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22nd February  - 7th March 1979

Smash Hits - Issue 06 - 22nd February -
Credits - 22nd February 1979

Lyrics

Credits

22nd February - 7th March 1979

 

Volume 1 - Number 6

Cover Photo - (Unknown)

Price - 25p    Pages - 32

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Interviewers

David Hepworth - Elvis Costello

David Hepworth - Generation X

Cliff White - Comeback Corner Article

Photographers

Jill Furmanovsky - The Members (Page 4 and 9) 

Jill Furmanovsky - Jimmy Pursey (Sham 69) (Page 9)

Fin Costello - Judas Priest (Page 10)

Paul Cox / LFI - Generation X (Page 14 and 15)

Simon Fowler - The Jacksons (Page 31)

Issue Information

Front Cover:

Debbie Harry (Blondie)

The Pretenders - Stop Your Sobbing

The Members - The Sound Of The Suburbs

The Bee Gees - Tragedy

Elvis Costello - Oliver's Army

Judas Priest - Take On The World

Toto - Hold The Line

Herbie Hancock - You Bet Your Love

Peaches and Herb - Shake Your Groove Thing

Gene Chandler - Get Down

Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell

Nazzareth - May The Sunshine

Bob Segar - We've Got Tonight

Edwin Starr - Contact

Gloria Gayner - I Will Survive

Andy Gibb - (Our Love) Don't Throw It All Away

Centre Spread:

ABBA

Back Cover:

Billy Idol (Generation X)

Interviews

Elvis Costello

Generation X

Gloria Gaynor

General

Reviews

Bitz

The Stranglers

Mad Den Hegarty (Darts)

Peter Frampton

Earth Wind And Fire

The Members

Sham 69

John Travolta

Leif Garrett

Disco

Bev's (Hiller) 25 Disco Picks

Adverts

Singles: Cliff White

Lene Lovich - Lucky Number

Bonnie Pointer - Heaven Must Have Sent You

Elvis Costello and the Attractions - Oliver's Army

Boney M - Painter Man

Real Thing - Can You Feel The Force

Rod Stewart - Ain't Love A Bitch

Donald Byrd - Thank You For Funking Up My Life

Osmonds - Steppin' Out

Bee Gees - Tragedy

Blues Brothers - Soul Man

Inner Circle - Everything Is Great

Meat Loaf - Bat Out Of Hell

Nicolette Larson - Lotta Love

Toto - Hold The Line

Millie Jackson - My Man Is A Sweet Thing

The Barron Knights -  Boozy Nights

Julie and Gorden - J J Julie

Neil Diamond - Forever in Blue Jeans

Dorothy Moore - (We Need More) Loving Time 

Leif Garrett - Leif Garrett Album

The Stranglers - Live (X Cert) Album

Albums: Red Starr

Merchandise

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

 

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Chart Topper Poster

Pointer Sisters - Energy

Alicia Bridges - Alicia Bridges

The Bee Gees - Spirits Having Flown

Various Artists - 20 of Another Kind

Generation X - Valley Of The Dolls

Horslip - The Man Who Built America

Herbie Hancock - Feet's Don't Fail Me Now

Links

Happy Reading

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