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September 1978 (Prototype)

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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. 

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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

Links

Happy Reading

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