20th May - 2nd June 1987
Credits
20th May - 2nd June 1987
Volume 9 - Number 10 - Issue 221
Cover Photo - Paul Rider
Price - 45p Pages - 64
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Interviewers
Tom Hibbert - Pepsi and Shirley
Sylvia Patterson - Wet Wet Wet
Vici MacDonald - Rupert Everett
William Shaw - Sly and Robbie
Derrin Schlesinger - The Housemartins
Photographers
Paul Rider - Pepsi and Shirlie (Page 2, 10-13)
Julian Barton - Wet Wet Wet (Page 2, 18-19, 51)
Johnny Rozsa - Rupert Everett (Page 2, 26-28)
Russell Young - Fish (Page 2, 38-39)
Paul Rider - Paul Heaton (Page 2)
Duncan Rabin - A-HA (Page 6)
D.I.D - Morten Harket (Page 6)
Kobal Collection - Doris Day (Page 7)
Retna - Whitey Houston (Page 22)
Paul Rider - Terrence Trent D'Arby (Centre Spread 2)
Pictorial Press - George Michael (Page 46)
D.O.A - Lionel Richie (Page 47)
Julian Barton - Curiosity Killed The Cat (Page 48-49)
Andrew Catlin - Sly And Robbie (Page 57)
Paul Rider - The Housemartins (Page 58-60)
Paul Rider - Zodiac Mindwarp (Back Cover)
Lyrics
Issue Information
Johnny Hates Jazz - Shattered Dreams
Carey Johnson - Real Fashion Reggae Style
The Housemartins - Five Get Over Excited
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Someone (Who Loves Me)
Beastie Boys - No Sleep 'Til Brooklyn
Alison Moyet - Ordinary Day
Robbie Nevile - Dominoes
Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction - Prime Mover
Erasure - Victim Of Love
Wet Wet Wet - Wishing I Was Lucky
The Fall - There's A Ghost In My House
Sly and Robbie - Boops (Here We Go
Front Cover:
Pepsi and Shirlie
Centre Spread:
01 - Joey Tempest (Europe)
02 - Terrence Trent D'Arby
Back Cover:
Zodiac Mindwarp
General
Personal File
Mark E Smith (The Fall)
Bitz
Interviews
Johnny Hates Jazz
Pepsi and Shirley
Wet Wet Wet
Rupert Everett
Marillion
Sly and Robbie
The Housemartins
Billy Idol
Tina Turner
Falco
David Byrne
Belouis Some
Terrence Trent D'Arby
Curiosity Killed The Cat
A-Ha
Bon Jovi
Cary Johnson
Doris Day
The Proclaimers
Minako Honda
Suzanne Vega
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Birthdays:
Stephen Morrissey (28)
Bob Dylan (46)
Paul Weller (29)
Wayne Hussey (28)
Siouxsie (30)
Roland Gift (25)
Mel Gaynor (27)
Francis Rossi (38)
Alan Wilder (28)
Lionel Richie (38)
Ron Wood (40)
Mike Joyce (24)
Charlie Watts (46)
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Fan Clubs:
The Housemartins
Europe
Terrence Trent D'Arby
A-Ha
Features:
None
Posters
Pepsi and Shirley
Rupert Everett
Reviews
Singles:
Barry Mcllheney
Club Nouveau - Jealousy
The Housemartins - Five Get Over Excited
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
Jennifer Rush - Flowers Of Paradise
George Michael - I Want Your Sex
Wang Chung - let's Go
Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual
Clare Grogan - Love Bomb
ABC - When Smokey Sings
Samantha Fox - Nothing's Going To Stop Me Now
Tottenham Hotspur F.A Cup Final Squad with Chas and Dave - Hot Shot Tottenham
Rupert Everett - Generation Of Loneliness
Suzanne Vega - Luka
Heartbeat UK - Jump To It
Age Of Chance - Big Bad Noise
Albums:
Chris Heath
Sylvia Patterson
Lola Borg
Tom Hibbert
Gary Leboff
Derrin Schlesinger
The Cure - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
Tom Jones - The Tom Jones Album
L.L Cool J - Bigger and Deffer
Doris Day - The Best Of Doris Day
Deacon Blue - Raintown
Sly and Robbie - Rhythm Killers
Various
Book:
None
Video:
Elton John Live In Australia
Film:
The Cure In Orange
Nights Out:
Lionel Richie and Wet Wet Wet London Wembley Arena (Barry McIlheney)
Curiosity Killed The Cat - Leeds University
Merchandise
This issue also came with the Fifth (Final) Token to get a Free Bitz Badge.
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This Issue also came with the First Token to get your hands on a brand new Smash Hits T-Shirt
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Mutterings:
Michael Jackson
Sean Penn
Madonna
Starship
David Bowie
Beastie Boys
Elvis Presley
Curiosity Killed The Cat
The Smiths
Rolling Stones
Lionel Richie
Mel and Kim
George Michael
Prince
Latin Quarter
Paul Young
Nona Hendryx
Peter Gabriel
Deborah Allen
Cyndi Lauper
Sylvester Stallone
Andrew Ridgley
Genesis
Benny Hill
Terrence Trent D'Arby
Patsy Kensit
Simply Red
Don Johnson
Beatles
Adverts
Whitney Houston - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) Single
Marillion - Incommunicado Single
The Cure - Kiss Me Kiss Me Kiss Me Album
Erasure - Victim Of Love Single
Alison Moyet - Ordinary Girl Single
The Blow Monkeys - Celebrate The Day After You Single
The Housemartins - Five Get Over Excited Single
Cry Before Dawn - Gone Forever Single
Bruce Willis - Under The Boardwalk Single
Mannequin Film
Samantha Fox - Nothing's Going To Stop Me Now Single
Little Shop Of Horrors Film
The Bolshoi - Please Single
Beastie Boys - No Sleep Till Brooklyn Single and Tour
Rainmakers - Downstream Single
Pepsi and Shirley - Goodbye Stranger Single