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30th October - 12th November 1980

Smash Hits - Issue 50 - 30th October - 1
Page 2 - Smash Hits - Issue 50 - 30th Oc

Credits

30th October - 12th November 1980

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Volume 2 - Number 22 - Issue 50

Cover Photo - Nicola Tyson

Price - 35p    Pages - 52

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Interviewers

Steve Taylor - Japan

Deanne Pearson - Hazel O'Connor

Steve Taylor - Adam Ant

Photographers

Neil Preston / LI - Blondie (Page 2)

Jill Furmanovsky - XTC (Page 5)

Jill Furmanovsky - Japan (Page 6-7)

Paul Canty / LFI - Steve Jenson (Page 8)

Penne Smith - Side Picture (Page 13)

Virginia Turbett - Spandau Ballet (Page 15)

Paul cox - Tom Robinson (Page 15)

G. McNamara - Hazel O'Connor (Page 17)

Andre Csillag - Hazel O'Connor (and Mom) (Page 17)

Simon Fowler / LFI - Hazel O'Connor (Page 18)

Paul Cox - The Chords (Page 24)

Virginia Turbett - The Chords (Page 24)

Frank Griffin - Status Quo (Centre Spread)

Adrian Boot / LFI - Kate Bush (Page 37)

Alain De La Mata - Phil Oakey (Page 50)

Lyrics

Blondie - The Tide Is High

XTC - Towers Of London

Generation X - Dancing With Myself 

Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids

Sheena Easton - One Man Woman

Hazel O'Conner - Give Me An Inch

Sade Café - La-Di-Da

The Chords - In My Street

Earth Wind And Fire - Let Me Talk

Teena Marie - I Need Your Lovin’

 Air Supply - All Out Of Love

Ultravox - Passing Strangers

The Stranglers - Heroes

Motels - Whose Problem

David Bowie - Fashion

General

Issue Information

Front Cover:

David Sylvian (Japan)

Centre Spread:

Status Quo

Back Cover:

 Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

Posters:

Debbie Harry (Blondie)

Hazel O'Connor

Bitz

Interviews

Book Reviews

Elvis – The Final Years

Mixed Up

Shook Up

 The Jam: The Modern World By Numbers

The Boomtown Rats: Having Their Picture Taken

The Clash: Before And After

 

Charly Records compilation LPs

Motown Early Years LPs

Jane (Mo-Dettes) and Woody (Madness)

Graham Parker and Jolie

LKJ in Dub

Blondie

Polystyrene

Brum Beat Live At The Barrel Organ

Nash The Slash

Spandau Ballet

The Selecter

Air Supply

Hugh Cornwell

Rockpile

Tom Robinson - All Time Top Ten

Japan

Hazel O’Connor

Adam And The Ants

Reviews

Singles: Mark Ellen

Vivian Stanshall - Terry Keeps His Clips On

Chas Jankel - Ai No Corrida

The Books - Expertise

The Colonel - Too Many Cooks In The Kitchen

U.K. Subs - Party In Paris

Psychedelic Furs - Mr. Jones

The Attractions - Arms Race

The Ramones - Meltdown With The Ramones

Buzzcocks - Strange Thing

Pauline Murray And The Invisible Girls - Mr X

The Boys - Weekend

The Hitmen - I Still Remember It

The Moondogs - Who's Gonna Tell Mary?

Joan Armatrading - Simon

Yes - Into The Lens

John Anderson - Some Are Born

Thompson Twins - She’s In Love With Mystery

The Mo-Dettes - Dark Park Creeping

The Piranhas - I Don’t Want My Body

Billy Joel - Don't Ask Me Why

Rockpile - Teacher Teacher

Disco

Top 40

Bev's Disco Page

Fact Is

Gary Numan

The Swinging Cats

The Specials

Harry Kakoulli

Independent Bitz

Albums:

David Hepworth

Bev Hillier

Steve Taylor

Mark Ellen

Independent Top 30 Singles

Independent Top 10 Albums

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Single: Mike Stand

Dorothy - I Confess

Witchfynde - In The Stars

Brooklyn - I Wanna Be A Detective

The Fans - Following You

Hot Snax - Thinking Of You

Mikey Dread - Master Mind

The Cravats - Precinct

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Albums: Mike Stand

Killing Joke – Killing Joke

Fad Gadget - Fireside Favourites

Harry Kakoulli - Even When I’m Not

Misty In Roots

Wanna Buy A Bridge Compilation

Eric Random - That’s What I Like About Me

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News

Medium Medium - Hungry Or Angry

Talking Heads - Remain In Light

The Monochrome Set - Love Zombies

Thin Lizzy - Chinatown

Earth, Wind And Fire - Faces

Shakin' Stevens - Marie Marie

Status Quo - Just Supposin’

Dire Straits - Making Movies

OMD - Organisation

Colin Newman - Z

Cartoon

Strange Tales From A Music Paper (Marc Castro)

Adverts

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Organisation Album and Tour

Donna Summer - The Wanderer Album

U2 - Boy Album

David Bowie - Fashion Single

After The Fire - 80f Album and Tour

Earth, Wind And Fire - Faces Album

Cockney Rejects - Greatest Hits Vol II Album

Thin Lizzy - Chinatown Album

Bruce Springsteen - The River Album

Kool And The Gang - Celebrate Album

Coffee - Slippin' And Dippin' Album

Shakin' Stevens - Marie, Marie Album

Buzzcocks - Strange Thing / Airways Dream Part 2 Single And Tour

The Hitmen - Aim For The Feet Album and Tour

Classic Cuts - Compilation Album

John Cougar - This Time Single

Merchandise

This issue came with the Second Token to send off for the full set of Free Badges.

 

To read more on the badges click the link below

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Free Badges

Links

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