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I've been three thousand miles or more and I still ain't got too far And the radio's always on by my side ' can't get enough to turn it off
Not even if I try
For some strange reason I pulled over to the side tlaying up In this bed Started thinking atiout you I laid rkno^ been up three days or more to i » my head Looked in my mirror, what did I see? id the TV's always on by my side I saw the devil creeping up on me I can't get enough to turn it off
if I Not even tried, not even if I tried My oh my, boy am I wasted, yeh but she tasted good For some strange reason i got out of my bed. Don't criticise, I know you can take it, I always knew that you would
Walked across the room My oh my, boy am I wasted, she so tasted fine Looked in my mirror, what did I see? Don't criticise, I know you can take It, it's just a question of time
1 saw the devil, he was looking at me My oh my, boy am I wasted, yeh but she tasted yummy yummy so good My oh my, boy am I wasted, yeh but she tasted good Cry and cry. tears can't erase it
Don't criticise, I know you can take it I always knew that you would My oh my, boy am I wasted, but she tasted fine Words and music by Young/Emerson Cry and cry, tears can't erase it, ifs fust a question of time Reproduced by permission St. Annes Music Ltd. 2 SMASH HITS .
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RIGHT then, it's singalong time. MY OH MY To the tune of the Topic advert, Sad Cafe 2 everybody . . . (clears throat): WHEELS OF STEEL "Oh, what has the songwords in every issue? Smash Hits!" "Oh, Saxon 2 who makes a cock-up in every STARING AT THE RUDE BOYS issue? Smash Hits!" Er, yes, well The Ruts . . . Apologies to everybody who 4 searched page 36 of the last issue SOMETHING'S MISSING in vain for the promised binder offer. Due to a last minute The Chords 4 reshuffle at the printers, we had MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM to shelve it for an issue but you The Beat 5 did get an extra song out of it so you didn't do too badly, did you? COMING UP Anyway, the binder offer is Paul McCartney 8 definitely in this issue (we hope) and you'll find it lurking on page DEAR MISS LONELY HEARTS Managing Editor 33. Other noteworthy items in Phil Lynott Nick Logan 14 this issue are another chance to DONT MAKE WAVES win a mini-TV on page 17 and a Editor very enticing Beat competition The Nolans 16 Ian Cranna on page 26. We may be a little I SHOULDA LOVED YA crazy but we do our best . . Features Editor Narada Michael Walden 19 David Hepworth I'M THE FACE Design Editor The High Numbers 23 Steve Bush ALL FOR LEYNA Design Assistant Billy Joel 24 Andy Ingamells LIFE ON MARS
Editorial Assistant David Bowie 27 Bev Hillier ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO The Ramones Contributors 30 Cliff White LOVE AND LONELINESS Robin Katz The Motors 30 Red Starr Fred Dellar A FOREST Mike Stand The Cure 35 Kelly Pike Jill Furmanovsky
Advertisement Manager SIOUXSIE&THE BANSHEES: Feature ...6/7 Rod Sopp THE BODYSNATCHERS: 01-439 Tel: 8801 Feature and Colour Photo 12/13 Publisher THE SPECIALS: Colour Centrespread .20/21 Peter Strong PETE TOWNSHEND: Feature 22/23 NEXT ISSUE THE CHORDS: Colour Poster 36 Editorial and Advertising ON SALE address: Smash Hits, Lisa House, 52-55 Carnaby Street, BITZ 9/10/11 GIGZ 34 London W1V 1PF. INDEPENDENT This magazine is published LABELS 15 by EMAP National Publications SMASH HITS SUBSCRtlnriONS PRIZE 17 Ltd, Peterborough, and is CROSSWORD Home and Overseas (Surface printed by East Midland Litho DISCO 19 mail): £10 Printers, Peterborough. STAR TEASER 26 (Airmail rates on application). Copyright exists on all songs COMPETITION 26 Europe (airmail): £14.40 appearing in Smash Hits. They REVIEWS Write to: Park House, 117 Park must not be reproduced 28/29 Road, Peterborough PE1 20S. without the consent of the LETTERS 32/33 copyright holders.
COVER PIC: FIN COSTELLO SMASH HITS 3 Something's iViissing ^A\WOR W \»^^nROOM Beat o By The Chords on Polydor Records By The
There's a million kids out waiting for you They're standing round with nothing else to do Been waiting for so long it ain't true Got little to fight for, nothing to lose
Chorus Always staring, waiting and listening Got a feeling something is missing Something's missing (and it's true) Something's missing (you got little to lose) "V*^ Something's missing (so you're gonna find) Something's missing for you
Too much confusion, nothing Is right
t can't tell what will and might what Mirror in the bathroom, please talk free I've been laughing and crying about today, The door is locked, just you and me it's you Can I take you to a restaurant that's got Can't tell the difference between a promise glass tables the truth and You can watch yourself while you are eating Repeat chorus Mirror in the bathroom, I just can't stop it Every Saturday you see me window Not a word that I can't say shopping is today About what happening Find no interest in the racks and shelve! left inside head a Not a word my Just a thousand reflections of my own hell, it's already been said But what the sweet self, self, self, self, self *9S** "^
Repeat chorus Mirror in the bathroom You're my mirror in the bathroom Words and music by Chris Pope You're my mirror in the bathroom Music Reproduced by permission And Son You're my mirror in the bathroom Ltd. Mirror in the bathroom, recompense For all my crimes of self defence The cures you whisper make no sense Staring At Drift gently into mental illness Mirror in the bathroom, please talk free The door is locked, just you and me
Can I take you to a restaurant that's got The Rude Boys 0^ glass tables You can watch yourself while you ate eating By The Ruts on Virgin Records Mirror in the bathroom It's a very small world in the middle of a crowd Repeat to fade The room gets daric when the music gets loud The treble cuts through when the rhythm takes a bite Words and H/lusic by The Beat But there's no room to move cause the floor's Reproduced by permission of packed tight The Beat A voice shouts loud, "We'll never surrender" A voice in the crowd, "Never surrender" A head in the clouds, "Blind propaganda" Never surrender, we'll never surrender The skins in the corner are standing at the bar The rude boys are dancing to some heavy, heavy ska And it's getting so hot, people dripping with sweat The punks in the corner are speeding like a jet Chorus Staring at the rude boys, staring at the rude boys Dancing with the rude boys, dancing with the rude boys Staring at the rude boys, staring at the rude boys A bunch of B.M.'s march in on D.M.'s And some stand there saluting the air They wanna be pirates but the sea's not calm Tattooed crossbones on their arms A voice shouts loud, "We'll never surrender" A voice in the crowd, "Never surrender" Another head bowed, blind propaganda, "Propaganda, propaganda" The lights come alive in a blinding flash The dance floor clears as the victims clash Everyone leaves when the heavies arrive Someone hits the floor someone takes a dive Repeat chorus twice We'll never surrender Repeat to fade PICS: PAUL SLATTERY Words and music by Owen/Jennings/Fox/Ruffy 4 SMASH HITS Reproduced by permission Virgin Music Ltd. "No, we haven't always been "We have changed. I don't fashionable. Okay, Steve and I really know how. When you get used to be part of the Bromley into a situation where you're Contingent, but that was only making records things change. because we lived round there. You have to be more organised "When we went on stage that and when more people want to first night at the Punk Festival we hear you, you've got to tour.
weren't trying to join any "Soundwise, I think our songs movement. Originally we did it now have more depth, but because it was fun. It still is fun. they're still as much Banshees' "The press have always songs as 'Hong Kong Garden' enjoyed labelling us as posers. was." Like when we held out for so What about "Happy House", long without accepting a record where did it come from? What's deal. They said we were trying to it about? put over a pose, that we could "Happy House started out as a easily bring out records on a title. We wanted to call the fan small independent label. We club The Happy House, then I got could have, but what's the use of an idea for a song. It's really just bringing out records that aren't a happy song. The kind you make available everywhere? up as you go along when you're "Our music is written as much happy, for no real reason. for the young kid in Scotland Y'know, when you're sitting in who buys her records from Boots the bath or when you're walking or Woollies as it is for the guy home late at night." who shops in Rough Trade. How do you feel about bands Anyway, isn't it fashionable to be that started at the same time as on a small label these days?" the Banshees? How do you THE SPECIALS^PUBUC IMAGE compare yourself to them? WHAT ABOUT the most recent "D'you mean the Clash and
turning point in the Banshees' that lot? Well, I don't really feet career? That split last anything about them. I suppose ''''''''^^ September? they did something to keep the "It wasn't a split! Two music scene alive, but that's CLASH members of the band left. One about it. I don't compare the n has already been replaced, the Banshees to any band. The only
other'll be replaced soon." comparison I draw is to how "When it happened it was the good the Banshees could be." last thing we expected, Are there any bands about just especially in the sly way that now that you particularly like? they left. We had actually asked "I like the Cramps. They're a the two of them before we went good band, and they're made on tour if they wanted to tour. even better by the fact that they IF YOU KNEWSUZIE . . . We realised that they were don't take themselves too unhappy to a degree, but when seriously. Too many groups Cq in '71 I ^ / AY BACK cut a tell her that I didn't like the they said everything was fine we these days want to be part of the 'Budgie. Budgie's really fitted into A year later, after a few learned that the girls were called to play snippets of "Knocking On audience has on their show, between them and me and the band easily. Actually, there Debbie and Suzie the Heaven's Door" and 'Twist And personnel changes, Siouxsie and and boy telling her that I had seen the Steve. are four of us. Nils has been with The Banshees over was called Shout" and all sorts of riffs handed the Steve. They were part and show last night when she "We tried to make them feel us for a long time and works % crown of being everybody's of a London crowd called The guitar noises. refused to play an encore more a part of the band, really hard for the band. The next favourite unrecorded band. They Bromley Contingent, punlcs who The set was loose, rough and because the crowd hadn't been although we always wanted step is for us to find a permanent signed to Polydor and brought had their own scene and their totally chaotic. The bass player dancing. them to express themselves guitarist then we'll do some out a single, "Hong Kong own groups. had first lifted a bass only twenty "Well, we always try to give however they wanted musically. tours. Maybe go to America." In six hours earlier Garden". The single charted and September 1976 1 went to and the 100 per cent, but it's difficult John was worse, maybe, Do you have anyone in mind established Siouxsie and The the very first Punic Festival in drummer had sat in on only half trying to put your heart and soul because he had seen the group for the new guitarist? an Banshees' status as a "real London's 100 Club. On the first hour of rehearsal. In all into a song when you're faced live before he joined. We were "No, nobody definite. Soon 64 PAGES OF PHOTOX group" or as they say in the ACTION night, the bill was conventional senses, Suzie and headed by the with a couple of hundred critics. I sure they were right for the after Kenny and John left, business "a force to be reckoned most infamous Punic band — the The Banshees were a terrible mean, when the audience all Banshees, but as it turned out we someone put us in touch with with". Sex Pistols. Second on the bill group, but there was something stand about waiting for you to were wrong!" Budgie and he seemed to be Two albums later, in were The Clash, their first gig that made them seem great. make a mistake or do something Do you ever see them now? right for us. Guitarists are without After the Club, September 1979, drummer a fifth member. 100 Suzie and shocking it's no fun. Then if you "No!" different, we've auditioned Kenny Morris and guitarist John Rumours were also running her Banshees disappeared. Then get an audience that's out to What are they doing now, hundreds and none of them that five months later a McKay walked out on the second Sid, the well known Sex band called enjoy itself you can feel it and it musically? seem to have anything to offer date of a full scale British tour. Pistols fan, was going to be on Siouxsie And The Banshees hit helps you relax. "I don't know. They're our sound." This left only Siouxsie and the stage with his own band. One the scene with a manager called "There was a period a while probably trying to be very band. Nils Stevenson. Nils original bassist, Steve Severin. Subway Sect, had already had joined back when it must've been very modern. Trying to be Eno. I don't SIOUXSIE and The Banshees the group as guitarist, This was a big blow, but it only played a noisy set and the buzz a then trendy to go to a Banshees show. know and I don't really care." seem to be going through a took five months to have a new went round that Sid was next. He decided to make use of the skills We used to get all these posers Is is true that "Drop Dead" was difficult period just now. Live, combo on the road. was, but I was more interested in he had learned from Malcolm coming along and standing written about John and Kenny? they've lost a lot of their the McLaren That, apart from the release of singer — it was Suzie from and became the watching us, they'd never dance. "No. I suppose, to a certain characteristic spontaneity. the magnificent "Happy House" my pic. manager. A lot of the feeling went out of extent, it was inspired by them, They're touring with a borrowed single, brings us to in the The band called It was obvious that the new now it's were Suzie our show then. That was when I but not about them. I've guitarist. Yet, they still manage Siouxsie and The Banshees and The Banshees, the drummer Banshees were not the got the 'Ice Queen' tag." forgotten about John and Kenny. to bring out an excellent single. story. was Sid Vicious and the bass whizz-bang combo that had Haven't The Banshees always Life must go on. Change is a Siouxsie and The Banshees have played festival. player was that guy, Steve. His the punk Only TONIGHT I was going to see the been very fashionable? Didn't healthy thing anyway!" been down before and somehow full name was Steve Havoc. The Suzie (now Siouxsie Sioux) and Banshees again. I had an they come from the elite Bromley Change being a healthy thing, managed to use it to their bass player, Steve, guitarist was called Marco. They remained. interview with Siouxsie after the Contingent and start at a very how do you think Siouxsie and advantage. It looks as if they'll do They had a collection played a twenty minute set powerful of show and I didn't want to have to fashionable time? The Banshees have changed? the same again. A NEW ROCK MOIMTHLYA No.l ON SALE TODAY 6 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 7 THE NEW HITSINGLE PULLING MUSSELS (FROM THE SHELL) FROM THE ALBUM ARGYBARGY
8 SMASH HITS ^-1 7 B z / r .^-'- GARY PHOTOURS THE PHOTOS, who have spent April as special guests on the NUMAN European leg of The Police World Tour, return to Britain in May to SOUND play a short series of gigs in & support of their new EP on Epic Records. Dates are as follows: Glasgow VISION Technical college (7), Aberdeen University (8), Dundee GARY NUMAN makes his entry University (9), Edinburgh Nite into the world of commercial Club (10), Ayr Pavillion (11), video this month with the release London Marquee (14), of a 45 minute cassette filmed at Loughborough University (15), Hammersmith Odeon on his last Kidderminster Town Hall (16) tour. and Bangor University (17). This will be the first time that a The band's first album, major pop act has put a produced by Undertones/Lene videocassette on the market Lovich man Roger Bechirian, will (though Blondie's "Eat To The be in the shops at the end of Beat" has also been May. announced)and the first time that a recording will be available that can be played on all the various different video systems. Beggar's Banquet are manufacturing VHS, Phillips, Betamax and Sonumatic versions of the film which features a promotional film of "Cars" plus
the following live tracks; "Me I Disconnect From You", 'M.E.",
"We Are So Fragile", "Everyday I Die", "Conversations", AC/DC have found a new singer "Remember I Was Vapour", "On to replace the late Bon Scott. He Broadway", "Down In The Park", is Brian Johnson, previously the "My Shadow In Vain", "Are singer with Newcastle band 'Friends' Electric?" and "Tracks". Geordie, who chalked up a Assuming that you're lucky couple of hits in 1973 with "All enough to own or rent all the Because Of You" and "Can You proper video equipment, you can Do It". Brian is currently purchase the cassette for either rehearsing with the band prior to £19.99 for VHS and Betamax recording a new album for formats or £29.99 for Sonumatic summer release. and Phillips machines from WHO'S THE Beggars' Banquet, 8, Hogarth Road, London W5. FACE?
IDENTITY CRISIS WONDERING WHAT Ian Dury's been up to lately? Well, amongst I SPENT years playing piano other things he's been penning a around my Portsmouth home, review of the Elvis '56 book for a made a couple of dumper singles brand new monthly magazine FERN KINNEY is arriving in with a band called Arms And called "The Face" which should Britain in May for her first live Legs and then had to do be in your newsagent right now. appearances on these shores. arrangements for a cabaret band "The Face" — the brainchild of She will be supporting The called Koffee 'N' Kreme for a the same Nick Logan who Stylistics at London Dominion while just to pay the rent. Then, founded "Smash Hits" — is a Theatre (4), Manchester as soon as I buy a pair of white glossy publication covering all Thameside Theatre (6) and shoes and start wearing the kinds oif aspects of the music Bristol Hippodrome (11). (There louder kind of suit, I find the scene but with particular will be two shows per night at world is beating a path to my emphasis on the best of rock each of these venues.) Fern is (blush!) door. Turn to the bottom photography. Very good it is too, also doing two gigs of her own; of Page 11 to discover my true but just you make sure you fork Manchester Jolly's (5) and identity. out for your "Smash Hits" first! Hatfield Forum (10). t*"*--. T I I
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I I I I I I I U-" GAVE REPEATO EVAPOR- TO FADO DAYS IF THERE has been a battle going on in the Liverpool area for the NATION! THOUGHTYOU might be MARVIN GAVE, who was forced elaborately interested to see the job that a most named band, then Orchestral Manoeuvres must THE VAPORS have announced to cancel his January British tour win hands over TOP TEN Spanish translator made of down Echo & The Bunnymen, The Teardrop their first major headline tour for because of domestic problems, "Video Killed The Radio Star" for Explodes, Lori & The Chameleons and even Pink Military Stand the month of June to coincide has rearranged his dates for Toyah Alone. now Wilcox the sleeve of Bruce Woolley's with the release of their first June. The venues are the same as IN quite Liverpudlians, ANARCHY THE REAR STALLS 1. ZAGER AND EVANS: in' version over there. Not OMID live a 21p ferry ride away across Clear album, "New Days", on before; Manchester Apollo (6), the Mersey, in the Wirral — in a "silly little place" called MeoH (but 'N' Roll Swindia" Year 2525 (RCA). United Artists. Liverpool Philharmonic Hall THE STORY of the making of "The Great Rock (8), 2. DAVIO BOWIE: Bewlay heard you won the Wallace pronounced Malve). Until quite recently, the gigantic name Dates are; Bradford University would make a good movie In its own right. Originally conceived in London Royal Albert Hall (13), back in '52 concealed a mere two people — Paul Humphreys and Andy veteran Brothers (RCA). (4) Norwich University (5), Birmingham Odeon London 1977 as "Who Killed Bambi", under the direction of (14), 3. MARC BOLAN: Spacebaii Lying awake from the beginning McCiuskey. Cambridge Corn Exchange (6), American porn peddler Russ Meyer, tt changed title, plot and Rainbow (15), Slough Fulcrum Ricochet (EMI). heard you won the Wallace back Together they'd been in The id who, according to Andy, were the format times after he abandoned it in disgust. Birmingham University (7), Centre (18), Brighton Centre (19) numerous only 4. PEREUBU: The Modern in '52 band on that side of the Mersey, apart from Daiek I Love You Bristol University (9), St Albans Malcolm McLaren repeatedly changed his mind about the kind of and Edinburgh Usher Hall (21). (Mercury). Lying awake it come teeming in (not bad, but not quite obscure enough) whom Andy Joined briefly film would have nothing to Dance Civic Hall (10), Guildford Civic he wanted and then Rotten swore he Id folded. 5. LOU REED: Berlin (RCA). on you when The Reunited with Paul, he remembers, they faced (12), Sheffield Polytechnic (12), do with H in any shape or form; After the band broke up and were 6. BRIAN ENO: Baby's On Fir If I was young it didn't stop you up to the fact that they "couldn't play for toffee" by teaming up Newcastle University (14), declared bankrupt, young director Julian Temple, who had been in (EG). coming through with Winston, their famous tape recorder. Dundee Barracuda (15), on the project ail the way. was left to piece together the best film 7. FAD GADGET: Back To Winston was programmed with all kinds of music by the pair — Edinburgh Tiffanys (16), he could from the thousands of feet of film and videotape that had saw your picture in the Nature (Mute). electronic percussion, synthesiser, saxophone — all of which he built up. i read Aberdeen Ruffles (17) Glasgow magazines reproduced faithfully on stage, sharing the limelight with Andy's 8. JIMIHENDRiX: Castles I College Of Technology (18), Bath Imagined footlight on the Of Sand (Track). vocals and bass and Paul's keyboards. University (21 ), Cardiff Top Ranl< Under the circumstances, he hasn't made a bad Job of it. wooden fence ahead 9. LAURA NYRO: Emmie (CBS). After a year of this — including the very fine single "Electricity" (22), Plymouth Fiesta (23), Documentary meets wild fantasy, cartoons rub shoulders with Sometimes I thought you were 10. TIM BUCKLEY: Starsailor on Manchester independent label Factory — Winston was replaced Bournemouth Stateside Centre promo films, sharp satire mixes It with casual pornography, and controlling me instead (Straight). by Dave Hughes on keyboards and occasional bass and Malcolm Leicester University the resulting mixture makes, much of the time, forfairiy amusing children? (24), (25), How many on drums and electronic percussion. "Electricity", meanwhile, had Hull, Pavillion viewing. \liike all these songs equally, What did you tell them Withernsea Grand caused a few brains to light up at Dindisc and was re-released by ' Rainbow, (28). McLaren is the real star in his role as The Embezzler, intent on because of The emotions they (26), London them, followed by the band's first album, recorded in their own swindling huge amounts of cash of the record industry purely betray and also because of the Pictures came and took you heart out small studio. by the brilliant manipulation of the media. Steve Jones as The emotional feelings they trigger in And now we live in the Since Winston "retired from the stage", OMID's equipment has SONJA Crook pursues him for his share of the lot. Unsuccessfully. me. abundance of New York STARTS been built into similar looking frames which surround Andy on We hear the playback and its AGAIN three sides as he sings. Watching the band go through their Running parallel to ail this we have the actual Pistols story (or seems so long ago imaginatively varied and highly danceable set, K's not hard to see Air singer parts of it), from early London gigs to final break in San And you remember the genius of FORMER CURVED lead up MORE KINK they say they object to years ago why being classified with John Foxx and Sonja Kristina, who's been Francisco. This last is the film's most striking sequence. Rotten Gary Numan. You were the first working in the live theatre since turning on the crowd at the end of an appalling version of "No KRONIKLES one ." "We're not entirely electronic. We only use tapes and synths if her old band broke up, is Fun" and spitting "Old you ever get the feeling you've l>een You were the first one . . A NEW compilation of old Kinks they're interesting. We may play dirges, but we do pop things currently rehearsing a new band taken?" classics from the sixties just out And you thought WE made too!" with a view to playing a few live The remainder of the movie suffers from the absence of his on Pye under the title "You Really mistakes . . . Steve Taylor gigs. Her recording career has abrasive intelligence. Rotten was The Pistols and the picture of the Got Me" contains the original also reactivated through a Is consequently lopsided. Matlock scarcely gets a look been band Glen versions of a coOple of recent deal with Chopper Records. A in, while the footage of Sid is strictly fantasy stuff — all motorbikes hits, "David Watts" and "Stop REMEMBER IN the last issue we single called "St Tropez" is and "My Way". The pathetic Rio/Ronnie Biggs episode comes over Your Sobbing", as well as much told you all about "The Rock expected soon. as it actually was — a last desperate publicity stunt. HUMANOEVRES other fine stuff. Stands the time Primer"? Well, proving once and The funniest part is an interview with Rotten's former singing test and makes for interesting for all that whatever we British tutor (so much for MacLaren's claim that the band shouldn't be comparative listening. do the Americans do bigger if not able to play). A terribly nice clean lady, she sings us a snatch of always better, we've just been "Submission" in a fruity soprano to illustrate a point. ROCKY BURNETTE has A NEW Joy Division album, received "The Rolling Stone confirmed as the support act So what did you expect? A nice tidy rags to riches fairytale? The on entitled "Closer", has just been Record Guide" edited by Dave chaotic "Swindle" at least doesn't try Justify anything — if11 Doctor Hook's short tour of to completed is *'---. ., 51 and expected on Marsh (Virgin Books £5.25), a probably leave you more confused than ever. The stuff of which <\ Britain. Factory at the end of May. more comprehensive and much legends (and money) are made. Oh, and yes, it is an 'X' certificate. thicker variation on the same fe^-'- BOB MARLEY and The Wallers idea. play their first British date for CHISWICK RECORDS are three years when they headline WEMBLEY releasing an album of previously Marsh lists 10,000 currently an open air concert at Crystal unheard material from Joe available rock, pop, soul, Palace Bowl on Saturday June Strummer's pre-Clash band The country, blues and jazz albums 7th. Support acts include The Joe WAIL lOlers in May. and offers capsule reviews of Jackson Band, Average White LIKE THE good West Ham each one. Unlike the primer, this Band and Q-Tips. Tickets are fanatics they are. The Cockney book lists its fair share of bad available either from of branches Rejects are marking their team's THE UNDERTONES have been albums. Quite right too; bad Virgin Records for £7.00 or from appearance in the FA Cup Final forced to cancel their May 3rd records are often very influential. Garden Party, GP Productions, by recording their own individual date at Belfast's Whitia Hall Peppered with factual errors PO Box 4TL, London W1 A 4TL for version of because of a ban on "new wave" the team's song, "I'm though it is, this volume repays £7.30 per ticket. Postal orders Forever Blowing Bubbles". bands which followed an earlier the odd dabble, if only because of THE HUMAN League have their second album, "Travelogue", only will be accepted and Haven't they got enough concert by The Selecter at the Marsh's odd flashes of wit. released by Virgin on May 14th. First 10,000 copies will appear a applicants should include SAE. problems with their defence? venue. £3.99 before reverting to the list price of £5.25. 10 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 11 Two-Tone Tessies, yet you notice we've had plenty of offers — but that once something like on the other hand we might just Two-Tone, for instance, becomes get a secretary who'll actually GIRLS TALK very successful people start to organise things for us." resent it. You can see in the press that many writers There are some things you just seem to IF YOU haven't seen The be trying to impress each other Bodysnatchers live, you may well — and maybe Two-Tone is can't a dirty be able to see them in a film cover up with lipstick and vvord now." which will hopefully appear in "If you're playing for fun, the summer, featuring live powder. Ryan Kelly forget it," she finishes footage of them, plus The sarcastically. "Something Specials, Madness, The Selecter unveils The Bodysnatchers. popular and commercial doesn't and The Beat. It will be on release prompt any interest, but you'll in cinemas, and will be Hey. I want to tell you about something new. find Slouxsie and The Banshees accompanied by a compilation We rude girls shanking just as well as you. and The Slits getting Records of album, and possibly a booklet — You may have forgot about us up to now. the Week, because if you're although plans at this point are But take care boys, we may well show you how! obscure and misunderstood still hazy. artists, everyone sympathises." But although the tour has been "HAT, briefly, is what The being in the right place at the successful for The Bodysnatchers are all right time," continues Miranda. SOMEHOW IT seems almost Bodysnatchers, it was not for the about. An all-girl, "What we play is just very impertinent after that heated group who were originally seven-piece ska band, they were popular at the moment. outburst to venture that some second on the bill. Holly and The considered laughable on their "Of course," she adds, "being people just might not happen to Italians. They had to quit first public outings, basically all girls has helped us a lot, like "Rock Steady", but we do half-way through amidst a blaze because they had no idea as to merely because it's still a novelty talk about the single and how It of publicity, leaving The how (or when) to play their to find seven females in one band came to be. Bodysnatchers to move up to instruments. — because music is still very "We never really had that main support act. field." But suddenly The much a male dominated much time or it choice when "Though I was sorry to see Bodysnatchers are laughable no Do they think that all girl bands came to choosing the single," Holly go, I found things much more. immediately inherit a bad They may not be in the says Jane, a rather vivacious better when we were second Mantovani class just yet, but reputation? blonde drummer who spent band on," says Jane. "The first they've proved their "I think that men have a pretty worth by much of the interview clinging to band has the job of really getting a deal with bad idea of girls in bands," Two-Tone, some unnamed guy's knee. warming the audience up, most which has spawned the hit debut mutters Rhoda, their black "We didn't set out to record a of whom are still arriving, and single "Let's Do Rock Steady", toasting lead singer. cover version because many of also it means that you are very and a place on The Selecter's "I think everyone the other Two-Tone bands had rushed. recent tour. Not at all for underestimates girl bands bad had success that way. We found "We'd just laze around seven girls who a year ago had really," says keyboards player that none of our other material travelling to the gig, then we'd never even heard Penny, the one with the slight of each other. was strong enough at that point, be last to do the soundcheck, run It was bass player Nicky's idea lisp and prime offender in the and that Rock Steady', which off to put our make-up on, and to form a group, after she had giggling stakes. has a catchy tune and simple have to be back on in ten seen The Specials in a London "One girl came up to after a me words, had always gone down minutes to play the set. By the club. show She took the usual steps of — towards the end of the particularly well with audiences. time we had finished though, advertising in the music rags for tour by which time we could play '"Strangely though, we've had we'd have so much energy left recruits, exclusively female, then the whole set without it falling to lot a of people tell us that they and nothing to do with it." wasted months sifting through pieces — and practically gasped prefer the song that we did write "Holly and the Italians are a no-good applicants for the job. that she didn't think we'd be able on the B-side, "Ruder Then You'." good band, but it was completely It was only when Jane came to play our instruments at all." I ask whether they will be the wrong tour for them," along four months later the show ""Also," adds Miranda," a lot of staying with the Two-Tone set continues Miranda. "The got on the road, at least able people came up to me when now we up? audience had come along to hear to boast a were tour, rhythm section, in on and quite bluntly 'We're committed to doing one thing and then were theory if not in practice. said that they didn't think that another single with them, but confronted by something The other members followed we'd be any good, so they just after that I don't know," says completely different halfway one by one, from schoolgirls didn't turn up in time to see us. Rhoda. "We don't even know through — so it's not surprising (saxist Miranda) to fashion Those ideas are the only what the next single will be, they were given a hard time. Also designers (guitarist Sarah Jane, drawbacks you have to put up because haven't we had a chance I think the Two-Tone audience is or SJ), all linked — with." by two factors to write and rehearse anything particularly narrow-minded." (a) total musical Inability and (b) "It's that Idea that makes a lot new while we've been on tour. "I don't think so," bursts out being female. So why weren't of girls seem to think that if "It isn't necessarily all our Rhoda indignantly, "I don't think men allowed in? they're In a band they've got to decision either. The record you can blame the audience at "I don't think we would have prove themselves all the time company has a large say, as all. If you come to see a joined a group, I know I certainly instrumentally, or have got to they've got a lot more experience Two-Tone or a mod band, you wouldn't have, if there had been put across some heavy point In these matters." expect to see just that. You men Involved," says Miranda, about sexism or feminism," The Bodysnatchers are nothing wouldn't expect, or want, to see who at seventeen could announces Penny, "so that in become the if not ambitious. Apart from The Lambrettas supported by the new Penelope Keith, end there's fun in with her no them at all throwing themselves in at the Def Leppard, would you?" daunting and they self-possession and end up downright deep end as far as writing and Another great debate breaks aristocratic manner. boring." playing go, they do not as yet out emphasising the real "Boys usually start learning an "There are still some strange have a manager to keep them on difference between groups of instrument at about 14 or 15, and ideas about girl bands," says the straight and narrow. Don't men and of women. Men talk in as we were all joining to learn as Rhoda. "People immediately they find it difficult to keep turn — women tend to rush in all we went along, it would have assume that you are all heavy things moving at this early at once and present an inaudible made us look ridiculous." feminists and hate men. If there stage? argument. So, instead of appearing inept are half a dozen men in the band, "Not really," answers Jane. But despite their inability to in front of experienced though it's a different thing "The Selecter tour was more or agree on anything else. The colleagues The Bodysnatchers altogether — no-one assumes less all arranged for us, and there Bodysnatchers are unanimous as set out to look ridiculous in front they must immediately gay, be have always been people we far as their own careers are of club audiences, learning as or macho or something. It only could go to for advice if we concerned. They feel that they they went along. Still in the happens to girls." needed it. But it is a very have proved it's attitude, not infant stage at their second gig, But then, it's mostly men who democratic set up within the ability that counts. As Miranda they were offered a place as write about bands in the first band. There are no leaders who points out, there are hundreds of support on a tour with The place. take control on big decisions, groups around that are musically Selecter, who disregarded "We've also seen the and let's face it, with seven of us superb, yet really boring. technique In favour of style. Two-Tone backlash gather steam around it's pretty easy just to As far as the record buying in the reviews we've had," says take a vote! public are concerned, it seems "OUR LUCK is really down to Miranda, "One paper called us "We may get a manager — that they're right. '^^^^^Sm SMASH HITS 13 Dear Miss Lonely Hearts
By Phillip Lynott on Vertigo Records '•4s»i5i.;'{^i^. J Dear Miss Lonely Hearts — I had to write this letter nMmimia-^ To tell you how I came to meet her ,.^ ,4^.M She was sweet but I dated her sister
That's how I've made my mistake and I can't forget her
I felt depressed
Till a friend of mine suggested that I write to this address So unless you can find a cure for my loneliness It will persist, it will persist Chorus Lonely boy, looking for another Lonely girl, to love one another mmm.. Lonely hearts, turn to each other Lonely souls, (lonely souls) Dear Lonely Boy I doubt if my reply will bring much joy .0^^^ It seems from your letter that you lied Or strongly Implied that you were Satisfied to take her sister by your side I became distressed at your total lack of tactfulness — 6;:z ~:;s^£7^^ So at best all I can suggest Is that you resist and you put an end to Such thoughts of silliness Repeat chorus Dear Miss Lonely Hearts I've got problems
You're the only one I know that can solve them
I love a girl but I'm dating her sister
And if I persist in my pursuit I will kiss her
Dear Lonely Girl
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14 SMASH HITS supposed to sweep away, not there are clearly unwary people people who were active around revive. who must be warned. Look, the 1977 — doesn't mean that it's Poor old Desperate Bicycles — only recommendation I can necessarily any good. they can't do anything well, from honestly make about this Contact address? Desperate their silly name and painful, dreadful warning to us all is to Bicycles didn't even manage one meaningless title onwards. listen long and hard before Their of those . . . buying. jarring, jangling tunes (I use the Just because it's Red Starr term loosely) are poor at best, independently produced — or by their playing and arrangements utterly without a spark of imagination and their general execution (now there's an idea) is artless and sluggish. In fact, the only thing that can be said in their favour here is that / DESPERATE BICYCLES: Remorse the vocals are clearly audible — f Code (Refill Records LP). in this case a distinct
Well, I can certainly see why disadvantage, as their lyrics too they're desperate. An East are firmly on the wrong side of London band. Desperate Bicycles dreadful. were among the very first of the Really, it's hard to believe that do-it-yourself single pioneers, there could be a band so eventually ending up with four relatively competent at their singles on their own Refill chosen instruments and yet so Records to their name. completely without natural And so to this, their first album, talent. still featuring two of the original Not that it's actually offensive foursome, which was recorded in — it's too nice and well meaning October of last year. I'm not for that — it's just so
familiar with the singles but this overwhelmingly fifth rate that I is, er, well, um — frankly, it's feel sorry rather than irritated.
awful. And I do mean awful — the So why prolong this agony? kind of well intentioned but Mainly because I'm staggered to utterly hopeless hippy claptrap see this awful artefact enter the that the New Wave was independent album Top Ten and independent and "Ginny". Gentle and singles top 30 singles melodic, with harmonies backing TWO vocals and all things, '60s, plus THIS WEEKS a "Wind-Up Girl", the first WEEK AGO release smidgeon of Gerry Rafferty. TITLE/ARTIST UBEL on London based Gun Records, is (£1 from Jerry Tfie FOOP FOR THOUGHT UR4n Ferret, 50 Graduate by heavy Spitfire. metal band Not South Park Terrace, llford, Essex.) YOU/AWTICIPATION Delia 5 Rough Trade mindless like most offerings from A Welsh Company called Discos WHERE THEBES A WIU Slits/Pop Group Y (Rough Trade) the established HM bands, but a Incorporated are currently TREASON The Teardrop Explodes Zoo neat, well produced commercial promoting "Femmes Sosis REALITIES Of WAR Discharge rock from a with Clay song band a Cellophane" by French new wave S.Y.S.I.J.F.M. 5 (THE lETTER SONG) Q.Tios certain style and originality. Shotgui band Edith Nylon. Fresh, well WHERE'S CAPTAIN KIRK Spiz; Eneroi Which is much more than can be Rough Trade constructed pop with . . . er . . . 22 SOLDIER SOUHEBSpizzEnerpi said for the EP by Discharge Rough Trade on nice synthesiser intro and catchy 12 YOU CAN BE YOU Honey Bane the new Stoke-on-Trent label. Crass vocal effects and chorus, even * CABTROUBLE Adam And The Ant.s Clay Records. The four identical Dolt though I have no idea what the 7 WAROANCE Killinn Joke tracks, about society and war and female singer Malicious Damage Mylene is on about that sort of thing, 23 FEVER Cramps are only (I didn't get the '0' level!) lal distinguishable from radio static 13 20 FEEDING OF THE 5.000 Crass (Contact: SAE to Discos Small Wonder by the screaming, gabbled TRANSMISSION Joy Division Incorporated, 53 Madoc Street, Factory vocals. Makes the Subs sound 15 27 BETTEBSCREAMWahlHeat UK Gwynedd.) Inevitable like the Welsh Male Voice Choir. ABAUCA Robert Wyatt This issue's charm quota is Rough Trade (Contact: SAEs to Gun Records, 8 SLEDGEHAMMEB Sledgehammer supplied on a 4V4 track EP by Valiant 101-103 Baker Street, London 14 Exeter band The impossible RICKEY-S HAND Fad Gadflet Mute W1; Clay Records, 26 Hope Dreamers (A Merciful Release). THREE MANTBAS Cabaret Voltaire Rough Trade Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.) An abundance of acoustic 20 YAP YAP YAP Piranhas Attrix Another new label that has guitars, along with Nick GIVE 'EM HELL Witchfvnde Rondelet emerged this year is London's Waterhouse's matter-of-fact a 19 MOTOBHEAO MotnrhPari Big Beat Vendetta Records. They have just vocals give the songs a folky feel. a 24 FIEBY JACK Fall released Step Forward their second single, Tiie The best are "Books Books 13 NANTUCKET SLEIGHBIDE Quart, Meanies' "Waiting Reddington's For You"/"lfs Books", a singalong ditty, and 26 ALTEBNATIV E ULSTEB Stiff Little Fin„ pr, True" which is Rough Trade average and the funny "Not A Love Song" M 9 BEALrTYASYIIIM Crass forgettable. Crass with Nick singing an imaginary 15 KEBAB TBAUME Deutsche Ampri.ani,.!.. More interesting is the label's Freundschafl Mute guitar solo. A gem for collectors WARM GIRLS Girls At Our Best first offering, "Don't Let Go" by of Record real home made records. ENGLISH BLACK BOYS xn Dus Seventeen. The 'A' side comes (Contact: to Factory SAE Scott, Rougt) DEATH AND DESTINY Mvthra across as a rather self-conscious Trade, 202 Kensington Guardian Park Road, attempt at a clean simple pop London W1 1.) song, but "Bank Holiday Steve Bush independent albums top 10 Weekend" succeeds where the TWO other side fails, and re-creates the THIS WEEKS WEEK AGO happy-go-lucky feel of holidays TITLE/ARTIST LABEL and general skives. BOOTLEG RETROSPECTIVE Slits Y (Rough Tradel (Contact: SAB to Eric Gavin, 193 FOR HOW MUCH LONGER Po Group p Rough Trade Half Moon Lane, London SE24.) 2 STATIONS OFTHE CRASS Crass Crass Hearing of Jerry The Ferret on COLOSSAL YOUTH Young Marble Giants Rough Trade Dead Horse Records conjures up j_COUNT DRACULA AND OTHER i nw «nrucc auartz Reddington's images of more 1976-style punk, SONGS THE LORD TAUGHT US Cramps but their EP is anything but. The 9 UNKNOWN PLEASURES Joy Divisinn Factory two tracks that stand out most NINE MONTHS TO THE DISCO Glaxo Babies Heartbeat were both written by Tony Sales INFUMMABIE MATERIAL Stiff Little Finn.rs "The Rough Trade — Music Goes On And On" - REMORSE CODE Desperate Biryrlps Refill SMASH HITS 15 Compiled by Record Business from a u nationwide panel of specialist shoos Only titles net connected v^ith ' major record companies are e^giblj MODS-PUNK-ROCK %^£S?^,^^ TIES 2 TONE £2 18 The Beat 19 Skins A-1 All Chtcks 1 Plain Black 20 Skinheads* A-2 Vi Checks + Vi Black 2 Plain White 21 The Police A-3 Vi Checks + % White 3 Vi Black-White 22 Lambrettas A-4 Slim Jims all colours 4 Mods EpicBecord. 23 The Tourists Satin Material on 5 The WHO' Nolans 24 Joe Jackson B,The 6 The JAM* 25 Numan 7 Madness* A-5 NUMAN V(n TIE, 26 Bowie 8 Specials* Red and Blue £3 ....ay""""""'"""* 27 The CLASH 9 Selectors* 28 Sid Vicious 11 Walt Jabsco NEW PLASTIC BADGES J^ I 13 Dancing PI Madness Man P4 on Radio P7 Beat Girt .. \( 15 TOO MUCH V2 Jabsco PS w. 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I really That's it until the 15th. ggy ~~ ATUIVTIC___^ " — ___ARIOU__^ I Shoulda Loved Ya By Narada Michael Walden on Atlantic Records Chorus Rob Jones's Disco Pick I shoulda love ya I shoulda loved ya Mystic Merlin "Just Can't Ooh when I touched ya Give You Up" Capitol I shoulda loved ya Mystic Merlin's import album has There you were, I was blinded been going down a storm in After love, swore I couldn't find it clubs and discos around the A seduction grabbed my hand country for months now, and at Ooh, my body screamed last Capitol Records have decided But my heart just didn't understand to release the best track here in Life between the sheets is fine the UK. "Just Can't Give You Up" If all you wanna make is time is really jazz funk at its best and But if you wanna make it last although this is Mystic Merlin's Ooh you lose control if you drive too fast debut single, with music like this Repeat chorus they are going to be around for a longtime. Going down for the count Now i'm in but you are out My memories are my obsession Begging for attention, ooh yeah Apprehending all my criminal need I stole your heart and then left you to bleed Those days are over baby Yes, I swear, just say the word and I'll be there Repeat chorus arid ad lib to fade Words and music by N. M. Walden/ T. M. Stevens/A. Willis Reproduced by permission Rondor Music Ltd/ Warner Bros. Music Ltd. SMASH HITS 19 Q^O^Q CTOOS THE SPECIALS t M i /. •# s i ""**iiii.. the flower-power revival," he says with heavy irony. MOD REVIVAL or not, 1979 was a good year for The Who, even if it was marred by the Cincinnati stadium disaster where 11 fans were crushed to death. The Who had returned to touring after a lengthy absence. Townshend played two charity shows in London, for Amnesty International and Rock Against Racism. He also embarked on his second solo album,"Empty Glass," produced by Chris Thomas, fresh from his triumph with The Pretenders. Despite the release of "Who Came First" In 1972, Townshend regards the new album as his first solo record. "I didn't write any new material for 'Who Came First'. It was made up of fragments I had lying around. Also, I didn't use a record producer as such. It was of demo quality," he says. in the past Townshend has said that he thought more people would listen to his songs on a Who album than if they appeared on a Pete Townshend solo record. So why then, has he made "Empty Glass"? 'That's true, but there's two reasons I did it. One because The Who is becoming Increasingly difficult to write for in an honest way. The second reason is that when I signed my solo deal (a three album commitment) I didn't think The Who would record again. "Like everybody else, I thought they were finished. Or at least if they weren't finished I thought they'd only exist as a touring band. Or maybe concentrate on films, without doing any road work. So I'd have plenty of time." As things turned out. The Who are now committed to an extensive touring schedule, and have recently signed a recording contract which guarantees them "quite considerably more" than the reported £15 million for delivering four albums. The deal is for America and Canada; they have yet to sign a contract for the rest of the world. Currently the band are in the studio with Bill Szymczyk, he of Eagles and Joe Walsh reknown. Townshend hopes they will have finished recording by the time his kids break-up for their summer hols. "The reason why it's difficult THERE'S NO FACE to write for The Who," he continues, "is because The Who have always grown up, evolved — you could say growing old, with great pain. LIKE AN OLD FACE "I think a lot of it has got to do with that side of our band 'cause A revitalised Pete Townshend we're so obsessed with various aspects of rock — the idealistic Clarice talks to Steve side of it, the spiritual side of it, A GROUP of 1979-style Mods As they were queueing a tallish introduce himself, Pete the potential-for-improve- were waiting outside the London geezer with not the world's Townshend stalked off into the ment-of-society side of it — Rainbow to see their heroes. The smallest nose came up and asked night. that's always made us incredibly Who. It was the venerable band's them how long they'd been The episode exquisitely self-conscious. first gig since Keith Moon's waiting. What business was it of demonstrates Townshend's "I've felt that writing solo death. An occasion with a capital his?, replied the surly second attitude towards the Mod material i can be completely O. generation Mods. Not waiting to renaissance. "I just can't wait for open. Just write off the top of my -4^ SMASH HITS like I head used to do when I was drastic change of lifestyle." disaster? that would be cancelled, and we a kid. Just let it breathe. And "You'll have to make it clear wouldn't be able to play, so we'd then look at The Who situation In DOES PETE do the number of that I'm not speaking for the spend another night brooding. a slightly more calculating interviews he does because he group when I say this, or for the And then maybe several concerts manner, slightly more aware of wants to keep in touch with the management of the group or the would be cancelled and we'd the fact that we are now a group. audience? promoters of the show, or the have difficulty playing until there "Roger's feelings as an artist "No. Sometimes I can't speak people who run the stadium. But had been an enquiry. and as a creative person, at all. Touring the States this yes I do feel responsible. "But luckily the parents of the although he never writes, have time I just couldn't speak. I didn't "Not totally, but in as much as kids were incredibly sympathetic to very I I be carefully measured. He feel had anything to say. I used have profited and have always to us. So were the press and the really has to believe in a song to to feel when I was younger, up profited greatly from rock 'n' roll. authorities, with one exception. give a really good performance of until the time of 'Quadrophenia', And profited directly from that The parents are suing, but in it." that what I had to say, aside from concert. And I think that anybody America that doesn't necessarily Does this mean there's no the songs I wrote, was really who made money out of it suggest animosity. It's Just longer any animosity within the important. And valuable. I felt should feel sightly responsible, difficult to share their grief in an band? that rock needed commentary in because they're going to appropriate way. We never saw "There's odd little things but I a sense. continue to do the same kind of it liappen except on the news don't think there's anything like "I feel that a lot less now. Not things and continue to behave in reels. And like I said we had to we used to have. My relationship just in our own band, but in other the same kind of way. But I don't put the armour on immediately with Roger is very realistic. I bands. I don't need to read what think that everybody in the and not get too deeply upset think we can tell one another the Joe Strummer says to know that group feels quite that way about about it. truth without hurting one I like his work and respect him as it. "I saw Roger go through the another anymore." a man. And I know there's been a "I know that within about five whole machinations. One second So the fighting is a thing of the lot of people in that position for minutes of hearing about it we there were tears welling up in his past? years. were all saying we'll never work eyes and then he suddenly went "Well, I don't know ... It could "I don't really know why it is. I again. And within another five like that ... He could have Just happen again. It only happened a think I probably do interviews we were saying we must go on collapsed in a blubbering heap, couple of times anyway. It was today more out of a sense of duty above everything else 'cause we or soldiered on. It's an very overblown. It was not so than anything else." had a show the very next day. unfortunate expression but much hating one another's guts. Song-writing too, he says, is "And we were terrified that that's how it felt." Probably that's partly true. But done out of a sense of we're very, very different. And responsibility, "rather than a we're different sides of The Who great inspirational drive all the time". CARD couomi "I've got a silver suitcase of fORTHIS SeSSWHi DOES PETE now see The Who about 400 songs," he says. "I'm going on forever? also constantly writing new "I'm not really sure anymore. songs. I think I begin to write out In fact I don't really care of a sense of duty. Then anymore. That's the thing. I don't strangely enough once you start care anymore about being told I to work you get fired up. It's like ." look old or told I look half dead or a ball rolling . . whatever. I just don't give a It's well known that damn. I just work as hard as I Townshend is a fervent can. I write as well as I can and if I supporter of the new wave. He come out on top sometimes and has boundless enthusiasm for sometimes mediocre, then that's The Clash, and has recently gone the name of the game anyway. through phases of playing The "I think as far as the band is Boomtown Rats and The concerned I think I'll always do Pretenders. As far as he's my best, but I have to admit that concerned the Pistols' "Never in the past my best hasn't been Mind The Bollocks" is THE album good enough and it might not be of the '70s. His zeal for good enough in the future. But contemporary rock isn't, I'm definitely putting 100 per however, shared by the rest of cent in." The Who. In the latter part of the '70s, "I tried to warn the rest of the Pete declared that he no longer group what was about to happen wanted to tour because he'd had in that '75-'76 period and they enough of live work disrupting didn't really care that much. And his family life. In an attempt to K's weird 'cause even till this day lead a more nine-to-five they don't care that much. existence Pete involved himself Roger's not very excited by any i'm in projects outside the The Who, and new bands at all. He quite likes face even outside the music business. Boomtown Rats and Elvis by the high numbers on Now he's once again committed Costello but outside of that I back ... door records himself to full-time rock 'n' roll. don't think he'd get halfway 'The motivation for me to go through The Sex Pistols' album. back on the road with The Who "One day I'm going to have to .'"=*' is that clear? l'2I Ik! ^'f'y, Wear Ivy League was quite a simple one," he sit him jackets down and make him White m the face if buckskin shoes explains. "When Keith died we listen because I'm sure when our you want it probably through first 1''* ''.*=* jackets went the album came out, people AH " VO" want it, dear I«'!l^f'[''^'-^'9"« deepest and most honest heart who'd been listening to Cliff So many searching we've ever done. We Richard and The Shadows, bym tickets down The Scene Baby, honey were really sensitive to our maybe even people like Chuck is that clear? That I could blow a fragility. And how much we Berry, found it very, very difficult fuse I'm the needed to make room for one to wade through that terrible big wheel, baby Won't I'm the face, baby, another. tinny sound that English you roll with me? is that clear? bands m the I face, "I've got to do what I'm good used to make." m the big wheel, baby baby, is that clear? Won't m the face if you at," he adds. "I've got to do what How does he find Public Image you roll with me? want it I'm the face So many if you want it, I find fulfilling. I've tried the other Limited? tabs down The dear Scene All the honey others are third class route and it hasn't worked out. "I'm sort of growing on it a tickets That they by me It's not true that I could afford to little bit," he says with scant can hardly see Baby, is that clear? retire. I could if I sold everything enthusiasm. at a thumping loss, but I don't want to do that unless my family FINALLY, how responsible does ^ords and music and I decided we wanted a he feel for the Cincinnati by Peter MeadPn i-ampbell Connelly & Co. Ltd. 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Their very lack of This sees Pete well down the perfect deadpan manner until it they've turned their attention to It doesn't set out to be glamour is what makes them so road to recovery with its honest collides with Iggy Pop's all the mid sixties soul that used mindboggling which is probably strong. Sadly though, there's no songs with real melodies, though SINGLES it "Nightclubbing". Check in here to come out on the Sue label. why makes such good ALBUMS hit single here. (7y2 out of 10). the lyrics still lean too heavily on By a small creature for the Gary Glitter revival; eye This gorgeous fat fandango has company. David Hepworth unloading his complexes on to us (in make-up optional. weathered exceeding well. shorts) BOBBY THURSTON: You Got rather than true inspiration or Nevermind that Bob and Earl DAVE EDMUNDS ROCKPILE: i What It Takes (Epic). The fact that BAD MANNERS: Bad Manners focused ideas. Hardly essential s THE MONOCHROME SET: The plummeted to obscurity after Hear You Knocking (Blueprint). this only contains five (Magnet). Here again — making this record, their songs we go listening, but the enjoyable raw Cs}^^ Strange Boutique (DinDisc). names This crisp, witty reworking of an doesn't do it any favours. Mainly first the true originals then all the will forever edge and concentrated energy V Never have there been more be remembered by ancient New Orleans classic was IE a mixture of average danceable copycats. Mind still r\ prefer you, some jump show he's a force to be mj^y^^^^^ clever people making pop people who moving about the record that gave Edmunds his « numbers, it also features the 7 Vi bandwagons better than others. reckoned with. (7 out of 10). there are to sitting still. Which is more than records than now. Pop first hit under his own name back '^ minute version of the hit "Check Thus Bad Manners offer their Red Starr is an acceptable career for the can be said about the majority of 1 /^^/- in 1971. It was a great record then Out The Groove". A couple of "ska'n'b" — the reggaefied dance Clever Person. Maybe, The this week's singles. and it sounds even better now. fairly strong others are "I Wanna music of the moment — in a jolly NEW MUSIK: From A To B (GTO). Monochrome Set would be better Although he probably doesn't Do It With You" and a version of but supremely mindless sort of this is more like it! Apart to off exercising their wit and VIC GODARO AND SUBWAY Now know much about this reissue, I 3 /(i. the Georgie Fame oldie "Sitting way, all fashion togs and silly from one truly cringeworthy •^ imagination on the more difficult SECT: Split Up The Money rf doubt that he'll object. In The Park". 3 out of 5 tracks grins but absolutely no depth or kiddie recitation (yeuki), this is a kind of crossword. We are (MCA). Now if this wasn't the can't be bad, so could be worth a taste. All the best tracks are other superbly enjoyable album and inability work of a who's hailed dealing here with an to guy been THE BEAT: In COCKNEY REJECTS: The Mirror The listen. (5 out of 10). people's songs — one listen and well to "Living entertain. are in various quarters as a major up by Numbers" Monochrome Set Bathroom (Go-Feet). In Greatest Cockney Rip-Off (EMI). short, Bev Hillier you've heard all there is to hear. standards. Packed with potential talent, then I'd describe it § so intent on fascinating us that as an their best yet. ^< It's not the fact that The Rejects Pumping rhythm, Still, there'll be half a hits brisk hundred — good, catchy tunes, they leave us bored stiff. untidy, lazy and highly boring clipped guitar, a song that is the record. can't play that offends me. Nor PHYLLIS HYMAN: You Know worse along shortly ... (6 out of and clean, some neat lyrics, a LORI AND THE CHAMELEONS: very model of simple insistence their blustering attempts at How To Love Me (Arista). Great 10). strong full group sound with PROTEX: Place In Your Heart The Lonely Spy (Korova). Their A and the whole thing is off songwriting. Neither is it the fact topped album. Relaxing, pleasant, easy Red Starr synthesisers adding distinctive previous 45, "Touch", a kind of (Polydor). On the other hand JAH WOBBLE: Betrayal (Virgin). that they haven't got two ideas to with some marvellous sax listening and anything similar Protex are busy being dumb and This provides a better argument melodic touches — this is Oriental comic book romance, playing that weaves in and out of rub together. What bothers me is you can think of. Her voice is BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY: The modern without the posing. If elementary. They're quite right in for PIL's much discussed modern was masterful, the sort of record the structure. Hear it that there are apparently people twice and absolutely amazing and perfectly Russians Are Coming (Radar). all realising the importance of those dance music than any of the only pop records were as well that results when a shot in the you feel like you've it for can't through it all. It's known used. hit title is really This band's greatest asset is their records that who see The track a made as this! Genuinely dark finds its target. This time three basic chords but they don't have appeared years. records as boring and self good number and will probably way with powerglide guitars. recommended. (8 out of 10). The Chameleons tramp the seem to have absorbed the idea under their own name. It takes congratulatory as this that make end up as one of my faves of the They play flamboyant hard rock Starr it's the upswing of reggae Red Steppes of Russia with swirling that the arrangement of without FOR HIRE: I'm you wonder if punk achieved GUNS Gonna year. The other eight tracks without resorting to the tired that the seeking to ape the whole form Cossack choruses in an attempt simple sounds makes Rough My Girlfriend's Boyfriend anything at all. Or did it run up a follow on from this and become vocabulary of heavy metal; some THE CURE: Seventeen Seconds it, and dances along on to evoke a world of James Bond stufiffizz. Without knowing Up Tonight (Korova). The top blind alley and commit suicide just as good. What else can I say, tracks here have wonderful drive. (Fiction). After they've crossed the thin line from synthesisers and power chords a brilliant debut of and glamorous espionage. Lori side is banging its head against the crude but likeable ska'n'b except how does she hang on to But unfortunately they lack the plain and simple to the simply while Wobble sings almost dynamite songs in "Three sings acceptably, where — the violence is pure slapstic. wall? those notes? (8 out of 10). character in the songwriting Imaginary Boys", The Cure now previously she talked, and the plain. pleasantly. Haphazard but quite It's the flip, "I'm Famous Now", department, of the compulsive and deserves to be Bev Hillier so much time expand into more ambitious whole thing is kept firmly tongue which does it for Bearing me. on this second album the songs territory. Their powerful melodic LEW LEWIS: 1-30 2-30 3-35 (Stiff). heard. in cheek, but maybe the basic MARTHA AND THE MUFFINS: more than a little resemblance to JOHN COOPER CLARKE: Snap, come over as exercises in style intensity is still there, along with Idea is a mite tired. Is it possible? Could it be that Saigon (DinDisc). Someone was certain Madness tracks, it pokes Crackle And Bop (Epic). His rather than vital units. (6 out of the distinctive insistent moth eaten but mighty Lew CLIVELANGERANDTHE in the office the other day fun at instant fame and instinct for words, cliches and 10). Lewis has something like a hit on BOXES: Splash (A Tear Comes expounding drumming, jangling guitar and THE REVILLOS: Scuba Scuba the theory that most personality cults very effectively. twisted slogans is rarely equalled David Hepworth pent-up vocals, but now the (DinDisc). While The Revillos are his hands here? I'd like to think Rolling Down) (F-Beat). Former bands only have one really good in rock and roll, but am I alone in numbers are longer, slower and beginning to grow on me, it's not so. This here is the betting shop Deaf School inmate and Madness single in them. With "Echo ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN finding his nasal rhythmic BOZ SCAGGS: Middle Man more exploratory with obscure blues, splendidly produced, producer Langer takes his first Beach" it looks like hard to understand why they Martha And Rescue (Korova). First major delivery much of a muchness? (CBS). Another impeccably lyrics and synthesisers lurking in don't really have hits. All that rattling like an old steam train tentative solo steps with this The Muffins shot their collective release from this much fancied Producer Martin Hannet has tasteful collection of the dark background. An frantic energy and calculated and homing in on that chorus line wistful but appealing effort. The bolt. Maybe they should have left Liverpudlian orchestra is coloured the background with sophisticated white soul; useful arrangement is impressive and maturing talent tackiness can sometimes be self like a war party of avenging an object lesson this on the album. attractive left field pop; steady, imaginative, almost as background in in instrumentation, the jazzy music the more though not quite such a defeating. Maybe they should Apaches. More power to him. and sparse guitarring reminiscent of arrangements but ultimately sedate kind of nite spot. It's hard whole thing is as uncluttered as memorable end product this bury their fascination with the May the day come when he can early GANG OF FOUR: Outside The cure and plenty of deadpan J.C.C. is going to have to either to criticise a job so well done, but Investigate. afford to dunk his gob iron in real the work of the only other bloke time. (8 out of 10). cheap and garish a little further Trains melodic bite. Good record. Don't Run On Time (EMI). make the crossover into actual I recall the time when Boz Ian Cranna inside their songs and then we champagne. on the F-Beat label, Elvis Costello. Usual spartan sound and singing or find some new method sounded as if he meant it and might see what their actual tuneless vocals conspiring to be of presentation for his brilliant made albums that were thrilling abilities amount to. LIGHTNING RAIDERS: "hypnotic" or something. You wordspinning. (7 out 10). as well as perfectly formed. This Psychedelic Musik (Arista). All can admire Gang Of Four's David Hepworth sounds as if they designed the THE HUMAN LEAGUE: Holiday those old Eddie Cochran riffs thai attempts at forging their own sleeve first and then made the '80 (Virgin). A double single The Pistols were so keen on style finding without them THE MEMBERS: 1980 — The record to go in it. (5 out of 10). package from the band who, obviously made a deep and and remotely attractive. I can't Choice Is Yours (Virgin). No great David Hepworth along with OMTD, seem to be lasting impression on Steve imagine this getting any repeated departures here; just standards able to use synthesisers without Jones, the producer of this turntable exercise. maintained. Tough, nifty songs PETETOWNSHEND: Empty getting used by them. A couple of record. It's all been done before that treat serious subjects Glass (Atco). "Tommy" was the new tunes, "Marianne" and and it wasn't all that great then. (employment and the opposite worst idea Townshend ever had. "Dancevjsion", plus a new IAN GOMM: Slow Dancing sex) in witty, sympathetic terms. it turned him into a slave to recording of "Being Boiled", set BOB AND EARL: Harlem Shuffle (Albion). Tolerable remake of Repeated plays reveal thought empty grandeur, a junkie to the scene for a well judged (Sue/Island). They had so much recent minor hitfor Addrisi has gone into the songs, each overblown irrelevant concept reworking of Gary Glitter's "Rock fun ransacking the ska archive Brothers. This version is not quite one a soap opera with a sting in albums (eg "Quadrophenia"). 'N' Roll" which thumps along in down at Island Records that as wet. 28 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 29 . Do You Remember By The Ramones on Sire Records This is rocic 'n' roil radio Come on, iet's rocic 'n' roli with the Ramones We need change and we need it fast Before rock's just part of the past Chorus 'Cause lately it all sounds the same to me Rocicin' rocic 'n' roii radio, iet's go! Rocicin' rocic 'n' roil radio, iet's go! Repeat chorus Rocicin' rocic 'n' roil radio, iet's go! Rocidn' rocic 'n' roil radio, let's go! Will you remember Jerry Lee, John Lennon, T. Rex and Ol' IVIouity? Do you remember Huiiabaiioo? It's the end, the end of the 70's Upbeat, Shindig and Ed Sullivan too? it's the end, the end of the century Do you remember rock 'n' roli radio? Do you remember rocic 'n' roli radio? Repeat verse 3 Do you remember IVIurray The K? Repeat chorus Alan Freed and high energy? it's the end, the end of the 70's This is rock 'n' roll radio it's the end, the end of the century Stay tuned for more rock 'n' roil . . Do you remember lying in bed Words and music by The Ramones With the covers pulled up over your head? Reproduced by permission Warner Bros. Music Radio playing so one one can see Ltd. Love And Loneliness By Th. Motor, „„ Virgin „..„^, ^^ '*"'*™ make *« ^nd the friends we vou^KsrmToir.^drh*''-^---- The life we live tha?2 lu«l „.''' •*•"" »"<* P^'m On.no.daddressraVX^rd'Krnrs'*'' Love and loneliness Repeat to fade Words and music by Garv^u/u. 30 SIVIASH HITS I/A...AV GOT SMASH HITS 31 ' I I 1 I I I lyrics. I disagr the song is full of sexism and the two examples given prove nothing except that perhaps trouble at the Holiday Resorts some men prefer looks to brains, over Easter? OK, I know most of which is nothing new, since most you will say it was just fun but I girls spend ages tarting don't call beating people in, themselves up so that they look smashing windows etc. fun. good for the lads anyway. RIGHT THEN, badge fans, here's that all important I am a modette, but I have No. 7, Worcs. third token towards your set of exclusive nothing against punks etc. If they FREE with Bowie. MAXI THE moron of Bolton, like Rainbow or Heavy Metal, but AT LAST! Gary Numan has finally like that music, then fair enough. Smash Hits badges. To get your free set of five — April she's got no right to call them I THOROUGHLY agree with the stood up for himself. It makes me Angela Nott, Heath, Cardiff. Lanes, (issue 3) — you silly However I do object to being that's The Jam, The Specials, The Police, Gary little prat. Speaking on behalf of sexist eitherl It seems to me that female Police fan whose letter sick the amount of petty criticism branded as a hooligan by the the band are having a dig at one appeared in your April 3 issue. Numan and The Clash — all you have to do is send he gets. They just can't accept SEEING AS how you let bighead disco fans everywhere, I think the good deeds all you other mods, woman in particular (maybe a f But let hasten to point out he's got talent and has made it on Numan say lovely things about disco page in Smash Hits is very me (1) Your three Smash Hits badge offer tokens punks etc. did at Easter. I don't groupie), not the female that unforgivably sexist lyrics like In David Bowie, I suggest you much appreciated. As a new his own. every interview, he know what you intended to prove (2) A strong SAE with stamps to the value of 12p population as a whole. "All has always been honest and interview Bowie and allow him to reader of Smash Hits it was one those of Rainbow's Night but it doesn't mean anything to to this address: open in his views. return the compliment! of the main things that attracted On the subject of lyrics, agreed Long" are in no way restricted to the music {'cos that is what you they should be good. But I heavy metal. Smash Hits Badge Offer, I too had admired Bowie for An argument lover who isn't me to it. So grow up you silly old are meant to be following). It electric, House In Wakefield (censored) and act your age. wonder where a whole lot of The Beat, a supposedly Competition House, ages, but feel angered that he A doesn't mean mods are better (Bowie Fan Disco Freak, Norwich. records would be if people liked humanitarian, anti-racist group, refuses to recognise talent or Country). Angry than punks or rockers Farndon Road, the tunes, but ignored them better than even tolerate competition. If are also prime offenders with If Mr Bowie would condescend to mods. IVIARKET HARBOROUGH, IF represent rent-a-tent, because they disliked the lyrics. their highly successful single anything Gary Numan is a interviews, we'd MODS don't do be her looks but Why you grow up and Leicestershire compliment to Bowie. Perhaps what do punks represent? Don't know about "Hands Off, She's Mine". I cannot delighted! Incidentally, we did realise that it is the respect of the Answer: multicolour grot shop. her brain ain't right! understand how any female in We'll take care of the rest. one day Bowie will grow up and contact Thames TV for their side public that labels you Claire, Wales. good or stop resorting to childish petty Anita A (Numan, Jam, Police & Rhondda, South her right mind can tolerate the (If of the story. We're still waiting bad? you've missed out on a badge token somewhere Specials fan), Rugby, Warks. implications in this track that all pay offs. for them to phone back. Other P.S. Thought you might like to An angry modette, Peacehaven, along the way then don't worry — we'll be printing women are merely objects, Devoted Gary Numan Fan, eyewitnesses, however, say that know that Helen George Sussex. possessions to be ordered about an extra token next issue, OK?) London. the disturbance that caused the D-D-D-D-D-DEAR Smash Hits, (remember she of Bee Gees Why d-d-d-d-don't you check by unthinking, selfish, egotistic studio to be cleared was created defence fame?) got her hand TO ALL mods, punks, rockers etc: DAVID BOWIE is, was and always the lyrics of record-d-d-d-ds stuck behind a radiator at school men. by a certain IVIr Geldof . I bet you think you're great We have got brains, minds of will be. Gary Numan is and may before you print them? In the first the other week! Hope you don't re-enacting REGARDING YOUR Identity Crisis scenes from be. line of "D-d-d-d-d-dance yourself mind me telling the world, Helen. our own, ambitions to fulfil, but if "Quadrophenia"? Well, all I can on page 9 of issue April 3 — I we just suffer humiliation, not SMASH HITS BINDER OFFER I can't understand D-d-d-d-d-dizzy" by why Bowie No offence meant! say is that you must lead pretty know who it is! ! ! It's Stewart was off with Numan during the Liquid-d-d-d-d Gold-d-d-d-d, you only will this type of music thrive HEAR YE, hear ye, hear yei For some time now we here in the boring lives to let music and films Copeland's right shoe, isn't it? I recording of the Everett put "D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-dancing". It but whole lives will be ruined and Control Tower in Carnaby Street have been receiving messages Kenny influence you so much. You don't never realised that such a scruffy AFTER READING a letter sent in continue to allow themselves New Year's Show. Maybe it was a should-d-d-d-d of course be to from devoted readers (that's you) asking if Smash Hits (that's by Police fan from Edinburgh, prove yourselves at all by going bad day for Bowie (even battered old boot could be so "D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-dizzy". be totally dominated by the male us) were going to put out binders for back issues. Fairy nuff, we whose letter was printed in the around in gangs wearing parkas talented. I also don't superhumans have off know how a d-d-d-d-d-d-disgruntled Police of the species. thought, so what we've come up with is this nifty little package days!) or A or leathers. You might as well dirty shoe could itself April 3 issue, I thought that she be maybe he simply dislikes Numan. see as and-d-d-d-d-d-d other Music Fan, Sasha Roseneil, Newport deal. dummies in a shop window. If glamorous even with its make up was making a big fuss over Pagnell, Bucks. I doubt very much if great Leicester. Here's what you get: (1 ) a hard backed binder, big enough to nothing and that she was being you want to be individuals, be amounts of cash were necessary and dresses on. While we're on take a whole year's worth of issues and strong enough to very hypocritical. If she listened OYYOUI how come the yourself! the subject of its dresses, I would to boot the little upstart out of the We do indeed do our level best to withstand the odd drop or trample; (2) the Smash Hits wallet, Diane the Human, Barry, be interested in size it to some of the Police records e.g. drummer on the left hand side of South show, as Numan seemed to what check the words before printing measuring 15in by lOin in trendy green plastic, with zip and lots wears. "Roxanne", which is about a the picture of The Beat (issue Glamorgan. think, as any director faced with them but it isn't always that easy of Inside pockets to protect our latest issue from your leaky biros prostitute, or even "My Girl April 3) is indulging in obscene the problem of Bowie or Numan As you said at the bottom of when you don't have the words and half-chewed bubblegum; (3)four of our bright new Sin Sally", which is about a sex doll behaviour? In other words, why PLEASE COULD you tell me if will choose Bowie every time — the article, "You might recognise to begin with! Meanwhile, we've Smash Hits stickers, and finally; (4) to hell with expense — a set — these are two fine examples of has he got his hand in the other Gary Numan, Billy Idol and obvious. me but there again you might sent the guilty Ms. Hillier off to of the first lot of exclusive Smash Hits badges: that's Blondie, is about. bloke's pocket, eh? He's even Johnny Rotten are married? not!" Well, I must admit you what she complaining Somehow, though, I don't think have her ears retuned. And now Sex Pistols, Boomtown Rats, Ian Dury & The Blockheads and Devoted Madness fan, smiling! Anyone with any ideas? Because if they are, I feel sorry Bowie was scared to have really fooled me; it must have over to a subject that provoked a David Bowie. Not bad, eh? ^, for their been the eye liner. Westerham. An observant person, hiding wives! huge storm of letters . . . To get your hands on one of these bargain packages, all you Numan on the same programme Rachel An awful smelling dungheap in somewhere in Chas Smash's (who wishes Sid was still or that Bowie even considers have to do is send £3.00 -l- 50p (post and packing) — cheques or porkpie hat. alive), Penarth, S. Glam. Birmingham. I like to bet that the Numan as any kind of I WAS amazed to read the letter SHOULD P.O.s payable to Smash Hits, please — to this address: competition, let alone worry P.S. is David standing from the Police fan of Edinburgh Police fan from Edinburgh Why Bowie Little Smash Hits Binders, P.O. Box 50, Competition House, probably enjoyed Rainbow's I AM writing this letter to WHERE ARE Bo Peep's about it. Nobody can compete on his head on page 1 1 ? (issue April 3). She hasn't got to complain about all these idiots sheep? Did she do it for the Farndon Road, Market Harborough, Leicestershire. who dare to slag Captain Beaky. I insurance? 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