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Is this a game you're playing I don't understand what's going on I can't see through your frown First you're up then you're down You're keeping me from someone I want to know But I need you tonight (need you tonight) Yes I need you tonight (need you tonight)

And I'll show you a sunset if you'll stay with me till down

It's the same old situation Every word so finely placed Running around my concentration Is the feeling that I've just got to break out and say Oh I need you tonight (need you tonight) Yes I need you tonight (need you tonight) And I'll show you a sunset if you'll stay with me till dawn

Is this a game you're playing Playing with my heart (need you tonight) Ooh stop playing with my heart (need you tonight) And I'll show you a sunset if you'll stay with me till dawn Yes I'll I show you a sunset if you'll stay with me till dawn

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SMASH HITS 3 HERE COMES THE SUMMER Records By The Undertones on Sire

Ooh baby baby what can I do? You know you drive me crazy When I'm looking at you The summer's really here time to come out And it's about Time to discover what fun is Chorus Here comes the summer Here comes the summer Here comes the summer (Here comes the summer)

Take a look at all the girls With their faces all tanned covered .n sand Lining the beaches all legs Stretching out their long e V g having fun iklllUl They know they're beautiful, Repeat chorus twice

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EARTKWIND&FIRE/ September/That's The Way of the World KRIS KRISTOFFERSON & RITA COOLIDGE/ Fallen Angels ANDYGIBB/lGoForYou DONNA SUMMER/ Mimis Song ANDY GIBB & OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN Rest Your Love On Me ABBA/Chiquitita

ROD STEWART/ Da Ya Think I 'm Sexy? OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN/The Key JOHN DENVER/Rhymes & Reasons BEE GEES/Too Much Heaven

REMEMBER that glittering TV spectacular beamed from the United Nations earlier this year? The concert that featured the worlds greatest stars of popular music.'The Music for UNICEF Concert! Now from that memorable concert comes the album — 'A Gift of Song! 'A Gift of Song' is an album recorded to celebrate 1979, The International Year of the Child! Monies raised from the sale of this album will go to help provide much needed medical aid, education, nutrition and social services to the children of the world. Also available on cassette.

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GARY'S TRB SPLIT THE TOM Robinson Band, GANG ON formed in Jan 1977 by Robinson and guitarist Danny Kustow, disbanded last week after two THE MARCH final appearances at festivals in GARY NUMAN will do a major Belgium. Whilst organist Ian tour this autumn coinciding with Parker and drummer Charlie release of a new album "The Morgan plan to return to session Pleasure Principle" on Sept 7. work for the time being, He's promising a real spectacular Robinson is currently working on using a special stage, twin 20 foot material for a further album and towers for the keyboards, laser there are plans for a new TRB line guns, and radio-controlled up early next year. robots! Tom commented, "We have January Gary's backing musicians will been on the road since include most of those who and I want to spend sometime appeared on TV with him as concentrating on new songs and things here. Tubeway Army but he's looking with probably anothei single to just catching up on originally quite a for another guitarist and ALL SHOOK UP follow that. Welcome back, fellas. The band was challenging and risky venture, synthesiser player to complete IT'S BEEN a while since The Oh — if you're wondering what years it's the group. Rezillos broke up (sniff sniff) but the cartoons below are, they're but now after 2V2 a bit tame and Gigs are: Apollo (Sept it's only now that Shake, the first part of a special promotional become It's time to try 20); Newcastle City Hall (21); of the splinter groups, has comic which Shake drew up predictable. something fresh." Bristol Colston Hall (24); appeared. themselves. If you fancy a copy, Liverpool Empire (25); Sharp-eyed readers will write — remembering to send Meanwhile Danny Kustow has gigs with Apollo (26); recognise three of the above your full name and address — to recently been playing Hammersmith Odeon (28); from the old Rezillos line up, but Paul McNally, Sire Records, 39 Glenn Matlock and Steve New (ex Kids) and Budgie (ex Slits) Birmingham Odeon (30); who's that on the left? The short Floral Street, W1 , and tell Rich Guildford Civic Hall (Oct 1); answer is that he's Troy Tate. him we sent you. using the name The Jimmy Southampton Gaumont (2); From Cheltenham, Troy used to Norton Explosion. Ipswich Gaumont (3); Brighton be in a band called The Index, Dome (5); Aylesbury Friars (6); who had an independent single Wolverhampton Civic Hall (7); of their own called "Jetlag" out in Sheffield City Hall (8). March of last year. Tickets are on sale now at Troy was introduced to the rest theatre box offices and at ticket of Shake while they were agencies. They are £3.75 at recording their newly-released Hammersmith, £3.00 elsewhere. EP (on Sire Records) a few M I! months back and they all got on so well that he's staying. For those of you who haven't heard the EP, it's straight forward raucous pop music, a natural progression from where The Rezillos left off. "You can't ignore where you came from," a happy Jo Cailis told us, "although obviously you don't want to dwell on it." Shake's new songs — which include one by Simon — are all pretty straightforward, he agreed. "I think all the lyrics have got some kind of meaning to them

but I think it's a fairly accessible meaning — as it should be. "It's not any deep, inner, personal experience that happened to me in Morocco, maaan!" he added with his usual cheery grin. At the moment Shake are keeping a pretty low profile, anxious to avoid any kind of gimmickry at the start of what they hope will be a long-term career. With any luck, however, we'll be able to see them sometime in August when they're planning a 20-datetour, !

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* games II people play AS WE keep saying, girls are LED ZEPPELIN are doing a THE STRANGLERS, Nils Lofgren really going places in the charts second date at Knebworth on Released originally on Arawak and AC/DC will all feature at The these days. Latest "overnight it jumped into the 1 1 the first, Records, August since on Aug is Janet Kay, who has Who's outdoor gig at London's success" has stayed 4, sold out so fast. Also on the bill charts and Wembley Stadium August 18. zoomed up the charts with "Silly are Cockney lads Chas & Dave, there ever since. kick-off is at 4pm though gates Games" on the Scope label. boogie boys The Marshall The big breakthrough for "Silly actually open at two. Janet, who is 21, comes from Band, Southside Johnny Games" came when the Scope Tucker Tickets available from The Who Wembley and is one of a family and The Asbury Jukes, and label was formed by Lightning Box Office, PO Box 4TL, London of six. Her real name is Janet Utopia. Records especially for the disco cosmic Todd Rundgren's £8.00. Postal Bogle. She did a secretarial W1A4TL, and cost audience, and they got the single Move fast, tickets are also being course at Watford College before orders only are being accepted, from Arawak. sold abroad too — Knebworth reggae singer and producer Alton and don't forget the of Blondie, tickets are also being snapped up Now Janet, a fan self-addressed, stamped Ellis heard her singing for a lark and in Japan Well, Peaches & Herb, Aswad America and envelope. Tickets are also Olivia's in a record shop in 1977. Since are available from: 'ooK^^^^SBlS^jll^ Matumbi, is concentrating on Tickets available from the box office at then she's made several singles writing songs herself, playing the Knebworth Concerts, c/o Wembley; The Harvey Goldsmith which have done very well in the guitar and learning to play the Harlequin Records, 201 Oxford Chappel's Music reggae market. Box Office at drums. Street, London W1. Send Martin, At the end of last year Dennis Store in London's New Bond of "Silly s out to sU^ffl™"^^.^*** Meanwhile, fans cheques or PO made Virgin Bovell (of Matumbi) got together Street; and from Record «™. Los keen to hear Knebworth Concerts, with a sae. Angeles, Ca. Games" are just Stores in major towns (if yours 90024 USA. with Janet and wrote and more of Janet's unusual voice. doesn't have a Virgin, ask at the produced "Silly Games" for her. biggest record shop). had two, and she didn't have the FLASHBACKS Some tickets will be available JUDIETEEN nerve to keep her next at the gate, for £8.50. appointment with Rocket — OLD RUBBER lips Mick Jagger which was to go into a studio BLONDIE have finished their new FINALLY notches up his 36th birthday on and record a batch of songs. album, "Eat The Beat". Chrysalis July 26. He was born Michael Instead Judie drifted release it in September when, as MAKES GOOD Phillip Jagger in Dartford, Kent, elsewhere without much success far as they know, the band will be in 1943 to Eva, a housewife, and LONDON-born Judie Tzuke (23), over a number of years, until back here for gigs. Joe Jagger, a physical education cICS whose single "Stay With Me Till eventually a friend suggested instructor. Mick first met Keith opp^$J1a Dawn" (on Rocket Records) is that she contact Rocket again. MASSIVE Meat Loaf shed a few Richards, who is a few months her first hit, has been singing and This time she played her songs to — singer/guitarist pounds recently when he led a 15 younger, at their local primary writing songs since she was 15. managing director David Croker, , lead guitarist Berton apart from a cover version of kilometre charity walk through school when both were six years Before that she went to ballet who signed her up to a record Averre, bassist Prescott Niles and Buddy Holly's "Heartbeat". New York, helping to raise an old. After primary school they and drama schools. contract. This was early last year. drummer Bruce Gary — got Singer Doug Fieger looks a bit £300,000 for incredible first single on Rocket, "For went separate ways, but met up a young She first contacted Rocket Her together in Hollywood just a year like a cross between handicapped kids. again as teenagers due to their (Elton John's label) shortly after You", got excellent reviews and ago and have gained a lot of Keith Moon and Pete mutual interests in music. leaving drama school. She attracted a fair amount of admirers for their mix of pop and Townshend. He also sounds a SOME PRODUCT played them a couple of her attention for its unusual, rock. little like a young Townshend OTHER BIRTHDAYS this songs and impressed the label's multiple tracks of Judie singing Their single, "", is when he makes comments like, VIRGIN Records release the fortnight include Rachel Sweet A&R manager. He asked how complicated harmonies without not only their first hit here but it's "My personal ambition is to "Carry On . . . Some who'll be 17 on July 28 (that many more she had. "Twenty", accompaniment. Alas, it didn't also another winner for English conquer the world before I am 30, Product" album on July 27. There makes Jagger old enough to be she replied. But in fact she only become a hit, but both "For You" producer Mike Chapman. He's and to die in Babylon before get isn't a lot of music on it, just her dad!), and Queen drummer and the current single are on her the man responsible for all of old." some bits of live recording mixed Roger Taylor who was born on debut Rocket album, "Welcome Blondie's biggest successes. He (Incidentally, we'd like to print up in a suitably outrageous July 26, 1949, in King's Lynn, To the Cruise". also produced the Knack's debut the words to "My Sharona" but potpourri of interviews, banned Norfolk. Suddenly people are The Knack" on we haven't been able to get radio ads, comments on the album "Get her to a bewildering in the street comparing Capitol Records. It has 12 tracks, permission from The Knack's Pistols from the man variety of ladies, including Kate TWELVE YEARS ago on all of them strong group originals American publishers. — Ed.) and other odds 'n' sods. Sounds Bush, Joni Mitchell, Fleetwood August 5, 1967, Pink Floyd a bit desperate to us. Mac's Christine McVie, and released their first LP, "The Piper Lynsey de Paul. Judge for At The Gates Of Dawn". Floyd's LIZZY SHOCK was discovered to have cancer of yourself when Judie appears on Stanley" and "Purple Spaceships keyboards player Rick Wright the breast. She had a has "In Concert" programme Over Yatton" and became a GUITARIST Gary Moore to BBC-1's POOP will be 34 on July 28. mastectomy (an operation KORGI with small exit from Thin the bill with Chas & much-loved band a made a shock breast). (sharing remove the cancerous but fanatical following. Lizzy. A spokesperson for the Dave) at the end of July. And she She spoke publicly about her Korgis unleashed told Hits that he had and her band will be doing a tour CURRENTLY in the charts with "If The on July 28 — in 1 973 — band Smash other to ALSO illness to alert women themselves last winter with a "sacked" after failing to of colleges and small venues in I Had You" (Rialto Records), the Gary Glitter had his first No 1 been checks the wisdom of frequent single called "Young 'n' turn up for a couple of gigs on the autumn. Korgis bear little resemblance to record with "I'm The Leader Of in the breast, and was for lumps Her Majesty's fave breed of Russian'V'Cold Tea" which went the same day in Lizzy's current US tour. Gary The Gang". On presented with a courage award about as well as the latter, Lizzy in August last year. canine. down America the world's largest-ever joined from then-US President Gerald press four-piece U.K. Subs, who They are in fact James Warren but undeterred they are now rock festival took place. 600,000 As Smash Hits went to LEYTON Buzzards have dropped PUNK Ford. Davis, who both hail beginning to take off. we were told that of Leyton, deciding it was "too made the charts with and Andy fans gathered in a field at After her operation Minnie still the flown to the "Strangehold", were formerly from Bath and are escapees from Their first album (also on Watkins Glen, in New York State. the had jokey", and from now on want to had to undergo rigorous is called Korgis" and a temporary known as the United Kingdom loony West country group Rialto) "The States as a be known as The Buzzards. Hits is sad to report the chemotherapy treatment once in Bath flat — to enable Lizzy to SMASH Subversives when they formed in Stackridge. was recorded a replacement ordeal she ON July 29, 1974, American death of American soul singer month. Desite her responsible vocals in the lounge, guitars in finish their tour. It was stressed single, 1977. Their follow-up single, Stackridge were working. Unhappily A NEW Angelic Upstarts singer Cass Elliott (formerly of Minnie Riperton. Discovered by continued for classic non-hits as "Dora the kitchen and percussion in the that whatever happens Thin Lizzy due at the end of July, has lyrics "Tomorrow's Girls", is released such the Mamas and Papas) died Stevie Wonder, Minnie had a the operation had failed to dining room. will definitely still appear at the Pursey. by Gem on Sept 1. The Female Explorer", "Do The cancerous cells written by Jimmy in London aged 33. British No 1 in 1975 with the remove all of the Reading Festival in late August. haunting "Loving You". and she died on July 1 2. A brave In 1976, at the age of 28, Minnie lady. SMASH HITS 9 8 SMASH HITS PICS: ADRIAN BOOT ALL TIME FAVOURITES

Pete Shelley ELEVATORS, "Voices In The Dark". I don't have the necessary machinery to select favourites. John Maher Recently I've been listening to ROBERT FRIPP's "Exposure" (1 ) Sarah's Songbirds: "Something To Do"; (2) The which I bought after hearing him Coronettes: "Turn Around"; (3) talk about it on Radio Clyde Diane Curtis: when we played Loch Lomond in "How Much Longer?"; (4) The Go-Go Girls: May. Generally I listen to quite a few German electronic groups. "The Longer I Wait"; (5) HARMONIUM, CLUSTER, Sunshine & The Souvenirs: ROEDELIUS all spring to mind, "Holiday"; (6) Amanda Davis: along with THE STERN GANG "Big Black Buick"; (7) The and ERICH FROMM's Experts: 'Tea Or Coffee"; (8) The Castaways: "Time For A "Leibekunst" a I bum. And almost anything by ABBA would have to Change"; (9) Patty Lewis: "Burning"; (10) Amanda Davis: feature in a Top Ten if I had to compile one. "The Sand And The Sun". (Never heard of any of 'em? Us Steve Diggle neither. Apparently they're all

I find most of 's American girlie groups and work inspirational, both with The collectors' items. Beatles and The Plastic Ono It seems John got interested in Band, when solo or with Yoko. them about a year and a half ago His "Luck Of The Irish" is a when he was friendly with current favourite, along with Blondie. When they brought out "Complete Control" and "Safe "Denis Denis", John got very European Home", both by THE involved with the people who did CLASH. the originals of all those late '50s And last but not least, and early '60s songs. He also "Jerusalem" by THE WIGAN started checking out all the very MALE VOICE CHOIR! early stuff that Blondie had done, and apparently they used to record under the name Rudi And I like , THE FACES, "The The Rationals! Wait" (which is a 'B' side by THE The ' manager PRETENDERS), some tracks on Richard Boone tells us John is THE SKIDS' album "Scared To searching for the perfect girlie Dance", and a single by a group!) Manchester group THE FRANTIC STEVE DIGGLE AND JOHN MAHER BRING US UP TO DATE

WITH ALL BUZZCOCKS' GOSSIP, FACTS AND INFO . .

THE NEW SINGLE John: Pete's got five songs on two weeks before the start of the Pete's produced another side two which are some vague tour. It's quite different . . . Manchester band called The form of concept thing. It starts Steve: It was a change to have Mellotrons. off with "I Don't Know What To me singing, and it wasn't a love SOLO PROJECTS song! Do With My Life" — which we've What news of all your solo been doing live for a bit. There's GIGS That's a much bigger sound another one called "Money", "A projects? Steve: Pete's doing something Are you going to you've got . . . Different Kind Of Tension" and be touring — he's working with a friend of soon? John: I was surprised when I one called "I Believe" — and I heard it on the radio. I'm really can't remember the other one! his. I think he's just completed an John: We're doing Hyde Park on pleased with the production on John: One of the songs Pete'd album and I think it's going August 18, and we start the under Tiller autumn tour that. I think it's our best written six years ago which he's the name The Boys on the 1st or 2nd produced thing to date. decided it's alright for Buzzcocks or something! October. to do. We've recorded that one Steve: I'm not doing anything at Who produced it? Steve: We're going to the States it's well. It's the moment. I've promised to do and come out very in John: It's Martin Rushent September for a couple of again called "Paradise". Most of the something but time's caught up weeks. We've been told that — with able assistance I from us! others are pretty new. on me and I've not got round to think all the album should be as there's a lot of interest over John: There's a lot more it. well produced as that single. there, so it's looking quite good. mid-tempo songs on this one, I've been thinking about a new It seems now there's a lot of more in the style of "Fiction sound and a fresh approach but interest in new wave bands in Romance" on the first album, I've still not got that clear in my THE NEW ALBUM America. It's finally changing! that type of thing. It's a mind yet.

Tell us about the album . . . progression anyway from the John: We've just done a deal John: The only thing I did was John: We had all the songs. The three minute love song thing, over there with A&M. What the Patrik Fitzgerald album. I arrangements weren't worked although there are love songs on they're doing for the first album played on the six band tracks on out spot on — things it. over there is they're releasing we work that. all like that out in the studio. But it's We're not letting our United Artists singles on John: anybody Paddy — Steve Garvey — did one gone really well — I'm pleased — even our manager — hear album. Which is eight singles, that single with The Teardrops. It with it. rough tapes of it or anything. and all the 'A' sides will be on was just some lads from We're just going to let everybody one side in chronological order, What's on it? Prestwich where he lives, and hear the finished thing. and the same again for the 'B' Steve: There's one called they'd written a couple of songs side on side two of the album. "Paradise", one called "Sitting What's the title? and wanted to record them so he That should be a really good helped out. I think that's as far as Around At Home", "Money", Steve: It's tentatively called "A album. "Mad Mad Judy", "You Know Different Kind Of Tension". that went. It was a Manchester thing, a 12 inch EP, I think. You Can't Help It". . . Will it be available over here? When's it going to come out? He's also produced a single by John: Well, not at the moment, I Who's written what? John: I think they're hoping to a Manchester band called Private don't think. It's just an American Steve: Pete's written eight and I have it released at the end of Sector for Records, DJM which thing. I think it should be out to wrote three on this album. September, which will be about should be out soon. coincide with the American tour. 10 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 11 1

YOUR STARS H : if ARIES (m.ii 22 Api ,'o) LIBRA (Sepf .'-1 Oct 23| A lucky fortnight, you'll In* in the New faces and places will be lucky right place at the right time If like to you, any sort of friendly

most Ariens you're good at sport, contact. Heed your intuition if you you'll hit peak form for a few doubt the motives of a friend, months. rather than plain facts.

TAURUS (Apr 21 -May 21) SCORPIO (Oct24-Nov23) D.J. A relative will be generous to you. You could revise some of your will offer good advice. Super buys By on RCA Records ideas, think along fresh lines. You around if you need clothes but soon enter an 'opportunity phase' look at new styles and colour I'm home, lost my job — make sure you are sorted out schemes in co-ordinates. And incurably ill and ready for it. GEMINI (May22-June21) You think this is easy Realism As this fortnight ends, you could SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Oec 2?) I've got a girl out there settle something important to What happened to your I suppose your future. If you know you're on independence? If someone is the right track don't let others giving you the run-around, ask I think she's dancing

dampen your enthusiasm. yourself if you really care — or is it I feel like Dan Dare lies down your pride that is hurt? I think she's dancing CANCER (June22-July23) What do I know? Get ready for a strenuous — but CAPRICORN (Dec 23 Jan 20) lucky period — about to begin. Get organised — and try not to I am a DJ Plan ahead and sort out where take on new tasks. The next few I am what I play you want to go — and why. Your weeks may bring current Can't turn around, no, can't turn around, no hopes and dreams can succeed — problems to a head — but will I am a DJ and soon. certainly sort them out for you. I am what I play LEO (July24-Aug23) Can't turn around, no, can't turn around, no oh no AQUARIUS (Jan 21 Feb 19) Your warm Leo charm is very Be yourself — when you're by potent just now. A super new I am a DJ yourself! When in company keep friendship could soon transform lam what I play your smile and your sparkle. A lot your scene. Cash is coming in and, I've got believers of aggro in your life right now — if born around the 14th, a stroke of but pull on your sense of humour. Believing me luck.

VIRGO (Aug24-Sept23) PISCES (Feb20-Mar21) One more weekend Of lights and evening faces A good time for health matters, An exciting period, especially for Fast food, living nostalgia for getting a routine check or personal life. But so many Humble pie or bitter fruit sorting out a little problem. If you possibilities that you could get want to change your appearance, your emotions in a tangle and find wait until later in August. them difficult to unwind later. 1 am a DJ

I am what I play Can't turn around, no, can't turn around, no

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I got believers wm I got believers, believe me THE NEW SINGLE FROM lam a DJ SCOTT FITZGERALD I am what I play Words and music by David Bowie/Brian Eno/Carlos Alomar, Reproduced by permission Bewiay Bros./Fleur/ PASCALE E.G. Ltd. „ Music TS :? ::* ' c/w L / 6 ;.:vf.' CUMBAYA UP 36542 12 SMASH HITS Silly Games

By Janet Kay on Scope Records

I've been wanting you Yet in my mind I say For so long If he makes his move today It's a shame, oh baby. I'll just pretend to be shy Every time I hear your name Oh baby, its a tragedy Oh, the pain That you and me Boy, how it hurts me inside We don't even try 'cos every time we meet We play hide and seek You're as much to blame I'm wondering what I should do 'cos I know you feet the same Should I dare come up to you I can see it in your eyes and say 'how do you do' But I've got no time Would you turn me away? To live this lie No, I've got no time You're as much to blame To play your silly games, silly games 'cos I know you feel the same I can see it in your eyes But I've got no time To live this tie No, I've got no time Words and music by . Reproduced To play your silly games, silly games by permission Arawak Music.

Bring The Family DoaI/ By Billy Paul on Philadelphia MQvII International Records

Haven't you noticed A break-down in the family tie? Just not as strong as it once was

Everytime I see it weaken it makes me wanna cry

Oh, what a shame (oh, what a shame) 'Cause another home's falling apart Oh, what a shame (oh, what a shame) Another group of broken hearts

It's not a secret We all know that it's slipping away Don't let it go, no Don't you let it go It is the only true foundation On which we can survive

Don't be afraid (don't be afraid) Cause you gotta take a final stand Don't be afraid (don't be afraid) You've gotta try to understand Chorus Bring the family back Bring it back together Bring the family back Bring the family back . warn Bring it back together together Bring the family back (live in harmony) Bring it back together (bring that family back to me) Bring the family back

There's also the children The future's quickly coming their way How will it be? Oh, tell me how do you think it will be? Will they all join hands together and live in harmony?

Oh, what a shame (oh, what a shame) If we don't get together fast Oh, what a shame (oh, what a shame) How much longer will the whole thing last? Repeat chorus to fade Words and music by Franklin Smith/Phillip Terry. Reproduced by permission Mighty Three/Carlin Music.

SMASH HITS 13 John Lydon/Rotten: "Rock is

so awful. . . it's been " dead for years . .

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that's as dead as a doornail anyway, and then we could earn lots of money and be good little pop star rebels. "But that's just what the company wants. That's why groups like Sham 69 are so well liked, because they just fulfil their 'rebel' roles for Polydor. That's no threat — that just makes good advertising for Polydor. But I'm sorry — I've done my share of being manipulated thank you, and now I'm afraid we're going to have to be spoilsports and just be ourselves." Keith Levine: "It's like everyone thinks that we've been inactive for a long while, which isn't true at all. What they mean is that we haven't sent out any handy little press handouts keeping you all informed. Y'see we just & get on with it and work. No gimmicks, we just keep working at our studio." John: "And they say you are moody because you want privacy. Look, if I go drinking in a pub, I'm just like anyone else in that I don't like to be pestered. Signing autographs is embarrassing for everyone."

BY NOW we had broken a great deal of the ice and began to talk about non-business related matters. Wobble had arrived and, despite his legend of being a crazed psychopath, we rabbit about football and whatnot and he shows himself to be a PIC: LFI sharp, funny bloke.

Every objection I had formed as to why Danny Baker went to bury they were rubbish melted one by one with their simple, unpretentious answers. But there was still my indifference to PIL's PUBLIC IMAGE music, ft seemed such a lazy thrash, although I must admit that once, in a club, » mean but came back to praise them the LP track "Annalisa" knocked me cold What does with its excellent jabs of rhythm. hope Wobble: "Well, no more HE point of my meeting that's it. People bought Never with Public preconceptions in that office and begin our album and sat down and said, 'entertain i Image Ltd I AT was less than a fan. I talking like people. Besides, it de was by now me'. You can't do that with our music. It's fina!*ma*» considered them a dirge, a racket, a 5.30 and everybody could hear the bolts basically dance music. You've gotta bang it puffed up pack of non-starters cruising on being slid off *Yes the alehouse doors. it in Your Across the up loud and get involved with it. Really feel Seen praise dribbled by those too scared to decry road the words your eye* started to flow. those bass lines." Seen it in the king's new clothes. I jumped at the I wondered how they felt about their own John: "Y'know a lot of people expected chance of locking jaws and exposing their reputation. some sort of message from us. Oh no. They pose. John Lydon: "Just because we don't act shouldn't make the mistake of thinking I'm Let me tell you how wrong folk can be. like the business puppets that all other special BECAUSE I'M NOTI Honestly, I'm We faced each other across the stifling bands are, we are reckoned kind of just a sterility of a record member of a group who has the company office, four suspicious. Y'know, it'd be very easy for us freedom to record just what feel like, strangers suddenly forced to strike up we and to pose for all Virgin's silly cardboard cut out what conversation. we enjoy most. I feel we're closer to advertisements, perform a few publicity disco than In the red anything right now. Certainly not corner sat Keith Levine, the stunts, be outrageous and obnoxious and . God, rock is so awful! It's been with all their slight, blond haired guitarist of the outfit; churn stupid T-shirts. I know he'd be them out the same old lalala hard rock'n'roll dead for during our stuff, make your own years but no one wants to accept as sick as me about all Richard Dudanski, a tall, smart, well-spoken this junk. They sound and that." that. Disco and loads and loads of reggae is literally drummer; and finally the nation's most exploited him to death, poor sod all that I think is worth listening ..." adjectived pop star, Johnny Rotten. to now." had no hope WE DRANK and talked on for the rest of the And dear old ? I suppose it Since his split with the Sex Pistols, John must be a drag having to talk day and most of the night. I "Well I get blamed for starting that! was completely has been known under his proper handle, All I about 'the old days' so often. did was open the door, turned around. John Lydon, though mate. I thought the "It's like having to re-live your schooldays he claims it was a Public Image have brains, idea was to start up a million different every day. Let humour and decision made for him by the newspapers. me make it clear. I am just one groups, not a integrity. They'll intrigue you and inspire The trio bass million groups all playing the member of this group. There's nothing — man Jah Wobble has yet to you and make you dance. same decaying, feeble rock. I was in that sinister arrive — swallowed can after can of lager or mystical about us. People will band for the laughs. John Lydon has been through the whole and for the first When the laughs have to take us as we are ..." 20 minutes they performed star trip in double quick stopped I got out." time and he knows as brochure and according to their public Wobble: "A lot of our songs are really What how worthless it is to sell yourself for a image. about the type of records that get funny. It's not half as straight faced Each question I posed was returned as you headline. released now under He knows that if you want to play sharply the name 'Sex Pistols'? think. Play that LP and just it or sarcastically, mainly by If accept as a Lydon. Ugh, pretend at burning down the nation there this "Oft. please . . . don't depress me. bunch of rhythms you can was the way the afternoon was to move to. A lot of are a thousand The worst thing is bands only too willing to act continue what some people might think people get put off by his voice. Well, that's was the point, I asked. out your fantasy all that crap is what the whilst keeping one eye on "Well," began John, group's always been great 'cos if they want us to be singalong "we imagine that you their bosses reaction. Public Image about. That's terrible." complacent they've got the are their were sent to do us for a good juicy slag off total wrong own bosses. And all the "Sid Vicious Hero" industry? idea. We expect the listener some 'good copy' it's called, I believe. to work We Believe me — I was their "Well, I was so angry ..." harshest critic thought it'd be funny." when he died, the too and now I'm their most vocal supporter. poor fool. But it wasn't a shock. And now John: "Nobody ever uses those And If I wanted to discover Public bass and it Image, I wasn't just because they're 'OK blokes'. look at the idiots who buy all that Sid treble knobs I on their players. But that's concluded, and they had better leave our That a band like Public worshipping crap. 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dialect but equally compelling in WITH THIS sudden upswing in their neat, well-crafted fashion. their fortunes, any band would Telling the Story Take "1865 (96 Degrees In The find it hard not to be influenced

Shade)" . . . for their future releases, and Now that Third World found "You caught me on the loose, Third World are no exception. success, you want to know how? fighting to be free The latest single, "Talk To Me", you show a noose on also carries that familiar Alex Skorecki has the details. Now me the cotton tree. disco/reggae touch. T'S FUNNY how chart action FROM THE start. Third World Entertainment for you — In fact, as we were talking the changes people's image of a have been a rather superior Martyrdom for me." news came in that the single's I group. Before the success of quality reggae band — due That song was a big hit for chart progress had taken an early "Now That We Found Love", partly, no doubt, to their them in the reggae charts, knock. But Bunny seemed to take Third World might have been backgrounds. Cat, for instance, is though nothing like the later it in his stride easily enough, called a high class reggae band the son of an ex-Cabinet success of "Now That We Found saying that the new album, "The — something of a well-cultured Minister, a sharp contrast to the Love". They had a well-polished Story's Been Told", will see oddity amongst the toasters and traditional Trenchtown ghetto formula going for them, but things straight on that score. rude boys of the Jamaican scene. roots of many Jamaican ironically it took this dance Judging by their previous

Nowadays they, along with musicians. But he's the first to number to crack the national standards, I don't doubt it. people like Inner Circle, are more deny any "superiority", pointing charts for them over here. But there's another factor that likely to be lumped into that out how he grew up with more What's more, it wasn't even the band have in their favour — disco/reggae crossover bag. ordinary kids around him. one of their own compositions. their visual impact. Many But the story (as with most "We used to fly the same kite, Originally written by Gamble and Jamaican artists are strictly, or at Jamaican groups) is more eat the same food, talk the same Huff as an album track for the least largely, concerned with the complicated than that. For a way. When the police came and O'Jays, you don't need to listen studio and seldom make stage start, four members of Third raided us, they took all of us to hard to hear those Hilly appearances. World — Steve 'Cat' Coore jail." overtones. What Third World did By contrast, the idea behind (guitar), Michael 'Ibo' Cooper was to add an irresistable reggae Third World has always included All of 17 years old when he (keyboards), Willy Stewart formed the band, Cat remains thwang — the discos did the rest. a heavy emphasis on (drums) and lead vocalist Bunny The song itself, however, was performance. Their regular tours their youngest, yet in many ways 'Rugs' Clarke — actually used to not a one to them. of Jamaican dance clubs, where most creative, member. But on new be Inner Circle. Bunny: Third they had to work hard for the the whole they work together, "When World That version of Inner Circle first went on the road back in attention of a not easily pleased taking joint composing credits was formed in 1969 and split up 1973, playing dance music audience, gave them a rigorous on many of their songs. The about two years later. Bunny left three of four sets a night — 'Now apprenticeship. average age of the band is for New York, while Cat and Ibo That We Found Love' was always A more recent development in around 26 — at 31, Bunny calls stayed around to form the future a favourite of ours. their career their himself "the father"! We made has been Third World in 1973. Bunny some adjustments, changed special show called The first Britain saw of Third recalls that it didn't take him some of the lyrics — and it "ExplanKations". This is a long to decide to rejoin his old World was support to the turned out nice. something they haven't tried Waiters on their first big tour in friends. But some credit for the new over here yet, but by all accounts 1975. But until recently it was "I saw Third World play for the sound must also go to their new it goes down a treat in Jamaica. their first that first time in New York. After the two albums producer, Alex Sadkin. His Basically, they expand the formed the basis for their show I went backstage to say previous success had been with themes in their songs with dance following. Sophisticated by hello — the next day I was groups like KC & The Sunshine and drama, all combined into one reggae standards, travelling to Boston with them, they use much Band, so he wasn't an obvious coherent set. as a member of the band!" more "rock" style pace and choice. But "Journey To Addis" Perhaps the fact that they've rhythm for Cat's guitar, Willy Stewart joined soon after padded (Island), the album from which been playing to packed houses in out with plenty of keyboards, to take over as drummer. With the hit single was taken, showed Britain has persuaded them that touches of jazz and flute, all the addition of percussionist even the mark of his influence. A their show doesn't need any over a distinct, if polite, beat. Irvin 'Carrot' Jarret and bassist further single, "Cool Meditation" extras just yet, but it's an ace up Richie Daley (hey Richie — What made their songs stand also captured a certain amount their sleeve that we'll be happy where's your nickname?) the out even more were the lyrics — of glory — another 10 weeks in to see them play any time they group was complete. none of the forceful Jamaican the charts, peaking at no 17. like. 18 SMASH HITS 1 !

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Don't Kill It Carol By Manfred Mann's Earth Band on Bronze Records

This wild rose that I hold in my hand It's the strangest thing I've seen One bud only just started to show And the leaves are the lightest green It's had its share of the rain It needs some feeling to light Its fiery flame again One cruel lie and it could die Don't kill it Carol Chorus Oh Carol, oh won't you let this flower grow Don't kill it Carol Oh Carol, oh won't you let this flower grow Don't kill it Carol

This wild rose that I hold in my hand It could grow to be so strong Born one night in the calm of the storm Since I It was made for a rock and roll song Don't It's only just seen the light It could so easily fall Have Back to the gentle night ^Ar,G You When you VaZT "'" ever Hh One cruel lie arfunl, and it could die elo„ CBSRecords Don't kill it Carol taSSSSZZ Repeat chorus

It's looking for a place to live Outside all space and time S-nce I don't Where there's no need for it to fade have y^, There's a secret garden Repeat last verse That I think we can find Since Lots of sunshine, there's a touch of shade I don't have you V°U V° U VOU Vouyou-you Jou — *" You you Repeat 1st verse and chorus ^sandmusicbyJBeau

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SMASH HITS 21 r-Vmorf? CLIFF WHITE just came and this is taken from their charging in the office and album "Rock On". said, "Bev, listen to this — Al Wilson's new single it's great! " So there's me "Earthquake" (RCA) also seems thinking he's about to crack a to be pretty popular with joke, but no, he's about to play a continuous plays in the discos. record. So I listened and thought, Another couple definitely on I'm A Sucker crikey, he's right! It is great! The their way up are "Keep On record was "I Wanna Do The Do" Knocking" by Jacob Miller (Joe by Bobby Rush (Philly, import) Gibbs, import) and "You Never For Your Love and Cliff reckons — well, we both Know What You've Got" by You do now — that it's gonna be a And Me (Laser) and, oh yeah, not By Teena Marie on Motown Records massive hit [if it ever gets forgetting "My Tune" by Cool released Cliff here). seems to be Notes (Scope)! I'm just a carrying his copy around and I met my friend 'Big Tom ou freaks < 9ive it up for giving everyone a trial hearing, Holland' the other day, and for Lady' T EKS***'I m just a suckerl so look out for him — he may be those of you who don't know, I'm just a heading your way. he's the DJ from the Lacy Lady Before he dashed out of the club in Seven Kings, llford. He Chorus office (clutching his Bobby Rush reeled off 20 of his about I'm Just a sucker for your love, single of course), I said to him favourite picks, and here's a few sucker for "Have you got a couple of hours. for you to check out. "Tell Me Vm a SU er for ,ove ' ««*«• for Cliff? Only I've got some equally Me" by Curtis Mayfield (RSO) J.T , love sucker for?love, baby good records." But I won't bore taken from the album I'm just a sucker, for you with our conversation "Heartbeat", "Sweet Lady" by your love, sucker for details, I'll just give you my Chain Reaction (import. Jam verdict. First on the turntable Sessions), "Light Of The was Roy Avers' new single, Universe" by Sun (Capitol (Sucker for your love "Love Will Bring Us Back import) and "I Love" by Taste Of baby)

Together". I reckon this is the Honey (Capitol import). Well you're a fine sexy best track off his "Fever" album Remember their hit "Boogie You little lady like your candy very sweet and deserves to be a hit. Oogie Oogie"? Well, they're back You re a classy little Earth Wind & Fire's follow up with another biggie. dame A sophisticated game to "Boogie Wonderland" is I'm pleased to say that I've "After The Love Has Gone", been getting some fan mail at best restaurants to taken from the album "I office t^zZT Am". the — unlike Red's hate Baby, you too are a mellow When I first played the album, I mail! Thanks to Brian of fellow

thought "Star" was by far the Halstead, you never know Brian I I II take you any place best track but I hope this does as might pop 'round one day! Also Fit into your time well "Boogie and space as Wonderland". to Neil of Woking — your local That s why I chose to make Another record that I'm raving club in Walton sounds great fun, you mine (ah hah) about (and so is my mate Nick) is and I'll try to get down there Repeat chorus "Strut Your Funky Stuff" by sometime. Doot doot Frantique (Philly import) I'm sure Before I go, I'd like to say doo doot doot doo etc "-you'll find this great to dance to 'hello' to Tracey Bush of Sometimes — I just can't keep still to it. Grantham who is a regular you get mad at me babv A couple of weeks ago, whilst I reader and disco freak even

is only 14. 1 think was boogying the night away in though she here's enough " " a disco, I heard a record which she's got great taste — keep Enough freaky I've been singing ever since. It funking Tracey! love when my love tumbles was called "Gone Gone Gone", You're not going to believe ch d and then I found out that ft was this, but whilst I was writing this. tha don ?°^l i ?. ^ 'tcha do that by Johnny Mathis (CBS). I Cliff White came in, went out, but couldn't believe it as I'd never now come back with yet another even given him a thought before, single. This time it's the new one despite my Mum trying to from the Fat Larry Band titled influence me with her collection "Looking For A Love Tonight" similar Well you're a of albums. I suggest you get hold (Fantasy) — very to GQs sweet sexy thing is equally And you make of a copy because I think it's "Disco Nights". This as my whole heart sin, gonna be a smash. good as Boby Rush — I just don't Doot doot Two album tracks that are big know where he's getting them doo doot doot doo etc at the moment are "Come On all from! He does nothing else Improvise to fade And Do It" by Poussez taken but boogy round the office all Words from the album "Poussez", and day showering me with new and music by Rick James "What You Waiting For" by releases. Keep it up Cliff — at last Reproduced by permission Jobete Music Ltd. Raydio (Arista). They had a hit my job is becoming easier! with "You Can't Change That" Boogying Bev

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:l Baby, sweet baby ^^ certamW it's Every night when I'm in bed I reach out for you but you're not there So I think of you with her Laughing and making love

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I too — I've got to get another love

My baby said to me rop<10 It's time to break free TWO Going on this way THI S WEEKS Hurts WEI K AGO TITLE/ARTIST LABEL BPM more and more each day When I look you in the eyes 1 1 SILLY GAMES JANET KAY Scope Reggae They don't shine, I wonder 2 TIMES CHIC Atlantic 112 why 3 3 BAD GIRLS DONNA SUMMER Casablanca 122 Chorus 4 6 I'M A SUCKEF FOR YOUR LOVE TEENA MARII Motown 116 Get another love, get another love 5 6 SPACE BASS SLICK 'SFaniasy 130 That's what I've got to do 6 4 LIGHT MY FIRE AMU STEWART Atlantic Narisa 134 Get another love, get another love 7 7 GET ANOTHE R LOVE CHANTAL CURTIS Pye 124 That's what I've got to do 8 23 OOHWIiATA LIFE GIBSON BROS : Island Reggae

9 21 BRING 1 HEF/IMILY BILLY Phil Int BACK PAUL 110 I gave myself inside

10 >: UJVE PATRICK HERNANDEZ . 133 Places I try to hide

' • „. - : ' WICE SPYRO GYRA Infinity 102 And put them in your hands

OOVIN' LIGHT OF THE WORLD Ensign 132 I thought you'd understand .;.'.' 13 N (GET FUNKY NOW! REAL THIf4G Pye That I needed you oh to be my man

14 15 f, AM Arista A REALITY GO. 122 Repeat chorus 15 13 RING MY BEL .ANITA WARD TK 127 IS 20 STARS 3YLVE STER Fantasy 140 You've made me see Words and music

i? 18 PR JAC 1 CYLLJ i MR FUNK JACKIE McLEAN 116 RCA The joys that life can bring by E Donable. 18 8 GO WES TVIL -AGE PEOPLE Mercury 129 The little many things Reproduced by 18 35 THE BOSS PI/MA ROSS Motown 124 Together we could sing 29 EKa THE BITCH OLYMPIC RUNNERS Polydor Oh ah and now you wanna leave permission 21 16 WE ARE FAMILY SISTER SLEDGE ' 'Atlantic 117 After all these years Leosong Ltd. 22 a-;-: Ensign Reggae Repeat chorus to fade 23 12 BOOGIE WOT DERLANt IDS FIRE CSS 130 >:.'> 24 25 I'VE GO rTHE /IS CBS 122

25 1 1 AIN'T NO STOPfHN' McFADDEN & WHITEHEA 3 Phil Int 113

26 24 YOU GONNA MAKE ME JONES GIRLS Phil Int 106 27 20th Century 28 27 TRIP TO YOUR MIND HUDSON PEOPLE Ensign 128

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38 28 MAKE YOUR 1 AOVE JOE THOMAS TK 129

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Still, might as t RED me colour of Rezillos re-emerge with this well go down fighting — this is your extremely nifty four track, ten an Elton John/Bowie rip-off for I STARR WHITE appreciation. inch EP. Bristling with energy the under fives, right? (CANDIDATE: Girls Girls Girls THOUGHT you'd got rid of us, and feeling, this tuneful, (RAK). I'm under strict orders didn't you? Tough luck, Starr no-nonsense pop-rock grows on from Bev to give this a good OY! OY! Eyes right. I'm over here teasers. The real reason I'm over you with every play. Clever, fun SIMPLE MINDS: Chelsea Girl review. A powerful woman is our today. here this time is because Cliff and built to last — posers (Arista/Zoom). The crowd Bev — she can break a man's arm Now that Red Starr, he's a nice White — well, it's not the beware! favourite from a superb Scottish with a blow of her nose. This is enough fella an' all that, but ! woodworm in his wooden leg band who are the bridge smooth soul a la disco with a few when it comes to vintage rock 'n' we mind, or even that grating between Mainstream and New I SPARKS: Beat The Clock suitable partying roll and modern noises and disco-soul . . . I noise when his brain cells rub Wave. A medium paced but (Virgin). My idea of hell is finding even some handclaps for good well, I wouldn't go so far as to together (both of them), but METAL BOYS: Sweet Maylin urgent ballad, it's a passionate Sparks in Heaven. I hate their measure. Dumb lyrics but say he's clueless but he probably when it comes to the vital young (Rough Trade). Breathy, appeal to an empty headed girl falsetto voices and false doubtless a hit anyway. thinks that Gene Vincent is a I music of today — sheesh, tork whispered vocals over tight, from a lonely boy. Simply a moustaches but worst of all I British actress and Bell classic & James ! abaht iggerant! razzy guitar and clipped, urgent — acquire immediately if hate the way their stupid songs ME AND YOU: You Never are mixed doubles not Know tennis So, here I am to put you in the synthesised rhythm. Intriguing, sooner. The 'B' side, "Garden cling to the brain with distressing What You Got (Laser). A jaunty, champions. So I popped over danceable Of Hate", is / picture with some of those and vaguely not on the album. tenacity. This is summery little here to sort more disco style reggae number him out. Good job I pioneering independent singles, menacing — like it, like it. garbage but not as strong as with a madly catchy hook and did, as it happens. He might not I generally the ones with more their last effort — thank God. chorus that will haunt you from have liked some of these great character and energy than the MONOCHROME SET: Eine the word go. Verily I say unto new releases. rest put together. Starting Symphonie des Grauens (Rough you, a monster hit. [with .... Trade). Tuneful, almost cheerful BUDDY HOLLY: The Complete and certainly very accessible FLYING LIZARDS: Money Buddy Holly (MCA). First the bad GLASS TORPEDOES: Someone stuff here — good song, (Virgin). WOT?!! Blimey — news: this boxed set cost £15.99. Different (Teenbeat/Rough adventurous backing and fine bored, vaguely foreign sounding Now the fantastic news: even at Trade). Liverpool will rise again! playing: very good indeed. lady recites the lyric of this twice the price it still / rock would be jA real gem of a 3 track Modern but light. EP from classic over a backing that the bargain of the century. For ,the Kirby kids — two soaring, sounds as if it was concocted your money you get a box of six T energetic catchy pop tunes and a (All of the above come highly from tin boxes, cheapo Woolies LPs (each in its own highly •driving instrumental and recommended. If you have every guitars and a synthesiser. Very detailed sleeve) comprising 122 one a winner! Simple, difficulty obtaining them, write to strange. Actually, it's great and tracks (everything Holly unpretentious and a sheer joy to Scott at Rough Trade, 202 almost bizarre enough to be a hit. recorded, with and without The hear — every home should Kensington Park Road, London have Crickets, including alternative one. Probably W1 1, and tell him we sent single of the year, you.) MATCHBOX: Black Slacks versions of songs, OK? private tapes (Magnet). This is great — and some interviews) plus a THE CARS: Let's Go (Elektra). outrageous fun from a modern superb LP-sized, 64-page book The best track ECHO & THE BUNNYMEN: The from their rock'n'roll (Darts that's style) band. I jam-packed with rare Pictures On My Wall (Zoo). excellent new album, this is More defy anyone to sit still to this photographs and other (Liverpudlians sleek, well-designed, chrome and another cracker and if anybody buys memorabilia. excellent single. Great song, pop. Beaty and melodic but may Showaddywaddy Holly. In themeantii ndard, bu instead I All Holly shall fans — even those 16-track (mysterious, eerie take a few spins to sink in. Good assortment c. . Jisciplined themselves and melodic, take it as a personal insult. The who have only just to trim discovered Vincent (1956-58), grippingly sung over spirited one. The 'B' side, "That's It", is least while not as down to a harder-hittinq sinqle you can do is check it out his music — should either save acoustic not on the LP. strong as Vol. 1, includes enough LP. guitar and Mellotron! OK? all their pence or club together of his classic Magic — love it! cuts to be going on with likeminded friends to buy TALKING HEADS: Take Me To with. EDWIN STARR: Happy this essential tribute to the Radio CULT FIGURES: The River (Sire). Reissue (20th Century). Zip Nolan -jmrnm '\ of a bespectacled Texan who A vast (Rather/Rough brilliant version of improvement. Trade]. I this great Al Here the soul detect a influenced countless successors, EARTH, WIND I very large helping of the utterly Green song by New York's finest. & FIRE: Am veteran confidently from The Beatles to Elvis boogies splendid Taut, sensuous (CBS). Razor-sharp production through Swell Maps here in one and emotional, Costello. half a dozen up-tempo, it's and the dynamic of their more carefree moments. electric funk that grabs the skill of their mostly goodtime-music tracks, brain tightly arranged, top-notch Chaotic but tuneful song about a as well as the body. It's such as the title song, and slows RITCHIE VALENS: Ritchie Valens musicians still highway patrolman — listen and wonderful and you've got to prove to be down for one excellent soul (London). Killed in the 1959 E,W&F's main grin! Great stuff. have it. assets. As usual ballad. All tracks written and plane crash with Holly, Valens they lose points for inadequte produced DIRE STRAITS: Lady Writer by Edwin. If you liked was a 1 7-year-old Chicano lyrics, — of although now that they've the hit title track, (Vertigo). This is you'll probably SO like "Sultans Mexican-Indian parentage — started collaborating with new enjoy the rest of this Of Swing" it's not true. Look, the bunch. who wrote, played guitar and writers, one or two of the funk 'n' only way you'll want this is if sang wild UNDERTONES: Here The rock ("Ooh! My ballad love songs here aren't FISCHER-Z: Comes you've got (a) more money than Word Salad (UA). Head"), wistful love ballads quite as horrendously wimpish Summer (Sire). I thought "Male Sparse and with sense, and (b) a memory like a little emotion, THE MEN: I Don't Depend On ("Donna", his biggest hit) and as past efforts. Model" would have been a better sieve. Fischer-Z explore the bleak, You (Virgin). If my beady ears rocked up versions of ethnic single but this distinctive little sometimes sinister side of life, songs ("La Bamba"). as don't deceive me, this is in fact pop will a hit Not one of gem be deserved ANITA WARD: Make Believe portrayed in titles like "Pretty the thoroughly wonderful the "greats" of rock 'n' roll but THE ISLEY BROTHERS: Winner anyway. Two tracks on the flip, Paracetamol", "Spider", "Lies" Lovers (TK). I suppose you can't good enough Human League plus session to deserve this Takes All (Epic). I prefer the neither on their album. expect her to follow and "Lemmings". The 'A' sides of up "Ring My 18-track compilation. Isleys' musicians and girl vocalists. It's more basic, r&b-tinged their three Bell" just like that, but this is a 45s, "Wax Dolls", also really good, so persevere if it brand of funk-rock to E,W&F, BOOMTOWN RATS: I Don't Like "Remember Russia", "The disappointingly thin song with GENE VINCENT: even doesn't hit you immediately. Mondays (Ensign). This will Greatest, Vol. 2 though the Isleys' albums Anita sounding a dead ringer for Worker", are included. A Difficult fun — a strong female (Capitol). Sweet Gene was one of do tend to be very samey. probably be number one for Deniece Williams. However, Bev consistently good album, message over tongue in cheek the "greats" of course, and it's Especially in double doses like weeks — unfortunately. I think — who knows about these recommended listening — but disco. things about time Capitol treated his this. Most of Buy it first, love it later. The Rats are shallow and a prize the 14 tracks are up not for those — says hit. it. of a nervous a So be recordings with the to the sort of group's customary high disposition 24 SMASH HITS . "^*Sf

7 Sailing

I am sailing

I am sailing Home again "cross the sea I am sailing stormy waters To be near you, to be free

I am flying

I am flying Like a bird across the sky

I am flying, passing high clouds To be with you, to be free

Can you hear me? Can you hear me? Thru' the dark night far away

I am dying, forever crying To be with you, who can say?

Can you hear me? i Can you hear me? Thru' the dark night far away

I am dying, forever crying To be with you, who can say?

We are sailing We are sailing Home again 'cross the sea We are sailing salty water To be near you, to be free Oh Lord to be near you To be free' Oh my Lord to be near you To be free Oh my Lord to be near you To be free Oh Lord

Words and music by Gavin Sutherland. Reproduced by permission Island Music Ltd.

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ATTENTION! Attention! Attention! When Smash Hits first bounced FAN CLUBS into your lives we pledged to --. GRUMBLEWEEDS: c/o Sheila, 20 2. ABBA 3. AC/DC 4. E.L.O. answer every incoming letter. 1.U.F.O. Windmill Lane, 9X29"£1.10 "23X31"£1.20 "38X25"£1.20 "38X25" £1.20 Silly us. Reddish, Stockport. Yourfave mag quickly became Send letters to . Wm THE POLICE: c/o so popular, and you, dear Monique, A&M Records, 136/140 New Kings Rd, readers, turned out to be so DEAR PUNKS, Teds and other and kicks him in the (hey, London SW6. exceptionally chatty/inquisitive/ idiots. For God's sake grow up. something gone wrong here — KISS: c/o Pye Records, ATV demanding/friendly/ i I'm fed up with you criticising this isn't meant to happen). I've ' House, 17 Great Cumberland rude . . . er, well, what we mean each other. We all have our own still left, Place, London is, got one wish remember, W1. you all write such a lot . . . 5. SHAM 69 6. CLINT EASTWOOD 7. BLONDIE 8. ELVIS that bands we like so shut your traps, PE1 1RY meet Mike (ah that's better) — he RUTS: c/o Andy Damian "38X25" £1.20 "31X23" £1.20 "39X29"£1.10 "38X25" £1.40 we are now half-buried in you mouthey lot! swims like a fish. Come on, Mike, (Manager), Virgin Records, 2/4 unanswered mail. All those Kevin Depear, Spalding, Lines. I Vernon Yard, let's . . . 119 PICK A readers who have enclosed an says, swim OFF! Portobello Rd, It's Hmm. a bit short on wit, The moral of the story is London W11. s.a.e. with their letter will of don't Kevin, but at least it's SHORT — give Siouxsie course eventually a bad right up or I'll get a personal and to the point. wag. To the send the boyz round to beat you reply — but please don't expect it best of our up (he says in a MONSTROUSLY to be by return knowledge, Dave, Kokomo are of post! IN YOUR mag, TIMID VOICE). CUT! 28 June-1 1 July, definitely Siouxsie, But even if we can no longer the singers on "Never BITZ, you stated that The Voice Gang Of Four, Ruts rule (but you promise to reply to each of Gonna Fall In Love . . . (Again)", you Squad was a vou know that already, 9. GOLDEN CHOPPER band called Hey i0t a% don't cha). personally, rest assured that we and it's TRB on the flipside, OK? J How "23X31" £1.50 Kokomo. But in a recent radio „j Johnothan Rotton, Gosforth, read and take note of every one interview said it Tom was TRB, WHAT I can't understand is why 1 Newcastle. of your letters. Yes, we even read * Ft " Pisto/s but the rest of the band didn't like folks only like punk or only like p\cs. P.S. Save the whale. every line of all of your "x is fab, y that sort of music so they called soul or only like rock 'n' roll etc. is crap" type rants — at least they themselves The Voice Squad. After hearing doses of each give us an idea of what you do or Which is right? variety, I realise that each type (rocKVroir * don't like. OeM Dave Shepherd, Reigate, Surrey. has its good and bad points. At Mind you, from now on we're P.S. Good band to check the moment I find myself dancing less likely to print your rants out: Pinpoint. And how about giving to soul and disco music. But that (we're not here to start a civil war, RsTols a& Wire a plug? doesn't mean there isn't some y'know) and far more likely to ace punk around at the moment. print SHORT letters that have Oh ho ho HO HO HO. Let's read Besf Who cares what anyone else s o something funny or constructive that again. How about yuk yuk Stu likes? Music's to enjoy, ain't it? to say. Let's have some witty, yuk giving Wire tee hee hee a C. Shendan, a Soul/Punk/Rock positive thinking around here! plug AH HA HA HA HA 'n' RlST\ Roll and even Pop Music loving ERRRFFFFF. Oh dear, what a Londoner, llford, Essex. PS. Music rules over 16. BLONDIE 17.IANDURY 18. OLIVIA 19. MUTANSVS. 20. ABBA violence. ^rom Pau] "33X23" £1.20 "25X3S"£1.20 "24X31" £1.20 MUTANS "39X27"£1.( WANT THIS SORT OF More than that, everything "24X36" £1.50 DO WE rules over violence. ALSO AVAILABLE ALL IN FULL COLOUR SIZES Which Sex Pistols is VARY PERSON IN OUR COUNTRY? that, fellas? The old Sex Pistols, who are now deader than the BUT AT LEAST "23X30" I AM a fan of Abba, ELO and Dodo, or the new Sex Pistols, who haven't vet letter), recorded? Makes think, 32. paul McCartney f 1.20 42. e.l.o. (This issue's Helen George Supertramp, and I've got an idea ya dunnit? ROD STEWART £1.20 43. THIN LIZZY which I'm sure all guitar players RUSH £1.10 GENESIS DEVQ £1.20 CLASH would gain from. My idea is to BUZZCOCKS £1.20 STATUS QUO print guitar chords alongside the 21. BLONDIE LEIF GARRETT £1.20 ANDY GIBB I'VE GOT every copy of Smash JOHNNY ROTTEN £1.20 LEDZEPPLIN word's of the Smash Hits singles. "29X39"£1.10 Hits. In No 14 there was a song FAR AH FAWCETT ABBA (GIRLS) Easy guitar chords shown on the M AJOR S £1.20 THE JAM called "Girls Talk" by Dave QUEEN £1.20 JRUCE LEE page would help the beginners BOOMTOWN RATS1 £1.20 52. BONEY M Edmunds I was wondering if you like myself. 53. BEE GEES £1.20 could write out the guitar chords GIANT POSTERS "50 X 34" Paul Clark, Edinburgh. of the song for me. I am 1 1 and I DAVID BOWIE £2.35 G6 STATUS QUO do strumming on my guitar. BLONDIE £2.35 G7 E.L.O. KISS £2.35 GS GENESIS Terry O'Brien, a devoted ELO fan, ROCK STARS £2.35 G9 LED ZEPPELIN ELVIS £2.35 G10 EASY RIDER Hatfield, Herts. "25X38" £1.20 Does this mean that the next generation of rock stars is going ALL POSTERS ARE IN COLOUR to be dominated by present-day POSTAGE AND PACKING: ONE POSTER ADD 30p TWO ELO fans? We'd like to help you, ADD 35p THREE OR MORE ADD 40p fellas. Unfortunately, music publishing companies don't LESLEY PROMOTIONS (Dept.SH) allow us to print music alongside dawns the song words, so you're gonna 18 BURDETT HOUSE NEWBRIDGE STREET awful truth 25. TIGER AND CUB 26. ELVIS as the have to buy the companies' LONDON EC4 COSTELLO Bee Gee Sisters "25X38" £1.40 "23X33" £1.20 The sheet music to strumalongahits. complaining IN YOUR issue June 14-27 you printed a letter from me, HERE'S ME thinking about (yes about Red Starr's comments on The Bee Gees. Starr folks you guessed it!) Noddy, oh everything I said about Red I would like to take back applies to The Bee Gees. The Noddy, great. Noddy's super, everything I said about him now home to Noddy can do anything, when reason for this is because they have decided to come POW! Up pops my fairy Britain now that the tax here has been cut. living godmother with the I they think that after 129. ADELF.ANDHER * Just who do they think they are? suppose 27. 28. can suddenly I'll-give-you-three-wishes OLIVIA YAMAHA FOAL 30. MINDBRIDGE 31. BOWIE in America for years and not gigging here once they "27X40" £1.40 "24X35" £1.50 "25X38"£1.40 "24X36"£1.50 "23X33"£1.20 s where routine. decide to come back and we'll go to listen to them. Well that Wish No 1 was easy. Wish No 2 they are bloody wrong. As far as I'm concerned they can go to hell! POST TO LESLEY PROMOTIONS — I wish we were both at the lost fan, but Red Starr has gained a friend! (DEPTSHI IB BURDETT HOUSE NEWBRIDGE STREET They have just one seaside. C'mon Noddy, I says, LONDON EC4 Helen George, Rhondda, South Wales. Ve ent^' n9tOW let's swim. It's just not ma seen, NAME (please print) . Which ma ^OU1 station, checking the times of man, he said in a broad outer ADDRESS Red Starr was last seen heading for the Mongolian accent. What he really the trains to South Wales. Cliff White is still waiting for an Elvis Helen meant was he could swim. Costello backlash to begin so that he can gain a friend too. building up a fine head of Oh you little monster, I cries Please rush Catalogued) and/or Poster Nols) .... George's mum, meanwhile, was last seen steam.

I Enclose £ : Including Postage and Packing as Priced above everyone 9 w,th r«ne eise.else Comfyr„Z ™ 28 SMASH HITS in there? SMASH HITS 29 Friday July 27 The Specials Birmingham Barbarella's The Zones Wigton Market Hall After The Fire Burton On Trent 76 Club Simple Minds Liverpool Eric's Pretenders Scarborough Penthouse UK Subs Barnsley College Of Technology -¥- T O Ul R | -A--R-A--?4+ A D | O 77 Sinceros Lincoln AJ's Club L A R M T i V N O D V W s Adam And The Ants Newcastle Mayfair Matchbox Southend The Minerva E A G S 1 A A w A F B-52s Retford Porterhouse NEC A T Glass Torpedoes, Joy Division etc. ESS X R C R z II 1 Blackpool Imperial Hotel L : W R C L E (1 1 (International Year Of The Child "R T F O R II : benefit concert) ^ °/ T 1 A ^

E T i 1 T 1) i Saturday July 28 I.X / B /, |! N R II i: Ian Dury/Blockheads Aberdeen Capitol OK j? X W The Special Dudley J B's *"^^5e7 WV/ E S Grover Washington Jr. Dunstable A V F A K Y U F II )C California Ballroom T li N A S T i. ^ The Zones Derby Ajanta Club The Specials Sheffield Limit Club : i I; yt 1 S t» T 1 i; After The Fire London Music Machine The Zones Aberavon Nine Vaults N t, D S te¥ z R it s The Pretenders Aylesbury Friars The Pretenders Newcastle Mayfair A E o D Sinceros Birmingham Barbarella's The Invaders Lincoln AJ's Adam And The Ants Middlesbrough Adam And The Ants Newport The Rock Garden Village Crossword No 15 Winners Matchbox London Lewisham Black Ball Cassette Winner Jayne Skinner, Bridlington, Yorks Sham 69 London Rainbow Theatre Saturday August 4 Gang Of Four etc. London Album Winners: Electric Led Zeppelin Stevenage Knebworth Josie Tanya Sapiano, Ballroom (Rock Against Sexism) Licata, Holbrooks, Dagenham, Essex. Sally Fest. Coventry. Phillip Joyce, Waring, Worsley, The Specials Blackpool Norbreck Castle Sunday July 29 Coventry. Stephen Manchester. Helen The Zones Bath Brillig Arts Centre Warne, Stafford. Carl Shaw, Gedling, Ian Dury/Blockheads Edinburgh Odeon The Pretenders Manchester The Factory Barrett, Batley, W Yorks. Nottinghamshire. Simple Minds Leeds Fforde Green The The Invaders Manchester Mayflower Janina Kindon, Laira, Graham Drake, Plymouth. Stephen Bay, Pretenders L >ndon Lyceum Matchbox Norwich St. Andrews Hall Bracklesham Wood, Solihull, Adam And The Ants Jacksdale Grey Adam And The Ants Nottingham W Sussex. Bill Patrick, Bare Midlands. Mark Forrest, Topper Sandpiper Regis, Wareham, Dorset. Edinburgh. Nail Rowe, David Jones, Fulmer, B-52sRedcarCoatham Bowl Rayletgh, Essex. Stuart Bucks. Judith Parkinson, Sunday August 5 Atkinson, Orpington, Lincoln. Peter Gibson, Monday July 30 Ian Dury/Blockheads London Kent. Sara Gooch, Roker, Sunderland. T L Ian Dury/Blockheads Edinburgh Odeon Hammersmith Odeon Lowestoft, Suffolk. Norton, Wolverhampton, Martin Harris, Carlisle, W Midlands. Susan Grover Washington Jr. Brighton Dome The Zones Newbridge Memorial Hall Cumbria. Deborah Neaie, Narnett, Wigston, Leics. The Chords London Nashville Adam And The Ants London Lyceum Walsall, W Midlands. Katharine Rudd, The Zones Plymouth Fiesta The Invaders Dumfries Stagecoach Andrew Paxton, St Fangfoss, York. Sandra Helens, Merseyside. Shephard. Barnet, Herts. Tuesday July 31 Monday August 6 Ian Dury/Blockheads Glasgow Apollo Ian Dury/Blockheads London Pretenders Norwich St. Andrews Hall Hammersmith Odeon UK Subs London Notre Dame Hall The Zones Swansea Circles The Zones London Ding walls The Invaders Deeply Vale Festival, Matchbox London Vortex Lanes.

Wednesday August 1 Tuesday August 7 Adam And The Ants Plymouth Woods Ian Dury/Blockheads London Hammersmith Odeon Thursday August 2 The Zones Sheffield Limit Pretenders Birmingham Barbaralla's The Zones Chesterfield Fusion Wednesday August 8 Matchbox Derby Talk Of The Midlands Nothing! Adam And The Ants Port Talbot Troubador Thursday August 9 Ian Dury/Blockheads London Friday August 3 Hammersmith Odeon Ian Dury/Blockheads Oxford New The Zones Norwich Boogie Ouse Theatre The Invaders London Marquee

30 SMASH HITS Bang Bang By B. A. Robertson on Asylum Records

The strait jacket of true love's fine ' Bang bang If you're Houdini in your spare time Bang bang Lord Nel and Lady Hamilton They fought for love When he come home from the war He give her what for love The mighty fall when love .has called Bang bang

Vampire friends desire to lust Fang fang They fall on necks then fall in love Pang pang The Marquis de Sade was happy With a stroke of love Sherlock Holmes alone preferred A little token love

Chorus Bang bang ** 4. The mighty fall (Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho) Bang bang When love has called (Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho) Bang bang The mighty fall (Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho) Bang bang

Tony and Cleo struck out for the free-o Down Egypt's way But Caesar had squeezed her in Rome On his quilt for a day, hey hey

Now Anthony got really angry About old Caesar's hanky pankies She told them she would use them And boy did she abuse them Fallen love k And blew 'em away -

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Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Kid, what changed your mood? You've all I And Sam and Delilah gone sad so feel sad too I think I know some things They both we should file Under fool When ever I go You think it's 'Cos when the temple start to crumble wrong Sammy for his comb did fumble I can tell you do Life was in a ruin How can I explain She loved Johnny Fruin When you don't want me to? Fallen love And blew 'em away Kid, my only kid Look so small you've gone so quiet Bang bang I know you know what I'm about When love has called (Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho) I won't deny it Bang bang But you forgive You don't understand The mighty fall (Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho) .'• Bang bang You've turned your head When love has called (Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho-Ho) You've dropped my hand Bang bang All my sorrow Bang-bang Bang-bang Bang-bang All my blues All my sorrow Repeat chorus to fade Shut the light go away Full of grace Words and You cover your face music by Britten/Robertson. Kid, gracious kid Reproduced by Your eyes are blue permission My But you won't cry Axe/United No, angry tears are too dear Artists/Kongride/ You won't let them flow Mews Music. Words and music by . Reproduced by permission Hyndesight Music/Desert Songs Ltd/ATV Music Ltd.

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