Andrew Harrison, former editor of Select, Q and Mixmag and co-host of Bigmouth podcast (among many other things) joins us on the carousel to look at the Smash Hits of 29 May - 11 June 1980.
In a wide-ranging conversation, artists discussed include Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, The Specials, Hot Chocolate and many more. Andrew also tells us about his own involvement in Smash Hits and reflects on a career in music mags and some of the lessons learned.
Read along with us! Thanks to Like Punk Never Happened and Smash Hits Remembered. http://likepunkneverhappened.blogspot.com/2020/05/may-29-june-11-1980.html or https://sites.google.com/site/smashhitsmagazineremembered23/29th-may---11th-june-1980.
And check out the playlists of pretty much all the songs featured in this issue of Ver Hits:
Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/6PdXyhQTaxzhw81324p8Db?si=qKbmTxw2SuGN_83RfUNRnw
YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfs58mqeRNuHApEVZfp8_A5OKW274-LDv
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Smash Hits - 9-22 October 1985 with Julie Hamill
Smash Hits - 25 March - 7 April 1987 with Barry McIlheney
Smash Hits - 4-17 November 1987 with Catherine Sked
Smash Hits - 23 March - 5 April 1988 with Hannah Verdier
Smash Hits - February 1979 (issue 4) with Simon Philo
Smash Hits - 4-17 March 1982 with David Hepworth
Smash Hits - 6-19 December 1984 with Patricia Caliskan
Smash Hits - 17-30 May 1989 with Rachael Galletly
Smash Hits - 6-19 November 1985 with Tim Robinson
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