December 25th, 1976 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS Page 3 News Desk Edited: Derek Johnson CHICAGO VENUES CHICAGO are coming to Britain next month to play three major concert dates, as part of a whirlwind European tour. They visit Birmingham Odeon three big shows (January 23), London Hammersmith Odeon (25) and Manchester Free Trade Hall (28). They will also be filming aTV special during their visit. fixed for January Tickets at all three'tenues are on sale now, priced £3, £2.50 and £2 for Manchester and agencies. You Leave Now" has now wild over Birmingham, and £3.50, £2.50 and £2 for Promoter Harvey Goldsmith said this 800,000 copies in Britain alone. And in Hammersmith. Postal bookings will be week that the band will be performing for the America, their latest album "Chicago X" has accepted for Manchester and Birmingham, entire 2/12 -hour show, and there will be no just been certified platinum — which means but tickets are only available for Hammers- support act. that all ten of their albums have now mith at the box-office and through the usual Chicago's recent chart-topping single "If achieved platinum status. Climax, Uriah concerts

CLIMAX BLUES BAND, Victoria Hall (24), Newcastle who returned this week from a Mayfair Ballroom (28), Leicester successful U.S. tour, are to Polytechnic (29) and London play a short series of British Rainbow Theatre (30). It is concert dates in late January expected that two or three more SEX PISTOLS — culminating in an appear- dates will be added to this ance at London Rainbow, itinerary. which will be recorded with a This week's episode view to a live EP being issued The -band have a new single in the spring. released by BTM on January 21, as the follow-up to their recent TWO MORE cancellations hit the • Pat Travers Band have issued a Confirmed dates are Liverpool chart hit "Couldn't Get It Right" Sex Pistols' package tour, when challenge to the Sex Pistols, to be University (January 21), Salford — titled "Together And Free", it scheduled gigs at Birmingham performed any time and anywhere University (22), Hemel Hemp- is taken from their current album Bingley Hall (Monday) and Paign- for charity. They say they would stead Pavilion (23), Hanley "Gold Plated". ton Penelope's (Wednesday) were feature Peter Cowling playing called off. But the show received a with just two bass strings, Travers late boost in the shape of three using three guitar strings, and last-minute bookings — gigs in drummer Nico VIcBrain playing Manchester and Cleethorpes high hat, snare drum and one earlier this week and a date at cymbal — and they reckon they Ipswich Manor Ballroom tonight would still out-play the Pistols. (Thursday). A further boost is the arrival of the Pistols' single, SAHB IN "Anarchy In The UK", in the • The Vibrators, who were hit by NME Charts (See page 4). the backlash of the Pistols controversy, have so far managed Pistols manager Malcolm to salvage five New Year gigs. McLaren was having discussions They are at London Covent with EMI executives this week, in Garden Rock Garden (January 4), 29 GIGS order to determine their recording London Hammersmith Red Cow future. He told NME: "They can't (6), Loughborough University while Alex is gagged! stall any longer. They must state, (22), Kingston Polytechnic (28) ALMOST THIRTY dates Circus (8), Cardiff Top Rank (9), once and for all, if they will and London Kensington The have now been confirmed for Cambridge Corn Exçhange (11), support the Pistols or drop them." Nashville (29). the New Year tour, reported Southend Kursaal (12), South- last week, by the Sensational ampton Top Rank (13), Alex Harvey Band minus Alex Portsmouth Locarno (15), Birmin- Harvey. gham University (16), Hanley NEW YEAR TOUR The outfit have an album titled Victoria Hall (17), Newcastle The new-look URIAH HEEP "Fourplay," again without Mayfair (18), Sheffield University Harvey, released by Mountain on (19), Bristol Locarno (20), TEN DATES and venues have now been confirmed for the New London Marquee Club (23 and BY SAM & DAVE January 14 — it is entirely self- Year tour by Uriah Heep, their first since their recent personnel penned, with Hugh McKenna 24), Uxbridge Brunel University upheaval. Tour highlight is a concert at London Rainbow (25), Bracknell Sports Centre SAM & DAVE have signed with Roclen'Roll 'For Soul", and their featured on most of the lead Theatre on Sunday, March 6, for which tickets are priced at Contempo Records after a long (26), Dunstable Civic Hall (27) new single "Climbing The Steps vocals, and they will be perform- £2.50, £2 and £1.50. association with Atlantic. They and Swansea Top Rank (28). Of Love" is released by Spark on ing material from the LP in their have already paid asecret visit to January 7. Harvey himself rejoins the band Other gigs are at Birmingham Odeon (February 28), Leicester De stage act. Dates and venues are: London to start work on an album in the spring to record their new The group will be bringing over Derby King's Hall (January 26), Montfort Hall (March 1), Portsmouth Guildhall (2), Bristol Colston Hall for their new label, and they are concept album "Vibrania." And a (3), Manchester Free Trade Hall (4), Sheffield City Hall (8), Newcastle their own backing band, making a Carlisle Market Hall (27), Edin- returning next month to complete series of special dates at major nine-piece show in all, and dates burgh University (28), Glasgow City Hall (9), Liverpool Empire (10) and Glasgow Apollo Centre (11). it. venues are being planned for the confirmed so far are: Strathclyde University (29), Aber- Promoter is Harvey Goldsmith. They will then be undertaking a SAHB, complete with Alex, Norwich Crockers (January 28), deen Music Hall (30), Glasgow short British tour for promoter during the summer. A spokesman Manchester Russells Club and Wigan Tiffany's (31), Leeds University Henry Sellers, who has so far Casino (29), Dundee Angus Hotel said that it will be a mammoth (February 2), Liverpool Mount- confirmed Birmingham Barbarel- 30), Edinburgh King James Hotel show incorporating a spectacular 31), Guildford The Place (February ford Hall (3), Durham University JACK THE LAD'S la's (January 28), Norwich East set, involving only those venues ), Birmingham BarbarellaU421; (4), Lancaster University (5), Anglia University (29) and Char- with the stage and technical Dunstable California and Redcar Coatham Bowl (6). Hull nock Richard Park Hall (30 — facilities to cope. Peckham Bouncing Ball (5), all-day Tiffany's (7), Manchester Electric DATES IN MARCH February 5), with another week of event at Sheffield Bailey's and late- one-nighters still to be finalised. night at London Padeington Cue Club (6), Chelmsford Chancellor Hall and The soul duo will have a new 9 JACK THE LAD set out for another British tour in early March, London Gulliver's Club (9), Stockton coinciding with the release of their second United Artists album, which single released in February. Incognito (10), Sunderland Annabel- 'World War II they record next month. Dates so far confirmed are Glasgow Univer- AMERICAN outfit Linda and the le's (11), Scunthorpe Baths Hall and sity (March 5), Redcar Coatham Bowl (6), Stafford Top Of The World Funky Boys are set for the debut Peterborough Wirrina Stadium (12, London Paddington Fangs (14 British tour, starting at the end of (7), Liverpool University (11), Loughborough University (12), Exeter London Camden Dingsvalls (16), show in doubt University (14), Plymouth Fiesta (15), Coventry Warwick University next month and promoted by ley Tivoli (17), Redord Porterhouse Barry Collings. They had a disco PLANS TO Present a stage The film, of which the album is (17), Uxbridge Brunel University (18), St. Alban's City Hall (19) and (18), Cromer West Runton Pavilion hit earlier this year with "Sold My (19) and London Brixton Clouds (20). version of the album "All This the soundtrack, is scheduled to Bristol Polytechnic (26). Singer Mitch Mitchell has now recovered And World War II", pencilled in open in London in February. It from the laryngitis which caused the postponement of the band's for London Olympia on January consists of World War II footage, European tour earlier this month, and the tour has now been re- 17, were still in Jeopardy at set to appropriate Beatles music, scheduled to begin on February 2. presstime — mainly because of the performed by an all-star cast. SONG BOOKS lack of available time in organising • It is now confirmed that Rod IJFE STORIES the event, and the unavailability of Stewart will play an extra concert Illuoique Boutique BIOGRAPHIES some of the artists who performed date at Edinburgh Playhouse on ROCK FAMINE IN TUTORS on the LP. January 10. TO Shaftesbury Avenue, Piccadilly Circus, London W1A 4PJ Producer Lou Reizner has had BEATLES BOOKS Frampton Conies Alive £3.95 acceptances from Rod Stewart, IRELAND IS OVER Beatles Lyrics.. . 65p Grateful Dead. Vol. II £4.95 'IN CONCERT': Linda Pictures 1:7.50 Abbas Greatest Hits £1.95 Frankie Valli and the Four Fab Story of J.P.G. -.- R. (H/back).... £1.99 Abbe Arr,col £250 Seasons, Leo Sayer and -Keith THE RECENT rock famine in Other acts being arranged for Facts About Pop Group (Wings) £1 .95 Fleetwood Mac. Double book £3.95 DATE SHEET 'Twilight of the Gods, P.B £1.50 Froe'N'Easy Moon. But among the album Ireland now appears to be All Together Now (Beetles) £10.00 Beatles singles collection 'ISZ- 70... £2.50 Irish visits in late winter are Compleat Beatles Ouixbook 95p John Renboume book Il £2.95 artists who would not be able to MOST OF the running order has ending, thanks to an extensive One Day at a Time (Lennon) £4.50 Dark Side of the Moon/Floyd £3.50 now been finalised for the New New Year tour schedule which early spring include Motorhead, Beatles discography £1.50 Jirni Hendrix 40 Greatest Hits. £3.50 take part are Elton John, David Grapefruit. Yoko Ono. H.B £2.00 Led Zeppelin Complete (1-6) Essex, Bryan Ferry, the Bee Gees Year "In Concert" series, to be has been lined up by Paul the Steve -Hillage Band, Hot Love Letters to the Beatles 60p Shadows. 20 Ilfg Hits £1.75 Beetle Book (100 pics/life stories) 75p Rolling Stones Anthology £4.95 and Helen Reddy. transmitted simultaneously by Charles of the Asgard agency. Chocolate, Be-Bop Deluxe, McCartney Story. Tremlett GOp Beatles Complete (Guitar £3.95 Beatles Souvenir Peck £2.00 Beatles Complete (Piano) £3.95 A spokesman for Riva Records BBC-2 and Radio 1 in stereo. He has arranged January Sassafras, Giggles, Billy Beatles Illustrated Lyrics vol. 1 £2.10 Steeleye. 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OPEN Alt DAY Illegal Stills £3.95 SATURDAY or two, we shall have to scrap the (26), Gallagher and Lyle (March March are Fairport and rock scene to near normal in Browse around our showrooms of over 1,000 Songbooks, Guitar Tutors idea." 5) and Procol Harun (12). Roogalator. 1977 , ,, •.