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F[ATUPES .c f DEPECHE MODE : BASILDON'S PREMIER BEAT ENSEMBLE ~ ARE DOWN TO A THREE PIECE FOLLOWING THE SUDDEN .F RESIGNATION Of VINCE CLARKE. WILL THEY LOSE THEIR ti MAGIC TOUCH? THEY RECKON NOT. 415 • ! THE GO-Go·s: RYE GIRLS WITH A MISSION - TO REPEAT o THEIR AMERICAN SUCCESS IN THE BRmSH ISLES. PRIMER 5.., PLUS PIN-UP. 8/9 li THE FUN BOY THREE AND BANANARAMA: BOYS AND ~ GIRLS COME OUT TO PLAY (TOGETHER) ON A NEW SINGLE. : THE FULL STOIIY IN QUOTES AND COLOUR. am "' ~ VIDEO : YA GOTTA GIVE THE PEOPLE. THE RECORD BUYING } PEOPLE. YA GOTTA GIVE THE PEOPU A SH0-0-0WI ASMASH ·: HITS BEHIND-THE-SCENES SPECTACULAR. 29/30/31/32 .., ..C .c FLus· g I THE PICTURES: BUSTER AND BLACK 6 : BITZ: CENTRAL LINE, STATUS QUO, KIM'S DAD, ~. ALTON EDWARDS & MORE 10111 .§ PIECES: 1AN MARSH PERSONAL RLE. THEREZE BAZAAR I TOP TEN. cHAm a MORE 12 ToHaveAndHaveNot ~ REVIEWS : JAM, SPAN DAU BALLET, DEPECHE MODE. blue cabaret j JAPAN I MORE 17 • and free track i RSVP: MAKING CONTACT Z3 i CROSSWORD Z3 if you want me to stay j GET SMART!: WHERE IGNORANCE EVAPORATES 11 .!? Available as 7"and 12 Single :g STAR TEASER: WELL-TUFF PRODUCTIONS 34 0. ! COMPETITION: CAMERAS & ALBUMS TO IE WON 35 limited edition ·1 LITTERS: THE INK TANK 37 -~ NIGHTSOUT: ELVIS COSTELLO, HAIRCUT 100 PLUS DATES 39 1poa o,I ~ COVER DEPECHE MOOE BY EIIIC WATSON 3 ACLEAN BREAK "It's a Him And Us situation," according to Depeche Mode. The Him (songwriter Vince Clarke) has gone off on his own. The Us (Messrs Gahan, Gore and Fletcher) fearlessly lace the future. Mark Ellen buys omelettes and alcohol. Eric Watson provides the longer-lasting snap. Id 't think anyone knows him" - Viace Clarke - ·h·~ lon~~-to s::e up for something" - Andy "rnes Martin Gore - "nice han. funny beard. you could never hold Dave: ··he·d starve imsde th ng he does it" - Martin anything against him" - Dave, "very quiet, inlroverl, reliable" hard. ii he sets out to o some I Andy; "he's a genius but he doesn't know 11" V111ce "I never expected the band to be The reason's obvious. When charted there before even Even that was after a European this successful. I didn't feel the time came to cross that being officially released, they've tour on which he'd tended to "sit happy. Or contented. Or crucial bridge between Basildon signed distribution deals just up the front of the van, saying fulfilled. And that's why I left." cult heroes and British public about everywhere bar Japan, nothing". Noting these early Vince Clarke prods at an property, Vince simply decided they've a new UK single out - warning signs, Martin began to almost forgotten chicken he wasn't the man for the job "the band's best ever", Vince take on the lion's share of the omelette and then resumes bis after all. And left. Contrary to the modestly claims - they've song-writing which, Andy tale of woe. statement by Mute Records, he secured his replacement, Alan claims, "has brought us together "All the things that come with won't even contribute songs Wilde, for stage work, they much more as a band. Before we success had suddenly become anymore. haven't got a single day's used to rely on Vince; now we've more important than the music. He's now devoting his time to holiday in the next live months got to try a lot harder. And it'll be We used to get letters from fans recording with a 20-year-old and-frankly - they're loving different," he adds. "Martin saying: 'I really like your songs'; blues singer called Genevieve it. Who's complaining? writes music around his words, then we got letters saying: Alison Moyet in their new Over a couple of glasses of whereas Vince used lo write the 'Where do you buy your trousers electronic duo named Yazoo. lager in a pub in South London, tunes first and then fit the lyrics from?' Where do you go from "I met her," he recalls. they don't appear to regard those to them." there? There was never enough wistfully. "as she floated ashore early amateurish days in the No bad thing, I suggest. After time to do anything," he adds, on a boat from Afghanistan, band's career with quite the all. the words to "New Life" we1e mournfully. "Not with all the heard her singing and formed the same nostalgia as Vince: a little on the 'twee' side. interviews and photo sessions." band .. ." "Remember when the 'light show' Andy can't suppress a smile. The obvious reaction to all this I'm not so sure about this. was one neon bulb in a wooden "Words," he declares, "were would seem to be: what did he "Oh, alright then - she comes box?" Peals of laughter rise above never Vince's strong point. As a expect? By way of reply, Vince from Basildon," he grins. the blaring juke-box. matter of fact. we were embarks on a succession of old If it's any help, the rest of the A mention of Vince's departure sometimes quite, er, music biz chestnuts about band call her "Alf". and silence is swiftly restored. embarrassed by hi11tu!fl We "wanting more control" and "There's a bit of a block between didn't understand a lot of blt wanting to "keep playing small Success, on the other band, us ... It's a Him and Us songs. He'd never tell us what venues", the kind of things The seems to settle on the three situation". they were about!" Police were always rabbiting on remaining sets of shoulders with It soon transpires that they've "I remember," says Dave, with about 'til they found they could all the ease of a tailor-made suit. seen or heard little of the errant a distinctly pained expression. fill Wembley Arena three nights They're just oU for a brief club Vince since he opted to leave at "walking through town In running. tour of the States, their LP's just the close of the last British tour. Basildon one night and I saw 4 these two girls following along to three fair-sized hit singles in a someone up top operating these then they go and print this right behind me. I knew they'd matter of months, they readily life-sized puppets. The thing is," next to these awful photos of us recognised me. And they start admit they hadn't had the time to he paints out, faced with the in frilly shirts! That was from the singing, y'know, (high-pitched adjust the live act accordingly. eternal problem that tend to first photo session we ever had squeak) 'I stand still stepping on One minute, Croc's in Basildon; afflict motionless synthesiser done and they were so bad/They a shady street'. And I start the next, the Lyceum Ballroom in bands, "you can't have films and keep turning up all over the walking a bit faster," he laughs, London. Six times as big and no slides and things like that place." "turns me collar up like this! And way to fill up the vast empty because it's all been done before "That," asserts Martin, "is why then ... (wails) 'And I watch that space behind them. No film, no and people'll say: 'oh it's not as we'll never be like Du.ran Duran. man to a stranger.' And I'm slides, no backdrops. A couple of good as The Human League' or 'Cos our photos are so awfull" thinking: 'oh no, this is straw hats, a few suits and that whoever!" embarrassing! Do they was your lot. It speaks reams for Still, nothing's proved quite as These minor hurdles aside, understand these lyrics?! the quality of their music that strenuous as the shaking oil the they're doing alright for a band Perhaps they do and we don't/" they still set the whole place on dreaded "New Romantic" tag. who agree they were "in the right "After'New Life'," Andy takes its feet. Dave puts it this way: "Obviously place at the right time," though over, "a lot of people thought "Better than fifteen months the sort of people who buy Duran Andy's approaching the new Depeche Mode were 'sweet' and ago," says Dave defiantly. "You Duran or Spandau Ballet records year with caution.