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 12th November - 25th November 1981

Smash Hits - Issue 77 - 12th November -
Credits - Smash Hits - Issue 77 - 12th N

Credits

12th November - 25th November 1981

 

Volume 3 - Number 23 - Issue 77

Cover Photo - Eric Watson

Price - 38p    Pages - 56

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This issue was published a few days late due to a Printing Dispute.

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Interviewers

Mark Ellen - Kim Wilde

Dave Rimmer - ABC

Ian Birch - Scritti Politti

Pete Silverton - Gillan

Mike Stand - Soft Cell

Photographers

Fin Costello - Tenpole Tudor (Page 2)

Eric Watson - Kim Wilde (Page 4-5)

Stuart Franklin - Kim Wilde (Page 5)

Simon Fowler / LFI - Phil Oakey (Page 9)

Peter Anderson - Clare Grogan (Page 9)

Janette Beckman - Paul Weller and Vaughn Toulouse (Page 9)

Anton Corbijn - Fad Gadget (Page 9)

Virginia Turbett - Jools Holland (Page 15)

Chris Walter / Virginia Turbett - Teardrop Explodes (Page 19)

Paul Cox - Ian Gillan (Page 37)

Jill Furmanovsky - Mac Almond (Page 42)

Paul Cox / LFI - Soft Cell (Page 43)

Spud Murphy - Bowwowwow (Page 55)

Lyrics

Issue Information

Tenpole Tudor - Throwing My Baby Out With The Bathwater

Kim Wilde - Cambodia

Spandau Ballet - Paint Me Down

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Liars A To E

ABC - Tears Are Not Enough

Haircut 100 - Favourite Shirt (Boy Meets Girl)

 Teardrop Explodes - Colours Fly Away

Michael Jackson - Rockin' Robin

Diana Ross - Why Do Fools Fall In Love

Four Tops - When She Was My Girl

Trevor Walters - Love Me Tonight

Modern Romance - Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey

Soft Cell - Bedsitter

Genesis - Keep It Dark

Rush - Tom Sawyer

Front Cover:

Kim Wild

Centre Spread:

The Beat

Back Cover:

Altered Images

Posters:

ABC

General

Interviews

Bitz

Professionals - I Didn't See It Coming; AC/DC - For Those About To Rock

Pink Floyd - A Collection Of Great Dance Songs

Pete Shelley - Homosapien

Buzzcocks - Singles Going Steady

Blondie

Beatles

Richard Jobson

Dexys Midnight Runners

Haircut One Hundred

The Gas

Japan

Adam And The Ants

The Monkees

Jools Holland

Altered Images

Kim Wilde

ABC

Scritti Politti

Gillan

Soft Cell

Reviews

Singles: Johnny Black

Bitz 'N Pieces

Barbara Gaskin - All Time Top Ten

Mark Ellen - Take Five

Geoff Deane - Personal File

Disco Top 40

Independent singles Top 30

Independent Albums - Top 10

Fan Clubs:

Garry Glitter

Department S

Spandau Ballet

Dexy's Midnight Runners - Liars A To E

Tears For Fears - Suffer The Children

Earth Wind And Fire - Let's Groove

Rose Royce - R.R. Express

Light Of The Word - Ride The Love Train

Belle Stars - Another Latin Love Song

Tenpole Tudor - Throwing My Baby Out With The Bathwater

Bee Gees - Living Eyes

Go-Gos - We Got The Beat

Teardrop Explodes - Colours Fly Away

Pretenders - I Go To Sleep

Department S - I Want

John Foxx - Dancing Like A Gun

It's Immaterial - Imitate The Worm

Blue Rondo A La Turk - Me And Mr Sanchez

Virna Lindt - Young And Hip

Japan - Visions Of China

Simple Minds - Sweat In Ballet

Spandau Ballet - Paint Me Down

Modern Romance - Ay Ay Ay Ay Moosey

Skids - Iona

10cc - Don't Turn Me Away

Slow Twitch Fibres - This Is Your Lunch

Godot - Extended Player

Other Bitz

The Pictures:

Phil Oakey

Clare Grogan

Paul Weller and Vaughn Toulouse

Fad Gadget

Get Smart:

Laurie Anderson

The Clash

Rock For Kampuchea

The Beatles

UB40

Toyah

Eddie And The Sunshine

The Go-Go's

Top Of The Pops Theme

The Police

Suzi Quatro

Rex Smith

Vince Clarke

Lena Lovich

Phil Oakey

Blue Rondo A La Turk

Wah!

Simon Le Bon

Dramatis

Barry:

Heaven 17

Spandau Ballet

Pamela Stephenson

Martyn Ware and Karen

Elvis Costello

Russell Harty

Kevin Turvey

Bruce Springsteen

Bowwowwow

Squeeze

Rick Wakeman

Garry Glitter

The Police

Teardrop Explodes

The Jam

Night's Out:

Bowwowwow (Mark Ellen)

Albums;

Ian Birch

Pete Silverton

Beverly Hillier

Mike Stand

Ian Cranna

Fred Dellar

Mark Ellen

Adam And The Ants - Prince Charming

Bee Gees - Living Eyes

Japan - Tin Drum

Prince - Controversy

Depeche Mode - Speak And Spell

Rush - Exit...Stage Left

Diana Ross - Why Do Fools Fall In Love

TV21 - A Thin Red Line

Earth Wind And Fire - Raise!

Fad Gadget - Incontinent

The Sound - From The Lion's Mouth

Stray Cats - Gonna Ball

Books; M T Bookcase

The Official Adam Ant Story

HM (Heavy Metal) A to Z

The Police - Visual Documentary

The Police

Madness - Take It Or leave It

Sex Pistols

Merchandise

This issue came with a Token for a Poster Calendar that you could send off for.

 

To see more of this click the link below.

 

Poster Calendar Offer

 

This issue also came with the Final Token for the Badges Pack

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To read more on the badges click the link below

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Badges

Adverts

John Foxx - Dancing Like A Gun Single

the Teardrop Explodes - Colours Fly Away Single

Soft Cell - Bedsitter Single

Linx - Can't Help Myself Single and Tour

Spandau Ballet - Paint Me Down Single

The Professionals - I Didn't See It Coming Album

Blue Rondo A La Turk - Me And Mr Sanchez Single

The Beat - Hit It Single

U2 - October Album

Japan - Tin Drum Album

Adam And The Ants - Prince Charming Album

Jerry Harrison - The Red And The Black Album

Stray Cats - Gonna Ball Album

The Shakin' Pyramids - Maxi Single

Way of The West - Drum Single

Department S - I Want Single and Tour

The Wall - Ep'itaph Single

Dexys Midnight Runners - Liars A To Z Single

Sad Café - Follow You Anywhere Single

Elvis - Calendar Offer

Dolly Mixture - Been-Teen Single

Flock Of Seagulls - Modern Love Is Automatic Single

Adam And The Ants - Calendar Offer

Bad Manners - EP, Gosh It's... album and Tour

Links

Happy Reading

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