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THE SPECIALS THE CHORDS In colour . Genesis LPstobewon Words to the TOP SINGLES : Including omlngUp ,ove And.1.onell lrror In The Bat PETETOWNSE SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEE ODYSNATCHER Wheels Of - Steel
My oh my, boy am I wasted, yeh but lhe tasted good Don't c:rftlclM, I know you can take It, I alway. knew that you would My oh my, boy am I wasted, but 1he talted fine Cry and wy, teara can't araM It, lt'1 Jut• quesUon of time 2 SMASH HITS __ .., .------I
May 1-14 1980 Vol 2 No. 9 RIGHT then, it's singalong time. MY OH MY To the tune of the Topic advert, Sad Cafe ...... 2 everybody ... (clears throat): "Oh, whet has the songwords in WHEELS OF STEEL every Issue? Smash Hits!" " Oh, Saxon ...... 2 who makes a cock-up in every STARING AT THE RUDE BOYS issue? Smash Hits/" Er, yes., well ... Apologies to everybody who The Ruts ...... 4 searched page 36 of the last issue SOMETHING'$ MISSING in vain for the promised binder offer. Due to a last minute The Chords...... 4 reshuffle at the printers, we had MIRROR IN THE BATHROOM to shelve Itfor an issue but you did get an extra song out of it so The Beat ...... 5 you didn't do too badly, did you? COMING UP Anyway, the binder offer is Paul McCartney ...... 8 definitely In this issue (we hope) and you'll find it lurking on page DEAR MISS LONELY HEARTS 33. Other noteworthy items in Managing Editor Phil Lynott ...... 14 this issue are another chance to Nick Logan win a mini-TV on page 17 and a DON'T MAKE WAVES very enticing Beat competition Editor The Nolans ...... 16 on page 26. We may be a little Ian Cranna I SHOULDA LOVED YA crazy but we do our best . . . Features Editor Narada Michael Walden ...... 19 David Hepworth l'M THE FACE Design Editor The High Numbers ...... 23 Steve Bush ALL FOR LEYNA Design Assistant Billy Joel...... 24 Andy lngamells LIFE ON MARS Editorial Assistant David Bowie ...... 27 Bev Hillier ROCK 'N' ROLL RADIO
Contributors The Ramones ...... 30 Cliff White LOVE AND LONELINESS Robin Katz The Motors...... 30 Red Starr Fred Dellar A FOREST Mike Stand The Cure ...... 35 Kelly Pike Jill Furmanovsky
Advertisement Manager SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES: Feature.... 6/7 Rod Sopp THE BODYSNATCHERS: Tel: 01-439 8801 Feature and Colour Photo ...... 12/13 Publisher THE SPECIALS: Colour Centrespread .20/21 Peter Strong PETE TOWNSHEND: Feature ...... 22/23 NEXT ISSUE THE CHORDS: Colour Poster ...... 36 Editorial and Advertising ON SALE address: Smash Hits, Lisa House, 52-55 Carnaby Street, BITZ 9/10/11 GIGZ 34 London W1V 1PF. INDEPENDENT This magazine is published LABELS 15 by EMAP National Publications SMASH HITS SUBSCRlPTIONS Ltd, Peterborough, and is PRIZE CROSSWORD 17 Home and OverseH (Surface printed by East Midland Utho DISCO 19 mail): £10 Printers, Peterborough. STAR TEASER 26 (Airmail rates on application). Copyright exists on all songs COMPETITION 26 Europe (airmail): £14.40 appearing in Smash Hits. They Write to: Park House, 117 Park must not be reproduced REVIEWS 28/29 Road, Peterborough PE1 2DS. without the consent of the · LETTERS 32/33 copyright holders. COVER PIC: AN COSTELLO SMASH HITS 3 Somathing's Missing
By The Chords on Polydor Records
There's a million kids out waiting for you They're standing round with nothing else to do Been waiting for so long It ain't true Got little to fight for, nothing to lose Chorus Always staring, waiting and listening Got a feellng something Is missing Something'• missing (and It's true) Something'• missing (you got little to lose) Something'• missing (so you're gonna find) Something'• missing for you
Too much confusion, nothing Is right I can't tall what wlll and what might I've been laughing and crying about today. It's you Can't tell the difference between a promise and the truth Repestchorus
Not a word that I can't say About what is happening today Not a word left Inside my h ..d But what the hell, It's already bean said Repestchorus Words and music by Chris Pope Reproduced by permission And Son Music Ltd.
Staring At The Rude Boys By The Ruts on Virgin Records It's a very small world In the middle of a crowd The room gets dark when the music gets loud The treble cuts through when the rhythm takes a ,bite But there's no room to move cause the floor's packed tight A voice shouts loud, "We'll nev8t' surrender" A voice In the crowd, "Never surrender" A head In the clouds, "Blind propaganda" Never surrender, we'll never surrender The skins In the comer ara standing at the bar The rude boys are dancing to some heavy, heavy ska And It's getting so hot, people dripping with sweat The punks In the comer are speeding like a jet Chorus Staring at the rude boys, staring at the rude boys anclng with the rude boys, dancing with the rude boys Staring at the rude boys, staring at the rude boys A bunch of B.M.'s march In on D.M.'s And some stand th8t'e saluting the air They wanna be pirates but the sea's not calm Tattooed crossbones on their arms A voice shouts loud, "We'll never surrend8t"' A voice In the crowd, " Never surrender'' Anoth8t' head bowed, bllnd propaganda, "Propaganda, propaganda" ..:: The llghts coma alive In a bllndlng flash .J The dance floor clears as the victims clash Everyone leaves when the heavies arrive ~ Someone hits the floor someone takes a dive .5 Repeat chorus twice s ~ We'll never surrend8t' Repeat to fade t ~ '------,-w.""o,....r-d-=-s_s_n_d..,..m_u_s..,.ic-b:-y~Ow=--e-n-/.:-'J:-e-n-n-=-in_g_s~/ ~Fo-x-l-::R:-u~ffy::-J 4 SMASH HITS Reproduced by permission Virgin Music Ltd.
IF YOU KNEW SUZIE • • • AV BACK in '71 I cut a tall her that I didn't like the photograph out of a Vincent McHardy remembers where The group. Siouxsie is known for her W music paper. It wasn't a low opinion of the press. photo of a band or singer. It was Banshees have been and finds out where After the show, Including two a photo of an audience. This they're going. encores, Nils Stevenson takes audience was at the famous ma backstage to meet the group. "Screen On The Green" Pistols original material and were They're all In a good frame of gig. Three people stood out from which maInly consisted of a vary mind and eventually I and up in a the crowd - two girls and a boy. bizarre version of "The lord's playing almost seven nights a week. corner talking to Siouxsle. Within the next few weeks I Prayer", interrupted occasionally I ask her how much effect an learned that the girls were called to play snippets of "Knocking On A year later, after a few personnel changes, Siouxsle and audience has on their show, Debbie and Suz.ie and the boy Heaven's Door" and "Twist And telling her that I had seen the The Banshees handed over the was called Steve. They ware part Shout" and all sorts of riffs aod show last night when she of a London crowd called The guitar noises. crown of being everybody's favourite unrecorded band. They refused to play an encore Bromley Contingent, punks who The set was loose, rough and because the crowd hadn't been had their own scene and their totally chaotic. The bass player signed to Polydor and brought out a single, "Hong Kong dancing. own groups. had first lifted a bass only twenty "Well, we always try to give In September 19761 want to six hours earlier and the Garden". The single charted and 100 par cent, but It's difficult the very first Punk Festival in drummer had sat In on only half established Siouxsie and The Banshees' status as a "real trying to put your heart and soul London's 100 Club. On the first an hour of rehearsal. In all into a song when you're faced night, the bill was headed by the conventional senses, Suzie and group" or as they say In the business "a force to be reckoned with a couple of hundred critics. I most infamous Punk band-the The Banshees were a terrible mean, when the audience all with". Sex Pistols. Second! on the bill group, but there was something stand about waiting for you to were The Clash, their first gig that made them seem great. Two albums later, In September 1979, drummer make a mistake or do something without a fifth member. After the 100 Club, Suzie and shocking It's no fun. Then if you Kenny Morris and guitarist John Rumours were also running her Banshees disappeared. Then get an audience that's out to McKay walked out on the second that Sid, the wall known Sex five month, later a band called enjoy Itself you can feel It and It Pistols fan, was going to be on Siouxsle And The Ban,hees hit data of a full scale British tour. helps you relax. This left only Siouxsia and the stage with his own band. Ona the scene with a manager called "There was a period a while band, Subway Sect, had already Nils Stevenson. Nils had joined original bassist, Stave Severin. back when it must've been very played a noisy set and the buzz the group as a guitarist, then Thi• was a big blow, but It only trendy to go to a Banshees show. went round that Sid was next. He decided to make use of the skills took five months to have a new We used to get all these posers was, but I was more Interested in he had learned from Malcolm combo on the road. coming along and standing That, apart from the release of the singer - it was Suzie from Mclaren and became the watching us, they'd never dance. mypic. manager. the magnificent "Happy House" A lot of the feeling went out of The band were called Suzie It was obvious that the new single, brings us to now in the our show than. That was when I and The Banshees, the drummer Banshees were not the Sioux,la and The Banshees got the 'Ice Queen' tag." was Sid Vicious and the bass whlzz-bang combo that had story. Haven't The Banshees always player was that guy, Stave. His played the punk fe1tival. Only TONIGHT I was going to see the been very fashionable? Didn't full name was Steve Havoc. The Suzie (now Siouxsie Sioux) and Banshees again. I had an .they come from the elite Bromley guitarist was called Marco. They bass player, Steve, remained. interview with Siouxsia after the Contingent and start at a very played a twenty minute set They had a powerful collection of ,how and I didn't want to have to fashionable time? 8 SMASH HITS "No, we haven't always been "We have changed. I don't fashionable. Okay, Steve and I really know how. When you get used to be part of the Bromley into a situation where you're Contingent, but that was only making records things change. because we lived round there. You have to be more organised "When we went on stage that and when more people want to first night at the Punk Festival we hear you, you've got to tour. weren't trying to join any "Soundwlse, I think our songs movement. Originally we did It now have more depth, but because it was fun. It still ls fun. they're still as much Banshees' "The press have always songs as 'Hong Kong Garden' enjoyed labelling us as posers. w11." Like when we held out for so What about "Happy House", long without accepting a record where did it come from7 What's deal. They said we were trying to ltabout7 put over a pose, that we could "Happy House started out as a easily bring out records on a title. We wanted to call the fan small independent label. We club The Happy House, then I got could have, but what's the use of an idea for a song. It's really just bringing out records that aren't a happy song. The kind you make available everywhere? up as you go along when you're "Our music Is written as much happy, for no real reason. for the young kid In Scotland Y'know, when you're sitting In who buys her records from Boots the bath or when you're walking or Woollies as it Is for the guy home late at night." who shops in Rough Trade. How do you feel about bands Anyway, isn't It fashionable to be that started at the same time as on a small label these days7" the Banshees? How do you THE SPECIALS•PUBLIC IMAGE compare yourself to them7 WHAT ABOUT the most recant "D'you mean the Clash and turning point In the Banshees' that lot7 Well, I don't really feel HADNr~r career7 That split last anything about them. I suppose September7 they did something to keep the c;~~THEc, A "It wasn't a split! Two music scene alive, but that's members of the band left. One about it. I don't compare the 1..1tSH.. 0 EXrs has already been replaced, the Banshees to any band. The only othar'll be replaced soon." comparison I draw is to how "When it happened it was the good the Banshees could be." last thing we expected, Are there any bands about just especially in the sly way that now that you particularly like7 they left. We had actually asked "I like the Cramps. They're a \AN OUR'f ON EL'4\S PRESLE'l the two of them before we went good band, and they're made on tour If they wanted to tour. even better by the fact that they We realised that they were don't take themselves too unhappy to a degree, but when seriously. Too many groups they said everything was fine we these days want to be part of the Co~ believed them." . latest craze, the latest movement Why do you think they left the -the Cramps have managed to ~ou~. Banshees7 avoid this and maintain their "They never really acted like own Identity." part of the Banshees. Both of Where do Siouxsie and The ·co~ them came into the band quite Banshees go from here7 late and I think they created 'Well, at the moment there are some tension by sticking three of us. Me, Steve and together and putting a gap Budgie. Budgie's really fitted into between them and me and the band easily. Actually, there ,I)~ Steve. are four of us. Nits has been with ~'° "We tried to make them feel us for a long timo and works ~bbA more a part of the band, really hard for the band. The next although we always wanted step is for us to find a permanent them to express themselves guitarist then we'll do some ~'if~)' however they wanted musically. tours. Maybe go to America." John was worse, maybe, Do you have anyone in mind because he had seen the group for the new guitarist? live before he joined. We were "No, nobody definite. Soon sure they were right for the after Kenny and John left, 64 PAGES OF PHOTO ACTION Banshees, but as It turned out wfl someone put us in touch with were wrong!" Budgie and he seemed to be Do you ever see them now7 right for us. Guitarists are "Nol" different, we've auditioned What are they doing now, hundreds and none of them muslcally7 seem to have anything to offer "I don't know. They're our sound." probably trying to be very modern. Trying to be Eno. I don't SIOUXSIE and The Banshees know and I don't really care." seem to be going through a Is Is true that "Drop Dead" was ditricult period just now. Live, written about John and Kenny7 they've lost a lot of their "No. I suppose, to a certain characteristic spontaneity. extent, It was Inspired by them, They're touring with a borrowed but It's not aboutthem. I've guitarist. Yet, they still manage forgotten about John and Kenny. to bring out an excellent single. Life must go on. Change is a Slouxsie and The Banshees have healthy thing anyway!" been down before and somehow Change being a healthy thing, managed to use it to their how do you think Siouxsie and advantage. It looks as If they'll do The Banshees have changed7 the same again. A NEW ROCK MONTHLY.& No.1 ON SALE TODAY SMASH HITS 7 THE NEW HIT SINGLE PULLING MUSSELS (FROM THE SHELL) FROM THE ALBUM 'ARGYBARGY'
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GARY PHOTOURS THE PHOTOS, who have spent April as special guests on the NUMAN European leg of The Police World Tour, return to Britain in May to play a short series of gigs in SOUND& support of their new EP on Epic Records. Dates are as follows: Glasgow Technical college (7), VISION Aberdeen University (8), Dundee GARY NUMAN makes his entry University (9), Edinburgh Nite into the world of commercial Club (10), Ayr Pavillion (11 ), video this month with the release London Marquee (14), of a 45 minute cassette filmed at Loughborough University (15), Hammersmith Odeon on his last Kidderminster Town Hall (16) tour. and Bangor University (17). This will be the first time that a The band's first album, major pop act has put a produced by Undertones/Lene videocassette on the market Lovich man Roger Bechirian, will (though Blondie's "Eat To The be in the shops at the end of Beat" has also been May. announced)and the first time that a recording will be available that can be played on all the various different video systems. Beggar's Banquet are manufacturing VHS, Phillips, Betamax and Sonumatic versions of the film which features a promotional film of "Cars" plus the following live tracks; "Me I Disconnect From You", 'M.E.", ''We Are So Fragile", "Everyday I Die", "Conversations", AC/DC have found a new singer "Remember I Was Vapour", "On Broadway", "Down In The Park", to replace the late Bon Scott. He "My Shadow In Vain", "Are is Brian Johnson, previously the singer with Newcastle band 'Friends' Electric?" and "Tracks". Geordie, who chalked up a Assuming that you're lucky enough to own or rent all the couple of hits in 1973 with "All proper video equipment, you can Because Of You" and "Can You Do It". Brian is currently purchase the cassette for either £19.99 for VHS and Betamax rehearsing with the band prior to formats or £29.99 for Sonumatic recording a new album for and Phillips machines from WHO'S THE summer release. Beggars' Banquet, 8, Hogarth Road, London W5. FACE?
WONDERING WHAT Ian Dury's IDENTITY CRISIS been up to lately? Well, amongst I SPENT years playing piano other things he's been penning a around my Portsmouth home, review of the Elvis '56 book for a made a couple of dumper singles brand new monthly magazine FERN KINNEY is arriving in with a band called Arms And called "The Face" which should Britain in May for her first live Legs and then had to do be in your newsagent right now. appearances on these shores. arrangements for a cabaret band "The Face" - the brainchild of She will be supporting The called Koffee 'N' Kreme for a the same Nick Logan who Stylistics at London Dominion while-just to pay the rent. Then, founded "Smash Hits" - is a Theatre (4), Manchester as soon as I buy a, pair of white glossy publication covering all Thameside Theatre (6) and shoes and start wearing the kinds of aspects of the music Bristol Hippodrome (11 ). (There louder kind of suit, I find the scene but with particular will be two shows per night at world is beating a path to my emphasis on the best of rock each of these venues.) Fern is door. Turn to the bottom (blush!) photography. Very good it is too, also doing two gigs of her own; of Page 11 to discover my true but just you make sure you fork Manchester Jolly's (5) and identity. out for your "Smash Hits" firstl Hatfield Forum (10). __ .., iJ .... I ...... -..- I I .---- ' • ' !f ' t . . I , ll · ,,,,.,,,,. ' ,,,,.,,,,. . \ :,_...... 1· GAYE :\ EVAPOR 4 DAYS ~ NATION! MARVIN GAYE, who was forced THE VAPORS have announced to cancel his January British tour their first major headline tour for because of domestic problems. the month of June to coincide has now rearranged his dates for with the release of their first June. The venues are the same as ANARCHY IN THE REAR STALLS album, "New Clear Days", on before; Manchester Apollo (6), United Artists. Liverpool Philharmonic Hall (8), THE STORY ofthe maldn1 of~ GJNt Roell 'N' llol lwlndle" Dates are; Bradford University London Royal Albert Hall (13), would rnaba ■ood movteln Ila own rltlllt. Ort■IMlr ...... V9dln (4) Norwich University (5), Birmingham Odeon (14), London 1tn.. "Who ICllecl Iambi", under the direction of,,...,.. Cambridge Corn Exchange (6), Rainbow (15), Slough Fulcrum American porn peclclarRuN .,_,lt...... ,tllle.plotand Birmingham University (7), Centre (18), Brighton Centre (19) format numerou8tlmee aftar he abandoned ltln...... , Bristol University (9), St Albans and Edinburgh Usher Hall (21 ). Maloolm McLaNn repNtecly...... ,hlamlndabouttheldndof Civic Hall (10), Guildford Civic fllm he wanted and then Rattan 8WOl'8 he would haw INlllllnl to (12), Sheffield Polytechnic (12), do with It In any ehape or form; Nt.the bend broke• and ... Newcastle University (14), decl.-.cl bankrupl, Youn■ dlreclor Julian Temple, who had IINn In Dundee Barracuda (15), onthe prolectalltheway, w .. Wttoplece....,...thebNtllm Edinburgh Tiffanys (16), he oould from the thouNnda of fNt of flm and vldaotllpe1hat had Aberdeen Ruffles (17) Glasgow bulltup. College Of Technology (18), Bath University (21 ), Cardiff Top Rank Unclw the cln:ummnoea. he haln't made a bad Job of It. (22), Plymouth Fiesta (23), Documentary mNta wlldfantny, ciartoon• rub ehouldenwllll Bournemouth Stateside Centre promo fllma, _,.. utlre mlw It with caeual portl09raplly, and (24), Leicester University (25), the l'flUltlnl mixture makN, much of the time, forfalrty ...... Hull, Withernsea Grand Pavillion vlewln■. (26), Rainbow, London (28). McLaren la the l'NI atar In Illa role ..The Embezzter, lntant on awlnclln■ hu■e amounta of ...h out of the reeonl lnduatry...., by the brlllant manlpulatlon of the media. 8lfte Jonea ..l'he - Crook pu.,... him for hla ehare of the lot. Unauaa11nly.
Runnln■ ,.,....toalthlawehnetheNtualPlstolaalOryC• ..... of ltJ. from Nfly London ....to tlnal break•"' ... FranclHo. ThlalNtlatheflm'• mNtltrlllln■ ...... tumln1 on the crowd at the end of an appall"'■ venlon of "No Fun" and tplltln■ "Did you evw ■-tthefNllnl you'vellNn takenr The remainder of the movie .un..trom the abNnce of hit abrllllve lntelllpnce. Rotten wnThe Plltol• and the picture ofthe band II conaequently loptlded. Glen Matlock tcaroaly 1•a look In, whlle the foota1e of Sid II ltrlctlyfantaty ltldl-all motollllkN end "My Wey". The pathetic Rio/Ronnie 11■1• eplaocle CIOIMl over u It actually w ..-e lut dNperate publlclty ltUnt. The funnlNt part II an Interview with Rotten'• former lln■ln■ tutor (to much for Maclaren'• clalm thatthe bend ahouldn't be llbleto playl. A tembly nice clean lady, ...... a lnatch of ROCKY BURNETTE has been "Submlulon" In e fruity soprano to llultnlle a point. c9nfirmed as the support act on So what did you expect? A nice tidy rap to rllhel,_.,..._7 The Doctor Hook's short tour of chaotic "Swlndle" at INlt doNn't try to Judy anythln■ -It'll Britain. probably INVe you more confuHCI than ever. The l1ldl of which legencll (and moneyl are made. Oh, and yet, It la an •x• oertlllcate. BOB MARLEY and The Waiters play their first British date for CHISWICK RECORDS are three years when they headline releasing an album of previously an open air concert at Crystal WEMBLEY unheard material from Joe Palace Bowl on Saturday June 7th. Support acts include The Joe Strummer's pre-Clash band The WAIL 101 ers in May. Jackson Band, Average White LIKE THE good West Ham Band and Q-Tips. Tickets are fanatics they are, The Cockney available either from branches of Rejects are marking their team's THE UNDERTONES have been Virgin Records for fJ .00 or from appearance in the FA Cup Final forced to cancel their May 3rd Garden Party, GP Productions, by recording their own individual date at Belfast's Whitla Hall PO Box 4TL, London W1A 4TL for version of the team's song, " I'm because of a ban on "new wave" 0 .30 per ticket. Postal orders Forever Blowing Bubbles". bands which followed an earlier only will be accepted and Haven't they got enough concert by The Selecter at the applicants should include SAE. problems with their defence? venue. 10 SMASH HITS ...... -, , ,...... - I I ,...... - I I I I I" ' I '\ ' I ,. \ I ,,, \\ I'
''I I' \ I \ I .,..- \1 ' .,,.,..- ,...... ~ ... REPEATO TOFADO THOUGHT YOU might be F 11IERE hN been a battle going on In the Liverpool area for the Interested to see the job that a most elabor■taly named band, then Orchfttral Manoeuvrn must Spanish translator made of win hands down over Echo• The Bunnymen, The Te■rdrop "Video Killed The Radio Star" for f.xplodee, Lori a The ChameleoM and wen Pink Mlltta,y Stand the sleeve of Bruce Woolley's Alone. version over there. Not qulta Livapudllans, OMID Im a 21p t.-ry ride away ■crou the Meney, In the Wirral-In a " ally little place" called Meolf (but "I heard you won the Wallace pronounoed Mahe). Until qulta recently, the gigantic name backin'S2 oona11lIda mere two people-Paul Humphreys and Andy Lying awake from the beginning MIClulby. I heard you won the Wallace back Tot,etherthey'd been In The Id who, ■cconllng to Andy, were the ln'52 only band on that llde ofthe Meney, apart from Delek I Love You Lying awake it come teeming in (not bllcl, but not qulta ollecure enough) whom Andy joined briefly on you when The Id folded. Reunited with Paul, he remembers, they faced HI was young it didn't stop you • to the fact that they "oouldn't play for toffN" by teaming up coming through with Winston, their fllmoua tape recorder. Winston wu programmed with an kinds of music by the palr I saw your picture in the ll1ctronlc percuulon, sylltheslla, uxophone - alt of which he magazines I read r-,rocluclad faithfully on stage, lharlng th1 llmellght with Andy's Imagined footlight on the vocall ■ncl b■N and Paurs keyboards. wooden fence ahead NIM' a year of this-Including th1 Ylt'Y ftn1 single "Electrtclty'' Sometimes I thought you were on M■nchelter lndepe11dl11t label Factory-Winston wu replaced controlling me inlJtead by Dave Hughes on keyboards and occasional bus and Malcolm How many children 7 on drums and "-tronk perculalon. "Electrlcfty", me■nwhlle, had What did you tell them c■uNd a hw brains to tight up at Dlndllc and w■1 re-relHHCI by Pictures came and took you heart them, foloWN by the band's first album, recorded In their own And now we live In the small stuclo. abundance of New York Since Winston "retired from the stage", OMID's equipment hN We hear the playback and its been built Into ...... looking fnmes which surround Andy on seems so long ago thrM sides u he sings. Watching the band go through their MORE KINK And you remember the genius of lmaglnatlnly varied and highly dancNbl1 Ht. It's not hard to IN years ago why they Ny they obfectto being clullftad with John Foxx and GaryNuman. KRONIKLES You were the first one You were the first one ..." -We're not entirely electronic. We only UH tapes and synths If A NEW compilation of old Kinks they're lntarestlng. W1 may play dirges, but we do pop things classics from the sixties just out And you thought WE made tool" on Pye under the title " You Really mistakes ... Bt9veTaylor Got Me" contains the original versions of a couple of recent hits, "David Watts" and "Stop Your Sobbing", as well as much other fine stuff. Stands the time HUMANOEVRES test and makes for interesting comparative listening. A NEW Joy Division album, entitled "Closer", has just been completed and is expected on Factory at the end of May.
THE HUMAN League have their second album, " Travelogue", released by Virgin on May 14th. First 10,000 copies will appear a £3.99 before reverting to the list orice of £5.25. SMASH HITS 11
Two-Tone Tessies, yet you notice we've had plenty of offers - but that once something like on the other hand we might just Two-Tone, for instance, becomes get a secretary who'll actually ·GIRLS TALK very successful people start to organise things for us." resent it. You can see in the press There are some things you that many writers just seem to IF YOU haven't seen The be trying to impress each other Bodysnatchers live, you may well can't cover up with lipstick and - and maybe Two-Tone is a dirty be able to see them in a film word now." which will hopefully appear in "If you're playing for fun, the summer. featuring live powder. Ryan Kelly forget it," she finishes footage of them, plus The sarcastically. "Something Specials, Madness, The Selecter unveils The Bodysnatchers. popular and commercial doesn't and The Beat. It will be on release prompt any interest, but you'll in cinemas, and will be Hey, I want to tell you about something new, find Siouxsie and The Banshees We rude girls skanking just as well as you, accompanied by a compilation and The Slits getting Records of album, and possibly a booklet - You may have forgot about us up to now, the Week, because if you're although plans at this point are But take care boys, we may well show you how! obscure and misunderstood still hazy. artists, everyone sympathises." Butalthoughthetourhasbeen HAT, briefly, is what The being in the right place at the successful for The Bodysnatchers are all right time," continues Miranda. SOMEHOW IT seems almost Bodysnatchers, it was not for the Tabout. An all-girl, "What we play is just very impertinent after that heated group who were originally seven-piece ska band, they were popular at the moment. outburst to venture that some second on the bill, Holly and The considered laughable on their "Of course," she adds, "being people just might not happen to Italians. They had to quit first public outings, basically all girls has helped us a lot, like "Rock Steady", but we do half-way through amidst a blaze because they had no idea as to merely because it's still a novelty talk about the single and how it of publicity, leaving The how (or when) to play their to find seven females in one band came to be. Bodysnatchers to move up to instruments. - because music is still very "We never really had that main support act. But suddenly The much a male dominated field." much time or choice when it "Though I was sorry to see Do they think that all girl bands Bodysnatchers are laughable no came to choosing the single," Holly go, I found things much immediately inherit a bad more. They may not be in the says Jane, a rather vivacious better when we were second Mantovani class just yet, but reputation? blonde drummer who spent band on," says Jane. "The first they've proved their worth by "I think that men have a pretty much of the interview clinging to band has the job of really getting a deal with Two-Tone, bad idea of girls in bands," some unnamed guy's knee. warming the audience up, most which has spawned the hit debut mutters Rhoda, their black "We didn't set out to record a of whom are still arriving, and single "Let's Do Rock Steady", toasting lead singer. cover version because many of also it means that you are very and a place on The Selecter's "I think everyone the other Two-Tone bands had rushed. recent tour. Not bad at all for underestimates girl bands had success that way. We found "We'd just laze around seven girls who a year ago had really," says keyboards player that none of our other material travelling to the gig, then we'd never even heard of each other. Penny, the one with the slight was strong enough at that point, be last to do the soundcheck, run It was bass player Nicky's idea lisp and prime offender in the and that 'Rock Steady', which off to put our make-up on, and to form a group, after she had giggling stakes. has a catchy tune and simple have to be back on in ten seen The Specials in a London "One girl came up to me after a words, had always gone down minutes to play the set. By the club. She took the usual steps of show - towards the end of the particularly well with audiences. time we had finished though, advertising in the music rags for tour by which time we could play "Strangely though, we've had we'd have so much energy left recruits, exclusively female, then the whole set without it falling to a lot of people tell us that they and nothing to do with it." wasted months sifting through pieces - and practically gasped prefer the song that we did write "Holly and the Italians are a no-good applicants for the job. that she didn't think we'd be able on the B-side, 'Ruder Then You'." good band, but it was completely It was only when Jane came to play our instruments at all." I ask whether they will be the wrong tour for them," along four months later the show "Also," adds Miranda," a lot of staying with the Two-Tone set continues Miranda. "The got on the road, at least now able people came up to me when we up? audience had come along to hear to boast a rhythm section, in were on tour, and quite bluntly "We're committed to doing one thing and then were theory if not in practice. said that they didn't think that another single with them, but confronted by something The other members followed we'd be any good, so they just after that I don't know," says completely different halfway one by one, from schoolgirls didn't turn up in time to see us. Rhoda. "We don't even know through - so it's not surprising (saxist Miranda) to fashion Those ideas are the only what the next single will be, they were given a hard time. Also designers (guitarist Sarah Jane, drawbacks you have to put up because we haven't had a chance I think the Two-Tone audience is or SJ). all linked by two factors - with." to write and rehearse anything particularly narrow-minded." (a) total musical inability and (b) "It's that idea that makes a lot new while we've been on tour. "I don't think so," bursts out being female. So why weren't of girls seem to think that if "It isn't necessarily all our Rhoda indignantly, "I don't think men allowed in? they're in a band they've got to decision either. The record you can blame the audience at "I don't think we would have prove themselves all the time company has a large say, as all. If you come to see a joined a group, I know I certainly instrumentally, or have got to they've got a lot more experience Two-Tone or a mod band, you wouldn't have, if there had been put across some heavy point in these matters." expect to see just that. You men involved," says Miranda, about sexism or feminism," The Bodysnatchers are nothing wouldn't expect, or want, to see who at seventeen could become announces Penny, "so that in the if not ambitious. Apart from The Lambrettas supported by the new Penelope Keith, with her end there's no fun in them at all throwing themselves in at the Def Leppard, would you?" daunting self-possession and and they end up downright deep end as far as writing and Another great debate breaks aristocratic manner. boring." playing go, they do not as yet out emphasising the real "Boys usually start learning an "There are still some strange have a manager to keep them on difference between groups of instrument at about 14 or 15, and ideas about girl bands," says the straight and narrow. Don't men and of women. Men talk in as we were all joining to learn as Rhoda. "People immediately they find it difficult to keep turn - women tend to rush in all we went along, it would have assume that you are all heavy things moving at this early at once and present an inaudible made us look ridiculous." feminists and hate men. If there stage? argument. So, instead of appearing inept are half a dozen men in the band, "Not really," answers Jane. But despite their inability to in front of experienced though it's a different thing "The Selecter tour was more or agree on anything else, The colleagues The Bodysnatchers altogether - no-one assumes less all arranged for us, and there Bodysnatchers are unanimous as set out to look ridiculous in front they must immediately be gay, have always been people we far as their own careers are of club audiences, learning as , or macho or something. It only could go to for advice if we concerned. They feel that they they went along. Still in the happens to girls." needed it. But it is a very have proved it's attitude, not infant stage at their second gig, But then, it's mostly men who democratic set up within the ability that counts. As Miranda they were offered a place as 'write about bands in the first band. There are no leaders who points out, there are hundreds of place. support on a tour with The take control on big decisions, groups around that are musically Selecter, who disregarded "We've also seen the and let's face it, with seven of us superb, yet really boring. technique in favour of style. Two-Tone backlash gather steam around it's pretty easy just to As far as the record buying in the reviews we've had," says take a vote! public are concerned, it seems "OUR LUCK is really down to Miranda, "One paper called us "We may get a manager- that they're right. SMASH HITS 13 DIRT CHEAP HIGH QUALITY PUNK GEAR CLASH JEANS (Bondage Style) Lots of pockets and zips. Colours: black. red. green, grey or khaki. Sizes: Mens 24"-38" W. Girls 8-18 £9.90 + 60p P&P
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14 SMASH HITS supposed to sweep away, not there are clearly unwary people people who were active around revive. who must be warned. Look, the 1977 - doesn't mean that it's Poor old Desperate Bicycles only recommendation I can necessarily any good. they can't do anything well, from honestly make about this Contact address? Desperate their silly name and painful, dreadful warning to us all is to Bicycles didn't even manage one meaningless title onwards. Their listen long and hard before of those ... jarring, jangling tunes (I use the buying. Just because it's Red Starr term loosely) are poor at best, independently produced - or by their playing and arrangements utterly without a spark of .. imagination and their general ... execution (now there's an idea) is artless and sluggish. In fact, the only thing that can ...... ·· be said in their favour here is that : DESPERATE BICYCLES: Remorse the vocals are clearly audible - / Code (Refill Records LP). in this case a distinct / Well, I can certainly see why disadvantage, as their lyrics too ~ they're desperate. An East are firmly on the wrong side of London band, Desperate Bicycles dreadful. were among the very first of the Really, it's hard to believe that do-it-yourself single pioneers, there could be a band so eventually ending up with four relatively competent at their singles on their own Refill chosen instruments and yet so Records to their name. completely without natural And so to this, their first album, talent. still featuring two of the original Not that it's actually offensive foursome, which was recorded in - it's too nice and well meaning October of last year. I'm not for that- it's just so familiar with the singles but this overwhelmingly fifth rate that I is, er, well, um-frankly, it's feel sorry rather than irritated. awful. And I do mean awful - the So why prolong this agony? kind of well intentioned but Mainly because I'm staggered to utterly hopeless hippy claptrap see this awful artefact enter the that the New Wave was independent album Top Ten and
and "Ginny". Gentle and independent singles top 30 singles melodic, with harmonies backing - TWO vocals and all things, '60s, plus a THIS WEEKS "Wind-Up WEEK AGO - Girt", the first release smidgeon of Gerry Rafferty. TITlf/ARTIST IABEL on London based Gun Records, is 1 1 FOOD FOR THOUGHT UB40 (£1 from Jerry The Ferret, 50 Graduate by heavy metal band Spitfire. Not z 11 YOU/ANTICIPATION Delta 5 South Park Terrace, I/ford, Essex.) Rough Trade mindless like most offerings from A Welsh Company called Discos 3 2 WHERE THERE"$ A Will Slits/Poe Groue Y (Aou11h Trade) the established HM bands, but a Incorporated are currently 4 3 TREASGN The Turdroe ~lodes Zoo neat, well produced commercial promoting "Femmes Sous 5 - REAUTIES OF WAR Oischaraa Clax rock song from a band with a Cellophane" by French new wave 5 S.Y.S.U.F,M. (TIIE LETTER SONGI Q,Tles • Shotgun certain style and originality. band Edith Nylon. Fresh, well 7 8 WIIERFS CAPTAIN KIM Seiu Enargi Rough Trade Which is much more than can be constructed pop with ... er .. . 22 SOLDIER SOLDIER Seiu Energi • Rough Trade said for the EP by Discharge on nice synthesiser intro and catchy 12 YOU CAN 8£ YOU Honex Bane Crass the new Stoke-on-Trent label, vocal effects and chorus, even '10 4 CARTROUBLE Adam And The Ants Clay Records. The four identical Dolt though I have no idea what the 11 7 tracks, about society and war and WARDANCf Killing Joki Malicious Damage female singer Mylene is on about 12 23 f(VERCrames that sort of thing, are only llleg1I (I didn't get the 'O' level I) 13 20 distinguishable from radio static FEEDING OF THE 5.000 Crus Small Wonder (Contact: SAE to Discos 14 TRANSMISSION Jox Division by the screaming, gabbled Incorporated, 53 Madoc Street, FaClo~ 15 27 BETTI:RSCREAM Wahl Heat vocals. Makes the UK Subs sound Gwynedd.) ln.-.itable like the Welsh Male Voice Choir. 11 ARAUCA Robart ~att This issue's charm quota is Rough Trade (Contact: SAEs to Gun Records, 17 8 SLEDGEHAMMER Sledgehammer supplied on a 4½ track EP by Valiant 101-103 Baker Street, London 14 RICkErS HAND Fad Gadget Exeter band The Impossible Mute W1; Clay Records, 26 Hope "19 10 THREE MAHTRAS Cabaret Voltaire Dreamers (A Merciful Release). Rough Trade Street, Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent.) 20 16 YAP YAP YAP Piranhas An abundance of acoustic Attri• Another new label that has 21 18 GIVE "EM HlllWitch!):nde guitars, along with Nick Ronde/et emerged this year is London's 22 19 MOTORHEAO Motomead Waterhouse's matter-of-fact Big Beat Vendetta Records. They have just vocals give the songs a folky feel. 23 24 FIERY JACK Fall Stee Forward released their second single, The The best are "Books Books 24 13 NAlffllc«ET SLEIGHRIDf Quartz Reddington·, Meanies' "Waiting For You"/"It's Books", a singalong ditty, and 25 26 ALTERNATIVE ULSnR Stiff Little Fingers Rough Trade True" which is average and the funny "Not A Love Song" ZS 9 REALITY ASnUM Cross forgettable. Crau with Nick singing an imaginary 27 15 KEBAB TRAUME Deutsche American1Sche Froundschaft Mute More interesting is the label's guitar solo. A gem for collectors 21 WARM GIRLS Girls At Our Best first offering, "Don't Let Go" by Record of real home made records. 29 ENGLISH BLACKBOYS X.O Ous Seventeen. The'A' side comes Facto~ (Contact: SAE to Scott, Rough 30 DEATH AND DESTINY MX!!!ra across as a rather self-conscious Guardian Trade, 202 Kensington Park Road, attempt at a clean simple pop London W11.) song, but "Bank Holiday Steve Bush independent albums top 10 Weekend" succeeds where the TWO THIS WEEKS other side fails, and re-creates the WEfX AGO happy-go-lucky feel of holidays nnE/ARTIST LABEL and general skives. 1 BOOruG R£TROSP(CTIV£ s1~. Y (Rou11h Trade) (Contact: SAE to Eric Gavin, 193 2 1 FOR HOW MUCH LONGER Poe Groue Rough Trade Half Moon Lane, London SE24.) 3 2 STATIONS OF THE CRASS Cress Crass Hearing of Jerry The Ferret on 4 4 COLOSSAL YOUTH Young Marble Giants Rou11h Trade Dead Horse Records conjures up 5 6 COUNT DRACULA AND OTHER LOVE SONGS Ouaru Reddington·• images of more 1976-style punk, I 6 5 S"NGS THE LORD TAUGHT US Crames I Illegal but their EP is anything but. The I 7 9 UNKNOWN PLEASURES Jox Division Facto!:Y two tracks that stand out most NINE MONTHS TD THE DISCO Gino Babies • Heartbeat were both written by Tony Sales 9 7 INRAMMAILE MAnRIAL Stiff little Fingers Aou11h Trade - "The Music Goes On And On" 10 REMORSE CODE Daseerata Bic~les Refill SMASH HITS 15 Compiled by Record Business lro111 • nationwide panel of 1peci1li1t ahopL - Only lllles not connected willl 1111jor record compuiea are eligible. TIES MODS-PUNK-ROCK ~C:;fa:l:lf ' I \ - .,, 18 The Beat 2 TONE £2 A· 1 All Ch• 1 .. • YEStNDEf.P'( THE Fet',J'TiC C~f.{/;:,WS i,,MATfl-ESA'/S.' you'tL C.-o "W.06,?.>LY ~1"11....,H"'f"oo WH&IJYou I'/ , • ~-THE Sl'A~K11Nq FRArJi'iC. C-'TTA~ · • • • , \ ..i\.. f~LJR1NC:r Z.1t.L101'JS ~ A"""'ZJ,-Jq' PIS ::- I-\ - \ ,,.✓- , _,,_ , , - \. ,...... , I .._ \ / 18 SMASH HITS WIN A MINI-TVI ACROSS DOWN 1 She sings "Together We Are 1 current hit: It'll satisfy Beautlful" and sounds like a your stomach and plant! (4,6) stimulate your mindI , Surfadng artists hiding In the (U,7) young brat's room I 2 Anybody for a nutty tour of 6 Whatkindofteat7(3,4,7) Egypt? (5,4.2,51 8 Not a tortoi... Hke 3 & 29 acrou Early Jam hit, Independent label sold a lot on Sundays! 9 & 5 down. B.A. Robertson 45 (4,2,3,51 ' (4,2,3,1) , Punks who had a hit with 11 Lynneor8eck7 "Babylon's Burning" 12 Someranintoananagraml 5 S..9across 13 Ma Nightingale 7 I.e. Bart's look (anagram of 15 1an, ex of Mott the Hoople lings) (5,6) 16 Soul Starr 10 Old Dave Edmunds single 18 stiff Uttle Rngen LP (7,41 written by Nick Lowe (when he used to rocll 'n' roll) 20 The UK lot had a hit with (1,4.3.51 "Luton Airport" 11 & 2t acrou Two thirds of a 21 Specials frontman (5,4) Strangler 22 Mr Stein, no relation to 14 Dr Hoot single (4,4) Frankie! 1'7 '1a She Really Going Out With 24 MusicfromAlaakal Him" was his first hit (3,7) 25 Do-lt•Yourselfer7 19 Ma Yates, Bobby's girl 22 "White Riot" WU their 1977 2t SN 11 down 45 28 Blllyboy 23 Noddy Holder's band 29 See3down 27 A star of the Swlndle Would you Hke anotlls crack at winning that mini-TV with Its 5 Inch ICr'Nn and radio comblned7 You would7 Good! Then here It Is, with a brand new copy of Genetls' best Nlllng album ''Duke" (Including the excellent "Tum It On Again" appropriately enough) throwh in for good measure. You know how It works: thetlr$t correct entry opened after the closing date (May 14) cops the mini•TV and the "Duke" album. The nut 25 correct entries opened wll each receive a copy of the o.n■sis album, OK7 Then read on ..• Howtoenter Simply solve our Cl'ouword puzzle, writing the anewen1 in ink, pen or ballpoint. Complete the coupon with your own full name and address then cut it out and poet it in a naled envelope addreued to: SMASH HITS (Cro11word No. 37), 14 Holkham Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough PEZ 0UF. Make sure it arrives not laterthan May 14, 1980, the closing date. Senderof the flm correct entry checked after the closing date will win the mini-TV. Sendera of the next 25 correot entries will each receive a copy of the Genesis album. The l:ditor's decision on all matters relating to the competition will be final and legally binding. No correspondence can be entered into. The competition is open to all readers In Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Eire, Channel Isles and the Isle of Man, excluding employees (and their familin) of Smash Hits and East Midland AlliedPreu. ANSWERS TO CROSSWORD No. 35 ACROSS: 1 "Moonlight (And Muzak)"; 5 The Jam; 7 "Going Underground"; 11 Les (Chappell); 13 Def (leppard); 14 (Ian) Hunter; 16 (Graham) Parker; 17 Chas (Smash); 18 Who; 20"(0ff The) Wall"; 21 Sad Cafe; 22 Kiki (Dee); 23 Poet; 25 "Echo (Beach)"; 28 (Status) Quo-te; 29 Abba; 31 Mud; 35 Rod (Stewart); 36 "Alabama (Song)"; 37 (Rod) Stewart; 38 Logo. DOWN: 1 "My Girl"; 2 "(Green) Onions"; 3 "Guns Of Navarone"; 4 The Knack; 5 "Together We Are (Beautiful)"; 6 ELO; 8 "Good (Times)" 9 "(lfThe Kids Are) United"; 10 Freddie (Mercury); 12 "(Are Friends) Electric"; 15 "(Together We Are) Beautiful"; 19 Orchestral (Manoeuvres In The Dark); 24 The Beat; 26 "Hot Dog"; 27 "(Good) Times"; 30 Adam (Faith); 32 (Kiki) Dee; 33 Ska; 34 Bat. CROSSWORD No. 35 WINNERS TV WINNER: Diane Turner, Hull. ALBUM WINNERS: AndrewTharme, Bebington, Merseyside; Clare O'Neill, Earley, Reading; David Fryer, Upper Gornal, W. Midlands; lain Smith, Llangefni, Anglesey; Steve Teague, Burgess Hill, Sussex; Richard Turner, Worthing, W. Sussex; Tim Knight, New ( No.37 Southgate, London; K. M. Cook, Kilburn, Derby; Matt Stillwell, Morden, Surrey; Andrew Stone, Chaddesden, Derby; Steven Giles, I Blackbird Leys, Oxford; John Cheves, Nettleham, Lincoln; Brendan I NAME Monaghan. Newtownards. Co. Down; Jackie Brown, Oldbury, W. Midlands; Sean Pulley, St. Ives, Cornwall; B. Gut, Purley, Surrey; ] ADDRESS Angela Jones, Chepstow, Gwent; Jeffrey Tibber, Kenton, Middlesex; Carolyn Aucott, Farnham Common, Bucks; Paul White, I Chadderton, Oldham; Jackie Harrison, St Andrews, Bristol; David 1------Astles, Little Heath, Herts; Anita Varndell, Smethwick, W. Midlands; John Hurst, Exeter; Virendra Shah, Islington, London. 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But after b■ nd who have just signed to RCA. much p1r1u11ion and • f- naughty Bnldn the ■tbum, ''The Beginning", words I got it back and play.ct th• they h1v1 • single out t■ken from it oth•r side, whlc:h w11n't quite H t itled "Meke It Last". It's • re■lly good good II the first but worth struggling track ■nd by far th■ belt on th■ for. album. A,_ more albums that I managed Now to t he 1111{11•. The n- on■ by to play without any trouble were Narada Mlch■tl W■ lden, " I Should "Two Ton• o• Fun" by Two Tons Of H■v• Loved Y■" (Atlantic), Is Fun (F1nt11y), "Lady T" by TNnl deflnltely chart bound, end easily H Marie (Motown) and "The Beginning" good u his recent hit "Tonight I'm by Midnight Star (Solar). Alright". Rodney Franklin Is dlmblng The ''Two Tons o• Fun" happen to steadily up the ch■rts with ''The be two rather large l■dl•• and Groove" (CBS), a jau funk Sylvester's b■c:kill{I group. Their Instrumental. This Is r■■lly big in the album's absolutely great, containing• clubs at prfflftt, with lots of stops number of really good tracks. Some of ■nd starts and can be quit■ t he stuff sounds similar to the old embarrassing If it finishes suddenly Sylvtster sounds, but nev1rthel- and you'rt left dancing! 1re rtally strong and full of energy. H•rble Hencoc:k hn • n- record Two of the best tr■c:ks are "Earth Can out "Go For It" (CBS) t■ken from his a. Just Llk■ Heaven" and "One Sid.ct n-■lbum "Monster". The B side Is love Affelr". one of the best records he's made, TNn■ Marie's elbum unfortunately "Tell Everybody" . WH ■ bit of• disappointment. I rt■lly Thet's It until the 15th. a.v I Shoulda Loved Ya By Narada Michael Walden on Atlantic Records Chorus Rob Jone••• Disco Pick I should■ love ya I should■ loved ya Mystic Merlin " Just Can't Ooh when I touched ya Give You Up" Capitol I should■ loved ya Mystic Merlin's import album has There you were, I wH blinded been going down a storm in After love, swore I couldn't find It clubs and discos around the A seduction grabbed my hand country for months now, and at Ooh, my body screamed last Capitol Records have decided But my heart just didn't understand to release the best track here in Life between the sheets is fine the UK."Just Can't Give You Up" If all you wanna make Is t ime is really jazz funk at its best and But If you wanna make it last although this is Mystic Merlin's Ooh you lose control if you drive too fast debut single, with music like this Repeat chorus they are going to be around for a longtime. Going down for the count Now I'm In but you are out My memories are my obsession Begging for attention, ooh yeah Apprehending all my criminal need I stole your heart and then left you to bleed Those days are over baby Yes, I swear, Just uy the word and I'll be there Repeat chorus and ad lib to fade Words and music by N. M. Walden/ T. M. Stevens/A. Willis Reproduced by permission Rondor Music Ltd/ Warner Bros. Music Ltd. SMASH HITS 19 the flower-power revival," he says with heavy irony. MOD REVIVAL or not, 1979 was a good year for The Who, even if it was marred by the Cincinnati stadium disaster where 11 fans were crushed to death. The Who had returned to touring after a lengthy absence. Townshend played two charity shows in London, for Amnesty International and Rock Against Racism. He also embarked on his second solo album," Empty Glass," produced by Chris Thomas, fresh from his triumph with The Pretenders. Despite the release of "Who Came First" in 1972, Townshend regards the new album as his first solo record. " I didn't write any new material for Who Came First'. It was made up of fragments I had lying around. Also, I didn't use a record producer as such. it was of demo quality," he says. In the past Townshend has said that he thought more people would listen to his songs on a Who album than if they appeared on a Pete Townshend solo record. So why then, has he made " Empty Glass" 7 " That's true, but there's two reasons I did it. One because The Who is becoming increasingly difficult to write for in an honest way. The second reason is that when I signed my solo deal (a three album commitment) I didn't think The Who would record again. " Like everybody etlse, I thought they were finished. Or at least if they weren't finished I thought they'd only exist as a touring band. Or maybe concentrate on films, without doing any road work. So I'd have plenty of time." As things turned out, The Who are now committed to an extensive touring schedule, and have recently signed a recording contract which guarantees them " quite considerably more" than the reported £15 million for delivering four albums. The deal is for America and Canada; they have yet to sign a contract for the rest of the world. Currendy the band are in the studio with Bill Szymczyk, he of Eagles and Joe Walsh reknown. Townshend hopes they will have finished recording by the time his kids break-up for their summer hols. "The reason why it's difficult THERE'S NO FACE to write for The Who," he continues, " is because The Who have always grown up, evolved - you could say growing old, with great pain. LIKE AN OLD FACE " I think a lot of it has got to do with that side of our band 'cause A revitalised Pete Townshend we're so obsessed with various aspects of rock-the idealistic talks to Steve Clarke side of it, the spiritual side of it, A GROUP of 1979-style Mods As they were queueing a tallish introduce himself, Pete the potential-for-improve were waiting outside the London geezer with not the world's Townshend stalked off into the ment-of-society side of it - Rainbow to see their heroes, The smallest nose came up and asked night. that's always made us incredibly Who. It was the venerable band's them how long they'd been The episode exquisitely self-conscious. first gig since Keith Moon's waiting. What business was it of demonstrates Townshend's "I've felt that writing solo death. An occasion with a capital his7 , replied the surly second attitude towards the Mod material I can be completely 0 . generation Mods. Not waiting to renaissance. " I just can't wait for open. Just write off the top of my 22 SMASH HITS head like I used to do when I was drastic change of lifestyle." disaster? that would be cancelled, and we a kid. Just let it breathe. And " You'll have to make it clear wouldn't be able to play, so we'd then look at The Who situation in DOES PETE do the number of that I'm not speaking for the spend another night brooding. a slightly more calculating interviews he does because he group when I say this, or for the And then maybe several concerts manner. slightly more aware of wants to keep in touch with the management of the group or the would be cancelled and we'd the fact that we are now a group. audience? promoters of the show, or the have difficulty p1aying until there "Roger's feelings as an artist "No. Sometimes I can't speak people who run the stadium. But had been an enquiry. and as a creative person, at all. Touring the States this yes I do feel responsible. "But luckily the parents of the although he never writes. have time I just couldn't speak. I didn't "Not totally, but in as much as kids were incredibly sympathetic to be very carefully measured. He feel I had anything to say. I used I have profited and have always to us. So were the press and the really has to believe in a song to to feel when I was younger, up profited greatly from rock 'n' roll. authorities, with one exception. give a really good performance of until the time of 'Quadrophenia'. And profited directly from that The parents are suing. but in it.,, that what I had to say, aside from concert. And I think that anybody America that doesn't necessarily Does this mean there's no the songs I wrote, was really who made money out of it suggest animosity. It's just longer any animosity within the important. And valuable. I felt should feel sightly responsible. difficult to share their grief in an band? that rock needed commentary In because they're going to appropriate way. We never saw "There's odd little things but I a sense. continue to do the same kind of It happen except on the news don't think there's anything like "I feel that a lot less now. Not things and continue to behave in reels. And like I said we had to we used to have. My relationship just in our own band, but in other the same kind of way. But I don't put the armour on Immediately with Roger is very realistic. I bands. I don't need to read what think that everybody in the and not get too deeply upset think we can tell one another the Joe Strummer says to know that group feels quite that way about about it. truth without hurting one I like his work and respect him as it. "I saw Roger go through the another anymore." a man. And I know there's been a " I know that within about five whole machinations. One second So the fighting is a thing of the lot of people in that position for minutes of hearing about it we there were tears welling up in his past? years. were all saying we'll never work eyes and then he suddenly went "Well, I don't know ... It could "I don't really know why it is. I again. And within anotherfive like that . .. He could have just happen again. It only happened a think I probably do interviews we were saying we must go on collapsed in a bfubbering heap, couple of times anyway. It was today more out of a sense of duty above everything else 'cause we or soldiered on. It's an very overblown. It was not so than anything else." had a show the very next day. unfortunate expression but much hating one another's guts. Song-writing too, he says, is "And we were terrified that that's how it felt." Probably that's partly true. But done out of a sense of we're very. very different. And responsibility, "rather than a we're different :sides of The Who great inspirational drive all the coin." time". "I've got a silver suitcase of DOES PETE now see The Who about 400 songs," he says. " I'm going on forever? also constantly writing new "I'm not really sure anymore. songs. I think I begin to write out In fact I don't really care of a sense of duty. Then anymore. That's the thing. I don't strangely enough once you start care anymore about being told I to work you get fired up. It's like look old or told I look half dead or a ball rolling ..." whatever. I just don't give a It's well known that damn. I just work as hard as I Townshend is a fervent can, I write as well as I can and if I supporter of the new wave. He come out on top sometimes and has boundless enthusiasm for sometimes mediocre, then that's The Clash, and has recently gone the name of the game anyway. through phases of playing The "I think as far as the band is Boomtown Rats and The concerned I think I'll always do Pretenders. As far as he's my best, but I have to admit that concerned the Pistols' "Never in the past my best hasn't been Mind The Bollocks" is THE album good enough and it might not be of the '70s. His zeal for good enough in the future. But contemporary rock isn't, I'm definitely putting 100 per however, shared by the rest of cent in." The Who. In the latter part of the '70s, "I tried to warn the rest of the Pete dedared that he no longer group what was about to happen wanted to tour because he'd had in that '75-'76 period and they enough of live work disrupting didn't really care that much. And his family life. In an attempt to it's weird 'cause even till this day lead a more nine-to-five they don't care that much. existence Pete involved himself Roger's not very excited by any in projects outside The Who, and new bands at all. He quite likes even outside the music business. Boomtown Rats and Elvis Now he's once again committed Costello but outside of that .. . I himself to full-time rock 'n' roll. don't think he'd get halfway "The motivation for me to go through The Sex Pistols' album. back on the road with The Who "One day I'm going to have to was quite a simple one," he sit him down and make him explains. "When Keith died we listen because I'm sure when our probably went through the first album came out, people deepest and most honest heart who'd been listening to Cliff searching we've ever done. We Richard and The Shadows. were really sensitive to our maybe even people like Chuck fragility. 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Which two1 Cl Name the ge 27 ,.. __ ___ .., I -..._ ... .._ --, I , , I I ,,;-'I , I I .,,.,, , ----- I , r- I I .,,.,, , I I ,,,,,"' , ' I I , , I I ,,, , .,,.,, I I," ~,,; I a, I I I ,, I ,, I ...... --- perfect deadpan manner until it they've turned their attention to It doesn't set out to be collides with Iggy Pop's all the mid sixties soul that used mindboggling which is probably SINGLES "Nightclubbing". Check in here to come out on the Sue label. why it makes such good By a small creature for the Gary Glitter revival; eye This gorgeous fat fandango has company. (in shorts) make-up optional. weathered exceeding well. Nevermind that Bob and Earl DAVE EDMUNDS ROCKPILE: I THE MONOCHROME SET: The plummeted to obscurity after Hear You Knocking (Blueprint). Strange Boutique (OlnDlsc). making this record, their names This crisp, witty reworking of an Never have there been more will forever be remembered by ancient New Orleans classic was clever people making pop people who prefer moving about the record that gave Edmunds his records than there are now. Pop to sitting still. Which is more than first hit under his own name back is an acceptable career for the can be said about the majority of in 1971. It was a great record then Clever Person. Maybe, The this week's singles. and it sounds even better now. Monochrome Set would be better Although he probably doesn't off exercising their wit and VIC GODARD AND SUBWAY know much about this reissue, I imagination on the more difficult SECT: Split Up The Money doubt that he'll object. Ii kind of crossword. We are (MCA). Now if this wasn't the dealing here with an inability to work of a guy who's been hailed THE BEAT: Minor In The entertain. Monochrome Set are in various quarters as a major COCKNEY REJECTS: The Greatff1 Cockney Rip-Off (EMI). Bathroom (Go-Feet). In short, so intent on fascinating us that talent. then I'd describe it as an their best yet. Pumping rhythm, they leave us bored stiff. untidy, lazy and highly boring It's not the fact that The Rejects can't play that offends me. Nor clipped guitar, a song that is the LORI AND THE CHAMELEONS: record. very model of simple insistence PROTEX: A Place In Your Heart their blustering attempts at The Lonely Spy (Korova). Their songwriting. Neither is it the fact and the whole thing is topped off previous 45, "Touch", a kind of (Polydor). On the other hand JAH WOBBLE: Betrayal (Virgin). with some marvellous sax Protex are busy being dumb and This provides a better argument that they haven't got two ideas to Oriental comic book romance, rub together. What bothers me is playing that weaves in and out of was masterful, the sort of record elementary. They're quite right in for PIL's much discussed modern the structure. Hear it twice and realising the importance of those dance music than any of the that there are apparently people that results when a shot in the who can't see through it all. It's you feel like you've known it for dark finds its target. This time three basic chords but they don't records that have appeared years. seem to have absorbed the idea undertheirown name. lttakes records as boring and self The Chameleons tramp the congratulatory as this that make Steppes of Russia with swirling that it's the arrangement of the upswing of reggae without GUNS FOR HIRE: I'm Gonna seeking to ape the whole form you wonder if punk achieved Cossack choruses in an attempt simple sounds that makes the Rough My Girlfriend'■ Boyfriend stuff fizz. Without knowing it, and dances along on anything at all. Or did it run up a to evoke a world of James Bond blind alley and commit suicide Up Tonight (Korov■ ) . The top and glamorous espionage. Lori they've crossed the thin line from synthesisers and power chords side is crude but likeable ska'n'b the plain and simple to the simply while Wobble sings al most banging its head against the sings acceptably, where wall? -the violence is pure slapstic. previously she talked, and the plain. pleasantly. Haphazard but quite It's the flip, "I'm Famous Now" whole thing is kept firmly tongue compulsive and deserves to be which does it for me. Bearing ' in cheek, but maybe the basic LEW LEWIS: 1-30 2-30 3-35 (Stiff). heard. MARTHA ANO THE MUFRNS: more than a little resemblance to Idea is a mite tired. Is it possible? Could it be that Saigon (DinDlsc). Someone was certain Madness tracks, it pokes moth eaten but mighty Lew CLIVE LANGER AND THE in the office the other day fun at instant fame and THE REVILLO$: Scuba Scuba Lewis has something like a hit on BOXES: Splash (A Tear ComH expounding the theory that most personality cults very effectively. (DinDisc). While The Revillos are his hands here? I'd like to think Rolling Down) (F-Beat). Former bands only have one really good beginning to grow on me, it's not so. This here is the betting shop Deaf School inmate and Madness single in them. With " Echo ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN: hard to understand why they blues, splendidly produced, producer Langer takes his first Beach" it looks like Martha And RHCue (Korova). First major don't really have hits. All that rattling like an old steam train tentative solo steps with this The Muffins shot their collective release from this much fancied frantic energy and calculated and homing in on that chorus line wistful but appealing effort. The bolt. Maybe they should have left Liverpudlian orchestra is tackiness can sometimes be self like a war party of avenging arrangement is an object luson this on the album. attractive left field pop; steady, defeating. Maybe they should Apaches. More power to him. in instrumentation, and the sparse guitarring reminiscent of May the day come when he can whole thing is as uncluttered as bury their fascination with the GANG OF FOUR: Outalde The early cure and plenty of deadpan afford to dunk his gob iron in real the work of the only other bloke cheap and garish a little further Trains Don't Run On 11me (EMI). melodic bite. Good record. champagne. on the F-Beat label, Elvis Costello. inside their songs and then we Usual spartan sound and might see what their actual tuneless vocals conspiring to be abilities amount to. LIGHTNING RAIDERS: "hypnotic" or something. You Psychedelic Muslk (Arista). All can admire Gang Of Four's THE HUMAN LEAGUE: Holiday those old Eddie Cochran riffs that attempts at forging their own '80 (Virgin). A double single The Pistols were so keen on style without finding them package from the band who, obviously made a deep and and remotely attractive. I can't along with OMTD, seem to be lasting impression on Steve imagine this getting any repeated able to use synthesisers without Jones, the producer of this turntable exercise. getting used by them. A couple of record. It's all been done before new tunes, "Marianne" and and it wasn't all that great then. "Dancevision". plus a new IAN GOMM: Slow D■ndng recording of "Being Boiled", set BOB AND EARL: Harlem Shuffle (Albion). Tolerable remake of the scene for a well judged (Sue/Island). They had so much recent minor hit for Addrisi reworking of Gary Glitter's "Rock fun ransacking the ska archive Brothers. This version is not quite 'N' Roll" which thumps along in down at Island Records that as wet. 28 SMASH HITS , .,,.,.,,., I ,-t .,,.,.,,., I ,, I f' I ,, I \ I , I I ,, I \ I ,, I \ I ,, I \ ~,, I \ I \ I \ I I I \ I \ I \ I .,,..,,.J I .,,..,,., i.----- the tail. Their very lack of This sees Pete well down the glamour is what makes them so road to recovery with its honest strong. Sadly though, there's no songs with real melodies, though ALBUMS hit single here. (7½ out of 10). the lyrics still lean too heavily on David Hepworth unloading his complexes on to us BOBBY THURSTON: You Got rather than true inspiration or What It Takes (Epic). The fact that BAD MANNERS: Bad Mennen focused ideas. Hardly essential this only contains five songs (Magnet). Here we go again - listening, but the enjoyable raw doesn't do it any favours. Mainly first the true originals then all the edge and concentrated energy a mixture of average danceable copycats. Mind you, some jump show he's still a force to be numbers, it also features the 7½ bandwagons better than others. reckoned with. (7 out of 10). minute version of the hit "Check Thus Bad Manners offer their Red Starr Out The Groove". A couple of "ska'n'b" -the reggaefied dance fairly strong others are "I Wanna music of the moment - in a jolly NEW M USIK: From A To B (GTO). Do It With You" and a version of but supremely mindless sort of Now this is more like itl Apart the Georgie Fame oldie "Sitting way, all fashion togs and silly from one truly cringeworthy In The Park". 3 out of 5 tracks grins but absolutely no depth or kiddie recitation (yeukl ), this is a can't be bad, so could be worth a taste. All the best tracks are other superbly enjoyable album and THE BEAT: Mirror In The listen. (5 out of 10). people's songs - one listen and well up to "Living by Numbers" Bathroom (Go-Feet). In short, Bev Hillier you've heard all there is to hear. standards. Packed with potential their best yet. Pumping rhythm, Still, there'll be half a hundred hits-good, catchy tunes, brisk clipped guitar, a song that isthe PHYLLIS HYMAN: You Know worse along shortly ... (8 out of and clean, some neat lyrics, a very model of simple insistence How To Love Me (Arlate). Great 10). strong full group sound with and the whole thing is topped off album. Relaxing, pleasant, easy Red Starr synthesisers adding distinctive with some marvellous sax listening and anything similar melodic touches -this is playing that weaves in and out of you can think of. Her voice is BRAM TCHAIKOVSKY: The modern without the posing. If the structure. Hear it twice and absolutely amazing and perfectly Ruulans Are Coming (Radar). only all pop records were as well you feel like you've known it for used. The hit title track is a really This band's greatest asset is their made as thisI Genuinely years. good number and will probably way with powerglide guitars. recommended. (8 out of 10). end up as one of my faves of the They play flamboyant hard rock Red Starr GUNS FOR HIRE: I'm Gonna year. The other eight tracks without resorting to the tired Rough My Girlfriend's Boyfriend follow on from this and become vocabulary of heavy metal; some THE CURE: Seventeen Seconds Up Tonight (Korova). The top just as good. What else can I say, tracks here have wonderful drive. (Fiction). After a brilliant debut of side is crude but likeable ska'n'b except how does she hang on to But unfortunately they lack dynamite songs in "Three - the violence is pure slapstic. those notes? (8 out of 10). character in the songwriting Imaginary Boys", The Cure now It's the flip, "I'm Famous Now", Bev Hillier department, so much of the time expand into more ambitious which does it for me. Bearing on this second album the songs territory. Their powerful melodic more than a little resemblance to JOHN COOPER CLARKE: Snap, come over as exercises in style intensity is still there, along with certain Madness tracks, it pokes Crackle And Bop (Epic). His rather than vital units. (6 out of the distinctive insistent fun at instant fame and instinct for words, cliches and 10). drumming, jangling guitar and personality cults very effectively. twisted slogans is rarely equalled David Hepworth pent-up vocals, but now the in rock and roll, but am I alone in numbers are longer, slower and ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN: finding his nasal rhythmic BOZ SCAGGS: Middle Man more exploratory with obscure Rncue (Korova). First major delivery much of a muchness? (CBS). Another impeccably lyrics and synthesisers lurking in release from this much fancied Producer Martin Hannet has tasteful collection of the dark background. An Liverpudlian orchestra is coloured the background with sophisticated white soul; useful impressive and maturing talent attractive left field pop; steady, imaginative, almost jazzy as background music in the more though not quite such a sparse guitarring reminiscent of arrangements but ultimately sedate kind of nite spot. It's hard memorable end product this early cure and plenty of deadpan J.C.C. is going to have to either to criticise a job so well done. but time. Investigate. (8 out of 10). melodic bite. Good record. make the crossover into actual I recall the time when Boz Ian Cranna singing orfind some new method sounded as if he meant it and of presentation for his brilliant made albums that were thrilling wordspinning. (7 out 10). as well as perfectly formed. This David Hepworth sounds as if they designed the sleeve first and then made the THE MEMBERS: 1980-The record to go in it. (5 out of 10). Choice Is Yours (Virgin). No great David Hepworth departures here; just standards maintained. Tough, nifty songs PETE TOWNSHEND: Empty that treat serious subjects Glau (Atco). "Tommy" was the (employment and the opposite worst idea Townshend ever had. sex) in witty, sympathetic terms. It turned him into a slave to Repeated plays reveal thought empty grandeur, a junkie to has gone into the songs, each overblown irrelevant concept one a soap opera with a sting in albums (eg "Ouadrophenia"). SMASH HITS 29 Do You Remember Thie II rocll •n• NI,..._ c...... part ...... Chon# 'C.U.lalalyltalNUlldatheNIMIO .. ..._. roc11 •n• NI... . W• gol lloGldn' rooll 'n' NI...._ ...,. 901 lloddn' ,_ .... ,...... , ~chorua Rodda' roo11 •n• NI,...., W• 901 Wllyoura11all1r '-r,LN.JoM...... _ T. Ra end or IINlty7 Doyo.Nff11allrtlal hlDD7 UpbNt...... _..Ed...._too7 ...... ,... lt'...... , • ..-y Do you,...... _ .....•. ,..,....7 Do you,....._.,.. •n• NI ,..._1 ,,.,,..,.,.,..3 0o,...... , .... Mwrayl'heK1 ,,.,,..,cha,.. Alan FrNd ad ...... ,1 ...... ,... This ...... ,..,.... I ...... , ...,...... roc11 ••• ...... o.,_ ...... Words-,,d m ..ic by The Ramones Radio,..,... ______yow --7 I Wlththeoow.apuled ..... Rep,odut:edby P«ffliaiOII W•mer llrm....,. Ltd. Love And Loneliness By The Motors on Virgin Records You UMd to think~ lo When love w .. au we hM'"W.. WOfth the time Wedidn'tnNd-~~ Or befn; made -•.. OKUOna all the tfme And to laugh And::::::::' ..id we hM to build a home You laid~"!coutd not Pl'OVlde You cldn't know~ ~id,,.,,., get UI doWII Now lonetfneae ,:0U lied Oh and lof'ielnes :---delplteu,. love we make make • nowa where to find the friends And we On the.,._ we llve la Juat a new street an old llddr'ea c:lllecf love and lone11n!:mber 1 aometlfflfl WOftder how )'OU rd,_., your mind ff I had the ... ua now ~•don't know 11 dlance Or lust old ~,.._ rd ever flM our love 1n u.r,. Nowloneff,,_. .. ther-.cleeplte Oh and 1one11,.... knows...... _ the love we make make -•--to find the friends we Andyc,uNl[the,n You show the,n rounct and they act amu.ct The llf. we..,_.,=~~ltand and preJae On an old addreaa called love and-=- Love and ion..... Rt1,,.•t to f•d• Worct1 •nd muaic by Garv•y/Ha '-Produc«J by,,.rmlaaion Virr,i~~uaic _..,.... _____ ,., ....~=-=-~:,.. __ _...... __ _ .,._:: :--':..:-.:.:..:.------.::.:·;..~~-===.:------...... :::..~-===~.. ':;- --· -- ....- -... !.";.,..--~- •·-·-~---- !!!:::::C-' •._ ...... ,~._ ~=- __-:.:~:__ .., .... _,______, !:..":~-:..--- ...."''' • ..,.• ., r • .,,• ...,.., SMASH HfTS 31 ___ ., ...... r------I ., ,,,, ',J AT LAST! Gary Numan has finally with Bowie. MAXI THE moron of Bolton, like Rainbow or Heavy Metal, but stood up for himself. It makes me Angela Nott, Heath, Cardiff. Lanes. (issue April 3) - you silly she's got no right to call them sick the amount of petty criticism little prat. Speaking on behalf of sexist either! It seems to me that he gets. They just can't accept SEEING AS how you let bighead disco fans everywhere, I think the the band are having a dig at one he's got talent and has made it on Numan say lovely things about disco page in Smash Hits is very woman in particular (maybe a his own. In every interview, he David Bowie, I suggest you much appreciated. As a new groupie), not the female has always been honest and interview Bowie and allow him to reader of Smash Hits it was one population as a whole. open in his views. return the compliment! of the main things that attracted On the subject of lyrics, agreed I too had admired Bowie for An argument lover who isn't me to it. So grow up you silly old they should be good. But I ages, but feel angered that he electric, A House In Wakefield (censored) and act your age. wonder where a whole lot of refuses to recognise talent or (Bowie Fan Country). Angry Disco Freak, Norwich. records would be if people liked the tunes, but ignored them even tolerate competition. If H Mr Bowie would condescend to anything Gary Numan is a IF MODS represent rent-a-tent, because they disliked the lyrics. do interviews, we'd be Don't know about her looks but compliment to Bowie. Perhaps delighted! Incidentally, we did what do punks represent? one day Bowie will grow up and Answer: multicolour grot shop. her brain ain't right! contact Thames TV for their side Claire, Rhondda, South Wales. stop resorting to childish petty of the story. We're still waiting Anita A (Numan, Jam, Police & pay offs. for them to phone back. Other Specials fan), Rugby, Warks. P.S. Thought you might like to Devoted Gary Numan Fan, eyewitnesses, however, say that know that Helen George London. the disturbance that caused the D-D-D-D-D-DEAR Smash Hits, (remember she of Bee Gees studio to be cleared was created Why d-d-d-d-don't you check defence fame?) got her hand DAVID BOWIE is, was and always by a certain Mr Geldof. the lyrics of record-d-d-d-ds stuck behind a radiator at school will be. Gary Numan is and may before you print them? In the first the other week! Hope you don't be. REGARDING YOUR Identity Crisis line of "D-d-d-d-d-dance yourself mind me telling the world, Helen. I can't understand why Bowie on page 9 of issue April 3 - I D-d-d-d-d-dizzy" by No offence meant! was off with Numan during the know who it is! I! It's Stewart Liquid-d-d-d-d Gold-d-d-d-d, you recording of the Kenny Everett Copeland's right shoe, isn't it? I put "D-d-d-d-d-d-d-d-dancing". It New Year's Show. Maybe it was a never realised that such a scruffy should-d-d-d-d of course be AFTER READING a letter sent in by Police fan from Edinburgh, bad day for Bowie (even battered old boot could be so "D-d-d·d·d·d-d-d-dizzy''. superhumans have off days!) or talented. I also don't know how a A d-d-d-d-d-d-disgruntled Police whose letter was printed in the maybe he simply dislikes Numan. dirty shoe could see itself as and-d-d-d-d-d-d other Music Fan, April 3 issue, I thought that she I doubt very much if great glamorous even with its make up Leicester. was making a big fuss over amounts of cash were necessary and dresses on. While we're on nothing and that she was being very hypocritical. If she listened to boot the little upstart out of the the subject of its dresses, I would We do Indeed do our level best to to some of the Police records e.g. show, as Numan seemed to be interested in what size it check the words before printing think, as any director faced with wears. them but it isn't always that easy "Roxanne", which is about a the problem of Bowie or Numan As you said at the bottom of when you don't have the words prostitute, or even "My Girl will choose Bowie every time - the article, "You might recognise to begin with! Meanwhile, we've Sally", which is about a sex doll obvious. me but there again you might sent the guilty Ms. Hillier off to - these are two fine examples of Somehow, though, I don't think not!" Well, I must admit you have her ears retuned. And now what she is complaining about. Bowie was scared to have really fooled me; it must have over to a subject that provoked a Devoted Madness fan, Numan on the same programme been the eye liner. huge storm of letters ... Westerham. l or that Bowie even considers An awful smelling dungheap in Numan as any kind of Birmingham. I WAS amazed to read the letter I SHOULD like to bet that the competition, let alone worry P.S. Why is David Bowie standing from the Police fan of Edinburgh Police fan from Edinburgh about it. Nobody can compete on his head on page 117 (issue April 3). She hasn't got to probably enjoyed Rainbow's CARNABV CAVERN GREAT NEW STYLES AT LOW, LOW PRICES!! 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I disagree that ...... ~ the song is full of sexism and the two examples given prove nothing except that perhaps trouble at the Holiday Resorts some men prefer looks to brains, which is nothing new, since most over Easter? OK, I know most of you will say it was just fun but I L------~------~ girls spend ages tarting themselves up so that they look don't call beating people in, good for the lads anyway. smashing windows etc. fun. RIGHT THEN, badge fans, here's that all important No. 7, Worcs. I am a modette, but I have nothing against punks etc. If they third token towards your FREE set of exclusive I THOROUGHLY agree with the like that music, then fair enough. Smash Hits badges. To get your free set of five female Police fan whose letter However I do object to being that's The Jam, The Specials, The Police, Gary appeared in your April 3 issue. branded as a hooligan by the Numan and The Clash - all you have to do is send But let me hasten to point out good deeds all you other mods, punks etc. did at Easter. I don't (1) Your three Smash Hits badge offer tokens that unforgivably sexist lyrics like (2) A strong SAE with stamps to the value of 12p those of Rainbow's "All Night know what you intended to prove Long" are in no way restricted to but it doesn't mean anything to to this address: heavy metal. the music ('cos that is what you Smash Hits Badge Offer, The Beat, a supposedly are meant to be following). It doesn't mean mods are better Competition House, humanitarian, anti-racist group, Farndon Road, are also prime offenders with than punks or rockers better than mods. their highly successful single MARKET HARBOROUGH, Why don't you grow up and "Hands Off, She's Mine". I cannot Leicestershire realise that it is the respect of the understand how any female in public that labels you good or We'll take care of the rest. her right mind can tolerate the (If you've missed out on a badge token somewhere implications in this track that all bad? An angry modette, Peacehaven, along the way then don't worry-we'll be printing women are merely objects, Sussex. possessions to be ordered about an extra token next issue, OK?) by unthinking, selfish, egotistic men. TO ALL mods, punks, rockers etc: We have got brains, minds of I betyouthinkyou'regreat our own, ambitions to fulfil, but if re-enacting scenes from we just suffer humiliation, not "Ouadrophenia"7 Well, all I can only will this type of music thrive say is that you must lead pretty but whole lives will be ruined and boring lives to let music and films continue to allow themselves to influence you so much. You don't be totally dominated by the male prove yourselves at all by going of the species. around in gangs wearing parkas Sasha Roseneil, Newport or leathers. You might as well be Pagne/1, Bucks. dummies in a shop window. If you want to be individuals, be OY YOU! how come the yourself! drummer on the left hand side of Diane the Human, Barry, South the picture of The Beat (issue Glamorgan. April 3) is indulging in obscene behaviour? In other words, why PLEASE COULD you tell me if has he got his hand in the other Gary Numan, Billy Idol and bloke's pocket, eh7 He's even Johnny Rotten are married? smiling! Anyone with any ideas? Because if they are, I feel sorry An observant person, hiding for their wives I somewhere in Chas Smash's Rachel (who wishes Sid was still porkpiehat. alive), Penarth, S. Glam. I AM writing this letter to WHERE ARE Little Bo Peep's complain about all these idiots sheep? Did she do it for the who dare to slag Captain Beaky. I insurance? Did she have an asked him to come to tea last accomplice7 Where has she night and he was quite delicious, hidden the sheep? I must say. Yes folks, now it's Little Bo Anne Onymus, Bradford. Peep's turn to be tried. Will she be innocent or will they find the CALLING ALL you labelled evidence to prove her guilty? morons, eg. " Mods", "Rockers", Reporter: Michelle Williams of "Skinheads" etc. who went on Birmingham. the rampage at Easter: If you can't get on with each COULD ANYONE tell me if the other and haven't got anything toothless oarsman on the Night better to do than go around Boat To Cairo is Jerry Dammers7 kicking people's heads In, then go And yes, I had noticed that his home, stay home and for God's boat is sinking ... sake grow up! Wo"ied Modette, Isle Of Wight. Annoyed Music Fan. ABCDEFGHIJKLM WELL DONEi All you Mods, NOPQRSTUVWXYZ punks, skinheads etc: I would like Well, you said it was a letters to know exactly what you were page. trying to prove causing all that Helen M, A shover, Chesterfield. SMASH HITS 33 .... , ...... 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