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 29th November  - 12th December 1979

Smash Hits - Issue 26 - 29th November -
Credits - Smash Hits - Issue 26 - 29th N

Credits

29th November - 12th December 1979

 

Volume 1 - Number 26

Cover Photo - Virginia Turbett

Price - 30p    Pages - 40

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Interviewers

David Hepworth - Marianne Faithfull

Ryan Kelly - Suzi Quatro (Feature)

David Hepworth - Madness

Photographers

Gerard McNamara - Sting (Page 5)

Lawrence Impey - The Police (Page 5)

Peter Baylis - The Police (Page 5)

Graham Barker - Matchbox (Page 9)

Peter Baylis - Police (1976 Version) (Page 9)

Bob Legon - Various (Top) (Page 11)

Steve Fenton - Various (Top Left) (Page 11)

Steve Fenton - Phil Lynott (Top Right) (Page 11)

Allan Ballard / Scope Features - Marianne Faithfull (Page 12)

Simon Fowler - LFI - The Tourists (Page 25)

Virginia Turbett - Madness (Page 26)

Jill Furmanovsky - Madness (Page 27)

LFI - The Jam (Page 32)

Jill Furmanovsky - Jill Furmanovsky (Self) (Page 34)

Gerard McNamara - Robert Smith (Page 38)

Andre Csillag - Dave Bartram (Page 38)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Electric Light Orchestra - Last Train To London

The Police - Walking On The Moon

The Police - Fall Out

Matchbox - Rockabilly Rebel

Showaddywaddy - A Night At Daddy's Gee's

Marianne Faithfull - The Ballad Of Lucy Jordan

Secret Affair - Let Your Heart Dance

Isley Brothers - It's A Disco Night

Chic - My Feet Keep Dancing

The Tourists - I Only Wanna Be With You

The Jam - David Watts

The Skids - Working For The Yankee Dollar

The Gibson Brothers - Que Sera Mi Vida

Dan-I - The Monkey Chop

The Pretenders - Brass In Pocket

Front Cover:

Madness

Centre Spread:

Lena Lovich

Back Cover:

Elvis Costello

Interviews

Marianne Faithfull

Madness

General

Features:

Suzi Quatro

Bitz

Blondie

The Clash

Mike Oldfield

The Police

Brinsley Schwarz (Various Members News)

Garry Glitter

The Beat

Matchbox

Elvis Presley

Marvin Gaye

Dan-I

Herb Alpert

Sex Beatles

Eberhand Schoener and The Police

Ian Page (Secret Affair) Top Ten

Sex Pistols

Fleetwood Mac

The Mekons

Mean Street Dealers

Four Be Two - Charity Football

Reviews

Singles: David Hepworth

The Cure - Jumping Someone Else's Train

Dave Edmunds - Crawling From The Wreckage

Rachel Sweet - Baby let's Play House

Alpha Beta - Space Invaders

The Eagles - The Long Run

The Police - Walking On The Moon

Dennis Brown - Slave Driver

Joe Jackson - It's Different For Girls

The Stranglers - Don't Bring Harry

Squeeze - Christmas Day

Cockney Rejects - I'm Not A Fool

U.K. Subs - She's Not There

Paul McCartney - Wonderful Christmastime

Godley And Creme - An Englishman In New York

The Dickies - Manny, Moe And Jack

Racey - Such A Night

The Passions - Hunted

Doll By Doll - Teenage Lightning

Merton Parkas - Give It to Me Now

The B52's - Planet Claire

M - Moonlight And Muzak

The Playboys - Nightbus

Jona Lewie - God Bless Whoever Made You

Disco

Red Star Disco Column

Top 40

Rob Jones Disco Picks

Adverts

Albums: Red Starr

Boney M - Oceans Of Fantasy Album

Sex Beatles - Well You Never Single

Public Image Limited - The Metal Box Album

Mutant Box - Various Artists Album

The Jam - Setting Sons Album

Racey - Smash And Grab Album

Mike Oldfield - Blue Peter Single

Revanche - Music Man

Millie Jackson And Isaac Hayes - Royal Rappin's

The Dickies - Dawn Of The Dickies

The Buzzards - Jellied Eels To Record Deals

Matchbox - Matchbox

Suzi Quatro - Suzi And other our Letter Words

Genya Ravan - And I Mean It

Dr. Hook - Sometimes You Win

The Jam - Setting Sons

Merchandise

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

 

To read more on that click the link below

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Calendar

Links

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