September 1978 (Prototype)
This was the Prototype issue of Smash Hits. Published in September the magazine was intended to be released on a monthly bases.
With a mixture of Interviews and mainly Song Lyrics the magazine quickly became popular and changed to a fortnightly bases.
Issue Information
Front Cover:
Credits
September 1978
Volume 1 - Number 0
Cover Photo - (Unknown)
Price - 25p Pages - 24
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Interviewers
None
Photographers
None
Plastic Bertrand
Centre Spread:
Sham 69
Back Cover:
Steel Pulse
General
Gossip
Rolling Stones
Poly Styrene
Bob Dylan
Bryan Ferry
Generation X
Leo Sayer
Johnny Rotten
Debbie Harry (Blondie)
Freddie Mercury (Queen)
Disco / Soul: by Cliff White
The Commodors
Platinum Hook
Smokey Robinson
Diana Ross
Martha Reeves
James Brown
The Brothers Johnson
Earth Wind And Fire
K.C. and the Sunshine Band
Stargard
Interviews
Sham 69
Steel Pulse
Lyrics
The Stranglers - Walk On By
Plastic Bertrand - Sha La La La Lee
The Commodores - Three Times a Lady
City Boy - 5-7-0-5
Bob Marley And The Wailers - Satisfy My Soul
Saturday Night Band - Come On Dance Dance
Johnathan Richmen and the Modern Lovers - Abdul And Cleopatra
Voyage - From East To West
Donna Summer - Last Dance
Sham 69 - If The Kids Are United
Joe Walsh - Life's Been Good
Renaissance - Northern Lights
Cerrone - Supernature
Clout - Substitute
Taste Of Honey - Boogie Oogie Oogie
K.C. And The Sunshine Band - It's The Same Old Song
X-Ray Spex - Identity
The Rubinoos - I Wanna Be Your Boyfriend
Trammps - Disco Inferno
Quincy Jones - Stuff Like That
Steel Pulse - Prodigal Son
Reviews
Rock / Pop: by Chris Hall
Johnathan Richmen and the Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers
Jilted John
Darts
Patti Smith
The Rezillos
Arthur Louis
The Melodians
Steel Pulse
Bee Gees
Grease
Talking Heads​
None
Adverts
None