MUSIC WEEK FEBRUARY 19, 1977 ipifcii ccraicccc fir c (S U RwkOI e c 61 PETERSON, Lionel . . . QUINN, Brenden 6 The DIRTY DEEDS, Big Balls/The Jack, INDEX Bluebirds .... AC/ DC. Atlantic K 10899 (CW). K RAMONES .... i DO IT WITH FEELING, Do It With KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU. Happy SHEETHOUSE DOOR. I Can't See The ABBA ^ RICHARD, Cliff . Feeling, MICHAEL ZAGER. Bang Hawaii, ABBA. Epic EPC 4955 (CW) Light, SKEETS BOLIVER. RITCHIE FAMILY .. 007(F) Thunderbird THE 116 (ZLHR) aerosmith ...... w SANTANA, Carlo . SILENCE IS GOLDEN, Here Comes My ^JhotbaVd Y SAWYER. Ray ... Baby, TREMELOES. CBS 5010 (CW) mUNSTONE, Colin B SEGER, Bob STOP STOP STOP, Bird Of Paradise, BLUE ANGELS I SIGLER, Bunny. . , ^ PAUL JONES, RCA PB 5005 (R) BROWNE, Jackson H SKEETS BOLIVER . . . S LAY BACK IN THE ARMS OF SMITH, Hurricane .... ELLI PYRELLI, Look At It My Way, UDO SOMEONE, Here Lies A Man, BUFFALO M SMOKIE LINDENBERG a THE PANIK SMOKIE. RAK251 (E) CANVAS • ■ C SPEARS, Bill.e Jo N ORCHESTRA. Decca F 13686 (S) LIFE IS MUSIC, Lady Luck, RITCHIE CHRISTIE, John A SPIDERS WEBB EVER LOVIN' GIRL, Forever, TYRONE FAMILY. Polydor2058837(F) THE GREATEST FEELING, The Long a CLOVER ' TREMELOES DAVIS. Brunswick BR 40 (S) LONELY BOY, Angel Woman. ANDREW Winding Road, MELBA MOORE DAVIS, Tyrone E WEAVER, Dennis D GOLD. Asylum K 13076 (CW) Buddah BDS 453 (A) ENGLAND P WHITCOMB, Ian LOVE AIN'T THE QUESTION (LOVE THE REAL THING. Home Cooking. GOLD. Andrew • . L WHITMAN, Slim U AIN'T THE ANSWER), Walls a SERGIO MENDES Eleklra K 12244 GREENE. Arlan C WHITE, Barry I Doors, RAY SAWYER. Capitol CL (CW) HARLEM ' WHITTAKER. Roger A H 15908(E) TRUE LOVE, Pure Smokie, GEORGE HARRISON, George T ZAGER, Michael D HERE COME THOSE TEARS AGAIN, LOVE IS THE DRUG. Jah Music, INNER HARRISON. Dark Horse K 16896 HUMAN BE1NZ N ZAVARONI, Lena A CIRCLE. Capitol CL 15900(E) (CW) INNER CIRCLE L Linda Paloma, JACKSON BROWNE LOVE MACHINE. Aria, JAYSON JONES, Paul S Asylum K 13073 (CW) LINDEH. Atlantic K 10882 (CW) JO • V HOW CAN I RESIST, Sweet Annabelle, LINDEH, Jayson L JO. GTO GT 84(F) u LYNN, Tami I HUNG UP ON YOUR LOVE, I Need You lindenberg a panik More Than Ever. MONTCLAIRS. UNA PALOMA BLANCA, Somewhere DISTRIBUTORS CODE Contempo CS 2036 (A) M My Love, SLIM WHITMAN. United ORCHESTRA, Udo E A Pyc, CW - CBS/WEA, E - EMI, F - Artists UP 36220(E) MAGNACARTA 0 Phonodic,Lugtons, H —H RCA,— SH. - Selecta,R. Taylor, X — ClydeL — MIDNIGHT COWBOY, One Of These MENDES, Sergio T Factors, Z — Enterprise. CR - Creole, P — Mornings, BUFFALO. Good Earth MOORE, Melba T Pinnacle. T — Transatlantic, SH - GD 8 (R) NORMAN a THE MY BLUE HEAVEN, A Friend Of Mine, HOOLIGANS I Shannon, SA - Saga. Cream — C IAN WHITCOMB. Warner Brothers w I DON'T KNOW WHATS ON YOUR O K 16891 (CW) WALK THIS WAY, Uncle Salty. MIND (YOU DON'T KNOW WHAT'S MY KINDA LIFE, Nothing Left For Me To AEROSMITH. CBS 4878 (CW) BEAUTIFUL YOU, It's Hard To Say ON MINE), Reggae Bump, SPIDERS Say, CLIFF RICHARD. EMI 2584 (E) Goodbye, COLIN BLUNSTONE Epic WEBB. Fantasy 139(E) EPC 5009 (CW) I LIE AWAKE AND DREAM OF YOU, LISTINGS BOUNCY BOUNCY BOUNCY, For Love, Take Another Look, CLOVER. LIONEL PETERSEN President PT Vertigo 6059 164 (F) YOU AND ME AGAINST THE WORLD, 460 (ZLHR). I'M A PUNK, Re-Entry (Unidentified N Birdman, BIG SHOT ROAD BAND. Flying Funk), NORMAN a THE NEVER DID LIKE WHISKY. No Other Pye 7N 45669 (A) HOOLIGANS President PT 461 Man, BILLIE JO SPEARS. United AIR LOVE, Pinch Me Am I Dreaming, (ZLHR) Artists UP 36218 (E) LENA ZAVARONI Galaxy GY 114 I'LL BE SEEING YOU. Lady Jane, NIGHT MOVES; Ships Of Fools. BOB ^ (ZLHR). CARLO SANTANNA. Philips 6006 SEGER. Capitol CL 15904 (E) TOTAL ISSUED A MELODY YOU'LL NEVER FORGET, CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU LOVE ME, 561 (F) NOBODY BUT ME, Sueno. HUMAN Please Love Me, HURRICANE Woman Woman, BUNNY SIGLER. I'M GONNA GET IT, Ordinary Man, BEINZ, Capitol CL 15529(E) Singles issued by major manufacturers for ^ SMITH. Pye 7N 45674 (A). Philadelphia PIR 4935 (CW). TONY AUSTIN. Polydor 2058 838 (F) week ending 19th February, 1977. A TIME FOR PEACE, Time, ROGER CARRIE. The Jazz Pianist, ARLAN I'M GONNA RUN AWAY FROM YOU, This This This WHITTAKER. EMI 2587 (E). GREENE Arista 90(E) The Boy Next Door, TAMI LYNN. Week Month Year ALWAYS BE YOUR VALENTINE, CARRY ON WAYWARD SON, Contempo CS 9026 (A) EMI 9(10) 29 ( 27) 63 (31) Childhood, JOHN CHRISTIE. EMI Questions Of My Childhood. I'M QUALIFIED TO SATISFY YOU, Oecca 3 (2) 9 (8) 16 (161 2589(E). CANVAS. Epic EPC4932 (CW). Instrumental, BARRY WHITE. 20th OH MY DEAR ROSE, Painted Eyes, Pye 4 (5) 10 (14) 23 ( 301 Century BTC 2328 (A) MAGNA CARTA. GTO GT82 (F) Polydor 2 (51 12 (15) 34 (28) 1 REMEMBER YOU, California Sun/1 CBS 6 (41 17 (14) 36 (29) Don't Wanna Walk Around With Phonogram 4 (2) 10 (10) 23 (18) B You, RAMONES. Sire 6078 603(F) RCA 2 (3) 8 (10) 24 (19) BANDY THE RODEO CLOWN, A Couple IT TAKES A FOOL LIKE ME, There I Go, WEA 7 (3) 22 (13) 29 (20) More Years, BRENDAN QUINN a DEVIL IN MY ARMS, Flat Bed Truck, HARLEM. DJM DJS 10748 (CW) PARAFFINALEA, Nanagram. Others 13 (181 49 (63) 112 (85) THE BLUEBIRDS. Emerald MD 1194 DENNIS WEAVER. DJM DJS 10758 IT WAS EASY, My Philosophy, BLUE ENGLAND Arista 88(E) Total 50(52)167 (174) 357(277) (E). (CW). ANGELS. DJM DJS 10749 (CW) Q D D n D K title track Natural Avenue is the calibre in pop today. London the same time — fairly heavy, but which is about two lovers who are- concerts are on this month. consistently melodic. Robe's vocals split up because the man is in prison, strongest song but Lodge's new range from very good to superb and and Country Girl. Hayward has a single Say You Love Me is also Shon's guitar solos work both large enough personal following to included. The entire LP docs justice technically and musically. Will sell if PINK FLOYD ensure good sales. Promotion is to Lodge's talents. COLIN BLUNSTONE customers arc given a nudge to listen Animals. Harvest SHVL 815. going to be a prime factor — and he Planes. Epic EPC 81592. Producer: to it. Producer: Pink Floyd. Clearly may even win new fans in the Gus Dudgeon. This is Blunstonc's masierminded by Roger Waters, this process. BURLESQUE first album for more than three years latest Floyd album will shock the hi- Acupuncture. Arista ARTY 151. and his first under the production GEORGE BENSON fi buffs who picked up on Dark Side ® Producer: Muff Winwood. auspices of Gus Dudgeon, best- In Flight. Warner Bros K56327. Of The Moon. It is a gritty attempt Recorded live at the Nashville known of course for his work with Producer: Tomim LiPuma. The to divide a humankind into three STEVE GIBBONS BAND Rooms and St. Albans City Hall Elton John. The title track was interest in George Benson generated categories, the Dogs, the Pigs and Rollin' On. Polydor 2383 433. Burlesque has taken a big gamble on written by John and Bernic Taupin, by the release of his last album the Sheep. The Dogs are the nasty Producer: Ken Laguna. Gibbons releasing a live record for a debut. and is apparently the first time an Breezin'. an American number one. backstabbing kind who always seem second Polydor release is a big, 14- However, it is on the college and Elton John composition has been will make the promotion task of WB to win, the Pigs arc the ones who track album, packed full of classy club circuit that the band has cut its recorded by someone else before that much easier this lime. In fact, repress others and the Sheep arc the songs from the veteran Brummie teeth and relations with an audience John himself has performed it. The such is the impeccable good taste perennial victims who lay themselves bandsman. In former bubblegum are what the band is all about. The track contents here arc interesting: which surrounds this new showcase down to be slaughtered for the other producer Kenny Laguna he has production is very clear, so that the Beautiful You which was written by for the guitarist that his chances of two. Using a chilling robot-like found a sympathetic force which has witty vocals and sax work of Ian Neil Scdaka and appeared on his making a mark in the UK must be put a shine on the dirty, down-to- Trimmer shine more than they ever Emergence album, a revamped Care highly rated. Although his vocal delivery Waters' acid-laced earth sound that epitomises Gibbons do on stage (Drabola is especially Of Cell 44 which was originally a background is jazz he has disciplined lyrics lash out at Mary Whitehousc both on stage and on the first album. surprising in this respect) and with major hit for the Zombies (of which his playing to fit into a tidy but among others, displaying a complete Blunstone was the lead singer) in the rhythmic easy-listening format, to loss of faith in human nature. Ex-Move man Trevor Burton and the band getting encouraging press the twin lead guitars of Bob Wilson from all directions Acupuncture US, and Kiki Dee's Loving And which he occasionally adds rather Gilmour's guitar cuts through with and Dave Carroll are all talented could sell in respectable quantities. Free. Blunstone has added a handful good vocals. Indeed his singing on neat, knifing breaks over largely enough to give the songs the mcaiy of his own songs including Dancing the evergreen Nature Boy is good plodding rhythms and the band uses backing they deserve whit In The Dark and the poignant It's enough to rate release as a single. In very few of the swirling electronic continued heavy touring, both solo Hard To Say Goodbye, ideally Flight is ready for take-off. effects ii made its name with. That KATE & ANNA McGARRIGLE suited to his 'soft' vocals. A good said, Animals works frighteningly and on the backs of major tours ha Dancer With Bruised Knees. Warner album by an under-rated talent. well on its own level and is a chart brought them to many new fans Bros K56356. Producer: Joe Boyd. certainty in any case. attention since the first record. Once when categories were important the McGarrigle sisters 0 might well have been tucked into a JOURNEY L G folk niche. Now they are being Next. CBS. 81554. Producers, TONY LEE JUSTIN HAYWARD Si A° n«c. ^cca -TXS .20 hailed as one of the most engaging Journey. A third album from this The Tony Lee Trio. Lee Lambert: Songwriter. Dcram SDL15. contemporary new acts in a long two-year-old band, which sports British Ja/z Artists Vol. 1. Producer: Tony Clarke. Hayward time, with their last LP voted best some respected names of young yet Humphrey Lyttelton's not for this was the lead vocalist with the Moody ex pcricnced professional album is eulogistic, but he overstates fi'ucs and his songwriting credits for album of 1976 by the Melody Maker musicians. With vocalist Gregg [fie band included such classics as *5 fir and best debut album by the NME. the case when he describes Lee as a The accolade was deserved for the Rolie are Neal Schon, formerly brilliant pianist. Certainly he can Nights In White Satin and Question. ^"^Osbomr^d sC asters are delightfully simple and guitarist with Santana; Ross Valory. swing and has an impressive arsenal "N debut solo album follows hot on 011 Sirnps of Meal Tick^ ln ddmon simply delightful, whether it is Kate ex-Steve Miller Band; and Briton of effects, largely in the Oscar the heels of that by fellow-Moody f swooning over Southern Boys or Aynsley Dunbar — once drummer Peterson idiom. But everything •John Lodge, and naturally enough Anna discoursing on outdoor with John Mavail and most recently tends to come out on the same level includes ton of his own com- pleasures in The Walking Song, with Bowie, the band toured here with^a notable lack of delicacy and positions. Hayward's most recent putting choral effects on the with Santana last autumn, and if the grace. Backed by the dependable Access was in fact with John poignant Kitty Come Home or quality of this album was matched Martin Drew and Tony Archer, Lee ^ Blue Jays, and most people singing traditional French folk by their live performances they parades a fine selection of tunes — will be watching carefully to sec how songs. There's an unaffected purity should have gathered the nucleus of Emily. Blue Bossa, Teach Me ^thr Moodies work out in their and honesty about their work which an enthusiastic following. 1 his Tonight and Once In A While espectivc solo careers. Songwriter is is totally engaging and to be sure brand of rock manages to be among them. ^n interesting selection of material there are no other sister acts of this straightforward and sophisticated at Eluding the title track single Si; help its chances. The Parts one and two — Doin' Time PAGE 41