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11th December - 24th December 1980

Smash Hits - Issue 53 - 11th December -
Credits - Smash Hits - Issue 53 - 11th D

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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Binder Offer

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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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Calendar Offer

Links

Happy Reading

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