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 22nd May - 4th June 1985

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Credits

22nd May - 4th June 1985

 

Volume 7 - Number 11 - Issue 169

Cover Photo - Sheila Rock

Price - 43p    Pages - 64

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Interviewers

Tom Hibbert – The Style Council

Chris Heath – Stephen ‘ Tin Tin’ Duffy

Tom Hibbert – Katrina And The Waves

Neil Tennant / Maureen Rice / Chris Heath – Paul Hardcastle and Vietnam War

William Shaw – OMD

Simon Mills – Dream Academy

Simon Mills - Loose Ends

Peter Martin - Wham

Photographers

Simon Potter – Stephen ‘Tin Tin’ Duffy (Page 3, 12-14)

Chalkie Davis – Wham (Page 3, 54-57)

Chalkie Davis – OMD (Page 3, 40-41)

Paul Rider - Various Animals (Page 4)

Linda Powell - Vicious Pink (Page 5)

Sheila Rock – The Style Council (Page 8-9)

Rex Features – Vietnam War Photo’s (Page 28-29)

Mark Bailey - Dream Academy (Page 49)

Andrew Catlin – Loose Ends (Page 50-51)

Chalkie Davis - Wham (Page 54-57)

Andy Freeberg - Depeche Mode (Page 58)

Andrew Catlin – All Dayers Concert Photo’s (Page 60-61)

Syndication International - Various (Page 63)

Simon Fowler – The Untouchables (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Madonna - Crazy For You
OMD - So In Love
Duran Duran - A View To A Kill

China Crisis - King In A Catholic Style (Wake Up)
Scritti Politti - The Word Girl

Katrina And The Waves - Walking On Sunshine
Five Star - All Fall Down
Loose Ends - Magic Touch

Marillion - Kayleigh
Sister Sledge - Frankie
Everton - Here We Go

Front Cover:

The Style Council

Centre Spread:

Go West

Back Cover:

The Untouchables

General

Personal File

Toyah

Bitz

Interviews

Style Council

Stephen 'Tintin' Duffy

Katrina And The Waves

OMD

Loose Ends

Paul Young

Siouxsie and Budgie

Limahl

Mike Oldfield

Leo Sayer

The Bumbites

Sting

Sex Pistols

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Culture Club

Duran Duran

Prince

Michael Jackson

Band Aid

Best Of Smash Hits Book

Jesse Rae

Chaka Khan

The Power Station

Five Star

Bronski Beat

Lone Justice

Flesh For Lulu

ZTT Value of Entertainment with

Art of Noise

Propaganda

Anne Pigalle

Instinct

Andrew Poppy

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Vicious Pink

Roaring Boys

Bryan Ferry

Scritti Politti

Thereza Bazar

China Crisis

David Bowie

Mark Ellen Leaving As Editor and Steve Bush Starting As Editor

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Birthdays:

Morrissey (26)

Bob Dylan (44)

Helen Terry (29)

Paul Weller (27)

Cilla Black (42)

Siouxsie (28)

Gladys Knight (41)

Steve Strange (26)

Francis Rossi (36)

Wendy Smith (22)

Alan Wilder (22)

Mike Joyce (22)

Tony Hadley (25)

Suzi Quatro (35)

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Fan Clubs:

OMD

Duran Duran

Style Council

Get Smart:

Features:

Wham In China - Part Two

Posters

Marc Almond

Reviews

Singles:
Simon O’Brian (Brookside)

Madonna – Crazy For You

Everything But The Girl – Angel

The Monochrome Set – Wallflower

Prince – Paisley Park

Tom Robinson – Prison

Francis Rossi and Bernard Frost – Modern Romance

Strawberry Switchblade – Who Knows What Love Is

A Taste Of Honey – Boogie Oogie Oogie

The Icicle Works – All The Daughters (Of Her Father’s House)

Sister Sledge – Frankie

Nick Heyward – Laura

Grandmaster Flash – Girls Love The Way He Spins

Glen Fry – Sexy Girl

Love And Rockets – Ball Of Confusion

Marvin Gaye – Sanctified

The Boothill Foot-Tappers – Too Much Time

The Jesus And Mary Chain – You Trip Me Up

China Crisis – King In A Catholic Style

OMD – So In Love

Thereza Bazar – The Big Kiss

Jermaine Jackson – Dynamite

Rebecca Storm – Widow’s Tears

Shriekback – Nemesis

David Bowie – Loving The Alien

Talking Heads – Lady Don’t Mind

Albums:

Tom Hibbert
Maureen Rice
Neil Tennant
Paul Mathur
Simon Mills
Lisa Anthony
Ian Cranna
Lola Borg
Chris Heath
Mark Ellen
Linda Duff

Gary Numan

Session Singers

Cocteau Twins

Graham Bannerman

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Boomtown Rats

Cornwall Coliseum

Dennis Smith

Nights Out:

All Dayers – London (Various Artists)

(William Shaw)

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The Cool Notes

Five Star

Pato

Asher Senator

Smiley

David Cassidy – Romance

USA For Africa – We Are The World

New Order – Low Life

Womack And Womack – Radio M.U.S.I.C Man

Debarge – Rhythm Of The Night

The Style Council – Our Favourite Shop

Reggae Greats – The DJ’s

Toots And Maytals – Reggae Greats

Linton Kwesi Johnson – Reggae Greats

Steel Pulse – Reggae Greats

Rah Band – Mystery

Rick Springfield – Tao

Dead Or Alive – Youthquake

Dire Striats – Brothers In Arms

Mutterings:

Goes To Montreux with

Duran Duran

Boy George

Stevie Wonder

Rod Stewart

Wham

Diana Ross

Marilyn

Woody Allen

Sting

Elton John and Millie Jackson

Roy Hay (Culture Club) and wife Alison

Go West and Jon Moss (Culture club)

Bryan Ferry

Simon Le Bon

Merchandise

This also had the Fifth of 8 Tokens you needed to collect 5 to send off for a Free Pack of Stickers.

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To learn more about the Sticker Book and Stickers click the Link Below.

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Free Sticker Book

Adverts

Now Dance Album

Prince And The Revolution – Paisley Park Single

The Power Station – Get It On Single

Sister Sledge – Frankie Single and Tour

Queen – Live In Rio Video

China Crisis – King In A Catholic Style

Dire Straits - Brothers In Arms Album

Starman Film

Ghostbusters Film

Dead Or Alive – Youthquake Album

Thompson Twins - The Odd couple Official Biography Book

The Style Council – Our Favourite Shop Album

Chaka Khan - This Is My Night Video

China Crisis - Showbiz Absurd Video

Elvis Costello - The Best Of Video

28 Hot Hits Album

Links

Happy Reading

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