| Periodical Title | The Hit |
| Imprint | Holborn Publishing Group |
| Editor | Phil McNeill |
| Assistant Editor | Paul Du Noyer |
| Production Editor | Dave Henderson |
| Music Editor | Martin Townsend |
| Editorial Assistant | Graham K |
| Senior Writer | Deanne Pearson |
| Art Director/Editor | Jerry Arron |
| Art Project Support | David Calderley |
| Designed by | Graham Smith |
| Staff | Jacqui Carter, Alison Cappaert |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Annie Milligan |
| Publisher | David Curtis (2), IPC Magazines Ltd |
| Distributed by/Director of Distribution | Gordon & Gotch, Central News Agency Ltd., South Africa* |
| Origination by | Publishers Reprographic Services Ltd. |
| Printed by | Hunterprint Group PLC |
| Copyright Holder | IPC Magazines Ltd |
| Illustrator | Tony Husband |
| Cover photo | John Stoddart |
| Contributing Photographer | Kevin Cummins, Iain McKell, Gary Compton, Graham Watson, Gabor Scott, Mike Prior, Roger Phillips, John Stoddart, George Bodnar, Patrick Quigly, Zbysiu Rodak, Steve Rapport, Fatima Igramham |
| Photography Archive | Allsport |
| Contributing Writer | Tony Parsons, Ro Newton, Ken Kessler, Suzanne Levy, Martin Wroe, Jimmy Doyle, Mike Price, Pete Johnson (2), Andy Kershaw, Max Bell |
| Review by | Andy Hughes, Sue Ricketts |
| Contributing Artist | Spencer Leigh (2) |
| About/Subject | Phil Cool, Aswad, Reading F.C., Brookside, EastEnders, The Cult |
| Interview with/Interviewee | Joey McLoughlin, The Fall, The Long Ryders, Simon O'Brien, Shelagh O'Hara, Letitia Dean, Paul J. Medford, Alexandra Pigg, Gary Moore |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | UK |
| Cover Date | 1985-10-19 |
| Copyright | 1985 |
| Pages / Font | 64 pages |
| Price | 45p |
| Issue Number | 6 |
