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 24th September 1986

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24th September 1986

 

Volume 8 - Number 20 - Issue 204

Cover Photo: Andy Catlin

Price - 45p    Pages - 88

 

Please Note:

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This issue has a cover date of 24th September but has no Issue Number. However in the previous issue (203), it advertised a Double sided Poster in the next issue.

 

As this issue has that Double Sided Poster I have labelled it issue 204 despite the fact that the cover date does not follow on from the previous one.

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Interviewers

Ro Newton - Run DMC

Tom Hibbert - Did I Really Say That

Chris Heath - OMD

Simon Mills - Pet Shop Boys

Terri Anderson - The History Of The Gramophone with: Derrin Schlesinger / Tom Hibbert

Sylvia Patterson - Psychedelic Furs

Photographers

Amanda Searle - Run DMC (Page 22-24)

LFI - George Michael (Page 36)

Steve Rapport - Dave Gahan (Page 36)

LFI - Paul King (Page 37)

Lawrence Lewry - Martin Degville (Page 37)

Aaron Rapport / Onyx - U2 (Centre Spread)

Andy Catlin - Pet Shop Boys (Page 54-56)

Mary Evans Picture Library / Pictorial Press /

The Kobal Collection / BBC Hulton Picture Library - Various (Page 60-61)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Paul Young - Wonderland

Madonna - True Blue

Howard Jones - All I Want

Michael McDonald - Sweet Freedom

Marti Webb - Always There

Iron Maiden - Wasted Years

Pet Shop Boys - Suburbia

Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever

Amazulu - Montego Bay

Timex Social Club - Rumors

Meatloaf - Rock 'n' Roll Mercenaries

Loose Ends - Slow Down

Billy Idol - To Be A Lover

Elton John - Heartache All Over The World

Chris De Burgh - Fatal Hesitation

UB40 - All I Want To Do

OMD (Forever) Live And Die

Cyndi Lauper- True Colours

Robert Palmer - Discipline Of Love

A-Ha - I've Been Losing You

Front Cover:

Pet Shop Boys

Centre Spread:

U2

Back Cover:

David Byrne

Interviews

Run DMC

Ultravox

OMD

Pet Shop Boys

Psychedelic Furs

General

Features:

The History Of The Record

Anti Smack Project

 

Personal File

None

Posters

Bitz

Bon Jovi

Two People

Cameo

The Communards

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

Genesis

Fra Lippo Lippi

Buddy Holly

The Godfathers

Go West

Five Star

David Bowie

The Bible

The Christians

The Leather Nun

Momus

OMD

Reverend Tony Clayton

The Woodentops

The Stranglers

New Model Army

A Man Called Adam

Gary Kemp

Lords Of The New Church

Psychic TV

Cliff Richard

Weather Prophets

The Church

The Edge

Madness

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Birthdays:

Linda McCartney (45)

Steve Severin (31)

Tracey Thorn (24)

Bryan Ferry (41)

Meat Loaf (39)

Alvin Star Dust (44)

Jerry Lee Lewis (51)

Alannah Currie (27)

Mari Wilson (29)

Lesley (32)

Phil Oakey (31)

Mike Rutherford (35)

Sting (35)

Bob Geldof (32)

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Fan Clubs:

Ultravox

Pet Shop Boys

Paul Young 

Talking Heads

Billy Idol

Madonna

OMD

Reviews

Singles:
Ian Cranna

UB40 - All I Want To Do

Paul Young - Wonderland

Everything But The Girl - Don't Leave Me Behind

Sharpe and Numan - New Thing From London Town

Billy Idol - To Be A Lover

The Edge - Heroine

Full Force - Temporary Love Thing

Ultravox - The Same Old Story

A-Ha - I've Been Losing You

Julian Cope - World Shut Your Mouth

The Housemartins - Think For A Minute

Nik Kershaw - Nobody Knows

Falco - The Sound Of Musik

Mancrab - Fish For Life

Helena  I Want You

Albums: 

Chris Heath
Simon Braithwaite
Sylvia Patterson
Nick Kelly
Josephine Hocking
Tom Hibbert
Colette Campbell
Deborah Sippitts

Billy Bragg - Talking With The Taxman About Poetry

It's Immaterial - Life's Hard And Then You Die

Felt - Forever Breathes The Lonely Word

OMD - The Pacific Age

Nick Heyward - Postcards From Home

The Big Dish - The Swimmer

Modern Talking - Ready For Romance

The Fall - Bend Sinister

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Blood and Chocolate

Saxon - Rock The Nations

Bruce Hornsby and the Range - The Way It Is

The Lover Speaks - The Lover Speaks

Helen Terry - Blue Notes

Various

Film:

Trouble In Mind (William Shaw)

At Close Range (Collette Campbell)

Books:

I Tina - my life story by Tina Turner

Alias David Bowie

Video:

None

Nights Out: 

None

Merchandise

This issue cam with a Free Double Sided Poster of:

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A-Ha

Frankie Goes To Hollywood

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For more on that click the link below

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Free Poster

Mutterings:

Steve Stevens and Duran Duran

Billy Idol

The Pogues

Cliff Richard

John Travolta

Tina Turner

Janet Jackson

Five Star

Big Country

Boy George

Marilyn

Paul Rutherford

The Pope

Psychic TV

Jean Michel-Jarre

Status Quo

Prince

Bananarama

Human League

Cutting Crew

Lionel Richie

Sylvestor Stallone

Julio Inglesias

Bruce Springsteen

Bon Jovi

James Brown

Don Johnson

Bonnie Pointer

Andrew Ridgley

Whitney Houston

Robert De Niro

Mark O'Toole

Midge Ure

A-Ha

Daryl Pandy

Adverts

Billy Idol - To Be A Lover Single

Howard Jones - All I Want Single

Brandon Cooke - Eyes Of A Stranger Single

Paul Young - Wonderland Single

The Housemartins - Think For A Minute Single and Tour

General Public - Faults and All Single

Paul Hardcastle - The Wizard Single

Helena - I Want You Single

The Pretenders - Don't Get Me Wrong Single

Nik Kershaw - Nobody Knows Single

A-Ha - I've Been Losing You Single

Queen - Who Wants To Live Forever Single

Simon Andrews - I Wont Call You Single

Ultravox - Same Old Story Single

Madonna - True Blue Single

The Mighty Lemon Drops - Happy Head Album

Falco - The Sound Of Musik Single

Midnight Star - Midas Touch Single

Billy Bragg - Talking With The Taxman About Poetry Album

The Police - Don't Stand So Close To Me '86 Single

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Blood and Chocolate Album

The icicle Works - Who Do You Want For Your Love? Single

Jermaine Stewart - Frantic Romantic Album

Iron Maiden - Somewhere In Time Album

Links

Happy Reading

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