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April 3-16 1980 Vol 2 No.7 LET'S DO ROCK STEADY Greetings, oh ye of impeccable The Bodysnatchers 4 taste and faultless judgement MISSING WORDS who have selected Smash Hits to be your guide and companion for TheSelecter 4 the next fortnight! (Can we get off NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO our knees now? Ta.) Regular readers will know that we've got Madness 5 all the usual news, features and NO ONE DRIVING chart songwords, but we'd also Foxx 8 just like to point out that this John issue we've also secured TALK OF THE TOWN exclusive chats with 15 and Public Image, while Stewart Copeiand brings to an end our features on the individual Police 15 members. There's also another chance to have a crack at winning STOMP a mini-TV with our crossword, The Brothers Johnson 19 plus a one-off opportunity to grab Managing Editor yourself a Jam double single and Nick Logan MY WORLD autographed photo! {That's on Secret Affair 24 page 28.) We expect you've Editor noticed by now that there's a free Ian Cranna KING badge on the front cover. (Good, UB40 25 innit'^The badge, you fool !) If you Features Editor fancy collecting the entire set of David Hepworth READY STEADY GO six (also free of charge) then Generation X 29 there's a chance to do that too on Design Editor page 35. Everybody happy? Steve Bush JANUARY FEBRUARY Good. Then see you in two 32

weeks . . . Design Assistant Andy Ingamells 33 Editorial Assistant Bev Hillier THAT'S THE WAY THE MONEY GOES IVI 36 Contributors SPIRIT OF RADIO Cliff White Robin Katz Rush 39 Red Starr TURN IT AGAIN Fred Deltar ON Mike Stand Genesis ...39 Kelly Pike Feature 6/7 GARY NUMAN: Advertisement Manager 12-14 Rod Sopp Feature & Colour Photo Tel; 01-439 8801 Colour Centrespread 20/21 Publisher Peter Strong : Feature 22/23 NEXT ISSUE GENERATION X: Colour Photo 29 Editorial and Advertising THE BEAT: Colour Poster 40 ON SALE address: Smash Hits, Lisa House, 52-55 Carnaby Street, BITZ 9/10/11 LETTERS 34/35 W1V 1PF. A-Z FACT FILE 16 GIGZ 38 This magazine is published by EIWAP National Publications PRIZE CROSSWORD 18 SMASH HITS SUBSCRIPTIONS Ltd, Peterborough, and is 19 Home and Overseas (Surface printed by East IVlidland Litho INDEPENDENT mail); £10 Printers, Peterborough. LABELS 26 (Airmail rates on application). Copyright exists on all songs Europe (airmail): £14.40 appearing in Smash Hits. They STAR TEASER 28 Write to: Park House, 117 Park must not be reproduced COMPETITION 28 Road, Peterborough PE1 2DS. without the consent of the REVIEWS 30/31 copyright holders. J COVER PIC: SHEILA ROCK SMASH HITS 3 Let's Do Rock Steady By The Bodysnatchers on 2 Tone Records 1,2,3,4

People get ready, gotta do rock steady, aha aha People get ready, gotta do rock steady, aha aha Do rock steady Do rock steady, aha aha

When you're feeling blue, all you gotta do, aha aha When you re feeling blue, all you gotta do, aha aha Do rock steady Do rock steady, aha aha On lead guitar, S,S,S,S,S,S,S.J., Miss S.J On sax, little Miranda When you're feeling blue, all you gotta do, aha aha When you're feeling blue, all you gotta do, aha aha Do rock steady Do rock steady, aha aha

People get ready, gotta do rock steady, aha aha People get ready, gotta do rock steady, aha aha Do rock steady Do rock steady, aha aha

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Last chance to dance, to rock steady With the rock steady beat, yeah Rock, rock, rock, rock . . rock steady, rock steady

Words and music by R. Thompson, arr. Bodysnatchers. Reproduced by permission Sparta/Florida Music Group.

IMightBoat To Cairo By Madness on

Night boat to Cairo

Missing half past monsoon Words It's just gone noon, banks of the river Nile By The Selector On the •*! on 2 Tone Records Here comes the boat Last night Only half afloat when I told you all that stuff Missing words, missing words, it's just Oarsman grins a toothless smile Missing words, missing \d Ynn HiHn^*™^)! ^^''^^K^'^ ^ words, it's ust You didn t understand a word Missing words this desolate shore But you said you did Only just one more to Last boat along the river Nile o **'®,!^°"«** •'oe I might seem It just don't make sense the way you did care In.T'!can't riT"* Doesn't seem to take your lies The things you did It's No more wind in his hair late, I'm tired, your words just You might have thought that I was dumb Crackle along the As he reaches his last half mile wire But I'm all wised up Game's up, move on .'fiyjttnn^j The oar snaps in his hand problem) Before he reaches dry land I wonder if you ever do really care dampen his smile It's all over now (It's over now) But the sound doesn't the wet sand You thought you had It made Just pokes 4*f>l#:M tiaiiiir Jiiil It's over. It's over, it's over It's all over now (It's over liow) Floats off down the river Nile You thought you had It made Chorus ; Floats off down the river Nile It's over, it's over, it's over Missing words, missing words, it's just Missing words, missing — night boat to Cairo I, words. It's just Repeat chorus toJade All aboard

Words and music by N. Davis Night boat to Cairo Reproduced by permission Selecter Copyright/Rak Publishing Ltd. Words and music by G. McPherson/M. Barson. Reproduced by permission Warner Bros Music Ltd.

.m to think that I enough they are and got thrown out. I was told if that's how he got where he is spoken to him and met the man. going to write letters to me by the director that Bowie didn't today, by doing that sort of thing I've idolised that bloke for seven saying they're going to love me want me there, which fair to was other people, then he's a years and the first chance I get to for ever, say next year, because I enough, I suppose." shitbag!" meet him, he decides to do that." know damn well that they Just you personally or But doesn't Gary expect too probably won't. everyone else as well? honesty much from other GARY NUMAN: still as "So all that you've mentioned "Well, me to start with and people? outspoken, still as honest, still as isn't really any consolation at all then apparently he was upset by "No, I don't expect them to be interesting. Now he's speaking because it's all sheer fantasy it then everyone on and had to go. taken off shows just because out more, against the press, the their part and this makes feel Later on me he stormed off and he's worried about opposition, corruption in the bizz. A possibly lonelier than I would've wouldn't do a sketch with Kenny especially as I'm considered by character that is easily felt if I had never got it in the first Everett. The next thing we heard the press and most Bowie fans underestimated by those who place." was, we were not being used at alike to be just a cheap Bowie think they are so important! We pointed out that, all. rip-off anyway. If I am a cheap As for Gary, he's doing okay nevertheless, many people feel "Then were told that we what Bowie rip-off, why is he scared of and he's doing K the right way warm towards him for a number we did and what did Bowie was having me on the same and doesn't that Just get up his of reasons. Does Gary see and not working well together. That programme? critics' noses? Don't it just! feel that warmth at all? was rubbish because I saw what "Obviously I'm not a cheap

"I can see it and I can feel it Bowie did, I but because was there, Bowie rip-off and I must be the Among the very first of Gary what I'm saying is, it's only real and they are nothing like each biggest competition he has had Numan's fans, Peter Gilbert and for today. It's not like loving other at all. There is no way that in about the last seven or eight Francis Drake run a fanzine called loving somebody and that they could not have gone years, and what's more, he's "In The City". Issue 14 is now somebody for the next 50 years; together. worried ahout it!" available containing more on it isn't that real. "They said they they wanted If this is the case, that Bowie Gary Numan, Adam & The Ants, "Most of it comes from young us to do the show in the first regards you as a threat, how , Poison Girls and more, girls or sometimes young boys place because it would have does it make you feel? and costs 40p (including post) and it's sheer childhood fantasies been good to have a "I'm pleased! I'm just from: In The City, c/o and teenage crushes on the confrontation between David disappointed that he should have Compendium Books, 234 latest pop star. Y'know, they Bowie and me on the very last to resort to such measures Camden High Street, LONDON stick up a pretty picture and they programme of the year, just to because I would like to have NW1. fancy it and that's about as deep compare if nothing else.

as the love they have for me goes "And I was all for that, because and for very, very few of them it's it would've cleared the air once anything more than that." and for all, and hopefully people Has success changed you at would have realised, seeing us Gary Numan now only all? side by side, that we are really talks to people he trusts. "Yes, it's made me much nothing alike at all. The way Frank Drake and Peter lonelier than I was before." Bowie moves and sings and his

That's very sad to hear you say is I Gilbert give us an music, nothing like the way that? move and sing and my music! exclusive report on the "Maybe rt is, but it won't last "Now the fact that he wore a It latest in his controversial forever. won't always be that black leather jumpsuit — and I career. way. It's the price I'm paying wouldn't dare say he was

now which I can take advantage copying me by wearing black — I of in the future; it's not such a wouldn't dare say that! big price to pay, really. "Anyway, to go on from that, "Obviously we're talking about we found out later that the man WE PUSH the appropriate button it on the dark side at the moment who directs the Everett show on the wall outside Gary but there's lots of good things also works with Bowie during

Numan's West London flat. After about it too. I suppose I tend to the year on his own videos, so we announce our names think more about the bad obviously there is a big cash through the grill of the outside points," (Gary laughs) "that way involvement. security microphone, a buzz I can write more songs." "And then we all came to the automatically opens the front conclusion, which wasn't denied door. Once inside, a lift whisks us IN HIS official fan club at the time by the producer of the quietly to the third floor. A knock happened too quickly for you? newsletter, it stated that he show, that Bowie didn't want us

on the door, an eye at the "I think I have experienced would be appearing on the on it and he had pulled this cash security peephole and we are more at my age than maybe is Kenny Everett Video Show on lever with the director to get us inside Gary Numan's apartment. wise for me. Maybe someone New Years Eve, a version off it. And that seems to be what

Gary, dressed in a T shirt and else of my age could take it all in, and that upsets me, and I get of "I Die, You Die." We wanted to happened. je^ns, is relaxed and chatty as he quite easily. As it is, for me depressed about it naturally. know why he didn't appear on "The last thing we heard from

sits cross-legged on the floor. It's personally, I find K a lot to take "I don't read papers anymore the show. What went wrong? Thames was that they had been exactly a year since we first in. I wouldn't say I'm driven to because each week they're "Well, the reason we said we changed the format of the show chatted with Gary in a wine bar insanity by it or anything like tearing me down and that gets was going to do it was because and instead of looking into the in the London suburb of Ealing. that, I just find it a lot to take in." on my nerves after a while." we were asked by Thames 80's, it was now decided to look In that time he's become famous Gary pauses for a moment in Television to do it, and they said back at the 70's. But that was still and the hero of hundreds of fans order to explain himself better, THE INSECURE, paranoid, it would be for the New Years not a good enough reason to — is it frustrating for him now and he thinks deeply before weak-willed impression given by Eve show. take us off it because we were that he's reached his goal? continuing. the media to describe Gary "We then went and filmed it the last pop stars of the 70's, so

"Oh, you mean the 'now I need "Maybe it's the same for Numan in the late '70s certainly and spent a whole day on it. I we should've been on it for that new reasons' bit? I wouldn't say eveyone at any age and I'm just doesn't apply to the person now was dancing for about eight reason, more than any other. it's frustrating, although i have "I don't even feel confident going through that, but I think I sitting before us in front of the hours without a break filming "So whatever reason they noticed that I get very restless a that I can go on writing songs would need to be few more years television with the sound turned this bloody thing, and there were said, the fact is we were not on it lot of the time. I'm sometimes. In fact, I feel back to very older before I could put up with down. promises all round that t could go and there was no reason for us looking for something again, like unconfident about the whole all the knocking." We asked him if he still feels and help with the edKing. not to have been on it, except I was before. Now I sit here for thing!" But doesn't the very fact that isolated from people generally? "It was definitely going to be that Bowie didn't want us on it hours and hours, day after day, Gary smiles at his last remark you have got where you are Gary still hasn't lost that on the New Years Eve show and he used his influence with looking for something more. and we realise that he is a lot prove to those people that knock sometimes naive honesty which because it was 'Looking into the the director to get us off it. Now "I still want to do something in more relaxed these days. We you, that they are not really is apparent in his answer to our 80's', and there was going to be that may or may not be true." films, but I'm not sure whether asked him how he would important? question. people from the 70's like Bowie. I'm describe himself? confident enough, whether "Yes, it does, but I have never "Yeah, more than ever!" And as it was New Years Eve, it IF WHAT Gary is saying is true, I've got enough talent to take it "I feel like a very old man in a said that they are important to But what about those at that was going to show what was then surely he must be very further than just one experiment, very young body." that extent. Not at this level write to you and go to your gigs, happening in the 80's, that sort disillusioned with Bowie? or that I could write enough Why old? they're not important, but it still there's a lot of warmth there of thing. This was going to be us, "Completely! I look at him in a short stories to take it any "I just feel old, I feel old and doesn't alter the fact that surely? that was our part in it. completely different light now, further wise." than one collection of everytime I pick up a paper I read "Yes, maybe, but it's all very "I went down to watch Bowie to how I saw him before. I've lost twelve. Is this because your success some snide comment or other short lived isn't it? I'm not stupid do his bit after we'd done ours a lot of respect for him because. 6 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 7 No-One Driving ByJohnFoxxonM«.IBe«B.oo,<.s

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BEYOND 'S June visit to these shores is starting MADNESS RETURN from touring to look more like an actual tour all the PETE BRIQUETTE plighted his troth to Jane Aire in the Europe and America in April and time. Another date (June 17) has other weeic despite the best efforts of his colleagues to turn the launch straight into their first been added at Bingley Hall, whole occasion into a farce. Our picture shows Jane having second headlining tour of Britain with the Staffs, and Mac will now play thoughts. IMaybe it's contagious . . emphasis on venues off knows? June 25 and 26 at Wembley beaten track. Arena in addition to the Dates are as follows: Llanelli previously announced shows. Glen Ballroom (April 15), Cardiff GENERATION X SPLIT Top Rank (16), Bath Pavilion (17), UPHEAVAL TIME for Generation with The Rich Kids and Torquay Town Hall (18), St X. Not only have Billy Idol and in the past. (That's got you Austell New Cornish Riviera (19), Tony James parted company guessing, hasn't it?). Margate Winter Gardens (21 ), with guitarist Derwood and Gen X's new manager, by the Great Yarmouth Tiffanys (22), drummer Mark Laff, but they've way, is Peterborough Wirrina Stadium who also also separated from their manages the dreaded . (23), Tiffanys (24),

manager as well. Nobody's Talking of . . . Bridlington Royal Spa Pavilion whom saying who or why, but it seems (26), Bradford St Georges Hall that instrumentally the foursome (27), Deeside Leisure Centre (28), have never really hit it off and so KISS OFF Tiffanys (29), agreed to go their separate ways. IT'S TAKEN them long enough to Sunderland Mayfair (30), Carlisle Derwood and Laff have since face up to it, but Kiss have finally Assembly Rooms (May 2), West be^n working with admitted they're rubbish. As Calder Regal Suite (3), Aberdeen on his solo in Wales, while guitarist Ace Frehely confessed Fusion Ballroom (4), Irvine Idol and James have been after a gig in New Jersey, "I Magnum Centre (5), rehearsing with friends and plan know. We can't play to save our Whitia Hall (7), Dublin Olympic to go into the studio when new lives." Frehely then went on to Ballroom (8). members are found. Nothing own up that drummer THE release final can be announced until the was so bad that he didn't even their second album, "We Gotta management situation is cleared play on the last album. Get Out Of This Place", on April up - - expected to be the end of What we want to know is, 3rd. Glyn Warren has joined on April — but don't be surprised if where does this leave people bass following the swift the new members have been who think Kiss are great??? departure of Ronnie Wooden. LOOK IDENTITY HERE? 10 CC undertake a national tour in CRISIS May to promote their new album, "Look Hear?". They begin at the I WAS issued with the name Apollo on May 12 and Jones at birth but I soon chucited 13, Newcastle that in for something more continuing with glamorous. After scoring a minor City Hall (14, 15), Manchester Apollo (15, Birmingham hit in the Sixties with a silly song 17), Odeon (20, 21 ), Centre about the little people, I worlced with a mime troupe for a while (22, 23), Ipswich Gaumont (24) and then re-emerged wearing and Wembley Arena (26, 27). Tickets for all are eye liner and dresses. This was a venues priced mite unusual as I'm of the mate at £5.00 and £4.00. At Brighton persuasion. there are also £3.00 seats. Since then I've had more hits Graham Gouldman has also finisned the soundtrack of a full than I can count, made a couple of films, produced a few length cartoon feature called for other people and changed "Animalympics", a parody of the Olympic Games, which opens in styles so many times that I sometimes surprise even myself. London in the late March. An album of the music, plus a single If you nip down to the bottom of page twelve you might recognise called "Love's Not For Me (Rene's Song)", is coming soon me. There again you might not. . from Phonogram. SMASH HITS 9 .

1 I I I I I I .^-" f I r f I I f I \ f I I ALL TIME f I I f I I TOP TEN f I \ Dave Wakeling I I \ (The Beat) f I ^. I I 1. TOOTS & THE MAYTALS: f Pomp And Pride (Trojan). 1 I 2. & : Tracks Of My OLDFIELD Tears (Tamla ). 3. MANFRED MANN: Ha Ha CALENDAR DATES Said The Clown (Fontana). 4. THE CONGO: Children Cry MIKE OLDFIELD embarks on his (Black Art). POLICE GIRL first ever full scale tour of Britain 5. TIM BUCKLEY: Sweet in May with an eleven piece Surrender (Discreet). band. He begins at Brighton PLANS 6. TAPPER ZUKIE: Viago (Mer). BARBARA DICKSON used to Centre on May 13 and continues work in the local Registrar's 7. : 'S third album will be as follows: Stafford BIngley Hall office in her home town of Secondary Modern (F-Beat). recorded in Holland in June, and \<3 (14), Manchester Apollo (15), Dunfermline in Fife and sing in 8. PERCY SLEDGE: When A it's unlikely that any new Police Edinburgh Usher Hall (17, 18), folk clubs in the evening. single will appear until those That GlasgowApollo (19,20), Man Loves A Woman was until she was offered a short (Atlantic). sessions are completed. Newcastle City Hall (22), Preston tour of Denmark and her 9. THE UNDERTONES: Male Because they've spent so much Guildhall (23), Sheffield City Hall ad. employers wouldn't allow her Model (Sire). of this year abroad, the band are TV (24), Colston Hall (25), trying to take advantage of ONE OF the nicest guys in or out of the music business, rock the time off. So she quit and took Gaumont(26), 10. : to singing professionally. FRATERNAL Moonlight On Vermont whatever tax concessions they journalist and fanatical historian Pete Frame has just published his Wembley Arena (28, 29). She then got the job as change.) Louis (Bizarre). can, to avoid getting hit with a magnificent book "Rock Family Trees" (Omnibus £3.95). A large The show will last two hours THE BROTHERS Johnson are brothers. (Makes a resident singer on the "John, discovered hug tax bill on their return. , format paperback, it contains thirty superb fold-out interweaving and will be accompanied by (bass) (left) and George (guitar and vocals) were by Paul, George, Ringo Bert" to / like all of these of however, is determined that a band and individual histories, each crammed with background and specially made films. veteran producer/arranger Quincy Jones who took them because musical show in Liverpool. The A&M four years ago and produced their first album, "Look Out ttieir lyrics, especially the Tim Newcastle gig of some kind will detail and discographies on almost everyone you could possibly play, which was based on the For No. 1" with considerable success. With "Strawberry Letter Buckley one. be organised soon after The wish to know about from Gene Vincent to The and all Britain the often career of , was a huge 23", The Brothers made their first and most rewarding stab at Police return to at end stations in between. Incredibly neat, incredibly detailed and (N.B. Toots & The Maytals, The of April. Incredibly funny, it for hours of fascinating reading and success when it moved to the British charts up till now, when they're scoring heavily with makes Congos and Tapper Zukie are all London and led to Barbara "Stomp" from their fourth album, "Light Up The Night' easily cops The Smash Hits Gold Star Of Approval outright. In getting her own contract with ; Tim Buckley was an short, you gotta have it, kid. (In case of difficulty, write to Omnibus RSO records for whom she had American singer-; TEESSIDE Press, 78 Newman Street, London W1 and tell them we sent you.) hits with a revamped oldie, Percy Sledge's is a soul classic "Answer Me" and "Another DON'T ALL RUSH AT ONCE and Captain Beefheart is an TROUBLES Suitcase In Another Hall" from American, er, eccentric! Ed.) MAKING A PUTTING PEN RUSH WERE formed in Toronto, Canada, in 1974 by guitarist Alex THOSE OF you who sent off for "Evita". Lifeson, bassist and singer Geddy Lee and drummer John Rutsey. the package of independent FRESH DART PARKER Recently signed to Epic, she for TO After cutting two albums, "Rush" and "Fly By Night", Rutsey left and singles put together our grazed the charts for them with DESPITE RECENT personnel GRAHAM PARKER has also was replaced by Neil Peart who immediately took charge of writing the Teesside feature last Christmas 'The Caravan Song", written by Works changes. Darts have still got entered the literary stakes with a band's lyrics, frequently based on the unpleasant "philosophy" of A Collet led but still haven't heard anything Mike Batt. Both that and her hit problems on their hands. It short novel called "The Great right-wing extremist Ayn Rand. yet — don't worry. We've heard single, "January February", are seems guitarist George Currie Trouser Mystery" (Wyndham Since that time, the band have thrived on Peart's epic compositions, from compiler John Hodgson taken from her latest album, and keyboards man Hammy £3.95). The book, which is with long story songs taking up whole sides of albums like "Caress Of that he's having trouble getting cunningly entitled "The Barbara Howell have both departed the illustrated with colour cartoons Steel" and "21 12". After recording two albums at Rockfield Studios in some of the earlier singles, so Dickson Album" band recently, severely hindering by Willy Smax, is a futuristic Wales, the band have returned to their native land to cut their new set, he's trying to put them on Dart's schedules in order to fantasy with comic overtones let "Permanent Wave", from which the current single, "Spirit Radio", cassette for you, along with one CARE TO dance? Then pray us Of search for replacements. about one T.G. Trouser, the or two other things, and he asks man point you in the direction of a set is taken. I Both George and Hammy had who invents Music Therapy, a of ten EPs just released by WEA. m you to bear with him just now, been with the band since it method of keeping people under Each of these four trackers OK? formed as a merger between the control by the use of soothing contains a selection of the best of original Rocky Sharpe and The sounds. So that's why his new -oS« sjraA ueeiiiMt aiMog sixties soul, as represented by k 'A Razors, and John Dummers album's so long overdue! the finest products PfABQ „immiyf '3|um) noA of the Stax Blues Band almost four years and op teiiM Aintueo q^ueatusAat Atlanticlabels. ago, though Hammy was There are forty tracks involved Philip Lynott a)B| \B ssanB e pjezeij p,| '||e/w„ replaced for a year by Mike niE so we can't list them all, GREAT but we Deacon. However, candidates for will mention such classic the vacant places are being examples as Wilson Pickett's "In ANOTHER MAN after your book whittled down and hopefully by TROUSER The Midnight Hour", Don token is Phil Lynott whose third May the group should be back on Covay's "See Saw", Ben E. King's book of poetry was issued on course with a new single. MYSTIRT "Stand By Me" and Sam And March 17. Called "A Collected Meanwhile, Rita Ray has joined Dave's "Soul Man". These Works", it includes several Lizzy forces with Bette Bright to record compilations have been stuck out lyrics and is illustrated by Dublin backing tracks for yet another to answer the demand from artist Tim Booth and Lizzy album version of the classic "Breaking people of the persuasion sleeve artist Jim Fitzpatrick. Down The Walls Of Heartache" trying to track the original down Phi's management are being recorded by Darts' mod faves, as well as folks currently negotiating a national manager's wife, Natasha who've heard a million cover publishing deal, but meanwhile . The song is pretty versions and now fancy the book is available for £1 .75 popular at the moment, and her investigating the originals. (payable to "Pippin The Friendly track will be in competition with You don't have to wear a parka Ranger") from versions by Dexy's Midnight to appreciate these Morrison/O'Donnell, 9 Disraeli Runners (on the B-side of current epoch-making sides. Being alive "^ Road, London SW1 5, and tell 'em 45 "Geno") and Jane Aire. is a good enough start. SJm15?Ko!.(/-<«^^'"-'' we sent you. May the best track win . . . 10 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 11 ,s

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of person who can fill a room to albums and then ground to a halt ideas. I think he was impressed there would be no Police. Those bursting all on his own. This isn't just in time to avoid being with my personality and obvious bands created another world

just down to the fact that he steamrollered by the New Wave. ambition and I had a plan, a with another set of rules. Now stands well over six foot — At that point Stewart himself strategy. some of those rules were just as although that helps — or the way decided to form a band and so he "There was no money and no irritating as the old rules but at

he paces about a lot and gestures contacted a rock journalist in nothing but I convinced him that least it was a new free-for-all — a with his long arms to make a Newcastle called Phil Sutcliffe to it would be a working group and new playground to go and play

point. get in contact with Sting. He'd that it would work out. We in . . . with a different set of Stewart has what in theatre seen the latter playing with Last couldn't find a guitarist bullies." circles they call presence. A on a night off in Newcastle immediately so we got Henry These new bullies didn't take combination of total but the two hadn't met or Padovani who was a friend of kindly to older boys like Stewart, self-confidence and a sort of spoken. Stewart asked if Sting mine who had only played in one Sting and Andy coming round like buccaneer charm. I wasn't would to come down and group. But he was wildly their playground. Thus Illegal surprised to learn that he's talk about forming a band. enthusiastic and could churn out Records was set up together studied Mass Communications in I asked Stewart if the idea was three chords really well." with brother Miles and friend . to get him and Paul Mulligan to release the then mould him into his MEANWHILE STEWART had entirely self-made "Fall Out", AS HIS father was an employee lead singer? been passing his spare time since others kept their distance of the American government, "Yes, exactly," he says mooching round the punk clubs because "Miles' punkometer, much of Stewart's childhood forthrightly, "because what he that were springing up at the Mark P, had decided we were was spent shunting between had was talent but he was just time in London. He'd come to uncool." various foreign postings. His first playing the wrong thing. He realise the vital importance of "I was writing the songs band were The Black Knights, probably would have been those three chords and he didn't because Sting's material just formed from the teenage successful anyway playing the entertain any illusions about didn't fit. I didn't know anything children of various European and wrong thing or whatever he was fashion. He knew that if his new about writing songs but I faked American workers in Lebanon. playing — because he's that kind baby was to survive and flourish, it. And we had a fifteen minute They were followed by The of talent." it had to attract the kids who set which gradually turned into a Undertakers and The Nomads, But weren't you worried that were following The Pistols and twenty minute set and so on. Stewart in the drum seat with you didn't know him at all? He The Clash. "But as soon as we hit the road each one, "mostly just for could have turned out to be an Stewart just modestly thought that was the last note that I ever physical exercise". unmanageable personality. that his band could and would be wrote. I was too busy thinking of When his father was posted to "Well, I asked him to come a lot better than the competition. booking trucks and P.A.s and

London, Stewart underwent his down and we talked and I played He was right but it took him a getting to the gigs and hustling first exposure to the music scene him my tapes of stuff that I had long time to prove it. the agent and everything. And so proper at a Jimi Hendrix concert. In his mid teens, Stewart was bitten for life by the experience. Elder brother Miles was already involved in the rock scene, managing a small stable of bands that included Wishbone Ash and The Climax Blues Band, and Stewart spent his school holidays helping out. For a while he was a roadie for Wishbone Ash. Later he was to act as tour manager for Joan Armatrading; all invaluable experience and a chance to examine the music business from top to bottom.

When the time came for him to go to college, Stewart was sent back to America to study at the University of California in Berkeley. He left without getting a degree after receiving a call from , another band managed by brother Miles, to come and be their drummer. u The year was 1975. Curved Air, a rather lightweight § o "progressive" band fronted by Sonja Kristina, weren't getting very far. They lasted long enough Curved Air get it together irt the country. Stewart is on the far right next to his ladyfriend Sonja Kristina. SMASH HITS 13 Sting was dissatisfied with the new song which he plays to the "I don't know why it comes message to stir the kids. We're material because it was pretty other two on an acoustic guitar. some days and not other days — not trying to effect any political shitty and the only way to The three of them then argue the I I wish did. There's no assurance changes, we're not trying to improve it was to write better toss for a couple of hours before that the next piece of music any open doors of consciousness for material himself. recording. Sounds a cinch, one of us writes is gonna be any the kids. That was all Johnny "in fact, the flalc we got at the doesn't it? good." Rotten's job and he did it pretty beginning was probably well Stewart has numerous well. deserved. We were not all that theories about how so many FINALLY, DO The Police "We're just tune pickers. great a group." bands go wrong. They go for the represent anything except That's all The Beatles were." biggest record company and themselves? Ah. Them again. Seems like a DURING THIS period it was grab the largest advance, then "No absolutely not. We suitable place to leave it. Stewart's enthusiasm and spend months in expensive haven't got any political American get-up-and-go that studios and end up having to held the band together. compromise more and more in "It was my group and I had to order to pay back the massive keep Sting's morale up, keep debts they run up. The Clash for news coming in to him, make instance. him think he was in a group. "Unfortunately, with all their Because he got, for instance, an pious attitudes and all their offer from for fifty sloganeering, they just went notes a week and I had to talk straight into the jaws of the him out of it by saying 'look, it's monster that they were talking just around the corner'. about, straight into CBS, "But basically we just had faith absolutely the paramount worst in each other, I suppose. Then situation, the monolith!" when. Andy joined we knew why The Police can keep tabs on we had faith in each other. every area of their business. Even Because suddenly we could before they were big, Stewart realise the potential that we'd says, he could walk straight into had in our heads but wasn't quite their record company's offices happening. One minute the and see the managing director music was not good and we without having to make an weren't getting anywhere and appointment. It's this avoidance the next minute the music was of bureaucracy that has made good and we were getting their rise to the top so smooth of somewhere." late. At first Stewart and Andy Stewart once managed a band didn't get along too well. With called Cat Iron (which featured Andy being a much more Kim Turner, currently their sound

experienced musician than either man.) "That's where I learned of the other members, Stewart everything about what not to was forced to let go his position do.

as commanding officer of The "What I told Sting was, look, Police. we'll catch those kids, make 'em "So we put up with the listen to us and then we'// decide abrasive qualities in each other what to play to 'em. And we did and have since developed a very just that with the success of workable bond," says Stewart. 'Roxanne'. "We're constantly pushing each "It took us two years of other and egging each other on. starving and all that other stuff, Confrontation is the usual paying our dues and working our atmosphere of the group. We balls off to get there. But now, have rows but they're all over having got them listening to us, with very quickly. we're now in the position that "Actually, they're kind of we can play what we want to ritualised. It's just that nobody in them." the group is allowed to get Does that mean you can play comfortable because we're all them anything and still maintain too jealous and egotistical for your position? that. In The Police we maintain "Well, I don't know about quality control. We're still just as anything because we haven't cynical about each other's ideas tried that yet. We haven't played in spite of any success. them any crap yet. There's "What I want to do is beat nobody who's going to tell us Sting's next single that he writes what we can or cannot play. The — as far as I'm concerned I've press can't touch us — we're still got some unfinished invulnerable. business. I'm not just sitting back "So, either we can release crap here and just thinking, that's it, and make money or we can that'll do, because I've still got release good music. And that's ambitions that are unrealised. down to us. If we've got talent is "Neither Sting — because we'll make good music. If we his next three songs Andy and I haven't got talent and it was just will probably hate. The minute a flash in the pan, if we hit it we find one we love we'll go lucky, then we'll disappear. But straight in on it and get the best the point is we're calling the out of it. It's kind of a matter of shots for the time being. survival to it make hot for each "Every time I write something other." that I think is brilliant, I think, Where's the next one gonna THE POLICE are fortunate in that come from? Right now I haven't they have mastered the knack of got a tune In my head. Sting making records very cheaply hasn't got a tune in his head without spending hours either. So right now it looks rehearsing before entering the pretty bleak as far as another hit

studio. Stewart explains that album's concerned, but it'll Sting usually comes in with a come. 14 SMASH HITS ' My Perfect Cousin on Sire By The Undertones Records

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SMASH HITS 15 A-Z FACT FILE YOUR WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE GUIDE. AN OCCASIONAL SERIES

ABBA have just completed a are currently resting, month in the studios and a new with no touring or recording single is expected at the end of plans. April to be followed by an album before the end of the year. has a new studio album released this June when Is THE are currently at (Jah permitting) he'll also be home in Manchester writing touring this country. / songs with a view to releasing in either an EP or a double 'A' side BILL NELSON'S new album was 3a. single some time in the next recorded some time ago but as STATUS QUO will not be touring couple of months. There are he hasn't got a record company until October because of Rick vague plans to make a movie of at the moment, no release is Parfitt's cartilage trouble. some sort and some of the songs scheduled. Drummer John Coghlan are being worked on with that in mind. GARY NUMAN is currently meanwhile Is keeping his hand in OAVIO BOWIE has been In New The singles , touring Europe and the Far East with a few dates with his band York for some time now, "Singles Going Steady", that before returning to Britain and Diesel. recording with producer Tony United Artists planned to put out the studios. Plans for a live EP Visconti and also Blondie SUPERTRAMP, having finished is being held up until the band's have been shelved and the new guitarist Jimmy Destri, possibly their massive world tour, are plans are a little clearer. There LP "" isn't scheduled for for a new album. No tours literally doing nothing, will, however, be a new studio release till September, when he nor have planned. they plans. album in the autumn. will possibly tour again. any

CHEAP are TRICK in London at THE POLICE only intend playing ROD STEWART is in , the moment, mixing their sixth one more British date this year, working on, guess what, his new album. Release is due in probably a major festival with at album, for release later this year. September. least some of the proceeds going He hopes to tour Britain in to charity. December. CHIC are finishing an album at the moment. Mainmen Edwards THE PRETENDERS are currently THIN LIZZY are currently and Rogers will produce other in the USA and have no plans for finishing off an album for next artists after that but no names Britain at the moment. month release and a British tour yet. No tours planned. will follow. Phil Lynott has a solo PUBLIC IMAGE LTD's plans are album, "Solo In Soho", out this THE DAMNED are rehearsing at as vague as ever. Lydon and month and will also be hosting an present with a temporary Levine are now in America edition of Tyne-Tees' "Alright replacement for bass player Algy promoting "Metal Box", while Now". Ward who has left to form his Wobble has a solo album and own band called Tank. Rat single, called "The Legend Lives THE TUBES are also busy writing Scabies will be appearing in a On" and "Betrayal" respectively, for their new album, but, they'll film called "Breaking Glass" out this month. No other UK also be appearing in this new playing guitar. activities are planned. "Xanadu" film in a short sequence. Fee and Vince will also DEVO have just finished their is currently in be appearing in an American film third album but have no UK tour the studio with his new band called "All Washed Up". A plans. Sector 27, recording their first European tour in the autumn is album. A big summer tour is on hoped for. THE BOOMTOWN RATS are are currently the cards. getting ready for a major world writing for their third album, due THE WHO are currently touring tour which begins in April and this autumn. No British tours till ROXY MUSIC are putting the Europe before going to The takes in Canada, USA, Japan, 1981! finishing touches to their new States for more dates. Pete Australia and New Zealand. Bob album and will release a single Townshend has a solo album, G -Idof will be hosting an edition is currently called "Over You" as soon as "Empty Glass", released this of the 1 Tees TV series recording his new album with possible. Bryan Ferry isn't doing month. "Alright Now" which will Nick Lowe producing. any solo work but bassist Gary hopefully be transmitted TIbbs will be appearing in the WINGS have a solo album from nationwide in the near future. No IAN DURY, like everyone else it new "Breaking Glass" film in a Denny Laine coming soon, and British tours or recording seems, is currently writing for his major role. Paul is also working on solo planned for a long while yet. new LP! material. SEX PISTOLS and BONEY M are recording a ELO are currently in Munich, are possibly number of European TV shows recording the Jeff Lynne penned recording solo albums but no one before taking a long break while soundtrack to a film called seems to know their current Liz Mitchell has her first baby. "Xanadu" (starring Olivia plans. Newton John!). Asingle from has been plagued by this soundtrack will probably be SPARKS are back in Los Angeles, hold-ups on her third album but released later this year, but no preparing for their new album, now hopes for a May or June other definite releases or tours probably to be recorded with release, with possibly a single are scheduled. Giorgio Moroder again. In a beforehand. No tours are month's time. planned. THE JACKSONS are also , involved in an album for BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN is THE B52's have just returned autumn release. Progress may be currently finishing off an album from a successful Japanese tour held up, however, because Randy and a tour will follow, possibly and are now recording their has just been in a car crash. They including the UK. Because he's second album in Nassau for still hope, however, to tour such a perfectionist, CBS have no summer release, when they also Britain later this year. idea wi^en this will be and the LP hopeto tour Britain. is already very late. 16 SMASH HITS THE ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK ALBUM

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getting your mitts on 'em : the first correct entry opened after the closing date (April 20) wins the mini-TV and the copy of "Flogging A Dead Horse". The next 25 correct entries opened will each receive a 5 6 copy of the Sex Pistols' album. Got it? Then get with it . . . . !Mo L^^ t Lti V T (H B ;i ACROSS 36 American southern state in ^^^^iaH^ m Bowie song title " IL ft J) li_ l^^ 1 , 1 And l\4uzak", a hit 37 See 35 L^j_ij!^iLAjLX L^ forM 38 Tourists' label ' Md Mi> 5 Trio whose first hit was "In mM^' The City" (3,3) DOWN n m B m m n H & 7 . . . tallcing of whom, this is ^ their current chart climber 1 Follow-up to "One Step IV ji Jib '(^ i\jyr e ^ (5,11) Beyond" (2,4) ^'M 11 Mr Chappell, Lene's • 2 Booker T knows his veg7! MtM c B ^^^1^ boyfriend/song partner 3 The Skatallites made the » rt A K 13 --- Leppard original of this oldie " ^^ C f. ^^ £. ^1 F^'*^ 14 Ian, formerly of Mott The covered by on 't^H Hoople their hit EP (4,2,8) mc_jLA.^MAMm c| P 16 Graham so rumour has it! 4 "My Sharona" band (3,5) rHi^H't^ A L i 17 Madness' Mr Smash 5 8t 15 Fern Kinney's smash u 21 -w m 18 The original mod band (8,2,3,9) la 5 /) p C li P ^ 20 "Off The "--"by Michael 6 Leo turns around and joins mmm Jackson Jeff's band! f C E f H|ilH 21 Facades rearranged, 8 & 27 Chic hit, can't be bad! t producing tears in the 9 Like Sham's kids ... or Dave HI F ^H H Jl sandwich bar!! red devils! i (3,4) Sexton's 22 & 32 Duetted with Elton 10 King Queen!? 30 m John on the No. 1, "Don't Go 12 Like Gary's friends?! 1 r Breaking My Heart" 15 See 5 down i-IHHB'a. a 6 23 John Cooper Clarke for 19 What kind of Manoeuvres In ^•^ tN instance The Dark? mmm m m n B ^ 25 Martha's beach (beach beach 24 Eatto it. . . or dance to them\ bW^f.wikWi^l L n A A M nW beach)!? (3,4) 38 28 Refer to the works of Status? 26 Chart snack for Shakin' "^ f e|ooU f.rm r ^ Lift LLoj 29 They're hiding in Black Stevens! (3,3) Sabbath!! 27 See 8 No. as 31 Teenybopper band whose 30 Actor/singer Mr Faith oldie hits included "Tiger 32 See 22 Feet" 33 Descriptive of 2 Tone music Name Age to. 35 & 37 Word treats (anagram) 34 This rodent hates Mondays! ^JxAtJ MC cUt<,KS^

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As you'll probably know, I've been in contained their classic "Wishing On A hospital for the last couple of weeks Star". What a pity their tour was having my tonsils removed. Not a cancelled.

very pleasant operation, I might add, With Froggy being as on the ball as but luckily all went well and I'm back he is, it doesn't really leave me with a in full again. is, I swing Only snag great deal to mention, but a few that I can't reach those high notes when I reckon are good, danceable and burst into song! Thanks to Froggy for worth a name check are "Motivation" filling in the gap at such short notice by Atmosfear (Elite), "Check Out The — cheers. Frog I Groove" by Bobby Thurston It's surprising how quickly the (Prelude), "Just A Touch Of Love" by charts can alter. I've noticed quite a Slave (Atlantic), "Standing Ovation" few changes and a few newies by GO (Arista) and the new one by creeping in, also a couple that I can One Way featuring Al Hudson, "Now remember mentioning a while back. That I Found You" (MCA). These are One of them is "Love Injection" by probably our most popular sounds Trussel (Asylum), also "Holdin' On" around at present. by Tony Rallo (Calibre); it's good to So until the 17th, it's bye for now! see these doing well. Bev. Same goes for Rose Royce with a record that has always been one of Oh, I just remembered — I could have my favourites of theirs, "Doh Boy". It's told you about my exciting night in taken from their album "In Full Tramps (I go to all the best places)

Bloom" (Whitfield) that also with Leif Garrett but I'll spare you!

TWO Stomp THIS WEEKS 1 T TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL FERN KINNEY WEA 113 By The Brothers Johnson on A&IVI Records 2 3 STOMP BROTHERS JOHNSON A&M 121 3 9 DANCE YOURSELF DIZZY LIQUID GOLD POLO 130 Steppin' out, the weekend's open wide « 15 WORKING MY WAY DETROIT SPINNERS ATLANTIC 123 Fill it up, let's blast the jams and ride 8 PONT PUSH LEON HAYWOOD 20TH CENTURY 114 While we're cruisin' around in the street 4 HOLDNG ON TONY RALLO CALIBRE . 118 Listen up for the partyin' feet ^^ 7 NEW CHECK OUT THE GROOVE BOBBY THURSTON EPIC 120/126 Slap me five, that's the place 6 TONIGHT I'M ALRIGHT MICHAEL WALDEN ATLANTIC 121/126 We've arrived, it's alive

I 7 CUBA GIBSON BROTHERS Everybody take it to the top, we're gonna 10 2 AND THE BEAT GOES ON WHISPERS SOLAR Chorus 11 12 LOVE INJECTION TRUSSEL ELEKTRA

Gonna stomp all night ! 5 ROCK WITH YOU In the neighbourhood 13 11 MOTIVATION ATMOSFEAR Don't it feel all right I 17 STANDING OVATION GO Gonna stomp ail night 15 RIGHT IN THE SOCKET SHALAMAR Wanna party 13 JUST A TOUCH OF LOVE SLAVE ATLANTIC 110 Till the morning tight 17 20 YOUNG CHILD RONNIE LAWS UNITEDU ARTISTS 134/129 THE Running, running, running NEW GET DOWN MELLOW SOUND PLAYERS ASSOC; VANGUARD 19 10 YOU KNOW HOWTO LOVE ME PHYLLIS HYMAN ARISTA 116 The set is hot, there's people wall to wall 20 33 CISSELIN' HOT CHUCK CISSEL ARISTA 132/134 Old ones, young things, short ones standing tall 2 1 14 HAVENT YOU HEARD PATRICE RUSHEN ELEKTRA 130

So grab the one with the smile on her face i 21 OOH BOY ROSE ROYCE WHITFIELD And hit the floor and stay right on the case 19 IN THE STONE EARTH WINDS FIRE CBS 112/116 is The heat on and the funk I 38 PATAPATAOSIBISA PYE 126 Just won't leave us alone 25 35 IT WILL COME IN TIME BILLY &SYREETA MOTOWN 96 Everybody take it to the top, we're gonna 26 22 ON THE RADIO DONNA SUMMER CASABLANCA 128 27 29 RAP-0 CLAP-0 JOE BATAAN SALSOUL 116 Repeat chorus twice 28 NEW IFYOUWANT ITNITEFLYTE ARIOLA 16 RHYTHYM TALK JOCKO PHIL INT 114 Stomp, step down in it, put your foot where you feel the fit 30 24 BOYS IN BLUE LIGHT OF THE WORLD ENSIGN 128 Stomp, you don't want to quit, put your heel where you're feeling it 31 NEW TONIGHTS THE NIGHT SHARON PAIGE SOURCE 118/122 Repeat chorus three times 32 37 MOVIN- BRASS CONSTRUCTION UNITEDU ARTISTS 119/124

25 SELF SERVICE LOVE GUARDIAN ANGEL . RfRADIC/MATUMBI REGGAE 34 30 THIS IS EARGASM VENTURE Stomp, step down in it, put your foot where you feel the fit REGGAE

35 28 I CAN FEEL IT STOP 124 Stomp, you don't want to quit, put your heel where you're feeling it CALIBRE 27 THE WORLD IS A GHETTO WAR Repeat to fade 37 NEW LET ME ROCK YOU KANDIDATE

I 8. i NEW NOW THAT FOUND YOU ONE WAY AL HUDSON Words and music by L. Johnson/G. Johnson/V. Johnson/R. 39 NEW EASY STREET SISTER SLEDGE

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-^ <,<..<,< <«'<('< ^ <'<€*. THE SEX PISTOLS were the band Kevin Fitzgerald visits Public Image. that changed my life. No other band would have motivated me awkward. while watching the Queen on apologise for being so to sprint out to the shops every a new band going. He knew Christmas Day. What would it all But he didn't. Thursday to buy the music they'd be battering his door papers to see what they were down in a matter of weeks. leadto? When Public Image Ltd finally There were those who were doing this week. It was like PiL "team" consists of six that it was all just a THE of mates with a stepped out from behind the convinced having a bunch people, all of whom have known curtain, the papers had big joke and that Lydon would Wilkinson sword verbal style safety other since the pre-punk it, shoulder to the each publicity. neverJieard anything like it, and get down to attracting all the what it grindstone, and they sat around days. What they had was It never occurred to me while there were panic stations. To wrong. So took to make their attitude into hopelessly devoted to Johnny anyone with a pair of mobile feet waiting to be proved their fortune — the ability to see for sharp either PiL were being ignored that their constant appearance in and an eye of the to their lack of worth, or they that a large proportion the Press would constitute any non-Seditionaries clothes, it due featured as a vague public like to live dangerously, kind of overkill, but after a while, sounded like , but were excuse for using someone else to do it all bored sitting since that excludes all rock backdrop, an the vultures got for them. writers, the scene was set for an interviewing John Lydon. around sharpening theirbeaks. Not that the PiL "board" are intellectual dissertation on With the release in December The Sex Pistols had had their run of course. There's the of the tin-can 12 inch "Metal like that, it about Johnny Groundbreaker and his for their money, and was actual members of the band — Rule-breaking Funsters. Box" set, it all changed. John's time things got back to featuring new drummer Martin Throughout 1979 there was far crew had earned their crust, but predictable normality. there's Jeanette not because the critics could Atkins — and When it finally happened. In too much going on to worry but because Lee, who arranges dealings with about PiL, after all. They didn't dance to the music, January 1978, John Lydon the record company. Virgin, and tour the country, and they now reckoned they'd got it seemed to disappear off the face constantly would-be-interviewers. sufficiently sussed out. The with all of the earth. He made no attempt they still made that awful racket. all One reason she does this is that Disco" was reviewed as threat was at an end. to have his name or his face "Death Keith and of course, if she didn't do it, John, plastered over the covers. He though the idea of using a disco On realising this, supposed to welcome Wobble would never see the showed a total disregard for the rhythm was the equivalent of John was and light of day, they're that lazy. conventional methods of getting belching in front of your family them with open arms 22 SMASH HITS There's also Dave Crowe, an them, for God's sake. What did old friend of John's who's not John think of the reviews? averse to shutting the famous ha. first I "Ha, At thought it POSTERS Lydon lips with a rasped insult. was a searing pisstake, and I And they all live together in a big thought 'good'. But it's not — house in Chelsea, isn't that nice? they actually seem to like it. Big

When I was there, the day was Deal. I'm still not interested in divided into two halves — the talking to any of them." more active half is called John detests the way the press B260 BLONniE: B281 BOB "John'sup" and the other, has such an P3226 SEX PISTOLS: GA122 NO MEAN CITY (by Rodney more unchallenged power 23- X 33" GELDOF: 38" X 25" £1 .40 Matthews): 40' x 20" £1 95 low-key half is known as to pronounce on music, as £1.30 23" X 33" £1 .30 "He'sinbed". John's definitely though crystallising public the one who wears the check opinion for evermore, and he trousers, and who's been eating finds it offensive the way the My porridge? philosophisers move in like The phone never stops ringing, heavyweights and mask dance 8296 POLICE B284 THE CLASH 8286 STRANGLERS: 1233 BLONDIE: and there are various methods of music in grave, serious 33 X 23 £1 30 33" X 23 £1 30 33 X 23 £1 30 39" x 29" £1.36 silencing it, the best one of which overtones. is a deft hoof that knocks the "They don't dance to music, receiver up and down in a they like to scurry around their split-second. nice offices with their new Bob I'd originally intended to Dylan albums. They're all in their interview all the members of the late twenties, they're clinging band together but seeing as how onto their lovely we never arranged it properly, I because they know they'll go had to spend most of the time down when it goes down. And with John. At first I was dumbly because they can't understand awed by him; you kmaw, our music, they either slag it as a meeting the hero and that. As a joke or try to analyse it. They've result, I clammed up but the got no idea." deafening records and numerous It also makes things a lot less P3250 P3247 GARY B299 BLONDIE 1251 BLONDIE- P3189 ABBA F289 JOIN KATE cans of grog nudged my feeble easy to analyse if there aren't the NUMAN: 23" X 33" (Life size) 25" x 38" BUSH: 25" 38" 25" X 38" £1.30 bottle level into first gear. usual cluster of live gigs to 24" X SO" £1.40 £1.40 23" X 33" 95p X £1 .40 £1.40 The first thing that came to review. PiL's unwillingness to mind: what was the first record play strings of date for no other you ever bought? Mine was reason to promote recent Showaddywaddy, in 1974. product, is quite simple. "I've no idea, although it was "A gig is something you're probably something like that. meant to enjoy, a.nd that includes

D'you remember when I said on the band, you should get some the radio that time that I liked T. kind of entertainment. We've got Tex and , and then it no intention of going round the became really hip to say how country playing for no reason. much you'd liked them? That "But when I do a gig, I'm up for was a real joke. God." days, which is another reason we

With one pearl of a question won't tour. It just kills you. I can't under my belt, further topics to just go, 'Oh, that's that, time for 1257 JOHNNY 1260 GARY be raised consisted mainly of bed now'. You work up too much 1248 BILLY F78 WAITING FOR PEACE: ROTTEN: NUMAN: IDOL: 29" 39" stuff about the Pistols, although adrenalin." 29" X 39" £1 .36 X £1 .35 29" X 39" £1.35 23" X 33" 95p 95p when the "Bollocks" album was The band have started to use ALSO AVAILABLE — AU IN FULL COLOUR mentioned, he said: synthesisers, and tracks like "Me and Sid did a brilliant "Bad Baby" and "Careering" are 33" X 23" £1.30 EACH: 33" X 23" £1,30 EACH: 38" X 25"£1 40 EACH: B136 B243 RUSH P2 THE STRANGLERS version of that album." two examples of the way B139 STATUS QUO B249 PHIL LYNOTT (T Lizzy! P24 OLIVIA N JOHN B167 THE WHO B256 BUZZCOCKS P83 THIN LIZZY Loads of guitars and overdubs, synthesised noise can be B201 GENESIS B259 PAULINE (Penetration! P84 RAINBOW wasH? included without it ending up B212 EARTH WIND & FIRE B260 P3196 THE CLASH B217 QUEEN 8263 DEVO P3196 RUSH life it "You bet your wasn't." like a Rick Wakeman symphony. B218 KISS B264 NEIL YOUNG P3201 So, had John and Sid been Just recently, the Whispers' "The B220 IAN DURY B269 SUPERTRAMP P3205 DONNA SUMMER B221 BLONDIE B271 BRUCE SPRINGSTEIN P3206 AC/DC allowed to put a grubby paw on Beat Goes On" shows how B224 JOHNNY ROTTEN B278 RACHEL SWEET P3229 GENERATION X the "Bollocks" tapes, an restrained use of a Moog (it's a B225 THE CLASH B282 LENE LOVICH P3232 MOTORHEAD B226 GAYE ADVERT B287 DIRE STRAITS P3235 AIMII STEWART educated guess would suggest noise machine, to me) can add B227 THE STRANGLERS B288 CHEAP TRICK P3244 JUDIE TZUKE that the result would have been blocks of sound to a basic B229 THE JAM B291 P3245 BRYAN FERRY B230 BILLY IDOL B293 THE WHO P3248 STING (POLICE! an early fore-runner of the rhythm track, without B231 E.LO. B297 SCORPIONS P3249 bass-heavy megastomp of PiL. completely obliterating the heart

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I can feel that taste for life slipping away And striking the lost chord MY WORLD I find nothing new to say Someone told me I'm all dressed up with nowhere to go

I should have that sinking feeling My head hung low

Chorus But this is my world today My world you're living in everyday And this is my world today

And I couldn't have it any other way In my world

Well, my mind has its reasons For talking aloud So when people turn and stare

I just feel so proud The things they say won't come as any surprise In an instant they become distant cries

Repeat chorus

My world, my world My world, my world today For ever and ever For ever and ever For ever and ever

Repeat chorus ad lib to fade

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SMASH HITS 25 painful. Worse still are The Pseudo Existers from Lincoln, who knock out two tuneless 1 977 rants for which the word "Godawful" might have been invented, and the embarrassingly bad Half Life from Spilsby, Lines., about whom I'll be kind and say nothing. Thus far we've had mainly three chord bashes, devoid of any real individuality or originality, or even anything memorable thirty seconds later. VARIOUS BANDS: East (Dead Things can only get better. Good Records LP) Leicester's Sincere Americans I hate to put down anyone who's certainly put in a brave effort but got the courage and energy to not even sax, handclaps or a put out their own stuff, but really good can disguise this 1 5 track compilation job that they haven't much of tune to mainly just shows that while start off with. VTS + NS from there's a tremendous amount of New York (Lincolnshire!!) also great talent lurking round the only get one track which is a pity, country, there's an awful lot of since "High Rise Failures" Is THE FATAL CHARM: Kevin Davies (bass, vocals), PaulArnall pretty average stuff as well. interesting, clever, actually Simmonds (lead (guitar, vocals). Kevin Gallagher (drums), Sarah The gory details: The memorable and shows real vocals), Dave Barker (keyboards). Cigarettes from Lincoln promise, even if it is about urban contribute three tracks of fast, decay. This leaves us with neat arrangements and play well energetic stuff: straightforward, London's Whizz Kids are also Nottingham's Fatal Charm, the to boot. They definitely have that competent but strictly not bad, though still nothing only act on the album who really star potential and certainly unimaginative. The aptly named startling. Their two cuts are better deserve to be called "good". deserve your close attention. B Movie from Mansfield provide paced with at least some kind of Their three tracks are miles ahead The rest? Well, you pays yer more of the same; one melody and originality but both of the rest. Energetic without money . . . moderately interesting rattle 'n' have their roots firmly in the past. needing a sledge-hammer, they (Contact: Dead Good Records, roller and one so average it's "Comalife" is good, though. have catchy tunes, a bouncy beat. 292/3 High Street, Lincoln.)

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'm not in love with I'm not in love. Thank Your Lucky Stars I'm not in love with T-T-T-Twiggy Because I'm in love with Cathy McGow-ow-ow-ow-an And she said

Repeat chorus Ready steady go, ready steady go Ready steady go, ready steady go Well, I was in love with the Beatles (ooooh) I was in love with the Stones (and no satisfaction) I'm not in love wKh television I was in love wKh Bobby Dylan I'm not in love with the radio Because I'm in love with rock 'n' ro-o-o-oll I'm not in love with the Kings Road, oh oh oh Because I'm in love with Cathy McGow-ow-ow-ow-an Repeat chorus And she said Ready steady go Chorus Go, go. go, go Ready steady go Ready steady go Well, all the things she said Ready steady who? Like ready steady go Ready steady stone Well, weren't it fabulous? Go, go, go Ready (ready) Steady (steady) Words and music by Idol/James Go! Reproduced by permission Chrysalis Music SMASH HITS 29 If only they had the nerve to Ah well, back to the world of respectively. Disposable In fact too much goes on to always had time for a good smart climb inside an old song and the worthy SINGLES but ordinary. Eddie American pop with a punk gloss. remember anything but the most aleck and B.A. has stuffed this rearrange the furniture a little, ALBUMS And The Rods' Hot much "Rooms In Your Roof is Micky obvious. Start again from with enough in jokes to script The By David like ZZ Top have done with "I postponed return to vinyl, "At (Chrysalis) THE WHISPERS: The Whispers scratch. Hepworth Jupp is an attractive (5 out of 10). Muppet Show, laced it with many Thank You" (Warner Bros). (Solar). If it wasn't for the brilliant Here Night" (EMI), displays much of little R&B shuffle; the usual a First, I must deal with my Red Starr catchy choon and arranged the the old soul standard is bound up ten minute version of "And The the swashbuckle (if there isn't clever words, the usual tasteful finished article correspondence. I am grateful to with meticulous pretty tight and walks on tiptoes such a word, there ought to be) timid Beat Goes On", you could sum the Arsenal and Police fan of production. Mickey, you MENTAL AS ANYTHING: MAA care. Past experience suggests who where it used to this up in a word or two. go pacing times past. But it also reeks of the can do better. wrote from Enfield to point out (Virgin). Never let it be said that that its charm will wane with time around. Strong stuff. The Dance desperation of people trying to Maybe he Surprisingly, it contains more that he/she didn't care for the should cop an earful we hold anybody's nationality but this week it does the trick. (7 Band croon about Stax music on make a great record, slower, relaxed, smoochy way the Singles just like they of the art of Captain Beaky And against them. Not even out of 10). Column was "Stacks Of Tracks" (Cool numbers than the instant, fast, King) did in the old days. His Band whose 'Trial Of Hissing Australians. currently laid out. Thank you for danceable MAA are a fairly David Hepworth with suitable regret but why XTC never seem to be ruffled Sid" tracks you'd like to your helpful advice. Now why (Polydor) breaks entirely witty, rather earthy pop group bother checking into this when hear. Instrumentally it's very by such considerations and their new ground in its continuing who work in a territory don't YOU go stick YOUR head good, not that the originals are all being "Wait Till Your Boat Goes but very Stylistics and very BILLY JOEL: up a dead bear's {Look, Down" quest for new and exciting far removed from Squeeze and Glass Houses (CBS). Dave, it's reissued? tiresome in places. The fast (Virgin) is more deserving even modes of expression. Brave, arrange their sometimes slight Good to see there are still some no use being diplomatic — sounds hold the album We beam back briefly to the than "Nigel". It's a deliberate, together Americans who don't you've got to be firm with 'em! funny, sad, intensely moving and songs to maximum effect. bland out modern world where all is oddly disturbing record but unfortunately not for long when they meet with Ed.). built daring in its bold grasp of the real Someday they might make a success. enough. (5 out of 10). smooth as formica and shines around a descending It's a to hook line issues of living in the year 1 980, really impressive record, if they mistake see this New It's been many a moon since like bacofoil. "Furtive Winks" that is simplicity Bev Hillier York itself. this band are something more get the chance to sit around and tough guy as a balladeer Brian Robertson departed the from Cuba (Ariola) is another of anyway, than just plain old rock and roll. think about it. For the moment, but even so the ranks of Thin Lizzy those fidgety new records, but "Face They are plain old tripe, as my TONY RALLO & THE MIDNITE I'm impressed with the guitarist. emphasis here is really on punch Down" finds brimming with cleverness (EMI) his new band and mother was fond of saying. (Yes, BAND: Burnin' Alive (Calibre). (6 out of 10). — musical as well as honest Wild weighed Horses putting their faith in down with smart-ass but is he guilty? Ed.). Les Francais may never make lyrics — with harder, more humour. David Hepworth the same old swirling guitar Despite the fact that they're rock 'n' rollers but they can aggressive material from a man duetting. All they need to The same could also apply to certainly come up with the who writes good songs like other neither as powerful nor as slick as WRECKLESS ERIC: Big Smash complete the impression is Phil "Clean Clean" by The Buggies dancing goods. Like the superb people tell jokes. Not many Joel Who records, I've always got a (Stiff). A pity Wreckless has Lynott himself, but he's occupied (Island) were it not for the soft "Holdin' On" — here in its full classics but still a satisfying spot for 's lumbered himself with this doing the same business on his cunningly buried hook line that 7:35 minute glory — this has real performance. (8 out of 10). solo efforts and "Rough Boys" drunken fool image so that no first solo work, "Dear Miss surfaces after a few plays. These life and spark to it. Tuneful and (Atco) is no exception. As a song one takes him seriously — Ian Cranna Lonelyhearts" (Vertigo), a cooler, boys are masters of the middle punchy, it goes straight to the it follows the classic Who route because the man's a genius. Here more'^airy variation on the usual eight. But it's as easy to find feet but is interesting to listen to (fast, with a middle section he seeks that elusive THE MOTORS: Tenement Steps three fehord fandango. Now records like this obnoxious as it is as well. Simply, it's the best almost like an anthem) but it breakthrough via this bargain (Virgin). Signs are that this cookie would somebody point out the to say they're catchy. classy disco album since Chic somehow seems less bloated double with two sides of his was left in the oven too long and point of all this after school The Members lumber along and Michael Jackson. Hearing is and pretentious than it would greatest sandwiching a new emerged with all the taste baked activity? amiably with "Romance" home when, lo and behold, new believing I (8 out of 10). have done had the whole band album of some of the best out of it. In pursuit of ever (Virgin), doling out the kind of Judas Priest, if singles from The Pretenders and nothing else, been on the case. Red Starr raucous pop-rock you're ever grander sound. The Motors have locker room wisdom that The have the distinction of The Undertones. being Madness may be sloppy as hell likely to hear. Everything from ladelled on the keyboards and the Specials seem to handle so much quite the silliest band in the but they're anything So I place The Pretenders' PURPLE HEARTS: BeatThatI but gritty to witty, it's great stuff and rumbling guitars to the point that more convincingly. whole world, and "Living After calculated. Their effort on the office hi-fi (Fiction). Why's everybody new EP "Work, in brilliantly enjoyable. Buy this one the songs are crumbling beneath "Break It To Me Gently" by The Midnight" (CBS) is no let down. Rest And Play" (coal-fired, interestingly enough), such a rush to make albums? The the strain. They (Stiff) includes — both you and Eric deserve it. (8 went and made sit . . Planets (RiaKo) is one of those Like toddlers dressing back and . now this is more Purple Hearts are still up on a yet another track from their trying to out of 10). the sound and the sound went furiously professional like it. 'Talk Of The pop wet afternoon. Priest strut around album, "Night Boat To Cairo" Town" decide what to play, let alone and put them out of a job. (5 out records where nothing represents the kind of risk Ian Cranna has been in leather and warn us of the with three new tracks, the best of more what key to play it in. This debut of 10). left to chance and even less to chilling and bands should take more often; an catches rifling get supernatural things which is the hilarious and them through The David Hepworth excited about. Alan Jones they're going to do after the clock furiously catchy "Don't Quote Me undisciplined, almost jazzy sort Jam songbook and The Who displays similar qualities with strikes twelve. of ballad thingy with a vocal that guitar tutor, Would it hurt to let On That", a cautionary tale that barely able to come AMERICAN GIGOLO: Original "You're Making My Heartache" us know that they're hovers above brilliant guitar up with half a verse is human? sprang from Chas's ill-starred which Soundtrack (Polydor). As you (Active), coming across like textures. It takes three plays recognisably a is in serious meetings with the music press. to their own. In a might expect with Giorgio man who's frittered away his need of a touch of inspiration, . pull you towards it and kisses you year's time, they're going to wish as So here I am, all ready to bed Moroder composing, this leans youth listening to too many "Outside My Window" full on the mouth on the fourth. they hadn't cut this. (4 out of 10). (Motown) the typewriter down and leg it heavily — but not entirely — on records, his every Chasing it little step dogged by suggests. Where he used to a breathlessly David Hepworth electronic disco-pop. Apart from memories of the past. swing with are The Undertones and "My so much verve, he Blondie's lengthy "Call Me" (as Down in the Sixties graveyard, You want professional? Perfect Cousin", a Mickey We got now toots with barely any ORIGINAL MIRRORS: Original good as anything they've done the old songs keep on rising out professional. Bradley inspired song You want a great conviction. I poking fun like but Mirrors (Mercury). This album is recently) and Cheryl Barnes' of their plots to haunt us. record? We have one of those not "Kinda at his clever brother Martin who Kute' (A&M). It's good a headache. Not because it's heavier, gospelly "Love And The Angelic Upstarts try also. "I Feel Love" (GTO) by enough, appeared not so long ago on jolly enough and particularly grim — mostly it's Passion", it's entirely in walking the footsteps of their Donna Summer is its "Mastermind". The lyrics making assuredly catchy enough, but he are quite fair — but because instrumental but also melodic, Newcastle ancestors The second lap of the track, a princely lovely and it's delivered can make much slyer, more with the everybody's trying too much at likeable and very appealing, Animals with "We Gotta Get Out record whose elegant motion affecting kind of spirit that you naturally and records when he wants once. The best things are usually while the synthesiser is Of This Place" (Warner Bros). magnificent tension associate with tempts me to to, and without sacrificing any of The Undertones, the simplest — here basically a ^0^0^^ restrained and creative Never mind the fact that they believe that most but I can't synthesisers the commercial appeal. help wishing they'd let pop band totally overload some throughout. Unlike most don't so much walk as limp, a are played by people wearing us hear some of the The Cretones and The slower, more quite promising melodies with soundtracks, this stands up as a song of any description is an boxing gloves. This stupendous Textones satisfying material that they've have very similar relentless, one-paced attack and B.A.ROBERTSON: Initial good and interesting album on its improvement on the closing time article just about single-handedly got stashed away. names and broadly similar never ending, far too busy Success (Asylum). A mite own. Recommended. (7 out of rants that they have dealt in up to justifies the invention It's been of those records in "Real Love" (Planet) a pleasure talking to arrangements — presumably unfashionable all 10). now. and that but dangerous little electronic boxes. and "I Can't Rght It" you. Must fly. (Chiswick) aimed at creating I mystery action. (whisper it) quite like this. I've Ian Cranna 30 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 31 January February By Barbara Dickson on Epic Records You just say the things you want to hear And like a fool I believed everything was clear

But now I feel so distant I don't know what to say

The things I thought important are just another day

And you and I are miles and miles apart You got me on the road to one more broken heart

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January, February, t don't understand Why it is you say you're leaving then you turn around You won't settle down, you've got both feet off the ground January, February, don't you come around

Wake up I tell myself but I don't even hear One more night, another day, another year It doesn't seem to matter 'cos you don't seem to care If only there was some way out away to anywhere 'Cos you and I are miles and miles apart You got me on the road to one more broken heart

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It doesn't seem to matter 'cos you don't seem to care If only there was some way out away to anywhere

'Cos you and I are miles and miles apart You got me on the road to one more broken heart

Repeat chorus

January, February, don't you come around Repeat to fade

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It was enough to make grand daughter's probably very single, or will they be just due to inefficiency and waste, C is next. Now for the mouf off by say ink tha tit iz terri five exclusive Smash Hits badges — that is. The another example of sexist heav/ my duodenum explode with glamorous . . . and with all those particularly in the "giant" record complicated bit. The next letter is bull that lotsov punx have turnd Jam, The Police, metal, like so in the The Specials, The Clash and Gary laughter. I am, of course referring years of experience behind her many past? companies. Obviously home D (not A again). into them rent a tent morons (I Police Fan, Edinburgh. Numan — ABSOLUTELY FREE! (Well, for the price to the letters of Tim Sunderland, taping represents some loss of Please remember this when menethe parker mobb). Ross Diamond, Stevenage All of a couple of stamps, maybe). Teddy things considered, she's revenue but I don't think you print your the crosswords and I mush go now and git my Girl, MOD IS DEAD! Your proof is on Nicholas Jones and Genesis almost as good as groups like . . . answer lies in a negative action competitions. tyypwriter fixt — reguards 2 And that's not all — for '"79 when you send away Fan (Female). WHAT? You mean BROTHERHOOD OF MANII! like Scarborough's walls: — the putting a levy on tapes. Any Brainy Punk, Southgate, unkle Tom cobbly an all. your free set, we'll London. year of the Mods". send you back a bonus sixth they were SERIOUS? Me, Crowborough, . other ideas? Maxi, Bolton, Lanx. Gaye The Punkette. badge into the bargain. This badge (previously Liverpool. Devo, Walton, Miranda Ellis, Bath, Avon. I AM writing to complain about a unreleased, in WHAT A cheek Jess K of as we say the biz) bears a Smash conceited I prat called Nicholas BEFORE write this letter — do I IF MOST concerts are for 18'sand SO, SOMEONE is actually Gravesend (issue March 6) has Jones who appeared on your get paid for this? (No. Scottish Hits logo so's you can recognise your fellow CONGRATS ON the "Spot The over, and they've started doing prepared to face ridicule to got. Hello, I'm a Victorian indeedl letters page in issue March 6. OK, Ed.). connoisseurs in the street. Song" competition. I couldn't concerts for 16's and under, what defend Lena Martell, eh? This Well, I'm one — didn't you see - so you like The Eagles. 1. Back to the point: if find the rules So do anyone . anywhere but I are 17 year olds meant to do? All pause for a quick shufti at the said badge . . Ross Diamond (March 6) has got me up the Kings Road last week also assume that's part of the fun. like many other types of DARES to write in reply to either Mel The Modette. guts and very little else. with my whalebone corset, music and I can of prattish Anyway, it was "Alabama Song" do without jerks those notes about As for "One Day At A Time" crinoline dress and poke bonnet? like you ramming your bloated Kaptain Tweaky I by David Bowie I claim (March 6), shall and my I WAS infuriated to find that the being a message of Christian At least we're different! Mind opinions down my — and personally carve £5. other "SID VICIOUS" Clash film "" has an X love, messages of love and you, it is hard to get the clothes. readers' — throats. on their backsides. I have had it Charlie Cook, Wilmslow, certificate. What about us Clash Christian peace are notoriously up to here Jackie The Ripper, Victoria, Cheshire. Stringy, Essex. with "Pissing Flid" and fans who are not 18 but have unrealistic and rarely relevant to the other morons! London. been waiting to see the flm? They social problems. At least punks Biouxsie Bioux, Glossop, Derbys. For once, that wasn't our fault — TO THE enquiring humanoid of are probably as mad as me about made relevant social comments TO THAT prat called Jess K of the printers managed to lose that Portsmouth (issue February 21 it. They could at least have made and groups like The Specials Gravesend, Quick, get your knife — here for us. The Ska Comp and who wanted to know what Sid it an AA certificate. offer realistic solutions. "One Day You may say why are we still Crossword Clue did that was so gutsy anyway. comes one now . . . A Much-enraged Clash At number boobs, Fan, A Time" has no meaning or here? Well, there is a simple however, we can honestly claim The answer to your question is: Norwich, Norfolk. Not bad, eh? Anyway, all youhave to do is cut depth — it is just extremely bad answer. There are still remains as our own. absolutely nothing. But he had a TO "Beaknik" and "Hissing Sid music. out the token above plus two more from the next from World War 1 butthat Supporters", This is what happens when we lovely hairstyle. THERE IS one problem with Of course, I hasten to add there two issues. (We'll also print an extra in doesn't mean that it's still here, FOR GOD'S SAKE, UP!! I one case have to print early or get ready Wondermutt, Fife, . SHUT pretending to be a famous is nothing wrong with Lena does it? And there are still I and most other for Freebie issues, whan we have NORMAL person writing to Smash Hits. you miss one or don't want to cut one out of one Martell — that the Spanish remainsof the ancient of teenagers are to the teeth world to RUSH and LATE (are This is that none of these silly issue.) Inquisition well WORK DEAR HUNGRY of Tyne & Wear (those known punk — get the message? with immature prats like you you reading this. Production (issue March 6). people's friends will believe their Don't send us anything yet — keep the tokens purveyors of Christian love) writing in to our best pop mags Ju and Kath, Modesses of Goole. Control?). And when we have to I'm pal wrote the letter if it has got wouldn't cure. afraid you won't be able to and rabbiting on about whether . safe just now and we'll tell you where and when, RUSH, we get TIRED and teensy buy the ingredients for my hunky Chris Difford, Glenn Tilbrook or Angry Mod of Belfast. Hissing Sid was innocent or not. OK? I DON'T think the music industry mistakettes like it, these don't get dish pie in the shops as I grow Gary Numan under will they? That song was aimed at four year is losing as much money through spotted and then we get SARKY them in my back garden. 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I have known you for so very long Turn It On Again I feel like a friend Can't you do anything for me?

Can I touch you for a while?

By Genesis on Charisma Records Can I meet you on another day? And we will fly away 1.'/it. AH I need is a TV show That and the radio Repeat chorus Down on my luclc again Down on my luck again It's driving me mad usvJ^^ It's just another way of passing the day Chorus ^^^-'^Swas I, I get so lonely when she's not there I can show you, I can show you I, I, I, I Some of the people in my life

I can show you, I can show you Turn it on, turn it on Some of the people in my life Turn it on again Turn it on, turn it on It's driving me mad Turn it on again It's just another of passing the day way Repeat to fade t, I get so lonely when she's not there

I, I, I, I Words and music by Banks/Collins/Rutherford You're just another face Reproduced by permission Hit & Run Music

That I know from a TV show Publishing

The Spirit Of Radio By Rush on Mercury Records

Begin the day with the friendly voice A companion unobtrusive Plays that song that's so elusive And the magic music makes your morning mood

Up on your way, hit the open road There is magic at your fingers f^or the spirit ever lingers Undemanding contact in your happy solitude

Invisible airwaves crackle with life Bright antennae bristle with the energy Emotional feedback on a timeless wavelength Bearing a gift beyond price almost free

AH this machinery making modern music Can still be open hearted Not so coldly charted, it's really just a question of Your honesty, yeah, your honesty

One likes to believe in the freedom of music But glittering prizes and endless compromises Shatter the illusion of integrity, yeah

Invisible airwaves crackle with life Bright antennae bristle with the energy Emotional feedback on a timeless wavelength Bearing a gift beyond price almost free ON SALE Words and music by Peart/Lee/Lifeson Reproduced by permission Heath Levy Music Ltd. APRIL 17

SMASH HITS 39 THE BEAT

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