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2nd October - 15th October 1980

Smash Hits - Issue 48 - 2nd October - 15
Credits - Smash Hits - Issue 48 - 2nd Oc

Credits

2nd October - 15th October 1980

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Volume 2 - Number 20 - Issue 48

Cover Photo - Dick Wallis / Rocktography

Price - 35p    Pages - 48

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This Issue Had A 5p Price Increase

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Interviewers

David Brown - Rockpile

Mark Ellen - Bad Manners

Photographers

Virginia Turbett - OMD (Page 2)

David Sheinman - Gary Numan (Pages 4 - 6)

Simon Fowler / LFI - The V-IP-S (Page 10)

Barry Plummer - Stuart Copeland (Page 12)

George Wilkes - UB40 (Page 12)

Virginia Turbett - The Ruts (Page 12)

Michael Putland - John Foxx (Page 13)

Virginia Turbett - The Upset (Page 14)

Virginia Turbett - Richard Jobson (Page 14)

Santo Basone - The VIOPS (Page 14)

Paul Cox / LFI - Diana Ross (Page 17)

Harry Papadopoulos - Joseph K (Page 20)

Paul Canty / LFI - Paul Weller (Centre Spread)

David Fowler - Steve Jones (Page 30)

Barry Plummer - AC/DC (Page 31)

Neil Preston / LFI - Freddie Mercury (Page 33)

Sheila Rock - The Clash (Page 35)

Virginia Turbett - Bad Manners (Page 36 - 38)

Chris Walter - Top Picture (Page 46)

Lyrics

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Enola Gay

 Split Enz - I Got You

The VIP's - The Quarter Moon

The Tourists - I Told You So

Diana Ross - My Old Piano

Odyssey - If You’re Looking For A Way Out

Ottawan - D.I.S.C.O

 Bob Marley And The Wailers - Three Little Birds

 Black Slate - Amigo

AC/DC - You Shook Me All Night Long

Queen - Another One Bites The Dust

The Clash - White Riot

Bad Manners - Special Brew

Paul McCartney - Temporary Secretary

Thin Lizzy - Killer On The Loose

Issue Information

Front Cover:

Gary Numan

Centre Spread:

Paul Weller

Back Cover:

Robert Palmer

General

Posters:

OMD

Newsdesk

Interviews

Richard Jobson (The Skids)

David Bowie

Freddie Mercury (Queen)

Kelly Marie

Joe Strummer (The Clash)

Dexy's Midnight Runners

The Police

Buster Bloodvessel (Bad Manners)

Sid Vicious

Tony Blackburn

Kate Bush

ABBA

Gary Numan

Rockpile

Bad Manners

Reviews

Singles: David Hepworth

Bitz

Elvis Costello

OMD

The Ruts

Stewart Copeland

David Knopfler (Dire Straits)

Black Slate

UB40

Stiff Records

Martha And The Muffins

The Buzzcocks

Shakin' Stevens - All Time Top Ten

John Foxx

Generation X

Ottawan

Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls

Blondie and Mike Chapman

Graham Parker and The Rumour

The Upsets

The Tourists

Times Square Original Soundtrack

The Skids

Robert Palmer

The VIPS

The Who

Disco

Suzi Quatro - Rock Hard

Gary Myrick And The Figures - She Talks In Stereo

The Plasmatics - Monkey Suit

The Little Roosters - I Need A Witness

Quartz - Stoking Up The Fires Of Hell

Dee Anne - Private Number

The Damned - The History Of The World Part 1

Jermaine Jackson - You're Supposed To Keep Your Love For Me

Keith Emerson - Taxi Ride

Matchbox - When You Ask About Love

Donna Summer - The Wanderer

Earth, Wind And Fire - Let Me Talk

Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower

Dolly Mixtures - Baby It’s You

Modern Romance – Modern Romance

Gillan - Trouble

Vapors - Waiting For The Weekend

The Motors - Metropolis

Pete Townsend - Keep On Working

The Dance Band - Three Strings

Q-Tips - A Man Can't Lose

Albums:

David Hepworth

Bev Hillier

Red Starr

Mark Ellen

Ian Cranna

Top 40

Bev's Disco Page

Police - Zenyatta Mondatta

The Piranhas – The Piranhas

Martha And The Muffins - Trance And Dance

Skids - The Absolute Game

Comsat Angels - Waiting For A Miracle

The Inmates - Shot In The Dark

Madness - Absolutely

The Specials - More Specials

Simple Minds - Empires And Dance

David Bowie - Scary Monsters

Fact Is

Undertones

The Little Roosters

Steve Jones

The Lightning Raiders

Joan Jet

Generation X

Modern Man

Joy Division

Streetband

Independent Bitz

Independent Top 30 Singles

Independent Top 10 Albums

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Singles: Red Starr

Smega - Can’t Look Straight

Smega - Flash Cards

Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourites

Fad Gadget - Insecticide

Killing Joke - Requiem

Killing Joke - Change

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Features:

None

Josef K

Adverts

The Police - Zenyatta Mondatta Album

The Distractions - Something For The Weekend

Single

Secret Affair - Behind Closed Doors Album

Suzi Quatro - Rock Hard Single

The Step - Let Me Be The One Single

The Vapors - Waiting For The Weekend Single

Adam And The Ants - Dog Eat Dog Single

Barracudas - His Last Summer Single

The Revillos - Rev Up Album

Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls Album And Tour

Martha And The Muffins - Trance And Dance Album

OMD - Enola Gay Single

Merchandise

Cartoon

Strange Tales From A Music Paper (Marc Castro)

This issue came with a Free Yellow Flexi Disc featured 1 Track.  

 

The track was:

 

A1 - John Foxx - My Face

 

To read more on the Flexi Disc click the link below

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Yellow Flexi Disc

Links

Happy Reading

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