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 11th March - 24th March 1987

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Credits

11th March - 24th March 1987

 

Volume 9 - Number 05 - Issue 216

Cover Photo - Lynn Goldsmith

Price - 45p    Pages - 72

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Interviewers

Chris Heath - Boy George

Chris Heath - Beastie Boys

Tom Hibbert - World Party

William Shaw - Mark King

Photographers

Julian Barton - Mark King (Page 2)

Johnny Rozsa - Boy George (Page 2, 15-16)

Tim Bauer - Europe (Page 2, 7, 67)

Paul Rider - Beastie Boys (Page 2, 28-30)

Herb Ritts / Colourific - Madonna (Page 3)

Paul Rider - Wayne Hussey (Page 4,

Centre Spread 3)

Paul Cox - Five Star (Page 5)

LFI - Jon Bon Jovi (Page 5)

Pictorial Press - The Smiths (Page 7)

Olympia - Level 42 (Page 7)

Pictorial Press - Spandau Ballet (Page 7)

Joe Bangay - Curiosity Killed The Cat (Page 7)

Pictorial Press - Paul Simon (Page 7)

Tim Bauer - Cutting Crew (Page 7)

Tim Bauer - Mick Hucknall (Page 7)

Tim Bauer - The Style Council (Page 7)

Pictorial Press - Pet Shop Boys (Page 7)

Pictorial Press - The Bangles (Page 7)

Tim Bauer - Duran Duran (Page 7)

Simon Josebury - The Christians (Page 8)

Saatchi and Saatchi - Ben Volpierre Pierrot (Page 8)

Paul Rider - Westworld (Page 22)

Sheila Rock - Paul Weller (Centre Spread 1)

Beth Baptiste - Duran Duran (Centre Spread 2)

D.I.D Circle - Morten Harket (Centre Spread 4)

Lynn Goldsmith - World Party (Page 51)

LFI - George Michael (Page 52)

Tim Bauer - Gary Numan (Page 52) 

D.I.D Circle - Robert Smith (Page 53)

Julian Barton - Mick Hucknall (Page 53)

Pictorial Press - Samantha Fox (Page 53)

Tim Bauer - Cyndi Lauper (Page 66)

D.I.D. Circle - Janet Jackson (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Issue Information

The Style Council - Waiting

Jaki Graham - Still In Love

Alison Moyet - Weak in The Presence Of Beauty

Freddie Mercury - Great Pretender

Nick Kamen - Loving You Is Sweeter Than Ever

Boy George - Everything I Own

Beastie Boys - (You Gotta) Fight For Your Right (To Party)

World Party - Ship Of Fools

Jackie Wilson - I Get The Sweetest Feeling

Bananarama - Trick Of The Night

Frankie Goes To Hollywood - Watching The Wildlife

Debbie Harry - Free To Fall

Front Cover:

Beastie Boys

Centre Spread:

01 - Paul Weller

02 - Duran Duran

03 - Wayne Hussey

04 - Morten Harket

Back Cover:

Janet Jackson

General

Personal File

Andrew 'Greedy' Smith - Mental As Anything

Bitz

Interviews

Boy George

Westworld

Beastie Boys

World Party

Level 42

Wayne Hussey (The Mission)

Freddie Mercury

Bruce Willis

Go West

U2

Five Star

Jon Bon Jovi

Sam Moore and Lou Reed

Tom Verlaine

The Stranglers

Paul Simon

Whitney Houston

Duran Duran

The Bangles

The Smiths

Nick Kamen

Patsy Kensit

Pet Shop Boys

Neil Tennant

Spandau Ballet

Dee C. Lee and Paul Weller

The Style Council

Bob Geldof

The Christians

Volpierre Pierrot

Anthrax

Band Aid

The Cult

Beastie Boys

Run DMC

Mantronix

Thompson Twins  

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Birthdays:

Bruce Watson (26)

Steve Harris (30)

Marlon Jackson (30)

Adam Clayton (27)

Dee Snider (32)

Reg Snipton (31)

Terry Hall (28)

Richard Drummie (28)

Pete Wylie (29)

Chaka Khan (34)

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Fan Clubs:

None

Features:

The Great Supernatural Debate

Posters

Madonna

Boy George

Reviews

Singles:
Barry McIlHeney

The Style Council - Waiting

Cameo - Back And Forth

Cyndi Lauper - What's Going On

Prince - Sign O The Times

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Ordinary Day

Vesta Williams - Don't Blow A Good Thing

The Pretenders - My Baby

Huey Lewis And The News - Simple As That

Peter Gabriel - Big Time

The Big Supreme - Please Yourself

Thompson Twins - Get That Love

Janet Jackson - Let's Wait A While

Salvation Sunday - Heart In Motion

Brother Beyond - How Many Times

Drum Theatre - Moving Target

Rosie Vela - Interlude

Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams

Two People - This Is The Shirt

Albums: 

Tom Hibbert
Sylvia Patterson
Barry McIlheney
Josephine Collins
Ian Cranna

Julian Cope - Saint Julian

Simply Red - Men and Women

Percy Sledge - The Ultimate Collection

U2 - The Joshua Tree

Ben E. King - Stand By Me

Siouxsie and the Banshees - Through The Looking Glass

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 Colour Of Money (William Shaw)

Whoops Apocalypse (Chris Heath)

Stand By Me (Jon Ronson)

Nights Out: 

Cyndi Lauper - Hammersmith Odeon London (Derrin Schlesinger)

Europe - Hammersmith Odeon London (Lola Borg)

Merchandise

This issue came with a Free Sticker Book and a Free Pack Of Stickers:

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To read more on the Sticker Book click the link below

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Sticker Book

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Mutterings:

Sean Penn and Madonna

Beastie Boys

Prince

Jill Jones

Dave Stewart (Eurythmics) and Siobhan (Bananarama)

A-Ha

Elvis Presley

Priscilla Presley

Paul Young

Mental As Anything

Meat Loaf

Level 42

Joey Tempest

The Osmonds

Grace Jones

Timbuk 3

Erasure

Billy Joel

Adverts

Move Closer - Compilation Album

Peter Gabriel - Big Time Single and Tour

Brother Beyond - How Many Times Single

Fine Young Cannibals - Ever Fallen In Love? Single

Grace Jones - Party Girl Single

The Blow Monkeys - Out With Her Single

The Mission - Severina Single

Madonna - La Isla Bonita Single

Thompson Twins - Get That Love Single

Aretha Franklin - Jimmy Lee Single

Berlin - Like Flames Single

Robbie Nevil - Dominoes Single

Simply Red - Men And Women Single and Tour

Genesis -  Tonight Tonight Tonight Single and Tour

The Pretenders - My Baby Single and Tour

The Style Council - Waiting Single

Kiki Dee - I Fall In Love Too Easily Single

Links

Happy Reading

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