| Editor | David Hepworth |
| Advertising | Zed Zawada |
| Publisher | Peter Strong, EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Illustrator | Kipper Williams |
| Contributing Writer | Dave Rimmer, Mark Steels, David Hepworth, Mark Ellen, Linda Duff, Pete Silverton, Barry, Penny Kiley, Deborah Steels |
| Editorial Assistant | Bev Hillier, Linda Duff, Plaxy Exton |
| Photography | Jill Furmanovsky, Sheila Rock, Virginia Turbett |
| Features Editor | Mark Ellen |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Rod Sopp |
| Printed by | East Midland Litho Printers |
| Contributing Photographer | London Features International, Linda McCartney, Joe Bangay, Nicola Tyson, Eric Watson, Robert Ellis, Picture Power, Gary Lornie, Steve Rapport, Adrian Boot, Mark Rusher |
| Design Manager/Supervisor | Steve Bush |
| Designed by | David Bostock, Kimberley Leston |
| Reviews Editor | Ian Birch |
| Staff | Petra Elkan |
| Periodical Title | Smash Hits |
| Distributed by/Director of Distribution | EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Cover photo | Eric Watson |
| Review by | Bev Hillier, Peter Stockton, Jim Shelley, Neil Tennant, Kimberley Leston |
| Editorial Journalist | Neil Tennant |
| About/Subject | Japan (2), Tony Hadley, Bauhaus, Wham!, The Piranhas, Eddy Grant, AC/DC, Marc And The Mambas, Adam Ant, Scarlet Party, Haysi Fantayzee, Mari Wilson, Psychedelic Furs, Tears For Fears |
| Contributor | Johnny Black, Ian Cranna, Tim de Lisle, Fred Dellar |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | London |
| Cover Date | 1982-10-28 |
| Pages / Font | 52 pages |
| Volume Number | 4 |
| Issue Number | 22 |
| Price | 40p |
| Price | Eire ir 60½p inc. VAT |
