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 4th November - 17th November 1987

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Credits

4th November - 17th November 1987

 

Volume 9 - Number 22 - Issue 233

Cover Photo - Anton Corbijn

Price - 48p    Pages - 96

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Interviewers

Vici MacDonald - Carol Decker

Chris Heath - U2

Vici MacDonald - Blue Mercedes

William Shaw - Heartbeat

William Shaw - Sting

Photographers

Simon Fowler - Carol Decker (Page 2, 14-15)

Brian Aris - Sting (Page 2)

Paul Rider - The Communards (Page 2, 36-37)

Julian Barton - Marti Pellow (Page 2, 87)

Colm Henry - Bono (Page 2)

Andy Catlin - Pet Shop Boys (Page 2)

DID Circle - Morten Harket (Page 3)

Colin Levey - Morten Harket and Don Everly (Page 4)

Pictorial Press - Rolf Harris (Page 6)

Zbysiu Rodak - ZZ Top (Page 6)

LFI - Jon Bon Jovi (Page 6)

Pictorial Press - George Michael (Page 6)

Pictorial Press - George Harrison (Page 6)

Pictorial Press - Ben Volpeliere-Pierrot (Page 6)

Alpha London - George Michael (Page 6)

LFI - George Michael (Page 6)

Paul Rider - Pepsi and Shirley (Page 6) 

LFI - Culture Club (Page 8)

Retna - Billy Idol (Page 8)

Jamie Long - Black (Page 9)

Paul Rider - Jesus And Mary Chain (Page 18)

Anton Corbijn - U2 (Page 29)

Colm Henry - U2 (Page 28-31)

Andy Catlin - Robert Smith (Centre spread 1)

Paul Rider - Rick Astley (Centre Spread 2)

Herb Ritts  / Visages / Colorific - Madonna

(Centre Spread 3)

Rex Features / Pictorial Press / LFI / Paul Rider - Bananarama (Centre Spread 4)

Adrian Green - Blue Mercedes (Page 54-55)

Eric Watson - Neil Tennant (Page 61)

Areagraph - Pet Shop Boys (Page 62)

Eric Watson - Pet Shop Boys (Page 62)

Paul Rider - Heartbeat (Page 73)

Brian Aris - Sting (Page 79)

Brian Aris - George Michael (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Living In A Box - So The Story Goes

The Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye

Jesus And Mary Chain - Dark lands

T'Pau - China In Your Hands

Sting - We'll Be Together

Scarlet Fantastic - No Memory

Marillion - Warm Wet Circles

The Smiths - I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

 Whitesnake - Here I Go Again

The Christians - When The Finger Points

Heartbeat - Tears From Heaven

Janet Jackson - Funny How Time Flies

Bryan Ferry - The Right Stuff

Cliff Richard - Remember Me

George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You

Issue Information

Front Cover:

U2

Centre Spread:

01 - Robert Smith

02 - Rick Astley

03 - Madonna

04 - Bananarama

Back Cover:

George Michael

Interviews

General

Personal File

T'Pau

U2

Blue Mercedes

Heartbeat

Sting

Richard Coles and Jimmy Somervillw of The Communards

Features:

Bitz

None

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Morten Harket and Don Everly

George Harrison

Level 42

Freddie Mercury and Montserrat Caballe

 The Smiths

Rolf Harris

ZZ Top

Bon Jovi

George Michael

Doctor And The Medics 

Ben (Curiosity Killed the Cat)

Jethro Tull

China Crisis

Eurythmics

Roy Wood

Mick Hucknall

The Grumbleweeds

Ozzy Osbourne

David Bowie

Pepsi and Shirley

The Sugarcubes

Erasure

Big Pig

Culture Club

Black

Billy Idol

Michael Jackson

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Birthdays:

Bryan Adams (28)

Andy Kershaw (28)

Junior (26)

Letitia Dean (20)

Prince Charles (39)

Alexander O'Neal (34)

Peter Cox (32)

Kim Wilde (27)

Posters

Morten Harket

Get Smart: 

Pet Shop Boys Special​

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Fan Clubs

None

Reviews

Singles:
Richard Lowe

The Smiths - I Started Something I Couldn't Finish

 Meatloaf - Bat Out Of Hell

Janet Jackson - Funny How Time Flies

LL Cool J - Go Cut Creator Go

Boy George - To Be Reborn

Bros - When Will I Be Famous

The Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye

Johnny Hates Jazz - Turn Back The Clock

Zodiac Mindwarp and the Love Reaction - Backstreet Education

Edwyn Collins - My Beloved Girl

Marillion - Warm Wet Circles

Gloria Estafan (And The Miami Sound Machine) - Betcha Say That

Earth, Wind and Fire - System Of Survival

John Mellencamp - Cherry Bomb 

Albums: 

Vici MacDonald
Ian Cranna
Sylvia Patterson
Tom Hibbert
Chris Heath
Richard Lowe

Bryan Ferry - Bete Noir

George Michael - Faith

Aztec Camera - Love

UB40 - The Best Of UB40 Vol. 1

Shakin' Stevens - Let's Boogie

Madonna - You Can Dance

George Harrison - Cloud Nine

Various

Book:

U2 - The Unforgettable Fire (Chris Heath)

The Guinness Book Of Records

Encyclopedia Of Rock

Video:

Spandau Ballet - Through The Barricades Across The Border Tour

The Cure - In Orange

Sisters Of Mercy - In Concert At The Royal Albert Hall

Run DMC - The Video

The Sound Of Music

M.A.S.H

Star Wars

Film:

Slam Dance (Josephine Collins)

Nights Out: 

Wet Wet Wet - Hammersmith Odeon London (Sue Dando)

Mutterings:

Amazulu

REO Speedwagon

Nik Kershaw

Pete Burns

Elvis Presley

Keith Chegwin and Maggie Philbin

Tina Turner

The Bee Gees

Samuel Fox

Bruce Willis

Anita Dodson

Chris Quinten

Des O'Connor

Ian Astbury (The Cult)

Madonna

Motley Crue

Mike Tyson

Whitney Houston

Robert De Niro

Eddie Murphy

Mark Shaw (Then Jerico)

Living In A Box

Shakin' Stevens

Adverts

Janet Jackson - Control Album

Eighth Wonder - When The Phone Stops Ringing Single

Lloyd Cole And The Commotions - Mainstream Album

Pretenders - The Singles Album

Whitney Houston - So Emotional Single

The Alarm - Eye Of The Hurricane Album

Errol Brown - Body Rockin' Single

Boy George - To Be Reborn Single

Donny Osmond - Groove Single

George Michael - Faith Single

The Jesus And Mary Chain - Dark lands Single

The Style Council - Wanted Single

Level 42 - Running In The Family Platinum Edition Album

Pepsi and Shirley - All Right Now Album

Links

Happy Reading

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