23rd September - 6th October 1987
Lyrics
Credits
23rd September - 6th October 1987
Volume 9 - Number 19 - Issue 230
Cover Photo - Paul Rider
Price - 48p Pages - 88
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Interviewers
Chris Heath - Michael Jackson
Richard Lowe - The Communards
Vici MacDonald - Wet Wet Wet
Vici MacDonald - Five Star
Photographers
Sheila Rock - Bananarama (Page 2)
Paul Rider - The Communards (Page 3, 28-30)
Paul Rider - Pepsi and Shirlie (Page 3)
Paul Rider - Wet Wet Wet (Page 3, 36-38)
Paul Rider - Five Star (Page 3, 58-60)
LFI - The Beach Boys (Page 4)
Sheila Rock - Terrence Trent D'Arby (Page 4)
Eugene Adebari - Michael Jackson (Page 16-17)
Eugene Adebari - Michael Jackson Fans (Page 17)
Syndication International - Stadium in Japan
(Page 17)
Eugene Adebari - Japanese Newspapers (Page 17)
Kobal - Harrison Ford (Page 37)
Kobal - Jack Nicholson (Page 37)
LFI - Margaret Thatcher (Page 37)
LFI - Valerie Singleton (Page 37)
Kobal - King Kong (Page 38)
Rex - Eifel Tower (Page 38)
Russell Young - Rick Astley (Centre Spread)
Pictorial Press - Mike D (Page 46)
Andy Catlin - Pepsi and Shirlie (Page 52-53)
Syndication International - Def Leppard (Page 75)
Julian Barton - Def Leppard Fans (Page 75)
Issue Information
Front Cover:
Boogie Box High - Give It All Away
Beastie Boys - She's Crafty
Michael Jackson - Bad
W.A.S.P - Scream Until You Like It
Pepsi and Shirlie - Can't Give Me Love
Def Leppard - Pour Some - Sugar On It
Cameo - She's Mine
Shakin' Stevens - Come See About Me
Jonathan Butler - Lies
Hue And Cry - Strength To Strength,
LL Cool J - I Need Love
Karel Fialka - Hey Matthew
Luther Vandross - Stop To Love
Chic - Jack La Freak
Gary Numan - Cars (E Reg Model)
General
Wet Wet Wet
Centre Spread:
Rick Astley
Back Cover:
Bruce Willis
Interviews
Michael Jackson
The Communards
Wet Wet Wet
Five Star
Features:
Personal File
Pepsi and Shirlie
Bitz
Smash Hits Readers Poll Voting Form
Posters
Johnathan Butler
The Beach Boys
Terrence Trent D'Arby
The Smiths
Bananarama
Jellybean
Swing Out Sister
Style Council
Level 42
Phillip Schofield
M/A/R/R/S
LL Cool J
Michael Jackson's Pets
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Birthdays:
Bruce Springsteen (38)
Bryan Ferry (42)
Meatloaf (40)
Radio One (20)
Sting (36)
Mike Rutherford (36)
Robbie Nevil (26)
Phil Oakey (32)
Jimmy Saville (61)
Bob Geldof (33)
Bananarama
Michael Jackson
Hue And Cry
Get Smart:
Beastie Boys​
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Fan Clubs
None
Reviews
Singles:
Hue And Cry
Alison Moyet - Sleep Like Breathing
Erasure - The Circus
Run DMC - Peter Piper
Living In A Box - So The Story Goes
UB40 - Maybe Tomorrow
The Christians - When The Finger Points
Broken English - Love On The Side
Billy Idol - Mony Mony (Live)
The Sisters Of Mercy - This Corrosion
Bananarama - Love In The First Degree
Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguises
Spagna - Easy Lady
Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - My Bag
Albums:
John Barty
Sue Dando
Lola Borg
Richard Lowe
Sylvia Patterson
Bob Shuckman
Josephine Collins
Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses
Pseudo Echo - Love An Adventure
Wet Wet Wet - Popped In Souled Out
The Housemartins - The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death
The Smiths - Strangeways Here We Come
Kim Wilde - Another Stop
Moonlighting - The Television Soundtrack
Colonel Abrams - You And Me Equals Us
Various
Book:
None
Video:
Top Gun
Kim Wilde - Another Step
Film:
La Bamba (Ian Cranna)
Mr Jolly Lives Next Door / Didn't You Kill My Brother? (William Shaw)
Nights Out:
Def Leppard - Hammersmith Odeon (Richard Lowe)
Merchandise
This Issue came with a Free Double sided Poster of the following
Madonna​
Five Star
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This Issue also came with a 16 Page Lyric Booklet for Smash Hits Now That What I Call Music Album
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16 Page Lyric Booklet for Smash Hits Now That What I Call Music Album
Mutterings:
Curiosity Killed The Cat
Paul Young
Donny Osmond
UB40
Phil Collins
Paul Young
Chris Quentin
Dr David Owen
Wet Wet Wet
Then Jerico
Mark Shaw
Michael Jackson
Quincy Jones
Adverts
Kim Wilde - Another Step Album
Bananarama - Love In The First Degree Single
Five Star - Between The Lines Album
UB40 - Maybe Tomorrow Single
Terrence Trent D'Arby - Dance Little Sister Single
Pet Shop Boys - Actually Album
Wet Wet Wet - Popped In Souled Out Album
Los Lobos - Come On Let's Go Single
Then Jerico - First Album
Nick Kamen - Come Softly To Me Single
Freeze - Ice Clothing Range
Billy Idol - Mony Mony (Live) Single
The Sister Of Mercy - This Corrosion Single
Westworld - Silvermac Single
Depeche Mode - Concert Dates
TC Curtis - Wild Single
Black - Wonderful Life Album
Squeeze - Babylon and On Album
Heart - Who Will You Run To Single
Beastie Boys - She's Crafty Single
Paul Barry - Complicated Single