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 5th March - 18th March 1981

Smash HIts - Issue 59 - 5th March - 18th
Credits - Smash HIts - Issue 59 - 5th Ma

Credits

5th March - 18th March 1981

 

Volume 3 - Number 05 - Issue 59

Cover Photo - Andy Earl

Price - 35p    Pages - 52

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Interviewers

David Hepworth - Talking Heads

Mick Middlehurst - The Freshies

Kasper De Graaf - Duran Duran

Photographers

Anton Corbijn - Talking Heads (Page 4 - 6)

Francesco Millina - Bono (Page 9)

Jill Furmanovsky - Elvis Costello (Page 10)

Fraser Grey - Human League (Page 13)

Andy Phillips - Ian McCulloch (Page 15)

Virginia Turbett - Spandau ballet (Page 18)

LFI - Kate Bush (Page 20)

Adrian Boot / LFI - The Police (Page 21)

Kevin Cummins - The Freshies (Page 24)

Fin Costello - The Freshies (Page 25)

Paul Edmund - Duran Duran (Page 31)

Virginia Turbett - Depeche Mode (Page 36)

Gabor - Richard Strange (Page 36)

Paul Edmund - Duran Duran (Page 41)

Jamie Morgan - Magazine (Page 47)

Stevenson - Nash The Slash (Page 50)

F Millina - Stray Cats (Page 50)

Joe Bangay - Honey Bane (Back Cover)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Status Quo - Something 'Bout You Baby I Like

 Elvis Costello - From A Whisper To A Scream 

Yoko Ono - Walking On Thin Ice

Human League - Boys and Girls

Motorhead / Girlschool - Please Don't Touch

Judas Priest - Don't Go

Toyah - It's A Mystery

Freshies - I'm In Love With The Girl

Beggar And Co. - (Somebody) Help Me Out

 Duran Duran - Planet Earth

Madness - E.R.N.I.E

Kiki Dee - Star

Kim Wilde - Kids In America

Kool And The Gang - Jones vs. Jones

The Jacksons - Can You Feel It?

General

Bitz

Gen X breakup

Bunny Wailer

Sweet Sensation Compilation

Mike Barson wedding

Debbie Harry

George Burns

Diana Ross

David Byrne

The Bureau

Paul McCartney

New Sounds, New Styles Magazine

Simple Minds

Status Quo tour

Adam and the Ants and Kevin Mooney

The dB’s

Ian McCulloch - Personal File

Moondogs

Phil Collins

Dexy's Midnight Runners

Noel Davis - All Time Top Ten

The Only Ones

Human League

Echo And The Bunnymen

The Wanderers (Dave Parsons, Dave Treganna, Ricky Rocket, Stiv Bators)

The Cure

Rockpile split

Modern Romance

Disco

Top 40

Bev's Disco Page

Front Cover:

Duran Duran

Centre Spread:

Stray Cats

Back Cover:

Honey Bane

Posters:

Status Quo

The Police

Interviews

Talking Heads

Chris Sievey

Duran Duran

Features:

Reviews

Singles: David Hepworth

Elvis Costello - From A Whisper To A Scream

Bruce Springsteen - Sherry Darling

Tony Marshall - Film Star

Simple Minds - Celebrate

Sister Sledge - All American Girls

Trust - Anti Social

Lene Lovich - New Toy

The Spizzies - Risk

The Who - You Better You Bet

Smokey Robinson - Being With You

Yoko Ono - Thin Ice

The Photo's - Life In A Day

Vardis - Silver Machine

Jermaine Jackson - You Like Me Don't You?

Phil Collins - I Missed Again

Hot Chocolate - Losing You

Lee Kosmin - Getting So Excited

Heaven 17 - (We Don’t Need This) Fascist Groove Thang

Fact Is

The Members

Generation X

Cozy Powell

Squeeze

U2

Independent Bitz

Independent Top 30 Singles

Independent Top 10 Albums

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Single: Red Starr

Depeche Mode - Dreaming Of Me / Ice Machine

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Albums: Red Starr

Richard Strange - The Live Rise Of Richard Strange

Albums;

Robin Katz

Fred Dellar

Red Starr

Beverly Hillier

David Hepworth

Sister sledge - All American Girls

Stray Cats – Stray Cats

Rainbow - Difficult To Cure

Gang Of Four - Solid Gold

Eric Clapton - Another Ticket

Marvin Gaye - In Our Lifetime

Todd Rundgren - Healing

Brian Briggs - Brian Damage

Defunkt – Defunkt

Spandau Ballet - Journeys To Glory

Cartoon

Strange Tales From A Music Paper (Marc Castro)

Adverts

Visage - Mind Of A Toy Single

New Musik - New Musik Album

Ultravox - Slow Motion Double Single

Talking Heads - Remain In Light Album

Dance Crazy Compilation Album

The Shakin' Pyramids - Take A Trip Single

James King - Back From The Dead Single

The Congos - Heart Of The Congos Album

New Sounds New Styles Magazine

Modem On - Euthenics Single

Bowwowwow - Work Single and Tour

Expressos - Tango In Mono Single

Plastics - Diamond Head Peace Single

The Lambrettas - Good Times Single

The Vapors - Spiders Single

The Photo's - Life In A Day Single and Tour

Classix Nouveaux - Guilty Single

B-Movie - Remembrance Day single

Links

Happy Reading

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