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 28th January - 10th February 1987

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Credits

28th January - 10th February 1987

 

Volume 9 - Number 02 - Issue 213

Cover Photo - Paul Rider

Price - 45p    Pages - 56

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Interviewers

William Shaw - The Bangles

Chris Heath - Age Of Chance

Chris Heath - Swing Out Sister

Ro Newton - Robbie Nevil

Sylvia Patterson - Siouxsie Sioux

Photographers

Paul Cox - Five Star (Page 6)

D.I.D. Circle - Joes tempest (Page 21)

Granada TV - Swing Out Sister - The Way They Were

(Page 28)

Paul Rider - Swing Out Sister (Page 29)

Pictorial Press - A Tank (Page 29)

Pictorial Press - James Bond (Page 29)

Kobal - St Trinians (Page 30)

Kobal - Cliff Richard The Young Ones Film (Page 30)

LFI - Pete Burns (Centre Spread)

Paul Rider - Wayne Hussey (Page 48-49)

Retna - Fuzzbox (Page 49)

Zbysiu Rodak - Frankie Goes To Hollywood (Page 50)

Tim Bauer - Human League (Page 51)

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Lyrics

Issue Information

The Smiths - Shoplifters Of The World Unite

Randy Crawford - Almaz

Julian Cope - Trampoline

Iggy Pop - Real Wild Child (Wild One)

Taffy - I Love My Radio (UK Mix)

The Mission - Wasteland

FREEEZE - I.O.U.

Age Of Chance - Kiss

Kool And The Gang - Victory

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth

Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body

Red Box - Heart Of The Sun

Vesta Williams - Once Bitten Twice Shy

George Michael and Aretha Franklin - I Knew you Were Waiting (For Me)

General

Front Cover:

Swing Out Sister

Centre Spread:

Pete Burns

Back Cover:

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Interviews

The Bangles

Swing Out Sister

Siouxsie And The Banshees

Features:

Personal File

Joey Tempest (The Mission)

None

Posters

Bitz

Wayne Hussey

China Crisis

Patsy Kensit

Elvis Presley

The Blow Monkeys

Thrashing Doves

Hurrah!

Mandy Smith

Five Star

Steve Hurley

Taffy

Hugh Cornwell (The Stranglers)

Paul Young

Level 42

The Bolshoi

Vesta Williams

Morgan McVey

The Bodines

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Birthdays:

Dave Sharp (28)

Roddy frame (23)

Phil Collins (36)

Lloyd Cole (26)

Jamie Stewart (23)

John Lydon (31)

Don Everly (50)

Rick Savage (27)

Dave Davies (40)

Alice Cooper (39)

Steve Bronski (27)

Brian Travers (28)

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Fan Clubs:

None

Morrissey

The Bangles

Joey Tempest

Age Of Chance

Wayne Hussey

Reviews

Singles:
Wayne Hussey

Morgan McVey - Looking Good Living

The Beastie Boys - Fight For Your Right To Party

Blow Monkeys - It Doesn't Have To Be This Way

Xmal Deutschland - Sickle Moon

Midnight Star - Engine No.9

Simply Red - The Right Thing

Paul Young - Why Does A Man Have To be Strong?

Tom Verline - A Town Called Walker

Spandau Ballet - How Many Lives

Fuzzbox - What's The Point

Gwen Guthrie - Good To Go Lover

Bananarama - A Trick Of The Night,

The Stage - Nothing Stranger Than Today

George Benson - Teaser

Bruce Springsteen - Fire

Eighth Wonder - Will You Remember

New Model Army - Poison Street

The Damned - Gigolo

George McCrae - Rock Your Baby

Europe - Rock The Night

Albums: 

Sylvia Patterson
Derrin Schlesinger
William Shaw
Ian Cranna
Josephine Collins
Barry McIlheney
Chris Heath

Timex Social Club - Vicious Rumours

Oren "Juice" Jones - Juice

Elvis Presley - Essential Elvis

Jackie Wilson - 15 Classic Tracks

Zerra One - The Domino Effect

Deep Purple - The House Of Blue Light

Psychedelic Furs- To Midnight

Survivor - When Second Count

The Style Council - The Cost Of Living

Various

Things

Stylers Headphones

Small Camera

Video:

None

Film:

None

Nights Out: 

Frankie Goes To Hollywood / Berlin - G-Mex Centre Manchester (Andrew Harrison)

The Human League - Hammersmith Odeon London (Chris Heath)

Merchandise

This issue came with a Free Giant Double sided Poster featuring:

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Duran Duran on one side and Billy Idol on the other

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To read more on the Poster click the link below

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Poster

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Mutterings:

George Michael

Berlin

Howard Jones

Grace Jones

A-Ha

Duran Duran

David Bowie

Madonna

David Cassidy

Whitney Houston

Clint Eastwood

Meatloaf

Robbie Nevil

Kool And The Gang

Eurythmics

Bananarama

Michael Jackson

Jermaine Jackson

Bucks Fizz

Oran "Juice" Jones

Gene Loves Jezebel

The Bangles

Aled Jones

U2

The Communards

Mel and Kim,

Boy George

Marilyn

Elton John

Lionel Richie

Adverts

Paul Young - Why Does A Man Have To Be Strong Single

Europe - Rock The Night Single

Bob Geldof - Love Like A Rocket

Five Star - Stay Out Of My Life

Fuzzbox - What's The Point Single

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Down To Earth Single

Anita Baker - Caught Up In The Rapture Single

Spandau Ballet - How Many Lies Single

The Icicle Works - Evangeline Single and Tour

Eighth Wonder - Will You Remember Single

The Jets - Crush On You Single

The Blow Monkeys - It Doesn't Have To Be This Way Single

Love And Money - River Of People Single

Links

Happy Reading

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