11th December - 24th December 1980
Credits
11th December - 24th December 1980
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Volume 2 - Number 25 - Issue 53
Cover Photo - Graham Smith
Price - 35p Pages - 52
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Interviewers
Steve Taylor - Spandau Ballet
Deanne Pearson - Dead Kennedys
Mark Ellen - Stray Cats
Photographers
Miles Copeland / LFI - The Police (Page 2)
Adrian Boot - LFI - Andy Summers (Page 3)
Miles Copeland / LFI - Stewart Copeland (Page 3)
Andy Phillips - Sting (Page 3)
Paul Edmond - Spandau Ballet Fans (Page 5)
Janet Macoska / LI - Bruce Springsteen (Page 12)
Simon Fowler / LFI - Stray Cats (Page 12)
Fraser Gray - Max Splodge (Page 14)
Simon Fowler / LFI - Hazel O'Connor (Page 16)
Adrian Boot / LFI - Elvis Costello (Page 16)
Jill Furmanovsky - Jools Holland (Page 16)
Peter Mazel / LFI - Siouxsie And The Banshees (Page 19)
Harry Papadopoulos - Orange Juice (Page 22)
Andy Hanson - Dead Kennedys (Page 23)
Virginia Turbett - Bad Manners (Page 25)
Simon Fowler / LFI - Jona Lewie (Page 25)
Paul Slattery - John Foxx (Page 35)
Gerard McNamara - Adam Ant (Page 38)
Michael Putland / LFI - AC / DC (Page 45)
Barry Plummer - Ranking Roger (Page 48)
Chris Walter - Undertones (Page 50)
Lyrics
Police - De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
Gary Numan - This Wreckage
Stray Cats - Runaway Boys
Bruce Springsteen - Hungry Heart
Kate Bush - December Will Be Wonderful Again
Siouxsie And The Banshees - Israel
Bad Manners - Lorraine
Jona Lewie - Stop The Cavalry
Bow Wow Wow - Sexy Eiffel Towers
Bow Wow Wow - Sun Sea And Piracy
Bow Wow Wow - Uomo Sex Al Apache
Bow Wow Wow - Louis Quatorze
Bow Wow wow - Gold He Said
Kool And The Gang - Celebrate
The Beat - Too Nice To Talk Too
The Skids Women In Winter
Adam And The Ants - Ant Music
The Cure - Boys Don't Cry
AC/DC - Rock ‘n’ Roll Ain’t Rock Pollution
Devo - Whip It
General
Issue Information
Front Cover:
Spandau Ballet
Centre Spread:
Bow Wow Wow
Back Cover:
Adam And The Ants
Posters:
The Police
Spandau Ballet
Stray Cats
Interviews
Spandau Ballet
Dead Kennedys
Stray Cats
Bitz
Features:
Elvis Costello - 10 Bloody Marys & 10 How’s Your Fathers
Gary Numan
Undertones
Toyah Willcox Documentary
Lorraine - Bad Manners
Max Splodge
Police
Billy Hassett (Chords)
Rock Yearbook 1981
Stephanie Mills
Pretenders
La Toya Jackson
Bow Wow Wow Tour
Elvis Costello Tour
Jools Holland & The Millionaires
Generation X
The monster Club
Hazel O'Connor - All Time Top Ten
Dexy's Midnight Runners
Bow Wow Wow - 4 Page Pullout
Reviews
Singles: Ronnie Gurr
Adam And The Ants - Antmusic
The Police - De Do Do Do De Da Da Da
The Clash - The Call-Up
The Specials - Do Nothing
The Jacksons - Heartbreak Hotel
Dexy's Midnight Runners - Keep It Down (Inferiority Part One)
XTC - Take This Town
Elton John - Dear God
Barbara Streisand and Barry Gibb - Guilty
Status Quo - Lies
Queen - Flash
Neil Young - Hawks And Doves
Steely Dan - Hey Nineteen
Kate Bush - December Will Be Magic Again
Squeeze - Christmas Day
Greg Lake - I Believe In Father Christmas
The Korgis - Rover's Return
The Damned - There Ain't No Sanity Clause
Boney M - Mary’s Boy Child
Elmo And Patsy - Grandma Got Run Over By A Reindeer
The Dumbells - Giddy Up
St Paul's Choristers - Captain Beaky's Christmas Carol
Rocky Sharpe And The Replays - Christmas Crackers
The Orioles - Lonely Christmas
The Cambridge Buskers - Ding Dong Merrily On High
Peter Shilton and Ray Clemence - Side By Side
Katinka - I Am A Twinkling Star
Lena Zavaroni - Will He Kiss Me Tonight?
Gary Glitter - What Your Mama Don’t See
Subterraneans - My Flamingo
Disco
Top 40
Bev's Disco Page
Fact Is
Pam Nestor
Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds
Elvis Costello
Beatles, George Harrison, Paul McCartney
Genesis
Specials
Ultravox, John Foxx
Independent Bitz
Albums:
David Hepworth
Bev Hillier
Mark Ellen
Red Starr
Deanne Person
Independent Top 30 Singles
Independent Top 10 Albums
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Single: Red Starr
Orange Juice - Simply Thrilled Honey / Breakfast Time
Josef K - It’s Kinda Funny / Final Request
Delmontes - Tou Les Soirs
Frantic Elevators - You Know What You Told Me
Frantic Elevators - Production Prevention
Holly - Hobo Joe / Stars Of The Bars
News:
Bullshit Detector Compilation
Crass - Rival Tribal Rebel Revel
Kelly Marie - Feels Like I’m In Love
Hazel O'Connor - Sons And Lovers
The Hitmen - Aim For The Feet
The Damned - The Black Album
Visage – Visage
Rowan Atkinson - Live In Belfast
Steely Dan - Gaucho
Toyah - Toyah! Toyah! Toyah!
Bad Manners - Loonee Tunes!
Ian Dury And The Blockheads - Laughter
Cartoon
Strange Tales From A Music Paper (Marc Castro)
Adverts
The Beat - Too Nice To Talk Too Single
The Specials - Do Nothing / Maggie's Farm Single
Darts - Greatest Hits Album
The Clash - Sandinista Album
Queen - Flash Gordan Album
Dollar - The Paris Collection Album
XETC - Take This Town Single
Dr Hook - Rising Album
Skids - Woman In Winter Single
Gary Numan - Telekon Album
Buzzcocks - Running Free (What Do you Know?) Single
Motels - Days Are OK Single
Sad Café - I'm In Love Again Single
Toyah - Toyah, Toyah, Toyah Album
A II Z - The Witch Of Berkeley Album and Tour
Nikki Richards - Factory Girl Single
Merchandise
This issue gave it's readers an opportunity to send off for the following package
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1 - Binder (to hold a years worth of Smash Hits)
2 - Smash Hits Wallet
3 - Four 3" Stickers
4 - Selection Of Earlier Exclusive Badges
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To read more on that click the link below
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This also came with the Second Token for the 1981 Calendar
To read more on that click the link below
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