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27th November - 10th December 1980

Smash Hits - issue 52 - 27th November -
Credits - Smash Hits - Issue 52 - 27th N

Credits

27th November - 10th December 1980

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Volume 2 - Number 24 - Issue 52

Cover Photo - Fin Costello

Price - 35p    Pages - 48

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Interviewers

Mike Stand - Toyah

David Hepworth and Mark Ellen - Not The Nine O'clock News

Pete Silverton - Mortorhead

Photographers

Virginia Turbett - Toyah - (Page 5)

Fin Costello - Toyah (Page 6)

Paul Slattery - Top Of The Pops (Page 9)

Adrian Boot / LFI - The Buggles (Page 10)

George Wilkes - Kevin Roland (Page 12)

Gerrard McNamara - Bow Wow Wow (Page 12)

Paul Cox / LI - Kool And The Gang (Page 13)

Paul Cox / LI - Gladys Knight And The Pips (Page 17)

Jill Furmanovsky - Not the Nine O'clock News (Page 18-19)

Arnold Williams / LFI - James Brown (Page 22)

Chris Walter - Dr Hook (Page 32)

F Mellina - Teardrop Explodes (Page 35)

Kevin Cummins - Background Picture (Page 35)

Paul Canty / LFI - Eddy Grant (Page 38)

Michael Putland / LFI - The Clash (Page 38)

Gerrard McNamara - Adam Ant (Page 46)

Barry Plummer - Robert Palmer (Page 47)

Jill Furmanovsky - Madness (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Spandau Ballet - To Cut A Long Story Short

Buggles - Elstree

Madness - Embarrassment

Abba - Super Trouper

Diana Ross - I’m Coming Out

Gladys Night And The Pips - Bourgie Bourgie

Young And Co - I Like what Your Doing To Me

Iron Maiden - Women In Uniform

Dennis Waterman - I Could Be So Good For You

 Dr. Hook - Spending The Night Together

Barry Manilow - Lonely Together

Teardrop Explodes - Treason

Eddy Grant - Do You Feel My Love

The Clash - The Call Up

Robert Palmer - Looking For Clues

Front Cover:

Toyah

Centre Spread:

UB40

Back Cover:

Madness

Posters:

Spandau Ballet

Motorhead

General

Bitz

Interviews

Undertones Tour

Dexy’s Midnight Runners

XTC Tour

Queen

The Revillos

Madness

Joe Jackson

V.I.P.s

Boomtown Rats

Malcolm McLaren and Bow Wow Wow Hugh Cornwell

Kool And The Gang

Skids

Human League

Sex Pistols

Siouxsie And The Banshees

Slade

Kate Bush - All Time Top Ten

Rock Stars In Their Underpants 9Paula Yates) Book

The elephant Man Book

Rod Stewart

ABBA

Toyah

Not The 9 O’Clock News

Motorhead

Features:

High Horse (David Hepworth)

Disco

Top 40

Bev's Disco Page

Reviews

Singles: Mark Ellen

Angelic Upstarts - England

Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic

U2 - I Will Follow

Matumbi - Nothing At All

Billy Connolly - Tell Laura I Love Her

Larry Hagman - Ballad Of The Good Luck Charm

Stranglers - Tomorrow Was The Hereafter

Carly Simon - Jesse

Dire Straits - Romeo And Juliet

Live wire - No Fright

Dangerous Girls - Man In The Glass / MO75

The Paragons / U-Roy - The Tide Is High

The Marvels - You Make Me Happy

Whitesnake - Ain't No Love In The Heart of The City

Classix Nouveaux - Nasty Little Green Men

The Innocents - One Way Love

The Flatbackers - Buzzz Going Around

The Barracudas - (I Wish It Could Be) 1965 Again

Pop-Tones - Wooden Heart

Theatre Of Hate - Original Sin / Legion

Bow Wow Wow - Your Cassette Pet

Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry

Dr Feelgood - Jumping From Love To Love

The Inmates - Stop It Baby

Fact Is

Bill Nelson

Prince Buster

Hazel O'Connor

Split Enz

The Animals

Buzzcocks

Albums:

Independent Bitz

David Hepworth

Bev Hillier

Steve Taylor

 Geoffrey Deane

Mike Stand

Independent Top 30 Singles

Independent Top 10 Albums

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Single: Red Starr

Drinking Electricity - Cruising Missiles

Boots For Dancing - Rain Song / Hesitate

Restricted Code - First Night On / From The Top

The Fire Engines - Lubricate Your Living Room

Woodhead Monroe - Vampire / Mumbo Jumbo

Toyah - Danced / Ghosts / Neon Womb

Cabaret Voltaire - Seconds Too Late / Control Addict

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Albums: Mike Stand

From Brussels With Love Compilation

Light Of The World - Round Trip

Blondie - AutoAmerican

Polystyrene - Translucence

ABBA - Super Trouper

John Lennon & Yoko Ono - Double Fantasy

Sector 27 – Sector 27

The Jam - Sound Affects

M - The Official Secrets Act

Rod Stewart - Foolish Behaviour

Public Image Limited - Paris Au Printemps

Cartoon

Strange Tales From A Music Paper (Marc Castro)

Adverts

The Jam - Sound Effects Album

Blondie - Autoamerican Album

Hazel O'Connor - Sons And Lovers Album and Tour

Visage - Visage Album / Fade To Grey Single

Boomtown Rats - Banana Republic Single

Nick Straker - A Walk In The Park Album

M - Official Secrets Act Album

The Mo-Dettes - The Story So Far Album

The Clash - The Call UP Single

Tom Robinson - Sector 27 Album

Stiffs - Volume Control Single

Angelic Upstarts - England Single

Dexys Midnight Runners - Keep It (Part Two) Single

Nikki Richards - Factory Girl Single

Merchandise

This issue came with the Fourth (and Final) Token to send off for the full set of Free Badges.

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To read more on that click the link below

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Badge Set

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This also came with the First Token to get a 1981 Calendar

 

To read more on that click the link below

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Calendar Offer

Links

Happy Reading

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