RECORD MIRROR. MAY 31, 1976 f3

r DEAR RHOWADDYWADDY, tree that you Is It we want to do some dates become very used to beat tip The Bay sty in Europe." being careful and taking Rollers and, If ea, did you make a good ' In the autumn the group care of a lot of the job of itt" So vicious went a letter from some will be playing another business side of their - minded person to UK tour with a brand new career. "We've had to," Rhoaraddywaddy's fan club group'* and the show "aking to the says Dave bluntly, lead singer Dave Bertram Is vender we left out this "because we've been still trying to think of a suitable n¡ J "We reply. time" and after that they ripped off that much in used to be quite good mates with are planning to go to the past. Tau live and The Rollers," he says, but we seen haven't -tea Japan. learn as you go along. much of them recently." But how about Amer- "We choose what While The Rollers are busy causing fan ica? singles we are going to hysteria the length and breadth Dave frowns. "There put out, we choose what Is the country, Showaddywaddy of doing aren't C are difficulties for us going to go on our albums so badly on that score either. there. because we haven't and we choose what gigs "In Leeds," Dave says, "they had to . ÍM had any singles put out In we are going to do. In the turn hoses on the fans before they could the States at all. case of singles, our get us out of the theatre. " Companies are very decisions are always How lung's that kind of thing been reluctant to put out unanimous. They have to going on? '24 singles there by British be, because you must It's only just started. Our security pop groups unless they has always been quite adequate 1n 'the think they've got an past, but now I think we'll have to look absolute cert. at It afresh. The trouble in Leeds was ' "t think that we shall go by that the care that were supposed to pick Y to America at the end of us up tram whether we've the gig and take us back to C7 the year, Fox - the hotel arrived late, so that when' we had any records out there Ray came to leave there were already by then or not. After all, several hundred fans outside the stage we only broke here Cumming door." through our live work. " Collapse America have every member of the Showaddywaddy have been totally band believing In a overwhelmed by the success of this But doesn't It cost an single. Otherwise though, present tour, which le their first major awful lot of money to tour if there are differences of toe. "Before this," explains Dave, in America with an outfit opinion, we take a vote." we'd only really done cabaret, except the size of yours - If that sounds ex- fora sort of pilot tour that was aimed to particularly without hit tremely rtemocrattc and find out if we were, In fact, a suitable records behind you? an orderly way to go concert band. In the event, though, the "That's been said so about things, It does so concerts have been even better than the often Thal people have because it is that way. cabaret shows for us. come to believe that you "We've become very "On this tour all but five of the automatically lase money disciplined," .says Dave, shown In concerts have been sell - outs and the 4 in the States, but I don't "and it's our 4 It need necessarily work. For example, It others were pretty lull. In Scotland, 'NJ r think particularly, the reaction has been ' c A be true. Obviously you used to take us op to three amazing. In Dundee our. clothes got have to be careful, but days to routine a song. ripped to pieces. " I'm sure we can make It Now we get it done In less The only sorry note the pay." than two hours general- of tour so far i eh? was at Hammersmith, where bass 1 Showaddywaddy have ly." Slick player Rod peas collapsed onstage. "He's still feeling a bit groggy," says Dave. "The trouble was that when we had a holiday recently most of us rested, owaddyou make of this? but he tended to live It up and now he's feeling the effects." Apart from being arrangements are that highly excited by the way {.. 'i s., much better." 4. their tour Is going, The new album has Showaddy are naturally three oldies on it - the over the moon about the present single, plus Chain success of their new Gang and Rave On. The I single, the old Eddie remaining nine tracks are Cochran number Three all new compositions by Steps To Heaven. members of the band and, says Dave, a good "It's Jumped 37 places mixture of moods and In me week," says Dave tempos. with a broad grin. His "7 think People will see record Company are from the new album that prophesying a certain we've matured and even 1!' number one with it, but the heads might like it if Dave says he'll be happy they'd have the patience with top five. to sit down and give It a proper listen. If not, then "When we came to stuff the heads, we're not choose a single we had ten & aiming to appeal to them THE SIPS poesibles, but we thought anyway. We want to be this was the strongest enjoyed, not respected." and, because it was the anniversary of To accommodate their fifteenth new material, Showaddy Eddie Cochran's death. their to put It out have lengthened we wanted stage,set rather than cut anyway as a sort of "Our tribute. DAVE BARTRAM out old favourites. set now runs to about an 1 FEEL A SONG hour and fifteen min- Stronge;t '...stuff utes," says Dave, "and I don't think it can get 430 "We're not a greedy. much longer for physical band. We could equally the heads. reasons. It's a very well have put out one of energetic show and very our own new songs land not exhausting. As long as thus collected more We're we're enjoying it though, money), but we didn't. " we'll play till we drop." Surprisingly the song aiming to into Cabaret has only just gone 1 Showaddy's stage act. For the rest of the year to schedule is think appeal their concert "We didn't really pretty full Once this tour tt was perhaps an ideal over and the new it's is II concert number, but them album's out, the group 7 proved fantastically pop will be doing some tiler and 1 think we're couldn't for as cabaret. "We stuck with it now We miss out, because we we anyway. that long as keep going. owe it to those cabaret On June 13 Showaddy's audiences to go back. second album titled Step want to be After all, it must have Two. will be released. It been they that broke the has the most amazing first single for us, because sleeve design, which enjoyed, not 1Ldndn't get any airplay." should win It any number Also in the summer, the of awards, and. aocording group will - be playing THEIR HIT SINGLE to Dave. the contents are respected.' further afield. "We've THÉIR LATEST ALBUM INCLUDES just as good as 'the had minor hits abroad packaging. all Ina week. For this one before." says Dave, "but been able to take this single has had a "The first album did we've than ever was our time about things better reaction WAY WE WERE incredibly well, but It so the we've got in the past. so THE - a terrible rush. We did It more and BDS 428 s CarvtdtK Album also available on PrscWon Tage. Canelue'