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 18th October  - 31st October 1979

Smash Hits - Issue 23 - 18th October - 3
Credits - Smash Hits - Issue 23 - 18th O

Credits

18th October - 31st October 1979

 

Volume 1 - Number 23

Cover Photo - Brian Aris

Price - 30p    Pages - 36

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Interviewers

Steve Clarke - Bob Geldof

Barry Cain - The Damned

Tim Lott - Boney M

Mike Stand - Kate Bush

Photographers

Andre Csillag - Supertramp (Page 2)

Simon Fowler - Lene Lovich (Page 4)

Chris Walter - Boomtown Rats (Page 6)

Brian Aris - Bob Geldof (Page 7)

Jill Furmanovsky - Andy Summers and Luke Skywalker (Fashion) (Page 9)

Less Hall - Four Be Two (Page 9)

Virginia Turbett - The Clash (Page 10)

Paul Canty / LFI - Sting (Page 11)

Anastasia Pantsios / LFI - Ian Dury (Page 11)

Brian Cooke - The Skids (Page 14)

Paul Canty / LFI - Kate Bush (Page 26)

Virginia Turbett - Stiff Little Fingers (Page 34)

Virginia Turbett - Sham 69 (Page 35)

Lyrics

Sad Cafe - Every Day Hurts

Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger

Lena Lovich - Birdsong

Buzzcocks - You Say You Don't Love Me

Undertones - You've Got My Number

Damned - Smash It Up

Skids - Charade

Sex Pistols - Anarchy In The U.K.

Earth Wind And Fire - Star

O'Jays - Sing A Happy Song

Boney M - El Lute

Errol Dunkley - OK Fred

Matumbi - Point Of View

Chords - Now it's Gone

Sham 69 - You're A Better Man Than I

General

Bitz

Public Image Limited

Gary Numan

The Stranglers

Siouxsie And The Banshees

The Skids

Joe Jackson

Four Be Two

Fashion

The Clash

Boomtown Rats

The Damned

The Flirts

Cliff Richard

Don Arden (ELO Manager)

The Adverts

Kate Bush

Ian Dury - Top Twelve

Sting (The Police)

Revillos

Jimmy McCulloch (The Dukes)

Issue Information

Front Cover:

Bob Geldof (Boomtown Rats)

Centre Spread:

Debbie Harry (Blondie)

Back Cover:

Nick Lowe

Interviews

Boomtown Rats

The Damned

Boney M

Kate Bush

Reviews

Singles: David Hepworth

Nils Lofgren - No Mercy

The Specials - A Message To You Rudy / Nite Klub)

Various - London Boys

Vice Versa - Music 4

Back To Zero - Your Side Of Heaven

The Mekons - Work All Week

Merton Parkas - Plastic Smile

Buzzcocks - You Say You Don't Love Me

The Tours - Language School

Public Image Limited - Memories

The Undertones - You've Got My Number

Joe Jackson - I'm The Man

Joan Jett - You Don't Own Me

Carolyn Mas - Still Sane

Supertramp - Goodbye Stranger

Little Bo Bitch - It's Only Love

Stranglers - Nuclear Device

The Human League - Empire State Human

The Who - 5:15

Elton John - Victim Of Love

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Electricity

Sex Pistols - The Greatest Rock 'N' Roll Swindle

Disco

Steve Wright Disco Picks

Top 40

Bev's Disco Column

Adverts

Albums: Red Starr

Skids - Days In Europa Album and Tour

The Monks - Johnny Be Rotten Single

Sparks - Tryouts For The Human Race Album

Olympic Runners - It's A Bitch

O'Jays - Identify Yourself

Joe Jackson - I'm The Man

Wire - 154

Gang Of Four - Entertainment

The Stranglers - The Raven

Buzzcocks - A Different Kind Of Tension

Human League - Reproduction

The Skids - Day's In Europe

Links

Merchandise

This issue came with One of 4 Free Badges.  The Set Comprised of the following:

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David Bowie

Sex Pistols

The Boomtown Rats

Ian Dury

Blondie

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To Get the rest of the Badges you had to collect 3 Tokens (the first one published in this issue) and send with a Stamped Address Envelope and then you could wear them with pride.

 

To read more on the Badges click the link below

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Free Badges

Happy Reading

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