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2 Volume 3 Number 20 A Note From The -Editor SONGS The hours of feverish discussion are finished. The pile of pencil shavings and discarded colour THUNDER IN THE MOUNTAINS Toyah 2 pictures in the design room tell their own story. OPEN YOUR HEART Human League 4 Smash Hits has just had its annual facelift. We've IT'S MY PARTY Dave Stewart 9 pulled it apart. flung it up in the air, held it up to the JUST CA N'T GET ENOUGH Depeche Mode 9 light, taken it down to the cafe for a hot meal. and generally thought of ways to make it even more MULE (CHANT NO. 2) Beggar & Co. 16 wonderful than it hus been in the past. IT WILL BE ALRIGHT Odyssey 17 Regular readers will have noticed the new price. WALKING IN THE SUNSHINE Bad Manners 21 The rising cost of paper and other materials has MAO EYED SCREAMER The Creatures 22 made this inevitable. We trust you'll agree that GENIUS OF LOVE Tom Tom Club 26 Smash Hits still represents unrivalled value for QUITE AHEAD OF MY TI ME David Bowwow 29 money. even at an extra 3p. So, what's changed? After much discussion we've GET OFF OF MY CLOUD Rolling Stones 35 put the Independents and Disco pages out to INVISIBLE SUN Police 38 pasture. We shall of course be keeping you fully up YOU SURE LOOK GOOD TO MEPhyllis Hyman 42 to date on the goings-on in these spheres as well as ENDLESS LOVE Diana Ross & Lionel Ri chie 43 providing regular round-ups. The specialist charts are still available for your inspection on Bitz. FEATURES Feast your eyes also on The Pictures, a regular feature designed to keep you abreast of new bands HUMAN LEAGUE: Past, Present & Future 4/5/6 and new looks via the miracle of the black magic LINX: Tw o chaps with a spring in their stride 10/11 box. THE CREATURES: Siouxsie branches out 22/23 If you've got any questions about records and the people who make them consult Get Smart! and see HEEBEEGEEBEES: Making an impression 29 if Linda Duff can help you. Also making its debut is POLICE: Sting maps out the third phase 36/37/38 Nightsout. our new live music section, where. in addition to reporting on the best concerts, we'll be COLO!JR printing advance information on shows all over the nation. LINX 11 Then there's our new recruit, Barry. Barry, who ULTRAVOX 24/25 has no previous journalistic experience. will be ROLLING STONES '65 35 painting the town red eight days a week in order to STING 37 let you in on all the latest gossip and speculation. No doubt you'll bear with him as he finds his feet. (Down there, Barry.) That about clears it up. If you want to know how to THE PICTURES: Numan, Bananarama, BowWow get a complete set of free badges, consult page 32. If Wow, Mood Six & more 6/7 you want to know how important it is that your BITZ: Madness movie preview, Julian Cope, Doug newsagent reserves you a copy of the next issue, have a glance at the back page. Trend le Personal File, Higsons, Charts, Fan Clubs, If Y'>U want the very best in features. songwords, Books & Albums to be won & more 12/13/14 colour posters, news. reviews and prize PIECES: Charts, fan clubs, personal file, top ten & competitions, then tum the page and dive right in. more 14 The water's lovely. REVIEWS: Police, Genesis, Tom Tom Club, Hazel David Hepworth O'Connor, Saxon & more 18/19 GET SMART!: Your questions answered 20
HAS HE gone7 Funny bloke. that "Editor" First time he's deigned to drop in oou ~ on Page 3 Might have done a brt ol dusting 11 I'd known he was coming Bit LETTERS 30/31/32 na,ked about all his new !angled ideas. to be honest Asked me 10 collect up all last year's ideas, he did, then take ·em to lhe knackers So there 1was. BADGE TOKEN 32 dragging me way across The Human League feature. dropping armfuls of RSVP: Queue here for biro buddies 33 used headlines at every step Past The Pictures. where Gary Numan nicks an STAR TEASER 40 h,s old reviews to use for shooting practice Half vvay through The Creatures feature, when The HeeBeeGeeSees come sprinting by, warding off an irate CROSSWORD 41 S11ng with tile old Biro Buddies logo. Next thing I know, Linx and Uluavox are running oft with some dog-eared centrespreads claiming they·,e looking COMPETITION: Video recorder, tapes, Madness for some cheap wallpaper Wheta nerve! Grabbing the lastscraps of albums & books to be won 45 Independent Bitz, I tripped over a video on Page 45. got deafened by BARRY: Our ace reporter steps out 46 Oepeche Mode and then bumped into some buffoon called Barry who got h,s feet tangled up in O,sco You wait. They'll be after my Flannel Panel nut But NIGHTSOUT: The live music section - Depeche I won'I let 'em. Not me. mate Some things are sacred. guv. Mode plus hundreds of upcoming gigs 46/47
3 THE BIG LEAGUE
1977-progressive, poverty-striken, "hip". 1981 -accepted, bankable ... (and still "hip"!). Ian Birch charts the past and plots the present with The Human League. NEVER UNDERESTIMATE they bave just completed al seU-conlldence. Martin Rushent's Genetic Sound Let's flashback to May. when Studio outside Reading. "The Sound Of The Crowd" bad (Rushent seems to specialise at just hit the shops. Despite a ll the the moment in revitalising dodgy confusion, bickering and worry careers. He's recently worked that plagued the band. Philip wonders with Pete Shelley.) Oakey stood firm. The album is simply called "You haven't heaid the new "Dare". Philip quipped: "I like it &Ongs, have you?" he enquired of becau1e the Mekons used to have Ian Cranna in these very pages. a song called 'Dan Dare'. In fact, "I've heard the songs" he it was ripped oU hom a cover of continued, chest swelling, Vogue about two and a half years ago. They had a whole series of THE SWAGGER turned out to be covers which featured just one justified. After the huge success word like 'Succeu', 'Red' and of "Love Action" and with the 'Dare'. I shouldn't say that, equally commercial "Open Your should I?" Heart" waiting in the aiale.s. The The partnerebip between Human League now look set to Rushen! and The Human League take on the Muhammed Ali was clearly made in heaven. brigade of Adam, Sting and so Philip originally approached him forth. That's not bad going in five because he liked the hard and months. roomy sound he achieved on old The real testing black, 999 single•. however, is the album which Moat importantly, Rushen! had the musical ear and the technical knowhow that the group lacked. As all the parts were assembled on computer, this was obviously crucial. The band would first demo their songs in the Sheffield studio tha1 they share on a weekly basis with old sparring partners, British Electric Foundation. "We'd then take Martin the song," continued Philip, "which we'd played dufllyon the keyboard, out of time and with very bad syn-drums. Martin would programme them up on the computer and that would play It all." But what about those songs? As ,,, the past singles have indicated more and more, the new line-up ' j ' want to move away from cult approval towards commercial family favourites and to balance their experime.ntation with a senle of quality, singalong pop. It's not surprising that Philip should say: "We wanted an a lbum full of singles. like a Michael Jackson or Abba L.P. h ~ We·ve moved away from textures L--r: Sa1aane Baley, Adrian Wri9ht, Joana• CatheralJ, Philip Oakey , Jo CalJlt, Ian Barde n. to tunes. It's tunes every time." This is the artJ,ttalklng. Oakey
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From previous pago their manager, Bob Last. When they were asked to appear on "Dore" ditty is "I Am The Law" "Top Of The Pops" with "The which was the firs! number lhe Sound Of Tbe Crowd", Last new band wrote al1er the wanted the glrla to be replaced celebrated split. Thia time the by session singers. Susonne inspiration comes from the Judge takes up the cudgel: "We said we Dread character that appears didn't think it was lair to us or the every week in "2,000 AD". Philip public because it was conning elaborated: "lt'a apecllioally from everyone into thinking we bad a policeman's point of view. It's superb voices. What would very easy to run the police down happen when we went on tour? until you require them. There's Everyone would be expecting ol1en a very sudden change of periect back-up vocals and then opinion wh.en you get yourcar they'd get us! And U you use stolen." session aingara when are you And Jet's not forget "Don 'I You going to improve?" Session Wan! Me?", which was nudged singers weren't used. into existence by the film, • A Siar That single saw even more Is Born.. , In the movie an ageing problems. Last hated the song male superstar is gradually and held a secret meeting with upstaged by hia younger, female Virgin to see ii the release could discovery. be stopped. Phil added:"At that Philip alrikea a modest note. Slage his comment was. we'll "It's the best song I've ever give the Human League a Jong written. It's a propersong lilce the enough rope and lei them bang kind that Earth. Wind 8t Fire or themselves. He had me running Abba would write. It's the story of round in circles and scored silly, 'A Star ls Som'. Everyone says especially as we had spent that I've written it about the girls £8,000recordlng it." so I'm not going lo say anything Now we are getting down to about that." The aong also sees the real opposition. Phil was in Susanne singing a verse on her lull flight. "Bob doesn't like own for the first time. The groups. U you notice, he splits up experience was alarming. all the gtoups he's Involved with. "Joanne and I really came into Jo {Callis) wouldn't agree with the band for the glamour aspect this because be was in the and the baclc-up vocals. Lead Rezillos but I'm willing lo bet Bob vocals were never ever thought had a hell of a lot lo do with them of. They were l!lte a distant breaking up. And look at The po,..lblllty, aomelhing that mighl Flowers. Shalce and The Human happen in a couple of years on League .. . They all split up. the fourth or filth album. But lhe "He's got this belief that he can song's story required a girl's manipulate the talented parts oJ voice. I was really ahockedl" a group and make them work The arrival of Joanne and together on different projects. !l's Susanne has sparked off some one of his new theories which I curious confrontations. Various don't agree with. I like groups, "See Jungle! See Jungle I Go Join Your Gang Yeah, City All Over! Go male fans have sbown their but Bob wants 'non·permanent Ape Crazyl" may not bathe snappiest album title of all time but disapproval of getting in "two relationship&,·· BowWowWow, pictured here cooling off, don't do anything the easy girls" (sne&rin voice/and "going II Bob tries to break up this way. The LP should appear on October 16th, assuming that poppy" (that's what girls signify/. Human League, he could well Annabella's mum hasn't any further objections to the sleeve picture. They don't like it and they tell meet more resistance then he She's at ready forced RCA to scrap one lot because of the acreage of them so to their laces. imagines. This reincarnation flesh that her daughter was eMposing. Barring funher mishaps they set It has also lead 10 ructions with looks set to grab the nation. out on their first proper tour In October. See Nightsout for details.
Looking for a distinctive birthday present for that special person in your life? How's about a small fleet of aeroplanes with his name stencilled on them? Says Gary Numan· "tt sure beats cufflinks any day oftheweek.11
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~ t;: -~ 5 ~ ~ The threat of "The New Psychedelia" is about as frequent as that of the common cold, and sights like Mood Six (the lol on the left) confirm that it's having another crack at revival.These six dapper young Carnaby blades are currently the main event at London's latest psychedelic mecca, The Groovy Cellar, where the inmates are treated to large doses of early '60s surfing music with a dream topping of Doors and Velvet Underground. The lads seem to have done some pretty serious research, probably with the aid of this pie of The Move circa '67 {right}, the year of beads, bangles, back-combed barnets, incense cones and roll-neck floral jumpers. By the way, that's Roy Wood in the centre and ELD's Bev Bevan on the extreme left. Clocks ...... a. GOD: Oyl You musical? don't stop; they just go backwards. BARSO: Sure, GOO: Well, cop this then! ------
I Just can't get enough I
When I'm with you baby I go out of my head And I just can't get enough And I just can't get enough
All the things you do to me And everything you said I just can't get enough I justcan't get enough
We slip and slide as we fall In love And I juet can't seem to get enough of
We walk together walking down the street And I just can't get enough And I just can't get enough
Everytime I think of you I know we have to meet And I just can't get enough And I just can't get enough
It's getting harder, it's a burning love And I just can't seem to get enough of
I just can't get enough Repeat 16 tlmff
And when it reins you're shining down for me And I just can't get enough And I just can't get enough
Just like a rainbow you know you sat me free And I just can't get enough And I juat can't got enough
You're like an angel And you give me your love And I just can't seem to get enough of
I just can't get enough Repeat to fade
Words end mu1lc by V. Clarke Reproduced by permlnlon Mute M...ic/Sonet Mualc OnMute"-rdtl
9 inl\uencea: "Radio, recotd p\(1"{er, anytblnll with a \oudape Luther l(j i':raham':ir,~d Father • ol set-pi h_e Smurls" Ir~•• ou1 wh ace Jokes th hHos "Quiet Life" - and includes four JAPANESE tracks previously released as singles. BOYS Obviously it's a bid to recoup some of the money they laid out on Japan's behalf at a time when Japan's ex-record label. Ariola - their 'pre-Romantic' leanings Hanaa, have juat let loose a weren't quite as fashionable as compilation LP of the band's they are these days. finest hours. Called Still, ii you're looking for an "Assemblage", it's lifted from introduction to the band, you three LPs-"Adolescent Sex", couldn't find a better way of "Obscure Alternatives" and getting acquainted. THEVINYL ONEFOR FRONTIER THE SWOTS Tia••~ C- return to the This one should set the brain fray OD October 2 with a new cells on overtime. As we alfted single called "You Don't Believe through the syllables of the latest Me", a taster for their second Tom Tom Club single. "Genius album later in the month. Of Love", one word kept us After collecting many good running back to the record notices for their efforts on player. It sounded like "Maven" Postcard Records, Oran11• in a line that ran ·Tm in Heaven Jalc• have signed on with with the maven of funk Polydor and a 45 called mutation". But what could it "L.O.V.E..•• love" should be in mean? Was it an Anglo-Saxon the shops early October. aaying? Had the band just made The first Jld- album, "Dirk it up to impress us? We were Wears White Sox", should be determined to get to the bottom of back in circulation soon (together it and alter burrowing in the with "Xerox" and "Cartrouble") British Museum. we finally did. cour1esy of a new distribution II you fancy grappling with the deal between Do It and Virgin. problem. you might earn yourseU Wala! release a new version of of copy of the new Tom Tom Club "Somesay" on 7' and 12" on their album. The !ir11t five to tell us -,,,. lrollble with COID PictUied above are the front identify the person in the woolly cover and an extract hom a new hat, pop bWher name on a and excellent collection of photos poatcard and aend ii - together "Something Else" returned to BBC 2 on September 25 and promise• entitled "Pointed Portraita". lt'o with your name and addteu - to treats aplenty in six programmes for the coming Autumn. The next one the work of Chalkie DaY!ea. pop "Pointed Portrait.a" Competition, in the aeries (due to be screened October 2) is based around Sbeerwater photographer and occaaional Smash Hit.a, 52/SS Camaby Youth Club in Woking (wbere The Jam all grew up). includes footage of contributor to th... very pagea. StnMlt. London WIV lPF. The Jam in concert (with The Dolly Mixtures and The Questions) and Challtie hao made it his busineea The lint ten right answers to hold• a diSC\Aesion on cla.u differences. Avid readers will remember to aomebow pe:rauade very be randomly plucked from the Paul outlining plans for this show in our feature on April JO. famouo, and normally Nnaible, mound on October IS wW find The lbird programme includes The Beat and a visit to Bristol where pop peniona to poee in waya aome light reading in tbe poat, groups of black and white teenagers talk about education and job you'd Jeaat expect. eacb copy autographed by Mr. pr~pecta in the light of the recent riots. Alter that. there'll be stuff on Tho• wi•hing to own a copy. Davie• himeelL Toyoh, Delta S, The Raincoats and much else besides. 13 TAKE FIVE The current listening pleos11re of a Smash Uil.s sc,U,e. Fiut uy, David Hepworth. 1, HEAVEW 17: Single. but so many Penthouse & girlfriends I c:an't count them. Pavement (Virgin). PRESENT HONE: With my 2. THE POLICE: PIRSDNAl Mum in Stoke Newington. Invisible S11n (A&M). PRO'IJDEST 3. TOM TOM CL'IJB: ACHIEYEMEWT: Showing Genius 01 Love fllf my bum to The Pope. I (Island). dropped my strides on s tage 4. DOLLAR: Hand at the San Remo Festival Held In Black And which was a l.ive TV White (WEA). transmission for the whoJe of 5. GEWESIS: Italy. Everyone watches it, Koop II Dark including The Pope. (Charisma). LOWEST POINT OF CAREER: When I turned "professional". HEROES: Tutankhamun, DOUG TRENDLE Spiderman. Henry vm, All MJLL WANE: Douglas Gamet. Stephen Trendle. HEROINES: Amy Turtle, BORN: September 6, '58. Dame F.dno, Joan Of A,c, EDUCATED: Woodberry FAVOURITE ACTORS: Down Comprehensive. Marty Feldman, Malcolm London. MacDowell. HJGHSPOTOF FAVOURITE FILM: EDUCATION: Appearing in "Clockwork Orange". "Mother Goose". FAVOURITE TY FIRST CRUSH: A little girl PROGRAMME: "Fawlty with blonde hair when I was Towers". 9. Never got to know her FAVOURITE ITEM OF name, CLOTHING: Donkey Jacket. FIRST RECORD FAVOURJTEFOOD: Ajor BOUGHT: "Big Five" by of pickled onions with a pork Prince Buster. pie stuffed in it. FIRST LJYE SHOW: Deep PET HATE: Bogies. Purple in 1910. TRUE CONFESSION: All I PREVIOUS JOBS: Railway ever wanted WCtS to be in a contractor, building sites. rock 'n' roll band. iron fo11ndry, photographer. COLOUR OF SOCKS: MARITAL STATUS: Occasionally blue. 14 W1P678S GENIUS OF l LOVE THEIR NEW SINGLE 7"& 12" VERSIONS AVAILABLE pR.ODIJC!l> &Y St'l:VB STANLEY TJN1, Wl!:YMOU'n{ CHRIS FIViN'l"i 15 Am 1, strong enough to Jead. am t'! You must go forth Mule. woah. mule, woah h's a wonder char you sec into the night With your clothes and hair that glitter through the night As you come they see you shining in the stnet For the new rontantic: warrior you'll meet Mule (woah) yeah, mule (woah) yeah When f woke to see the warrior appear With $word in hand to challenge me I rear She smiled and led me straight ,nto the night Behold the luture dreams to your delight Cllonas I was walking lhc s1rcc1s. I was walking the streets I was walking the ,truts, 1 was walking the street zone Woah, mule (woah) y,ah I took my hand and tried to wipe my eyes She looked at me and said don't be surprised I've come to take you to a land or dreams Where time is non•exis1en1 so it seems Repeat Words and ••Ilic by Bapllslt/WtDlnslonlM 16 ~ 2. i 'O ID... ~ " tt < '~ ".,: i 0 II ::, f'? ~ m f ~ ~ it f f :° ~- Ill Ill rt ~I. =i.,a,- .. -:r ' ! 11 :; ~ a , • a rt m ! ~ t • 0 1 ~J. ir o' ! - j 11 0 , rt i 2 I! ! < < ~ ti ~ ~ ... • - C Ill ~· • ' , tt I 11 ~ 111 n C ' K ! ID rt r• 11" .. -, · ,~. ~ ..- SEND TODte iwALLIS PHOTOGRAPHY GARY NUMAN POSTER OFFER. PO eox 71 CHESHAM. BUCk'S HPS 18B PlEASE SEND M E GARY NUMAN COlOUR POSTERS I ENCLOSE f ALLOW 21 OAYS fO~ DEL NAME...... _ ___ ADDRESS ...... - ·•· ••••., ··•·•···•·••· • · ·•···••·•·•· ...... , ·••···· •···•···--. ... ·--·· . ssApQ USE PLAIN PAPER If YOU PREFER NOT TO CUT YOUR MAG ..,... < .... • ..• ••••••••••.. • •--•• ...... - ...... ~.. ~• ""•••-••••--••• •H• • •-••••··• •• ·• • .. .. H...... • • ••-•• ...... • .. ••-•• •"• •• ·•••• ·•· •• Tropic of Cancer, anyone who failed to ignite, Billy's in for o owns the rights to him burping in second round. This time. he's a studio is rusb.. releasing it. This being groomed for the American is a medley of Presley songs he teenybop market. He's trying to performed way back when in the make everything as eosy as musical, "Elvis". Although Shaky possihle for them. The song's a doesn't disgrace himsell, the tried and tested classic while the same can't be said for the record sound is deliberately label. mid-Atlantic. Oh deor me, no. By TOYAH: Tb1111der In The the way, I wonder how the rest of Mouatcdns (Solari), If Toyah Gen. X feel ahout Billy slipping could make record• with the same two of their old songs on the outrageous dazzle that she tokes flipside? photos, she'd have no opposition. Still, this is one of her slighUy KIRSTY M•c:COLL: SH Tb•t sharper efforts, as it zips olong ■EW ORDER: E,rerylhlng'• Girl (Polydor), She should on a husy rhythm with Toyah Goa• Greea/Proc:enion (B. have stayed in the wings until e xercising some welcome control Mnslc), The artful sleeve and something as snappy as "Chip in the vocal department. But then the absolute minimum of Shop" presented itself. The song I know you'll all disagtee with information (which is the recalls one of those rush jobs that me . . . A-side?) can only mean one band appeared on countless B,sides - New Order. Whatever you feel during the '60s, Even Kiraly SQUEEZE: L•belled Wllh about the religious adoration sounds bored and she wrote the Reviewed by Lo•• IA•MJ. Yet another tbat surrounds lhem. here are song. number prised oU the truly two bewitching songs - urgent, Ian Birch wonderful "East Side Story" L.P. interesting and confident. Pity Whether or not it• Country and THE CRAMPS: The Cnuher about the preciousness of some (I.R.S .). One of the very few Western lilt and tear-sodden of the words. storyline will prove to be chart bands to contribute something exciting to the lotest rock ond roll material, is a mighty tricky DEYO: Being Cool (Ylr11ln), question. There's a surprise on film. "Urghl A Music War" (at The most extravagant sleeve of yourlooa I Essoldo 900n). The the other side. The japesters the week, it folds out into a have come up with a medley song, which is about a dance gloosy poster that is another crme for boo constrictors, tirst song called "Squabs On Forty piece of Devo ·• meaninglul Fab"I appeared on the band's nonsense", The song has a "Psychedelic Jungle" L.P. BEE GEES: He's A Liar certain dancefloor catchiness but Unfortunately, ii isn't strong (RSOI, The Brothers wrote some the band's approach leaves o enough to he a single, although of the great pop songs of the '?Os. sour taste. They've become Lux Interior's vocals never fail to Their numbers in "Saturday pompous, heartless and gel the kneecaps knocking. Night Fever'' can still diolodge a third-ra.te song•writets. spine. This might g,ow but on ASSOCIATES: A (Fiction). preliminary hearings doesn't TOM TOM CLUB, The Genlas 01 Love IW•nd), Another song siphoned off an old bode well. A leos frantic sound, it a lbum - in this case, "The plods where it should sparkle. Stand down Debbie Harry and AH~onato Pun.eh'•. Tho music: THE POLICE, lavloll,1• Sun Chris S1e1n. Make way for Ttna IA•MI, These are the goods! has a supple swing while the FOREIGKER: Jnlre Box Hero Weymouth and Chris Frantz! As After the most hypnotic inlTO of Tom Tom Club. they're using the words sound as ff they must be the week (Sting takes a leaf out of (AU•nticl, You wouldn't catch clever although it's almost me slotting In IOp for thi• lead studio to liquidize hard dance Bryan Ferry's book), the song rhythms with madcap impossible to make them out. develops the kind of c,eamy weight of a song, Smart fun but not distinctive experimentation. Tina sings enough for Junior Choice. p,opulsion that might give GABY GLITTER: Thea She bizarre words like a butterfly psychedelia a good name. The Khsed Me (Bell). The bocofoil over music that sting a like a swing is so natural, the bulk is baclt with the record label razor-shDIJ> bee. It gets better BD.L ■ELSO■ : Living la My arrangement so economic and (Bell) and the producer (Mike and better. Llmo11sln• (MerCIIJ'Y), A the words a lot more positive Leander) who worked all those new mix for an old song. The than those pedalled by the result makes Bill sound more miracles bock In the early '?Os. HAZEL O'COK■OR 1 pall-bearing UB 40. But ii isn't the same now. Gwy's Haa11ln11 Around (.AIJolenl, contemporary than ever. It's playing safe because he needs a Haul always treats her songs quality pop with a slinky feel and hit. This Ronettes evergreen is like showbiz productions. You a solid structure. And, lo give ~ turned into a jaunty bop with might almost see the stage set you vaJue for money, he's thrown EJ. VIS COSTELLO• THE some spongy strings on top. It's here (city streets and distant in three extra tracks. Now. there's a gentleman. ATTRACTIO■S, Good Ye•r caUed treading water. neon). The orchestra bound into a lat rhythm. There's some sweaty ro, Tb• ROHS 1r. Be•tl, Get DIRE STRAITS: Tunnel 01 out the Kleenex! Elvis plays aax for a tmosphere and some Lo•• (Y•rli1Jo). What you'd havoc with the heart strings on synthesiser for modernity. Hazel expect: one of Mark Knopfle(s this Country and Western nugget performs a show-stopper while a male chorus sellotape on more chunky and commercial first made famous by George songs, streamlined Jones (one of El's heroes). The back-up vocals. Lights dim, applause. I'd rather watch Kung professionalism, quiet flashes of deft drumming, the sobbing guitar and words full of manly pedal steel guitar, the killer Fu repeals at home. PS. It is the old Stranglers' song. wisdom. Strictly for the chorus and Costello's bittersweet converted. singing will make grown men weep. SECRET AFFAIR: Do Yo11 THE REVU.LOSI: She's Know ll•Spy Records). Don't Falle n In Love With The THE HUJIA■ LEAGUE: say it's already time for a revival Moaster Men (SupervlJle). Open Yonr Heart (Ylrglnl. of the mod revival? S.A. have More comic book crazines.s You have to give the band their emerged lrom hibernation with delivered with rugby tackle due. From being considered an uruemarkable, old-fashioned directness. It's the well-known no•hopeu, they're now Virgin's BAD MA■lfERS : W•llcln!J la ,ock bollad. It doesn't do Ian formula: rough and ready biggest (financial) hope. This is a Page's voice any justice. Maybe number one. It's got everything The Sunshine (MGIJDel). It's production, Eugene's hammy amazing how Bad Manners can his new goatee beard got in the deUvery, Faye's spirited - strong chorus. instant appeal way. interjections and daft words and dreamboat topping. look so slobby and make such a sophisticated single. This is a about getting the itch for SH.AKI■ ' STEYE■S : Sb•lry dapper pop song with an BILLY IDOL, Mony Moay something rather nasty. Simon Slnp Elris (SoUd Goldi, Now ambling reggae gait and some (Cllrysalis). The sound of Bates loves ii so maybe that will that Shaky is hotter than the fine instrumental breaks. deaperation? Afte, Generation X elbow ii into the Top 30. 18 ACHANGE IS NOT STRANGE Could you give me the dates of "Do You Know" came out as a birth of Steve Strange and Simon single last week and the new le Bon and tell me where they album of the same title is due for live now? release on October 23rd. Tracey Rennie, Sussex. Steve Strange (born 28.5.591 lives What records have Levi Oe•ter in Kensington. London and And The Rlpchords released and Simon le Bon (born 27 10.59 in how can I get hold of them? London) now resides in Annamaria Radici, Brescia, Italy Birmingham Levi Dexter, lormerly with The Rockats but now backed by The Simple Minds discography, Ripchords. released an EP last please. October featuring "I'm Adam Jeffrey, Walsall Gone" /"It's The Beat"/"Cat Simple M inds made three Fight''/"21 Days In Jail", though albums for Arista, "Life In A this is no longer available. They Day", " Real To Real Cacophony" have a new single out now on and "Empires And Dance", as Fresh Records called "I Get well as the following singles; Excited When I Rock"/"The Other "Life In A Day", "Chelsea Girl", Side Of Midnight". (Contact: 359 "Changeling". "I Travel" ttnd tdgware Hoad, London W2) "Celebrate". Since joining Virgin there have been two singles, ''The American" and ''Love Where does David Grant of linx Song". Their latest album is a buy his clothes? twin pack called "Sons And W. Whalley, Merseyside. Fascination"/"Sister Feelings David shops at London stores like Call" Stanley Adams and Woodhouse as well as getting some items Which members of XTC are specially made. married? Anne Cooke, Sheila Stewart, How many singles and albums Kelly Wyman, Lynne Woodcock have The EKpressos made? and Tiffany Hughes, London Sfl. Darren, London. Andy Partridge is married to Before breaking up recently, The Marianna and Colin Moufding is Expressos made four singles on married 10 Caroi. But neither WEA, namely "Hey Girl", " By Terry Chambers nor Dave Tonight", "Tango In Mono'' and Gregory are spoken for as yet " Kiss You All Over". When are Secret Affair going to Could you tell me the address for have a new record out? Gretsch Guitars like the one Add The Mod, Halesowen Brian Seti:et uses7 Andrew Lane, Lytham. Gretsch Guitars are distributed in this country by The Baldwin Piano And Organ Company, based at Unit 4, Stirling Industrial Estate, Rainham Road. South Dagenham. Essex Is it true that "Ben" by Michael Jackson was the theme music to a film about a rat7 I always thought Ben was a stray dog. T Howden, Croydon. ''Ben" was a 1972 horror film about a killer rat of the same name and the Michael Jackson record you're talking about was ---" The new •look Secret Affair. the theme tune. 20 BAD MANNERS WALKING IN THE SUNSHINE Wet winter left me cold and crying Beaten black and blue Someone said there's no harm 1n trying Nothing olse to do Chorus I'm just-a walking in the sunshine A-leave your troubles all behind you I think I'll drink a little red wine I'll take you where they'll never find you Oh yeah, now, ooh yeah, now Sad songs, well I've heard too man\' Words that didn't rhyme Hard years never had a penny But we can spend the time I'm just-a walking in the sunshine A-try to keep from going under I think I'll drink a little red wine Ain't no use to sit and wonder Oh yeah, now, ooh yeah, now As I would say Autumn eve and the leaves are falling Till the trees are bare Summer's gone I can hear you calling Haven't got a care Repeat chorus to fade Words and music by Bad Manners Reproduced by permission Magnet Music Ltd. On Magnet Records ._...... MAD EYED SCREAMER b; I h~ Creatur.:s Platform ranting ,n the trees Disturbed voices on the breeze Huddled 'round the mad eyed screamer A pointed finger - the tin can schemer Mad eyed screamer - m ad eyed screamer Mad eyed screamer - mad eyed screamer A pointed finger - the tin can schemer Mad eyed screamer - the corner speaker Could be a preacher - could be a teacher You want the world to meet your maker Now the lecher transforms the traitor Wilh a petrol flaring eye Come and see the corner speaker Come and hear his suil dripdry The passers by - have one obsession To hear his ravings to the sky Mad eyed screamer on your knees Mad eyed screamer you are not pleased With the chatter in the trees Your balls are free.ting in the breeze Mad eyed screamer - mad eyed screamer Mad eyed screamer - mad eyed screamer Your balls are freezing in lhe breeze Mad eyed screamer you are not pleased Words and music by Siouxsie/Budgle Reproduced by permission Pure Noise/Chappell On Polydor Records tfl11J11',r ,I I r; . .' 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It should be possible to order THE FACE from any newsagent in the British Isles, but it does sell out fast. If you have any trouble gemng a copy. send 90p cheque or P.O. {made out to THE FACEI to !he following address - THE FACE, 43-47 Broadwick Street, London WI - and we'll post you In October's 72-page issue of a sample copy, We can't THE FACE we hear confession guarantee that it'll be the current from cover girl Pamela issue but it will be a recent one Stephenson .. . Open John and hot stuff. Peel's post . .. Detail the MU00M ~ 9 pue WOH '°"'"1 ot ,. L9. •!w•uv .. 9t Star-Crossed Progress of Simple MIAf;QAtij 6t te,)! utrsel4::> •t Minds , . And reveal some ~JtH IOj fUf\0 8l SlJil"P"t '[l secrets from the pasts of Julian · .. ~t:tJ.nOAM•s 1,a1t3•w~ tSJ1:t.. U edo:, ue1,nr l \ 6u1ut3 u• p100 9l I. pu,no,y fkJfOU • H.,) JOUUOJ,O 1•nH l l Cope and Ian Bunnyman Pt•:f ·g.z xo.11.e ,i1n Aq ..u eM u11.41 a1.o. .. ·ot McCulloch in the untold story of 'OJltnO pn5 tl ;opnJ. • 100ut,L 6 their old band The Crucial lU 803V CZ H!\(9~Uj 8'1.l puy ,.\fAtJS .,,1.1.:> "8 Three . . ·uoJ•H 1oj qn1::> ez 1•t1•Mlttltd l ~ •1~10 ,\Of lZ 0:) it Jt81St& 9 O:>fij OZ. w t1,1 &u1w J19 g ·.,JIJ.., 6L UO:) AJJ I!) t ,.ltfti., Bl A.I JtH• qqeo c e6uuis p;t1.1-)11:1 H UtW4Mll!8 t 8M01 Wtr 9 \ SIV'f t ,U PU\I' W'9"1' L SH3M.SNV 28 You can't run from the ridicule of The HeeBeeGeeBees, three merciless musical mickey-takers out to make you a laughing stock. Mark Ellen allows himsell a snicker. IT HAD 10 happen Remember the studio where they recorded their debul summer of ·121 You couldn't turn a LP, "439 Golden Grea1s", and "have corner without hearing the agonising never looked forward since I" squeal ot The Bee Gees bleatmg lrom THE LP lampoons everyone II can get every boutique m sight There its hands on There's some appeared to be no olace left unsullied high-pilched disco drivel from Jack by the toothy lno Michaelson, mellow Country rocl from This ceaseless barrage seemed to The Beagles, tonured, reggae-pop have a part,culerly strong ettecl upon from The PeeCees. barnyard whimsy three sensitive drama studenlS - with Paul McCanhrob and brainless Phihp Pope, M,te Stevens and Angus boogie from S1a1us Quid Deayton Driven 10 lhe brink of insanity Reaenons have been mixed ''The by the " Saturday Night fever" LP, lhey BeeGees heard 11," Philip is proud 10 decided lha1 the gruesome Gibb relate. "One of them quite liked It, one brothers deserved a taste of their own didn'I and the third one was 100 busy medicine. suing his lawyer at the time to Hair-dners m hand, in matching comment. Harry Nilsson said he hked it. bomber rackets. gold medallions so we promptly did a send-up of him:· !he HeDeBeeGeeBees fresh from a shampoo-and•se1 nestling m chest wigs. scarves And Paul McCartney? ngus eayton and Mike Stevens stiffened with btts of wire to give the ··He seems to warm to 1t He sent us impression of a permanent breeze, The a telegram saying ·can·1you leave us 'The first SO00 LP's get a copy HeeBeeGeeBees were devised in the poor share•crop farme,s alone? I'm 1ust should be suing us for 1111s slulfl" thrown in," enthuses Phil nick of time. an ordinary guy with a farm tor each They've been loy,ng wrth 1he idea of "Thal means," he adds. wisdully, Changing 1he1r names to Dobbin. fool' and he actually signed 11 Paul an Ants impression - ''lots of drums "1here·11 probably be a ·smashed Twits· Garry and Norris. the threesome were McCanhrob.'' and noise and wo·wo's" - and have w,th every album we sell.'' "senl from above." they claimed, "to Slmg (or Siring, as !hey call him) has already recorded a !ouching parody of As a laster ol this I3-lrack change Ihe face of rock music". said he's posrt1vely delighted with their Gary Numan In short, nobody's sale maslerwork, here·s an e,1rac1 by lhal Their spirited tribute to The Bee Police ottering. "Too Depressed To And ,t you fancy ,nvestigallng a copy legendary spearhead ot Euro•lunk and Gees. "Meaningless Songs {In Very Commil Suicide" Philip doesn'I know ot "439 Golden Greats". don't forge! futurism, David Bowwow Imagine High Vo1cesl". soon caugh11he whether to laugh or cry. ''It's nice to 1ha1 some copies come complele w11h a David decla1mmg these meaningful anentton of Geoffrey Perkins. the know people have got a sense of free 8-page rag by 1he name of verses to a soundtrack laden with producer of" I he tt1tcll·H1l:er's tiUJde humour but on tl'le other hand maybe ·smasneo Tw11s·. Irs a rono pomp and primal grunting and you·re To The Galaxy" He swiftly removed we should be kicking ourselves tor nol endorsement of the world's most hallway 1here them from 1he college revue circuit 10 e doing our I0b properly. I mean, people wonderful music magazine These men need your assistance. I don't expect a live knicker token for this critical letter. but THE CONVERSATION b&low took who wants to buy live pairs of place between myself and my knickers? client (the undersigned). Any Colleen Yogurt. Northumbt,rland. help you can offer wou.ld be appreciated. All oar writen are entitled MYSELF: Please corne in end sit to their own opinions, ju.st as down. Now what can I do for you? you are. We don't make them•-any editorial line. CLIENT: I've not been myself. Bo a pretty borlne doctor. magazine if we did. MYSELF: And why is that? You woaldn't It? When Pete can tell me you know. Silverton penned that feature he was describing CLIENT: I've tri&d so hard. Hazel as a penon, a persoa doc1or. A fortune in stamps. postcards. envelopes. ball point he happonod to C(llit• Uke. Red Stan, oa the othor pens. I'm at the end of my rope. hand, was askod to assess an I ... I ... aU.am. Two quite clillore nt MYSELF: Come, come now. things. CLIENT: I feel !Ike a piece of Smash Hits Letters chewed string. I've done 52-SS Camaby Street London WlV !PF everything po•sible. I nearly £5record token for most wonderful letter. AFTER PLACING a little piece about myself in your "Biro always get the questions right. Buddies" section I was inundated I've bought encyclopoedias, memorised i.nterviews. (Almost RAPPY BIRTHDAY to you, altlllty and lack. And I lhink with letters from girls all over the country. I received 353 replies hysterical.) I've grovelled. Good luck in the future from me yoa'•• abo mi1u.ndentood cajoled. threatened. bribed, lo you. the bu•ln••• about advance and they are still arriving. There is obsolijtely no way I can humoured them , .. coloured Happy Birthday dear Smash Hits. orde". Those 250,000 inks. pretty postcards •.. it'• Happy Birthday to you. copi•• represent ■ins,l•• answer all of them, however much I want to, and I'm sure all ruining me . . it's Congratulations. Three year-s ordered lty th• shop■ In compulsive ... I can't help . , . old in October '8 I. aaUcipatioa of hue• ■ale ■, the girls who took so much (breaks down sobbing). Cad, Rotherham. not record■ ordered directly trouble in writing to me do not by Ian■• Anyway, "Prince want to feel hurt and ignored if I MYSELF; I'm still not cle<1r on the Aw,shuclc.l. Charmine" actacdly entered do not write back to them. problem ... the BBC chart al •o. 2 . (Heh Therefore I am wtiting this as a heh heh!) sort of reply to them all and CLIENT: It's Smash Hits! Since HI FANS. and other idiots who the first issue I'VE NEVER WON read Smash Hits. I. yes the one would be grateful ii you would print this article on your letters ANYTHING. I don't know what I and only moi, have collected did to offend tb&m .. every Issue of Smash Hits from JUST WHO does Red Starr think page as it would save me a lot of writing. I thought "Biro Buddies" Con you offer any cure for this the beginning. The first issue, if he is? (Back on familiar ground affliction? my memory ls right, was about here - Ed.) Kelly Marie's Bank was not very successful but after the boring film - ready with the Manager? I refer, of course, to hi.s this I'm not so sure. Sarah Graham. Dunblan&. sick bag? - yes, "Grease"! awful review of Hazel O'Connot'a Simon Ellingham. Surrey. Funny though, cause I liked It "Cover Plus", I presume he was l'.S.: I'll reply to some and send A £5 RECORD TOKE•. Oo at the time. referring to EE+ADDIO when be all the photos back if the senders on, take II and gel oat A. Holland, Sunningdale. mentioned a kiddie chorus in a wish them to be returned. ltelore I start crying. •ote 11 song about wlf&-beating. Does well, friends, this doeU1' t At leatt we'"• achieved he not realise this was Hazel's Yoa'r• the one who mean that th• only way lo something. first ever single? At the time it descrilted yoarsolf a ■ g et the good• lo with the aid was owful, but now it bas been "dlshy, blond haired and ol a good sob ■ tory. COULD YOU tell me whether re-done It has got to be one of the blue.. eyed hunk" aren' t Champogne and Orange Juice b&st tracks on the album. yoa? Ever thought of ltllline doing a gig together would Ann. Watt,ham. yo•rself a1 " Bu.eks Flaa fan the same as the seven inch sound like Bucks Fizz? with ltody odoar, lnlerest■ - single but three times the price. Mandy Stone, Keynsham. I FELT I had to write to you to say orlg•mi and amatea.l' What a rip-ofll how utterly two-faced and fickle plamltlae"? Might get a Sue. Mancheste1. Shlpld letters go al the end. your so-called journalists are I It more manageable response You. know the rul••· really makes my blood boil to that way. Thi■ •••m■ like a Rlp-oll'I proltaltly a ltlt read the evidence of this in your saltaltle place lo point oat ttrong, 11'■ gen... ally a good !'VE JUST heard the new Adam mag. For instance, a few issues that "Biro Baddie■" ha Idea lo check with the record on the Peter Powell Show ago you did an interview with been re•ltorn as ''RSVPu on page 37. Doa'I worry II yoa anlttant as to whether and also that it has already sold Hazel O'Connor in which the there's achlally any extra 250,000 advance copiea. thus interviewer (Pete Silverton) applied lteloro th• change. playing time on a twelve ensuring that it goes straight lo lavished Haze with compliments Entries will It• processed la the order they came In. Inch. If yoa don't get any l"Y No. I. How can Ant "fans" be so and practically gave her The that way, yoa can always stupid as to order copies without Golden Ferret Award For demand to see Ille l•b•I In even hearing the record fir1t and Entertainment. order lo check the Uming. checking ii it's worth buying? But Smash Hits can't let that BEING AN Adam Ant maniac, I couldn't b&!ieve my eyes when I Chalk that one up to It's a useless record. It doesn't kind of treatment go unpunished. e xperience. say much for the music scene can they? Sa out of the closet saw a twelve inch "maxi·singJe" today ii a record can gel straight comes the cynical and of "Stand And Deliver" in the lo the prestigious No. I spot pessimistic Red Starr! He then Manchester HMV Shop. A bit ABOUT FOUR months ago In a without being heard and just gtves a poor old Haze a crabby pricey at £2.99. but the thought of little hovel in Barnsley town because it's made by a "review" for her (brill) new album nine or ten minutes ol "Stand centre. namely the South (over-hyped) popular band. and and grinds her into the muck. And Delivet'' made it a bargain. Yorkshireman public house and not because it's any good What a load of drongos you lot I couldn't get home fest enough disco. my mate Sandro which "Prince Charming" isn't. are! Can't you take a record on its to give it a whirl oo the stereo approaching a good looking dish Nicley Wt,lls. Cambridg.,. merits. regardless of whether or (posh, eh!). Eagerly I took it out ol that she'd had her eye on ond not the artiste is about due for the the bag; 33~ RPM it said on the offered him a seat (hoping to ehat Whelher yoa Ilk• Ad-or traditional music rag slagging oover. Removing i1 ftom the him up) and when she asked him net, It'■ not really fair lo ofl!I aleeve, horror of horrors, there's very discreetly what he did for a acellff him ol ltelag You've done the some in the only a one inch track and, living. he replied "a drummer in •• over-Jayp••" . Hl1 11accea past with Toyah. Duran Duran. reading the label through my a band". Being an incurably ha■ Ileen do-to the anal Spandau and countless other tears, I disc::overed there was nosey mate she asked which coml,lnatloa of hlll'd work, unfortunate souls!! only 3.08 mlnutea playing time. band and - wait for it - be 30 calmly replied "U.8.". Of course. DEAR WARREN Cann, the blunt objects down). Involved. I desperately need to being also an intelligent mate, Can I borrow the label oH your A very=Police fan. get rid ol the pesky things. Even she said. trying to control champ0gne bottle, pleose? the ice cream van gives me the herseU. "UB 40r' Dan Prymouth, Chatham. shivers. "Yeah," he replied and, after DEAR SMASH Hits, l'll tell yer what. fm gonna be threatening him to "stay put or You'll waft your hlna like Don't worry. Ridicule is genero ... genaru ... gen . .. else", she rushed over to the everybody elle, nothing to be seared of. kind, and let you have a pack for dance floor to tell me and two Deborah Jacobs, Streatham. a mere twenty pence. other mates. After a bit of All right. done. That's !Op LISTENING TO Elvis (spit) Good thing too. squealing and '1 don't believe Costello's insults on towards me 'oliday. A Germany, its" we made a bee•line for him "Roundtable". I was roused into we go. a Germany we go, and commenced to "interview" writing to you (and that lake,; a I THOUGHT that maybe if I wrote ee-aye-addy-o. a Germany we him all at once. lot of rousing). OK - so they to you on coloured p0per, and if I go. Now, what I'm getting at is. he were supposed to be criticising asked you very nicely (pleose) for Tara-oopsl-auf said his name was Pete and Iha new Police single, "Invisible a £5 Record Token, you would wiedershen. refused to te11 us his last name Sun", but he needn't have made send one to me. Lurette Kelley, Bedfordshire. but I read that the drummer of UB those pointless remarks about I was right, wasn't I? 40 is called Jim Brown (could it be Sting, i.e. "thanlt God he's given Tony Hadley's Boot Poli•h. That's what we want! Good, a stage name? I ask myself - not up slngin~ in that sillr. high voice Bickley, Kent. semlble letten from p-ple likely, I reply myself)and I have .. ,"and' now the litt e girls with something important to since got a slight squint at him have got Adam they don't need Not e xactly. say. on TOTP but 'tis not enough, I tell Sting." This last comment made you! me extremely Hulk-like and WHAT'S A £S Record Token? So please print a nice clear spurred me to mulila1e the Gary Kemp-. Perm, Bic/c/ey, Kent. WE ARE writing firstly lo recent pie of the drummer so we nearest picture of the aforesaid complain about The Teardrop can put our weary minds at rest. handsome (ha, ha) Costello with Dunno. Give In. Explodes' visit to Aberdeen. They Two Human League 8t Smash a blunt razorblade. are playing one gig at a place Hits Fons, Barnsley. It's quite obvious tha1 this which is for over-lB's only which bloke is insanely jealous of I DON'T believe that you have a means tha1 us poor under-I B's Sling's good looks, judging by £S Record Token- prove ill will not gel in. A large majority ol the regularity of his insults. Even The Teatowe/ Round Gary their fans are under 18, and that though he gave the single the Kemp's Neck, Bickley, Kent. age group are buying their thumbs-up (how kind) he records. We hope that they'll deserves a severe wallop with a Kot much to do round play another g ig in Aberdeen for wet lettuce. Bickler of an evening by the all age groups. Who does he think he is? looks of thln!J•• We also have to complain By the way, not all the girls about the lack of good groups who admire Sting are "little", coming to Aberdeen. They seem thank you very much, and you IS THIS the advert column? Yes? to think nobody lives north of can't compa,e him to Adam Oh, great. Y'see, I've got a couple Edinburgh and Glasgow. because they both appeal to of packs of Midge Ure side-bum Gillian Scott and Moira Dossett, dilferenttypes of people. (No, I'm stencils, two in a peck. one !ell, Aberdeen. not slagging off Adam-so put one right, so there's no cheating NOT SO MUCH AMAGAZINE-MORE AWAY OF LIFE! If you thought that this issue was a good one then you're going to have to find new adjectives to describe the next. Screaming into your newsagent on October 15th comes a magazine the like of w hich has never been seen before. Featuring ... GIGANTIC FREE COLOUR POSTER WITH ADAM, THE POLICE & SPANDAU BALLET! Duran Duran in New York - Mike Stand reports UB40 -the long awaited interview Madness - the lowdown on the movie and the music Shakin' Stevens - the rocky road to the top PLUS The chance to win the latest in miniaturised hi-fi as well as 50 autographed copies of The Human league's new album Then there's always ... Songwords, colour posters, news, information, gossip, puzzles, wit, sophistication, sink units (oh, no sink units this time) ... Available In your local newsagents on October 15th. Place an order now t 31 From previous page rhythm tha1 really matter. (Hence the suceessof ·ean Can" etc) COUID YOU please pass on o But it really imtates me wh•n I ! HITS message to 1he bnlbant John listen to record lyrics since many foxx that my mum invites him to of them hove no message. no 52-55 Ca,nnby Street a slap up meol anytime he is in London WI V 1PF story ond don't even connect one our area if he'1 gol the time to line to another! (Ultravox'a "Thin (Telephone 01 -439 88011 pop around. On TOTP last WMt Woll" ii a prime example.) I Ed1to, he looked llke an think songwrltera ought to D.1 11,rt ~'"""'"'" ' underdeveloped, underfed stick connect their lyrics properly 10 Oes.gn Ed,10, S!Pilf' R,,,., Insect and rm ture a bit more cases Uk• "Thin Wall" becalJle ti Feature~ Ed1to,, flesh would enhance bis natural spoils the •landard of a record ti M J•~ [ 11;, n good looks. theydon' I Revi11w1, Editor /. Gauoch, Memyside. Bee, Netherton. l.tfl Rori f, Dnign T'OTHER DAY, whlltl waiting lor CONTINUING ON hom the I HA TE to continue the ongoing the bu.a, I happened to look a 0.t.-·,(1 fh,,Tr,d discovery made by the reader medley reoord f•ud but I feel ,n Editorial Assntenh shop windo w (merawear) Bf' •~.. ,,.. , who found that picture ol Ricky compelled to po1Dt 011t an enor Horror of horrora. the dummy In Lind • O,,,f Wo.lde in a 1973 edition ol "Look that a reader made m the the window. adverhsLDg butch In". This &parked oU my memory September l7 i11ue. c:lothea. waa the image of Ad Manager and I rec:ulled watching a He insinuated that Shalamar unbutch John Taylor So can you Rod Sopp Notionwide programme around were the firot to perpetrate thi1 tell me, ha1 the aforementioned Ad Autttant Ihat same era. They did an lemming-like trend. There I'm Adil"' ~-h~g 4rty IT ever been plaalercasted lor interview with Ricky and Dad afraid he'a wrong. shop wmdow dummlea 'cau•• II A year before Shalamar, The Marty about R.icky'1 newfound so and that on• 1eaw wao lndMd Wute•r• Ritchie Family relea.sed a record l•r- (,.,..,.. . aingi.ng carNr -him", I wo uld love to buy one. 10 cuJled "Th• Be.t Disco In Town T,,,-,dp L,1 • We were shown a acene in the I could dress ti up and UM 11 as a recording studio and at home, which conlatned a fou.r minute frt'd Or'l ,tr base for a cioneond lake 11 to Robin Katt which, as I remember, showed medley ol (th•n) recent disco dance• to lmpreae my frlend1. Deanno Pea, son lhe then dark-haired Kim B.P. tracks like "Love To Love You·•. Oa,..o Rimm{'r Toi/ors Dummy Appreciator, (before peroxide). "Fly Robin Fly" and "Lady Nortbumbetland Pete S ' vl"rlon Marmalade", M ,t p St,nd Not a bad reoolleciion, eh? Considering I was only nine at Sorry to add lo the confusion ~ Pd St•" I HAVEN'T -n any pies of Stt''W'f' T 1 y ·or the lime. "Clever Clive" Hoder, 1r11b 8.i" y A/.i.son Shon, Thet/Old Southgate Sunon Le Bon 1m1ltng h11 teeth showing 10 please print Photographe, WHO IS Andreog 0lm1hltz? I live one. Stu,nrt Frl!nlilor~ in Tewkesbury - Indeed I've I FEEL II to be my duty 10 report a Duran Duran Fan, Fincbley Jill Fufrnanov1,ky lived lhere for 16 year. - but I've diagustlng 1how of callous 11'• c•uldn'l llnd any, Pttul $l1t11"ry behaviour on th• parts of the V1rg •n ,,1 T u rt')pf~ never heard of her lton•st. And wbal woa Terry Hall doing driver ood conductor of the 21 PublU.htr In Tewkesbury? Which ba.ter'a bu•~that I wo1 wilneu to one DOES ANYONE else think that Pe! l!"r S1,or-9 ahop did be go lnlo? The "Breod •••ni.ng laa1 •Mk, towards o "PO$$lonate Fraend" by TX member ol the lrllly blouse r.i,tulation Department C.llat' is nice. BIi pricey though. sounds like lh• "Crossroad•' EMAP, Breol!on Courl. Brenori Or there's ''Leopold'a" or"Dalnty brigado. theme? Pt>terhorough P£3 802 Morsel", The poor young man was Co,onallon St,eet Addicl, What waa be doing here? He launched bodily from lh& A/trincham wa•n't doing a gig with The platform of the aloreooid vehicle Speoals lo start with. We bann't as it hurtled toward. Eltham A TOKEN High St. traUic light• at a speed I I THINK Bucks FIZZ are the beat got anywhere foronyone todoo thing ,in.. bondage trousera gig of any sort The only people neYer knew a bus capable of OFOUR /Ams/, Pootefract who come here ote American attaining. Hod II nol been for the APPRECIATION tourists and Nationwide camera pres&nce or mind of the poor C•rrect. crews. I suppoae we do get on chap in performing an 0 K.• so you've already got telly but why won't th•y build a aatounding double-forward JUST THOUGHT I'd drop you a one free badge. IHtunng decent concert hall !or us 10me,...ult followed by a line to let you know that I've either Adam. Toy1h, Julian deprived music lane? landing that would have put bnally got o Yer that dreodlul Cope. Motorhead or Duran Underprivileged, fewtubwy Sp1derman lo abame, we would illness when I could a.ever hnleh Duran And now you want the c.rtainly hav• found ,t necesaary sayu,g anything lull set. What w,11 this cost. 11'• •P••lllle•. Vn•. Bat lo peel him off lhe larmac. Aa It Archibald Bumblebee. Yeovil you wonder7 Nothing, we An•re•s •t•n•t •ctually say was he bad bruahed himself P.S. Ocoo11onally I reply. All you have to do is tltat Iler •kl•r llv•• In down, adjualed hit quUI and make-up and diaappeared lrom Does thl■ mean w••v• gol to save up three tokens like this. T•wll••ltury, dJ• sit•? Ill• 1111.ld bit? Sn,p ,tout. 1nd 1w111 further C•rr••••••••c• cl•sed. view before I reached the acene. instructfons What upoet me waa the fact lhat the 21 bus did not even abow ITS MY birthday oo October 10th DEAR MARX Ellen. 10 can I hcn-e Midge Ur& for a Jusl a note to aoy tbanu for the the courtesy ol reducrng it• 1peed. in apit• of 1be kindly present, pleooe? Gory Numan Interview. I thought Melanie Ram•bottom. II waa greot, olto very truthful housewife who woa tc1eam1ng at and very witty. the conduclor Pretumably, cu, L•oks llk• It to ■1• ... Ju•t one other lhing u that his long as paH•ngert pay lheir girlfriend? correct fare, London Transport HELLO MY friend's got the Ob. pah Greot pbot0<1, Stuart employees are not ov•rly Duran Dwan album and I franklin. Ob yeah, Johnny Black, concemed ii Ibey happen to lose haven't Con I have a CS Record brilliant review. the odd lew. Token to buy a copy. plea1&? That's It. Whoever the young fellow wa• Thanks I knew I could rely on One Loving Numan Fan. I would like lo applaud the way you. he checked hit immaculately Lindsay Comp/In Hants Th• l••Y ••rclte• •• th• laundered blouoe and re•I w•rlls l•r Osrt'• rec•r• re-arranged hit 1uperbly dres~ ..! H•re U.ey c••• ... 0 •••-T• Pa,•ly hair before nen looking to ae,. ,t COUID YOU 1ell me whether •"'••••Ill relationalal• all low limba were sbll m the and all tll•I llln• •I thins. appropriate plac.a. Cbampogn• and Orange Jule. Who says the1e New Romantic doing a gig together would I THINK it's fair to say that, chappias are o bunch ol lrult•? aound Hite Bucke Fizz? although the lyric• of a record Enlightened Strong/en Fan, Mandy Stone. Keyn,ham are important, 11'1 the lune and Catlotd. Don't slv• u• ••IY••• yo•? MS Looking for pen friendsl Send a po$tcard with brief personal detaiJsto RSVP, Smash Hitt, 52.55 Carnaby Stre.c:, London W1V 1PF and we'll do our best tQ he1p you. • Female (14),vbo's reloted to e Three Antgirls. Ali, Nicola a,nd Kim Wilde (honest!) requires Sarah, would like to hear from male penpol. Into Duran, tbreeAntboysaged 13·15.Alao Spondou and Depeche Mode, have Interest in: MadnHII, The Send pie to: Paula Baker, 18 Police • I am a 17 year old girl and • I a,m a Finnish 51lrl and enjoy would like to write to male• a51ed reading, dancing and sports. I 1s ·. My interests are Soft Cell. would lilce to write to boys or Duran, Adam, Visage a,nd girls. Please contact: Tuna Oepeche Mode. Please send pie Kivela, Pukkivuorentlc 8, 01690 to: Kathy Siddaway. 23 College Vantaa 69, Finland. Road, Brambles Farm. Middlesbrough. Cleveland. • Two glrls, Adele and Nan, would like to write to two lit boy• • Gary Numan is the interest, with a zany sense of humour. We black la the colour and a bizarre lllce: Teardrop Explodes, Adam, imagination is the quality. Write The Police, Siouxsie etc. No to me and I will tell you more. mods, rockabillies or heavies Contact: Sarah Matthews, 178 please-Antpeople and futurists Turnpike Lane, East Croydon. will do tine. Write lo: N. Sten.an. Surrey. 33 Larch Hill Crescent. Od.aol, Bradford B06 !OR. • Two guys require two girls. A DUB LP FROM One guy Jilcn Spandau, Visage, • I'm Paul a,nd I'm into Madness. Duran and Toyah; the other one Specials. Bad Manners and The LPS DEP2 likes Quo, KiH, ACIOC and Beat. I'd like a rude girl aged ALSO AVAILABLE ON CASSITTE Rainbow. Must be over 16. Write 12,13. If Interested, write to: Paul CAS DEP2 to Mark and Pete at: 35 Park Brady, 61 Lincoln Way. IJiB Grove, Selby, North Yorks. Harlington, Nr. Dun•table, Beda. DEP INTERNATIONAL BIRMINGHAM B4 7UB 33 WllU THINGS BY TH[ CR[ATUR[S rom your newsag . ds New Styles. The latest instalm le brings you UL 111AVOX - new sslcists7 JUUAN COPE u the to video. BAUHAUS/THE BAUH ovement pitted against 30s style H/ON EYE from punks to Patti top name CHATTERS. HE f tho BEF, /f/llCK KARN o and the now sounds SHOCK end /f/lUL om Liverpool's Oe nd another lea OROOVY C DOUBLE 7" EP FEATURING: MAD EYED SCREAMER/SO UNREAL/ BUT NOT THEM/WILD THING/THUMB AVAILABLE INA LIMITED EDITION GI\TEFOLO PICTURE SLEEVE ~ °' 34 ~ The 38 ,,, ~ 1,-.~~~~.f'~ "'i:" .. · - - . . ... THE TOUR l(lll ::,~µl ~dmburgh Playhouse 13tl1 S~t Newcastle City Hall ,4th5"1Jl SheffieldC1tyHall I'1t1,Sei.it CoventryApolloTheatre lbth Sept Leicester De Montfort ,, t11 Sei,t Ipswich Gaumont Theatre l~th )~t Chelmsford Odeon Theatre l':Ith S,·r,l Pool Arts Centre <'Ull !,;;pt Southsea Kmgs Theatre , J,I ::X:µt Brighton Conference Centre ,N ',ept Bristol Colston Hall 2q u, Sept Cornwall Coliseum Jth Sept Cardiff New Theatre olll Sept. Bletchley Leisure Centre , /th Sept. 81rm1ngham Odeon , '1th Sept. 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We're about to facilities and, iJ you reckon Us October 14th, not forgetting to conect aolutiona pulled out of the bury you in bounty, smother you rightful home ls in your living include your oome and address. bag will earn a Madness album with swag and load you down room, then apply yoursell to the The best answer will win the '1nd then 50 after that qualify for with loot. You thought we'd been following pUZJle, vid.eo plus cassettes, the next 50 a copy of the book of tbe film. generous in the past? Kid, ya Each of the following films Now, la that lair? Huh? ain't seen nu.Hink. first we atarred a dillereot band: a) The ohtainad £500 quid's worth of the Graaf Rock And Roll Swindle: b) very latest in video recordeis. A Hard Day's Night; c) Rock'n'Roll I Film a I Then The HMV Shop kindly High School; d) Rude Boy. Enter ····················~ agreed to let the winner of that the band's names on the coupon : Film b I pile of hardware help themselves below and then grapple with the Film c I to three video cassettes (wotlh following tie-breaker. about £120) from their huge We want you to think of a film I Film d : range. title and a singer who malt& a following that we belted round particularly amuaing I My suggested film is I 10 Still Records and begged 50 combination. for example, autographed copies of the new ''Jaws• atarring Bob Geldof. Madness album, "7". And finally "Pressed To Kill" featuring ITV Books weighed in with Spondau Ballet, or Toyah in "The :·------~me -·: another 50 copies of "Take It Or Incredible Shrin.king Woman'". Leave It", the official Get the picture? That kind of I Address • picture-pocked book of the thing but four limes as funny. Madness lilm. The Videostar Rush your coupon to Smash I I Coaseue Recorder has automatic Hit, Video competitfon, 14 I I timer, freeie-irame and memory Holltbarn Road. Orton Southgate, bank as well as all the usual Peterborough PE:l 0UFbefore -···············----· ANSWERS TO CROSSWORD COMPETITION ON PAGE 41 ACROSS: 1 "She's Got Claws"; 6 WINNERS Kiss; 7" . Time Goes By''. 10 QUIZ BOOK COMPrnTION (Imo s.,u-151, .,,,.., ....,,...... , 1,1 Tho p,,...... Transfer; 11" _ Sane"; 13Keith (BrigMooJ: lb) Tht Utldortooos (Loodo.. lfll ); (cl Tllo Allfolic U,stem (N,,..,..,,J; Ill Tllo Richards; 15 '"Ooh What A Life''; Sp1cl1ls (COffolryJ; (ol Tho 1'01fd11p Exfllodu IL.i,,.rpool); ZS Root An4 ,.., a,11 l11u 17MauriceGibb; 20" _ Toy"; W:Ntd11 Vflman, lon4111tN'W11; A MNtal. Lwe,pool 24, M;ell 80W11. C..rdtft; L U-OoC. lst....nh, 21 Frankie (Vaughan); 23 Kiki; 24 l,tlQ 8f11ra,, Loftdon €4; .,lt11Hn Mlckman, Jmey; Robilrt SlocOOIN, Rhon4da; $11:'tft Tons11, Nl'Mllry; 0. Travotta; 27 And large; 28 Denny; Uncem,. G,,~y; M.dl... WIIHlhoQH, kitkM.-; Ros•d Ootib. s.ao..... sllfitld; J•:ne WtblCI, 29 "Souvenir"; 32 "Mind Of A Mt,dllbnt; AndtM81rdt11,. Brillbl, NIM Snr. New,~; ArnlNldl e, ,c,IAIMIOfl UO; M. Bynm. DOWN : 1 ''SpasticusAutisticus''; A~-4.... ·lov cl\: ltol>trt Oun•, C0\111')' Cork, AndrH Kiflg. ltwknbu,y; JINlitb l'ltllftlOJI. NtweHdl WI Tyn.t; Paul Mttedfll\. Gwynl'dd-, fat1y1 tuttt Wfh'lev; ftt.11Ci1 C04Owli1111; $1111! hiley, £pso111 Downs; 2 "Ga mos Without Frontiers"; 3 tttil C11thb1~ WitherMH; Oett0 46 Carlene Carter. starting November 20 with a you he's coming along nicely. Heaps of prawny things to eat 22-projector slide show and what Had a band with him for the next and lashings of Blue Nun wine. sounds like some really splffing track, Jeff Beck and Eric Clapton Bit of a coincidence, but her new lighting effects, before Birch among the ranks. Brenda said record's called "Blue Nun" as arrived, limping badly and she'd never heard of either of well. looking rather pale. Didn't seem them and seemed to have struck Mentioned to Carlene - rather quite as friendly as usual. up quite a friendship with the cleverly, I thought - something Fascinating story from Adrian Italian football fans in the next about this subtle play on words, Wright. Says he's been trading seats. Sting told me later he had what with her husband Nick pictures of John Wayne with rather a hoot teaching Jeff and Lowe's LP being called "Jesus Of Johnny Ramone who, in turn, has Eric how to play " Message In A Cool" and she didn't seem to see been sending him bubble gum Bottle". "Two of the best the Joke. Muttered something cards of "The Alien", a film of guitarists in the World," he about making them sound "like which he appears to be laughed, ''and it took 'em ages to the Sonny and Cher of Chiswick" extraordinarily fond. Must leernl" Piece of cake, if you ask and then appeared to be in a develop some sort of hobby me. but then nobody does fearful rush for the pudding. myself sometime. Especially as usually. Waved at Nick Lowe but he didn't Brenda, my steady, has recently No sign of Brenda since seem to recognise me. Funny taken up raffia work. incidentally. Postcard from Rome that, as I went to one of his Tried to cheer up Birch by arrived this morning which looks concarts once. Had a laugh with telling him about the new Zoo a bit like her writing. Must be. Paul Carrack and asked him how compilation record featuring some kind of a joke. \ \ things were going with Squeeze. Echo And The Bunnymon and He said fine when he last heard The Teardrop Explodes which from them and that he was should be out around Christmas. having a rare old time now with In the light of recent injuries, he (_\-.ee~s Carlene Carter's band. Nobody said he'd be lucky to even see told me he'd left. another Christmas and hopped Noticed Elvis Costello keeping off to buy some Elastoplast. No what they call a " low profile". pleasing some people. ,o-.-&- Running around serving out Rotten news in the film world.