BIG! Magazine 15-29 May 1996 Dieter Brummer Boyzone Sean Maguire SKU1543

Original BIG! Magazine dated 15 May to 29 May 1996, a colourful mid-1990s British celebrity, music, television and entertainment magazine packed with period features, interviews, gossip, reviews and original poster material.

The main cover star is Dieter Brummer, with the front cover promoting a feature on the Australian soap actor and a “big night out” story. The cover also features Sean Maguire at Disneyland Paris and a Boyzone live feature.

This is a particularly nostalgic 1990s issue with strong crossover appeal for collectors of pop music, soaps, boy bands and British teen/celebrity magazines.

Magazine Highlights

The photographs show a broad mix of entertainment content including:

• Dieter Brummer – prominent cover feature.
• Sean Maguire – Disneyland Paris feature.
• Boyzone – live coverage.
• Dean Cain – celebrity/gossip coverage.
• Home and Away content.
• The Muppets.
• Oasis.
• Peter Andre.
• John Alford.
• Mark Morrison.
• Gina G.
• East 17.
• Louise Nurding.
• Zig and Zag.
• The Bluetones.
• Regular BIG! Gossip.
• Singles, film and video reviews.
• TV previews / “What’s On TV?”
• Four pages of puzzles and competitions.

The inside pages retain the bold, image-heavy design associated with 1990s pop magazines, with large colour photography, celebrity montages, music imagery and TV features throughout.

Posters

This issue prominently advertises “10 Posters Including 2 Giants”, and poster material is clearly still present in the photographs.

The interior poster guide specifically states that the issue includes giant pull-outs of Oasis and Scott Wolf.

Other poster subjects listed inside include:

• Will Smith
• Louise Nurding
• Zig and Zag
• The Bluetones
• East 17
• London’s Burning
• Benji McNair
• Gina G
• Peter Andre

The photographs also show large glossy poster-style pages still bound into the magazine, including a substantial full-page male portrait and music-related image spreads. These original pages retain their normal magazine folds and centre creases.

For collectors of original 1990s music and celebrity posters, this is one of the stronger features of the issue.

Condition

Pre-owned vintage magazine with visible age and handling wear, but still a very presentable collectible copy.

From the photographs:

• Front cover remains bright and colourful.
• Noticeable spine wear, including rubbing and small areas of edge wear.
• Some creasing around the spine and lower cover edges.
• Corners show minor knocks and general handling wear.
• Light surface scratching and rubbing are visible on the cover.
• Some page edges show slight curling or waviness.
• Interior glossy pages remain generally bright and well presented.
• Poster pages show their original fold lines/centre folds.
• Binding appears intact from the supplied images.
• No major staining or extensive writing is visible in the photographs.

Overall, it displays well for a magazine of this age, but it should be considered a used vintage copy rather than mint.

Please examine all photographs carefully as they form an important part of the condition description.

Important – Original Extras

Any loose gifts, cards, stickers, competition items, promotional items or other extras that may originally have been supplied with the magazine are no longer included unless they are specifically shown in the photographs.

The poster pages visibly shown as part of the magazine are included.

Packaging

UK orders: Sent securely in a hardback envelope.

International orders: Sent securely in a cardboard mail-size box for additional protection during transit.

SKU: 1543