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 7th October - 20th October 1987

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Credits

7th October - 20th October 1987

 

Volume 9 - Number 20 - Issue 231

Cover Photo - Paul Rider

Price - 48p    Pages - 80

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Interviewers

Richard Lowe - UB40

Tom Hibbert - Bananarama

Chris Heath - Bruce Springsteen

Chris Heath - Lloyd Cole and The Commotions

William Shaw - How To Dress Like Michael Jackson

Paul Summers - What You Draw A Duck Please

Photographers

Alberto Tolot Snap / Colorific - Madonna (Page 3)

LFI - Scarlet Fantastic (Page 4)

Andy Catlin - Freddie Mercury and

Montserrat Caballe (Page 4)

Julian Barton - Wet Wet Wet (Page 5)

Paul Rider - UB40 (Page 14-15)

Paul Rider - Five Star (Page 18)

Sheila Rock - Terrence Trent D'Arby (Page 19)

Paul Rider - Bananarama (Page 22-24)

Russell Young - Rick Astley (Page 32)

Simon Fowler - Clark Datchler (Centre Spread 1)

Cyndi Palmano / Retna - LL Cool J

(Centre Spread 2)

David Stewart - Curiosity Killed The Cat

(Centre Spread 3)

Julian Barton - David Preston (Page 47)

Retna - Pet Shop Boys (Page 47)

LFI - Bananarama (Page 47)

Andre Csillag - Boy George (Page 47)

LFI - Jon Bon Jovi (Page 47)

Phototheme - Model (Page 55)

Julian Barton - Various (Page 58)

Paul Rider - Delroy Pearson (Page 72)

Sheila Rock - Jim Kerr (Page 73)

Paul Rider - Stan (Page 73)

Brian Aris - George Michael (Page 73)

Julian Barton - Ben (Page 74)

Lyrics

Bananarama - Love In The First Degree

Bruce Springsteen - Brilliant Disguise

Los Lobos - Come On Let's Go

Five Star - Strong As Steel

Terrence Trent D'Arby - Dance Little Sister

Erasure - The Circus

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - My Bag

Billy Idol - Mony Mony

UB40 - Maybe Tomorrow

General

Personal File

Rick Astley

Bitz

Issue Information

Front Cover:

Bananarama

Centre Spread:

01 - Clark Datchler

02 - LL Cool J

03 - Curiosity Killed The Cat

Back Cover:

Def Leppard

Interviews

UB40

Bananarama

Bruce Springsteen

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions

Scarlet Fantastic

Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe

Rick Astley

Wet Wet Wet

Pet Shop Boys

The Housemartins

Blue Mercedes

Boom Boom Boom

Bad News

Aslan

Voice Of The Beehive

Boys Wonder

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Birthdays:

Chris Lowe (28)

Martin Kemp (26)

Midge Ure (34)

David Lee Roth (32)

Smash Hits (9)

Daryl Hall (39)

Rick Parfitt (39)

Paul Simon (46)

Cliff Richard (47)

Gary Kemp (28)

Sinitta (21)

Mark King (29)

Features:

How To Dress Like Michael Jackson

Smash Hits Poll Voting Form

Would You Draw A Duck Plaese

Posters

Madonna

Get Smart: 

David Preston​

Pet Shop Boys

Boy George

Bananarama

Sinitta

Jon Bon Jovi

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Fan Clubs

Bruce Willis

Moonlighting

Hue And Cry

Level 42

Wet Wet Wet

Deff Leppard

Rick Astley

Reviews

Singles:
Lola Borg

Five Star - Strong As Steel

Pseudo Echo - Living In A Dream

George Michael - Faith

Eighth Wonder - It's Over When The Phone Stops Ringing

Pet Shop Boys - Rent

The Style Council - Wanted

Bob Dylan - The Usual

Angela Winbush - Angel

Squeeze - Trust Me To Open My Mouth

The Cure - Just Like Heaven

INXS - Need You Tonight

Bryan Ferry - The Right Stuff

Freddy Mercury and Montserrat Cabelle - Barcelona

Diana Ross - Shockwave

Albums: 

William Shaw
Chris Heath
Ian Cranna
John Barty
Richard Lowe
Derrin Schlesinger

Barry White - The Right Night and Barry White

ABC - Alphabet City

The Communards - Red

Gary Numan - Exhibition

The Christians - The Christians

Bruce Springsteen - Tunnel Of Love

Jellybean - Just Visiting This Planet

Pepsi and Shirly - All Right Now

Chris Rea - Dancing With Strangers

Various

Book:

None

Video:

In The Custody Of Strangers

Crocodile Dundee

Film:

Dirty Dancing

Beverly Hills Cop II (Sylvia Patterson)

Nights Out: 

None

Merchandise

This Issue came with a Free Smash Hits Badge

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For more on that click the link below

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Mutterings:

Morrissey

John Bon Jovi

Michael Jackson

Andrew Ridgley

George Michael

Prince

M.A.R.R.S

Pet Shop Boys

Duran Duran

Then Jerico

U2

Steve Wright

The Primitives

The Christians

A-Ha

Freddie Mercury

Level 42

Sean Penn and Madonna

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Bananarama

Eurythmics

Frank Sinatra

Mick Jagger

Adverts

The Housemartins - The People Who Grinned Themselves To Death Album

Blue Mercedes - I Want To Be Your Property Single

ABC - Alphabet City Album

Depeche Mode - Music For The Masses Album

Five Star - Strong As Steel Single

Amazulu - Mony Mony Single

The Dream Of Supreme - Various Album

Erasure - Circus Single

Samantha Fox - I Promise You (Get Ready) Single

Dirty Dancing Film

The Smiths - Strangeways Here We Come Album

Now That's What I Call Smash Hits Compilation Album

Wax - American English Single

Then Jerico - Muscle Deep Single

Who's That Girl Film

Beverly Hills Cop II Film

Smash Hits Yearbook 1988

Hearts Of Fire Film

Fat Boys - Crushin' Album

The Cross - Cowboys And Indians Single

Links

Happy Reading

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