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D»ne at chorus U" Hello, I'm Page 3. I'm the page that gives the rundown on the rest of the issue, makes it all sound utterly fantastic and desirable, gets to crack a joke or Nov 1-14 1979 two, and generally acts all snappy and hot to trot. It's a piece of cake in this magazine, 'cause the other pages work so hard to come up with the goods — Vol 1 No 24 now my cousin, who's Page 3 of The Sun, he has a rotten time trying to dream up captions for pictures of nude ladies. (Get on with it — Ed.) OK OK, this time around Page 24 has asked me to tell you about his Quiz; Page 31 has Editorial address; Smash Hits, Lisa 52-55 asked me to remind you about his terrific badge offer — the complete set of House, , five W1V 1PF. This magazine is published Smash Hits badges absolutely FREE; and . . . well, you don't need to me by EMAP National Publications Ltd, tell you all this. Everybody knows by now that the best things come in Peterborough, and is printed by East fortnightly doses, and here's another generous helping. Light the blue touch Midland Litho Printers, Peterborough. paper and retire. See you again November 15... Copyright exists on all songs appearing in Smash Hits. They must not be reproduced without the MY FORBIDDEN LOVER Chic 2 consent of the copyright holders. THE GREAT ROCK 'N' ROLL SWINDLE 4 Managing Editor MEMORIES 4 Nick Logan NUCLEAR DEVICE The Stranglers 5 ETON RIFLES The Editor Jam 8 Ian Cranna SARAH 14 Features Editor ,

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The Skids' Richard Jobson learns the hard way. Ryan Kelly sympathises.

"THE thing I ONLY have learned have everyone know who I am from the of whole the new wave when I walk down the street. I is that I hate rock an' roll; and decided that I didn't want to end although I know that it looks as if up a household name. I love the idea, I don't want to be "Even the things that were a rock roll an' star either. What I going down I didn't like that do want to be is a successful much. Everywhere you saw writer." Richard says this, Richard says The person behind there that, followed by an 'in-depth' crushing words is, surprisingly, study of my character which Richard Jobson, singer and always ended up making me look lyricist with The Skids. What is like some ignorant yob. so surprising about his "I felt like an advert on the statement is that The Skids are back of a cornflakes packet — one of the few new wave bands collect four tokens and send off who are still on their way up, and for your free lifesize cardboard ." are still constantly changing, cut-out . . rather than doing one simple formula to death. AS YOU can see, despite his What is also unusual, is that obvious pride in the new Skids these words come from a man , Richard's dislike of seems to have all the music business in all its aspects qualifications to become a star. has only increased. He's just 19, he has talent, looks, "It's all so traditional," Richard and the ability to adapt while still explodes Richard. "The record Jobson keeping his individuality. companies and newspapers become parodies of "I suppose everybody outside haven't changed the system at the people have been right," he adds dryly. they say they despise. of the band did try to put me into all in the past twenty years! You "I think the real meaning of the Richard's the role of leader/spokesman for still just hope to get over to THOUGH outlook words 'music business' is seems distinctly pessimistic, a while," he says, sprawling America and then if you hit it off compromise," he continues. "Days In Europa" is thing across his hotel bed. you've really made it — which one 'There's just no place for art in which he is "I am the most talkative, but it means you become comfortable more than happy rock an' roll because everything with; and if he was talkative was getting to the stage where I tax exiles. is measured in terms of before, his urge to let words flow had to decide whether I really "Bands are forever saying that commercial gain, and art will wanted to end up like a Bob they can break the system and now is positively unstoppable! always come bottom of that list. "I've Geldof or a Jimmy Pursey and they never do — they just used the battle theme "Sometimes I even think that throughout," he enthuses, "I had the lyrics I write could be used it in the past but not very damaging to what The Skids are well so that it ended up very doing because the kids just mixed up. I was still scared to do aren't interested, and if you don't it directly — but everybody does get commercial success, you've know what is behind the general had it." feel." I suggest at the moment they The album in fact centres do seem to be getting their own around the theme of a soldier way — experimenting and and an athlete in those sensitive changing, yet without losing the years immediately before World commercial aspects of their War 2. The cover is actually an sound. adapted poster from the "Not necessarily," Richard Olympics of 1936, held in argues. Hitlerite Germany. "Take 'Charade' for instance — In the ensuing conversation up we (the band) didn't want that popped the question of Nazism, song to be put out as a single. It and the accusation that the Skids was the first one that was are merely glorifying it — one released without any kind of which they vigorously deny. hype to help it along, like the "Everybody had told me that way we had used white vinyl or a it's a dangerous climate to come

limited edition of two singles for up with an album like this, but I the price of one, as we did on just said forget it. The climate

'Masquerade'," he says bluntly. means nothing to me. I just tried 'The band had wanted its to project an image that was in follow-up to be either my mind and as far as I'm

'Animation' or a five minute concerned I did it. version of 'Working For The "There's just one song that is Yankee Dollar'. And as 'Charade' about an Aryan (the Nazi ideal of was by their standards a a super race), the title track, but commercial failure, we could even then there seemed to be so 6 SMASH HITS much pressure on me that I He's another lad from Fife, and changed it to Ariean. It may not he's known the others since he seem a great change but it was was at school with them. The still a compromise, and though I current line-up is brought up to : made the decision I think now strength by , who has ^^X* that it was a mistake. been guesting since original "I'm not prepared to accept drummer Tom Kellichan left. any criticism for encouraging Though for the past few years Nazism because what I've done Alastair has been training and gives no glory to it — because performing as a classical I'm totally indifferent about the , he does whole possess what affair. seems to be a fundamental Richard admits he didn't qualification for joining The research the subject — he just Skids — a deep admiration used for what he'd read and heard Bill Nelson! and seen. "Bill is the greatest influence "The songs don't really need I've ever had," claims Richard. research anyway as they're not "Not so much as a musician, factual and just rely on because he's a guitarist and I'm general atmosphere for effect. not — my little bit on stage is "People are forever more of a pose than anything — complaining that they cannot but because he's got so many understand my lyrics," he more sides to him than continues, anticipating the next immediately show through. question. "It's his intelligence I have "It's because the songs don't been feeding off. He's been have a direct objective to find slowly giving me his and knowledge work from, and they simply and I've been taking all I can get! haven't been taught to "He forms a great part of what understand anything like that. It I'm striving for right now. I've is exactly the same with writing, given up drinking and smoking which is what I intend to end up and I'm trying to get myself both doing with my life." physically and mentally fit Another criticism levelled at because," he pauses, "I honestly the album is that there is an want to be one better than unhealthy obsession with Death everybody else. and Glory — something which "It's not because I've found Richard sees in a different light. any kind of religion, unless you "It's not so much death and say it's my own religion, and I glory as survival that I'm writing know that it sounds ridiculous, about — and that's something but if you're intelligent but not which everyone in the world is one-dimensional you can fighting for. I just chose a soldier command respect, and respect is and an athlete as two vivid the biggest thing in the world. examples. "I don't want the respect of 'The track Dulce Et Decorum fools and I never have done — Est (Pro Patria Mori)' (It is fitting but that's what you often get by and honourable to die for one's being in a rock an' roll band. You country) is a look at the apathy of get a bunch of fools respecting a soldier. you for what — for jumping "I took a fellow who was shell around for an hour while they shocked in the trenches and had call out to hear 'Albert Tatlock'! him seeing two ballet dancers in "Even that song," he the distance — to make the continues, still firing out words whole thing look romantic. At at machine gun pace, "was a the time of the World Wars humorous song — to show that everything was made to look as you should never become too if it was romantic to go and fight absorbed in anything so that it for the country. It was only when becomes an obsession — which they had actually gone that the is what people had thought had people realised the horror of it happened to me with the death all." line. "I wrote a totally ridiculous LIVE, THE Skids' show has lyric just to show that I wasn't become far more impressive. On the abominable nutcase that this tour they're using a back they thought I was. Again it was slide projection unit (the same a compromise to prove that just one as used by ) on because people say I'm stages which are large enough something, it doesn't mean that and an improved lighting display. they are right, and now I hate Though the new numbers myself for doing it! feature prominently in the show, "But then," he finishes, they do on the whole take a calming down, "I don't think that couple of listens to really hit anybody will reach a stage in the home — and though the show music business where they don't was very good, the fans were still have to compromise or to prove reserved about the new material. themself the whole time. You're "I often feel that any hostility just playing a role — an idol of the crowd feel about a new some kind, a character that sound, or old favourites being doesn't really exist to hundreds nudged out to make way for new of people. numbers is directed at me, with a "It's just that when you let the kind of 'He's the cause of this, dream take over the reality you everything was alright until he can only end up destroying turned up' kind of attitude," says yourself — and that's something Alastair Moore, the new I'm never intending to let permanent addition to the Skids' ." s*u*rt happen . . Adamson line-up.

SMASH HITS 7 ETON RIFLES By on Sup up your beer and collect your fags There's a row going on down near , Get out your mat and pray to the West, I'll get out mine and pray for myself.

Thought you were smart when you took them on. But you didn't take a peep in their artillery room. All that rugby puts hairs on your chest. What chance have you got against a tie and a crest? \

Hello- — what a nice day — for , Eton Rifles

Hello-Hurrah — I hope rain stops play — with the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles. We came out of it naturally the worst. Thought clever lit you were when you the fuse. Beaten and bloody and I was sick down my shirt. Tore down the House of Commons in your brand new shoes. We were no match for their untamed wit. Composed a revolutionary symphony Though some of the lads said they'll be back next week. Then went to bed with a charming young thing. Hello-Hurrah — there's a price to pay — to the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles. Hello-Hurrah — cheers then made — to the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles. Hello-Hurrah — I'd prefer the plague — to the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles. Hello-Hurrah — an extremist scrape — with the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles. Hello-Hurrah — there's a price to pay — to the Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles. What a catalyst you turned out to be, Hello-Hurrah — I'd prefer the plague — to Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles. Loaded the guns then you run off home for your tea. Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles Left me standing — like a guilty schoolboy. Eton Rifles, Eton Rifles What a catalyst you turned out to be. Loaded the guns then you run off home for your tea. Words and music by . Left me standing — like a naughty schoolboy. Reproduced by permission And Son Music Ltd. THE POWER AND THE GLORIA

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Includes The Full LengthVersion of HerDynamic Hit Single 'LETMEKNOWU HAVEARIGHT)' Also Featuring' Her Rendition of The Bernstein/Sondheim Classic 'TONIGHT'

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TANKS PISTOLS A LOT! IN CREDIT BLONDIE threw a party recently SWINDLE to mark the release of "Eat To The Beat" at a tres chic boutique IF YOU'VE got a copy of The Sex Pistols Roll in Beverly Hills, Los Angeles. "Great Rock And Having invited 900 guests, most Swindle" 45 in the original sleeve of them film stars and big wheels, then you ought to hang on to it. they made sure of upstaging the You could be the proud owner of

a genuine collectors' item I lot by arriving late. In a U.S. Army The American Express Credit tank . . . Card Company have taken to court for using a phoney card design on the bag. While the case is in court; all copies of the single packaged in this way have been withdrawn until a ruling is made. Stoke-on-Trent Trentham JAM GET Gardens (26), Bridlington Royal QUEEN VISITS Hall (27), Deeside Leisure Centre, QUEEN embark on a British tour (29), London Rainbow Hall in November, their first in almost (Dec 2/3/4), Newcastle City THE JAM begin yet another three years. They begin at Cork (6/7), Glasgow Apollo (8), major tour in the middle of City Hall on November 20 and Dundee Caird Hall (9), November when their fourth continue at Dublin Simmons Odeon (10), Leeds Queens Hall album, "", hits the Court (November 22), (11), Blackburn King Georges Hall shops. Along with their new Birmingham Exhibition Centre (12), Cardiff Sophia Gardens (13), single, "The Eton Rifles", and (24), Apollo (26/27), Brighton Centre (15), Portsmouth 's Glasgow Apollo (30 and Guildhall (16), and Leicester De "Smithers-Jones", the new Montfort (18/19). DISCO STAR December 1 ), Newcastle City Hall collection will include the band's pictured after a quick course in (December 3/4), Liverpool Support band are a promising revival of the Martha 8t The body building at the Charles Empire (6/7), Hippodrome young outfit from Guildford, Vandellas sixties classic, , called Vapors. Atlas Academy. The haircut is and Brighton Centre (10/1 ). The They by (9) 1 "Heatwave". the Wembley Stadium ground Further shows, including a have their own single, The tour kicks off with two staff. Don't know about her number of dates in London, are "Prisoners", released on United dates at Manchester Apollo on singing, but she takes a stunning expected to be announced soon. Artists. The band are managed by November 20 and 21 and snap! Paul Weller's father John and continues as follows: have been receiving advice and Civic THE TRACK list of the new PIL Wolverhampton (22), encouragement from Jam bassist album, "Metal Box", is as Southampton Gaumont (24), Bruce Foxton. MAD follows: "", Birmingham Bingley Hall (25), "Memories", "Swan Lake", "Pop Tunes", "Careering", "No Birds", RUSH! "Graveyard", "The Suit", "Bad THE DEBUT album from Baby", "Socialist Chant" and Madness, "One Step Beyond", "Radio Four". As previously was rushed into the shops in announced, the first 50,000 double-quick time even for Stiff copies will be pressed on three 1 Records. inch singles packaged in a metal Mixing was completed on a can, and will sell for £7.45. Friday morning and the master disc was rushed to the CBS BRUCE WOOLLEY, one of the pressing factory in . three writers of The Buggies

There was a hitch when it was smash "Video Killed The Radio promptly dropped and shattered Star", has his own album, into a thousand splinters but a "English Garden", issued on Epic second master was cut and Records and will be touring with hurried back the same day. his band Camera Club in The sleeves and labels were November. finished the following Monday, 23,000 copies were pressed on GOOEY DUO Dollar revive The Tuesday and the first were in "I Want To Hold Your shops by Friday. But is it any Hand" for their next 45. Is good? nothing sacred? The Vapors: on tour with The Jam SMASH HITS 9 .

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people — trombone player Barry U-* Jones, Neol Davies and drummer John Bradbury. ''>-• r •."-£2 The song was worked out in a NUMAN back room as a possible — the collective name of Magazine, and Billy theme tune for an ITV series (bet you the odd mob above — is a new Currie take time off from didn't know that!) and then band fronted by , while Rusty Egan is ex NEWS and featuring recorded in a studio as on loan of Rich Kids Expect a single from various well know outfits called THOSE OF you who sent off to a one-off deal. "Tar" on Radar at the . John the Gary Numan Fan Club after John Bradbury then went on to McGeoch beginning of this month, and and are from our last issue (£2.50 plus SAE to fame as Prince Rimshot, The don't play near the woods' PO Box 14, Staines, Middlesex Specials' drummer, Barry Jones TW1 9 5AZ for new readers) went back to his Coventry newsagents and shouldn't worry if you don't hear Neol Davies got last issue? The one with all the together anything for a while yet. the current Selecter A FEW LINES babies on it? We understand line-up that you now hear (wait It from Beggars THOSE OF you lucky enough to seems one or two of those it) Banquet (Gary's for on your radio . . record catch Chic in concert on their babies had well known parents. company) that actual operations recent tour will recognise the Simon King of was won't be starting until January 1 six-piece below as Car Park, the one proud father, while Slade 1 980. The reason for the delay is highly impressive support band. leader 's offspring to prepare for the huge demand London based, Car Park were is also believed to have been expected and because Gary and SQUEEZE around someplace. Could be formed in March 1978 around Beggars Banquet are determined keyboard player and writer Robin embarrassing in a few years' to make sure that everybody gets 'EM IN Smith and most have a wealth of time! a really good deal all from the club. session work experience to draw By accounts, it was quite a For AFTER MANY changes made your money you'll be on. Their and soul roots, lively photo session too. Babies getting necessary by recording (eventually!) three together with their excellent being babies, they couldn't be left newsletters per commitments. Squeeze have for year, musicianship, make them one of long without one of them membership finally confirmed their tour cards, badges, and the most promising of our home disgracing itself. The result was schedule for November. This autographed photos, plus extras grown soul- bands that on the cry of "Babies on I", now stands follows: and their like opportunities to get as Exeter all the mothers exclusive own recording deal is reported to had to rush University (Nov 13), Plymouth T shirts etc. be on the way. forward, deposit their baby on Top Rank (14), Swansea Sounds like a good deal — if the sheet and retire while the University you've got the patience to wait. (15), Cardiff University photographer took as many Dublin (16), University (17), pictures as possible before Belfast Queens University (18), someone's baby did the dirty on Coleraine University (19), FACES him I Sheffield Limits (two shows, 20), After all that, the eventual WHEN IS a Selecter not a Malvern Winter Gardens (21 ), sleeve picture pieced Selecter? was Blackpool Tiffany's (22) and together from several photos! It seems there have been two Manchester Apollo (23). The boys line ups with only guitarist Neol are currently toying with the idea Davies in common. The original of recording a special Christmas Selecter who recorded on the single. If this doesn't happen, reverse of ' their next releases will be a single "Gangsters" was just three and an album in February.

THE CHARLIE Daniels Band have marks their first shot at the British been sawing away at fiddles and charts. dispensing cowboy the From playing sessions with length and breadth of America and various country for many a moon now but "The acts, Charlie Daniels graduated to Devil Went Down To Georg leading his own bands and his CAR PARK (left to right): (back) career began to flourish during Dave Early (drums); (middle) Phil the Southern Rock 'n' Roll boom Cranham (bass), Robin Smith of the early seventies, when (keyboards); (front) Carol bands like The Allman Brothers Kenyon (vocals), Paul Donelly and Lynyrd Skynyrd ruled the (guitar), and Chris roost. Hunter (sax, flute). While many similar bands have fallen by the wayside, Daniels has kept faith with his kind of music and is reaping the rewards. NAPPY "Million Mile Reflections", his latest album, is yet another major DREAD! hit stateside and the band reached some kind of pinnacle REMEMBER THE sleeve of that recently when they got to play for Human League album that Red southern boy Jimmy Carter in Starr was raving on about in the The White House. ALL TIME .^1 TOP TEN: I I NICKY TESCO I (The Members) I I

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"The Story So Far" — well worth checking out. Same goes for The Cook shows Paul match Monochrome Set's third single, thought of the "The Monochrome Set'V'Mr. reports. tS^SF THE ROLLING STONES: 1) Bizzaro" — melodic, light and Sympathy For The Devil (Decca). very likeable. MARCIA GRIFFITHS: Stappln 2) Also available through Rough Of Babylon (Trojan). A Out Trade are Fad Gadget's clever beautiful piece of . Well electronic ditty "Back To sung, well dread. Nature'V'The Box" on Mute 3) THE ANIMALS: Wa Gotta Gat Records (the label that brought This Place (Columbia). Out Of you the excellent Silicon Teens' Great sixties group. Memphis Tennessee") which is DAMNED: 4) THE good, and Stepping Talk's "Alice (Stiff). In Sunderland" (Eustone 5) RUDY THOMAS AND TRINITY: Records) which isn't, running The Everyday Is Just A Holiday. Pack a close second in Outstanding quality sound. unlistenable pretentious rubbish. 6) PLASTIC ONO BAND: Cold Now available on Fast Product Turkey (Apple). is The Dead Kennedys' 7) FRANK ZAPPA: Torture Never "California Uber Alles" (see Stops (Discreet). reviews page), and the 8) : Out Of The Blue compilation of all Fast Product's (Reprise). A man who always (Mekons, Gang keeps up with the times. earlier releases Of Four, Human League etc) is 9) BLACK SKIN THE PROPHET: now due through EMI on and i wo's Paul Red Blood. Moody (front centre) Four Be. November 9. Contact address: ThTlosTmtchcelebrations magnificent. Jock McDonam. PO Box 122, Head Office, Young, Jimmy Lydon and organiser 10) : Edinburgh 3. Alternative Ulster (Rigid Digits). Also arrived in our offices: Beyond The Implode's "Last ON THE BALL Thoughts" (Diverse) — confident REMEMBER WE told you last ) and Pistol Paul Cook who INDEPENDENTS just three surprised everybody with a very if doomy EP from time about The Four Be Twos, guitars plus electronic effects and the group that includes John fair (if unfit!) right foot. DAY (CONT'D) yer usual worried vocal. Lydon's younger brother Jimmy? A good time was had by all and eventually ended in an OK GANG, it's time for a round Available for £1 .20 from Ian Well, a couple of Sundays back the match up of some of the latest Gardler, 2 Braithwaite Close, their guitarist Jock McDonald honourable 4-4 draw. independent label singles, source Runcorn, Cheshire. organised a charity football (The part of the hooligan of some of the brightest and best Also Teenage Filmstars' match In Berkhamsted. crowd was played by The music around. "(There's A Cloud) Over Apart from a gasping bass Upstart's Tommy Mens!.) Firstly to deep in Kensington Liverpool"/"Sometimes Good player Youth, all 4 x 2's proved The Four Be Two's record by called Of The where men make art. Apart Guys Don't Follow Trends" to be fine footballers, especially the way, is "One from Swell Maps' new single (Clockwork) — including an ex-0 drummer Paul Young who Lads" and features a "Real Shocks" (so unkindly Level and a former TV outshone everybody else despite 60-year-old bango player! Peel chewed up by Chris Difford a Personality, this is fabulous, the not being Scottish. Already acclaimed by John year, it will couple of issues back), Spizz best of the bunch in fact! A Also showing a leg In a good as the single of the Energi's fine pushy "Soldier heavenly piece of cause were Billy Idol and Tony now be released on November Soldier" (b/w a strong version of happy-go-lucky, strumalong James of , reggae 30. Youth also has an EP of his — this will follow Roxy's "Virginia Plain") heads Liverpool feel pop. Great lyrics, singer Dan I (whose "Monkey own ready it later. the list released by Rough Trade. great tunes, great record — get Chop" is currently getting much Following up are The Feelies for £1 from Clockwork Records, 1 from New York with their "Fa Ce Pond House, Pond Place, London PENETRATION have decided to SPACE INVADER machines, La'V'Raised Eyebrows" — SW3. break up at the end of their British without which no self-respecting individual sound, tight and Lastly, there's Home Service's tour. Guitarists Neal Floyd and amusement arcade would be tuneful with a neat fuzzed guitar "Wake Up" EP (Crystal Groove Fred Purser have been unhappy complete, also have their addicts — all sounding like it was Records) and this is very good as about the band's direction for the in the rock fraternity. Not only recorded in a subway! Definitely well. Simple, tuneful, and last few months and constant has Virgin Records boss Richard recommended. relaxed, it has a curious touring, coupled with the Branson had machines installed Which is not something you singer- feel to it — far absence of strong record sales, in his label's offices, he's also can say for The Pack and "King removed from punky scratchings have caused the split. signed up Brighton band The Of Kings". Despite the presence or arty contrivance, but with a , Bob Blamire Piranhas whose first single on the of ex-PIL drummer Jim Walker, good modern feel to it. Excellent and drummer Gary Smallman are label is a song called "Space this is a painfully dull, bleak sound, definitely different — expected to find replacements Invader". record. Not one of Rough Trade's check it out. Available for £1 from after Christmas and continue to Coincidental ly, the B side of the better moments. David Motion, 227 Mount play, although whether they will upcoming Pretenders single, Better things from the special Pleasant Road N17. use the name Penetration is not "Brass In My Pocket", is an one-off line up of Red Crayola And remember — support your yet known. The band have just instrumental called . . . guess and their intense experimental 12 local talent! _ . _. Starr their second album. what? "Space Invader". incher "Micro Chips and Fish"/ Red released SMASH HITS *1 / M JV T i \WXa9 r

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/ \ become known, had scored a maintain their enthusiasm? deal with Pye Records and, after "It's like anyting else. It's like a couple of badly planned flops, athletics, like sport. In the old had just cut "Pictures Of days you won for, the sake of CHONKING Matchstick Men", the song that winning — you won for glory. was to be their first hit. Their Now, in athletics or anything producer, John Schroeder, else, you're winning for money thought that they needed AND for glory, but the glory, another voice and so old friend unfortunately, is taking second ALL called up. place. OVER Parfitt was Rick promptly found himself in "The only time it doesn't a hit band, doing dumb become like a business is quite interviews, bad TV shows, and honestly when you walk out on generally trying to milk that one stage. When the four of us walk THE WORLD hit for all it was worth. Publicity out on stage you forget the shots of the band at that time, business. We're in it because we explains showing them all dressed up in love it. shiny jackets and Carnaby Street "I'm not saying money brings how it's done. chic, are uncomfortable you happiness because it David Hepworth learns reminders of the unease that doesn't. But going out on stage they all felt. and tearing up an audience the basic chords. Their subsequent progress brings happiness. There's no was erratic. Some singles feeling to match that in the RICK PARFITT is returning from "old men in boys' clothes getting crawled into the bottom end of world." lunch with , Status beyond a joke". Let's face it. Quo the chart, others gave up the That's no exaggeration. Quo's personal manager, right have been operating as a band ghost on the day of release. They Anyone who's seen Quo live will hand man and harmonica for seventeen years, longer than had become that saddest of have realised that this band is no maestro. The pair of them decide many of their fans have been things — a has-been pop group. heavy metal monster. They're to run up the two flights of stairs alive. "We played to three people loud, certainly, but they swing it vengeance they don't to the offices of their "Oh that," Rick grins when I once . . . that's how bad got. with a and management company. Parfitt mention the line, "that's always Nobody wanted to know and so attempt to blind their audiences comes charging through the been a dressing room joke. When we came off the road. with dazzling theatrics or If it for door first, slams on the brakes we're a bit overweight or "We used to just sit around expensive effects. weren't and stands there gasping for something and your jeans have jamming and going into that the enormous lighting rig and breath. He grabs my hand and just been washed. Old men 'duh duhduh duhduh duhduh' that juggernaut of a PA, they pulls it to his chest. trying to squeeze into their jeans. lick and everybody loved it. We could be any sweaty club band ." it it just you care to name. "Feel my heart!" he says. It's Still, they soon loosen up . . used to get off on and if feeling of pounding. You're out of became apparent that we should I ask Rick he gets a condition, Parfitt! RICK PARFITT first ran into do something like that and just power being up there amid the Rick explains that all the band Francis Rossi, Alan Lancaster and chonk along." lights and surrounded by all that tend to let themselves go a little John Coghlan at Butlins Holiday Nobody wanted to book them adulation? when they come off the road and Camp at Minehead in Somerset, and so Quo sat quietly — well, "It's not so much power as a it's been a few months now since where he was appearing as part no, they sat loudly — in Brixton feeling of happiness. We don't Quo completed their last of a corny looking trio called The rehearsing this heavy like to feel that we're up here and nationwide trek. He's thirty one Highlights. "underground" cum bubblegum. the audience is down there. We now with the beginnings of a The Spectres, as Quo were "We eventually went out and like to drag 'em up on stage. double chin and a slightly then called, were also appearing started our groundwork around Mentally. And put ourselves as possible. undisciplined waistline starting at the camp for the summer the London and clubs. We near to them as not stretching it if I say to encroach on boyish looks. season. But it wasn't until three did a couple of years of working "I'm There's a line on their new years later that Parfitt actually solidly and then it broke." there's a feeling of warmth and album, "Whatever You Want", joined up. Although they were obviously love between the audience and which makes a dry comment on "The Status Quo", as they had building up a following all over the band. You see their faces and again, the normal media they can see ours and you know channels were mostly closed to when it's gelling. There's a them. The radio wouldn't touch feeling of love which the music, their records and the press simple as it may be, is weren't interested. promoting.

I ask Parfitt whether he 'The only other feeling like it Is resented the attention that other when you're driving a Porsche in bands like Mott The Hoople were excess of 150." getting at the time. "No, they've all split up now. PORSCHES HELP pass a pop We've outlived so many bands star's time. Most of Parfitt's days

. . . new bands that have come in between tours are spent hanging and all went flying straight up to around a large car showroom the top and then went zonking near his home in the South of back down again. Quo just and he reckons that if bashes its way through the band called it a day he'd like everything. Nothing will stop us. to sell cars for a living. The only thing that will stop us is The four of Quo are scattered

if our people stop enjoying us." all over the place. Alan Lancaster lives in Australia; "Spud" "CHONKING ALONG" has, one Coghlan is based in The Isle of way or another, made them all Man; Parfitt takes his Porsche for fairly wealthy. Their astounding spins round the London area; commercial success in this and Francis Rossi commutes country has been repeated all between England and Ireland. Ifs over Europe and in places like a hard life! Australia. Only America has We wind up on the inevitable stubbornly refused to give in to question. Can Rick see himself Quopower, a fact which still still doing this when he's forty? causes the band some "Yes. I've only recently been discomfort. able to imagine it but now I can. But so many acts at this level Because we won't look forty just

seem to lose their appetite for like I don't look thirty one now." Quo 1968 style. The bloke at the back is organist Jess Jaworski their work and slowly withdraw He flashes his confident grin.

who left the band soon afterwards. into their wealth. How do Quo "Well, I don't think I do!" SMASH HITS 13 HUMAN

By Thin Lizzy on Vertigo Records

When you came in my life You changed my world my Sarah Everything seemed so right My baby girl my Sarah You are all I want to know You hold my heart so don't let go You are all I need to live My love to you I'll give My Sarah

When you begin to smile You changed my style my Sarah

When I look in your eyes

I see my prize my Sarah You are all I want to know You hold my heart so don't let go

You are all I need to live My love to you I'll give

You are all I want to know Oh my Sarah, don't let go SINGLE VS294 Oh no my Sarah

You are all I want to know You hold my heart so don't let go

You are all I need to live FROM THE ALBUM Si CASSETTE My love to you I'll always give

'REPRODUCTION' V2133 You are all I want to know You hold my heart so don't let go You are all I want to know NOVEMBER Oh oh my Sarah 9 HUDDERSFIELD POLYTECHNIC Yes you change my style 11 LONDON LYCEUM With your baby smile my Sarah 1 2 NORWICH ST. ANDREW'S HALL Child like charms 13 COVENTRY TIFFANY'S Keep me warm 1 7,MANCHESTER UNIVERSITY Hold you In my arms Sarah 23 BIRMINGHAM UNIVERSITY 26 SHEFFIELD TOP RANK Change my world my baby girl, Sarah 28 LIVERPOOL MOUNTFORD HALL All I want to know DECEMBER Don't let go no no no no no no Sarah 1 FRIARS AYLESBURY 2 GUILDFORD CIVIC HALL Words and music by /Gary Moore. MORE DATES TO BE ADDED Reproduced by permission Chappell/Pint.

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J 1 PONT STOP EPIC 118 2 30 LADIES NIGHT KOOL& THE GANG MERCURY 114 J 4 OKFREDERROLDUNKLEV SCOPE REGGAE 4 2 YOU CAN DO IT AL HUDSON MCA 118 5 13 MY FORBIDDEN LOVER CHIC ATLANTIC 6 10 GONNA GET ALONG WITHOUT YOU VIOLA WIL _S ARIOLAHANSA 7 NEW GIMME GIMME GIMME ABBA 8 18 LET ME KNOW GLORIA GAYNOR 9 3 RISE HERB ALPERT 10 37 ITS A DISCO NIGHT ISLEY BROTHERS

11 8 I PONT WANT TO BE A FREAK DYNASTY 12 6 STAR EARTH WIND & FIRE 13 19 SHAKER SONG SPYROGYRA 14 9 POINT OF VIEW MATUMBI 15 7 DEJAVUPAULINHO DA COSTA PABLO TODAY 17 EXPANSIONS LONNIE LISTON SMITH 17 NEW THE RAPPER'S DELIGHT SUGAR HILL GANG SUGAR HILL IMP 18 NEW BABY BLUE _ MFRCURY 103 19 NEW DANCING IN OUTER SPACE ATMOSFEAR ELITE 122/130 Let Me 20 24 SO MUCH TROUBLE IN THE WORLD BOB MARLEY Know ISLAND REGGAE 21 21 BAND OF GOLD FREDA PAYNE INFERNO 109 (I Have A Right) 22 NEW SLEAZY VILLAGE PEOPLE MERCURY STRUT YOUR FUNKY STUFF FRANTIQUE PHIL INT 120 By Gloria Gaynor on Polydor Records A 23 THERE'S A REASON HI TENSION ISLAND 117 25 27 GROOVE ME FERN KINNEY I get a little peck and you're off to bed No warmth, no hug, no kind words are said 26 1 6 SING A HAPPY SONG O'JAYS Will you dream of me or someone new instead 27 NEW INTRO DISCO DISCOTHEQUE Oh just love me and mean it, I'll follow you blind 28 NEW STILL COMMODORES

But lately I feel like a heart left behind 29 22 CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT TAMIKO JONES

I just can't still till INtVV stand you make up your mind £U UUH 1 Ltl ljU IbAAC HAYtb POLYDOR 137 Chorus 31 NEW WE GOT THE FUNK POSITIVE FORCE TURBO IMP 32 14 JUMP THE GUN THREE DEGREES Let me know, let me know ARIOLA 125 I I have a right 33 11 SAIL ON COMMODORES MOTOWN SLOW Before you touch me one more night 34 16 DIM ALL THE LIGHTS DONNA SUMMER CASABLANCA 122

Have I won your love or I 35 NEW THE RIVER DRIVE JUPITER have lost the fight BEYOND AZOIMP 128 : Let me know, let me 36 20 SEXY SLICK know CREAM FANTASY 129 ! I have a right 37 NEW JEALOUSY AMU STEWART ATLANTIC HANSA To plan future, my get on with my life 38 35 DANCIN' & PRANCIN' CANDIDO SALSOUL 116 Tell me face to face, don't try to be polite 39 NEW BABY BAMA BOOGIE GAP BAND MERCURY 130 40 26 THE HUSTLE VAN McCOY H&L 116 ! I'll take it, I'll make it

Ooh yes I will Ooh yeah yeah yeah Listen, listen! Rob Jones' I'm living each minute with all that I got Each breath is important each heart beat is hot That's the way we were, the way that you forgot (you Disco Pick forgot, you forgot) You leave me so empty, it's making me sad The Knack "Good Girls Don't" To know that our good thing has turned for the bad I'm on my holidays this week but here's a Both of us are here but Where's the love we had? record I think will be doing really well by the Repeat chorus time I get back. It's The Knack and "Good Let me know, let me know Girls Don't". I was over in New York last Repeat chorus to fade week and saw them at Carnegie Hall. They were a very exciting band to watch and Words and music by Dino Fekaris/, listen to. Already very big in America, I'm Reproduced by permission ATV Music. sure they'll become equally big in Britain. 18 SMASH HITS *HE GET OfF yOj/R B(fTT ano do the FUNj(ir TH4NC COLUMN

Right, here's the moment you've clowns also tried their hand at all been waiting for — a songwriting and wrote the run-down on the Caister Caister Anthem, which was sung Weekender! So if you're sitting throughout the weekend. comfortably, I'll begin. Greg Edwards arrived on The fun began at 6pm on the Sunday lunch time with Soul Friday evening and went through Spectrum, and on the same day to 6pm the following Sunday. the Grand Finale was at 3pm After the general panic of five which went through till 6pm in thousand people booking in and the Silver Sand club. This finding their correct seemed to attract the biggest accommodation, the music crowd as most of the top DJ's began and just went on and on were in there. The Caister and on. Anthem was sung and we were There were three clubs open all told what good boys and girls on the site and it was hard to we had been the second time decide which club to be in as around. there was so much going on in Could there be a third? If so it's each one. The ten top soul jocks in April next year, I Don't Want To Be A but as soon as I were there including Greg know for definite I shall give you Edwards, Chris Hill, Robbie all the Freak (But I Can't Help details. Vincent, Froggy and 'Big' Tom Hold on, I've forgotten to Holland. Most people seemed to mention the most important Myself) be following Chris and Robbie thing that most of us went for — around the different clubs as all yeah, the music! By Dynasty on Solar Records the DJ's did a couple of hours Well, it was terrific! I can't each in all three clubs. remember every record played I don't wanna be a freak Not only was there music all but a few which stuck in my But I can't help myself weekend (except for a few hours mind were "Shout" by the Isley Repeat 3 times at night when we grabbed a bit Bros (RCA), "Ladies Night" by of sleep) but there were Kool And The Gang (Mercury) When I hear those percussions continuous fancy dress parades, (this is going to be a monster), It gets me into the beat guess the mix, water fights and a "Expansions" by Lonnie Liston I feel my body grooving donkey derby. There was plenty Smith (RCA), "It's A Disco Night" Just the music and me of water around the camp, as by the Isley Bros, and nearly water fights seemed to be the 'in' every track off Michael Jackson's I don't wanna be a freak thing. album, "" (Epic). But I can't help myself On Saturday night the All in all everyone had a silly, Repeat 7 times Primrose Sisters arrived, sweaty but terrific time, so if you guesting in the three different missed out the second time My emotions just run free when the clubs. If this duo are new to you around make sure you're there sounds synthesize me then don't be too ashamed — it for the third!! The pop of the bass starts was Chris Hill and Robbie From the bottom of my heart Vincent in drag! This pair of Bev Kick drums loud and clear Pumping rhythms in my ear Just a music love affair Slide your fingers down the strings Guitar makes me do my thing Just a music love affair

I don't wanna be a freak

But I can't help myself Repeat 3 times

Freaking makes my body move Freaking makes my body move Freaking makes my body move

Just a lover Dancing music lover And I'm getting on Just a lover A dancing music lover And I'm getting on

I don't wanna be a freak

But I can't help myself Repeat 3 times

Words and music by L. Sylvers/N. Beard. Reproduced by permission Rondor Music.

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IT'S A Wednesday afternoon and XTC are up in London from their home town of Swindon in THE GREAT Wiltshire recording their slot for '". There's a break in proceedings ROCK'N'ROLL so they pass the time by hanging round their record company offices, all except new guitarist who stuck around at the studios "to ogle Legs And Co". The lady from Virgin Records is about to take bassist out to buy him a new jacket for the occasion. that The only notes that count are the ones come "You can have anything so from Wilts. long as it's red," she says. Colin turns his nose up. David Hepworth meets XTC. Drummer , he of the dry wit and colourful language, occupies a sofa and explains his plans to use giant oil Terry's whole future containers instead of drums. He is as good as sealed allows himself a private smile at

the thought of the confusion this 'em. If you just stick like that . . . will cause among certain BBC if, you don't progress with the employees, then launches into a times, then you become a bit of a hilarious impression of an dinosaur. Like or effeminate floor manager trying something." to restore order. They shouldn't really have to IT'S TRUE that at the time of do this at all. They've ajready their initial emergence in 1977 made two videos for "Making they were in danger of becoming -^ Plans For Nigel". They weren't rather too remote; their music very happy with the first one was full of sudden stops and however. The director had hired swerves and bursting at the said this man an actor to play Nigel and seams with literary trickery. Buggies wouldn't ' dressed him up in leathers and a When set against most of the a hit! be "Destroy" T shirt. more basic things going on at the "Looked more like a bloody UK time, they were almost "arty". Subs roadie than Nigel," "I think it was the fact that we comments Andy Partridge, were based in Swindon," adjusting his rather strange explains Andy. "We weren't sunglasses on the end of his fashion conscious. If we'd been nose. based in London we might have got swept along by the punk THIS IS the second time that XTC thing." have claimed a spot on the box's "Yeah," interrupts Terry, "we most influential pop show. "Life had to make our own Begins At The Hop" was their entertainment, like during the previous serious stab at a hit. war. See, at that time there used It made the lower reaches of to be no more than two name the Top 50 before sliding back bands visiting Swindon in any into the void. The fact that given year. If we ever wanted to nobody played it on the radio see a group we had to go to didn't help matters. They have Bristol or Oxford." however managed an So, who were their influences? appearance on the "Old Grey , Marc Whistle Test". Bolan, The Glitter Band, Mozart? "Have you ever stood near "In the beginning it was The Anne Nightingale?" enquires Stones and The Beatles," Colin Andy. "You ought to smell her perfume. Talk about \ smellyvision!" A hit single at this point is top priority in the XTC camp. As Terry explains it, "We've got about thirty two or three thousand ardent XTC fans who buy our and, unless we penetrate the singles market, I can't see us gathering any more who are prepared to spend a fiver on a record."

I put it to him that such calculated pursuit of a hit might smack of selling out to some of their fans. The new album, "", is undoubtedly their most commercial to date. "When a group gets signed by a record company they have to be a bit fashionable or a little bit 'next year's thing', otherwise the record company won't touch ""ember Dave Gregory 22 iwhi YOUR STABS 1

ARIES (Mar22-Apr20) LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23) Throw out any little grievances who The accent is on communication — have — life looks great now! Don't and your charm will get you just pass up an opportunity to improve anywhere! Don't let the grass grow

your set-up — and your cash if there is something special you position — on the 14th. have to do.

TAURUS (Apr 21-May 21) SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22) -;. ', %

If you're job-huntin' you can fix You can't miss if you have something now, get nicely settled confidence in yourself — and in your for Christmas. The 3rd, 8th and 14th ideas. But take care under the Full are especially good dates — for Moon of the 3rd; don't break most things. anything you want to keep going.

GEMINI (May22-June21) SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23-Dec 22)

Life is too busy — more so if you A super starry scene for you, with were born in May. Get organised — planets moving through your sign. or be in a general muddle soon. Your popularity will be high; a Better watch your spending after happy change is on the way — and the 3rd — and your emotions! some extra cash.

(June 22-July 23) CAPRICORN (Dec 23 Jan 20) explains, "and all the big groups. CANCER But gradually, when you get In friendships, it could be off with Come out of your shell or you'll miss playing together and you're the old and on with the new! But try some great opportunities. not to hurt anyone's feelings; you Remember that others might be shy doing it yourself, you don't feel could be a little impulsive. Cash too and someone has to make the so like watching other much trends are good. first move. Let it be you. bands and you take on your own identity. LEO (July24-Aug23) AQUARIUS (Jan 21 Feb 19) "All of a sudden the people You might lose enthusiasm for This fortnight sees the end of little you, like Andy and Terry around something you've been keen on harassments — unless you decide in case, influence more my you lately, but tie up loose ends; don't to keep them going. If you've done than the bands you hear." leave anything hanging around in your best lately — rewards are on Andy just reckons that the air. the way. "initially we were trying to avoid all the old cliches like the guitar VIRGO (Aug24-Sept23) PISCES (heb20-Mar21) solos and things." You are heading into a dynamic If you're honest, you will admit that period which lasts several months! you tend to put things off until they they do admit that HOWEVER, Life will be lucky, exciting — but get urgent. Try not to from now on about a year ago they were in hectic — so or you'll be in a hassle when you danger of falling under the spell now. should be having fun. of some different cliches — their own. The toy organ sound that Barry Colin has his future in XTC Andrews had pioneered was being taken up by any number of to ourselves; things with a bit of new bands plus XTC's own a tune, a bit of a melody. Just . . . tendency to make their own interesting. material too complicated was "I look at it from the point of that if don't on adding up to a loss of direction. view we succeed a scale then at least it's "We were trying to be a dance mass working. It's better band and we thought, this can better than than going back to a day job. hardly be dance music if it keeps stopping and starting here and We're one up from there." of Colin's jobs the there," Terry recalls. Most day formation of XTC were out of The result of all this soul searching was the departure of doors. Groundsman was a organist to favourite. Terry worked for a while pursue his own career (currently printers Andy designed playing with ) and the posters for a department store. of left at fifteen, drafting in of van driver Dave All them school Gregory with his guitar. disgusted with the shortcomings Barry had apparently been of conventional secondary unhappy for a while. education. teaching people the "There just wasn't room for "They're me and Andy and Barry to write wrong subjects," Andy reckons. not preparing for songs," says Colin. 'There just 'They're them wasn't an outlet for him. And he the outside world. You leave it's big shock. I got fed up with the fact that school and a years learning about ore most of his songs ended up as spent outtakes." deposits in Peru. Now, I'd much rather learn how to drive a car." THINGS HAVE been definitely It's a point of view that finds an looking up of late. Their last echo in Colin's lyrics for "Nigel", album and recent stage shows the weak character who's have been well received. 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"Hello Fans . . (Ariola). With the awful memory of the embarrasing "One For MADNESS: One Step Beyond You, One For Me" still in my (Stiff). Now, let's see . . . which is head, I dreaded listening to this. the A-side? Ah yes — the fast However, it's not as bad as that nutty ska instrumental that's one (nothing could be) and is just really hard to keep still to and simply rubbish. ends about 5 minutes too soon. The B-side is "Mistakes" — STORM: It's My House (Scope). slower and this time with vocals At the moment this is the and some Shadow-like guitars. CULT HERO: I'm A Cult Hero favourite record of Red Starr — Great sleeve and the 1979 Smash (Fiction). Apart from backing the thinking man's Kermit. Little Hits Award for the prettiest from , the person girl vocals over a smooth, labels. responsible for this is Frankie pleasant reggae beat with instant Veil, a 26 year-old postman who's appeal. fat, drinks a lot and likes mushy peas. That's all we need, another VAPORS: Prisoners (United singing postman! Artists). "It's a hit, it's a hit", shouts Dave Hepworth as he runs TWIST: Ads (Polydor). Isn't it nice into the office clutching the new to have all those wonderful T.V. single from Guildford band The ads back again? No? Well ONE Vapors. He sez it sound like early anyway, that's what Twist's STEP Quo, but to me it has that kind of BEYOND. / second single is all about. Undertones feel — neat and Buggies found success with a DEAD KENNEDYS: California really poppy. A good debut single seemingly odd subject, and Uber Alles (Fast Product). What, SECRET AFFAIR: Let Your Heart from a very young band. although "Ads" isn't as strong it Anarchy in the USA? This Dance (l-Spy Records). With the could certainly be a hit, especially "controversial" American band drums, chants and horns it's with the Costello-style backing has been talked about for ages, unmistakably Secret Affair, but vocals. but I can't understand why. The this time with more emphasis on THE JAM: The Eton Rifles And nobody can say it's not drums and bass at the beginning FUN. In fact it's so much fun it (Polydor). Strong, an obvious hit commercial (hee hee). promise a possible goodie, but could almost be Chubby Checker. and more adventurous than everything quickly merges into a "When You're Young" (if only in : flat, messy fuzz. Horrible voices, TALKING HEADS: Life During subject matter), but I'm sure all La Femme Chinois (A&M). Really daft words. I'd sooner listen to Wartime (Sire). The vocals, often Jam fans are still waiting for catchy. Plucky little tune with Jimmy Carter. frenzied and screaming, another like gem "Down In The synthesisers and electronic hints sometimes reminiscent of recent Tube Station At Midnight". of the oriental, and some foreign JUDGE DREAD: Lover's Rock Bowie, can't give the much chappie talking down a rolled-up (Sire). He takes the micky needed life to this stale THE out of song. MONKS: Johnny B. Rotten newspaper. (B-side's a bog-paper reggae and ska with no Listen to their "Love Goes To (EMI). Johnny Rotten-type vocals and comb job). Commercial like a imagination and even less Building On Fire" instead. and lyrics like" The paper quote Datsun. Damned clever these humour. Don't let the 2-Tone

me I swear/It's when all lies but I Japs. sleeve fool you into buying. WHIZZ KIDS: E.P. (Dead Good). don't care". Someone ought to Three tracks consist of rip-offs of tell them he left the Pistols, is ANGELIC UPSTARTS: Never Ad VIVABEAT: Man From China the Pistols and Skids, and a not now known as John Lydon and Nothin' (Warner Brothers). The (Charisma). From the moment too well executed murder of has a band called Public Image pic sleeve is made to look like the the record whistles the tune at Irving Berlin's "Cheek To Cheek" Ltd. front page of a newspaper ("The you, you find yourself whistling it (you can't follow Sid's "My Angelic Times") — an idea that is back like the musical message in Way"). The fourth, "National : Love In A incredibly unoriginal and boring. "Close Encounters". The vocals Assistance", is interesting and U.F.O. (Ariola). I know it's difficult Which is also an accurate are early Sparks and it's hard to the only song that approaches to write a different love song, but description of the record. get the tune off your mind. Good. originality. Maybe next time . . 28 SMASH HITS Vi u^*

LORI AND THE CHAMELEONS: Touch (Sire). They used to be on the Liverpool independent Zoo label, and this is their first, re-released on Sire. Lori talks her way through the story-line song and, by her own innocent voice and the Chameleons' BOOMTOWN RATS: The synthesisers and backing vocals, ALBUMS Fine Art Of creates a mysterious, almost Surfacing (Ensign). Here we go again. Look, sinister atmosphere. Great. by Red Starr this exceedingly prejudice. No changes here tiresome record "borrows" so (surprise, surprise) — this is their heavily JOHATHAN KING: Gloria from Bowie and usual loveable no frills/no THIS IS your editor Springteen (Ariola). With the awful memory speaking. In that you might as well pretence boogie — tight and accordance with the latest buy "Hunky Dory" and of the embarrasing "One For "Darkness tuneful and performed with all Government cutbacks, we have On The Edge Of Town" and have You, One For Me" still in my their familiar unflagging energy. decided to economise on office two genuine articles instead of head, I dreaded listening to this. Great stuff — same again next heating and make do with Red none. Much frantic activity However, it's not as bad as that time please I Best tracks: "Living Starr's hot air instead. (Thanks signifying absolutely nothing — one (nothing could be) and is just On An Island", "Whatever You for nothing — /Ted Starr). the most simply rubbish. overrated band of the Want". (7V4 out of 10). (Agreed — Smash Hits staff). century. Awful cover as well. Best C'mon Red, start spouting . . . tracks: "Keep It Up", STORM: It's My House (Scope). 'Nothing EAGLES: The Long Run Happened Today". (3 out At the moment this is the of 10). (Asylum). Dear oh dear — this is favourite record of Red Starr — so lifeless it has to be helped out THREE DEGREES: (Ariola). STEVE HARLEY: The the thinking man's Kermit. Little 3D of the grooves. Vapid whining 'Ow you say eet Candidate (EMI). Harley's girl vocals over a smooth, — ze formula is never harmonies, plodding melodies, wearing thin? fully developed pleasant reggae beat with instant Large stretches of talents have the occasional geriatric stab at adequately scraped appeal. danceable rock bottom in recent rock'n'roll, lyrics full of awful years. synthesised German disco Side one here is back to his cliches about no pity in the city punctuated stylish, VAPORS: Prisoners (United by awful English tuneful. Cockney Rebel etc — are these people actually lyrics, the occasional best, but side two is Artists). "It's a hit, it's a hit", nearly simply a//ve?The sort of music that gets catchy chorus pedestrian shouts Dave Hepworth as he runs and chanted Americanised California a bad name. Best vocals. blandness into the office clutching the new Strictly production line that provokes only tracks: "King Of Hollywood", stuff — I expect weariness. single from Guildford band The they make 17 of A mixed up album "Those Shoes". (4 out of 10). these in a day. In short, about from a mixed up man but all Vapors. He sez it sound like early as imaginative as the title. Best credit for returning to the fray. Quo, but to me it has that kind of : Tusk (Warner tracks: "My Simple Best tracks: "Audience Undertones feel — neat and Heart", "Red With The Bros). Excellent double album Light". (4 out of Man", "Freedom's Prisoner". really poppy. A good debut single 10). (S from the unjustly slagged Mac. out of 10). from a very young Like the single, this seems very band. DAVID BENDETH: Adrenalin odd at first then really grows on (Sidewalk). STATUS *c*fr A very curious animal QUO: Whatever You you. A marked change of style is Mr. Want lAFF,*#* B — a jazz guitarist and (Vertigo). I'm convinced with understated melodies and ^ arranger, no less. This consists of you can only dislike good old unusual rhythm arrangements. w tart'baiwe yawn making, heavy metal style, good time Quo out of sheer blind High song quality throughout self indulgent instrumentals, with (though side four slips a bit), fine a couple of shorter, more playing and full marks for being disciplined efforts at funk and so adventurous. Best tracks: one semi-classical piano piece. "Tusk", "Sisters Of The Moon". No tunes, no fun, no buy — stick (9 out of 10). with the single. Best tracks: "Easy Ridin"*,"Feel The Real". (2 THE SPECIALS: The Specials (2 out of 10). Tone). Sick of overnight ska trendies? Me too. But hang on — BOB MARLEY & THE WAILERS: this album is actually very good Survival (Island). There are some with The Specials showing good reggae records about just enough genuine talent to outlast now but this isn't one of them. any passing fashion. Good Excellent inventive playing by the balance of old and new songs, magnificent Wailers but Marley's some excellent original touches songs are well below par. Result (especially the very strong lyrics), — a well performed potboiler first rate production by Elvis with some of the most godawful Costello, fourteen tracks — a very lyrics this side of Sham 69. promising debut and highly Doubtless very ethnic an' ting etc. recommended. Best tracks: "Too Best tracks "Survival", "So Much Much Too Soon", "Doesn't Make Trouble". (5 out of 10). It Alright". (9 out of 10). SMASH HITS 29 i i

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after. that I found that could be you was "louth". I'm sorry to say that you A Futuristic Futurist, South A ROCKPILE snap to keep you going till ITV sorts itself out: (left to have puzzle. Wales. messed up the right) Terry Williams, Dave Edmunds, and Billy Bremner. Tracey Clarke, Birmingham.

I WOULD just like to ask all those SOME WEEKS ago you mentioned that We're sorry to say that you're punks, punkettes, mods, etc. to the group Rockpile were going to be on television in a documentary called "Born Fighters" but you absolutely right, Tracey, as were mind their own business. I am of said it would be shown on Television 1 I a number of other readers. course referring to all the insults Granada on September st. live in Greater London so could telf if Clericak errors like this one and snubs they throw at Heavy you please me either Thames or LWT will be screening the film? happen in the best organised of Metal. I am a devoted Heavy Rock Anne Bryne, Purley, magazines, let alone this one! Fan and why shouldn't I be? If Surrey. they don't like it, O.K. Nobody's asking them to, but they needn't We understand that LWT intend to show the Rockpile film when they I FIND the trouble with your insult it all the time. get back to work and start to sort out the backlog of programmes. reviews is that they are very often Lots of people like heavy (Quo late. i.e. Michael Jackson's great and Rainbow wouldn't be doing "Off The Wall" album, which I on with our head bashing will ya so well if they didn't, and may I I'M FED up with the stupid purchased just after The remind you that Led Zep got to and you can stick to pogo. arguments about Teds and Punks Creation, was reviewed last No. 1 in the album chart) so to all Jells (a heavy rocker), Horsham, and their thick music. We all week. Likewise, Boney M's those people out there, let us get Sussex. know that classical music rules. album. Sham's and The Mozart Griffiths, Cowbridge, Trainspotters single. South Glamorgan. Dave, Southampton.

One of the problems of putting out such a pretty looking WHY IS Smash Hits the best thing BETTER publication is as ours that we since ITV packed in? Why is 20p + lOp maximum PAP have to go to the printers very Robert Geldof so devastatingly CLASH 'POLICE- early. We do our best to keep up good looking? Why can't I afford 'HARMONY' to date. DEVO 'salute;' to buy singles any more? Why JAM ' CONS' ' doesn't Fiona leave Rodney? MY FRIEND and I have been JAM 'TUBESTATION' Why isn't 'Top Of The Pops' on S.L.F. arguing for months. Could you for 4 hours? Why didn't "Into The SIOUXSIE 'GAUCHE GIRL' help us be telling us what was the Valley" get to No 1 ? Why does PISTOLS 'SWINDLE' name of the original Police Chris "Hunkychops" Difford like SPECIALS 'AKA' guitarist and what band did he curry? Why won't they let me in I'M AN UPSTART subsequently join? CRASS to see "Quadrophenia"? 'YOU PAY' Why Dale Cox, Henley-ln-Arden, West PIL 'DEATH DISCO' does Debbie Harry wear mops on Midlands. TUBEWAY ARMY ' STRIPE- m her head? Why am I writing this? uiuiaauu m n AND LOTSA OTHERS IIAVIMIlM DhD Anon, England. The original Police guitarist In fill I mUliI rur sae for free list was called Henry Padovani. He is 286 PORIOBELLO RD LONDON W10 01 Maybe we should encourage this currently playing with The Electric Chairs. 30 SMASH HITS )

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It may have something to do with the way they tend to go WHEN ARE Red Starr And The round 45 times in yer average BADGE OFFER Cock-Ups bringing out their

minute. debut album? If Red Starr has the audacity to criticise other groups' 1 I like TOKEN WOULD just to pose for a brilliant albums, why doesn't he L. minute. try making one? Pose, pose, pose, pose, pose, To coin a well known phrase. pose, pose, pose, pose, pose, Red Starr is a prat (Repeat 5 pose, pose, pose, pose, pose — is times). my minute up? Chris, Douglas, Isle Of Man. A Poser, Poserhill, New Posersville. DOES EVERYONE who says "Bet we you won't print this letter" get (20

AFTER READING your letters DAVID \ their letter printed? If so, I bet you page of October 4th, I decided to won't print this letter. PisTQli reply to Julie C. Milton of Jill, Middlesbrough, Cleveland. Munchkinland's short note with a short poem. So here goes: DEAR SQUEEZE Members, OK GANG — Here's your second token towards your Po Brill record, brill reviews, Chris. free set of exclusive Smash Hits button badges. Good, wasn't it? Unfortunately P&L McCartney, Mull of Kintyre, Token number 3 will be appearing next time. (If you I couldn't get it to rhyme. Scotland. Mark B., Goyden, Munchkinland. missed the first token, don't worry — we'll be EH YOU, Chris Difford, printing an extra one.) Ya worse than Red Starr (forgive When you've collected three tokens, simply send me for using such bad language them along with a stamped addressed envelope to: — I've just put ten bob in the Smash Hits Badge Offer swear box) for criticism. I think ya don't like any records apart from P.O. Box 162 ya own (if those). But there again Hendon I didn't like any of them either. London NW4 Andrea Marritt, Withernsea, N. Humberside. Britain's most generous music mag will take care of the rest!

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I READ in your issue dated 4-17 Montgomery October that you wanted to know Crezz, Cefn Mawr, Clwyd. if anyone else had seen funnies scratched at the middle of a HELLO. I'm French and I'd like to

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"FOR STRONGER PAIN RELIEF" good music (I mean PiL, (by UK Subs on "CID" — red Stranglers, Jam, Sham 69 etc). It vinyl), plus would be fine if you English "KEEP AWAY FROM CHILDREN" people had some news about on the red vinyl 'B' side — on the what Punk and New Wave are like black vinyl it has "THIS SIDE UP in France.

THE SIDE BELOW" I speak English well and I'm a "IT (by Pole WUZN'T ME" Ten girl of fifteen years old. I wanna Tudor on "Who Killed Bambi?") have lots of letters, OK? "NUMBER THREE" (by Lene Here's my address: Lovich on "Lucky Number") Pascale Rajac, 1 13Av. Joffre, 93 UNDERTONES "NO GO STAN" (by Bette Bright 800 Epinay, S/Seine, France. on "My Boyfriend's Back") plus on the 'B' "OH ALRIGHT STAN" I LOVE The Sex Pistols. I think plus side they stink. They're nauseating, 2" "LOOKING AFTER NO. (by the chronic, obnoxious. Their music Boomtown Rats on "Mary Of The is deafening, revolting and Fourth Form") downright crummy. They dress PUBLIC IMAGE LTD "THE SOUND IS IN THE like God knows what and look like PLASTIC" (by The Damned on somethin the cat dragged in. And the album in colour I think was sickening, "Damned Damned Damned") putrid, awful and a bad influence "DUN LAOGHAIRE" (by The on young innocent vandals and plus all your usual neat treats Boomtown Rats on side 1 of the juvenile deliquents. album "Tonic ForThe Troops") And that's how a good punk plus "WESSEX WIZARDS" on group should be. ON SALE NOVEMBER 15 side 2. Keiron, The Kids 'Ome, An Enfield Punkette, Middlesex. Northampton. SMASH HITS 31 SV25 Conductor trousers f in red, blue, black or white with contrasting

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The devil went down to Georgia He was looking for a soul to steal He was in a bind 'cos he was way behind and he was willin' to make a deal midnight'.' When he came across a young man sawin' on a fiddle and playin' it hot And the devil jumped up on a hickory stump and said Boy let me tell you what

it I'm a fiddle player I guess you didn't know but too I'll a bet with And if you'd care to take a dare make you Now you play pretty good fiddle boy but give the devil his due soul OtvtheBigTop30 I'll bet a fiddle of gold against your T than you 'cos I think I'm better Show with Bob Stewart The boy said my name's Johnny and it might be a sin regret cos I'm Tuesdays 9-11 p.m. But I'll take your bet, you're gonna the best there's ever been

Johnny resin up your bow and play your fiddle hard m (•) m 'cos hell's broke loose in Georgia and the devil deals the cards fiddle of Radio Luxembourg Magic And if you win you'll get this shiny made ^f/ gold

But if you lose the devil gets your soul The devil opened up his case and he said I'll start this show An' fire flew from his finger tips as he resined up his bow PUZZLE ANSWERS And he pulled the bow across the strings and it made an evil hiss Then a band of demons joined in and it sounded something like this

When the devil'd finished Johnny said well you're pretty good old son But sit down in that chair right their and let me show you how it's done

Chorus p i 8 h X Fire on the mountain run boys run ETEOOR THEW * I V'b * A The devil's in the house of the risin' sun Chicken in the bread pan pickin' out dough Granny does your dog bite no child no

The devil bowed his head because he knew he'd been beat No. 22 WINNERS And he laid the golden fiddle on the ground at CROSSWORD Johnny's feet Johnny said devil just come on back if you ever CASSETTE WINNER Natalie Couzens, Naitsea, Bristol. wanna try again the 'cos I've told you once you son of a gun I'm ALBUM WINNERS Gauntlett, Spilsby, Lines; Paul Millar, Cardiff, best there's ever been, he played Jeff Markham, Newton Heath, Manchester, Glamorgan; Jeremy Fossey, Teignmouth, S. Peter Davie*, Childwali, Liverpool; Devon; Ruth Mann, Chipping Norton, Oxon; Jacqueline Craig, Dundee, Angus; Laura Eric Level!, Holywell, Cfwyd; C. J. McLeod, Repeat chorus Greaux. Small Heath, Birmingham; Elizabeth Horsham, Sussex; Joanne Pinfiefd, Bough, Ramborough, North Humberside; Bromsgrove, Worcs; Peter Myall, Braintree, Stephen Hayward, North Shields, Tyne Essex; Louie Keen, Middteton, Manchester; Words and Music byC Daniels/F Edwards/J ' & Snieldfiefcf, April Rees, Port Talbot, West Glamorgan; Crain/T DiGregorio Wear; Jacqueline Radford, Marshall/C Hayward/T Newcastle; Jonathan Russell, Larkhili. Julian Smith, Clarendon Park, Leicester; Reproduced by permission April Music/Hatband Wiltshire; Mark Wells, Kiibum, London; Jacqui Robertson. Inverarity, Angus; Ian Mills, Stratton on the Music Inc. David Pidduck. Dereham, Norfolk; Carol Fosse, Bath; Simon Gasior, Athetton, Manchester; Sue Port, Famborough, Hants.

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to catch the Pao/ine of Penetration — your last chance band before they split at the end of this tour. Friday, November 2 Chelmsford Odeon Friday, November 9 Penetration Liverpool University The Specials/Madness/The Selector Manchester Abba London Buzzcocks Bournemouth Winter Gardens Factory Buzzcocks London Rainbow AD/DC London Hammersmith Odeon Gang of Four University AC/DC Leicester De Montfort Hall Supertram p Wembley Arena Angelic Upstarts Southampton University Skids Glasgow Apollo Oxford New Theatre Tourists Sheffield Polytechnic Gallagher & Lyla/Judy Tzuke Bradford St. Georges Sunday, November 4 Chas & Dave Birmingham Hall Penetration London Lyceum University Skids Steve Hackett Uxbridge Brunei University London Rainbow Buzzcocks Bristol Colston Hall The Specials/Madness/The Selecter Newcastle UK Subs Newcastle Mayfair Gallagher Lyle/Judy & Tzuke Newcastle City Hall Mayfair Tourists Oxford Polytechnic Boomtown Rats London Rainbow Gang of Four Oxford Poly Lene Lovich Manchester Salford University Skids Cardiff Top Rank Human League Huddersfield Poly Revillos London Electric Ballroom AC/DC London Hammersmith Odeon Ruts Dundee UK Subs Guildford Surrey University University Lene Lovich Dunstable Queensway Hall Cowboys International Stafford North Stafs. Poly Ruts Dunfermline Kinema The Specials/Madness/The Selector Manchester Tourists London Lyceum Saturday, November 10 Factory Steve Hackett Ipswich Gaumont Abba London Wembley Arena Gang of Four Retford Porterhouse The Specials/Madness/The Selecter Sheffield Top Buzzcocks London Rainbow Merlon Parkas London Crystal Palace Hotel Rank Cliff Richard Liverpool Empire Chords York University Gallagher & Lyle/Judy Tzuke Glasgow Apollo Monday, November 5 Skids Aberdeen Capitol Saturday, November 3 Abba'London Wembley Arena Chas & Dave Bristol Poly Buzzcocks Cardiff Sofia Gardens Buzzcocks Heme! Hempstead Pavilion Motorhead Bracknell Sports Centre Tourists Cliff Richard Oxford New Theatre AC/DC Liverpool Empire Leicester University Cowboys Gallagher & Lyle/Judy Tzuke Middlesbrough Town Gallagher & Lyle/Judy Tzuke Carlisle Market Hall International East Retford Porterhouse Hall Boomtown Rats London Rainbow Gang of Four Aylesbu ry Friars Penetration Peterborough Wirrina Stadium Skids Bournemouth Winter Gardens Showaddywaddy Leicester De Montfort Hall Tourists Northampton County Ground Lene Lovich Guildford Civic Hall Chas & Dave Kingston Polytechnic Ruts Edinburgh Tiffanys Sunday, November 11 Cowboys International AC/DC London Hammersmith Odeon Coventry Warwick Abba Stafford Bingley Hall Lene Lovich University Leeds University Gallagher & Lyle/Judy Tzuke Preston Guild Steve Hall Ruts Glasgow Strathctyde Hackett Derby Assembly Hall Motorhead Chester ABC The Cowboys International Manchester Poly Specials/Madness/The Selecter Leicester De Tourists Redcar Coatham Bowl Montfort Hall Steve Hackett Poole Arts Centre Wessex Hall Pretenders London Marquee Gang of Four Bristol Locarno The Specials/Madness/The Selecter Glasgow Tuesday, November 6 Tiffanys Abba London Wembley Arena Showaddywaddy Hull City Hall AC/DC Liverpool Empire Cliff Richard Birmingham Odeon Monday, November 12 Gallagher Lyle/Judy & Tzuke Edinburgh Usher Hall Abba Stafford Bingley Hall Chas & Dave Norwich Cromwells Gallagher & Lyle/Judy Tzuke Manchester Apollo Lene Lovich London Hammersmith Odeon Motorhead Boomtown Woverhampton Civic Hall Rats London Rainbow Pretenders London Marquee Steve Hackett Cromer West Runton Pavilion Showaddywaddy Birmingham Odeon The Specials/Madness/The Selector Plymouth Guildhall Tuesday, Gang of Four Reading University November 13 Abba Glasgow Apollo Wednesday, November 7 Gallagher & Lyle/Judy Tzuke Derby Assembly Abba London Wembley Arena Halls Motorhead Bristol Buzzcocks West Runton Pavilion Colston Hall Squeeze Exeter University Cliff Richard Birmingham Odeon Cowboys International Nottingham Gallagher & Lyle/Judy Tzuke Aberdeen Capitol Trent Poly Robert Palmer Skids Haniey Victoria Hall London Hammersmith Odeon Tourists Newton Abbot Seale Hayne College Chas & Dave Loughborough University Wednesday, November 14 Cowboys International Plymouth Clones Abba Dublin Royal Society Hall The Specials/Madness/The Selecter Cardiff Top Cliff Richard Southend Cliffs Pavilion Rank Gallagher & Lyle/Judy Tzuke Liverpool Empire Gang of Four Brighton Top Rank Motorhead Leicester De Montfort Hall Squeeze Plymouth Top Rank Thursday, November 8 Cowboys International Shrewsbury Cascade Abba London Wembley Arena Robert Palmer London Hammersmith Odeon AC/DC Stafford Bingley Hall Gang of Four Southampton University Cliff Richard Birmingham Odeon The Specials/Madness/The Selector Ayr Pavilion Gallagher & Lyle/Judy Tzuke Dundee Caird Hall Skids Perth City Hall Thursday, November 15 Tourists Port Talbot Troubadour Cliff Richard Chas & Dave Staffs Keele University Southend Cliffs Pavilion Gallagher & Lyle/Judy Tzuke London Cowboys International Bristol Poly Hammersmith Odeon Steve Hackett Plymouth Poly Motorhead Derby Assembly Hall The Specials/Madness/The Selecter Derby Kings Squeeze Swansea University Hall Cowboys International Sheffield Limit Club Gang of Four Guildford Civic Hall The Specials/Madness/The Selecter Carlisle a space on the UK Subs Portsmouth Locarno Market Buzzcocks' Peter Shelley fills Halt Ed.) Gigz page. (Thanks Pete — Typical Girls

By The Slits on Don't create Don't rebel Have intuition Can't decide Typical girls get upset too quickly Typical girls can't control themselves Typical girls are so confusing Typical girls you can always tell Typical girls don't think too clearly Typical girls are unpredictable

Chorus Typical girls try to be Typical girls very well

Repeat chorus

Typical girls are looking for something Typical girls fall under a spell Typical girls buy magazines Typical girts feel like hell Typical girls worry about Spots and fat and natural smells (stinky fake smells)

Repeat chorus

Don't create Don't rebel So Much Trouble Have intuition Don't drive well By Bob Marley & The Wallers on Island Records Repeat chorus So much trouble in the world Typical girls can't decide what clothes to wear So much trouble in the world Typical girls are sensitive Typical girls are emotional Bless my eyes this morning Typical girls are cruel, bewitching Jah sun is on the rise once again Or she's a femme fatale The way earthly things are going Typical girls stand by their man Anything can happen Typical girls are really swell Typical girls leam how to attract You see men sailing on their ego trips Typical girls don't repel Blast off on their spaceship Million miles from reality Who invented the typical girl? No care for you no care for me Who's bringing out the new improved model? There's another marketing ploy So much trouble in the world Typical girl gets the typical boy So much trouble In the world All you got to do is give a little (give a little) Repeat last verse Take a little (take a little) Give a little (take a little) The typical boy gets the typical girl One more time yeah (give a little) yeah yeah yeah The typical girl gets the typical boy The typical boy gets the typical girl So you think you've found The typical girl gets the typical boy The solution But it's just another illusion Are emotional So before you check out this time Don't leave another cornerstone Words and music by The Slits and Standing there behind . We've got to face the day Reproduced by permission Dinsong. Ooh-we come what may We the street people talking Yeah we the people struggling

Now they're sitting on a time bomb

Now I know the time has come What goes on up is coming on down Goes around and comes around

So much trouble in the world So much troubia in the world So much tt« in the world There is so nwch trouble There is so much trouble There is so much trouble There is so much trouble There is so much trouble in the world There is (so much in the world)

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

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