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My painted face is chipped and cracked My mind seems to fade too fast ^Pg?TF^U=iS Clutching straws, sinking slow Nothing less, nothing less A puppet's motion 's controlled by a string By a stranger I've never met A nod ofthe head and a pull of the thread

on. Play it I Go again. Don't mind me. just work here. I don't know. Soon as a free I can't say no, can't say no flexi-disc comes along, does anyone want to know the poor old intro column? Oh, no. Know what they call me round here? Do you know? The flannel panel! The When a child throws down a toy (when child) humiliation, my dears, would be the finish of a more sensitive column. When I was new you wanted me (down me) Well, I can see you're busy so I won't waste your time. I don't suppose I can drag Now I'm old you no longer see you away from that blessed record long enough to interest you in the Ritchie (now see) me Blackmore Story or part one of our close up on the individual members of When a child throws down a toy (when toy)

(and Mark Ellen worked so hard), never mind our survey of the British scene. I Spiteful girl, hateful boy (spite boy) doubt if even the mention of a VIDEO MACHINE AND FIFTY VISAGE TO BE When a child throws down a toy (when toy me) WON could drag you away from the record player. I curse the day Orchestral

Manoeuvres and Nash The Slash were thought of. I do. I'm all dressed up and nowhere to go As for the Toyah centrespread and the Fact Is special and Independent Bitz and the On the music box that never stops songwords and the news and the reviews, well, I might as well talk to a brick wallfor I'll dance for you if you want me to all the attention you'd pay. I shall have words with the management All this free stuff Move in time, move in time cannot be good for the soul . . A wooden head and a broken heart Used, abused and torn apart I gave you my best and you gave me the rest There's time die, Visage 2 to time to die

RESPECTABLE STREET XTC 9 When a child throws down a toy (when toy) When I was new D-DAYS Hazel O'Connor 9 you wanted me (down me) Now I'm old you no longer see (now see) me LATELY Stevie Wonder 12 When a child throws down a toy (when toy) PRETENDING TO SEE THE FUTURE OMD 20 Spiteful girl, hateful boy (spite boy) When a child throws down a toy (when toy me) SWING SHIFT Nash The Slash 20 CARTROUBLE 21 When a child throws down a toy (when toy) When I was new you wanted me (down me) CAN YOU HANDLE IT Sharon Redd 25 Now I'm old you no longer see (now see) me YOU BETTER YOU BET 26 When a child throws down a toy (when toy) Spiteful girl, hateful boy (spite bnv) BOHEMIAN RHAPSODY Queen 30 When a child throws down a toy (when lov me) Gillan 36

Words and music by S. Strange/M. Ure/B. Currie/J . McG OH GOD, I WISH I WAS HOME 37 Egan/D. Formula INTUITION Linx 41 Reproduced by permission Island Music Ltd./V ir^m Music Ltd./Copyright Control I MISSED AGAIN 43 45

RAINBOW: Feature 4/5/6 : Feature 16/17/18 TOYAH: Colour Poster 28/29 BRITISH FUNK: Feature 39/40/42 TALKING HEADS: Colour Poster 52

FACT IS SPECIAL 11 CARTOON 11 BITZ 13/14/15 VIDEO/VISAGE COMPETITION 23 25 CROSSWORD _ 31 REVIEWS 32/33 STAR TEASER 34 BIRO BUDDIES 35 INDEPENDENT BITZ 44 LETTERS 47/48 GIGZ 50

Special thanks this issue to Jo Dale (design).

FRONT COVER PIC: HERBIE YAMAGUCHI m> V m, IT'S A MIGHTY LONG WAY DOWN AND HAS GOT THE SCARS TO PROVE IT. CHRIS CHARLESWORTH TRACES THE TWENTY YEAR CAREER OF A SINGLE-MINDED MUSICIAN.

a guitarist who once trod of the sixties with a number of FOR changed his mind at the last the boards at the 2 I's coffee pioneering rock and roll outfits. minute, and that decision bar in 's Like at the many famous British changed his life. The band was beginning of the 60's, Ritchie musicians he passed through the called . Blackmore shows no sign of hands of Screaming Lord Sutch & flagging or giving in to middle The Savages, an extravagant RIGHT FROM the start Deep age. His latest Rainbow line-up ensemble led by Britain's first Purple were a big money stand high in the charts with "I great rock eccentric, David Sutch. operation. Bankrolled by a couple Surrender" and the band are (He wasn't a lord, of course, but of money men with no previous busy rehearsing in New York for he'd do anything for publicity, music business experience, the a US tour followed by British including standing for group went on to become one of dates this summer. Parliament!) the most popular and influential As hardy and determined as he Then there were The Outlaws, bands of all time, though it took is temperamental and whose lead singer Mike Berry them four years to make the opinionated, Blackmore is one of was back in the charts last year breakthrough. the most technically competent (as was their bass player Chas An early, vaguely psychedelic guitarists Britain has ever Hodges, now half of Chas And line-up had a big U.S. hit with the produced. He's quite at Dave), home and finally Neil Christian & poppy "Hush" but then split up with the most complex musical The Crusaders, whose original after a year, leaving Ritchie, arrangements, and just as guitarist was 's keyboard man Jon Lord and comfortable performing classical . (For further details Ian Paice to find a new pieces as is he on a rock stage of this particular era, seek out lead singer and bass player. Ian where several thousand watts of Pete Frame's excellent book of Gillan and (the amplified electric answer "Rock Family Trees" (Omnibus).) latter is with Rainbow today) the flick of his plectrum. All these pre-Beatlemania arrived from a pop/cabaret band Ritchie's long career has been groups — and others — played called Episode Six and the classic marked by a steadfast refusal to an important but largely Purple line-up was completed. fall in with the fashionable trends unrecognised role in the Ritchie's instinct for a of the day. This, coupled with his development of British rock. By memorable riff brought forth a occasionally arrogant attitude to and large they were string of distinctive crowd both the press and paying interchangeable bands made up pleasers like "Smoke On The customer only — last year his of session players who needed a Water" and "Child In Time" and refusal to do an encore at performing outlet to let off steam. four years of relentless touring Wembley started a minor riot — And let off steam they certainly turned them into superstars. In is why he has never enjoyed the did! 1972 their American record critical acclaim bestowed on The Outlaws, for instance, company, the giant Warner other guitar heroes like Clapton, earned a fearsome reputation for Brothers corporate, sold more Page and Townshend, most of misconduct wherever they went. records by Deep Purple than by whom would tip their Amongst their favourite pastimes any other artist. professional hats to Ritchie's was the lobbing of flour bombs It was shortly after the release expertise. from the band's van as they of their breakthrough "In Rock" Ritchie, on the other hand, is drove through crowded shopping that Deep Purple played not one for complimenting the centres, and Ritchie, by all the Plumpton Festival of 1970. competition; modesty has never accounts, was a crack shot. Sandwiched between Black been his style. The only other But because none of these Sabbath and Yes, the band were guitarist he has ever really looked bands ever enjoyed any real chart anxious to make a lasting up to was , although success, they relied on constant impression and Ritchie closed the he has been known to nod an live work and took on gig evening's set by pouring petrol appreciative head towards schedules that would make the over a stack of speakers and country picker Albert Lee and average 1981 band come over all setting the whole lot alight while veteran session man Big Jim faint. playing two at once. The Sullivan. Hamburg was a favourite organisers of the festival — and stomping ground (it was here Yes — were not amused. BORN IN Weston-super-Mare on that cut their musical Successful they may have been April 14, 1945, Ritchie moved to teeth) and when one particular but stable they weren't. In their Heston at the age of two and took Crusaders line-up ended a tour in eight year career there were ten up guitar at an early age. Jim the German seaport, Ritchie personnel changes and rumours Sullivan, a neighbour, gave him stayed over for a year, settling of internal friction were always lessons and by the time he was down with a German wife and rife, most of them sparked off by 16, Ritchie was humping his £15 supporting himself by playing Ritchie's undiplomatic guitar along the London tubes to sessions. mouthings during interviews. appear with the 2 I's Junior What brought him back to It was no secret, for instance, Skiffle Group at the Soho coffee Britain in 1967 was a telegram that before Bad Company formed bar. inviting him to join a new band Ritchie harboured a keen desire to His skills were developed in a being put together at the time. He form a group with vocalist Paul serious way during the first half almost turned them down but Continues over The classic Deep Purple line-up of 1972: (left to right, Ritchie Blackmore, lan Gillan. Roger Glove, Jon LordLor* andandlIan —

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Rodgers of Free. Rodgers, Ritchie now in the driving seat (this was once told me, was his ideal front Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow, man, but the singer turned down after all!) he wasted no time in Ritchie's invitation to join Purple firing musicians who didn't meet when quit in June 1973. his exacting demands or who Whatever differences existed otherwise failed to please their between Blackmore and Gillan lord and master. During five seem to have been settled now, years of Rainbow Ritchie has but the relationship was certainly been the only constant factor. at a low ebb when the most Fourteen personnel changes took successful Deep Purple line-up care of the rest. called it a day. There have in fact been six Ritchie, who by this time called different Rainbow line-ups and the shots in most Deep Purple seven Rainbow albums, matters, threatened to quit unless including the recent "Difficult To a new bass player was found and Cure". One line-up never the resulting shake-up introduced recorded at all, yet the fifth — ex-Trapeze Glen Hughes Ritchie, Roger Glover, Cozy and unknown North Yorkshire Powell, Graham Bonnett and Don singer David Coverdale into the Airey — seemed certain to outlast Purple ranks. all previous incarnations. The Even so, there were times success of "All Night Long" also when the guitarist in black suggested that, with the aid of seemed to be playing with Russ Ballard's songwriting, another group altogether as he Ritchie had found a lucrative stood, sectioned off to the right of seam of heavy pop. the stage and lost in his thoughts, But it wasn't to be. The leaning back against the speaker ever-amiable , who cabinets and pounding out the had drummed for Ritchie since Deep Purple riff catalogue night 1975, quit last autumn and after night. vocalist Bonnett also packed his Still he hung on with the band bags. The latest line-up now for another two years, becoming includes vocalist increasingly frustrated while and drummer Bobby Rondinelli Hughes tried to steer the group in — perhaps more bendable a funk direction. Hughes was people — but it's anyone guess certainly Coverdale's equal in the how long they, or the others, will vocal department but his habit of stay on board. The fifth and best known Rainbow line-up: (left to right) Ritchie lapsing into soul chants was Blackmore, Roger Glover, , Coxy Powell and Graham strictly thumbs down as far as Bonnet. Ritchie was concerned. IT'S BEEN a long hard road for Eventually the rocker in Ritchie Blackmore, and the end Blackmore rebelled and in May isn't even in sight. My guess is 1975 he quit the group to which that Ritchie's Rainbows will keep he had contributed so much. A rising for a few more years until year later Deep Purple disbanded the man in black decides to turn for good. his talents to less commercial solo albums. IN HIS latter days with Deep An outstanding guitar player Purple Ritchie had wanted — for with few outside interests, the reasons best known to himself hallmarks of Ritchie's long career to record a Quatermass have been his irritable called "Black Sheep Of The temperament and his Family" but the rest of the group perfectionism in musicianship. had vetoed the idea. (The guitars smashed on stage Ritchie recorded the track are almost always geriatrics or anyway, using an American band replicas; Ritchie has too much called Elf, who'd been signed to respect for craftsmanship.) Deep Purple's own Purple Over the years, Ritchie has Records in the UK, and who were shown a positive disinclination to form the basis of the first towards soul, , , or Rainbow band. They made one any other type of music apart

album but when I saw them in from rock or classical. The man is

New York in late 1976 1 was more a pure-bred heavy rocker. He may impressed by the colossal not be the most likeable character lighting rig than by the band. in the music business but he Not surprisingly, since he shows no signs of fading away. The current Rainbow line-up was 6 it.a. now;in son

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All offers subject to availability. 8 D-Days by HAZEL O'CONNOR Put on your face, put on your clothes ;* Going out dancing, pose, pose Wind our bodies round and round Move to the rhythm of the fave rave sounds

These are the decadent days These are the decadent ways These are the de, de, de, de, de, de decadent days De, de, de, de, de, de, decadent days

Swing to the left, swing to the right Thrust your hips to the flashing light Whirling dervish, here's the rule Sweating hot but you stay cool

These are the decadent days These are the decadent ways These are the de, de, de, de, de, de decadent days De, de, de, de, de, de, decadent days

The whole room is vibrating With all our bodies shaking But still they're hesitating From really taking it

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These are the decadent days These are the decadent ways These are the de, de, de, de, de, de, decadent days De, de, de, de, de, de, decadent days

RESPECTABLE The whole room is vibrating With all our bodies shaking But still they're hesitating From really taking it From really STREET taking it, making it, taking it (One, two, three, four)

byXTC These are the decadent days These are the decadent ways ON VIRGIN RECORDS These are the de, de, de, de, de, de, decadent days De, de, de, de, de, de, decadent days I Chorus I Heard the neighbour slam his car door Words and music by Hazel O'Connor I Don't he realise this is a Reproduced by permission Albion Music Ltd. What d'you think he bought that car for I I 'Cos he realise this is respectable street ON I Now they talk about absorption ^SNJIECOROS I In Cosmopolitan proportions to their daughters 5 I As they speak of child prevention I And immaculate receptions on their portable I Sony entertainment centres

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I Now she speaks about diseases And which proposition pleases best her old man I Avon fills the creases When she manages to squeeze in past the caravans That never move from their front gardens

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I It's in the order of their hedgerows I It's in the way their curtains open and close It's in the look they | give you down their nose I All part of decency's jigsaw, I suppose

i Sunday Church and they look fetching i Saturday night saw him stretching over our fence Bang the wall for [ me to turn down can see them with their stern frown As they dispense the kind of look that says | they're perfect

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WHAT'S WHAT FACT IS THE MUSIC business, like all businesses, loves nothing more than jargon. The idea of jargon is to make the outsider feel ianc and the .ns.der. In the next issue we'll be attempting to untangle the term, used to describe variouTstrands of music W. kick off!

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DEMO: A tape or disc recorded MULTI TRACK TAPE: will be pressed. from the amps on stage but in order to try out a song or Professional recording tape is SYNTHESISER: Basically, a through the giant P.A. stacks at arrangement. Not generally for bulkier than the domestic variety machine that can produce sound either side. At the back of the commercial release. Comes from and carries the sound via a waves. Invented in the 60's by Dr. hall/club sits a roadie behind a the word "demonstration". number of different tracks Robert Moog, a synth can mixing desk (similar to the sort STUDIO SESSION: Time spent (anything from eight to thirty nowadays mean anything from a used in studios) and adjusts the recording. Can be as little as two). The various sounds (bass, small gadget with attached sound from the various mikes on three hours or as much as six vocals, drums, etc) will each go keyboard to a massive, stage so that the noise coming months. on to a separate track and will computerised sound system through the P.A. is as strong, THE PRODUCER: Is the person often be recorded at different capable of producing every clear and well-balanced as responsible for ensuring that . This enables a band with sound you've ever heard and possible. A good live mix expert session results in the best only one guitar to "overdub" quite a few you're glad you is a vital link in the chain possible disc. The role of the numerous guitars one at a time haven't. There are also guitar between band and audience. Kim producer varies according to until the tracks have all been synthesisers, drum synthesisers Turner for instance — the man his/her special skills and used. etc . . . you'll see at the desk at Police relationship with the musicians. MIXING: Is the process by ROAD CREW: Otherwise known gigs — is very much the fourth Some producers are basically Which these tracks of sound are as roadies, these people are member of the band. technicians (e.g. Nigel Gray of put together and transferred on responsible for the practical side MONITORS: Because the band Police fame) while others will to normal tape, also known as of live work, taking care of on stage are effectively behind have the last word on everything "mix-down". Mixing can take as everything from truck driving the P.A. they can't actually hear from choice of song to the long as recording and is vitally through setting up and operating what they're playing in the way duration of the guitar solo (e.g. important because the balance the sound and lighting systems the audience can. To make up for Mickie Most). The best, people between the various instruments to comforting homesick this they each have a monitor like Dave Edmunds and Steve and voices can be adjusted to musicians and fetching their speaker on the floor next to Lillywhite, are generally a achieve all kinds of effects. Two hamburgers. The best of them where they stand. This monitor combination of the two. alternative mixes of the same can live for months on junk food relays the sound the audience THE ENGINEER: Is the recording will often sound totally and two hours sleep a night. are hearing. Listening to this as technician who operates the different. They pride themselves on being they play they can adjust their recording equipment in order to CUTTING: Otherwise known as able to achieve the impossible performance and/or volume level achieve the kind of sound "", this describes the every night. accordingly. Malfunctioning required. Many engineers transference of the sound from P.A.: Stands for Public Address monitors have probably ruined eventually graduate to the tape to a metal master disc, System. The sound you hear at a more gigs than any other item of production. from which the records you buy concert does not come directly technology.

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11 LATELY By Stevie Wonder on Records

Lately I have had the strangest feeling With no vivid reason here to find Yet the thought of losing you's been hanging Round my mind Far more frequently you're wearing perfume With, you say, no special place to go

But when I ask will you be coming back soon You don't know, never know Well, I'm a man of many wishes Hope my premonition misses But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide 'Cause they always start to cry 'Cause this time could mean goodbye

Lately I've been staring in the mirror Very slowly picking me apart

Trying to tell myself I had no reason With your heart Just the other night while you were sleeping I vaguely heard you whisper someone's name

But when I ask you of the thoughts you're keeping You just say nothing's changed Well, I'm a man of many wishes

I hope my premonition misses

But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide 'Cause they always start to cry 'Cause this time could mean goodbye, goodbye Oh I'm a man of many wishes

I hope my premonition misses

But what I really feel my eyes won't let me hide 'Cause they always start to cry 'Cause this time could mean goodbye

Words and music by Stevie Wonder Reproduced by permission Jobete Music Ltd. /Black Bull X CERTIFICATE FULL NAME: Peter Anselm Egan XTC'S ANDY Partridge PROUDEST PROFESSIONAL was BORN: 19.9.57 "advised" to make a ACHIEVEMENT: Visage few NICKNAME: Rusty changes to "Respectable Street" HERO: EDUCATED: Short periods in before it was released DESERT ISLAND DISC: as a single. Dartford, Basingstoke The version and "Wunderbar" by Wolfgang which appeared on Kingsbury Richman Sky 17 "Black Sea" apparently used a HIGH SPOT OF few words EDUCATION: To . FAVOURITE TV PROGRAMME: which might cause of the class when I was twelve apoplexy around some of our "All In The Family" and thirteen. Never again less adventurous radio FAVOURITE FILM: "The stations. FIRST CRUSH: Linda Thorson Bear in mind, Loneliness Of The Long Distance therefore, when from The Avengers listening to Runner" the record or PREVIOUS JOBS: A scanning the messenger FAVOURITE FANTASY: To really lyrics on page 9, for WEA Records that when Andy sings fall in love forever PREVIOUS BANDS: Pub bands. "absorption", what he really TRUE CONFESSION: I listen to , Skids, Bette Bright And means is "abortion". Tom Waits at night The same The Illuminations goes for "child prevention" FAVOURITE CLOTHES: MARITAL STATUS: Free as a bird (originally "contraception"), Cashmere anything CHILDREN: Love to have them — "stretching" ("retching") FAVOURITE BREAKFAST FOOD: | and one day Eggs, "proposition" ("sex position"). Bacon, Toast and PRESENT HOME: Kings Road, Marmalade ] Ludicrous really. Reminds us of Chelsea PET HATE: Dirt that classic Peter Cook line. "I of any kind LOWEST POINT OF CAREER: AMBITION: don't want to go to the theatre to To succeed at MARTY WILDE .. When "Marching Men", the first watch endless sex and everything I try and to accept the stable of British pop singers who violence; I Rich Kids single, flopped can get all that at home." rough with the smooth had hits during the late Fifties and early Sixties by covering popular American chart release successes. His biggest hits, their fourth album, "Go For It", in "Donna" and "A Teenager In April and have lined up a string of Love", came in the year 1959 and dates. though he was still a name at the Starting at Dublin's TV Club on beginning of the Sixties, the April 20th, they continue after coming of The Beatles signalled this fashion: Belfast Ulster Hall the end of his career as a (21), Guildford Civic (23), recording artist. Cambridge Corn Exchange (24), In the mid-Seventies he then Leicester University (25), helped launch his son Ricky as a Southampton Gaumont (26), singer without any great Cardiff University (27), success. Ricky is unwilling to Wolverhampton Civic Hall (28), discuss the records that he Hanley Victoria Hall (29) and made during his Donny Osmond Blackburn St Georges Hall (30). phase and is now much happier "YOU ARE Captain Pugwash In May they tackle Malvern and I claim as the producer of "Kids In my five pound Winter Gardens (1), Aylesbury America", prize." But seriously, Friars the hit single made by here we (2), Bristol Colston Hall (3), his see Udo Pope of elder sister Kim. Judging by Bradford Oxford New Theatre (4), Norwich choosing the hard hitting, clean sound of pirate threads down University (6), Ipswich Gaumont that at Vivienne particular opus, he's got a Westwood's (7), Canterbury Odeon (8), future Chelsea fashion on the business side of the emporium. Birmingham Odeon (9), London mixing desk. Udo was the lucky winner of Rainbow (10), Liverpool THE SHOPPING party. Left Royal our Bowwowwow to right: Court competition Steve Bush, Sharon (Mr Bush's Theatre (11) Manchester and the other weekend he was executive assistant), Udo Pope, Apollo Theatre (12), Derby whisked down to the capital to Stella and Caroline (EMI). Pix: Steve Assembly Rooms (13), Bradford Hickey. pick up his prize. St Georges Hall (14), Sheffield He and his girl friend Stella Polytechnic (15), Middlesbrough were put up at a hotel at EMI's shirt and waistcoat ensemble Town Hall (16), Carlisle Market expense and conducted to the you see above. Hall (17), Newcastle City Hall store by Steve Bush (18), Inverness (our small In the evening Udo and Stella Ice Rink (20), but perfectly formed designer) were guests of Bowwowwow Aberdeen Capitol (21), Dundee This .°nth and wriou, wort JJ!- a representative of EMI at their Rainbow Caird Hall (22), Edinburgh Odeon records where he rifled through extravaganza/concert. How's (23), Glasgow Apollo (24) the stock on display single before about that then? Beats "Jim'll A from the album, called settling on the blue suit, Fix It" "Just Fade Away", is baggy all ends up, does it not? released on March 20th. 13 and dancing. "We do all kinds of material," says Sandy who counts ALL revivalists The Jets and The TIME TOP TEN Polecats among his mates. "We moment. do rare Bill Haley tracks, old 4. VAN DER GRAAF Tommy Steele tunes and a GENERATOR: The Undercover couple of Gene Vincent and Elvis vWVYWI/VVWWWyWVl Man (Charisma). tracks. The best song from the vastly underrated "We also write our Peter own Hamill. material but Ifs nothing heavy or FLOYD'S 5. SPARKS: Talent Is An Asset political. I think people have (Island). Sparks have been two enough despair in their real lives. different fab combos. People just want to relax. Just BANK 6. MOTHERS OF INVENTION: because we play uncluttered PINK FLOYD with money The Uncle Meat Variations music doesn't make us the next problems? Who'd have thunk it, (WEA). The one that finally Showaddywaddy. We're nothing as our financial correspondent confirmed me as an idiot in the like them." phrased it. Like many big earning eyes of my father. Sandy figures the group is a bands. The Floyd engaged a city 7. DOLLAR: Taking A Chance On healthy mix of experience and company to invest their money Me (WEA). Restrained but youthful vitality, with the in a variety of band ventures, in order insistent. spanning several generations of to save tax and generate the Phil Oakey (Human League) 8. ROXY MUSIC: Over You (EG). Fifties fans. Their audiences are maximum income. My all time favourite group. fairly young though. Problem is that the firm they In no particular order: Shows they can still cut it ten "Older people approve of all (and numerous other big names) 1.SIOUXSIEANDTHE years later. the bopping around but they're chose, known as Norton BANSHEES: Playground 9. EVELYN not "CHAMPAGNE" up for it. You know, we don't Warburg, have just gone into Twist/Pulled To Bits (Polydor). KING: Shame (RCA). An all time do the Bossa Nova. I dunno if liquidation with debts said to about children, are they? dance great. we'll revive another dance fad for amount to more than three 2. : Tiny Girls (RCA). I 10. ROBERT JOHN: The Aliens our next single. It's taken people million. The band are currently rate Iggy as the world's best male Stalk The Wrecked Planet (Tape). long enough to get people claiming at least one million vocalist. £2S^sS==f=9 We get sent lots of records and following instructions to do the pounds from Norton Warburg 3. ABBA: The Winner Takes It All tapes. This is the most original AN AIR of Hucklebuck!" and it's likely that this will lead to (Epic). My controversy surrounds band's current lead singer, is still saddest song at the we've received. History students please prolonged legal the current "Do The Hucklebuck" working on his day job as a note arguments. that the Hucklebuck goes hit by Coast To Coast. It seems carpet layer. back to the lead (gasp) the 1940's! We're sorry we vocal comes courtesy of Chart success, however, ADAM AND The Ants have a can't bring you the lyrics and "THE GREAT Rock'N'Roll former member of the band coming some three years after announced a instructions as short series of swindle" by Michael who subsequently left over the publishers of Moorcock, the the group's formation, has dates for late March. They begin the book proverbial musical the song, Leeds Music, have of the film of the fuss, is differences. meant that the seven piece from at Newcastle City Hall refused us permission to on March now available as a paperback Pictures of the man in question Wellingborough in 23rd and reproduce them. continue with Glasgow (price £1.50) from Virgin show him slogging on a building Northamptonshire can Company Books. now Apollo (24), Birmingham Odeon Rumours that site for £70 policy, they say, and the same Virgin also intend a week. consider packing in their day jobs. (26), London Dominion applies (alas) to theatre to market the "Swindle" Still, he got his cut from the that other as a hit Coast To Coast consist of two (27, 28) and Manchester Apollo coffee single worthy vintage rocker, 'This Old table and a pair of trousers and his current lot is not first generation rockers, Bert on (29). In House" by addition to the two have not been confirmed. all that different from the Shakin' Stevens. (A bass and Sonnie on sax, Sandy, evening shows in London there Normal service will be resumed joke, a joke. Not a good one, but remaining members of Coast To guitarist Jamie, drummer Earl will as be a special performance at a joke Coast. Sandy soon as possible! nevertheless.) Fontaine, the plus Patti and Donna on vocals RoMnKatz the Dominion at 3.30 p.m. on the 28th. It's likely that these dates will was doing Unexpected" TV series (a story see the debut of the band's new okay. She was all over the papers called "Blue Marigolds" in which bass player who, at the time of and the TV, everybody knew her she will play a character called going to press, was strongly name but nobody bought her Myra). ^•'PudHa 5* m«nis rumoured to be ex-Vibrators and n 1 records. Then, just the other Viewers in the Midlands will Roxy Music bassist, Gary week, she got the kind of break also be able to see Toyah every Tibbs. What is certain is that "Stand that artists dream of, a slagging Tuesday night throughout March And Deliver", the first completely from David Hepworth in the as she returns to co-host BBC new Adam single since the singles column of Smash Hits. Birmingham's "Look Here" srrSSsKrLomond ana m A "Rock "Kings Of The Wild Frontier" NEW Diana Ross album, TO MARK 's farewell Even better, he said that "Four series. Plans are also being made included. Speaks" are album, will be released entitled 'To Love Again" and to live performances. Beggars From Toyah" had no chance of for a new studio album which produced sometime in April. by Michael Masser, is Banquet are issuing two special making the charts, a comment will be released to coincide with released by Motown on March limited edition live albums on which is as the tour. good as a residency 16th. April 17th. Called "Living on "TOTP". Ornaments '79" and "Living It's no surprise therefore to see Ornaments '80", they were both her streaking up the charts and BLONDIE DRUMMER he also grins recorded that the main kind of competitive. We're on British tours during planning her biggest tour to explains his presence in London reason for him being here is always arguing, the above years and both feature date. in but now it runs Dates are as follows: Derby this way: to refute that different Blondie are so smoothly as a material. Assembly Rooms (May "It either commercial 14), was come here or go breaking up. The albums, which will unit that it would be Liverpool Royal Court Theatre into a psychiatric ward." be crazy to While Clem and Nigel are in break up. available either singly or as a Admittedly, I wouldn't (15), Manchester Apollo (16), This doesn't mean he's come London, is in mind selling double set (with an extra single), Sheffield City for a few less records; Hall (18), Hanley a rest exactly. will only be available between Victoria Halls (19), Birmingham Jhris are preparing April 17th and May 15th. Odeon Des I suggest that (20), Cambridge Corn Barres (once in Silverhead the first Deborah Harry ,WP solo "AutoAmeritfan", their Exchange (22), Oxford with Blondie weakest New bassist Nigel album, to be produced by Chic Theatre (23), Brighton Top Rank (25), Southampton Gaumont pointing out that it's sold over (26), Cardiff Top Rank (27), will be doing a few gigs with "That came together because one and a half million Edinburgh him. It's in America, until recently the, Odeon (29), Glasgow a loose thing; we'll just Chris and Debbie really liked making it their Apollo (30), Newcastle see what's most successful singer with Rainbow, City Hall happening. their sound. And because Chic yet. The next one, however, returns to solo NO, IT'S not a new recruit to The Stray Cats, nor is it Elsie (June 1), Middlesbrough Town "I'm also here to work with Tanner after a get a are based in New York they all which might be out before the the release of "Night night on the town. The hair is false the Hall (2), Bristol Colston Hall (4) distribution deal for Gamesiames , a and person lurking beneath it is a band I met upon a social basis and end of the year, he promises will single actually Sting! and London Hammersmith manage and produce. Colors. thought on Vertigo. An it'd be a good idea to do be "real heavy rock". It Odeon album, provisionallyally seems that the record company held a reception for the Police (6). And I'm looking for a flat here. some work together. "", on the during their recent Between now and the start of London's like a other titled "Dangerous American tour and thought it would be a just swell second home to "I don't feel it's the group hand, he describes as "a very Line idea if all the guests turned in this tour Toyah will be pursuing me." Up" is also up blond wigs! (Geddit?) Sting, Andy and breaking up at all," he continues. romantic album, a conservative in the pipeline Stewart got wind of these plans and sent out for the most extravagant her acting career, filming an As if that list didn't add up to "We've all done our own work album for the episode for the "Tales sufficient time of Reagan." brunette curls they could muster. Suits him, really . . . Of The reason for being here pretty much this last year. It's Jon Swift IHHsi 14 PIC: VIRGINIA TURBETT 15 f

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I In the first part of a four part close-up on one of Britain's finest bands, Mark Ellen opens the Jam jaw by chatting to Rick Buckler about education, employment, heroes and songwriting. RICK THE mid-seventies, there Jam. , Steve Brooks "It's a shame," he points out, "Anyway, all they ever tell you INused to be a stock way of and Dave Waller had already "that people aren't taught a lot about is being a fireman or a describing . They been playing together for a while more at school about the outside policeman or a nurse or never said anything interesting at Secondary School world. There were lots of things something. I mean, no one would and were only really happy when in Rick, when three years that were never discussed, ever tell you there's such a thing thrashing the living daylights out older than Paul, was recruited. By y'know — they were always very as being, say, a roadie for a of a drumkit. the time joined, ." the hush-hush . . band." This doesn't apply much any line-up had been trimmed to . . . a which of course makes Do you think it's the same with more, least of all in the case of trio. them seem all the more the music business? The fact that Rick Buckler. Onstage he's noted Meanwhile Rick was changing attractive. you're never told about it makes for the enormous power and jobs about as often as he "Right. Same as drinking, it all the more mysterious and streamlined economy of his style changed his socks. From really. making That's the reason that I appealing? which, in the early days, was a motorbike crashbars in a started drinking when I was "Yeah, it's strange that. I think major factor in lifting The Jam warehouse he went to a seventeen. You think, 'cor, let's it was a bit of that that first got into a different league from their fishmongers, then to a drawing go down the pub — this is really me into it. Y'know, you go and less proficient rivals. office, a place that made rubber good' and you're doing it for all see a band, and you're at quite an Offstage, it's a different story. gaskets, a computer company the wrong reasons, not because impressionable age and you In fact. Rick's unassuming, (where he was an inspector) and you like it. think, 'I wonder what that guy on reflective manner seems slightly finally to a firm that made "I mean, when I started stage does when he gets home? I at odds with his wiry, muscular medical equipment. smoking cigarettes I used to wonder what kind of lifestyle he build and scruffy three-day beard "I " didn't know the first thing really hate it. It used to turn me has?' which, he says, "can't make up its about it," he grins of the last job. green! But all my mates were Did anyone ever try and mind if it's coming or going." "I just swotted up on the basics doing it and it was like you were dissuade you from joining The Rick is not what you'd call a for a couple of weeks and bluffed trying to be a man or whatever. Jam? forceful talker which is probably my way in." We got all these wet talks at "Oh yeah," Rick laughs. "My why he remains the least known There was in fact a simple school about how bad smoking mum mainly. Even after the member of one of Britain's best reason for this chequered career. was for your health but it wasn't second album came out, she loved bands. He's not one to "Basically," admits Rick, "I was anything that would actually said, 'when are you going to get a bombard you with his views and always getting the chop." leave an impression on you." properjob?' Words to that effect attitudes, tending more to drift It seems his various bosses Was there anything you learnt anyway. off in mid-conversation before didn't take too kindly to his at school that you ever found "Now she's obviously quite revealing the odd carefully coming in late every day and then useful later on? proud of what we've achieved weighed opinion. leaving early to travel to London "Not really, no. You're never but at that time. . . well, 'Modern where The Jam were getting taught the really important things World' wasn't one of our best THIS PARTICULAR afternoon involved with the rapidly like how to apply for car tax, or sellers! When you have a 'job', finds Rick clutching a mug of tea expanding punk scene. how to go self-employed, or how you're only seen in the mornings and sifting through past events in "I left the last job just before we to set up your own company. You and evenings so she was always a back room of the band's got signed up 'cos we'd got this have to learn stuff like that for worried when I was hanging London office. offer to play on these American yourself, so you have to spend a around the house all day. To her, The musical climate ten years airforce bases in . year from the time you leave if you're at home in the daytime, ago he remembers as being "in "It all looked settled; we were school — without a job — looking it looks like you're unemployedl" bad shape". For Paul Richard going to go over for all there a at the possibilities you never Rick delivers this last word like Buckler the rock'n'roll curtain month or something and this guy knew about. it was infectious. was first raised by — of all people was going to send us half the "By reducing the amount of "She'd say to me, 'your band — , whom he saw in money upfront and the other half information they give people at can't be doing very well! Can't Croydon (Rick's home town of there. when we got He never sent schools, they're actually you get any gigs?' And I'd say, Woking never had too much on the money, and I'd already given depriving those people of certain 'Mum, we've got two weeks offer.) in my notice. So there I was — things for the rest of their lives. off!'" Uninspired by the then unemployed and no trip to They're limiting those people's predominant "Uriah Heeptype Germany!" incomes. So it's a vicious circle." PERHAPS ONE of The Jam's bands". Rick formed Impulse Like a lot of people. Rick hadn't But, insists Rick in a tone that greatest assets during their with his older brother Pete, a S really got a clue what he wanted suggests he's given this a lot of deserved but often uncertain * bass player. It was, he recalls, to do when he left school. If it thought, education is one of the climb has been their

o t those songs to drinks around and relate something. Make it into a you see of lives. page someone from what their own From previous cabinet!" off stage or in the papers "I think Paul has got that of success in them on invisible keys. precarious business say, Rick taps some that the last but you don't often see, none of very well. I suppose stride. "Hell-ooo. How come their packet of it was band buying a person to do Even in 1978 when the these notes work?" grins, "but fags, do you? Shakespeare," Rick to a sea of blank lifts the invisible lid and toured America it, no He that!" if you think about not going to say didn't show "But invisible bottle. I'm expressions, they from retrieves an suggest, be worrying one's really any different It must, I resentment at the lack of "Ah-ha!" on any I it livelihood I mean, find for your bands anyone else. point of to depend reaction. A lot of other t Pressing the frightening when, say, fans won someone else continuing to opinion — and loudly himself on vinyl, I ask voiced the because they're expressing up with the goods in the didn't like talk to you feels like recording come — that if the Americans Rick if he ever scared of you I" songwriting department. were doing then there outside the band? what they inevitable part if Paul stops with But isn't that an he brushes "What? That must be something wrong public "No, not really," out of a job? of becoming a big band, at writing songs, I'll be the point aside. "I record stuff them. not really." something property? — just different No, "Well, there is there s a home sometimes then bursts out "Yeah, but I think I'll get He pauses, Rick says, I don't think wrong with them," pointlessly rhythms — but "They difference between the moment. laughing. trying to subdue a smile. into writing stuff at writing, idolising someone like, for "I mean, if he stops to be up on a pedestal thing to do, just as a expect you It's a good I We're instance. The Bay City Rollers, then he'll be out of job too positioned for them so but I've got this feeling already appreciating release, together." the and actually to sound all in this can appreciate you on that it's always going they like Lennon for what salutes and only partly appreciate someone that's so Rick same level as they like The Jam 'cos he's done." fooling proclaims: else. ingrained in me." everybody "All for one and one for all individualise the moment Rick seems "They don't of Jam records For he continues in more who ANY COLLECTOR leave the "Maybe," I think. Everybody perfectly happy to enough, have failed to notice serious mood, "if the band rock star' can hardly to Paul and plays in a band is 'a of band's songwriting to bits and that Rick is the only member personal actually started to fall with big houses in the country Bruce. But what's his anything the band never to get his name we find we're not doing cars. It's a stereotype, a reaction to Paul's lyrics? and flash credits. Is it anymore, or we're in among the writing like about constructive antiquated type of image. "Well, one thing I do most lack of trying? 'market rut', then we might that The through can sit down and a Although he hopes jot them is that you as you've "No," Rick answers. "I pack it in. But as soon with The Pistols and your own interpretations of Jam, along occasionally. In fact, make kind of success that gone some way things down got some have . , a few months them. _ _ to work really hard for is I bought a piano Paul you've had stereotype. Rick I'll sit down with to change that Needs "I mean, get, then you back but it's all out of tune. about four or five years to admit that "people want say, 'to me this song is forced to repairs and cling to it. cleaning up and a few he'll really want to this, that and the other' and heroes". . ., it to keep I thought buying you still have thing. You doing. Still, don'tthink of it "But that illusory 'well, er . . . I "It's just the right direction. If say, yourself that it's not wonder what was a step in that's great reminding a band and you that way!' I think see it I'll probably last forever." I bored with going to really like. You get can actually turn these people are furniture or because people turn it into a piece of make up your own impression of 18 —

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With more than lust, he craves to cradle the brave Charging his own with deeds unknown The monster wants her His lust has new designs Pretending To See Teething, seething, his greed is undefined The Future

Swing shift, soixante-neuf Tied her to a tree with a skipping rope Swing shift, soixante-neuf Avoiding this is like avoiding plague Keep on praying, you haven't got a hope a We can't understand the advances we've made

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We never understood the times we asked The way we wasted all that passed This neglect is final, it's a stage we must Endure to ever hope to see the first My mind's made up about the things we did We never saw, we believed, we couldn't say what we missed Repeat chorus

So by making these noises we cannot control The things we hoped that we'd never forego We appear to be in control of our fate Just like soldiers believe they're in control of a war But it's moving so fast, we cannot see what we've done We're losing our eyes just to say that we've won

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Words and music by Paul Humphreys/Andy McCluskey Reproduced by permission Dinsong Ltd. CARTROUBLE Have you ever had a ride in a light blue car? I used to sit at home silently and wonder Have you ever stopped to think who's the slave and who's Why all preference is polishing the chrome the master? While all the mothers and the sisters and their babies Have you ever had trouble with your automobile? Sit and rot at home Have you ever had to push, push, push, push? Cartrouble, oh yeah Cartrouble, oh yeah (And remember this) You might have seen them very busy at the weekend You don't need anything after an ice cream Licking and polishing the beep beep into shape And then it's proudly up the Ml, M2, M3 Car, car, car trouble And keep your feet off the upholstery, Ronnie Car, car, car trouble Car trouble, oh yeah Car, car, car trouble Car, car, car trouble Car, car, car trouble Car, car, car trouble Car, car, car trouble ' Car, car, car, car car trouble Car, car, car trouble Repeat to fade

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UNDERWATER Harry Thumann Decca 131 9 5 'Cause you ain't had nothing 125 like ft 10 19 TARANTULA WALK Rav Carless Ensign BE ON YOUR SIDE Firefly Excaliber 113 11 18 LOVE IS GONNA When ft comes to love, I'm the best PARADISE Change WEA 115 Do you 12 NEW really think you can pass my test? Groove/EMI 114 13 8 DONT STOP KID. Now If your , . score is not too high Breakfast Band Disc Empire 115 Don t feel like you're 14 14 L.A. 14 letting me down (letting me down) Dunlap Capitol 15 30 IT'S JUST THE WAY 1 FEEL Gene Cause all you can do is try Motown Slow 16 NEW LATELY Stevie Wonder 122 Can 17 26 ALL-AMERICAN GIRLS Sister Sledqe Atlantic you handle it? Can you handle ft? Cause you ain't 18 23 (STRUT YOUR STUFF) SEXY LADY Young & Co Excaliber had nothing like ft Can you handle 19 NEW HIT N' RUN LOVER Carol Jiani Dnidisc limp) ft? (Can you handle ft?) 117 Can you handle it? 20 NEW LIVING IN THE U.K. Shakatak Polydor (Baby?) Record Shack 115 'Cause you ain't had nothing 21 7 TAKIN' IT TO THE TOP Spectrum like ft Mirage 108 22 22 BON BON VIE T. S Monk Can 124 you handle ft? Can you handle 23 4 SLIDE Rah Band DJM ft? 'Cause you ain't had nothing TOGETHER Mystic Touch Champaqne 118 like ft 24 NEW GET YOURSELF Can you handle 119 ft? Can you handle it? 25 NEW LOC-IT-UP Leprechaun Citation (Imp) 'Cause you ain't Vanquard 108 had nothing like ft 26 NEW CHILL (J OUT Free Expression 116 39 HOT LOVE Kelly Marie Calibre Plus 27 Boy, just to feel my touch 28 33 AND LOVE GOES ON Earth. Wind & Fire CBS If you're not prepared, ft might be too much NEW MAKE THAT MOVE Shalamar Solar 116 29 Now you don't have to take GTO my word 30 NEW JITTERBUGGIN' Heatwave Cause actions speak louder than words (louder then words) 31 NEW WALKING ON THIN ICE Yoko Ono Geffen 120 And I will be heard 32 24 MR MACK Inversions Groove Productions 120 GROOVE CONTROL Dynasty Solar 33 NEW Can you handle ft? Can you handle ft? AGAIN Not James Player Ultimate 113 34 NEW FRIENDS 'Cause you ain't had nothing like it Solar 117 35 32 FANTASTIC VOYAGE Lakeside Can you handle ft? Can you handle it? 111 36 25 LOVE NO LONGER HAS A HOLD Johnny Bristol Ariola/Hansa Repeat and ad lib to fade 37 35 DANCE DANCE DANCE Second Image Polydor 38 9 DONT STOP THE MUSIC Yarbrough & Peoples Mercury 98 Words and music by R. Brown/ W. Lester TS0P 120 Reproduced 39 15 MYSTERIES OF THE WORLD MFSB by permission Peterman & Co. Ltd. 40 27 JOURNEY Powerline Elite 133 25 You belter you better yeu bel I showed up late one night Yeu better yeu better yeu bel With a neon light for a visa But knowing I'm so eager to fight I call yeu en the telephone Can't make letting me in any easier My voice too rough with cigarettes I know I been wearing crazy clothes I sometimes ieel I should just go home And I look pretty crappy sometimes But I'm dealing with a memory that never forgets But my body feels so good I love to hear you say my name And I still sing a razor line everytime Especially when you say yes I got your body right now on my mind And when it comes to all night living Well, I drunk myself blind to the sound of old T-Rex I know what I'm giving To the sound of old T-Rex I've got it all down to a tee And who's next? And it's free When I say I love you, you say you better When I say I love you, you say you better You better you better you bet bet You better you better you When I say I need you, you say you better When I say I need you, you say you better You better you better you bet You better you better you bet You better bet your life When I say I need you, you scream you better Or love will cut you, cut you like a knife You better you better you bet When I say I need you, you scream yeu better I lay on the bed with you You better you better you bet could make some book of records We When I say I love you, you say you better Yeur dog keeps licking my nose You better you better you bet chewing up all those letters And When I say I need you, you scream you better Saying you better You better you better you bet You better bet your life You better bet your life You better love me all the time now Or love will cut you just like a knife You better shove me back into line now You better love me all the time now Words and music by Pete Tewnshend You better shove me back into line new Reproduced by permission Eel Pie Publishing Ltd. 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Is this the real life? Is this just fantasy? Caught in a landslide No escape from reality Open your eyes Look up to the skies and see I'm just a poor boy, I need no sympathy Because I'm easy come, easy go Little high, little low

Anyway the wind blows, doesn 't really matter to me, to me

Mama, just killed a man Put a gun against his head Pulled my trigger, now he's dead Mama, life had just begun

But now I've gone and thrown it all away Mama, oooh-oooh

Didn 'I mean to make you cry If I'm not back again this time tomorrow Carry on, carry on, as if nothing really matters

Too late, my time has come Sends shivers down my spine

Body 's aching all the time Goodbye, everybody, I've got to go Gotta leave you all behind and face the truth Mama, oooh-oooh (anyway the wind blows) I don't want to die I sometimes wish I'd never been born at all

I see a little silhouetto of a man Scaramouch, Scaramouch, will you do the fandango? Thunderbolt and lightning very, very frightening me Gallileo, Gallileo Gallileo, Gallileo Gallileo figaro magnifico I'm just a poor boy and nobody loves me

He 's just a poor boy from a poor family Spare him his life from this monstrosity Easy come, easy go, will you let me go? Bismillah! No, we will not let you go! Let him go' Bismillah! We will not let you go! Let him go! Bismillah! We will not let you go! Let me go! Will not let you go! Let me go! Will not let you go! Let me go! No, no, no, no, no, no, no Oh mama mia, mama mia, mama mia, let me go! Beelzebub has a devil put aside for me, for me, for me

So you think you can stone me and spit in my eye So you think you can love me and leave me to die

Oh baby, can 't do this to me, baby Just gotta get out, just gotta get right outta here

Nothing really matters Anyone can see Nothing really matters, nothing really matters to me

Anyway the wind blows

Words and music by Mercury Reproduced by permission B. Feldman T/As. Trident Music

Artist: Queen Title: Bohemian Rhapsody Label: EMI Year: 1975 Requested by: Chris Bouckley, Sowerby Bridge, W. Yorkshire ACROSS 7'ftrst name of and Radio One DJ. ' Lady country music star, now appearing in the movie "9 to 5".

9 It's rated sir. (Anagram of /fhart band 4.7). 10 Half of a Ramone's first name — the other half is the same. 11 MOR superstar nicknamed Ol' /Blue Eyes. Sounds like something you might find up your nose (YeeughU) Ed); actually it's a phrase much favoured hy heavy rockers. M A Smash Hits poll winner! (5,5). JA Surname of Motown f>uperstar. & 18 Down . Disco chart-topper; sounds like the London version of a single! (8.6)

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NEW MUSIK: Anywhere (GTO). especial mention if only for the One look at mastermind Tony coughing fit at the end! A Mansfield gazing out from the worthwhile but not essential luxurious gatefold sleeve with purchase. (6Vi out of 10). singles three days of stubble and those Beverly Hillier severe glasses and you just know New Musik have come over by all DETROIT SPINNERS: David Hepworth "arty". And so it proves: songs Labour Of Love (Atlantic). Here's about "Design" and "Areas", lots their cabaret act for of spacey effects and synthesised the next year. Producer DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS: rhythm experiments as they seek Michael Zager (of "Let's ORIGINAL MIRRORS: Dancing STEVE DIGGLE: Shut Out All Chant" The TV 21 : On The Run (Who's to fame) continues Plan B (EMI). Although this Gonna move away from the brisk pop the does With The Rebels (Mercury). As if Light (Liberty). Obviously tired of Get Me First?) (Demon). Lusty of yore into successful "Cupid" formula — have its moments, like when wispy atmospherics. we hadn't had it up to our sitting around waiting for the seventies disco Kevin pop/rock from new Scottish band The result is very, er, nice — beat with lyrics Rowland introduces us to epaulettes from Adam and next : album, Mr Diggle whose power chords certainly waxing nostalgic for the sixties. Magnets (Liberty). what like and driving likeable but still too sounds an elephant in Bowwowwow, Original Mirrors A strange album title commits a few ideas to tape, chorussing might have calculated The slick fare includes an for such an distress but eventually turns come instead of providing out get down to grafting Gary most prominently a well written uptempo unattractive group. At their best. from the first Skids album. that vital edge and human version of The to be a trombone I depth solo, have to Glitter's looney tunes on to that but poorly sung gallop round Carpenters' The Vapors sound like The Jam the that actually moves people. "Yesterday Once say that it's nothing like as funny ole tribal beat. No doubt they No minus the inspiration guitar. NASH THE SLASH: Nineteenth hits More" and (gulp) opera singer and at their as they can be. The tubercular here either, I'm afraid. (6V4 hope this will become an Nervous worst they come across as a Breakdown (DinDisc). out of 10). Mario Lanza's "Be My Love". horn section and gargling vocals indispensable party totally ordinary record. I One of The Stones' best and most Then there's a fine rock group. Either are Red Starr talking rap steps in the right direction but don't know about that, but way this is hardly wickedly satirical compositions called "The Deacon". Should set an album to the song just isn't painful somewhere in transform darkest Africa brought up to date by the the cocktail crowds reminiscing, them into overnight enough. Oh, and their rendition there's a geezer royalty MODERN ROMANCE: Tonight stars. The whose Fiddling Mummy with the aid of but there's no street satisfaction whole affair is pretty of the Bar Kays "Soul Finger" on cheque would (WEA). Now, I personally know unmemorable make your hair fuzzed guitars swirling around here. (6 out of 10). — still, they can the flip is Geoffrey Deane, the lead a complete stand on end. insistent Mr always reminisce about "Turning synthesisers. However, I Robin Katz embarrassment. Personally, I've singer of the above, and I have Japanese" still miss that backbeat. and the time they heard more fibre conversed with him enough to from Sky. GANG OF FOUR: What We All were on TOTP. (4 out of 10). he doesn't sound in the THE SPIZZLES: Spikey Want (EMI). I know that Dream always used to liken DALEK I LOVE YOU: Heartbeat Beverly Hillier THE least like Brian Ferry with a cleft Flowers (A&M). The Spizzles — BUREAU: Only For Sheep the Gang Of Four to those (Back Door). It's a measure of the a (WEA). And here are religious palate. So why he should sing pop group? 'Fraid not. Spizz the blokes pop groups — get the quality of this that it even used WILKO JOHNSON: to be Ice On The it, I know. too crude and that Kevin "I am not paranoid — suckers dancing, then hit 'em overcame my prejudice against like am at a loss to garage Motorway (Nighthawk/Fresh). they are all talking about me!" with The The other 'A' side, a nice unfussy band-like but then overnight he Anyone Message! This, records that bust a gut in their expecting this to be more Rowland put on the transfer list, is revamp (!) of Peggy Lee's became too darn sophisticated witty, however, a definite efforts to be "atmospheric". It's wonderful Blockhead , ... u . wi,io/. with "Fever" is much more the ticket. U i ma nas mimir !c rininn +~ I _ their first offering. Although improvement. Everything these JANE KENNAWAY: Celia certainly spacy and gentle and yui somi grating you'd be ill-advised to is Stop thinking about it so much, bad habits Jim Solar's look to days integrated into one (Growing Up In Hollywood) much synthesised but what gives — disappointed. This is disco Wilko back them for originality theintro boys. Get on with it. That way bass and Spizz's at — is fearsome, hammering sound, (Deram). Now, just hold on there it a strange, clinging appeal is the his chugging, rolling r'n'b pure Animals, the rest you'll get the mistakes over monotonous yelling — but the roots. anything coming at you in this case like a a second. This is very good. Far gentle, off-key pull of the vocal But while the determined but pure quicker. lyrics are wittily tight and the — they don't carry the very determined train with stronger, more confident and and the charming use of a small energy might provide temporary excess whole band finds a new place in fun baggage that their tangled guitars and moaning forceful than the rather shrill choir of backing voices. Does this amid the booze 'n' fags previous foreman noises (Din time and space with the black, always insisted clearing its path. Tuff stuff. "I.O.U.", this 45 finds Jane and mean singing is coming back? MODERN EON: Euthenics £%««» atmosphere of a sweaty gig, on upon and this is sharp, incisive Disc). A word of advice. Do not PLASTICS: producer Put out more flags. , " " ""'i- iu van.il and fair bracing. Archie Diamond Head diminished by including four tne Brown, extracting the maximum grit waste time looking up imagination and it's sorely (Island). Ah, the wonders of tracks already the new singer, can in dictionary as it out on singles. devoid make his from a balladish composition ROD STEWART: Oh God, I Wish I "Euthenics" the of memorable tunes. points technology. Not a normal disc — (Cnnili.tU. 1 a .• . . without blubbering all with the help of a tough, melodic Was Home Tonight (Riva). At does not appear to exist. Even if a flexi disci over your deck. Not a normal flexi least of "Soldier Soldier", but The band and some sparingly used we agree on something. you were informed of the word's Feelgoods song "Back In The disc — a 33% flexi disc! And not I doubt if it would strings. On the face of it not an meaning just yer average 33'/3 flexi disc obvious single but, when significantly add to the pleasure ingle.) Musicianly but which you can buy for next to out of 10). something's as substantial and of listening to this quite attractive monotonous — for devotees nothing, but a gold 33V3 flexi disc engaging as this, who cares? item, which seems to come from Mike Stand only. (4 out of 10). designed to get Plastics' career territory somewhere between Red Starr off the ground whatever the cost. TATA VEGA: Giving All My XTC: Respectable Street Echo and the Bunnymen and Love We can only applaud the fact that (Virgin). (Motown). Tata and High The most knockabout Teardrop Explodes. Improves Inergy they also found time to and, in a (who help put some with play. out here) are just about music on the record's way, the most obvious track on the surface. I RUSS least8t d,stlnctivedistinctive singerssin9 ers the brilliant "Black Sea" (buy, BALLARD: Into The Fire m. use the term "music" loosely. Motown haveha*e eveeverr (Epic). In short, this signed.9 ™The buy, buy), this is collection of : Andy Partridge's materialJ?*^" isB in thet h l ^ better hacked out heavy pop from the than DAVE EDMUNDS: Almost broadside against suburbia and, average disco category,cat 9orV' bubut even with insane man who wrote "I Surrender" is Saturday Night (Swan Song). toning down of SyreetaZV.T^nor Diana f | about as inspired and Ross would The least satisfactory piece of the lyrics, it still packs a well have mmaded * masterpiecesm as rpiece out of observed imaginative as its sleeve - ie, not «™ " Edmunds music for a while. punch. Frankly though, -i £ , Although the quality of the (John I think we fans deserve Or TveG-°tM Second something newly recorded; /"!H l y Fogerty) song may lift it into SNIPS: 9 O'clock (EMI). I raved GILLAN: New Orleans (Virgin). something more than the two contention, it doesn't have the about this when it first came out stand out on the assembly After the disappointing response — predictable tortured guitar, line. (4 panache of something like previously unreleased numbers last year, I'm about to do the full out of to "M.A.D.", Gillan get smartly blast 10). on the flip. hysterical vocals and "Crawling From The Wreckage". same thing again and I shall back on the "Trouble" trail, cliched lyrics that state the Robin Katz Now there was a record. ("Quick, continue to babble its virtues reconditioning rock 'n' roll THE obvious in the most obvious quick, over here! Hepworth just SHAKIN' PYRAMIDS: Take A from the rooftops until Snips is way favourites of the a SHONA LAING: Tied To The past. This time Trip (Cuba Libre). three piece possible. Fossilised fodder for gave Edmunds a lukewarm A star or they come to take me Tracks (EMI). the number on the ramp is a Gary HM cretins Promise unfulfilled. LINX: Intuition review!") acoustic rockabilly outfit from away, — anyone else, (Chrysalis). Lime U.S. whichever is the soonest. Shona wants to be Joan Bonds Classic and I can't beware. (3 out of 10). actually set out to make Scotland. (You heard!) Suffice to Produced by Midge Ure (who has Armatrading. a proper help it EMI want her to be album but think was best left JOE JACKSON: One To One say that they sounded : Slow Motion/Quiet Red Starr here (not just three singles exactly like never surpassed the Sheena Easton. The alone. Gillan's an O.K. singer two plus filler) it but (A&M). I and shows. Can't make up my mind expected them to. This doesn't achievement), this Men/Hiroshima Mon Mindful that boasts ambitions arp nnt r.nmnot;ui A «..-j of the guitarist suffers from the about this one. A low key, slightly mean that they don't sound numerous Amour/Dislocation (Island). Not importance of strong tunes attractive features; the album is naff. Shona writes and delusions that any bar left devoid disturbing lament which leans on good, of course. the new Ultravox single but a (RCA). Sometimes James subtle but distinctive hooks, strong guitar/drums core and Brown flexible, fluid verses of a solo is an affront to his a finely chiselled the can and sings they weave pop, jazz, disco, piano figure soaring synthesisers being but double single drawn from make you believe he genius and consequently every honestly, but her handlers latch calypso and (good pianist, this man) and tells HAZEL O'CONNOR: D-Days two. days of the fronted invented the word "soul". More rock into an But what makes it a great onto her unnecessary fondness gap, pause and corner is its story of a relationship of the band. Their overall (Albion). Eight bars into this and record rather than just another version occupied by screeching, devoured by slogans. The similar in those I'm reaching for Red Starr's good one is Snips' approach was vocal, which interrupt agonised fretwork. (Look out for problem is brought with is the dancing briefly, he seems to be Russian fur hat and cossack rides on top of this minor days but Midge Ure something like a Rowan but Gary U.S. Bonds character and sensitivity in this summery imminent overdoing the vocal, stumbling dancing round the him a flair for the elegant and Atkinson sketch. this debut nevertheless office like a maelstrom and captures your On album, shapeless glop. comeback E.P., which was The producer, places them at the over the words and generally good 'un. Hazel keeps dramatic which improved them with the exception of the title forefront of the undivided attention without arrangers and session men produced by Bruce Springsteen. coming overall clumsy. There greatly. The only early Ultravox track, there homegrown dance music. The mannerisms down to a minimum descending to screams or aren't many should This has been a public service get the boot. Shona Laina again, that I liked might be what makes and seems to have her best mannerisms. The best EMI record track really was "Young announcement.) should get a second chance. (3 claims keep it. that's here. Pity. funkability made for them. Time to me going back to chance of a hit in a while. in years. Savage" and not they're unbeatable. out of 10). rise and shine. 32 "Smokin' and Drinkin' " deserves (8 out of 10). Mike Stand David Hepworth J

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35 NEW ORLEANS By Gillan on Virgin Records

I said hey, hey, hey, yeah

I said hey, hey, hey, yeah

Well, come on everybody take a trip with me Well, down the Mississippi, down to New Orleans Well, I got the honeysuckle blooming on the honeysuckle vine Oh, love is a blooming there all the while You know that every southern belle is a Mississippi Queen Down the Mississippi, down to New Orleans

I said hey, hey, hey, yeah I said hey, hey, hey, yeah

Well, come on everybody take a trip with me Well, down the Mississippi, down to New Orleans Well, the magnolia blossom is in the air If you ain't been to heaven then you ain't been there You got the French moss hanging from a big oak tree Down the Mississippi, down to New Orleans

I said hey, hey, hey, yeah I said look out child, hey, you did it again I said hey, hey, hey, yeah

I said he-e-e-ey

Ah, come on everybody, take a trip with me Way down the Mississippi, down to New Orleans Ah, the honeysuckle's blooming on the honeysuckle vine Oh, love is a blooming there all the while You know that every southern belle is a Mississippi Queen Down the Mississippi, down to New Orleans

I said hey, hey, hey, yeah I said hey, hey, hey, yeah Repeat to fade Words and music by Frank Guide/Joseph Royster Reproduced by permission Dominion Music Co. Ltd.

Recorded at the Manchester Apollo last year this proves Sad Cafe to be one of the most exciting acts in the country and features 'Every Day Hurts', 'My Oh My', 'Black Rose' and many more. g^*p 55 g^* ^ like you have never heard before. RC/1 36 OH 000

I WISH WAS I HOME TONIGHT

By Rod Stewart on Riva Records The rain poured down the windswept avenue On another dark wet December afternoon All my cherished memories are of you All my warmth and comfort stayed with you

I would have wrote you a letter but the telephone calls are free 'Cos the boys in the next apartment are working all day They're a great bunch of guys but I think they're all gay What am I doing, avoiding what I'm trying to say?

Oh God, I wish I was home tonight (with you in my arms) Oh God, i wish I was home tonight

Send me a naked picture by the U.S. mail Write a pornographic letter, you know I won't tell Keep your legs closed tight, keep your body under lock and key Stay home at night and save all the best parts for me

Oh God, I I wish was home tonight (yes I do, babe) Oh God, I wish I was home tonight

I could be home in time for Christmas if you want me to be There's a plane leaves here at midnight, arriving at three But I'm a bit financially embarrassed I must admit To tell you the truth now, honey, I haven't a cent

Oh God, I wish I was home tonight (tonight, baby) Oh God, I wish I was home tonight

Guess I'd better ring off before the boys get home My regards to all your family and everyone at home There's a lump comes to my throat and a tear I can't hide Cos I wanna see you so badly I just may die (and do you know what babe?)

Oh God, 1 wish I was home tonight (with the ones that I love) I God, I wish I was home tonight, yeah Oh God, I wish I was home tonight (with you, you, you) Oh my God, I wish I was home tonight (tonight, tonight)

I've been hearing voices out on the street They say you've found someone else who's really quite neat

Bet he doesn't move you tike I do Tell me what I wanna hear, that it just ain't true

Words and music by Stewart/Chen/Savigar/Cregan/Grainger Reproduced by permission Riva Music Ltd/Warner Bros. Music Ltd.

37 ^THE SCARS BUREAU DANCING

THE ISLES

MAY come and fads go. 2-Tone TRENDS may and Punk and But the Modern Dance is different. They're still bopping round the Modernism may hog the headlines, but the dancing carries discos but the music is changing. The beat is beginning to come on regardless. From the early Teds with their frenzied from only the next street. No longer is the word of America the acrobatics through the cool-jerkin' mods to the exhausting law; British kids, black, white, purple and blue in the face are marathons of Northern Soul, dancing yourself dizzy has remained starting to fashion their own dance music and, what's more, this a vital part of the British Way Of Pop. time it's beginning to sell. Ask Freeez. ask Linx, ask Light Of The World. We did.

BEEP, BEEP, BEEP . . . "Hello, this is of Freeez," announces a North London accent as the five pence piece makes its way into the pay phone. He's calling from a rehearsal studio and his voice is sporadically drowned out by "the bloody loud racket coming from next door." Hardly the trappings of success you'd expect for a band that have just raided the top ten with the home-grown disco of "Southern Freeez". But then little about Freeez has been the expected. "New Wave Jazz Funk, Play Loud" says their album sleeve. Their popping and bubbling jazz funk is the tip of an entire underground culture, the night life of clubs that play nothing but the freshest American import singles at the busier, fussier end of disco. The new wave tag is not a matter of how they sound — or look — but how they've gone about it. Taking their business inspiration from new wave rock bands rather than the American jazz funk stars, they put out their first three singles on their own label. Pink Rhythm. As the last ^ssa^x^ - ^^^SSBHHSHHMI and latest, "Southern Freeez" began to sell out, larger we picked it up." independent As well as putting up the from the jazz funk mecca, her voice was right for it," John picked it up for distribution, money for the album (saved Southgate Royalty. hard explains as he puts another five finally bringing Freeez to the from his driving job) and playing "I grew up in there. I started pence in the box. "She's got her mass audience of Top Of The percussion for Freeez, John going when I fifteen, was that's own career to look out for — Pops. produced the album where with an ear the band started. And she's been working with Chas The independent label with the to success. then I stopped I when was Jankel and — but she most diverse musical approach. "When I was doing it, I'd guide eighteen because I got tied up in should be on tour with us, Beggars Banquet have had hits it so it came across as something work, saving. As I was driving starting soon . . . but I'm not a with a wide range of styles, from I could sell. I put three or four home from work each night, hundred percent sure." Ivor Biggun to Gary Numan, from thousand pounds into it and if it everybody else would just be One more five pence, one more The Doll to The Lurkers. Jazz funk hadn't sold, there's no way we going out." new question. How's fame treating — wave or otherwise — was could have made another album. For the single, Freeez used the you? just another step, according to You can't just make music, wispy vocal talents of Ingrid 'There's some jealousy but it's BB's Martin Mills. you've gotta survive." Mansfield Allman, the young a funny sort of life, either one "We already knew of the jazz Half Spanish and barely twenty black girl who fronts the band on thing or another and the funk funniest underground and someone years old ("Oh God, I wish I was looking TOTP, either terrified or part is these girls keep chatting at BB knew John Rocca from nineteen again"), John lives in as cool as a cat. you up all the time." when he was a van driver for the North London's Palmers Green "She's not part of the band. I Beep, 'beep, beep . . . Disc Empire record store, and so suburb, just round the corner just got her in for that because Jon Swift 39 (he'd previously done a stint as a brought the single to the local press journalist) while attention of Chrysalis, a firm that trying to put together some has previously kept its distance demos for GTO. Sketch from the field. Which volunteered his songwriting and is the way Linx like it. They've no LINX bass playing services and the desire to get involved with either nucleus of Linx was formed. sausage machines or conveyor GRANT, singer, DAVID sleeve. Very chic. Very Chic. There then followed a long belts. , ritzy dancer Sketch and David met period up when as they worked on their Linx's debut album, also called and one half of the pair of they both were working in shops material and tried, without "Intuition", suggests that their young blades who spearhead in the North London district of success, to get a record deal. The confidence is justified. This isn't Linx, has a saying. "This is show Tottenham. Sketch in worked a numerous rebuffs convinced funk or disco or black music or business. That's two words. And record shop that needed styli and them to record "You're Lying" any of those other marketing if you don't take care of business, David sold to them him. under their own steam (with handles. music. Linx someone else is going to run After an interval when they some help from a friendly music. The work of two black your show." remained nodding on terms, they publisher) and try to distribute ft Britons. And another black Smart words those, and met up again Hill on Notting tube themselves. Briton. And two white Britons. indicative of the determination station. David was working for At this point David's contacts And only a blockhead could to do things differently that is at the press office of Island Records came in handy, enabling them to refuse it. the heart of their operation. They obtain the all-important early may not have burned up the exposure in the dubs which David Hepworth charts quite as convincingly as Freeze have, although last year's "You're Lying" announced the arrival of a tuneful sophistication rare among British dance outfits and the sublime "Intuition" is clambering up the lists even as we speak. But these boys are working on their strategy and biding their time. Although Linx are mindful of the steady rise of British funk as a commercial proposition and grateful to the club jocks who played "You're Lying" when it was an obscure item on the independent City Sounds label (only 1,000 were pressed initially), their plans didn't stop at the soul charts. Long tall bassman Sketch (real name Peter Martin) stresses that he was a fan of Hendrix and The Who a while before he got into either funk or reggae and describes the music he and his partner make as "pop music." "It can come from any particular base," he points out. "It just happens that we started off from a funk base." The pair see the competition as coming from the direction of The Police and Adam And The Ants rather than The Gap Band. Linx have no desire to end up amongst the faceless outfits clogging up the disco charts. They've watched the way rock bands build their careers and "we want to use they use, use all the media they use," stresses Sketch. He also reckons that the reason that so many disco/funk bands are only as good as their last single is because they don't put enough effort into projecting a visual image. "You've just got all these faces, and unless one of them's got some physical defect or is amazingly handsome, you just

never remember 'em. I mean, Maurice White could walk down the street and hardly anyone would recognise him I And that's a man who's sold millions of records." This is why their album sleeve features only two faces, although Linx is made up of five (the other three being Bob Carter on keyboards, Andy Duncan at the drums and the splendid Canute Edwards on guitar). It's a good 40 iiatiwa

lay out after dark and they would came get me y to cut the baby's hair and they would not let mi

ill the apples that our neighbour grew mm must have told 'co

by Linx on LIGHT OF THE WORLD BEGGAR & CO

BEGGAR has no respect. Hinds, and horn players David He just speaks his mind. Baptiste, Canute "Kenny" A When I'm dressed up as a Wellington and Nathaniel beggar I feel more open, really Augustin. free." The band burst on to the scene So says David Baptiste, with "Swinging" three years ago vocalist and horn player with and haven't looked back. Their Light Of The World, perhaps now best known singles are better known as Beggar & Co. "Midnight Groovin'," "Boys In When LOTW were in the charts Blue", "London Town" and the recently with "I Shot The recent "I Shot The Sheriff". Last Sheriff", they were also in year they opened the show for between record deals. So, they Sixties Soul Queen Aretha recorded "(Somebody) Help Me Franklin but it's their live Out" and put it out under the performances that have earned disguise of Beggar & Co. them some of their strongest "We went in the opposite praise. direction musically and didn't When Light Of The World want to compete with appear on Top Of The Pops, their ourselves," adds lead vocalist tasteful leather and Kings Road Breeze McKrieth. "We figured it gear costs the members of the would confuse people!" group between one and two Light Of The World The band have been in hundred pounds. But for Beggar business now for about four & Co. the band merely raided convincing that they actually "Politics and music — you years. Born and raised in London, their fathers' wardrobes. One started tossing coins to them! can't avoid it," says Breeze. "For they comprise Breeze, bassist photo session featured the band But whatever the name or me, reggae carries on too much Paul "Tubbs" Williams, drummer sleeping rough in a train station. gear, the group are rising stars of about slavery. It's not talking Mel Gaynor, percussionist Passers by found Gee them so this much talked about British about the future. When I talk to Bello, keyboard player Peter funk movement. But since some rastafarians, I feel like I'm almost any dance-orientated talking to my grandfather. British band could fit under such "My father's generation and a banner, how exactly would this generation have been David and Breeze define funk? indoctrinated to believe their "It started with people like Sly destinies are to be motor & The Family Stone and James mechanics and bus drivers. Brown," they explain. "The There's more to life than that, rhythm section is the lead vocal. but you've got to want to go out It's very prominent. The fuzzy and get it." guitar sound is the key, and the "You can't help but get volume should be loud. involved," continues David. "Funk is to black music what "When the kids died in the fire in heavy metal is to rock. People London, Thatcher didn't say a like The and The thing. Not a word of condolence. Blackbyrds really defined it. "But when the people died in American groups like Slave are the Irish disco, she said publicly typical funk groups." how sorry she was. Is it any The success of Beggar ft Co., wonder that people think the with their catchy beat, honest London fire was played down? lyric and low rent image, is Or that black people feel already inspiring a following. unwanted?" "We've already seen it down at Is it going to work its way into the clubs," smile Dave and our music? Breeze. "Kids really identify with "Well, if something affects you the message. They know every very deeply, then it's very word of the song and are possible you're going to want to dressing like the group." speak about it." The popularity of the British There's a need for an outfit like funk movement is no accident. In Beggar ft Co. Their image makes America, funk was born at a time the sad message in their music when black Americans were easier to swallow. And if you feel redefining themselves. Artists like you're on your knees already, like Gil Scott-Heron proved that something that makes you smile you could be musical and may very well restore your Beggar ft Co. political at the same time. hopes. Robin Katz

IRIS HILL'S minutes ofjazz-funk power. first number one hit from the old (Ensign). The UK's number one 3. UNX: Intuition (Chrysalis). man of Brit-funk. sax player with the catchiest piece of jazz-funk. Rising fast. Brit-Funk Top Ten Dave and Sketch's best effort yet. 6. THE INVERSIONS: Mr. Mac The guitar hook is a killer. (Groove). A new band from 1. BEGGAR ft CO.: (Somebody) 9. FREEEZ: Flying High (Beggars 4. Letchworth first discovered on a Help Me Out (Ensign). Light Of INCOGNITO: Shine On Banquet). The second single (Ensign). Capital Radio session. The World's alter ego with the The jazz end ofjazz-funk from their excellent album which taken from Brit-funk anthem of the year. their forthcoming 7. SECOND IMAGE: Jazzy Dancer will chase "Southern Freeez" up album. 2. LIGHT OF THE WORLD: Time (Polydor). The proteges of Radio the charts. (Remix '81) London DJ Vincent (Mercury). New 5. EDDY GRANT: Can't Get Robbie and 10. BREAKFAST BAND: L.A. 14 release totally remixed from their Enough Love (Ensign). An showing great promise. (Disco Empire). Calypso meets album "Round Trip". Eleven absolute killer, this could be the 8. RAY CARLESS: Tarantula Walk jazz-funk. new single RESPECTABLE STREE

on Virgin Records

So you finally came right out and said it, girl What took you so long? It was in your eyes, that look's been there for far too long I'm waiting in line

Would you say wasting my time?

Did I miss again? I think I missed again, uh huh

I think about it from time to time When I'm lonely and on my own I try to forget and yet still rush to the telephone I'm waiting in line Would you say if I was wasting my time?

Or, did I miss again? I think I missed again, uh huh Oh, I missed again, uh huh I think I missed again, uh huh

Well, it feels like something you want so bad

And then you think you've got it But it's something you already had And you can feel it all around you But it's something you just can't touch, uh huh And I can feel it coming at me U wo previously unreleased tracks) Yes, I can feel it coming at me

Or, did I miss again? I think I missed again, oh Oh, I missed again, uh huh the album I think I missed again, oh BLACK SEA It seems I'm waiting in line which also features But would you say if I was wasting my time? P the hit singles: Did I miss again? I think I missed again, uh huh 'SGT ROCK (is going to help me)' Oh, did I miss again? '' I think I missed again, uh huh "TOWERS OF LONDON' Oh, I missed again, uh huh I think I missed again, uh huh I think I missed again, uh huh Oh, I missed again, uh huh I think I missed again, uh huh now only

Words and music by Phil Collins teproduced by permission Effectsound/Hit & Run Music (Publishing) Ltd d**Jm*J*J or less vr

43 T

By Red Starr THE WEEK S most important release is also the most impressive. "Ceremony" by New The Passage: Lizzie Johnson; Dick Witts, Andrew Wilson and Joey McKechnie. Order (Factory) finds the three instrumentalists of not only surviving but sounding better than ever, and showing just how much they contributed available 7 ,atest to through VTrBb *'Angers !"" si "9'« <"<»* that highly influential band. The TSoSXW^TZX"^ sound is Joy Divisions "Heart And Soul" ?? -**«**"!* answer to pretty much the same ^atinaln *e"2£l2£k mtros — grand, dark designs features a ' Pectiv« territory, beautiful, almostanoelie voclllELm th1 »^J? this — but simpler, clearer and H U ie more confident contrasts superbly with the bassv ni»™ 1& ™J !?2 " Johnson wnSch than before. *** p!an0 rWf and?£EF!!*?brisk ba"t whl The song itself is superb — a long Fine stuff irJeeT* "h underpin the haunting song. intro, an insistent rhythm and a hypnotic hook line with some excellent drumming — while the dark, "pK'1^ echoey vocals come courtesy of Bernard Albrecht. The 'B' side "In A Lonely Place confirms the good impression. Great single a must — for the shopping list. (Contact: THE 4 BE 2'S HAVE earned themselves an The overall SAE to Factory, 86 Palatine extremely flavour of the music is Road, Didsburv unpleasant reputation for violence much pretty Manchester 20). but their modernised mainstream, featuring music continues to suggest that sue there old fashioned virtues as good s a band of some potential beneath songwriting the all good playing and good unsavoury activities. The second presentation. It may 12 inch not be startlingly from their original but it's never ndependent singles offshoot/permutation The Bollock less top 30 than solid. This is Brothers is "The Act excellent value and highly Became Real" recommended. (McDonald/Lydon) — a CConfacf: SAE to 13 Worceste commentary aimed at Terrace, Honald Bristol 8). Reagan. Musically it's a vast improvement — a strong synthesiser arrangement over a steady, marching beat with effective additions from what sounds like a recorder and a girl's voice, and spoiled only by a rather stilted, robotic vocal. The 'B' side is an instrumental dub version of the same song. (Contact: SAE to Fresh Records, 359 Edgwareyva,e Road, London W2.) Nikki Sudden was formerly Nikki Mattress but Back To The Start" (Rather/Rough Trade) is not what you might expect from the former Swell Map. With The Gang Of Hugo Four's Burnham on drums, this is almost mainstream — saxes and synthesisers, well constructed and well conducted, some excellent guitar playing — with Nikki singing along (rather poignantly) about "as long as it he '?' S de "Rin fl''"8 0" My Train- findsfbSTi&rN.kki donning L Bruce his best Dylan sneer over Gilbert and Graham tunk rhythms \ev,ls and a rapid sax riff. Strange — a one-off, I suspect. (Contact: SAE to Promo Info, Rough Trade, 137 DOME By Blenheim Crescent 2 Dome on Dome Records is a London W1 1.) very different musical cup of meat. Dome are Graham Lewis and Bruce Gilbert, formerly of Wire, and this second Dome outing is albums considerably more accessible than the DESPITE abstract electronic wanderings THEIR awful name, of the first It Bristol-based 8< " Fried Egg n 0e SOme way back to er Records continue ' < rock"- music to be one of the with?u the£ .f- nation s better independents. discreet addition of orthodox "Egg-clectic" is instruments, a new and though there's still reasonably priced sampler album no of conventional rhythm section. some of their finer vinyl from the past year The material here or feat""ng twelve tracks from varies from concise . ten artists. energetic Highlight*?V of songs through electronic the album is undoubtedly the washes of sound to bizarre creations of i b°th sides of treated sound the "Original Mixed effects. UpUd KidKid"/""n Sounding at times like 2_ / Unofficial Secrets" single by the soundtrack from an unseen film, the 3_ Various Artists, the latter being intensity of mood certainly one varies from 4_ ot the best songs peaceful to disturbing as the of last year. Best of the rest are the music plays on the imagination. 6_ powerful Shoes For Industry and There's the nothing quite as wonderful 6_ 8 TOYAH! TOYAH! TOYAH! Town raw jazz-funk of Pete as "Rolling Upon Brandt's Method, but the Da 7_ 7THIRST Clockdva rest Art from the first album but — Objects, Exploding Seagulls, Wild !$L K,. the excellent 8^ 6 LUBRICATE YOUR Ritual View" runs it close Ejjjjji BOOM Fi,e fnni n., Beasts, Fans, Stingrays, enough. Not easy Accessory Untouchables and 9_ 10 MEW AGE listening but well STEPPERS He„ Atje Sl«nne,s Electric Guitars worth investigating On-U — all acquit themselves 10 FRESH well 3 FRUIT FOR HOTTMG VEGETA8I.ES enough. **•: SAB to Proir Info, Dean Kennedys C^h Lf22f*f >° Rough Trade, U7 Blenheim Crescent, London W11) All American Girls on

We're all American girls And we love the life that we lead We're all American girls Hear what we say, know what we mean We're all American girls And we love the life that we lead We're all American girls Hear what we say, know what we mean

The day has finally come We're reaching out for number one We've worked hard all of our lives It's • fight just to survive You'd better get this straight Wise up before it's too late We're not threatened by your lies Or your goodbyes

We're all American girls And we love the life that we lead We're all American girls Hear what we say, know what we mean

Sometimes the struggle gets rough You'll give your all but it's not enough A vacant job at the top Don't let them tell you That right you're not We're not asking to reverse Roles so long rehearsed Give us an equal share That's just fair

We're all American girls And we love the life that we lead We're all American girls Hear what we say, know what we mean We're all American girls And we love the life that we lead We're all American girls Hear what we say, know what we mean

All American All American girls All American All American

We're all American girls And we love the life that we lead We're all American girls Heer what we say, know what we mean We're all American girls

Repeat and ad lib to fade

Words and music by /Lisa Walden/Allee Willis/. Reproduced by permission Warner Bros. Music Ltd./Rondor Music Ltd/Copyright Control.

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46 like it (no taste see). ROCK AND POP AWARDS Lennon). I think it was awful. you He Even the 'live' music they waffles through his reviews mmthe Rock And WHILE WATCHING promised us was groups miming. trying to think of something new SPELLING EROR Pop Awards on television I was Apart from The Jam and Bowie to say that he hasn't said before somewhat shocked to see the winning their (well-deserved) (and fails miserably). DEAR FELLOW educated Smash casual manner in which some Hits readers (and any others). awards, the evening was a OK, Mr. Hepworth, I expect that winners accepted their awards. After consulting my first wash-out . (I really enjoyed there may be rivalry between In particular. The Police made it edition Johnsons Dictionary (and seeing Sue Lawley getting a face Honey and Toyah but I don't think several T-shirt ads in very obvious that the awards full of foam thought) it needs you to magnify it with the meant absolutely nothing to Spandau Fan, Southampton. snide remarks. aforementioned magazine), my worst suspicions them. Also The Jam, who" P.S. Where was Weller? So please, if you don't like were collected the best single award, Toyah let someone else review confirmed. Just because your did so very nonchalantly, Paul DEAR SMASH Hits gang, her records because your views publication is printed in glossy Welter not even bothering to get full colour, we subscribers are I would just like to say a few on any record never differs much up. David Bowie didn't say much, things about the British Rock And anyway. not blinded to spelling errors. but at least he made an effort; Pop Awards. Those of you who Punkette somewhere in I am of course referring to the word 'Zeppelin' which on two and as foul as Sheena Easton's voted for The Police are safe, Canterbury. is, far occasions in the space of music she made by the best you're a sensible lot. P.S. It's a great mag despite Mr. one 'thank of letter was written with the final 'e' you' speech the If you voted for Cliff Richard get Hepworth. missing. of evening. in touch with your local post Because the moronic But And The Ants stole nature of the letter in which the Adam office, 'cause you're due to BEING A punk rocker, I looked the showl collect your pension. forward to seeing Toyah Willcox offensive word was printed I am prepared to overlook this little D.R., Taunton. Madness is a good word for on Top Of The Pops. My first view those of you who voted for them. of her nearly made me walk out mishap as it is likely that 'Led IT have been a joke. Zep' fan of Nantwich is too stupid MUST The Police fan, Staffordshire. of the room. Dyed purple hair, I proved that to win to have mastered the art of BBC have now ask you ! Then she sang a British Rock spelling. something from the HEPWORTH AND TOYAH dreadful song called "It's A And Pop Awards you must be (a) Mystery" which she virtually As for the quoted "interlectual extremely old and unfashionable AFTER READING David screeched all the way through. Heavy Metal with meaningful lyrics" if that's rest (Cliff Richard), (b) unable to sing Hepworth's review on Toyah's In all, it was utter rubbish. Why — true the of (Nolans, Sheena Easton and record "Four From Toyah", it was can't she sing a good song us must be missing some deep Police), or (c) dead (John no surprise to me that he didn't instead of just trying to be good? meanings from the painful screams of repetition emitted by I totally agree with David Hepworth. She's not a hit yet. the headbangers. The day I believe it I'll believe that Kelly From Paul who wishes Monty Marie isn't FEET ETC. The Mouse has an Arthur Mullard after a sex-change. DEAR SMASH Hits, air-conditioned cage. Yours intelligently. Please could you print a picture of Billy Idol's feet as all of my The Secretary Of The Wilsden many posters have been cut off at either the shoulder, the waist Popular Front. or the shins. I will be eternally grateful and buy every issue of A VERY NICE BUNCH OF Any donations gratefully Smash Hits until the Third World War (grovel, grovel). recieved. (sic) Thanks a tot. GIRLS (EPISODE 103)

Samantha Strikneen ~ somewhere in Billy's left black leather I AM another fan of The Nolans, Difficult lark, this spelling, isn't trouser pocket. another bold enough to actually it? come out of the closet and

defend them. I think Jane from Bexley is obviously a very jealous ANTHOLOGY cretin. They are indeed a very ARE BOWWOWWOW homeless?

nice bunch of girls. I myself enjoy Yes? It doesn't surprise me. They their music and style. So the lead should try Battersea Dogs Home. singer has a few spots on her Annabela Lu-Wing (or face, so what? Big deal. whatever her name is) sings to criticise? Don't senseless, totally degenerate tell me Jane from Bexley has nonsense, usually about having never had a pimple in her entire kids — and frankly, I've seen life. If not, we can't all be perfect, more talent in a tin of baked can we? beans. The rest of the 'group' are If you have to watch TOTP little better; I'm not surprised peering over the rim of a sickbag, their manager is the why bother watching TOTP at all? self-indulgent Malcolm McLaren. Instead go and slash your wrists As for giving Adam Ant (the instead of your ankles. Jealousy almighty) the shove: it serves gets you nowhere. them right for the success they Jane from Bexley BEWARE — now lack. Anyway, Adam has you have a rival. proved that he's much better off From a devoted Nolans fan, without that gorilla-like bunch of

Oldham. Continues over . . .

ANSWERS TO CROSSWORD ON PAGE 31 ACROSS: 7 Peter (Powell); 8 Dolly Partem; 9 Dire Straits; 10 Dee (Dee Ramonel; 11 (Frank) The Complete Idol — X-Gen-X. Sinatra; 14 Boogie; 16 Kelly Marie; 18 (Diana) Ross; 19 Ranking; 22 "Southern Freeez" DOWN: 1 Fred Wedlock; 2 Explodes; 3 Eddy Grant; 4Jona; 5 "Eton (Rifles)"; 6 Bruce Springsteen; 7 ; 12 Tina; 13 (Bow)wow(wow); 15 Glen; 17 "Minder"; 18 Roger; 19Rush; 20 Kate (anag of teak); 21 ().

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morons. He and the Ants have an re-releasing them as if the world wwmTHE LOT OF YOU, YOU LOW around your central area? Could exceptional, original sound. is going to end next week. DOWN SCUM. AND FORGET you please have your jumpsuit Ant, Birmingham. From someone who isn't going to ABOUT THE SLOPPY reinforced with concrete, as P.S. If you are scared to print be popular with Anne Russam or COMMENTARY AT THE when you did you highland fling, this letter because of the Jane Hisscocks anymore. BEGINNING OF THIS LOUSY your extra bits nearly hit you in

probable backlash from P.S. If you print this letter the LETTER! I THE LOT OF YOU ARE the eyes. Bowwowwow fans, don't worry Post Office will make a fortune in SICK! Sheena Easton's chastity belt.

— THERE AREN'T ANY. stamps with all the letters of Er, um, oh sorry about that. I protest. seemed to have lost my temper. THANKS VERY much for the Kelly

DEAR A(U)NTY Smash Hits, Ta anyway for the piccy and get Marie pic in Feb. 19th issue — I mutilating it. I (Ad)am writing to complain Who are we to begrudge the Post well soon. enjoyed about the apparANT "Ant Office a small fortune? An idiot who doesn't understand I have now uncovered invasion". I was only in the why she reads S.H. someone with a worse musical library the other day, using the taste than Red Starr. My little WHAT DOES STEVE sister! She worships Kelly Xerox machine, an(t)d as I left I Marie saw these "Ant clones" looking TAYLOR MEAN? WIMPS AND RATS and hates Adam And The Ants, for some cartrouble on the wild Queen, E.L.O., Quo etc. I hope it's frontier. DEAR STEVE Taylor, not infectious. -NOTICE Amazingly, I must say that I (Ad)am Would you please explain what Yours Could someone please remind female Ants, Queen, ADAMANT that I will not join you mean in your "EuroVision"? A QUO, Martin Steve these "clones" in boarding the First you start talking about Kemp and Norman E.L.O. etc. fan, Zumerzet. (two of the wimps in Spandau pirate ship . . . er, I mean, Ultravox, then you bring in John jumping on the ban(t)dwagon. Foxx and Gary Numan, then Ballet) that they are holding guitars (if they know what a This invasion of the chants . . . Ultravox Mk.1 and Ultravox Mk.2, SKA guitar is), not sorry, charts is an ANTagonism then you bring in Visage and tommy guns, and they don't have to hug as in the ANTerior end (a pain in the mess around with them. And just them DEAR SMASH Hits, neck!!) In fact, I'm thinking of to confuse things more, Chris they won't run away, although I absolutely disgusted would all better off if they am that ANTeloping with Dirk to the Cross looks like we be the NF is trying to convert ANTarctic. did. and Warren Cann looks like John skinheads while you're at it, could and rude boys to being ANTicipating reply. Travolta a haircut. And and needs racialist you tell Hadley (yet another at various ska gigs. To Jolly Roger (in a white sock). Julia, Solihull — the dense Hazel Tony wimp, a co-called vocalist) the skinheads and rude boys who O'Connor fan. and boug ht a copy of the N F Antastic letters you write! that his jacket has fallen off his right shoulder? Thank you. magazine at these concerts — You seem to have understood it Also, why does Steve Strange mere would be no skinheads if it WHAT HAS happened to Britain? all remarkably well. were not for Jerry Dammers, We are being taken over by a race keep rats under his hat? a called Sharon, , Ranking Roger etc. called Adam And The Ants. This DEAR SMASH Hits, From Numanoid of the Anti-Poseurs If you call yourself a skinhead group is supposed to be really Oh Beautiful, magnif, Chairman or rude boy and listen to ska good but upon listening to them, absolutely incredible League. mag music and then go and agree I think real ants would be (creep). Because there's not enough with the National Front you are embarrassed. I am scribbling to thank you for an utter prat and are missing one This group has been putting a very exquisite piccy of room for elephants, dummy. of the biggest points of ska. So do overcommercialised (you don't Midge Ure (the first piccy I've not insult ska lovers. Instead often get intellectual letters like seen in yonks that's actually in grow your hair long and go and this, you know). Real ants are colour) on the front cover of the MOTORHEAD: THE WAY listen to music which has nothing very intelligent insects and I can Feb 19-Mar 4 issue. BUT YOU to say. Besides, have you thought assure you they could probably WENT AND PRINTED THEY ARE of a good reason for being do much better than Adam Ant U N NECESSARY WRIT! NG ALL racialist? It was blacks who and Co. So please, Adam Ant, OVER HIS HUNKY BOD. I AM WHY DO you and Red Starr invented reggae — the base of stop producing records and ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED WITH always take the mickey out of Police music, ska music and lots Motorhead? I think you do it just of other modern music. for something to write and I Please print this letter even reckon if Motorhead weren't though it is long, to let The around you'd have to put more Specials, The Beat etc. know that pictures in to fill up the spaces. they are not fighting a lone battle. Another thing you always say EYES RIGHT A 14-year-old antiracialist girl. is that they are greasy slobs and should clean themselves up, but can you imagine Lemmy, Eddie POINTS and Phil in disco gear and short,

'clean' hair? I certainly can't. I like Motorhead just the way they are. WELL, JONATHAN Crossley, Adam, Sparkwell, South Devon. open mouth — insert foot. You really did it this time! How do you About as difficult to imagine as know gigs are "inhabited by asking Kelly Marie to sing. But hooligans" if you've never even TIME AGAIN for a good, hard stare. You know the owner of seriously, don't you think empty been to one? those famous eyes peeping through the Smash Hits letterbox spaces would be preferable? Stewart Copeland/Police fan, this week? Pen his name on a postcard with your own name and Westport. address and send it to EYE CONTACT, Smash Hits, 14 Holkham DEAR ANGRY Crass fan. Road, Peterborough PE2 OUF to arrive no later than April 1 (April EXTRA BITS Fool jokers get disqualified). The first ten correct entries each Some of us might like insects and buildings with eyes. win an autographed copy of . . . wait for it . . . the twelve-inch version of this person's latest single. No time to waste, I'd TUT TUT, Kelly dear. From a person who is not a

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A special magazine on the new dance music, the styles and the fashions that are making the running. The giant full-colour poster of Spandau Ballet was photographed specially for the magazine, and is backed by Steve Strange in his latest 'Bedouin' look. The major bands are featured, alongside words and pictures on fashion and style. Bowie, Kraftwerk and Roxy Music are included in the musical influences section, and we print reactions from the street to some of the more outrageous posers. We go nightclubbing at the Rum Runner in Birmingham, with Tanzschau in , and with Depeche Mode in Essex. The magazine was produced by a team from Smash Hits,

assisted by writers and photographers both in the capital and SPANDMMIET 1 around the country. Full of original material, with countless ew sounds, pictures in colour and black-and-white, it raises the curtain on the glittering show that started in the alternative clubs. It's a collectors' item and it's out now — don't miss it! Get it iir new st yTcsT from your newsagent or, if you have difficulty, send 65p to New sounds, new styles, Circulation Department, EMAP, Bretton Court, Peterborough PE3 8DZ

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