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Phew! Talk about moving ANIMATION mountains — we must have The Skids 4 shifted about six Everests' worth of paper this fortnight, what with ALABAMA SONG your voting forms and Walt David Bowie 4 Jabsco entries. With a bit of luck we'll have the poll results ready SPACE ODDITY forthe next issue but you'll find David Bowie 5 our Jabsco winners on page 26 of this issue. There's also an CUBA incredibly generous Ska Gibson Brothers 8 competition on page 24, not to mention our BIG NEWS! Turn to ALL NIGHT LONG the inside back page and find out Rainbow 14

what we mean . . . I'VE DONE EVERYTHING FOR YOU Sammy Hagar 14 Managing Editor HOT DOG Nick Logan Shakin' Stevens 17 Editor HOLDIN' ON Ian Cranna Tony Ratio 18 Features Editor DO THAT TO ME ONE MORE TIME David Hepworth Captain and Tennille 19 Design Editor TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL Steve Bush Fern Kinney 22 Design Assistant ON THE RADIO Andy Ingamells Donna Summer 23

Editorial Assistants AT THE EDGE Bev HiHier Stiff Little Fingers 25 Diane Church Contributors WHERE'S CAPTAIN KIRK? Cliff White Spizz Energi 29 Robin Katz Red Starr RUNNING FREE Fred Dellar Iron Maiden 36 Mike Stand HELLO AMERICA Kelly Pike Def Jill Furmanovsky Leppard 36

Advertisement Manager THE JAM: Feature 6/7 Rod Sopp BLONDIE: Feature Tel: 01-439 8801 12/13 TOURISTS: Colour Centrespread 20/21 Editorial Manager FLYING LIZARDS: Feature and Paul Flint NEXT ISSUE Colour Photo 32/33 Editorial and Advertising DAVE EDMUNDS: Colour Poster 40 ON SALE address: Smash Hits, Lisa House, 52-55 Carnaby Street, ./• London WIV 1PF. BITZ 9/10/11 This magazine is published CROSSWORD 16 by EMAP National Publications DISCO 18/19 Ltd, Peterborough, and is printed by East Midland Litho STAR TEASER 24 Printers, Peterborough. COMPETITION 24 Copyright exists on all songs REVIEWS 30/31 appearing in Smash Hits. They LETTERS 34/35 must not be reproduced without the consent of the GIGZ 38 copyright holders.

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a bit less cynical now because And the picture takes shape. so philosophy for you. Yeah, I think from me because I was messing born." there's been some relief in A band together for six years. lager should be on the National around writing these soppy "Setting Sons" took The Jam's writing songs and having the Four chart albums and nine Health." songs or trying to be smart and growth another huge leap chance to communicate with straight hit singles with the arty. I had to realise that's not forward. Musically they thousands of people I'd never latest the most successful of the DESPITE APPEARANCES, there what the Jam are about. Those advanced with the bold use of an have met otherwise. lot. Musical and family life was one loud hiccup in The songs were rubbish." all-strings arrangement for "Some of the kids who went to merged. Paul living with the girl Jam's development. I had only to AND "Who said?" I said. Foxton's "Smithers-Jones" and SETTING mention '78 school with me are like little old he's been going steady with for summer and Bruce "/ " STANDARDS said, he said. "If anyone the complex structure of "Little men already, like Toby jugs. But years. groaned, "Don't talk to me about

that! I now there's less opportunities It's picture of extraordinary need my pills. We were a us we'd tell him to stick his head with the stunning imagery and than there was for us. A kid stability in the light of the Jam's near to committing suicide up his bum. I think we've got our form of "Burning Sky" and the leaving school he's then." now knows often black and violent music. I own really good refining system, movingly precise descriptions of Even now they find it straight down the dole office so asked Paul whether the harsh hard to we always know when put a person under stress in "Private his ambition drive is probably material all came from his past, their finger on exactly what something's not up to standard." Hell": "Alone at 6 o'clock— you zero. whether he had now found true went wrong. Rick described it as drop a cup —/You see it smash — "What outlets are there for happiness? "collecting our thoughts. We'd WITH THAT behind them, The inside you crack —/You can 't go being different, apart from music Paul: "I'm never really happy been in the business a year and Jam set off on the streak of hot on — but you sweep it up. and sport? What a choice! Every we needed to suss out where we wherever I am." form which has sustained them avenue should be open to you." Rick: "Miserable sod, isn't stood." up to the present. With "All Mod PAUL WELLER cares about his Also in "The Modern World", he?" Paul thinks it might simply Cons" suddenly the playing of all lyrics far more than most Paul wrote: "Even in school I felt Bruce (falling off his chair have been exhaustion from three was matching up to the songwriters, as you might guess " recording quite sure/That one day I would sobbing): "O God, I'm so sad two albums, touring impact of Weller's lyrics. from his recent launching of a be on top. "I believe it from the Paul seemed neither disturbed America, Europe, and Britain They opened by getting things small publishing company with a gimlet eyes and small, intense by this mockery of his artist's twice all in less than a year. off their chests with the title book of poems by his long-time frown of Weller, a man who tragic soul nor inclined to take Whatever the reasons, it's track and "To Be Someone", friend Dave Waller. But Paul's by could drop into the conversation himself too seriously: "I never clear The Jam were within reflecting on failure after fame. no means satisfied with his own without sounding boastful the see life as being steady. I've measurable distance of breaking One line goes: "You drop us like efforts yet, and only half of his remark that "Of course we think always been uncertain. I've never up. In interviews at the time Paul hot bricks"but Paul denied that "Setting Sons" compositions Station' should was musing on the possibility of 'Tube have been felt I could sit back and relax — this was personal experience really pleased him, namely at the top of the charts for six opening a value-for-money mod there's just too much going on. because he'd had very few "Thick As Thieves", months". "I'm sitting there in front of the

But I wondered whether the to fancy becoming a Basil Fawlty TV moaning on about world Then they blossomed into a "Burning Sky". others had shared that feeling or politics saying 'Look at these in charge of a seaside boarding dramatic realism with a strength He's working on it, however, been happy to scud along in his bastards' and Gill just house (though he claims he was says 'Yeah, they had never touched on partly by not allowing increasing wake. They proved to be just as shall start tea then?' drunk when he said that). " we And before in the horrors of 'A' wealth to run up the shutters assertive. she's quite right. Crucially, the band decided to Bomb In Wardour Street" and between him and real life. For Bruce: "I wasn't thinking of scrap about an album's worth of "Maybe I'm only an armchair "Down In The Tube Station At instance, where do you think he music back in school but I did Weller and Foxton songs just radical. But every night I watch Midnight" and my more cheerful spent his holidays last summer? to in when they were scheduled to want be Number One the news and I get so frustrated. I favourite, the portrait of "Billy The Bahamas? Mustique? No. In I produce the follow-up Is whatever was capable of doing, write it all down then in the to "This Hunt". "No one pushes Billy Hunt a caravan near Portsmouth, like even though that was a The Modern World". This drastic morning throw it away because around/Well, they do, but not for his ^-* j»*fi act of parents used to. And while he ...S^, \/ nine-to-five career at first it's rubbish, just paranoid self-criticism is probably long/'Cause when I get fit and was there he wrote "Eton (printing). That drive was in me ravings. Still, after what saved them. rantings and grow bionic arms/The whole Rifles". all right." Paul readily admitted, "A lot of six or seven pints I start to do world's gonna it the wish weren't Rick: "Everyone feels cheer up a bit. That's basic trouble at the time stemmed ambition. When you first get a new job you want to be good at it don't you?"

Maybe, but I think it's that sort of purposeful energy which they take for granted that makes The Jam special and different.

I TURNED to how they've stayed together since they were 15, despite the demands and turmoil of becoming stars during the A Jam jaw with Mike period of fastest change in Stand anyone's life. I'm sure there are some interesting points in there

WHEN I met Paul Weller I saw but I couldn't get the subject red. His shirt, his trousers, his everyone wants to know about going, except that Bruce fell off

pullover, his shoes — and I and Weller who steps up malfunction tipped that tortured his chair when I mentioned the daresay his St. Michael Y-fronts naturally as their main phrase off in my brain? word "sex".

— were all in shades of scarlet spokesman. But It's no wonder Paul is so When he'd recovered, I with only the odd dash of white Meanwhile Foxton contents sharp to pick up on any hint of suggested to them that they had for two-tone tastefulness. himself with the one-liners and snobbery that comes his way. survived partly because of the He looked magnificent. A king. falling off his chair when Pretty soon it emerged that the protection afforded by Paul's

I wished I'd worn my sunglasses something strikes him that way driving force behind The Jam's dad, John Weller. He became but the gloomy day outside and Buckler smoothes off any rise to their present peak of their manager at the start and Polydor's offices had given no rough edges in his capacity as popularity and critical esteem made the band into a kind of warning of the visual onslaught genuine easy-going Mr. Nice has been an ongoing Harvey family unit with mutual trust

inside. I also wish I'd noticed Guy. Smith aimed at people who unquestionable. what Bruce Foxton and Rick scorned or denied their potential Paul wouldn't wear the idea

Buckler were wearing so I could I SAT DOWN, switched the from childhood upwards. that they'd been sheltered, but give you a complete rundown recorder on and put my foot in it. In "The Modern World", Paul his answer did imply a certain what the devoted Jam fan might "I've been listening to your wrote: "All my life has been the cosiness preserved by John like to have in the wardrobe right albums in time-order," I began same/I've learned to live by hate intercepting all the financial now, but they were eclipsed. only to be brought up short by and pain/It's my inspiration worries. Which tends to be the way of Mr. Weller leaping down my drive. "That's more than vicious, "We take an interest but vvl things with The Jam. As a team throat. "You can say even in terms of standard 1977 don't get involved. That's why of musicians the readers' polls in 'chronological order' if you like," punk rebellion. I've always said I don't feel a part the weeklies show that all three he said. "There's no truth in the Paul: "That song was about of the music business. I see us as are rated gu\^ors of their rumour about us being a bunch school (Sheerwater Secondary in a group the same way I did when particular instruments but when ofthickies!" Woking). I found the whole we were 15 and starting off. it comes down to personalities, Ouch. "Time-order", I ask you. process painful. The hate was Maybe it's not entirely true but it's Weller the songwriter What kind of patronising directed against the teachers. I'm it's how I like to look at it." HITS 6 SMASH SMASH HITS 7 Cuba (12 inch version)

By The Gibson Brothers on Island Records

Cuba . . . quie-ro bai-la la salsa

Cuba . . . quie-ro bai-la la salsa You dance to the music like nobody does

The first time I saw you I knew it was love

Cuba . . . quie-ro bai-la la salsa

Cuba . . . quie-ro bia-la la salsa

My heart is on fire, the night is divine My only desire is making you mine

You're the one that I want (heart of fire) You're the one, yes, you are

Cuba . . . quie-ro bai-la la salsa

Cuba . . . quie-ro bai-la la salsa

When you're in motion you seem not to care You hide your emotions, your joy no despair

You're the one, that I want (heart of fire) You're the one, yes, you are

Cuba . . . quie-ro bai-la la salsa

Cuba . . . quie-ro bai-la la salsa

You dance to the music like nobody does

The first time i saw you I knew it was love

You're the one that I want (heart of fire) You're the one, yes, you are

You're the one that I want (heart of fire) You're the one, yes, you are

Cuba . . . quie-ro bai-la la salsa

Words and Music by D. Vangarde and J. Ktuger Reproduced by permission of Blue Mountain Music Ltd/ Heath Levy Music Co Ltd.

THE MOTORS LOVE AND LONELINESS THE SINGLE

THE MOTORS ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD

FROM THE MOTORS FORTHCOMING ALBUM TENEMENT STEPS

8 SMASH HITS ,-'-""' B r z I

FLEETWOOD MAC have finally announced the British dates of their current world tour, their first PLAYING shows here since 1977. On June 16th they play Bingley Hall in YOU'LL doubt have heard by that AC/DC lead singer Bon Staffordshire with tickets priced NO now Scott died in London two weeks ago. Bon, who joined the band in HOOKEY at £7.50, £6.50 and £5.50 1974, was thirty-three and his death of alcoholic poisoning was put DR. their first available from local outlets. They HOOK set out on down by the coroner to "misadventure". follow that with three nights at British tour in two years during Although we could hardly pretend that "Smash Hits" has ever been April. They begin with two nights London's Wembley Arena on the particularly enthusiastic about AC/DC, it's impossible to deny that 20th, 21 st and 22nd with tickets at at The Apollo, Glasgow on April they were enormously popular and, more important, never forgot 24th and 25th and continue the same prices available from as their British fans even when they were doing extremely well in Mac Promotions, PO Box 2B2, follows; Manchester Apollo (26), America. Liverpool Empire (27), London W1 A 2BZ, on receipt of a They toured constantly and gave pleasure to a lot of people, and it's Birmingham Odeon (28), stamped addressed envelope. unlikely that even a tragedy like this will mean the end of the band. Hammersmith Odeon (30, May A new Mac single, a remixed 1), Brighton Centre (2) and version of "Not That Funny" from the album "Tusk," is being London Rainbow Theatre (3). FERN KINNEY, currently Ticket vary released at the beginning of prices between crooning her way up the chart March. SIX THE shows. OF with "Together We Are Beautiful" is yet another new BEST? chart entrant with a long history BORED WITH the old of background work. Born in single-album-tour syndrome? So Jackson, Mississippi, her roots are some people in the music are in gospel music and she industry and they're trying to do began her singing career with a 1967 vocal trio called something about it. The Chas Chandler, the man who Poppies, who also included discovered Slade and Jimi Dorothy "Misty Blue" Moore. Hendrix, has developed a new Fern later went solo but soon concept/label which he calls Six after her first album she decided to marry raise family. Of The Best. The idea is to put out and a twelve inch records retailing at Despite the pressures of family £1 .49 instead of singles and life. Fern kept her voice in trim by albums. doing backing vocals before returning in Each disc will feature an artist 1977 to her solo playing six numbers Chas hopes career, which has already given that this will have a beneficial her one minor British hit with the disco effect in that bands will be under favourite "Groove Me". less pressu re to come up with strong singles all the time. There GUESS WHO the French have will also, he says, be less voted as their top disco act of the emphasis on developing an year: Chic? Michael Jackson?— SUPPORTING Stiff Little Fingers on their current tour are new album's worth of material in a Donna Summer? Nope, it's Scottish-based band Another Pretty Face. Their new single, produced hurry. wait for it — Dire Straits! by William Mysterious (late of The Reziilos), is "Whatever Happened The first of Six Of The Best To The West" and is out now on Virgin. Pictured are (left to right): records, which plays for around Willie Kirkwood (bass), Mike Scott (guitar), Steve 'Chik' McLaughlin eighteen minutes, will be by a (drums) and John Caldwell (guitar). new band called En Route and IDENTITY will be followed in due course by releases from Slade, Nick Van Eede and Freddie Myer. CRISIS

FOLLOWING IN the footsteps of Also investigating new Um, I don't usually like to talk

The Mekons, The Human League possibilities are Magazine. about my-past but I come from and The Gang Of Four, the latest During sessions for their new America and I used to write band to step up from leading album they worked up more about David Cassidy for the independent Fast Product to a tracks than they could use and NME. Of course that was before major label are The Scars. The decided to release the six extra I got involved with people like Edinburgh band's new single songs on three singles to come Mick Jones and Rat Scabies "They Came And Took Her out at monthly intervals. The first and took to wearing a lot of Away" has just been released on was "Song From Under The leather. Nowadays I've got my the Charisma label's new Floorboards" which is now own band and a lot of folks creative outlet. Pre Records. followed by the old Sly Stone reckon we'll go far. Focus on Pictured are (from the left) Rab song "Thank You (Faletinmebe the bottom of page 1 1 to King (vocals), Calumn Mackay miceelfagin)". A third Magazine discover my true identity. (drums), John Mackie (bass) and 45 will appear in four weeks, (front) Paul Research (guitar). "lakes a change, anyway. SMASH HITS 9 . .

r I I r \ i \ \ \ \ I \ I \ I f o \ o I f \ I f \ I f \ I \ ALL TIME I BACK TO TOP TEN POLICE THE Chris Pope AMERICA'S MOST bizarre beat (The Chords) combo. The Cramps, return to DRAWING Britain in March to play thirteen BULLETIN dates with Manchester band The 1) BOB DYLAN: Positively THE POLICE, who have already BOARD Fourth Street (CBS). Fall as support act. completed the U.S. and Japanese MADNESS are now currently touring America following thieir four-date Astonishing vocal performance. Kicking off with two shows at MEAT LOAF, it seems, has just Erics stages of their current world tour, mini Britisii tour which endeid with an und«r-16t morning concert at the 2) THE WHO: La-la-la-lies Liverpool's on Saturday become the first person to get the are now in Australia before Hammersmith Odeon, London. Despite the fact that the gig sold out in (Polydor). My favourite Who March 8th, they continue with sack from his own album. Jim moving to play one day, some three weeks before the data, hundreds of ticket-lets fans best thing ever Leeds Fan Club (9), Nottingham on such obscure the track and the Steinman, man who wrote all Boat Club Sheffield Limit onare, scott. stops on the rock and roll circuit turned up at the Odeon only to be turned away. done by them. (10), Spui, J,m Solar the songs for the first Meat Loaf and Mark CoalfiaU. as Bangkok, Bombay, Cairo and Smash Hits own under-16 reporter gave TISWAS a miss to attend and 3) THE KINKS: Well Respected (1 1 ), Edinburgh Astoria (13), album, "Bat Out Of Hell", has Athens before returning to then went along to the junior press conference afterwards. For some Man (Pye). Great lyrics — the Stirling University (14), Glasgow taken over the vocals on the new 1 . . mainland Europe. The Bombay reason, questions kept returning to the group's choice of underwear. "Mr. Clean" of the 60's. Technical College (15), Dumfries CAPTAIN'S LOG, STARDATE 980 long player, "Bad For Good", and Boxer shorts, we're told, are the favoured Stagecoach (16), Birmingham show is the first ever rock gig on undergarments, and the group 4) THE CLASH: Complete IF YOU'RE will now release it under his own wondering who's the mad genius behind that brilliant the continent of obligingly dropped their trousers to display the evidence. Control (CBS). Great guitar University (18), Manchester India. name. "Where's Captain Kirk?" single (lyrics on page 29) that floats across the Two films are being made of In between Hammersmith and leaving for the USA, Madness went into sound and an all round Polytechnic (20), London Electric Meat, meanwhile, has started nation's airwaves every so often, then let us introduce you to Spizz. the ) the tour; the first is being shot by studio to cut four new songs, one of which will be their new single for powerful performance. Ballroom (21 and Derby Ajanta work on his own new album with A native of Birmingham, Spizz began his career solo at the city's the band themselves while the release mid-March. A full-length British tour Is being mapped out for 5) EDDIE & THE HOT RODS: (22). the provisional title, "Down In Barbarella's Punk Festival in 1977. He then formed a duo called Spizz Oil second is a BBC documentary for May, and it will be surprising if they don't follow-up the success of the Live At The Marquee EP This will be the band's first The Deep End" for May release. with Pete Petrol, and together they toured with Siouxsie & The Hammersmith experiment by including a few more special under-168 (Island), The best ever live British visit since they were showing in the summer. A book EP Banshees before releasing a single called "6,000 Crazy" on Rough Trade concerts introduced this country about the tour is also being around the country. performance. to by The '78. . . . in October AND AGAIN Police last June. The Cramps first planned. 6) THE JAM : Down In The Tube An EP, "Cold City 4", followed early in 1979 but by this time the duo YOU KNOW that picture of The YOU'LL ALL no doubt be tickled Station At Midnight (Polydor). album, "Songs The Lord Taught FOLLOWING IN the footsteps of felt they'd gone as far as they could and split. Spizz then acquired pianist NO NEWS yet as to whether "I Angelic Upstarts that we ran the pink to hear that Mike Oldfield This creates a fantastic Us", should be in the shops to Graham Gouldman, who Mark Coalfield and bassist Jim Solar and this trio, together with a Die, Die", You the song that Gary other week where they were his first helicopter atmosphere and I particularly coincide with the dates. has just got contributed two tracks to the returning Pete Petrol, cut the very fine "Soldier Soldier"/"Virginia Plain" Numan performed on a recent showing off their like guitar new bass player pilot's licence which means he recent film score for "Sunburn", the and bass under the name Spizz Energi. "Kenny Everett Video Show", will Ronnie Wooden? You do? Well, can now hedgehopping round combination. go fellow 10CC co-leader Eric In September 1979 Pete Petrol finally departed, to be replaced by be his next single. Gary is forget it, because he's left. No his rural neighbourhood to his 7) ELVIS COSTELLO: Lipstick Stewart has stepped into the present guitarist (Dave) jScott who also beamed up (sorry) the band's currently touring America after replacement has been heart's content. It's not so widely Vogue (Radar). Very impressive soundtrack market. first permanent drummer. Hero Shima. This is the line-up that recorded which he will be visiting Europe, announced — unless we blinked know that Red Starr applied to drumming on this. Just released on Polydor is "Captain Kirk" but we're not finished yet. Hero Shima has since left the Australia and Japan. and missed him. take his test the other week and "Girls", 8) THE BEATLES: And Your Bird a single taken from the group and the new drummer is one C. P. Snare. This particular group is flat. Something Can Sing (Parlophone). was turned down music he's recorded for the film My now baffling the country under the banner of Athletico Spizz '80. to do with him not having a favourite Beatles song from my of the same name to be "Captain Kirk", meanwhile, has now sold a very respectable 35,000 helicopter. . . favourite Beatles album premiered this summer. The copies — more than many records which reach the lower regions of the album, also called "Girls", ("Revolver"). will be charts. If you haven't been able to get hold of it, or want to try some of 9) SECRET AFFAIR: My World released on March 14. Though Spizz's other vinyl waxings, then just send a SAE to Scott at Rough 10CC musicians Rick (l-Spy). The best song they do HAGAR Fenn, Paul Trade, 202 Kensington Park Road, London W1 1 and tell him we sent you. — w/ien done livel Burgess and Duncan Mackay I played on the album, Eric insists 10) T. REX: Ride A White Swan (Fly). their single. DATES that it is neither a group album or Simply best AMERICAN hard-rocker Sammy a solo effort, but simply a The Bounty Hunters — they soundtrack. Hagar, who was forced to cancel -uoisssjdiu! Aesseg Aajjiiis came In search of paradise . . The next 10CC projects are due his projected tour of Britain when J9L| uo dn Bujuoq )q6ne3 epuAH RALLO, RALLO, No, really, K's an old pic we've in May, and meanwhile Eric is his son developed a serious i ajssuqo „' ° ' uojioujtsjp^o ueui dug up to embarrass Captain & producing fellow Mancunians . . . illness, has rescheduled the dates - - - RALLO Tennille whose new "sexy" (haa e aje/M noA ees pinoo | )Ujo[ for Sad Cafe on their new album. the month of April. He will aq) ui pai||e/v\ noA ajnujuj am,. hee hee) look can be found on now be playing at Leicester De NOT MUCH to tell you about the Disco pages. Montfort (April 8), Liverpool chart newcomer Tony Rallo, Currently swimming up the Empire (9), Glasgow Apollo (11), whose unusual disco hit "Holdin' charts on a tide of slush called Newcastle City Hall (12), On" is currently climbing the "Do That To Ma One More Manchester Apollo (14), Sheffield lower regions of the chart. French Time", it's not their first hit In City Hall (15), Birmingham Odeon f born, Tony worked for some Britain although they've never (17), Hammersmith Odeon (19), years as a session guitarist in done as well hare as in their Portsmouth Guildhall (21), Bristol Paris, helped compose several American homeland. "Love Will Colston Hall (22). soundtracks for French films and, Keep Us Together" was a minor Sammy, whose new live album wait for it, used to be Charles hit on these shores back in 197S THIN LIZZY frontman Phil Lynott finally did the decent thing the other "Loud And Clear" is being 4 Aznavour's musical director! but a huge smash In the USA week and married his longtime companion Caroline Crowther, released in March, was a founder where Daryl Dragon and Ton! daughter of, er, comedian Leslie. Scott Gorham, hair cut specially for member of classic American THE SMASH Hits Go To The Top Tennille (for those are their real the occasion, did the honours as best man while Bob Geldof outraged West Coast heavy band Of The Class Award (Readers names) have chalked up hit after some of the older guests by turning up in the sort of clothes most Montrose. He went solo in the Section) goes to Howard Adams hit ever since. people use for gardening. mid-70's and since that time he of Formby who wrote us a long But if they think that gives Pete Briquette was also there with his bride-to-be Jane Aire. Jane is has built up a large following in and heartbreaking poem about them a free hand to run around about to fly to The States to record her second album with the U.S. His last single, "Space the badges he hasn't yet received dressed like this, then they'd 5", ex-Ramones maestro Craig Leon. Leon has just completed work on the Station No. also made the and then forgot to put his address better think again . . . second waxing from The Records which is expected sometime in April. lower reaches of the British chart. on the letterl Try again, Howie! 10 SMASH HITS i SMASH HITS 11 HIS sloppy clothes and WITH ALTHOUGH BLONDIE still have a horn-rimmed glasses, Blondie's long way to go to achieve the Chris Stein looks perfectly out of kind of success in America that place amongst the conspicuous they've won over here, they now wealth in mootching about the have a sizeable following in The foyer of London's Carlton Towers States. "Heart Of Glass" was Hotel in Knightsbridge. number one in the US and "One Debbie Harry, bodyguard in Way Or Another" and tow and wearing a Blondie tour "Dreaming" went both Top jacket just in case anyone should Twenty. fail her, to recognise has gone Chris, however, isn't very shopping. Chris is waiting for a interested in improving Blondie's car to whisk him off to a studio standing on his own turf: near Marble Arch to okay the can fill out 3,000-seaters final version of Blondie's version "We of Bowie's "Heroes", recorded in any town in America but the enthusiasm just isn't the same. live at Hammersmith Odeon for Everybody's jaded. Everybody inclusion on the new single. sees a million rock concerts. The white Jaguar arrives. We There's so TV. jump in and resume the much The American audience is conversation . . . tremendously underestimated as DESPITE THE continued success to their sophistication and taste. The result is that they're of All Things Blondie — singles, albums, gigs, not to mention inundated with a lot of crap. Ms Harry's picture adorning who "Personally I'm very disgusted knows how many walls, it has with the way the new wave is not gone unnoticed by some now being handled in America observers that the band seem to with some of those fake new have gone as far as they can in wave groups, who will remain their current form. nameless but we all know who The Mike Chapman production they are. (He is, readers, talking formula, as Stein will agree, has about the likes of The Knack and been milked dry. That great but T/>e Cars.^Their fast promotional slick pop just isn't quite as campaigns are just ridiculous. It's winning as it once was. just taken the vitality out of Meanwhile it's not just Stein and everything." Harry who're getting their What does he like then? fingers into pies outside Blondie. "Unfortunately I'm not that "Blondie definitely won't be familiar with my contemporaries. around in five years time," I'm always following up weirder reveals the likeable Chris, a man and weirder avenues. who just loves to talk. "The only contemporaries I'm Right now extra-Blondie familiar with are in black music. pursuits include Chris and I'm really turned on by the Two

Debbie's involvement in "Union Tone bands. I think Selecter are City", a movie set in the 50's; fantastic. I'd like to get Chris' producing French band. something going like Two Tone Casino Music; and Debbie's in New York but the racial doing the studio honours for a tension is so high in America Canadian all girl outfit. The B compared to here that it's so

Girls. And that's not to mention hard . . . James Destri's playing with "I've always wondered what Bowie. Blondie's acceptance would have "Union City" stars Debbie in been if we had black people in the lead role, playing a the band. Actually the second housewife who can't take it runner-up to Clem in the anymore. Chris scored the music. auditions was a Spanish kid. "It's a subtle, serious movie — There haven't been white kids in jazz movement coming out of happened so many times it's almost like an art movie. It may black orientated bands." New York now." really funny." turn into a cult thing like LITTLE GIRLS SHOULD BE ITEIN AND NOT HEARD So what does he listen to at Doesn't being together 24 'Performance'. (A bizarre late "It's a very Blondie song," home? DOES CHRIS find working within says a lot of critic's attitudes are hours a day put a strain on their 60's gangster film featuring Mick Chris. "Giorgio listened CHRIS STEIN TALKS STEVE CLARKE LISTENS "I play 'Marlene Dietrich's the confines of Blondie to a lot of based on this 'How can she do relationship? Jagger.) It It's I has a similar look. frustrating? Blondie stuff before we put it very difficult to put it all into one Greatest Hits!' play 'Sounds Of making a lot of money. We've this? How can she go out and "No. It's much better. I very dense. colours are very Tibetan Buddhism'. It's The "No, but I don't think can together. It's not disco. It's a real outlet. There will a a series we be much literally given away a million expose herself to all these men?' seriously wonder what direction rich. do another album in this series. hard rock song. longer of seven albums really well gap between 'Eat To The dollars to get out of bad deals." "At the same time nobody ever it would have taken if we weren't "The soundtrack is like jazz. There can't be a third album in "Giorgio is much more of an Beat' and the next Blondie album recorded in Tibet. It has an effect Apart from one date in Paris, mentions all the male groups together. I would recommend to It's like period stuff, it's not rock this series of very slick songs. experimentalist than Chapman. than there was between 'Parallel of atmosphere. If you have cats Blondie's recent tour was strictly that do it. Nobody considers anyone that they get into the 'n' roll. It's very melancholy. The To me 'I Feel Love' was incredibly and you put one of those records two Chapman albums are Lines' and 'Eat To The Beat'. a British vehicle. Johnny Rotten, or Lydon or same line of work as their "Did he find K more satisfying similar. innovative. could a on they start going bananas. I'm We can't do another one We do "We have no real immediate it "We did it for the record sales, whatever his name is, to be . . . partner 'cause creates so much than working with Blondie? like that and everybody knows it. stranger piece of work with plans. We're collect into psychic music and a lot of gonna but the primary reason for The guy is a sex symbol for a lot less competition." "In a way. it's more cerebral, "I'd like to do some longer Giorgio." ourselves in February avant garde stuff. and work coming over was for the fans. of little girls no matter how you Talking of which, is there never it's more organic music. It's all I'd like Doesn't he have songs. to do something a any qualms out what to do." "I like Clash lot. I think The reaction's been incredible," swing it. There are little girls who any rivalry between Stein and Ms The a my own thing. I get a little tired little avant garde, a little strange. about this alienating Blondie's says Chris. lust after Johnny Rotten. But Harry? Strummer's a visionary. I think of doing rock 'n' roll." Something a little less fans? THE DAY we talked Chris' of was Not all the reviewers have nobody condemns him for his "I don't consider myself a rock he has a heavy overview the "I want to do some other commercial." "I don't think we'd do anything last in day Britain before been equally knocked out, but sexuality. Maybe that's a bad star. I'm a musician and a world situation. I think The Clash things with Debbie's voice. I One possibility as a future that would be distasteful to returning to New York. He and ." can serve a great purpose in the most of the knocks in the press example . . performer. I'm not into the whole wanted to do 'Lili Marlene' (a producer is good old Giorgio them. I hope anything we did Debbie live in a $600 a month are, as far as Stein is concerned, Maybe. rock star syndrome, smashing next couple of years. They can World War 2 weepie) on this Moroder, famed disco producer would be a logical step. I've apartment in the city, "a bring lot together." water off the proverbial duck's Does it bother him that people hotel rooms and killing groupies. a of people tour. It's a beautiful song. It of Sparks and Donna always equated our work with Summer. penthouse, but a real funky back. lust after Debbie? "It bothers the rest of the band On a more down to earth note, worries me that a lot of that old Moroder worked with Blondie on Bowie who's always changed his rundown penthouse." "Most of those bad reviews are "No. It's always good-natured to a certain extent, but no more what's going to happen when stuff is going to get lost. the title song of "American style. You know, a series of two "Everybody gets the based on some dumb sexuality. and I think the way she projects than, say, any of The Stones Blondie split? Will you back "I'd like to get away from the Gigolo", a film directed by Paul albums and so forth. All the great impression that live in we Debbie is the victim of a lot of her sexuality comes back. A guy resenting Mick Jagger being in Debbie as a solo act? beat. I think there's going to be a Schrieder of "Taxi Driver" fame. groups — The Beatles and the opulence," he complains. "But reverse sexism because society will run up on stage, fight his the limelight all the time. If "That could easily happen. backlash against the beat in the The song, "Call Me", was a Stones, have changed their style. we live the same lifestyle we is geared to where a woman way through all the bouncers, anything was going to break up We'll always be performing. I'm a next few years. Things are going collaboration between Moroder "There's so much brain stuff lived three years ago. It's just a should be doing a man's role. and having got to her gives her a the band, it would be everybody victim of the Ike Turner back to jazz. There's already a (music) and Debbie Harry (lyrics). going on in the band that it's little expanded. We're not And it's quite obvious to me that peck on the cheek. That's wanting to do their own thing." syndrome already," he cracks. 12 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 13 AH Night Long Polydor Records By Rainbow on vour eyes on me You've woken up wi^h don t know good but 1 )ust It's looking head g". who can keep her , need a All night long

me know Vhe way you smile lets wrong I can't go

Chorus touch you 1 wanna feel you 1 wanna make you mine 1 wanna long wanna love you all night night long be with you all wanna long love you all night wanna long Iwannabewlthyou all night

standing "V the stage I saw you ^^^^^

Say goodnight but you're oyer age You're sorta young

Repeat chorus

stand another night /know 1 can't On my own

Repeat chorus to fade

I've Done Wait a minute - when I first met you Everything You didn t For know how to hook a You man By Sammy Hagar on Capitor Records Well, there's one way love up there t am t fair, it ain't no Tve kind of fair to me done everything for you ".'* *^'*« «"" Oh baby, ^^tf Vou just take you done nothing for Andl^H I me can't take it, you ve see done everything for you And I'ni givin' up on love I ve this time done everything for you Me and my friends will do just fine You've done nothing for me Because I've done everything You for you '""'^'^ ve done nothing for me AXeTa'srifdri-c^bV''-" I ve done everything for you But baby, you've done nothing for me Sa^rdrt^rwtrpSoVS'''^^ "^ '°°''^' ''^^ --^ ^- You ve done nothing " for me I ve changed my mind, it's gonna change to stay

I've done everything for you Just one thing, something, Yeah but anything when that didn't I happen overnight ve done everything for you I found out how much you really care ^ Nothing, nothing You've done nothing for me All the rest IS just jivin', honey You've done nothing for me You've done nothing I've done everything for you You've done nothing You've done nothing for me You've done nothing for me I've done everything for you Nothing Everything, but nothing for me See ya 'round You, you done nothing for me ^ords and music by Sammy Hagar Reproduced by permissior, of Warner Bros Music Ltd 14 SMASH HITS Mi^^

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Make sure it arrives not later than March 19, 1980 the closing date. Send- er of the first correct entry checked after the closing date will win the Ferguson record player. Senders of the next 25 correct entries will each receive a copy of the Sparks album. The Editor's decision on all matters relating to the competition will be final and legally binding. No correspond- ence can be entered into. The competition is open to all readers in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Eire, Channel Isles and the Isle of Man, . . . will recognise that murky sleeve illustration above as "Tecminal excluding employees (and their Jive", the new masterpiece the Brothers Mael. In other words, it's by families) of Smash Hits and East Mid- the new Sparks album, it's jolly good and we've got 25 of them here land Allied Press. for the lucky winners of our Crossword Competition. You know the deal: first correct entry opened after the closing date (March 19) cops the stereo record player plus a copy of "Terminal Jive". The next 25 correct entries opened will each get a copy of the Sparks album. Right

then, eyes down . . . 'C ^ (J S ^^^ A^ s P ^c nTi i^HiMH^iii.i -riU^^ ACROSS: DOWN: '^ 'UP v o _oO Ar f ^^ V K I '^^6^1 1 Band who went top five with 1 Nick Lowe hit from 1979 ' "Street Life" (5,2,2,4) H 1 ^ a m 4 Sheila B. Devotion hit v' 2 Blondie's first smash hit < ^P 10 5 '8 A i 6 Remember Althia & Oonna's 3 "Logical Song" band: sounds '^i G ^^ If vM 1977 reggae chart-topper? like the result of a meeting (2,4,3,7) between Clark Kent and m r m n 9 Words of a song «/ Catweazle! -^ y' 1- L. 12 Band to strike when you're in 4 Jefferson ( 1 need of a light? 5 Slice a little chicory to take to r \ i iJ :>n 'P o j_ee 13 Paul's missus the disco! y / V/v^ 14 A law-abiding group? v' 7 Soul ballad which was a 1978 f \ M fi ii^ 15 Queen and Kate Bush's label ,.-<^ No 1 for The Commodores 19^^B "*'''' 16 Flying Lizards smash (5,5,1,4) BQ m 17 & 8 down "Games Without 8 See 17 across Frontiers" is his latest hit *^ 10 Plastic Bertrand's one and 1 31 20 & 26 across He had hits last only hit; parlez vous Francais? '"k 4 1 T> ^ e\ \ year with "Contact" and , (2,5,4,3) \ "H.A.P.P.Y Radio" 11 Should they have recorded ^ / ^ H lO V ja. uf a Their big, early hits 1 22 '70s the American version of 16 included "Telegram Sam", across? v^ Hi ^m% n) Ck\ "20th Century Boy" and "Get 12 "I'm Fly Me" was a hit It /^ ^ On" (1,3) forlOcc I&. 'W B H 23 Neil/ /Smile — find 18 Melodies to make yoi^^ ^^ p o ^t ll G e el the word that completes a , / breathe easier? "^ Ni name and starts a song ^ 19 & 31 across Mainman of The Ko V \^ o o b^o^ f 22 Mick and Keith for instance i^' Clash 31 r, ^P 26 See 20 across />/ 20 See 27 across 27 & 20 down On Den's model 21 " Riot" is a 1977 punk JL }^j^ £^ (anagram 2 words) classic

29 Who vocalist 22 Ska label (3,4) . 30 Formerly of The Move, ELO 25 Undertones and Ramones and Wizzard (3,4) label

CROSSWORD No. 31 WINNERS STEREO WINNER: Tracy Smith, Enfield, London. Address ALBUM WINNERS: Andrea West, Bedford; Tracey Llmbrick, Oldbury, W. Midlands; Hazel Showell, Maidenhead, Berks; Colin King, Whitehawk, Brighton; Tanya Saplano, Dagenham, Essex; Seamus Mullaney, Cantley Manor, Doncaster; Ms J. R. hienman. Maidenhead, Berks; Catherine Potter, Smethwick, W. Midlands; Ms. L. C. Fisher, March, Cambs; Richard Hanes, Paignton, Devon; ANSWERS TO CROSSWORD No. 31 Karen Phillips, Pleckgate, Blackburn; Susan Gill, Hunts Cross, ACROSS: Paul McCartney; 8 Strum (from Joe STRUM-mer); 10 The Beatles (The Liverpool; Lynn Pearson, Chadderton, Lanes; Samantha Smithers, Beat-Les); 11 Angle (Bowie); 12Duo; ISDetroit; 16Teds; 18 Sister Sledge; 19 Horsham, W. Sussex; Steve Brown, Beeston, Leeds; Susan Moore, "Brandy", 22 Roadie; 23 "My Guy"; 24 CBS: 26 'I Can't Stand (Losing You)"; 29 & 28 Orsett Heath, Essex; Barry Hilton, Polegate, E. Sussex; Dennis Anne Nightingale; 30 "(I Can't Stand) Losing You". Abbott, Colwyn Bay, Clwyd; Angela Clarke, Richmond, N. Yorks; Bryan Dawson, Chester-le-Street, Co. Durham; Peter Longley, DOWN: 1 Pretenders; 2 Undertones; 3 MikeOldfield; 4 "Contact"; 5 Racey; 6 Elton Littledale, Sheffield; Ann James, Three Cocks, Powys; Richard Day, (John); 7 Tom; 9 "(If The Kids Are) United"; 11 Art (Garfunkel—- from London; Mark Joseph, London; Mark Rayner, Silsden, W. Yorks. M-ART inique); 14 Rolling Stones; 15 Ian Dury; 16 "The Raven"; 17 "Space Oddity"; 20 "Rock On"; 21 "YMCA"; 25 Single; 27 "(Love) Train". 16 SMASH HITS My baby works in a hot dog stand HOT DOG Makin' them hot dogs as fast as she can Up steps a cat and now don't be slow By Shakin' Stevens on Epic Records Get me two hot dogs that's ready to go

Hot dog, she's my baby Hot dog, drives me crazy Hot dog, don't mean maybe You'll see my baby in a hot dog stand

In the cool of the evening when the sun goes down All the cats and the chicks all gather round They order hot dogs and red soda pop Then they head downtown to a hepcat hop

Hot dog, she's my baby Hot dog, drives me crazy Hot dog, don't mean maybe You oughta see my baby in a hot dog stand

I'm a-waitin' for my baby every night at twelve She closes up the top and then we lose ourselves At a hepcat hop in a crazy way We're doin' the bop 'til the break of day

Hot do^, she's my baby Hot dog, drives me crazy Hot dog, don't mean maybe You oughta see my baby in a hot dog stand

Repeat and ad lib to fade

Words and music by Owens/Dedmon Reproduced by permission of Acuff Rose Music Ltd.

WHIRLWIND

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B250 BLONniE B281 BOB P3226 SEX PISTOLS. GA122 NO MEAN CITY (by Rodney 23" X 33- GELDOF: 38" X 25" El .40 Matthews) 40 x 20 El 95 £1.30 23" X 33" El .30

B296 B284 THE CLASH: POLICE; 33" 23" B285 STRANGLERS: 1233 BLONDIE 33" X 23- £1 .30 X El .30 33" X 23" £1 -30 39" X 29" £1 .35

No doubt from time to time in Bev's column you'll have heard her mention a D.J. called 'Froggy'. Well, folks, here I am in full glory because poor old Bev's away in hospital having her tonsils dealt with. First of all, let me tell you a little bit about myself — I've been a fully professional 'Jos Dickey' for about eight years now, playing to audiences all over the country with my roadshow. I mainly play American Soul and Funk music which is imported to me through various channels from the U.S.A. On three occasions now I've visited New York and purchased a whole batch of records whilst there and of course took the opportunity to check out the P3247 1261 BLONDIE: P3189 ABBA F289 JOIN P^^SO KATE GARY 8299 BLONDIE: American discos and clubs. ILifesizel 26" x 38" THE ARMY: BUSH: NUMAN: 23" X 33" Ironically in 24- X 60" £1.40 £1.40 23" x 33" 95p 25" x 38" £140 26" x 38" El. 40 £130 New York where most of the hip music comes from, there aren't any Junior Discos. You have to be 21 before you are allowed into the clubs or to buy a drink. You'll probably remember the film "Saturday Night Fever" (joke or not) which was an X rated film in the States, which goes to prove that young people can't get involved with discos in any way and there is just nowhere for them to go. P3236 KISS P3242 POLICE P3243 SID VICIOUS 18" 8298 SEX PISTOLS Here in Britain that film had to re-rated x 25" £1.40 38" X 25" 38" 25" be so that the younger £1.40 X £1.40 33" x 23" £1.30 set could see what all the fuss was about because here Junior Discos are a serious business, as younger people are very hip. More often than not it is the younger set who buy the disco material that often makes the charts. Take the Whispers record "The Beat Goes On" — that record climbed the charts well before the radio started playing it, and of course that was all down to you. Here's some goodies you might like to check out some time that 1248 BILLY are big for me at the moment: IDOL: 29"x39"£l 35

1. Check Out The Groove/You Got What It Takes, ALSO AVAILABLE — AU IN FULL COLOUR Bobby Thirston, Prelude ("You Got What It Takes" LP); 2. Body Soul, 33" 23" & Crown X £1,30 EACH: 33" X 23" £1.30 EACH: 38" X 25" £1.40 EACH: Heights Affair, Mercury (Promo LP); 3. B136 RITCHIE BLACKMORE B243 RUSH P2 THE STRANGLERS Stomp, Brothers Johnson, B139 STATUS QUO (12"); B249 PHIL LYNOTT IT. Lizzyl P24 OLIVIA N, JOHN A&M, 4. Hawkeye, Wilbert Longmire, Columbia (With All B167 THE WHO B255 BUZZCOCKS My P83 THIN LIZZY Love LP); 5. Standing Ovation, B201 GENESIS B259 PAULINE (Penetration) P84 RAINBOW GO, Arista (12"); 6. You Know How B212 EARTH WIND & FIRE B260 JUDAS PRIEST P3195 THE CLASH To Love Me, Phyllis Hyman, Arista (12"); 7. Holdin' On, Tony Rallo, B217 QUEEN B263 DEVO P3196 RUSH B218 Calibre (12"); 8. I Shoulda KISS B264 NEIL YOUNG P3201 SHAM 69 Loved Ya, Narada Michael Walden B220 IAN DURY B269 SUPERTRAMP P3205 DONNA SUMMER Atlantic ("Dance Of Life" LP); 9. High On Your Love, Debbie Jacobs, B221 BLONDIE B271 BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN P3206 AC/DC B224 JOHNNY ROTTEN MCA ("High On Your Love" B278 RACHEL SWEET P3229 GENERATION X LP): 10. Don't Push it. Don't Force it, B225 THE CLASH B282 LENE LOVICH P3232 MOTORHEAD Leon Hayward, (12"). B226 20th Cent. GAYE ADVERT 8287 DIRE STRAITS P3235 AIMII STEWART B227 THE STRANGLERS B286 CHEAP TRICK P3244 JUDIE TZUKE B229 THE JAM B291 LED ZEPPELIN P3245 BRYAN FERRY Until I see B230 BILLY IDOL you next time: "Keep it warm". Froggy B293 THE WHO P3248 STING IPOLICE) B231 E.L.O. B297 SCORPIONS P3249 CLIFF RICHARD Holdin' On By Tony Rallo & The Mldnite Band on Calibre Records

Must admit this ain't the way Must admit this ain't the way F17 TRIUMPH: Must admit we've 23- X 33" gone astray Makes no difference what you sa 95p still play We the same old games I never meant to see you cry Why can't stop ALL POSTERS ARE IN COLOUR we and walk away? Hopelessly I'll say goodbye POSTAGE AND PACKING: One or Mo posters add 40p, three or more posters add SOp. Chorus POSTER CATALOGUE: Send just 40p for our fully illuslrattd catalogue listing HUNDREDS of posters and prints Repeat chorus (many Illustrated in FULL COLOUR) Holdin' on, waiting for the change Holdin' on, waiting for the change CAULDRON PROMOTIONS (Dept. S/H) Must admit this ain't the way Must admit 47 LANDSEER ROAD, LONDON N19 4JG What we had is in the past this ain't the way But we knew this wouldn't last Must admit we've gone astray Must admit To: Cauldron Promotions (Dept, S/H), 47 Landseer Road, London N19 4JG We pretend that things have we've gone astray changed We still play the same old games ^^^^^ PLEASE PRINT Still But we both know they're still the the same games ADDRESS same Why can't we stop and walk away

Repeat chorus Repeat chorus \ Please rush cataloguels) and/or Poster No(s),.. Words and music by T. Rallo/A. (Including postage and Simms (allow about 10 days for delivery) packing, as priced above.) Reproduced by permission ATV Music Ltd./Louvigny Music

18 SMASH HITS TWO TOP 40 THIS WEEKS WEEK AGO TITLE/ARTIST UBEL 1 AND THE BEAT GOES ON WHISPERS SOLAR 116

I 25 STOMP BROTHERS JOHNSON 119 7 HOUIIN' ON TONY RALLO 23 TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL FERN KINNEY 2 ROCK WrTH YOU MICHAEL JACKSON 29 T0NK3HT I'M ALRIGHT NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN ~8~Y0U KNOW HOW TO LOVE PHYLLIS HYMAN ARISTA 22 PONT PUSH IT LEON HAYWOOD 20TH CENT (IMP) 3 RIGHT IN THE SOCKET SHALAMAR SOLAR 10 NEW JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE SLAVE ATLANTIC 11 NEW MOTIVATION ATMOSFEAR ELITE/DAZ Do That To Me 12 NEW CUBA GIBSON BROTHERS ISLAND 13 1 ^ 1 RHYTHM TALK JOCKO 19 STANOING OVATION GO. One More 15 26 SELFSERVKE LOVE GUARDIAN ANGEL RADIC/MATUMBI 16 NEW LOVEINJECTTON TRUSSEL ELEKTRA By Captain and Tennille on Casablanca Records 17 36 BOYS IN BLUE LIGHT OF THE WORLD ENSIGN 4 HAVENT YOU HEARD PATRICE RUSHEN ELEKTRA Do that to me one more time 31 WORKING MY WAY DETROIT SPINNERS ATLANTIC Once is never enough 20 6 SHAKTT BRASS CONSTRUCTION UNITED ARTISTS 120/124 With a man lil

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He walked into my life And now he's taken over And it's beautiful Yes, it's beautiful

I've gone with better looking guys He's gone with prettier lo(^in| <' But now we're beautiful

t think we're beautiful

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I don't need love affairs anymore Can't you see it's the chemistry? You all must agree together we are beautiful (beautiful) We are so beautiful *:

I am the rain, he is the sun And now we've made a rainbow

I thfnk it's beautiful W» really beautiful

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22 SMASH HITS 10 "X 8 80p50n&"^ On The Radio COLOUR OR FULL BLACK BLACK & WHITE COLOUR WHITE By Donna Summer on Casablanca Records FULL COLOUR PHOTOS — ^ BLACK & WHITE PHOTOS fMPORTANT DNLV ITEMS WITH CODE NUMBER ENDING WITH LEHER C ARE IN COLOUR Someone found the letter you wrote me on the radio And they told the world just how you felt It must have fallen but of a hole in your old brown overcoat

They never said your name but I knew just who they meant

I was so surprised and shocked and i wondered too If by chance you heard it for yourself

I never told a soul just how I'd been feeling over you But they said it really loud They said it on the air On the radio On the radtb ° On the radio ° On the radio

Don't it kinda strike you sad when you hear our song? Things are not the sam6 since we broke up last June

The only thing that I wanna hear Js that you love me still And that you think you'll be coming home real soon

Yeah, you kinda made me feel proud when I heard you say You couldn't find the words to say it yourself

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SMASH HITS 23 The names listed are hidden in the diagram. They run horizontalty. A S D N I M E P M I S S I H WG A verticaify or diagonally — many of them are printed backwards. But remember K C A N D T E S S R E Y A Y O R N that the names are always in an uninterrupted straight line, letters in the right order, whichever way they P E T R E WO T N I B O R O N E C run. Some letters will need to be used more than once — others you won't Y J O N A T T Z D T P R D E WH R need to use at all. Put a line through the names as you find them. X G A P O L E N E H O R E M R A A Solution on page 35.

AL GREEN O S I S B G I D I S A M U D A P M BILLY OCEAN BLUE F S G T E N N N Y I T A S WN L E A BRUCE FOXTON CARS E L S R A CUR H S R R H Z A E T L CHORDS CHROME C E I A N G R U N T W I A Y B I E A DOLL DR HOOK U I A E E M O I H S i E M E P T H GAP BAND W GIRL R N Z N P B E W F P N R A M G S GOOD RATS WN HUMBLE PIE B A T E L S E R E E D E S T I N U JON ANDERSON O KC AND THE SUNSHINE BAND L D E E D B T R G N V E P M H E LEE PERRY O O LOU REED N L P R E L I L LULU B S R A K E S H O M MARTI WEBB I E I I MOON MARTIN A O D C B A A G T R N C M O NEWMUSIK OSIBISA E H s D U F P R S W R E E I U K A R PETER GABRIEL PHIL DANIELS C P I R F A G U S I B D R G S O R H PHOTOS PLAYER O S B P G E M C S C N S G R E O L C POSITIVE FORCE RAMONES Y K I O N WT E R A O T A Y H H P S REGENTS ROBIN TROWER L V S I E N N F N R P X B E T R E D ROY AYERS SHALAMAR L A A N E OWO T U F O R K D D P I SIMPLE MINDS SMOKEY ROBINSON I Z A P M M J X G O L F I O N M M P STRAWBS TED NUGENT B A G A O S T T U B L U E M A U I A TOM WAITS VAPORS H E R T U R M O N I AW L S C H S V WHISPERS ZAINE GRIFF R A M O N O S N I B O R Y E K O M S

hovering in the lower regions of the charts and also featured on The Specials' live EP. Name the song. C) Madness' first lirt was a tribute to a well known Jamaican bluebeat character. Who is he? A) A veteran trombonist, he played on many of the original ska classics as well as on The Specials' "Message To You Rudy" and their recent live dates. Name him. E) It's the title of a film which starred Clint Eastwood, David Niven, Gregory Peck and Anthony Quinn as well as of a ska classic by The Skatalites. What's the title? OK, all you ska and reggae fans — want to hear how it all started? F) "The Israelites" was a hit for him in 1969 and again in 1975. Who Well, Island Records, home to many of the ska and bluebeat is he? classics of the 60's, are re-releasing theirthree album compilation '67" set of the genuine articles: "Intensified" Vols 1 & 2 and "Club Ska Thanks to Island, Smash Hits has no fewer than (gasp!) 50 sets of SKA competition" these albums to give away. And that's not all — there are also prizes for the next 1 00 runners up — a brace of classic 60's ska singles: "Guns Of Navarone" by The Skatalites and "Rub Up Push Up" by Justin Nines & The Dominoes (both, incidentally, included B on "Club Ska '67"). Fancy one of these prizes? Then fill in your answers to the six

questions below on the entry form and send it to arrive by March 20 to: Smash Hits Ska Competition, EMAP, 117 Park Road, PETERBOROUGH PE1 2TS. The first fifty correct entries opened after that date will each win a set of tfiree albums, and the next hundred correct entries opened will each receive the two singles. (If some of the questions seem a I F bit hard, you may well find the answer in issues of Smash Hits!) back Name A) Hers was the first ever bluebeat hit in Britain, hitting no.2 in March '64, and it's just been re-released. Name the singer and Address the song. B) Originally released in 1963, the re-released version was recently

24 SMASH HITS Back when I was younger they were talking at me

Never listened to a word I said

Back when I was younger they were talking at me

Never listened to a word I said Always yap yap yapping and complaining at me Made me think I'd be better off dead

I don't wanna talk about it

I don't wanna hear no lip Take your share, don't shout about it That's your lot, remember you're a kid They would always teach me that to swear was a sin Always speak your mind but not aloud Think of something that you wanna do with your life Nothing that you like, that's not allowed I've no time to talk about it All your stupid hopes and dreams Get your feet back on the ground, son It's exams that count not football teams Chorus And I'm running at the edge of their world They're criticising something they just can't understand Living on the edge of their town

And I won't be shot down Taught me to defend myself and to be a man How to kick someone and run away Gave me everything that any young man could need

But don't understand why I won't stay Here's your room and here's your records Here's your home and here you'll stay

Here's somewhere I don't believe in Wish someone would take it all away Repeat chorus Running at the edge of their world And they're criticising something they just can't understand Living on the edge of their town

And I won't be

No, I won't be on ChrysalisR;^^;^; " No, I won't be shot down

SMASH HITS 25 LfT irOUR I^RT DANCE

PHEW! For a while there our art department was lavish on all you artistic types. looking like an explosion in a Two Tone factory. Your So, in addition to the six winners, who each receive response to our Walt Jabsco competitionette was, to a copy of The Specials dynamic first album, we have say the least, staggering. So high was the standard fifty special Walt Jabsco posters for the fifty best that 2-Tone very kindly gave us some extra prizes to runners up.

'MY FUNNY VALENTINE" (Dave Wenlock, Bridgnorth) "TOO MUCH PRESSURE" YOU NEED WHEELS"^ (Julia Bascombe, Bournemouth) (Carole Young, Norwich) . . . the following folks also get a poster of Wondrous Walt: Scanlan, London; Paul Johnson, Isleworth; Jim Watson, Balloch; Paul Skinner, Birmingham; Kevin Thomas Reed, Kettering; Peter Swindon; Joanne Emerey, Bath; Jayne Woods, Burton-on-Trent; Gardner, Lisburn; Sally Medcalf, Gallienne, Broughton; Julie Neil Maddock, Kidderminster; Joanne Jordan, Gloucester; Ian London; John Henderson, Holmes, Nuneaton; Ian Bateman, Sharon Pilkington, Bradford; D. Hawton, Scunthorpe; Simon Aberdeen; Clive Savage, Burton-on-Trent; Sally Stevens, Newton, Surbiton; Michael Ayto, Darlington; Catherine Kenilworth; R. Winter, Waltham Corringham; Jane Raszka, Evans, Carmarthen; Jan Best, Hampson, Grange-over-sands; Cross. Sheffield; Christine Russell, Ivybridge; Ali Fraser, Portrush; Steve Coffin, Stevenage; David Oh, and Carol Bulls — you Earley; N. Wicks, Andover; Helen Antony Brewerton, Botley; Cooper, Stapleford; Pamela Hill, didn't give us your full address — Crawshaw, Preston; J. Swann, Graham Gilbert, Hayes; Janet Birmingham; SueArscott, so write to David Hepworth at the Sheffield; Richard Chung, Rhyl; Richardson, Scunthorpe; Kevin Northampton; David Lupton, usual address and claim your Jillian Robertson, Carlisle; P. Ougdale, Harefield; Rudy Grant, Garforth; Paula Morton, Poole; poster, OK? 26 SMASH HITS .

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In the storm of the vortex I waflHhHv* doubt Saw in a dream in a memory Was it you? Was it me? Who was it all the time?

Spock pulled me th|i As we went Warp And someoni <^^0> Who's Captain Who's Captain Who's Captain m Who's Captain Kirk?

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SMASH HITS 29 METRO MUSIC • dindisc A NEW ALBUM

chewed-over fragments aren't April Wine have an EP(Capitot) and thin that they almost drive giving anything away. which matches a truly dismal me into the waiting arms of the "Invasion Of The Gamma song called "I Like To Rock" with 45 on the deck, "2000 Man" by Men" by S.H.A.K.E. (Sire) has a another that warns that SINGLES Kiss (Casablanca). This hamfisted good satirical sense that does Way The Money Goes"(MCA) We seem to have missed out "Rock'N'Roll Is a Vicious Game". revamping of an old Stones song something to compensate for a employs much the same jerky on "Rosie" by Joan Armatrading Aside from the fact that these is I By David Hepworth so brazen that shall be really cluttered production. "Kidding technique but has none of the (A&M) which, considering she's a clowns wouldn't recognise amused to see it hit. They're only Stops" will no former's FOUR doubt be a hit for addictiveness. national asset, capable of singing RECORDS from American rock'n'roll if it took to nesting in a pantomime after all and (Strike) I we The Tigers but doubt "Video a VAT form and making it mean outfits made up of brothers are Magic" (Harvest) by their hair, it strikes me that any need all the entertainment whether will Martha we anyone be tempted Eberhard Schoener has something, is nearly a crime. the first off the top of the pile and activity that provides such people can get. to love them for it. contributions from Sting and malce you feel like giving up with living All Bette Bright's singles are a is not nearly vicious Oddly enough, it's Ten Pole Andy Summers, but it's a sketch without going any further. enough. extremely neat but "Hello I Am Tudor (who should by rights be rather than a song. The Motors "Feeling Like Strangers Again" After making America their the absolute Your Heart" (Korova) actually bottom of this whole first offering in years, "Love And by Wilson Bros (Atlantic), Take own in 1979, The Knack are queen-for-a-day sounds like a real smash. A business), who Loneliness" (Virgin), has oodles Me As t Am" from Simms already bankrupt of ideas — moderately reggaefied version of actually does deliver with "Real of drive and a high Brothers powered silly Band (Elektra), "Whafs "Baby Talks Dirty" (Capitol) Fun (Korova), a old song, when you've torpedoing for a arrangement covering up a ten A Nice Girl Like You (Doing In A repeats the "My Sharona" heard it a few times there's a while the theory that people who year old tune. Love Like This)" small thrill of by Springer formula almost note-for-note. sing rarely recognition when about fun provide any. Which leaves us clutching six Brothers (Elektra) and, most Course, she doesn't really talk you catch those opening bars, "Big Boy" from Mark Andrews good records. In order of merit, criminally wet of all, the new dirty but Meg Richardson doesn't and if that isn't the sign of a hit And The Gents (A&M) also has a we have Charlie and Dore with Bellamy Bros effort, "Lovin' On" really run a motel. certain then there ought to be a law. warmth and confidence to "Where To Now" (Island), a track (Warner Bros.), all wander the I Well, now that the Pile On don't hate a//this week's it. Eric Stewart and My Gerry from her fine if over-polished desert that is West Left has the Pile Coast Easy releases. Fact is I love Rocky Rafferty, become On My with "Girls" (Polydor) album, a country pop song that Listening. Burnette's Right and the Ovaltine is nearly new record. Even a and "Bring It All Home" (UA) clips along like a Greyhound bus These records all have shirts fully paid up member of the respectively, ready, I make no apologies for both contribute and deals a simple but effective open to the waist and medallions "Tired Of Toein' The Line" fan giving the First-Annual- subdued, strangely old fashioned chorus. glistening in the L.A. sun deal Happiness-ls-Seven-lnches- and club didn't really, in his heart of singles, full of know-how but in the kind of dewy If you take the time to penetrate Across-And-Goes-Round-Swiftly eyed emotion hearts, believe he could follow it lacking in know-why. that would seem fake even in up, let the intellectual camouflage of Award to Snips for "9 o'clock" alone (nearly) surpass it. The Fabulous Poodles are a "Dallas". Doll By Doll you'll find a highly (EMI). But "Baby Tonight" (EMI) is The aforementioned Pile On "new wave" band or so they say; Most of these bleached denim like oxygen in the bloodstream, developed melodic sense and, in a My Left, I suppose, are all sincere all mannerism and cleverness but After having weathered more the romantics are trying to break into rattling new song in the Jackie Leven, one of this records, wort/?)' records, made by neither wit nor speed. Isn't it a bit disappointments than anyone the Eldorado that is The Eagles rockabilly country's finest singers. "Gypsy idiom, perfectly young "up-and-coming" acts late to be making jokes about the with his talent has any right to, market. Listening to their new punctuated by his wolfman Blood", the title track of their from all over the country. Some "Bionic Man" (Blueprint)? this character has bounced (I use offering, "I Can't Tell You Why" whooping criminally ignored second album, and the insistence of show more promise than others Dan I's "Hidden Valley" (Island) the word advisedly) back with a (Asylum), it's difficult to convince the line. is worthy of close attention. hook Now c'mon; he — some reek of desperation — discovers him in almost Chic perfect rollercoasting love song yourself that these people were may dress like a hippy selling some are maybe trying to be territory trilling a perky disco pop B. A. Robertson shows up the that, with suitable help from at one time pretty darn sharp. Tupperware but he when goes mildly eccentric — most are song with a keyboard fill that lameness of The Fabulous Midge Ure's keyboard powered Cold but clever. This watery Al for those notes and brings them trying to sound like other, better does a lot of the work. M seems Poodles by anticipating a hippy production, goes streaking off Green rip-off is the product of a on home, he's a small object records. They're all dull. destined to wander the revival with "Kool In The Kaftan" into the stratosphere on the back machine that has to turn out lesson in pure vitality. If any of these outfits have a wilderness for a while trying to (Asylum). He's sharp and he of three different hook lines. You something every couple of years On my left are a pile of British "Message In A Bottle" or a recapture the moment that gave doesn't stick around long enough should buy this record. Snips to stop it seizing up altogether. Beat Band records so amateurish "Brass In Pocket" in them, these birth to "Pop Muzik". "That's The to be a bore. He's good for you. deserves it and so do you. Muffins ELVIS COSTELLO: Get Happy (F German Nina's amazing vocal love it. Best tracks: "Electricity", this — sounding like a cross scat singing and electronics until Beat). The of his ALBUMS strangest contortions as she spits, screams "Red Frame/White Light". (7V4 between Blondie and The they're virtually unrecognisable. albums yet, partly because of the and soars operatically through outoflO). Stranglers, this Canadian six Witty, wonderous and quite sheer volume — around 50 this By Red Starr worthless but wonderful piece deliver a kind of bewildering. Best tracks: "The minutes of 20 short, spartan album. Brilliantly entertaining RACHEL SWEET: Protect The streamlined, poppy rock which is Rotary", "Cairo". (8 out of 10). tracks — and partly because of garbage. tracks: I Best "African Innocent (Stiff). Nothing if not an tight, tuneful and nicely played. A SISTER SLEDGE: Love the odd 60's soul feel that doesn't Reggae", "Wir Leben Immer American professional, Rachel certain lack of variety hinders his Somebody Today (Atlantic). No always do melodies full Noch (Lucky Number)." (8 out of tackles competently enough the later on, not quite living up to the justice. SQUEEZE: Argy Bargy (A&M). surprises here, with all the Short on truly memorable 10). variety of material put before her superb "Echo Beach", but overall songs but plenty of passion and Much less immediate than the familiar trademarks of the Chic without ever sounding convinced very promising indeed — try it. poppy "Cool For Cats", this writing and production team. repeated plays reveal hidden or convincing. It's likeable ORCHESTRAL MANOEUVRES: In Best tracks: "Echo Beach", depths. Interesting. Best shows a new, more serious side Simple but insistent rhythms and tracks: enough but strictly "Indecision". (8 out of 10). The Dark (Dindisc). An odd album to Squeeze. Basically they've arrangements, that distinctive "Love For Tender", from unadventurous mainstream and, an odd duo, sometimes grown up a bit — Chris Difford's choppy guitar sound and vocal "Opportunity". (7 out of 10). like the sleeve, a good idea which briskly clean synthesiser pop, MR PARTRIDGE: Take Away lyrics are much more mature style — highly enjoyable while sometimes doesn't quite come off. A great strange and (Virgin). Mr is Andy of XTC and while still as clever and playing but good tunes are NINA flAGEN: Unbehagen (CBS). intriguing singer still in search of her own electronic excursions. (t)his is a VERY strange album. descriptive, and the music is also getting noticeably fewer and a This is splendidly over the top musical identity. Best tracks: Deceptively low key and Based on the dub "GO +" EP more sophisticated and different style is definitely stuff — a bit of every musical "Jealous", "New Rose". (7 out of THE SINGLE mechanical atfirst, there's a lot of given away with XTC's "Go 2" developed but just as melodic needed before they get left style, lots of effects and trickery, stuff 10). good here which grows on album, this is basically old XTC and varied. Gets better with every behind. Best tracks: "Got To Love some truly awful lyrics, a you considerably, always rhythm tracks onto which genius play — an album they can be Somebody", "Let's superbly Go On tight and energetic accessible if not instantly MAftTHA & THE MUFFINS: Andy has added all kinds of proud of. Best tracks: Pick any ten Vacation". (7 out of 10). backing band and best of all. memorable. Buy it and learn Metro Love (Dindisc). to Nice work echoed effects, strange rhythms, from ten. (9 out of 10). ECHO BEACHJ 30 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 31 Mark Ellen visits The Reptile House IT SEEMS fitting, somehow, that The Flying Lizards' "Money" should have cost so little and made so much. Forget about expensive studio gadgets and weeks of rehearsal time — "Money" was recorded in an industrial meat fridge, using a technique called "Prepared Piano" (which means chuclcing things like ashtrays, tape cassettes and paperweights onto the strings to get that tinny 'banjo' sound). And it cost less than £6.50 to record, yet it sold more copies in the whole of last year than any other single released by Virgin Records. That's more than either The Skids, The Members, Penetration, XTC, PiL or The RutsI What's stranger still is that the Lizards aren't so much a "band" as just a means of packaging the single with just a 4-track tape studio experiments of the brains machine, transferring each tape believe — 'The Flying Lizards",

behind the Lizards, David onto a smaller 2-track while an intriguing and mostly highly rubbish. But when I actually did Cunningham. He writes almost adding more tracks every time, enjoyable development of the it, it was too rubbishy." all the music, rearranges the and so building up the equivalent type of sound technique he was remainder, and produces and of a 16-track studio technique using on the singles. HOW DOES he react to the plays it himself, using a few (except it cost about a fiver to Four of the tracks are wordless people who think his kind of session musicians when he make). and sound like a movie music is "a con", especially the needs them. Next he decided that at over soundtrack, and his method of way he's dressed up a couple of Even the band's vocalist, three minutes running time, H recording these is flexible but old songs in modern new clothes deadpan Deborah Upton, is just was too long, so he simply meticulous in the extreme. First, and had chart hits with the pair an old friend from art school who speeded it up 'til it lasted 2 he books studio time — whether of them? simply turns up when he's minutes 54 seconds (oh, the or not he has a specific idea in "K people feel conned, they recording or playing Top Of The wonders of technology)! mind — and he hires a few needn't buy my records. I've Pops. And lastly, he decided to try musiciians for the day. Then he been conned plenty of times It's rumoured that she'd never and get it released as a single introduces them to a rhythm, a buying dreadful records. If sung before she met David. and sent it off to over 20 record sequence of notes or just a type people actually buy them then "She's still never sung!" he companies. All of them said H of sound effect, which they then it's their fault. says, laughing about her slightly "wasn't commercial" until Virgin expand. "I got a letter from Janie unusus/ vocal style. "It's terrible Records — well known at the David finishes off by adding his Bradford today. She's the lady of me, I know, but I always say time as pioneers of all things own instrumentation and then who co-wrote 'Money'. She said, something like that about her in extraordinary — snapped it up remixing and re-arranging the if you get any gold records for interviews and then she reads it and proved them all wrong. tapes until he's happy with the the single, do send me one! She and won't talk to me for about a Almost immediately, the sound balance. It's a bit like must be a really interesting month. She admits that she can't single's thin, two-dimensional making a rough sketch, then person." sing, but she doesn't like me sound was labelled as being given a whole range of It's unlikely that many of his aiimitting it for her! "minimalist" (i.e. he used a very colours to blend it into a audience will be more critical "The trouble is that interviews basic technique and the painting. than David is himself. He says he always come around just at the minimum of components). The result is that, being made can listen to side 2 of the album time that the records are getting David's never liked the term too as a very personal album, it's "straight through — endlessly", the build-up, and the build-up's much but admits it is an accurate likely to inspire very personal but being a typical perfectionist, the time when we really need to description of an approach feelings in its listeners. David he's got a few regrets about the see each other. Last time I said moulded by his art-school doesn't seem too concerned as first side. something rude her, it to anyone else will of about was background. what make "If I had the time again, I'd do it just before we did Top Of The "The school was very It. completely differently. But doing Pops and she wouldn't talk to influential 'cos it "h doesn't actually bother me considered that it's doing it. I hate all this stuff me. K was pretty horrific." 'anything goes', which took if anyone says it's great or they about Fleetwood Mac going back away one's hesitation about say it's dreadful. I know what / into the studio for the twentieth IF YOU remember "Money", the doing something that might not think about it. time to re-record their double chances are you'll remember Ks work. You actually got very used "I think K's seriously flawed in album or whatever. It's quite forerunner, an even more to d6ing things that didn't work. some ways, but then again ridiculous. freeze-dried version (featuring "Also, the only way our art there's absolutely no point in my "I mean, you should record cardboard box drumkit) of the teacher could make us do better coming out and saying that, as something ones, and if it doesn't old Eddie classic, all very few people are going to Cochran paintings was to tear up the work — forget it. And maybe "Summertime Blues". bad ones. So he tore everything listen to it in the same way as you'll dig the tape out in 20 years David recorded it nearly three up, which stopped us being I've listened to it, knowing the time and think 'oh that was a years ago after leaving his Irish 'precious' about our work, and cortstruction of it. Perhaps what I good idea, but it didn't work homeland to study Art at very quickly battered all notions think are mistakes will be plus because of that'. With the insight Maidstone in Kent. The first thing of whether our work was points to someone else." of 20 years distance, you'll be he discovered was that he was a actually worth anything." When it comes to actually able to put your finger on the pretty useless painter and so, True to his word, he doesn't writing "songs" — as opposed to problem. "having to think of other things have any great expectations of instrumentals — he's not quite "But I don't think there's a lot to do", he started up a 13-piece his music. He simply so confident. of point in bothering with "I band, Les Cochons Chic (that's experiments with "sound tried to write a song after complex things if there's The Chic Pigs to you and me). textures", and they work if he 'Money' which I never actually something else you can do very He then released a solo album likes them, and if anybody else put out, and probably never will easily. called "Grey Scale" of piano happens to like them then so as it sounds like Billy Joel. It's "What I've always aspired to music so weird that it's much the better. really horribly commercial. My doing is producing music that / unsurprising that it sold less in songwriting thing is quite can listen to and that other total than "Summertime Blues" THE DAY we met in his house in honestly a joke. I just thought, all people like to listen to as well." did in a day. Clapham in South London was these horrible songs you hear on Having no sophisticated the release date of the Lizards' the radio, they must be easy to Can't say fairer than that, can equipment, David recorded the debut album, called — would you write so let's write some of this you? SMASH HITS 33 ! . T

I AM writing on behalf of Hissing ""'^^'^^ Sid (of Captain Beaky fame). Now ^^^^ we all know Hissing Sid was innocent, but some morons reckon that he swallowed Timid

Toad. I would like to point out that Timid Toad confessed to his hair in the middle, pulled his I V jumping into Hissing Sid, so it face widthways so it was seems that Hissing Sid was rounder, put on another two framed by Captain Beaky and his stone, cut two inches off his hair IN ISSUE February 7 there was a RED STARR was wrong (issue WHILE READING your article on mere 5 out of 10? He criticised it band, and Timid Toad was a CIA and changed the colour of his letter from C. Wills who said, "I January 24). Why should Lene Sting (wow!) I discovered a slight for having nothing modern agent. eyes, then he'd look exactly like feel it's about time somebody Lovich restrict her style to boo-boo. You stated that Sting's added and for sounding like a Hissing Sid supporter and Gary his brother Russell, wouldn't he? said how pathetically Chrissie straight pop? And why shouldn't son was called Tom but The museum piece. What is wrong Numan maniac. Avid Sparks fan. Hynde has copied Debbie Harry" she wear lace if she wants to? At Observer said he was called with that??? How stupid can you get? For a least she doesn't conform to the Joseph. Each article says he has It's REAL rock'n'roll and I JUST thought I'd tell you that I I AM writing this letter to be the start Chrissie can actually play usual so oh BORING, stereotyped one son so which is the correct shouldn't be modern. If anyone think David Hepworth is the third person in Aldridge to get guitar my and does not play on the "sex symbol" a la Debbie Harry. name of the lucky young fellow? wants to tear it to pieces for being greatest thing since Newcastle letter printed in your mag. fact she is a woman by posing for Lene may be eccentric and A Sting-loving Captain Beaky fan, out of date, then my advice to United FC. After a great feature useless, so-called "sexy" posters J. Riley, Aldridge, Staffs. strange but this only adds to her Kildrum, Cumbernauld. them is go and buy some on The Ramones, he also did an just to get attention just by appeal. She is far more attractive "modern" rock'n'roll by groups *ESH* feature on The Police. tell flashing a bit of thigh so that all As you — and lots of other PLEASE COULD you me than any of those others could like Showaddywaddy and Darts Such work could only come from the little people — pointed out. Sting's whether Paul Waller, Terry Hall boys will wet their pants. ever hope to be. Lene Lovich has — plastic rockers. Leave the real a great mind — is he a Geordie? (Specials) and Paul Cook and I am getting really sick of this son is indeed called Joseph (or THAT DRIVING BEAT masses of sex appeal and she stuff to us Teds and Rockers — blinkered, narrow minded hero Joe). Jill Furmanovsky, who gave Jill (who used to live Steve Jones are married, as I am doesn't even have to try — we know what we're talking worship that groups like Blondie us our incorrect information, has Guisborough, N. Yorks.) madly in love with them. there's the difference! about. — and now The Police it seems since fled the country. A Pistols, Specials, Jam fan. Tinr) Sunderland, Carisbrooke, Stevenage Girl. Teddy Don't you mean, isn't he (more's the pity) — tend to attract. Isle of Wight. Scottish? No? Oh well — actually What, ALL of them? Chrissie is a woman, a real I REFER to a recent comment by You're in Si PICE I Wakefield woman, not a plastic replica of Red Starr on Lena Martell: AM an Eagles fanatic and have David comes from luck as it happens, as all the men all is half way there. Will that their I which one, and anyone who can slag off THIS LETTER is to complain "There's nothing wrong with her albums. think they are on your list are still single, someone with a voice like hers the best worldwide group. All this do? though IVIr Wellar AVAILABLE NOW about these prattish poseurs . . . that a stick of dynamite very definitely needs putting away. Mod, Punk, Pretenders, girl CJiinnwC called "Mods". "Mods" cannot wouldn't cure." Clash has a friend. HIIStM Tattooed Love Boy, Fulham, rubbish should be thrown as far JAGS, JAGS, Jags and more be mods because mods are a I don't mind Mr Starr criticising London. as it can go. I can't Jags — I love 'em. Yes, I'm their thing of the past. It's like saying, the degenerate and disgusting see what DEAR KAZ of Chesham, Bucks, people see in such grot as this. If No. 1 fan as a matter of fact. I Thanks for your delicious IF CHRISSIE Hynde has copied "Hello, I'm a Victorian". Punk groups — at least he knows they listened to the reckon that the originality of their what he is talking about. But Lena "Hotel recipe for the "Hunky Dish" pie Debbie Harry then I must agree Jess K of Gravesend, Kent. is doubtless better than California" album, I think they'd songs (issue February 7). I anxious with C. Wills and say she has is a sensitive and talented lady. am of the groups around, Her lovely swap over right away to better any new to try it, so could you please done it pathetically — so song "One Day At A music. and the tone in which this chap inform me where to get the pathetically that one wouldn't WHAT'S WRONG with not being Time" has true meaning and sings is quite remarkable. I've ingredients? I went to all our local even notice the resemblance. an "original" mod and only depth to it — proved by its long Nicholas Jones, Llangwm, Dyfed. never heard anything like it all. supermarkets but . . . H. Scott, Belfast. having caught on after stay at No. 1 Anyhow, I'm just popping out "Quadrophenia"? It's only a way I'm sure there are many I SEE lots of letters on this page Hungry, Tyne & Wear. to get their new album "Get I QUITE agree with Rob Jones of of showing how you feel by people who agree — a message from punk, mod, heavy metal, Radio Happy" — oh, sorry, that's the Luxembourg when he said dressing the same way as people of peace and Christian love is so rock fans, but where are my DID YOU know that it says other chap, isn't it? As I know a that Blondie will fade out in the who share your ideals, and much betterthan the violence fellow Captain Beaky fans? "Roxanne" twenty seven times lot, here's some advice to the 80's and be replaced with The listening to music which offered by so many modern Where are the Timid Toads, on 'Roxanne'; The Human singer — always wear suits and Pretenders. I used to be a Blondie expresses your opinions on life. groups. Please print this letter — Reckless Rats, Artful Owls and League are brilliant; the lead fan don't forget the glasses. GET THE until they started turning out What's wrong with that? it's time a different point of view Batty Bats? In the 60's there were singer of The Portraits is MESSAGE? going to the rubbish they have been I'm not a mod and have no was expressed. Beatniks — now it's Beakniks. be a bigger sex symbol than D. giving us in the past year. Elvis Costello, Burnham, Bucks. What particular desire to be one, but I Ross Diamond, Come on, where are you fans of Harry; Topper Headon's with "Sunday Girl", "Union City don't see why they should be Henley-on-Thames, Oxon. the NOW cult? Write in and show (Nothing to do with Coventry drumsticks have "Topper" Blue" and the 100% rubbish slagged stupid by non-believers. me that I'm not the sole member. postmark.) written on them (I know — I've "Dreamin"', they've it. had Hopeless Al, Numansville. HOW CAN Red Starr possibly A Beaknik, Bishops Stortford, held one in my little hands); Gary Pretenders Fan, Totnes, Devon. Synthland. give the Shakin' Stevens album a Herts. I THINK that if Ron Mael of Sparks Numan buys his make up from shaved off his moustache, parted Boots; The Boomtown Rats will be blown up if they make any ^^^"rwHrvE MODS-PUNK-ROCK HAND miNTED more records?

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38 SMASH HITS Yes, it's that time again when Britain's mostigenerous music magazine digs deep into the piggy bank and, having thrown away Red Starr's coat buttons, the yellow Smarties top and the old ha'penny we found in the street, proudly presents (pausefor dramatic effect and breath): ANOTHER SMASH NiTS FREE FLEXI-DISC (taa-daaaah!!) Only this time there's not just one band on it but two, namely THE SKIDS (gasp) and XTC (swoon). The Skids will be bringing you "The Olympian", a track from their "Days In Europa" album but completely remixed and renovated to gold medal standards. XTC, on the other hand, will be bringing along "Ten Feet Tall" — a track from their fab, brill etc album "Drums And Wires". It's also been re-jigged and re-thingamied — not to

mention re-recorded — for release in Ameru <. as a single. This souped-up version won't, however, be released here (Famous Last Words) so this will be your only opportunity to obtain it in this country (thrills, excitement). Not a bad little package, if we say so ourselves, and it'll be thereon the cover of the next issue of Smash Hits, all in glorious red vinyl. Also in the next issue will be (fanfare please): GARY NUMAIM: Splendid new full colour centrespread (cor!) ANDY SUMMERS: The second o1 our personal Police profiles (sudden upsurge of interest) THE SMASH HITS READERS POLL RESULTS (fingers crossed) AND a mini-TV as the prize for our lucky Crossword Competition winner plus, well, we won't give away all our aces just now — let's just say there'll be a few more surprises! Now then, dear loyal and much prized reader, it follows since we'll be carrying all the aforementioned goodies, that there will lot be a more people than v. ual looking for copies of "Smash Hits" in the shops, right? So do yourself a favour and make sure of your copy — nip down to your newsagents and ask them to place yoii a

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