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4 NEWS 8 I JEFF MY A GUY CALLED GERALD IMAGINATION From Big Mac to big hit. Manchester's hippest DJ reveals what's between his bun Jeff Healey's been 10 called one of the INDEX finest rock guitarists Jeff Healey, Wire, Pinto Bennett + lots of silly bits 'n' bobs of the Eighties. Find 14 out why p12 BABBLE Pop star's mum in hedgehog shocker and more!

16 • RICHIE MAN, I,/ CHINA CRISIS POOR MAN From Hawaii to Liverpool 8, the bunch who push the wishy into washy are back! 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. Norman Anderson. -WORD door of the vi Victoria Blackie, Benjamin Test your on the black an white bits French. John Ingledew, Barry Eurovision Song Plummer. Joe Shutter. 30 Contest. P23 Martyn Strickland, Steve LIVES Wright Wendy 8( isa, Duranduran and the dding Prese DISPLAY & CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENT 32 MANAGER Carole Norvell- 33 rpm Read Including Simple Minds, the Cure na Crisis SENIOR ADVERTISEMENT REPRESENTATIVE Tracey l Rogers t AD PRODUCTION 'Nightmare On Elm nead O'Connor • MANAGER Tony Dixon

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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

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R "4 5 AIDS TEAM UP 41. 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. Bet old Madders is pretty sick about that.

4 6/ 10,41- deep t le ele 0 • The Funky Worm are set to • Scottish Euro popster Paul Haig, 41% come dancing with their single 'U + who releases his album 'Chain' on "Pe 6-40Pee eke _f_ tP.' Me - Love' on May 8. A reworking May 15, has lined up a tour. He'll d41°40. „e6 eeee ble#,./61 ear 1. of the old Undisputed Truth classic, be playing Dundee Fat Sams May %. jr% • aik• deb the single was recorded at Shef- 14, Greenock Rios 16, Edinburgh A.- 9 do* lea::: r".' Ow' 4‘ blediL• dà-e 1‘0'%, field's FON studios and Chicago Queens Hall 17, London ICA 18, v-e. eled1h eà`d• .2r Oè-`•• it. egt •,. , 4. _ e,o f" -••••are.- Trax. The 12 inch features an in- Sheffield Leadmill 20, Manchester Q wo .o .1 6 fie e 'e gg; strumental version of the song. International 22. 0u - .* ,• tee I VbIp oe lee 1. ZI 4 ob' àeb...4% t* 410 op. lesie 4 er0 $ 111b%,.1. e 464 Zle " vge% P .• et e •, " ft e eb. N W- CONTINUED

CHAKA DATES CRAIG LEAVES rm's favourite pin-up, Chaka Khan, will be playing some long awaited After months of rumour and specula- dates in June. Chaka, who's just re- tion, it's been confirmed that Craig leased a hotter than hot remix of her Logan has left Bros. classic hit 'I'm Every Woman', will be "The split is amicable," says a strutting her stuff at Manchester Apollo spokesperson, but they wouldn't con- June 28, Hammersmith Odeon 29, 30. firm that Craig has received a massive But don't be too disappointed if you million pound pay off from Bros, as can't make these shows, we hear she's reported in the national press. planning a full scale tour for Craig has been sick for several November. 411, SWEET SUE months with a mystery illness, and his Chaka's album, 'Life Is A Dance — Frazier Chorus release their debut album, 'Sue', on May 8. The album has 10 tracks and last appearance with Bros was at the The Remix Project', will be hitting the features their two hits 'Dream Kitchen' and 'Typical', while cassette and CD versions will Brit Awards at the Royal Albert Hall, shops soon. also have the extra track 'Little Cher. although he didn't play on stage with them. For the official Bros statement see TIME AFTER TIME MERLIN RELEASED page 46. Legendary producer Arthur Baker Rap star Merlin was released from has formed his own band, Arthur Bak- youth custody last week to appear with er And The Backbeat Disciples, and the Beatmasters when they performed they'll be releasing their debut single, their single 'Who's In The House', on 'It's Your Time', on May 8. Featuring 'Top Of The Pops'. guest vocalist Shirley Lewis, the single Merlin, who is serving a six month was composed, produced and sentence at a youth custody centre for arranged by Baker, and the 12 inch theft, was let off for a few hours and features a jazz version and a dub ver- escorted to the 'Top Of The Pops' stu- sion of the song. dio at the BBC's Television Centre in The Backbeat Disciples are a selec- London. The authorities decided to let tion of some of New York's finest musi- him go after hearing the Beatmasters cians, and an album also featuring single was number eight in the charts. guest stars such as Martin Fry, Jimi Somerville and Al Green will be re- STORM WARNING leased shortly. Arfur's track record as a producer Boy Meets Girl release their single and remixer is legendary. In his time 'Stormy Love' on May 8. The flip side he's worked with such varied acts as features 'One Day' while on the 12 Bruce Springsteen, New Order, Cyndi inch and CD versions you'll have the Louper, Pil and Neneh Cherry. chance to thrill again to 'Waiting For A WON'T LET GO Star To Fall', their monster hit from earlier this year. RELEASED 2nd MAY

41. CHARITY SHOW Aswad, Perfect Day, 2 Brave and Waterfront will be taking part in a concerc for the "Rachel Morrison ... Nordoff Robbins charity on May 23 at the Westway Studios, Olaf Street, London WI 1. Tickets, priced £7 each, are available from Sound In Motion, 191 Wardour Street, London hers may be the best new W1V 3FA. Enclose asae and make cheques or postal orders payable to Sound In Motion. Money raised will be going towards the Nordoff Robbins Music Therapy Centre to help mentally and physically handicapped children. female voice this year." RECORD MIRROR

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hottest dance an Ihave a Big Mac, double fries and your autograph music creators, Cplease? Up at McDonald's in Manchester not works at only the burgers are sizzling. Working McDonald's, in the restaurant is A Guy Called Gerald, whose single 'Voodoo Ray' but he's also and album 'Hot Lemonade' are leaving grill marks at clubs across the country. serving up If you're selling records, most people automatically assume you can rush out some sizzling and make a down payment on a red sounds. Robin Mercedes and a chic little flat, but until the royalty cheques start flooding Smith gives through his letter box, Gerald knows differently. him a grilling. "I might have a bit of fame at the moment, but Idefinitely don't have a Juicy pics: fortune," he sighs. "Sometimes it used to be difficult to scrape enough Benjamin change together for my bus fare, but 'Quarter some of the people who came into McDonald's recognise me, which is Pounder' nice. "I live in this kind of squat. There's a French leak in the bedroom ceiling but it's sort of cosy. My girlfriend's there with me, but Ithink she gets a bit pissed off if I'm out all hours. Sometimes we have rows. She threw a glass of orange juice over my equipment Ikeep in the "You don't have room. It took me ages cleaning it off."

to stand on a hen he's not at home, you'll often find Gerald street corner W trotting around the streets looking tough to of Manchester, mumbling, rapping and singing into a tape recorder. He finds get your the rhythm of walking the streets for message across hours is good for inspiration. "Most of my ideas ¡ust come out of anymore" my head or from the things I've heard. Sometimes I use word association, I like weird word combinations. 'Voodoo Ray' is a pretty bizarre title and 'Hot

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Lemonade' is a pretty strange con- erald comes from a tough cept." background. He went to a Gerald says his sounds are a com- Gschool where the music bination of soul, funk and traditional teacher was stabbed and the games disco, mixed with influences from jazz master had fights with the pupils. greats like Miles Davis and Chick When he started creating music, he Corea. posted tape after tape to record com- CrIffn "I call it spirit music. Isuppose it's panies all over the place before he based on ancient African music which, was picked up by the local Rham! re- even though it's centuries old, still cords. • reaches out to us. We can't escape Now he creates his basic tracks at those tribal rhythms, they're still at the home in between going for long walks centre of music. Ilike to respect the and thinking about repairing the leak past while looking towards the future." in his roof. He certainly doesn't want to mix too much with all the trendy hen he can, Gerald raises young things down in London. he cash for the return air "I think I've got a bit of an edge Wtfare to New York. He even coming from Manchester. I'm not really does shows over there for free to get into the sort of people who go to clubs his name around and because he likes and act a certain way because they've the people. been told it's the way to behave in a "The vibe is so strong, people seem magazine. Besides, when you use soap to be a lot more relaxed and they in London you can't get a good lather work better together. One thing Ihave because the water's no good." noticed is that the big macho image Gerald does want to increase his behind rap music is starting to die out, profile, though, and several major re- and that can't be a bad thing. cord companies look like they'll be "A lot of the guys are taking off their chasing him for a deal. heavy gold chains and wearing softer "Maybe Ishould have called myself gear. You don't have to stand on a Jazzy G or Dazzy G," he laughs. "But street corner looking tough to get your Gerald is my real name and Ithought message across any more, and it's not I'd take the piss a bit by calling myself cool to keep a gun or a knife down A Guy Called Gerald. You know, your trousers." sometimes music needs a bit of a dig in guev,erM Manchester, though, looks like being the ribs. Gerald's home for a long time to "I'm my own boss. Ilisten to a lot of come. One day he hopes to start his other stuff and it sounds like it's own record label and promote the ci- copying what's gone before. It's like an ty's talent. artist copying something with a piece "If Iever make enough money then I of tracing paper, rather than turning don't want to blow it all on myself. I out original work of his own. Ilike the want to do something positive with it. feeling of being original." I'd like to use some of it to help other A Guy Called Gerald is shaping up people, because Iknow how hard it to be the Big Mac of dance music. Dig can be to break through." in — you won't be disappointed.

"His voice is remarkable" Q "As classy a slice of dance pop as you'll hear all year Griffins' voice sent shivers up my spine" NME "Clive will soon be very famous indeed" Smash Hits

"Definitely destined for the big time" Record Mirror "This man is going to be massive" Just 17 "Clive Griffin in my opinion, is one of the most talented powerful and emotional singer/songwriters to come out of Britain this decade. Combine this with the incredible production and arrangement skills of Richard Niles "I might have a bit and a collection of some of the best musicians in the world, and you get the debut album 'Step by Step' To pick a standout track would be an impossible of fame at the task. Every song has been crafted to perfection. Buy this album and experience the pure brilliance that is Clive Griffin A Masterpiece ,"Mix Mag moment but I the debut album STEP BY STEP definitely don't includes the single be there have a fortune" LP 836 737-1 MC836 737-4 CD836 737-2 NDlibt EDITED BY ANDY STRICKLAND

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9'Can The Cannabis' Suzi Él records has come up trumps with a sensational compilation of football records. '4-2-4 The El Quatro Compendium Of Soccer' contains no less than 16 examples of the oft-slammed team song from such 10 'Paddy McGinty's Goat' diverse talents as Lonnie Donegan and his towering 'World Cup Willie' to our own beloved Orient FC Valium Doonican and their workmanlike 'Football Football'. Sheffield Wednesday FC deserve relegation for their Compiled by the 'Just Say hideous rendition of 'We Are The Owls' to the tune of the Thompson Twins' You Take Me Up', and No' nos we'll award the Index cup to Rocking Johnny Austin's 'Going Back To Derby'. With that, it's back to Des in the studio.

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Index's favourite crazees, Wire, are back with a single that could even catapault them towards the top 40 if they're not very careful. Wire first tickled our fancies way back when we conversations of the celebs barely knew the difference between dot and dash, but now the sages of part 43 rock have triumphed with the exceptionally groovy 'Ear Drum Buzz', "I see the swelling still hasn't gone completely Sarah. Mike's chopper has currently airing on a radio near you. a lot to answer for, eh?" Not only have Wire matured, with "That's almost as funny as your new single Nik, who's on line two?" accolades from varying sides of the musical world, but they've even persuaded a few of their fans to stick their fingers in their ears for the accompanying video. Hence we can YOUR FANTASIES COME TRUE! thrill to Vince Clarke, Andy Fletcher, Bjork Sugarcube and, ooh, simply loads of celebs, all queuing up to get in on the act. Now all this may sound CALL CAROL NOW a tad wearisome and nepotistic but we reckon anything that keeps Colin Newman's lughole couture — that's shirt with ears all over it, dummy — 0898 345 658 rt off the screen for a few seconds, can't be all bad. It's a hit folks! "She can really twist the screw"

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The hottest country sounds to earbenders hit Index for some time come from Pinto Bennett And The Roger Pebocly Famous Motel Cowboys. 'Ride' Oyster Band (Cooking Vinyl LP) Hailing from the USA, Pinto 'Long Time Me No See You Girl' the and his partners aren't the Sensations/Bunny Lee (Trojan LP usual bunch of airbrushed track) potential popsters, as their 'Ma & Pa' Fishbone (CBS 45) Clint: 'Church Of The Poison Mind' I Helen Terry: 'Beaver patrol' twanging new LP, 'Pure Quill', makes clear. They're in There we were wondering whatever Andy Strickland their forties, go down well happened to singer Helen Terry, the 'Ear Drum Buzz' Wire (Mute 45) with bikers, look like hippy woman who put the balls into Culture 'The Stone Roses' the Stone Roses burglars, and sure can play. (Silvertone LP) Club's sound once upon a time, and If your idea of country is `Ukrainski Vistupi V Johna Peela' the up she pops with a new single, stetson-wearing farmers Wedding Present (RCA LP) 'Fortunate Fool'. But hey, wait a singing of coffee beans and minute, have you ever seen Helen st campfires, you're in for a Tim Nicholson Terry and Pop Will Eat Itself around shock. Pinto croons about 'Dusty Heartfelt' Win (Virgin 45) at the same time? No. Neither have losing his Chinese girlfriend 'Got It Made' Holly Johnson (MCA LP we, and we reckon we've discovered as the rest of the boys strike why. Can you dig it? Wise up o track) up waltzing rhythms in 'Fruit At The Bottom' Wendy & Lisa suckers, Helen and Poppie's singer preparation for some soon-to- (Virgin LP) Clint are one and the same! be-announced UK gigs. With such aname, we reckon it won't be hard for them to find ahotel. (HW)

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Yet at the moment he doesn't have his eyes as he wanders half-naked the strength to lift an axe. Up soon from the bathroom, he shyly explains after six to appear on a breakfast the secrets of his sudden success. radio show with posh person Winston "I play sitting down, with the guitar Churchill (the wartime leader's resting horizontally on my lap. That grandson), at 4.15 in the afternoon means Ican use five fingers to play he's crashed out on a double bed in a notes rather than four. Some people dimly lit hotel room. have called it revolutionary. "Guess I'm fatigued." "You should "Sometimes when I'm on stage, I fight it," sighs Joe, staring also get up and run around playing murderously at a packet of stale the guitar with my teeth or behind my smoky bacon crisps. "The thing to do back." is take vitamins — you need E and Is this a reaction to being handicapped? Jeff titters drily: "Hey, c'mon Joe, "No it's just the way Ifigured out you gotta be philosophical, the road's naturally to play. Istudied piano for always been part of rock 'n' roll — maybe six years, and musical theory right now we're on it." for three. Maybe Iplay the guitar like Two schoolboys clutching metal mags Joe: "We're slipping behind today's a piano." with glossy colour pics of a blind, schedule." blond, 22-year-old Canadian guitarist WIPEOUT "Let's kick some ass," proclaims Tom are hovering on an elegant hotel's KERRANG CITY BLUES as the band wander into the hotel's steps. They're keenly awaiting a Nottingham probably has the largest swish restaurant at 7.30 in the glimpse of the 'Jeff Healey population of metal fanatics in Britain. evening. The following meal, however. Experience'. They love Jeff's traditional sound, is a quiet affair. Both are disappointed. The Jeff although his smoothly polished album The performance that explodes Healey Band, as it's more often isn't fully-blown HM. Born with eye three hours later is pure rock 'n' roll known, has hit the normally peaceful cancer, he's been blind all his life. He dynamite. Jeff's primitive live guitar town of Nottingham. For the past six received his first guitar as a sound bulldozes the blues into the months the group has lived a Christmas present at the age of three, present, with support from Tom's punishing rock 'n' roll lifestyle and and has been obsessed ever since. battering ram percussion and Joe's now they're dog tired. Joe's getting ready to practice the fluid bass lines. After an encore of Together with the members of his kung-fu movements that loosen him 'classic' rock tracks, the shrieking power-rock trio, bassist Joe Rockman up for a gig, and Tom is "holed up audience are stunned into silence. and drummer Tom Stephen, Jeff is in someplace making maybe two They've never seen its equal. The the UK for a whistle-stop tour to business calls at once on portable 'Jeff Healey Experience' immediately promote the bluesy ballad and new phones." Tom is also the Jeff Healey board their van for the midnight drive single 'Angel Eyes', from the highly Band's manager. back to London. crafted, openly emotional, but In the bar cockney roadies are The last thing Iget to ask Joe is, conventional LP 'See The Light'. chuckling over smutty, sexist jokes does he ever feel like breaking his Jeff's live-wire hard-rock guitar about "a London bird in stockings and manic schedules? Joe doesn't flinch. assault has been compared to the suspenders," while Jeff is thankfully "When a plane's ready to leave, it electrifying work of Eric Clapton in the two floors above this 'Spinal Tap' leaves. You gotta be on it." (HW) Sixties, or the legendary Jimi Hendrix. rock-nonsense. Rubbing sleep from

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• Regular rm readers might know what a scatty woman Corinne 'Swing Out Sister' Brewery's mum is. You may recall how we revealed that she continually phones Radio 1requesting the latest Swing Out single (yep, that's why 'You On My Mind' is on the wireless every five minutes), and how she clips poodles for a living. Well then, you won't be surprised to hear about her latest hobby. Rather than let the hedgehog Miulation of Lincolnshire get squashed by juggernauts, she had decided to set up a hedgehog sanctuary in her living room constructed in the form of, wait for it, a cardboard castle that she built herself. What awonderful woman. Give her afeature. AVPURITE:'ÇA HOW, HOST Remaining north of the border, Paul nvented this new garhe,Wt'night. It's Sainsbury's to import them to his Stateside Carol Pecker say g: "f Haig has enlisted old Josef K pal called 'Spot The Pop Star'. All you do is home. really;-dti•1,ayethat •eqh‘L g who pre- l Malcolm Ross to play guitar on his eize , go to an incredibly trendy gig or club Rick Astley was given the chance to sents 'Blockbusters'. He's really, really tour. Rather than getting along with your pals and try to spot as many record the theme song to the new James handsomely, as old muckers do, the pair funny and it's a fantastic programme. 1 top celebs as you can. However, it's riot • Bond film but turned it down. Elton have spent most of their time arguing as never miss it." that simple, the whole caboodlets .wori or John has expressed interest in the to who is the best footy team in the B & lost on an intricate pointS systertr;•one .... : ,.p .r.ojec4 tar:it the latest news suggests that Q Premier Division. Paul favours Hibs, point for TV personalities aneBritish .pop .,. •••.Gladyt.Knight has 'pipped' him to it. whilst Male is aHearts fanatic. Anyway, stars, two points for someone. veth. a:..• •• Bill VViggins, who plays Paul Collins they'd decided to resolve the dispute by record in the top 10, :thre'poir'rb..fo r.g. .r.r.. in 'Brookside', was spotted this week in a having apenalty shoot out, live on stage, American pop star, four points fora film .:. Musweli Hill Chinese take-away. My on the last night of the tour. True! star, five points for. George Michael; • informant revealed that he ordered prawn New Model Army played an anti- half a point for arodc.druipmer called . •bailsl .special ..fried rice and whatever National Front gig outside Leeds Town Steve, and for those of .you who live. .. • .."number 23" is. Hall last week and it seems acouple of outside London,. one eeli..hai("points for Diana Ross turned up to sing afew songs at the Soul Il Soul bash at rozzers in the audience took offence at an old lady with ,.tartan sho*ng -tro[ley :. the swear.:WOrt#.qP.....;keir closing song My sidekick, Harry Sparrian;. ahtfi... Brixton Academy last week. Jazzy B 'Vengeance rerithei .than stand Iii and let played 'Spot The Pop 5.tar• at :the. •. •introdu .ced her as "my good friend". ..t.fm$:%41105 biasphernycontinue,.the Wendy & Lisa gig last w,eek: . arid ...frn •-•Ex-Shalamar singer Jody Watley '.ban4:.iiiéte•..arreste and .. found themselves chuffed to say Iwas the: pTiienphert. • i cancelled her planned interview with rm • it atell chagnd i.ii.re nbel-la'ietir..likely to winner with eight points,.;sighting.Gaz.• because she was "angry" about Index saying•that it was nice to see her with her -Cause abreach.of the i„-éace .. Topp, Nick Beggs, Paul.•...... •Qn mc?'te on Rutherford, Curt .Snlith.(of .. . ':.clothes on. Her management were also >orried" that we might compare her to .to::leilifencluran. 'You'd expe ,.:-t galaxy Tears For Fears) boOkje.ing his heart • :. •• of stars to turn up at ther,,LbridOi. > apres- out, Mike Scott..of•the'Ve4terbOys.;. 'Paula Abdul! gig drinks .party.w.Ouldn't yOtii.7,(ep, and by Prince's dancer Cat and tl.rié driimmer On the shopping front, Jim Kerr heavens they did — in their droves TEN THINGS from Then jerke. .Harry, who forgot . ..c.aused abit of bother .tri'SainsOury's, George Michael Was there as s,ere MADONNA HAS his specs, notched up adisappointinitvito: . •Carrtden rown,'when•they queried hi' laSen .Ckindsvait.:Mar,tiii•DegVille bumping into Boy George and Paul j Scottish 00 Fee. Kirsty•MacColl NEVER DONE... (who told our eci4Or'to.::'stop being Medford (ex-'EastEnders' star. Kelvin) . was also seen .. Pdshing her sh.opPing trolley Top recording artist Madonna to Sigue Sigue in rm diddus in the gents. •• ,. around the aides Rob Baie, of It Ciccone has done plenty of things in Mandy Suititb‘Paye'David Apparently the.purple one .himself, Takes TWO.faMe:itvent to, Fitidgens, also „her:Ife. She's been married, she's had Gilmour of Pkik /Fibyd, Bob Prince, was there as well, but only . in Camden and Was:rnightily5.miffed to nurether one hit singles, she's starred in Geldof. and , Paula Yates -e caught the last coupleiof songs. Meanwhile,. .discover. thatthei,.."didn.'t.Stoek Hershey films:and Broadway plays and she's done 'Bars (er, we clon-'-i-Sefl them, here Rob). drummers.and. an advert for Pepsi Cola, Be, she has on the subject .of the mini tooi A. right . pop otéiiiig Minneapolloniart.weve heard that after- his'. My Scottish .spy has an unusual story to never and We mean neve;.;' report. She Was enjoying.a lager and lime :,agree,.but what the .blOOdy..heli was visits to Britain .:hes.becorrie . hooked on Eaten 10 piçldedriiciris while Prime Minister Edward Heath the popular snack Twiglets. It seems a in her local pub in Dundee when aheavily :Stancling':eiri her head and reciting the doing there? member of his road-crew bought apacket made-up 'person' handed her a leaflet for Lords Prayer; Oh well, toodle loo. No Babble Postbag on last year's Lovesexy tour and ever adisco that night. "Here you go," he said. i Been to the neW'Sainsbury's in this week, but there'll be plenty of pop since Prince has been nibbling them like "Please come along. I'm Steve Strange Camden; by the way." And ... and ... it was and all! star sightings from readerland next week. Played :Mcihopeily with Lester crazeee, and has even arranged for Pggott 4 etticienlà. cam. el across the Himalayas; TWENTY YEARS AGO IN BABBLE • 5 Weirn T,shirt with "I'm with this • Well, it's not really 20 years ago in Babble. We've only been snooping in pop's written on it; 6 Met abeing from another planet; dustbins for about two months. Anyway, we were rummaging through the photofiles 7 Visited Ashby De La Zouch in the other day when we chanced upon this charming picture. Sandie Shaw, as you may e Leicestershire; or may not know, used to be married to that bloke who presents 'The Clothes Show' If..-:Senta. Valentine's card to Chris with Selina 'Lettuce Lear Scott and that woman who wears rubber —Jeff Banks. Yep, 9. Tairent; that's him in the frilly shirt, crushed velvet jacket and PVC trousers — what a looker. "Plucked agiraffe's eyelashes; Ridden abicycle backwards while Sandie, who's better known these days for her association with Morrissey, sports a singing "All IWant For Christmas Is state of the art Laura Ashley flowery dress, tied fetchingly at the waste with a black A Beatle" by Dora Bryan. plastic belt, topped off with some splendid false lashes.

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6 Oxford Polytechnic 7 Bristol Studio 9 London Kilburn National 1 Glasgow Govan Town Hall 10 Birmingham Hummingbird 2 Liverpool University 11 Leceister Polytechnic 4 Leeds Polytechnic 12 Guildford University 5 Manchester International II 13 Folkestone Lea Cliffs Hall If they ever make a film about Hollow Horse' than meets the pop China Crisis — which, let's face it, is tainted eye.. . unlikely — then a pretty good title "I think there's a more in-depth, would be 'The Unbearable Tightness hidden melody on this album," claims Of Being China Crisis'. guitarist Eddie Lundon. "It comes out Throughout their seven year vinyl after you've listened to it a few times. history they've always been a highly If something is instant and bright then polished bunch — neat, clean music you get bored with it after a few and finely clipped melody. weeks. The music that we listen to — China Crisis have bordered on the Joni Mitchell, Steely Dan — it's never ethereal side of life and it's always really been fashionable, but it's been hard for anyone to get really always there. It's something you excited about them — hence their hit always go back to and it's still going and miss success. to stand up in 10 years time, it won't Coming out of Liverpool in 1982, just drift in and out of your life. That's they've always been atough bunch the kind of standard we're aiming to categorise. Most critics have been for." content to label them 'wishy-washy' or, at one time, 'wallpaper music'. A China Crisis' last single, 'Saint tadge unfair, perhaps, when you Saviour Square' (which actually exists consider their back catalogue of arty — it's in the Liverpool 8 district), was fluffy pop moments — 'African And a relative flop, yet it's the most White', 'Christian', 'Wishful Thinking', obvious 'pop' song on the LP. Are 'Black Man Ray'. China Crisis worried that they've lost Now they've released their fifth the knack of making hit records? album, 'Diary Of A Hollow Horse', "All through our career we've had After braving the which is even more polished, neat people wanting us to make hit and clean. The melody seems to records and us not knowing what hit wrath of Rita have disappeared, the vocals across records consist of," explains vocalist Garry Daly laughing. "We thought, Fairclough on 'Going between Howard Jones and Bryan Ferry. 'You Did Cut Me', had all the Live"s Video Vote Sitting on acomfy Habitat record ingredients of a classic hit and it company sofa, and accused of bombed. So, we've stopped trying to and discovering Jason becoming aging musos, China Crisis make hit records now. We were never Donovan is afan, will are keen to defend their music. very good at it anyway. China Crisis Perhaps there's more to 'Diary Of A never did box you round the ears!" China Crisis recover in time to bring their atmospheric pop to the world once more? Crisis talks: Johnny

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iTI The LP is very laid back. Have you you feel guilty going to Hawaii?" said IIbecome anti-tune? Garry. "But anyone from Liverpool "We've become anti-haphazard," would have given anything to get argues Eddie. "I just think it's got a even halfway to Hawaii. We jumped -ri really good feel to it." at the chance." "Most modern music is full of "Anyway," continues Eddie. tension and violence," adds Gazza "Because we're from Liverpool and Johnson, the level-headed Man at the hotels in London are so C&A bassist. "The kind of stuff we've expensive, it was actually cheaper to been doing is more of a groove kind send us to Hawaii than it was to of thing, you know, like Talk Talk and London." 1=. XTC." Prior to their trip to Hawaii, Garry "I like the idea of us being head welcomed a bouncing baby into the mic music, a headphones band. big blue world in the shape of his 1=1 Hawkwind are like that aren't they?" daughter, Holly. It's something that says an illogical Eddie. "But we're not hasn't just affected his personal life all that serious. If it's a nice sunny but the band's as well. day I'll stick the Brothers Johnson on "It's brilliant," he smiles. "It's the stereo and have a bop." something new to write about. I've "If it's a bright sunny day," Gazza written songs about nearly everything deadpans, "then I'll draw me curtains else!" fe- LONG PLAYER IS and put aTom Waits album on." Have you written a song about So, are you still making wishy fruit? washy wallpaper music then? "Oh yeah, 'Cucumber Garden'." "Do you wanna leave here in one That's not a fruit. piece pal?" "Well, it's near enough. It's good because the whole LP is like a The new LP was recorded in celebration of being a dad. Nearly Hawaii — land of grass skirts, surf every song is about it in some way or and Steve McGarrett. Was it really full another." of fat Americans in gaily coloured Like their real day to day lives, shirts quaffing pina colada? China Crisis have 'settled down' and "The bit we went to wasn't," says started making the music they feel Eddie. "We were on one of the less comfortable with. touristy islands. It was brilliant." As Eddie says: "We're too old to "Other journalists have said 'don't be pop stars now."

"Do you wanna leave here in one piece pal?"

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Techno being the buzzword, elfin ex-Buzzcock raconteur Pete Shelley has just given birth to a revitalised version of his '81 hit 'Homosapien'. Re-rec- orded under the auspices of production trio Power, Wonder and Love, as well as being one of Kevin Sounder- son's fave raves, it seems 'Homosapien' has received global attention: "A friend of mine was in India, up in the foothills of the Himalayas and one of the villagers had it on a cassette up there." Not only that, it was also played at Madonna's wedding! Music to get spliced by and doused by, there's a cracking instrumental mix, entitled the Shower Mix. Pete Big Daddy Kane isn't the kind of guy to start an argument with if his 'Wrath lathers up: "You can stand in Of Kane' single is anything to go by. It's a fearsome rollerball rap that threatens the shower, play the shower to tear you limb from limb if you don't keep your guard up. In person Kane is a mix, sing along and be your smouldering giant who pins you to the spot with his cold stare, rarely changing own Pete Shelley." his tight-lipped expression. Even throwing in the suggestion of a possible feud Whilst on the subject of with Eric Bdoesn't rattle his composure. "No No," he drawls calmly. "As far as Iknow me and Eric are cool. I'm cool coming clean, is Pete still an with all the rappers. Igo see their shows, namecheck them on my album ..." Orgasm Addict? "I tried it just Gee Mr Kane, that's mighty big of you! Apart from his sharp pillar box haircut once and found it all right for Kane's most obvious feature is the gold dangling around his neck and across his kicks!" wrist. Does he feel safe walking the streets with thousands of dollars of jewellery Definitely kicking and not just waiting to be snatched by a gang of muggers? faking it at all, 'Homosapien "I don't wear it in the street, just for performances and photos," says Kane. "I Il' seems destined for another buy gold because my fans expect it. If Iwent on stage in a three piece suit and• jaunt into chartland. Ever tie they'd think Iwas crazy. If Ihad a load of money Iwouldn't ¡ust buy gold, I'd fallen in love with a record? probably invest in a business, like a limousine service with chauffeurs, I've always You ought to. (MF) wanted to own one of them." Hmmm perhaps afleet of security vans might be more appropriate. NCE

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1 I'M EVERYWOMAN Chaka Khan WEA 2 (NEW) BORN THIS WAY the Cociftle Crew . ffrr The ruff n' tuff debut album from Britain's hot ctiákies 3 THE DREAM ,. Out Of,Thé Ording , Or Many 4 (NEW) IF I'M NOT YOUR LÓVÉR :, AI ELSore t1.5 WEA Slick Rick steals the show with -his gyeit appearânCe. "''''' 5 WHAT'S THAT NOISE (LP):: ,, :., Col &tilt .,._, A4ee.i OfOur Time 6 (NEW) ON FIRE/FUNKY COLD MEDINA, Tonel.ok ..Ithe% Brood Smokin folloW uri-from the rapier ..whci , eats , gr.avelfór , biia. '.kine, (Inner .,... _ 7 CLUB CLASSICS VOL. ONE (LP)- ::Soul 11S-oul 8 (NEW) UH-UH 0011;00H LOOK OUT .Ritaberiantitk Roberta's sweet sOell•ióice getsfitreWeali eve the'giop in Sieve Hurley and Arthur Baker- 9 (NEW) LET'S DANCE :SvifeêtTeè. Sweetlee-on the hip hetne trail 10 'THE REDTHERLACKTHEGREet e'ttia 11 BLACK STEEL IN THE HOLIR OF. . , CHAOS Public'Enemy„ 12 (NEW) MAXIMUM THRUST ' , "'. L/VACtiJii(ri The ei4Klymox sin ger gives itfoll throttle onner:klekiiittP:: "L 13 TOGETHER :, ,.;,. Ate,8cACtiott " Él5,Rism 14 LOVE RUSH - Diskoriekion 15 ,:-LETIT ROLL - : Dotiugtaey •Taravhonty was one of the early pioneers of the spiritual, hopeful 16 (NEW) ME WAN NA Se-YOU :Heridrik garage sound that is iï.tow so big in the clubs. He released an -- Unusual horn blasts_ and cayerilod. ,ibCal¡intlr , fnfluettlial track called 'Join Hands' back in '87. Now he is back can't Hide', one of those slow-groovers with plenty of 17 (NEW) HEY! HEY! CA>LYOLi RELATE piano and singing that are so hip they hurt. It's Br:diristorrnin.à British itip'witiiitte. pdwerloie all the ‘4!crs, '- artlytivallable as an import on the New York label Big Beat, but 18 •ST1LLWAITING Keichó Jenkins ike so many ü5,!2-iiichers, it is good value if you like the song.

19 -STAY V - Silicon Chip 'ere are no less than five versions, with Mr T covering all his 20 WORK ITTOTHE.SONE'' LNFt on with this one. On the A-side there are two similar sounding-dub versions, on the B-side there's the dramatic, Cool Cuts is compiled Nyitiiei'dhilp of CitySoundsi-'HieHolbbm,:'i, souttidfrack-like Aftermath mix, the excellent bongo-crazy London WC 1.TeIt'01 . -495 S454 dubwlse tribal mix for real sweaty, sexy groovers and a radio ,mi x for fuck. So whatever the mood or setting there's a version Of 'I Can't Hide' to suit it. Give us another couple of months and we'll all be sick of these jangly garage tracks, but for now, this otte really hits the spot. (CM)

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TrIHIE Ir.41111 ARE COCOVVISI and Hippie from Turntable Orchestra to contribute their considerable talents to 'Stay', the new inch fro 7, Silicon Chip on UK label BPM, is one of a new the record. Hippie provides the freaky voice at the beginning of the song and breed of cuts that bridge the gap between house and soul. Silicon Chip — aka Leo -Hdon't care what category you put them in Paul plays the piano that bubbles through it. Londoners Maxine, Gary: "So it doesn't even sound English." as long as you danc to their track. ' Maxine: "Yes it does!" Leo: 'We yere m g this usic before we even knew what it was called." hips e all about, not trying to make a sound which is Gary: "What Imean by that is that it doesn't sound inferior." And th 's -what Hmmm. To avoid a full blown argument, let's say they're both right. It does good dance music. hip buts y sound English, it doesn't sound inferior. ell into hip hop, Leo came out of the reggae sound system Gary us t. In the end it doesn't matter where it comes from or what category it fits into, it's ed to sindbicking vocals for the likes of Delroy Wilson and scene an just great dance music, and Leo says: "As long as dance music is in we'll still be adays thaTs'fio reason to stop them making a great soulful Maxi Prie But no there, because we'll be dancing to it." house tra Absolutely. (CM) ey have even broken of the transatlantic barriers by getting Paul

in If you thought LNR was a defunct railway company then it's time to think again. LNR are Keith Thompson and Rick Lenoir, the magnificent men behind the moment's favourite sample, Work It To The Bone'. It's a phrase that's not only sending packed dancefloors into afrenzy of that curious mock shadow-boxing jig, but even those people buying drinks and checking in their coats. Now they've unleashed a package of sublime mixes of 'Let's Work It To The Bone', designed to send the samplers scurrying back to their studios. Though it's on US House Jam records, a quick poll of London's upfront record stores revealed bill an all-round sell-out. If you can stand the wait (you might hove to) word has it that Kool Kat have the track lined up for UK Z release in afew weeks' time, though of course it'll have to conform to the irritating 20-minutes-or-under rule for British singles. O Or failing that, you could try New Design (MG Records) or Luke Acid C (Zyx). Can't these Europeans write their own records?

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(I 20 R "A VI/VIE FOR V Housemaster Todd Terry's latest workmate is radical rapper T-La Rock. The pair got together on 'Flow With The New Style' a while back, and more recently on 'Housin' With The T's/T-N-Off'. Now, T-La (aka Terry Keaton) reckons he's the Shakespeare of rap. Yeah, and I'm Emily Bronte T-La claims the rich vocabulary on his house hip hop hybrid is the future of the rap. "This record is more than just hip house," he says. "It's a cut above the rest because Ihave a better vocabulary than the other rappers. I'm very well read, you see ..." What sort of books? "Well if Itold you too much you'd think Iwas a sissy. Let's just say that every time Icome to England Iask my record company to take me to Stratford-upon-Avon, where Shakespeare lived, and to Reading, where Oscar Wilde was in prison." Hold on, this can't be right; a rapper who doesn't grab his crotch and boast about the number of ladies who like to ride in his jocks. "I've settled down with a lady rapper called Glamorous," he says. What — monogamy in rap? "Oh, don't get me wrong, Ican really charm the fly girls when I want to. They always love me, because I'm handsome, I'm well read and I'm witty and ..." Mmm, Ican hear them now, T-La, T-La wherefore art thou T-La. (VM)

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HER FIRST U.K. SINGLE IS CURRENTLY TOP 10 U.S. 12" INCLUDES REUBEN BLADES VERSION and THE HOUSE MIX OF "BOY I'VE BEEN TOLD" FROM THE DEBUT ALBUM 'SA-FIRE' ID 834 992-2 MC 834 992-4 LP 834 922-1 One of the world's best known guitarists in one of the world's best known

bands . . . BON Jovi's Fucuin SANIBORA admits to — gasp — reading records

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ichie Sambora of Bon Jovi is just a that there's more to us than just pop. R'regular guy'. Being one of the Obviously Jon's the pin-up, but there's no world's best known guitarists in one of reason why he can't be agood the world's most popular rock bands, songwriter too." hasn't turned him into an old muso who wants to talk about riffs all the time. ave your influences widened? That's probably why 'New Jersey', the H "I listen to anything, I'm very follow-up album to the multi-million broadminded. Ilike to educate myself. I selling 'Slippery When Wet', is as fresh always say Iread records with my ears, and exciting as its predecessor, and their and learn from that. The acoustic new single, 'I'll Be There For You', is numbers on 'New Jersey' are definitely straight in the charts at number 30. One going back to our roots — Iused to play thing Bon Jovi definitely are not is boring in the bars in New Jersey and New York." old farts. If you're just rock 'n' rollers, why do "The success of 'Slippery' has given us you think you've been so successful? more freedom to experiment musically, "Well, we play from the soul and the but Idon't think it's really changed my heart. Ithink we try to communicate life that much," says Richie. "I've seen with the fans more than a lot of bands places, and I've had to grow up, but that's do. Our music is communication, not all. Would Ihave believed it if someone masturbation! Ialways wanted to be in a had told me how successful we'd be? No band and I don't really think I could do way, man! It's adream come true." anything else — I certainly couldn't work 'Slippery When Wet' must have been a as a bank clerk. So I'll probably be a tough act to follow. geriatric rocker ..." "Are you kidding? Ithink 'New Jersey' Do you get much time to go back is a better album though. You improve as home? asongwriter through practice, and we've "We all still live in New Jersey, but in had plenty of that. We've performed live any case it's not just aplace, it's an how ever many hundreds of times since attitude. Everyone's influenced by where writing 'Slippery', so we've had that much they grow up. Actually London has avery more practice! similar attitude, it's very street "New Jersey' is amore diverse album, orientated. I'm really looking forward to so hopefully it will make people realise seeing Britain again."

"Obviously Jon's the pin-up, but there's no reason why he can't be a

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Nick Rees is 24. He is from singer who would sing six songs, and Birmingham. He is an air steward. In people would pick the best song. Now fact, he sounds pretty much like a you ¡ust get seven clapped-out bands CD regular guy. But Nick is not a regular trying to become the next Bucks Fizz." guy. As an insomniac seven-year-old, With balding drummers? he crept downstairs one May evening "Mostly." And the songs? and watched Luxembourg's Vicky "People don't try and sing good Leandros croon her way to victory in songs. They try and sing good Euro the 1972 Eurovision Song Contest. It songs. The current formula for success was afateful encounter, on a par with is a pretty girl singing a ballad in Agnetha bumping into Bjorn and French. There are as many ¡udges in cdoe- 2 Benny outside Sainsbury's or Fizz the 16-25 age band as in the 45-55 chancing upon Bucks at a scooter rally. one, which doesn't make for great OK, Nick, let's see. How did Finland music. As for as this country goes, I get on in 1979? Nick gives a passable think the rot set in when Brotherhood impression of a horse swallowing its Of Man won in 1976." tongue. After lengthy and painful Hear hear. I suppose the language dictation, this is revealed as Katri thing makes for trouble. Helena's foot-stomping 'Katso Sineen "From 1974-77 you could sing in Tiavaan', which finished 10th. any language you liked — I don't think Netherlands in 1988? Shangri-La, Abbo would have won if 'Waterloo' 10th again. How many Euro winners had been in Swedish. But now you 3 e fec tog went on to become UK number ones? have to sing in your native tongue, This weelkfflit which is bad news for Turkey and Seven (he reels off the relevant names, MOORE meets a ; years, and weeks at the top). Enough. Norway, but fine for Switzerland and If "Some people might call it an Luxembourg, who used four different man in slkub who obsession," he says, "but Icouldn't give languages in the same year once." just hapans to be atoss." Wellj is, it an obsession? Now what about all this 'Song For a world Nthority "I've got videos back to 1983 and Europe' business? tapes from 1975. I'm ¡ust a great "I think it's great, it all adds to the on that e nd old countdown to the Big Day." Who did European." institutiole the OK, I'm a great Spurs fan, but you you vote for last year? "All of them". I won't catch me scouring bargain bins see. "Look, everyone slags it off, but Eurovise Song

for Glenn & Chris picture discs, or you still get 500 million watching every Contest ril4. 4 developing an encyclopaedic year." knowledge of Chas & Dave's Yes, and this May 6th I'll be cringing I. Cheryl Baker as Blunder ti awesome chart career. behind the sofa, hurling mindless Woman in CoCo 2. Marie "It's everything about it; the build-up, xenophobic abuse at the Germans and Myriam, France's '77 the gossip, the scoreboard." mourning the absence of Katie Boyle's winner 3. Abba: "give us a The' scoreboaro,? definitive rendition of "Italie, nul push start Agnetha, me "A lot of the songs are crap," he points". Confident that our adds reassuringly, although in conversation has escaped the attention reindeer have buggered off" apparent contradiction to the extent of of neighbouring drinkers, I get up to 4. Sandie Shaw and Adam his cassette library. Yet, why/ are, the leave. Opening the door, I catch a Faith compare Bruce songs crap? Why have the 'Waterloo's drift of the West Midlands. Forsyth's and Paul Daniels' and 'Puppet On A String's of old "No, Cliff never won. He was wigs 5. Brotherhood Of evolved so hideously into today's 'A- second in 1968 with 'Congratulations', Man: "now 'ere's agood ba-ni-bi' and 'Diggi-loo Diggi-ley'? and 'Power To All Our Friends' came "The BBC used to choose a leading third in '73" ... joke, you'll like this one" 6

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51 MEL— 6. Bucks Fizz: "that's it. If Katie Boyle's not doing it, then neither are we" really obvious things. You have to write his must be the place. Three Sugarcubes of their day. No? You don't about things you know, but you should quarters of the way along asmart remember them? Well, songs such as challenge yourself and tune into various yet modest West London street, a 'Another Tampon Up The Arse Of parts. That's why I've been very wary pile of well wrapped, well used, Humanity' rarely make it into Simon when people have asked 'what are you, a Since 'Buffalo Stance' disposable nappies are threatening to Bates' Our Tune slot 'tis true. feminist writer?' Because Itry to imagine engulf the front of the house. Did the success of 'Buffalo Stance' myself as boys, girls, children, old people stormed the charts Neneh Cherry's dustmen — sorry, come as asurprise? — everything — when Iwrite and Ifind refuse collectors — must love her. Pop's "Oh yes. I'm telling you, I've been in every song Idie and come back to life. at the end of last most famous mum of the moment has lucky because I've worked in situations It's hard work. finally taken delivery of the little person which were appreciated and credible like year Neneh Cherry Rip Rig And Panic and Ithink that set me "As an artist it's very easy to find responsible for one of the most energetic yourself just repeating what you've bulging tums ever seen on 'Top Of The off on the right foot, but it was always already done, emulating yourself, and I'm has lost about Pops'. Now is the time to buy shares in pretty underground and the success of pretty scared of that and Itry to be 'Buffalo Stance' actually shocked. I've Pampers! different all the time. The album still feels half a stone from Inside the house Neneh is doing her never been involved in anything that's got in keeping with itself, it's like aproject, a solo version of 'Three Of A Kind'. She's into the top 100 before." child, it's like — yeah, it's finally finished on the phone to her dad in New York, A hit record and acatch phrase to rival her stomach, and and fully grown and now it can go off Brooklyn accent collapsing into asexy Harry Enfield's Loadsamoney to boot. into the world." . laugh, then she's offering to make tea in The infamous "What is he like?" line called it Tyson. her adopted London tongue and then could frequently be heard echoing around he album in question will show the shouting up the stairs in Swedish to her the rm office. Now she's back, diversity of Neneh's current friend ("I hate calling her my nanny"), "It was funny that. Sometimes a 'project', as she calls it. 'Raw Like who's keeping an eye on baby Tyson. comment can sum up what asong is with a womanchild Sushi' is not an album introducing Britain's Energetic or what? If ever there is to about better than the actual lyrics in a sense, and that was the attitude and the latest rap sensation. It's arecord that be asure fire cure for the baby blues, I in one arm and a uses influences and producers from a 1 reckon it's to be found in distilling Neneh spirit, amix between the English and American and there it was. 'What is he wide spectrum of popular music — a Cherry! melting pot of influences just like Neneh `Manchild' in the Adopting Dr Miriam Stoppard voice: like?' was something I'd picked up on in my circle and it stuck in people's minds at herself. How is the baby then Neneh? "Tim Simenon has produced three of other. Post-natal the end of the day." '.‘q "Oh little baby Tyson is brilliant, the tracks and what he does with Bomb actually," she enthuses. "She's my second All of which means that Neneh The Bass is obviously different from the discussion, Andy girl and this time Iwas convinced that I Cherry's second single is going to blow Neneh Cherry stuff, but we've got a was gonna get some little brat that's some more people's minds. 'Manchild' is a similar attitude and Idon't think we allow Strickland gonna keep me up all night and the whole gentle, thoughtful insight of asong, a ourselves to get trapped in any one thing is gonna be anightmare, but I'll love million miles away from the unbridled genre. We can take things from different it anyway. She's just so good, she sleeps dancefloor joy of its older sister. It's a areas and make them ours and that's all night and she's so good Ialmost think very brave choice for asingle. something I've got from coming up in there must be something wrong with her. "It's definitely abold move and Ifeel England rather than America where You're so high after having ababy, it's an really good about it because I've always people are pushed into one channel, be it incredible experience and abrilliant been very wary of being boxed and taken for granted, and a lot of people were rap or whatever. buzz." "That's why hip hop stimulates me The baby was born, appropriately looking to me to become the new rap more than other things, because the kids enough, on International Women's Day whatever. When you listen to the album, are into breaking the rules and taking and christened Tyson because Neneh likes it's pretty obvious that there's a lot more things from here and over there, and it. Who cares if it's associated with a to it. So that's why we've put 'Manchild' out as the second single, to give people that's what music should be all about. lethal, bull of asportsman who makes some idea of the depth and size of the Musically I've got my foundation, the millions by knocking people's heads off? Dynamic Duo, my regular posse and "We thought we'd give her a project." people who put the frosting on the cake. heavyweight name — anew breed of It's as if you're releasing arecord to I'm looking forward to getting better and show what you're NOT about as much as woman, right?" developing what we've started because Of course the reason young Tyson to show people what you are about. "Exactly! That's amuch better way of things are still in the early stages. That's Cherry is so well behaved is the why the album's called 'Raw Like Sushi'." enormous effort of coming to terms with putting it because Idon't think Icould Neneh Cherry is unique. There's simply being named after Mike and having spent have played that rapper part and Ihate to nobody to touch her for vitality and her formative months being flung around disappoint people at the end of the day. freshness of approach in the pop world at her mum's stomach to the muffled strains It would have been sad to follow 'Buffalo present. Her performing history ensures a of 'Buffalo Stance'. This, Iwould suggest, Stance' with the obvious and if you do "You're so high after live assault on the nation's dance halls would induce post natal stupor into the that Ithink people lose respect for you. "Manchild' is asympatico look at what probably this Autumn/Fall/Hást (she's not having a baby, it's liveliest baby. the only one who can do it) with a "I'm sure she recognises some of the it might be like for aman out there in combination of men, women and an incredible songs, especially 'Buffalo Stance' because I the world. It's anice contradiction to machines. Between now and then, bet on was jumping up and down to that song 'Buffalo Stance', which is fairly sarcastic ahit album on its way and afew nappies until afew days before she was born — and taking the piss out of men and experience and a to be added to that pile. What is your and 'Inner City Mama' 'cause that was relationships in general, whereas secret Neneh? pumping every night on the tour we did. 'Manchild' is tuning into the reality of it brilliant buzz" "To tell you the truth, Idon't know and examining the front that men are pushed into maintaining most of the time what it is Ido," she laughs. "I just do it I h, 'Buffalo Stance', the song that and underneath that front Ithink there's and let people Itrust package it in such a introduced Neneh Cherry to the way that the personality and the freshness nation. That is, anation that usually avulnerable person. shines through." Adoesn't remember her considerable vocal "It's very easy to disappear up you own Now if only we could say the same contribution to the late Rip Rig And arse ..." (oops, slippin' back to Rip Rig about Tyson's nappies! Panic, adistinctly left field band, the days) "sorry, bottom — and write about

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The increase in chart action for the mighty Cooking Vinyl recording empire has gone unnoticed in these pages over the past six months. Largely due to the popularity of Michelle Shocked, the label has been going from strength to strength with its mission to introduce amore rootsy music to a wider audience. The Oyster Band are acase in point. Hailed in many quarters as England's best folk dance band, the group have released asingle, 'New York Girls', from their LP 'Ride' that certainly clears the air after half an hour of the Lunachicks (see elsewhere on this page). Fiddles fiddle, guitars scurry and there's not astill toe in my shoe as the band whip up astorm. But the most burning question of the day must be: what exactly LUNA SEE? is a Lax Drum as played by Russell of the band? Sounds like it must come in handy Those of you lucky enough to get along to a Dinosaur Jr gig in coming weeks can thrill after all those stodgy on-the-road meals. to the sight and sound of Blast First's latest aural assault, the incredibly noisy and rather baffling Lunachicks. The five piece all-girl band from Brooklyn are apparently all members of anotorious New York street gang — are you still awake? No, but honestly, Sonic Youth recommended them to the label and you can see why. A bass guitar that could explode bowels at 50 paces and bucketfuls of hipness in the current 'they're girls, they're noisy and they're American' stakes, the Lunachicks wouldn't stand ahope if they came from Crawley or Harrogate. Makes you think doesn't it? To coincide with the Dinosaur dates, the Lunachicks have just released their single 'Sugar Love'. Grunge on Macduff!

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Introducing the strangely named Go Buggy Babies, described rather fitting- ly by themselves as "the only all- woman swing beat band in the whole country. Probably." A London-based six piece, fronted by the Tracey Thorn-ish vocal soul- fulness of Tracy Reeves , their debut single on the wonderfully titled Gog Ugly Records is 'Ha Ha Ha', a bright and cheerful racey lii ale number that's halfway between the Specials and some spacey Sixti es tacky TV soundtrack. Catch them on o le of their numerous live appearances around the country and find out for yourself whether their ambition to replace Raw Sex as the natural support act for French & Saunders is likely to come about. As the r say, "God knows, we're sensual enough." (EL)

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(1) Round &Rou nd New Order (Factory) 2 (2) Monkey Gor eTo Heaven Pixies (4AD) 3 (17) Hairstyle Of The Devil Momus (Creation) 4 (3) Birdland EP Birdland (Lazy) 5 (4) Everything Counts (Live) Depeche Mode (Mute) 6 (5) Crackers International Erasure (Mute) 7 (8) White Knuckle Ride Danielle Dax (Awesome) 8 (7) Sweet Jane Cowboy Junkies (Cooking Vinyl) 9 (6) When I Grow Up Michelle Shocked (Cooking Vinyl) 10 (11) Made Of Stone Stone Roses (Silvertone) 11 (13) Fine Time New Order (Factory) 12 (9) Can't Be Sur! the Sundays (Rough Trade) lriztANSNIIISSIICON 13 (—) Train Surfing Inspiral Carpets (Cow) 14 (12) Blue Monday '88 New Order (Factory) The Independents pages' favourite "'Transmission's music policy is to 15 (15) Rain, Steam &Speed Men They Couldn't Hang (Silver/one) late night viewing, formerly known feature good bands that otherwise 16 (21) A Little Respect Erasure (Mute) as 'Rockin' In The UK', has just been don't get the attention they 17 (23) Oh L'Amour Erasure (Mute) relaunched with a groovy new title, deserve. We aim to feature as many 18 (10) Baby Heart Dirt Cardiacs (Alphabet) 'Transmission', and two groovy new new bands and videos as possible 19 (14) The Power Of Lard Lard (Alternative Tentacles) presenters in the shape of the Jazz each week, ranging from the Pixies, 20 (18) True Faith New Order (Creation) Butcher himself, Pat Fish, and the Senseless Things and Dinosaur Jr to 21 (24) Chains Of love (Remis) Erasure (Mute) intriguingly named Sheldon Lazarus. Mega City Four, Hugo Largo, Happy 22 (26) Destroy The Heart House Of Love (Creation) The show has been flitting around Mondays etc." 23 (—) Temple Of Love Sisters Of Mercy (Merciful Release) the night time schedules for 18 The show is currently aired at 24 (20) Ship Of Fools Erasure (Mute) months now bringing us the best in 3.30am in the Granada region, with 25 (—) It Doesn't Have To Be Erasure (Mute) interviews and videos from the varying time slots on Border, 26 (25) Justice In Freedom Thee Hypnotics (Situation Two) brightest and best independent Grampian, Scottish, TV South West, 27 (29) The Circus Erasure (Mute) bands both here and from the US Tyne Tees, TVS, Ulster and 28 (27) Who Needs Love like That Erasure (Mute) and Europe. Yorkshire TV, as well as being 29 (—) Touch Me I'm Sick Sonic Youth (Blast First) Producer and head interview shown across Europe and in Japan. 30 (28) Vicious British Boyfriend EP King Of The Slums (Play Hard) person Rachel Davies explains: Snub the rest, stick with the best.

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1 (—) Doolittle Pixies (4AD) NEW CARPETS? 2 (2) The Innocents Erasure (Mute) 3 (1) Technique New Order (Factory) With their reissued debut single, 'Train- 4 (3) 101 Depeche Mode (Mute) surfing', nipping back into the singles 5 (4) Circus Erasure (Mute) chart this week, those crafty Mancunians 6 (10) Wonderland Erasure (Mute) Inspiral Carpets release the first re- 7 (6) Short Sharp Shocked Michelle Shocked (Cooking Vinyl) cordings by their new line-up this week. 8 (5) The Trinity Sessions Cowboy Junkies (Cooking Vinyl) 'Joe' is a four-track EP crammed with 9 (9) Surfer Rosa Pixies (4AD) whirring organ and skittle skattle drums 10 (11) Texas Campfire Tapes Michelle Shocked (Cooking Vinyl) which comes closer to early Stranglers 11 (7) Substance New Order (Factory) than anything the band have ever come 12 (8) One Man Clapping James (Rough Trade) up with before. They have just begun a 13 (—) Ride Oyster Band (Cooking Vinyl) tour to promote the single, so if you 14 (17) Hotful Of Hollow the Smiths (Rough Trade) fancy playing spot the Dave Greenfield 15 (18) House Of Love House Of Love (Creation) rhythm, get along to a nighterie in your 16 (13) Hunkpapa Throwing Muses (4AD) area. Quite why they refer to the new 17 (16) Louder Than Bombs the Smiths (Rough Trade) line-up as 'the all-Baldrick line-up' we're 18 (15) 1977-1980 Substance Joy Division (Factory) at a loss to explain. The James Taylor 19 (—) Rank the Smiths (Rough Trade) Quartet on acid anyone? 20 (—) Bug Dinosaur Jr (Blast First)

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remember their last hit, but this convincing, but I can't remember the nature. Not that you'd ever want to glib SINGLES kiss them. excruciating disc sounds like that tune. Not bad at all though. awful Freiheit smash of last year, and OF TNE BIG DADDY KANE even worse. WEEK SAM BROWN 'Wrath Of Kane' 'Can IGet A Witness' NIK KERSHAW SHAKIN' STEVENS K9 POSSE 'Elisabeth's Eyes' 'Love Attack' LUNACHICKS 'Ain't Nothing To It' MCA 'Sugar Love' Yes, he's back, with anew image (he's EPIC AP1S1 P,1 AM I 1P'-; 1 grown eight inches and shaved his WIN Big Daddy Kane wins this for Yes, it really is that hoary old head) and anew hardcore punk and 'Dusty Heartfelt' featuring the unusual putdown "Your chestnut made famous by Marvin Gaye acid influenced style. What apity that VIRGIN rhyme is more false than dentures" I knew it was about time for aMarc that comes in for the Sam treatment over asuitably determined backing. this number, about the celebrated — Bolan revival and these two wee (ie: like abad session singer) as a K9 feature Eddie Murphy's brother in or infamous — Willie Darden case follow-up to the positively baroque and an Essex woman involved in gems from opposite sides of the some capacity, but Tom Baker would exciting world of pop vindicate me. (ie: embarrassing) melodrama that was have been more use. An absolute dog, prisoner support who befriends him in 'Stop'. A guaranteed number 17 hit. prison before his execution for Shakey combines his usual style with ho ho ho ... the melody from 'Loves Made A Fool The Lunachicks are the real thing in murder, should have all the emotional comparison, noisy New York noise impact of asoggy bowl of cornflakes. Of You', some hi-tech drum sounds, CHAKA KHAN an insanely repetitive boogie riff and, that tries so hard to be of importance 'I'm Every Woman' Where are the royalties going Nik? that it sounds like Suzi Quatro on And learn to spell yer name right. best of all, astring section arranged WARNER MO I HERS acid, but we'll say that the girls are by agreengrocer. A hit, unlike Win's A great song somewhat pointlessly elegant tribute to Marc to having agood trip. I could learn to embellished by all those funny little THE JACKSONS commemorate the I 38th month since love this one. drum fills that pass for aremix of a 'Nothing (That Compares his death. It doesn't just sound like T decade old tune these days. Do To Ur Rex, it is T Rex, 'Telegram Sam' to dancers really need things pointed out EPIC ARNOLD JARVIS Ah, the sadness of the Springfields be exact. But Davey Henderson so clearly to them these days? If not, 'Take Some Time Out' without Dusty, the Partridges without knows dead pop stars can't sue, and I when are we going to get aStiff REPUBLIC David, the Osmonds without Donny, like it, so there. Marc Bolan was born, Little Fingers 1989 remix? I for one Apparently an early supra-minimal Five Star with none of the Pearsons, ooh, two streets from my house, or can hardly wait. housey-housey variation played in all and now the Jacksons without something. the supra-hip clubs acouple of years whatsisname. All sad and washed up THE FUNKY WORM ago, you can bet Mrs Jarvis didn't with nowhere to go, and making 'U + Me = Love' bring up her Arnold to be a'legend'. records like this is apitiful end. • STONKERS A gem of arecord mind. FON Notable only for the bit when they Great. A record that sounds like namecheck themselves. 'Hi, I'm Tito. EDELWEISS S'Xpress without the humour and the TYREE Remember me?' ... 'Bring Me Edelweiss' frantic desire to show off. Doesn't go 'Hardcore Hip House' anywhere in particular and leaves me FAT BOYS ), INIERI • This idiotic gem from Austria should cold. Plods abit too much and isn't 'Are You Ready For Tyree tries to put himself straight be at the top of the pop charts within bad but ... The girl looks like boxer Freddie?' into the history books by inventing a Herol Graham, but that isn't too days, chucking Abba, In Deep and U,11,At new form of music, spurred on by the scratching into astew packed with E much of an insult seeing as he's never A gang of burger louts bellowing over thought of lying in bed at night feeling numbers. This is probably the only been beaten up. Average. abackground of cheap horror movie the warm glow of adulation received record ever to receive repeat plays effects while adrumbox keeps the by all great inventors, even if his on 'Hitman And Her' that Pete beat is not my idea of adecent record sounds exactly like its title. • STINKERS Waterman had no hand in at all. Love novelty record, especially when it's Perhaps others could follow this JOHN MOORE AND THE it to death. sung by the fat. 1 mean, I'm sorry if example. Simple Minds could do EXPRESSWAY anyone out there is horrible and fat 'Pompous Echoey Rock' and Wacko 'Something About You CONCRETE BLONDE and flabby or anything, but sheesh, Jacko could call asingle 'Side Two 'Happy Birthday' Girl' making acareer out of it is going a Track Four'. The possibilities are POLYDOR bit too far. So if you are plump, tubby endless. Oh dear, John Moore, the Tony Will you pass the Concrete Blonde or merely rotund go out and buy an Adams of pop, comes up with another hippy test? Only one of my household opera record instead of this atrocity. stinker just because I'm doing the managed to guess the purveyors of LUCINDA WILLIAMS Only when they're starving can we singles. Here are afew people JM this glorious, simple and downright 'I Just Wanted To See You save the Fat Boys from themselves. I 'borrows from' with no hummable number as the hairy people So Bad' wonder if the two fattest pick on the acknowledgement: the Beatles, Byrds, they all are, save for Johnette thinner one? Them, Mary Chain, Billy Joel, Chris de (Johnette?!) the singer. Neat, jaunty GREEN ON RED Burgh, the list goes on. and asnip over two minutes. What 'Keith Can't Read' BLISS more could you ask for, except a (ILNA 4 1111 'Won't Let Go' QUEEN chance to hear it on the radio? Two variations on country rock of 4, 'I Want It All' PARLOPHONE wildly differing respectability. Lucinda I don't know what genius thought the looks like someone's stepmother, and EM, CORN DOLLIES answer to the world's problems remembers Bob Dylan the first time IT BITES 'Nothing Of You' consisted of afemale Roachford, but around with this jaunty and pleasant 'Still Too Young To Remember' this lump of contrivance and 'ooh Mmmm, "a throbbing indie roar" I've song that no-one on earth will buy. mama' howling left me in adifficult Still, her titles sound like Raymond viRGIN written here, whatever that means. The loathsome Queen return. The relationship with my dinner. Total Carver short stories so I'll The Corn Dollies' rush of sound is press release says more about the doggie doos saved only by the fact recommend them instead. Great certainly effective, with an attractive that each note is so predictable. The , books. Green On Red have relearned accompanying video than the music. spacey lead guitar doing its bit over met at Warwick University? That country from the Stones, but this Let's keep it that way ... It Bites the top of it all, and areal rumble explains it. sprawling racket is saved by its beery return to an audience too young to underneath. It moves well, it's ,Iftve 28 R WINNER NOT THE X-WORD', NOV 26, 1988: P Y Edwards, Nottingham

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METAMORPHOSIS good friend, Miss Diana Ross. She Brixton Academy, London kept us waiting 'til one o'clock in the There was abuzz of anticipation in morning to hear her sing along to the echoey heights of the Brixton two songs, but we didn't care, 'cause Academy, as the word had got out she's Diana Ross. Her single 'Workin' that tonight's Very Special Guest' Overtime' blasted out as Diana, in her was none other than... no, I'll tell mid-40s, skipped around the stage you later. looking all of 23. As she ran back First, we had to drum our fingers onto the stage to retrieve the leather through avery rough PA from the jacket that she'd left on the floor, it very wonderful Kym Mazelle. Three was left to us to come to terms with hits and hardly amurmer from the the fact that Diana Ross had really crowd, apart from when she been there. Tim Nicholson (deliberately?) fell out of her dress. I suppose we all had other things on TODD TERRY & T IA ROCK our minds. Adeva fared alittle The Fridge, Brixton better, but then she tried more than RAZE alittle harder. Resplendent in apair Sin, London YAZZ: "all the people in the house go squiggly diddley" of lurid, skin-tight pedal-pushers, Perhaps it was deliberately bad to Adeva jerked and jeered, and make the contrast, but just as Iwas YAZZ hollored and howled us into grinding my teeth at being in the City Hall, Sheffield submission with amarathon version of worst club I've seen for ayear or You'll never see anything quite as sparkly as Yazz's jacket, Boy is it sparkly. As 'Respect'. more and aselection of music as old she moves little filaments of light shimmy and it's all terribly glam, even if it is just Richie Rich stood behind apair of as your grandparents' schooldays, adenim jacket reupholstered with the remnants of last year's Christmas decks and did what people called Todd Terry took the decks. It was Richie Rich do behind apair of decks, decorations. It is the perfect exterior for the fizzy, uninhibited person that is like being instantly cured of nagging Yazz, who looks something like astick insect on stilts under that jacket, her crop which isn't agreat deal. Riding on a toothache. At least one clubber was of old having sprouted tentacles on her head like awhite jellyfish. Yeah, she's all wave of apathy, Aswad took to the moved to resuscitate the trance right, is Yazz. stage and proceeded to send dance. The opening number tonight is 'Stand Up For Your Love Rights' and it does everyone off to bo-bos with a That was the good bit. Todd's set seem to go on for rather a long time. The next one is the current single and that, criminally disinterested performance, was one-dimensionally limited to a too, goes on for along time. In fact they all do; it's ashow of 12 inch remixes. When Soul II Soul are announced, mix of his greatest hits over asolitary Actually, Yazz on stage isn't quite as wild or manic as you'd expect. You get the the crowd come to life for the first drum pattern, and on this evidence he feeling she's still working on her act, still exploring the limitations of the stage time in the evening. Each of the four could do with another couple. It was itself, in which she is rather hampered by the presence of acouple of male tracks performed require different technically good, have no doubt of stooges with whom she enacts some fairly unexciting dance routines. Yazz should members of the Soul II Soul that, but after five or 10 minutes the be ashining prominence, like Diana Ross. She will be, just give her time and afew conglomerate to make an appearance, excitement level faltered fatally. The more world tours. bringing awelcome touch of colour release of old tracks from albums — Yazz is the ideal star for 1989. She stands at the point where the disparate to the proceedings. Big cheers go up 'The Circus' from 'To The Batmobile' strands of reggae, soul, house and pop combine, adored by dance afficionados on for the hit and for aspunky rap from and 'A Better Way' from 'Can You one side and brace-wearing teenies on the other. During 'Turn It Up' asquelching Jazzie B. Party' — suggests that he has alittle synth bass turns your bowels to semolina, but the next minute she's starting The biggest cheer of the night, leg-work to do if he's to be a 'Something Special' with a Nina Simone-style weepie intro. Hopping from one though, was reserved for Jazzie's very contender for chap of '89. Oh alright, field to another, Yazz has succeeded in uniting the musical world. Full of ... ooh, I arm-work then. think we can call it pizazz, don't you? David Giles I DIANA ROSS doing abit of overtime If Todd needs another drum pattern, T La Rock could do with a whole new repertoire, rather like rap itself. It's not so much his rapping as adorning heads or gaudy multi- Horns raised the roof and unplugged a his babbling between tracks — which coloured loon-pants on legs this time few tons of earwax with their tended to last twice as long as the round at the JB's revue. Last year at speciality, 'Pass The Peas', atasty little raps. the same venue they were all too number; never has arepetitive beat Raze were adifferent kettle of fish visible. This time when funk veterans been so funky. altogether. The only rhyme they Bobby Byrd, Vicki Anderson et al These days the JB's are joined by could muster was asimulation of descended on these shores they the super-talented Byrd fledglings. something that sounds like an Irish weren't riding on the crest of 'rare- vocalist Carleen, drummer Tony and airline. Still dark horses despite two groove' fever. Bartlett on keys. You can rest assured top 30 UK hits and being ripped off We've heard the hip hop samplings we'll be hearing more of Carleen's as quick as you can say 'is it safe?', of James Brown and his Funky People perfect pitch; her version of 'You they bumped through 'Jack The for the past year and more, hearing Make Me Feel (Like A Natural Groove' and 'Let The Music Move the real thing was abreath of fresh Woman)' got the whole house You' before things elevated to pure air. Bobby Byrd (who suffered a stomping and hollering for more. All raunch with an impossibly long version stroke recently) strutted on stage in too soon it was over, for three whole of 'Break 4 Love'. They had me fine form and treated us all with his minutes after the lights came on the chomping through pretty nearly every rendition of the JB classic 'Try Me'. Town And Country auditorium was bad word I've ever uttered about His red and blue suit was almost as filled with the chant "More, More, PAs. Phil Cheeseman loud as the band. More". The JB's did everything in the Byrd's wife, Vicki Anderson, was best traditions of showbiz, they made THE JB's also asound for sore ears. There us dance, they made us laugh, they Town And Country Club, wasn't adry eye in the house after made us cry, and they kept us London she'd finished her rendition of 'It's A shouting out for more. Vie There were no silly floppy hats Man's Man's World'. The Horny Marshall DURANDURAN/'THRASHING DOVES tune, and gradually build up to ahair- London Arena raising, speed kills finish. Secondly, you It was a three-sided battle for the dull 'n' lifeless award. In the blue corner, the get ones that also start slowly, but support act, Thrashing Doves; in the red corner, the 1989 version of Duranduran; change pace suddenly for afast bit, o and in between the pair of them, the London Arena, the biggest turkey of them then suddenly go slow again, and so all. This was the opening concert of the new I2,000-seater, helpfully located in on. During the fast sections, all hell is the middle of nowhere (Docklands). It's supposed to be purpose-built for music let loose, asort of Pogues gig in (rather than sport), but that doesn't mean the acoustics are any better than miniature. Yelling "Hey!Hey!Hey!"s dreadful. WENDY & LISA we jump and reel around, enjoying The bands are the size of my index finger. The seats are uncomfortable. The Town And Country Club, ourselves too much to take the bars resemble fast-food outlets. There's no room (or atmosphere) to move and London blindest bit of notice of how groove. In other words, the London Arena is like every other aircraft-hanger they When Wendy Melvoin arches her ridiculous we look. The slow sections dare to call a "venue". Given the horrible surroundings, it's no surprise that the eyebrows and let's loose another oh- give us achance to take abreather, Thrashing Doves floundered. They are good on vinyl, but tonight the identikit so-tasteful guitar break, the appeal of soak up the Ukranian lyrics and pop-rock side of the band's character became their only side. Lost in a sea of Wendy & Lisa is summed up perfectly. perhaps regain enough energy to clap echo. Great songs, restrained yet excellent or stamp our feet in time. Duranduran's problem is very, very simple — the new songs lack character in musicianship and, quite simply, the Things go from the sublime (the comparison to all that has gone before. With the notable exception of the recent sexiest band ever to take the stage at accordian player looks particularly singles, the new songs cause large sections of the Arena to sit down or just stand the Town And Country Club. bemused) to the ridiculous when a apathetic. It's not exactly gripping. Occasionally, we're treated to one of the old, The one-time courtiers of the dozen dancers in traditional costume classic pop gems and (surprise, surprise) we cheer, clap, sing along and shake our Purple One may not have cracked the arrive on stage. Smarter moves than bods. For a few short minutes this is exactly as a Duran concert should be charts to any major degree, but you'd Paula Abdul, and music that's eight inane and entertaining. never guess it from the gleeful dance times better. Roger Pebody The new "serious band" angle is entirely unconvincing, a smart way of saying action going on all around. that their songwriting has gone adarker shade of grey. If they are now aserious Live dance music has always been a PERFECT DAY act, why the silly choreography, the emphasis on the light show and the prepost- sticky proposition, with its modern Marquee, London erous outfits? (At one point, wearing a black glitter Jacket, long hair and ski pants reliance on technology, but here's a Ladeeez and generlmen, please put to his knees, Simon might as well be Sinitta.) As they say in 'Skin Trade', "Could seven piece band whipping up astorm your hands together and give awarm someone please explain the reason for this strange behaviour?" Roger Pehody and forcing afew steps and shuffles welcome to ... this week's thing. from even the most stubborn A packed Marquee, full of the observer. expectant, curious and adoring, Lisa is given her chance to display gathered to see Perfect Day emerge her keyboard skills alone, but it's the from the hype and dry ice to perform I SIMON LE BON: "Is there anybody out there? irresistibe groove that the seven of their first London show. them lock into time after time that The tall, thin leather-clad figure of wins the day. Wendy & Lisa's sisters, Mark Jones strutted on stage, each Susannah and Cole, add some well-rehearsed gesture provoking a distinctly Princesque backing vocals, as screaming accompaniment from the well as afair degree of midriff and fun front row as they launched into 'Hot — not easy when one of you is eight Love' (No. Not the T Rex song, months gone. smartass). Clearly much of their The current single, Lolly Lolly', appeal is focussed on the area that lies 'Are You My Baby' and the distinctly due south of Mark's navel. freaky 'Fruit At The Bottom', raise Following 'Take My Breath Away' the temperature, while the (No. Not the Berlin one) the leather magnificent 'Waterfall' crashes out jacket is removed to reveal anice line from Carla's monster drums. And yes, in white cowboy shirts, and if their there's that eyebrow again. More than career is half as long as the shirt's aman can stand. Nurse, the tassles they're laughing. screens! Andy Strickland Perfect Day bite on the same rock hamburger as Then Jerico rather than THE WEDDING PRESENT suck on the same pop lollipop as Town And Country Club, Brother Beyond, with Jones obviously London fancying himself as the Mark Shaw/Jon Dance, dance, dance. I'm trying to Bon Jovi type, as he sweeps his hands remind myself that this really is the through his hair. The trouble is he Town And Country Club, that this runs out of hair before he reaches his really is an indie guitar band and that I neck. would normally class the Wedding The biggest cheers are saved for Present as abunch of professional the singles 'Jane' and 'Liberty Town', northerners. and though most of their songs are Via guitarist Pete Solowka's catchy you get the feeling you've grandfather's record collection, the heard it all before, it's only the faces Weddoes have "discovered" Ukranian that are different. and Russian folk tunes, and we are Without doubt Perfect Day's 15 now discovering that this may well be minutes are shortly to be upon us, agimmick, but it's abrilliant one at though whether they last any longer that. The appeal is impulsive and is more down to the enduring appeal irresistible. of Jones and the fickleness of the There are basically two types of nation's young girls than their musical song on display. Firstly those that ability, of which they have much. start slowly, normally with agood Kevin Murphy 33 EDITED BY TIM NICHOLSON

Collins' 'Think' (that fuelled Rob Base Heart'? Besides the duet with Kylie them all with equal irreverence. THE CURE & DJ EZ Rock's 'It Takes Two') and and the album's equivalent of Rick Throwing up all over the feet of the 'Disintegration' DJ Mark The 45 King's '900 Number' Astley's 'When IFall In Love', a gods! It's rather as though the HC ION Stourbridge rugby team had rounded (except that not even vinyl detective Winter 1988 must have been a long, period version of 'Sealed With A up Elvis, JB, Bolan, Prince, Public Harris could find the original record desolate, desperate affair over at Kiss', every track takes its lead from Enemy and the Osmonds and then and so duplicated it with asax that Bob's place. The Cure mainman what's gone before. It's what's called bullied them into singing obscene doesn't sound as good). The list of recently confided, "I've got two songs 'giving the people what they want', rugby songs. In places it's an unholy breaks includes popular dance styles — lovecats' and 'Faith'." This LP, 1 and if it makes us happy, where's the racket, like having every TV channel from hip to deep house and Yello's have to tell you, is stuffed to the gills harm in it? in the States simultaneously beamed famous 'Racing Loop'. with the latter. From the monumental I'll give you one good reason to on to your set; elsewhere they But agood record isn't just opening salvo of 'Plainsong', it's clear buy this record; it tells no combine to produce athrilling rush of breakbeats. On 'Effects & Scratches' that this is areturn to the band's lies.MM» Tim Nicholson noise, as on 'Wise Up Sucker!' The Harris shows himself to be the dark, hearse period — all Hissing Sid SIMPLE MINDS terrace chant is adevice that has been bedroom mixer's best friend, and that vocals and billowing keyboards 'Street Fighting Years' sorely underestimated in music — the way to a B-Boy's heart is through stampeding across Robert's picky VIRGIN here it belches forth in all its filthy his Public Enemy collection. Chuck D guitar doodles. Simple Minds have spent so much says 'Bass, how low can you go' and When you consider that 'Lullaby', glory. time on the road these past years, or Only thing is, who's going to be 'Here we go again'. Flavor Flay along with the vaguely chirpy replies, 'Yeah boyeeee!' Even a 'Yaz so it seems, that it's inevitable that left to clean up the mess?»11• 1/2 loyesong', is the only moment of 'Street Fighting Years' sounds like a David Giles Chuckle' has been put on to give respite here, you'll need to draw the rehearsal for their next world tour. celebrity status to ahomemade curtains, turn up the volume and Its grandiose compositions begin with ZVUKI MU record. Slighty predictable but useful descend completely into this dark gently undulating arrangements then 'Zvuki Mu' nonetheless.ZIMMI Maly Dolma Smithscape in order to seek agrain of puff out their chest in a proud display LAND gratification from its grooves. of wailing guitars and keyboards. 'Zvuki Mu' is the first Russian rock LP 'Lullaby' has barely been off my hi-fi CHINA CRISIS Kerr's voice occasionally gets alittle to be released in the west. Sadly, these past few weeks but Idoubt if 'Diary Of A Hollow Horse' lost in the richness of it all, but glasnost will have to shake the Soviets 'Disintegration' will ever get a VIRGIN carefully placed 'drops' bring up alittle bit more before we can complete airing again. With the first Sometimes when listening to China everything down to awhisper of announce the arrival of the first swallow spotted over rm towers and Crisis in their more laid back musical cymbals and bass, where you can decent Russian record. the first test match of the series moments (of which, let's face it, there already hear the roars of approval If this wasn't stamped 'Made in already asell-out, this LP comes as are many), you wish someone would from the crowd. 'Rousing' and USSR', we wouldn't be so interested. one cumbersome and distinctly just give them akick up the arse and 'mature' are the words that spring to Zvuki Mu are woefully dated, they uninvited house guest. It's enough to get them going abit, make them a mind in an album that could do with a make music so grey you can see drive you to drink, isn't it Lol?Bil touch riled, a little angry. For their little more of the vigour and energy Moscow's concrete bleakness within Andy Strickland brand of easy listening rock is of 'Kick It In' and a little less self the grooves. Strange to think then reflective rather than venomous; indulgence, but nevertheless 'Street that the authorities have seen fit to JASON DONOVAN soothing rather than confrontational. Fighting Years' is athoughtful album ban this sort of suet-like stodge for 'Ten Good Reasons' And though that has so often been that Minds fans will love. Those fear of the effect it would have on their attraction (the previous 'Flaunt without CDs shouldn't feel too upset the kids! There are those who would have us The Imperfection' LP still soothes and about missing out on 'When Spirits Lyrically, there's the usual social believe that Jason Donovan's success moves), it can go too far. Rise' (CD & cassette only), abrief comment. 'Traffic Policeman' wants is a result of being amember of the 'Diary Of A Hollow Horse' treads dirge of pipes that merely acts as a you to destroy the symbols and cast of 'Neighbours'. To dismiss it the usual China Crisis tightrope of that lightly is alazy mistake. There full stop on the whole weapons of the State. There's the vague analogy 'Winter', possibly mature, enduringly atmospheric songs are acombination of reasons why proceedings.BIUM Tim Jeffery referring to Russia before glasnost. It's and pleasant-to-the-point-of-blandness Jason is about to have astring of here that the music counts for nowt, background music. Only this time, number ones, and being a POP WILL EAT ITSELF the message is all (remember, dissent two thirds of the tracks fall 'Neighbour', is the least of them. 'This Is The Day .. . This Is is still frowned upon in the USSR). So disappointingly into the latter More people watch 'Coronation The Hour .. . This Is This!' no KGB ball invites for Zvuki Mu, but category. Street' than watch 'Neighbours', but Perhaps this LP was just too long in the likelihood of Kevin Webster "1 wanna get into it, man, y'know," no pop plaudits either. the making, for all the edges have challenging Scott Robinson for the top hollers James Brown. "Not now, been smoothed just atouch too spot is awarped fantasy. I'll give you James, we're busy," reply Pop Will SIMON HARRIS 'Beats Breaks ik Scratches much, with the exception of the five good reasons why Jason is astar: Eat Itself. And with that, the gospellish 'Singing The Praises Of I. He is the best looking act, boy or sleazebags from Stourbridge consume Vol. Ill' Finer Things' and the lively 'All My girl, at the Hit Factory. the Godfather Of Soul and turn the MUSIC OF II I The Stateside 'Ultimate Beats & Prayers', which must surely stand the 2. He is in no way agreat singer, but whole sampling genre on its head. Breaks' series, which took the best chance of being ahit single from you are in no doubt that it is him The problem with sampling, y'see, instrumental and percussion breaks the 10 tracks on offer here. The rest struggling to hit those notes. is that it's a bottomless pit. Like two from well known songs and included fall into the trap of the last single, 'St 3. He is agreat personality and can mirrors facing each other and them in a DJ collection, was the Saviour Square', and float serenely hold his own on 'Going Live', 'VVogan' reflecting each other right into ultimate B-Boy tool. By mixing and past without really connecting. or TV-am. infinity, each time someone samples a matching, they were able to come up It's left to the final track, the 4. Mike Stock, Matt Aitken and Pete snatch of another record they run the with many of the contemporary hip- touching, folksy 'Age Old Need', to Waterman's too easily dismissed risk of being sampled themselves, and hop records popular today. Music Of do China Crisis justice. Garry Daly's songwriting skills are vital. so on and on and on until whole Life producer Simon Harris continues distinctive nasal tones add real 5. Jason is the future now; in 18 records are sampled. Musical cloning! the tradition with his 'Beats Breaks & warmth to asong reminiscent of a months, Scott Robinson will look Where do you stop? Scratches' series. fisherman's lament. China Crisis say exactly like him, but by then Jason 'This Is ...' seems like agood Presale orders for Volume Ill have they're too old to be pop stars now, will be 18 months older. Spooky! enough place. It's the LP Sigue Sigue been phenomenal, showing there is a but maybe aspark of immaturity is 'Ten Good Reasons' has no Sputnik always want to make — one demand for DJ records. Included are just what this LP needed.111M• surprises, but then did you really want that rounds up all the ghosts of rock the best of last year's breaks like Lyn Eleanor Levy him to do acover of 'Destroy The 'n' roll past and present and treats VISION ON EDITED BY TIM NICHOLSON

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video Three videos on release from Channel shows, and the 'James Brown' video CLUB X 5 this month show the other side of of his Berlin concert shows the man Wednesday 10.15pm, the concert footage coin from Sinead as amodern-day big band leader. repeated Sunday 2pm, C4 O'Connor's film. Luckily, the subjects Unfortunately Channel 4 has a are charismatic enough to survive the tendency to concentrate its entire unimaginative film techniques. 'film all4MW.5 youth programming effort into one From the rarely predictable Cure Emily Lloyd, still best known in this massive budget-eating spectacular, you would expect aconcert film to country for 'Wish You Were Here', is which is fine if you happen to like it, be something a bit special. From the making abit of asplash in the States. but otherwise is apretty raw deal. rarely predictable Tim Pope (director Her film 'Cookie', in which she co- Thus, in the tradition of 'The Tube' of countless Cure, Style Council, stars with Peter 'Columbo' Falk, and 'Network 7', we have 'Club X', Siouxsie And The Banshees videos) opens there soon (and here later in whose first 90 minute programmme you would expect something the year), to be followed by astarring went out last week. amusingly entertaining. 'The Cure In role next to box office hit Bruce Ihaven't seen apress release, but Orange', a record of their 1987 Willis. But, even bigger news is that I'm quite sure that if Ihad, Club X performance in the French city of she is to star alongside Cher in afilm would be described as "anarchic", Orange, is disappointing in the Cure's called 'Mermaids', in which they play "fresh" and "challenging". I'll put lack of wackiness and the director's mother and daughter. 'Mermaids' is to money on it being "a new concept in lack of invention. The film is avery be directed by Lasse Hallstrom, television". straightforward account of ashow director of 1987's best film 'My Life Take anightclub, full of noisy that is tailor-made for the band's As A Dog' ... 'The Lives And Loves people paying no attention. Is this, doom-and-gloom fans. Of A She Devil', recently dramatised you may ask, the ideal place to have a INXS, on the other hand, are not on BBC 2, is to be aHollywood pseudo-meaningful discussion about noted for their strangeness. Their movie starring Meryl Streep and power? Is this the place to instantly straight-ahead pop rock formula is Roseanne Barr, star of Channel 4's write, rehearse and perform a new reflected in the frames of 'In Search brilliant downbeat comedy 'Roseanne'. play on said subject? (By the way, it Of Excellence', which features 10 Susan Seidelman, who directed was dreadful.) Is it the place, in the live tracks, behind-the-scenes footage Madonna's first starring role in light of Hillsborough, to attempt a and archive material. 'Desperately Seeking Susan', will be in sensitive introduction to apre- The Godfather of Soul has, in the driving seat ... Meanwhile, recorded play on football hooliganism? Madonna's next role, as torch singer No. recent years, abandoned this mantle in visi4m4o3o favour of becoming the Godfather of Breathless Mahoney in Warren However, if the studio pieces were 'SINEAD O'CONNOR — THE Show. There was astrong element of Beatty's 'Dick Tracy', is unlikely to ashambles, there was at least some VALUE OF IGNORANCE' self-parody in James Brown's 1988 reach our screens until next year. Initially broadcast on Channel 4 on film Monday of this week, 'The Value Of 'A NIGHTMARE ON ELM STREET 4: THE DREAM MASTER' Ignorance' is an ambitious and inventive rethink on the usually tedious medium of the concert film. Starring: Robert England As you might expect from Sinead While the country bathes in the blood-red glow of the return of razor-fingered O'Connor, the film is precious, Freddy Krueger, it might be worth recalling just how Freddy acquired his infamy. precocious and just alittle Though he is clearly the villain of the piece, Freddy's victims are such obnoxious, pretentious, which is a blessed relief insipid all-American teens, it is difficult not to side with the hideously disfigured, when compared to the regulation demonic child-murderer. Residents of Elm Street burned Freddy alive, enraged at 'let's pretend we're part of the the man who had been, one by one, murdering their children. audience' with occasional close-ups. In the 36 minutes of 'The Value Of Ignorance', director John Maybury tries out every conceivable angle and every available film technique, giving the (intended?) impression that the • THE PRESENTERS: "we like to be film is seen through the eyes of many different" different people. Maybury, a London- good material in the independently based artist and film-maker who produced segments, which are almost dabbles in the pop world, where his separate 10 minute programmes. Club work has included videos for Boy X is aiming to be an arts show George and Sinead, leaves an indelible ("vibrant" no doubt), and so we get stamp and avoids the suggestion that the aforementioned football drama, this is anything other than fiction. done in verse, which was excellent. Sinead O'Connor's restless songs There was adance segment, an suit the mood of the film perfectly. idiosyncratic diatribe on advertising •FREDDY: "I used to sell insurance, but that was boring" The cocky power of 'Mandinka' and aceleb's Video Diary, although switches to the ponderous quality of the first subject, Bernard Manning, is In 'Nightmare ... 4', Freddy returns to haunt the dreams of the ones that got 'Troy', while the film switches from just obnoxious. The jewel in the away. To claim his victims, he stalks their dreams and leads them into nightmares 16mm to Betacam SP to Super 8 to crown is undoubtedly Victor Lewis- from which they never return. Kincaid and Joey are drawn into the dreams of Video 8 and any combination of those. Smith, ahilarious bloke who was good Kristen, asurvivor of Freddy's earlier massacre, by her psychic powers. They It is claimed on the film's behalf that enough to get sacked from Radio 4. don't believe what they are dreaming until Freddy begins to claim his surviving it is the first concert film since You'll have to see him to believe him, victims. Jonathan Demme's Talking Heads the only 100 per cent hit in a very hit 'Nightmare ... 4' is a well-made horror film with some very dodgy undertones. movie 'Stop Making Sense' to change and miss programme. Roger It makes me feel very uneasy, but Isuppose that's the point. the unwritten rules of its category. Pebody CHAIR COMPILED BY AL AN JONES

•00ne is the loneliest number there will obvious numbers have been practically ever be," declared lead singer Danny ignored by songwriters, while far less Hutton in Three Dog Nights meaningful ones have been used. American hit version of Harry Take 24, for instance. It's auseful chap Nilsson's song 'One'. In human terms, to have around, being the equivalent to he may be right, but as far as song titles the number of hours in aday, the distance go, no number is used as often as orle, between A and B. two dozen, an age either on its own, or within alonger when youth has given way to adulthood sentence. and many other things. Quite the sort of In the last year alone, 'One' has been writer-friendly number that would be used as atitle for tracks recorded by heavily used, one would imagine. Yes? No Madhouse, Ahmad Jamal, Good — songs making use of 24 are few and far Shepherd, Quango and Rasta between, and only Gene Pitney has Fair Ian — but the record for using the successfully worked it into the title of ahit. number most times in atitle goes to 'One Curiously, he has managed it twice: first in And One Is One' by Medicine Head, 1963 with '24 Hours From Tulsa' and then aband who possessed rather wayward in 1973 with '24 Sycamore'. The hairstyles and asingularly unconventional Shadows could quite easily have had a grasp of basic arithmetic. hit utilising it if their popular instrumental Despite its frequent use, 'One' had album '36-24- 36' had been granted a never been used as the title of ahit single release as asingle. '36-24-36' is, of course, until afortnight ago, when MetaInca's the perfect female figure as judged by disc of that name charted. The record is millions of amateur but very keen as long as its title is short. With aplaying observers, but Kenny Burrell prefers time of seven minutes and 24 seconds it is '36-23-36', while Bobby Bland has one of the 10 lengthiest hits ever. (Bear in pledged his allegiance to the more waspish mind that we are talking here about the '36-22-36'. Sheb Woolley likes seven-inch version.) And Metallica really something atouch more substantial as he believe in giving value for money — the suggested in his record '38-25-35'. The B-side, 'Seek And Destroy (Live)', is longer Showmen's '39-21-40' is not for • METALLICA still at eight minutes and 42 seconds, discussion. take things sitting bringing the total playing time for the disc Numbers apparently plucked at random down to over 16 minutes. This could easily be for song titles include the Olays"992 the greatest playing time of ahit seven- Arguments', Megadeth's '502' and the inch single ever, though I'm open to other Electric Light Orchestra's '10538 suggestions. Overture'. Sometimes, of course, the As if one hit single called 'One' isn't number used is dictated by the word it enough, the Bee Gees' latest album, has to rhyme with, but I'm at aloss to which debuted last week at number 29, know why Joan Baez sung about the happens to be called 'One' and (gasp) '33rd Of August' or Ronnie Milsap bears apotential hit single with the very cried '9,999,999 Tears'. It's not only song titles that are named same title. It's afact that some of the more after numbers — groups like Ten City,

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the Four Of Us and Five Star are Marc, meanwhile, must have been terribly number 12 last week. It brings to an end all fairly prominent — but it's interesting disappointed that 'Only The Moment' the Sheffield group's run of four to note that only two hitmaking acts have never improved on its debut position of consecutive top 10 hits — but, considering ever gone the whole hog and used an number 45. it is the seventh single of 'Hysteria', an unadorned number as their name. The Still, it was optimistic to expect the album that has sold nearly 10 million current example of this rare phenomenon fourth choice single off what is a poor copies, it can hardly be considered a is Aussie group 1927, who are so called album to make any significant impact. disappointment. for the simple reason that they thought Preceeding 'Heart' and 'Moment' from 'Rocket' was preceeded by 'Women' the numbers sounded good together. Almond's 'The Stars We Are' album were (number 80), 'Animal' (number I9), The first numeric hitmaker was 14-18, 'Tears Run Rings' and 'Bittersweet. 'Hysteria' (number 10), 'Pour Some Sugar the name used on the 1975 revival of 'Bittersweet' peaked at number 40, about On Me' (number two), 'Love Bites' 'Goodbye-ee', asong made popular during right Ithink, but 'Tears Run Rings' (number one) and, most recently, the First World War, which was, of deserved to get higher than number 26. 'Armageddon It' (number three). II MARC ALMOND: course, fought between I914 and 1918, And, had it been re-issued after Only ahandful of albums have sold "I mean you can making the name somewhat pertinent. 14- 'Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart' in over 10 million copies in America, and forget courgettes, 18 was none other than Pete preference to 'Only The Moment' I 'Hysteria' is the best-selling album ever in we're talking Waterman, who appeared on TV believe it would have sailed into the top America by an all-British band (the Anglo- singing the song in full military kit. 20. American Fleetwood Mac sold more marrows here" Odd things, numbers — except, of copies of 'Rumours') outselling its nearest course, when they're even. challenger, George Michael's 'Faith', by CHARTFILE USA over two million copies. • Almost exactly 10 years after they made their UK chart debut with 'Life • Marc Almond and Gene Pitney's Begins At The Hop', XTC finally have an 'Something's Gotten Hold Of My Heart' • Nearly 24 years after 'I Got You Babe', American hit single. enters May as the best-selling single of the her introductory hit with Sonny, reached It's not exactly taking the States by year-to-date, but don't expect it to hold number one, Cher is back in the top 10 storm, but 'The Mayor Of Simpleton' has that position by the end of the month, as with anew partner, erstwhile Chicago charted, following in the wake of its it's under athree-pronged attack from crooner Peter Cetera on 'After All'. parent album 'Oranges And Lemons', Messrs Stock Aitken Waterman. No other artist can top Cher's span as a which has already outsold all previous 'Too Many Broken Hearts', which they successful duetist. XTC albums in America. wrote and produced for Jason The love theme from the film 'Chances XTC have collected II hits in Britain in Donovan, is already within range of Are', .'After All' has achance of reaching the last decade, and their US Almond and Pitney, and is closing the gap number one, though there's some strong breakthrough is long overdue — but rapidly, and two other SAW creations — competition around. Like Cher, Cetera some British acts have had far more hits Kylie Minogue's 'Hand On Your already has anumber one duet under his here (Morrissey's score is 20, including 16 Heart' and the multi-artist remake of belt; in his case 'The Next Time 1Fall', his with the Smiths) and have to wait 'Ferry Cross The Mersey' — are obvious 1986 teaming with Amy Grant. If much longer to get the nod from America contenders. you're looking for omens, 'The Next Time — so maybe 10 years isn't too The record buyers' honeymoon with unreasonable an apprenticeship after all. 1Fall' followed Bon jovi to number one Marc and Gene was as short as it was — and Bon Jovi it is who now stand at intense. Gene resumed his solo career number two in the Billboard rankings, with 'It's Over/It's Over (Medley)', which • Def Leppard's 'Rocket' dips to looking set to take over from Madonna narrowly failed to make the top 100. number 23 this week, after peaking at next week.

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STOCK, AITKEN AND DENNIS HE AIN'T NO COMPETITION "wriggly trotting". Imagine my WATERMAN OVERLOAD! WINNER disappointment when upon playing said • Aaaaaarrrggghhh!!!! Iam so fed up with • Once again, generous rm is giving disc it neither wriggled nor trotted, it SAW hits. They're all the same songs away hi-fi equipment in another just went 'boing' and 'chunk' and 'ping'. mixed and remixed over and over again. wonderful competition. What Iwould like Luckily Isaw the funny side. Jason Donovan's 'Too Many Broken to know is how genuine are these Funky Dave, Fulchester, Lancs competitions? We still haven't seen the • Ithink we should have a vote on this, Hearts' sounds exactly like 'This Time I WENDY JAMES: "listen rose, I've told Know It's For Real' by Donna Summer. results of the last hi-fi competition you starmakers. Should DJ Directory stay or you Iwon't go to the pictures with you " So why don't you do the same with SAW ran. You used to print the winners of all go? The choice is yours. Meanwhile, if any songs as you do with compilation LPs — the competitions, but now you have readers have any witty and amusing put them in their own little chart, stopped. Imay not have won anything in anecdotes about the DJ Directory then preferably in the deepest, darkest corner these contests but Iwould like to know drop us aline — you could win a whistle TRANSVISION MARRIAGE of rm. who has. and key fob if your letter is printed. Not SHOCKER John Jennings, Galway, Eire Steve, Berkhampstead, Herts really, but I'm sure James has some spare • A good point Steve and something we signed photos he'd be happy to send you. • What, may we ask, is Wendy James hope to correct. From now on the OK, everyone in the house go wriggly! implying by wearing aring on her third winners to every rm competition will be Woo! Yeah! finger, left hand on the cover of the new printed. We've neglected it in the past Transvision Vamp single? I'm most upset due to lack of space and because it's GIBSONMANIA HITS ESSEX by this! boring. • Why, oh why haven't rm interviewed James Keitley, Chipping Campden, the very wonderful, gorgeous and horny Glos DJ DIRECTORY Debbie Gibson yet? She's had hit after • Well James, we phoned the record CONTROVERSY SPECIAL sexy hit for the past year and her new company and aspokesperson said, "Oh • I've been buying rm since you gave single, 'Electric Youth', is her best yet. God!" Is she married? "No, well not as away the free EPs last month and have, How long can you ignore such talent? far as Iknow. Er, no she isn't." Well what so far, found it to be an interesting, A Disappointed Debbie maniac, does it mean? "I'll try and find out, I'll call informative read. The interviews are Chelmsford, Essex you back, OK?" Half an hour later .. "Oh God, sorry, Iforgot. I'll call you back le DONNA SUMMER: "I said the sun shone great, just the right length (and width) • We interviewed Debs last year as a and my trainspotter mentality is matter of fact. Since then she's been in in half an hour." Half an hour later. out my backside you dummies" rewarded by your extensive chart America chomping pepperoni pizzas and "Oh God ..." Get the picture fames? • Here is apoem about the trio the coverage. In fact, the only thing about rm becoming asuperstar. As for 'Electric They don't know. Neither does she, whole nation loves to hate: that annoys me is the mind-numbingly dull Youth' being her best song yet we feel probably! SAW you keep churning out the hits DJ Directory, which is acomplete waste we must disagree, 'Shake Your Love' was Strange how they're always made of the of three pages. Is anybody truly one of the most poignant songs about the AN IN CAR ENTERTAINMENT same bits interested in how many beats per minute struggle of the working classes we've EXPERT WRITES The charts are infested with your crap the latest Paul Hardcastle single has? heard since Paul Weller split up the Jam. • Could someone please explain to me and trash Does anybody actually read the DJ what the blinking heck TSP Moore was Your bank accounts must be flowing with Directory? DJs have their own specialist going on about in his topsy turvy column cash newsletters and magazines, such as Jocks. last week (rm, April 22)??? I've played a few car games in my time — 'Piss Stop', SAW, tell me, what is the aim? Ibet the majority of your readers find it 'Service Station Demolition Squad' and Is it for money, is it for fame? completely useless, so dump it and get 'Roadcone Slalom' being my personal Do stop laughing at us, the record buyer your act together. faves — but never in my rich and varied Do everyone afavour, why don't you Bill Owers, Haywards Heath, Sussex life have Ior any of my mates heard of 'In retire! My Grandfather's Trunk'. Ican only A bored person revising for his 'A' II Iusually skip DJ Directory, but last assume that TSP had astrange Victorian, levels, North Wales week, being bored and stuck on along pervy upbringing. • Blimey, such venom! Pete Waterman train journey, Iactually read the thing. I Simon Harris, Dover, Kent must feel like Sa!man Rushdie when he couldn't believe it! The way James • Unfortunately TSP flummoxed us too, reads this kind of thing. The knack is, if Hamilton describes records is amazing — we had absolutely no idea what the chap you don't like it then laugh at it. Try and "churning swingbeat", "jogging was bleating on about. As for Mr Moore think how much Rick Astley looks like conversational", "bumpily striding". What having apervy upbringing, unfortunately Max Bygraves, how similar looking SAW planet does this guy live on? Anyway, I he was too busy rubbing himself down are to Living In A Box. Learn to love was so impressed that Iactually went out with Marmite when we phoned to Kylie &Jason, instead of fighting it all the and purchased 'Knocked Out' by LA & comment on the accusation. time. Relax! Melt! It tastes curly! Babyface, which James describes as

I DEBBIE GIBSON: "I knew Ishouldn't have washed my jeans in Baby Bio"

36 R /NA EI BEATS 8e PIECES (RCA BANG TI) Packing a massively whomping solid beat, this Magic Juan Atkins mixed bounding thudder is BELIEVE THIS or not, but for some reason basically instrumental with just some bursts of BBC-TV is not now showing the Royal Albert ethereal chanting by the two New York girls Hall filmed Technics World DJ Mixing Cham- who apparently comprise the group, the pro- pionships and Awards show until the end of July! mo's two sides being labelled as 120BPM and ... Circuit featuring Koffi 'Shelter', far from 122BPM to differentiate between the mixes,

being a scam (which Ialways doubted), merely which are in fact 119 4/sbpm and 122 /12 bpm! turns out to be another creation by Jolley Har- ris Jolley Arthur Baker's twinpack- TOTAL SCIENCE promoted 'It's Your Thing' will be commercially 'Just A Little Bit (Club Vocal)' released here as the first, "a", record in the pack DIRECTORY (Jumpin' & Pumpin' 12TOT 1) (with the NYC VocaVJazz Version/Peech Dub), COMPILED BY JAMES HAMILTON Bronx recorded hi-hat hustled mournfully het- the remaining promo mixes not coming out be- up male group groaned and wailed brightly cause Lenny Dee & Victor Simonelli of the ALL THAT'S UPFRONT ON THE NATION'S scurrying (0-)119 /14 -0bpm deep house bound- Brooklyn Funk Essentials have instead cre- er, flipped by 119 /14 bpm keyboarded Classical ated two very different new remixes to follow HerrEsc' DANCEFLOORS and bassily percussive Our House Mixes, creat- ... Steve Wren's previously promo-only but ing quite a buzz. vastly superior The Slammer Mix of Lisa M 'Where Do We Go?', not perhaps their LP's lb HOT VINYL Rock To The Beat' is now due out commercially most obvious single choice, will be the Ten FIFTH of HEAVEN thanks to DJ-created demand ... Samantha City follow-up The Time are evidently KECHIA JENKJNS 'Just A Little More' Fox '1 Wanna Have Some Fun' has been prom- recording a comeback album on Warner Bros, 'Still Waiting' (MixOut Records 12F.an 1) oed with, as flip, Kevin Saunderson's 'Can one side produced by former mentor Prince (US Profile PRO-2250) Salford recorded lovely richly resonant classic You Feel It' quoting instrumental solidly smacking and the other by former members Jam & Fly Guys-produced superb, powerfully wailed, Loose Ends 52nd Street-style 87 1/3tipm slow techno 12Ibpm Fun House Mix and even more Lewis ... Quincy Jones's long awaited next bass-snapped and drums-smacked timelessly tranquil sultry Denise Johnson wailed street samples-stuffed 0-121 Vs-Obpm Alternative Fun album under his own name will be loaded with trotting strider with some sneaky quotes from soul swayer, with an alternative 876h-87 2/11)pm

Mix, neither due commercially — yet, that is! superstar guest vocalists Teddy Reilly has 'Ring My Bell', in 115 /14 -115bpm Fly Guy Mix, Surrender Mix flip, selling fast to its market.

Simon Harris's brightly forceful (0- produced Heavy D's upcoming 'We Got Our 115 1/5bpm Fly Guy Dub, jerkily bounding )121 1/sbpm remake of On The House's '(Vve Own Thing' Pete Tong Joins Steve Wren 116 7/3bpm Kechia's House and Piano Beats, ALYSON WILLIAMS featuring Nikki-D Got Your) Pleasure Control', featuring sassy on Friday (5) at Gravesend's The Slammer „. and 116 /34 -11640bpm Damn, That Girl Can female vocals by Brooklyn's Lonnie Gordon, Glen Gunner (of the Camden Slammer/Electric Sing Dub versions, due soon to launch at last 'My Love Is So Raw (Extended Club Mix)' isn't due until May 29 but is likely to have hit Ballroom) and Nigel Hayes are at Ealing the US label in this country and sure to be (Del Jam 654898 6). Her album's standout The Club Chart as an initially very limited promo Broadway's Haven Stables on Monday (8), to huge. dancer in a UK remis by Dave Dorrell & CJ Urban have picked up The Real Roxanne be weekly if response is good, except that the Mackintosh of MIAIRIR1S, this terrific jit- 'Roxanne's On A Roll', with a Norman Cook following Monday (15) the same venue has been SWEET TEE tery jerky 0-106'/z-Obpm go go-hip hop- rernix to follow, and BSBi have picked up booked by Justin Smith for a Salsoul/Philly/ 'Let's Dance' swingbeat fusion is wailingly worried by Aly- Amy Jackson's 'Let It Loose' „. Cappella's lazz-funk/boogie Metro night with Callon and (US Profile PRO-7246) son with bursts of rap by Nikki-D, and flip- initial UK pressings were found to be faulty but, guests Jerry Dammers and Rhythm Doc- Hurby Luv Bug and the Invincibles -produced ped by the Ted Mills of Blue Magic duetted after a delay, perfect ones should now be fully tor spin "stinky sounds from a farty bass" on but Fast Eddie-remixed Cookie Crew-ish available at last Big Bang's Hi-NRG revival Stink Thursdays at Manchester's Precinct 13, bumpily bubbling subdued hip house, an instant- 0-73bpm traditional squeaky sweet soul of Abba's 'Voulez Vous?', white labelled and where Love Is The Message Fridays have import hit, the JB backing samples being varied 'We're Gonna Make It', plus a previously favourably reviewed several months ago, is final- garage and Seventies/Eighties "disco" Noel H for the two sides' different I18 2/317pm Hip unreleased rather good (and vocally accu- ly out commercially on a new label launched by and the Young Guns spin souVfunk/house/rap/ House and 114 2/sbpm Hip Hop mixes (each rate) 905/6bpm swingbeat remake of Smokey the recording studio of the same name. Swany- garage Wednesdays at Streatham Zigis Jeff with an instrumental too). Robinson & The Miracles' I Second That ard Records Limited (SYRTR I, via RCN Thomas of Swansea soul fame has started no Emotion', worth checking. BMG) ... LA & Babyface created the not dress restriction, solidly black music In Full RUSSEL PATFERSON surprisingly swingbeat-ish jittery rolling 'Nothin Effect Thursdays at Merthyr Tydfil Charbon- 'The Time Is Right' (That Compares 2 U)' — 1045/6bpm on edited niers „. Noel Watson hosts Freestyle 90 (US Jump Street 15-1023) seven inch — due here imminently by The Thursdays at London's Camden Palace „. I Formerly of Black Ivory, Russell's right in the Jacksons (minus Michael) Sharon Dee had taken ambitious jockette Kirsty B for an current soul style with his strong if derivative

Clarke's Beat The Street Mix of 'Something upmarket Chinese celebration birthday dinner at naggingly repetitive (0-)105 5/6-0bpm tuggingly Special' emphasises the elements of Sharon Hampstead's ZenW3 last Tuesday when in tripping jogger (in four mixes plus acappella), Redd's old juddery throbbing 'Beat The Street' walked George Michael and his Wham! part- swingbeat but without much of that cliched beat that one now realises were evident all ner Andrew Ridgeley to sit down opposite us, style's essential hippity hoppity jiggle. along in the original 'Urban House' album ver- then out walked Mahesh Bajaj, and on leaving sion — to clarify last week's elision ... Ithink it we found dining downstairs Pete Tong. John- SILICON CHIP featuring the Turnt- also needs clarifying that my occasional factual ny Walker and Clare Shave — does that able Orchestra comment that something happens to be selling qualify for Babble?! ... James Brown played a 'Stay (Slamming Mix)' well in Central London is not always to be taken "Sixties singer" called Lou De Long in last week's (BPM Records BP12006) automatically as a recommendation! ... Lyndon ludicrously far fetched episode of 'Miami Vice', Hippie Torrales mumbled, Maxeen wailed and T has taken over Secret Promotions now his own old 1 Got You (I Feel Good)' being Paul Scott keyboarded excellent coolly pulsing

that Simon Gaffe has apparently gone to De- credited to his fictional character but packaged in and pattering (0-)1192/3-120bpm homegrown

sire as label manager ... Les Adams' remake its original album sleeve with just his name garage loper, with a sparse stuttery (0-)119 /34 -

of Maurice 'This Is Acid' having just about changed! ... M-D-Emm member Dave Lee 119 /14 bpm dub Mix and Master 'The Beat- single-handedly, and belatedly, launched "acid" in recently discovered by chance that the nagging creator' Tee's smoothly bounding janglier

the States — surprising though this may seem to "wheeee" noise from Nitro Deluxe's old 'The I1 9 /14 -bpm Street Soul Mix (only featuring Ma-

people here, where it comes too late in the Brutal House' was actually sampled from Lol- xeen), plus the bonus urgent (0-)125 /12 bpm then dying craze — D. Mob 'We Call It Acieed leata Holloway's love Sensation' „. MC 'Just A Groove'. is also now fast becoming a monster in US clubs! Jammy Hammy once again provides a "male ... 'Life Is A Dance'. the Chaka Khan remixes sample" on the upcoming, June released. LA BANC album, will be out here at last on May 22 Mix single, 'Get Loose' W000! YEAH! 'You're The One (The Journey)'

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NOMAD featuring Daddy Harvey this quite catchy jerkily juddering fagged 0-1 I0(- 'The Raggamuffin Number' 0)bpm hip hop/swingbeat jiggler (Radio Edit (RUMAT 2) and 0-110bpm Instrumental too), hot on REM11.2CE.S. Inevitably, The 45 King's 'The 900 Number' promo but not necessarily fully available yet. break beat loop has now been appropriated and She also on import has a different styles span- adapted to a 0-I 06 5/isbpm reggae rap on a ning (to make sure something clicks?) debut INNER CITY 'Ain't Nobody Better mysterious white label, flipped by two more album, 'Maximum Thrust' (US Motown (Groove Corporation Remix)' (10 drily drummed II 6bpm and 113V3bpm break MOT-6267), with other guests besides Mr Records TENR 252), as anticipated beat instrumental loops, large for those who Fresh. last week, here are the import's wrig- can find it! glier flutteringly twittery 1191/e-Obpm SILVER BULLET mix and even better chinking, twiddling ROBERTA FLACK 'Bring Forth The Guillotine (Darkside Mix)' and stuttering instrumental (0-)1191/s- 'Uh-Uh Ooh-Ooh Look Out (Here (Tam Tam TTT 008, via Savage Records) Obpm Groove Corporation Manic Re- It Comes)' (US Atlantic 0-86453) Werewolf scenario setting 'Thriller'-ishly mix, plus its sparse smacking powerfully Totally remixed to give it a commercial edge started but then funky samples driven 119 4/5- wailed 1191/2bpm Master Reese Bass- for the current marketplace, what began as a 0bpm jiggly jumping fierce raggamuffin rap by ApeIla Mix (but not the strong Duane smoothly flowing album track is now given jer- the Triple Element guy (instrumental DJ Beats Bradley Awesome Mix, SO the US press- ky 119bpm impetus by Arthur Baker's Dance flip), one indistinct though doubtless innocent ing with six mixes remains by far the Mix and dub, and a much more exciting line being likely to give radio jocks heart failure best value for late buyers)); JOMANDA 119Vsbpm stuttery percussive B-side drive by — "or what fate"?! 'Make My Body Rock ,(Feel Steve Hurley's House Mix, the one that'll make PUBLIC ENEMY (Salsa Rhythm Mix)' (RCA PT it hit here (not that it's a Roberta Flack record any more!). 'Black Steel In The Hour Of Chaos DIANA ROSS `Workin' Overtime (Extended 42750R) good nagging jerkily (Radio Version)' Version)' (US Motown MOT-4639) Produced chorded semi-instrumental 122 3/s- (US Del Jam 44-68216) THE STYLE COUNCIL featuring and co-penned by Nile Rodgers but remixed Obpm all new remix overdubbed by Brian J. Powell Now suddenly dated seeming monotonous wor- by Timmy Regisford with additional over- Paul Scott, flipped by a tapping and 'Everybody's On The Run' dy (0-)91bpm tugging slow rap (supposedly a dubs by Blaze, this ultra juddery jolting wailing percussapella-type 1222/3bpm (Polydor LHXS I) radio version yet really with a "motherf**ker" 105 /12 -105V6bpm swingbeat jiggler is obvious- Break Down Mix; BIZARRE INC. 'It's House having given them a broader base for — beware!), coupled by its short (0-)90bpm Time To Get Funky (Atmosphere crossover success, here's a gruffly wailed instrumental, the drumkit rumbled jerky shout- ly a concerted attempt to return Motown's 14 ing 104V3bpm 'Too Much Posse', previously new shareholder to street credibility — with Mix)' (Blue Chip 'R&B BLUE C 14R, mournfully soulful 121 / bpm nagger in Freddy Bastones cantering deep house A-side mix or unreleased furry "static" covered jittering 0- a cymbal schlurped and "strings" scraped via The Cartel), excitingly surging 106 /12 -0bpm 'B-Side Wins Again', and — the Norman Jay's more percussively jittering garage lurching shrill (0-)l06'73-106 /14 bpm so-called 1273/4bprn Slick D remix of the 'Danc- single's possible standout — 'Shaft' and other mix on the flip (plus an 866/3bpm 89 Mix Ex- House Mix too (and 0-105bpm 7" Version). ing In Outer Space' sampling house in- funky stuff sampling jiggly surging 0-116bpm tended Version of Paul VVeller's previous soul While the result is brutally efficient rather strumental, flipped by the original (0- crossover, 'Long Hot Summer'). 'Caught, Can We Get A Witness (Pre Black than loveable, it'll probably succeed (UK re- )1273/4bpm Rockford Illinois Mix and Steel Ballistic Felony Dub)'. an Atmosfear-less more chunkily lur- VOODOO DOLL lease is apparently imminent). COLDCUT ching 1223/4bm Smokin' Not Jokin' 'Women Beat Their Men' 'What's That Noise?' Mix. (US Breaking Bones Records BBR-200) The ever busy Frankie "Bones", Tommy Musto (Ahead Of Our Time CCUT LP) 100bpm 'Maker Brake', (0-)105bpm 'Greedy's and Lenny Dee have been particularly opportu- Tracks crammed but disappointingly bitty and Back', 99bpm 'Drawmasters Squeeze'. As nor- ZUSNII nistic creating this blatant and very useful A inessential under-produced album, with (their mally a booster of all their stuff, Imight have 'There Ain't Enough Love' Guy Called Gerald 'Voodoo Ray' meets Domi- next single) the answering machines sampling been more positive about this had they namechecked me along with all the hundreds (First Base Records FB 3005) natrix 'The Dominatrix Sleeps Tonight' on an jittery bleeping (0-)110Vsbpm 'My Telephone', Another old fashioned but still obviously in de- acid-trip I22bpm mix-up, in three mixes. percussively racing acidic 126Vsbpm 'No Con- who've also apparently helped them! mand Loose Ends-style delicately tapping and nection', funk sampling (0-)112bpm 'Fat (Party sparsely littering sweet girl wailed and jazzy sax RAZEM & Bullshit)', 'Big World Café' theme adapting "POWER HOUSE" squealed pleasant sinuous street slowie, in three 'Ready 4 Love' episodic bright (0-)117Vs-Obpm 'What's That It's Power House Brooklyn Style' (US Nugroove NG-016) 92 /14 -0bpm mixes, also selling fast. (US Da SHEET Records DASR 7) Noise?', freaky pop house (0-)121 /14 -0bpm Lamya, a girl, sings this Raze 'Break 4 Love' '(1'm) In Deep', current infectious 122 3/sbpm Masters At Work created nine track 12 inch of LATIFAH answering breathily cooed and panted trotting 'People Hold On', old brassily lurching (0- starkly basic house instrumentals, with the mad- 'Dance For Me' tripper, in 119 2/s-Obpm Radio, 119 2/s- )107 /12 bpm 'Stop This Crazy Thing', acidically deningly familiar ('Space Bass'?) (0-)127 /12 bpm (Gee Street Recordings GEE TI6) I19 Vsbpm In Hear, 119 1/s-1192/s- I19 /14 bpm twittering (0-)I 17 /12 bpm 'Doctorinl The 'Outer Space', reedy organ chorded (0- DJ Mark The 45 King produced UK debut re- Mean Gene Edit, and "je t'adore" muttering House (Say R Mix)', short jittery 116 1/30bpm )125bpm 'Yeah C'Mon', "we gonna do a song lease by New Jersey's highly touted plaintively 120-119 2/3-0bpm French Tickler mixes. Not 'Theme From "Reportage" ', scrappily burbling that you heard before" introed (which does at rapping 19 years old princess of the posse, surprisingly, Champion will be releasing this (0-)112 4/s-Obpm 'Which Doctor?', drearily least wittily edit the more common "that you Queen Latifah, with this Sly & The Family Stone here, as they did Raze. meandering (0-)98 5/6-0bpm 'Smoke I', while never heard" version!) jaunty (0-)125 1/2bpm 'Dance To The Music' based 116-116 /12 - on a separate bonus 12 inch are the bass and 'Los Chicanos', "I need a little bit" girls sam- II6bpm funkily jiggling burbler, its II 5 /14 bpm JOYCE 'FENDERELLA' IRBY drums thundered scratchy 0-104-013pm 'Beats pling 126bpm 'A Little Bit', twittery I26bpm instrumental, the sinuously sombre 8I 1/7tipm 'Mr. D.J. (Extended Version)' & Pieces (Mo Bass Remix)', percussively canter- 'We're Gonna Move', dull looping 943,3bpm 'Inside Out' and tugging wordy 9Ibpm 'Wrath (Motown ZT 42772) ing instrumental 122bpm 'Trak 22', drily per- 'Feel It Baby', simple bass and drums powered Of My Madness', not due fully until May 22 but Klymaxx's now solo singer gets rapping help cussive 107 /14 -0bpm 'Stop This Crazy Thing monotonous I24bpm 'The Bassline', 124bpm doubtless too hot to hold. from spluttering and spitting Doug E. Fresh on (Hedmaster Mix)' and basic break beat 'My Mission', and 12513pm 'It's Cocaine'. ALL NE TURNE

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R 21 23 ... AND JUSTICE FOR ALL Metallica Elektra 22 21 IT'S ONLY LOVE Simply Red Elektra 22 17 LIVING YEARS Mike And The Mechanics Atlantic 23 29 MY FIRST LOVE Atlantic Starr Warner Brothers 23 24 SHOOTING RUBBERBANDS AT THE MOON Edie Brickell And The New Bohemians Geffen 24 25 LIKE A PRAYER Madonna Sire 24 21 GREEN REM Warner Brothers 25 13 ROLLIN' WITH KID 'N PLAY Kid N Play Select 25 25 WATERMARK Enya Geffen 26 20 ROMEO AND JULIET Blue Magic Def Jam 26 26 MELISSA ETHERIDGE Melissa Etheridge Island 27 32 IF SHE KNEW Anne G Atlantic 27 22 OUT OF ORDER Rod Stewart Warner Brothers 28 19 NEVER SAY GOODBYE TO LOVE Rene Moore Polydor 28 36 LOOK SHARP! Roxette EMI 29 17 24/7 Dino 4th & B'Way 29 30 GUY Guy Uptown 30 35 MR DJ Joyce "Fenderella" Irby Motown 30 27 KARYN WHITE Karyn White Warner Brothers 31 40 EVERY LITTLE TIME Kiara Arista 31 31 RAIN MAN Soundtrack Capitol 32 39 HAVE YOU HAD YOUR LOVE TODAY The °jays EMI 32 28 OPEN UP AND SAY, AHH! Poison Enigma 33 — LOST WITHOUT YOU BeBe & CeCe Winans Capitol 33 29 WINGER Winger Atlantic 34 38 LITTLE JACKIE WANTS TO BE A STAR Lisa Una & Cult Jam Columbia 34 32 GIVING YOU THE BEST THAT IGOT Anita Baker Elektra 35 — FOR THE LOVE OF YOU Tony! Torn! Tone! Wing 35 34 SPIKE Elvis Costello Warner Brothers 36 36 THE GOOD, BAD & UGLY Charlie Singleton Epic 36 38 DIRTY ROTTEN FILTHY STINK Warrant Columbia 37 I'LL BE LOVING YOU (FOREVER) New Kids On The Block Columbia 37 39 STRAIGHT OUTTA COMPTON NWA 30 37 UH-UH 00 .14-0OH LOOK OUT "Roberta HaCk Attee-tic 38 33 THE TRINITY SESSION Cowboy Junkies RCA 39 — DON'T TEASE ME Robert BiGokir,3 PICA 39 41 LETS GET IT STARTED MC Hammer Capitol 40 — THROUGH THE sromi Aretha Franklin. Arista 40 40 LIFE IS ... TOO SHORT Too Short Jive 41 37 SILHOUETTE Kenny G Arista 42 35 THE GREAT RADIO CONTROVERSY Tesla Geffen • Compiled by Billboard 43 43 EAZY-DUZ-IT Eazy.E Ruthless 44 44 ORANGES AND LEMONS XTC Geffen 45 49 NICK OF TIME Bonnie Rant Capitol MUSIC VIDEO 46 29 THE RIGHT STUFF Vanessa Williams Wing 47 — 3 FEET HIGH AND RISING De U Soul Ton'tt'ny Boy 'TW LW 48 48 THE HEADLESS CHILDREN WASP Capitel 49 45 WORKING GIRL Soundtrack Arista RATTLE AND HUM U2 50 47 NEW YORK Lou Reed .. Sire 2 2 INNOCENTS. Erasure Virgin

HOMECOMiNG CONCERT Gloria Esteran .:CMV Compiled by Billboard 4 4 KYLIE — THE VIDEOS Kylie Minoitie PWL 5 3 VIDEO ANTHOLOGY Bruce Spungsteen CMV 6 5 MAKING THRILLER.Mrchael Jackson Vestron • DE LA SOUL: "'ere's our Public Enemy impression, good isn't it?" 7 7 .6ii'BY 3HREE Duranduran FMI

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2 REAL LOVE Jody Watley MCA 2 6 START OF A ROMANCE Skyy Atlantic 3 5 ILIKE Guy Uptown 4 1 LOVE SAW IT Karyn White Warner Brothers 5 3 SLEEP TALK Alyson Williams Def Jam 6 7 DON'T TAKE MY MIND ON A TRIP Boy George Virgin 7 8 FUNKY COLD MEDINA Tone Làc Delicious 8 10 TRIBUTE (RIGHT ON) the Pasadenas Columbia 9 11 IF I'M NOT YOUR LOVER Al B Sure! Warner Bros 10 16 HEAVEN HELP ME Deon Estus Mika 11 15 BUCK WILD EU Virgin 12 14 BABY ME Chaka Khan Warner Bros 13 12 LOVESICK Zrtooke • Orpheus 14 18 STICKS AND STONES Grady Harrell RCA IS 4 CRUCIAL !clew Edit.' MCA 16 24 ME MYSELF AND IDe La Sour Tommy Boy 17 9. EVERY LITTLE STEP Bobby Brown MCA 18 27 JOY AND PAIN . Rob ' Baon & DJ 'E-Z Rock Profile 19 22 TURN THIS MUTkIA OUT MC Hamlet Capitol 20 26 CHILDREN'S STORY Slick. Rick Def Jam 21 28 MISS YOU LIKE. CRAZY ',Judie Cole . EMI CLASSIFIEDS •01-387 6611 HI-NRG TOP 50. (May chart) SAE Trax 55 Personal Greek Street, London WI, Records Wanted Musical Services LIZARD RECORDS/COMPACT DISCS. 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CHARTS E VV ANALYSED BY ALAN JONES BROS SPLIT MORE NEWS • Kylie Minogue fails by avery minimum price of cassette singles to narrow margin to become the first encourage the format to grow beyond its As rm went to press this week, there were stormy developments in the Craig woman ever to debut at number one on current market share of less than half a Logan leaving Bros story. the singles chart, as 'Hand On Your Heart' percent. When the issue is resolved, The split is no longer amicable and Craig will be sueing the group for a substantial enters the listing at number two after just expect aflood of cassette singles (with sum of money. He's said to have been offered a £1 million pay off from Bros, but he seven inch versions of hits) to become failing to displace the Bangles' Eternal wants more. Flame', Only two previous singles by widely available at £1.99. Cassettes bearing "Despite efforts by Matt and Luke to reach an amicable agreement, Craig's demands female soloists have debuted at number the full 12 inch versions of hits (maxi- in relation to his departure were considered unreasonable by the twins," says a two: Madonna's 'Like A Prayer' and cassettes) will also become more spokesperson. "Negotiations broke down, but hopefully will continue despite the Kylie's own 'The Loco-Motion'. common, but expect to pay £3.49 or so commencement of legal processes by Craig." The Bangles have now spent four for them. new album without Craig soon and it weeks at number one with 'Eternal Flame', Bros will be going into the studio to record a thus equalling the record for an all-girl •Diana Ross returns to the chart with looks likely they'll be touring in the autumn. group established in 1976 by Pussycat's her 4I st solo hit 'Workin' Overtime'. No 'Mississippi' and matched nine years later other woman can match Diana's tally of hit by Sister Sledge and *Frankie'. singles. Her nearest rival is Donna PET SHOP BOYS WIN Kylie will surely get her turn at the top Summer, who has had 30 solo hits, next week, as the Holly Johnson/ shortly to become 31 with the release of Paul McCartney/Gerry Marsden 'I Don't Wanna Get Hurt'. Pet Shop Boys have won a libel case against Jonathan King, who claimed they'd Christians recording of 'Ferry Cross ripped off one of their songs from an old Cat Stevens' tune. The Mersey' originally scheduled to be • The million selling European smash In his column in The Sun in June 1987, King claimed 'It's A Sin' was copied from Cat 'Bring Me Edelweiss' advances to number released on Tuesday (2nd) and widely Stevens' hit 'Wild World', but in court the owners of The Sun have admitted that King tipped to become an immediate number 26, earning Edelweiss the distinction of had been unjustified in saying such a thing. Pet Shop Boys have been awarded an one has been put back, and will not now becoming only the third Austrian act to be released until next Monday, the 8th. have atop 40 hit in the Eighties, following undisclosed sum of money which they'll be donating to charity. But, whatever her fate next week, Kylie Opus whose 'Live Is Life' got the ball must be used to being number two by rolling in 1985, and Falco, who had now — she spent 15 weeks as runner-up back-to-back top 10 hits with 'Rock Me CHARTFILE USA Night' by Benny Mardones, which last year — arecord for acalendar year Amadeus' and 'Vienna Calling' in 1986. Madonna enjoys athird week atop both spent 20 weeks in the chart and peaked at for any artist. Ironically, Kylie would have the singles and albums charts with 'Like A number Il in 1980. It is the latest record debuted at number one but for the fact • Holly Johnson's 'Americanos' dips to Prayer'. The album has sold over two to be re-issued as aresult of becoming a that' her record company PWL issued number six as his debut album 'Blast' million copies already, whilst the single has cult favourite in one area of America. To 'Hand On Your Heart' as acasette single enters the chart at number one, emulating topped the 750,000 mark, and seems use radio parlance, it 'broke out' of priced at £1.99 — cheaper than chart the achievement of his former group likely to become Maddy's third US million Phoenix after radio stations there added it regulations allow — thus rendering sales Frankie Goes To Hollywood's selling single, following 'Like A Virgin' and to their playlists. The most successful of of the format null and void. Of the 11,000 debut album 'Welcome To The 'Crazy For You'. , these apparently randomly revived hits is cassette singles of 'Hand On Your Heart' Pleasuredome', which entered the chart at Richard Marx makes asensational 'When I'm With You' by Sheriff, which to find their way into record shops last number one in 1984. debut at number 39 with his latest hit climbed all the way to number one earlier week, the majority were sold very quickly. Holly is the seventh artist to top the 'Satisfied*. Only one single has debuted this year. Another oldie, 'Where Are You Had their sales been allowed to stand, album chart solo and as amember of a higher this year, the aformentioned 'Like A Now' by Jimmy Harnes with Kylie would easily have overturned the group/duo in the Eighties. following Phil Prayer', so to forecast anumber one hit Synch, climbs to number 27 this week, Bangles' majority, which was only about Collins. Alison Moyet. Bryan for Marx, who previously topped with exactly 50 places higher than its original 1,600. Ironically, the BPI, who establish the Ferry. Sting George Michael and 'Hold On To The Nights', would not be 1986 peak. It has amassed an impressive chart regulations which Gallup enforce, are Morrissey. too much of arisk. total of 23 weeks on the Hot 100 in two actively discussing areduction in the And debuting at number 65 is 'Into The chart runs.

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TW LW W/C • TOP 75 ARTIST ALBUMS I 1 14 ETERNAL FLAME the Bangles CBS •• 2 — 1 HAND ON YOUR HEART Kylie Minogue PWL PWL35 TW LW W/C 3 2 5 IF YOU DON'T KNOW ME BY NOW Simply Red Elektra 4 3 6 BABY IDON'T CARE Transvision Vamp MCA • • 1 — 1 BLAST Holly Johnson • • 5 1I 6 REQUIEM London Boys MCA MCG6042 Teldec/WEA 6 4 6 AMERICANOS Holly Johnson 2 I I1 A NEW FLAME Simply Red ir Elektra MCA 3 2 25 ANYTHING FOR YOU Gloria Estefan With Miami Sound Machine 4e 41> 7 24 4 MISS YOU LIKE CRAZY Natalie Cole O Epic EMI USA 4 4 12 THE RAW AND THE COOKED Fine Young Cannibals 4Ik 8 8 3 WHO'S IN THE HOUSE Beatmasters with Merlin London Rhythm King 5 7 16 EVERYTHING Bangles CBS • 9 12 7 BEDS ARE BURNING Midnight Oil Sprint/CBS 6 3 4 WHEN THE WORLD KNOWS YOUR NAME Deacon Blue CBS 0 7 4 GOOD THING Fine Young Cannibals London 7 5 3 CLUB CLASSICS VOL ONE Soul II Soul 10 Records 1 5 3 LULLABY the Cure Fiction 8 6 6 LIKE A PRAYER Madonna Sire 2 9 2 INTERESTING DRUG Morrissey HMV 9 10 76 KICK INXS •.'.- Mercury 3 10 3 AIN'T NOBODY BETTER Inner City 10 Records 4 13 3 ONE Metallica 0 8 55 APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION Guns N' Roses :Geffen Vertigo I 12 21 DON'T BE CRUEL Bobby Brown MCA S 6 10 IBEG YOUR PARDON Ken Kan Atlantic 2 13 4 HEY HEY IT'S THE MONKEES — GREATEST HITS Monkees K-Tel •• 6 26 2 YOUR MAMA DON'T DANCE Poison Capitol •• 7 27 2 WHERE HAS ALL THE LOVE GONE Yazz 3 15 4 POP ART Transvision Vamp MCA Big Life 4 14 4 FOREVER YOUR GIRL Paula Abdul •• 8 30 2 I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU Bon Jovi Siren Vergito • • 9 17 6 GOT TO KEEP ON Cookie Crew 5 I PASTPRESENT Clannad RCA PL74074 London 6 II 3 20 16 10 STRAIGHT UP Paula Abdul SONIC TEMPLE the Cult Beggars Banquet Siren 7 16 4 GIPSY KINGS Gipsy Kings • 21 33 2 ELECTRIC YOUTH Debbie Gibson Telstar Atlantic 8 18 22 23 5 ME MYSELF AND IDe La Soul 7 SOUTHSIDE Texas Mercury Big Life/Tommy Boy • • 9 8 2 •• 23 — 1 I'M EVERY WOMAN (REMIX) Chaka Khan DOOLITTLE Pixies 4AD Warner Brothers W2963 20 21 87 BAD Michael Jackson 00 * * * * O. tr * Epi 24 20 9 TOO MANY BROKEN HEARTS Jason Donovan PWL 21 19 25 18 8 LIKE A PRAYER Madonna 8 SINGULAR ADVENTURES OF THE STYLE COUNCIL the Style Council Polydo Sire 22 17 13 MYSTERY GIRL Roy Orbison Virgin •• 26 40 7 THE LOOK Roxette EMI 23 25 27 14 4 WHEN LOVE COMES TO TOWN U2 with B B King 43 KYLIE — THE ALBUM Kylie Minogue * * * * * * PWL Island • • 24 •• 28 42 2 BRING ME EDELWEISS Edelweiss 1 BORN THIS WAY! Cookie Crew London 8281341 WEA 25 30 54 THE INNOCENTS Erasure er tr Mute 29 19 8 THIS TIME IKNOW IT'S FOR REAL Donna Summer Warner Bros 26 23 • 30 29 5 YOU ON MY MIND Swing Out Sister 33 ANCIENT HEART Tacita Tikaram * WEA Fontana 27 20 31 21 5 MYSTIFY INXS 2 WHAT'S THAT NOISE? Coldcut Ahead Of Our Time Mercury 28 32 29 RATTLE AND HUM U2 * * * Island 32 IS 3 THIS IS YOUR LAND Simple Minds Virgin 29 44 33 22 8 KEEP ON MOVIN' Soul 11 Soul featuring Caron Wheeler 24 WANTED Yazz * Big Life 10 Records 30 26 34 35 5 REAL LOVE Jody Watley 13 ROACHFORD Roachford CBS MCA 31 39 35 31 3 DO YOU BELIEVE IN SHAME! Duranduran 27 TRAVELING WILBURYS Traveling Wilburys :Warner/Wilbury EMI 32 33 36 25 7 PEOPLE HOLD ON Coldcut featuring Lisa Stansfield 7 THREE FEET HIGH AND RISING De La Soul Big Life/Tommy Boy Ahead Of Our Time 33 53 • 37 — 1 ROOMS ON FIRE Stevie Nicks 13 OPEN UP AND SAY ... AAH! Poison Capitol EMI EM90 34 40 38 28 7 IHAVEN'T STOPPED DANCING YET Pat & Mick 28 MONEY FOR NOTHING Dire Straits * * * * Vertigo PWL 35 28 6 ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK S'Express Rhythm King •• 39 — I DON'T IT MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD Stefan Dennis Sublime LIME 105 36 35 40 32 8 PARADISE CITY Guns N' Roses 29 THE GREATEST HITS COLLECTION Bananarama * * London Geffen 37 38 • 41 49 2 HEAVEN HELP ME Deon Estus 9 STOP Sam Brown A&M Mika 38 54 •• 42 — I VIOLENTLY Hue And Cry 23 GREATEST HITS Fleetwood Mac * * Warner Bros Circa YR29 •• 39 I SILVERTOWN Men They Couldn't Hang Silvertone ORELP503 • • 43 — I WORKIN' OVERTIME Diana Ross EMI EM9I 40 29 • • 44 — I THROUGH THE STORM Aretha Franklin & Elton John 2 ONE Bee Gees Warner Bros Arista 112185 41 34 7 ANOTHER PLACE AND TIME Donna Summer Warner Bros as,. 45 — 1 HELYOM HALIB (ACID ACID ACID) Cappella Music Man MMPS7004 42 24 46 36 7 MUSICAL FREEDOM Paul Simpson featuring Adeva 4 THE HEADLESS CHILDREN WASP Capitol Cooltempo 43 37 89 HYSTERIA Def Leppard Bludgeon Riffola •• 47 — I MY LOVE IS SO RAW Alyson Williams Def Jam/CBS 6548987 44 36 •• 48 — 1 DISAPPOINTED Public Image Ltd 2 BLAZE OF GLORY Joe Jackson A&M Virgin VSI181 •• 45 — I BLUE MURDER Blue Murder Geffen WX245 • 49 56 2 MOVE CLOSER Tom Jones Jive 46 43 29 THE LEGENDARY ROY ORBISON Roy Orbison '...- -» Telstar 50 37 5 PLEASE DON'T BE SCARED Barry Manilow Arista 47 27 5I 34 7 OF COURSE I'M LYING Yello 5 1984-1989 Lloyd Cole igi The Commotions Polydor Mercury 48 48 24 LIVING YEARS Mike And The Mechanics WEA 52 38 21 DON'T BE CRUEL Bobby Brown MCA 49 22 • 53 63 7 THAT'S WHEN ITHINK OF YOU 1927 2 UKFtAINSKI VISTUPI V JOHNA PEELA the Wedding Present RCA PL74104 WEA 50 51 55 TRACY CHAPMAN Tracy Chapman Elektra • 54 59 5 1CAN SEE CLEARLY NOW (REMIX) Johnny Nash Epic 51 56 22 REMOTE Hue And Cry Circa 55 43 6 FREE WORLD Kirsty MacColl Virgin 52 42 32 WATERMARK Enya • 56 76 3 MY HEART CAN'T TELL YOU NO Rod Stewart Warner Bros 53 31 2 HEADLESS CROSS Black Sabbath IRS •• 57 — 1 LET THERE BE ROCK Onslaught London LON224 • • 54 — I COMING ALIVE AGAIN Barbara Dickson Telstar STAR2349 • 58 68 3 ON THE INSIDE Lynne Hamilton A I • 59 64 4 GOOD TIMES Reid 55 58 8 G N 'R LIES Guns N' Roses Geffen Syncopate 56 41 •• 60 — I THRILL HAS GONE Texas 3 GOOD DEEDS AND DIRTY RAGS Goodbye Mr Mackenve Capitol Mercury TEX2 57 45 24 GET EVEN Brother Beyond Parlophone 6I 44 3 MAKE MY BODY ROCK (FEEL IT) Jomanda RCA 58 74 • 62 71 2 THE RAINDANCE Dare 29 INTROSPECTIVE Pet Shop Boys •.'.- .'.• Parlophone A&M 59 46 28 NEW LIGHT THROUGH OLD WINDOWS Chrn Rea 0- la WEA 63 47 4 JOY AND PAIN Rob Base & DJ E-Z Rock Supreme 60 49 • 64 67 3 LOLLY LOLLY Wendy & Lisa 13 TECHNIQUE New Order Factory Virgin 61 50 65 57 14 VOODOO RAY A Guy Called Gerald 37 CONSCIENCE Womack & Womack * Fourth & Broadway Rharn! 66 39 5 THIS IS YOUR UFE the Blow Monkeys 62 SS 7 101 Depeche Mode Mute RCA 63 47 67 53 3 COME BACK Luther Vandross 10 THE BIG AREA Then Jerico London Epic 64 71 • 68 77 2 AFFAIR Cherrelle 100 WHITNEY Whitney Houston * tr * * * * Arista Tabu 65 52 69 41 3 WISE UP! SUCKER Pop Will Eat Itself 12 SPIKE Elvis Costello Warner Bros RCA 66 61 • • 70 — I HARDCORE HIP HOUSE Tyree 25 THE ULTIMATE COLLECTION Bryan Ferry/Roxy Music * 1.,• EG Westside/DJ International DJIN I1 67 62 92 HEARSAY/ALL MIXED UP Alexander O'Neal er O * Tabu 71 45 6 BEAUTY'S ONLY SKIN DEEP Aswad Mango 68 60 72 48 II I'D RATHER JACK Reynolds Girls 12 FOUNDATION Ten City Atlantic PWL 69 63 7 RAW Alyson Williams Def Jam/CBS • 73 81 2 DO YOU LIKE IT? Kingdom Come Polydor 70 70 •• 74 — I YOU'RE THE ONE Bang 50 THE FIRST OF A MIWON KISSES Fairground Attraction * RCA RCA PB42715 71 — 106 FLYING COLOURS Chris De Burgh A&M AMA5224 75 52 4 THAT'S HOW I'M LIVING Toni Scott Champion 72 — 76 54 SLAM Humanoid 105 EVENING FALLS Richard Harvey And Friends Telstar STAFt2350 Westside 73 68 21 SEE THE LIGHT Jeff Healey Band CBS 77 74 BREAKIN' UP BREAKIN' DOWN Wild Weekend Parlophone 74 64 15 NEW YORK Lou Reed Sire • • 78 — IWON'T BACK DOWN Tom Petty MCA MCA 1334 75 66 109 CIRCUS Erasure o Mute • 79 84 LET THE RIVER RUN Carly Simon Arista • • 80 — DON'T SCANDALIZE MINE Sugar Bear Champion CHAMP92 8I 83 NOBODY KNOWS Mike And The Mechanics WEA • 82 89 KING FOR A DAY XTC TOP 20 COMPILATION ALBUMS Virgin • • 83 ARE YOU READY FOR FREDDY Fat Boys Urban URB35 •• 84 EARDRUM BUZZ Wire Mute MUTE87 TW LW W/C • 85 88 DON'T NEED LOVE Johnny Diesel & The Iniectors Chrysalis 6 NOW THAT'S WHAT ICALL MUSIC 14 Various •• 86 — EMI/VirginiPolygram IWANT YOUR LOVE Paul Rutherford Fourth & Broadway BRWI24 2 3 3 DEEP HEAT — THE SECOND BURN Various •• 87 95 Telstar ANGEL EYES Jeff Healey Band Arista 3 4 7 DIRTY DANCING Original Soundtrack 88 72 BELFAST CHILD Simple Minds 4 2 0 CHEEK TO CHEEK Various •• 89 — IDROVE ALL NIGHT Cyndi Laupe r Virgin CBS Epic CYN4 5 5 4 THE SINGER AND THE SONG Various •• 90 — Stylus GET HIP TO THIS! M-D-EMM featuring Nasih Republic LICT022 6 7 7 BUSTER Original Soundtrack 91 82 ROCKIN' ON THE GO GO SCENE Richie Rich 7 6 8 UNFORGETTABLE 2Various •• 92 — WE PLAY SKA Children Of The Night Gee St EMI Jive JIVE202 8 8 7 PREMIERE COLLECTION Andrew Lloyd Webber /. Really Useful •• 93 — SHELTER Circuit featuring Koffi Collision 7CIR I 9 9 I DEEP HEAT Various Telstar •• 94 — HAIRSTYLE OF THE DEVIL Momus Creation CRE063 7 THE BLUES BROTHERS Original Soundtrack Atlantic •• 95 — CIRCLE Edie Brickell & New Bohemians Geffen GEFS I 4 THE MARQUEE — 30 LEGENDARY YEARS Various Polydor •• 96 — SAVED Swans MCA MCA 1332 2 6 7 THE GREATEST LOVE Various Telstar •• 97 — REAL LOVE El Debarge Motown ZB42685 3 4 0 AND ALL BECAUSE THE LADY LOVES... Various Dover 98 79 WHEELS OF WONDER Kevin McDermott Island •• 99 — 4 2 7 THE GREATEST LOVE VOL 2Various Telstar VOICES OF BABYLON Outfield CBS 6547397 • • 100 5 9 5 COCKTAIL Original Soundtrack Elektra BRING ME SOME WATER Melissa Etheridge Island 15393 6 8 7 MORE DIRTY DANCING Ones.' Soundtrack RCA 7 7 7 HIP HOUSE — 20 HIP HOUSE HITS Var.. Stylus 8 20 7 TOP GUN Original Soundtrack CBS 9 13 4 THE SONGS OF BOB DYLAN Various Start 20 — I THE CLASSIC EXPERIENCE Various EMI EMTVD45 * Platinum (600,000), ;I Gold (400,000 sales), 0 Silver (200,000 sales) * er Triple Platinum (900,000 sales), * O Double Platinum (600,000 :e indicates a sales increase of over 50% sales), * Platinum (300,000 sales), D Gold (100,000 sales), O Silver (60,000 • indicates a sales increase sales). Every star represents 300,000 sales. •

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