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AVAST THERE, me hearties! Capn speakin'. Welcome aboard, scaoby landlubbers, to another voyage of me crusty bark "Ye Smashe Hittes" upon the salt-stained briney. Gadzooks! Be that a galley-load of rum-soaked reviews o'er yonder, or the brow of a feature? And — egad! — foamin' in its wake, those scurvy seadogs with an Undertones colour spread up the crows nest. But, soft! Keel-haul me over a weed-encrusted Star Teaser if that irons. ain't a Books Round-Up and Fact Is Page a-clamberin' up the grappling Save yer doubloons! There's booty a-plenty to be won! Thrash asunder the baccy-chewin' Vaughn Toulouse and second mate Honey Bane and earn yerselves a Tenpole LP while firing in the direction of the Madness Poster Offer.

. Don't 'e read it all at once . . -. 2 ! WANNA BE FREEToyah..,.,....,.-...... Oyran Duran.. -...7 Tenpole Tudor ...... J STARS ON 45 Star Soynd ...... 10 on DON'T SAY THAT'S JUST FOR WHITE BOYS

Way Of The West...... - H I'm bored Hmnan Uagse 11 to school 23 I don't wanna go LOVE GAMES LeveJ 42...... Don't wanna be nobody's fool

CHEQUERED LOVE Kim Wilde 27 I wanna be me, I wanna be me n' neat 27 I don't wanna be sweet PERFECT TIMING KM Oee. life I don't want someone living my for m«

FUTURE MANAGEMENT Roger Taylor 32 I wanna be free 33 SMALL ADS Small Ads Chorus NIGHT PORTER Japan 39 I'm gonna turn this world inside out Gonna turn suburbia upside down FOR LOVE T S. Monk 45 CANDIDATE Gonna walk the streets scream and shout YOU DRIW ME CRAZY Shakin' Stevens 51 Gonna crawl through the alleyways being very loud WHEN HE SHINES Sheena Easton 51 I don't wanna be told what to wear As long as you're warm who cirea

I wanna be me, I wanna be me DEPARniEIITS: Feature...... 4/5 So what if I dye my hair? 16/17 TENPOtE TUDOR: Coiour Feature I've still got a brain up there HUMAN LEAGUE: Feature. 20/21 And I'm gonna be me I'm gonna be free : Colour Poster 28/29 HONEY BANE: Feature 40/41 Repeat chorus 52 KIM WILDE: Colour Poster...... I'm gonna turn this world inside out Gonna turn suburbia upside down 9 BOOKNOWI...... Tear down the wallpaper, turf out the eat and get rid of that FACT IS - 9 Tear up the carpet 13/14/15 Blow up the TV, blow up the car BITZ Without these things you don't know where you are . 23 all obscene CROSSWORD .24 Pull down the abattoirs and that's Everything in life should be totally free CARTOON.. 25 We should live and let live and all live our dreamt INDEPENDENT BITZ 30 I'm gonna turn this world inside out STAR TEASER 34 I'm gonna turn suburbia upside down REVIEWS 35/36 Gonna pull my hair scream and shout Gonna crawl through the alleyways being vary loud TENPOLE TUDOR COMPETITION 44 LETTERS 47/48 Repeat last verse

BADGE OFFER/POSTER OFFER 48 I'm gonna be free I'm gonna be free 6162...... 50 I'm gonna be free I'm gonna be free I'm gonna be free The charts appearing in Smash Hits are compiled by Record Business Research from information supplied by panels of specialist shcps. Words and music by Willcox/Bogen P National Publtca Reproduced by permission Sweet n' Sour longs Ltd. printed by East Midland Litho Printers, Peterborough Copyright exists on all appearing in Smash Hits nust not be repr( without the consent of the copyright holders

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DEPARTMENT HORY VAUGHN TOULOUSE, LEAD SINGER WITH DEPARTMENT S, IS A CLASH, EDITH PIAF, MARC BOLAN AND TOM JONES FAN. IS A DEPARTMENT S FAN. NOT BAD FOR STARTERS. "ENOUGH OF THIS NAME DROPPING, " SAYS TIM DE LISLE. VIC HAP?" "WHO'S THIS C ' "IS HE HERE YET? " ASKS JILL FURMANO'

"A friend of mint, Qing*, EVEN O'CLOCK on a way it's better than a taking it more seriously. -HE NEXT single, on readying for Spilt at tl Wednesday evening, and in twenty-year-old coming up and Department S first appeared at was whatever label, will be time, picked up th« phoMi Studio Tliree at the saying he thinks you were the Rock Garden last July, "Clap Now", written again audience this voice at th« oth«r mdl Television Centre a hundred brilliant." although to boost the by Vaughn and Mike Herbage. "Is Vic there?" And Qing* knmv teenagers are milling about they were billed, for the first and Unlike "Is Vic There?", it has a about the Monty Python tkotGh beneath the white arc lights of last time, as Guns For Hire. They message. used to be had only four'original songs, but andhe*ald,'"Nah,thl(lt "It's about people doing what . ^ EPARTMENT S versions (T. Rex, Norman. Haa ho boon round Flick Colby, the American Guns For Hire, or rather with a few cover they're told, and also about tha again?" and It aoundad really choreographer of Legs & Co, gets A^ three of them did. (Their Rolling Stones) they managed to worship of the dead — Sid funny "cauaa I'd navar hoard the Vicious up on stage to tell them what's closest brush with fame was a fill 25 minutes. and so on." Monty Python. 80 1 juat jotted on the show tonight and how to picture in Smash Hits last year). Vaughn, meanwhile, was Vaughn numbers two a modest name for down tha lyrlca. Thay're nothing now-dead artists his dance to it. Vaughn, Michael and Tony were making among writer. He'd had no really, just a loiio." greatest influences; Edith Piaf "The next one is by among the twenty-odd himself as a So much for daap and Department S and that's a real musicians (and, says Vaughn, steady job for two years, spent and Marc Bolan. passed of his time on the road with meaningful. "I was brought up on Piaf and Blitz Kid number. I want some non-musicians) who most "'la Vic Thara?" firet came out intense, meaningful movements. through Guns For Hire. , and was "skint". Tom Jones, and when I left home tiny Logan asked to on Damon Raeorda, tha I their None of this silly disco stuff!" "When it was originally "Then Nick me went out and bought first F-Baat offahoot run by Jaka Mark Taylor and Michael conceived we couldn't even play write The Clash story for the records to make sure I still had I Riviera, Cllva Banka and Oarv Herbage, keyboards player and the instruments. It was just a issue of The Face, and said, them around. Tom Jones is a I Crowlay (tha band'a PR). A guitarist respectively, burst out joke. We had badges done, and yeah, I'd do it. So did, and he great performer. I a the labal'a output ar* aln( laughing when they hear this. stickers, and this myth grew up. said it was great, and could do "Apart from 'The Israelites' by I did them for Nick Kant'a group Tha But Ms. Colby's remark has It got so strong that people were few other things. , Marc Boian'a I don't think I'm a Subtarranaana, tha Flying <.,, unwittingly raised an important just dying to see Guns For Hire. It the money — 'Hot Love' was the first record i Padovania (foaturing point about "Is Vic There?", the was quite funny while it journalist." bought. Marc was the first ." stopped writing now, but ex-Pollca-man Hanry PadovanI) person think, superb first single from lasted . . He's who made me to have andTV21. Department S. No one knows "People are a bit stupid — we the experience seems wow, it must be great doing that. and see helped him in one sense; he's a But Dapartmant 8'a Before him it was a little bit dull." how to describe it. It's got a good used to go into a venue interviewee, relaxed but arrangamant wKh tham and with In Solan's honour the B-side of hook, okay; it's good to dance someone wearing a GFH badge good sharp and very sure of himself. RCA, who pickad up tha aong "Is Vic There?" an inventive, to; it's certainly "New Wave". and we would say, 'oh, they're was is very from tha indlaa chart, waa a But what does that mean? Like great aren't they, we saw them On stage and off, Vaughn irreverent version of the T. Rex point — one-off. Now thay'ra looking for so many new bands, Department the other day,' and they'd go, much the band's focal hit "Solid Gold Easy Action". ^^ a major daal, hoping to make an I too." It and he's equal to the task; strong Vaughn is 21, the others about S aren't keen to be pigeonholed, 'yeah, yeah, saw them .^ i) looks, good name. arrangamant wharaby ona of the '-'^ and their stage image doesn't was our great rock 'n roll voice, unusual the same age; Department S born with, major companiaa handlaa help; several different hairstyles, swindle, except we never made Vaughn he was have a long way to go yet. But .y^< addition; distribution for tha group's own a variety of clothes, a bit of any money!" Toulouse was his own they've got a devoted following ^-b label. synthesiser but basically a guitar Guns For Hire made one single, among other terrible puns he (including Paul Welter and Bruca When I mat him, Vaughn sound. "My Girlfriend's Boyfriend". It considered were Vaughn Foxton) and a hit record — and Vaughn talked of several offers, but less than a In the BBC bar after the came out on Echo And The Tourunne and no a recommendation label Korova and Toubealive, though not, he says, "nothing daflnita enough to tell rave gig review in 77»e Guardian. recording I put the question Bunnymen's about." another way to singer Vaughn didn't do a great deal. Vaughn Withasmileonmyface. you They remain agreeably human; been a bit Thara'a no hurry, they don't cameras first rolled for Toulouse; what is the market "The was written by That would have when the want to do an yet. They'd '^ they're aiming at? John Hasler who was the original much. ii^ Top Of The Pops, Vaughn was rather have three or four singles nervous to forget to "I don't know, really. I'm drummer and vocalist in enough out, Pratandara-style, so people probably waiting to find out Madness and went on to manage mime the first verse, and The Nips. We jumped on the AUGHN STILL doesn't will know what to expect. afterwards they were myself. I suppose I'd like to Vic is. He got "By than you've either hit the appeal to everyone. I've got no wagon that was rolling at the know who star-spotting round Television idea from a telephone bright lights or you haven't," elitist tendencies. I've got to time — in fact it nearly came out W the Centre just like the fan who'd call received in the shared offices says Vaughn. "I'd rather the watching them. appeal to kids: they're a lot more on 2-Tone. I play it occasionally been of Nils Stevenson, the Banshees album went straight in at honest, you know. They'll come but it was pretty diabolical." When the new Dr. Who stood pottered drifted apart manager, and Dave Woods who Number One than next to us in the lift, it made their up to you and say, 'I didn't like Guns For Hire off to get manages Spizzles (and who, about for a while and crawled up. day. the gig much, but I liked one when Hasler went taking a risk, but married and Vaughn and the incidentally, first put Department I know that's ^'""""'' ***« song, the one that went "«*''»« f^"'*^^'' ^--9hn Toulouse (vocals), studio to make a demo). the whole thing's a risk really." S.'lZa!; fbZl'"'"'" Mark Taylor (synth/guitar) da-na-na-na', which is great. In a others decided to start again. S in the and S' ^ ^ ^.^

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6 DURAN/DURAIM CARELESS MEMORIES

So soon just after you're gone My senses sharpen But it always takes so damn long

Before I feel how much my eyes have darkened

Fear hangs a plane of gunsmoke Drifting in our room So easy to disturb with a thought, with a whisper With a careless memory, with a careless memory

On the table signs of love lie scattered And the walls break with a crashing within It's not as though, as though you really mattered But being close

How could I let you go Without some feeling Some sympathy following

Fear hangs a plane of gunsmoke Drifting in our room So easy to disturb with a thought, with a whisper

With a careless memory, with a careless memory With a careless memory, with a careless memory

Oh I walk out into the sun, I try to find a new day But the whole place it just screams in my eyes are Where you now 'cause 1 don't want to meet you

I think I'd die

I think I'd laugh at you

I know I'd cry

What am I supposed to do, follow you Outside the thoughts come flooding back now I just try to forget you Swords Of So easy to disturb with a thought, with a whisper A Thousand Men With a careless memory, with a careless memory By Tenpote Tudor on StHf Records With a careless memory, with a careless memory With a careless memory Deep is the castle and back from the ware Look out, look out, look out, look out Back with my iMiby and the fire burned tall Hoorah went the men down below Words and music by All outside was the rain and snow Reproduced by permission Tritec Music/Paterman/Cartin Music Hear their shout Hear their roar They probably all had a barrel of much, much more

Hoorah, hoorah, hoorah, yea Over the hill went the swords of a thousand men

We had to meet the enemy a mile away IlM^-J^ TTiunder in the air and the sky turned grey Assembling the knights and the swords were sharp There was hope in our English hearts Hear our roar Hear our sound We're gonna fight until we have won this town

Hoorah, hoorah, hoorah, yea Over the hill went the swords of a thousand men

Ihe knights come aloi^ at the end of today ^r? Some were half alive and some had run away Hear our triumph Hear our roar ,.*j We're gonna drink a barrel of much, much more

Hoorah, hoorah, hoorah, yea Over the hill went the sword of a thousand men

Hoorah, hoorah, hoorah, yea Hoorah. hoorah, hoorah, yea Repeal to fade -# ^ Words and musk by Tudorpok Reproduced by permission Warner Bros Music Ltd- '' ' —"

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8 ' Book Now! i\iu\\nnu\v\n\\M\\Mvm\\&n\v\vi mv\'\ .j&. The steady trickle of books about pop turns into a torrent Mark MATTHEW SLEVIN, Ellen wades in. an inhabitant Both and Colin of Stockport, is just one of many Moulding " BY COMPUTER" have found time for "SHOUT! The True Story Of The Smash Hits-reading Gary Numan solo projects, the former making by Fred And Judy " Vermorel Beatles by Philip Norman (Elm fans who rushed out and bought an album (Omnibus — called "Takeaway (Thi £3.50). Truly Tree Books — £5.95). Unable to the "Living Ornaments" Box Set Lure Of Salvage)" cheapskate and the latter attempt to squeeze get any of the former when it appeared to other week. masquerading as The Colonel for the last few pence from the co-operate, And Philip Norman chose he wasn't the only one a single entitled "Too Many disappearing Numan by an to interview numerous former disappointed to discover that it Cooks". "arty" presentation. Whole pages employees didn't and business contain the free single Although a fair proportion of gibberish of (supposedly Gary's we'd it associates of the band and in this said would when we their singles have charted, words rearranged by computer; way pieces published details of together a story never the album "Sergeant Rock" is the some printed most upside down), bad properly told before. It's back in March. a story successful one so far, making No. quality colour prints and stupid that takes in its fair share of We checked with Beggars 16 earlier this year. quotes about his "troubled" personality cor>f!icts and bad Banquet who explained the free mind. We've had letters from business deals. "Shout!" may 45 was just one of many ideas people whose copy fell to bits in not be the that were considered most flattering or the back in the From County Antrim we hear their hands. So did ours. Don't fairest Beatles biography planning stages. but it is Unfortunately, the plea of M. Larmour who remember him this way. the most believable. an administrative error led to it wishes to get hold of a copy of being announced before it had the video made to "THE CLASH ' by Miles been decided on. Apologies all promote "Ashes To Ashes". (Omnibus — £1.95). Slightly " round. 'THE by Miles Unfortunately, that won't be romanticised chronicle of the (Omnibus — £1.95). Sketchy possible for Clash history a while. Until the well supported by outline of the boys who "weren't various parties involved (the the old interview quotes and the exactly outcasts but their only unions, record companies and (reprinted) band story in friends were each other". distributors) can come Strummer's own words, to an Familiar photos and a text that's agreement about impressive royalties, it recent photos. spread pretty thin but then the looks as if promotional videos are band's career is hardly "TALKING likely to stay locked in the vaults. HEADS" by Miles flourishing. Includes stuff of the Of course, if you have a video (Omnibus — £1 .95). Straight "Rock 'n' Roll High School" recorder and you take notice of factual account of the Heads' movie and the lads' love lives. all the various legal do's and story with explanations and don't's there's nothing to stop views left mostly to the band you recording it off the box. themselves. Good, but unaided "ADAM Susan Evans, by poorly AND THE ANTS": Fred an Orchestral printed black and white And Judy snaps. Vermorel (Omnibus — Manoeuvres maniac from £1.95). Nothing new for the Manchester, is under the well-informed Ant fan. Tedious impression that there are no less space-filling "research" quotes than four different recorded but a few interesting illustrations versions of their classic of Adam's various influences. "Electricity". Well, Susan, the Dreadful band snaps and colour combined efforts of Smash Hits centrefold. Approach with and Dindisc Records could only caution. unearth a measly three. As far as we can ascertain, the first version appeared on "THE TWO-TONE BOOK FOR RUDE BOYS": Miles (Omnibus and was then re-recorded for — £2.95). Compact informative as their first single on biographies of happen to Madness, The "Yeah what d/d Dindisc. By then OMD were Specials, The Beat, The that single??" obviously getting "ENCYCLOPEDIA OF BRITISH the hang of it Bodysnatchers and The Swinging and BEAT GROUPS AND SOLO so they did it once more and Cats, though its confusing black ARTISTS OF THE SIXTIES" stuck it on a sampler album by and white design seems as From Newcastle-Upon-Tyne Colin Cross (Omnibus called "Dindisc 1980". As far as — £2.95). outmoded as the 2-Tone Rosslyn Duffy informs us that she we're concerned that's Same format as the NME umbrella the lot. itself. Adequate photos would be "eternally grateful" if "Encyclopedia Of Rock" but and discographies. we published a complete XTC without the clear discographies discography. A pleasure and a Yet (or the biased opinions). Weil again someone writes in I privilege. This wondrous combo asking about those researched, though of little messages have cut four long players, these that interest to the fan. bands scratch in the vinyl '80s being "", "", between the record and the label. "", and "Black Recent "VISIONS OF ROCK" by Mai singles from both The Sea". On the 45 front they've Beat and Burns (Proteus £4.95). The most Madness have boasted come up with the following: enigmatic tasteless, slipshod bid for the messages embedded "Statue Of Liberty"/'This Is in coffee table this (or any) week. plastic. Well, Miss J. H. from Pop", "Are You Receiving Me?" Ghastly colours, Stafford, we've been through all insulting "Rock "Life Begins At The Hop", Dreams"-type this before but obviously you pictures with "Malfinn Plane t^nr \[\r,a\" "lA/.,:* must have appallingly corny captions. Avoid been off sick. For your Till Your Boat Goes Down", sake we'll at all costs (especially run through it again. £4.95). "Generals And Majors", "Towers These tiny little sketches, Of London", "Sergeant Rock" "THE PRETENDERS" by Miles messages, poems and in-jokes And "". (Omnibus — £1.95). Detailed and are put there by either the band The list is completed by accurate account of one of the a or the engineer after the record clutch of odds and sods more intriguing and dramatic such as has been mastered. their "3-D EP", rock stories, well presented "Traffic Light In general they don't mean Rock" (which appeared on a though with no startling new anything at all to you and me but Virgin sampler called revelations or insight. Pity that what person could resist the "Guillotine") and "Take This early shots seem impossible to temptation to have their Town" (from the locate. soundtrack of signature stamped on every copy "Times Square"). of a million-selling single? STAR SOUND ON CBS RECORDS {7" VERSION)

Let's do it You gotta beat the clock You gotta beat the clock

You can boogie, love disco Lowe that disco sound Move all your body Spinning round and round But don't-don't-don't-don't-don't forget, oh no Don't-don't-don't-don't-don't forget, no, no, no The stars on 45 Keeping on turning in your mind " Like " Remember "Twist And Shout"? You still know "Tell Me Why" And "No Reply"

Sugar Oh honey, honey You are my candy girl And you got me wanting you Honey Ah sugar, sugar But you can do sontethiitg ih I You are my candy girl Baby you can And you got me wanting you Yes I'm gonna be a star 1-2-3-4 Baby you can drive my car This happened once before Yes I'm gonna be a star

I love you When I came to your door And baby No reply a secret They said it wasn't you Listen, do you want to know your window promise not to tell But I saw you peep through Do you Woa, wo, oh, oh <^ I'll whisper in your ear You know if you break my heart go Closer, let me to hear But I'll be back again Say the words you long before goodbye I'm in love with you Cause I told you once ooh, ooh, ooh But I came back again Ooh,

Asked the girl what she wanted to be Try to see it talking 'till I can't go on? She said baby, can't you see? Do 1 have to keep on it your way I wanna be famous Try to see be gone A star of the screen At the risk of knowing that our love may soon We can work it out We can work it out

with a girl like you I should have known better that you do That I would love everything And t do Hey, hey, hey

He's a real nowhere man Sitting in his nowhere land

You're gonna lose that girl (Yes, yes, you're gonna lose that girl) You're gonna lose that girl (Yes, yes you're gonna lose that girl) You're gonna lose that girl (Yes, yes you're gonna lose that girl)

The stars on 45 Keep on turning in your mind Like "We Can Work It Out" Remember "Twist And Shout"? You still know "Tell Me Why" And "No Reply"

Words and music by Eggermofit/Duiser/Van Leeuwen/Kim/Barry/Lennafi/McCartney Music Reproduced by permission ATC Music Ltd. /Warner Bros. Ltd.

10 DON'T SAY THAT'S JUST FOR WHITE BOYS By Way Of The West on Phonogram Records

I took through that same old window The night seems to move away She might as well be older

I might as well be bolder The phone doesn't want to know me Its secrets have passed me by She might as well be older I might as well be bolder '^^4iE-WESL Chorus Oon't say that's just for white boys Don't say that's just for white boys Don't say that's Just for white boys Don't say that's just for white boys

Actions I thought were for me

Were echoes before I knew She might as well be older I might as well be bolder 000 what a way to find out The screen doesn't screen enough She might as well be older

1 might as well be bolder

Repeat chorus

i look through that same old window The night wants to turn away She might as well be older

I might as well be bolder 000 what a way to find out The screen doesn't screen enough She might as well be older 1 might as welt be bolder

Repeat chorus to fade

Words and music by Pete Carney Reproduced by permission Bryan Morrison Music

The Sound Of The Crowd 7" version) By The Human League on

Put your hand in a parting wave (pass round) Make a shroud pulhng combs through a backwash frame And find the copies in a carbon mount (pass around) Stroke a pocket with the print of a laughing sound

Chorus Get around town Get around town Where the people look good Where the music is loud Get around town You need to stand proud •m^ Add your voice to the sound of the crowd

The shades from a pencil peer (pass around) A fold in an eyelid brushed with fear The lines of a compact guide (pass around) A hat with alignment worn inside

Get in line now

I Get in line now \ Stay in time with the rhythm and rhyme

Ciioms Get around town Get around town Where the people look good Where the music is loud Get around town You need to stand proud Add your voice to the sound of the crowd

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TAGE NAME: Kim Wil STARSOUND'S 21 gun disco JLL NAME: Kim Smith. salute, "Stars On 45", makes DATE AND PLACE OF BWITH: legal an approach to 18/1 1 /60, St Mary's, Chiswick. musicmaking thaf s been around EDUCATION: Village School, for ages now. The idea of a music Tewin; Presdale's, Ware; sampler made up of snatches Hertfordshire College of of Art and songs has Design. always been used by music publishers FIRST CRUSH: Gary to show off the Glitter. variety FIRST RECORD PURCHASED: of their catalogues. The next phase came during "Huckleberry Hound Dog" from the '70s Radio boom when the TV series. U.S. DJs brazenly melted COAT TALES RRST LIVE SHOW ATTENDED: together Elvis Presley and Linda Ronstadt NOW WE RE never ones to Johnny Cash concert. gossip mind, but this one can't fail to tickle singing the same track One me ribs. Antmania, it PREVIOUS JOBS: Hospital seems, is reaching even the normally shrewd DJ put Neil Diamond and impenetrable world of The Jacksons. cleaner, sales assistant at a Barbra Streisand together **'*'' Harrod's sale. *''* •""" himself, old treacle tonsils, rang the /'o'"! B Ants HO' singing separate versions of a CBS Records in London, PREVIOUS BANDS: None. with a few enquiries about Adam's tailor Diamond song which directly led Michael — for he it was — was MARRIED OR SINGLE: Single. I wondering where he might lay his to the real duo teaming up for hands on one of those snazzy red milftary PRESENT HOME: Hertfordshire.k/tuoiiiTO. jackets with all the gold" bits "You Don't Bring Me Flowers". on. PROUDEST ACHIEVEMENTENT: Disco DJs speeded up the "It's for the ^ idea new album, y'see, " explained Jacko. "It's Completing and planting called Off The gmy SM of pond. "medleys" by cramming new Peg and . . disco tracks together (Heatwave, {Are you sure about this? — Ed). HERO OR HEROINE; Gretaeta Jacksons, etc). But Garbo. JH with so many songs from so many different DESERT ISLAND DISC STUART HENRY, formerly with Harrison, Pamela Stephenson sources there was no way to •' Radio One and currently and Richard Burgess. (Zitty Ben Has Got His Hat ,. On. release the medleys. FAVOURITE BOOK: After paying presenting programmes on sent his apologies but was The Forest the publishers for People". permission to Luxembourg, has suffered from unable to attend). use the songs, there was little FAVOURITE RLM: multiple sclerosis for a number of Further star-studded charity "Don't Look room for a profit margin. Now". So years now. In order to help fight do's are expected to follow in aid "bootleg" disco medleys FAVOURITE TV this tragic and seemingly of this extremely worthwhile PROGRAMME: remained underground and "Fawlty Towers". incurable disease, an appeal has cause but no firm dates are illegal. FAVOURITE been launched in his name and available as yet. ITEM OF CLOTHING This has all been changed by the other week at London's an enterprising FAVOURITE Dutchman, Jaap Venue the proverbial Galaxy Of FOOD: Pie Eggermont, onetime FAN CLUBS PET HATE: drummer Stars got together to kick things My dogs. with S.A.E.) , who got off. (Remember to enclose TRUE CONFESSION: I never si hold of a Canadian bootleg called Going through their paces on UNDERTONES on my records I I I "Bits And Pieces" which stage were , Humdingers Club BIGGEST MISTAKE I EVER I Rockin' contained such unusual disco MADE: Putting the weedkiller Lene Lovich, Rick Wakeman and 132 Liverpool Road on material as Queen and Led the grass instead Dexy's Midnight Runners (all »- Islington of the far Zeppelin songs. donating their services free). COLOUR OF SOCKS: Pink.: LONDON N1 So Eggermont created H^ a Seated at and sprawled under the medley and then SHAKIN' STEVENS sought a group various tables — and paying a to record it, Gabriella Good eventually deciding fair few quid for the privilege — c/o on a band whose audition Bull Hill Cottage tape he were the likes of Bob Geldof, Billy had once rejected Hawstaad on the grounds Connolly (also doubling as M.C.), that it sounded too Nr. Bury St Edmunds much like The , Clem Burke (with a Beatles! young lady frequently mistaken SUFFOLK Robin Katz. for Debbie Harry herself), Nigel HUMAN LEAGUE 98 Wast Bar I COPING WITH SUCCESS TO CELEBRATE having both a top ten hit, "Reward", and a cover feature in these very pages. head out on a FAR trek around the UK in EAST^ lengthy June. Try and see them at one of SQUEEZE HAVE just embarked the following: Bradford on another UK tour, this one to University (June 5), Edinburgh NUniNG promote their fourth LP, "East -J^ Odeon (6), Glasgow Tiffanys (7), Side Story", released on May Liverpool Empire (10), 15th. Manchester Apollo (11), DOING Both the album and the new Nottingham (12), ONCE AGAIN, by the miracle of a single "?" were University Of East Anglia (13), pen and lots of coloured ink. The part-produced by Ipswich Gaumont (14), Brighton Creatures From The Black who's frequently voiced his Dome (16), Reading Top Rank Cartoon are available for your enthusiasm for the band and (17), Guildford Civic (18), inspection. We refer, of course, to even joined them onstage on a Hammersmith Odeon (19), Bristol "The Nutty Boys Madness couple of occasions. Colston Hall (20), Southampton Comic", hauled back by popular The tour marks the official Gaumont (21 ), Birmingham demand to step boldly into Issue debut of new keyboard player Odeon (22), Sheffield City Hall Two's adventure, "One Step , who replaces Jools (24), Newcastle Mayfair (25), Ahead?" Holland. The dates run as Coventry New Theatre (26) and It would be plainly unfair of us follows: Doncaster Gaumont Aylesbury Friars (27). to tell you too much about the (May 14), Oxford Polytechnic contents if you're still eagerly (15), Nottingham Rock City (16), Stiff a head MEET THE Bella Stare except Jennie and Lesley), "fierce", with Just awaiting your copy's arrival. Chelmsford Odeon (17), at and shoulders in front of the rest. Hits anvoys postad atratagieallY they're en|oying a second bite TEN About the " 'Orrerrr Scopes" or Portsmouth Guildhall (18), Belle Stars return shortly ALL TIME TOP throughout tha capital raport the cherry with less ska and The the "Identify The Baby Comp." or Guildford " University the Bernie Nolan (Nolan Sisters) that tha abova axploahra more blues intheir dance lotion. from a support slot on the "Amazing Adventures Of Free Festival" (23) and London ,it, which ansambla ara really "hottocksl' The Record Companies, it Clash's European is' Wonder-Woody" or the "Drawn Rainbow (29). Formerly the ahort-llved (and seems, have been out in force. gives you ample time to start To Win Comp." or even about secure the band's working on the 'tights & tattoos' Emewhat over-rated) Competition to how they've printed the lyrics dyanatchers (all, that is. signature could b» described as look. (lyrics?)Xo "The Return Of The Los Palmas Seven" and included stuff about Suggs that would WHEN PETER Gilbert advised the THE ONLY man actually allergic shock anyone who thought a world of the release of his to a brush and comb, John 'Singer' was some kind of Ultravox book in last year's Cooper Clarke, is spending the sewing-machine. feature on the band, he was, he month of May availing the How to get one? It's free to all claims, besieged by applications. 1. : Utely country of his wit and wisdom. members of the M.I. S. (that's much so that he's had it (). One of my favourite Playing host this time around So Madness Information Service), reprinted. A clear, tirelessly singer singing what I think is one are: Warwick University (May but non-members can purchase enthusiastic account of the of his most beautiful songs. 14), Loughborough University by sending a cheque or postal band's early (and lesser known) 2. HARRY NILSSON: Without (16), Bristol Locarno (17), St. order for 50p (including postage history (before Midge, in fact), it'll You (RCA). One of the best love Albans Civic Hall (19), & packaging) to M.I.S., PO Box set you back a mere 75 pence ballads I've ever heard. Manchester Fagins (20), Reading 75, LONDON N,1.3RA. 3. VANNELLI: I Just Want ( + 15pP8

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It . ^'''^'' ' how he puts it. ilBMgMyjJl iM^^^ nervously. "I'm not Eddie originally hit on the idea sure about the trousers." of the Cavalier costumes back in hardly the ideal setting for his the spring J It- llIK^* [*lVi |1V/;1T« pjM I iI^^MT^ of 1980, but not, he conformity" all his life, and done ideas on performance. the Medieval kind. A pair of hastens to add, as "a fashion it in much the same way as did "Performance," he Baggy Henry Vlll-style breeches considers, thing". And let's face it, it isn't his '60s heroes. The Rolling "gives so expansive they could you this amazing freedom easy to imagine the streets Stones and The Animals. The that you don't get accommodate an entire week's when you're awash with plumes, rapiers and kind of approach that gleefully round shopping. Slung inch your Grandmother's split leather jerkins. The latter an above debunks pretention and house drinking tea. It's a release. knee-level, they're topped off have now been officially dumped preciousness in favour of greasy, It's like the with a couple of frayed leggings feeling of a man in favour of "the Knight Look" in rough-cornered pop anthems who's been playing and a chain-mail shirt made of this game of which Ed's hospitable and rowdy no-nonsense chess for three hours and knitted string, sprayed silver. pantaloons play such a vital role. entertainment. suddenly I'm not too sure about sweeps all the men off "The Knights," he them The Stones, for explains, the eight the board and it either. chucks across "are a bit more bollocky/beefy. year-old Ed, seemed like "the the room." iA*Jl^M

1*1 1 t I ' » ' KmH iT^ -i ^-g 1 1 i jn 1 i jTJ.-^ Til iT 1 audjences of spirit, ' he says. this almost double "That's why I'... lanky-looking goon in the different figures. story. A, because if he pleased we went on TOTP 'cos inflatable shorts waving a flag, reads it, I "I like crazedness," he know it will amuse him we showed up bands like singing and generally moving and B, because it around declares. "I like wildness. In fact really doesn't Spandau Ballet for being a bit stage in a manner that matter there isn't enough wildness in what the real story is." pretentious." clearly hasn't had the benefit of the world. There's Through McLaren's steering he Being on dancing lessons. too many TOTP did make one people landed a role singing a thing clear posing around, being too couple of to Eddie : people Ed looks on, almost horrified. careful. More wild numbers — most notably the never seem to have "It's a bit all-over-the-place," abandon and heard of he lunatic recklessness," he "Who Killed Bambi?" — Tenpole Tudor. I L'J*Kl-]4V-KMVJlTraiMiriT:tlL'jV'r advocates. wondered if he in "The "When we do a show," he adds, Great Rock'n'Roll found it difficult to perform to a Tenpole's most endearing Swindle" "I change completely. I'm back in movie. strange audience, seeing as he feature. The rest of the room isn't L*llH»-m^lAV/:ii«kT-IIWIiTJf:iiiIUJ Um (*]iI:J "Tess Of The D'Urbavilles." reflects, "but, in a way, he would integral part of the of Stiff boss show? (and Madness movie probably be quite critical of some "No, they really enjoyed it. director) Dave Robinson says it's HE MORE cracked side of of the moves we've made. Funny thing "pretty was though, I good for a first time on Ed (in my humble "But then the difference sneaked out the studio during TV". I experience, a very minor between us and The the early acts for a "Well, we're learning," cigarette and Eddie streak in an otherwise is rather that they all hated each other these two girls came up says in his defence. "We've only to me controlled nature), was first and were manipulated with been going by him. autograph books thinking one and a half years allowed full rein in '77 with The aytaiMiffMiBiffi on, listen, I'm in Tenpole Tud by makmg mistakes. And we company he spent "learning to There's got to be. And they just put their books count up to four. Very important. This, Ed reveals, is the very away and wandered off! decides, "they're And I ^ the best part!" It's amazing how many essence people of that banner-bearing thought 'Oh God! Here we are on can't". For his pains he received a bond of chivalry we've come to Top Of The Pops and still "HE ED Tudor story seems to nobody sacking but reckoned anyway know as Tenpole Tudor. knows " be full " we are!' of mistakes. Most of that their "speeded-up spirit of the band is more They won't forget this time. Stranglers" soundtrack was important than the music" is Not with those trousers. 363 OXFORD ST. (NEXT TO BOND ST TUBE) TEL: 629 1240. BEDFORD: SILVER ST. TEL: 211354. BIRMINGHAM. NEW ST TEL 643 7029 BRADFORD CHEAPSIDE TEL: 28882. BRIGHTON: CHURCHILL SQUARE TEL: 29060. BRISTOL: BROADMEAD TEL: 297467. COVENTRY: HERTFORD ST TEL' 21001 DERBY- ST PETERS ST TEL 364700. EDINBUBGH: ST )AMES CENTRE TEL: 556 1236. ENFIELD: CHURCH ST TEL: 363 0184. EXETER: GUILDHALL SHOPPING CENTRE TEL- 35804 GLASGOW- UNION ST TEL: "521 1850. GLOUCESTER: KINGS WALK TEL: 32231. HOLLOWAY: HOLLOWAY RD. TEL: 607 1822. HULL- WHITEfRIARGATE TEL- 226160' TEL: 35598. LEICESTER: KEMBLE SQUARE TEL: Lf!,?!- ™'^'"!;T,5J 537232. LEWISHAM: RIVEROALE TEL: 852 3449. LIVERPOOL: LORD ST TEL: 708 8855 LUTON ARNDALE CENTRE TEL: 35290. MANCHESTER: MARKET ST TEL: 834 9920. NEWCASTLE: NORTHUMBERLAND ST TEL: 27470. NORWICH- HAYMARKET TEL- 25490 NOTTINGHAM BROADMARSH CENTRE TEL: 52841. NOTTING HILL GATE: NOTTING HILL GATE TEL: 229 1476. PLYMOUTH: NEW GEORGE ST TEL- 20067 PORTSMOUTH- COMMERCIAL RD. TEL: 29678. SOUTHAMPTON: BARGATE TEL: 32654. STRATFORD: BROADWAY TEL: 555 0312. STOCKTON: HIGH ST TEL: 66174. SUNDERLAND- HIGH STREET WEST TEL: 41267. SUTTON: HIGH ST TEL: 6420084. SWANSEA; THE QUADRANT CENTRE TEL: 462094. WOLVERHAMPTON: THE GALLERY MANDER SQUARE TEL- 29978

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I INTUITION LINX George Clinton is a man who in various ways has produced some ' JUST THE TWO OF US GROVER WASHINGTON JR wonderfully original funk music I EASE YOUR MIND TOUCHDOWN "MOTOWNS MASTER of funk is over the years. Unfortunately his I SIXTY THRILLS A MINUTE MYSTIC MERLIN in back a big, big way" ... or at latest, "The Electric Spanking Of I MAKE THAT MOVE SHALAMAR least that's what their War press Babies" (WEA) by \ BY ALL MEANS ALPONSE MOUZON office claims. The man in Funkadeiic, isn't up to much. It's THE MAGNIFICENT DANCE CUSH question is Rick James a weird, and his messy effort and the IF YOU FEEL IT THELMA HOUSTON new single, "Give It To Me Baby" essential soul seems to have IF YOU REALLY WANT ME SIST E R SLEDGE (Motown), is what all been lost, the fuss is it's vital that people HUMPIN- GAP BAND about. It's a great raunchy funk like Clinton continue to try out HIT N RUN LOVER CAROIJIANI track and has been selling well new things with funk music, but TIME LIGHT OF THE WORLD on import — should be a hit. some sort of quality control must GH ON UP NOW PLAYERS ASSOCIATION Incidentally, it's lifted from his still remain. DOWNSIDE UP RAH BAND forthcoming album "Street Last, and probably least, is ILL BE YOUR PLEASURE ESTHER WILLIAMS Songs". Teena Marie and "Two Hearts' by Stephanie Mills, Temptation's man Melvin featuring Teddy Pendergrass HEED THE WARNING CHAKA KHAN LATELY STEVIE WONDER Franklin join Rick on a couple of (20th Century). This is nothing NASTY DISPOSITION/ARE numbers. I look forward to special, the only redeeming YOU SINGLE AURRA hearing the results. feature being Teddy's HOW BOUT US CHAMPAIGN The best thing to grace my tremendous tonsils which MONSTER MAN JEFF LORBER FUSION turntable this week is a somewhat overshadow Mro POSSESSED LAX re-release version of "Loving Mills. LOVE IIS GONNA BE ON YOUR SIDEI FIREFLY Arms" by Millie Jackson Some worth MR BRIEFCASE LEERITENQUR (Polydor). It is a live version of mentioning at the moment are: GRAND PRIX FUSE the Tom Jans classic, "Rockin' which has You Eternally" by Leon DYING TO BE DANCING EMPRESS been a favourite in her stage act Ware (Elektra). An average dance CAN I TAKE YOU HOME MEL SHEPPARD since first recorded in 1375. It is album with a couple of good TWO HEARTS STEPHANIE MILLS pure, unadulterated soul tracks. Also 2l)lh Century and on Elektra is "Very LET SOMEBODY LOVE YOU KENI BURKE RCA should make Kevin Rowland's Special" by Debra Uws. The lady pony tail stand on end! Buy it has a good voice but most of the Finally, Light Of and The Wortd Trade Hall (2), Edinburgh treasure it. tracks are pretty slow. The best embark on Odeon a short British tour, (3), Middlesbrough The Rah Band won a place in by miles Gaskins Plus though is a superb which will be their first ever One (5), Birmingham my heart with "Falcon" last year, double compilation Odeon (6), album titled headliner. They play Brighton and London but I'm afraid there's " Hammarsmitfi no room for "Bitter Suite (CBS). It includes Top Rank (May 27), Odeon (7). them this time round with such names as Herbie Hancock, Southampton Gaumont (28), Keep your "Downside Up" (DJM), their Stanley Clarke and Rodney eyes skinned for Cardiff Top Rank (29), Bristol 'New latest. It's a stylish Romantics' searching for instrumental Franklin and is a must for all Colston Hall but has nothing (31), Uverpool Royal bass lineal going for It in the serious funk fans. Court (June 1), Manchester Free Beverly L^V^AMES BY LEVEL 42 ON POLYDol^RECOmSi

As I watch your face If I can see my life go by you won't show your heart to me You mean everything to me Set me free Just can't take no more Now the time has come Throw a smile my way To ^ show you how I feel And the pain I feel inside The love i gave to you Turns to love for you I can't give no more And I'm yours Even now I see Do lovers ever need to hide The salt is in your eyes The things they really feel inside But it can't go on I simply need you to need me Your love games Can't you see Your love games "

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It could've been anywhere or anyone Chequered Lov Since my senses were undefined (oh but no) By Kim Wilde This was no mere random selection on Hak Records

It You say everything's was something (you icnow what i believe) alright I say nothing can right, Something (you know what I believe) go yeah We are moving by design Oh what a game you can play

. ^ Chorus Sad days add to confusion And it was, it was perfect timing Sad ways end in delusion, yeah (We've got the rhythm of the time) But that's the name of the game We are in line, in line (We've got the metre and the rhyme) Chorus We are in time, in time Well i know your love is rough (In time) And the roads you take are tough We've got perfect timing But I just can't get enough chequered love (The meaning of the time) Touch me do what you want to Some would call ft coincidence ^ , , Say no then I just need you, babe Wo re never free, never free, never free to choose (oh but no) You're gonna drive me insane This was no mere interference You are man for all seasons ft was something (you know what I believe) You are man wfth no reasons, yeah We got something (you know what I believe) You're the man wfth no pain We all move by twos Bapaat chorus BBP»at chorus Oh, ft was something oh, oh, oh, oh I can't let go

Something Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I can't let _ . , . go Something (must have been something) 'Cos I need you so tonight Oh

Oooh . . . chequered love We've got perfect timing (We've got the rhythm of the time) You say everything's alright We are in line, in line I say nothing can go right, yeah (we've got the metre and the rhyme) Oh what a game you can play We are in time, in time (In time) Sad days add to confusion We've got perfect timing Sad ways end in delusion, yeah We've got perfect timing That's the name of the game (The rhythm of the time) We are in line, in line ffepesfc/iorws (The metre and the rhyme) We are in time, in time Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I can't let go (In time) Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh I can't let go Perfect timing 'Cos I need you so tonight (The meaning of the time)

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A Certain Ratio: To Each (Factory). ACR may have borrowed their rhythms from funk but they've taken little else of substance. Mostly this album consists of busy rattling drums while other instruments — trumpets In an echo chamber, clinical bass or modern all purpose synthesiser— improvise colourless featherweight stuff around a series of unmemorable riffs — not even tunes, just riffs. These atmospherics work on occasions — as on "Forced Laugh" or "Choir" — but a whole album with so little variety simply becomes a bore. To each his own indeed — how much this will be yours depends on your tolerance level of white dopes on funk. (Contact: SAE to 86 Palatine Road, Withington, Manchester 20

independent singles top 30 IWO THIS WEEKS WEEK ACO *" •'•'•'"K f (bass), Peter Terrell (guitar). fjf^ni"t ll^^Z "i*n 75**^;: w Martin Moserop (trumpet, gurtar), DortaU Johrtstone (drums) 9 WHV Discharge Clay ar,d Simon Topping (vocals, trumpet). 2 OOGSOFW«IIE«pM«l Sacral „ SUTHIiP|F«ll Rough Trade Singles nifty tunes with insistent keyboard 15 aascssB>999 Albion arrangements full of good touches — almost 3 ABMINThMtreOtHaM Burning Rome The Fall's new release everything is WBEl WrfHOUT — a vivid six track 1 played by Dolby — and some to SNe ME A SONG Man: Bolan Rarn inch EP called really "Slates" (Rough Trade) — strong lyrics. All round excellence is

I Oagigcln Mode Mute shows DREAMING OF ME the band opting for a new looser, freer completed by having Andy Partridge as 13 CANOrSXIN Rre Enginas Pop: Aural feel with plenty of raw, driving energy while co-producer. One of the best singles this year 4 FOUR HKIM TOYAH (ATI Torah Safari still remaining and an melodic and memorable. essential purchase. (Contact: SAE to 56 10 12 ONir CRVIN6 Kaith Marshall Arrival There's some cause for concern in Mark Standard Road/London NW10.) 11 7 Smith's lyrics, however, which seem to be A bunch of Nottingham exiles in 12 S D«AVSHa»l O'Connor Albion slipping away from caustic comment towards Manchester called The French sent us an — IWAMrTOBEnSToyah Safari self-indulgent exercises in imagery. All the onion and a French cigarette to go with their 8 AUSYTEMS GO' Crass tracks are supposed to be linked but if s single, thus instantly inviting a 6 POOR 0U> SOUL Orange Juice Postcard raspberry in difficult to see why, even with the return. Their version of 14 JUST UKE GOLD Aaec Camera Postcard sleeve Kraftwerk's 'The notes. Still, plenty of fine music Model" (Sanguine) is 11 CEREMONyNanOrller factory here and at £2 OK but adds nothing to It's a strong purchase. the original, while 1< 16 ORIGINAL SIN Theatre Ot Hale SS (Contact: SAE to Promo their own "Set Me On Fire" Info, 137 Blenheim IS a useful if 19 25 lET THEM FREE lEPIAnti-Pasli Rondelel Crescent, London Wll.) unexceptional song which suffers Another fine from 2D 26 CARTROUBU Adam a The Anu Dolt Rough Trade release is reserved vocals and a one-dimensional "Pretty" by Mark arrangement. 21 18 UNEXPECnO GUEST UK Decay Fresh Beer A really good tune is File under professional but exploited to 22 „ DECONTROL Discharge Clay the full by Mark's tongue in cheek polite. (Contact: SAE to 21 Carnforth Street 23 17 TESTCARO lEP) Voung MarUe Gianu Rough Trade hymn to the cosmetic nature of things. {"The Rusholme, Manchester 14.) _ Postcard antidote 24 CHANCE MEETING Josef K for my despair is being pretty. ") Finally, Joseph K have another single out on 2S 23 FOUR SORE POINTS lEPI AmiPasti Rondelat Good sleeve too — well worth seeking out. Postcard which features two very strong 2t 22 SaA LUGOSI'S DEAD Sauhaus Sman Wonder (Contact: as songs. above.) "Chance Meeting" is a re-recording of 27 „ LOVE WIU TEAR US APART Factory The latest Factory release comes courtesy of their very first single ages ago on Absolute a 29 ATMOSPHERE Joy Division Factory 99 Records of with New York with ESG, a four girls some splendid brass replacing the toy 29 19 CAPSTICK COMES HOME Tony Capstick Dingles and one guy organ riff, - New York band produced by while "Pictures" is back to their 30 ROCKIN' HORSE Chelsea Faulty Products Martin Hannett. "You're No Good" is a usual severe guitar sound. Also noticeable boy-lures-girl however, is a unhappy ending with a lyric growing maturity and this is as; thafs independent albums top 10 simplicity itself over a catchy, spare good as they've done to date. Excellent beat. The 'B' (Contact: vm side couples "UFO" (a non-vocal SAE to 185 West Princes Street ^m WEEKS outing of spacey noises) and "Moody", a Glasgow 4.) WEEK ACO TITU/ARnST UBEt worried love song (remember them?) with _ Secret more minimal PUNKS NOT DEAD Exploited lyrics and that spartan, spacey No sooner had sound. we done a run-down on all 3 TO EACH ... A Certain Ratio factory Good record. (Contact: SAE to 86 »8 Disques du Crespuscule's releases than 2 DHK VffiARS WHITE SOX AdamlTha Ants Dolt Palatine Road, Withington, Manchester 20.) ^Marine's "Life In Reverse" EP arrives on our 1 HE WHO DARES WMS Theatre 01 Hole SSSSS Now for an overlooked gem. fdoorstep. An odd one this — a lively, 10 MESH AND LACE Modern English 4AD IS Lene Lovich's colourfi keyboardsman and wrote if her somewhat insubstantial melting pot 4 PRAmS ON RRE Birthday Party 4A0 excellent "New Toy". of _ His own |lnfluences from disco through CONCREn999 Albion "Urges"/"Leipzig" PiL to old (Armageddon) is more of p'ock'n'roll, 5 CLOSBI Dhrision factory with some fine passionate Joy the same sort of dark sax quirky pop which takes a thrown in _ SIGNING OFT UB40 Graduate for good measure. Worth seeking couple of spins to sink in but then proves well 10 7 UNKNOWN PLEASURES Joy Division Factory ')ut (Distributed through and truly Rough Trade, 137 addictive. This features two such llenheim Crescent, London W1 1.) Dean of darkness

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prdducedhy nick Immy and positive noise. Future Management By Roger Taylor on EMI Records i (You won't need nobody) You won't need nobody else but nne (You won't need nobody) You won't need nobody else but me

You'll find I'm gonna invite you to try my machines Programme an offer you just can't refuse I'm gonna invite you to share all my dreams You've nothing to lose

(You won't need nobody) You won't need nobody else but me (You won't need nobody) You won't need nobody else but me

You'll find I'm gonna invite you to try my machines Programme an offer you just can't refuse I'm gonna invite you to share all my dreams You've nothing to lose

Recycle your thoughts I'll rewire you mind I'll punch in some new points of view To make sure you find You've got nothing to lose

(You don't need nobody) You don't need nobody else but me (You don't need nobody) You don't need nobody else but me

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I used to be so lonely, not a friend in the world Until computers introduced me to a brand new girl Working was the last thing that was ever in my head But now I've found a good job and I'm earning lots of bread Bedsit boredom always used to be the bitter end •»«« dtHen 4 colour pnfemd. So we bought a nice house up at the expensive end COI.LAM (D'you wanna Itnow how?) J^^Li" »'I Chorus Small ads (small ads) read it in the (small ads) Anything you want delivered to your door Small ads (small ads) read it in the (small ads) Things you never get in supermarket stores Small ads, small ads that yacht Now if I can get the cash together I'm gonna buy Aldershot I Fifteen hundred or near offer down in

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fodder so : Safe As THE GAS: Ignore Me (Polydor). American stardom can bring is Production-line pop it can hardly be faulted. Houses (Chrysalis). Unlike most Take one splash UK Subs, one not for the best in this best of all well done Given the pronunciation of the people, hasn't got a dash Who, one drop Jam, stir. possible worlds. Tom Petty's got lyric, however, I suggest asking throat between his head and Presto, the Gas. A single of such that success but at the cost of fit into your shop-keeper for Chug-a-lug. shoulders. He's got a rusty definite ordinariness that it could making records that nicely drainpipe. Which is all very well become a standard by which all the narrow tastes of our TALKING HEADS: Houses In for shouting up a storm about others — good and bad — are transatlantic neighbours. He's Motion (Sire). Alternative Ulster or sounding measured. still got a slight, wonderfully Neurotics invade Nigeria and breathless as he did on the expressive voice but the guitar return with ethnic rhythms to previous SLF single. But for soul TOTTENHAM HOTSPUR: Ossie's parts have been heard a bewitch the British natives. pastiche — with the added Dream (Shelf). You have the thousand times before — and Punch and pep but just a little too flavour of the Q-Tips horns — advantage over me, this being better. If it's nouveau Dylan you off-hand. Fortunately, on this such as this, he would be well the day before the Final. You want. Butch Hancock does it remix of the album track, you can advised to acquire that normal know who's won and whether better and wilder. actually hear David Byrne's piece of anatomy. this is a song of victory or a About The Weather monologue. Music to dance on lament of consolation. I can only MAGAZINE: your own neuroses. SHAKIN' STEVENS AND THE tremble in awe at the Ardiles solo (Virgin). Maybe it's the state of SUNSETS: Jungle Rock (Battle contribution ... 'in the cup for my brain to blame but this SIMPLE MINDS: The American .' sounds rather like Breaking Down Of The Bands). Not a real new Tottingham . . in his very best (Virgin). Simple Minds have Shakey single. Not even a track Manuel accent. And that's your The Walls of Heartache or somesuch figment of Dexy's soul always tried too hard. This week, from the sessions he did ten lot. Personally, I would have the brave face of Scotland. That years ago with Dave Edmunds preferred one of the classic 'Brian memory. The girlie singers do week, the darlings of the white when they were both just Welsh Moore interviews Ossie' pieces nof sit comfortably behind vocal strainings. Not boy discomat. Now, it seems, this boyos with time on their hands. set to music. As it stands, THFC Devoto's week's favour is Skids circa No, this is merely one of the 85 or ably aided and abetted by Chas pop enough to be fun. Not Masquerade with a surer-footed so singles he recorded before the and Dave, have made the least original enough to be treated seriously. rhythm. Perfection for when John world decided it was ready for an worst football club song of all Peel does an all disco show. What Elvis Presley movealike. A jumpy, time. do I know about this world bumpy version of a song that anyway? Hank Mizell had a novelty hit with KRAFTWERK: Pocket Calculator ,<3^# a few years back, it's at least as (EMI). The fore-fathers of Visage, HEAVEN 17: I'm Your Monfey much fun as 'This Ole House'. But the Teutonic Quartet went into (Virgin). Just like Kraftwerk once will it get the futurists dancing on semi-retirement some three sounded — conscious humour Top Of The Pops? years ago. This silly song — and all. Not as obviously funny as which sounds like theme music Fascist Groove Thang but POLECATS: Guy to a Flash Gordon short — does stronger and harder. I'd (Mercury). Talking of Dave not put them on the doorstep of occasionally wondered when Bo Edmunds, producer, am I the the bravejiew world. Clearly, Diddley would be honoured with only one that thinks he's done a they have been surpassed by the silicon chip treatment. better, crisper job for the Polecats technology. Trains, such as the Heaven 17 have answered my than he did for the quiff-cousins Trans Europe Express, they could question. Money is money and Stray Cats? Not as obvious as the manage. The micro-chip and the not fade away. Wave and a PC's first, John I'm Only Combing pocket calculator are obviously THE MEMBERS: Working Girl haircut, two chips. the them. My Hair, this certainly passes beyond (Albion). The Surrey boys Brylcreem bounce test and is answer, I suppose, to Sheena utterly rockabilly LENNON: Stand By Me dumb. As JOHN Easton's Modern Girl. Nicky be. (Apple). A track from the *€'''•:• should Tesco tries very hard to make the Rock'n'Roll album and already a lyrics sound important. Not quite hit some years ago. Lennon hard enough, though. The music never sung better than on this was made, at a guess, by an IBM personal plea. Written by the 8000 programmed to throw up demi-gods of teen dreams, Leiber 'song/rock (and roll?)/ & Stoller, it's simple, direct, medium-pace/typical/one. honest, articulate. It's a song that vi<.yv^ would make a fool of anybody RICHARD STRANGE: didn't it. Lennon who mean International Language (Virgin). have had to try to wouldn't make Intrlguingly, this sounds more it perfect. But he did. like a square dance that you'd ROCKS81«'«.1fCtlV expect from a man with trilby and KEN LOCKIE: Today (Virgin). As MIDAS TOUCH: Too Much Love a dirty raincoat. For some the poor boy strains for his notes Too Soon (Champagne). Funk in perverse reason of my own, it and composure, you can't accuse SUZIQUATRO: Lipstick the vocal style of the Sisters made me think Hazel O'Connor him of not trying. Whether you (Dreamland). Or the Motor City Sledge. The snap and the sass of was about to dance across my think it's worth the effort is, of Motormouth Midget gets HARD Ray Parker team up with the wail room. Maybe it's the tinkling course, another question. Old again. Or the half-star of Happy of the Earth Wind 8t Fire horn guitar which is rather like the hippy, Steve Hillage, produced so Days turns over the turf on the section for a bright, airy rhythm tinkling guitar on D-Days. Hardly you can almost hear the woolly corpse of Gloria, borrowing the track. If only the girls didn't the soundtrack for a cabaret. hats and ginseng tea. whole song, just adding some sound like they're reading the Future or otherwise. new Chinnichap lyrics. Gloria (hardly inspirational) lyrics for WEAPON OF PEACE: If being a rather superior base, she the first time. KIM WILDE: Chequered Love (Fontana). Exceptionally smooth couldn't make it all bad if she (Rak). The real family affair. blend of soul and reggae. So tried. But, to give her due credit, TOM PETTY: The Waiting (MCA). Written by daddy and bro, smooth, in fact, the deck yawned,

she does try hard. Sometimes the vast success that produced by pro, and sung by sis. the cat snored and . . . 3S albums

THE UNDERTONES: Positive immaculately fashioned album truth. It doesn't Touch (Ardeck/EMI). matter whether "Cheated", a In which pieced together by four rising winning amalgam the tune is molasses-thick reggae The Undertones' skills as sons and one of dub and protest-pop, beguiled Yokohama mama. ("Fool") or an uptempo my arrangers blossom dramatically Whatever you ears. Then the piece need can be found horn-filled rocker ("Walk Or to match their melodic instincts. work:paced "Get A Job", a great within its grooves — funky licks Until now their modest, song about the way and Devo tricks, loony lyrics most of us song-oriented presentation are dumped on to the has (sometimes in French and production often been mistaken for line, and the final "The Limits naivety; German) and vocals that switch We not this time. Still Set", an infectious cut concise and between female yelps and Brian dealing energetic, still with their feet on with the dubious merits of Ferry's croon. If you fed all the the ground, they now give shoplifting, had me mentally their elements for a successful 80's songs more adventurous writing fan letters to and band into a computer, you might Saxa & Co. less straightforward structures So now I'm not certain about come up with The Plastics. If you which "Wha-ppen?" take a couple of plays to were lucky. Can I come back sink in but thereafter next week? (7 out of are a joy to (y'/joutof 10), 10). hear. Taking their cue from Fred Dellar the Fred Dellar imaginative power of 60's SQUEEZE: East Side Story pop-art, they've endowed all 14 SPLIT ENZ:Waiata(A8iM). (A&M). A full 50 minutes and 14 tracks with the colourings of Although I can't get quite as varied songs is a lot to take in, , organ, woodwind, studio enthusiastic about this bunch of Run"), especially as this album is much tricks or backing confusion is ever-present vocals — all New Zealanders less obvious its as some of my yet The Ruts' reggae than rightonthebutton. Hell, I'm colleagues — there's something undercurrent always predecessors, but a little impressed. The first rescues LP that does a mite whispy about persistence is amply their sound them from their own dark rewarded. Hilk«k«iiUiJ 's lyrical powers are (9 out of utoflO). 10). far. A strong, consistently fully displayed while Glenn Ian Robin Katz Cranna appealing collection of very Tillbrook's musical versatility is individual tunes that could showcased through everything well ALBANIA: Are You All Mine insinuate themselves into from soul to rockabilly and their your (Chiswick). An engaging first heart were the radio partnership reaches a to give them offering from an Irish/Scottish new peak half a chance. The with the country ballad, only thing they trio augmented by a cast of seem to lack is one really "Labelled With Love" — a real extras. Striking a balance distinctive lead classic. Overall there's instrument for the between Bowie and Talking a pleasing airy vocals to play off. (7 openness of approach and out of Heads, this album is intended 10). willingness to experiment more for the cocktail party than David although the one-dimensional Hepworth the dance floor. The lyrics are the production does tend to a rather only let-down. Peppered with THE LAMBRETTAS: flat sound. A bit of concise Ambience tired imagery and the odd pop (Rnrlrat) Mn>A/ fhat kjl„^'» i i WnillHn't hav/a nnna an-iie^ k>.+

r as a doornail. The there's plenty of compensations Lambrettas obscure and thus, supposedly, have an awful lot of here in their melodies and proving to "interesting". Infuriating, more do. This, despite its dreadful musicianship, in the unusual like. Still, the music's worth a and sleeve, is a praiseworthy the unexpected. (9 out of 10). start. visit. (7 out of 10). Improving on thejast Ian Cranna album's Mark Ellen neat pop songs, t)iey've THE CRAMPS: Psychedelic progressed to combine punch KRAFTWERK: Computer World Jungle (I.R.S.). From the depths with atmosphere. Their # sound is (EMI). Considering how many of the primeval rain forest they ff bigger with echoey drums, bands have filched their sound " came, bathed in hideous blue ringing guitars and tight and ideas since the last Kraftwerk light, muttering of voodoo and harmonies but they leave enough album three years ago, you'd rotting bones and things that go ° dark spaces to excite the interest. have thought the time was ripe ga-ga in the night. The songs are Now if they can start to speak for another Great Leap Forward, stronger here than on their debut from the heart instead of playing the kind of album that would album but the atmosphere is no social commentators, they could leave their imitators in the shade. less demented, the steady, yet make the big league. A Sadly, this isn't it. Kraftwerk are pulsing rockabilly no less welcome surprise. HOLLY AND THE ITALIANS: The (7 out of 10). seemingly content to tootle determined and danceworthy. Right Red Starr To be Italian (Virgin). around on their instrument Who else could dream up a song Stacking all three of her THE TUBES: The Completion panels in the service of a bunch called "Goo Goo Muck"? Who individually promising of non-songs else singles on Backward Principle (Capitol). I'm about pocket but The Cramps, truly a band side one only serves to expose confused. Aren't these The calculators and computers that in a swamp of their own. (8 out of the shallowness of Holly are as predictable 10). Tubes, the clever if not as "Parkinson" Vincent's songwriting. They're all and irritatingly gimmicky outrageous darlings of the ^ as David Hepworth the same; rhythm "Tomorrow's section European tour circuit? What's the World". (4 out of THE blustering but drab, guitars 10). SEARCHERS: Play For Today game, fellas? If you can't beat smouldering (Sire). Gathering together and songs that rest America, join it? The David Hepworth on the another bunch of strong pop barest structures. Her suits-and-ties corporate image songs old and new. The voice is plaintive but limited and would have been a cute idea if Searchers embark she has great difficulty in on Phase Two they'd confined it to the sleeve of their worthy but poorly wresting any kind of melody out but they've allowed it to spill over received of the material. comeback. When it All in all, this is on to the playing surface. You'd unimaginative, comes to jangling guitars and laboured pop swear that this was a provincial high, heart-felt obsessed with self-consciously Yankee band harmonies, they attempting to cross are the "teenage" dreams real McCoy — but all and quite Styx with Air Supply ... and honestly Kim those years spent earning a crust Wilde does it better succeeding. This particular (4 out of 10). on the Northern cabaret circuit sell-out sends them right down seem to have instilled in them a Mark Ellen thetubes. (4outof 10). politeness which is almost Robin Katz paralysing. Even THE PLASTICS: Welcome Back on the flat-out rockers, they seem to be holding (Island). From the land that RUTS DC: Animal Now (Virgin). back in brought you Pentax, case the concert secretary Sony, The mood is murky but THE BEAT: Wha'ppen? (Go-Feet). pulls the plug. Has its moments Yamaha, Honda and Pearl compelling here and The Ruts I dunno. I Harbour was all prepared to though. (5 out of 10). comes this never shrink from telling the nudge this one aside when David Hepworth. I\\ > /

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SPOT COULD I EVER EXPLAIN REQUEST THIS FEELING OF LOVE THAT JUST LINGERS ON Artist JAPAN THE FEAR IN MY HEART THAT KEEPS TELLING ME WHICH WAY TO TURN Label VlROliN ri:.' Year 1980 .^^m WEST SUSSEX WE'LL WANDER AGAIN OUR CLOTHES THEY ARE WET WE SHY FROM THE RAIN LONGING TO TOUCH ALL THE PLACES WE KNOW WE CAN HIDE THE WIDTH OF A ROOM THAT CAN HOLD SO MUCH PLEASURE INSIDE

HERE AM I ALONE AGAIN A QUIET TOWN WHERE LIFE GIVES IN HERE AM I JUST WONDERING NIGHT PORTERS GO NIGHT PORTERS SLIP AWAY

I'LL WATCH FOR A SIGN AND IF I SHOULD EVER AGAIN CROSS YOUR MIND I'LL SIT IN MY ROOM AND WAIT UNTIL NIGHT LIFE BEGINS AND CATCHING MY BREATH WE'LL BOTH BRAVE THE WEATHER AGAIN

HERE AM I ALONE AGAIN A QUIET TOWN WHERE LIFE GIVES IN HERE AM I JUST WONDERING NIGHT PORTERS GO NIGHT PORTERS SLIP AWAY WORDS AND MUSIC BY D. SYLVIAN REPRODUCED BY PERMISSION CHADWICK-NOMIS LTD /VIRGIN MUSIC LTD. iimiiimii \i „;i\ii 39 and the national press. This gave them lessons because it was too things where her the opportunity to cut a simple. I liked doing second single, aptly titled "Girl there is a very you had to be more creative "Because and recorded with like doing things On The Run" — Honey about it. I didn't ;weet side to me four the help of Crass, a band she like two and two are four and there's a really refuses to talk about these days. — and and four are six, whatever, I know trio of independent — ," shrugs, The last in her ibie side to me they're eight but . . she releases, "Guilty", only came out rubbish. And I _, Bane means "all that stupid because Vinyl Solution were don't regret anything I've done in on." seeking to recover some of the the past at a//. with that. invested in her. I go along money they'd "I was brought into this world after Honey of a live Appearing shortly has the face to live this life. I'm starting to signed with EMI, it was badly lage angel. Pert nose, a better life now. I've gone overshadowed by her first major milk-fed skin. through my part of hell and I've \\M eeyes, release, "Turn Me On, Turn Me gone into my part of heaven. TOLD TO Off", By this time a chance HONEY BANE STORY, AS "I taken away from homis, THE — at least, on was had it her manner meeting with PETE SILVERTON. put in care, locked up, had her is less lay I spoke to — blossomed into an important PICTURES BY STUART FRANKLIN. hysterics for days, been sedated, heavenly. She was friendship, all that sort of crap. awkward, torn between the best friend I've ever I "He's "The big trouble started when and sullen he'll be there friendliness I know always was about eleven and a half. I got had. aggression, talking in a slow, flat him. That's got when I need school and I used nnontone chucked out of East London fight a nothing to do with music." to drink a lot and I used to 1 uncoloured by feeling. There's Pursey helped shelter her while steal a lot. I used the voice, lot and I used to ( little humour or joy in she was hiding from the to burgle houses and I didn't but then Miss Honey Bane authorities, assisted her in used to come home at night. I just doesn't claim to have had the making the third single and used to cause disturbances all the easiest of lives. her in the direction of EMI time. guided debut 45. (until where he produced her place I was in of her "The last — WE MET up at the offices Now they' re just good friends she 'escaped' at the age of # management — shared with talking in a Brentwood. It was they were Angelic fifteen) was in The I Jimmy Pursey, Youth conspiratorial huddle when Rejects — called St Charles Upstarts and Cockney arrived. Treatment Centre, it was a child's in no . conversed a room close, so and security. They "We're very, very box. She prison, real top jerthan a phone when we work together it had kids in there for murder and ''•' 3s against the wall, dark very just a bit sometimes becomes of that. Kids that were 'm*^s''---^- ises pushed into a mass It's not his fault. It's not kids who just nicked cars all difficult. hair, dark roots mad, nde-and-red fault. It's better that I work the time, kids that were just my iminently displayed. "Scotty" else." promiscuous or just ran away all with someone attooed on the back of her left the time. They tried to treat you nahd. ("He was an old flame, with therapy and needles. Out of dear.") She chews gum and "BABY LOVE", her most recent twenty four hours in the day. you imediately recoils when I ask offering, was produced by Alan probably spent nineteen or Ithestory of herlife. Shacklock, best known for *"— twenty out of them in your - why do you want to helping shape The Look's "I Am bedroom, in a little room with a at? What have you heard The Beat", The choice of song bar on the window. That's if you i* about me?" It's my favourite song ch were bad you spent days remember. that it If you — Jnough to convince me of all time." reading. in a little cell. Honey, would make interesting It seems a rather insipid understandably, wanted out. She Siightly reassured, she agrees to version, slavishly recreating the decided that music might offer an iswer specific questions but original, sax solo and all, and than escape route. jses to offer much more teasing little meaning from the flip, "Mass HAVING CONVINCED the lyrics. The J seventeen, born and Production", despite its authorities that she was serious, ug'ht up in London, and she ill-structured vocals, is much they agreed to take one of her s one younger sister, Julia, stronger. Written by Honey tapes to Small Wonder, rehearsal catchy y"^ ed nine. put herself, it's as irritatingly who liked it enough to i"My mother's a housewife and Toyah's "It's A Mystery", "Violence Craze" out as a single. as >e used to be a model and my The future holds another single Despite the.help they gave her, sort of buying experienced ':^^ id does some and an album, with he she bears the St Charles td selling business where hand producing. around authorities nothing but ill will. IS to go abroad, travel But no live work Instead she's "Being locked up, at a young and that. "developing" ,e country first. concentrating on age, it's very frightening at "My very early childhood was her music, haven't got the mentality ' of You -"V, but from about the age "It's not all for money and really to take it on at the time. when deterioration That's a lot of it, yeah. If I s that place never fame. ." And, I tell you, . . She it, 1 1. Deterioration didn't enjoy it, 1 wouldn't do did a thing for me, at all. The only lows herself a taut laugh. certainly wouldn't do it for because I reason I got better was of all my wouldn't out I : "I got chucked nothing. But certainly grew up myself. They didn't do a because all I was doing it." ;hools do it if I didn't enjoy thing." terested in was singing and The tape machine clicks off. Once Small Wonder had issued riting poems and I wouldn't do Immediately, she jumps up to "Violence Craze", she made her gave me. if ,ny of the lessons they leave the room. 1 ask she's Maths, move. Allowed out for an !d do other things. Like in happy these days, afternoon rehearsal, she did a 'd draw horses. And I used to I'm happy now. return. "Yeah, at bunk, never to lot after school and I just chucked icrap a a Especially because "I knew that if I could make daytime." my last bloke. He used to try and record and get a lot of publicity This was at the age of seven, get me to go to bed early of an and went on the run, then they "After my secondary school, I evening. And he kept on wanting back because it anymore. I'm couldn't bring me '-'-.'t go to school me to tell him I loved him every would cause so much bad press 1 didn't go to school. I'm not you can't tell the whole ten minutes. And for them. I planned Maths and 1 elligent. 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DID YOU realise that Polos make you sterile? Me and my mate think the Polo-sucking public should be warned! NUKES Meanwhile, here's a Polo DEAR "SOMEONE who wishes Chart:— ;. "Palaver Beethoven" — E.L. love did not tear him apart", Pola. O.K. so perhaps a lot of Grass's 2 "Dan't Stand Palos To Me" — ideas are a bit unrealistic, but at The Palace. least they are identifying the 3 "Sucking In The Seventies" — problems of society as it is today Polaing Stones. and looking for solutions. is cleared up, I can tell you! 4. "I'll Be Your Long-haired Lover Also they do not "cash in" on SCARRY EYED Who /sthat lead singer? Please From Liverpolo". anybody — they sell their records of The printapiccyof him! I AM converted. No more 5. "You're An Embarrassmint". as cheaply as possible and what Cure — The Scars forever. Future Yellow-Pinlcie. 6. "Einstein-A-Polo". is usually OK. Anything for a ! money they do make brilliance, I think. I'm going to get 7. "Mint Music" — Adam And donated to causes such as the that album, "Author! Authorl", Here he is — Bobby King by The Mints. C.N.D. and the single as soon as my name — this being a rare shot of 8. "The Ballad Of John and Polo". Nuclear disarmament is not financially embarrassed situation him in hairier days. 9. "John I'm Polonly Dancing" — unrealistic. It's the only sane Polacats thing to do. After all, what is 10. "Making You Mint Up" — worse — the possibility of occupation by a foreign power or Sucks Fizz. Steve Peopalos and Jock Minter. the certainty of nuclear war? FAHISTS" CORNERED Magnox, Devon. P.S. Polos Suck! Just think . . . one more and you're done for ", some idiots got it in life! DEAR NICCI the "fattist WHY HAVE for H O'C just 'cos she's a little on I certainly do not agree with will not the plump side? I admit she didn't EARLY BIRD you and I most certainly join your "Squash The Bra Act exactly look stunning on TOTP Club". 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Production Editor THURSDAY MAY 14 Kasper de Graaf Stiff WEDNESDAY MAY 20 Little Fingers Bradford St. Georqe's THURSDAY MAY Z1 Hall Stiff Little Fingers Inverness Ice Rink Stiff Little Fingers Aberdeen Editorial Assistants Toyah Derby Assembly Toyah Birmingham Capitol Rooms Odeon Whitesnake Glasgow Apollo Bev Hillier Bruce Springsteen The Undertones Brighton Manchester Apollo Top Rank The Beat Manchester Apollo Linda Duff Japan Birmingham Shakin' Stevens Odeon Portsmouth Guildhall The Undertones London Rainbow The Cure Glasgow TIffanys Bruce Springsteen Stafford Bingley Hail Psychedelic Furs Newcastle Mayfair Ad Manager Shalcin' Stevens Liverpool Psychedelic Furs Empire Liverpool Rotters XTC London Hammersmith Odeon Rod Sopp Freeez London Kilburn XTC Liverpool University National Club Tenpole Tudor Barnstaple Chequers Ad Assistant The Bureau Manchester Tenpole Tudor Polytechnic Torquay 400 Ballroom Richard Strange Coventry Adie Hegarty The Kinks Warwick Glasgow Apollo Richard Strange Bradford University University (Telephone: 01-439 8801) Ruts DC London Lyceum Girtschool Canterbury Odeon Contributors Squeeze Doncaster Gaumont FRIDAY MAY 2Z Mark Casto Altered Images London ICA Stiff Little Fingers Caird Hall Ian Cranna Whitesnake Glasgow Apollo Tim de Lisle FRIDAY MAY IS Toyah Leicester De Montfort Hall Fred Dellar Stiff Little Fingers Sheffield Polytechnic The Beat Liverpool Royal Court Whitesnake Oeeside Leisure Centre Shakin' Stevens Bournemouth Winter Ronnie Gurr Toyah Liverpool Royal Court Gardens Robin Katz The Cure Aberdeen Capitol XTC Brighton Top Rank Deanne Pearson The Beat Lancaster University The Members Cromer West Runton Pete Silverton Shakin' Stevens Corby Festival Theatre Pavilion Mike Stand The Bureau Nottingham University Richard Strange Sheffield Polytechnic Red Starr The Kinks Bradford St. Georges Hall Steve Taylor Psychedelic Furs Nottingham Rock Cjty SATURDAY 23 XTC Sheffield University MAY Founding Editor Girlschool Cromer West Runton Pavilion Stiff Little Fingers Edinburgh Odeon Nick Logan Squeeze Oxford Polytechnic Toyah Oxford New Theatre Scars London ICA The Undertones Aylesbury Friars Publisher Shakin' Richard Strange Newcastle Polytechnic Stevens Brighton Dome Peter Strong Psychedelic Furs Glasgow Technical SATURDAY MAY 16 College Circulation Department: George Duke/Stanley EMAP, Bretton Court, Stiff Little Fingers Middlesbrough Clarke London Town Victoria Bretton, Peterborough Hall Apollo PE3 8DZ Tenpole Tudor Whitesnake Leeds Queens Birmingham Cedar Hall Ballroom Toyah Manchester Apollo The Members Bruce Springsteen Edinburgh Retford Porterhouse Playhouse Squeeze Japan London Hammersmith Guiidtord Surrey University Free Odeon Festival The Cure Edinburgh Odeon Richard Strange Keele University The Beat Leeds University The Bureau Leicester Polytechnic Psychedelic Furs Manchester Poiytechni SUNDAY MAY 24 Girlschool Chelmsford Odeon Stiff Little Fingers Glasgow Apollo The Member; Liverpool Brady's Whitesnake Newcastle City Hall Squeeze Nottingham Rock City The Beat Wolverhampton Civic Hall Blurt London ICA The Undertones London Hammersmith Richard Strange Norwich UEA Palais Shakin' Stevens Gt. 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