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 15th October - 28th October 1981

Smash Hits - Issue 75 - 15th October - 2
Credits - Smash Hits - Issue 75 - 15th O

Credits

15th October - 28th October 1981

 

Volume 3 - Number 21 - Issue 75

Cover Photo - Mike Putland

Price - 38p    Pages - 60

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Interviewers

Tim De Lisle - UB40

Ian Birch - Laurie Anderson

Mark Ellan - altered Images

Tim De Lisle - Fanclubs Feature

Pete Silverton - Madness

Mike Stand - Duran Duran

Harry North - Shakin' Stevens Cartoon Story

Photographers

Melissa Hill / Rock Shots - The Jam (Page 3)

Peter Anderson - UB40 (Page 4)

David Edwards - David Bowie (Page 8)

Simon Fowler - Steve Strange (Page 9)

Gary Gershoff / LFI - Adam And The Ants (Page 16)

Simon Fowler / LFI - Lene Lovich (Page 27)

Eric Watson - Madness (Centre Spread)

Chris Walter - Madness (Page 35)

Andre Csillag - Terry Hall (Page 43)

Mike Putland - Duran Duran (Page 46-47)

LFI - Hot Gossip (Page 57)

Peter Anderson - Ultravox (Page 59)

Lyrics

Issue Information

The Jam - Absolute Beginners

Shakin' Stevens - It's Raining

Slade - Lock Up Your Daughters

Laurie Anderson - O Superman

Crusaders and Joe Cocker - I'm So Glad

Aretha Franklin and George Benson - Love All The Hurt Away

Japan - Quiet Life

Led Zeppelin - Stairway To Heaven

Debbie Harry - The Jam Was Moving

Elvis Costello - Good Year For The Roses

Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark - Joan Of Arc

Al Jarreau - We're In This Love Together

Donald Byrd - Love Has Come Around

Thomas Dolby - Europa & The Pirate Twins

Front Cover:

Duran Duran

Centre Spread:

Madness

Back Cover:

Hazel O'Connor

Posters:

Altered Images

General

Interviews

Bitz

David Bowie and Queen  -Under Pressure

Pretenders - I Go To Sleep

OMD

Paul McCartney and Rupert The Bear

Kim Carnes

Thomas Dolby

Adam And The Ants 

Rolf Harris

The Police

Morrocci Klung! Cassette Fanzine

Simple Minds

Gary Numan

Al Jarreau and Donald Byrd

UB40

Laurie Anderson

Altered Images

Madness

Duran Duran

Features:

Fanclubs

Shakin' Stevens - illustrated biography

Reviews

Bitz 'N Pieces

Singles: Fred Dellar

Joan Armatrading - All Time Top Ten

Beverly Hillier - Take Five

Biff Byford - Personal File

Disco Top 40

Independent singles Top 30

Independent Albums - Top 10

Fan Clubs:

Hazel O'Connor

UB40

Shakin' Stevens

The Jam

Other Bitz

The Jam - Absolute Beginners

Debbie Harry - The Jam Was Moving

Orange Juice - L.O.V.E...Love

Thompson Twins - Make Believe

Fred Wedlock - Jobsworth

Gillan - Nightmare

Gary U.S. Bonds - It's Only Love

Rod Stewart - Tonight I'm Yours

Hambi And The Dance - L'Image Craque

Buggles - I Am A Camera

Associates - Message Oblique Speech

Yello - Bostich (Do It)

Nils Lofgren - Night Fades Away

Haircut One Hundred - Favourite Shirts

Chron Gen - Reality (step Forward)

Junior - Mama Used To Say

Greg Lake - Love You Too Much

The Headbangers - Status Rock

The Wright Orchestra - Out Of The Box

Screaming Lord Sutch - All Black And Hairy

Landscape - European Man

Pablo - Bo Mbanda

The Pictures:

David Bowie

"Cool Cats" - Tony Stewart - Johnny Rotten

Fun Boy Three

Steve Strange

"The NME Guide To Rock Cinema"

Sting

Get Smart:

Gary Numan

Soft Cell

Icehouse

Gary Tibbs

Duran Duran

Ricky Wilde

Thin Lizzy

Craig Marsh

Albums;

David Hepworth

Dave Rimmer

Tim de Lisle

Mark Ellen

David Bostock

Mike Stand

Pete Silverton

Barry:

The Specials

Fun Boy Three

Depeche Mode

OMD

Landscape

Heaven 17

David Bowie

Axiom and Spandau Ballet

Steve Strange

Tony Hadley

Stiff Little Fingers

Iron Maiden

Bowwowwow

Hot Gossip

Human League - Dare

U2 - October

Slits - Return Of The Giant Slits

Bowwowwow - See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy!

The Eurythmics - In The Garden

Rose Royce - Jump Street

Cuban Heels - Work Our Way To Heaven

Bob Marley - Chances Are

Fingerprintz - Beat Noir

Blondie - The Best Of Blondie

Carlene Carter - Blue Nun

UB40 - Present Arms In Dub

Merchandise

Night's Out:

Ultravox

This issue came with a Free Double Sided Poster featuring:

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Side 1 - Adam Ant

Side 2 - Police (Top)

Spandau Ballet (Bottom)

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To read more on the Poster click the link below

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Free Poster

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This issue also came with a Token to send off for your Free Badges

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To read more on that click the link below

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Badges

Adverts

Human League - Dare Album

Landscape - Taught Computers To... Single

Orchestral Manoeuvres - Joan O Arc Single

Rex Smith - Everlasting Love Album

Rachel Sweet - And Then He Kissed Me Album

The Jam - Absolute Beginners Single

Bad Manners - Gosh It's... Album

Tom Tom Club - Tom Tom Club Album

Genesis - Keep It Dark Single

Peter Goodwin - Torch Songs For The Heroine Single

Wonderlust - Fallout Club Single

U2 - October Album

Bowwowwow - See Jungle! See Jungle! Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go Ape Crazy! Album

Afraid Of Mice - Popstar Single and Tour

Dramatis - For Future Reference Album

Sad Café - Ole Album

Journey - Who's Crying Now Single

Bauhaus - Mask Album and Tour

Debbie Harry - Calendar Offer

Madness - 7 Album

Tom Tom Club - Genesis Of Love Single

Links

Happy Reading

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