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As Bon Jovi return 18 to the charts with rm DANCE 'I'll Be There For Big Daddy Kane, Pete Shelley and T-La Rock You' , mi talks to EDITOR Betty Page DEPUTY EDITOR/ 22 guitar honcho Richie FEATURES Eleanor Levy BON JOVI Sambora on p22 NEWS EDITOR Robin Smith Richie Sambora confesses he couldn't be a bank clerk DESIGN Ian Middleton and Jane Phillips 23 SUB EDITOR Kevin Murphy DON'T ANSWER THAT DOOR — IT'S TSP MOORE REVIEWS EDITOR Tim Eurovision Song Contest fan interviewed Esther Rantzen style Nicholson CONTRIBUTORS Tony 24 Beard, Lysette Cohen, NENEH CHERRY Darren Crook. Johnny Dee. Are Pampers, tampons and sushi really a recipe for success? David Giles. Tony Fletcher. Malu Halasa. James 26 Hamilton, Tim Jeffery, Alan rm INDEPENDENTS Jones. Pete Paisley. Paul Sexton. Andy Strickland, 28 • EUROVISION ON Lisa Tilston. Chris Twomey. 45 rpm Henry Williams, Geoff This week's singles reviewed by Geoff Zeppelin T SP Moore boom Zeppelin PHOTOGRAPHERS Eugene bang abangs on the cc Adebari. 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Colour by CK •< Litho » THANKS TO Steve Masters and John Honderich < SUBSCRIPTIONS available CHARTS bfrom Punch Subscription Vintage, C S 45 + LPs, US Black , Services. 8Grove Ash. Bletchley. Milton Keynes. 46 cc Bucks MK1 1BZ; UK rate: THIS WEEK'S f45 per annum; European Joitairr 0 u rate: USS95 (surface mail). The bits behind the hits -Feê CD and 12 inch listings 1— For US and Airmail rates. 2 o please write to the above 47 ae_ address --THE TOP OF THE POPS CHART NEDITEDisivs BY ROBIN SMITH 41. 4C ILJI RE VOLD R The Cure have lined up five British dates as part of their world tour. They'll be playing Glasgow SECC July 18, followed by Birmingham NEC 20, Wembley Arena 22, 23. Tickets are on sale now from usual agents. These will be the Cure's first British dates since December 1987 and the band have just begun the European leg of their tour, supported by Shelleyan Orphan. BABY ELVIS Elvis Costello releases his single GETTING THE BLUES 'Baby Plays Around' on May 8. It's a four track EP and other songs featured Deacon Blue follow up 'Wages are 'Poisoned Rose', taken from his Day' with their single 'Fergus Sings 1986 album 'King Of America', The Blues' out on May 8. Taken 'Almost Blue' from the 1982 US album from their album 'When The World 'Imperial Bedroom' and 'My Funny Knows Your Name', which has now Valentine' from the 1979 album 'Ten sold over 300,000 copies, the flip Bloody Marys And Ten How's Your side features 'Long Window To Fathers'. Love', while the 12 inch has the ex- Taken from Costello's current album tra track 'London A To Z'. Over on 'Spike', Elvis wrote 'Baby Plays Around, the CD version you'll also find 'Back with his wife Cait O'Riordan. Here In Beano Land'. • DIESEL TOUR Classic pop rockers Diesel Park West play their first headlining British tour starting this month. They'll be kick- ing off at Glasgow Dance Factory May 11, followed by Edinburgh Carl- ton Studios 12, Aberdeen Ritzy 14, Liverpool Polytechnic 16, Leicester Polytechnic 17, Sheffield University 18, Newcastle Polytechnic 19, Leeds Warehouse 22, Birmingham Burberries 23, Uxbridge Brunel University 24, Warwick University 26, Hull University 27. A new Diesel Park West single should be out at the beginning of June. 41. swine' G Mel tmI ti TO ACTIICO Swing Out Sister release their long availed second album, 'Kaleidoscope World', on May 8. It's the follow-up to their LP 'It's Better To Travel', which went straight to number one in the spring of 1987, and features their current single 'You On My Mind'. Other tracks include 'Heart For Hire' and 'Where In The World'. Swing Out Sister are planning atour later this year and dates should be confirmed soon. And who doesn't know Durex? Now, more than ever before, it's not just who you out on each individual Durex condom. 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BROWN TO 11"41::»ILIOR Bobby Brown, who releases his single 'Every Little Step' on May 8,will be playing two Jimi Somerville of the Com- shows at Wembley Arena on June 23, 24, and it also looks likely that he'll be performing at munards and Andy Bell of Erasure least one concert at the Birmingham NEC. This should be confirmed soon. We understand are teaming up to play an AIDS be- the Wembley and Birmingham dates will be Brown's only British appearances this year. nefit show at the Brixton Fridge on Meanwhile, on his current American tour, Brown was hastily bundled off stage during a May 24. Backed by a five-piece show at The Scope in Norfolk, Virginia, when a man was seen brandishing agun at the band, they'll be playing a Sylvester stage. The man managed to fight off security guards after he was spotted and escaped into memorial show in honour of the dis- the crowd. Bobby was informed about the incident but decided to continue the show. co star who died of AIDS last year. Money raised will be going to the AIDS Coalition To Unleash Power DON'T HURT ME organisation. Donna Summer follows up 'This Tickets, priced £5 (£3 for the un- Time IKnow It's For Real' with 'I Don't employed), are available from the Wanna Get Hurt' on May 8. It's taken Fridge box office, Premier box from her current album, 'Another Place Ioffice, Gay's The Word bookshop And Time', and the flip side features an and the Vinyl Experience record instrumental version of the song. The shop. 12 inch and CD versions will carry the extra track 'Dinner With Gershwin', a top 15 hit for Donna at the end of 1987. SHAME SHAME SHAME INSTANT LOVE A Psychedelic dance masters the Sha - The Godfathers unleash their men release their single 'You, Me second album, 'More Songs About And Everything' on May 8. The flip Love And Hate', on May 8. Tracks in- features 'Reraptyouare', while the 12 clude the driving rock of 'She Gives inch features cut-ups of 'You, Me And Me Love' and 'This Is Your Life' as well Everything' and 'Reraptyouare' re- as some lilting numbers like 'Another mixed by Evil Ed Richards. Currently You'. storming across Europe, the Shamen The Godfathers will be finishing off will be playing British dates and releas- their tour with a date at the London ing an EP at the end of May. Town And Country Club on May 15. 1 40 MAN ALIVE Neneh Cherry follows up her number three single 'Buffalo Stance' with `Manchild', out on May 8. The flip side features an 'Old School Mix' of the song while the 12 inch features a'There's Nothing Wrong Sukka Mix' of 'Buffalo Stance'. 4111 'Buffalo Stance' has now sold more than amillion copies worldwide, and it recently knocked Madonna off the number one slot in the Billboard dance chart.