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13th November - 26th November 1980

Smash Hits - issue 51 - 13th November -
Credits - Smash Hits - Issue 51 - 13th N

Credits

13th November - 26th November 1980

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Volume 2 - Number 23 - Issue 51

Cover Photo - Alan Ballard

Price - 35p    Pages - 48

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Interviewers

Mark Ellen - Blondie

Robin Katz - The Jacksons

Mark Ellen - Sheena Easton

Photographers

Virginia Turbett - Blondie (Page 4 - 6)

Lynn Goldsmith - B-52's (Page 12)

David McGough / LFI - PiL (Page 13)

Jill Furmanovsky - Talking Heads (Page 13)

Virginia Turbett - UB40 (Page 26)

Paul Slattery - Wah! (Page 31)

Chalkie Davies - The Specials (Page 35)

Santo Bastone / LFI - B.A. Robertson (Page 47)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Roxy Music - Same Old Scene

Motorhead - Ace Of Spades

Dead Kennedys - Kill The Poor

UK Subs - Party In Paris

Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Superman’s Big Sister

Jacksons - Lovely One

Kelly Marie - Loving Just For Fun

UB40 - Earth Dies Screaming

Stephanie Mills - Never Knew Love Like This Before

Liquid Gold - The Night The Wine & The Roses

 Specials - Concrete Jungle

Electric Light Orchestra - Don’t Walk Away

Rod Stewart - Passion

B.A. Robertson - Flight 19

Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic

Front Cover:

Debbie Harry (Blondie)

Centre Spread:

Rod Stewart

Back Cover:

Ultravox

Posters:

Bryan Ferry

General

Bitz

Interviews

Blondie

Sheena Easton

Ian Dury & the Blockheads Tour

B-52’s

Basement 5

Human League Split

British electric Factory

PiL

Dindisc

Simple Minds

Bob Marley

Talking Heads

Secret Affair

Babylon Soundtrack

Dennis Bovell

Brinsley Ford

Madness

Miniatures

Steve Peregrine Took

Paul Kantner

Tom Robinson

The Mo-Dettes

Pete Wylie - All Time Top Ten

Features:

The Jacksons File

Reviews

Singles: Mike Stand

John Otway - Green Green Grass Of Home

Matthew Butler - Bright Eyes

B-52's - Strobe Light

Sector 27 - Invitation What Have We Got To Lose

Devo - Whip It

Vardis - Too Many People

Iron Maiden - Women In Uniform

Colin Newman - Classic Remains

Tuxedo Moon - Dark Companion

Fabulous Poodles - Stompin’ With The Cat

Stray Cats - Runaway Boys

Randy Crawford - Tender Falls The Rain

Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart

Shona Lang - Whispering Waltzes

The Gas - It Shows In Your Face

Reckless - Victim Of Time

Split Enz - Nobody Takes Me Seriously

Supercharge - Peaches ‘N’ Cream / Foxy

Paul Simon - One Trick Pony

Disco

Top 40

Bev's Disco Page

Fact Is

Talking Heads

The Police

Crass

Albums:

Independent Bitz

David Hepworth

Bev Hillier

Steve Taylor

Mark Ellen

Independent Top 30 Singles

Independent Top 10 Albums

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Single: Red Starr

The R.B.'s - Explain / Let Me Feel It

Wah! - Seven Minutes

Girls At Our Best - Politics

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Albums: Mike Stand

Bauhaus - In The Flat Field

Donna Summer - The Wanderer

Tourists - Luminous Basement

Cheap Trick - All Shook Up

Mike Oldfield - QE2

Stevie Wonder - Hotter Than July

The Mo-Dettes - The Story So Far

Chas Jankel – Chas Jankel

The Sound - Jeopardy

Japan - Gentleman Take Polaroids

Adam And The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier

Cartoon

Strange Tales From A Music Paper (Marc Castro)

Adverts

Tourists - Luminous Basement Album

Bow Wow Wow - Your Cassette Pet Album

Adam And The Ants - Kings Of The Wild Frontier Album

Saxon - Strong Arm Of The Law Single, Album, Tour

OMD - Organisation Album and Tour

Sade Café - Sad Café Album and Tour

Classix Nouveaux - Nasty Little Green Men Single

The V.ip.s - Need Somebody To Love Single

Japan - Gentlemen Take Polaroids Album

Elvis Costello - 10 Bloody Marys and 10 How's Your Fathers Cassette

The Police - 1981 Official Calendar

The Barracudas - I Wish It Could be 1965 Again Single and Tour

Merchandise

This issue came with the Third 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

Happy Reading

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