading

A note for people collecting these Sticker Books (or any type 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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