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MARNF B. A. ROBERTSON NONKEES THE originals/

The Atlantic Masters — original soul music from the Atlantic label. Ten seven inch E.P.s, each with four tracks and at least two different artists. Taken direct from the original master tapes.

Re-cut, Re-issued, Re-packaged. £1.60^ 11168

2 April 17-30 1980 Vol 2 No. 8

WILL I HOLD IT right there! Now before WHAT DO WITHOUT YOU? you all write in saying how come Lene Lovich 4 there's only four of Madness on CLEAN CLEAN the cover, we'll tell ya. That heap of metalwork in the background The Buggies 5 IS none other than the Eiffel Tower and the other trois {that's i'our actual French) scarpered off 7 up it instead of having their photo MODERN GIRL taken. Now you know why Sheena Easton 8 they're called Madness! More nuttiness can be found on pages SILVER DREAM RACER 12 and 13, and other goodies in 14 this issue include another chance to win a mini-TV on the I'VE NEVER BEEN IN LOVE crossword, a binder offer for all 15 your back issues of Smash Hits CHECK OUT THE GROOVE (page 36), another token towards Mandging Editor your free set of badges (page 35) Nick Logan Bobby Thurston 19 and our great Joe Jackson SEXY EYES competition featuring a chance to Editor himself! (That's Dr. Hook 22 meet the man on Ian Cranna page 28). Right, that should keep HIM busy for a while — see you in you Features Editor Rupert Holmes 23 two weeks! WHITE PUNKS ON DOPE Design Editor The Tubes 27 Steve Bush HIGH FIDELITY Design Assistai»H/|B 31 Andy lngamells^« ^ FOOD FOR THOUGHT

Editorial Assistant UB40 32 Bev Hillier GENO Dexy's Midnight Runners Contributors 32 Cliff White DON'T PUSH IT, DON'T FORCE IT Robin Katz Leon Haywood 36 Red Starr Fred Dellar LIVING AFTER MIDNIGHT Mike Stand 39 Kelly Pike Jill Furmanovsky THE MONKEES: Feature ...6/7 Advertisement Manager MADNESS: Feature 12/13 Rod Sopp Tel; 01-439 8801 : Colour Centrespread.... 20/21 B. A. ROBERTSON: Feature 24/25 Publisher 31 Peter Strong ELVIS COSTELLO: Colour Picture SIOUXSIE: Colour Poster 40 NEXT ISSUE Editorial and Advertising ON SALE address; Smash Hits, Lisa House, 52-65 Carnaby Street, BITZ 9/10/11 GIGZ 38 W1V 1PF INDEPENDENT This magazine is published LABELS 16 by EMAP National Publications SIVIASH PRIZE CROSSWORD 18 HITS SUBSCRIPTIONS Ltd, Peterborough, and is Home and Overseas (Surface printed by East Midland Litho 19 mail); £10 Printers, Peterborough. STAR TEASER 28 (Airmail rates on application). Copyright exists on all songs COMPETITION 28 Europe (airmail); £14.40 appearing in Smash Hits. They REVIEWS 29/30 Write to; Park House, 117 Park must not be reproduced Road, Peterborough PE1 2DS. without the consent of the LETTERS 34/35 copyright holders. J COVffl PIC: ALAIN DE LA MATA \ SMASH Hits 3 I take disasters in my stride, they don't upset me And those that mean me harm are sorry that they met me WhatWill I Do Without Chorus You

But what will I do without you? By Lene Lovich on Stiff Rr

What will I, what will I do without you? What will I do without you?

What will I, what will I do without you? Do without you?

If time and tide and life conspire to defeat me I smile and carry on, I never let them beat me Repeat chorus

And if my seven senses one by one should leave me In the silent darkness I would be alright believe me Repeat chorus

If that dark angel raises bony hands to clutch me I will not fear his if he decides to touch me Repeat chorus to fade

By The Buggies on Island Records

Pogo Johnny kicked me in the head Aiming for the floorboards But they picked me up instead Through the ringing of the night before Said the engine's running Got to pay a call

Johnny drove the half truck 'cos we r. , Could not find a jeep Wake me in the morning Gotta get some sleep Drivin' all night out of fear Got it in the ribs

Every time you changed gear ," Chorus I'm gonna take a ride, gonna pick up the team Gonna go where we've never been A pickin-' up, a pickin' up the team God, you know it's hard to keep the fighting clean Clean clean, clean clean Clean clean, clean clean

Pogo Johnny gonna fight the war Chaplain in the morning at the local liquor store Pogo coughin' bad from diesel fumes Johnny tell the chaplain go and polish his tombs

Lying on the waste ground with a blanket on his face Indicating that he's left the human race Helmet open where the world came in Gotta keep your head if you wanna win Repeat chorus Clean clean, clean clean Clean clean, clean clean

Clean clean Lost a million in our very first attack Clean clean Don't you worry 'cos we know we'll get them back Clean clean Lost a million in our very first attack Clean clean Don't you worry 'cos we know we'll get them back

Words and music by Trevor Horn/Geoff Ddwnes/Bruce Woolley Reproduced by permission Island Music/Carlin Music Ltd.

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"IF I hadn't been SOMEBODY," pay the , reckons Davy donned his "We did a tour in the (the 'cute' summer don't know. If The Monkees bursts and Dickens togs more to play of '67," play guitar all day for Monkee), "then Davy laughs. "Jimi reformed now it would be like a yourself. You HAVE to wouldn't in "Pickwick" along with Harry Hendrix started out as our get out have had to change his class reunion. I wouldn't rule it and be with people. I Secombe. opening act don't care if name. And if I hadn't made it and ended up out. But then, I'm going Meanwhile, to be 35 it's playing panto to kids or doing with The l\^onkees, a new sound was quitting by throwing his this OLD who knows? guitar at year. I don't always want to a show NONKEES bubbling for a few hundred NEVER DIE underground in people Los the Maybe I would have audience after seven compete been Bowie. against myself when I Angeles, one that the the or twenty thousand. You have to It's all theatre. It's all shows!" was a 20 showbiz." mainstream year old. keep working. r. music biz wasn't Holly The Italians, . They Just Turn Professional Davy Jones, once a & take heart. "In this business you strive for quite ready for. "I have an idea for a play up paperweight (Not unlike Now teen idols. The recognition. my boxing champ, has Monkees And if you get it, like sleeve. London in 1976.) Davy recalls the I've written a song called arrived learned to be discreet I from America for a lunch with their did, I can't see cutting out the 'Rough story like Muhammad Ali To The Touch' which I'm interview in a verbal whirlwind. indulgences. They were given years 1966-70 and pretending building up the blows that hoping Johnny Cash might He's being 'professional' won a uppers and downers as they didn't this happen. Sure, I've record. It's championship title. never a case of what week. Doing interviews and necessary to keep up the done other things since '65, then. But you do but who you "In 1 was staying across know. And repeating the same old stories gruelling pace of the "zany" obviously I'm not from going to get being a Monkee at least gets about the this club on Sunset weekly show. Breaks were taken the my group that will follow exposure I did with The name noticed." Boulevard where Sonny and In "controlled him for the rest of his life. Hey, atmospheres" (like Monkees. You can't be a teen Cher and The Byrds When Davy Jones goes on and hey, he were long weekends in Palm idol was a Monkee. Springs) twice." on about being playing. , "professional", I "Monkees, Beatles, and my so the heavily insured TV stars Far from being inactive these wonder if that manager, and I went to see comes from a Stones," he smiles. "Every them could "get crazy" without days, Jones has got together perform. Having been an a showbiz instinct to survive or member of every group actor hurting their filming schedule. group called Toast, a who are whether he's trying to and a singer, I realised that being Plus convince personality. Different appeal for they harboured a few currently gigging around a the himself. But in the end, his group was the next to I different fans — not like way go. lawbreakers as well, like Brian country. The today. I band include former sign-everything-but-don't- told Ward that I wanted like The Specials and The Vapors, a group Jones of The Stones and New Seeker Peter behind Doyle and a B. give-everything-away but you don't me just like The Byrds. members of political rebels The A. Robertson know one group type called Arlen philosophy just "Up till then, I about balances think the only Chicago Seven. After all, member from another. Record who Green. Davy doesn't expect them out. song I knew really well companies don't take was the would think of looking for such to be the next big enough thing. They Davy Jones will first one I had ever heard continue to time to build artists or careers." people in the home of something just plan to enjoy making Johnny pop Monkee around. He'll make sure Though he's not outwardly Tillotson's 'Poetry In as wholesome as a Monkee? music. Motion'. he's busy acting and so bitter, Jones is stabbing at a "If you want to be an "I knew this that his past doesn't catch up truth. How poem about BEATLE FANS despised the entertainer, many of today's like I am, then you and drown him. having a monkey on my shoulder commercial "Hard Days And let's not chartbusters will still carry such a Night" can't stay home after the bubble underestimate and that was going to be rip-off what that takes. reputation sixteen years after my that The Monkees were, gimmick. Then we got together but writing for their creation, ten years after The Monkees with two script writers, wore of their official demise? Original Paul some the Mazursky and Larry . that The copies of Monkees now Beatles themselves had (They created the first first aped, cost more than twice the price Monkee people like Goffin and scripts.) Now we needed King, they did when they were dashed three Mann and Weill. other guys to off as so called 'teenage make up this Neil Diamond, who had scored pap' way group, back when. right?" a couple of singles as a singer, An advert in the paper brought really came to the fore as a So what if a stoned-out Davy them Mike Nesmith. did hate "Daydream Believer" Monkees . Carole "He arrived with a bagful of Bayer Sager (then minus the when he was told to sing it into a laundry and asked us long Sager) mike on the spur of the moment how also teamed up with Neil the audition was going to take. Sedaka for the celluloid four. so long ago? He's proud of it And Mickey was another TV actor (in then there were now. If the people want to hear Boyce and Hart 'Circus Boy') who had been a who penned a good deal it, he'll sing it, not like the other of The Monkees. failed protegee like Monkees' songbook. (How many me. We needed one more. young Hit maxi-single or not, you're punks have played their "Buffalo Springfield were this unlikely to find the other three "Stepping Stone?") hot new group at the time. doing interviews about the days One As Davy noted, it was not the of the members, of manufactured madness. Neil Young (Yes, right time for songwriters with the same one. Ed.), produced croaky Woolly cap Mike Nesmith a voices to try and make it turned track for us. I wanted the blond singing their his back on it years ago. Peter own material. haired one, Steve Stills, but Tork did too for a while, to teach Stills would usher that era said it wasn't his kind of gig. in a little maths in school. But now he's bit later. "They knew Peter, who had taking song and dance lessons The Monkees could also write once been in the The Mugwumps some useful and touring small clubs in the songs themselves. and most of States. that group had gone In the brilliant no. 2 hit "Randy on to become The Mamas & The Mickey Dolenz and Davy tried Scouse Git" (a phrase which Papas. So we were ready." fascinated to revive the dream for part of writer Mickey took from the 70's. They toured half the BBC TV's "Till Death Us Do WHAT MOST people world, performing with Monkee don't know Part" but had to change to is that The Monkees originally Daydream tunesmiths Boyce and "Alternate Title" for BBC radio) Believer intended to have more of a comes the Bobby Hart. The pair also tackled disapproving voice of By The Monkees countryish West Coast sound. the on the lead parts in Nilsson's play establishment . . . "Why But before that idea could get don't you do what I Oh I could hide "The Point" in London, and last do, see who I 'neath the wings itself together, , the do I ..." year Mickey made a flop single. when care Of the bluebird as she sings head of Screen Gems, flew Which brings us back to Davy. In It was a great comment that The six o'clock alarm would never ring from New York and started still holds good. But it rings I rise But Davy is where it all began and giving orders. (according to Davy). As time wore on. The Wipe the sleep out of my eyes Davy cherishes a memory from Monkees' novelty value wore off. My shaving razor's cold and it stings that meeting of Mike Nesmith TWENTY YEARS ago, Their music became increasingly pouring a glass of water Manchester born Davy Jones over "credible" and they even made a Chorus Kirshner's head, but Kirshner had bizarre Cheer up sleepy made his first big splash on the psychedelic film called Jean, oh what can it mean? the power and got his way. "Head". To a London stage playing The Artful But the hits stopped daydream believer and a home coming queen? In 1966 The Monkees hit the Dodger in the original stage TV coming. left and a lot screens. "Last Train To of the original You once thought version of "Oliver!" He then left concept people of me as a white knight on his steed Clarksville" bounded up the sued for millions. Now you family and friends behind to take At last the boys know how happy I can be charts. The group had a the role to New York. show to decided not to renew their And our good time starts and ends get out per week, records After "Oliver!" Davy was to put contracts. Without dollar one to spend out regularly and boy, they DID But signed up to be developed into 1970 — the manufactured how much, baby, do we really need? it. Little girls adored some kind of teen them, bigger zaniness was supposed to be idol by a Beatle fans scorned them, but over. Repeat chorus to fade called Screen Gems. It the music community in Los didn't work. Davy and his Research: Robin Katz Angeles knew they were a lot "IT'S part Words and music manager then headed west, at A of my past," says by more hip than their wholesome Reproduced the height of Beatlemania. To Davy. "But whether it's always by permission Screen Gems/EMI Music Ltd. TV image made out. going 6 SMASH HITS to be a part of my future I

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Modern Girl By Sheena Easton on EMI Records He wakes and says hello Turns on the breakfast show She fixes coffee while he takes a shower Hey. that was great he said

I wish we could stay in bed

But I got to be at work in less than an hour She manages a smile as he walks out the door She's a modern girl who's been through this whole thing before

Chorus She don't build her world round no single man But she's getting by doing what she can She is free to be ,^ 1^ What she wants to be ^ What she wants to be is a modern girl Na na na na na, na na na na na, na na na na na She's a modern girl -M K looks like ram again < She takes the train again She's on her way again Through London town where she Eats a tangerine, flicks through a magazine Until it's time to leave her dreams on the undargrouni She walks to the office like everyone else An independent lady taking care of herself

Repeat chorus

She will dream about him all day long ^. Soon as she gets home, he's here on tlHiitelephone He asks her to dinner She says I'm not free Tonight I'm gonna stay at home and watch my TV

Repeat chorus to fade

Words and music by Bugatti/Muskr. Reproduced by permission Pendulum/Sea Shanty/Chappell. ALI THOMSON

SfisiB# SINGLE z SMASH NEW o LIVE EVERY MINUTE HEREARE ¥ SOME OUTSTANDINGk FromtheAlbumTAKEALITTLERHYTHM' PINK PROPELLOR BOOTSi YOU SHOULDADD TOi AVAILABLE NOW I 'YOUR COLLECTIONgi 8 SMASH HITS LIFE ON PRIME THE ROAD TIME PINK FLOYD have at last GOT £1 100 to spare? Fancy announced the dates of their building up yer actual definitive REGULAR VIEWERS (our Editor included) of "Tiswas" on Saturday British "tour". They will be record collection? You do? Well, mornings will doubtless be heartbroken to learn that the current playing London's Earls Court on if you can stump up another series ends next month. However, help Is at hand to see you through the 4th, 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th and 9th £1 .95 you can get "The Rock tlie summer until the new series l>egins In the autumn. Pictured of August. Because the show is Primer" by John Collis (Penguin). alMve are The Four Bucketeers (left to right: Bob Carolgees, Sally arranged round their , This sets out 220 albums that tell Jamas, and John Gorman) who have now committed "The Wall", and involves the the story of from Bill "The Bucket Of Water Song" to vinyl for CBS. Extremely silly It is too building and demolition of an Haley and the kiss curl to Public — look to your laurels. Hissing Sid I actual wall on stage, are Image and the industrial only able to perform this work in overcoat. venues of a certain size. Collis has organised a small Tickets (£7.50 or £8.50 plus team of respected writers who booking fee of 25p per ticket) are each take a particular era (Soul, available from G.P. Productions, Beat Boom, Punk etc) and PO Box 4TL, London W1 A 4TL. compile a list of albums which You must send a postal order and help a beginner understand what a stamped addressed envelope. each movement was all about. Tickets are limited to 6 per The idea is to illustrate all the person. various twists and turns that pop Pink Floyd obviously don't has the last thirty years. need the money. "The Wall" has Of course, everybody will find just become the longest running something to quibble over in the number one album since choices and you might find the "Grease". Meanwhile, their 1973 tone of the book a mite academic album, "Dark Side Of The Moon", in places, but overall this is a has just celebrated its 303rd week sensible publication which does on the American charts and thus its job well. Worth the proverbial becomes the longest chart squint. resident, overtaking Carole King's "Tapestry".

CABARET VOLTAIRE'S new independent chartbuster "Three Mantras" (a 33 rpm 12 inch single selling at around £1.75) has a playing time of 20 minutes per side — longer than most LP'sl IBInti CRISIS i^aukcasto

I USED to mail* up^a duo with BOBBY CHECKS IN Bniy Connolly In Scottish folk the club*. Wo mad* a fsw albuim BOBBY THURSTON, man as Ths HumMalMinis and whose single "Check Out The naariyhadahttcalM Groove" is doing very nicely D'YOU WANNA BE IN MY CLOTHES? currently, is a 26-year-old from "Shoashins Boy". A yaar or Washington DC. He played ANY OF you people out there about sixty lots, including two lator I had a band callad in first band. with a bit of spare cash who live numerous shirts, trousers made Staalsrs Whaal who had a congas his Spectrum LTD, while working within easy reach of London and of either gold or silver (state monttar worldwida hit callad during the day for the American fancy a genuine souvenir of The preference and inside leg) as well "Stuck In Tha Mktdia With Government. First Glitter Era could do worse as complete garish outfits You". My first solo hH cams in After a while the band's line-up than to pop along to The Auction fashioned from everything from 1978 and owed a lot to a was reshuffled and Thurston Galleries, Arundel Terrace, velvet to PVC. brilliant sax playar. Scoot wound up taking over the lead Barnes, London S.W.13 on April Mr Glitter, who is working down to tlia bottont of page singer's chores, it's as a singer 24th. towards a comeback, is I I and find ma Itanging Going to the highest bidder on apparently planning to tone upside down. that he's made his first solo album, "You Got What It Takes", that day will be most of Gary things down a little this time on the Prelude label. Glitter's old stagewear. There are round. SMASH HITS 9 " .

I I -f I r I I I 1 I I I 7 1 I r' I I I I \ I / \ \ I \ I I I ALL TIME I I .-J TOP TEN Glen Matlock 1. : You Only Live Twice (Columbia). "Onea in X PISTOLS thit world and once In your i-'' JIMMY draama." JOE'S FILM JIMMY 2. ANTHONY NEWLY: The Thrill is Oone (Decca). So. Laa JAUNT AFTER MONTHS of legal QUESTION Vegas, hara I MARKS continue to coma — move DATES HAVE just '^•^' argument and furious editing, been ^•5S:5ffis.r '-^«*' hang over the future of Sham 69 over, Jim. announced JSSSHI "The Great Rock'N'Roll Swindle" for The Joe and Jimmy Pursey. May will see 3. THE COASTERS: Shopping Is finally Jackson Band's tour of Britain being readied for release the release of the For Clothes (London). ONE OF the most pleasing new Sham Muat next month. They start side effects of the revival of rhythm and In this country. A final print at of the album, "The Game", and the be the best baas riff ever; Mues at the moment Is the return to prominence movie was Sunderland Mecca Centre of the guys who shown recently at a current single, "Tell great sax from King Curtis. make up The Band. The (May 20), then proceed as Lead singer Paul Jones and guitarist Tom Film Festival in Los Angeles and, Children", MeOuinness is being accompanied "All you have to do la sign on follows, were leading lights of in the Sixties while subject to various small Liverpool University by the usual tour. But after that the dotted line..." drummer Hughte Flint was in John MayaH's Bluesbreakers alongside objections from the (21 ), Leicester De Montfort British ifs not clear what will 4. JACK NITZSCHE: Blue Coitar Erie Clapton. happen. Hall (23), Norwich censor, a substantially similar University A Pursey solo album is in (MCA). Anybody who can Jones left the music business altogether the SHEENA AIM' of Eaat Anglia (24), Brighton In the late sixties to version could be on show in works with contributions from piay a 12 bar on a car press Top concentrate on ecting. A year ago, however. The Bluee Band were London in May. Rank (28), Hanley Victoria Mark Laff and deserves to be in 10. Denwood, late of my Top Hall (30) and * P<«M*nt way of filling leisure hours playing the music After tangling with numerous NO PUNK ROCKER University ^""^l* his favourite punk band. Weil done. Jack. that rtl the members love best. distribution (31). companies. Virgin Generation X. SHEENA EA8T0N, the young lady behlml B. HENRY Pbik After attracting a Rumours are that "Modem OM". eomes from MANONI: The If heeWiy following on the London pub circuit they have formed their you fancy going along, own firm to "The Game" will Qatgow. She flrtt got Into the music busiiMss Panther (RCA). Yea, It's bass put together theft be the last of the playing •veniiMs wMi you could do worse than turn own album, the half Ihre. hdf studio "Blues Band publish the film and expect to a local band calM Sham's commitments to their Something Else wlilla studyfcig tobe a draiSii players weelf in The Sunt OfHcial Bootleg". mmI arranged for dItlribuUon through Arista. to page 28 right now . . have it on the circuit by June. The teMhar atThe Royal record company and will leave Scottish Academy Of Music And Drama. What do you thinic about Imagine tfien their ploaawit surprise when this obecuio Hem went film, which riins for 100 minutes, During that time Jimmy free to do what he wants she alao tried aucHtlonlng for the iMrt ofa twalvo when you play the bass? "ROOM TO Move" is the title of into Mm elbuffi charts a couple of weeks beckl was highly praised when year old In ttie musical "", without being obliged to keep his but was refected whanthe praduear 6. JOHNNY THUNDERS: an EP from the new Energy label Judging by the amount of «f• gating, the single, "Come On reviewed by the press in Los found out she band going any longer than he was about eight years too oldl Leaving coliogo with her Pipeline (Real). Oo, Johnny, featuring four bands from In. MuM be amuhrtinfl that success in due course. And why not7 Angeles. In Britain it will be teacher's diploma, slia came Britain wants. to London and an audition witli EMI gol Northern Ireland. The Outcasts Is not so overpopidated with great aingers that it can released afford to with an "X" certificate. Records and was promptly signed up. 7. POLICE SURGEON THEMf contribute "Cyborg", Shock pass up a talent Hke Paul Jones. THE NEW John Cooper Clarke (ITV). May The Force be w«» Treatment play "Belfast And, while we're on the subioct of RBtB bands, a quick mention for album, "Snap Crackle And Bop", you. Telegraph", The Vipers pop up young East End outfit, Nina Below Zero. A ftMir piaoe, featuring a very formed in in has for its sleeve an illustration 8. SCREAMING with "Take Me" while Big Self elMirlMmtic lawl atngor called Dennis Greaves, they've |ust signed JACOB MILLER, lead of AND December 1978 and JAY HAWKINS: singer with U WILL have been with John's favourite I offer "Snakes And Ladders". AIM Records and have their first jacket. Tucked in the subject Put A Spell On You release, "Pack Fair And band Inner Circle and star of interest from Stpiare the top pocket of the album jacket (Speciality). The heaviest .in the shops now. If recent live performances are anytUMlk of the film "Rockers", died BKING various big record companies for is a free copy of "The John sound around — with banjoa, goby.youllbehwKingmoraofthem. recently in a car crash in quite a white, especially since UB 40 take their name from the JSM Cooper i Clarke Directory", the their Icid you notI Eat your heart BLOODY Kingston,Jamaica Miller, who success as special guests on man's latest book of poems. serial number of a form familiar out Judas Priest. had hits such as "Tenement The Pretenders tour. to anyone who's had to claim 9. : Strange Effeet Yard" in his own right as well as However, they turned down TOURISTS unemployment benefit. {Dacca). I nice It. successes like "Everything Is various offers, including one AMERICAN HIT MAKERS Styx Presumably, now that their single 10 THE ALPHA Great" with Inner from 2-Tone, to sign with BAND: Circle, was one "King/Food For Thought" and Santana have both of is Interviews (Arista). "And the the most prominent figures on Birmingham based independent announced short British visits for comfortably established in the waiters all treat him like he's a the Jamaican scene and a close label Graduate. They are later in the year. Styx will appear charts, they won't be needing to Mafia chieftain, and the friend of currently in the studio laying at Hammersmith Odeon on June draw the dole quite so often. people at the next table Oiink down tracks for their debut 21 St and 22nd while Santana are A seven piece, UB 40 were he might be Buss Meyer. album. booked for three nights at the Wembley Arena on June 2nd, 3rd MONKEE and 4th. NUTS ROCKER Ajjar) AjMOis ijibRk j; Aifg H MONKEE FANS — first or second laS I uop iins Aijig Ajjo<, Rdni\i I generation — may be interested BOX to know about a new British TO MARK the twentieth Monkees fanzine. Coming out anniversary of the tragic death of quarterly, it contains a mixture of classic rock'n'roller Eddie news and information with Cochran, Liberty/United Artists reviews and pictures, plus band are putting out a four album history with a true fan's mania for tMxed set which covers the minute detail. SINCE THE demise of The Rich (sax and keyboards) and one Art whole of his career. Alongside his The magazines cost 55p each Kids Glen Matlock has confined Collins (sax) he has begun (including huge hits like "Summertime post) and there's an himself to helping out on playing low key gigs at various introductory offer of four for £2. Blues" and "C'Mon Everybody" sessions and playing in various London pubs and is already, Issue is will be three previously 5 currently on sale, people's live bends. With The attracting the attentions of record unreleased tracks and snatches featuring more on Davy ^ones Spectres he makes a timely companies. of studio dialogue between and details of their "Head" return to the scene as a band The band do not play anything movie, is Cochran and his producer Jerry and available along leader. from the songt>ook8 of their with the back issues Capehart. The whole set is from: With the help of former TRB former groups but they have Pauline Muncey, completed by an eight page 51 Homefield man Danny Kustow (guitar), been known to slip in the odd dose, booklet with pictures. impington, Cambs. CB4 ax-Little Rooster Groeme Potter tune like "Ambition", which Glen 4NN. on drums, the mysterious 10 SMASH HITS C.C. wrote for . Jim Brown and Norman Haaaan. Brian Tnvan, Bari Faleonar, SMASH HITS 11 : '

goings they maintained a For instance, I'd never even nostrils for selling") and Chrissy did get once (when he was an L-plate quorum and everyone said their soon their ayes slated in print. "Spoken by a man whose life caught, try all the usual excuses ) alter a row with an piece, apart from Monsieur Bafto Frosh facod as tlioy aie, iiiiuhl a lied ol roses ", he including "I'm from a broken unnamed member of the present and Woody who apparently were thoy ho Oniy filillor lypeH with a taunted and Chas stopped at ome", and finish up at the cop line up then re established asleep in the dressing-room. good plastic surgeon/ onte, seeing he'

I began by suggesting that alt them they totted up quite a score an ignominious encounter with to be really easy to nick anything Even though he was a this exotic travel might be quite of 0-levels and CSEs before a, erm, loose lady. but they've started putting these non-musician and non-singer he upsetting to people with their bidding the scholar's life farewell Kix: "The thing was, up to that bleepers in clothes and records. had made himself indispensable.

roots so deep in North London t (apart from Barso who put in a tinie my friends thought I was a And Tm getting old, I can't run so He doesn't intend to trade on

but they professed themselves year at art college). bit\ . . you know, about sex. So I fast. The song doesn't have a "character" forever though. He's

not bothered. It wasn't as if, That reminded me of a sort of jumped in the deep end. moral though. We're not telling co-written a couple of tracks for before Madness existed, they'd different kind of "academy" And was it deep! I've still got a people what they should or his own heavy-heavy monster

been the sort of Cockney portrayed in their album track reputation that when I meet a should not do." vocals and, along with , stick-in-the-muds who never "Land Of Hope And Glory" — bird I talk and talk instead of So Madness songs are a he's learning trumpet to beef up voyage north of Watford or south approved school or Borstal. Kix getting down to action. They mingling of fact and imagination. their horn riffs on some numbers. of Croydon. Most of them had was the author. He'd been sitting always fall asleep on me." They"re not good little boys Chas was just telling me been abroad several times in quietly to one side, his rather A man who can say such dreaming of being naughty, nor straight-faced that Madness their teens. more weathered looks things about himself must have a are they whining about the hard planned to revive a lot of Ian However, there was no accentuated by a few days pretty healthy soul. Likewise times they've been through. Dury's Kilburn And The High denying that America had proved growth of whiskers. Suggs who, unprompted, told Roads material when Suggs

a problem. He groaned as soon as I looked me about his night as a Dirty Old AT THIS point rainclouds were popped back to deny it all. They Suggs: "It was a lot more his way: "It was a personal Man studying the background for threatening so we scuttled into both stuck to their stories so

foreign that we thought." experience. All I want to say is in "In The Middle Of The Night " the bar. This left me alone with vehemently I didn't know who to Chrissy Boy: "The trouble was the song." "I was going home late a bit Chas Smash for a few minutes believe, though I'd put my

they couldn"t understand the His reticence provoked drunk and disorderly and I ran and his MC chatter was soon in money on Suggs.

way we talk." mockery from the others, through a few gardens nicking full flood. I surrendered on that one and tried a key question: had John : "I put it down to them especially Chas, who started to underwear off the lines. At the My problem was that even why being a bit hyperventilated — too improvise a dramatic monologue end of it I'd got a cut foot and a without his shades his eyes Madness dropped the soul

much air between their ears." about the horrors of doing pair of knickers on me 'ead. I put disappear as his faces creases ingredients from their set? Six Suggs (or 'Sluggsy' as one porridge: "It takes me back to it down to research." into that total smile and it's very months ago they were covering Yankee DJ called him): "America the closed rooms, the smell of "Deceives The Eye", from the difficult to spot the leg-puller's songs like Smokey Robinson's is so big it's like a lot of separate the toilets, delousing on Fridays, "Work, Rest And Play" EP, is also twinkle. It's also hard to suss out "Tears Of A Clown" and "Shop countries. The 2-Tone thing goes the 13 naked bodies standing to almost pure reportage. the streak of fierce determination Around" alongside the . So down well in 'hip' places like attention by their beds every Kix and Chrissy did operate as which must lie behind his had they just gone with ." whichever fashion off first? New York, Los Angeles and San morning . . a shop-lifting team in their teens cheery-chappiness. took Francisco but go to Detroit or Eventually this got up Kix's ('"Only for things we wanted, not Consider how he left the band Chas: "No, Suggs just couldn't Cleveland and they have no idea. reach those high notes." "When we played in Portland, What emerged is that Madness Oregon, the other band, who have no purist devotion to any were some kind of heavy rockers, particular style. A couple of years got so angry about our music ago they even stopped playing they were telling us to get out of ska because at the time there the country." was no audience for it. Apart from the resistance to As Chas said simply: "If we musical change. Madness were don't get people moving it's staggered by the wealth of the terrible." USA. Suggsy wasn't embarrassed to

IMPORTANCE Chrissy: "At a San Francisco > show that he reacted to fashion THE gig for a bit of fun we tried to in much the same way as "fickle" give a car away — an estate with public taste: 2-Tone stripes which our "Once things go out of fad I BEING N (/"X American label Sire had got hold find I don't like them myself." So did that mean they had no OF T of — and nobody wanted it! All I' the kids had got their own cars commitment to any ideals, DIAGNOSES MADNESS anyway." musical or otherwise? MIKE STAND No wonder they needed what Chas: "We're committed to group lore describes as The fun. We stumble blindly on, but SUGGS JERKED his left fist up was flying. Nuttiness really is tracks before finally getting to Three Blank Days in Los Angeles. that's one thing we are sure of." and pressed it to his temple. "> their lifeblood. bed at five. Then, because "Night With some time off they set out Suggs: "'Being nutty is what Frowning intently at him, Boat To Cairo" was up a million to see how many clubs they we think about. That's the Bedders raised his right fist to his I HAD almost missed my places or so, they had to drag could get themselves banned Madness sound no matter what forehead in matching style. appointment with them because themselves to the Beeb by 10 from. Although there'll be no outside influences there may "What's going I on?" asked (a I'd got lost in the maze of a.m. for a quick rehearsal and five Guinness Book Of Records entry be." classy bit of interviewing corridors leading to Studio 6 at hours of hanging about until the because they were too drunk to "Life is a bowl of cherries if you technique I picked up from Robin the Beeb's Wood Lane centre director got back to them. count, Suggsy does remember have a giggle," concluded the Day) where they film "Top Of The Still, just now Madness can falling out of the back of a truck philosopher Smash. Bedders checked that no — Pops" enjoy circumstances which speeding along the freeway. He undesirables were listening It was lucky I spotted Suggsy might cause more jaundiced landed on his head, so he was all TIME TO go: a business meeting in — we were the BBC canteen because I didn't recognise the veterans to throw a right then togging up for the TOTP and murmured, others off-stage, not even Chas temperamental wobbler. ^^ slot in which, for ""Cairo"" "Camden Liberation Town Smith. If you think that he'd Interview? Sure. Up to the bar, MADNESS ARE the stuff of atmospherics, the Front secret salute!" stand out in the Cup Final crowd, unbolt the doors to the roof legends all right, naturals. If they ever-resourceful Beeb costume With different hands? you should meet him minus garden and there we were, exaggerate occasionally, well, department kitted them out in Bedders didn't break stride: shades and porkpie and wearing gathered like a family picnic it's not the "Six O'clock News" flowing Arab robes. All except "That's because Suggsy's a denim if and see you believe it's party in the spring sunshine. and it doesn't worry me. Suggs that is. He look a true Brit more senior member than me." the same bloke! It in khaki shorts and a wasn't that they'd all sit still However, I did want to ask them twit baggy Madness! It's true. I'd met Madness had flown back from and pay attention like it was dbout the seamless Join between solar topee helmet — but then them some two minutes earlier Paris the previous day and spent some kind of seminar, but Madness reality and their everyone knew he was just and already their comic fantasy the night mixing some new through all their comings and image/publicity/myth. taking the pith. 12 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 13 Silver Dream Machine f M %

By David Essex on

'^si^^' I've a dream, a silver dream machine m^i Here am I, I'm going for another try Flying high, I've got a lot of love inside Is there love enough now to get me through?

Yeah, I know now where I'm going to Not to lose now but to win

Tell me how do I begin? I've a dream, a silver dream machine

Well, alright, I've got a lot of love fo try 'Cause love is the thing

And freedom is the word I sing » Is force yeah, to get us through? there now, , Yeah, it's deep in me and it's deep in you I % I Not to Ipse now but to win

1 Tell me how do I begin? 1 I've a dream, a silver dream machine 1 Silver dream, silver dream machine

Is there love enough now to get me through?

Yeah I know now where I'm going to Not to lose now but to win

tell me how do I begin? I've a dream, a silver dream machine Silver dream, silver dream machine I've a dream, a silver dream machine Silver dream, silver dream machine

Words and music by David Essex Reproduced by permission April Music/Imperial Wizard Songs

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Don t you know I, „ so blasted "n, this revelation h is hotter than I've Never Been In Love a match head, yeah And I m ready to go "*«•'/ By Su2i Quatro on *° "y «**»V with you. oh yeah And I may lose everything ^ But I don t give a damn if I do Chorus Because

•ve. ooh ooh ooh

Oh, what did I miss before?

^nH'M.':it?°°l'°':.•'J^'>realcing out of bound Or scream and shout Well you came like a hurricane """. '"*° *''«' '='°"ds. oh AnH I k" yeah And I haven't seen my feet for days Cause I m miles above the ground f^epeat chorus Well, who says I need a doctor Cause I m just acting half crazed I ve been laughing so Oh much they wanna put me away •" O"""" *»''« ^ nS , '!?x"y those""="»'"«chains Off of my life, yeah yeah Cause this lightning I know Won t ever strike twice Repeat chorus

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SMASH HITS 15 unrescuably awful — six tracks (even ruining the hitherto unruinable "Roll Over Beethoven") of virtually unlistenable bellowing, battering and tortured electric guitar, with of the "gonna give you my love" (as if anyone believed them) variety, making Jimmy Pursey seem like The Poet Laureate. The musical equivalent of The Flat Earth Society, heavy metal satisfies only the terminally QUARTZ: Live Quartz dense and easily impressed, (Reddington's Rare Records LP.) those happy to gawp and One unfortunate side effect of the challenge nothing. The only thing independent singles boom is tfiat to be said in favour of this new (after four years) the idea has breed of HM is that the numbers finally dawned on the Living In are shorter. If they continue to The Past Brigade. Chart entries improve at this rate, they should by Sledgehammer, Vardis, have a half decent song by the James (bass). SERVICE: Dave Eraser (drums) (left), Chris Witchfynde, Diamond Head and end of the century. HOME Steve Adore (guitar, iavldMotion(syr*thesiser. piano, vocals) and the E.F. Band are all symptoms of For the truly masochistic. the creeping Heavy Metal Revival Quartz have a single out as well. vocals). overlong 12 inch. They remind disease. "Nantucket Sleighride" — the old me of Public Image — This album by Quartz (formerly Mountain song — is almost "interesting" but never played. called Bandy Legs, for God's delicate by comparison with the singles (Contact: SAE to 3/4 East Norton sake) is a live recordng by four album. "Save The Whale" the Place, Abbeyhill, Edinburgh.) overweight, overhairy and sleeve says. The nearest they One of the disadvantages of fortnightly is Next up are the latest from overage Brummies who seem to could find to a dinosaur, I being a that some Crystal think that beer, hair and suppose. Contact: SAEto records are not available for new Groove. Orion present headbanging are what the world Reddington's Rare Records, 20 release review until it's too late. three eerie instrumental tracks, needs. Moor Street, Queensway, Not to mention Fad Gadget's each a soundtrack in search of a film, for synthesiser devotees. As a result, this album is Birmingham B4 7UH. latest, however, would be a sin, if not a crime. "Rickey's Hand" Experimental music — not (Mute) shows off more of his unpleasant but not very black humour lyrics and hustling memorable either. Orchestral independent ain't. singles top 30 synthesised pop to good effect. Manoeuvres they Home TWO Clever, catchy and well worth its Service (pictured) gave us the THIS WEEKS current chart place. excellent "Wake Up" EP last year WEEK AGO TITIE/ABTIST It's good to see Leeds' Delta 5 and now present "Thin Hours". 1 KIMG/fOOOroRTHOUSHTUBW winning themselves a healthy Busier and more aggressive this 2 THEBFS A WIU. mm Pop Gro^„, ..„.. following and "Anticipation" time, it's clean electronic THIASOWtlT 7 S JUST A STOBYITaardrop Explodes (Rough Trade) won't hurt their pop-rock with a really attractive 4 CABTBOUBU Adam S The Ants prospects any. Busier and almost tuneful 60's feel to it. Another _r S.Y.S.U.F.M.(THELCTTEIISOMf;inTj^ in GangOf Four territory, this good one and happily 3 WHEBES CAPTAIN KIWC? Spia Ener^.i features their usual purposeful recommended.

6 WABOAWCE Killing Jote chanted vocals and concise (Contact: SAE to 227 Mount - SUDStHAMMia Sled()ehammef guitar patterns weaving Pleasant Road, London N17.) _jO BEAUTY A5YIUM Crass melodically in and out of their I've kept the best 'till last.

framework. I Basically, Orange Juice's "Falling — THBEEMAWTBAS VoUa itn firm rhythm And Laughing" (Postcard) is right I actually prefer the other side, !1 WUMfTOIPATIONOelta 5 »i "You", one of their best up there with the best of them. A 1? YOUCAWBt'YOUHpney Ra^_ songs, with some ace lyrics and they beautiful blend of styles, it has " '3 IWNTUCKETSmGHBIDE Quartz sound like they had fun making it. brisk rhythms, great guitar, an » ~ SICKEY'S HAND Fad Sadqet Fine stuff, though I can't help excellent treatment, striking 1,5 25 KEBAB TBAUMtDeiitscheAmerik3niseheFrR imri..rh.ft wishing they'd cut loose a bit vocals, and a gritty but melodic It - YAPYAPYAPPifatinas ~ sometimes. modern song that sweeps you up " - IF I WEBE KING Vardis Also from Leeds are Girls At right away and doesn't let go. It's 1» 8 GIVfEMHEUWiichfan "" rtB Our Best, who are in fact two also got a marvellous "live" feel » 5 MOTORHEAO Motorhead guys and a girl. "Warm Girls" — not raw but energetic and a 10 FEEDING OF THE 5.(108 Crass (Record Records) is a likeable if attractive — that makes most of Z1 11 TBIBAUOOK/BIBDINaiGHTToyah the competition sound positively a not particularly arresting little 21 SOtDIEBSOUIEBSoiiz Energi song, somewhere between The wooden. Superb stuff. Excellent 23 - FEVEB The Cramps Raincoats and Siouxsie. "Getting packaging as well, including a

M 16 BEBY JACK The Fall Nowhere Fast" features some flexi disc. This is SUCH a good record — write off right away to: ^ 29 SUSPECT DEVICE Stiff Utile Fingem excellent lyrics about trading in » 17 AtTEB«ATIVEULSTEBStiffliitl.Rm your life for a new one. Well c/o Home, 185 West Princes " ^ n - BETTEBSCBEAMWahlHeat worth investigating. Street, 4. (SAE please). (Contact for all three above: SAE There's no way you'll regret it. * ^ J0!lW ^0VtWrrH)MAB6ABETTHATCHEBNpl.ensitiies to Scott, Rough Tade, 202 Red Starr SHOOT OUT THE UGHTS Diamond Head Kensington Park Road, London SEtF MADE SUICIDE EF Band W11.)

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1 2 STOMP Brothers Johnson ASM 121

2 4 WORKING MY WAY Delron Spinners ATLANTIC 123

114 G 3 5 DONT PUSH IT I eon Haywood 2DTH CENTURY 4 7 CHECK OUT THE GROOVE Bobby Thurston EPIC _J20 5 3_ DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY Liquid Gold POLO 130 113 5 6 1 TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL Fern Kinney WEA 7 NEW CALLMEBlondie CHRYSALIS 144

8 NEW IN THE THICK OF IT Brenda Russell ASM _ 103

,''* 9 NEW LOVE YOU FOREVER Bunny Mack ROKEl

10 13 MOTIVATION Atmosfeai MCA 131

11 6 HOLDNGONTonyRallo CALIBRE 118 "boogia down'a", "tonighfatha night", and "W* Got Tha Brick", "Sound Your Funky 12 18 THE GET DOWN MELLOW MELLOW SOUND Players VANGUARD 115 "gat on up'a". I'va ahwaya thought that thia Brick", "Light My Brick" — anougii't cnougiil 13 17 YOUNG CHILD Ronnie Laws UNITED ARTISTS 134 got a bit out of waa ona of diaco'a drawbacka. Only a faw Thit brick compctitton Itm 14 78 IFYOUWANTITNiletlyte ARIOLA racorda ara good iyrie wiaa, which ia probably hand. I can't think of a aong titia without 15 NEW SEXY DANCER WARNER BROS thinking of tha word brick) why I prafar inatrumantala. I aaam to mantion a ditfarant Billy Oeaan 16 NEW THE LIQUIDATOR Harry J S The All Stars TROJAN REG In tha iaat laaua I said that Atmoafaar't now aingia avary laaua, and thia ono'a no axcaption. aingia waa titlad "Motivation", ainca whan I'va i; 8 TONIGHT I'M ALRIGHT Michael Walden ATLANTIC 121 Tha titia ia "SUy Tha Night" (GTO) and it'a found out that If* a douMa 'A' track. Tha othar 18 NEW LION DANCE Hiroshima ARISTA iivaly, record. Slater Sladga, who |uat good and gatting playad iuat aa quHa a catchy alda, aa 19 9 CUBA Gibson Brothers ISLAND 122 alao pump out ainglaa by tha dozan, hava a _ much, ia caiiad "Extract". Inatrumantai racorda caiiad "Eaay Straat" (Atlantic); pratty 20 ?0 CISSELIN HOT Chuck Cissel ARISTA 132 aaam to ba much mora popular thaaa daya. naw ona tha aa any othar Sladga or Chic 21 34 THIS IS LOVERS ROCK Eargasm VENTURE REG "Anothar doubia 'A' 12 inchar thafa fairty much aama record. naw ia tha ona by tloy Ayara. It eontaina two 22 NEW JUST CANT GIVE YOU UP Mystic Merlin CAPITQl 123 KC ft Tha Sunahina Band hava a greataat hita old tracka that hava ahwaya baan vary popular 23 NEW (OOPSI UPSIDE YOUR HEAD Gap Band MERCURY 106 exactly that, unlike come iovara. ia "Can't You album out and it'a amongat aoul Ona 24 NEW OUTSIDE MY WINDOW 116 greataat hita where you get a few good tracka Saa Ma7" which ia Ukan from hia album of Iaat onea. Thia ia very good and 2B 10 AND THE BEAT GOES ON Whispers SOLAR 116 yaar, "You Sand Ma" (Poiydor). Tha othar aMa and a lot of weaker eontaina their daaaica like "Sound Your Funky 26 32_ MOVIN Brass Construction UNITED ARTISTS 119 la "Running Away" a waii known aound for a . . . aorry, Horn", "Get Tonight" and fawyaaranow. Br Down 27 n OOH BOY WHITFIELD 107 "Shake Your Booty". A good party album and A prima axampia of moat diaco racorda la tha 28 15 RIGHT IN THE SOCKET Shalamar SOLAR _I23 Paiga, "Tonight'a Tha quite good value. naw ona by Sharon 29 NEW RUNNING AWAY Roy Ayers POIYDOR 116 Night" (Sourca). Uka tha majority of racorda, See you on May lat. 30 16 JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE Slave ATLANTIC 110 tha iyrica aran't up to much, conaicting of a faw Bev 31 14 STANDING OVATION G Q ARISTA _m 32 NEW SATISFIED Dynasty SOLAR _1_20 Out The Groove 33 17 ROCK WITH YOU EPIC 120 Check 1 24 34 35 1 CAN FEEL IT Stop CALIBRE By Bobby Thurston Hear those drums 35 NEW EDUCATION RAP Community People DELMAR 119 keep good time on They 36 NEW ZIMBABWE Bob Marley ISLAND REG Dance to the punch of 37 NEW ANY LOVE Rufus&Chaka MCA 125 bass lines Those thumping 38 11 LOVE INJECTION Trussel 113 let's dance ELEKTRA People The music's good on your feet 39 31 TONIGHTS THE NIGHT Sharon Paige SOURCE 118 Get You can't leave the floor Don't worry 'bout steps SWEET SENSATION Stt The groove is so hot Just follow the beat You're Just begging for more MAGAZINE FROM SALES AT SPECIALIST hard COMPILED BY RECORD BUSINESS It's not so IMPORT BPM BEATS PER MINUTE groove DISCO SHOPS IMP To get in the RapBat chorus Let yourself relax

I'll bet you you'll move Check out this Chorus Check out the groove When you cheek out this groove I bet you're gonna gonna move the groove I bet you you'll mtove Check out When you check out this groove I bet you're gonna gonna move Check out this Why don't you check It out too? Check out the groove Check out the groove

I bet you're gonna gonna move I bet you're gonna gonna move Get on down, get on down Little girl won't you get up and dance Little girl won't you get on down But you Just won't give us a chance Check out the groove Check out the groove move I bat you're gonna gonna move I bet you're gonna gonna

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music scene. When he stood in Graaf Generator, Brian mooched Roll Juvenile" LP. (Cliff has since I very nearly missed you for on Radio One around for a couple of years, enjoyed further chart action with Tough boys, come over here

recently, he organised an working with fringe theatre yet another Robertson/Britten I wanna bite and kiss you audition for novice tunesmiths groups and sorting through effort, "Carrie".)

and handed out advice about various ideas. I wanna see what I can find demo tapes and suchlike. In conversation Brian will Tough kid, take a bottle of wine sometimes refer to his current THIS SEEMED as good a time When your deal is broken Jack The Lad image as if it were a as any for Brian Alexander Ten quid, she's so easy to blind different person altogether. Robertson to break his long Not a word is spoken DEPARTING GLASGOW in his Although he denies that there is running series of ducks and Rough boys, don't walk away late teens with an A Level in :i any big manipulation going on, "Bang Bang" proved to be the I'm still pretty blissed here Music and a rudimentary he admits that he's "a lot happier right song. It's since been Tough boy, I'm gonna carry you home mastery of the piano, Brian with B.A., because he's closer to followed by "" and You got pretty pissed, dear arrived in London determined, as me." "Kool In The Kaftan", making up he puts it, "to get an edge on the So this is just another a trio of punchy, satirical singles, Gonna get inside you music business". He embarked character role to be assumed? as instant as jingles and packed M Gonna get inside your bitter mind with more incident than on the usual dispiriting tour of "No, but the public personality an ok episode of "Coronation Street". record companies and song is always different from the o I'm gonna see what I can find publishers, supporting himself private personality. Anybody It's unlikely, he says, that he'll u Rough boys, don't walk away 9) in otherwise is full of come up with a tune called "I by driving a vegetable van the who tells you (0 tc I wanna buy your leather mornings. shit." Love You" or "Morning". O Make noise, try and talk me away During this time, he fell in with "Titles get you in quickly, don't u We can't be seen together craft; an experienced musician called they? Songwriting's a Tough kids, what can I do? George Kajanus, then two years that's as good as it gets. The old c I'm so pale and weedy away from forming the briefly AS THE New Wave started to three chord trick is still the o Rough bits, in my hush puppy shoes Sailor. his bite, Brian was at his lowest ebb; hardest game in the world. •a successful With help, c But I'm still pleading, bleeding, Brian scored a recording deal no record deal, no money and no "I can write profundity for « needing, fighting, whining, chiding with the American Ardent label, immediately apparent way of ever; I can sit down and write Hi in getting into gear. Picking songs that are unusual and odd setting off for 1973 back up c I wanna see what I can find to record his first album, a band and setting out into the and so on, but to get something "Wringing Applause". London clubs was out of the that is acceptable to the radio is o Repeat first verse Ardent was a distinguished if question because he'd never very difficult. I think it's even

obscure label. An offshoot of the worked that way. more of a lottery now that I know I wanna see what I can find mighty Stax empire, it only "I didn't know anybody who'd what's involved than it ever was a. managed to turn out five albums come down The Nashville and before." Words and music by in its brief life. Two of these, by play. I just knew I had to get An album was inevitable. OQ Reproduced by permission Ltd. , were outright some commercial success to "Initial Success" (geddit?) is a masterpieces; the other three continue having a good time." chocolate box packed tight with were anything but. Brian's effort The only gleam of hope was astonishingly clever pop, belongs firmly in the latter the renewed emphasis on the 45 containing all three hit singles ONLY group. RPM record. 's "So It and one tune, "England's Green IT 1 STHAIGF "Wringing Applause" has to be Goes", the first Stiff release, was And Pheasant Land", which has ^4 one of the most painstakingly a source of inspiration. Maybe made the trip all the way from tf^^^^^l til awful long playing discs ever cut. you DIDN'T need million pound the 1973 album. * 1 Anarchy 14 Pretenders 26 Sting 38 Gangsters 1 A massively overblown concept albums . . . Between 's 2 Clasli 15 Iggy Pop 27 Tubewav Army 39 Ruts t extravaganza with pretentions to The all important skilfully coloured production and 3 Crass 16 Psychedelic Furs 28 Jam 40 Joe Jackson operatic grandeur, its only breakthrough arrived in the Robertson's ear for everyday 4 UK Subs 17 Feslies 29 Who 41 distinctive quality is some very shape of Terry Britten, a guitarist speech, they've put together an 5 18SLF 30 Mods 42 Lambretta 43 Nutty clever lyrics. Witliin the who had done a couple of amusing and undoubtedly catchy 6 Sid Vicious 19 Toyah 31 Bowie I 7Pil 20 Sid & Nancy 32 Sham 69 44 Where's Captain Kirk? blockbuster production, sessions with Brian in the past album, as attractive as it seems 8 The Damned 21 Specials 33 Secret Affair 45 Blondie and then earning a crust strangely old fashioned. however, all this wit and sarcasm was 9999 22 Madness 34 Rock'n'Roll 46 Joy Division was about as amusing as playing in Ciiff Richard's band. "It's more accessible than 10 God Save The Queen 23 The Beat 35 Rockabilly 47 Kiss someone doing card tricks on the They resolved to have a go at anything I've done before," Brian 11 Punks 24 Police 36 Skids 48 John Foxx 25 Gory Neman 49 Hissing Sid upturned hull of The . collaborating. reckons. "You can enjoy it on a 12 Siouxsie 37 Stranglers 50 Undertones Mercifully perhaps. Ardent "I used to think that someday number of levels. They're all i Gary Numan ties red & blue leatherlook £4.75 went broke before the album there'd be a flash and God would fantasy situations; almost All ties black print on white leatherlook slin- tie only £1 could get into real circulation and send down the tablets of stone without exception." Send cash, cheque or P/0 to: 1 Brian returned to these shores. and there would be the hits and His talent suggests that he Bentsleather (SHT6) 1 He then spent some time all I'd have to do would be pick could adapt himself to the 45 Church Lane, Whitwick Coalville Leics. working with seasoned bass I them up. But the first songs that disciplines of writing a musical.

(currently Terry and I wrote together were Would he consider it? player Packed with before scoring another tragic. The first three or four "I don't think so. I like to with Sky) photo action, 64 deal, this time with Arista. were the worst songs that either achieve things quickly. I get very pages of visual plan, worked out with of us had ever written." easily bored with things. This The splendour, Flowers, was to cut an album , who didn't get sort of thing is a cartoon gig, it's A QUICK SKETCH licensed to thrill called "Shadows Of A Thin Man" where he is today without being the back of an envelope; it's a That's how B. A. Robertson which was to be fleshed out with a mite shrewd, quite rightly quick sketch and what's the next proper grown up stage show. turned them down. After a one? It's never The Sistine sees his current musical role. a In the end this came down to a further frenzied period at the Chapel." David Hepworth colours in the background. couple of shows at The New drawing board the duo Victoria in London and one TV assembled a tune called special. "Goosebumps" and released it THE NEXT step is take this Looking back, Brian marvels as the first B. A. Robertson single character B. A. Robertson out on NO DOUBT about it. Brian To his credit, Brian refers to the "I was the ugly speccy find record on Asylum. the road to meet the people. Alexander Robertson iiasthe area in question with a certain songwriter from down the that it was possible to put out It stiffed in this country but one Though what kind of people will kind of face that cartoonists see affectionate sarcasm and is street," Brian says of his companies prepared to Ian Lloyd took it up, covered it come along to be introduced in tlieir dreams. Big features, tlie already planning to arrange a Glasgow youth. Because playing that kind of money. different then," he and rode it up the American Brian admits he's far from sure. grandest of which is the chin that picture session with Phil Lynott "Knock On Wood" and a "It was "There more charts. A further cover version in "Most people don't even know is coming has already led to Elvis Costello and Bob Geldof to highlight the succession of chart hits was not remembers. was ever did equally well. if I can sing or not. I mean, I could unlcindly christening "the crucial importance of the prominent his idea of maximum fun, he was money around and nobody SOON him ." to write hit singles. I Brian and Terry's partnership just be good at miming . . rock and roll Bruce Forsyth". chin in contemporary pop. hard pushed to find work with asked me SMASH HITS 25 24 SMASH HITS .

The Brick Stops Here Now hear this. H anybody ever dares walk into this office again and so much as utter the word "bricic" in the presence of a member of the editorial staff, we will not be responsible for the terrible retribution that may be taken. Anyways, below are the winners of our completely stupid Wreckless Erk competition; Numbers 1-6 each cop a special memorial brick and a copy of the album, "Big Smash", numbers 7-26 receive the album minus the brick, while the fifty runners up down the bottom can each look forward to a Wreckless Eric poster.

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4. I DON'T WANNA BE A BRICK (BUT I CAN'T HELP MYSELF): Dynasty — Michelle Brown, Nottingham. 5. WAKE UP AND MAKE BRICKS WITH ME: Ian Dury — IVIark Wells, Kilburn. 6. HOW MUCH IS THAT BRICK IN THE WINDOW: Patti Page ~ Andrew Griffiths, l\1anchester. 7. BRICKFAST IN AMERICA: Supertramp — Karen Johnson, South Shields. 8. TAKE THAT BRICK OFF YOUR FACE: Marti Webb — Alison Mullage, Deal.

9. I CAN'T STAND UP FOR FALLING BRICKS: Elvis Costello — Carol Johnson, Sutton.

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going out, but that's not all I In addition, the first correct entry opened after the closing date (Monday 5 May) will cop THIS as well: 1 A pair of tickets to see Joe and the band at the nearest venue to Right — here's your six questions: their home on Joe's national tour next month, with all transport A) Joe Jackson comes from (1) Plymouth (2) (3) provided. Bournemouth 2) The lucky pair will also go backstage before the gig to meet Joe and B) Before he became famous, Joe used to play piano in his boys. (1) The Playboy Club (2) The Monday Club (3) The "Hello Sailor" in Hull. 3) A signed photo of this memorable event, which will also appear in C) Joe's first big hit — name it please. Smash Hits! D) Joe's first album — can you name that as well? So what do you have to do to win this prize of prizes? Simple. Just E) Before he became famous, Joe used to play in a band. Was it (1) put the answers to the following questions on a postcard along with Arms & Legs (2) Hands & Knees (3) Bladder & Lower Intestine? (1 ) your full name and address (2) your phone number (3) your F) On stage, Joe also plays a musical instrument. Is it (1) guitar (2) sweatshirt size — small, medium or large, and send them to reach mouth organ (3) tuba? us by Monday 5 (the closing at: May date) Joe Jackson (You'll find the answers in back issues if you're in difficulties.) Competition, Smash Hits, Lisa House, 52-55 Carnaby Street,

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"A.E.I.O.U." around Why is it that nearly all great (Dinosaur) wasn't reviewed a without people touching 90 while records feature handclaps? I hope and pray that The few weeks ago due to trying to find a rhyme for "baby" After the glories of "Jumping Ramones, having had a hit with circumstances entirely beyond and stroking the passenger's Somebody , the sluggish and Else's Train", i fear ' thigh. The Police my control (i.e. I forgot). While should be that "A Forest" (Fiction) unrepresentative "Baby I Love far from startling, this well alerted. represents something of a mannered pop tune wKh one "Eurovialon" by Telex (Sire) backward step for The Cure. just happens to foot In reggae and the other in be Belgium's Despite fine patterns in the the cash register deserves a mHe official entry for the rhythm section and some more attention than it's probably aforementioned international suitably thoughtful guitar, the bunfight. getting. As a plain pop record song is tuneless and toneless. it's fearfully dull; alongside your Maybe I'm just expecting too If past form Is anything to go by, average entry (like the British much. I'll give them the benefit of "Call (Chrysalis) will Me" go where effort which i refuse to even the doubt. all Blondie's disco flavoured mention by name), it takes on the records go, the place in question proportions of a major work of Desmond Dekker has being the very top of the charts. art. re-recorded his massive hit often Produced by Giorgio Moroder Lee Perry is Jamaican for the years ago, "Israelites" (Stiff) with and plucked from the soundtrack most important reggae producer some help from Blockhead sax of "American Gigolo", this in the world, if not the finest man Davy Payne and a fine, fihe incisive item plays the producer down of any kind. So when I job all concerned have made of it. usual metallic keyboard rotation tell you that "Police And Thieves" Desmond has ditched the earlier In favour of a swingeing chord by Junior Murvin (Island) stands You", will build on that exposure lazy delivery for a new jagged change that could have walked as one of the man's three finest and burst into the big league with attack taken at speed with Payne straight out of Status Quo's moments you'll be hot foot to the the far more tasty "Do You contributing his usual perfectly "Break The Rules" (I kid you not). record boutique before I've even Remember Rock 'N' Roll Radio", deranged sax break midway. The resulting drama manages to told you what it's like. Here is the the one track from their last Although this treatment would suggest empires crashing to dust song that The Clash took away album where the collaboration never have been conceived had it without getting a single peroxide and roughed up for their with threatens to first not been for The Specials and hair out of place. album in all its original tense tear the roof off. it's the usual, Madness, there's a lot of love and From one crew gifted with the beauty, with Murvin's falsetto insistent, nagging tune but this affection swimming around here. Midas Touch we move to another shining above Perry's inimitably time lubricated with generous I realise I'm always raving on — Chic. Bernard Edwards and lazy, seemingly haphazard injections of keyboard and about old records but look at it Nile Rodgers have found yet rhythms. No record collection clipped along by numerous is this way. if a fifteen year old track another vehicle for their superior complete without etc, etc. handclaps, if you can't afford a still thrills me just as much as it production technique in Norma blue convertible and a trip to the did first time out then ifs fairly Joan whose "High Society" Simplicity and ease are the Golden State, then this has to be two likely to do the same stuff for you. (Bearavllle) takes familiar Chic hardest things to pull off about the next best thing. in pop. Now, medleys are usually riffs out for their regular exercise. The Fabulous Thunderblrds have disgusting affairs but "Supremes Much as I admire their been working years to achieve Medley" by Diana Roaa And The sophistication and savvy, I'm And lo, on the fifth day of The Supremes (Motown) just about getting a trifle bored with hearing Kieavy Metal Revival, the record singlehandedly justifies the the same formula applied time companies did finally get off their whole dodgy business, in ten after time, if you've heard recent bums and went forth and offered minutes of one side of a twelve Sister Sledge or Sheila B. recording contracts to the first inch you get six Supremes Devotion efforts, then you've long haired group they came classics remixed and segued already heard this. Edwards and upon. First MCA plucked Tygers together, in other words, ten Rodgers obviously don't l>ore Of Pan Tang from Newcastle and minutes of pure biting class, and easy. their sent single, "Don't Touch more fun fuel in one record tiran Paul McCartney is similarly Me There" forth among the you've any right to expect. As a content to freewheel, secure in multitudes where it got 6 out of bonus the flip features Diana his uncanny ability to line up any 10 on technical merit and just Ross's best recent track, "Love given three notes into the kind of four for artistic impression. Hangover", if you're holding a tune that is impossible to shake But then A&M begat 38 Special party and this fails to start mass out of the brain. No doubt. and "Rockin' Into The Night" and movement then send everybody "Coming Up" (Pariophone) will when this came before the home and invite fewer corpses see the world once more beating people they said, as if with one next time. SMASH HITS 29 "1

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all retread From Motown originals to including his two mighty singles, albums again — and risk. Still melodic British updates and Tha Httia is outstanding; driving melodic no more and ALBUMS intelligent than most old wave — Roostars who malta a most songs firmly rooted in Fifties at least there are no silly leathers creditable job of "Thafs How rock'n'roll but sophisticated or lyrics but there are Strong My Love Is" (AMI), an old T-CONNECTION "Totally enough to stand next to the best "macho" — a lot more interesting and Detroit epic of guts 'n' grit which Connected" (CBS). I've always in current pop. (7 out of 10). around than this usually presents problems for thought there was something David Hepworth exciting things pasty faced beat bands. Not for special about T-Connection and tediously overblown opera. Shame — I expected better. (8 The Roosters though, who seem this album has proved just that. It MARK ANDREWS AND THE to put on a couple of feet In contains a variety of tracks and GENTS: Big Boy (A&M). Mark out of 10). Starr height half way through. proves that not only are they Andrews was once in the short Red good at producing fast dancey lived Arms And Legs together 'Tonight's The Night" by tracks, but they can also produce with Joe Jackson and, frankly, it GERRY RAFFERTY: Snakes And Sharon Paige (Source) is a Harold some good slower and softer shows. He deals in similar Udders (United Artists). Not the Melvin produced disco number numbers. Although their album middleweight music built on world's most inspiring that errs on the side of relaxation does consist mostly of fast music, elastic bass lines and reggae personality, t agree, but bad and could well be a middling hit. there are the two slower know-how. What emerges is Rafferty vinyl is about as rare as But, if forced to choose twtween numbers, and I think I prefer that pleasant and tistenabte rather pictures of Jimmy Pursey with Sharon and Liquid Gold, I'll talce side of them. All in all this album than thrilling. This album should his mouth shut. More direct and Carlene Carter every time. As if is very good. (8 out of 10). see him entering the second energetic than of late (there's being a marvellous singer wasn't BevHillier division; only time will tell if he's some excellent drumming) with enough, she also has the cheek to got the individuality to make it more of Rafferty's rock'n'roll be the daughter of Johnny Cash RONNIE LAWS: Every any further. (6 out of 10). roots showing through, this has * and wife of Nicl( Lowe. (Good Generation (United Artlstt). H Dawd Hepworth generous timing, bite and S advice shouldn't be in short think of album being a you can an humour, superb playing and very * supply round the dinner table.) cross between Stevie Wonder PAUL COLUNS' BEAT (CBS). high song quality throughout. To Anyways, to the point: "Do K In A and a saxophone then you'll Another example of the beat hell with fashions— this is an Heartbeat" (Warner Bros) is a probably up with this one band renaissance going on in come excellent album. (8!4 out of 10). casual, near lackadaisical, love because it's exactly that. I found it America in the wake of recent Red Starr song constructed on soul lines uninteresting from start to finish successes of bands tike The with just a glimmering of country as every track sounded so much Knack and Tom Petty And The roots poking through. With any like the last, and just being held Heartbreakers. While this is : Hypnotised luck a siiaable hit. together by the sax. Didn't really neither as calculated as the (SIra). This was going to be called leave with a great impression, former nor as seductive as the "Fifteen Rockin' Humdingers" We finish with a quickmantion couldn't even name a best track. latter, it is very well put together, and that says it all. Without for "The Bucket Of Water Song" (3 out of 10). light and elegant, and features sacrificing an ounce of attack by The Four Bucketeers (CBS), BevHillier what must be a hit single in they've started to widen their these being the presenters of "Don't Wait Up". Difficult to love range, putting together stronger "Tiswas" and the anthem in ANGELIC UPSTARTS: We Gotta however. (6 out of 10). songs and, in addition to question being their therne song. Get Outta This Place (Warner David Hepworth covering ' What can one say? A searing Bros). Nice cover, shame about masterpiece "Under The indictment of Society in the music ... To be fair, Mensi BARBARA DK:KS0N: The Boardwalk", they offer their own the shadow of the bomb,%!s (who seems to be quite Barbara Dickson Album (Epic). In perfect sad love song earth shattering performance intelligent, despite appearances) which in this brilliant singer at "" which incorporates the hardest edges of writes some pretty strong lyrics, last finds the punchy producton proves conclusively that Feargal electronic music, dub, avant but the cretinous music is little and melodic material she needs Sharkey is the finest natural

garde and . . .{\ think you've better than speeded up for her superb voice to truly singer to come out of punk. The missed the point. Ed) headbanging and predictable shine. A tuneful mixture of her Undertones make everybody else football chants. The Upstarts own fine songs and Alan look like they're playing charades have indeed gotta get outta this "January February" Tarney's in a shop window. (9 out of 10). place because this unrelieved beaty pop-rock, every track on David Hepworth "identi-punk" racket is simply all this immaculately executed too familiar these days. And you album is a potential jukebox know what familiarity breeds. (6 favourite and should finally out of 10). establish Barbara Dickson as a Red Starr chart regular — not before time. A real gem. (8 out of 10). ROCKY BURNETTE: The Son Of Ian Cranna Rock And Roll (EMI). If Rocky Burnette had only stitched things GENESIS: Duke (Charisma). Back

up that crucial bit tighter, this on your heads, lads . . . Despite d^but would have been in the the superbly hard hitting 'Turn It same class as ' On Again" and the obvious best work. Unfortunately, he's follow up "Misunderstanding", allowed the odd sloppy song to it's goodbye to compact songs slip through. The best, however. and back to elephant-like concept 30 SMASH HITS .«m0^'

Soma things you never get used to There's a new kind of dedication Even though you're feeling iilie another man IMaybe you'll find it down the tunnel There's nothing that he can do for you MaytM I got above my station To shut me away as you walk through IMaybe you're only changing channel Lovers laughing in their amateur hour Even though you're nowhere near me Holding hands in the corridors of power And I know you kiss him so sincerely now Even though I'm with somebody else right now Even though the signal's indistinct And you worry what silly people think Chorus Who just can't wait to feel so frozen out Highfideiity I bet he thinks that he was chosen out Can you hear me7 Can you hear me? Can you hear ma? Out of millions I suppose he'll never know about Highfideiity Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Repeat chorus to fade

Words and music by Elvis Costello Reproduced by permission Plangent Visions Music Ltd. SMASH NITS 31 Food For Thought By UB 40 on Graduate Records * Ivory Madonna, dying in the dust Waiting for the manna coming from the west Barren is her bosom, empty as her eyes Death a certain harvest scattered from the skies

SItin and bones is creeping, doesn't know he's dead Ancient eyes are peeping from his infant head Politicians argue, sharpening their knives Drawing up their bargains, trading baby lives

Ivory Madonna, dying in the dust Waiting for the manna coming from the west

Hear the bells are ringing, Christmas on Its way Hear the angels singing, what is that they say? Eat and drink, rejoicing, joy is here to stay iwpk Jesus Son of Mary is born again today

Ivory Madonna, dying in the dust Waiting for the manna coming from the west Ivory Madonna, dying in the dust Waiting for the manna coming from the west

Words and music by UB 40. Reproduced by permission Graduate Music/New Claims Music.

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It's not tfie mods wfio say "Thie "*«• ^. OFFER Specials are mods" — it's the ^'^'^^ "plastics" and the advertisers ^^^^*w who say it. Original Mod, Fareham, Hants. 2oz. Darts, 6oz. Lena Martell, 3oz. Rainbow. ALL US mods l(now that The Method: blend Status Quo with Specials, Madness or The a pint of acid. When they start to Selecter are not mods and their shrivel, add a pint of Shakin' music isn't mod but sica. We Stevens. Crack an egg onto Lena OK, badge fans, here's token number two towards know what mod is and what ska Marten's head, sieve in the your FREE set of exclusive Smash Hits badges. CONGRATULATIONS, Smash Actually that was one of our is but it's up to us what badges WHEN GARY Numan appeared I AM writing to you to ask why remaining ingredients and fry the we wear. You wear what What you get is the set of five — Hits, you've it again! First mistakettes you The Jam, The done — one of our better on Radio One's Personal Call, he you put Gary Numan as Twerp Of entire mixture. To cook: add a want and we'll wear what we Specials, Police, the 'unique' "Wrong Way" by ones, don't you think? What played a song called "Neon The Year. few sticks of dynamite. Decorate The Gary Numan and The Clash — Squeeze appears on a Dave wrote want. was GUITAR solo, Light" by Kraftwerk. While Paul Goodwin, Holborn, London. with a few arms and legs of plus this bonus sixth badge which bears a Smash compilation album, so right? Of Anita and Tracey (two true you blame course, a Ritchie reading Bitz (March 20) I it in saw Rainbow and broken LP's. Serve Hits logo . . . mods), Preston Comprehensive, A&M and promise to give us Blackmore drum solo would John Foxx's All Time Top Ten. We've had several complaints with stewed Led Zepplin. Yugh — Yeovil. another f reebie. We get The Skids probably be pretty boring Could you tell me the title of the about the results of our readers' REVOLTING! and XTC's "Ten Feet Tall", a too .... album it comes from and if it is poll from assorted angered fans NOW LOOK 'ere. This mod/rude The Cordon Bleu Mod of version not to be released in this DEAR IRRITATED Dublin reader still available? but it was you readers who voted persons/ska versus other people Allestree. country. (issue March 20), Gary Numan Fan, Sheffield. — all we did was count up your is getting up my nose. Now I've GOOD EVENING. I want to tell Then I go to our record shop votes! got nothing against I couldn't agree more! people who you about and buy XTC's new single and a fabulous new group Equally Irritated The track you're after comes don't like mod music, so why An called The Beatles. Don't let such what's on the 'B' side? The same from called Worcestershire Reader. an album I AM really disgusted with you for should they be so much against version a silly name put you off — they're of "Ten Feet Tall"! You'll "Man-Machine" and it is still insulting The Police by putting me? I'm not saying that some gonna be big! I hope you take it all Virgin's probably say was SO THE IRRITATED Dublin reader available — on Capitol EST them under the heading mods aren't violent, but there'll of Mods. some notice this time as you fault but if you asl( me, your doesn't like all — the arguments 11728, OK? I talking always be cretins like — am about the that totally disregarded batteries in your deaf-aids need my warnings shame! Fans should defend their advertisement in your March 20 whether they're mods, punks or about World War 2. All renewing. favourite band against cheap THE LEEDS United fan (issue issue you have to do is cut out this token and keep it on 1 Lena Martell fans. just page 25 and 35. hope So shut John King, Rochdale, Lanes. Simon Hall, Woodford. criticism. It's safe not to influence March 20) pointed out that the that in future you will be more up, you stupid morons, and let with last issue's. (If you missed that, don't people (if they can't MARY HAD a little appreciate a brilliant Crass single was about careful about delicate subjects me blue-beat in peace! lamb, Joe worry — we'll be printing an extra one.) Don't send What can we say? When we great band like The Police it's Jackson's good looks, the degradation of women, which like that. Triff(rude gel), Bexley, Kent. Toyah's anything yet — with went ahead with the flexi, we their loss) shyness, next time's all important third but to get the facts I think is wrong, but as a Tracey (Police Fan), Calverton, Gary Numan's sense of asiced for an exclusive for I WOULD like to register a public token we'll be telling where you straight. punkette, I think most other girls Notts. humour, Johnny Ramone's and when to write to complaint. and Virgin said they wouldn't be Les Eastly, Bow, London. deserve what they get and more. Approximately two scissors, Chrissie Hynde's claim your free set, OK? It in this country. Since months ago Pink Floyd were releasing In the same issue was a girl We've had several letters like this underwear — and she swapped requested to play a party then they've changed their DEAR LEEDS United Fan (issue who wanted to marry Suggs and recently, so perhaps we should in them all for a bootleg of Big Ben didn't Nottingham (the land of the live minds and since they even March 20), above her letter was one from point out that it's the advertisers at Westminster. Clough). The lads who organised ORDER Mith Ctsh/Cheaue/PO tuting abt to bother to tell us, we're none too THE RUTS ARE NOT RIP-OFFS! 'Billy Idol's No.1 Fan'. Girls like who are responsible for the David (the one who doesn't like this party STORMGLADE pleased it either, grrrr, If sent off the request to about you knew them as people you those who put as much emphasis contents, descriptions etc in their cold tea), Eaton, Norwich. Pink Floyd, c/o Harvest 1 CRANBOURIVE ALLEY. fume .... would find that there's nothing on looks as on music deserve to adverts Records, and not us. If you feel LEICESTER SO., .as Actually, the Joe Jackson fake about them. and also at great expense SO HOW come Mary gets all the They're one of be shot. I feel ashamed to belong that strongly about matters then enclosed a SAE for their reply. luck? LONDON W.I. ^^VC5 competition on page 28 is A&M's the few groups around who write to the same sex. it's complaints directly to the However, it seems that all this Trotsky (who quite likes The way of saying sorry about the songs that show they care about Why should looks matter so advertisers, please. 5=1 was ignored, even though the Police), Yorkshire. Squeeze flexi. We're waiting. their fans. For example, "H-Eyes" much? 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I'm ready "SAIGON" I'm ready now

I want you now (Album version on "") • Chorus Don't push it, don't force it, let it happen naturally Special double-grooved B-side It will surely happen if it was meant to be "COPACABANA" Don't push it, don't force it, let it happen naturally It will surely happen if love was meant to be plays backwards or forwards.

• Patience isn't my best virtue See them at: When I'm in the mood for love I can't control my The — Marquee 22 April I wanna love you all over Newcastle Mayfair — 25 April Huddersfield Poly — 26 April Repeat chorus Birmingham Top Rank — 27 April My nature's high, inside I'm burning Tiffanys, Edinburgh — 29 April About to lose self control Sheffield Poly - 1 May I can't fight this feeling r, Manchester Russell Club — 2 May My love is much too hot to hold Electric Ballroom — 3 May East Anglia — 5 May Repeat chorus Canterbury Odeon — 6 May Hey la la la la la la la la la Brighton Top Rank — 7 May Hey la la la la • It if was really meant to be (don't push it) It will happen naturally (don't force it) What will be will surely be (don't push it) If love was meant for you and me (don't force it)

" Repeat chorus „ • MOD T SHIRTS ONLY £2.50-1- p&p You're the s^ark that lights my fire You sent me off to fool alone

I can't stand anticipation I'm in the mood to get it on

THE JAM T1 Repeat chorus and ad lib to fade

Words and music by Leon Haywood M^S Reproduced by permission Sunbury Music Ltd. MADNESS (Dancers) T6 ^ m ^ MADNESS IGroupl T8 SECRET AFFAIR T9 POLICE TIO TARGET Til

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