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This article is about a magazine. For the compilation album by Jimi Hendrix, see Smash Hits (album). James Marshall Hendrix (born Johnny Allen Hendrix) (November 27 1942 – September 18 1970 was an American Guitarist, Singer and Songwriter Smash Hits is the first compilation album by The Jimi Hendrix Experience. There is also an album entitled Smash Hits by Tom Jones. Sir Thomas John Woodward, (born 7 June 1940 known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh pop music singer particularly noted for his powerful voice
The cover of a May 1981 edition of Smash Hits magazine
The cover of a May 1981 edition of Smash Hits magazine

Smash Hits was a pop music based magazine, aimed at children and young teenagers, and originally published in the United Kingdom. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located It ran from 1978 to 2006 and was issued fortnightly for most of that time. Note Please link only to revelant articles per "WPOVERLINK" The name survives as a brand for a related spin-off digital television channel, digital radio station, and website which have survived the demise of the printed magazine. A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing Smash Hits TV is a British commercial Television channel provided by Box Television. Smash Hits Radio! is a UK based digital radio station owned and operated by Bauer Radio based in London.

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Beginnings

Smash Hits was founded in 1977 by Nick Logan, who previously edited the New Musical Express during one of its most creative periods and went on to create '80s fashion bible The Face. Nick Logan is an English journalist and magazine editor born in Lincoln in 1947 The New Musical Express (better known as the NME) is a Popular music Magazine in the United Kingdom which has been The Face was a Magazine started in May 1980 by Nick Logan out of his publishing house Wagadon

After releasing a test issue in September 1978, with Plastic Bertrand on the front and a centre spread of Sham 69, the first issue was published in November 1978 and featured Blondie on the cover. Plastic Bertrand (born Roger Marie François Jouret 24 February 1958) is a Belgian musician songwriter producer editor and television presenter best Sham 69 are an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1975. Year 1978 ( MCMLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1978 Gregorian calendar) Blondie is an American rock band that first gained fame in the late 1970s and has so far sold over 60 million records The publication was initially monthly but switched to fortnightly after only three issues, which it remained until its demise. The backbone of the magazine in its early years, and one of its major early selling points, was the publication of Top 20 song lyrics.

Peak

The magazine was at its peak in the 1980s, launching the career of many respected journalists including Heat's editor Mark Frith. Heat is a British entertainment magazine published by Bauer Consumer Media. Mark Frith is a British Journalist and former editor of celebrity gossip magazine Heat. Other well-known writers have included Dave Rimmer, Ian Birch, Mark Ellen (who went on to launch Q, Mojo and Word), Steve Beebee, Peter Martin, Chris Heath, Sylvia Patterson, Tom Hibbert, and Miranda Sawyer. Mark Ellen is an award winning Magazine editor, Journalist and Broadcaster who lives in West London. Q is a Music Magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom, with a circulation of 130179 as of June 2007 Mojo is a popular Music Magazine published by Bauer, monthly in the United Kingdom. Steve Beebee is a journalist, author and broadcaster best known for his work with Kerrang! magazine Chris Heath is a British writer who was a regular contributor to the popular English music magazine Smash Hits in the eighties and early nineties Miranda Sawyer is an English journalist and broadcaster She grew up in Wilmslow, Cheshire with her brother Toby, an actor best known for Neil Tennant of the Pet Shop Boys also worked as a writer and assistant editor, and once claimed that had he not become a pop star, he would likely have pursued his ambition to become editor. Neil Francis Tennant (born 10 July 1954 is a English Musician, singer and songwriter who with his colleague Chris Lowe, make up the successful The capitalisation of song titles in this article is disputed

Final years of publishing

In the 1990s the magazine's circulation slumped and it was overtaken by the BBC's spin off magazine Top Of The Pops. Top of the Pops magazine is a monthly glossy publication published by the BBC. Emap's other biweekly teen magazine of the period Big! (which featured more celebrities and stars off television like Home And Away and Beverly Hills 90210) was closed and this celeb focus was shifted over to Smash Hits, which became less focused on Teenpop and more of an Entertainment magazine. EMAP is a British media company specializing in the production of B2b magazines and the organization of business events and conferences Home and Away (also commonly abbreviated in writing to H&A) is a Logie Award -winning Australian Soap opera that has been Beverly Hills 90210 was a Prime time television drama series that aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Teen pop is a subgenre of pop music that is marketed and oriented toward Teenagers In 1996 the Girl group Spice Girls released their single " The magazine also shifted size a number of times in subsequent relaunches including one format that was as big as an album with songwords to be clipped out on the card cover. Television presenter and journalist Kate Thornton was editor for a short time. Kate Louise Thornton (born 7 February 1973) is an English journalist and television presenter best known in the UK as the first presenter of

The magazine was also available in Continental Europe, especially in Germany where the issues could be bought at train stations or airports, whilst the title was licenced for a French version in the 90s. There were other licensed versions in the magazine's history. In 1984 an Australian version was created and proved just as successful for that new market as the original had back in Britain, whilst in the US, a version was published during the Eighties under the title Star Hits, drawing articles from the British version. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. This article is about a magazine For the compilation album by Jimi Hendrix, see Smash Hits (album.

It was published by Emap, who also use the name for one of their digital television services, and for a digital radio station. EMAP is a British media company specializing in the production of B2b magazines and the organization of business events and conferences Digital television (DTV is the sending and receiving of moving images and sound by discrete ( digital) signals in contrast to the analog signals used by Digital radio describes Radio technologies which carry Information as a Digital signal, by means of a Digital modulation method The brand also covered the annual Smash Hits Poll Winners Party, an awards ceremony voted for by readers of the magazine. The Smash Hits Poll Winners Party was an awards ceremony which ran from 1988 to 2005.

In February 2006, it was announced that the magazine would cease publication after the 13 February edition due to declining sales. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed [1] The digital television, digital radio, and website services will continue.

Editors

Compilation albums

EMAP licensed the brand for a number of compilation albums, including a tie up with the Now That's What I Call Music brand for Now Smash Hits, a retrospective of the early 1980s (80 - 87). David Hepworth (born 27 July 1950 in Dewsbury, Yorkshire) is a journalist and music writer responsible for the launch of many British magazines Mark Ellen is an award winning Magazine editor, Journalist and Broadcaster who lives in West London. Kate Louise Thornton (born 7 February 1973) is an English journalist and television presenter best known in the UK as the first presenter of EMAP is a British media company specializing in the production of B2b magazines and the organization of business events and conferences This article refers to the "Now That's What I Call Music!" series as a whole Now Smash Hits was a Compilation album released in 1987. The album is part of the ( UK) Now! series and is a collaboration with Smash

Australian edition

The Australian edition of Smash Hits magazine began in November 1984 as a fortnightly edited by James Manning. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. Year 1984 ( MCMLXXXIV) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link displays the 1984 Gregorian calendar) Eddy Sarafian, who was later to edit the successful competitor TV Hits, was also on staff at this time. Over the years it became a monthly and then a bi-monthy. In 2007 the magazine retailed for AU$5. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The Australian dollar ( sign: $; code: AUD) is the Currency of the Commonwealth of Australia, including Christmas 95 Inc. GST and NZ$6. The GST (Goods and Services Tax is a Value added tax of 10% on most goods and services transactions in Australia. The New Zealand dollar ( sign: $; code: NZD) is the Currency of New Zealand. 50. On March 30, 2007 it was announced that the Australian edition would cease publication due to low readership [1]. Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. The editor at that time was Emma Bradshaw. The issue that was scheduled to be released on May 9, 2007 was cancelled. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.

See also

References

  1. ^ Emap - Emap shuts Smash Hits after 23 years


External links

Smash Hits TV is a British commercial Television channel provided by Box Television. The Hits was a Music video channel in the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland owned by Box Television.
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