| Editor | David Hepworth |
| Advertising | Adie Hegarty |
| Publisher | Peter Strong, EMAP National Publications Ltd. |
| Contributing Writer | Steve Taylor, Robin Katz, Ian Cranna, Deanne Pearson, Mark Milligan, Red Starr, Fred Dellar |
| Editorial Assistant | Bev Hillier, Linda Duff |
| Features Editor | Mark Ellen |
| Advertising Manager/Coordinator | Rod Sopp |
| Production Editor | Kasper de Graaf |
| Printed by | East Midland Litho Printers |
| Founding Editor | Nick Logan |
| Photography Archive | Rockshots |
| Contributing Photographer | Jill Furmanovsky, Lynn Goldsmith, Paul Slattery, Kevin Cummins, Tom Sheehan, George Bodnar, Justin Thomas, Geoff Attwood, Mike Laye, Clive Arrowsmith, Sheila Rock, Barry Plummer |
| Design Manager/Supervisor | Steve Bush |
| Designed by | David Bostock |
| Periodical Title | Smash Hits |
| Distributed by/Director of Distribution | EMAP |
| Cover photo | Fraser Gray |
| Review by | Johnny Black |
| Interview with/Interviewee | Depeche Mode, Killing Joke, U2, The Associates |
| About/Subject | Spandau Ballet, Psychedelic Furs, Modern Eon, Imagination, Tom Tom Club, Mo-Dettes, XTC, Buster Bloodvessel |
| Contributor | Mark Casto, Tim de Lisle, Pete Silverton, Mike Stand |
| Format | Magazine |
| Language | English |
| Location | UK |
| Cover Date | 1981-07-09 |
| Pages / Font | 48 pages |
| Price | 35p |
| Volume Number | 3 |
| Issue Number | 14 |
