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DARTS Showaddy's greatest LEICESTER BASED rock revivalists Showaddywaddy release their second 'Greatest Hite' album thin week -' and DATES Arista Records are making their blgge t ever marketing CHART STARS Darts are campaign to promote It. 'Greatest Hlla ls7a-79' la the follows, to play their up loShowaddywaddy'sOreatestHlts'releaeed at Chrstmv first live 1078, The new 12 -track album What EARAW concerts since lead Includes 'You Got It singer Takes', 'When', 'Danctn' Party', and 'I Wonder Why' .., as Den Hegarty left the well se the current hit 'Pretty Little Angel Eye.'. (see review group ... In Ireland, on album pages). IOHN Darts' two new The marketing campaign to spearheaded by a two week national TV campaign with excerpt.. four of their Editor members, vocalist Kenny from songs 1 Nees Andrews and keyboards Showaddywaddy are currently on a major tour, climaxing - In a home town gig at Leicester's De Montfort Flail on player Mike Deacon, will December l9, make their debut ap- pearances with the band at: Belfast Ulster Hall, November 30, Porlrush Doomed tour Arcadia December 1, Dublin Stardust 2 and REFORMED PUNK group the Doomed, with three of the MORE four original members of the Damned in R their line-up, are to Cork Savoy Theatre 3. SUPERSTAR play a short British and tour Christmas Rod Stewart will play three extra, The band, currently In Irish before foncerts In December, And the gigs are to include two special Xmas gigs - one In the singles' charts with their home town In addition to his 12 previously announced dates, of Croydon Stewart will Don't Let It Fade Away', Full dates are; Portrush Arcadia November 29. Belfast play Birmingham National Exhibition are also Pound 30, Cork Arcadia Centre on lining up other December 2, Dublin MacGonati Us December 17 and Olympia on December 28 3; Liverpool Erics 8, Club n, and 29. British concerts for the Manchester Russell Aberdeen Tickets for Olympia are priced to and 73 only, Ruffles 14, Edinburgh Clouds 15, Birmingham Barbarellas while tickets New Year although no for Birmingham are all fs. details are yet available. 19, London Electric Ballroom 21, Croydon Greyhound 24. There are still tickets left for Leicester Granby Hall December 8, 9, and Brighton Centre 11, 12, 13. A spokesman for Stewart 's record company, Rive emphasised: "the kids have no need to go to agencies and pay extra money for Eagles single tickets". e HOW TO BOOK: London; Postal applications In- cluding an SAE to. BHMF Concerts, c/o Olympia, AFTER A long s0ence Weet Coast_out(It Use Eagles are to release a new single Hammersmith Road, London W31. Cheques and J postal orders should be made payable to BHMF And the latest offering from the American superstars Is to Birmingham: postal have a Christman flavour! .'Please Come Flame For applications only to BHMF, PO Christmas'. available Ina Ml colour bag front Bile Friday, Box 4LQ, London WIA 4LQ. was written In the fifties by Californian bluesman Charles Brown and Gene Redd and recently re-recorded by the AND RATS Eagles In Miami. IRISH chart - toppers the Boomtown Rats have added Albertós.follow,up the stuffing to their 'Seasonal Turkey' tour . , . with LIZ.ZY an extra London concert before Christmas. In addition to their at the THE RUNAWAYS, MANCUNIAN HUMOURISTS Alberto, Y Loot Trios concert Hammersmith America's most notorious Odeon on December 7, which apparently sold all Paranoias are to follow the success of their maxi - single, out - girl group, have replaced 'Heads Down No Nonsense Mindless Boogie,' with a short pre within hours, the Rats also play there on December tt guitarist Vicki Blue with the -Christmas tour. the last date of their current tour. unknown 21 . year -old Laurie The Alberto., who recently shocked the News Of The World SPECIAL The band, led by former freelance journalist Bob McAllister (pictured above). with the Inclusion of a four letter word on the single; then are to a London concert at Rain. Geldof, recently celebrated their third year In the The band have also signed bared all for a best - selling men's magazine, will be THIN LIZZY play a new contract with Odeon on December 17, supported by Irish business - as well as their first No 1 hit! promoting material from their latest album 'Sklte'. mersmlth Phonogram International for They play the following December dates: Bath University band the Undertones, Europe, with a new album 1, Sheffield Top Rank 3, Oldham Civic Hall 4, Derby It will be Lizzy's "Christmas special", and their 'And Now ,The Assembly Rooms 7, Newcastle University 8, Glasgow Strath. last Ilve gig before they go Into the studio early next And Wings greatest RunawaysL due out before the clyde 0, St 10. Edinburgh University Andrews University year to record new album. Tickets priced from E2.501 end of the year. Tiffany's 11, London the Venue 13, Cardiff Top Rank 17, a AN ALBUM of Wings' "greatest songs" will be released in fo t4, are available now. December. There are no plans as yet Exeter Roots Club 18, Plymouth Woods Club 19. for a Brftlah deal or Br1tLh 'Juan Lopez' Is the band's new single, released this week. Pictured above is Llzzy's Phil Lynott with the 'Wings Greatest' released on December 1 covers their release of the album, The 1978 MIS 19 - history from 1971 to 1978. There will be 12 tracks on the album The Alberto, describe It as "a last ditch attempt to gain the triumphant Miss World - Argentina, 'S1ilv Songs'. 'With A Little Luck', Band On Runaways were "dropped" acceptance of the John Denver market" year -old Silvana Suarez - after the competition last Including Love by Phonogram UK after two And they added: "We've decided to come clean and The Run , 'Hi HI Hl', 'Let 'Ern In', Jet' and of coarse.,, 'Mull go week. Lynott was one of the star Judges at the event Of Kintyre albums last year. back to slacks and pullovers... with a disco beat of course. which reached a TV audience of nearly 20 million

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