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26th June - 9th July 1980

Smash Hits - Issue 41 - 26th June - 9th
Credits - Smash Hits - Issue 41 - 26th J

Credits

26th June - 9th July 1980

Volume 2 - Number 13 - Issue 41

Cover Photo - Laurie Evans

Price - 30p    Pages - 40

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Interviewers

Steve Taylor - Roxy Music

Ian Cranna - The Undertones

Mike Stand - UB40

Steve Taylor - Peter Gabriel

Photographers

Virginia Turbett - UB40 (Page 3)

Andy Phillips - Peter Gabriel (Page 3)

Laurie Evans - The Undertones (Page 4, 6 and 7)

George Wilkes - Sting (Page 5)

Jill Furmanovsky - Stewart Copeland (Page 5)

Jill Furmanovsky - Andy Summers (Page 5)

Paul Cox / LFI - Liquid Gold (Page 8)

George Wilkes - Stiff Little Fingers (Page 9)

Peter Anderson - Splodgenessabounds (Page 11)

Dennis Morris - Basement Five (Page 11)

Paul Cox / LFI - UB40 (Page 12 and 13)Paul Cox / LFI - The Slits (Page 16)

Kevin Cummings - OMD (Page 23)

Barry Plummer - David Essex (Page 27)

Tom Sheenan - Joe Jackson (Page 34)

Simon Fowler / LFI - Dexy's Midnight Runners (Page 38)

Peter Anderson - Splodgenessabounds (Page 39)

Simon Fowler / LI - Jona Lewie (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Front Cover:

The Undertones

The Stranglers - Who Wants The World

The Undertones - Wednesday Week

The Police - The Bed's Too Big

Liquid Gold - Substitute

UB40 - My Way Of Thinking

Barbara Dickson - In The Night

Joan Armatrading - Me Myself I

Teena Marie - Behind The Groove

Judas Priest - Breaking The Law

Orchestral Manoeuvres in The Dark - Electricity

David Essex - Hot Love

Paul McCartney - Waterfalls

Iron Maiden - Sanctuary

Splogenessabounds - Simon Templar /

Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps Please

Centre Spread:

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

Back Cover:

Jona Lewie

Posters

General

Bitz

UB40

Interviews

The Undertones

UB40

Peter Gabriel

The Specials

John Foxx

The Barracudas

Pauline Murray and Robert Blamire

Pink Military

Stiff Little Fingers

Ian Curtis and Joy Division

Tom Robinson

The Attractions

The Stranglers

Swinging Cats

Ultravox

Sheena Easton

John Cooper Clarke - All Time Top Ten

Geno Washington (Pye Records)

Killer Watts Album

Sting

The Great Rock 'n' Roll Swindle

The Undertones

Splodgenessabounds

Elvis Presley

The Basement Five

Reviews

Singles: David Hepworth

Giorgio Moroder - Night Drive

Paul McCartney - Waterfalls

Ultravox - Sleepwalk

Bob Segar - Against The Wind

Judy Tzuke The Choices You've Made

Mari Wilson - Love Man

Dirty Looks - Lets Go

Sheena Easton - 9 To 5

Sniff 'N' The Tears - One Love

The Human League - Empire State Human

Leo Sayer - More Than I Can Say

Billy Preston and Syreeta - One More Time For Love

Clive Langer And The Boxes - It's All Over Now

Pink Military - Did You See Her

Akrylyk - J.D.

Wild Horses - Flyaway

The Blues Band - EP

The Hitmen - OK

The Undertones - Wednesday Week

Disco

Bev's Disco Page

Top 40

Albums:

Red Starr

David Hepworth

Bev Hillier

Diana Ross - Diana

The Real Thing - Saints Or Sinners?

Dalek I - Compass

Toyah - The Blue Meaning

Lambrettas - Beat Boys In The Jet Age

The Photos - The Photos

Bob Marley And The Wailers - Uprising

Willie Nile - Willie Nile

Klark Kent - Klark Kent

The Records - Crashes

Independent Bitz

Independent Top 30 Singles

Independent Top 10 Albums

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Singles: Mike Stand

Modern English - Swans On Glass / Incident

50;50 - Meet Me At The Base

M15 - All Right On The Night

Section 25 - Girls Don't Count

Ska-dows - Apache

Puritan Guitars - £100 In 15 Minutes

BTP Folders - All O A Sudden / Radio

Richard And The Taxmen - Now We're Through

Richard And The Taxman - Honey Please Don't Go

The Dead Beats - Choose You

Vandells - Ruby Toot

The Blanks - The Northern Ripper

The State - I Wish

Adverts

The Lambrettas - Beat Boys In The Jet Age Album

The 999 - Singles Album

The Commodors - Heroes Album

Budgie - 4 Track EP

The Barracudas - Summer Fun Single

Triumph - Progressions Of Power Album

Cartoon

Strange Tales From A Music Paper (Marc Castro)

Links

Happy Reading

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