{"product_id":"loaded-magazine-august-1994-issue-4-brookside-barry-grant-beth-swimwear-special-sku-1488","title":"Loaded Magazine August 1994 Issue 4 Brookside Barry Grant Beth Swimwear Special SKU 1488","description":"\u003cmain class=\"chat-app\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"side-nav-menu-button with-pill-ui\"\u003e\u003cmain class=\"chat-app\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"side-nav-menu-button with-pill-ui\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal \u003cstrong\u003eLoaded Magazine – August 1994\u003c\/strong\u003e, cover price \u003cstrong\u003e£2.00\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is an especially early copy of \u003cem\u003eLoaded\u003c\/em\u003e, identified inside as \u003cstrong\u003eIssue Four – August 1994\u003c\/strong\u003e, making it an interesting example from the magazine’s first year of publication.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe issue captures the original mid-1990s \u003cem\u003eLoaded\u003c\/em\u003e formula of British television, music, sport, celebrity interviews, fashion, travel, humour and lifestyle features, with strong period photography and editorial design throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eFront Cover\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cover centres on the \u003cstrong\u003eBrookside\u003c\/strong\u003e feature billed:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“The Power and the Glory – Barry and Beth and the brilliance of Brookside”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe large monochrome cover portrait features the male lead from the feature, with the female Brookside subject pictured alongside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOther cover highlights include:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSwimwear Special\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrimal Scream\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eO.J. 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