| Periodical Title | Smash Hits |
| Editor | David Hepworth |
| Design Manager/Supervisor | Steve Bush |
| Features Editor | Mark Ellen |
| Reviews Editor | Ian Birch |
| Designed by | David Bostock |
| Editorial Assistant | Bev Hillier, Linda Duff |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Rod Sopp |
| Advertising | Adie Hegarty |
| Publisher | Peter Strong, EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Circulation Director/Manager | EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Printed by | East Midland Litho Printers |
| Contributing Writer | Fred Dellar, Mike Stand, Dave Rimmer, Ian Cranna, Barry |
| Review by | Red Starr, Bev Hillier |
| Cover photo | Eric Watson |
| Contributing Photographer | Brian Aris, Anton Corbijn, Paul Slattery, Virginia Turbett, Mark Rusher, Peter Anderson (3), Simon Fowler, Jill Furmanovsky, Steve Rapport, Barry Plummer, Linda Matlow, London Features International |
| Contributor | Tim de Lisle, Robin Katz, Deanne Pearson, Pete Silverton, Steve Taylor |
| About/Subject | Two-Tone Records, Fun Boy Three, Japan (2)*, Julian Cope, The Beatles, Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark, The Police, Girls At Our Best, The Human League, U2 |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | London |
| Cover Date | 1981-10-29 |
| Pages / Font | 56 pages |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Issue Number | 22 |
| Price | 38p |
