25th February - 10th March 1987
Credits
25th February - 10th February 1987
Volume 9 - Number 04 - Issue 215
Cover Photo - Paul Rider
Price - 45p Pages - 80
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Interviewers
Sylvia Patterson - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Barry McIlheney - BPI Awards
William Shaw - Man 2 Man
Chris Heath - Neil Tennant
Vici MacDonald - Cutting Crew
Chris Heath - Freddie Mercury
William Shaw - The Jets
Vici MacDonald - The Christians
tom Hibbert and Chris Heath - The Story Of Heavy Metal
Photographers
Julian Barton - Nasher and Paul Rutherford (Page 3)
Retna - Alice Cooper (Page 3)
Tim Bauer - Cutting Crew (Page 3, 50-51)
Ian Hooton - The Christians (Page 3, 59)
BBC Holton - The Claim (Page 4)
LFI - Howard Jones (Page 4)
LFI - George Michael (Page 6)
A. Catlin - Stewart Adamson (Page 7)
Idols - Freddie Mercury (Page 7)
Glen E. Friedman - Beastie Boys (Page 9)
Julian Barton - Frankie Goes To Hollywood
(Page 14-16)
D.I.D - Billy Idol (Page 19)
BPI - Curiosity Killed The Cat (Page 22)
Rex - Pepsi and Shirlie (Page 22)
LFI - Fuzzbox (Page 22)
Rex - Bob Geldof and Paula Yates (Page 22)
BPI - Mark Knopfler (Page 22)
Rex - Debbie Harry and Boy George (Page 22)
BPI - Five Star (Page 23)
BPI - Mick Hucknall (Page 23)
BPI - Neil Tennant and Boy George (Page 23)
LFI - Paul Simon (Page 23)
LFI - Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins (Page 23)
BPI - Various (Page 23)
Emile Greco - Man 2 Man (Page 27)
Paul Rider - Neil Tennant (Page 30-31)
Colorific - Madonna (Centre Spread 1)
Paul Rider - Curiosity Killed The Cat
(Centre Spread 2)
Rex - Freddie Mercury (Page 54-55)
Rex - King Taufa' ahau Tupou IV and Margaret Thatcher (Page 58)
Paul Cox - Tina Turner (Page 76)
D.I.D Circle - Europe (Back Cover)
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Lyrics
Issue Information
Erasure - It Doesn't Have To Be
Timbuck 3 - The Future's So Bright I Gotta Wear Shades
Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun
The Communards - You Are My World
Man 2 Man - Male Stripper
Percy Sledge - When A Man Loves A Woman
A-Ha - Manhattan Skyline
The Cult - Love Removal Machine
Westworld - Sonic Boom Boy
The Christians - Forgotten Town
Carly Simon - Coming Around Again
Eurythmics - Missionary Man
Mental As Anything - Live It Up
The Jets - Crush On You
Ben E King - Stand By Me
Front Cover:
Neil Tennant
Centre Spread:
01 - Madonna
02 - Curiosity Killed The Cat
03 - The Bnagles
Back Cover:
Europe
Interviews
General
Personal File
Taffy
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
Man 2 Man
Neil Tennant (Pet Shop Boys)
Cutting Crew
Freddie Mercury
The Jets
The Christians
Bitz
Features:
The B.P.I Awards
The History Of Heavy Metal
Duran Duran
The Claim
Mags (A-Ha)
Brother Beyond
Howard Jones
Carly Simon
Paul Johnson
Morrissey
George Michael
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Mental As Anything
Mel and Kim
Stewart Adamson (Big Country)
Jon Moss (Culture Club)
Julian Cope
Hollywood Beyond
Ruby Turner
Womack and Womack
Ben E King
Queen
Percy Sledge
Spandau Ballet
Iggy Pop
Joey Tempest
Hot Chocolate
The Beastie Boys
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Birthdays:
None
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Fan Clubs:
None
Posters
Boy George
Billy Idol
Reviews
Singles:
Pete Clark
The Gap Band - How Music Came About
Howard Jones - Little Bit Of Snow
Mel and Kim - Respectable
Berlin- Like Flames
Boy George - Everything I Own
Kool and the Gang - Stone Love
The Mission - Severina
Boston - Amanda
J.M Silk - Let The Music Take Control
Hurrah - Sweet Sanity
The Bible - Graceland
Jaki Graham - Still In Love
Bruce Hornsby and The Range - Mandolin Rain
Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty
Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender
Albums:
Chris Heath
Sylvia Hibbert
Derrin Schlesinger
Ian Cranna
Neil Tennant
Hot Chocolate - The Very Best Of Hot Chocolate
Various - Stand By Me
The Smiths - The World Won't Listen
Doug E and the Get Fresh Crew - Oh My God
Various Artists - The Phantom of The Opera
Half Man Half Biscuit - Back Again In The DHSS
Various
Book:
None
Video:
Bon Jovi - Breakout (Derrin Schlesinger)
Tina Turner - Break Every Rule (Chris Heath)
Cliff Richard - Rock In Australia (Tom Hibbert)
Film:
The Style Council - Jerusalem (Chris Heath)
Ferris Bueller's Day Off (Mark Salisbury)
Nights Out:
None
Mutterings:
Chris Amoo (The Real Thing)
Ben Volpierre Pierrot (Curiosity Killed The Cat)
Whitney Houston
Kate Bush
Katherine Oxenberg
Cheryl Baker and Gyles Brandreth
Midge Ure
George Harrison
Mick Jagger
Paul Weller and D. C. Lee
Madonna and Sean Penn
Billy Idol
Roman Jugg (The Damned)
David Vanian
Siouxsie Sioux
John Taylor
Mark King (Level 42)
Anita Dobson and Brian May (Queen)
Cybill Shepherd and Bruce Willis
Adverts
Alison Moyet - Weak In The Presence Of Beauty Single
Microdisney - Town To Town Single
Billy Idol - Don't Need A Gun Single
Nick Kamen - Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever Single,
The Big Supreme - Please Yourself Single
Prince - Sign Of The Times
Freddie Mercury - The Great Pretender Single
Jean Beauvoir - Missing The Young Days Single
Cutting Crew - One For The Mocking Bird Single
Debbie Harry - Free To Fall Single
Boy George - Everything I Own Single
Tina Turner - What You Get Is What You See Single
Bruce Willis - Respect Yourself Single
Soul Man Film
The Smiths - The World Won't Listen Album