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DOWN in the deep in North East England. "I just Which brings WAY us to the name. A enough confidence to actually SouthoftheU.S.of A., wound up there with no B-52 money was originally a World War play live and the band ventured in the state of Georgia, and that was the only job I could II bomber plane. Then, for some out of Athens. In New York they there's a place called Athens, get," she recalls. After six inexplicable reason, it was caused a small hometown of The storm, which B-52s. This is months pulling pints in a foreign adopted as slang for the stacked where owed as much to the girls' tacky the group came together. land, she returned to America hairstyle affected by some clothes and hair as it Two of their number, Cindy did to their and and ended up in Athens. women during the '50s and early Ricky Wilson, increasingly hypnotic and were already Keith Strickland, who is '60s, technically known as a imaginative rock and roll act. closely acquainted because they responsible for the jagged, bouffant. are They cut their own single, brother and sister. cutting guitar which is the And when Kate and Cindy got "Rock Lobster", The rest of the group found and that 45 foundation of The B-52s' sound, tired of dancing to other people's each other through became one of the more shared is Athens born and bred. His music and began to make their sought-after cult items both in interests . . . like African tribal parents run the bus station. own, they retained the bouffant America and Europe. music, strange clothes, all-night The B-52s are weird. Honestly. wigs and took the name for dancing their Various record companies parties, silly wigs, and The B-52S are hot. Really. (As for band. stepped in and The B-52s total absolute craziness. Red Starr's comments on their eventually ended Athens is up with Island. a college town well album, would you share your last THEIR FIRST appearances, in and They flew to The Bahamas to known throughout The South for Smartie with a man who thought around Athens, were odd affairs. the record their first album. bizarre delinquency of its "I Don't Like Mondays" was Kate, Cindy and Fred would sing With its sinister revamping of student population.AII the boring?) with backing tapes that the five Petula Clark's "Downtown", a amusement there is made bythe So, anyway, they all met up of them had made up re-recording of "Rock Lobster", students forthe students and the and discovered a mutual beforehand, and would and new nuggets like the gritty, various crazies who drift through fascination with trash dance accompany themselves with manic "Dance This Mess town. records, rotten horror films and bongos and arsenal an of toy Around", their debut album is Fred Schneider, the band's hideous '60s clothing. keyboards collected by Kate. This one of the more inspired first painfully thin, bug-eyed lead "We used to go out dancing," tradition still holds; Fred still outings of the past few years. singer and main lyricist, found says Kate, "and we'd just throw "plays" a walkie-talkie radio on Those who have caught them his way to Athens from his New on these wigs. It alters your stage and the band still have no live on their short York home via extensive British tour perspective when you have a wig conventional bass guitar, travelling will be in no doubt about their in Europe. on. You look at the world preferring to use a keyboard ability to deliver a stunning live Kate Pierson, petite keyboard differently when you have a real instead. show too. player and vocalist, had also high wig on. It creates a mood. I They improved with time. They still play for dancers. travelled in Europe. She once got favourites but I only wear Keith Ricky, and shy gentlemen They still wear wigs. They're still worked as a in barmaid Wallsend one at a time. I got or 32 so." the both of them, mustered crazy.

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LIFE BEGINS AT 39! HE MAY not be everybody's cup of Ovaltine, but you've got to play fair and congratulate anybody who manages to stay at the top In this business for more than a year and, with "We Don't Talk Anymore" at No. 1, Cliff Richard celebrates twenty one years of hit singles. "Move It", his first, was released in August 1958, and was the start of over 70 chart entries. Estimates of his age vary but most people reckon he's even older than both Andy Summers of the Police and Charlie Harper of the UK Subs! You've got to admit that he's pretty well preserved and there doesn't seem to be any reason why he shouldn't still be scoring chart-toppers in 1990! He's got more hairthan Howard Devote and that's

a fact . . . Cliff will be proving that life begins at 39 in November when he sets out on a British '%. tour. The dates kick off at Oxford New Theatre (Nov 1, 2, 3) and the "Wally ' are London band Madness whose single "The continue as follows: Birmingham SEEN ABOVE demonstrating how to do Prince", on The Specials' 2-Tone label, is currently the cause of considerable delight and widespread silly Odeon (6, 7, 8); Liverpool Empire in the Hits office. Madness, who come from North London, have been together for a (10); Southend Pavillion (14, 15); dancing Smash Although of their Bournemouth Winter Gardens couple of years and take their name from a song by ska legend Prince Buster. much a ska feel to it, they have also been heavily influenced by Kilburn And The High Roads, Ian (16, 17) Glasgow Apollo (21, 22, music has Dury's old band. All the right credentials, eh? 23, 24); Leicester De Montfort (28, 29); and Brighton Centre (Nov 30 THE RUTS release their debut THE UK Subs release their debut and Dec 1). UNDERTONES album, "The Crack", at the end of album, "Another Kind Of Blues", After a short break they September and are touring from on RCA this month and then set continue with Manchester Apollo THREATENED now to the end of October to out on a nationwide tour (Dec 5, 6, 7, 8); Hammersmith THE UNDERTONES were forced promote it and their new single, beginning in Derby on Sept 20. Odeon (13, 14, 15); and Coventry to cancel their planned "Something That I Said". See See Gigz for full details. Theatre (18) Londonderry gig with The Clash, Gigz for details. Damned and Shake because of since Carlene's mother June was threats of trouble on the day if of classic country they went ahead. MARRIAGE a member a western singing group The As the show was planned by and Carter Family and her father is the band to prove that rock gigs LINES Johnny Cash, probably the can take place in the province JEFFLYNNEofELOdidthe biggest superstar of country without violence, they decided it decent thing married his and music. Should be interesting was best to call it off rather than female companion of three years. when they get the lot of them risk any bloodshed which would Sand! Kapelson, in Beverly Hills, round the piano! undoubtedly result in an even California, the other week (see worse future for Ulster music. pic). Obviously, her father The Undertones (and Feargal in thought a bloke who sells about particular), who put a great deal twenty million copies of every of work into planning the gig, are album he puts out has to be a said to be "very upset". pretty solid prospect. Will they PUBLIC IMAGE Ltd have been get a council house? No. 1 single, f"^^?.^^ here. booked to headline the Leeds EAT YOUR hearts out, girls! Nick Sci-Fi Festival (mentioned in the 'Basher' Lowe was finally last issue) on Saturday, Sept 8. cornered and married last week Tickets, priced at £5, are available in Los Angeles by singer Carlene from Leeds' record shops. Carter. Nick is now a member of an extremely illustrious family SMASH HITS STIFF RECORDS, the people who brought you Rachel Sweet and Chris Kirsty McColl, take another step into the child star market with the Difford's release of a single called "Peppermint Lump" by PURSEY PISTOLS — IT'S OFF 11 -year-old Angle. THE MUCH talked-about new of the project on Radio One's TOP full Angle, whose name is Pursey/Jones/Cook version of "Round Table" without any Angela Porter, is an experienced The Sex Pistols is definitely now warning and Virgin, the Pistols? juvenile actress who has TEN off. Turns out that when the label, confirmed the news. appeared in such masterpieces three of them went down to The Steve and Paul apparently as "Wombling Free", 1. ELVIS COSTELLO: Stranger Manor Studios in Oxfordshire the have their own plans and will "Nationwide" and "The Rod Hull In The House (Radar). other week to put down a few continue as the Pistols, while Show". Lyrically mysterious, it scares tracks, they discovered that they Pursey Is about to sign a contract The shifty looking character me to sleep. were — in the words of a record with Polydor as a solo artist with her in the photo below 2 VAN MORRISON: company spokesman — although he still plans to get a is Pete Townshend of The Who, Moondance (Warner Bros). "incompatible". band together, possibly with who produced, arranged and I love his melodies especially Apparently their differences Dave Parsons from Sham 69. played guitar on the record. this one. weren't just musical either; It seems amazing that, after all Rumours that Stiff are sifting 3 ELLA FITZGERALD: Angel seems that the three of them the ballyhoo about forming a through their artist rosters and Eyes (Verve) were rubbing each other up the band, the three of them didn't sacking anyone over the age of The voice and this song go wrong way as people as well. realise until only recently that 18 are much exaggerated. together like beans on toast. Pursey announced the demise they didn't get on. 4 ROLLING STONES: Factory Girl (Decca) Reminds me of my school / NO MORE days. 5 RACHEL SWEET: Truckstop NANU NANU Queen (Stiff). Beautiful voice and beautiful ROBIN WILLIAMS, better known song. as Mork from Ork, gets a chance 6 BOB DYLAN: Mozambique to demonstrate the full range of (CBS) his talent for comedy on his first

LP, "Reality . . .What A What can I say about Bob Dylan, except everybody else Concept", an all-talking live in the band doesn't like him. album just released on Casablanca Records. 7 JELLYBEANS: I Want To Love Him So Bad (Red Bird) For forty minutes Robin goes Who's this, the Shirelles? through a dazzling selection of 8 DAVE EDMUNDS: Girls eccentric characters like Nicky Talk (Swan Song) Lenin, Sammy Davis Junior Welsh rabbit sings of trout. Junior, and Grandpa Funk, 9. BRENDA & THE showing off his extraordinary TABULATIONS: Dry Your Eye talent for mimickry and crazy (London) voices. character he doesn't I like this because Cindy does. The only 10 JOHN LENNON: Imagine do is Mork, the one that made (Apple) him famous. Imagine meeting your hero.

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IBLOCKHEAq. AS THE old saying goes, it's OPTS OUTi taken B.A. Robertson five years to become an overnight success. CHAZ JANKEL, guitarist and When he left his native Scotland IVIusical Director with Ian Dury & back then, the first thing he The Blockheads since their way had to ditch was his christian formation, is leaving the band. name Brian, In order to avoid Chaz, who met Ian three years being mixed up with the Brian the final days of ago during Robertson who was then playing Kilburn & The High Roads, feels guitar with Thin Lizzy. there is no longer any challenge Having settled on B.A., he his work with The left in headed for America and an Blockheads and wants to explore album on the Stax label called musical avenues. For the other "Wringing Applause" which he is taking a break by moment would have done better had not travelling in South America. his record company gone bust. During his time with Ian, Chaz Returning to Britain he started responsible for the tunes and was work on an ambitious project for arrangements of most of musical combining music and theatre the band's material. He also called "Shadow Of A Thin Man". moulded The Blockheads Into the Although he appeared in a couple distinguished live band they are. of TV specials and performed the It's that the rest of the thought six Leeds who have already I . . .E MEKONS, the crazies from show in London and Glasgow, are less than enthusiastic band ouple of singles released on Fast Product, have now signed up to the album of the show didn't do about the more jazzy Virgin and will have a new single released in October, as soon as very well and so B.A. dropped all arrangements he has been they've thought one up! Here is the first of many pictures of The the elaborate presentation and of late and keyboard introducing Mekons mucking about. m went out on tour with just a piano player Mickey Gallagher is Over the last couple of years expected to take his place as release of a new single, he's been collaborating with co-writer with Dury. with the THE MEMBERS Terry Britten writing songs for Chaz has never been fond of "Killing Time". This was originally recorded with people like Cliff Richard, The touring and left the band once KILL TIME Martin Bellamy Brothers and Micky before, opting out of live work Stranglers' producer and Dolenz. This work earnt him a while they toured America and THE MEMBERS, who have been Rushent but was scrapped redone with Vic Smith (of The deal with Asylum Records and Europe. But this time the split is rather quiet of late, return to the fame). success with his second single, for good. Let's hope this isn't the world of vinyl on September 7 Jam "Bang Bang". Easy, isn't it? last we hear of him.

BLONDIE will definitely not be touring Britain before the beginning of 1980 although they will be visiting for two days in September to do interviews and promote their new album, now called "Eat To The Beat". FLASHBACKS THE FIRST major punk gig took place In London all of three years ago. A two-day punk festival at the 100 Club on Sept 20/21, 1976 featured The Sex Pistols, The Damned, the newly-formed Clash and Siouxsie & The Banshees making their first-ever appearance. Sid Vicious was Slouxsie's drummer and featured on an unrehearsed musical version of The Lords Prayer.

MARC Bolan died Sept 16, 1977, when his car crashed Into a tree while he was driving home from a late night at a London HERE COME THE JAGS restaurant. He was 29. last few weeks, you may have caught a blast of a IF YOU'VE been tuned in to the old steam radio over the remmiscent of called "Back Of My Hand", delivered in tones that are more than a little SEPTEMBER birthdays include sharp little tune Mercury, Queen's Freddie who from left to right they are Nick WelUhese are the four parties responsible for it — The Jags. Reading was born Frederick Bulsara In from seaside resorts, either Watkinson, John Alder, Steve Prudence and Alex Baird and they all come Zanzibar on Sept 5, 1946, and Bournemouth. • Scarborough or , . ,. » » « Buddy Holly, born in Lubbock, of the finest young guitarists ot Thev can put on a very impressive live act and John in particular is one Texas, Sept 7, 1936. Island Records. Worthy of your recent years The Jags easily live up to the promise of their debut EP on attention. SMASH HITS 9 Mr My GflVmiON THE JAM ty DAVIO HEPWORTH

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Parents phone up for a job in bank and Dad 16 Nigel ill on day of job interview. He doesn't drives you to the interview. No escaping. particularly want to go anyway (drati). Missaturn(zzzzz). Miss a turn. Your girlfriend offers to take you on holiday to 24 A friend of the wife's says she can get Nigel a Spain for a week. She'll pay for everything. job in her factory (respectable like). Move on 4 spaces (ole). Move on 4 spaces.

Mum and Dad decorate your room one day 30 Nigel brings home weird hippy girl for tea (too while your out Mum rips up all your pop far out for the boy). Go back to 22. posters. Go back to 22 (a whole lot of shredding going on).

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HE PLACE is Coventry. The beginning to be phased out and original drummer has departed Bucket" by the Pioneers were year is 1977, and The Neville has a habit of plugging a and been replaced by Prince huge hits. Specials are in the process mike into the mixing desk during Rimshot (real name John It was this era of music that of springing into life. reggae numbers and singing and Bradbury).) Jerry Dammers and The Specials Jerry Dammers (real name chattering along over the top, looked to for inspiration. They'd Gerald Dankey) plays the organ. much to the amusement of both THE MUSIC The Specials play is always done songs like "The Together with bass player Sir band and audience. anything but yer average new Liquidator" as well as more Horace Gentleman (real name The logical next step is for wave rock and roll. They lean contemporary dub tunes, but Horace Panter), guitarist Lynval Neville to leave the mixing desk heavily on a form of music called they began to look back more Golding (real name Lynval and join the group on stage, to ska and this too may require a seriously. Golding) and a long lost sing a little, chunter a little, and little background information. With the help of Lynval and anonymous drummer, he forms run about a lot. He's still there. Ska, Bluebeat and Rock Steady Neville, who had grown up in The Automatics, a semi-pro By this time the band have were basically forerunners of the Jamaica soaked in the stuff, they group who play an odd mixture settled on a name. The Coventry reggae of today. Most of the began to put together an act that of punk and reggae anywhere in Specials, and have been noticed Jamaican pop records of the '60s was refreshingly different from the town where they might get a by Clash manager Bernie and early '70s were made in this both mainstream punk and fair hearing. Rhodes, who begins to handle style with a light, jumpy rhythm, conventional Rastafarian reggae. After a while, Terry Hall is their affairs. He books them as lots of mouth percussion and They still do cover versions of drafted in from a band called support on a Clash tour, breezy brass sections. The main original ska hits as well as their Squad to handle vocals, and although their involvement hitmakers were people like The own ska-influenced Roddy Radiation arrives from his proves to be only a short one. Maytals, Skatalites, Pioneers, compositions like "Gangsters" own outfit to play guitar. Now Which brings us to 1979 and Upsetters and Justin Hines, who and "Too Much, Too Young". we're getting somewhere. "Gangsters", recorded on a sat in cheap studios and cranked Jerry, who has a Coventry Neville Staples, who has spent shoe-string and released on the out ten tunes a day. accent three feet thick and a gap some time as a guest of Her band's own 2-Tone label. Healthy Much of this music was picked in his front teeth you could Majesty for a series of petty sales and increasingly up by the British mods and navigate a bus through, explains crimes, cleans up his act and gets enthusiastic receptions for their passed on to the subsequent it in this way. a job as roadie with The live act result in a rush of record skinheads of the early '70s. "In the sixties, the Rolling Automatics (sometimes called companies going mad to sign During this period many ska and Stones based themselves on The Jaywalkers, The Hybrids, them. bluebeat singles did very well on rhythm and blues. Then all the The Coventry Automatics and all And so "Gangsters" shoots up the British charts. Records like heavy bands based themselves sorts of wonderful names). the chart and everybody's "The Israelites" by Desmond on the blues, and so we just use The content of is punk the act delighted. (By this time the Dekker and "Long Shot Kick The ska in the same way. As a basis." 14 SMASH HITS , _ 'IW^

"If you listen to the original versions," offers Roddy Radiation, "and then you listen to the way we do them, there's a fairly big difference. We do them more rock style. There's disco bass lines, heavy metal passages, rock riffs and all sorts coming out over the ska." Jerry; "It's basically a rock band except that Lynval plays that ska offbeat and I join him on the organ. Ska is pretty close to a rock rhythm "

APART from being a fine record, "Gangsters" boasts a couple of other points of interest. The lyrics mention the band's BETCHA THOUGHT you'd put this kind of thing behind you, rigHt? fteifwijong ill-starred relationship with 'cause it's examination time here again at Smash Hits. Below is indth^r of Bernre Rhodes, while the ..tr. quizzes, this designed to find out how much pop knowledge opening riff is lifted direct from (^ur fiendish one Prince Buster's original ska you've been soaking up while you've been lazing around In the sun. Slackers score classic "Al Capone". It's what wilt not be tolerated. Onf point for each correct answer, then check yqur Jerry calls a "musical quotation". ratings. 1 :, .1 .,: _.i . ..-.1 L ; _, .against the .„4 J L. i J The Specials are proud of their All their records Difford Tflibrook ai« thje independence. 11. Who sang her way into the top ten with . 12. Chris and Gl^nn will come out on their own 'Silly Games"? songwriters for which recently successful 2-Tone label and they have Hfc Who sang "You're dressed to Icilland guess- South London chart band? — negotiated a deal with Chrysalis 13 Another TV commercial, this one for beer, 1 who's dying"? which allows them to sign up ~% Individually they're Pete Shelley, Steve featured a song which became a hit for a put out singles the song. other bands and 1 Diggle, Steve Garvey and John Maher. i .4- . cockney duo. Name that they believe in. Collectively who are they? 14. A 21-year-old former psychology student j They've made a start with ~p. Tonto and the Lone Ranger figured on one from Memphis, Tennessee, had one of Madness and their very fine of this year's oddest hits. Name the group 1979's biggest and fastest selling disco - - " (a tribute to "1" ~ ~ after she gave up single "The Prince" who recorded it. sellers. Seven weeks Prince Buster), and Coventry Elvis Presley, Wee Willy Harris, John — „. teaching at her local school, she found4__4— band The Selecter, who play on Coltrane, Woody Allen and Salvadore Dali herself topping the British singles char|. - the B Side of "Gangsters". get namechecks in a current smash hit. -r Who is she? They're currently in the studio What's the song? 15. Feargal Sharkey is the singer for which new recording material for an album Harry Houdini, Lord Nelson, Lady HamiKoii, wave chart group? with Elvis Costello producing, the IMarquis de Sade, Sherlock Holmes and 16. Gary Moore was the guitarist w^th which and are getting along famously Julius Caesar appear in the lyrics of another top rock group until he got the sack during with the four-eyed one. top ten smash. Name this one for another a recent American tour? American Apparently Costello used to point. J 17 Brenda Spencer, a 17-year-old attend Specials gigs regularly, "^r Who sang about Babylon burning? schoolgirl on trial for murder, is the subfecf 'just if could have of a recent No 1 single. What's the song? and asked" he ...I, "Girls Talk", a top five hit for Dave — a go with them in the studio. In Edmunds, was written by which 18 Who sang about "Living On The Front Roddy's words, "He's just a bespectacled new wave star? — Line"? is singer and actor Gordon normal, easy-to-get-along-with }. He was a complete unknown when he Sang 19 By what name sort of bloke." on a Lee Cooper TV commercial earlier this Sumner better known? The Specials seem to have year. But by June he and his band were ^ 20 According to the hit song, they wear laced called taken advantage of the mod residing at No 1 in the singles chart. Who ii up boots and corduroys, and they get revival without getting he? ---+ - the cockney cowlioys? Who are they? bracketed with it, and they're in E's new love 10 Who took the story of Chuck [ no hurry to attract any specific into the top 20? T kind of cult following, although Who courted Lady Lynda and escorted herJ they have long been admired by the chart? up , — |.. the diehard mods of the north, — who have been known to turn up 16 and over: ok, that's a pass mark, and in droves for Specials gigs. 'pretty good too. You obviously had the sense The group's cropped hair and _to pack Smash Hits in your holiday suitcase. brown boots have also attracted : but you can do a lot the beginnings of a skinhead ^8 to 1 5 Reasonable, sun, little more following, many of whom occupy better. A little less time in the a Hits, and you'll sodir the front of the stage and chant «pent studying Smash rating. for their favourite ska classics. improve your Jerry is worried about the Bllmeyi Where'ye^u current spate of skinhead .7 and under: month in Mongolia? i disruption at gigs by Sham 69 been? A and Stiff Little Fingers because it means that all skinheads, be they peaceable or violent, are refused Answers entry to many places. -4 1 -euieu euiss »i\i }o Buos s,69 Uiei|S ^eojiod 1° Buj^s "We like to think, " says Roddy, \ u| sAog uiei|SJ8H am OZ aqx "that people can come to our MH 61 :»UBJ0 *PP3 81 :„sABpuow e)|n j.uoq \„ gigs without worrying about II :Azznuiqx9l fseuoviepunemsi :„||eaA|M lo^ e getting beaten up or anything. I Buia,, lo pje/M e»!UV PI '^f^'O P"« sbmo VM don't think the things we do are '..eqaiJeo,, gi :ezeenbs Zl ;„ep«AT Apei,, miM- going to incite violence anyway." Vq 8 peg oi|m 'sAog qoseg em n :„8ao-| U| s.g J8t| eei ^Auuv I ask Roddy how they are ISiinqo,, SBM im — ]S8uor eil'ia 01 treated by the new mods of AeMaqn'x >o usuinN AtvQ 6 :o||a)S03 siAia g London and the South. s;nu 8MX L luosvieqey v 8 ^q '..Bues Bueg,, 9 '„|n>jaeq3 "I don't think they like us, " he ;speeq]|30|g aqj. pus Aina ue| Aq eg says, "because they don't think oisuoseey,, g fduinp uintueno V :si|303zzng wanna know we're real mods. the song. e fsisnM Axoy/Aijej ueAjg z .'Ae)| teuer I "They're right. We're not." SMASH HITS 15

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And I don't mind about The things you're gonna say Lord and my time I gave all my money

I know it's a shame But I'm giving you back your name yeah yeah

Yes I'll be on my way

I won't be back to stay

I guess I'll move along I'm looking for a good time. Sail on down the line ain't it Funny how the time can go on a Friends say they told me so But it doesn't matter

It was plain to see that a Small town boy like me just a Wasn't your cup of tea

I was wishful thinking

I gave you my heart happy And I tried to make you And you gave me nothing in return You know it ain't so hard to say Would you please just go away yeah yeah I've thrown away the blues I'm tired of being used

I want everyone to know I'm looking for a good time good time

Woah sail on honey Good times never felt so good Sail on honey Good times never felt so good

Sail on sugar Good times never felt so good Words and music by Lionel Richie Jnr. Reproduced by permission Jobete Music. .^^ .V Lookin' For Love Tonight By Fat Larry's Band on Fantasy Records

Lookin' tonight for love Lookin' tonight on the bright city Looltin' tonight on the bright city lights, lights, Lookin' tonight for love Looltin' tonight for love (Repeat x3) Friday night is finally here and I'm Ooo-ooh I'm searching and I'm going out for a night on the town. looking for a surefire loving, Well, well, I've been working hard all I'm a lover all alone yeah I'm week nine to five looking, Now it's time to let my hair down, Lookin' for some fun. down, down, down. Lookin' tonight on the bright city Gonna find me a lady (lady), lights, somewhere in this great big city, Lookin' tonight for love Ooh my body's yearning for affection, I'm a lover all alone I'm looking for a piece of the action (action, action). Lookin' tonight on the bright city lights, Lookin' tonight on the bright c'rty Lookin' tonight for love TWO ^IV ^^^ VBV ^^^ lights, THIS WEEKS TOP 40 Lookin' tonight for love (Repeat x2) And I'm lookin' for some fun. WEEK AGO TITLE/ARTIST LABEL BPM 1 5 STREET LIFE CRUSADERS MCA 112 Checkin' out all my favourite spots Lookin' tonight on the bright city 2 3 ANGEL EYES ROXY MUSIC Polydor 133 all and I'm looking for someone lights, 3 1 REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL, PT. 3 IAN DURY Stiff 122 alone. Lookin' tonight for love 4 6 OOHIWHATALIFE GIBSON BROTHERS Island 122 I've trying hard all Well, well, been 5 9 LOOKING FOR A LOVE FAT LARRY'S BAND Fantasy 125 night to find love. Larry Doris Words and music by & 6 7 LOSTIN MUSIC SISTER SLEDGE Atlantic 120 But it seems like I keep striking out, James.Reproduced by permission 7 8 STRUT YOUR FUNKY STUFF FRANTIQUE Phil Int 120 out, out, out. Bochu Music Ltd. 8 2 MORNING DANCE SPYRO GYRA Infinity 102 9 4 AFTER THE LOVE EARTH WIND & FIRE CBS Slow Gonna find me a lady (lady), 10 23 MAKIN-IT DAVID NAUGHTON RSO somewhere in this great'big city, 11 12 YOU CAN DO IT AL HUDSON ABC 118 Ooh my body's yearning for Atlantic Hansa 132 affection, 12 11 GOTTA GO HOME BONEY M I'm looking for a piece of the actio| 13 36 FEEL THE REAL DAVID BENDETH Sidewalk 122 (action, action). 14 22 WHEN YOU'RE NUMBER ONE GENE CHANDLER 20th Century 122 15 15 GONE, GONE, GONE JOHNNY MATHIS CBS 122 16 13 BORN TO BE ALIVE PATRICK HERNANDEZ Gem Aquarius 133 17 10 YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT YOU'VE GOT ME & YOU Laser Reggae M you're 18 NEW DANCIN'SiPRANCIN- CANDIDO Salsoul wondering why 19 NEW OONTSTOP MICHAELJACKSON Epic New York disco 20 NEW CHASE ME CON-FUNK-SHUN (Mercury) star Grace Jones is crawling across 21 NEW SAIL ON COMMODORES Motown this page and 22 NEW SWITCH BENELUX & NANCY DEE Scope there's no pic of 23 NEW DIM ALL THE LIGHTS DONNA SUMMER Casablanca Fat Larry or The 24 25 THIS TIME BABY JACKIE MOORE CBS 123 Commodores, 25 20 GIRLS. GIRLS, GIRLS KANDIDATE RAK 118 then you've 26 39 WHAT'CHA GONNA 00 STEPHANIE MILLS 20th Century 120 obviously never 27 14 THE BITCH OLYMPIC RUNNERS Polydor 127 seen a pic of Fat 28 NEW GOT TO GIVE IN TO LOVE BONNIE BOYER CBS 124 Larry! 29 NEW IT'S MAGIC KLEEER Atlantic 30 NEW FOUND A CURE ASHFORD& SIMPSON Warner Bros 31 NEW WHEN WILL YOU AVERAGE WHITE BAND RCA 32 NEW BETTER NOT LOOK DOWN B. B. KING MCA 33 27 CONSCIOUS MAN JOLLY BROTHERS UA Reggae 34 37 LET'S DANCE BOMBERS Flamingo 124 35 NEW WE ALL NEED LOVE DOMENICTROIANO Capitol 114 36 NEW REACHIN'OUT LEE MOORE Source Imp 37 NEW BREAKFAST IN BED SHEILA HYLTON Ballistic 38 26 DON'T LET IT BLACK HARMONY Laser Reggae 39 NEW KISS YOU ALL OVER MILLIE JACKSON Spring

IThe Disco Top 40 is compiled by Record Business magazine based on sales at specialist disco shops The chart is also used by Radio Luxembourg, and selections from it are played by Rob Jones on his Thursday and Sunday shows.

^K^^y" 0i STARS Get It Right Next Time .S By Gerry Rafferty ARIES (Mar22-Apr20) on United Artists Records around, Out on the street A good time for buzzin' I was talking to a man Life is an a liar, yeah life is a making a change, organising ^'^ cheat "'''''"' -"- It will outing with friends. A family Sa^KtrnJer's-tir lead you on and pull the From ground celebration is coming up — don't You shouldn't underneath your feet worry I said that ain't no crime No use complaining forget a special anniversary. don't you worry don't Cause you whine ' if you get it wrong (Apr21-May 21) you'll get it right TAURUS next time ^** 'ty^fong (next time) ^n«!^l- ^"l you'll get it right You'll meet a person who lights next time (next time) your fire — but something will You hold you bacl<. You can follow it gotta grow, you gotta learn by^ your' through later. Extra money in You need direction, yeah you mistakes need a name You your pocket, so treat yourself. When you re standing at the gotta die a little every day crossroads To Every highway looks the try and stay awake (May 22-June 21) same GEMINI After a while When you believe you can recognise the signs there's no mountain you It's time for a change in routine can ' y°"'" climb i- **?"9 9«* '* "ght next Don't let people take you for timetimoT ^1* And if you get it (next time) wrong you'll get it riqht granted — surprise them ! The next time (next time next time) 17th starts a lucky trend for you. Words and music by Gerry Rafferty (June 22-July 23) Reproduced CANCER by permission Belfern/lsland Get around and communicate, f^usic Ltd. go after your dream, ask favours. Folk will be happy to give you the Chorus boost you need — if they know If I said you have a beautiful body you are sincere. Would If I Said you hold it against me? LEO (July24-Aug23) You Had If I swore you were an angel Would you treat There's a sparkle in the air; it's a me like the devil tonight? A If I was dying of thirst great time for your personal Beautiful Body Would your flowing hopes and wishes, with your love come quench me? IT I said you popularity high! A lucky trend in have a beautiful body Would Would you hold it against cash matters. You Hold me? Now VIRGO (Aug24-Sept23) we could talk all night about the It weather Everything is going for you now! Against Me? Could tell you An unusual incident around the about my friends out on the coast 13th could switch your plans, By The Bellamy I could ask update your ideas, set you off on Brothere on Curb a lot of crazy questions Records Or ask you a lucky trail. Enjoy it! what I really wanna know LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23) Repeat chorus People will tell you their secrets Now rain can — but keep your own plans to fall so soft against the window yourself A sweet-talking But daddy always told stranger may not mean it — but me don't make small will give you a boost. " "" ""* '"" ''"^ ''*''"'' »" SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22) ylSr^mfnT" Friends buzz in and out of your Repeat chorus to scene and one special link will fade form. A letter from afar could Words and music by have you planning a journey or David Bellamy welcoming someone back.

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 Dec 22) High-flying planets tell you to keep alert so as not to miss an opportunity due any time from now. If the leisure scene lacks Reggae For it Now something, improvement after Charisma Records the 18th. By Bill Lovelady on (Dec 23 Jan 20) you will CAPRICORN her do the driving and soon street late at Let If a friendship ended recently, Walking down the main find . . ^ . _, you right out ot don't brood — it was meant to Man that girl will drive but I'm doing alright be. Fun and good fortune beckon Just^a country boy your mind Lady Jane from other directions; it's time to Got an invitation from she s never adjust your vision wider afield. Since she's heard the music Repeat chorus been the same Mayfair Fay AQUARIUS (Jan 21 Feb 19) Everybody knows her — her the hire purchase You are clinging to old ideas, You can only make places for just familiar faces and fine for it now beauty she's feeling too long. Luck has passed you by for it now, reggae Sh'^^s^a Gucci She'u'reggae the Circle Line she'll reggae for it she's got a ticket to lately but great times on the way It don't matter how, Cause surprises! — and some happy to fade for it now Repeat chorus ad lib Sh"e°T'reggae for it now, reggae PISCES (Feb20-Mar21) for .t how, she'll reggae Bill Lovelady ft don't ma«er words and music by It seems that people have been now giving you the run-around but ZirTduc7d%\ermissJon Lou.i.ny the picture changes in your Cadogan Kate Call her up at midnight - Whale Publishing. favour soon. Meanwhile, take her gate Music/Low Take your Interceptor right to care — don't be conned by a slick talker

20 SMASH HITS THERE'S A MAN OUTSIDE How to enter Simply solve our crossword ... in a long coat, grey hat, carrying 25 copies of puzzle, writing the answers Tubeway Army's "Tubeway Army" album to give in ink, pen or ballpoint. away as this issue's crossword prize. "Tubeway Complete the coupon with Army", originally called "The Blue Album", is the your own full name and group's first LP and has been re-released by address, then cut it out and Beggars Banquet in the light of Gary Numan's post it in a sealed envelope booming popularity. So here's how it works: the addressed to: SMASH HITS first correct entry opened after the closing date (Crossword No. 20), 117 wins a radio cassette recorder, plus a cassette of Park Road, Peterborough "Tubeway Army". The next 25 correct entries PE1 2TS. Make sure it opened each win a copy of the album. arrives not later than Post your entry today. 'Cos friends, and we September 19th, 1979, the mean this most sincerely, the 'prize' is electric! closing date. Sender of the first correct entry checked after the closing date will win the radio cassette player. Senders of the next 25 correct entries will each receive a copy of the Tubeway Army album. The Editor's decision on alt matters relating to the competition will be final and legally binding. No correspondence can be entered into. The competition is open to all readers in Great Britain, Northern Ireland, Eire, Channel Isles and the Isle of Man, excluding employees (and their families) of Smash 26 Mr Fawlty (how did he get in here?) Hits and East Midland Allied Press. 28 Despite the title,.this is a genuine Who golden oldie — "I in 1978 Clout also had a hit with a song of the same /Li-^^Ct !<>• N 11 name w m 29 See 6 across P 1 ^Hf ^4'^t- c F 31 Lots live close (anagram of singer, 5,8} '^ ACROSS h £ i.rr) \ 9- 1^4^, A s '«/ 1 Is he really going up the charts? No your eyes don't DOWN h a n tf / r 1 deceive you, there's The Hersham Boy (5,6) ^H e /. something going on around Fast but colourless is the y ^H m

here . . . (3,7) drummer with 13 down (3,5) '/ ^ ^ /9 1 L I. 1 A)F s 6 & 14 & 29 across Love it or The Specials— kind of music E^ loathe it, nearly everybody 'Black " is a Thin Lizzy LP ^ /r It fail uM wilt in a still tunes in! (3,2,2,4) make you school 7 South London mod band according to R. Sharpe — '1 f n whose first single the The Damned had a song ^ made wm WtM^ charts about it (6,6)— 1 4 (k Qr^i^ ^ L 10 "On The " is a Status Quo 6 What scouts look for?! ^ LP (Sneaky one this) 1 1 H N 12 Sounds like Blondie have 8 Mods done Len (anagram of 19 20 been doing their geometry DJ, 4,7) "^ \c k! (, homework?! (8,5) 9 'Ello no strings (anagram of 14 See 6 across group, 7,6) ^1 ,t> L 15 Could be Parfitt of the Quo, or 11 Informs on a record!? 22 4 2^ Nielsen of Trick 13 Punk bad boys back in /yJ Cheap the H ^ > £i. t ^ f. 17 Rod Stewart's first smash hit chart after a year's absence ^Ik 23 sounds like a reference to 16 Steve Harley's band (7,5) a I Margaret Thatcher! 20 Joe, Paul Mick and Nicky tlH P (6,3) i 18 Japanese wife of Beetle collectively (3,5) John ft- sMK^ ^ i 21 "Back To The Egg" is their X Lennon (4,3) iL^L 19 & 30 down Hit title track from current LP Q ^'^l^ Gerry Rafferty's current 23 Dodge about like Rita Ray?! w album 25 Ms Smith, New York's ^ r r r ??/" 5 21 What you need, according to Princess of Punk 7 across 27 Location of Village People Memr^^^^ 22 A call for more! found by compass 31 L ) 24 R. Sharpe's lot 30 See 19 across £ ANSWERS TO No. 20 CROSSWORD No 18 Name ACROSS: 1 Gary Numan; 5 Moves ("Blue Moves" or "Night Moves"); 7 The Age Pretenders; 8 'Do It Yourself"; 10 "Animals"; 12 and 14 (Eddie & The) Hot Rods; 16 Adverts; 1 7 "Say (When)"; 19 Rasta; 20 "(Rock) FoHies "; 22 Solo; 23

"(My Aim Is) True '; 24 Real (Thing); 25 The Monkees. Address DOWN: 1 "Gertcha"; 2 Roger Daltrey; 3 Undertones; 4 Anne (Nightingale); 5 (Jonathan Richman & The) Modern Lovers; 6 Verses; 9 Four Seasons; 11 "My Aim Is (True)"; 12 (Smash) Hits; 13 "Bristol (Stomp)"; IS Devo; ISAndrew (Gibb or Gold); 20 Fleet(wood Mac); 21 (Denny) Laine; 22 "(Aladdin) Sane"; 24 Ron (Mael). Winners of crossword No 18 are on page 30. SMASH HITS 21 "

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THERE'S AN awful lot of nonsense spouted about rock 'n' rollers, particularly those unfortunate enough to die young. Their faces are swiftly redesigned as images for tee shirts and badges, their music is discussed reverently among fans, and some achieve reputations out of all proportion to what the person was actually like. It's 19 years now since Eddie Cochran died so tragically in a car crash at the age of 21, but still his music lives and thrives, without the benefit of any great image manipulation. You don't need movies or books or posters to make contact with the true spirit of rock 'n' roll; just spend a few minutes glued to "Summertime Blues" or "Somethin' Else", songs which say more about youth and excitement than most artists manage in a lifetime. Cochran was born in October 1938 in the Mid-West of America girlfriend and moved to California with his family in 1953. By this time he was inseparable from his guitar and was planning a career in guitarist of extraordinary IN FEBRUARY 1960 he toured near Chippenham. Eddie suffered music. irersatility; he frequently dazzled Europe for the first and only head injuries and died a few In 1955 he met a man called his fellow musicians with his time, with Gene Vincent and Billy hours later in hospital. (Gene Jerry Capehart in a local music command of every style from Fury. His impact was electric. He Vincent escaped death but store and struck up a friendship country to jazz. was just as much a master of the sustained serious injuries which which was to see the both of The hits were not slow in stage as he was in the studio. were to cause him pain for the them responsible for at least half coming: "Twenty Flight Rock", With his slicked back hair, curled rest of his life.) a dozen bona fide classic records. "Sittin' In The Balcony", lip, and low-slung guitar he was "Three Steps To Heaven" gave Aside from becoming Eddie's "Summertime Blues" and the very image of the him his biggest hit, a British No 1 songwriting partner, Jerry was "C'Mon Everybody" established all-American boy rock 'n' roller. in May 1960, a month after his manager, producer and a him as a prime exponent of the By this time he was starting to death. personal friend, and any short, sharp, hard-hitting teen write more songs with his So all we have left are a lot of appreciation of Eddie's work anthem. girlfriend Sharon Sheely and was records. into magnificent must take him account. But although he was respected still pumping out classics like Although sightly younger than in America it was only in Europe "Somethin' Else". People like The Who, first generation of rockers the that he was rightly acclaimed as It's said that Cochran had a Showaddywaddy and Rod like Elvis Presley and Buddy one of the rock 'n' roll greats. strange premonition on the night Stewart and, most recently. The Holly, Cochran was undoubtedly Most everything he did had of April 16, 1960. Some of his Sex Pistols, have not been slow more able it the to realise the when came to aggression stamped all over it, close friends reckon he thought calibre of his songs business of recording. He made and was guaranteed to upset the something was about to happen, and you'll still find many the fullest use of the studio, and older generation. He was never and he definitely spent a lot of expenienced musicians who was one of the first people to tempted, like Presley, to record time listening to the music of the reckon that Eddie Cochran all but explore the pos«iibilities of middle of the road ballads in recently-deceased Buddy Holly. invented the classic three-minute overdubbing guitars. order to appeal to "a family The following night the car single. his The power of early records, audience". Not for nothing is he taking Eddie and Gene Vincent There's no doubt at all that he even today, is proof of his skill. In known in some circles as The back to London after a concert in blazed the trail for others to addition to this, he was a Original Punk. Bristol burst a tyre on the A4 follow. Just listen. SMASH HITS 23 ^^ + + + " + + + + + m»» + +

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By STEVE BUSH

HELLO FANS! Steve Bush here just run of the mill Wings (or again. Since my last singles should that be band on the run of reviews we've been swamped the mill?) with mail but despite all that I'm SWEET Big Apple Waltz and KBTBWTOHWf^Ritler back. I hope you don't mind me only (bass); Mike and Billy Nicholls writing in crayon like this, but (Polydor). Most bands have limited life of about 2 or 3 years, (backing vocals) and (yep, you've they don't let me have sharp a like Slade, Mud, Gary Glitter etc guessed it) Pete Townshend — things in here . . . etc etc. And after you've had your who produced, arranged and "time" it's hard to do what the played guitar. Whatever next? GARY NUMAN Cars (Beggars Bee Gees did and make a Banquet). biz people Some music successful comeback. And it's Something that Mr. Townshend consider Gary Numan to be a expecially hard, as in Sweet's has nothing to do wHh: plastic syntheslsed noise case, when your lead singer machine, but I like him (probably (Brian Connolly) has left to because I'm a Bowie and "pursue a solo career". "Big JOHN TOWNLEY Shine On (EMI). Ultravox fan). its distant With Apple Waltz" won't be a hit, The only thing of any interest of haunting message doom, which just goes to prove that here is that there's an extra track doesn't stray far "Cars" very parting is such Sweet sorrow. pressed on the front of the from the themes of the excellent sleevel It's really wierd, and Red although THE INVADERS Best Thing I Ever 'Replicas" album, the THE RUDE BOYS Absolute Ruler Starr's been sitting here for hours new lyrics are shorter and the Did (Polydor). If this is the best (Polydor Import). This record just watching it go round and vocals sharper. The instrumental thing they ever did, I wouldn't like does nothing to disprove the round on the turntable. Pretty B side is a rip-off of Bowie's to hear the other stuff. theory that the only half-decent boring record, but It j'las stopped "Warsawa", with mad, tinkling things to come out of Sweden are Red hopping about the office and piano. Abba and Volvos. The A and B SECRET AFFAIR Time For Action making a nuisance of himself. all, this is disappointing in All in a sides could both be easily (l-Spy/Arista). "They can laugh follow up to "Friends", but mistaken for a 1977 American our face/'Cos we know we're judging by the amount of mail we right/Looking good's the band attempting British punk, NICK LOWE Cruel To Be Kind receive about Gary, It'll be a big answer/And living by night ..." and even if I could suss out what (Radar). Good, instant, singalong hit. Mod the second time around and language they're shouting in, I'd pop misic. 'Nuff sed. Parkas, worthy much rather listen to the unlike the Merton WINGS Getting Closer/Baby's Muppets' Swedish Chef. of all the fuss that's being made. Request (EMI). "Baby's Request" A great song that should be RUTS Something That I Said is the kind of listening you'd easy SQUEEZE Slap 'n Tickle (A&M). played loud and danced to. (Virgin). expect to hear on a late night Music to irritate your parents by: I've never thought it fair for a daft Radio 2 show, but quite pleasant band to release loads of singles And now, here are some Ingredients: 1 large slice of New despite that. "Getting Closer" is from one album. Blondie took4 things that the Who's Pete York Dolls; 4 or 5 Thin Lizzy Townshend has been doing Choruses; a sprinkling of Status recently: Quo and a pinch of "Babylon's Burning". Play for approximately LONDON SYMPHONY three minutes each side, at a high ORCHESTRA Pinball Wizard volume, and pretend to play a

(Atlantic). I don't know much guitar. about orchestras but the LSO are very famous and they do play the Royal Albert Hall a JIGSAW Sky High (Splash/Pye). lot so they must be good. On Jigsaw have recorded this disco this record you can hear a lot of version of their 1975 "classic" musical instruments all played at because the record company the same time until a large reckons there's a huge public number of the musicians stop demand for this "collector's and Pete Townshend sings in a item". How can any single that high pitched voice. Then ail the originally sold 13 million copies instruments join in again for the be a collector's item?

last bit. If Top of the Pops ever gets switched to BBC 2, this will beasmasheroonie. MADNESS Madness (2-Tone/Chrysali$). The second ANGIE Peppermint Lump (Stiff). release qn the Specials' 2-Tone Stiff have always been interested label, and it's ace! The A-side in novelties, but this is very is a cover version of the 1 964 cult

strange. It can't really be called single, and the B-side is the Angle's record because she's band's own tribute to Prince only heard at the beginning of Buster. Madness refresh the parts "Peppermint Lump", before the that other bands cannot reach, stronger backing vocals take and if they don't make you wanna over, and she's not on the B side smile and move about, you at all. It's actually James Asher should be reading Gardener's (who wrote it and played drums Weekly. 24 SMASH HITS ii

I'M BORED! What can I do to kaap out of mischiaf? Tease the Editor? No — too risky. Wire up 2,000 volts to Dave Hepworth's chair? No — too messy. Hide Steve Bush's crayons? Nope — you know how violent these short people get. Fall in love with Bev? Nah — did that last week. I know! Just for a change, I'll do the albums . . .

JAMES BROWN: The Original Disco Man (Polydor). Great songs, great arrangements, great playing, grearsinging — getting the picture? You don't have to bo a soul f realt to appreciate this — a TALKING HEADS: Fear Of Music superb funk offering that's so (Sire). Few musical it's in league of its own. good a developments here — the rather than a must for the Even modern disco a throwaway familiar sing-song voice, jangling present. Besttrax: "Jo The like "Star Generation" effort electric guitar and tight, almost Waiter", "Listen To The Sirens". shows most of the competition funky rhythm section feature as (7 out of 10). the way home. In short, one usual. The lyrics, though, are GREAT album. Besttrax: "Too positively bizarre, like an their low key, pleasantly melodic, Funky In Here", "Women Are unnerving soundtrack to some polished pop a bit more Something Else". (8 out of 10). nightmarish futuristic movie interesting, even if the electronics tinged with madness — Neil and choirs do get a bit Young meets David Bowie. But pretentious at times. If you liked with weak melodies, however. their hits, then you'll like this. Talking Heads are in danger of Besttrax: "Shooting Stars", ploughing a disappointing "Who Were You With In The musical rut. Besttrax: "Cities", Moonlight". (6 out of 10). "Heaven". nVi out of 10). YELLOW MAGIC ORCHESTRA: JOY DIVISION: Unknown Yellow Magic Orchestra (A&M). Pleasures (Factory). 1979 Stand well back, mob — what we becomes more like 1969 every have here is a bad case of the day as the post-punk "new rip-offs. This Japanese electronic music" bands develop their trio have been through big band experimental and creative CHIC: Risqu« (Atlantic). Chic are music, jazz, disco, pop and muscles. Manchester's Joy so far ahead in the disco field it's computer games and lifted Division have produced their own just not true and, despite writing everything that wasn't nailed bleak nightmare soundtrack — for Sister Sledge as well, they're down. The result is just dreadful mysterious, doomy lyrics amidst still going from strength to SMOKEY ROBINSON: Where — a mindless hotchpotch without intense music of urgent guitar, strength. Good for listening There's Smoke (Tamla Motown). a single memorable moment. eerie effects and driving rhythms (despite the odd dumb lyric) as A stronger flame indeed than of Short but extremely irritating. — the sound of feelings talking. A well as for dancing, the standard late from this other elder Besttrax: "Cosmic Surf in", grower and a goodie but don't here is amazingly high statesman of soul but hardly a "Yellow Magic". (3 out of 10). expect too much — it's still pretty throughout — excellent songs, scorcher, at least by JB's raw. Besttrax: "Wilderness", "I superbly arranged and produced, standards. Modern style soft Remember Nothing". (8 out of beautifully arranged and soul, owing more to Stevie ROOTBOY SLIM & THE SEX 10). packaged — simple but stylish. Wonder than the tight Miracles CHANGE BAND: Zoom (Illegal). Includes "Good Times". A fine sound of old, and the disco The support band to Ian Dury TUBEWAY ARMY: Tubeway album indeed, sho'nuff etc. Best version of his classic "Get recently, this is as eccentric as Army (Beggars Banquet). Talking trax: "My Feet Keep Dancing", Ready" suggests stagnation their name suggests. A cross of raw, here comes Gary "My Forbidden Lover". (8V4 out rather than inspiration. Still, between Captain Beefheart and Numan's debut album from last of 10).

pleasant if tame and Barry White, Mr. Slender and his year (formerly called 'The Blue unremarkable stuff. Besttrax: (excellent) band sweat and Album") on reissue. Inevitably— "It's A Good Night", "Get smoke their way through R&B it's not as good as "Replicas" Ready". (6 out of 10). influenced bar-room tales of it's cruder and punkier, with more drink and drugs, women and guitars than synthesisers, though lunacy in their longhaired that voice is instantly DOLLAR: Shooting Stars Southern boogie way. recognisable. Lyrically, future (Carrere). Being a perverse sort of Entertajning and characterful, but visions are to the fore again — all

person, I actually quite like Dollar. hardly world beating. Besttrax: test tube babies and dream This isn't bad at all — a "World War Three", "Do The police. Not bad at all, however, praiseworthy attempt to make Gator". (eVi out of 10). but interesting to look back on -p^pPAAJ^roKJ

WHITE MAN IN HAMMERSMITH PALAIS By The Clash on CBS Records

Midnight to six man For the first time from Jamaica Dillinger and Leroy Smart Delroy Wilson your cool operator

Ken Boothe UK pop reggae With backing bands sound systems

If they've got anything to say There's many black ears here to listen

But it was Four Tops all night With encores from stage right Charging from the bass Knives to the treble But on stage they ain't got no roots rock rebel But on stage they ain't got no roots rock rebel

Cos it won't get you anywhere Fooling with your guns The British Army is waiting out there It weighs fifteen hundred tons

White youth black youth Betta find another solution Why not phone up Robin Hood And ask him for some wealth distribution

Punk rocker in the UK They won't notice anyway They're all too busy fighting For a good place under the lighting

The new groups are not concerned With what there is to be learned They got Burton suits, ha you think it's funny Turning rebellion into money

All over people changing their votes Along with their overcoats If Adolf Hitler flew in today They'd send a limousine anyway

I'm the all night drug-prowling wolf Who looks so sick in the sun I'm the white man in the Palais Justa looking for fun

Only looking for fun . . . Oh please Mister just leave me alone I'm only looking for fun

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THE JAM: c/o Nicky Weller, 44 Balmoral Drive, Maybury Estate, Woking, Surrey.

CAN'T YOU ALL BE LIKE THAT?) I BUZZCOCKS: c/o United But, oh no, all the rest of you ever Artists Records, 37/41 do is COMPLAIN, MOAN and Mortimer St, London W1 CRITICISE. Well, we've just about

had enough, do you hear! ! RACEY: c/o Jennie, 42 Enough!! Sharibert Street, London NWS. AFTER BUYING the re-issue of Gary Numan's album, "The Blue Don't forget to enclose SAEs. Album", I'm convinced that he's about the best thing around. Also in answer to Angela Kay's I AM writing to complain about question in issue no 18 (which the lack of punk programmes on was whether Gary was a the telly. Once in a while there is homosexual or not) I can only a punk/new wave band on the suggest she buys herself a copy "Old Grey Whistle Test". Why of the aforesaid album, or the can't a programme such as equally good "Replicas", and "Revolver" come back? The Teds starts to listen to the music have got "Oh Boy" and we've got instead of worrying over such nothing. Since your mag features things. quite a lot of punk I thought you The answer to her question might agree. could be in the words of the Sue and Stu, Wirral, Merseyside. songs but, agreeing with

yourselves, it makes no PLEASE COULD you print a pic of difference whatsoever; he Bev, Red Starr and Cliff White so I remains a very talented person. can draw a moustache and a pair Rosie, Ipswich, Suffolk. of glasses on each one. How about an interview with The Cure DEAR INGENIOUS Red Star, as I think they are a brilliant up Please, please, please print a and coming group and deserve a double page spread of that bit more of the limelight. brilliant group. The Specials. Monty, Bidford-On-Avon, Your article on The Mod Warwickshire. Revival was an excellent, fantastic, great, brilliant, superb I AM not writing to air my views on the Teds v Punks war. Neither piece of writing. You're so KEEGAN talented. Red, where do you get am I writing to tell you how good

all your super ideas from? I think or bad your magazine is. I am not your mag is as great as a chip COPPELL YOUR NEW going to write to you with poor or posh spellings. I'm not even butty with tomato sauce. ARDILES going to have a crack at your PS Jane Hall, Spennymoor, Durham.

record. Come to think about it, I Thank you, you're just too kind got nothing to write about. CLOUGH — Red Starr Pete, Beeston, Notts. SOCCER Hold on, didn't I write that mod JIMMY HILL This letter is the first in an thing? — D. Hepworth occasional series entitled "A Yes, but I'm sure it must have all write for Thousand Ways To Waste been my idea — Red Starr Stamps". Wanna step outside? — D. Hepworth you in CONGRATULATIONS on EEKLY You wouldn't spoil my good producing regularly a super Super quality colour pictures of looks, now would you? — Red magazine which actually looks as the top stars In action from the Starr though people have taken pains latest big matches — together with Some chance — D. Hepworth comment, inside stories, news and to make the presentation as good I insist on having the last word views. possible. as — Red Starr IT'S THE NEW SOCCER The only thing that bugs me is EVERY WEEKLY THAT the vast amount of space devoted FOOTBALL FAN WILL BE JUST A few lines to say I was to Gary Numan. Don't some TALKING ABOUT. GET really disappointed by the YOUR COPY FROM YOUR readers realise that there happen so-called Buzzcocks gig in Hyde NEWSAGENT NOW! to be a few other groups who Park (by the way this is the Queen deserve to be featured in Smash speaking). I was going to get Hits. Philip to drop me off at Marble Your interviews with Johnny Arch on the way home from the Rotten and Jimmy Pursey were a Co-op so I could go and see them million times more enlightening as I am a great fan. than anything Gary Numan could Anyway could you please put a rival. And finally I, for one, liked centre-page spread of them in the reviews by Cliff White and Smash Hits. (When I was at the Red Starr. It seems no one's Co-op I was buying some new allowed to be honest these days! dog food; it's on special offer, Yours 99% appreciatively, Neil you see.) Drysdale, West Lothian, FREE — with issue No.1 — SUPER 84 page Liz, Buck House, The Mall, Scotland. FULL COLOUR STICKER ALBUIVI plus a Free London. Starter pack of Stickers. What a nice bloke. Don't you like a really How she finds time for all these MATCH WEEKLY— UNBEATABLE VALUE FOR 25p. think he sounds pleasant person? NOW, WHY public appearances is a mystery. 28 SMASH HITS Aim your missiles at: Smash Hits, 41 Broadway, Peterborough PE1 1RY.

Guinness Book Of British Hit Singles" and that had "God Save The Queen" down as only reaching number two! A J.P. fan, Salisbury, Wilts. I MUST be the luckiest Smash I THINK your mag is ace. I buy it Despite several pleas from P.S. The Hits I Boomtown Rats reader around. am holding every time it comes out. But I Beggar's manager they were still are not

a copy of Smash Hits dated hate the disco column. It would refused entry. This seemed to punk or new wave. They have September 1978. According to be better if you left the disco bit happen to a large proportion of just got their own sound. you (letters August 9-22) Smash out and published a colour photo the would-be audience. Yes, but does it matter? Who Hits wasn't even out then. of me. As the mod scene in London is honestly cares if one record sells I can't think how I got hold of It. Freddie Mercury, Kensington, mainly comprised of teenagers a few hundred copies more than I was sure I bought it from my London. playing for teenagers, surely it local newsagent but, as it's so seems stupid not to come to unique, I'm not so sure. IN SMASH Hits dated August some agreement about the Well, I'm off to the bank to put 9-22, 1 saw a picture of Bev in her licensing laws. it into a safe deposit box. beachwear. That was the first Eddie (Woodford Mods), The Laughing By the way. Smash Hits has photo of Bev that Smash Hits Woodford, Essex. improved a good deal since readers have seen. Please could Toad September 1978. we have some more colour Did you know that you lived near Bev? Pretty exciting, eh? ^to be sung to the music of "The Julie Hall, Guisborough, pictures of Bev in the next Smash Gnome" by David Cleveland. Hits. Laughing A Bev Fan, Droylsden, WHY DO you ask readers who Bowie) Manchester. fill What you've got there, Julie, Is a enter your competitions to in high I was walking down the rare their age on the coupon? I mean, very copy of the street Must in if I Experimental Issue of Smash be costing you a fortune say I'm three and get it all behind When I heard footsteps stamps, Bev . . . wrong, do I get the cassette Hits which was circulated in me certain recorder? areas (Cleveland amongst there was a little green toad Bowie Maniac, Walthamstow, E17. And them) to see it CAN YOU please tell me if The how would go Covered in warts down. Awful, wasn't it? Undertones have made just the P.S. Am I the only one out there It was Red Starr of course. one LP or have they made more. who thinks Gary Numan is a Some of my friends say they've narcissistic rip-off of Bowie? back to my house I took him made two more. Could this really on the record player I WONDER if you could tell me And turned be true, or is yours truly being As far as the age thing goes, let's him some Leo Sayer the proper name of the group And I played made a fool of? just say we're interested. But, who sing 'Gangsters", as He said put it away Zap Dog, Sheffield, Yorks. never mind all that, the really today. sometimes they are referred to as Give me Swell Maps important thing is that you're the The Specials and sometimes The Yours truly is being second person to get a letter made a fool In the morning when I woke up Special AKA. Which is right? of. They've made one LP. printed this week who actually terrible sight Glynn, Leicester. I beheld a lives near Bev! Gosh, what's it He'd brought along a lizard Cliff LAST Monday me and my mates like? White He'd brought him along See page 14 for a complete went up to The Bridge House, I READ your recent article on Canning Town, to see our local To review a song. rundown of the band's various mods, idols London mods especially. names past and present. Right Beggar (a nifty four-piece Mod You guys just don't know where Now we're living down in Fleet now it's officially The Specials, combo from Leyton). it's at. Street Although I although they were The Special was allowed to enter OK, so the kids in London all living on caviar and AKA my mates were not, as a BOF And we're when they cut "Gangsters" have really neat clothes announced that anyone under and honey AKA, by the way, stands for some the of good bands but is that as Cos they're earning me lots of "alternatively known as". age 19 would be refused admission. far as it goes? Sixties mods wore money parkas to protect them from the Writing reviews each day weather while riding scooters, What more can I say? not number nine buses.

I have been into scooters with Ha Ha Ha He He He

the Pathfinders for 4-5 years and I'm Red Starr, Red Starr I be seen the slow but steady rise of Ha Ha Ha He He He the second generation Mods over I'm Red Starr, Red Starr I be that time. Up to now, though, I (repeat to fade) have seen very few Southern mods on scooters, even in A Tubeway Army Fan. Brighton last spring, except for the Dorset Team. A second generation mod. The Pathfinders, Scunthorpe. another? Who cares whether records are "punk" or "new wave" or "soul" or "pop" as long SHORT, witty letter coming up: as they're good? And before Red Starr's a pratt. any enraged Pistols fans write in Boomtown Rats Fan, Maidstone, and Kent. tell us we're wrong about "God Save The Queen", let's make it What a prat, eh? Can't even spell clear that we go by the prat! BRMB/BBC chart and, by their eckoning. The Pistols have never SINCE YOU have still not quite reached the coveted answered the letter from Gary number one slot. But, let's hope

Numan, then I will! that's the last we hear of labels. Punk "Rat Trap" was the first It's enough to drive a man to ON the telly (Geddit?") see first lettZ. punk/new wave number one, Smarties! Labels are for people

because I looked in "The who are scared of their ears! SMASH HITS 29 5f * Compiled by Bev Hillier

Friday Sept 7 Boney M Bridlington Royal Spa Invaders Scarborough Penthouse Shadows Oxford New Theatre Crusaders Birmingham Odeon Skids Edinburgh Clouds James Brown London The Venue Wednesday Sept 12 Siouxsie/Banshees Aberdeen Capital Shadows Derby Assembly Hall Nils Lofgren Sheffield City Hall Crusaders Liverpool Empire Shake Manchester Factory Darts Bristol Colston Hall Nils Lofgren Bristol Colston Hall Chords Retford Porterhouse XTC Sheffield Top Rank Ruts Jacksdale Grey Topper Siouxsie/Banshees Bradford St George's Saturday Sept 8 Monday Sept 17 Nils Lofgren Glasgow Apollo Boney M Manchester Apollo Boney M Newcastle City Hall Merton Parkas London Marquee Invaders Leeds Queens Hall Shadows Glasgow Apollo Ruts Gwent Stowaway Club Shadows Oxford New Theatre Darts Birmingham Odeon Crusaders Hammersmith Odeon Thursday Sept 13 XTC London Rainbow James Brown London The Venue Invaders Bristol Trinity Nils Lofgren Brighton Dome Siouxsie/Banshees Glasgow Apollo Crusaders Manchester Apollo Shake London Marquee Shake Liverpool Eric's XTC Wolverhampton Civic Hall Tuesday Sept 18 Chords Middlesbrough Rock Garden Police Birmingham Odeon Boney Preston Guildhall Nils Lofgren Liverpool Empire M Sunday Sept 9 Shadows Newcastle City Hall Ruts Port Talbot Troubador Boney M Portsmouth Guildhall Darts Bradford St Georges Hall Chords Chesterfield Fusion Shadows Birmingham Odeon XTC Bristol Colston Hall Invaders Chester Smartyz Friday Sept 14 Siouxsie/Banshees Leicester De Montfort Crusaders Hammersmith Odeon Invaders Burton On Trent 76 Club Police Swansea Top Rank Siouxsie/Banshees Dunfermline Kinema Darts Taunton Odeon Nils Lofgren Ipswich Gaumont Rickie Lee Jones London Dominion Theatre Siouxsie/Banshees Oxford New Theatre Chords Westcliff on Sea LIndisfarne (2 shows) Police Southampton Gaumont Wednesday Sept 19 Monday Sept 10 Nils Lofgren London Rainbow Boney M Birmingham National Exhibition Shadows Bristol Colston Hall Ruts Cambridge Corn Exchange Darts Cardiff Sophia Gardens Chords Manchester Factory Shadows Stoke On Trent Jollees Darts Slough Fulcrum Centre Police Derby Assembly Rooms Saturday Sept 15 Siouxsie/Banshees Birmingham Odeon Nils Lofgren Manchester Apollo Boney M Glasgow Apollo Police Cardiff Top Rank Shake London Nashville Shadows Blackpool ABC Nils Lofgren Newcastle City Hall Chords London Marquee Invaders Liverpool Eric's Merton Parkas London Marquee Crusaders Hammersmith Odeon Darts Brighton Dome Tuesday Sept 11 Police Oxford New Theatre Thursday Sept 20 Shadows Leicester De Montfort Hall Ruts Aylesbury Friars Shadows Stone On Trent Jollees Crusaders Bristol Colston Hall Chords Barnsley Civic Hall Gary Numan Glasgow Apollo Darts Swansea Brangwyn Hall Sunday Sept 16 Darts Oxford New Theatre XTC Manchester Apollo Boney M Glasgow Apollo XTC Edinburgh Odeon Police Blackburn King George's Hall Shadows Manchester Apollo Theatre Nils Lofgren Birmingham Odeon Nils Lofgren Edinburgh Usher Hall XTC Guildford Civic Hall Shake Dunnoon Queens Hall Chords Sheffield Limit Club Police Leicester De Montfort Hall UK Subs Derby Adjanta Club

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Austin, Wakefield; Toby Brown, I E z I K C L n » C L P K^ I II Redland, Bristol; L. Forsey, O t ' LLM PnC TGC C R H Malmesbury, Wilts; David Vale, Gnosall, Stafford; John Morrison, Wisbech, L W OG^ LS nCMTOnD ' Cambs; Lorraine Hills, Hounslow, a A R J K A NyT L B E J Middx; Christopher Elms, Bath; Jayne •A C ill C T O N XO O X i (I B O O M^ AFFAIR Leonard, Liverpool; Paul Drake, N ; 111

Dewsbury, Yorks; D. J. Byron, South ' N II i^ JAM Vardley, Birmingham; Derek Matson, THE Paignton, Devon; Marion Grover, Penzance; Jane Walker, Knutsford, JOE JACKSON Cheshire; Vicky Sweeny, Pocklington, York; Stephen Edwards, Waunlwyd, in colour Ebbw-Vale; Martin Astachnowicz, Bradford; Debra Hucker, Coventry; Elaine Underwood, Swinderby, Lines; Fortnightly is more fun Glyn Parry, Llangefni, Gwynedd. 30 SMASH HITS Getting Closer Baby's Request By Wings on EMI Records By Wings on EMi Records Say you don't love him My salamander When the moon lays his head on a pillow Why do you need him And the stars settle down for a rest Just do me one small favour, I Oh no don't answer, oh no beg you Please play me my baby's request. I'm getting closer, I'm getting closer to your heart

Keeping ahead of the rain on the road It's the song that we heard when we started Watching my windscreen wipers (wipers) Now the birds have all flown from our nest Radio play me a danceable ode But you could bring back memories departed Cattle beware of snipers (snipers) By playing my baby's request. When will you see me My baby said My salamander That she knows how it goes Now don't try to tell me But you're the one that really knows, so Oh no don't answer, oh no Go ahead, just one more time and then we'll go to bed I'm getting closer, I'm getting closer to your heart Hitting the chisel and making a joint But you could bring back memories departed Glueing my fingers together (together) By playing my baby's request Radio play me a song with a point Sailor beware of weather (weather) My baby said That she knows how it goes I'm getting closer But you're the one that really knows, My salamander so Go ahead, just one more time and then we'll go to bed Well when will we be there Oh no don't answer, oh no When the moon lays his head on a pillow I'm getting closer, I'm getting closer to your heart And the stars settle down for a rest

I'm getting closer to your heart Just do me one small favour, I beg you I'm getting closer to your heart Please play me my baby's request

Closer, closer Play me my baby's request Closer, closer Please play me my baby's request Closer, closer, closer, closer One more time

Words and music by Paul McCartney. Reproduced by permission McCartney Music. Copyright © 1979 MPL Communications Ltd. Administered by McCartney Music by arrangement with ATV Music Ltd. SMASH HITS 31