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8th February  - 21st February 1979

Prior to this release Smash Hits had been released on a monthly bases.

 

However, due to the magazine's increasing popularity it was decided to release fortnightly.

 

This issue marks the beginning of the Smash Hits Magazine

being published on a fortnightly bases.

Smash Hits - Issue 05 - 8th February - 2
Credits - 8th February - 21st February 1

Credits

8th February - 21st February 1979

 

Volume 1 - Number 5

Cover Photo - (Unknown)

Price - 25p    Pages - 32

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Interviewers

David Hepworth - Frankie Miller

David Hepworth - Ian Dury

David Hepworth - Dr Feelgood

Photographers

Simon Fowler / LFI - Marion Valentino (Page 8)

Alan Ballard, Carlo Chinca - Frankie Miller (Page 10)

Paul Canty / LFI - Leif Garrett (Page 26)

Issue Information

Front Cover:

Rod Stewart

Centre Spread:

Darts

Lyrics

Three Degrees - Woman In Love

Darts - Get It

The Undertones - Get Over You

Rob Stewart - Ain't Love A Bitch

The Doll - Desire Me

Abba - Chiquitita

Third World - Cool Meditation

Dr Feelgood - Milk and Alcohol

Driver 67 - Car 67

Dan Hartman - This Is It

Cerrone - Je Suis Music

Phoebe Snow - Every Night

Leif Garrett - I Was Made For Dancin'

 Billy Joel - My Life

Barry White - Just The Way You Are 

Back Cover:

Ian Dury

Interviews

Frankie Miller

Ian Dury

Dr Feelgood

Reviews

General

Bitz

Boomtown Rats

Chic

The Doll

Blondie

The Pretenders

Elton John

Generation X

Disco

Bev's (Hiller) 25 Disco Picks

Adverts

Singles: Cliff White

Blondie - Heart Of Glass

Donna Summer - Heaven Knows

The Three Degrees - Woman In Love

Rose Royce - I'm In Love (And I Love The Feeling)

Damon Harris - It's Music

The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing

Darts - Get It

The Rubinoos - Falling In Love

Ramones - She's The One

The Lurkers - Just Thirteen

The Undertones - Get Over You

The Members - The Sounds Of The Suburbs

Gene Simmons - Radioactive

The Late Show - Bristol Stomp

The Boyfriends - Last Bus Home

Layton Buzzards - Saturday Night (Beneath The Plastic Palm Trees)

Gene Chandler - Get Down

Albums: Red Starr

Generation X - King Rocker Single

Blondie - Heart Of Glass Single

The Baby's - Head First Album

Nick Gilder - Here Comes The Night Single

Lexton Buzzard - Saturday Night Beneath The Plastic Palm Trees Single

Merchandise

This issue came with the First Token that you can collect to send off for a Free Chart Toppers Poster. 

 

To see more of the poster click the link below.

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Chart Topper Poster

Village People - Crusin'

Barbara Dickson - Sweet Oasis

Public Image - First Editon

Elvis Costello - Armed Forces

Nazareth - No Mean City

The Police - Outlanders D'Amour

Siouxsie and the Banshees - The Scream

Kiki Dee - Stay With Me

Links

Happy Reading

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