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During the subsequent few months the band broke up and reformed several times because they couldn't get work anywhere other than The Casbah, as all the other venues in the city catered either for heavy metal or showbands. Their first real break came when they were invited to record JJM* for Good Vibrations, a small independent label in Belfast. In a matter of eight hours they laid down and mixed three tracks for release as " EP". The A-side, "", is a

record that 1 still haven't recovered from. While intellectuals back in were theorising about Pure Pop p0irtfaii Q'Ntiill For Now People, The Undertones sat in a makeshift studio in II we wanted to Simms provided themlllxwitrra^^K^^ bomb-scarred Belfast and just we were five whacked out the original article, shed behind her house which <|<^\ ;es a record so fierce, yearning who just they soundproofed, and there &>%< and tralfbrm a downright complete that it fair band." they spent most of their time ; ^*Xk JKUrw&ijrtories took your breath away. The story starts rehearsing, venturing out only to with John, Vincent word, for those prepared to and Damian, play the odd school dance or the brothers O'NeiM. (Families neighbourhood party. listen, was that here was a band to didn't make seem be the current in thing!) By the end of 1978, they had that just pop music. John and Vincent Here were five regular guys, got together enough songs worked up to look with school friends straight off the street, who just jej^l'fove the Billy Doherty for proper gigs In Derry The only and Michael were music. sound, Bradley back in 1975 place that would take them on pop -o^^^^P^x 2^% and paid out The record attracted the pjflt^ simplicity, their a pound each week was a club called The Casbah. r to a mail order attention of people like M^arJkTrjgout haunting firm to buy Although they insist that T John , mikes Peel, and Sire Records (home of ac ,.^eir economy and and drums. Troubles never really affect Young Damian the group's heroes The 'sound tike The then replaced their early days. Dee casual. J^SxxXx: brother Vincent, ) stepped in and signed ^Irritd nobody else and a class mate inform^ me that The Casbah has of Billy's, very quickly 1 they tan make somebody name of Feargal been housed in a Portakabin them Sharkey, was drafted in When 'Teenage Kicks" was me, who is {sigh} no longer a as (the original premises were singer That was the shrewdest * given a proper release, the boys ^£ner, fe$l like I just got out of e«oto"a big hole" by a and most telling from Mrs Simms' shed found ^$»^»f^oi fpr the summer, then only move. Feargal Sharkey has, in themselves on . TheGuardian Angel of rock »hd my humble ^^KiDily may have got .'' opinion, the best (Kids, it can be done! ) And ^^^^theymustbe. and mosix^V^ callous about it," he says, "but distinctive voice to although the follow up, "Get come out of life goes on Life has to go on In the New Wave Over You", was less successful, The only possible fact, y'know. The Troubles Hpo competitor is Johnny Rotten and probably helped us because the band had toured far and wide he K^\ doesn't sing good toons everybody came to Ma us and were building up a strong anymore. following on the mainland. because there was nothing else ft was, as Dee recalls, Their debut comes "Just a going on Four or five years ago/\^ laugh, just something to packed tight with sharp, witty do. We there was nothing at all Derry s learnt all and self-mocking love songs. The the songs from 'Get got one of the highest juvenile Your Ya Yas the s keyword, as they say, is Fun. Out', Stones' alcoholism rates In Europe Xv live \ songs," explains Dee, album. We liked R&B because the pubs are the only "The because it was easy to play.' places where anything "are just about personal experiences that everybody can relate to. Like getting rejected by girls etc. We've been through all that."

I point out that many New Wave bands have gone out of their way to write broadly political material, something that an outfit brought up in Ulster continue to live with their should have more reason than parents and commute back and most to do. forth whenever the need arises. from Belfast, for instance, seem "If we moved to London we'd to deal with politics to the yOO$ just get caught up in the music exclusion of everything else. ?&Vv own country. There's nothing conflicts surrounding them? like Ireland. It's more friendly "Why should we sing about than any other country. And we them?" they argue. "Who wants don't really know anybody over to know about them? 1 know we here apart from the people we can't get away from them but it work with. If we spend a night in seems very contrived to sing London we don't know what to about them. All that waste of do." P%%3 '^^^^^ life." I can't see The Undertones ever getting "caught up" in the YOU MIGHT think that a band, music business. You can't really given the choice of getting out of see Feargal Sharkey in his Parka, Derry, would leap at the chance brown boots and baggy jeans to come to London but they all swapping gossip with Kate Bush SMASH HITS 5

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Although the things you've done I wouldn't criticise

I guess you had your way You see I've gotta make you understand

I know it sounds a foolish thing to say. But it don't matter baby 'cos today's another day

Chorus You shine a little love on my life You shine a little love on my life You shine a little love on my life And let me see

Remember, tonight we're gonna run till dawn Remember, tonight we're gonna say We'll never stop, we got a good thing goin' on

I know you've heard it all before.

But I really need you darlin' every day I need you more

Repeat chorus

Can you understand?

Yes I understand Can you feel it's right?

I know it is Will you be the same? I'll do it all again,

It's been a year now and it's getting so much better You came home without a word Though everybody said you'll soon forget her They couldn't see and they just didn't understand. And looking in the mirror they were fools at either hand

Repeat chorus

Can you understand?

Yes I understand Can you feel it's right?

I know it is Will you be the same? Life Begins At I'll do it all again. How many days had I been waiting there to tell you, I really can't believe The Hop We're walking out into the world tonight We'll do it all again until the break of light By XTC on Virgin Records And the feelin' in your heart will soon be shinln' In your eyes I have learnt there's a magical spot at the hop ooh ooh ooh with to the church on the corner Come me the hop ooh ooh ooh Repeat chorus to fade There's nuts and there's crisps and there's c-c-c-cola on tap ooh ooh ooh Words and music by . Reproduced by permission Jet Music. Chorus Tell me what do you say Tell me what do you say Tell me what do you say Well I'll tell you, life begins at the hop Boys and girls

Prepare yourself for the boys in the band at the hop ooh ooh ooh The cheap guitars, they're too young for the bars at the hop ooh ooh ooh We'll jive around, make fools of ourselves then stop ooh ooh ooh

Repeat chorus twice

Now I have learnt there's a magical spot at the hop ooh ooh ooh Come with me to the church on the corner the hop ooh ooh ooh There's nuts and there's crisps and there's c-c-c-cola on tap ooh ooh ooh A good time had by those boys and those girls at the hop ooh ooh ooh

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initially a lot of reluctance to play "The more we come to ON THE Britain "Everybody in the band loves our records on the radio because the more enjoy it," we he says. . It's got to the stage that we were considered 'new wave'. "Hopefully, the more success our when we hear English accents we "In England we're TELEPHONI considered records have, the less we will get homesick. Last time we were just straight pop but over here have to tour and the more time there AS REPORTED a few weeks we went to a football WE they think we're crazy and far out. we'll have for creative projects. match. Now they got nothing back, Blondie have at long last They're like very conservative." Touring quickly becomes very that broken through back in here." their The success of "Heart Of monotonous. home country. "Heart Of Glass" Glass" Stateside has meant that has the number one spot the band have had to postpone on the American singles charts the recording of their fourth just it has all as over the rest of album but, when we spoke to the world. Chris, he was taking a day off It's been a long time coming from studio work with producer but now Chris Stein, guitarist, Mike Chapman. band leader and Debbie Harry's They've already got most of the boyfriend, can take pride in the songs worked out and they're platinum disc on his wall. Beside hoping to have everything tied up it is a page from a music paper for release in late August/early showing the placing for the one September with a completely week that his song stayed at the new single finished and ready to very top of the biggest chart in follow up "Sunday Girl". the world. The actual contents of the When he came through on the record are being kept close to the line to Smash Hitsfrom his home chest, but what they've done so in New York, we asked him far is described by Chris as whether he thought "Heart Of "mainly fast hard rock. There is Glass" had hit big there purely one number but nothing's because of its disco appeal. finalised yet." "I'm sure that helped," Chris It won't be called "Eat The said, "but it was bound to be a hit Beat" as reported, though it will because we'd made a lot of contain a track of that name. friends over the years. There was Chris is also producing another PIC: ADRIAN BOOT album at the same time by a French band called Casino Music who play "disco//reggae kind of things". He's also supervising the planning of his film project, a remake of a French IBW^KSSSSS futuristic flick, "Alphaville", to star Debbie and Robert Fripp (formerly of King Crimson). Chris DEBBIE'S ROOTS Consequently it won't surprise doesn't plan to act in the movie, you that the music on this album intending instead REVEALED to look after the bears no resemblance to musical side of things as well as MEANWHILE back In Britain, a Blondie's present day pop dabbling in cinematography. piece of Blondie history is all set records. Psychedelic-Folk might Indeed, photography is one of his to see the light of day again. be the best description for these prime interests and Robert Well, perhaps not so much a love and peace era strummings. Fripp's new album, "Exposure", piece as a fragment . . Debbie's singing is not the only has a sleeve designed and Capitol Records are thing on this album that you may photographed by Chris. re-releasing an album from 1968 have difficulty in recognising. Rumours have occasionally simply called "Wind In The There's the question of the lady filtered through to these shores Willows". Wind In The Willows herself — that's her third from about personnel changes in the were a seven-piece American the right, the one with long band, some of them even going band who recorded this one brown hair! as far as to suggest that Chris album and then faded away into While Smash Hits thinks himself was leaving and that obscurity — all except one of Capitol deserve credit for not Debbie was to be launched as a their singers, a certain Deborah pretending this is new Blondie solo act. Harry. Hence the sudden interest product and for pricing it at asked Chris We to comment. in this elderly and not very good £2.85, we don't think that Debbie "The only change likely to take record. herself would be proud of this place in Blondie would be if we Don't go expecting another record. got in to play Blondie album, however, Really, it's only for those freaks tambourine!" he replied. because none of the rest of the who simply have to have every A British tour is now being set group are on it, nor did Debbie last note that Debbie Harry ever up for September to promote the write any of the songs. In fact, uttered on vinyl, no matter how album. Does the new-found she contributes very little apart good or bad it might be. The rest American success mean that from harmony vocals though she of you should listen very British fans are likely to see less also gets credited as playing carefully before investing your of the band? Chris is adamant "tamboura, tambourine and savings in a copy. After all, at that this will in no way affect their finger cymbals". In other words, eleven years old, it may be as old Chris Stein and Debbie Harry: visits to this country, which they Debbie Harry's role on this album as some of Smash Hits younger homesick for Britain! regard as their second home. is a very minor one. readers.

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whose new album "Do It (31 ), Oxford New Theatre IS THE (Aug 3), Yourself" is now in the shops, Hammersmith Odeon launch into a massive British tour (5/6/7/9/10/11/12), llford Odeon this month. (14/15). For prices and times, MODERN They kick off at Newcastle City check at local box offices. Hall on June 24 and 25 and The album, which is reviewed continue WORLD! as follows: Leeds on page 25, is available in ten University (27/28), Exeter different sleeves. Each one IN CASE you hadn't noticed, University (29/30), Southampton features a different pattern of there's a Mod revival going on. Gaumont (July 2), Brighton Crown wallpaper. It's happening mainly in London Conference Centre (3), To publicise the LP, Stiff PaulWellerat and the South East, although Portsmouth Guildhall (4), Bristol Records have been making Rainbow there are small pockets of Mod the Colston Hall (5/6), Birmingham lightning decorating raids on activity around the rest of the are a Odeon (8/9), Ipswich Gaumont various musicbiz places, country too. seven-strong band who (13/14), Leicester De Montfort including the Virgin record store The original Mods flourished in specialise in Ska and Bluebeat, (16/17), Sheffield City Hall (19), near Marble Arch. They zoom in, the middle 1960s. They were two forms of Jamaican music Bridlington Royal Spa (20), cover a wall in Crown wallpaper, gangs of kids who dressed sharp popular with the original Mods in Manchester Apollo (21/22), and zoom out again. Be warned in parkas — and mohair suits etc the mid-'60s. They have a current Deeside Leisure Centre (25), if you hear a knock on your door — and rode around on scooters. single, "Gangsters", out on their "". Aberdeen Capital (28), Edinburgh and cries of Oy Oy! The new Mods copy the style of own 2 Tone label which is full of After that things petered out for the originals, and of nifty pinches from the Ska classic BEAUTY many them them and the Maels went home

are former punks looking for "Al Capone" by Prince Buster. to . It has taken a something new. They were out in It is reckoned by many that The AND THE long time for them to make a force during 's two-night Special A.K.A. will be the band to comeback. The new single was stint at the London Rainbow. make the Mod revival something made in partnership with Supporting The Jam were The more than a passing fad by BEAST German disco maestro Giorgio Chords, a Mod band from South cranking out hit singles by the Moroder, the producer London who have just signed up lorry load. THE CURRENT success of "The responsible for Donna Summer to make their first record for All this and the two Who Number One Song In Heaven" among others. He is the expert at Jimmy Pursey's production movies yet to come. By the time marks a return to the charts after getting those rippling keyboard company (it was Jimmy, of "Quadrophrenia" arrives at your a long absence for The Beauty sounds that give "Number One course, who helped the Angelic local cinema, the Mods could And The Beast, more commonly Song" such a lift. Upstarts into the charts). have taken over. known as Ron and Russell Mael, Apart from enjoying their But the band who seem to be even more commonly known as current success, the Mael causing most of the fuss at the Sparks. brothers are also trying to launch moment are The Special A.K.A., In 1974 these Californian the career of a young lady called sometimes known as The brothers hit big with a strange Noel, who they discovered in Specials and formerly The and nifty little single called "This California. She's got a first single Specials. When they Town Ain't Big Enough For Both out on Virgin, written by Ron and played a recent pub gig in Of Us" and an album titled Russell. Fulham you could hardly get in the door for record company bigwigs, all of whom are in fierce competition to sign the band up to a record deal. Among the audience was Mick Jagger, who is said to be trying to even after the third encore, and get The Specials to ink a contract GARY'S did £4,000 of damage before the with his Rolling Stones Records local riot squad were called in. ModsaUheJamgigs HEROES And we thought the Swedes were supposed to be cool! %""^_S)|| "", the hit single by guitarist Gary i m. Moore, is all set to be covered by . Gary takes this as AS YOU may have read, singer an enormous compliment since Johnnie Wilder of American soul the Shads' guitarist Hank Marvin group Heatwave was involved in was one of his early idols when a car crash while visiting his first he started to play. parents in Dayton, Ohio. It turns Other news from the Lizzy out that he contracted serious camp: lost his bet injuries which have resulted in with and paralysis, and it remains to be Paul Cook when the "Black Rose" seen whether Johnnie will album failed to make the No. 1 recover sufficiently to rejoin the spot. However, Phil can console band. For the moment, Johnnie's himself with a gold disc. brother Keith is handling all the Just to prove that under that tough exterior there s a soppy little When Lizzy played lead recently in vocals as the boys rehearse child trying to get out, here's Captain Sensible of The Damned with the Swedish city of Gothenburg material for their new album. Get a birthday present bought for him by some fans in Nottingham. the audience refused to leave. well soon! The drink in front of him is, of course, milk.

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Oh baby can't you understand Lord I just wanna be your lover man Can't you see I'm down on my knees Lord I'm begging you begging you, 5. SHAM 69 6. CLINT EASTWOOD 7. BLONDIE 8. ELVIS begging "38X25" £1.20 "31X23"£1.20 "39X29"£1.10 "38X25" £1.40 you, begging you please

PICK A Stop making love beside me 'Cause it hurts me so bad Lord It makes me feel sad Stop making love beside me 'Cause it hurts me so bad Lord It makes me feel sad

Chorus Oh stop breaking my heart You better stop breaking my heart oooh

Once you were a dream to me Now you are reality You set my body for a stroll You're asking my heart just to take the toll

Step making love beside me 'Cause it hurts me so bad Lord It makes me feel sad Stop making love beside me 'Cause it hurts me so bad Lord It makes me feel sad Repeat chorus

16. BLONDIE 17. (AN DURY 18. OLIVIA 19. MUTANS VS. 20. ABBA Stop breaking my heart "33X23"£1.20 "25 X 38" £1.20 "24X31" £1 .20 MUTANS "39 X 27" £1 .60 Stop breaking my heart "24X36" £1.50

ALSO AVAILABLE ALL IN FULL COLOUR SIZES VARY Stop making love beside me BUT AT LEAST "23 X 30" 'Cause it hurts me so bad Lord It makes me feel sad paul McCartney £1.20 E.L.O. £1.20 THIN LIZZY Stop making love beside me RUSH £1.10 GENESIS 'Cause it hurts me so bad Lord £1.20 CLASH BU2ZCOCKS STATUS It " £1.20 QUO makes me feel sad LEIF GARRETT £1.20 ANDY GI8B JOHNNY ROTTEN £1.20 LED ZEPPLIN Repeat previous verse and chorus FARAH FAWCETT ABBA (GIRLS) MAJORS £1.20 THE JAM QUEEN £1.20 BRUCE LEE Now I know what you're all about BOOMTOWN RATS! £1.20 BONEY M Girl I'm willing to sacrifice 53. BEE GEES £1.20 Stop 'em breaking GIANT POSTERS "23 X 30" Stop 'em breaking heart heart DAVID BOWIE £2.35 G6 STATUS QUO my my my heart BLONDIE ' £2.35 G7 E.L.O. Got to stop breaking my heart KISS £2.35 G8 GENESIS ROCK STARS £2 35 G9 LED ZEPPELIN Girl I'm willing to forgive you ELVIS 23. BLONDIE £2.35 G10 EASY RIDER I'm willing I'm willing I'm witling Km willing "25X38" £1.20 To forgive you forgive you forgive you ALL POSTERS ARE IN COLOUR For you loving loving loving girl

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POST TO LESLEY PROMOTIONS Looking back at the photographs (DEPT SH) 18 BURDETT HOUSE NEWBRIDGE STREET outside corner cafes Those summer days spent write you paragraphs NAME (please print). Ooh I could old Parisienne days ADDRESS- About my Lynott/Moore^ Words and music by

Please rush G Catalogue(s) and/or Poster No(s) rfi*M**H* I Enclose £ *-: -Including Postage and Packing as Priced above 12 SMASH HITS WW PIC: ADRIAN BOOT How to enter Simply solve our crossword \ puzzle, writing the answers in ink, pen or ballpoint. Complete the coupon with your own full name and address, then cut it out and post ft in a sealed envelope addressed to: SMASH HITS (Crossword No. 13), 117 Park Road, Peterborough PE1 2TS. Make sure ft arrives not later than June 13th, 1979, the closing date Sender of the first correct entry checked after the closing date will win the radio cassette player. v ursc« ^JotdcornP^-st correct Senders of the next 25 cross£°; , the correct entries will each our orks ^J 9 date o>Nr»o^J' eTthec»os. er receive a copy of the Ian kn aft - casse* s Dury album. entry op^jj radio usua The Editor's decision on all the cassette ,, gets ^ matters relating to the competition will be final and m.Tn c\os»n9 8lbo the ott legally binding. No n Behead correspondence can be OP UP %;J ^jSR entered into. The competition is open to all ./ readers in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Eire, ACROSS Channel Isles and the Isle of 1 Seems to be true what they 32 Pitney, Vincent or Chandler Man, excluding employees say about blondes having 33 Pursey'sounks (4,1,1) (and their families) of Smash more fun! (6,5) 34 "Painter"^' was a Boney M Hits and East Midland Allied 8 Music you might find in a \y moneymaker Press. wallet?!! 10 The one who has the sticks DOWN 11 Darts crazy frontman who left to go solo (3,7) 1 I do bad view (anagram 5,5) 12 Mr Pop, Chairman of the 2 Dickies serve up a nonsense Bored dessert! (6,6) 14 Noddy Holder's group who 3 Is this what you might call a ^* had dozens of hits a few disco sea shanty?! (2,3,4) years back 4 Here's another blond who his 15 "Golden " is a Bowie has fun (though Alana golden oldie might put a stop to it!) (3,7) 5 See 19 across 16 American soul brothers, hit V ^ with "That Lady" 6 Title shared between 17 Actress Miss Wyatt, the Rolling Stones and ! former Mrs Tony Blackburn (4,5) (she couldn't stand his jokes 7 Who could forget this one: first thing in the morning!) s "C'mon, c'mon . . . we're 18 Hi Tension took the British going dahn the pub!" (5,2,5) one into the charts 9 The Jacksons tell you how 19 & 5 down & 19 down Recently to disco on down! (5,4,4) a big hit for Chrissie Hynde 13 They sang about the and The Pretenders Greatest Dancer (6,6) 21 Who singer 19 See 19 across 23 Abba in distress? This was 20 Different songs, but both an early hit and Eric Clapton f»24 "Lady Sings The " had hits with singles of this starred Diana Ross name 25 Had a recent hit with "Hold 22 You'll find more than one of The Line" these on page 30 26 Scabies, Sensible, Vanian, 27 Label on which you'll find Ward collectively UyGary Moore and M 29 & 30 across They kept 28 Rotten's real name calling "5-7-0-5" but got no 30 The Mr Tchaikovsky who reply V used to be with the Motors, <^l 30 See above now has his own group *0 31 His Missus is currently suing 31 Paul, Rick and Bruce him for divorce collectively

Answers to Crossword No. 11

ACROSS: 1 Lene Lovich; 5 "Radio (Radio)"; 7 Dr Feelgood; 10 (David) Bowie; 11 Eno; 12 Kiss; 14 Anne (Nightingale); 16 "Up Town (Top Ranking)"; 17 Emerson (Lake and Palmer); 19 ("Up Town Top) Ranking"; 21 "Smiler"; 22 Phil (Lynott); 23 (Eddie and) the Hot Rods; 25 Mike (Nesmith); 26 "(River Deep) Mountain (High)"; 27 "Get (Down)"; 29 Dennis (Brown); 31 RCA; 32 Cars; 33 (Emerson Lake) and Palmer. DOWN: 1 Led Zeppelin; 2 Lee (Brilleaux); 3 Idols; 4 "Something Else"; 6 "(Get) Down"; 8 Floaters; 9 (Emerson) Lake (and Palmer); 10 "Blowin' (In The Wind)"; 13 Sitar; 15 (Mike) Nesmith; 16 Undertones; 18 (Anne) Nightingale; 20 "Aladdin (Sane)"; 23 Third (World); 24 (Dave) Edmunds; 28 TRB; 30 "(Up Town) Top (Ranking)". Winners of crossword No. 11 are on page 21 H ^r 100 MM^ T™ £ White then completely revamped the group and landed a new oogie contract with CBS. Only his younger brother, bassist/singer Verdine, survived with Maurice Wonderland from the original E.W&F. Earth, At first the new line-up fared Wind Fire By Earth Wind & Fire with & no better than the previous one, drumming in music college while but after more personnel Dance wonderland huh huh clubs. The By Cliff White local jazz and blues changes the group made a Dance boogie wonderland combination of academic significant breakthrough in 1973 training, plenty of playing with their second CBS album, Midnight creeps so slowly Into Would you believe that this lot are to out experience at an early age and "". Hearts of men who need more than they get improve your minds? Gosh, and here were we personal nerve enabled him to A year later, their "Open Our Daylight deals a bad hand talk his way into a job as session To a woman who has laid too many bets thinking that they'd come just to boogie! Eyes" LP, which included three drummer for Chicago's successive American hit singles The mirror stares you in the face legendary Chess/Checker record — "Mighty Mighty", "Kalimba And says "Baby uh uh it don't work" WIND & Fire? Oh different kind of music. And just EARTH, company, backing many of their Story" and "Devotion" — put You say your prayers though you don't J yeah, they're that classy as most of our new wave acts most famous blues and R&B E.W&F up there with black You dance and shake the hurt I disco band with the didn't mean much to America artists. American stars like Stevie amazing stage act, aren't they? until very recently, so a lot of Dance boogie wonderland huh huh It was a week's stint with Wonder and Marvin Gaye, since You know, all whirling drummers their stars seemed irrelevant Dance ooh ooh ooh dance boogie wonderland yeah yeah revolutionary jazz saxophonist when they've never looked back. and flying guitarists and over here. John Coltrane that, Maurice said, Sounds fly through the night Basal aa\rf M exploding pyramids and things? When I talked to Maurice "changed my whole attitude to I chase my vinyl dreams to boogie wonderlan There are probably still a lot of White, founder and leader of BY THEN the group was virtually life and music." After that he left I find romance when I start to dance people about with that sort of E.W&F, during the group's recent the same as today, comprising, session work to drum in the In boogie wonderland vague impression of Earth, Wind sold-out visit to Britain, he was with Maurice and Verdine, Philip Trio for four years I find romance when I start to dance & Fire. For it's only in the last well aware of the differences Bailey (vocal, percussion), Larry before forming his own first In boogie wonderland couple of years that the group between our two countries. has achieved any sizeable hits in "It was very good news to me All the love in the world can't be gon Britain, and most of those have that our concerts were going so All the need to be loved can't be wro been due to disco/soul fans. well over here," he told me. "I All the records are playing But even though E.W&F have had no idea that the people were And my heart keeps saying boogie w made several records that are even into our music. To be wonderland great to dance to and their stage honest, I don't really understand Dance boogie wonderland huh huh plots the flight path. act does include vaudeville-style why. I think it must be because Dance ooh ooh ooh dance boogie wonderland yeah yeah gimmicks, there's a lot more to most people outside of America The funny thing is, most of their the group than that. just dance to our music, whereas electronic version of a traditional I find romance when I start to dance lyrics that Far from being a comparatively back home we are a group who try to be meaningful African percussive instrument), In boogie wonderland are badly written pretentious is their new sensation, the original are known for our lyrics. producer and guiding I find romance when I start to d waffle, but their E,W&F was formed in 1971 and "Our American audience grew simple light. In boogie wonderland the present line-up established out of people who are involved party/dance songs are usually Maurice, pronounced Moreece, pretty itself as one of the top black with metaphysics. Increasingly good. was born in Memphis, )ance ooh boh ooh dance ooh ooh ooh dance boogie More important, the wonderland m groups in America as long ago as more kids in America are going Tennessee, on December 19, JH musicianship Dance ooh ooh dance ooh ooh dance boogie 1974. to college now, and most of of the group is of 1944. According to my fingers, ooh ooh an incredibly Soon after that they rapidly them are trying to develop their high standard. The that makes him 34 V4, although wonderland playing, the arrangements and he actually looks about progressed from becoming THE minds, their total self. We appeal 45. 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Dance boogie wonderland few opposite as you can get from (guitar). his famous kalimba (an small regional hit singles. The and Johnny Graham A Dance boogie wonderland huh huh While conditions in our basic boogie the floor. When he was 16 he moved to on disco Salty Peppers didn't work out third brother White, Fred, joined I I start to dance country gave rise to punk and the Chicago, where he studied at find romance when the way White intended. Inspired them on drums a year or so later. new wave of young rock groups, In boogie wonderland teetotal, non-smoking, by Coltrane to try to express All I start conditions I find romance when to dance in America favoured a with similar views positive spiritual messages health fiends In boogie wonderland through music, he finally settled on the positive power of spiritual Dance ooh ooh ooh dance boogie wonderland on the idea of assembling a awareness and brotherly love, Dance ooh ooh ooh dance boogie wonderland larger number of like-minded they have become renowned for Willis. Reproduced by musicians under the group name the immaculate precision of their Words and music by J. Lind/A. permission Rondor Music. of three natural elements. Earth, musicianship, whether skin-tight Wind & Fire. funk or complex slow The original 10-piece E.W&F arrangements, and of course recorded three for their increasingly flamboyant Besides their own recording often express their philosophy in Warner Brothers in 1971-72, stage act. career, members of the group song, there's no mistaking their which were reportedly aimed at Some of their most impressive have played on lots of other other, more down to earth, the audience that was singles include "Shining Star" people's hits, and Maurice talents and the success they discovering a new breed of black (1975), "Saturday Nite" (1976), White's own Kalimba producton have brought them. music via Sly And The Family "Jupiter" (1978) and most company has also made stars of Their latest single, "Boogie Stone. 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cold, I managed to sniff and sneeze my way up to the Stoppin' Us Now Southgate Royalty in North London for the May Day All-dayer, Get and what a wow of a time we had. By McFadden & Whitehead on All the usual crew were there: Chris Hill, Sean French, Froggy and Robbie Vincent, followed around the country by their fans International Dancin' Philadelphia the Frenchies mob, the Stevenage crew, and not forgetting the Lacey Lady funksters, Alison, Jackie, Ian, Mark and Kevin to By The Bombers on Magnet Records name a few. Ain't no stopping us now, we're on the move Eddy Grant made a personal appearance to sing his latest Chorus Ain't no stopping us now, we've got the groove single "Living On The Front Line" (Ensign). A few 12 inch copies Everybody come on steadiest TOP Get on the floor, get dancing participants in the human 40 of the single were won by There's been so many things that's held us down pyramid competition. I didn't attempt to join in, even though I TWO Everybody come on But now it looks like things are finally coming around THIS WEEKS I Get up on the floor, get dancing dearly would have liked a copy. WEEK AGO LABEL I know we've got a long, long way to go Along with the pyramids there were high-diving acts off the 1 1 AIN'T STOPPING /McFADDEN 8t Phil Int 113 And where we'll end up I don't know NO US NOW. WHITEHEAD \/ balcony, and the "mooning" loonies. All in all everyone seemed Now's the time to leave But we won't let nothing hold us back 2 2 BOOGIE WONDERLAND /EARTH WIND & FIRE & THE EMOTIONS C8S 130 to be enjoying themselves, even if it does sound quite silly Your worries behind We're putting our show together 3 6 RING MV BELL /ANITA WARD TK y 127 {Sounds more like a circus — Ed). After all we're only kids aren't Time is just right We're polishing up our act well 4 4 REUNITED /PEACHES & HERB Polydor './Slow we? Dancing in the disco light And if you've ever been held down before 5 KNOCK /AM II STEWART Atalantic (/139 , 3 ON WOOD Records that really stood out were "Ring My Bell" by Anita I know you've gotta groove I know you'll refuse to be held down anymore 6 15 HOT STUFF /DONNA SUMMER Casablanca '-/ 1 22 Ward (TK Records), "Make My Dream A Reality", the new one *T I can tell your body moves 7 5 ONE WAYT1CKET /ERUPTION Atlantic Hansa (Arista), and the record that everyone is raving about, ¥^ y Shake it to and fro Chorus by GO. 8 v 7 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER /LINDA CLIFFORD RSO/Curtom ^/"l30 it and which I told you about ages ago, McFadden & Whitehead's /* Shake shake shake some more Don't you let nothing stand in your way terrific "Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now". This one is going to be a 9 mia H.A.P.P.Y. RADIO /EDWIN STARR 20th Century \/ Do it do it I want y'all to listen listen to every word I say monster. There were a lot of Ain't No Stoppin' Us Now banners 10 IflfiH LIVING ON THE FRONT LINE /EDDIE GRANT Ensign Every word I say 11 127 dotted around the Royalty. BBSS (EVERBODY) GET DANCING /BOMBERS Flamingo . Chorus twice Ain't no stopping us now, no, no, we're on the move Another couple for you to check out are "Let's Lovedance" by 12 EBH MINDLESS BOOGIE /HOT CHOCOLATE RAK Ain't no stopping us now, we've got the groove Gary's Gang (CBS) and "Fever" by Roy Ayers (Polydor), which is 13 EHH WE ARE FAMILY /SISTER SLEDGE Atlantic Dancing dancing Ain't no stopping us now, we're on the move (I know I V" title track off his new album. Sister Sledge are also back 14 13 SATURDAY 113 Do it do it know) the NIGHT /T-CONNECTION TK with a biggie, "We Are Family" (Warner Bros), another track 15 IrMM GET IT UP FOR LOVE /TATA VEGA Motown 122 Ain't no stopping us now, we've got the groove (we got their feet to disco from their album of the same name. 16 14 RIDE THE GROOVE /PLAYERS ASSOCIATION Vanguard Everybody move the beat it) all funksters in the North Get dancing yeah Oh, I nearly forgot: you young 17 12 HAVEN'T STOPPED DANCING YET /GONZALEZ Sidewalk ./135 will pleased to hear that Froggy will be holding Everybody in town I wanna see ya get on down London area be 18 30 FLASHBACK /ASHFORD & SIMPSON Warner Bros I know you know someone that has a negative vibe teenage soul boogie nights for the 1 4 to 1 8 year olds at the Get dancing And if you're trying to make it they only push you aside 19 10 DANCER /GINO SOCCIO Warner Bros v^122 Royalty every Wednesday between 7.30-10. 30pm So check it Dancing get dancing They really don't have nowhere to go 20 9 SHAKE YOUR BODY /JACKSONS Epic v/122 out. I'll be there. where they're going don't know 21 HW.'I FEVER /ROY AYERS Polydor Ask them they Bev Come on dance some more let nothing hold back 22 17 AIN'T Laser Reggae But we won't us THAT LOVIN YOU /DENNIS BROWN Move across the floor We're gonna put our show together 23 19 HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER /SISTER SLEDGE Atlantic t/^116 Get dancing polish our act well l?U?l Gonna up 24 ARE YOU READY FOR LOVE /ELTON JOHN Rocket Everybody get up on the floor But if you've ever been held down before 25 27 GOOD FEELING /WAR 109 GOOD MCA I wanna see ya dance some more I you'll refuse to be held any more know down 26 21 THE FORCE /REAL THING (RE MIX) Pye y/~ 132 Come on get up out of your seat 27 rcravi TELL EVERYBODY /HERBIE HANCOCK CBS Let me see you move your feet Repeat chorus with adlibs to fade 28 ii LOVE BALLAD /GEORGE BENSON Warner Bros 112 29 16 PICK ME UP I'LL DANCE /MELBA MOORE Epic iX"128 Chorus to fade Words and music by J. Whitehead/G. McFadden/J. 30 iiwit BOOGIE CITY /PHIL HURTT Fantasy Cohen. Reproduced by permission Mighty Three/Carlin 31 18 SWINGIN' /LIGHT OF THE WORLD Ensign 132 Words and music by M. Jones/M. Simon. Reproduced by Music. 32 34 YOU CANT CHANGE THAT /RAYDIO permission Peterman & Co/Carlin Music. 33 EJJuB LET'S LOVEDANCE TONIGHT /GARY'S GANG CBS 34 29 MAKE YOU MOVE /JOE THOMAS TK Imp

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Happiness is beginning to rise From the streets into paradise skies go Tonight rock 'n' roll wings There's no rumour of the world No reason to explain The action tidal rock V roll wave Paradise skies reflecting in our eyes And the magic we free is how pleasure moves

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Groove on Happiness is beginning to rise From the streets into paradise skies The magical street, the magical street From the streets into paradise skies The magical street, the magical street From the streets into paradise skies The magical street, the magical street

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I travelled to a distant shore

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Evening star I can see the light Evening star guiding me so bright

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SMASH HITS 23 By CLIFF Remember them this way. Best and a lighter album than usual, WHITE trax: "Good Sculptures", "Top Of but sadly there are only The Pops". By RED (8 out of 10). (PS. My occasional flashes of genius in copy jumps all through side one, this uninspired, uninspiring WITH AN overwhelming rush of STARR and there's even someone playing so check before buying.) totally unnecessary doodling. blood to the head the record biz between a monster pile-driving the kitchen sink in the Sorry fans. Besttrax: "Move On" has finally taken leave of its machine and a couple of angry background. THE UNDERTONES: The "DJ". (6 out of 10). chain-saws. very virile senses. The singles here AH stuff I are EXPECT you think ifs fun Undertones (Sire). If anyone is this, packaged as two singles in a Just a few of the most interesting HOT CHOCOLATE: Mindless working on Smash Hits, don't likely to replace The Rezilios then PKK OF THE WEEK: from folder sleeve. 140 releases since the last Boogie (Rait). Deep, dark and you? Wall let me tell you the it could be The Undertones. issue of Smash Hits. Now you RSPCA would be round here sombre Hot Choccy disco/rock toot U nimpresive on first hearing, IAN DURY: Do It Yourself (Stiff). know why of f & THE sweet if they only some your ave with an lyric that*s a knew what further plays reveal an album full Unlike Bowie, Ian Dury's waited raves RUMOUR: Discovering went on. never seem to get lot more serious than their Designer Steve and of little gems of sharp, bouncy, till he's built up some really mentioned; Japan/Local Girls (Vertigo). Nick Logan the competition Is previous hits. "As the bomb goes smoking the place pop songs. Very distinctive in strong material before releasing formidable. That's also Double A-side, featuring a brace into a kippers' carnival, Ian style, why neutron . . . music is the drug that especially with Feargal his album. This is very different of toonful tracks from GP's Cranna in a foul we've decided to stop detailing we're searching for." Dance mood because Sharkey's unique trembly voice, to "New Boots And Panties" but "" album. Scotland lost at the size, colour and packaging of music to think by. football. Cliff though with less than half an just as good — more jazz funk "Japan" is a stylish rocker but it's singles reviewed. To counteract White practising his disco hour of music the price should than rock'n'roll with the "Girls" that's the real goodie. the sheer volume of releases, Buy gymnastics, Bev and her Judas definitely be lowered. Besttrax: Blockheads in shining form, gimmicks are getting complex this and make it a hit and I'll take Priest records — what kind of "Male Model", while so STIFF LITTLE FINGERS : Gotta "Jimmy Jimmy". Dury's lyrics are more back everything I ever said about environment is that, chances are, if my review Gettaway (Rough Trade). Sharp, that for a creative (7 out of 10). personal and oblique than music Elvis Costello. superstar like copy of a single is a urban rock, leaping off the vinyl me? After all that, hall. Gets better with every play what do I purple-tinted, see-through like a marine invasion force. get (oh oh) ... ? MAC CURTIS: Rockin' Mother — genius at workl Best trax: XTC: Life Begins At The 1 2-inch with a 3-D picture sleeve, Reasonably good song, tough Hop (Radar). Another interesting "Inbetweenies", "Sink My (Virgin). An "Under My CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR: your local record shop will stock band, but their singing is Thumb" record from Radar — an album of Boats". (9 out of 10). guitar riff introduces a Dance Lady Dance (Mercury). one of several other different drowned by their play power. rockabilly with modern muscle. ightweight song about youth Characterless Affair is more like California, versions. Like the man said, it's Good job the lyric is on the From Mac Curtis it. This nine-piece what's in the grooves that sleeve. clubs and such, performed with soul group chooses lesser known songs sound like counts. And so, in no particular stark but unusually mild charm in an American version rather than standards — a what sounds like an empty of The Real Thing as they order, listen out for these: LEYTON BUZZARDS: I'm chant definite plus — though there are swimming pool. Not their best. and yelp through six long tracks, still Hanging Around (Chrysalis). Yes, too many that sound like all very much in the style of the "Blue ANITA WARD: Ring My Bell (TK). yes, yes. This group gets better, Suede Shoes" yet again. title track single. Danceable but Ray Campi The most obvious smash hit of their sound gets harder, their THE SINCEROS: Take Me To plays on this one. uninteresting I the entire 140. — remain Side two track one jumps on Already a monster hits' 1 1 get hlttier. Topside is the Your Leader (Epic). Talented my ungrabbed. Besttrax: "Come Fly copy, so as an import on the discosuu circuit,urtuu obvious pop choice but be sure to quartet (some of whom backed — once more — check With Me", "Dance Lady Dance". before buying. it's a little-girl-voiced sa~southern check out the two songs on the Lene Lovich last year) with a Best trax: "How (4 out of 10). Come it", "Slip, Slip, soulstress cutely warbliljlmga flip, especially a great live distinctive sound and a couple of Slippin' In". (6 out of 10). ridiculously catchy songngoveraover a recording of "No Dry Ice Or better than average songs, and : Amii Stewart dance beat that's as snappy as a Flying Pigs (At A Leyton Buzzards yet . . . and yet, I don't know, (Atlantic). It's all systems go as GOLDEN EARRING: Grab It For A fresh cream cracker — andjL Gig)." Love it. H> there's something missing. Ms Stewart storms brashly Second (Polydor). features a repetitive, synthesized A simple but through the three lengthy cuts on effective solid rock album from beo/jhwwwtvthat'll eventually NICK LOWE: Cracking Up TUBEWAYARMY: Are 'Friends' side one, but all hands on deck the Dutch "Radar Love" crew, drive you scatty. ^m (Radar). Another sombre one, Electric? (Beggars Banquet). A for side two where she struggles including a pretty fair Stones Ding-dong-ding-eeahh-ringit, with Nick intoning the details of dark, threatening wall of with some desperately weak imitation at times. The quieter ringa-linga-ling. his mental breakdown from the synthesized sound throbs ballads. Her good voice deserves side one really grows on you depths of a sonorous echo over a ominously behind a gloomy song better material. Stick with the while side two is rowdier but less CHAS & DAVE: Gertcha (EMI). heavy-rollin' guitar figure that I'm of paranoia and loneliness. single. Best trax: "Knock On memorable. The title track is one Two of the best British certain I've heard Gripping stuff, but cheerful it somewhere Wood", "Light My Fire". (5 out of of 1979's greatest /musicians songs so far- in the biz else before. A little bit of isn't. 10). hear itl Best trax: "Grab It For A rock 'n' roll harder than all the lonely-in-the-night music, rock 'n' jj Second", "Against The Grain". (7 drape-jacketed r&r revivalist roll style. ABBA: Voulez Vous (Epic). Abba out of 10). bands ESSENTIAL LOGIC: + 3 and write songs that are are now something of (Virgin EP). Laura Logic and pals an more clever, funnier and more THE FIVE SAPPHIRES: Once In A institution and turning up the volume and the play freaky, fractured tunes with you know what to DAVID BOWIE: Lodger (RCA). down to street reality than most While (Warner Bros). Amazing. expect by this time. heat, and imagining I'm unexpected twists and plenty of They don't Much as I admire David Bowie, new wave groups. This one is a After offering such a puny disappoint but they don't exactly this is as surrounded by 100 pogoing discordant sax work. First much cop as a chocolate gem, although, being all about a version of the classic "Duke Of inspire either with this dean but teapot. Mostly it just loonies, I'm beginning to think impression is of a bizarre sounds like cockney slang word, it'll probably Earl" on their last release, these clinical collection of European a ragbag of rejects from previous appeal to Londoners the group is hot stuff. Best, and meeting of Lene Lovich and the most of all. oldie revivalists have come up TAVARES: Straight From The disco-orientated songs. They've styles. No instrumentals this time wildest, track: "Suzie Is A Bonzo Dog Band but there's Southerners will probably with an impeccable re-recording Heart (Capitol). A spirited and not still to make an album that Floozie." Also includes two much here that deserves a closer already be familiar with the tune, of The Chimes' 1960, smoochy, entirely soul-less attack on the conveys the magic and impact of listen (if only because which is used in a versions of "Cyanide." the TV doowop hit. Top marks for charts with a Grey & Hanks song, their singles, and this isn't it. Best commercial. n' production is so rough). See Bitz page 8. impersonation. J| whose "Danci " was a recent THE SKIDS: Masquerade + 3 trax: "Does You Mother Know", disco smash. Tavares' strongest (Virgin EP). Staying in my "Angel Eyes". (6 out of 10). V N(IDS: Girls Talk THE SUTHERLAND BROTHERS: JOE JACKSON: One More Time release for some time. imaginary club I gently lower the Easy Come, Easy Go (CBS). I've (st(SwananS°ng)Song). Power-packed,p (A&M).Outstanding qualities stylus at the beginning of THE REZILLOS: Mission been meaning to include this one ll-action version of one of Elvis here are the production and : Out In The Dark "Masquerade" and Accomplished But The Beat Goes for some time. While not usually Costello's better songs that musicianship. Mixed so well, the 3 (Beggars Banquet EP). On (Sire). Despite the dreadful + Just I EEAAHHRRRGGGW Cor, think approving of introspective •bunds like a remixed, power of the bass and lead guitar as disco music is best heard in a I've just been blitzkrieged. cover, this is a pretty hot album. Why balladeers with a sob story on supercharged recording by those takes your mind off the fact that disco, so The Lurfcers are are some records so much louder A collection of old favourites plus their trembling lips, this is such a late-'50s/early-'60s heroes, the Joe is singing one or two newies, this live a fairly routine love probably best appreciated in a than others? I That's what want to good song, so well performed Everly Brothers. Fine record but song. From his "Look Sharp" club, not from behind a know. Especially when the farewell album fully gets over the that I . . . I . . . oh, I can't go on, raucous fun and Edmunds' production JSLX"'^ album, on which there are better typewriter. However, after loudest one of the bunch starts infectious uncomfortably it's all too heartbreaking to even excitement of this ace cluttered. I'm sure tracks than this. clamping on head-phones. off with what sounds like a battle group's talk about. stunning performances. 24 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 25 f PUZZLE ANSWERS How Could A-B-N-+- a :; t H R E K E X \lou T O P Y * *---^~E" V-j^^¥- «^T d\ l g Xw E E 57<: E This Go Wrong G 1 1 t l pr

1 ' K A She stands there watching while everyone's E E touching C N K E Eiarnr^oX xl kW E 1 1/ take I L (1 She'd a chance I.MAG X > J" » 1 B, 1 Standing there waiting anticipating II A W L I. E H s v /a u E P >i R Is 1. 1 A R O ECO L Ik How could this go wrong? So many lovers holdin' on How could this go wrong? Another night goes on and on Mindless Boogie Now everyone's fakin' hearts have been breakin' Across the floor By He's on the makin', she's for the takin' Hot Chocolate on Nothing more From the look in her eyes she is desperately As the bomb goes neutron searching So for you and I For something to say Will the finger on the button decide And as he calls her over they're gettin' closer If we live or if we die She'll find a way The more you think think Lookin' for something suddenly touching The more you blow your mind could this The more you search for a reason How go wrong? It's she all The less that you will find what needed along How could this go wrong? Chorus And so the night goes on and on

Dance . . . mindless boogie till we drop don't stop Dancin' romancin' no second chancin' Music is the drug Across the floor Music is the drug we're searching for He's the makin', she's for the takin' Mindless boogie boogie boogie boogie boogie boogie Nothing more boogie don't stop Still she comes alone every night on her own Mindless boogie boogie boogie boogie boogie boogie Lookin' for romance boogie till we drop She stands there watching while everyone's Dance dance dance touching She'd take a chance Nine hundred or more commit mass suicide in Jonestown Standing there waiting anticipating Very strange very strange Lookin' for something suddenly touching More than ever the world needs God's helping hand Confused we don't seem to know what we're doing How could this go wrong? Like a blind man spinning round in space. She thought he loved her all along How could this go wrong? Repeat chorus So many lovers holdin' on How could this go wrong? Like clones and robots that we are She thought he loved her all along Music is the drug we're searching for How could this go wrong? Mindless boogie boogie boogie boogie boogie And so the night goes on and on Words and music by N. Chinn/M. Words Errol and music by Brown. Reproduced by permission Chocolate/Rak Chapman/Pennington/Lawley. Reproduced by Publishing. permission Chinnichap/Rak publishing.

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SMASH HITS 27 Write to Smash Hits at 41 Broadway, Peterborough PE1 1RY. If we haven't replied to your letter yet, please be patient. We're trying hard to clear our mountain of mail.

AFTER SENDING in three tokens,

I have received my Top Three Wallchart. Already printed on my chart are the top three from December 31 to February 24, but

from February 25 until April 1, I cannot remember exactly what

the top three was. I would be grateful if you could send me a

list as I do not want to spoil my great wallchart by having to miss them out. Thanks! Joanne Pratt, Garston, Watford.

Since quite a few of you have also written in asking us to supply the missing chart positions, we're going to do it in two stages, OK? This week we'll take you as far as April 7th. Wallcharts at the ready? Then

here goes . . . Week Ending March 3: No. 1 — Tragedy/Bee Gees, (2) Heart Of Glass/Blondie, (3) Oliver's Army/Elvis Costello; W/E March 10: (1) Tragedy (2) Oliver's Army,

(3) I Will Survive/Gloria Gaynor;

W/E March 17: (1) I Will Survive, (2) Oliver's Army, (3) Tragedy;

W/E March 24: (1) I Will Survive, (2) Oliver's Army, (3) Lucky Number/Lene Lovich; W/E

March 31 : (1 ) I Will Survive, (2) In The Navy/Village People, (3) Something Else + Friggin' In The Riggin'/Sex Pistols; W/E April 7:

(1) I Will Survive, (2) In The Navy, (3) Bright Eyes/Art Garfunkel. The rest will follow next issue, OK?

I WAS reading the fifth Smash Hits when you said that Blondie's record company did not allow magazines to reproduce the lyrics to their songs. Could you tell me why you have printed the lyrics to six songs that are on the same record company as Blondie (Chrysalis)?

Also I would like to say that Smash Hits is the best music magazine around. It keeps you up to date on all the goings on in the pop world. Paul Gregory, Sheffield, Yorkshire.

It's not the record company that's the problem, Paul (and everybody else who wrote in on this one). The reproduction of song lyrics is handled by publishing companies and they're the ones Smash Hits has to deal with, so the record label is irrelevant here. Mostly publishing companies are pretty helpful but EMI Music Publishing — who handle Blondie — make us wait. That's why the lyrics to "Heart Of Glass" were carried so late. As for "Hanging On The 28 SMASH HITS 1

Write to Smash Hits at 41 , The H«mme,smm?KlI?sl" »r Broadway, Peterborough PE1 Gun", "Engfeh CM War V 1RY. If we haven't replied to your now their ">T latest EP 'St8 letter yet, please be patient. ^•-andallofthenra W We're trying hard to clear our ^ mountain of mail. LeTtEpS Val I Prennett, bo two wsfona \Harlesden, London. the Bi™c? 1 of t a8t< 6 W,t ' U*8tfo So for out Ia. n«^ you sf™ !l AFTER SENDING in three tokens, Telephone", that was written by I AM speaking on behalf of all the t%Tt„L Wv e Ptete Clash '/stof I with have received my Top Three Gary Valentine who's not true punks in Britain. How dare stofl,2 F1iT wrote in, here Wallchart. Already printed on my EMI Music Publishing so no that greasy Ian Clarke ar. the missing chart are the top three from problem there. But we don't like say that punks are spoiling pop December 31 to February 24, but the situation any more than you and that Teds rule over Punks. He from February 25 until April 1, I do. complains that Punk is always cannot remember exactly what Now then, down to real hitting the headlines in Smash the top three was. I would be business . . . Hits. I will tell him why: 1 ) Punk is grateful if you could send me a better than ted; 2) Punk is the list as I do not want to spoil my music of the present, not the I'D LIKE to reply to the Liverpool great wallchart by having to miss past; 3) There are more punk h S n8 Punks who wrote what I consider ^h them out. Thanks! groups than ted groups; 4) There Crea , ^S^S ue? .th, » a very good letter in issue 1 yp 8yCreote are more punk chart singles than Joanne Pratt, Garston, Watford. portraying the true aims of punk. ted singles. So tell Ian Clark he They obviously know who the knows where he can put Elvis ^SSSg^^ Educedbykind Since quite a few of you have posers are, eg. Boomtown Rats, also written in asking us to Presley. Gen X. In fact, I agreed with supply the missing chart Andrew Dowling, Aldridge, everything stated in their letter. I positions, we're going to do it in especially agreed with the point Walsall, Staffs. This we'll two stages, OK? week that the Pistols were only good

far April I about that so take you as as 7th. with Lydon. Just listen to the AM writing to you Wallcharts at the ready? Then called "SuperTed", Ian Clarke. He "Swindle" LP — it's a rip off I The here goes . . . sounds more like a Superned. Liverpool punks, from what I Ending 3: No. 1 — I a Punk (the ones that rule Week March derived from their letters, are true am Tragedy/Bee Gees, (2) Heart Of over Teds). I hope he is reading punks and it's nice to know there Glass/Blondie, (3) Oliver's this because Rock'n'Roll went out are still some hanging about. Army/Elvis Costello; March with square wheels. And what's W/E Last of all, I'd like to 10: (1) Tragedy (2) Oliver's Army, congratulate Liverpool Punks for the use of having the words to I Will twenty (3) Survive/Gloria Gaynor; pointing out that people who Presley's songs which are W/E March 17: (1) I Will Survive, have a copy of "Rat Trap" and years old? Oliver's Tragedy; (2) Army, (3) think they are punks are not, Melv, Andy, Joe, Bill, Punks of 24: I Will Survive, W/E March (1) because I've wanted to say that Knowle West, Bristol. (2) Oliver's Army, (3) Lucky for months. Number/Lene Lovich; W/E does Ian Clarke think Mandy and the South London JUST WHO March 31 : (1) I Will Survive, (2) In he is? This thing that calls himself Punks, Feltham, Middlesex. The Navy/Village People, (3) "Superted" must think he is the Something Else + Friggin' In The new , but let me tell Riggin'/Sex Pistols; W/E April 7: him that the late and great Sid TO THE Liverpool Punks — SOD (1) I Will Survive, (2) In The Navy, Vicious was much better than old OFF! YOU STUPID TWITS. The (3) Bright Eyes/Art Garfunkel. Elvis Presley. This muppet Clarke Buzzcocks are the best punk DEAD! Teds are in the minority. lot! But Ian Clarke isn't totally The rest will follow next issue, must have walked about with his Punks rule OK! Punk is not pop alone .... and best musicians I OK? head on the ground when the Sex but totally different, lan's dad have heard in a long time, so stuff

Pistols first hit the pop world. must live in a looney bin. I bet he your 'Little Fingers' into your 'ERE mob. Are you biased Why did he have to bore us looks a right soft bugger as a YOU 'ATV' Wire's. against the Greatest Thing on I WAS reading the fifth Smash with the family history of his middle aged ted! Also to Ian Clarke who calls Earth (Rock'n'Roll, ya dummies)? Hits when you said that Blondie's father? Who wants to know? Ian also made a slight cock up himself The Superted'. I would about old record company did not allow Punk, Whins of Milton, when he said Elvis (yes, the dead How some good call you a self confessed prat magazines to reproduce the lyrics Stirling one) sang "Rock Around The Rock'n'Roll to brighten up the follower. Long live The Buzzcocks tell mag? I agree with the Queens to their songs. Could you me Clock". fool Bill and long live punk! Any knows Haley why you have printed the lyrics to Park Teddy Girl, Ian Clarke (who IN A previous issue of this great sung it. six songs that are on the same St. IvesPunkette, Hampshire. isn't SuperTed) and Jill Abbott magazine, some out of date ted Nik, Cannock, Staffs. record company as Blondie about having more in the mag. I called Ian Clarke wrote in saying (Chrysalis)? Ah, Ian Clarke! Here's a man detest this infernal racket which that he hates punk. Well, I think who's managed to stir up more IN YOUR edition May 3-1 6, loads is called . Also I like to that would say that's a load of crap! of idiots wrote in complaining "25 Smash Hits is the best music hate mail than Red Starr and Cliff As Carl Perkins would say, Rock'n'roll was the music of about Punk and how there wasn't magazine around. It keeps you up White put together! years since the records started the fifties and sixties. The music enough Rock'n'Roll. Can't they to date on all the goings on in the spinnin', proves someone sure of today is PUNK! Punk is here to world. realise that PUNK is today and was wrong." He was of course pop stay and punks rule over teds. those teds are just a load of big talking rock'n'roll. Sheffield, about Paul Gregory, The last thing I want in your FAN CLUBS kids living in the past? I'm not just By the way, good mag, Yorkshire. super mag is rock'n'roll — that saying this because I'm a punk SuperTed of Huddersfield, DAVID BOWIE: 1258 North would spoil it totally. I would also fan. I like Eddie Cochran. At least W. Yorks. It's not the record company like to have a word with for Highland, Suite 207, Los Angeles, him he was good in his time but that's the problem, Paul (and calling us "stinking punks". California 90038. groups like Showaddywaddy are everybody else who wrote in on Clash, Jam, Sham 69, Stranglers a load of rubbish — turning out I THINK you mag is great. Not too this one). The reproduction of the original HOT CHOCOLATE: c/o Jennie, and Sex Pistols are records that don't have any good boring. I've got one snag though song lyrics is handled by ten times as rubbish Rak Records, 42 Sharibert Street, good as by music on them and spoiling what — you're always on about punks publishing companies and Showaddywaddy. I think every London NW8. used to be good Rock'n'Roll. and it gets on my nerves. Can you they're the ones Smash Hits has Showaddywaddy record belongs Some people say Punk is an possibly put something about to deal with, so the record label in the dustbin. SPARKS: c/o Mary Martin, PO updated form of Rock'n'Roll. So Elvis Presley, Eddie Cochran and is irrelevant here. Mostly Box 24419, Los Angeles, Devoted Clash Fan, come on, you teds — accept all the oldies? I bet a lot of people publishing companies are pretty Brighton, California 90024. Sussex. what's here to stay TODAY. agree with this. helpful but EMI Music Publishing Kim Watson, Oadby, Angela Sillence, Lordshill, — handle Blondie — make I AM just writing to tell Ian Clarke who ELKIE BROOKS: c/o A&M Leicester. Southampton. us wait. That's why the lyrics to Records, 136/140 New Kings what I (a punkess) think of Teds. "Heart Of Glass" were carried so Road, London SW6. Basically (in case Ian hadn't And you can add at least forty As you can see, Angela, not too late. As for "Hanging On The noticed) rock'n'roll is almost other similar letters to that little many! SMASH HITS 29 * f *. 77^ ***"*** + **' Compiled by Bev HiUier *

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Sunday (June 10) Friday (June 1} Status Quo Sheffield City Hall Stylistics Brighton Centre Stylistics Birmingham Night Out No Dice Cleethorpes Winter Gardens Manchester Apollo Status Quo Blackpool Opera House Hi Tension St Albans Civic Hall Status Quo Straits Edinburgh Undertones Norwich St. Andrews Stiff Little Fingers Leicester De Montfort Hall Dire Odeon Leyton Buzzards Blackpool Norbeck Castle Dr Feelgood Leicester Square Empire Hi Tension Sheffield Top Rank No Dice Newcastle Mayfair Ballroom, London Skids Bristol Locarno Little Apollo Or Feelgood Swindon Oasis Leisure Centre Stiff Fingers Glasgow Hi Tension Brighton Top Rank Wednesday (June 6) Police London Lyceum Skids Cambridge Com Exchange Stylistics Purfleet Circus Tavern Lurkers Chelmsford Chancellor Hall Rockpile Guildford Civic Hall Steel Pulse London Hammersmith Odeoh Status Quo Sheffield City Halt Stiff Little Fingers Peterborough Wirrina No Dice Bradford University Stadium Hi Tension Birmingham Odeon Monday (June 11} Manchester Apollo Lurkers Edinburgh Clouds Stiff Little Fingers Wolverhampton Civic Hail Status Quo Police Birmingham Digbeth Civic Hall Dire Straits Sheffield City Hall Police Guildford Civic Hall Saturday (June 2) Lurkers Rayleigh Crocs Hastings Pier Undertones Brighton Polytechnic Rockpile Leyton Buzzards Leeds Fforde Green Hotel Thursday (June 7) Skids Birmingham Civic Hall Or Feelgood Oldham Saddleworth Arts Stylistics Purfleet Circus Tavern Festival Manfred Mann Bristol Colston Hall Tuesday (June 12) Portsmouth Guildhall No Dice Liverpool Oscars Hi Tension Manchester Apollo Manfred Mann College Hi Tension Hammersmith Odeon Stiff Little Fingers Coventry Tiffanys Hi Tension Cambridge Queens Police Bristol Locarno Skids Lincoln Drill Hall Police Hanley Victoria Hall Lurkers Brighton Top Rank Steel Pulse Dunstable California Dr Feelgood Douglas Isle of Man Lido Rockpile Cambridge Emmanuel College Stiff Little Fingers Aylesbury Friars Lurkers Derby Playhouse Skids Newcastle City Hall Police Liverpool Erics (2 shows) Lurkers Middlesbrough Rock Garden Friday (June 8) Stylistics Purfleet Circus Tavern Wednesday (June 13) Sunday (June Dire Straits Liverpool Empire Dire Straits Birmingham Odeon 3) Hammersmith Stylistics Purfleet Circus Tavern No Dice Brighton Sussex University Manfred Mann Odeon Undertones Chelmsford Chancellor Manfred Mann Brighton Dome Lurkers High Wycombe Town Hall Rockpile Manchester Free Trade Hall Ouffo London Kingsway Royalty Hi Tension Durham University Dr Feelgood Guildford Civic Hall Stiff Little Fingers Newcastle Mayfair Skids London Lyceum Police Manchester Free Trade Hall Thursday (June 14) Dire Straits Newcastle City Hall Stiff Little Fingers Sheffield Top Rank Dr Feelgood Douglas Isle Of Man Lido Manfred Oxford Theatre Lurkers Dumfries Stagecoach Lurkers Newport The Village Mann New Hi Tension Coventry City Centre Leyton Buzzards London Nashville Rockpile Birmingham Odeon Skids Wolverhampton Civic Hall Police Newcastle Mayfair Lurkers Manchester Ardri Monday (June 4) Rockpile Leicester De Montfort Stylistics Purfleet Circus Tavern Saturday (June 9} Skids Manchester Apollo Dr Feelgood Dunstable California Status Quo Manchester Apol lo Hi Tension Canterbury Odeon Dire Straits Glasgow Apollo Stiff Little Fingers Derby Assem bly Room s No Dice London Rainbow Lurkers Chester Smartyz Hi Tension Liverpool Empire While we make every effort to make our listings Stiff Little Fingers Carlisle Market Hall accurate, gigs are often subject to last minute Tuesday (June 5) Lurkers Liverpool Eric's (2 shows) change. We suggestyou check locally with the Stylistics Purfleet Circus Tavern Rockpile Essex University venue before setting out.

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Vesterd„ rell it seemed so cool

When I v j you home, kissed goodni

I said "it's e" you said "all right

It's funny I, I could never cry [ Until tonigl tnd you pass by Hand in nan with another guy You're "

Chorus Dance away trite heartache Dance away theAars (oh oh) Dance away the%\artache Dance away the fears Dance away (dance away dance away)

Loneliness is a crowded room Full of open hearts turned to stone All together all alone All at once my whole world had changed Now I'm in the dark; off the wall Let the strobe light up them all

I close my eyes and dance till dawn

Repeat chorus

Now I know I must walk the line

Until I find ah open floor Off the street onto tlie floor

There was I — many times a fool

I : hope and pray, but not too much 'Out of reach is out of touch \

All the way is far encfugh \

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