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4th December - 17th December 1985

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Credits

4th December - 17th December 1985

 

Volume 7 - Number 25 - Issue 183

Cover Photo - Chalkie Davis

Price - 43p    Pages - 72

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Interviewers

Vici MacDonald – Fish (Marillion)

Chris Heath – A-Ha

Tom Hibbert – Cliff Richard

Chris Heath – Prefab Sprout

Photographers

Eamon McCabe - The Cult (Page 3)

Syndication International - Eurythmics (Page 4)

LFI - Paul Rutherford (Page 4)

Syndication International – Simon Le Bon (Page 5)

LFI - Marillion (Page 6)

Paul Cox / Idols – Nik Kershaw (Page 10) 

Steve Rapport – Ali Campbell (Page 12)

Jo Bangay - Siouxsie Sioux (Page 12)

Steve Rapport – Carolein (Page 12)

Retna – Wham (Page 13)

Sheila Rock – Paul Hardcastle (Page 13)

LFI – Tears For Fears(Page 13)

Paul Rider – Marillion (Page 17)

Chalkie Davies – A-Ha (Page 26-28)

Colorific - Madonna (Page 35)

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Paul Rider - Paul Young (Centre Spread)

Rex Features - Cliff Richard (Page 56-58)

LFI – Cliff Richard (Page 57-58)

Mike Owen – Cliff Richard (Page 58)

Paul Rider – Level 42 (Page 63)

Zbysiu Rodak - Sade (Page 63)

LFI - Peter Cox (Back Cover)

 

Lyrics

Marillion - Heart Of Lothian

Dionne Warwick - That's What Friends Are For

Madonna - Dress You Up

Nik Kershaw - When a Heart Beats

Stevie Wonder - Go Home

Phil Collins with Marilyn Martin - Separate Lives

Prefab Sprouts - When Loves Breaks Down

Whitney Houston - Saving All My Love For You

Paul McCartney - Spies Like Us

Lionel Richie - Say You Say Me

Julie Andrews - Supercalsfragilisticexpialidocious

Issue Information

Front Cover:

A-Ha

Centre Spread:

Paul Young

Back Cover:

Peter Cox

General

Personal File

Dee C Lee

Bitz

Eurythmics

David Sylvian and Ryuichi Sakamoto

Evelyn King

Bauhaus

Art Of Noise

Swing Out Sister

Now That’s What I Call Christmas Album

Grace Slick

Queen

Sheena Easton

Duran Duran

Whitney Houston

Prince’s Trust

Red Wedge

Les Paterson

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Birthdays

Paul Rutherford (26)

Donny Osmond (28)

Dionne Warwick (44)

Claudia Brucken (22)

Paul Simenon (30)

Sarah Dallin (24)

 

Fan Clubs:

Marillion 

A-Ha

Cliff Richard

Get Smart:

Paul King

Drum Theatre

Adam Ant

Zerra One

Interviews

Nik Kershaw

Marillion

A-Ha

Cliff Richard

Prefab Sprout,

Features:

Top Of The Pops

Pop Censorship

Posters

The Cult

Nik Kershaw

Madonna

Reviews

Singles: Peter Martin

Sting – Russians

Bryan Ferry – Windswept

Sade – Is It A Crime

Virginia Astley – Darkness Has Reached It’s End

Thompson Twins – Revolution

Elton John – Wrap Her Up

Propaganda – P Machinery

James Last – The Seduction

Anya – Moscow Nights

Bronski Beat – Hit That Perfect Beat

Jennifer Rush – Ring of Ice

The Crow – Geronimo

Swing Out Sister – Blue Mood

Grandmaster Melle Mel – Vice

Freddy Mercury – Love Me Like There’s No Tomorrow

Albums:

Various

Film:

Back To The Future

Books:

Chris Heath
Debbie Bates
William White
Simon Mills
Simon Braithwaite
Ian Cranna
Tom Hibbert

Colonel Abrams – Colonel Abrams

Big Sound Authority – Inward Revolution

Whitney Houston – Whitney Houston

Malcolm McLaren – Swamp Thing

Dionne Warwick – Friends

Twisted Sister – Come Out And Play

Arcadia – So Red The Rose

Max Headroom – 20 Minutes Into The Future

Max Headroom’s Guide To Life

Teaars For Fears – Tales From The Big Chair

Tears For Fears – Unauthorised Autobiography

Video:

Thompson Twins – Single Vision

Madonna – The Virgin Tour

Billy Idol – Vital Idol

Amazulu – Moonlight Romance

Talking Heads – Stop Making Sense

Max Headroom – 20 Minutes Into The Future

Wham ‘85 Video

Nights Out:

Level 42 – London (Simon Mills)

Sade - Harrogate (William Shaw)

Mutterings:

Simon Le Bon

Paula Yates with Mick Jagger, George Michael, Bob Geldof

Eighth Wonder

Cheggers

Sylvester Stallone

Madonna, Joan Collins, Marilyn Monroe

Michael Jackson, Diana Ross

Howard Jones

Phil Collins

Wham

Simple Minds

U2

Paul King

Charles Bronson

Band Aid

Clannad

Dee C Lee

Adverts

Paul Young – I’m Gonna Tear Your Playhouse Down Single and Tour

Video Hits Collection Video

Slade – 2 Twelve Inch Christmas Pack

Billy Idol – Vital Idol Video

John Lennon – Jealous Guy Single

Madonna – Dress You Up Single

Colonel Abrams – Colonel Abrams Album

Shakin’ Stevens – Merry Christmas Everyone Single

Back To There Future Film

Level 42 – Leaving Me Now

Jennifer Rush – Ring Of Ice Single

Wham – Last Christmas Single

Feargal Sharkey – Feargal Sharkey Album

Wham - '85 Video

Bruce Springsteen – Santa Claus Is Coming To Town Single

Arcadia – So Red The Rose Album

Links

Happy Reading

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