Smash Hits - 4-17 October 1979 with Simon Price

Buy us a coffee and help keep the carousel spinning: Welcome to The Giddy Carousel of Pop! In this episode, Gav and Si are joined by pop critic, author, DJ and Chart Music podcast regular, Simon Price. The carousel spins us back to October 1979, Simon's very first issue, and inside we discover punk, mod, disco and a whole lot more! We also discuss Simon's recent book on The Cure, Curepedia. This episode is dedicated to the great Neil Kulkarni. Read Simon's tribute to Neil on The Quietus: Curepedia: Read along with us. Like Punk Never Happened: Smash Hits Remembered: And check out the playlists of pretty much all the songs featured in this issue of Ver Hits! Spotify: YouTube: HOSTS: Simon Galloway and Gavin Hogg GUEST: Simon Price CONTACT DETAILS: Website: X: Facebook: Instagram: BlueSky: Threads: Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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This episode is 02:22:50 long.

This episode was published on Mar 4, 2024.

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