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 9th July - 22nd July 1981

Smash Hits - Issue 68 - 9th July - 22nd
Credits - Smash Hits - Issue 68 - 9th Ju

Credits

9th July - 22nd July 1981

 

Volume 3 - Number 14 - Issue 68

Cover Photo - Fraser Gray

Price - 35p    Pages - 48

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Interviewers

Steve Taylor - Depeche Mode

Ian Cranna - Modern Eon

Robin Katz - Imagination

Deanne Pearson - Killing Joke

Ian Cranna - U2

Photographers

Lynn Goldsmith / Rockshots - Spandau Ballet (Page 2)

Tom Sheehan - Modern Eon (Page 9)

Kevin Cummins - Cliff Hewitt (Page 9)

Simon Reeves - The Passions (Page 12)

Paul Flattery - Accent (Page 12)

Geoff Attwood - Eurythmics (Page 13)

George Bodnar - Spandau Ballet and Beggar & Co (Page 13) 

BBC - Mike Read (Page 13)

Justin Thomas - Pigbag (Page 14)

Mike Laye - Killing Joke (Page 19)

Andre Csillag - Graham Goldman (Book Of Pop Lists) (Page 10)

BBC - Anne Nightingale (Book O Pop Lists) (Page 10)

Chris Gabrin - Chas Smash (Book Of Pop Lists) (Page 19)

Barry Plummer - Midge Ure (Book O Pop Lists) (Page 9) 

John Timbers - Steve Strange (Page 26)

Jill Furmanovsky - Julian Cope (Book Of Pop Lists) (Page 8)

Paul Slattery - John Mellor (Book Of Pop Lists) (Page 21)

Simon Fowler / LFI - UK Subs (Book Of Pop Lists) (Page 22)

Clive Arrowsmith - XTC (Page 35)

Paul Slattery - U2 (Page 36)

Sheila Rock - The Associates (Page 43)

Barry Plummer - Chrissie Hynde (Page 46)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1

Depeche Mode - New Life

REO Speedwagon - Take It On The Run

The Kinks - Better Things

Psychedelic Furs - Pretty In Pink

Tom Tom Club - Word Rappinhood

Kate Bush - Sat In Your Lap

Rainbow - Can't Happen Here

Visage - Visage

Quincy Jones - Razzamatazz

Elaine Page - Memory

Sheena Easton - For Your Eyes Only

XTC - Statue Of Liberty

Randy Crawford - You Might Meet Somebody

 Bob Marley and the Wailers - No Woman No Cry

Front Cover:

Depeche Mode

Centre Spread:

Mo-Dettes

Back Cover:

Buster Bloodvessel

Posters:

Spandau Ballet

Tom Tom Club

General

Interviews

Bitz

Rainbow

Specials

Barbara Gogan - All Time Top Ten

Rock At The Bowl - Milton Keynes

The Distractions

Arthur Kadmon

Mike Finney

The Passions and David Agar

Accent and John Webb

Eurythmics

Spandau Ballet and Beggar and Co

Hazel O'Connor

Stray Cats

Pretenders

Mike Read - Personal File

Sting

Bad Manners

Gerry Cott and Boomtown Rats

Mo-Dettes

Shakin' Stevens

Pigbag

Urgh! A Music War

The Book With No Name

Depeche Mode

Modern Eon

Imagination

Tom Tom Club

Killing Joke

Disco

Top 40

Odyssey

Bev's Disco Page

Reviews

Singles: Red Starr

Fact Is:

Passions - Skin Deep

Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1

Visage - Visage

Original Mirrors - 20,000 Dreamers

U2 - Fire

Virgin Prunes - Moments And Line (Despite Straight Lines)

Jimmy Pursey - Animals Have More Fun

Bette Bright - When You Were Mine

Any Trouble - The Trouble With Love

Troy Tate - Thomas

Freshies - I Can't Get 'Bouncing Babies' By Teardrop Explodes

Associates - Q. Quarters

Kate Bush - Sat In Your Lap

Spit Enz - One Step Ahead

Mo-Dettes - Tonight

Gang Of Four - To Hell With Poverty

Nash The Slash - Novel Romance

Ice House - We Can Get Together

Bauhaus - The Passion Of Lovers

Features:

Mo-Dettes

U2

Buggles

Our Daughter's Wedding

Adam Ant

Depeche Mode

Dave Clark

Albums;

Independent Bitz

Independent Top 30 Singles

Independent Top 10 Albums

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Feature: Mark Milligan

The Associates

Johnny Black

Deanne Pearson

Fred Dellar

Robin Katz

Red Starr

Ian Cranna

Models - Alphabravocharliedeltaechofoxtrotgolf

Pointer Sisters - Black & White

Joe Jackson - Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive

Wah! - Nah = Poo - The Art Of Bluff

Kiki Dee - Perfect Timing

Polecats - Polecats Are Go

Henry Badowski - Life Is A Grand… 

Merchandise

This issue came with the Second Set of 8 Pages for the Book Of Pop Lists booklet

 

To see more of this click the link Below.

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Book Of Pop Lists

Adverts

Spandau Ballet - Chant No. 1 Single

Visage - Visage Single

The Undertones - Julie Ocean Single

Ramones - We Want The Airwaves Single

Delta 5 - Shadow Single

Bette Bight And The Illuminations - When You Were Mine Single

The Passions - Skin Deep Single

B-Movie - Marilyn Dreams Single

Clash Of The Titans Film

Time Bandits Film

Randy Crawford - Secret Combination Album

The Monochrome Set - Ten Don't For Honeymooners Single

Kraftwerk - Computer Love Single

999 - 'Lil Red Riding Hood Single

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Show Me Single

Wah! - Nah = Poo - The Art Of Bluff Album

Links

Happy Reading

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