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 22nd April - 5th May 1987

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Credits

22nd April - 5th May 1987

 

Volume 9 - Number 08 - Issue 219

Cover Photo - Paul Rider

Price - 45p    Pages - 72

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Interviewers

Dennis Taranto - Madonna

Chris Heath - Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction

Vici MacDonald - Robert Smith

Chris Heath - Five Star

William Shaw - The Jesus And Mary Chain

Chris Heath - Duran Duran

Photographers

LFI - Ad Rock and Molly Ringwald (Page 4)

Rex - Elkie Brooks (Page 6)

Alberto Tolot / Julian Barton - Madonna

(Page 10-12)

Paul Rider - Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction (Page 22-23)

Paul Rider - Robert Smith (26-28)

Tim Bauer - Five Star (Page 36-37)

Retna - The Sex Pistols (Centre Spread 1)

John Stoddart - Depeche Mode (Centre Spread 2)

Julian Barton - Various (Page 46)

Tim Bauer - Paul Simon (Page 47)

Julian Barton - Andy Bell (Page 47)

Julian Barton - Jesus And Mary Chain (Page 54-55)

Julian Barton - Duran Duran (Page 64-66)

LFI - West World (Page 69)

Mike Putland - Kim Wilde (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Five Star - The Slightest Touch

The Smiths - Sheila Take A Bow

Europe - Carrie

Duran Duran - Meet El Presidente

Gary Numan - Radio Heart

Depeche Mode - Strange Love

Kim Wilde and Junior - Another Step (Closer To You)

Rainmakers - Let My People Go Go

Level 42 - To Be With You Again

Cameo - Back And Forth

Fleetwood Mac - Big Love

Judy Boucher - Can't Be With You Tonight

Westworld - Baa-Na-Na-Bam-Boo

General

Personal File

Shane MacGowen (The Pogues)

Issue Information

Front Cover:

Robert Smith

Centre Spread:

01 - The Sex Pistols

02 - Depeche Mode

Back Cover:

Kim Wilde

Interviews

Madonna

Zodiac Mindwarp

The Cure

Five Star

The Jesus And Mary Chain

Duran Duran

Bitz

Win

Ad Rock and Molly Ringwald

U2

Duran Duran

Go West

Georgio Allentini

Herb Albert

Elkie Brooks

Hollywood Beyond

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Kim Wilde and Junior

Glen Hoddle and Chris Waddle

Jesse Rae

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Birthdays:

Roy Orbison (51)

Captain Sensible (32)

Barbara Streisand (45)

Bjorn Ulvaeus (42)

Andy Bell (23)

Roger Taylor (27)

Graham Skinner (25)

Sheena Easton (28)

Owen Paul (25)

Robert Howard (26)

James Brown (59)

Gary Daly (25)

Ian McCulloch (28)

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Fan Clubs:

Duran Duran

Bon Jovi

The Cure

Jesus And Mary Chain

Madonna

Features:

None

Posters

That Petrol Emotion

Robert Smith

Gary Numan

Duran Duran

Reviews

Singles:
Gary Numan

Duran Duran - Meet El Presidente

Westworld - Ba-Na-Na-Bam-Boo

Bruce Springsteen - Born To Run

Depeche Mode - Strange Love

The Smiths - Sheila Take A Bow

The Cult - Li'I Devil

Beastie Boys - No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn

Talking Heads - Radio Head

Latin Quarter - Nomzamo (One People On Cause)

Nick Kamen - Nobody Else

Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction - Prime Mover

Albums: 

Tom Hibbert
Sylvia Patterson
Josephine Collins
Ian Cranna
William Shaw
Vici MacDonald

David Bowie - Never Let Me Down

The Woodentops - Live Hypnobeat

The Blow Monkeys - She Was Only The Grocer's Daughter

Various - The House Sound Of Chicago Volume 2

The Weather Prophets - Mayflower

Suzanne Vega - Solitude Standing

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Keep Your Distance

Various

Book:

None

Video:

Now That's What I Call Music 9 (Derrin Schlesinger)

Film:

Platoon (David Keeps)

Nights Out: 

Paul Simon - Royal Albert Hall London (Lola Borg)

Erasure - Westminster Central Hall London (Sylvia Patterson)

Merchandise

This issue came with a Free Double Sided Poster of:

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Pet Shop Boys

Jon Bon Jovi

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To read more on the Poster click the link below

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Poster

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This issue also came with the Third Token to get a Free Bitz Badge.

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To read more on the Badge click the link below

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Free Badge

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Mutterings:

Mel and Kim

Sylvan

Simply Red

Michael Jackson

Judy Boucher

Howard Jones

Berlin

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Whitney Houston

Pepsi and Shirlie

Julian Cope

Ruby Turner

Ozzy Osbourne

Terrence Trent D'Arby

Jackson Five

Davey Jones

George Michael

Alison Moyet

Annie Lennox

Paul Young

Sigue Sigue Sputnik

Samantha Fox

Swing Out Sister

Beastie Boys

The Jets

Herb Albert

The Police

Robert Smith

Siouxsie

Lillo Thomas

Glen Hoddle

Fine Young Cannibals

Mandy Smith

The Stranglers

Adverts

Level 42 - To Be With You Again Single

Go West - I Want To Hear It From You Single

The Damned - Alone Again Or Single

Duran Duran - Meet El Presidente Single

Falco - Emotional Single

OMD - Shame Single

T-Rex - History Of T-Rex The Singles Collection Album

Mel and Kim - F.L.M Album

The Jesus And Mary Chain - April Skies Single

The Low Riders - 5th Single

UB40 - Watchdogs Single

Westworld - Westworld Album

Boys Don't Cry - Who The Dam Do You Think You Am Single

David Bowie - Never Let Me Down Album

Thompson Twins - Close To The Bone Album

About Last Night Film - Video

Out Of bounds Film - Video

Curiosity Killed The Cat - Keep Your Distance Album

Rod Stewart - Sailing Single

Links

Happy Reading

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