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j:*^ i_ I--' KING'S CALL July 10-23 1980 Vol 2 No. 14 PhilLynott 4 Avast, hearties — welcome BRITISH WAY OF LIFE aboard the new Issue of I Pull up a bollard and malce yourself 4 comfortable. Now then, before certain of you landlubbers start demanding XANADU your rations of Queen, let me tell 'ee, Olivia Jim lad/lass, that certain blackbeards Newton John 5 at ElMi iMusic are witholding stores. JUST ANOTHER DREAM They won't let us use the they own (as opposed to the bands that The Professionals 8 EMI Records put out) straight away EMPIRE STATE HUMAN because they thinic it stops you from buying their sheet music. This 14 accounts for the late appearances here of Darts and The and CUPID the absence of Queen till, EMI say, around the end of July. That's EMI for The Spinners 16 you. Never mind — on a brighter note, USE IT UP AND WEAR IT OUT you will find in this issue plenty of other good words and features Editor Odyssey 16 plus of course our fab video game Ian prize with our crossword competition Cranna and the Jayne County competition on Stacey Lattisaw 19 page 28, with much other goodness Features Editor spread liberally throughout the mag. 747 (STRANGERS IN THE NIGHT) So, parrots on shoulders and Long Saxon John impersonations at the ready — Design Editor 22 it's God bless the new issue of Smash Steve Bush WHOLE LOTTA ROSIE Hits and all who read her!

' AC/DC 23 Editorial Assistants Z BevHillier STEPPING STONE Linda Duff The Sex Pistols 26 Contributors DON T CARE Robin Katz KlarkKent 29 Red Starr Fred Dellar Mike Stand 34 Kelly Pike Jill Furmanovsky LET'S HANG ON Mark Casto Darts 35 Steve Taylor COULD YOU BE LOVED? Advertisement Manager Bob Marley & The Wallers 39 Rod Sopp (Tel: 01-439 8801) COOK 'N' JONES: Feature 6/7 Assistant Adie Harper THE HUMAN LEAGUE: Colour Photo/Feature 12/13/14 Managing Editor Nick Logan BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS: Colour Centrespread 20/21 Publisher : Feature Peter Strong 32/33 NEXT ISSUE DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS: Editorial and Advertising Colour Poster 40 ON SALE address: Smash Hits, Lisa House, 52-55 Carnaby Street, W1V 1PF. BITZ 9/10/11 LETTERS 36/37 This nnagazine is published PRIZE CROSSWORD 18 GIGZ 38 by EMAP National Publications 19 Ltd, Peterborough, and is INDEPENDENT SMASH HITS SUBSCRIPTIONS printed by East Midland Litho Homo and Overseas (Surface Printers, Peterborough. LABELS 24/25 mail): £10 Copyright exists on all songs COMIC STRIP 26 (Airmail rates on application). appearing in Smash Hits. They STAR TEASER 28 Europe (airmail): £14.40 must not be reproduced COMPETITION 28 Write to: Park House, 117 Park without the consent of the Road, Peterborough PE1 2DS. copyright holders. REVIEWS 30/31

FROM T CO VER PIC: LA URIE EVA NS SMASH HITS 3 KING'S CALL By Philip Lynott on Vertigo Records

It was a rainy night, the night The King went down Everybody was crying, it seemed like sadness had surrounded the town

Me, I went to the liquor store

And I bought a bottle of wine and bottle of gin

t played his records all night Drinking with a close, close friend

Chorus Now some people say that that ain't right (that ain't right) And some people say nothing at all (I say nothing) But even in the darkest of night You could always hear The King call You could always hear The King call

Well, they put him away in Memphis Six feet beneath the clay '' • » ; Everybody was crying ' ', Everybody said it was a plain grey day I «

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And I bought another bottle of wine and another bottle of gin

I played his records all night

And I got drunk all over again

Repeat chorus

I wonder if you're lonesome tonight

And I'd rather go on hearing your lies Than to go on living without you

Repeat chorus

You could always hear The King call But now the stage is bare and I'm standing here You could always hear The King call M You could always hear The King call

They might as well bring the curtain down You could always hear The King call ^ You could always hear The King call I cried the night The King died You could always hear The King call

Repeat to fade

Words and music by Philip Lynott Reproduced by permission Chappell/PUK

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-S8fl«S3SasKto. By Olivia Newton-John/ on Jet Records i '

A place where nobody dares to go The love that we came to know They called it Xanadu

And now open your eyes and see What we have made Is real We are in Xanadu Chorus The neon lights are dancing

And there you are, a shooting star „ An everlasting love And you're here with me eternally

Xanadu, Xanadu, now we are here In Xanadu (Xanadu) Xanadu, Xanadu, now we are here In Xanadu

Xanadu, your neon lights will shine For you, Xanadu

The love, the echoes of long ago You needed the world to know They are in Xanadu

The dream that came through a million years That lived on through all the tears It came to Xanadu

Repeat chorus

Xanadu, Xanadu, now we are here In Xanadu (Xanadu) Xanadu, Xanadu now we are here In Xanadu (Xanadu, Xanadu)

Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu Now that I'm here Now that you're near in Xanadu, Xanadu

Words and music by Jeff Lynns. Reproduced by permission Jet Music Ltd. /April lyiusic Ltd.

SMASH HITS 5 liking are The in Vancouver "because it rains a Basement 5 and . CONDUCT UNPROFESSIONAL lot there," the film follows the "That's the sort of fortunes of three rival groups. gear we The Professionals, alias Cook & Jones, make life awkward for Steve Taylor play," says Steve of the The Looters, an all-girl outfit and second of those a group The Metal bands, "but better." Beatles are going to get back Corpses (which includes two of What do they think of Public Image Jett, The Wall, The Physicals, and together." The Tubes). Limited? Paul thinks of it's Meyer was to make never got Andy's . The Lightning Paul suddenly turns round, The Looters consists of Steve "some good" while Steve respects Lydon's beyond week one of shooting — Raiders. laying it on the line: and Paul in their usual roles. stance: literally. "The thing is, we've got a new Clash person Paul Simonon on BY Fachtna has returned "At least he's doing what he INTERVIEWING ROCK stars, dear Meyer's fee swallowed up NOW band and a bloody new single bass, and "Scum" star Ray from a quick shopping coming wants to do, he ain't bothered reader, isn't always a matter of a much of the original budget for out." Winstone as the lead singer. expedition clutching a carrier bag Steve returns in the of a about what the audience thinks." cosy, relaxed chat in some top the movie, with only one scene middle Steve and Paul, who were asked full of cans of lager. Whatever fit belching: Had they always wanted to be flight record company office or to show for rt: the killing of a of to appear in it by director Lou magical ingredients these front more part of the rock 'n' roll luxury hotel. There are times deer which was filmed and acted "Are we on the cover?" Adier's assistant, Caroline Coon, containers possess, they Paul begins to get angry: mainstream than that? when matters can be a little, ah, out in cold-blooded reality have also written four songs for "Yeah," says Steve, definitely loosen up the of I don't "you get difficult Take, for instance, that somewhere in Wales. "Just the two us? the soundtrack . atmosphere somewhat. Why, to be the front cover if more enjoyment out of playing muggy Tuesday afternoon in "Meyer only lasted a week," want on After last year's half-cocked Steve is even saying that he it's going to a headline like hard tunes than just messing London Town after I've made my recalls Steve. "Then he'd had be schemes, Jones admits it was "a "likes" producing. about like John does." way through the intermittent enough 'cos there was no way he 'Pistols Talk About The great change" for them. He even "It ain't hard. I'd rather do it Just before we wind up, it's a drizzle to the offices of the would have got it finished. Sid Swindle'." likes the film itself: than all these other types, 'cos quick descent to an office below Boomtown Rats' manager, the and John wouldn't have done "It's a good comedy, it'll do to cop an earful of some unmixed unpronouncably-christened what he wanted them to do." they don't do nuffin' different THE SUGGESTION that we really well." tapes of Professionals than what I do. discuss their more recent The Fachtna O'Kelly. (Meyer apparently wanted "Most producers are con-men, musical history, like the AND SO to the Professionals. album. "Hard tunes" a-plentyl Once there I'm dumped in a explicit sex scenes). Where do Cook and Jones' For a band who've not Andy provides the standard if you ask me, 'cos they just get disastrous collaboration with completely empty attic with musical efforts hold of all these up and coming last year and The stand now, performed , the tracks crackle three restless and grumbling hardcore Pistols' follower's against the background of all the with a ridiculous amount of Steve and opinion. bands. The bands don't realise, Greedies excursion just before young men; Jones changes in rock since that fateful they could do it theirselves if Christmas, is greeted by an energy and excitement, Steve's , former guitarist and "The best bits of the film was wanted to and these explosion of laughter. The San Francisco ? grinding in particular drummer with a well-known when they were on stage. And they producers are getting much suggestion that the public might They're in agreement that they bringing a smile of welcome combo, and one Andy those bits weren't even made for more money than what they're actually be interested in such hate "all this shit that's going familiarity. Like he says, Allen who is somewhat less it, they were for getting." matters is dismissed around now, this crap. It's "We've got our own sound, familiar as the bass player in the or whatever. All those bits of After a brief shouting match contemptuously: just nostalgia, it won't last long." don't ya think?" Lightning Raiders, a belated them walking around in funny when Andy reminds Steve that "t don't give a toss what The only bands they admit to psychedelic/hard rock venture. hats. . .stupid!" this is exactly what Jones did to people are interested in," shrugs Apart from their current the Lightning Raiders, Paul gets a Jones. indecision over whether or not to THE SECTIONS where Steve chance to join in: I argue that there must be a employ a second guitarist, this does indeed wear a trilby as he "We learnt a lot point where they do care, such as happy trio would like it to be impersonates a detective on the with the Pistols; we knew what whether people are interested known that they are now The trail of McLaren and the missing we wanted anyway." enough to buy The Professionals Professionals, a new — one Pistols loot were certainly an "Rotten didn't 'ave a clue," single? month old, in fact — band who appropriate piece of casting. mutters Steve. "Yeah," admits Steve have a new single out on Virgin Steve bitterly recalls the time "He did," Paul counters, "But it grudgingly. He then proceeds to Another they spent in Rio De Janeiro called "Just Dream". ." was just a different idea . . account for their quick in and out They're very excited about this immediately after the band "His idea is what he's doing with Pursey. slice of definitive Cook/Jones finally bust up in San Francisco. now; we don't want to sound "We went into the studio with gear and the album of more of Warner Brothers, their American like that." him 'cos he wanted us to join the same which they're just record company, offered them a "And Sid didn't know what him. But he's a tosser, so we finishing. They're so excited, as it ticket to when their was going on. Sid couldn't play." didn't bother doing anything happens, that the rest of the visas ran out; on the way home "Sid just wanted to sound like with him. afternoon has to be spent "we could have went the ." "We couldn't believe it when virtually bullying them into anywhere." How do they feel about we actually met him. He was all talking about anything else. "We had plenty of money Vicious, looking back? Could any mouth and he cried — stuff like Paul Cook, who can barely when we was ; the of the people around him have that. He's too emotional. All he stand to stay in the room, insists band had plenty of money," stopped him coming to such an wanted to do was be a Sex that it's "all been said before", claims the guitarist, "before undignified end? Pistol." while attempts to ON THEIR own admission, Malcolm put it all into the film. "No," says Steve emphatically, So why didn't they just go keep some kind of conversation though, they've been pretty is a load of bollocks. He didn't He put £150,000 of our money "At least he has done what he straight ahead and get a band of afloat, urging "Go on then, go on sloppy about looking after their plan everything; half the things into the film, that's why we're wanted to do, know what I their own together then? then" when his partner is doing own affairs. There was a lengthy came from the band and now skint." mean? He just didn't give a toss. "Cos we're lazy." his best to sink it. gap from the split with Malcolm he's trying to make out that he Their six week stay in Rio, He was original 'cos everybody in "We thought we'd get a load of Steve agrees initially that the McLaren to their taking up with did plan it all." intended to be a holiday, turned groups, they do things for show, money for doing something that business side of it all is O'Kelly. They used to drop into To be fair on the other parties into — ironically — more filming, but he done what he done — all wasn't too bad." important, especially with the for the odd cash involved, however, the idea that this time in the company of the time." "We could have made a load of whole of the Pistols' finances handout but beyond that, the whole Pistols history was ex-Great Train Robber Ronnie Steve's hang-dog features money, but he just put us off it." being taken into the hands of the according to Steve: pre-planned by McLaren is one of Biggs. Cook and Jones thought collapse even further into Did they do The Greedies Official Receiver. "We didn't need a manager, the film's more obviously he was "great." misery: single for similar reasons? "We're still under the old we weren't doing nuffin'; we just fictional bits, dramatised into the They came back to England to 'This is getting depressing "Out of boredom, really." Pistols' contract with Virgin," couldn't be bothered." ludicrous Ten Lessons that he finish the staged parts of the now, talking about him." The only activity which does Steve moans, "and they just "We was lost," sniggers Paul. delivers periodically to the "Swindle", more out of wanting He disappears to find a appear to have remotely keep bringing out all these "He didn't know what to do audience. to get the thing over with than cigarette, leaving Paul to shuffle interested Cook and Jones since singles and there's nothing we without Malcolm," echoes Steve. Steve and Paul, though, would anything else, and as they about and stare about the room the demise of that well known can do about it. They'll just keep Steve becomes a little more have preferred the original "weren't doing nuffin'". in exasperation. band is the three months they doing it until we get a new deal lively though when our Pistols movie to have been In truth, however, they weren't Doesn't he like being spent in Canada earlier this year. sorted out." discussion moves onto the made, the one that was to have completely idle. Both were interviewed? There they took part in filming What was the last thing they'd "Swindle", in spite of Andy Allen been directed by the king of offered production work with "Not about all this." what Steve describes as a been happy to see released? putting his oar in with the claim American cheap young bands — Jones was even "He didn't like talking about it "there's no business like show "Never Mind The Bollocks", that it's "two years out of date, exploitation-flicks, Russ Meyer. flown to San Francisco to record then," adds the ever-helpful business" movie called "All sneers Paul. anyway." The bad taste an outfit called The Avengers. Andy, "let alone now. It's like Washed Up." "Yeah", Steve agrees. "What Malcolm and all that sez sex-and-melodrama epic that Between them they did Joan asking Paul McCartney when The Set in Pensillvania, but filmed 6 SMASH HITS ^mm^

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When I crashed out in my bed

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Just like any other dream Just another dream ^ Just like any other dream

alone When I'm walking out myself Thinking to j to do What it is I've got To get a little help People never want to know believe ' I just can't .^. ,,,,. someone might be able 1 thought they can't But I know

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AFTER FOR YOUR FASHION LUKE SKY, the seven foot tall PLEASURE guitarist with Birmingham band Fashion, walked out on his two have finalised a colleagues the other week after number of British dates as part of announcing he'd had his fill and their . These are; was heading for New York. Oik Conference Centre (July and Mulligan, the remaining Birmingham Odeon (24,25), 23), members are currently casting Apollo (26,27) around for a replacement as well Apollo (28,29) and as a bass/synthesiser London Wembley Arena (August player. 1,2). The immediate result of all this reorganisation is that Fashion have had to withdraw from their support slot on The Police's ALL TIME Milton Keynes bash on July 26th. Squeeze have been booked to TOP TEN replace them.

by Jona Lewie DEMIS ROUSSOS, the Greek answer to the Butter Mountain, THE gathers round the (he usually manages this on his own) with Francis Rossi, the well-known electric ukelele player, and BIG TIME his songwriting colleague, Bernie Frost. The two of them have just provided a tune called "Sorry" for The Circular One's new LONDON'S HIGHLY rated all girl album, Of combo. The Mo-dettes (nothing "Man The World". Why? Don't ask us. to do with mods, please note) have signed with the Deram label BASSIST PAUL Slack and drummer Peter Davies have parted and released their first single, a company with The UK Subs, leaving Charlie Harper and Nick new version of The Rolling Garrett to audition for replacements. Davies has not announced Stones' "Paint It Black". any plans for the future but Paul Slack is joining his brother Steve in a " influenced" band. Meanwhile, Charlie Harper has his first solo single, a song dedicated to Jimmy Pursey and 1. FATS DOMINO: The Fat Man titled "Barmy London Army", on release. (United Artists). This was his first record and my favourite. 2. : My Baby Left TELLING TALES OF SCHOOL Me (RCA). Raw Elvis: made OUT before he went into the armv- ": Princess Of who, with the aid of a lot of drive 3. ; Suburbia" (Target Books, 95p) is and some very shrewd Honky Tonk Women (Decca). the title of the first so-called managerial advice, turns a Such a good record. biography of Britain's leading reasonable amount of talent into 4. SNOOKS EAGLIN: That's chanteuse. a great deal of success. Alright Mama (Sonet). The It's unlikely that Kate will take But the attempts of the vocalist feels it and the two this book as a compliment and authors to inflate what few hard musicians are right with him. nobody should be surprised if facts they can get their hands on she decides to take some kind of into a moral tale for our times 5. : I Am The ATHLETICO SPIZZ '80, the legal action against the authors Walrus (). My would have been laughable had authors of the recently successful of this very thin appallingly they favourite side of and not been so crude. Gossip is "Where's Captain Kirk?", have Pistols substitute The Beatles. Earthy. designed book. Sex no for the truth. signed a long term deal with chroniclers Fred and Judy Avoid. 6. THE BEATLES: Eleanor Rigby A&M who release their debut (Parlophone). favourite Paul Vermorel. My album, "Do A Runner" on July McCartney side of The Beatles. In their efforts to pin down just 11th. Melodic. what makes Ms Bush tick, the Vermorels have looked up old 7. THE RAMONES; Beat On The schoolfriends, former colleagues Brat (Sire). Lyrics, musicians and SIGNS ARE that Virgin Records, and just about anyone who could flair are great. for the last few years in the come up with a printable 8. ROXY MUSIC: Virginia Plain vanguard of new wave activity, anecdote or, even better, a little (Island). A great first record from might be reconsidering their a great band. artistic policy. Having jettisoned suggestive innuendo. Of course, they didn't talk to 9. : Brass In The Members, who never of Pocket (Real). 's surpassed their early commercial either Kate or any members her current retinue; that vocals and the band's sympathy promise, they've recently signed might their are the tops. veteran heavy rocker Ian Gillan have spoiled half-baked theorising "Sun"-style 10. SEX PISTOLS: I'm A Lazy and have just snapped up and Sod (Virgin). Like the previous peroxide popsters, Japan, in -mongering. picture that is of one, this was produced by Chris hope that they'll repeat their The emerges Thomas who makes rock oriental success at home. a fairly unremarkable young girl sound great. from an affluent background I

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I I OFF THE CALL THIS THE FUN? PiL U^' COURTS DRUMMER has THE JULY award to Best parted company with PiL, making AN ODD quirk of Scottish Law Informed goes to Ray him the fourth percussionist to has resulted in a court case being Teretfrom Granada's grisly "Fun have his services dispensed with. tried in West Lothian which could Factory" who expressed the hope (The other three were Budgie, have serious implications for the that Roberta Flack and Donny Jim Walker and Richard arts in general and the record Hathaway would carry on Dudanski.) business in particular. A local working as a duo for a long time PiL being essentially a trio, record dealer is being prosecuted to come. Donny Hathaway died composed of Messrs Lydon, for selling a copy of "Carri On — last year in New York. Ray Teret Levine and Wobble, they prefer More Product", the Virgin gets paid for this. to hire and fire drummers as they compilation album of Sex Pistols "So that's settled then. £40 a week and all the blubber you can need them and since there are no interviews, to a nine year old boy. eat. " Paul McCartney recruits new musicians. immediate plans for gigging or Because the album contains a studio work Atkins has been of certain amount crude film soundtrack is freed to form his own outfit, Brian TWO MAJOR The second release a double language and at one point find their into specially Brain, who are planning an way the set of recordings made repeatedly refers to a portion of shops this month. rock film that album on Secret Records for later for "Roadie", the the female anatomy which nine first, "Can't The this year. The Stop brings together Blondie and Meat year olds are not supposed to Music", features Following on a successful the Village Loaf. The album features Ms Is accused know about, the dealer People belting out tunes from Friends inflicting actual American tour, it's rumoured that Harry and of deliberately setting out to Lydon and Levine have returned their Allan "Grease" bodily harm on Johnny Cash's corrupt the unfortunate youth. Carr-produced flick Stateside to work on electronic debut. "Ring Of Fire" as well as rather One would assume that if the projects leaving Wobble to Judging by the sleeve more palatable offerings from dealer was found guilty of this illustrations, this All Singing All Trick, Alice consider a follow up to his people like Cheap offence, it would set a precedent Dancing All Posing extravaganza Ely. "Betrayal" set, released two Cooper and Joe whereby bookshops and record months ago. involves more costume changes Although no definite release shops that stock material SLIGHT RIOT Speaking of , Fred than a Paris Spring Collection date has been fixed for the featuring language even and major Artists Dellar, the curator of a record enough production celluloid itself. United remotely offensive would have to AFTER SPENDING a couple of Dave Greenfield was released WHILE LENA Zavaroni tries to get collection that features more numbers to employ every able hope to deliver it to your local take enormous care who they months in Pentonville Prison because he was the only one of bodied actor in America. herself taken seriously as a flops than the DJM catalogue, flea pit before the end of the year. sold such material to. On the face earlier this year for possession of the four who said nothing from grown-up entertainer and Jimmy brought to our attention the of it this law would seem cocaine, Hugh Cornwall of The the stage, leaving the other three Osmond looks forward to his sleeve of a 1977 soundtrack impossible to enforce. Stranglers announced that he'd to stew in custody while Ian twenty first birthday, another album by Janis Ian for a movie gathered plenty of material for Grant, the manager, made generation of perky young called "Betrayal". This is IITED quantity of 10,0OC new songs from the experience. applications for bail. squirts are springing up to make packaged in a sleeve whose }s of the German versior Presumably, after the band's After lodging 100,000 francs the Mums of The Western World lettering and general format is - Gabriel's ctiart-topping recent troubles in France, he'll (approximately £10,000) as bail, THIS MOODY young artist trying go all soft and sentimental. not a million miles away from the n are being brought into have enough for a triple concept Burnel, Cornwell and Jet Black to look carefree while perched on made her first Wobbly One's recent release. Not try by Charisma. All of t) album. (charged under his real name, a wall is , formerly of album, "", last that we'd dream of accusing s have been re-racordec After the power failed three Brian Duffy), were allowed to Pilot (remember "January" and year before she even qualified as anyone of plagiarism; nothing :an and four tracks were- times during a gig at Nice leave France on condition that "Magic"?) Paton, who wrote the a teenagerl Born and raised in could be further from our minds. 'Stvely remixed. The University, the band stormed off they return in October to stand best of Pilot's smart but largely Washington D.C., she progressed xh version differs from : in anger, telling the audience to trial. unappreciated quality pop, has through the usual round of talent ,>grown product In that t claim the admission money back This means that their July tour just resurfaced on EMI after a shows to turn professional at the s picked out on thesleev from the promoters. In the of Britain will go ahead. spell divided between session ripe old age of eleven. By that !:;s:t:i.'adof vellovv. process of demanding refunds, Supporting on this jaunt are work ( Project, Kate time she was making the audience managed to wreck Headline, the six piece ska band Bush) and his passion for appearances before crowds the hall, causing damage fronted by ex-Steel Pulse man motorbikes. A new single "No NOT LONG ago you may have 30,000 strong as support act for estimated in the region of Michael Riley, who seern Ties, No Strings" is a taster for a read about Pete Gage, former bands like Ramsey Lewis. £10,000. determined to do for baldness forthcoming album. leader of Geno Washington's The release of her first album, The result of this mayhem was what did for Ram Jam Band, getting together produced by the late Van McCoy, that the local police arrested The peroxide. Their first single, aptlyiptiy a bunch of musicians for a tour was marked by a massively swish Stranglers for "incitement to titled "Don't Knock The DEXY'S MIDNIGHT Runners have trading under the name of The reception in Washington at which revised their July tour schedule riot". After being held for twenty Baldhead", is out now on the Ram Jam Band in the hope of the young Ms Lattisaw was as a number of the venues they four hours in the ceils, organist Virgin label. SOIVIE ARE born Wallies. Son^e have Wally-ness thrust upon them. cashing in on the success of introduced to the even younger originally booked turned out to Hot contenders for drongos of the year are the above pair, Vincent Dexy's number one single. Ms Amy Carter, daughter of the be unsuitable. See Gigz for Crane and John DuCann, organist and bass player with the Well, now it turns out that Managing Director of America ULTRAVOX set out on their first British tour in nearly two years when alterations. Geno himself is getting back into Ltd with whom she got to play they hit the road during August to promote their first album for recently reformed Atomic Rooster. gear and planning a string of pinball. Chrysalis called "". Rooster, who cranked out an awful racket back in the early dates during Her second and latest album, off Lincoln Drill Hall on August 2nd, the tour continues to seventies with such gems as "Devil's Answer", are aiming to get August, September Kicking at A CHANGE of plans for Two Doncaster Rotters (4), Liverpool themselves a place in the current revival of all things loud and and October using the name "Let Me Be Your Angel" (modest, take in Blackburn King George's Hall (3), Tone's latest prot6g6s. The eh?) was written, produced and Rotters (5), Torquay Hall (6), Newport Stowaways (7), Wakefield brazen and are casting round for a drummer; applicants should Geno Washington And The Town Swinging Cats. The 'A' side of the Band. Could designed by the increasingly Unity Hall Brighton Jenkinsons (10), Manchester Rotters (13), preferably own their own gong. American Ram Jam (8), single, due out sometime this If this be interesting if they get successful Narada Michael Birmingham Cedar Ballroom (15), St Albans City Hall (16) and London ploy works as well as DuCann's recent solo cover of "Don't booked month, will now be "Away" with into the hotel. Walden. (17). Further dates will be added in due course. Be A Dummy" then the whole project should be back to the same Lyceum "Mantovani" a possible 'B' side. drawing board in a matter of weeks. 10 SMASH HITS THE HUMAIM LEAGUE VERY ORDINARY PEOPLE WITH VERY ODD TASTES. David Hepworth investigates.

THE HUMAN League are course at Art College. that their taste for the odd truly market," Martyn declares, different. Yes, I know that's the Martyn explains that they'd childish interlude has not been sounding like the boss of a fanfare that's trotted out to greet come to realise that "watching impaired by all this brisk talk of multi-national fast food group. the arrival of every other new act people play synthesisers on digital sequencers and rates of That sort of statement does tend these days and speaking stage is not the most exciting dissolve. Why, The Human to make them appear a good deal personally, if I'm introduced to thing in the world" and so it League even drink beer and colder and more calculating than

Just one more bunch of seemed natural to recruit the dance with girls! (Honest — I saw they actually are. endearing young eccentrics interested Adrian to provide a them.) Technology they see as a pottering about artistically in left visual backdrop to the music They're also open, friendly and thrilling, challenging field field, I may well scream. with his slides and projection intelligent people with a good opening up entirely new ranges But The Human League ARE equipment borrowed from ear for an argument. No sooner of possibilities, but when they different. What they do is fresh, college. will one of them have delivered talk in that vaguely uninvolved exciting and vital, and it's quietly The band's debut gig as a fully you up a comprehensive, well manner, it tends to disguise the nudging back the frontiers that fledged audio-visual assault thought out summary of their genuine musical substance of dictate the way pop is created force was heavily reliant on stills plans and aims than along comes their material. and received. They're just about from "Star Trek" which Adrian another to stick his oar in and Suffice to say that when the the only band that had snapped directly off the neatly contradict the lot. video revolution hits town, you has a good word for these days screen of his Dad's TV. The band will also occasionally can expect to see The Human and the man's no slouch when it Adrian is another of those refer to themselves as though League all dressed up and ready comes to spotting an idea with a things that make The Human Human League were the to rock like the mobile, adaptable future. League different. A full band registered trading name of some entertainment unit they member, he doesn't play any kind of ideas factory or media definitely are. But it takes more EVERY NOISE you hear on The instrument as yet. Instead he firm. At one point Martyn than some jumped up technocrat Human League's two albums, stands stage right, pushing concedes that they might well working from the "Reproduction" and buttons on the tiny control panel consider working with normal handbook to come up with a "Travelogue", with the to bring into play the 1,200 or so acoustic instruments at some song as moving and uneasy as exception of , is derived transparencies that make up the stage "but not under the name of "Dreams Of Leaving" or an from a synthesiser of one kind or visual extension of the act. The Human League". anthem of the strength and another. The same applies on At first the slides were pretty Their first single after vision of "Blind Youth". stage; even the strict tempo much a random selection but transferring to Virgin Records Contrary to what you might rhythm noises are courtesy of a now Adrian arranges them so from distinguished independents expect with a synthesiser band. pre-recorded tape put together that the images have a direct (whose mastermind The Human League's musical back at their Sheffield base relation to the song: "They're Bob Last is still their manager) roots don't lie in the electronic camp. just like signposts and you can was actually "I Don't Depend On meanderings of Tangerine in T. Rex and Gary When I suggest that Orchestral choose which path you take." You". Featuring session people Dream but Manoeuvres In The Dark are Because he is a band member on bass, drums and backing Glitter along with the New Wave operating in adjacent territory, but not a musician — his vocals, it was credKed to 'The who inspired the League to take and Adrian Wright ambition is to direct movies — Men". up their instruments. are quick to pull me up. OMD, Adrian provides a vital The group would also loveXo "We all have the ability to hear they stress, use a drummer and counterbalance to the other go into the world of advertising a tune in our heads and simply bass guitarist. Similarly, Gary three's absorption in pure music, jingles; at the moment they transfer it to a keyboard," Numan relies for his snap on reminding them of their content themselves with playing Martyn explains. This priceless orthodox rock noises. Only obligation to entertain. the "Gordon's Gin" theme. knacic is especially well suited to and New York's When not discussing his huge Because they are in a sense Phil Oakey's peculiarly attractive Suicide provide relevant collection of toys Adrian is much "instant" musicians — people voice — an asset which Siouxsie comparisons. given to opting out of the who took up synthesisers was moved to describe as "a real But not even they can lay claim conversation for long periods, because it didn't hurt their voice". to the sheer flair and sturdy, returning with an unsolicited fingers like learning guitars did Adrian compares him to "a melodic push of The Human announcement that generally — immediacy and versatility are sort of crooner singer, like League, a band genuinely out on starts off with "I'd just like to their watchwords. Sinatra or somebody". When Phil their own and owing as little to say" and finishes with gets to grips with a prime the avant garde as they do to something of the order of "I IT'S CHARACTERISTIC, in fact, of singer's tune, as he did with The Van Helen. No pasty faced really like The Ramones" or The Human League's down to Righteous Brothers' "You've android bubblegum here; Human "Anyone with any sense should earth nature that they make no Lost That Loving Feeling" on League noise is functional but manipulate things!" secret of the fact that they'd like their debut or with "Radio WXJL graceful and has an attractive What with the ping-pong wit to be successful and make some Tonight" on 'Travelogue", his undercurrent of biting, intelligent of the other three, the whole money. style and tone recall a singer of humour. band often give the impression "We do have plans for hymns rather than a shouter of The foundations of all this of shooting for The Oxford attacking different areas of the rock tunes. were laid in Sheffield in 1977 by Dictionary Of Quotations. But with Phil's vocal control Ware and Ian Marsh, a pair of continued over page distracted computer technicians UNLIKE MOST groups. The intrigued by the possibilities of Human League don't have the synthesiser. The League anything resembling a leader or blossomed when Phil Oakey, a spokesperson. All plans and school friend of Martyn's, arrived statements are subjected to to sing. This lofty character, almost nit-picking scrutiny and whose lopsided coiffure gives feverish discussion. Ideas for the impression the barber went everything from lyrics to into liquidation halfway through publicity pi-ctures [especially a session, brought with him publicity pictures) are chewed considerable experience as a over, debated and covered with hospital porter. scorn. While rehearsing in a local Then, when reason can't be warehouse, this trio disturbed made to prevail, the offending the occupant of a neighbouring person's suitcase might come in flat: one Adrian Wright from for a bit of imaginative Wakefield and a student on a film vandalism. It's comforting to see

The Human League: (left to right) Adrian. Phil, Ian and Martyn from previous page of Hitchcock's "Psycho" in just and instantly recognisable four minutes, ancient telly delivery. The Human League are adverts, characters from "Star superbly equipped to exploit Trek" and "Thunderbirds", their seam of strong, well heroes and villains of world constructed songs. politics and various other less "I know it sounds a cliche," specific ideas. says Martyn, "but melodies The taped rhythm comes really are the thing. You can only hammering down like a cross go so far with textural between a drum and a guillotine, experimentation. There's no Martyn and Ian hunched over such thing as an original melody their keyboards and biting into — but there are certain the tunes, while Phil sways mathematical combinations of gently from side to side and tonalities that do create certain employs that "real voice". emotional responses." The repertoire varies from the (What's he talking about? Ed.) current single "Empire State (He means tunes that make Human" through "The Black Hit your hair stand on end. D.H.) Of Space" (get James Burke on (Oh. Ed.) the case"), the tale of a record so terrifyingly bland that it BUT THE music is only two thirds swallows all other records, to of the Human League story, only Gary Glitter's resurrected "Rock a fraction of the difference. 'n' Roll" and many exotic points Taking in the full effect of the live in between. It's only show from the floor, it strikes me entertainment. Arresting, that this is one of the very few compulsive entertainment. acts operating under the general

banner of that AFTER THE gig, I ask Adrian and would impress any audience Martyn what they'd cook up in anywhere: "Crackerjack", "Night the way of visuals if they were At The Proms" or a Hungarian working on the same budget as Polka Festival. . What would they do As the slides flit about on with the money? Adrian's four screens, you feel as Martyn doesn't hesitate.

if a hand had reached out of your "We'd piss off to South TV to drag you through time. The America," he smiles. world shoots by you in the shape Can't get much more human of old movie stills: the entire plot that, now can you?

mm^ (s^im THE HUMAN LEAGUE on Virgin Records

Since I was young I've realised

I never wanted to be human size

So I avoid the crowds and traffic jams

They just remind me of how small I am

Because of this longing in my heart I'm gonna start the growing art I'm gonna grow now and never stop Think like a mountain, go to the top Chorus Tall tall tali

I wanna be tall tall tall As big as a wall wall wall As big as a wall wall wall And become tall tail tall

And then I will grow grow grow Because I'm tall tall tall tall tall tall tall tall Repeat chorus With concentration my size increased And now I'm fourteen stories high (at least) Empire State Human Just a bored kid I'll go to Egypt to be The Pyramids

Repeat chorus twice

Brick by brick, stone by stone Growing till he's fully grown Brick by brick, stone by stone Growing till he's fully grown Fetch more water, fetch more sand Biggest person in the land Fetch more water, fetch more sand Biggest person in the land

Repeat last verse and chorus to fade Words and music by Oakey/Marsh/Ware Reproduced by permission Virgin Music Ltd.

14 SMASH HITS QUEEN

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Includes the hit singles Crazy Little Thing Called Love Save Me Play The Game

SMASH HITS 15 Cupid/Fve Loved You For A Long Time By The Detroit Spinners on

Cupid

Chorus Cupid draw back your bow And let your arrow go Straight to my lover's heart for me (nobody but me) (Straight to my (over's heart)

Cupid, please hear my cry And let your arrow fly Straight to my lover's heart for me Straight to my lover's heart

Now, I don't mean to bother you but I'm in distress USE IT UP AND There's danger of me losing all of my happiness

For I love a girl who doesn't know I exist And this you can fix, so WEAR IT OUT By Repeat chorus Odyssey on RCA Records

Shake, shake Oh now Cupid, if your arrow makes her love strong for me your body down Shake, shake I promise I will love her until eternity your body down Shake, shake I know between the two of us her heart we can steal your body down Shake, shake Help me if you will, so your body down Shake Repeat chorus Everybody all you people gather round Don't you hear me calling And let your body music Move It up Straight to my lover's heart and move it down My tears keep falling Gonna use it up Gonna Straight to my lover's heart .. , wear it out Am t nothing left in I got to have a love now, now this whole world I care about Chorus Cupid, oh Cupid, yeah # , . . I loved you for a long time ^°"' bodydown ""V^VJ":.^'' l"'''^ Now it's time to make you my baby

I loved you for a long time ^'1^''* ^°"' /CK t' ''"•^V down to me Now it's time to make you my baby (ohakeitondowntome) One, two three, shake I loved you for a long time your body down (i>hake Now it's time to make you my baby it on down to me) One, two I look at you, you turn away three shake (Your body 'Cause I say to you, please look my way down) But you say to me, leave me alone

Then I say t can't live without you For some loving it's Hey, I loved you for a long time alright (It s alright, Now it's time to make you my baby it's alright) We're gonna I loved you for a long time use it up Now it's time to make you my baby 2°""^ ^^^^"^ it out AmAin'tt „ tu- . nothing left In this whole Girl, didn't you know that my love for you world I care about And it hurts me so bad I'm telling you Repeat chorus Come on look at me once Oh get Try it again down, get down

Then you'll see I can't live without you Use it up (use it up)

I loved you for a long time ^®f""tout(wearitout) AmAin>„„.u-t nothing left .n this whole Now it's time to make you my baby (make you my baby) world I care about

Repeat chorus Repeat chorus

Do it all night, Hear me calling do it all night long Do It all night Straight to my lover's heart long, do it all night

I feel the love getting stronger Repeat Straight to my lover's heart last verse four times Woah, woah, woah We're gonna Cupid, all I've got to do is call you louder use it up (oh yeah) .. Wear it Cupid, woah, Cupid ,^ . out Am t nothing left in this whole Cupid, woah, Cupid world I care about Cupid, woah, Cupid uonna use it up 5°""^^^^' 'tout AmAin'tt „ .u- nothing left in this whole Words and music by Cooke/Zager world I care about Reproduced by permission Kags Music Ltd/Carlin Music Repeat chorus

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SMASH HITS 17 WIN A VIDEO COMPUTER GAME! Fancy a video entertainment computer? Then here's your chance to win one. What the lucky winner of our Crossword Competition receives is as follows (a) a video computer unit measuring approximately one foot square by three inches deep, complete with power transformer and instructions on how to plug into your TV set (colour or black and white); (b) two handset controls which can vary game time and speed as well as stop and start; and (c) two pre-programmed cartridges giving you a total of six different games to play. You even get the appropriate sound effects! On top of that, there'll be a copy of "New Clear Days", ' debut album. Here's how it works: the first correct crossword entry opened after the closing date (July 23) cops the video set and a copy of "New Clear Days". The next 25 correct entries opened will each receive a Vapors album.

Now read on . . . 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

it in a sealed envelope addressed to: SMASH HITS (Crossword No. 42), 14 Holkham Road, Orton Southgate, Peterborough PE2 OUF. Make sure it arrives not later than July 23, 1980, the closing date. Sender of the first correct entry checked after the closing date will win the computer game and the LP. Senders of the next 25 correct entries will each receive a copy of the Vapors album. The Editor'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 families) of Smash Hits and East Midland Allied Press. ACROSS DOWN -t Undertones Day? (9,4) 1 fhe Stranglers have a 7 Average sort of colour! question! (3,5,3.5) 9 See 16 ^ X is saved — Ed (anagram 5,5) 3& Not the current Orchestral 3 Instrument Manoeuvres hit; last issue's 4 Usually IS kept secret! Request Spot 5 "Close to The —" was a Yes 12 Family disco group (6,6) ^S 'Three-quarters of a recent B'Shake up rice to produce a Pretenders hit (4,2,3) ^ guitarist 17 McCartney hit ^ 2any DJ who's almost a 19 They had singles success mountain! *" yyith "7-Teen" VK' group who've had minor '"'^ -20 Punk group, or a noisy chart success (3,6) encounter! ja^wo thirds of Dire Straits' big " 21 "Crying" singer m (7,2) "^2- leader of the ELD jl4^ Brian who usedto be in Roxy (4,5) Music 16^^& 9 Grit a bleeper (anagram 5,7) W-^s daft as Janet Kay's games?

CROSSWORD NO. 40 WINNERS

T.V. WINNER: Graeme Lowdon, Stocksfield, Northumberland. ALBUM WINNERS: David Napier, Seaham, Co. Durham; Jane Pepper, Monk Bretton, Barnsley; Mr S. Mason, Tadcaster, North Yorks; Jane Mijovic, Watford, Herts; Colin Forster, Hedworth, Jarrow; Brian Carson, Edinburgh; Sue Meek, Drybrook, Glos; Christine Edwards, Tredworth, Gloucester; Kay Dillow, Griffydam, Leics; Sandra Hannan, Bradford; Angela Dawes, Canterbury, Kent; Mark McGovarin, Minster Sheppey, Kent; Fiona Dawkins, Crowborough, Sussex; Neil Whitehead, Willaston, South Wirral; Miles Bartaby, London NW2: David Gahan, Basildon, Essex; G. Buxton, Purley, ; Richard Day, Kingsbury, London; Miss T. K. Richardson, Cricklewood, London; Diane Hatton, Hockley, Birmingham; Juliet Foulser, Paddock Wood, Kent; Helen Appleton, South Shields, Tyne & Wear; Timothy Rowlands, Handsworth, Sheffield; Melanie Croft, Wormley, Herts; Judy Gribble, Trowbridge, Wiltshire.

ANSWERS TO CROSSWORD NO. 40 ACROSS: 5 Solo; 7 ; 8 UFO; 9 PiL; 12 Kool (& The Gang); 13 "Missing Words"; 14 "Eat To The Beat": 17 : 20 Leo (Sayer); 21 "MASH"; 22 (Howard) Devoto; 23 Den (Hegarty); 24 (Siouxsie & The) Banshees. DOWN: 1 Anne Nightingale: 2 Siouxsie and the (Banshees): 3 "Slap And Tickle": 4 Rocker: 5 "Life On Mars": 10 "Low": 11 UK Subs: 15 Only Ones; 16 Howard (Devoto): 18 Elvis: 19 (Pink) Floyd.

18 SMASH HITS — ' 10P40

TITLE/ARTIST STACY LATTISAW 4 JUMP TO THE BEAT OUT ODYSSEY 10 USE IT UP WEAR IT THE BBHOVE TEENA MARIE 1 BEHIND S CHANGE _ q A lOVERSHOUDAY Uurm — »- ^^ ^ I ' — n,-oTA B. DONNYnnMNV PACK TOGETHER AGAIN ROBERTA & J in>-INC - 6 FUNKYHIMKY TUTOWNWH LIPPSLirr TISSF^Smtol^adersye!^^ TOM BROWNE The NEW HIWKIN' fOR JAMAICA To inVED BOB MARLEY ^y Jump 1313 cnUlD YOU BE ITdOES she have a FRlJNDlGENiaiftma. ^^f FRANK'- HOOKER THIS FEELINGrcci.iww " I 12^2 11 inia Beat JACKSON >' LETS Gr SERIOUS .IF RMAINE a 6 Lattisaw on Atlantic Records FOREST BABY By Stacy ,4 27 IM THE SURFACE NOISE 15 3 SCRATCH Chorus HEIGHTS AFFAIR YOU GAVE ME LP"' l-BOWN the beat (jump) MERCURY 106 I don't mind angry letter writers to I Come on and jump UPSIDE YOURHEAD GAP BAND inOPS) 1 Iteeping me on my toes, but Soul Boy on and dance with me nWEST/WARNFR RROS (IMPI 1 Come ^niiwlGivEjO!yil511LM25ilE^ of Hertfordshire — you've definitely dance for me?) SALSOUL 127 (Won't you iMTutMnnnJTOGROOVEIAURRA got the wrong impression about my the beat (jump) 7i 33 TABU 119 Come on and jump to I office. Air conditioning and swivel on and dance with me OE-LITE 117 I chairs? You must be joking! Come HANOIN'nUTIREMIXIKOOLSTHiGANS >1 NEW PRESTIGE 122 Well, now for the pile of new life's a passing star Your WALK TALL MARK SOSKIN releases that have arrived on my desk you paid was dear 29 CASABIANCA 11 The price NE CAMEO fortnight. First are NFW ON THE O over the past up of life I a You make the most my »"""""*"' fi^°"^""'^^- the 7 inchers, starting off with "Give M NEW BRAZ" Yet movements dance with fear Up The " by B.T. Express 20 SUBSTITUTE«iiiH:.muicuumL-LIQUID GOLD — Your speciality's only nights 25 7n (Calibre), a simple sound with a touch -,8 «. LAal.jvsTNIGMlNDANciwNORANDY^^^wiuni 11^ ur^n — ^ compete . you and pride .. nr-,MI ntkOVCa of "Rappers Delight" here and there, As tnVE YOU CECIL PARKER heart 23 REALLY REALLY and Philly Cream's "No Time Like Neglect the pain In your SUNSCT PEOP* F "ONNA SUMMER Now" (Calibre) which is a bit different Come on and dance with me WHISPERS from the average disco sound with its 29 m™ MY girl Repeat chorus twice catchy hand claps and "bom-bom's". l« NEW IFYoT^RELqgKJNGJjONMWggg The next sound is described as 5 fcTHIfVES JUNIOR MURVIN You never dance alone IB POLICE "sophisticated" on its press release I HYMAN steps too near UNDER YOUR SPELL PHYLLIS love 22 lie I and anyone who likes would When MARinnisciiMPI with me auuwn.jiTtp rnMCRnSTED«--- LOVER FLAKES probably agree, tt's by Dr. Strut and Communicate 33 Nfll-^^,bW ATLANTIC 128 TRANSFER will disappear E MANHATTAN simply titled "Struttin'" (). A Your doubts ,A 7S TWILIGHT ZON ATLANTIC 118 slow smoochy jazz number, it will MUSIC TRANCE BENjJONG love you're searching for ffi NEW BRUNSWICK IIMP) "91 probably get a few bodies together by If it's RE DOING YOUNG & CO I LIKE WHAT YOU plenty love in me I 36 NEW ICE the end of the evening. There's EDDY GRANT TO 1 n«E YOU things in life 37 25 MY,... TURN.- A little surprise here — not only Embrace the good I TT-^CFT IT TOGETHER EL COCO with me 31, have I received the new Edwin Starr Come on and dance 5 single "Get Up Whirlpool" (RCA), but S i^^SuGOTWHMWmKiOBBnHyS^ twice d_ynasp; tucked away down the side is a Repeat chorus ;r7;p^;7-T;;rVCT bfeun to love you freebie T-shirt. Could this be bribery? with me say yeah As you probably know, Edwin Starr Won't you dance 16 times) has recently been touring with Marvin Go ahead . . . (repeat Gaye and going down very well. His new single unfortunately isn't as Repeat chorus to fade instant as his recent stuff, but will probably grow on you. Words and music by Narada Michael Al Hudson also One Way featuring Walden/Lisa Walden return with "Do Your Thang" (MCA). by permission Warner Bros. It's quite disappointing compared to Reproduced their "You Can Do It" — nothing Music special to say the least. Now for a couple of 1 2 inchers. The Whispers have released their version of the Smokey Robinson classic "My Girl" (Solar). I'm not really that impressed by their version, but nevertheless it could well be a hit. Leon Haywood's new single, "If You're Looking For A Night Of Fun" (RCA) sounds similar to his previous ", hit "Don't Push It . . . which I thought was great but this is a bit too <*&' similar for me. Lastly, Lipps Inc have wasted no time in releasing an album. Out now, it's titled "Mouth To Mouth" (Casablanca), and contains just four long tracks, one of which is their smash single "Funkytown". The other three tracks are all very similar, consisting of lots of effects and special noises. I personally think K's a bK of a joke costing about a fiver. Anyway my swivel chair has decided to break on me, so I'd best be off to fix it! Bye, Bev. SMASH HITS 19

nlX^°' ^ '*' '=*""'"8 "O'^" •" the night "° P*"*"^' there's no Zm^ r^^ runway liqhts ,?" t^ *° 9«* » message throuoh TellT-ifthe «-^l°'' '' flight deck New York has no There lights s no power, what do we do? /47 coming down in the night I ry to get a message through

Chorus (We,,,, were) strangers in the night Both on separate flights Strangers in the night Going nowhere

'^ Scandinavian one-o-one FlightFiiohl^^from Hawaii coming out of the Kennedy, sun you should be in sight " We can t see a thing here in the night , Navigator says \ we're on the flighrpath There s no radio, no sign of life '* Scandinavian one-o-one ForF«, Godr^Is sake, get the ground lights on Repeat chorus

^ ''•' '"to the ThereTKJ^*'*'' 9°'"S night s no power, they don't know why *''«>''^« 9°t TheyThtr* "?f"^!' to land soon can't land by the light They're of the moon overshooting, there^s no Set gufd^g^ghts a course into the night fr^c .,^'^"?'''"avian one-o-one For God s sake, get your ground lights on

Repeat chorus

Strangers in the We•., night were strangers in the night Strangers We in the night were strangers in the night

Repeat chorus

22 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 23 end product "anti-natural booms indulgent, thin or over the top in By far the best of the recent batch and quakes". So now you know. places, but overall it's an of albums, however, is "The Postal Bargains from Permaprints (Dept SH26) Actually it's not that bad (if not enjoyable, effective album of Return Of " 292 Rd., that good) — devotees of lasting appeal and certainly also on Factory. Durutti Column P.O. Box 201, Holloway London N7 6NX music and good old synthesiser worth its £3.99. (Distributed by is in fact just one guitarist — Vini TOOT HICK FOR fashioned futuristic Pinnacle. Contact: SAEto IKM, Reilly — with the help of impressionism might care to try 120 Kings Road, Fleet, Hants.) overdubs and a very discreet it. (Contact: SAEto 18 Ash Grove, THE POP GROUP: We Are Time rhythm machine or drummer. Yiewsley, W. Drayton, Middx.) (Y/Rough Trade). Unlike the A mile away from the current fashion mainstream, this is a THE TEARDROPS: Final Vinyl extremely dodgy Slits beautifully (Illuminated). The serial number retrospective which appeared fascinating LP, Jam 2 is the giveaway here. This packaged in black and gold with recently, this is a good quality, UNIVERSITY is in fact a not too serious three tiny paintings. Superbly representative group history 251 TOO THICK played by a very capable and collaboration by some of presented through hitherto 115 BLK SABBATH 220 DRIVE ON PAVEMENT imaginative guitarist, this Manchester's leading musical unavailable material. Consisting T-SHIRTS Heavy Cotton Fleece Lined albums collection of engaging, melodic SWEAT SHIRTS lights: Carl Burns and Tony Friel of demos. Peel sessions, live The Light instrumentals draws you into its KEN THOMAS: Beat (late of The Fall), Buzzcock Steve tapes and unreleased finished ONLY £2.80 EACH (or £5.30 for 2) ONLY £4.90 EACH (or £9.50 for 2) (Fragment). This album, seductive, hypnotic whole Garvey plus assorted others. recordings, this collection own ALL DESIGNS SHOWN BELOW ARE AVAILABLE ON THE ten syntheslsed tracks of varying atmosphere without getting Jokes and jam sessions of the all band's phases Colin ABOVE GARMENTS. illustrates the Newm."n, vintage, is full of good starts that famous are usually unutterably sentimental on one hand or self Bruce GilborT and traits, endearing and Details as follows: — Colours: Red, Yel- never develop beyond a indulgent on the other. It's distorted, heavily reliant tedious to everybody else but this irritating. You get the rawer, near for low, , Black and White. Sizes: SmI, promising intro, while frequently insistent and varied enough to Finally in the Factory yard is a 12 is surprisingly good, despite its free form, hysterical pieces atmosphere on old science fiction Med. and Large. lapsing into less immediate hold your attention throughout, films, — inch single from X.O.Dus called very evident loose and off the complete with squawking sax spoken vocals (115 type T-shirts, also available in child improvisation passages which and everything is used sparingly "English Black Boys". This sizes: 26", 28", 30" 32"). cuff nature. and barely intelligible vocal everything The Human League and smacks to me of the obligatory get steadily less interesting as What you might call mannerisms; the gentler, more to very good effect. have now made redundant. It's When ordering state size, colour and is very ethnic reggae record for the one alternative colour they go on. "clatteringly energetic", this melodic songs — enticing rather This a good album called "Berlin", as if you didn't Its ludicrously pretentious which is individual and different know. credibility conscious left field turns out to be abrasive, beaty than frantic, and the brisk, tighter Good sleeve though. press release describes the enough to stand above the tides white arty label, but it's still quite pop with a sense of melody as funk leanings of late. A worthy Next there's Section 25 (from perpetrator of this grey of fashion and span all musical a good record. well as humour, connected by release from a band that never ), whose "Girls Don't wilderness as "an example of the tastes. Thoroughly recommended. Count" reviewed A fair song with a strong jokey links. Some of it, however, takes the easy way out. was by Mike indefatigable muse in action. Stand last It message about repatriation and A like the more serious "Slow The enigmatically titled "Dome" (Contact for Factory: SAE to 86 time. comes as part toiling racism, it's well produced by ant who divines purpose Glass" is simply really good Road, Didsbury, of a three track EP with two by Dome on Dome Records hides Palatine 85) SEX PISTOLS in the 9 to 5 slog" and calls the similar outings called Dennis "Matumbi/Slits" Bovell, 828 THE POLICE (GLT) music. Inevitably it gets a bit self the identity of Bruce Gilbert and Manchester 20.) "Knew but as with many reggae records, Graham Lewis, half of the sadly Noise" and "Up To You" and gets to its extended instrumental neglected Wire. This however is a be sold in some very independent passages and prolonged use of TWI singles top 30 big step away from Wire's rock industrial stiff greaseproof paper. HI OH unmcTM II ui TWO Then there's the free effects talk a good record into nn songs and finds the duo in one of HHunan THIS WEEKS ! flexi called "Komaldno". outstaying its welcome. The 'B' inaimnuH. WEEK AGO TITLE/ARTIST their more awesome moods. lARFI 1 side, "See Them A'Come", is electronic, this Originally pressed in a batch of niMMnui 1 8 Almost entirely Jov Division Factory 20,000 to distributed more of the same but rather more album isn't nearly so intimidating be through PBI. 2_ 2 MY WAY OF THINKING UB40 Graduate Rough Trade and Pinnacle as a rasta and rootsy. as it first appears after you've IBS PRODUCT 3 1 BLOODY REVOLUTIONS/PERSONS UNKNOWN Crass/Poison Girls Crass thank (Contact: for Factory address see learned to relax and follow the you to the Joy Division 4_ 6 HOLIDAY IN CAMBODIA Dead Kennedys under albums.) Cherry Red voices through the echoey, regular fans, demand has now 5 3 NO ROOM Athletico Spiz2 80 Still in Manchester, we pop Rough Trade cavernous spaces of their exceeded supply. 6 9 MAN NEXT DOOR Slits Rough Trade/Y Factory say they'll be pressing across to for a synthesised pieces. It also 7 30 JUST UKE EDDIE/SUN FLIGHT four track 12 inch EP from Ludus. Silicon Teens Mute includes one moment of pure some more as soon as they 8 5 DO YOU DREAM IN I once forced myself in a tit of COLOUR Cocteau genius, the melodic mood piece recoup some cash from the costs 9 - FIGHT BACK (EPI Discharge of recent releases (so broadmindedness to sit through Clay "Rolling Upon My Day" which nip out now EVERYTHING 10 10 and buy that Durutti a whole set by the excruciatingly 877 MADNESS 921 KNOW FINAL DAYS Young Marble Giants Rough Trade would make an excellent single. 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It's blue, brown etc. State waist-hip size. 5 1 THE BLUE MEANING Tovah melodies come through the busy also quite melodic despite the puzzled to answer the £5.50 LCD 5-function watches, gents Sizes/Colours , 6 3 TOTALES TURNS (FTS is (Alarm £10.50) ladies £6.90, Alarm NOW OR NEVER) The Fall Rouoh TrariR but inhospitable surroundings, speed and altogether question, we're holding open clocks £2.60. P&P £1.20 per parcel. 7 Oil EST LA and is worth persevering with it - MAISONDEFROMAGE? Rahiri recommended. the closing date for another 8 ~ MUSIC FOR PARTIES you're into the industrial side of The 'B' side, however casts a UNIGEAR (Dept. SH) Silicon Teens Mute week until July 16 to give you Enclose £ H 74 BEDMINSTER PARADE SH26 9 4 DIEKlEINENUNDDIEBdSENDAF life. The title stems from the fact few doubts — back to the by now Mute 1 another chance, OK? 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at one time backing band It's album giveaway time again here D) Jayne's Smash Hits, this time courtesy of one or the American instrument of of the leading lights of the trash and capital punishment. Name outrage stakes of American rock 'n' please. in stage featured roll —"ms, Jayne County. The album E) This band at one question is "Rock 'n' Roll a guitarist called Henry Resurrection", a live recording of Padovani. For which other now some of Jayne's best known numbers famous band did he once play? from The Edge Club in , F! Jayne has also starred in a punk Canada, as now being performed on film with Toyah. What's it called? tour in this country

If you fancy one of these controversial collections of melodic mania, then fill in your answers to these six questions below on the entry form and send it to arrive by July 23 (the closing date) to: Smash Hits Jayne County Competition, 14 Holkham Road, Orton Southgate, PETERBOROUGH PE2 OUF. The first twenty five correct entries opened after that date will each receive a copy of Jayne's "Rock 'n' Roll Resurrection" album. A) What was Jayne's first name before her recent sex change? B) Jayne's American home city shares its name with a popular Name TV series which recently featured a shooting. Name it. Address It) For a while Jayne worked at the New York HQ of a British bi-sexual rock star called "The Thin White Duke". Who is he? 28 SMASH HITS '%* t^ Artiat ICEKT

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u^ 1-—" that puts every dog within a ten DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS: of , a band who are more Paint It Black MO-DETTES: ALBUMS for commercial mile radius in danger of a There, There, Dear (Late determined to turn the clock back ope success My (Deram). First major label release SINGLES nervous breakdown. And no Night Feelings/EMI); Q-TIPS: than the present government. than the first. The songs have for a young all-female band who JIMMY RUFFIN: Sunrise (RSO). doubt they think they're artists. Tracks Of My Tears (Chrysalis); Pursey, worrying about getting Korgis' intelligent candyfloss for been slimmed down and Martha By David Hepworth are attracting all manner of What becomes of the broken STEP: Love Letter old on the one hand and getting sentimental types. A nice one. Davis delivers them convincingly, THE accolades from many quarters. hearted? In Jimmy Ruffin's case (EMI). (Direction). Here they the forgotten on the other, seems (y'/joutofio). but the band have a habit of SHEILA AND B. DEVOTION: King KATE BUSH: Babooshka come, While noting their playful, spare he's put himself in the hands of Ian Cranna drenching them in fussy Of The World (Carrere). Fulfils all the conditions of a Kate archaeologists of sixties soul; desperate to come up with a those well known hairdressers technique, I can't in all arrangements that at times veer that I to single. Introduces itself to feed than Doctor cause that he can stand for. But Considering appear be Bush more mouths conscience pretend that this tinny the Gibb brothers for a pretty sets polish most people are a little bit wiser THE ROLLING STONES: towards stodgy hard rock rather just about the only person who quietly and slowly as Kate Barnados, more brass to treatment of good album. His voice is as the Jagger/Richard than the clean limbed didn't rate "Spacer" too highly, the scene, picks up after a short than The Household Cavalry in the year 1980 and his pseudo irresistible Emotional Rescue (Rolling pop which masterpiece is fit to stand within as ever and is used to Stones). After knocking out their should be the aim. (5 out of 10). it's surprising that this follow up while and sways and most everyone of them revolutionary slogans just won't full advantage over meticulous a hundred yards of The Stones' David is spindle singalongafashion allowing the sort. wash no more. best album in years with "Some Hepworth hogging the on my sporting a hat of some searing original. Hopefully Bee Gee type arrangements. The Girls", The Stones to have Dansette it is. star opportunities aplenty to run Dexy's out on a limb with seem as much as go they're capable of better. slower, more soulful tracks tend reverted to their sloppy of QUEEN: The Game (EMI). The Chic production team have through her vocal party tricks. their crucial follow up, Kevin to work best, with "Songbird" the ways yore with this haphazard mixed Sandwiched between two slabs at last managed to ring the Does nothing for me at all. I'm Rowland delivering the vocal THE Butcher high spot here along with PLASMATICS: Baby of that's she's underselling herself from very lip of chaos while bag of jokey rockers and Queen's usual symphonic the simple idea sure the I changes on (Stiff). Standard blow torch punk "Where Do Go?" (a duet with self-parodying R&B tunes. The and/or choral pomp-rock ("Play made them millionaires and with all this carefully prepared the horns dig in and hold the Marcy Levy). A good if not great thrash from the band Stiff are The invested this tune with a delicate prettiness. rhythm down. The song, in the title track and "Dance" prove that Game" and "Save Me") lies a backing to clean up in the video album. (/Vj out of 10). filling of utterly sense of urgency that ripples form of an argumentative letter, they can still be classily catchy unoriginal corn, market. If you can imagine The Bev HHIier Ties even when the material is next to as varied as Freddie Mercury's through a real grown-up guitar DAVID PATON: No No pays no mind to any kind of form Tubes with biggertits you're on non-existent, but hairstyles and as solo and a bass/drums pivot that Strings (EMI). This former and just weaves all over the VIC so often they about modest the right tracks. If you could GODARD & : as his , Pilot-man is obviously a bit of a the only real is the sound disinterested and less than manner. funk, ought to be cited as a danger to shop; hook consider paying for this disc What's The Matter Boy? (MCA). inspired. (5 out of 10). hard rock, singalongs, even a hit, I craftsman. He's worked out how he rrrrolls his rrrrrs every the hips. Er, would venture. way you're unfit to handle money. After flirting with punk in David Hepworth Fleetwood Mac soundalike — you Supertramp obtain that now and again. 1976/77, the elusive Vic has piano and break rules name it, mindless Queen knock it IN CAMERA: Final Achievement distinctive sound Q-Tips the by THE CHORDS: The British Way pursued a very individual course. FAIRWEATHER out. K Tel ought to sign them reproduced it perfectly. This is a covering Smokey Robinson's ANDY LOW: (4AD). When a band can't Of Life (Polydor). Still labouring With good lyrics and melodies, a often well-mannered middle of most perfectly beautiful and Mega-Shebang (Warners). Long immediately. (3 out of 10). entertain successfully they very song in the shadow of , the simple beat and band sound before The Police were more than Steve Taylor alter their strategy and turn to the road sort of record that uses get away with it by dint of a cool, guitars busy themselves more acoustic than electric, this all of musical a twinkle in various eyes, A.F.L irritating people as a way of sorts well-worn clipped reading which doesn't THE : We swerving from flourish to flourish sounds at times like everything cranking out amiable, fresh JOHNNY G: Beat (Beggars is perfect and could possibly to maestros (EMI). I've was G getting attention. This a techniques attempt ape the Can Do Anything while the singer tries to come to from earlier decent Dylan to chart had and danceworthy albums that set Banquet). This second album example. The guitars drone, the have been a contender swooping delivery. They're always had a good word for The terms with a song that uses far echofty rock 'n' roll to T. Rex, all his high, throaty voice against from one of rock's more honest drums potter around aimlessly Paton's vocal performance been respectful but not reverential and Cockney Rejects. Unfortunately too many words. The Jam have coaxed into a dark, strange pop to a bit over sing well. knockabout reggae and individualists is all the better for while the singer intones the lyrics prepared go more they do very the laws of libel prevent me from the instinct for economy and with an odd, casual folksy feel to traditional rock roll being so unexpected. He moves the it. and rhythms with the kind of off-key braying the top. Against Dexy's mania and repeating it here. A new sense of shape that can make this Number one in a class of one to good effect. This album marks easily between funny, observant deft skills of Q-Tips, The Step, gramophone recording. kind of standard teen frustration — seek it out. (8 out of 10). his return and proves that his rock and roll, delicate another new band working the composition work. The Chords Fled Starr NICK PLYTAS: To Be Is To Buy knack for turning nonsense into instrumentals and shuffling same area, inevitably come off a don't. fun is still intact. busker's music on the first record little ragged. The performance is (MCA). Mr Plytas has passed As an antidote to away the last few years operating the current high level of of this cheap double set. The amiable and energetic enough CARLENE CARTER: Ring Of Fire various keyboards with the likes pomposity it's more than second album, composed of old but the ideas in the song have (F-Beat). Smart, slinky reworking of Roogalator and Lene Lovich welcome. (7 out of 10). singles, out takes and works in whiskers on them. of Papa Johnny Cash's country and now steps out front with this David Hepworth progress, is surprisingly even and western standard turned out PARKER: Love Without exercise in exotic, swimming better, radiating good humour, GRAHAM in perfect order by Carlene's jazz-flavoured r&b. Unlikely to ULTRAVOX: Vienna (Chrysalis). self-mocking charm and the odd Greed (Stiff). While recognising husband Nick Lowe (who can streak insight. the virtues of all the above bands, get even a whiff of radio play but The addition of talented Midge of genuine make a pub trio sound like the a tough and inventive piece ot Ure, ex- and ex-Rich Kid, has Recommended. (8 out of 10). I reckon this is the real Eighties LSO), this is a fine introduction to , if only because work nevertheless. done these leading lights of David Hepworth the foxy, satirical delights of Ms Parker the guts and ability to electro-pop nothing but good. has Carter's work. You get a nice life for things TOM PETTY AND THE This is tough, emotive music for COMMODORES: Heroes reach into his own poster sleeve too. to write about. This, one of the HEARTBREAKERS: Don't Do Me all the cleverness of the (Motown). Yet another work strongest tracks from his brilliant Like That (MCA). Get friendly arrangements and the technical which deserves a position in "Up Escalator" album, may not with a copy of this here if only to skill that's gone into the playing Motown's overcrowded Hall Of Fame. group display be a hit but that doesn't mean it's hear what an utterly masterful : and production (by the noted The a wealth not one of the finest, most producer and engineer can do. (Rialto). There's been a lot of .) Try "Western of songwriting talent, ranging perceptive songs about jealousy This moderately mean track from skilful borrowing here — Promise", inspired by Ure's from the jazz tinged R&B of , or "Sorry To Say" through to classic ever written. It makes you Petty's indispensable "Damn The elements as varied as The Japanese tour with wonder why everybody else Torpedoes" long player just rips Regents, old film songs, disco "Mr X" which out-Foxxes John Commodores ballads like "Old evades the issues. out of the speaker mesh and and electronics are all blended Foxx a treat. Synthesiser music Fashioned Love" with the tends to make so many records into this simple, very tuneful and with backbone and muscle. (8 out standard rarely below excellent. SHAM 69: Unite And Win sound like they were recorded on very appealing album. Add a of 10). The gospel based "Jesus Is (Polydor). Darwin's Theory Of a cassette player in the garden bright, modernised feel, the Steve Taylor Love" is little short of a classic Evolution goes something like shed. Comes with a free live distinctive soft shoe vocal with as fine a set of vocals as this: those who will not adapt to single but unlikely to do any delivery behind that massive THE MOTELS: Careful (Capitol). you're ever likely to hear. A changing circumstances are better on these shores than the string synthesiser, some quirky The second album from this highly polished, versatile album doomed to die. One wonders last three attempts to get on the humour plus a large, unabashed promising Los Angeles band — buy it. (9 out of 10). what the man would have made chart. Shame. romantic streak and you get The doesn't seem to offer any more Bev Hillier 30 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 31 f ULTRAVOX ; A DANGEROUS ItHYTHM

"DANGEROUS RHYTHM in the Peter Gilbert and Francis Drake, who We asked John the obvious be the leader of Ultravox air" — liow true tliat final line question — why leave the band? — that started their would be totally wrong. It's from Ultravox's first single was "In The City" fanzine "A lot of reasons really, but the to become. The single was going to be very much a four way main one I think is something because of Ultravox, show how the band thing." recorded in the winter of 1976 that became very clear when we Soon after Midge joined, and made available to an survived the music press and lived to fight were recording 'Systems Of the unsuspecting and unprepared band played four low key warm Romance' in Germany. I felt that up gigs before leaving public early in 1977. Though another day. the whole project was becoming for America. Once again quickly snapped up by the band's very cluttered by having too they financed the trip themselves. It growing loyal following, it went time was "My Sex". A simple, Ultravox were to play with the many opinions as to what things totally unrecognised the was again successful and the by chart half spoken, half whispered original line up. Stevie Shears should sound like. band returned to this country full buying public — sad but song, it was described by John left the band and was replaced "I knew very definitely the kind understandable. of new enthusiasm and fresh Foxx as: shortly afterwards by Robin of sound I wanted but the ideas. Apart from being hailed as "A song which is very quiet Simon. nearest we got to this was on A great deal of work "Single Of The Week" by and almost unrhythmic in some Robin was given a mere ten "", "Hiroshima Mon was put into a one off gig at London's Sounds, "Dangerous Rhythm" ways, and everyone was silent days to rehearse and learn all the Amour", "Just For A Moment" Electric Ballroom, was otherwise ignored and really enjoyed it. and loyal That was Ultravox songs he'd be required and "My Sex". That's what I completely by the media or Ultravox fans turned out to see one of the numbers I felt I got to play before he and the band wanted to continue doing but it their first appearance for over treated as suspect and more back from the audience were whisked off to do a just wouldn't work with a band. a for year. unimportant. Unfortunately that came to see us than any European tour. Soon afterwards, It's got to be me with a few The gig Ultravox that reaction became other it ." went down really well number, and really gave they went to record the third machines . . fairly typical of the they and everyone was delighted that ones me a lot of faith in what we were album "" in And so it was. John Foxx set were to receive thereafter. the band had decided to play ana .oo.n doing because the fashion was Germany with Connie Plank, one himself up with his own Metal Foxx'c^r,s cross, Warren C.nn some of the old numbers. It was JoL against us at the time." time Kraftwerk producer who Beat label (marketed by Virgin) 1JellJiyg, a nice AS MOST people now know, the Never willing to compromise, has his own studio near Cologne. gesture too when Midge and is now established in his have now signed with Chrysalis, mainspring behind Ultravox was Ultravox's almost stubborn "Systems Of announced that "Quiet Men" When Romance" own right. It looks as if he has and their new single John Foxx. Born in in was "for John" (who was at the individuality did little to regain was released in September 1978, got his future pretty much sewn "Sleepwalk" gig, standing in the shadows and album , he'd been to art the interest of the fashion the reviews were as vindictive as up. at "Vienna" are now both available. schools in Preston and Blackpool conscious media. Take, for ever — predictable but very the back.) , Fashionable or unfashionable, before ending up at London's example, the huge neon annoying all the same. Feeling LEAVES us with Ultravox WHICH IT HAS been said often enough loved or hated, Ultravox are fast . Once in "Ultravox!" sign that was used that the album was decidedly minus one singer and one that Ultravox have been a rip off becoming a legend in their London, however felt he'd own John at gigs in the early days — the more electronic than the guitarist. The first thing that of almost every somebody or lifetime. If you were unfortunate had enough of working alone one on the first album cover and previous two, asked we the band Billy, Chris and Warren decided other, and it is refreshing to see decided organise enough to have missed them the and to a band. very similar to the kind The Jam if by using more and more was that they wanted someone that has time and first time around, make sure you First to join was bassist Chris are now using! machines, weren't they who could sing and play an again listed Ultravox as the band don't miss them now. Cross then guitarist Stevie Its red fascinated glow the eliminating the human element? instrument instead of that influenced him in the early Shears, in Francis Drake and Peter Gilbert who'd both been audience but upset the press "No, not at all," Ultravox replacements for John and days. nowhere local bands. Next to the required have also compiled a more because image of disagreed, "Because we select Robin. They planned to create a It has also been said that arrive was drummer Warren detailed history of Ultravox the day was the boy next door the machines and we use them. much more streamlined Ultravox were a band before Cann who'd from (including a written contribution come Canada and his three chord wonders. The We determine how they are used, Ultravox, a band that was a their time, but the important with £50 to discover the land of fact that Ultravox dared to choice in fact. from John Foxx). Called be so we've got more band. thing is that they are still here The Who etc.! The final recruit "Ultravox: Past Present And different and use such I mean, the more flexible the But first they had to find that and refuse to go away. After keyboards and Future", it is available from In was player instruments as violin and machine is, the more choice someone. Luckily they did not months of negotiations, Ultravox The City, 234 Camden High who'd been in an keyboards meant that they were we've got and WE make the have to look far as, unknown to Street, experimental theatre group as to be viewed with one eye closed choices!" them, they had a secret admirer LONDON NW1 for 75p including well as local bands. — at the very least! — , former guitarist p&p. Initially the new band were However, at one stage DESPITE "SYSTEMS Of and vocalist with Slik, The Rich called almost a different name Ultravox did seem to attract a Romance" being well up to the Kids and Thin Lizzy. How had he each time they played. Fire Of real heavy looking punk usual standard and selling wall become Ultravox's new singer? London, Zips, and London audience, particularly at the early over an initial 25,000 copies, "I just convinced Billy that he Soundtrack were just a few! But London Nashville gigs. Perhaps it (or more correctly should ask me to join," Midge the sticks one name that out wasn't so strange, considering Chris Blackwell, the label's ill laughs and shrugs his shoulders. from those early days is Tigerlily, John Foxx was one of the very informed founder) decided, "That's it really, that's the honest due to the fact that there was a first to wear a dog collar and unbelievably, to drop them. The truth!" single out under that name (on armband complete with zips to band's contract was terminated "I didn't think Midge would be Gull Records, marketed by match! from December 31st 1978. interested," Billy adds. Decca.) In early 1979, Ultravox toured We asked Midge how he fitted It a spoof record really was and SEEMINGLY UNMOVED by the America for the first time and the in with the new streamlined very unrepresentative of the critical panning they receiving, response was overwhelming. As Ultravox? band that to shortly was emerge Ultravox recorded their second Ultravox described it: 'The singer of any band is afterwards. Called "Ain't album "Ha! Ha! Ha!" in the "We were amazed at how well always regarded as the front Misbehavin'", it was recorded by autumn of 1977. At the time, that known we were in America. We man by the audience but that the band as a film theme to earn album was undoubtedly the did that tour independently, doesn't mean that I'm going to them some badly needed cash to most vivid and exciting album without the help of any record put some demos together. In we'd heard. The only exception company. Some of the places case the people concerned to the manic pace of the album is were sold out even before they wanted to put out the theme on the seductive "Hiroshima Mon were advertised, just by word of record, a 'B' side ("Monkey Jive") Amour", one of the first songs mouth, and in New York we had was also recorded. ." we'd encountered that used a queues round the block . . . But during that tour Ultravox BY THE time their second single A tour followed to coincide were to face their biggest crisis "Young " (a punk anthem with the album's release, yet. was to leave if ever there was one!) was climaxing with a New Year's Eve the band while John Foxx and released, the band's momentum gig at The Marquee. It seemed Ultravox had already decided to was gaining steadily. In the that Ultravox preferred to see the part company. We had been told spring of 1977 they played New Year in with a few of the on numerous occasions that we London's almost people they really cared about — could expect nothing but •very week, yet still managed to their fans. "constant change" from this maintain their audience's In February 1978, they returned band but we had never even Interest. to The Marquee to play three imagined that John Foxx would One crowd favourite at the more nights — the last gigs that leave. 32 SMASH HITS John Foxx BURNING CAR

By John Foxx on Metal Beat/Virgin Records

She was dressed in a white suit She loolied lilce a bride too It's a burning car It's a burning car

Then I looked at the sun set And it felt like a stage set It's a burning car It's a burning car Alright

Then I looked at my watch face

I remember the time and place It's a burning car It's a burning car

Then I breathed in the night perfume As we met in the dark room It's a burning car It's a burning car Alright

Loving you Loving you Loving you Loving you

Words and music by John Foxx Reproduced by permission Island Music Ltd.

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34 SMASH HITS .

LET'S HANG ON on Magnet Records

There ain't no good in our goodbying Repeat chorus True love talies a lot of trying Oh I'm crying, crying Let's hang on

There isn't anything I wouldn't do (I shall love you so much) Chorus I'd pay any price to get in good with you (patch it up) Let's hang on to what we've got Give me a second turning (patch it up) let girl, we've got a lot Don't go Don't cool off while I'm burning Got a lot of love between us Hang on, hang on, hang on If I'm crying, dying at your door (crying, dying) To what we got Don't shut me out, let me in once more (open up)

Your arms I need to hold me (open up) You say you're gonna go and call it quits Your heart, oh girl, has told me Gonna chuck it all and break our love to bits (break it off) Baby (don't you go)

I wish you'd never said it (break it off) Baby (oh no, no) No, no, we'll both regret it Oh think it over and stay That little chip of diamond on your hand Ain't no fortune babe, but you know it stands (for your love) Repeat chorus A love to try and bind us (such a love) We just can't leave behind us Let's hang on, let's hang on, let's hang on Baby (don't you go) Baby (oh no, no) Words and music by Crewe/Linzer/Randell Oh think it over and stay Reproduced by permission Ardmore & Beechwood/EMI Music

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Smash 19 MADNESS (DANCERS) DESTROY 69 SEX PISTOLS Hits printed a double pin up of 20 BAD MANNERS BOWIE 60 SKIDS T-shirts £3.50 post free. Sweatshirts £5.95 post free. Please send your order with your remittance you so I could have your pic by Yes, these are dangerous days (don't forget to include your name and address) + size (SML) to my side all the time. Love, for reviewers. Not even Bev STARPRINTS T-SHIRTS (ST1 Sony (a female tape recorder). Killer, er, Hillier, is safe . . . DEAR BRETHREN, a printing firm and sympathise Those are the facts. Boogie on, date. 202, P.S. Thanks for the poster of MAIN STREET, NEWBOLD VERDON, LEICS. Let us pray. We pray for the with the work you have to do to Bev. Jerry Dammers' Toothbrush Orchestral Manoeuvres — it was I WOULD just like to give you a bit fans of heavy metal that they get such a great mag out for C. A. Lot, Nudist Beach, Brighton. (alias Helen McPake), Stirling. brilliant! of advice. Sack Bev! might be friendly with mods. We publication date. Nobody has Whefi she first appeared, I considered her a pray for thf punks, oh Lord, that time to go through everything AS THERE is a lot of argument 01! HOW come Bowie can mince nice, pleasant sort of chap — that they might show more tolerance with a fine tooth about which groups are around in his comb. what, dresses on TOTP Dfe»[irfHEAP Deanne Pearson, to is until that piece of rubbish in the fans of disco. We pray for I think people should be here is a proper list: and Jerry €efi>Jcs>^ Dammers can't? Who the hell do you think you the fans of Gary that they June 12 issue. I would like her to Numan thankful that you can be bothered MOD: Lambrettas, Jam, Stiff Chris W. are? (OK, so you think you're tell me who the "local wellies" might stop insulting David Bowie to find out such information and Little Fingers. Wonder Woman — sorry to are? and also for the fans of David interesting features. Keep up the PUNK: Sham 69, Ruts, Vapors. TWO COLOUR MY FRIEND saw the Human disappoint you.) Was your Bowie that She also says "You Gave Me LEATHERLOOK they might stop being good work — I appreciate it HEAVY METAL: Saxon, League on TOTP and seeing hearing aid running low when BLACK/WHITE rude about Gary Numan. Love" is not new, which is true anyway. Motorhead, shots of Phil Oakey from both you played the £3a50 RED/WHITE new Klark Kent but it certainly hasn't RED/BLACK Finally, Lord, we pray that we Chris Miles (Bryan Ferry Fanatic), Pink Floyd, Buggies. sides convinced been FREE was he was two single? If POST RED/BLUE not, why did you write around "too long" for of will be united by the common Alvaston, Derby. Specials, most the -I BONDAGE TEE BLUE/WH(TE SKA: Undertones, nice looking chaps! Good that such rubbish in your review? population who like soul music. (STRAPS) D-RINGS BLUE/BLACK love of good music, whatever its Selector. one, eh? Looking over the reviews, you Wait! I have not origin. We pray that bygones will Thanks, Chris. We don't mind Two Of The Hypodermic Alison, A Store Of Useless finished! The seemed to have been in a right fabulous Lipps Inc have also be bygones and that we may all people keeping us up to scratch Bottoms. Information, . been bitchy mood when you wrote criticised. live together in perfect — er — or owning up to our boobs, but them. Quite frankly, if you n^ harmony. I don't know how she can sit in Amen. as you say, these occur through I WOULD just like to point out to I WANT you to tell me if there's a 'fj^ worked for me I'd sack you — f'^SU^ V .WITH The Archbishop Of Canterbury, her revolving chair in her air ^^^^ STRAPS us being so busy rather than Bryan Ferry (issue June 12) Human League Fan I and Club. won't unless the letters page didn't get ''^JykxK The Wimpy, Canterbury. conditioned office with her feet & D-RINGS being careless, so the odd every newsreader on the box that say please because I like J don't enough letters, because you on the desk and mention Hot \PLEASE STATE SIZE mistake does slip through. there is no such phrase as being polite. certainly BUCKLE 2.50 cause enough people to Chocolate on the disco page. OK, SOLID BRASS £ I just like to let you know WOULD "seeing as". It's "as" on its own A Human League Fan who thinks complain! COMPLETE WITH BELT £ 3.50 she likes the record and it has a that I am getting rather annoyed! IT SEEMS to me that to be or nothing. How many more she's the best thing since sliced The Klark Kent Protection beat — but so does the National See, my brother and I find that we I somebody these days, you have times do have to tell you! bread, Hayes, Middlesex. Society, Devon. are worshipped Anthem and you try woohing to wherever we go. to detest disco music. It's taken Miss S. West (Under Secretary Of PS. Alright, I'll make the effort to that. £1.00 My name is Maude (fans call it for granted that if you are a punk, The Grammatical Quibblers' be polite just this once. I don't to POST FREE] "mod") and my brother is I WAS very angry to read Deanne mean be TOO harsh mod or heavy metal hairy, you Society), Wimborne, Dorset. P-L-E-A-S-E do as I asked (or but am only viewing my opinion. Edward (or "Ted" for short) and hate disco — but for some else.) Pearson's review of the new Sex Pistols single. This is If she only realised the disco we are followed by people all reason, us disco freaks don't THANKS FOR that article in Bitz vintage sounds from the un-disco over the country. So why don't 1976 punk. I don't think you know sounds retaliate. I feel, at last, that I have (issue June 12) about The Oh, alright then. You can write to what punk rock is all about. and stopped trying to be so you start a new cult of Feargals or the reason. Disco is by far ' "Rat Race" video being The Human League at 98 West How Billys can you say such rubbish informative and clever, then I or Damians or Mickeys or most popular and they are all banned. It just proves that the Bar, Sheffield, but don't forget to about the Pistols? At wouldn't moan and scream. Johns, and leave me and my jealous. BBC is a home for old folk with enclose a SAE, 0K7 Sex least they Soul brother alone! facts: knew what they were about (not Boy (S.B.), Hertford. The in the Top 75 singles Victorian ideas. I'm fourteen and I ^OLLY ELASTICATED like you). Try playing the record Undertones Fan, Hiding of June 14 1980, there were 22 see nothing offensive about ALL Hang on — what was Bev doing MULTI-COLOURED] Somewhere In Billy Doherty's disco/soul records compared contraceptives or the brilliant DEFINITION OF a sadist: and listening to the words before if not viewing /ler opinion? And LeftD.M. with 5 heavy metal, 4 punk(?) and Jerry Dammers in drag. someone who plays a Dollar you pass judgement. Loyal what do you want her to be if not 5 mod/ska. In the past four years, The DJs are every bit as bad as record to a diabetic. Aldershot F.C. East Banker. informative? At least she's not I'VE READ your magazine since there have been 17 disco no.1 the producers, old folk trying to Michael, Douglas, Isle Of Man. P.S. Shrewsbury — could we blinlcered in her tastes — unlike the first publication and I've singles compared to 1 HM (Pink recapture their youth and failing. have John Dungworth back? some people we could mention. noticed quite a few letters which Floyd — ha!), 1 Punk (The Rats) If the BBC want Top Of The Pops DEAR WINSTON, criticise Ed. the omission or and 3 Mod/Ska (Jam, Specials to be the best, then they'd better The first time I saw you, I knew JUST A quick note to say STRAIGHT TIES 62 ROCK N ROLL mis-spelling of words. I work for and Dexys). get their ideas a bit more up to it was love. Your style, your congratulations to Deanne a PBETENOERS QUADROPHENIA 63 RUTS I WOULD like to say that although 29 Pearson for her perfect review of 30 OUEEN 64 WHERE CAPTAIN KIRK' I agree with 31 RAINBOW 65 KISS the Sex Pistols single. I'm Gunter from Essex 32 ROCKABILIV 66 SQUEEZE (issue June 12), I must point out 67 SIO IRIP) appalled that any record POST FREE 33 RUSH that the trouble makers of today n SIOUXSIE 61 SLITS . company would even consider SWEATSHIRTS 1 AN4RCHV » 35 STRANGURS 69 THE CURE r«E[]F11Ef«Tr«E[][]f«[]S are not satisfied fighting people 2 ANABCHV 3e SQUEEZE 70UB40 BETTER releasing such obvious £4.99 BEATLES 71 COCKNEY REJECTS ,d 3 37 SLF who also wish to fight. 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IB 52 UK SUBS 86 MONOCHROME SET ONES Radin/Too Much Pressure French Imp 1 70 MadtieM One Step Beyond over religion, 19 MODS 53 VAPORS 37 SID LIVES 3 49 L P ar Cass Bad Maanen Bad Manners 3 99 U B 40 12" My way colour, music or FASHION 20 MODDETTES 54 SID 88 BAD MANNERS 3ILVERBLADE 01 Thinking I 99 Baatlai Grearest Hits Gold Vinyl German Imp 3 50 VICIOUS Kate Bw«h 12 Live FP Jap Imp 3 75 Tubaway Amiy tst Album dress. 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Do you have to ruin life 26 SO PSYCHEDELIC RIHS 84 WHITESNAKE REJECTS 'El'S16' Out Oouhle French Imo 6 99 Bony Mueic Manifesto 7 99 Underlonat heard it and think it is of the 27 Pll 61 SID t NANCY 95 JOY DIVISION Hypnotised 3 99 Undertooes 3 99 Slifl Little Frngers tnliammable for the rest of us? Where's your 96 Material 4 Toyah Sheep Farmiog m Baroer 3 99 Blue Meaning 20p EACH + lOp MAX P&P 29 3 99 highest quality material. I know Rolling Stonei Love you Live L P ot Cass Dble 3 99 Meattoat Bat out spirit ALL KS BLACK mmT ON HW LUTHIULOOK SUM 96 ADAM S THE ANTS 2" gone? Give the rest of us a of at All 1 LOTS MORE IN STOCK SEND - Hell 3 99 Black Sabbath Live Last 3 75 L P s and 50p p&p Starr is paid to slag people off but TRADING CO m. YOUR CHOICE Of CROUP OR SLOCAU PRINTED 97 MOTDRHEAD Dbis 90p Singles & Cassettes 25p pSip Free lists sent with orders only break. FOR JUST £1. POST FREE 98 AC DC 8.A.E. TOR FREE CAT. 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Could you be loved? Then be loved

Don't let them fool you 1 Or even try to school you, oh no We've got a mind of our own , ...-.r.-;;!-;'i'>tilS^ii--;W So go to hell if what you're thinking is not right Love would never leave us alone •^j In the darkness there must come out the light t'.; J

Could you be loved? Then be loved Could you be loved? Then be loved

' The road of life is rocky And you may stumble too So while you point your fingers Someone else is judging you

^ould you be, could you be, could you be loved? Could you be, could you be loved? Could you be, could you be, could you be loved? Could you be, could you be loved?

Don't let them change you Or even rearrange you, oh no We've got a life to live They say only, only Only the fittest of the fittest shall survive Stay alive

Could you be loved? Then be loved Could you be loved? Then be loved chirks.

You ain't gonna miss your water Until your well runs dry No matter how you treat him The man will never be satisfied

Could you be, could you be, could you be loved? Could you be, could you be loved? Could you be, could you be, could you be loved? Could you be, could you be loved?

Say something, say something, say something Say something, say something, say something Reggae, reggae Say something Rockers, rockers Say something Reggae, reggae Say something

Words and music by Bob Marley Reproduced by permission Rondor Music Ltd

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