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 3rd September - 16th September 1981

Smash Hits - Issue 72 - 3rd September -
Credits - Smash Hits - Issue 72 - 3rd Se

Credits

3rd September - 16th September 1981

 

Volume 3 - Number 18 - Issue 72

Cover Photo - Paul Slattery

Price - 35p    Pages - 40

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Interviewers

Mike Stand - Toyah

Mike Stand - Ian Dury

Ian Cranna - OMD

Dave Rimmer - The Exploited

Ian Birch - Ultravox

Photographers

Paul Slattery - Toyah (Page 4-6)

Chalkie Davis - Ian Dury (Page 9)

Lynn Goldsmith - The Police (Page 10)

Simon Fowler - Spandau Ballet and Steve Strange (Page 11)

Mark Rusher - The Exploited (Page 19)

Alan Ballard - Kim and Ricky Wilde (Page 34)

Simon Fowler - Hazel O'Connor (Page 38)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Gary Numan - She's Got Claws

Ian Dury - Spasticus Autisticus

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Souvenir

Genesis - Abacab

Dollar - Hand Held In Black And White

Aneka - Japanese Boy

Bucks Fizz - One Of These Nights

The Jets - Sugar Doll

Simple Minds - Love Song

Gary U.S. Bonds - Jole Blon

Roxy Music - Virginia Plain

Pointer Sisters - Slow Hand

Hi Gloss - You'll Never Know

Randy Crawford - Rainy Night In Georgia

Funkapolitan - As Time Goes By

Front Cover:

Toyah

Centre Spread:

Pretenders

Back Cover:

Sot Cell

Posters:

Gary Numan

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark

General

Bitz

Meat Loaf

Gary Numan

Dave Gahan - All Time Top Ten

David Sylvian - Personal File

The Police

Mike Read New Book

Portsmouth Sinfonia

Bill Wyman

Spandau Ballet and Steve Strange

Interviews

Toyah

Ian Dury

OMD

The Exploited

Ultravox

Reviews

Singles: Pete Silverton

Disco

Top 40

Ian Dury - Spasticus Autisticus

Linx - So This Is Romance

Pretenders - Day After Day

Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive - Jack You're Dead

Jim Steinman - Lost Boys And Golden Girls

Bruce Springsteen - Cadillac Ranch

Passions - The Swimmer

Friendly Hopefuls - Punks Of 76 Medley

Portsmouth Sinfonia - Classical Muddly

Au Pairs - Inconvenience

Girlschool - Take It All The Way

John Foxx - Europe After The Rain

Heaven 17 - Play To Win

Gary Numan - She's Got Claws

OMD - Souvenir

Doll By Doll - Caritas

Slits - Earthbeat

Kasuals - Mr O.

Rolling Stones - Start Me Up

Rip Rig & Panic - Go! Go! Go!

Pete Shelley - Homosapien

Imagination - In & Out Of Love

Independent Bitz

Independent Top 30 Singles

Independent Top 10 Albums

Albums;

Pete Silverton

Mark Ellen

Red Starr

Johnny Black

Dave Rimmer

Korgis - Sticky George

Black Slate - Sirens In The City

Hazel O'Connor - Cover Plus

Simple Minds - Sons And Fascination / Sister Feeling Call

Desmond Dekker - Compass Point

Cabaret Voltaire - Red Mecca

Funkadelic - The Electric Spanking Of War Babies

Devo - The New Traditionalists

Adverts

Linx - So This Is Romance Single

The Kinks - Give The People What They Want Album

Rikki Sylvian - What's That Sound Single

Havana Let's Go - Torpedoes Single

Pete Shelley - Homosapien Single

Some Bizzare Compilation Album

John Martyn - Please Fall In Love With Me Single

Toyah - Thunder In The Mountains Single

The Passions - The Swimmer Single

Coast To Coast - Coastin' Album

Donkees - Listen To Your Radio Single

Level 42 - Level 42 Album and Tour

Hazel O'Connor - Cover Plus Album

Links

Happy Reading

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