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1988 Yearbook

In October 1987 Britain's most poplar music magazine 'Smash Hits' released their Fifth Yearbook.  This Yearbook was for the year 1987. 

 

The Smash Hits Yearbook was Published by Smash Hits and Emap National Publications Ltd and was Edited By Chris Heath

 

The Year Book featured various artists such as Pet Shop Boys, Madonna, U2, Terrence Trent D'Arby, The Housemartins, Beastie Boys and many more

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The publication also included a Month per Month 1988 Diary.

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The Whole thing was purchased for the amount of £2.99 from your local Newsagent or via the coupon published in the magazine.

1988 Yearbook

Smash Hits Yearbook 1988 - Pet Shop Boys, Madonna, Erasure, U2, Curiosity Killed The Cat,B
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Pages - 132

Price - £2.99

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Front Cover Picture

Andy Catlin - Pet Shop Boys

Andy Catlin - Morrissey

Anton Corbijn - U2

Paul Rider - Housemartins

Paul Rider - Five Star

Julian Barton - Curiosity Killed The Cat

Paul Rider - Mel and Kim

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Front Cover

Pet Shop Boys

Beastie Boys

Five Star

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Madonna

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Back Cover

Morrissey

Terrence Trent D'Arby

U2

The Housemartins

A-Ha

Mel and Kim

Contents

The Contents Of The Yearbook Are As Follows

  • Pet Shop Boys - Answer Questions

  • A Day In The Lie - Boy George

  • The Madonna Quiz

  • U2

  • Fashion Victim - Look at Fashion Through
            the Decades

  • Radio 1

  • A Day In the Life - Terrence Trent D'Arby
     

  • Cor! / Bleurgghhh!!! - Who Fancies Who in the Pop World

    • Susanna Hoffs

    • Kim Wild

    • Mags (Fuzzbox)

    • Cheryl Baker

    • Karen (Bananarama)

    • Elizabeth (Westworld)

    • Clare Grogan

    • Zodiac Mindwarp

    • Wayne Hussey

    • Simon Le Bon

    • Terrence Trent D'Arby

    • Migi Drummond

    • Joey Tempest
       

  • A Day In The Life - Andy Bell

  • The Curiosity Killed The Cat Story

  • A Day In The life - Morrissey
     

  • Er It;s Almost Finished - Pop Songs Before Being Completed

    • Boy George

    • Andy Bell

    • Corinne Drewery

    • Martin Gore

    • Neil Tennent
       

  • I'm Completely Bonkers About - Fans and Their Devotion

  • The Smash Hits Crikey Who'd Have Thought Quiz

  • A Day In The Life - Kim Wilde

  • Pop Stars Parents

  • Star Teaser

  • A Day In The Life - Simon Le Bon

  • To Be A Brilliant Songwriter

    • Pal (A-Ha)

    • Fish

    • Jesus And Mary Chain

    • Terrence Trent D'Arby

    • Pet Shop Boys
       

  • The Next Big Thing - The Groups of the New Year

  • Poison

  • Max

  • Danny Wilson

  • Cinderella

  • Bros

  • The Primitives

  • Expose

Contributors

Chris Heath - Pet Shop Boys

Vici MacDonald - Fashion Through The Decades

Reg Snipton - Radio 1

Lola Burg - Who Fancies Who

Vici MacDonald - The Curiosity Killed The Cat Story

Ro Newton - Fans and Their Devotion

Richard Lowe - Pop Star's And Their Parents

  • ​Giant Crossword

  • A Day In the Life - The Housemartins

  • Pop Stars Heights - Who Is Taller and Shorter

  • Five Star - Home Cooking

  • A Day In the Life - Billy Idol

  • Beastie Boys
     

  • The Smash Hits Pocket Dance Machine

    • Curiosity Killed The Cat

    • Mel and Kim
       

  • The Smash Hits Diary 1988

  • January 

    • David Bowie

    • Elvis Presley

    • Horoscope Of The Stars - Andrew Ridgely
       

  • February

    • The A to Z of Mike Peters

    • George Harrison

    • Ali Campbell
       

  • March

    • Horoscope Of The Stars - Jon Bon Jovi

    • Shakin' Stevens
       

  • April

    • Horoscope Of The Stars - Samantha Fox

    • Anita Dobson

    • Janet Jackson
       

  • May

    • Horoscope Of The Stars - Bono
       

  • June

    • Prince

    • Horoscope Of The Stars - Prince

    • Horoscope Of The stars - George Michael
       

  • July
     

  • August

    • MCA

    • Horoscope Of the Stars - Madonna
       

  • September

    • Horoscope Of The Stars - Morten Harket
       

  • October

    • Horoscope Of The Stars - Bob Geldof
       

  • November 

    • Horoscope Of The Stars - Mags (A-Ha)

    • Horoscope Of The Stars - Billy Idol
       

  • December 

    • Horoscope Of The Stars - Annie Lennox

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Lyrics

None

Posters

Boy George

Terrence Trent D'Arby

Andy Bell (Erasure)

Curiosity Killed The Cat

Morrissey

Kim Wilde

Simon Le Bon

Housemartins

Five Star

Billy Idol

Susanne Hoffs (The Bangles)

Dave Gahan

Janet Jackson

Michael J Fox

Mel and Kim

Larry Mullen (U2)

Bananarama

Photographers

Andy Catlin - Pet Shop Boys (Page 6-9)

Cindy Palmano - Pet Shop Boys (Page 8)

Andre Csillag - Boy George (Page 11)

Pictorial Press - Madonna (Page 12-14)

Island Records - U2 (Page 16, 18)

Island Records / Anton Corbijn - U2 (Page 17-18)

Patrick Brocklebank - U2 (Page 17-18)

Rex - Bill Haley And The Comets (Page 19)

Pictorial Press - Elvis Presley (Page 18)

LFI - Helen Shapiro (Page 18)

LFI - Johnny Kid And The Pirates (Page 20)

LFI - The Tornados (Page 20)

LFI - The Supremes (Page 20)

LFI - The Small Faces (Page 20)

LFI - Herman's Hermits (Page 20)

LFI - Procul Harum (Page 20) 

LFI - Scott McKenzie (Page 20)

LFI - Jethro Tull (Page 20)

Pictorial Press - Lulu (Page 21)

LFI - Middle Of The Road (Page 21)

LFI - The Glitter Band (Page 21)

LFI - Alvin Stardust (Page 21)

LFI  -Kenny (Page 21)

Rex - The Bay City Rollers (Page 21)

Retna - The Clash (Page 21)

Rex - John Travolta (Page 21)

LFI - Cats UK (Page 21)

LFI - Landscape (Page 22)

Picture Power - The Dolly Mixtures (Page 22)

Sheila Rock - ABC (Page 22)

LFI - Pepsi and Shirlie (Page 22)

Julian Barton - Clark Datchler (Page 22)

Zbysui Rodak - Mark Kelly (Page 46)

Julian Barton - Joanna Bates (Page 46-47)

Julian Barton - Jill Chamberlain (Page 47)

Julian Barton - Ramone (Page 48)

Julian Barton - Gary McGreevey (Page 48)

Rex Features - Ad Rock and His Dad (Page 54)

Dennis O'Regan / Idols - John Taylor and his Dad (Page 54)

Alan Davidson / Alpha - Nick Rhodes, his Wife and Parents (Page 54)

Alan Davidson / Alpha - Simon Le Bon and His Dad (Page 55)

Alan Davidson / Alpha - Samantha Fox and her Parents (Page 55)

Richard Young / Rex Features - Boy George and his Parents (Page 55)

Phil Loftus / LFI - Whitney Houston and her Parents (Page 55)

Syndication International - Five Star and their Parents (Page 55)

People In Pictures - Mel And Kim and their Mom (Page 56)

Zomba Books - Ozzy Osborne and his Dad (Page 56)

Pictorial Press - George Michael's Dad (Page 57)

Neil Matthews / Retna - Andrew Ridgeley and his Parents (Page 57)

Rex Features - Kim Wilde with her Mom (Page 57)

Michael Putland / Retna - Kim Wilde and her Dad (Page 57)

D.I.D Circle / Clark - Pal (A-Ha) (Page 62)

Andrew Catlin - Jesus And Mary Chain (Page 64)

Paul Rider - The Housemartins (Page 73-75)

Julian Barton - Five Star (Page 78-81)

Rickster Powell - Beastie Boys (Page 84-86)

Pictorial Press - David Bowie (Page 90)

Joe Stevens - David Bowie (Page 90)

Paul Rider - David Bowie (Page 90)

Pictorial Press - James Dean (Page 94)

Julian Barton - Holly Johnson (Page 94)

Pictorial Press - Jon Bon Jovi (Page 96)

Julian Barton - Marti Pellow (Page 98)

Pictorial Press - Elton John (Page 98)

Chris Walter / Fotofeatures - Elton John (Page 99)

Mark Rusher - Elton John (Page 99)

Robin Kaplan / LFI - Elton John (Page 99)

David O'Dowd - Elton John (Page 99)

Martin Benjamin / Retna - Elton John (Page 99)

Alpha - Elton John (Page 99)

Paul Cox - Julian Brookhouse (Page 105)

Mazur / LFI - Tom Cruise (Page 114)

Rex Features - Neil Armstrong (Page 116)

Colm Henry - Larry Mullen (Page 125)

Sheila Rock - Bananarama (Page 128)

Syndication International - Annie Lennox (Page 129)

Advert - 7th October - 20th October 1987

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Advert - 2nd December - 15th December 1987

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