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 8th January - 21st January 1981

Smash Hits - issue 55 - 8th January - 21
Credits - Smash Hits - issue 55 - 8th Ja

Credits

8th January - 21st January 1981

 

Volume 3 - Number 01 - Issue 55

Cover Photo - Adrian Boot / Paul Slattery

Price - 35p    Pages - 40

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Interviewers

David Hepworth - The Police

Deanne Pearson - Eddy Grant

Lynval Golding and John Swift - The Specials

Photographers

Jill Furmanovsky - /the Police (Page 4-5)

Michael Putland / LFI - Sting (Page 6)

Chris Horler - Status Quo (Page 8)

Fin Costello - Status Quo (Page 8)

Simon Fowler - Matchbox (Page 9)

Virginia Turbett - Doug Trendle (Page 10)

Jill Furmanovsky - Eddy Grant (Page 14 - 15)

Paul Canty - Chas And Dave (Page 17)

Paul Cox - Hot Chocolate (Page 22)

Andre Csillag (The Nolans (Page 22)

Kevin Cummins - Chris Sievey (Page 28)

Adrian Boot - Lynval Golding (29)

Paul Slattery - The Specials (Page 29)

Paul Ballard - The Specials (Page 31)

David Cirio - The Associates (Page 35)

Adrian Booth - Mark Ellen (Page 36)

Virginia Turbett - Hazel O'Connor (Page 38)

Paul Canty / LFI - Phil Manzanera and Andy Mackay (Roxy Music) (Page 38)

LFI - Rod Stewart (Page 39)

 

David Bowie Centre Spread

Joe Stevens - Aladdin Sane (1973)

Joe Stevens - Ziggy Stardust (1972)

Joe Stevens - Recording Ziggy For TV (1972)

Joe Stevens - Diamond Dogs Tour (1974)

LFI - Scary Monsters and Super Creeps (1980)

LFI - Stage Tour (1978)

LI - Station To Station (1976)

Issue Information

Lyrics

Front Cover:

Terry Hall (Specials)

Elvis Costello & The Attractions - Clubland

Status Quo - Lies

Showaddywaddy - Blue Moon
Matchbox - Somewhere Over The Rainbow

Visage - Fade To Grey

Chas And Dave - Rabbit

The Look - I Am The Beat
Racey - Runaround Sue

The Jacksons - Heartbreak Hotel

The Nolans - Who’s Gonna Rock You

Hot Chocolate - Love Me To Sleep

The Specials - Do Nothing

Boomtown Rats - She’s So Modern

Rod Stewart - My Girl

Neil Diamond - Love On The Rocks

Centre Spread:

General

David Bowie

Back Cover:

Bitz

Bob Geldof and The Police

Stranglers Tour

Bev Bevan (ELO)

Andy Partridge - Personnel File

Doug Trendle - All Time Top Ten

Robin Simons

Elvis Costello

Captain Kremmen (Kenny Everett)

Madness Nutty Boy Comic

Paul Carrack (Squeeze)

Disco

Top 40

Bev's Disco Page

Generation X

Posters:

Elvis Costello And The Attractions

Interviews

The Police

Eddy Grant

The Specials.

Reviews

Fact is:

Singles: Mark Ellen

Adam And The Ants - Young Parisians

Buzzcocks - Running Free

Stevie Wonder - I Ain’t Gonna Stand For It

Lincoln Thompson and the Rasses - Spaceship

On The Air - Another Planet

The Gap Band - Burn Rubber On Me

Telex - Soul Waves

Phil Collins - In The Air

Music For Pleasure - The Human Factor

Neon - Making Waves

The Carpettes - The Last Lone Ranger

Keith Emerson - Taxi Ride

Rick Wakeman - Spider

Godley & Creme - Submarine

Jackson Brown - Disco Apocalypse

Metal Mikey - Metal Mickey Magic

Marina Del Ray - I Love A Shark

Max Splodge - Bicycle Seat

UFO - Lonely Heart

Pearl Harbour - Fijiyama Mama

Jane Kennaway & Strange Behaviour - IOU

Joe Jackson Band - Beat Crazy

David Essex - Heart On My Sleeve

Donna Summer - Cold Love

Heatwave - Gangsters Of The Groove

Independent Bitz

Albums;

Independent Top 30 Singles

Independent Top 10 Albums

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Single: Red Starr

ADF - Der Rauber Und Der Prinz / Tanz Mit Mir

Robert Rental - Double Heart

Go-Betweens - I Need Two Heads

Go-Betweens - Stop Before You Say It

Cuban Heals - Walk On Water / Take A Look

Fire Engines - Get Up And Use Me

Fire Engines - Everything’s Roses

Another Pretty Face - Heaven Gets Closer Every Day

Another Pretty Face - Only Heroes Live Forever

The Freshies - I’m In Love With The Girl On The

Manchester Virgin Megastore Checkout Desk

Returning Faulty Records

The Beatles

Cartoon

Strange Tales From A Music Paper (Marc Castro)

Merchandise

Mark Ellen

Red Starr

Beverly Hillier

David Hepworth

Rocky Sharpe & The Replays - Rock-It To Mars

Dollar - The Paris Collection

Jermaine Jackson - Jermaine

Showaddywaddy - Bright Lights

Black Slate - Amigo

Queen - Flash Gordon

The Clash - Sandinsta!

Linton Kwesi Johnson - LKJ In Dub

This issue had the Fourth (and Final) Token for the 1981 Calendar Offer

 

To read more on that click the link below

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1981 Calendar Offer

Adverts

Times Square Movie

Ultravox - Vienna Single

Hazel O'Connor - Time Single

Heatwave - Gangsters Of The Groove Single

Links

Happy Reading

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