7th May - 20th May 1986
Credits
7th May - 20th May 1986
Volume 8 - Number 10 - Issue 194
Cover Photo: Paul Rider
Price - 45p Pages - 64
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Interviewers
Vici MacDonald - Hipsway
Sylvia Patterson - We're Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It
Chris Heath - Robert Smith
Chris Heath and Tom Hibbert - How Are Things In Africa Report
Chris Heath - Gary Numan
Photographers
LFI - John Taylor (Page 2)
Retna - Gary Numan (Page 3)
LFI - We've Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It
(Page 3)
Andy Catlin - Depeche mode (Page 3, 44)
Andy Catlin - George Michael Spitting Image
(Page 3, 49)
Pictorial Press - George Michael (Page 4)
LFI - Andrew Ridgeley (Page 4)
LFI - Madonna (Page 8)
LFI - The Smiths (Page 9)
LFI - Duran Duran (Page 9)
LFI - Steve Ferrone (Page 9)
Retna - Martin Degville (Foot) (Page 9)
Andy Catlin - Hipsway (Page 12-13)
Simon Fowler / LFI - We're Got A Fuzzbox And We're Gonna Use It (Page 18-19)
Paul Rider - Robert Smith (Page 29-30)
Andrew Douglas - The Cure (Page 29)
Steve Rapport - Robert Smith (Page 30)
Paul Cox - Robert Smith (Page 30)
Andy Catlin - Five Star (Centre Spread)
Andre Csillag - Bob Geldof (Page 34)
Andy Catlin - Various (Page 43)
D.I.D Circle - Depeche Mode (Page 45)
Mike Putland - Gary Numan (Page 52-53)
Retna - Dire Straits (Page 60-61)
Lyrics
Issue Information
Marvin Gaye - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
Gary Numan - This Is Love
Princess - I'll Keep On Loving You
The Grange Hill Cast - Just Say No
Peter Gabriel - Sledgehammer
Patti La belle and Michael McDonald - On My Own
Van Halen - Why Can't This Be Love
Joyce Sims - All and All
Depeche Mode - A Question Of Lust
Aurra - You and Me Tonight
The SOS Band - The Finest
Stars - Hear 'N' Aid
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
Dire Straits - Your Latest Trick
Front Cover:
Robert Smith
Centre Spread:
Five Star
Back Cover:
Prince
Interviews
General
Personal File
Princess (Desiree Carole Heslop)
Bitz
Hipsway
We've Got A Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It
Grange Hill Cast
Robert Smith (The Cure)
Spitting Image (Peter Fluck and Roger Law)
Gary Numan
Dire Straits
Features:
Denise Rich
Andy Taylor and Love And Money
Wham
The Temptations
Aretha Franklin
Barbie and the Rock Stars
Letter To Brezhnev
Van Halen
The Mighty Lemon Drops
The Temptations
Heaven 17
State Of Play
David Bowie
Power
The Damned
Shalamar
Perils Of Plastic
Doctor And The Medics
Madonna
Whitney Houston
Aurra
Kool And The Gang
Marvin Gaye
Tony Hiller
The Smiths
Martin Degville
Duran Duran
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Birthdays:
Gary Glitter (42)
Alex Van Halen (31)
Dave Gahan (24)
Billy Joel (37)
Bono (26)
Billy Duffy (25)
Ian Dury (44)
Stevie Wonder (36)
Ian Astbury (24)
David Byrne (34)
Mike Oldfield (33)
Glenn Gregory (28)
Toyah (28)
Martyn Ware (30)
Grace Jones (34)
Joey Ramone (35)
Pete Townsend (41)
Brian Nash (23)
Nick Heyward (25)
Tim Lever (25)
How Are Things In Africa - a feature on the work of Band Aid and Kids Aid
Posters
John Taylor
David Bowie
Depeche Mode
Reviews
Singles:
Ian Cranna
Blancmange - I Can See It
Kate Bush - The Big Sky
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark - 88 Seconds in Greenboro
Hipsway - Ask The Lord
Pet Shop Boys - Opportunities
Sandie Shaw - Heartbroken
Belle Stars - World Domination
Culture Club - God Thank You Woman
Win - Shampoo Tears
Pete Shelley - On Your Own
Rose of Avalanche - Too Many Castles In The Sky
Simply Red - Holding Back The Years
The Go Betweens - Head Full Of Steam
Thomas and Taylor - You Can't Blame Love
Total Contrast - What You Gonna Do About It
Ray Davies - Quite Life
Communards - Disenchanted
Albums:
Simon Braithwaite
Tom Hibbert
Deborah Sippitts
Duncan Wright
Colette Campbell
Chris Heath
Sylvia Patterson
Get Smart:
Bronski Beat - Truth Dare Double Dare
That Petrol Emotion - Manic Pop Thrill
Icehouse - Measure for Measure
Cactus World News - Urban Beaches
Michael Jackson - Looking Back To Yesterday
Style Council - Home and Abroad
Bonnie Tyler - Secret Dreams and Forbidden Fire
The Gap Band - Best of The Gap Band
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Fan Clubs:
None
Various
Film:
The Jewel Of The Nile (Colin Booth)
Crimewave (Sylvia Patterson)
Books:
None
Video:
None
Nights Out:
Soundwaves for Greenpeace - Royal Albert Hall (Chris Heath) with
Nik Kershaw
Kim Wilde
Gari Tarn
Belouis Some
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Depeche Mode - Wembley Stadium (William Shaw)
Merchandise
This issue came with Four Free Postcards
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To read more on the Sticker Book click the link below
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This issue also printed the Fifth set of pages in a series entitles The Bitz Book Of Life which was located in the Bitz Section
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For more on that click the link below
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The Bitz Book Of Life
Mutterings:
Prince and The Bangles
Bay City Rollers
Ronald Reagan
Lionel Richie
Bryan Adams
Sylvester Stallone
Brigette Neilson
Boy George
Helen Terry
Martin Degville
George Michael
Stevie Wonder
Bruce Springsteen
Madonna and Sean Penn
Queen
Latin Quarter
Amazulu
Level 42
Elton John
Julian Lennon
Half Man Half Biscuit
David Bowie
Pet Shop Boys
Tears For Fears
Whitney Houston
It's Immaterial
Bob Geldof
Stephen Duffy
Duran Duran
Adverts
Rod Stewart - Love Touch Single
Nick Hayward - Over The Weekend Single
The Jewel Of The Nile Film
Janet Jackson - Control Album
The Blow Monkeys - Wicked Ways Single
Pete Wylie - Sinful Single
Communards - Disenchanted Album and Tour
The Style Council - Home and Abroad Album
Breathe - In All Honesty Single
Billy Ocean - Love Zone Album
Simply Red - Holding Back The Years Single
Comic Relief - The Album