Like Punk Never Happened - Brian McCloskey's Smash Hits archive

Cover : Depeche Mode Centrespread : Fun Boy Three & Bananarama Back cover : ABC Interviews : Depeche Mode; Go-Go's; Fun Boy Three ...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Centrespread : Squeeze Back cover : Dollar Interviews :...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Altered Images, Clare Grogan Centrespread : Altered Images Lyrics : One Of Us - Abba; Don...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : The Human League Centrespread : Japan Back cover : Simon Le Bon Interviews : Human League...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Haircut One Hundred Centrespread : Soft Cell Back cover : Olivia Newton-John Interviews :...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Kim Wilde Centrespread : The Beat Back cover : Altered Images Interviews : Kim Wilde; ABC...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Fun Boy Three Centrespread : Human League Back cover : Orchestral Manouevres Interviews :...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Duran Duran Centrespread : Madness Back cover : Hazel O'Connor Interviews : UB40; Lau...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Phil Oakey Centrespread : Ultravox Interviews : Human League; Linx; The Creatures; Heebee...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Gary Numan Centrespread : Depeche Mode Back cover : Modern Romance Interviews : Gary Numa...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Toyah Centrespread : The Pretenders Back cover : Soft Cell Interviews : Toyah; Ian Dury; ...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Annabella Lwin Centrespread : Tenpole Tudor Back cover : Julian Cope Interviews : Pretend...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Debbie Harry Centrespread : Duran Duran Back cover : Dexy's Midnight Runners Intervie...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Steve Strange Centrespread : Kim Wilde Back cover : Peter Murphy Interviews : Stev...

When Dellar wrote for Smash Hits in the 1980s, he started compiling crosswords and he was to produce them for many publications, notably the...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Depeche Mode Centrespread : Mo-Dettes Back cover : Buster Bloodvessel Interviews : Depech...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Kirsty MacColl Centrespread : Shakin' Stevens Back cover : Siouxsie Interviews : Kirs...

Some people used lockdown to perfect their banana bread recipes. Others stayed indoors and learned a new language. Instruments were picked...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Adam Ant Centrespread : Linx Back cover : The Human League Interviews : Adam And The Ants...

From the pages of Smash Hits to your stereo! Everybody's favourite DJ, Gary Crowley, has been back down the music mines, digging u...

THIS SIDE (click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Stray Cats Interviews : Stray Cats Lyrics : Stand And Deliver - Adam And The An...

1982. Toto Coelo and Kid Creole. Pelican West and The Number Of The Beast. Marines yomping into Port Stanley and Socrates gliding into the...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Department S Centrespread : The Undertones Back cover : Kim Wilde Interviews : Department...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Julian Cope Centrespread : Gary Numan Back cover : Echo And The Bunnymen Interviews : The...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Hazel O'Connor Centrespread : Duran Duran Back cover : Polecats Interviews : Ha...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Sal Solo Centrespread : Spandau Ballet Back cover : Teardrop Explodes Interviews : Landsc...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark Centrespread : Toyah Back cover : Talking Heads Intervi...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Duran Duran Centrespread : Stray Cats Back cover : Honey Bane Interviews : Talking ...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Midge Ure Centrespread : The Pretenders Interviews : Ultravox; The Passions; Gen X ...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Suggs Centrespread : Adam Ant Back cover : Debbie Harry Interviews : Madness; Phil Collin...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Steve Strange Centrespread : XTC Back cover : Hazel O’Connor Interviews : Visage; B...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Terry Hall Centrespread : David Bowie Back cover : Gen X Interviews : The Police; Eddy Gr...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Joe Strummer Centrespread : Boomtown Rats Back cover : Siouxsie Interviews : Clash; Beatl...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Spandau Ballet Centrespread : Bow Wow Wow Back cover : Adam & the Ants Interviews : S...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Toyah Centrespread : UB40 Back cover : Madness Interviews : Toyah; Not The 9 O’Clock News...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Debbie Harry Centrespread : Rod Stewart Back cover : Ultravox Interviews : Blondie; The J...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : Japan (David Sylvian) Centrespread : Status Quo Back cover : Orchestral Manoeuvres In The...

(click on the image to see the full issue) Cover : The Police Centrespread : Madness & the Mo-dettes Back cover : Kate Bush Inter...