| Periodical Title | Smash Hits |
| Editor | David Hepworth |
| Design Manager/Supervisor | Steve Bush |
| Reviews Editor | Ian Birch |
| Features Editor | Mark Ellen |
| Editorial Journalist | Neil Tennant |
| Designed by | David Bostock, Kimberley Leston |
| Editorial Assistant | Bev Hillier, Linda Duff |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Rod Sopp |
| Advertising | Carole Harris, Zed Zawada |
| Staff | Petra Elkan |
| Publisher | Peter Strong, EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Distributed by/Director of Distribution | EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Printed by | East Midland Litho Printers |
| Contributing Writer | Ian Birch, Deborah Steels, Pete Silverton, Linda Duff, Dave Rimmer, Barry, Ian Cranna, Josephine Hocking |
| Review by | Jim Shelley, Neil Tennant, Kimberley Leston, Fred Dellar, Peter Stockton |
| Cover photo | Fin Costello |
| Contributing Photographer | Eugene Adebari, Neil Kirk, Picture Power, Virginia Turbett, Joe Bangay, David Wainwright, Paul Cox (2), London Features International, Chris Walter (2), Lewis Ziolek, Eric Watson, Peter Ashworth, Mark Rusher, Paul Rider |
| Illustrator | Kipper Williams |
| Contributor | Johnny Black, Tim de Lisle |
| Photography | Jill Furmanovsky, Sheila Rock |
| About/Subject | Culture Club, Steve Strange, Japan (2)*, Madness, Rick James, The Jam, A Flock Of Seagulls, Duran Duran, Blancmange, ABC (2)*, Depeche Mode, Squeeze, Talk Talk, The Maisonettes |
| Interview with/Interviewee | David Sylvian (2)* |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | London |
| Cover Date | 1982-11-25 |
| Pages / Font | 56 pages |
| Volume Number | 4 |
| Issue Number | 24 |
| Price | 40p |
| Price | Eire ir 59½p inc. VAT |
