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Album Crucifix in a horseshoe 6360 059 Single Life after death The mighty ship 6059 053 2 RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971 Write to VAL Record Mirror 7 Carnaby St., Mirrormai London WIV IPG Lily-white Elvis? YOU WERE sensational thisweek! (November 6th). Know what you did? Why you told the fans Elvis had a dirty thought about 1900 andsaid adirty word! Oh, goody, of course your paper will outsell all the others now and you'll be famous as the guys who killed off Elvis' lily-white image (what, no more rumours of divorce? You must be slipping - but keep on it boys- he may split his trousers yet!) Yippee! Then we'll all clean up. Super. Obviously music doesn't sella lot of papers today, so how about you re -title the Keeping up with Jones column, Bringing up with Jones, and have a super nudie pic every week.- ALAN W. BEAL, 2c Grove Farm Park, Mytchett Road, Mytchett, Camberley, Surrey. VAL: You seem to have missed the point that we were quoting from Jerry Hopkins'Elvis' book. HUGH NICHOLSON: HAUNTING SONGS Single Sarah? For PaulRip it I WOULD like to assure S. ELVIS: A SCENE FROM MARMALADE have at last reached their goal by Chapman(w/e 13th up! MGM'S 'LIVE A LITTLE, LOVE A LITTLE!' coming up with a great new LP consisting of November) that Paul THANK YOU very much (November6th). If recent example I can `Bridge Over Troubled such beautiful harmonies. McCartneyisvery much fortheElvisissuelast Springwater'srecord,or think of is Carole King's Water' - Simon and alive as his music any other for that matter, `It's Too Late' - repeated Garfunkel; 'Moon Shadow' Hugh Nicholson must be a genius to come up with week, I thinkhe is illustrates. Few artists,if definitely the greatest. I'd is 'beautiful' then this is a playscannot change the - Cat Stevens; 'Fireball' - such haunting songs of which 'Sarah' stands out just any, have done as much judgement on value, which qualityofarecord.- Deep Purple. Thatisto waiting to be released as a single! liketoletotherfans - MISS W. HARRIS, for contemporary music as oncemade remains DAVE C. THOROU- name butafew, and it 51 Race -Course Crescent, know that there will be an Monkmoor,Shrewsbury, McCartney, having written applicable. I knowthe GOOD, 49Cherry may be of interest to look Salop. Elvisdance on such classics as 'Let It Be', December 3rd at 7.00pm BBC peoplearequite Orchards, Staines, Surrey. nearthetopofRM's VAL: A single has already been taken from the album, 'Eleanor Rigby', 'Hey at the Polio Centre, clever, but how can they singles chart and you might Wendy; it's the 'Back On The Road' track. Jude' and his own 'Maybe GranleighRoad, turn a good record into aLP recognise a little song by I'mAmazed' and'Back Leytonstone Ell, near the 'sick sick' one. the name of 'Jeepster' T.Rex! Seat Of My Car', not to underground. Please write If they have this gift, - J.ROLANI, mention rockers like to me for tickets, or pay then the discerning musictracks Battersea. 'Helier Skelter', 'Back In atthedoor.- BRIAN lover can only hope that IS KEN TYLER TheU.S.S.R.'and'Get it (November13th)potty? SMITH, 134 Newport workstheother way Eddie Back'. Road,Leyton, London too,andthatsoonthe Does he not know that I'm sure the new album EIO 6PF. unadulteratedjunkthat thereisa great demand end 'Wings'willbeanother fills the charts of the day for tracks off albums. All OVER THE last five years projection of McCartney's todoisthink. will become bearable, or he has I have been trying very musical brilliance.-Overplay evenenjoyable. A good 'Something'and'LetIt hard to get Liberty DREW POLLOCK, 43 I FEEL I must bring into record staysgoodno Be' - the Beatles; 'Maggie Recordstoreleasesome MillbraeAvenue, doubt the repute of Peter matter how many times it May' -1 Rod Stewart; 'It's oldFrenchtracksand Chryston, Glasgow. Freestone'sargument is played-thebest Too Late' - Carole King; some othersongsstill unreleased in this country. Butno-one will take any Col. notice of me whatsoever, latest album available now Wilson and the Genius so I am afraid to say that SAPTU 101'2 0 King? WHY DIDN'T Keith Altham's article on Brian theEddieCochran Wilson and the Beach Boys even once mention Memorial Society must WE THOUGHT RM's. 'The Genius' Phil Spector.IfBrian Wilson was cometoanend.Once articleonElvisinthe again all fan mail must be Great Ones series was very influenced b,/someone itsurely was'The senttoLiberty Records interesting, but how come Genius', at least after 1965. fortheirstaff to answer we never get any pictures At his house Brian is supposed to have a jukebox all of your enquiries. ofCol.Tom Parkerin Iwill not run a club stockedwithnothing butPhilles and Beach Boys withoutthe Elvisfeatures?Does he records. The Beach Boys also recorded three numbers helpfrom really exist or is someone UnitedArtistswhoare dial firstmade by Spectorartists,'ICan HearMusic' goingtoownupand not ,showing any interest (Ronettes), 'ThenIKissed Her' (Crystals), 'There's No 01-247 6694 admit that Col. Tom concerning Eddie Cochran. Other Like My Baby' (Crystals). listen to Parker is really ... So now theymust run Mrs. Lennon Jonathan King?! - MOTT And I do hope Spector and Apple stick to their plan something in its place. - AND ANDY, 91Lucien of re-releasing the old Philles catalogue. - MICHIEL PETER MORGAN, 85 Rd., London SW17. PHIL SPECTOR: IN 1964 MOLL, v. Lieflandlaan 58, Utrecht 25or, Holland. Kingsway, Bristol.

EDITORIAL DIRECTOR Mike Hennessey CARDFONT PUBLISHERS 1971 EDITOR Peter Jones Published by Cardfont Publishers Ltd., 7 Carnaby ASSOCIATE EDITOR (NEWS) Nigel Hunter St.,W1V 1PG.DistrubutedbyTheNational DistributorsLtd.,22Armoury RECORDMIRROR PRODUCTION EDITOR Magazine Way, Terry Chappell London, SIN18. Produced by Pendragon Press Ltd., 7 Carnaby St, London W1V 1PG. Tel: 01-437 8090 COUNTRY MUSIC EDITOR Mike Clare Old Tram Road, Pontllanfraith, Mon., and printed by STAFF WRITERS Lon Goddard Celtic Press Ltd., Industrial Trading Estate, Dowlais, A BILLBOARD PUBLICATION Merthyr Tydfil, Glamorgan. U.S. OFFICES: Valerie Mabbs 165 West 46th St., New York NY 10036 and 9000 Bill McAllister Sunset Boulevard California, 90069 USA CONTRIBUTING EDITORS Rob Partridge Max Needham Nino Tony Cummings PRESIDENT INTERNATIONAL PHOTOGRAPHER John McKenzie Other Billboard Music Magazines- ADVERTISING DIRECTOR Keith Ellis OPERATIONS Mort Nasatir Billboard (LISA) ADVERTISING MNGR. Anne Marie Barker Discografia internazionale (Italy) CLASSIFIEDS DEPT. Jenni Frost Music Labo (Japan) PUBLISHING DIRECTOR Andre de Vekey CIRCULATION MANAGER Ben Cree Record & Tape Retailer (UM RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971 3 Ifpopmusic is Zs. MAIL

"PEOPLEart SAY to me 'all --PROright,if pop music is IT!' an art form prove it to me - put that record on your stereo and show me where the art is.' The real art in a record does not make itself obvious `The real immediately. You have to listen to it maybe five or ten years later. art in a You listento Eddie Cochran's 'Summertime Blues' and there itis. That whole baggy trousered American record teendream is containedonthatonedisc,the production, the sound, the lyrics,the voice and the does not music - that's the fucking art. It's a piece of history!" The speaker was Pete Townshend shortly before he make ISAAC HAYES left for the Who's latest American tour and although he would be too self-effacing to admit it you could now itself Di AIM, apply the same yardstick to his earlier work like 'I Can't Explain', 'My Generation' and 'I'm A Boy', all contained obvious ontheWho's new release 'Meaty Beaty Big and Keith Altham talks immediately' Bouncy' (Track) and brilliant MOSES reflections of their times.' to Pete Townshend "We were going to call it ISAAC HAYES has a new albumoutcalled"Black `The Who Looks Back' but firstreal rock and roll film.It Moses" and this just about Kit thought it made it sound took me the first eight months sums up his position as if we were all dead!" said of this year to realiseI couldn't currentlywiththeblack Pete soberly. direct it but Istill think we can community. Not that and will do it. "Much of the material is from there's any positive religious "We need a totally new media attitude in Isaac's work, it's theold Brunswick days andit to expose the Who on and film means a lot to me personally and just that they flock to him must beit.Ithink the cinema thegroupto own oursongs and react to him with the reachespeoplein a far more again. It means a lot to me that samesecularfervourthat intense way and achieving that audience gave to Ray the Who now own 'My end is now top priority. Generation' and oldies like `La Charles around six or seven "We could have gone on doing years ago when he was just La Lies'Legal Matter' and 'It's 'Tommy' for another couple of Not True'. None of that material breaking through with that years but we are not that kind rock -gospel sound... haseverbeenre-releasedand of group. Frankly I thought the now it's available for those new ButHayes isSoul'71, 'Tommy' stage act got to be a coexisting alongside the friends we have madesince bit of a bore half way through. funky jiving of James 'Tommy'. Listening in the comfort of your Brown. Hayes is cooler but noless intense working on own home to it on stereo was a stagewithhischainmail SCREAM totallydifferentnumber from suits andhisbig back up "I've even been seriously havingtosustainattention on band, plus voices (plus, incidentally a ladysinger considering putting out the stage focusing on a group all the with the same shaven head demos of theoriginalhits.In time. that Hayes effects). some cases they have something "We've created our own The Hayes entourage - really worthwhile which we monsters in the past and theIsaac Hayes Movement never got on the final product. I overcome them. One thing we - totals 57 and gets around mean the demo to 'My have never done is knuckle under the country via a 50 foot moving van and coach. Generation' is an absolute scream toindustryor public demand. and the demo for 'I Can See For We've never put out records on Miles' is a master -piece any kind of schedule - we put Upset consideringtheequipment we 'em out when -we've got them.. recorded it on. Some people I've We just don't do things to order For Isaac Hayes, his played them to think they're a - never have, never will. I know 'Shaft' soundtrack was the joke. Others much prefer them that what we want to happen is biggest breakthrough yet TOWNSHEND: 'It means a lot to me and the group to 'Shaft'isone of the new tothe finished single. Most of not happening but we will make "black -genre" movies for them are fantastically amusing!" it happen on our return." own our old songs again' which Hayes composed, Townshendat 26was and Watch this space as they say scored and did the singing, even more remarkably still is the in the trade! earning himself a two million tape/album seller. mouthpiece forhis public and There'sanothersideto those early classics will this however; 40 per cent of eventuallyrank,if indeed they those sales were ripped off do not already, with the bythebootleggers, a fact Gettingyour theyupsetHayes and the significantearlyrock besttrousers ruined? Stax company so much that composition of Chuck Berry who they employed a team of is only now being realised for hisCRITICISM is often levelled at ex -FBI agents to make sure ...then take some advice from it happentothe social significance. The lyricthemoreprogressivebands, didn't as something of an 'Black Moses' album. might seem banal in retrospectwho Status Quo and don't To prevent any leak from but the mirror is genuine antique.identification symbol, wear the Stax company itself the "We really worked out singleswhat looks like their oldest of release dateandshipping wear them on stage information was known intheolddays,"saidPete. oldclothesonstage.Status Quo will admit they fallinto anddancesfor a coupleof nowitcouldbethat much only to two Stax "Even 'Anyway, Anyhow, years.No weddings!" laughed better. executives. What's more the Anywhere' was worked out to thiscategory - butit'snot "Ithinkoursong words ex -FBI teams went and Mike."r,e're doing alotof have got a lot better, but there checked out allthe known achievethe maximum amountthattheydon'tchangefor theirstageappearances, quite gigsthat welike,we did a are so many good songs bootlegging operations happening inthe three minutes coming out now that it's throughout the country, the opposite. Rotary Club, but we're we had - Istill think that is the working the Greyhound clubs difficulttofind a hitsingle. including one that employs We've all been writing material 115people and is a bestway tomake a single. "Idon'twanttoget my fully inLondon and Croydon and over thelastyear,butifwe operationalfactory doing Concentrated energy into a decent trousers all sweaty and the Winning Post and go down thought that someone else had everything from duplicating compact form. 'Won't Get ruined," said Mike Rossi. "And verywellthere.People who a better number we'd useit. thetapestocopying the Fooled Again' was a return to once worn on stage and they're But if you try and convince me sleeve. (How come itexists know us get down the front by if that kind of process for us andno goodatall.Anyway we your song'sbetter than mine everybody knows about the stage and freak and we bop I'dsmack youinthe teeth," it?Accordingto the Stax the result was very gratifying. went through this thing before around with them." laughed Mike, adding more people, it's "politically "Some people thought it was of having to wear make-up and The essence of Status Quo is seriously. "Our materialis just protected"). an anti -revolutionnumber. Itbeing given to understand that to be found in their stage act, right for Status Quo, and only Isaac Hayes is even taking the material the band writes is thematterofthispiracy, wasn't that was the way things should and their last album 'Ma -itwas an antianti Kelly'sGreasySpoon' proved the best for us." which has cost him around song! The first verse sounds likebe done. We were taken up to for me to be somewhat What Status Quo intend to two milliondollars on the a revolution song and the second town to Carnaby Street to buy disappointing.Butwith the avoid isrecordinga contrived MIKE ROSSI 'Shaft' album to like someone tired of it. I'm notour clothes, whereas we would emergence of their latest album single and they take the Washington.Hetalkedto attitudethatif a numberis members of the various have just worn what we 'Dog Of Two Head' the group integrated into the act, and the butIam tired or some of the have overcome many oftheir right and emerges as -good tradeand law commission fancied. Now if someone wants reaction from "peoplethat up there. fakers.Youcan'thave half a studio problems. single material they'll record it, count" has apparently been revolution!" to go on stage ina suit they "There's alotbetter feeling buttheywon'tbreaktheir Anantipiracybill has good. been passed and signed by The Who looking back is of can -we'llprobablywear withthis album and we were necks looking! "Kid Jensen has been more relaxed and natural when Audience participation - or playing a wholesideofthe the Presidentfor course all very well but what are party hats at Christmas!" we made it," Mike Rossi at least involvement - seems to enforcement in October but be the keyword with Quo, and album ata time, which we're the problem now is the Who looking forward to? CertainlyStatus Quo are a agreed."It's been about three really pleasedabout," Mike "The Who have always moved years since 'Dustpipe' was a hit in fact a recent gig at Croydon enforcement. And_ Isaac much freer band now - both and we were going through a was brought to a halt when so told me. "It's people who are Hayeswith'BlackMoses' in big steps andIstill think that It worthlisteningto.Notjust in their attitude on appearance, dodgy patch afterthat. many of the audience invaded TonyBlackburnswhodon't standing to be a major seller the Who are the only band in could have he"n areally good the stage that the group can't afford towait - he and musically. couldn't continue. Their album like you because ..." takes matters into his own the world capable of making the "VNie haven't done any dinner rock record - it was alright at assersra.masnissic the time - butif we made it material has already been VALERIE MABBS hands. 4 RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971 briefly ON THE Cher-- two BOXES albums LEON RUSSELL with the Shelter People IS CHER'S first LP for MCA will and Freddie King's band are playing dates be released on December 10 in London and Liverpool this week. named after her and including HELLO again, and we start this week with the long And the Coasters, part of rock 'n' roll history, will be her hit -parading number promised look at pop programmes on the BBC local touring Britain later this month. 'Gypsies Tramps And radio stations, beginning with RADIO LONDON (VHF 95.3) Russell, rated as a genius of contemporary music, opens Thieves'. isexpected herein Monday(7.54-9.0 pm) Reggae Time - Steve at the RainbowTheatre,Finsbury Park, tonight She Barnard;(9.0-10.0 pm)AllThatJazz - Brian (Thursday) with the Shelter People and the King Band. MarchorAprilfor some Priestley and Don Dive. appearances, and there will be They appear there again tomorrow and on Saturday, and a Tuesday(7.54-10.0 pm)Breakthrough - Steve New Year LP release Bradshaw (progressive). then move to the Empire, teaming her with her husband Friday(8.09-9.30 pm) London Country - Bob Liverpool,for a Sunday Sonny Bono entitled 'Sonny And Cher Live'with a Powel (C&W). show. Saturday (12.02-1.30 pm) It's Saturday - Robbie single extract of their Vincent; (5.10-5.50 pm) City Folk - Fred Woods. The Coasters begin their Americanhit'All I Ever Sunday: (2.30.3.0 pm) Friends And Neighbours - swingthroughBritainonDrifters will tour too Need Is You' coupled with Susan Barnes; (4.50-6.55 pm) Fresh Garbage - Andy NNW /if III IIIIII III MIMI 1111.11 MIN ERIN IItheir 1965 hit'IGot You, December 17 with two Hull Babe'releasedlastFriday. Finney (progressive). gigsatthePhoenix Club Police raid during MondaytoFriday(1.34-2.30 pm) Lunch a la -)L ititilsAf AO 71 Carter - David Carter. andMalcolm'sClub.The Fairport Convention gigat Plymouth'sVandyke Club I think agree they Well there we are, and groupscoredastringof last Thursday resulted in 12 cover a prettywide rangeof.iii7sicaltastes and worldwidehitsduringthe drugchargesandoneof styles. I can particularly recommend Steve b..,r1shaw's ;Break+I.,:,:ugh7progressive programmes sixties such as `Yakety obstruction against Yak','Along Came Jones', proprietor Peter Vandyke and'also Robbie Vincent's Saturday show. We'll be ... former Herd and Judas taking a lookatother BBC localstationsin due `Charlie Brown', 'Young Jump man Andy Bown has c_flUrse. Blood'and'LovePotion And now for the rest of the news ... turned solo, and begins No. 9'.Thegroup'snew recording his debut Mercury TUNE IN AND TURN ON album this month with RADIO ONE - The following artists are setto recordingof 'Love Potion another Herdman, guitarist appear.during week commencing Monday No. 9' is beingreleased December 6th: PeterFrampton... Tony JIMMY YOUNG SHOW - The Hollies, Four Tops, tomorrow (Friday) on Christie off to New Zealand Del Shannon, Pioneers, Parlophone. on January 25 following his Olivia Newton -John, 'Is This The Way To Chickory Tip and Ed Welch. The rest of the Coasters' Amarillo' hit, and will then DAVE LEE TRAVIS SHOW - CCS, Marmalade schedule is Dorothy and Butterscotch. playAustralia andSouth JOHNNIE WALKER SHOW - RoyOrbison, Ballroom, Cambridge (18); Africauntil the end of. USAFBase,Ruislipand March ... platinumdisc Lindisfarne,America, Tami Lynn, Ed Welch and awardforLynn Anderson Design. Cue Club, Paddington (19); marking sales of 1,500,000 TERRY WOGAN SHOW - Brotherhood Of Man, Variety Club, Spennymoor Ray Morgan,KennyBall's Jazzmen and Johnny on 'Rose Garden' ... Trane (22); Locarno,Stevenage make their broadcasting Johnson. debut on December 10in SOUNDS OF THE70's - (Monday)Andy (23); Civic Hall, Whitchurch BBC Radio Brighton's gig at Roberts;(Tuesday)Lindisfarne;(Thursday)Ralph and Town Hall, Oakengates McTell. theBrighton Film Theatre RADIO TWO (24); Pantiles Club, Bagshot 117:fie precededby a showing of TONY BRANDON SHOW - Des O'Connor, New and Mr B's, Peckham (26);THREE ORIENTAL butterflies around Danyel Gerard, who has been guesting atthethe Beatles'LetItBe' ... Seekers and Gerry Monroe. International Yamaha Festivalin Japan, where he's been singing 'Butterfly'in nolesssingle by New Seekers Golden Torch, Tunstall and called'I'dLike To Teach RADIO LUXEMBOURG Programme Guidefor than16TV shows week commencing Sunday December 5th: Samantha's Club, Leek (27); The World To Sing In Sunday: Rebecca'sClub, and PerfectHarmony' 6.15 Bob Stewart, 9.00 Mark Wesley, rush -released by Polydor 12.00 Kid Jensen. Barbarella'sClub, this week ... Martin Carthy Monday: 6.45 Dave Christian, 8.30 Paul Burnett, Birmingham (30); Plaza 10.30 Mark Wesley, 12.0 Kid Jensen. hasquitSteeleye Span to Tuesday: 6.45 Dave Christian, 8.00 Mark Wesley, Ballroom, Oldhill and go solo again, and 9.30 Paul Burnett, 11.0 Kid Jensen. B a r bare Ila's, Birmingham replacementsforhim and Tyger Hutchings are Wednesday: 6.45 Dave Christian, 8.30 Paul (3 1), and California LAN NEW guitarist Bob Johnston and Burnett, 10.30 Mark Wesley, 12.0 Kid Jensen. Thursday: 6.45 Dave Christian, 9.30 Paul Burnett, Ballroom, Dunstable CBSRecordsis, releasing bassist Rick Kemp ... 12.0 Kid Jensen. (January 1). five Dylan songs never Lesley Duncan stars in Friday:6.45JohnPeel, 7.45DaveChristian, The tour willlastuntil before issued - never even BBC -2's 'In Concert' 10.30 Paul Burnett, 1.0 Mark Wesley. January 6 with more dates recorded before by Dylan - tomorrow(Friday)backed Saturday: 6.45 Dave Christian, 9.30 Mark Wesley, on piano by Elton John ... 12.0 Kid Jensen. to be announced including a in the first week ofTRACKS! Climax Chicago start FUTURE HAPPENINGS: Elton John set for 'Old major London appearance. December.At thesame American tour on February Grey Whistle Test' (BBC -2) next week (December 7) The Memphis Blues Again',25 on abill which willbe The Coasters will broadcast time,theywillreleaseawere written and released in topped for the first fortnight andhasalsorecordedspotfornew yearseries in 'The Jimmy Young Ì'll Be Your Baby Tonight'. 'SoundsforSaturday' - Lindisfarne'sconcertat single which marks a reversalsongbook form as early as by Leon Russell Osibisa Newcastle City Hall (December 4) to be filmed for Show' daily between in Dylan's musical1965, but recorded only by ÀllIReally Want To Do',single on January 7 will be 'My Back Pages', 'Maggie'sedited version of 'Music For future BBC -TV documentary - Sweet booked for December 27 and 31, and progression; itisa protestother artists. Gong Gong' from their first Granada TV's 'Lift Off' show on December 22nd - TV spots are beingsong Theseversionsare newFarm', 'Tonight I'll Be Middle of the Road also set for special Xmas Eve aboutGeorge LP edition of the same show, and in addition have been negotiated. "Soledad" Jackson,whorecordings done by Dylan inStayingHereWithYou', booked for BBC -1'Generation Game' and TOTP to The Henry Sellers waskilledinariotintheoldstyle with guitar,'SheBelongs To Me', 'AlQuintessence promote their new single 'Soley Soley' - Sonny and Agency, whichisbooking America's San Quentinharmonica and slide guitarAlong TheWatchtower' QUINTESSENCE are Cher,currentlyhigh intheU.S.charts,almost theCoasterdates,isalso accompaniment.They The Mighty Quinn',lus, certain to visit UK in March for concerts and TV - prison. do presentingtheirown bringingback theDrifters The five songs arenot appear to be the sameLike Tom Thumb's Blues' Supremes and Four Tops set forjoint live Christmasconcertatthe appearanceontonights(Thursday) TOTP - two À HardRain'sA-Gonm from February 19 to March featured amongthe 21sessions from the basement Royal Albert 45 min.special TOTP for Xmas and Boxing Day 16 for further dates under tracks on the new doubleof the house known as BigFall', 'If Not For You', 'It': Hall on transmission - congratulations to Mark White on his All Over Now, Baby Blue December 20. It will be in new appointment as head of Radio -2 which he will thebilling of the Driftersalbum, 'Bob Dylan'sPink, where Dylan rehearsed two parts with Alan Mostert take upinthe new year - comedians Morecambe with Johnny Moore and Bill Greatest Hits Volume TWo'.with the Band. (CBS 67239). featured on sitar and lead and Wise to host their first disc show on Radio -2 on The single is titlec Fredericks.A TV featureThey are 'Tomorrow Is A Other tracks on the singerShiva playing tablas Xmas Day - other Radio -1Xmas plans include a `George Jackson' (CBS mammoth four hour show by Rosko on Xmas Eve filmedduringthegroup's Long Time', 'WhenIPaintGreatest Hits album include for the acoustic first half. tourearlierthisyearis My Masterpiece','I Shall Be`Watching The River Flow',7688) and is backed with 1 (6.0-10.0 pm),theusual DJs party on Xmas Day Aftertheinterval, afternoon(2.0-4.0 pm) and something special from tentatively scheduled for Released', 'You Ain't Goin'`Don't Think Twice, It's Allcountryflavour.The `B the entire band will take part in Jimmy Savile on Sunday December 26th screening by BBC -1 on Nowhere'and'DownInRight','LayLadyLay',sideisthe same song, but (2.0-4.0 pm). The previously announced Tony February 6. slowed down and backedtheelectricpartfor a Blackburnshowwillrunforthreehoursfrom The Flood'. The first two`Stuck Inside A Mobile With programme including 4.0-7.0 pm on Xmas day - Finally 'On The Boxes' onlybyDylanwithhis their offers its congratulations to Tony Brandon on being So Record Mirror has and when in a couple of guitar and harmonica. Thecurrent RCA single 'Sweet voted Top DJ on Radio -2 .by readers of 'Reveille' Mirror Goldstepped in and weeks. vocals on this side are veryJesus'. Special lighting and a just six weeks after moving over from Radio -1. WE proudly present the inaugurated just that - a And Record Mirror is bubble machine will be used See you all again next week. Bye for now. reminiscentof the'66- Record Mirror Gold permanent trophyfor also planning another '67 period. during the show. Award. It's another any artist or group who specialawardforthe ben cree 'first'for the music breakstheseven -figure New Year - one aimed paper which is going sales barrier. at encouraging new South African places ... fast! First presentation will talent, though 'old Right now there is no be made to RCA Victor hands' also won't be specificaward available group the Sweet, to forgotten.Fullexciting ban for T. Rex in Britain to mark commemorate their details ... soon! world-wide sales of more millionworld salesof Onceagain,Record T. REX's highly successful single'Jeepster' - extracted a million discs by 'Co Co'. We'll be Mirror sets the pacein from the 'Electric Warrior' album - has been banned in BEATLE DAY than South Africa because of the reference 'I'm gonna suck British artists. announcingjustwhere therecordingindustry. you' in the lyrics. The single is still available to the public, RADIO LUXEMBOURG inmind, we have chosen althoughaban on airplay exists. The single has been will set a broadcastingtheirtenthanniversaryto playedconsistently inBritainalthoughMarcBolan record on January 1st whencreatthistribute." Ken suffered a ban here before when leading John's Children, itwillfeatureafull7'/4 Evans, programme director LIVE! International whose `Desdemona' was refused airplay. hoursofnon-stopBeatleof 208, added: "I consider T. 'Rex will be the first December8. Ticketsare music - the whole of thethis to be the most bears,assorted clowns and ticket records for thegrouptoappear on bothavailable from London station'sNew Year's Daysignificant and exciting soft-shoe sidlers and a Gardens. Faces coloured compere who Rod was in Pink and sotheChristmas Day and Weekend. broadcast. eventin thehistoryof MADISON SQUAREegged the crowd towas everyone else, and afterBoxing Dayeditionsof Marc Bolan is also set to Theprogramme isBritish radio." GARDENS, NEW YORK:near -riot proportions, thefree winehadbeen The Gardenswill 'Top Of The Pops' since the appearwith a panelof dedicated to the Beatles on never bestallingas long as possible, handedouttothecrowdBeatles, when they make ag u ests on London their tenth anniversary, and Every record played will thesameagain!Not afterbuilding up the tension to a and thefootballskicked the intoxicatingtautness that cried, no into the writhing stalls anddouble appearance this year. Weekend'snetworked willrun in historicbe either a single or albumboisterousness, themore! And letit burst back the screaming had diedThey are also being featured televisionshow 'Pop And razzle-dazzle showbiz sequence, ending withthe track bytheBeatles. The intotheaudiencewith a away, you could hear themin the 'Music In The The Media' whichwill be varioussoloalbums.Said amount ofairtime beingSaturnalia or thetrumpet fanfare that shook inthe streets, going home, superabundance ofthe rafters and revealed fivesinging ... "Stay with me,Round' series,inthe rock screened on December 12. 208pressofficerJimmy devoted to one act within soul -stirring music the FacesFaces pouring on stage in astay with me, 'cos tonightsection 'RockOfAges' Other artists appearing Parsons: "Our Fan Club isone programmehasnevergranted, bestowed andtumble of good -humour. you're gonna stay withprogramme. Filming for this includeEdgarBroughton, co nf erred upon 22,000 stillcontinuallyinundatedbeen equalled on any m e . . ." John Peel and Tony Palmer, mini -volcano fans last Itwas the showithad takes place atthe Cockpit with demands to hear European radio station,weekend. promised to be the moment BillTheatre, Marylebone, NW8. and film clips from `Gimme Beatle records and with this according to 208. There were caperingFaces brokeall previous McAllisterbetween 7.45 and 9.00 on Shelter' will be shown. 5 RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971 STONES PLUS

IN LP JAM At lastaselection of posters by LON GODDARD THE FORTHCOMING that truly mirrors thescene as it really is, Nicky Hopkins/Stones album is not, as implied at a price to suit your pocket. in some music papers last week, a solo album from Hopkins.Itis nobody's album - a jam session featuring Hopkins, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Ry Cooder and Mick Jagger, recorded inA NEW single is planned soon from Titanic as a follow-up May, 1969 betweento their 'Sultana' hit, and the LP will be released in the New Year. The group, consisting of four Norwegians and session for a Rolling. one Briton and based in France,areinterviewed by Valerie Stones album. Mabbs on page 12. Nicky Hopkins told RM: Hopkins stressedthattherearesome byother "I'veseenthingsinthethis album should not bepeople as well. Mick wrote papersthatI'd liketoconfused with his first solosome of the first tracks and correct. This is not my solo album, which will bewhile hewasaway, Keith album, buta jam sessionrecordedearlynextyear:wrote some. Mick will recordedspontaneouslyat "ObviouslyI want my firstundoubtedly be putting StudiosinMay Olympic solo album to be just right,lyricstosome ofKeith's 1969. Anita Pallenberg fell soI hope itisn't confusedbackings later - they're not ill and Keith Richard had to with this one.I'llbeallfinished- so noone go home, so we all startedrecording mine withintheperson wroteeverything. jamming while waiting forfirstsixmonths of nextThere is enough material to him to return. Nobody evenyearand George Harrisonmake a double album, but knew whether Glyn Johnswill be helping me on it.I that has not been decided hadthe machines runninghave a wholestackofyet. It's a credible album - or not - but they were and materialand Iwill doit the tracks are amazing." itwasallontape;notrackbytrackwiththe dubbing atall.It wasn't arightmusiciansforeach seriousthing,butwhensong. George is helping mePlatters, we'dfinished,everybodytoputthewholething thoughtitstoodup welltogether." Dorsey andit would be a gas to Hopkins also refuted AYLESBURY: Cardshops, 73 FriarsEGHAM: Record Wise, 172 High St. MAIDENHEAD: Harlequin Records, 2 release it.I did two drawingsanotherpieceof Gallery,CarolPayne,17 Temple Sweets, 115a Trafalgar Road. Nicholson's Walk. - one for the cover, which UK tour Street. FOLKESTONE: Angelo Arts, 23 MAIDSTONE: Regal Gifts, 21 Gabriels information given elsewhere LEE BATH: Lea's, St. James Parade CheritonPlace. Scenic Sound, 29 was a kindofstoned THE PLATTERS, Hill. lastweek-thatKeith and THE BEDFORD: Bedford Musical, 58 Old High Street. Sapphire Gifts, 64 MANCHESTER: Cuba Cosmetics, 38 version of the Beano. The DORSEY, Midland Road. Old High St. Market Centre. RichardhadpennedtheDETROIT EMERALDS are BELFAST: Etcetera, 7 Chichester St. GLASGOW: Arnott Simpson, Argyle Paperchase, 5 LP is called 'Jamming With St. B. & M. Morrison, 67 Queen St. Exchange St. Cardshops, 4 Market wholeofthe forthcomingbeing set for British dates BIRMINGHAM: BridgeNewsagents, St. Edward', a title which came Hades 11 Bart St. Bruces Records, 1 MARGATE: Pussycat Rolling Stones album.earlyinthe New Year by 28 Coventry Road, Bordersley. Sauchiehall St. Castles, 560 Boutique, 6 from an earlier session with Martins 159a Coventry Road. Springburn Road. Precinct Records, Market Place. "Keith did not write them a 224HighStreet, Brian in theContempoAgency, RecordMart 488 Sauchiehall St. NEWCASTLE: The Kard Bar, 2 Jones which theall. There are a number of Derltend. Cardshops, North Western Handyside Arcade. mythical Edward sprang new part of the organisation Arcade. Cards & Posters, 22 MoorGRAVESEND: LordLee, 41 Stone Jagger/Richard compositionswhichincludes Mojo Street. NORBURY: Consortium, 23 Weslow from a joke session." St. Virgin Records, 177 CorporationGREENWICH: Greenwich Bookshop, Road, Upper Norwood. and some by each. I believe St.FiestaRecords, 413 Coventry NORTHAMPTON: B.M.H.Book Records. Road, Small Heath. 37 KingWilliam Walk. Black Dorsey and the Emeralds Market, 271 Creek Road. Sweets, Centre, 71 Kettering Road. Memory BOGNOR REGIS: Sea Jade, 9 York 115a Trafalgar Road. Lane, 20 Derngate. Universal fora Stationers, 51-53a, Abington St. are being scheduled Road. HARROW: Universal Stationers, January visit, and the BRACKNELL: Anne Andrews, 8 Station Road. NOTTINGHAM: Selecta Disc, 92 Arkw right St. LP SPECIAL Platters will come over Crossways. HASTINGS: A.K.Pont, 4 Queens Avenue. KINKSMuswell Hillbillies BRIGHTON: K. J. Bredon, East Street. NUNEATON: S. B. F. Design Centre, 8 later. Meanwhile Contempo Sounds Unlimited, 149 North HIGH WYCOMBE: PercyPrior,23 Edward Street, (RCA -VictorSF 8243). is staging shows in Street.TigerMoth,25 Meeting White Hart St. OXFORD: UsborneLittle Clarendon A change of label and definitely a change of sound Manchester and London this HouseLane.InasRecords,112 HULL:Cardshops, 17WhiteFriar St. Gallery 57, 29 Little Clarendon for the Kinks. Sadly the fascinatingly clever lyrics of London Road. Virgin Records, 126 Gate. St. Sunshine Records, 31 Clarendon Ray Davies seem to have been lost, but there is plenty Friday (3) and Sunday (5) North St. Here 'n' Now, 146a NorthKETTERING: SceptreTreasure, 64 St. of beaty sound, and some very different instrumental starring Rufus Thomas, St. Gold St. PAISLEY: J. D. Cuthbertson & Co. 5 backing. '20th Century Man' opens the album with BRISTOL: Leisure Interests, 54a ParkKIR KENTILLOCH: The Rag Doll, 135 Gilmore St. Tami Lynn, Al Green and St. Town Head. PECKHAM: Ron Taylor Records, 98 some nice guitar and deep beaty percussion and has R. B. Greaves. The Peckham High St. Ray telling the woeful story of twentieth century life BROMLEY: Bromley Office Supplies,LEEDS:The RecordGallery, 79 RAMSGATE: Greetings Stationers, 25 - setting the basic theme for the album. Slide guitar Manchestervenue is the 26 High St. Alan Freeman's Record Raglan Road. Queen St. effects, leading into a folk styled vocal. New Century Hall, with two Centre,158 HighSt.Design, 43LEICESTER: Brees Records, Church READING: Gun StreetGallery,14 High St 34 'Acute Schizophrenia Paranoia Blues' has Gate. Compact(Stereo)Co., Gun St. houses at 7 p.m. and 9.30, BURTON -ON -TRENT: Abbey Music NarboroughRoad. Colour Design, RUGBY: B. Bagworth, 133 Cambridge interestingdisjointed piano soundsandclashing 209 Narborough Road. St. Berwicks Records, 12 Sheep St. cymbals, honky tonk blues style. andtheLondon Co. 5/6 Market Place, performance on Sunday will LITTLEHAMPTON: Nu -Style, 12 RUSHDEN: CeeJayRecords,192 'Holiday' seems to show the deep seated Davies BUXTON: Tables 'n' Chairs, 55 High Beach Road. Wellingborough Road. humour, with a swaying slow accordian based tune, and be at the Rainbow Theatre, St. SEVENOAKS:L.T.Patmore,110 Ray expressing the importance of the annual holiday CHATHAM: FrancisIles,331HighLIVERPOOL: Cavern Cards, Bold St. High St. Finsbury Park, at 7.30. Street.Impact Music Centre, 276LONDON: Cardshops, 239 Regent St, SHEFFIELD: Jeffs Records, to the working man. Mojo Recordshas High St. Prince of Orange, 21 High Wi. Record Hunter, 29 York Road, Cambridge St. Quadrant Stationers, 'Skin And Bone' brings things back to a twentieth St. 5E1. Ashcroft & Daw, 83 Charing The Moor. century feel with rocking guitars and the story of a obtainedBritishrightsto CHELTENHAM: Universal Stationers. Cross Road, WC2. Scene & Heard,SOUTHAMPTON: Civic Card Centre, fat lady who is reduced to skin and bone - the first theGamble Records 88 The Promenade. 5/6CoventrySt, Wl. Tinwhistle 22 Windsor Terrace. Henrys real sign of Kinks backing vocals here. catalogue, and will release a CHESTERFIELD: Some Kinda Music, 154 Wandsworth Bridge Rd, Records, 116 St. Mary St. Tetlows, 'Alcohol' has dramatic deep pumping piano, and Mushroom. 7 Newbold Road. SW6. Fickens, 3 Carnaby Court, Wl. Modern Records,96St.Marys somewhat depressive wailing vocal, which obviously single bytheIntruders in Print Mint, 49 Kensington High St, Road. gets the point of the lyrics across. In a strange way January.Thegroupwill CORBY: HMV Records, 7 Market Sq. W8. His Nibs, 17 Dartmouth Road,SOUTHPORT: Ges-Bur, 26 COVENTRY: Precinct Cards, 62 SE17. Popular Books, 40 Hoe St, Shaftesbury Road. Universal much ofthis album has feelings of the Temperance probably visit Britain at the Lower Precinct. E17. Howell & Harrington, 2 Stationers, 7 Chapel Street. Seven - in heavier mood! Medfield St, SW15. Cardshops, STOCKINGFORD: Pickering & 'Complicated Life', - went to the doctor and the same time for appearances. CRANBROOK: White'sNewsagents, Fenchurch St, EC I. Cardshops, Ludlow, 67 Haunchwood Road. doctor said you gotta slow down your lifeor your High Street. Ealing Broadway, W8.Cauldron SUTTON: HMV Records, High Street. gonna be dead, is the theme that runs through this - CROWBOROUGH: Revolver Records, Promotions,98MillLane, NW6. TAUNTON: PeterGwynnePoster true, maybe, but not altogether the most lifting of Baldry London Road. Slipped Disc, 2 Lavender Hill, SW11. Shop. CROYDON: Centre Paperbacks, 1067 The Bodkin, 7a Church St, TENTERDEN: Duncans Bazaar, 1 themes. Whitgift Centre. Kensington W8. Quadrant High St. 'Here Come The People In Grey' opens side two for DERBY: Knights, 33/35 High Street, Stationers,68NottingHillGate, TONBRIDGE: Standens,92aHigh with harmonica and the title speaks for the story -line. Oakham. Thornhills, 85 Macklin St. W8. Manzi Records, 7 New College Street. 'Have A Cuppa Tea' raises the mood with an easy EASTBOURNE: Cassmusic, 32, Grove Parade, NW3. R. W. Reed, 163a RyeTUNBRIDGE WELLS: Lords, 28 Road. S. W. & M. Brauckmann, 56b Lane, SE 15. Impressions, 5 Mount Pleasant. swinging feel and more easily identifiable Davies vocal, Rainbow Grove Road.. deepoom-pahpiano,andpraiseforthecureall Newborough St, Wl. Harlequin, 201 WATFORD: Cardshoos. 112 Hiah St. ROD STEWART, Elton EDINBURGH:Bruces Records,79 OxfordSt,WI.Cardshops,487 WELLINGBOROUGH: Jordans, beverage. Rose St. Greeve Sound Centre, 17 Oxford St, WI. Midland Road 'Holloway Jail' takes the group into some 'heavier' John, Maggie Bell and Easter Road. The Time Machine, 9 LOUGHBOROUGH: E. Cooper 3 YEOVIL: Peter Gwynne Poster Shop, instrumentalworkthanusual,withgirlsbacking Lesley Duncan will Crown St. The Bodkin, 7 Bold St. Wards End, Princes St. vocals, and strangely Beatle-ish vocals coming through in parts. probably beamongthe 'Oklahoma USA', not too sure how thisfitsinto various"friends" who will If you have'nt got a stockist nearby send for a catalogue. the theme withreferencesto the surrey with the befeaturedatLondon's fringe ontop,but a smooth more balladstyled Theatre on number. Rainbow If you want to be a BigO Pop Today stockist fill in the coupon NOW. 'Uncle Son', the man they won't forget when the January 12 whenJohn revolution comes. Without alyric sheetit's not too Baldrykicksoffhisfirst apparent what this is about, apart from a reference to British tour for a long time the preachers who teach you wrong from right and all the other influences. witha "BirthdayParty" Please rush me your full colour catalogues tick appropriatebox RM2 'Muswell Hillbilly', provides an up tempo ending, concert there, also featuring I am interested in: Ordering direct 0 with naturally enough a hillbilly feel - something of his newly -formed band. theMickJaggerson opening,perhapswiththe Being a stockist 0 chugging strummed guitars and basic aggression. The Rainbow date is the It's been a year since the last Kinks album - bar a first of 16 gigs set, but is name & address film soundtrack - and I feel we've missed a step in the only confirmed date at theDavies' movement, which might have helped to presstime. Other venues will lead into this.It seems more of Ray Davies' than the Kinks - though he's always been the key figure - be announced soon. presumablybecausewe've missed out ontheir Meanwhile, Baldry's band V direction too. Obviously an interesting album to hear - as yet untitled - makes To Big 0 Posters Ltd 219 Eversleigh Road London SW11 5UY 01 228 3392 to fill the gap -- but perhaps the next will show the true its debut at London's essence more positively. - V.M. Marquee cm December 15. 6 RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971

Into another, "This is the age of machinery, more complicated world. a mechanical nightmare. The wonderful world of technology, Listen to their new album Napalm, hydrogen bombs, --you'll hear they've got biological warfare. other things on their minds- This is the twentieth century" like modern nightmares, MUSWELL HILLBILLIES human frailty and the sheer A NEW ALBUM FROM THE KINKS hell and thrill of it all. SF 8243 RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971 7 THE HEART OF McCARTNEY IT WOULD beentirely wrong to conclude fromPart two of Paul's apparent preoccupationwiththean interview Beatlefinancesthathis by MIKE main concernismoney. His main concern on theHENNESSEY contrary, is peace of mind And Paul's separate way is with - and a relaxed wife Linda and therestof the atmosphereinwhich to Wingsgroup,forwhich heso earnestly desires an inconspicuous make music and enjoy life live debut - a grotesquely with his family. impossible dream in view of his Although Paul was always massive popularity. So what will he do about going the organiser when the Beatles on the road? were together, keeping things "Well, at the moment we're not ontherailsand concerned planning anything. You see, we're about thegroup'scollective trying to do ita lot looser than image, heisfar from being that ... we're trying to do it how we feelit.I've been through all business orientated - and it is the structured and planned Beatle slightlyironicthatitwas thingsandI thinkI'vedone Lennon, the anti-establishment enough of that now. My interest non -conformist who called in all along was just the music. That's what the album's all about - just the "men in suits" to handle songs. One sidefor dancing, one the affairs of Apple. side for dreaming ..." (And that's another link with the great McCartney idol, Buddy Holly.It's the example of Holly `Let's split that makes Paul reluctant to give interviews because he insists: "Buddy Holly didn't ever have to everything tellthepress what he had for breakfast - he just got on with his music)". andgo our Butthemediawillnotbe denied, and they're going to want Wings on television. separate "Exactly," says Paul. "But the thing is,if we're on TV, then I'll ways' sort of put the show together." "It won't be Top of the Pops PAUL McCARTNEY with LINDA andDENNY LAINE - and the hand of interviewer MIKE HENNESSEY then?" "No". with someone whom they don'tpreoccupationwithmoney.It's Paul would havebeen There will also be a demand for have under contract - and theyone of the hazards of transferring happy to go on, keeping thea single - and Paul won't take it don't accept it. Now we ought to interviewstoprintthatexact Beatles together, as a musical from the album because he doesn't have an equal share of the song. quotes can still mislead. unit running their own affairs.think that's fair on the public. But you try to tell Sir Lew Grade "We'll do something else - in that - he's bought the company - "But wealwayshadthe fact we've got the tapes of one and it doesn't work ... " `The understanding that if anyone herewhichwe'rethinkingof And once again McCartney is was in a sticky situation andmixing after you've gone." (They back waging his personal campaign Beatles wanted to get out, we'd sitdid, too, until 4 a.m.) for afairdeal, not just for one We haveno down and see what could be Now that he's finally down to Beatle, but for all four. talking about the music, Paul says "Youknow,"hesays,"all didn't get done about it. that the album was put together in alongtheBeatles were the only "So when John came to usabout two weeks - "whichis a ones who really did pretty graphics originally and said he wantedchange from theBeatle albums. anything ... in NEMS, inApple, paid' to get out of everything andWe came into the studio for about everywhere.It'snotreallythe threedays andlaid most ofit other artists - you know that, and Paul wants justice, not money. break up the Beatles, we saiddown. Then over another ten days I know that. It's really only whatAnd he feels there can't be justice `All right'. Noone waswe overdubbed and finished it off." George goesin and does, Johnuntil he is freed from his Apple...we have np particularly pleased about it,off." does, Ringo does and I do myselfand Beatle association. He wanted but we agreed. John said he thatmakesanymoney ... and his new album not to have the wantedtobewithYoko we'rethe only ones who never Apple logo on it but to have his `Holly copped it. face on one side and Linda's onclever words totallyand we acceptedit. "Throughout the entire history theother. "Because," he argues, Now,whatwouldfollow of the Beatles thing - and you "it is ours, and nothing to do with naturallyfromthatisthatdidn't can check this out with any of the Apple." we'd simplyspliteverything others,"saidPaul thumping the But the convoluted up and really separate. ever have deskforemphasis, "the Beatles complexities of big business won't...wehave "But in fact what's happened is didn't get paid. They never have permit simple solutions. And that nothing has changed. I standto tell the had the money to this very day. McCartneyremainstiedto a to be under that Beatle contract "I mean, just think about those contractwhose whole spirithas recordsales.If Micky Most gets been dissipated and exhausted. for seven more years. You seeI Colin Blunsionts took the split literally - but whatpress what rich by makingoneHerman Paul now wants out - to fly on record, justthink how richthe his own wings; and my guessis happened was that Isplit and the Beatles should bewiththeir others didn't. that until he gets complete he had for volume of sales ... " independence, he will never is makingthe new album "NowKlein Which, once again, would seem produce great music to match the wholebusinessintoapolitical to suggest a relentless best of his songs with the Beatles. thingwherehe'ssaying:'Paul's breakfast' trying to take over. He wants the "How much," I ask, "did Linda sub -publishing . . . it's those %One Year" Eastmans ' -(laughterherecontribute?" fromLinda)-'theEastmans "A lot. Her main contribution on want the Beatles'. None of that is is,like, vocals, but she also plays din blunsto e true - that's just a whole politicalkeyboard. Alsowewritestuff thing he has created." together." Paul went on to mention other And thereby hangs another tale takeover bids for the Beatles thatof contention becausethereare hadoccurredinthepastand those who contest Linda's claim to recalled:"We'dalwayssaidto be a songwriter. Brian Epstein that if anybody else "Because Linda wasn't trained wanted to take us over, he couldatthe Guildhall, Northern Songs stuff it. We were all in agreement thinkitmustmeanshecan't on that... then. We just wantedwrite. But she knows more about things the way they were. music ... Look,she's a rocker "Actually, I'm not really from way back. She was atthe comparing that previous situation Paramount Theatre watching, on ...who needs more? with the Klein thing. AllI say at thesamebill,JerryLee Lewis, the moment is,if we were still Buddy Holly, the Everly Brothers EPIC togetherthe attitudeof the andChuckBerry.Sheknows othersmight make somesense. about music. 64557 But we're not together any more. "The thing is, Mike, look atit So let's split everything and go our seriously. Northern Songs has got separate ways." me under contract. I start writing 8 RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971 Haveyou seenthis man? THEY'D put on a good show and New World had earned their usual rapturous reception fromthe Hull cabaret audience. Afterwards,group man John Lee stepped outside for a breath of fresh air. And was pounced upon by five separate arms of the law. They searched him and questioned him as to his movements of the previous evening. His explanation was watertight. He'd been putting onasimilarly good show infrontof an equally rapturous audience. But why HIM, heDe Hems thathe'sgetting Michel wondered. Seems there hadIT really was a helluva pub.Glorious Polnareff to write the been a bankraidthatA boozer -de -personality. It's music. Threeyearsago, previous evening. The policecalledDeHems,andit Polnareff handled the score hadbuiltup an identi-kitnestles in Macclesfieldfood foran updated version of Street, just off Shaftesbury IKEEVERLY.,fatherof pictureofone ofthe Don and Phil, has a pretty'Rabelais'. And the decor is villains - and it turned outAvenue - the two by one Salvador Dali. important well-fed look about him. In SPOT THE DIFFERENCE: THE REAL 'FUZZY' JOHN LEE (RIGHT) AND THEtobe adead ringerfor landmarks were fact, Now all we're waiting for thatthestatueof youcouldsaythat 'PHOTOFIT' PORTRAIT OF THE VILLAIN ... 'fuzzy' John. Eros he's obviously not short of isnewsofFrankZappa wasn'tfar away, nor was starring as 'King Leer'. starsessionband directedmusic and soccer concerns Johnknew well the a few bob. the Record Mirror offices. Ps feelingofreliefatbeing SI Big bands by Billy May. the ubiquitous Rod Stewart. Everybody used that Wasn't always likethat, Rodisafootballfanatic,cleared - not to mention though. Back in the thirties, First volume includes the boozer. Paul Simon lurked wasonceonBrentford's feelingoffearwhen Ikeranasmallcountry are back three albums, plus a being questioned. in a corner seat, unknown. nostalgic 64 -page bookbooks and could have had a Tom Jones once attackedband and he and the boys came near to starving. WORRIED about what to evoking lifeinthethirtiesprofessional career ... and It'dhappenedbefore,the beer -drinking record in buy dad, or even grandad,and forties. still turns out for 'friendly'some months back, when heone evening (thirteen pints, He told me: "We hadn't for eaten for days and we only for Christmas? games at the weekends. wastaken questioning Ithinkit All you do iswrite to was), but whohad forty cents between the Highgate Redwing is hisfrom his North London flat.was counting? Brian Jones Well, if he's any kind ofTime -Life Records, PO Box This time a night watchman lot of us.Ifell like asking team. But since Rod's usedtochatpeacefully enthusiast for the era of the25, Swindon, Wiltshire, hadbeenattackedbya someone to feed us - really astonishing rise to fame and there.MarcBolan wasa big swing bands, thenincluding a cheque for passing thug who happened gooutandbeg but topofthecharts,he's young lad who worked in a - Time -Life Records could do£6.30,plus45ppostage. instead I found out that opponentsto look abitlikeAussieclothing store and dreamed found a the trick. They've started aThe first volume will arrive John. delicatessen and asked for a seriesofrecordsetson for dad, or even grandad,arebecoming more hopeless dreams of Andagain, a lotofbecoming a pop personality.generous forty cents' worth subscription and they've on a ten-day, trial. Point ismurderously -inclined of salami and crackers. JOHNNY HALLYDAY people happenedto know Gene Pitney oncetried coveredthewholescene.that subscribers can return towards him. "So we gorged ourselves(RIGHT) WITH Firstvolume where he'd been at the timeto'nick'a curveybird WRITER -SINGER LEE 'TheSwing any set they don't like - Like the goal -keeper whoof the crime. and drank water from a fire Era 1940-41' andwon'tgetlumbered named Judy from my very MICHAELS. is now charged out at Rod, jumped self. Max Miller arrived tohydrant. We went on to our available. withanyobligationto Comingfrom ten -dollar at him with both knees anddown -under onlytobetalk about an album - and gig, stomachs accept a minimum number. felledour hero with such bulging. And It's an authentic turned over isn't much of aactuallybought adrink! there we reproduction ofthe violence that he should havejoke. Phil Spector wore a scarletfound an array of food andMeaty been sent off. drink laid out for us. arrangements of star bands'Friendly' But I'm thinking about ajacket for a Saturday likeGlennMiller,Harry Instead, as Rod collectedfilmscript where the popmorninginterview- .and "But we ate again Beaty James,Artie Shaw, Benny histhoughts andcountedstarkeeps nipping off onthe guv'nor assumed he wasanyway. During the games depression, you just didn'tI WASN'T in, so it was Lon Goodman,CharlieBarnet, hisribs, thisgoalkeeper'jobs'-and hasMikea hung-over dinner -party Goddard who was bore the TommyDorsey,butallTHIS week's excruciatingly said:"You ought to stickYarwoodstandinginforM.C. miss out on a chance like that." brunt of an invasion from recorded in Hollywood by aboringlinkbetweenpop to pop -singing, Sunny Jim."him on stage! Great boozer, De Hems. Track Records. Through the It saw them all. And now door sprang a chubby dwarf there's a group named afterBard with "Meaty Beaty" written the pub. De -Hems comprises alloverhisT-shirtand Mick Haroon, Dave Hitchen, rock topped by a bouncing Colin Harrison, Steve Jarvis,ORIGINALLY therewasbouffant. He pressed a copy JohnCascarina, RonJerry LeeLewisplayingof the Who's 'Meaty Beaty, Edwards. lago'intheoriginal JackBig and Bouncy' album into FREEBIES LABE I wish them well ... Good presentation of 'CatchLon's hands. Plus a T-shirt IFthemagnificentDoris My Soul', the rock musicaland a packet of sausages. Troy has her way, there'sbased on Mr WilliamThen a handily -placed going to be one helluvaShakespeare's 'Othello'. visitingphotographer musical rave-up when she And nowtheFrenchsnapped a picture - and the topsthebill atthe rocker Johnny Hallydayis invadersleft.Appreciating Rainbow Theatre,to stage and take the leadthe gifts and the show, Lon TO CLOSE Finsbury Park, North ina French -language rocktook off tolistentothe London, on December version of 'Hamlet', in Parisalbum ... worrying only 15. next year. about whether the picture To gig along with her, she's Johnnysaysthelyricswould appear inthe invited George Harrison,havealready been written NewsoftheYou -Know - Ringo Starr, P. P.byGilles Thibault - and What. Arnold,Billy Preston, DECEMBER 31st. Dusty Springfield, Madeline Bell and Tony Ashton. She's now If you haven't bought a Transatlantic waiting to hear if they're album with the special sticker by all available. December 31st, you'll have missed your Anyway,twoticketsfor sure, please, Doris! chance for Freebies. Andifatfirst you don't It could be a record voucher worth up succeed,troy,troy... to £50, or an £80 stereo, or perhaps no? O.K. then. No. £200 worth of Hi-Fi equipment. If, even at this late date, you still don't Cliff know what Freebies is all about, help yourself to a giant label in your 'outrage THE old eyebrows hit the record store. roof when Ilearnedthat It'll tell you all you need to know. Cliff Richard, no less, had But remember to do it soon. remove can,(44, - been banned in South All good things must come Africa. Because of 'slightly permissive' lyrics on one of to an end. his records, no less. What, Cliff? Turns out it I was his single 'Sing A Song Of Freedom' that upset the authorities,not Cliff himself. FromTransatlantic & Roiling Stone. The song puts With this album ou'll receive your first forwardthedoctrineof Freebie: a copy of Rolling Stone MN.... Turn to inside barb paps and complete the coupon f universal freedom. GIRL -OF -THE -WEEK: The choice ofacareer for Chrissie as directed. If the store doesn't have Roberts was simple. She'd either be a brain surgeon ... any: ask the assistant to stemp and And, upn this label. and write In the number of '''' ofcourse,you your record. Send it off to us,. we'll/ or a nun! Turned out there were certain hang-ups and send you your coPY. can'texpecttoget away draw -backs in both vocations - so she settled for being with that kind of an actress. Now she's a singer - her debut on Pye is a outrageous thinking, not in distinctive version of Smokey Robinson's 'You Really Lookfor this sticker. South Africa. Not evenif Got A Hold On Me'. She says: "I was literally terrified when I went into the studio." Weil, it doesn't show on you are as highly respected therecord. Funny thing, though, I was thinking of as Cliff. being a brain -surgeon next week. RECORD MI RROR, December 4, 1971 9

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Pub COLLEGE Whyyearnto prejudice EVENTS play when you canand the Thursday December 2 University College, Glasgow University GowerStreet,London learn to play? SPIROGYRA WC1 Don't just envy your mates who can play a mt. ical HOOKFOOT instrument, join 'em. Saturday December 4 Don't stay on the outside listening in, get yourself `solution' Imperial College, LondonPolytechnicOfCentral an instrument and play' man play. "OH, it's Edmonds' turn at the QUIVER, GLENCOE London, 115 New Guitar ?Clarinet ?Trumpet ?Organ ?Flute? disc -jockey column - Iwonder Cavendish Street, Drums? ifhe'llactuallystarttalking London W1 With a little help from somebody who knows how, Glasgow University about pop music?" TEAR GAS MEDICINE HEAD, most musical instruments are fun and easy to play RENAISSANCE even if you don't aim to become a star. No, suchluck, oldfellow, WalthamForest Discover the joy of making music, two thousand I'm off again about the strange musical instrument shops .throughout the country and peculiar ways of the world. Technical College, Forest Wednesday December 8 are ready and eager to give you free advice and Road, London E17 Reading University the benefits of their experience. For instance, do you remember WISHBONE ASH,RORY GALLAGHER, Drop in to your local music shop today. Stop that the old Kent pub that wouldn't CAMEL OSIBISA yearning.Startthatlearning.MAYBEsoon you serve the people from the new mighrstartearning. NOEL:DROPPING A COD'S HEAD. village? Well, for the benefit of secured a total victory had we not suffered December 2- 8 Musical Instruments Promotion 1ssociation new members, I'll retread some our one piece of bad -luck. The stink bomb locutional footsteps. reserved for alater manoeuvre went off Hydraspace, Kingham THURSDAY NewAsh Green isa new village in accidentally and in such a manner as to be Hall,St. JohnsRoad, BULL'S HEAD `uncoverupable'. Kent - itisfilled to capacity with Originally we had intended to use its Bull's Head, BarnesWatford BARNES BRIDGE 876 5241 lovely young people like me and my MANFRED Best ormodern jazz every evening magic powers about the tramp's person Bridge, London SW13 ;',1ANN'S and then for the other 'customers' to claim EARTHBAND and Sunday lunch time Beeb producer Tim Blackmore - so TONY LEE -SPIKE Two residentgroups you roughly know what sort of place thattheycouldn'tsmell anything odd HEATLEY DUO TONY LEE TRIO about the old man. Odeon, Romford BILLLE SAGE TRIO it is. Good! However,withthefumesactually Well, just down the road is a pub Torrington, 4 LodgeBARCLAY JAMES visible,all innocence was wasted and we HARVEST owned bya pompous fellow who had to accept our eviction. Lane, NorthFinchley, hates the 'Green' and its inhabitants. It took three baths to shift that pong London N12 Consequently, whenever a `Greenite' and yet our failure did not deter us from BE -BOPPRESERVA- SUNDAY trying again last week. and is recognised, all TION SOCIETY enters Thistime,thefrontguardentered Bull'sHead, Barnes THEMUSICIANShospitality is withdrawnandan exactly on opening time and tapes and Bridge, London SW13 atmosphere exists. tripods were assembled against and around Fox at the Toby Jug, 1 GUEST GROUP CORNERimnsutsriucmaeanctcs thebar.An ordnance survey map was Hook Rise, South accessories REVENGE placedonthecounterandthetwo Tolworth second hand records duffle -coated 'fellows' startedmaking Torrington, 4 Lodge It has been known for service to BLACK WIDOW comments such as..."It wouldn'tall Lane, North Finchley besuspended andinone instance havetogoiftheflyoverwasonly N12 Hampstead Antique Emporium `Greenites' were asked to leave. Thetwo-lane" and "Pity about the saloon bar, Skewen Club, Skewen MAN 12 Heath Street N.W.3 te1.794 3297 finalstraw came a few weeks agobutthecouncilsaidithadtobea FRUUPP clover -leap interchange." Fox At Greyhound, Park when two very good friends of mine we re orderedout for 'being VICTORY Ealing Town Hall, EalingLane, Croydon AMERICA permissive'. Before the publican could collect his Broadway What actually happened was that girl senses, the first of the 'ladies' arrived and CLIMAX CHICAGO, FOR pecked boy on cheek (it's alright, Bishop,ordered a lager and a tomato juice - in PLUTO Grand Theatre, Leeds they WERE engaged) and landlord says we the same glass. By this time, Mrs Landlord OSIBISA, PALADIN don't havethatsortof thinginhere. wasatthebar and was watching the Looking at his wife, I believe him. Anyway premisesbeing prodded, probed, poked, Underworld, White Hart, WHO'S ON a plan was hatched to seek revenge against photoed and measured as a steady stream of Uxbridge Road, Southall MONDAY said inhospitable man and his inhospitable ladies at two -minute intervals ordered lager, T.2 domain. tomato and gin;lager, tomato, gin and Bull's Head, Barnes WHERE Our intrepid band agreed that violencepineapplejuice;lager,tomato,gin, FRIDAY Bridge, London SW13 was out but an assault on the man's sensespineapple and vodka etc. etc - all in single GUEST GROUP was definitely 'on'. Thus it came to passglass measures. Bull'sHead, Barnes ADVERTISING RATES that six weeks ago a stranger entered said The pub was filling up with both real Bridge, London SW13 pub and ordered a pint of best bitter. Watford Town Hall customersand`Greenites'andthe GUEST GROUP Some moments later another 'stranger'surveyors were chatting with a demolition INCREDIBLE STRING PHONE 437-8090 crossed the doormat and ordered likewise.expert from Dartford who had popped in Bumpers,PiccadillyBAND Within ten minutes, there must have beenfor a drink and thought the survey was atleast adozenneatlydressedandgenuine. Circus, London W1 Top RankSuite, well -manicured strangers sitting at separate All the time, the landlord was running SASSAFRAN tables,quietlyconsuming pints of best-backwards and forwards, threatening legal Liverpool bitter. action if one beam was molested and his SATURDAY RORY GALLAGHER, It was then thatI arrived disguised as awife was trying to get a lager, tomato, gin, OSIBISA,BRIAN tramp - and looking and smelling twice aspineapple, vodka, lime, peppermint, brandy Bull's Head, BarnesAUGER'S OBLIVION awful as any you are likely to see. and soda into a pint mug. Bridge, London SW13 I made itto the bar, dropping a cod's I EXPRESS Personally think we overdidit with GUEST GROUP head on the way, before a torrent of abusethe pig in the loo and the smoke grenade leapt across the bar and I was ordered outbut by the time the landlord had resigned T ESDAY of it. himself to the M98 cutting his two bars in High WycombeTown OXFAM AsIturned to go,I mumbled abouthalf, anything was possible. Hall Bull's Head, Barnes "old men in the war fighting for the likes Last Sunday, we at the 'Green' classed EMERSON LAKE ANDBridge, London SW13 Please help. Send as much as of you" and "so a decent fella can't get ait as a victory and at present we are resting PALMER (Film) TONY LEE -SPIKE drink" and the landlord, obviouslyon our laurels. The experiences of those weakened with guilt, whispered: "It's not HEATLEY DUO you can to Oxfam (Dept. X), two weekends have made us a more united SKID ROW (Live) me, oldtimer,I'vegottothink of myforce and a strong power to be reckoned customers." with. Doget Rooms, Cardiff LTE4-111*1,Tvii 274 Banbury Road, Oxford. At which point,the previouslysilent Indeed, if anyone wants a 'disaster area' defence, FRUUPP drinkersleapttothetramp's within the law, contact us - we do special Bull's Head, Barnes If you live near an Oxfam claiming admiration for him and offeringratesforpolitical demonstrations, pints of beer, crisps and cigarettes. The Bridge, London SW13 factory -picketing and haunting. Oh - and Starlight Rooms, Boston shop,saleablegiftsare landlord wastotally deflated andanybodywant twogallonsoflager, HAWKWIND, AMONTONY LEE -SPIKE temporarily caught off guard. tomato, gin, pineapple etc etc? DIN HEATLEY DUO always welcome. I have no doubt that we would have We'll supply the straws if you collect. RECORD MIRROR, Decembe- 4, 1971 11 SITUATIONS VACANT Malevocalistwantedfor British rock group poised on the brink of the Big League. Apply Ian Hunter, Mott the ENIGMA Hoople. "THE PLOT thickens" deserve. You really have to possibility that as most of our for example really lets loose on hear and see Hoople live at followingareworkingclass thenew album andthereis as they used to say in people maybe they don't have some very refined organ work. allthebestdetective something like the Rainbow themoneyfor analbum. "Mickhas been very stories and the mystery performancelast week to Strangely enough our lack of subdued of late," said Ian, 'But realisethatthe chart success seldom hurts with on this one we really unleashed as to why Mott the excitementtheygenerate billing - we regularly appear at himinthestudioandhis Hooplecannotbreak venueswithbands like genius for sheer madness came stage isnotcoming into the First Division on Lindisfarne who areenjoying through.We. recorded'Brain across onrecord. Live currentsuccessinthecharts Capers' in about five days of of rock and roll is even performance the answer? butpromotersgiveustop concentrated effortwith Guy a puzzle to their "Wetriedthatonceat billing." Stevens and Andy Johns (on mentor Ian Hunter who Croyden Fairfield and allthe Availableatallreputable vacationfromtheStonesin recordingequipmentgot retailers now isMott'slatest France) backinthecontrol sums it up by wrecked by enthusiastic onslaught upon therecord room. confessing: supporters," smiled Ian buyerinthe shape of 'Brain Guy Stevens apparently saw "Mott are an enigma ruefully, poised over his pint Capers'on whichthereisa fit to conduct the session in his when we chatted recently in a Dionsongandanamazing Lone Ranger gear -the - they ought to see a London pub. "We salvaged one versionoftheYoungbloods significance of which somewhat rocky psychiatrist!" track from that fiasco! (fromthedayswhenthey defeatedevenIanbutthen Thereis nolackof "Ourfightisreallyfor reallybled)called'Darkness anything their 'spiritual advisor' the Mass supportforthistalented acceptance from Darkness'Itisalsoa good does is tolerated. Mediaandamoregeneral example of the self effacing Mr "He's really a totally honest band atlive performances recognition from the Press - I Hunter's extraordinary voice - person," rays Ian. "One of the wheretheymanagedto know we are not recognised for straight from the balls! fewtoretainthatsenseof generate the same kind of whatweare.Sometimes I There isa magical kind of purposewhich'Underground' enthusiasm that Manchester think the faultismine. Mott mayhem about Hunter and his had when it meant something. really don't have a very good Ijustwishtherestofthe United do for the Kop (toilet bandofelectronicbravadoes vocalist. I wish we had whichmarksthem as business could be as honest. I rollsand all)and someonelikePaulRodgers some thing specialand as wishjournalistandmusician their booking fees in excess (Peace) and then Icould just Huntersays'IfMottwere could be as honest but neither of £600 are testimony to concentrate on the music." forced to pack up they would of us can be - it becomes a their being in demand. Despite headlines like 'How leavealargesizegap' They business game. Mott MadeIt'the band still maynotsatisfythose who "Ifeelverysorry for the Most are poised on the has to win over the critics and believe that rock is an art form small struggling groups outside brinkoftheBig League that elusiverecordbuying but if you happen to feel with Londonwholookintheir butseem unabletogain publicalthoughalbumslike yourheartinsteadofyour musical trade papersand the necessaryrecord 'Wildlife'and 'Mad Shadows' headyou cannotremain believe every word they see. I impetus to push them over have won qualified acceptance unmoved by a group with real used to be like that." and 'Midnight Lady'their musical guts. the top and win them the single sold approximately Neitherisitfair to accuse Keith kindofacceptancethey 40,000 over a long period. Mott of being merely a rhythm 14 IAN HUNTER "We've even considered the section - guitarist Mick Ralphs Altham Ilazaretil

Gigs Album

DECEMBER 3 (Fri) Worcester College, OXFORD 4 (Sat) Carousel, HALIFAX '!" 5 (Sun) Pavilion, HEMEL HEMPSTEAD 6 (Mon) Surrey Rooms, KENNINGTON 8 (Wed) Grammar School, AYLESBURY 10 (Fri) College of Education, HAMILTON 11 (Sat) University of GLASGOW 13 (Mon) Civic Hall, WOLVERHAMPTON AYR 21 - (Toes) Caledonian Hotel, PEG 10

MARKETED BY B&C RECORDS LTD. 12 RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971 111116main

'If I had a 16- track, I'd have uy a JOHNnit KONGOS seems to be winning his battle to keep "home-made" hits in vogue. Having struckearlierthis year with the thunderbolt GonnaStep On You Again', he's back with an overdue follow-up, once again written by himself, 'Tokoloshe Man'. The gap between releases is entirely due to Mr.' Kongos' fastidiousness when it comes to putting his work on theJOHN market. He waited, he says, for the right songKONGOS to come along. "It'sverymuch a talks to follow-up, I realise Bill that,"saidacheerful but not outwardly McAllister exuberant Kongos, "but it's not deliberatelyso. "But I'msure that my What I've tried to do is convictionsthenwereas firm as they are now. You establisha sound more can only shape what you doJOHN KONGOS: 'IT'S VERY MUCH A FOLLOW-UP' than anythingelse. An by what you've learnt. Life, identifiable sound. Look politics,music,they'reall at the top artists today, part of the same thing. And theyall have that, you we haven't got very much timetolearn a lot about canspot them a mile any of it. Titanic and the LP that off. I like the song itself "You have toresign becauseIthinkitisa yourself to your own and fairly relevant song. othersinadequacies. So in that light I'm as happy in as "A Tokoloshe man much asIcan be happy."should have been sunk comes from SouthAfrica The differencebetween and is an evil person who then and now, he TITANIC are a groupLosethfeelsthatthe musicmaterialandtomakethe candoyou harmifhe emphasises, is thatwho have seeminglyscene in Scandinavia issituation more confusing is set wishesto.He'sasort of previously he sacrificed healthier than that in France,forrelease on the Continent incentive for people to keep bothfeeland melody tosprung from nowhere,andwasstronglyinfluencedthis month, under the title of on the right road." achieve what he felt werehad a widespreadhithimself by the Shadows and'Titanic'. The "home-made"the proper ends. Nowadayswith 'Sultana' and haveinevitablytheBeatles.After "We don't know when the feelisessential, and that's living in France for two yearsnew recordisgoingtobe New Riders comes in, of course, from yet to prove that theyand visiting England to recordreleased in England, but with thefactthatJohnand why "sound" is so are destinedtotheirsingle'Sultana',Titanicthe same title nobody is going Of The Purple Sage. producer Gus Dudgeon important to him. not Whichiswhy heuses say they noticed that nothingto be ableto distinguish beginall the recordings on follow the path of thatat all was happening - whichbetween the two," said Roy. John'sfour -trackconsole, Gus Dudgeon. "I wouldn't unhappy boat. wasthevery encouragement"Andthealbumcovers are installedinhisMortlake have anyone else now. He really zonked me with his Most people are awarethey wanted! already printed. Nobody's The group who've made a big name in the States home. goingto buy two albums by ability to mix. He rides thethattheyarebasicallya 'Sultana' became a massive playing at Grateful Dead concerts over the last 2years. "My new eight -track control board like someone hit, and the happiest situationthe same group in the space of Norwegian group also a month anyway." board," said John, playing piano or a for them would be to follow This rare apprenticeship has given them the maturity to brighteningvisiblyatthe typewriter. He can captureincorporating one Britisher,up withasuccessfulalbum. No follow up single has yet words, "will be in soon, and theessenceofanything but in facttheyleftHowever the group are greatlybeen set for Titanic, but they produce a truly exceptional and mellow album first timeout. that will mean a lot more that'sbeen recorded, andNorway several years ago,annoyed by the release of theirexpect that two tracks will be extracted from their new scope. But I'll never be able bring it out and put it in its tocurrent 'Titanic' album. Their music centres on story -songs. It's straight forward. to do everything dt home, and have been unable "We wrote the material foralbum. An American touris place." return - for reasons which It's pure. And it features the much -vaunted steel guitar of andthat was one of my Dudgeon also makes the album about three yearsalso a possibility, for the near inan album future. Jerry Garcia. originalplans.Itwouldn't himself feltin other ways. arerevealed ago," Janny told me. "And the be practical either Aswithotherartistshe track!They nowliveinalbum has been out for twe " 'Sultana'hasjustbeen financially or space -wise. produces-forinstance, France and it was en routeyears on the Continent." released there and the tour is New Riders Of The Purple Sage Elton John - he makes sure "We didn'teven knowitthereif we want to take it," "If I had a 16 -track and to that country that Janny told me. "We would be (the name people can't remember.) wanted to mix too, I'd have there are no excesses. For was being released until allthat John's "sound" is Titanic found singer Royyesterday when we readthethesupporting band onthe to buy a bigger house to get Jefferson Airplane tour for five O everything in." basicallysimple,whichis Robinson covering the thenreviews!" added Roy. "It was the truepointof its o.k. to release two years agoweeks, and it would probably As itis the Thames -side popular circuit of German effectiveness,therearea clubs, the hallowed BeatleontheContinent,buttwobe nice to go over there when NEW RIDERS OF THE PURPLE SAGE home is regularly filled with largevarietyof musicians years later in Britain ... !nobodyexpectsanythingof CBS 64657. Kongos' friends laying down onthe album.Strings by ground that so many of hisBefore we had the hit recordus." basic tracks for later Robert Kirby, rhythm northern fellows turned to.CBS saidthatthey wouldn't Regardless of the American elaboration at either Trident section by Hookfoot On arrivalinFrance releasethe album becauseittour, Titanic are working or AIR London, or some (except one track), backing one of Titanic's first gigs waswasn't good enough forthisconstantly-so much that pi other big studio. For John vocals by Sue and Sunny, at the Olympia which boasts amarket. We did everything onthey do not have _permanent writesatleast half of his and additionalpersonnel notoriouslyhonestaudience.thy album because nobody inhomes in France,butlive material with a likeRalphMcTell,cellist That test having been passedFrance knows anything aboutliterallyfrom hotel room to co -composer.HisfirstFly ClarieDeniz(ex-Strawbs), the group continued to workrockmusic production.Wehotel room. for album, 'Kongos', saxist Lol Coxhill and steadily around the country. don't want anybody to judge "We do get fed up with it, instance, has such people haveus fromthat demodisc!Ifbut there's nothing else for it. the music people percussionistRayCooper, "TheFrench combinations as all demand a tight rein and their own special tastes," Roypeople don'tlikethe secondWeneverhavelongerthan Kongos/Leroy, watchful eye. toldme."They likedBrianone and if they can give us fairthree days in one place then Kongos/Moran, Mr. Kongos, meanwhile, Auger a lot when Julie Driscollcriticismwe'llacceptit,butwe're off somewhere else!" Kongos/Bailey and has been so busy working in was with him, and they werenobodywouldliketohave Though Royadmitshe in oftheirsthinks a rest would be Kongos/Demetriou. and on his studio in probablythelastcountry years old stuff released - those kind of thingsadvisable,the group have no "The album materialis Mortlake that he has had no theworld where the Beatles became famous. But they canusuallygo undertheboard.intention of easing up on their different from anything I've timetothink even about working schedule, and with a done before," John the pros and cons of be a raving audience, althoughWe're really sick about it." they will boo if they don't like The recording situation washitrecordinalmostevery explained. "I'd say that the appearing live for fans. "I'm European country, they have songs now are much more not sure," he said you." bothering Titanic more because resignedly, "that I could get Francehas always beena theywereinBritainattheevery incentive to keep going! meaningful, as much time of our meeting to record musically as lyrically. There aband onthe road and non-productive country as far was a time when I thought keepitlikethat.I'lljust as groups are concerned, andanother album, which they had betheirfirst Val I was meaningful before (his stick to what I've done so this has obviously worked inhopedwould far, radio and Titanic's favour. British release. It consists albumforPye) andthat TV group's own was not only contrived but promotion. That makes me NorwegianguitaristJannyentirelyofthe Mabbs disastrous. happiest." 13

Jeff Beck called him the guitarist in the world

JEFF BECK has called him 'The greatest living guitarist in the World' and whatever you thinkoftheAmerican band Mountainthere is noignoringthe extraordinaryabilityoftheirbulky virtuosoLeslie West who puts the real meat in their thunderous wall of sound. Montain are a 'heavy' group and there seems littledoubtthatFelixPapparlardi'searly experience producing for the Cream inspired him to form a group who could in some way fill the LESLIE WEST: 'CREAM WERE THE GREATEST BAND INTHE WORLD' gap left by that trio's premature abdication Man' totake o.erasked Leslie who he waswhether the price of peace some three years ago.`Felix Clapton's crown' and 'The andtheresultwasanis worth the price of war?" best guitarist in the World' incredible story. ere seems to be quite However, you just a few ulterior and hidden never began to appear in the rock "Iguess most people cannot prefabricate Press. What is Leslie's know now thatthemotivestoMountain's guitarists of Clapton's reaction to the adulation. 'NantucketSleighride'materialonceyou dig beneaththesurfaceof ability neither can youset out "There is no best. I justreferred to that situation don't think about it at all. I whichtheearly whalingtheiramazingelectronic invent quality and diversions.'Tired to copy rate a guitarist by the useboats found themselves in Angels' Mountain have both in of his vibrato. The vibrato when being towed along aton anearly album dedicatedto JMHfor the dextrious digits of isthat tonal quality that incrediblespeed inlittle Mr. West who claims toanything' opera singers have in their example throat and it is the control open boats after "That was James awhale. have first picked up a of harpooning Marshall Hendrix,"said the vibratothat Nantucketwas anearly guitar on sight of early distinguishes one from Leslie. "I recorded my first initialintent- how American whaling port. Aaron Presley'hecontrived was Papparaldi'sanother. Clapton had the album in his studio Electric looked good holding it'production of a band tosmoothest vibrato- Lady Land and he came to Hendrix had listen - I likedand although later Claptonreplace Cream - if at all? incredible STORY vibrato. I used tothink admired him". and Townshend became "I've never disguised my Beck was the greatest in Felixlyricsonthat his inspiration. admirationfor Clapton,"the World when I was in "Owen Coffin was thealbum give the impression said Leslie"ButFelix the audience. captain of whaler back inhefeltthe man burnt setouttodeliberately "The greatest feeling for1820 which was rammedhimself out - what were SMASHING copy anything in his life.me is to find myself in aby a whale and five of theLeslie's feelings about his He worked veryclosely group who are nowcrew with Coffin got offuntimely death. Leslie'sfirst group inwith Cream for a long time into a life -boat. They were "My feelings are in the recognised up amongst allthousands of miles from New York was an outfitand hisrespect for Jack thosegroupsI usedto music on the track!" said called the VagrantsBruce is still very real. Theadmire and watch like theanywhere without food orLeslie tersely. originally formed withCream for a long time and Who, like Tull and Beck towater. They drew straws in Leslie'sbrotheronbasshis respect for Jack Bruce find they dig us and my the boat to see who would and the others were studiois still very real. The Cream style of playing. I get a lot geteaten by the others. AWARE menlikeRicGale andwere the greatest band inof satisfaction out of that. Coffindrewtheshort Chuck Raney who playedthe World at one time and straw. The remaining crew Leslie regards himself as on their Atco singles. Theif a little of that had been members ate him and got back to land safely - theyprimarily a blues guitarist Vagrants evolved astagecarried through with usI ENERGY and therinliesa certain smashingroutinebaseddon'tthinkitisa bad shot him and ate him. It's a true story of one of thosecontradictioninmusical upon the Who's demolitionthing. "I love the feeling you termsofwhichheis oldwhalingfamiliesin act but Leslie's regard for "We came out of that get from playing on stage obviouslyacutelyaware. Townshend as a guitaristparticularmusicalfamily -theenergythatyou Nantucket." toLike many other talented had endured to the presentand if we look a little like derive from an audience. A The dedication musicianshehasbeen day. our brothers that's fine!"musician can feed off theSammy on the album isfortunate enough to make lesscomplex -itwas Around the summer of reactionof anaudience alotof money out of IDEA like the one we had lastFelix' pet poodle whom hesomething which he enjoys 67 Leslie went through a time here at the Lyceum.hadfor 12yearsbut traumaticexperiencein todoing more than anything It certainly seemed that You throwout someeventuallygot"bit else. Initially there was no New York. pieces by a boxer." Felix had some kind ofenergy and it comes right other motivation or reward "I saw the Cream at theidea of what kind of sound back to be multiplied.I Their latest album titledotherthanexpressing VillageTheatre ... Iwashe wantedto get whencould go on playing on'FlowersOf Evil'alsohimself as honestly as he on acid at the time. WellCorky Laing who is much stage for ever. contains a story. after seeing Clapton what knew how at something he more in the Ginger Baker "Things like 'Nantucket "It was my idea from adid best. couldI do? It was eithermouldreplacedNorman Sleighride' I enjoy playing shit or get off the pot!" story I read in 'News Week' Flip Wilson said Smart. now more than ever said Leslie. "I read as howsomething once which I've LastweekMountain "He wasn't too smart!" becauseitevolvedinto the American soldiersinalwaysremembered.He came to Mahomet in thepunned Leslielaconically the kind of number whichVietnam were picking up,said'It's hard to play the substantial shape of the aceoftheirlateunlamented isapolished version of theheroinhabitwhereblues when you're doing s guitarist who collapseddrummer. "Y'knoW whatwhat we originally theycan buythestuffgood'.It made me laugh into a chair in my Londonhe said, he used to say that intended. I never get tired cheap - £50 for a goodbut it's true!" office and offered to revealloudmusic gave hima ofthingslikethator supply.They wouldget TheWestiswinning allabout hisearlyheadache." Mississippi Queen". dischargedand go homethrough. influences'likeChristine Followingthegroup's On the second album where the same amount of Keeler!' Remember him?second album 'Nantucket thereisadedicationto H would cost them L1000 Keith We opened instead withSleighride' it was then thatOwen Coffin for sothey wouldre -enlist. the subject of Mountain'sheadlineslike'Mountain'Nantucket Sleighride' - I Makes you wonder Altham 14 RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971

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Rod Stewartrather sparse as regards recordings,however, and solo single, 'Good right neverleavesthe therearefewpiecesofby Bill Morning Littleroad unless it's to buildwork around, although Schoolgirl', anda newer and better one.some gems have beenMcAllister earliereven,up to `Truth',the firstuncovered with the release the Faces' latest in France (available here on Rod's early music tastes album Rod appeared on,import) on Byg Records ofwere not confined to any epic,'ANod'sAshis previousrecordingStewart in his days with bothone field. He naturally Good As Aexperience having beenLong John Baldry's Hoochieinclined towardsblack confined to singles in aCoochie Men and itsmusic because the simplicity Wink. . .To A Blind successor, The Steampacket. marketthathad a of the ethnic folk he played Horse'. It is the The singles are notwas much akin to the raw, n o -hi t -si ngle-no-record- raisond'etreofhis availablenowandyou'lluntamperedwithfeelof artistry,hismusicalalbum set of values,ishave a pretty hard job toblues and early rhythm and a musicaltrace them down, even inblues. 'Good Morning Littler craftsmanship. truly water -shed in hisshops specialising in rootingSchoolgirl' is merely a white ROD: HE NEVER LEAVES THE RIGHT ROAD UNLESS IT'S TO BUILD A BETTER AND NEWER ONE. You can find in Rod'sdevelopment. It allowedoutdustyoldies.'Goodexpressionofthis,butit MorningLittleSchoolgirl'encompassesRod'sacute tackled`Little Miss He also has an uncanny developmenthimto reallysingfor By the time of `Beck-Ola' musical and the Barry Mason song,ear for the surprising. Rodhe had become somethingUnderstood', a song to taxfeelforDylan.Ònly A severalre -routings,butthe first time; you can't`The Day Will Come',had not misjudged theof a cult figure in the Stateseven the most experiencedHobo'(from `Gasoline the truth is alwaysbe half-heartedabouttogetherwith amarket, ratherthe marketfor at that time the influxand flexible vocalist, so booAlley')and `TomorrowIs there, rightat the very`You Shook Me'orstraightforward presentationwas not allowedto judgeof British bands was small,tothose who whinethatSuch A Long Time'are of 'I Could Feel The WholeRod Stewart. Rod is hoarse and shouty,bothobscuresongs,but core of his music,`Rock My Plimsoul', theinitialexcitement WorldTurn Round Themainobstacletocaused by the Beatles andhe had felt constricted forRod obviouslybelievesin whether it be thethey're songs that pushUnderneath Me' bythemore popularity than eitherStones having died down tosome time within the Beckthemintensely.Following the Hoochie Coochie Mensomeextent and theband. He knew that wasn'tthe rawness of 'It's All Over or Steampacket received layAmerican bands being onlyall he could do. During oneNow',heinflictsfurther inthe direction of pop atpaleimitations oftheirof many unsettled periodswoundsuponyour that time. WhereastheBritish counterparts. withinthegroup he wasemotionsbyplacingthe Beatlesraucous R&B and Beckrequiredthathisoffered,andaccepted,a..heart-rending`Hobo' R&B beginnings had beenband rocked all the way, orsolo recording contract withimmediately afterwards. tempered by their uncannyatleasthisguitar playingMercury. Mercury, who ÈveryPictureTellsA andfully -exploitedabilityrequired that they rock allwere going through a badStory', the third album, is towritecatchymelodies,theway.Ifhissenseofperiod at the time, got himeasilythebest.Ithardly the Stonesand Prettybalance stretched points tofor the price of a sports car,differs in sound or R Things' rhythm and bluesafinerdegree thanusualpossiblyoneofthe rockapproach, but in there is a rootskeptamoreeventhenhiseccentricallybusiness' cheapest bargains.deeper understanding from pace, were less diluted andextrovert stage presentation Out of this determinationall those contributing and it stillfulfilledthestretchedthe"theatrical"to do something for himselfgeneratesmuch more requirementsof amarketlimits of rock bands furtherwas born 'The Rod Stewartatmosphere,it's more that wantedfunk,butthantheyever had beenAlbum'.Atleast,that'slived-in and comfortable. ng aro-`light', funk. The market, inpushed before. whatitwas called inthe Dylan's`Wicked about the great December issue of other words, forwhat Both`Truth'andStates, where it was releasedMessenger' is beautifully Steampacket hadtooffer`Beck-Ola' are too hystericalsome time before Vertigoarranged, but is possibly too was fairly limited, a kind oftoever be rated as greatissuedithere. Working onrock -orientated for its own esoteric sect. music,buttheirwork asthe correct assumption thatgood.ProbablytheFaces nd grounding forthose tono-oneherewould knoware right when they say that CLUE follow andthe guts theywho Rod Stewart was orthealbum is "over - The BygrecordingsputintoStewart'svoicewhy he had put outanrehearsed"and "too WORDS indicatethis. Recorded bymakethemindispensablealbum, Vertigo changed thepolished". Giorgio Gomelsky, the manlistening. titleto Àn Old Raincoat `Long Player' doesn't OF 25-30 TOP responsiblefor the During histimewithWon't Ever Let You Down'.make that mistake, but the Yardbirdsrapid rise toBeck Rod made one single, It sets the pattern for all`live'tracks are a bit of a POP SONGS popularity- andby`Little Miss Understood', forthree solo albums. Firstly helet -down. They're all having co-incidcnceinvolvedwiththeImmediate label (Beckbalances out the album bya great time, but it doesn't COVER STARS Beck before Stewart joinedwasrecordingforchoosingsongswhicharemake for the best recorded forces with the guitarist -Columbia), written by Mikeworldsapart,yetlistening they're capable of SOUNDS AROUND they are pretty dire stuff byd'Abo. It is one of the mostcomplementary by merit ofproducing. Thereis a pure anystandards.Rod'smoving performances he hastheirhonesty,gutsandStewart gem, though, in his PHOTO CALL interpretation of `Can I Getever put down on record. Inemotionallevels. Secondly,`Sweet Lady Mary', which A Witness' seeming todirect contrast to the Beckhe uses musicians he bothcould have been pulled off STUDIO SCENE derivemoreofitsmaterialitisa balladoftrustsandrespectsand`Gasoline Alley'. thinly -spread energy from aimmenseproportions, Apparently,this isall AND HEARD thirdly, hearrangesthe need to arouse the crowd,building froma mournfulmaterial into the shapeherectifiedwith the new than a belief in his or hisstart to a crashing ending,wants, the sound heFaces' album, 'A Nod's As SHOW TALK companions' abilities. using every ounce of Rod'srequires. Good As A Wink ... To A And that, perhaps, is theability to wrench lyrics out, You can feel it in 'StreetBlindHorse',andifthe SINGLE SPINNERS clue to the pre -Beck period.toshapewordgroupingsFighting Man', the openingsingle pulled from it, `Stay NEW ON NEEDLE The enthusiasm is there, theintotangibleshapes.cut. 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The Carpenters considering-forgeneralTHE MEMORY, THERE'SonCaprice,alldolbyised Fortheclassicalandreleasefrom Philipson ZCAM 998 Y8AM 998 popular classicalenthusiastFontana Cassette 7103.017, 20 FRANK SINATRA'S GREATEST HITS background music andA SMALL HOTEL,and all at £1.75. 2CRP 368 Y8R 1025 pop -party style I usually goGOODNIGHT MY LOVE, is OK get your kilts on andthe Golden Hour of Chopina full -pricedCassetteat for the tape versions as theyperhaps a nostalgicclear the floor; let's all haveonCassetteZCGH510,£2.50,butworthevery recording of oldies - but agowiththisone.ACartridge Y89H 510 is yetpenny. I have seen Nana on 21 L.A. WOMAN Doors are somucheasierand ZCEK 42090 Y8EK 42090 convenient to playand 22 YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE IN THE ARMY store,etc. For my Mungo Jerry ZCDN 3028 Y8DN 3028 extra -specials Iquite often 23 OLIVIA NEWTON -JOHN ZCP 28155 Y8P 28155 24 LONG PLAYER Faces have both disc and tape - ZCW 3011 Y8W 3011 the temptation proving too 25 "EXPERIENCE" Jimi Hendrix muchfor me.The ZCE 5057 Y8E 5057 26 FRANK SINATRA'S GREATEST HITS VOL. 2 remainder of my collection ZCR 1032 Y8R 1032 consistsof certainclassics PHILIPS 27 WHIPPED CREAM & OTHER DELIGHTS Herb which I treasureand the Alpert & The Tijuana Brass ZCYP 158 Y8AM 958 recordings not yet on tape 28 WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN Traffic etc. release, singles, I ZC/ 9166 Y81 9166 the etc. 29 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN Cat Stevens buyondisc.Oftenthe ZCI 9135 Y8/ 9135 pre-recorded tapes take 30 ELTON JOHN Elton John severalmonths,afterthe ZCDJL 406 Y8DJL 406 discrelease,to come out andbythattimeI've usually bought the record. Remember,however,the advantages that tapes have and remember also that a cassette or cartridge ususally lastsfifteentimeslonger than itscounterpartthe disc. But soarethese `Hot one' other great Enough chatter, let's get Philips artistes- and these are only the tip of the iceberg. on with some of these new Precision Tapes have a list as long as your arm tapes, and please note these on Musicasse of the world's best artists on top quality stereo really are hot off the press cartridges and cassettes. There's the Stones, Faces, andshould IAin your recordshopswithinthe Black Sabbath Cat Stevens, Humble Pie, Olivia Newton -John, An Old Raincoat Hendrix, E.L.P., Carpenters, James Taylor, week.First on the launch ,t,luf Reality 7138 033 Won't Ever pad this week a "hot one" Nana Mouskouri Let You Down Carole King, Jethro,Labi Siffre, Elton John, 7145'704 Doors, Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, Leon Russell, destined, I feel sure, for big um on the Sun 7103 010 Judy Collins, the Mothers, Mungo Jerry & sales, MOTOWN Val Doonican Fairport - they're just a few from the Precision CHARTBUSTERS VOL. 6, driet Ribbons 7108 030 Cassette TC STML 11191, catalogue. - For a free up-to-date copy of it Syd Lawrence Et His Orchestra Every Picture please send to: Cartridge 8X STML 11191, Band Magi,. 7108 009 Tells A Story on the Tamla Motown label, 7142_ C'12 The Four Seasons released by EMI. With the Ones 7179 005 salesofthediscversion already into the thousands London Philharmonic Haitink and eight chart successes on HoistThe Planets 7300 058 thetracks, who can resist The Last Night of the Proms this one. L'C 0088 WE CAN WORK IT VSO Sawallisch Precision Tapes Ltd. OUT,byStevieWonder, Waltzes CPC 0026 (RM 4/121 INDIANA WANTS ME, by Concertgebouw Orchestra Haitink ATV House, R.DeanTaylor, Smokey ,,thoven Piano Concerto Nu .5' Ernie Robinson and the Miracles inn Concerto No 3-An,Li I piano Great Cumberland Place, .1.5006 singingtheir successes I LondonW IH 8AA. DON'T BLAME YOU AT ALL and COME ROUND HERE (I'm The One You RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971 17 Motown, Zappa, Presley, Mollies areallnewNovember releases TV and live, holding a vastprobablygottherecordsalbum. year, look out for them inDanny La Rue, Peter SellarsCassette MPK 103,LOVED ME, MATHILDE, audiencespellbound,youalready,ifnot, put these I must quote from thethe record shops. jointhesenew tapes outMANCINI PLAYSJACKIE, BEST OF BOTH informationleafletinside couldhearthatoldpintwo on your shopping list Two more special releases now but more of these nextMANCINI, for the popularWORLDS, BLACK SHEEP drop. This takes talent! Sheand go to these festivals inthe cassette package, I thinkforChristmasfrom week.Back ontoa moremusic fans, for the strings it's priceless!I quote, "This BOY and COPENHAGEN, hasthatassumed easeofspirit at least, for a price of PrecisionTapes, HAVE Aserious vein with two moreenthusiasts,for theparticularlywellproduced. musicisnotinthe same the great performers which£5.49 for the two. LAUGH ON US, they sayfinetapesfrom EMI, formotorist, for the family inThiscassetteoffers music order as in the movie. Some the makessinging a natural Away to the theatre with andwiththeirCassette familyentertainment.general. This mid -pricednot foundinthe normal releaseofherinnermostournextone. The musicofthismusicisintheZCMA 872 and CartridgeThe album 'Pacific Paradise'taperepresentsallthat'srun of the mill records, a feelings. As the title of thefrom, FIDDLER ON THEmovie. Some isn't. Some ofY8MA 872 Tony Hancockby Wout Steenhuis & Thegood in music, ideal for thegreat LP tape only just on cassette suggest, Nana has aROOF, anew release onthemusicthat'sinthewith his classic HANCOCK,Kontikis, Cassette TC TWOparty and the party and the movie is not in the album. the market waiting for you placein my heartas I'mtape from United Artists, the on Marble Arch label offers357£2.50,Cartridge8Xfestiveseason.Containingnow. sure she has with most ofcompatibleCassette 2TCSome of the music that wasjust this. Do you rememberTWO 357 £2.50 is bound to 10tracksofoutstanding us.If you're not sure, just9049 is a double play, jobwritten for the movie is notthe BloodDonor?withbe a popular choice. A full pricedalbum numberssuch as TILLMASTERS OF REALITY, listentoher treatment ofalmost2hourslongforin the movie or the album.Hancock giving an armful of THERE WAS YOU,Black Sabbath from Philips LOVE STORY and PUT£3.75. The soundtrack forAll of thismusicwasblood aidedby June TENDER IS THE NIGHT, YOUR HAND INTHEthis great tape was in factwritten for the movie over aWhitfield,PatrickCargill, on Cassette7138033 A SHOT IN THE DARK,Vertigo table at £2.50. An HAND. Wow!I've alreadytakenfromtheoriginalperiod of 4 years. Most ofHugh Lloyd, John Bluthal, WHITE ON WHITE, THE asked Philips when the nextMIRISCHfilmproductionitwaswritteninmotelsFrank Thornton and Annie international release, the SHADOWS OF PARIS, torecord has sold well and the Nana tape is due, don't missandstarsTopol,Normawhilst touring" etc. etc. ItLeake. Well I'vejust mention justafew. this one! Crane, Leonard Frey, Mollyfinishes up with "Some oflistenedtoitonce again, tape version is a follow up thesituationsinthe songand I'm still recovering. On THE BEST OF GLENNand sure to be a big success. In complete contrast wePicon and Paul Mann. MILLER, Caprice Cassette take a trip to theIsle ofNeedless to sayIshall nottexts are real, some of them sidetwo,theradio ham To finish the new MPK 100, THE NEARNESS Wight. Two new tapeattempt to elaborate on thisarenot so real, youagain, Hancock and his crew releasesthis week, Cassette OF YOU,GlennMiller, CBS, cassettes, VOLUME 1 CTtape.Thesongs likedecide". above produceanother CT 30887 from 30911 and VOLUME II CTMATCHMAKER, SUNRISE, Again I think a collectorshysterical record aided and Cassette MPK134.TwoJOHNNY CASH great albums on tape from 30912,THEFIRSTSUNSET,IF I WERE A_tapeand good valuefor abetted by Clive Dunn & COLLECTION, his greatest RICH MAN, DO YOUthose Zappa fans. Deryck Guyler - don't miss RCA at £1.75 each. Thesehits Volume II. The tracks GREAT ROCK are original recordings with FESTIVALS OF THELOVE ME,sayallthat Deccarelease THEthis one for £1.99. A BOY NAMED SUE, electronically created stereo SEVENTIES - Isle ofneeds to be said. A mustWORLD OF CHRISTMAS What about Monty FOLSOM PRISON BLUES, reproduction. No matter Wight and the Atlanta Popforallyou showmusicVOLUME 2, Argo label, onPython's Flying Circus SUNDAY MORNING, Festival. These Cassettescollectors and a guaranteedCassetteCSP/A164 is areleasedthroughPrecision how old or young one mayCOMING DOWN, FRANK ZAPPA will of course be a part ofpopular album for thefollow up to last month'son Cassette ZC BBC 73 on be the Glenn Miller sound isLONG-LEGGEDGUITAR immediately recognisable ourmusic historywithfamily. release VOLUME 1CSPAthe BBC label. This Thelasttapetobe PIKIN' MAN, and GUESS JohnnyWinterandthe movie104 which I gather was anrecording has had so muchmentionedthis week fromandthedistinctiveTHINGS HAPPEN THAT Another arrangements andsound Allman Bothers, Krissoundtrack froiti Unitedinstantsuccessforallthepublicity recently what withEMI isFrank Pourcell and WAY, should be well appealtomost ofus. Kristofferson, Poco & Artists 200 MOTELS, withfamily.Well itlooksasthe record release,the TVhis orchestra, 'Thinking Of known to us all. It's just got ProcolHarum,Jimimusic composed by Frankthough Decca have done itregularshowsand nowYou', Cassette TC TWO 355 On the Internationalto be anall-timetape Hendrix,Miles Davis,Zappa. A double playagainwiththisone,theagain on tape. John Cleese,£2.50,Cartridge 8X TWOSeries Philips introduce twosuccess. Cactus, Mountain, Thecassette DTC 7020 atchoir of St. Johns College,Michael Palin, Graham355 £2.50. The orchestra,morepopularrecordson Thetapesreviewedin Chambers Brothers, Sly &£3.75. This tape is labelledCambridge, givesa stirringChapman, EricIdle, Terrythe clever arrangements, thetape- THISIS SCOTTthis November Tape Break The FamilyStone,Tenas the original motionand glorious performance inJones and Carol ClevelanddistinctivePourcellsoundWALKER, on cassette 7176represent only a few from Years afterwith Davidpicturesoundtrack,the splendid'Feast ofdoing their bit produce anand the tunes he's chosen023, a mid -pricedtape atthe new introductions this Bromberg and LeonardfeaturingThe Mothers ofChristmasFare',whichoutrageousanddeliriouslyall combine together to givef,1.7 5. The deep andmonth. Keepyoureyes Cohen. What a doubleInventionandtheRoyalincludes Britten's fine,funny recording.Ithink itan album which will appealresonant voiceofScottpeeledintheshopsfor release! Ifyou werePhilharmonic Orchestra andCEREMONY OF CAROLS.is fair to warn you that thistoall. 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RockTHE ScripturesA review by BILL MILLAR THERE IS nothing (Published by Souvenir; £2.50 wrong in assuming 'Never hashardback andinpaperback thatperformerscan by Sphere - price 60p). It's a so much classic study of rhythm and succeed with new blues (which became soul); its stylesdespiteabout the main inspiration, rock 'n' roll (whichwas puttosleep opposition from around 1959) and the social everyoneexcept an recordingbackground ofboth. In audience.Itrecently winklingthesepropositions happened with reggae. industry out of the text two things are clear. Charlie Gillett is Andseventeenyears been obsessed by rock 'n' roll and agoithappenedto angered by the injustice of a rock 'n' roll. The collected situationwhichallowsits creatorstodieinpenury point is for how long? in one while false emotions flourish. Good popular music is Thenumberofrecent frequently inspired by place.' attempts would suggest that directexperience.It has it is easy to write a history of realexcitement, rock'n'roll; but only too involvement,honesty, unsympathetic middlemenoften the jacketblurb who thought genuine rocksuggests that so-and-sois an conviction and expression. authority on the subject Butifmusicistobe 'n' rollers were altogetherwhile the text does not bear marketed as a successful too earthy, "too rough tothis out. "The Sound Of The commodity these qualities bepatted on the backCity" is a devastating exception to this rule. Rock must be replacedby andtoounsophisticated togetalongwithas'n'roll swarms with sentiment, melodrama and uncounted talent and it'sall - important today - hip equals".Inshort,realhere. A travelogue crammed posturing. Rock'n'roll people with realfeelingswithfascinating information who,inthelongrun,andvividiflong -forgotten had genuine excitement. names. Itwas played by poor spelledfinancial Jackson,The white but mostlyblack embarrassment. Bullmoose Elvis Presley, MalcolmOrioles, Eddie Quinteros, The musicians in localised Yelvington, Carl Perkins,Jive -Bombers,Famous ruralbutmoreoften Georgia Peach, Rudolph urban environments. For Warren Smith,JohnnyToombs. These and records Cash and Charlie Feathersby the seminal giants of the three yearsit swept the FATS AND ELVIS (TOP): TWO OF THE GREATEST ROCKERS, AND FREDDIE CANNON were sixofthemostrock pantheon - Berry, world.Itcouldn'tlast. (BELOW): ONE OF THE WORST? AND CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL: exceptional rock'n'roll Presley,Richard, Domino - Therealism hadtobe are all succinctly described in LATTER-DAY ROCK GREATS... singers,not just in softened into "something brilliant,lucid and accurate tenor -men and boogie pianists also deals effectively with themyselfbycavinnthat Memphis, but anywhere. for whom fresh, enlightening, post -stereo, post-Beatle, dislikeof mechanical music thatdid not sound too word -pictures which reveal a When rock 'n' roll lost itsdeep learning, no lack of firm descriptive labels are a post -acid era in a way whichshows in the absence of any aggravatinginside reference to Johnny and The farm -boy heritage Freddieopinionsand,occasionally, particular asset.I never knew holds the attention and, as an surburban living rooms". where to place such seriously effortatcompleteness,the Hurricaneswhile a Cannon became one of thesardonic humour. Never has Rock'n' roll was so much about the recording neglected but influential bookhas noequal. He sociologist's determination worst. as not torender deservedly initiallyunderminedby industrybeencollectedin figures Cecil Gant,Jesse doesn't view all contemporary But all was not lost. While Belvin, Roy or Charles Brown rock with my contempt butobscureperformers majorrecordcompanies one place and many spontaneity helps itis not a previouslyunchartedstyles before and, worse, I was not he is undoubtedly suspicious meaningfulhasmeantthat who stoletheideasof pre -requisitetoworthwhile are investigated ina fashion abletoreadaboutthem ofsomeofthecerebral, others - The Falcons, Wanda small independentsand music and some producers - that will lift your mind from anywhereelse. Where other so-calledprogressiveclaims Jackson, The Crests-are blunted an entire culture BerryGordy,Bert Berns, familiar grooves and give you writers have pontificated in made by it and for it. And,undervalued.Buttheseare Ragavoy,EddieRayand, senseless disorder, Gillett has truth to say,he triflingcomplaintsand the by'creating'thecover something new to think thinks most of all,Phil Spector - about. brought order to anarchy. His natural talents like The Band,hatchet menwillrarelybe record.Largely were ableto make valuable affectionforpigeon -holing Joe South, Tony Joe White abletoinserttheirblades melodramatic artistic'statements in an Did youeverhearof hasenabled him todiscuss and Creedence arethe bestinto this revised edition. Nor bowdlerizations by whites atmosphere oftotal dance -hall blues? Club blues, thirty years of popular music hopes for the future. Which iscouldtheyhavedonethis cry blues, gospel blues, of complex, often risque contrivance. This sortof with a few proper omissions. almost another way of sayingresearch with such persistence geniusisrare and, with few screambluesor bar blues? It is very nearly impossible that good, old, honest,and devotion or written it up performances by blacks - exceptions, itis confined to You're conditioned to Jimmy toindicatetheenormous uncorruptedrock'n'roll with such clarity. When thesourceofcreative thesemi -rhythmand blues Reed equals downhome. But scope of this book and, in a lives. writers have greatness thrust corner of the pop spectrum. Gillett writes not only of the short reviewlikethis,Ido Glllett's critics are largely upon them their names energyfromwhichall blues rock 'n' roll borrowed. It Thesearesomeofthe long -admired not want to concentrate on those who refer to become adjectival; - the term main premises on which singer/guitarists but of those reasons other than those for 'insignificant' errors and think `Gillettsionwillgainmuch wasfinallytransformed Charlie Gillett has built "The who are no longer which readers should buy it they're clever in being able tocurrency in the field of rock into vapid jingles by slick, Sound Of The City". fashionable.Shouters, in their thousands. But Gillett listthemall. I'llcontentcommentary. INSIDE STRAIGHT NEWS, ENQUIRIES, OPINION GOIN' TO soul singers e.g. Denise CHICAGO Hodges"I'llNeverFall In 2. People, Get It Together - especiallywiththerenewed Prophets are perfect to BLUES: At last the U.S. are I LaSalle, Doris Duke, and also, Eddie Floyd LoveAgain." liveinthe interest in "soul". It was just accompanywhat has now gettingit together with some North- Stoke-on-Trent progressive soul singers - 3. Dance To The Rhythm Of a matter of who in the music become almost a tribal dance excellent specialistmagazines. (Soul -on -Trent) and you CurtisMayfield,Parliaments Love - Pattie Labelle and press would have the interest routine. (You can accurately "Living Blues" coversthe made quite a few folks angry etc.butmoreofthisjust the Bluebells and conviction to do it. Well tellwhere somebody comes blues world of Chicago from with your "Black Hits - No isn't suitable for dancing - or 4. Nut Rocker - B. Bumble done chaps! When the "big from by the way he dances!). Magic SamtoBuddy Guy Soul" article. You said a lot do you dance differentlyin and the Stingers sounds"areplayedtothe So called'soul'records that and also some soul -blues. A oftruethingsbutwere a London? One thing that you 5. A Love Reputation- critical ear they do fall short on want to reallyexpose up here arebig now include Franki recent article on Bobby Bland little unfair on the Northern Denise LaSalle manypointsi.e. Valli'HurtYourself',Mitch was brilliant. Find out about Disco Scene. We enjoyour are the ego trippersand ill -produced, bad material, Ryder 'Breakout' and Dean rates andthingsfrom UK scene, butitdoes change - people - mostly DJs - who AT THE DISCOTHEQUE: corny. Yet theystill have a Parrish 'Determination'. I like agent Chris Reichardt, 26 and even progresses (18 thinkthat everything thatis We're still getting letters magicappealespecially,or them, but soul? Soul in the Dovercourt Gardens, months ago we were playing Old andvaguelydanceable abouttheNorthern scene, possiblyonly,inthe North. northisold danceable stuff, Stanm ore, Middlesex. such records as Mary Wells - must be good. These guys set this extract is from one A. J. ageless rhythms, more often "My Guy," Prophets - "I've themselvesup as supermen Rimshaw oftheLodestar, They have an unbelievable than not sung by black ONE DEGREE NORTH: becausethey'vegotrecords Blackburn (which incidentally following whilst the likes of Americans, but the Negro bit's weekly Got A Fever," etc.) now we Continuing our we haven't, someone's gotta a just a coincidence". Northerners - are - hip spot areplayingsuchrecordsas have soul night every James Brown, Dramatics and "CoolAid" Paul put this right. Monday. Their address: evenKingFloydand Jean an interesting letter from - Finally, how do you Road, Knight fall flat dead. Possibly Brian "Boz" Bosworth: Humphreys "ChickenHeads Ribchester - Bobby Rush" and vocals choose your "It Will Stand"? Clayton -Le -Dale, Blackburn). this is explained by the Tony You have enriched my Here is my top five. "The attackon the 'golden differences of dance soul knowledge through your like, "InOrbit,""Friday approach. The strains of such JohnnieTaylor. 1. Get Down With It - Little greats' of Leon Haywood and Cummings columns and turned me on to Night" - co. hasbeenlongawaited, as JoyLovejoy and the some great sounds e.g. Charlie Manyofus enjoy the slow Richard RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971 19

PETER JONES ON THE NEW Mirrorpick SINGLES Mary roots AMERICAN MARY :10PKIN: RELEASES ELVIS PRESLEY: I Just CARPENTERS: Merry Water,Paper And Can't Help Believin'; Christmas Darling; Ticket Clay; Jefferson How The Web Was To Ride; Saturday (A&M (Apple 39). Woven (RCA 2158). AME 601). A maxi, with An albumtrack,but Reputedly unexpected the Carps' pretty sloppy neverthelessin with very popular demand has U.S.hitoflastyear, forced strongchancesasahit these two tracks theirfirst(much -altered single. Unaccompanied fromthe'That'sThe Beatle song) U.S.hit, voiceatfirst,gradually Way ItIs'soundtrack and Richard's vocal leading into a concise and LP: in truth, El's current B-side from 'Rainy Days 'tight backing sound. Back U.S. 45isa dog which And Mondays'. Fine for to the roots, in a way, for would probablybomb fans. here. The Mary-afolkseypiece badly BURT BACHARACH: One with that crystal-clear much -featured (in the Less BellToAnswer; voice doing a very good movie) B. J. Thomas (They Long To Be) Close job. The finale with oldie makes a nice the old L&S-penned To You (A&M AMS bouncy topside, and is a chorus is splendid. - Clovershit.The lineup 873).Burtsings!(Well CHART CHANCE. good cheerful song. may have changedbut ... he contributes some THE COASTERS: Love the sound hasn't, except croaks to the girlie group DES O'CONNOR: For Potion Number Nine; thattheproduction is on thetreble The Good Times; I've Got D. W.Washburn strings -predominated flip, A Feeling You Don't Care full -sounding andgreat, (Parlophone R 5931)... with lovely plopping whichsorelylacksthe (Columbia DB 8844). A on Parlophone?! Veteran Carpenters' climatic Kris Kristofferson song for rhythm and flute (both freakswillalreadybe reminiscent of 'Spill The massed 'Wahhh' ending). Des thistime round. As salivating at the prospect On thelovely A -side, ever he sings bang on the Wine') and an overall hit of theteaming feel to it. Yes, HIT. with which the 5th button, withthatrather representedherein;theTHE BEACH BOYS: Dimension deserved to attractive vibrato, and Coastersbacktogether Student Demonstration hit, Cissy Houston takes there is charm a -plenty in withtheirold mentors, the vocal honours (and MIDDLE OF THE ROAD:SLOW START - BUT IT SPEEDS UP. Time;Don'tGoNear thisnumber for him to LeiberandStoller,on honour she earns - she's work on.It's all rather a The Water (Stateside SS 2194).You mayhave great).Dead niceeasy plaintivescene, with the heard how this is the old stuff.

oddtouchof optimism classic 'Riot In CellSONNY AND CHER: All I andthebackingisbest BlockNo. 9,"anearly Ever Need Is You; I Got described as non -obtrusive, '50shit by Leiber and You Babe (MCA MU orevenunobtrusive.A e Stoller theRobins 1145).Following Cher's BULLET:a Hobo (Purple). for pleasantpop production. rt MOR Could make it. Group gets (who became the solo success, the lovable - CHART CHANCE. offto a very good start with this lively, Coasters),with an duo are clicking U.S.-side IRENE SHEER: Many gimmick -punctuated up -dated lyric re -write by withthis plaintivelilter Rivers; Is It Me production - it'sheavy, Mike Love - who has which contains some (Parlophone R 5930). directandjustsortof done a very good job, disconcertingearly'60s BASSEY: rollsalongnon-stop.A Carole King -like melodic There is just about MIDDLE OF THE SHIRLEY shade jerky, though. viz: 'The violence spread Diamonds Are Forever; towhere bits. The flip is an everything on this one. A ROAD: Soley SHAWN PHILLIPS: A down South first-rate arrangement, Pieces Of Dreams (United Christmas Song (A&M). JacksonState untidy live version. somehighlycommercial Soley; To Remind Artists UP 35293). John Out lastChristmas, asa brothers/LearntnottoMELANIE: Brand New Key Barry -DonBlacktheme matteroffact,butthe (Buddah 2011105). percussive effects, a vocal Me (RCA Victor amiable sentiments apply say nastythingsabout workover byagirl who2151). from the film of the same just as strongly right now. Southern policemen's From her own new U.S. name. Great powerhouse label but still with really does know how to Nice repetitive titles A performance and mothers'.It's a blasts of brass punctuate production of real class. Buddahhere,Melanie's sing - and asong thatthese folk come out with powerhouse slow rocker her scene -setting verse. JOHNNY latestlittle girl voice builds beautifully. It is, in... 'Chirpy Chirpy', PEARSON which can hold its head Once into the main chorus ORCH: Sleepy Shores outingisa pert catchy short, a first-rate `TweedleTweedle',now (Penny high next, to the there's positively no Farthing). littleditty(witheven production and my `SoleySoley'.This a Pianist -leader on the original. Honestly. is holding her. All the some subdued Rock 'n' earnestpleaisthat you slow -starter,in theme from the BBC-TV In fact, 'Don't Go Near The terms of power, the emotion, the series'OwenMD' - a Rollharmonybacking) listentoit,a couple oftempo, butsoon speeds Water', an ethereally sheer determination is by -public -request issue. which might just charm times to make sure, thenupand takeson an prettymedium chugger buy it. Don't worry about there. Big soaring SPONTANEOUS with wah-wah 'water' its way Chartwards. instantlycommercial performance. She really is COMBUSTION: Lonely the intro, which isn'tall `feel'. Can they make it a Singer/2 0 0 Lives effects,is the very good Good. alarger -than -lifestar. that impact -y. - CHART hat -trickofrealgiants? (Harvest). Good heavy official A -side -butB. B. KING: Alexis' Boogie; CHANCE. CHART CERT. sounds, produced by Greg those of you who want Ain't Nobody Home Positively,sayI.Again, Ryan's Lake, The and from the (Probe PRO 546). Hard BILL BLINKY: Sally dominates with that SOUTHERN COMFORT: upcomingalbum named thatwillalso want the Ballad Of Bill Blinkypertlittle Morning Has Broken after the band. A vibrant 'Surf's Up' LP from tobelieve,thisguitar (MAM). Sort of voice and the (Harvest). Folksey and harmonies behind are odd enthusiasm very much on whence these come, duetwithAlexis(call highway -code stuff for clean-cut delivery - it'sa show. kiddie-winkies, repletegivenfull freedom within single of substantial especiallyasitcontains him'Grandpa of the with sound effects. imagery, but hard to see it DONOVAN: ThereIsA the beautiful 'Disney British Blues') Korner is thisproduction. The gimmickMountain; Jennifer ALAN RANDALL: Where break through asa chart Girls(19571'.(Bythe theveryfirstacoustic melody line is just ruddy entrant.Laterharmonies Juniper; Sunshine Does Father Christmas Superman; Mellow Yellow way, do catch D. Wilson guitar recording that His Stockinginsistent...itregisters very smooth. BARRY RYAN: Hang (Pye). A mini -monster andJ.Taylorin 'Two B. B. has ever made (he's (MAM 54). Bouncyright away. Yep, they've FRESH MAGGOTS: Car Can't Let You Go; featuring four of the most festive -season Formby -doneit again. - CHART Song (RCA Victor). Lane Blacktop', which is now planningtodo a familiar Donovan whole styled and all prettyCERT. Talentedduoandsome When I Was A compositions from the much better than acousticalbum). predictable good spirits. surprise moments inthis Alexis wrotethis VARIOUS ARTISTS: Child (Polydor mid -late sixties. Nostalgic. reported.) SHAWN ELLIOT: Child Is single.Guitar, HERB ALPERT AND THE throbbing convoluted Father To The ManSuperstar (MCA). hand -clapping approach - 2001-256). FOUNDATIONS: Build Including that title track, quite a commercial song TIJUANA BRASS: instrumental(whichB. (London). Folk -pop Ballard Me Up Buttercup; In The material and avery good a maxi -single look at the in its insistence. Has A Russ song Bad Bad Old Days; Baby Darlin'; Montezuma's modestly reckons he still `Jesus Christ - Superstar' this. this song indeed - lyrically, grow -on -youappeal, time. Briskpiano Now That I've Found Revenge (A&M AMS hasn'tlearnt!), although anyway.Gentle backingalbum, with Murray Head, Could easily make it. intro, fair old tempo and You; Back On My Feet Yvonne Elliman and 869). The lovelybut it does have much of the and a very smooth vocal Barry Again (Pye). Another choral effects all added in. BLACK VELVET: African doing a much -less under -ratedBeach Boys feel of 'Why I Sing The line. Velvet (Beacon). This cluttered vocal job over a value -for -money came out some time ago, mini -monsteroffamiliar oldie given a good brisk Blues' - which is no bad did reasonably well - but basicboogiebeat. His but timeless material. stompingsmooth thing. Howard Tate's Reggae release voiceseems seta now there's a greater shade THE STRAWBS: (althoughwith a oldie on the other side is THE TWINKLE BROTHERS twinkle pretty well on awareness of the higher, but the energy is Benedictus (A&M). A messily -done break the official plug side - Afro -rock scene. Hard, Piss Labba Labba' (Green Door), one of the best still there. The odd beautiful record.Guitar halfway) instrumental and is no big thing. organ -powered stuff all intro and into a song very reggae releasesoftheweek- a ripplerof a the way. gimmick, up in the workout. Typical bubblyLEON RUSSELL: A Hard falsetto much on a thank -you production, full on charm, short on aggression. JIGSAW: Keeping My range comesin, religiososortofformat. bouncy flip. Rain's GonnaFall; Me From JOHN HOLT:'AnyMore'(Jackpot), a Head Above Water but it's much less Starkly simpleand VAN MORRISON: Wild And Baby Jane (A&M slow -burning sort of ballad with some rather (Philips). A rather contrivedthansome of yes, beautiful. Night; When That AMS 866). Leon's due in predictable lyrics. 'Stop The Train' by the WAILERS complexvocal harmonic those earlier ones. Sounds set, with some rather MARVIN TUCKER: Hand Evening Sun G oes Down town, and here's (Summit) isataratherlivelier tempo and features frenzied beat -busting like a hit to me. At lest Me Down Man (MAM). (Warner Bros K 16120). everyone's favourite some very good harmony work. activities. Could just work a CHART CHANCE. Nice voice here - flexible It would be difficult to trackfromhisLPto and full-blooded. Song Vachine Version' by the VERSION BOYS (Green out,but it'ssomewhat choosethebest- tracks welcome him. By Dylan, contrived,thoughheavy. formatsortofshudders Door) is a straightforward chugger with delayed vocal CARL SIMMONS AND along, staccato and biting, from Van's 'Tupelo natch, it's done well with LEDBETTER POSSUM: ROCKHOUSE: and a fair danceable aura. Good stuff from the GG butnot notably a hit Honey' LP asallare nervy rhythms and Saturday Morning, Everything's Alright; I Was song. ALL STARS on 'Rod Of Righteousness' (GG), spoken Saturday Night (Famous). Hurt (RCA Victor). Good exemplary and the album bouncy slow thud beat theme early on, a religiososort ofatmosphere - but A tinkling sort of rocking revival, ofstyle TABERNACLE: Rejoice is a must; however, these behind Leon's distinctive and patchy. approach on a song with a feeling - alotof (Pye). Organ -based two are the liveliest and phrasing. The dead slow repetitive basic hook. Fair power in this one. Virtual religious -styled piece And HUGH ROY tacKies 'Earthquake' (Upsetter) mostobvious.Given a is enough, but doesn't fury in the way itbPilds deliveredby a promising melancholy flip with alertness, hut it'sa somewhat contrived sort of suggest hit potential. up ... lovely biting brass. lead voice. Seasonal push,this might be his previouslyunissued and Could do well. voca: line--- ve,y specialist. 1..istena roe. Material, this. first solo hit here. good for f:-:ns.

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REVIEWERS: Lon Goddard, Rob PartridgeValerie Mabbs, Bill McAllister, Peter Jones, Mike Hennessey NEIL DIAMOND Green Stones (Uni UNLS 121). THE WHO: Meaty Neil Diamond means good Beaty Big And sounds guaranteed and Bouncy (Track gets that's what 'Stones' means. An album of Super 2406 006). inside mood, thiscontains a Fourteenofthebest wider selection of writers numberstheWhoor Althan usual. His versions of anybody else has every AL GREEN: JoniMitchell's'Chelsea written. You know them Green Gets NextMorning' and Randy all, but here they are in To You(LondonNewman's'IThinkIt's continuous order: 'I SHU 8424). Going To Rain Today' are Can't Explain', 'The goodattempts,buthe Kids Are Alright', In addition to havingreally comes into his own 'Happy Jack', 'I Can See one of the most pleasing onthelovely,soothing For Miles', 'Pictures Of soulvoicesforages,Al titletrack .andthe two Lily', 'My Generation, Greenpossessesnot a versions of 'I Am ISaid'. 'TheSeeker', 'Anyway, littletalentforwriting. There are also very Anyhow, Anywhere', Hishitsingle,'Tired Oforiginal renditions of Tom `Pinball Wizard', 'Legal Being Alone',includedPaxton's 'Last Thing On Matter', 'Boris The here, is nottheonly My Mind', Leonard Spider', 'Magic Bus', evidence of this. 'You SayCohen's 'Suzanne' and the 'Substitute','I'm A It', a previous single, andBrel/McKuen number,'If Boy'. Terrific packaging 'Right Now Right Now'You Go Away'. The use and excellent sound arebothsolid, uptempoofstringshere is so reproductionfromthe funkers, withinventivetasteful,Neil'svoice just oldesttothenewest. vocalsontopofthe oozes emotion. Beautiful Quite simply a hecticbackings.Green'srecord. L.G. mandatoryinclusionin turn of phrase, in fact, is every collection - great VARIOUS ARTISTS insidesleeve of verymuchintheOtis Black Soul Explosion photo Redding tradition ... and (Ember SE 8009).The theold Railway Hotel, we haven'treally hadartistsinvolved in this Harrow Wealdstone with collection includeTony a Who poster advertising anyone of Otis' class sinceand Tyrone, Dee Edwards, his untimely death. WhatMary Fraser Jones and a thematfourbob a setsthesealof Green'swhole host of others. ticket. L.G. There'sfairexcitement, recognition as amajoroccasionalgentleness. new artist, though, are his RAY RUSSELL ROGER DALTRY AND PETE TOWNSHEND: A SHORT HISTORY OF THE WHO Party -time material. QUINTET treatments of such Live At The ICA (RCA standardsas'GetBack',PHILLIP JOHN LEE SF 8214). Free -form A 'best of album from the Who 'Light My Fire','TheGuitar Kaleidoscope avant-garde jazz with (Chapter One LRS 5003). cosmic undertones, Letter' and, strangely, 'My Youngvirtuosoguitarist interesting sleeve notes Girl'. Heteasesthem, on self -penned items, plus and lots of grating sounds BELL & ARC intelligent arrangement to `HaroldTheBarrel',an GERALDINE neatlytwistinghiswaysome traditional airs, plus that fall together better if Bell & Arc (Charisma CAS fillout the meatless entrancingplay setto Geraldine (BeltonaSBE Spanish material. A strong you can completely 128). A thoughtful, aroundoldcliches, with 1053).Doesn't Graham words. And 'Witchdoctor iseffective demonstration of a immerseyourselfinthe music. There expressiveset,mostly of superb horns adding littleremarkable technique. music. Not easy listening. Bell scream well? Together Woman' is as screamy and useofmellotronduring "people" songs - a young kickstoGreen'showls with a sterling bunch of raunchy as anything in the theclosingtrack,'The Irishgirlwhohas the and groans. Al Green musicians called Arc and Led Zeppelin idiom. The Fountain Of Salmacis', knack ofcaressinglyrics. doesn't just get next to thevocalaidofLinda Coupleofgood Gordon one main failing of which roars along in fine Lightfoot songs,and a you - his favourite phrase Lewis, LisaStrikeand 'Nazareth' as an album is fashion. The lyrical twists special reading of the - he gets inside you. B.M. Judy Powell, he threshes itslackofconsistency. are cute, too, and John-Taupin'Skyline Pigeon'. into his own 'High Priest 'Morning Dew',the only `Salmacis' deals with Of Memphis' and emerges SHIRLEY COLLINS AND non -original song they Hermaphrodites without JOHNNY CASH THE ALBION COUNTRY withafinishedproduct attempt,israther empty, self-consciousness. Often The Man, The World, His notdissimilarto Mad Music (Philips Sun BAND even for that doomy epic. powerful . .. but No Roses(Pegasus PEG Dogs And Englishmen. And what could have been somehow lacking in vision. 6641008). A very valuable MindYou,hearkento two -album set retailing at 7). Tiger Hutchings a mammoth closer, 'King B.M. a shade under two quid. co -producedthisalbum 'Keep A Wise Mind' and if IsDead', onlyhalf gets Startingwith'BornTo and its an ambitious thereisn'tmore thana there,the wild string GUESS WHO Lose', 'Story Of A Broken touchofearly Jagger So Long, Bannatyne (RCA Heart' and so on ... product. The backing arrangement proving more VictorSF8216). Some recordings going back to musicians on what is there then I'll boil my old than the actual song can straightforward rock from 1958,thentotheearly largelytraditionalmusic socksforsoup. Oh, and take.It'safair enough Guess Who, who haven't sixties.Twenty-twotitles had too much success here and ofobvioushistoric withnewarrangements, what about the way he start,though, soit'sall sings`So Long Marianne' considering they're interest. But ... there are include Richard down to the club to have probably one of the best quite a fewsurprisingly Thompson, Simon Nicol, justlikeCockerinthe a lookat Nazareth, commercialrock groups weak moments of Lol Coxhill, Dave subdued passages, but methinks. B.M. around today. 'Rain below -par production. doesn't quite make itin Dance'isan atmospheric Mattacks, Barry piece of whimsy and the VARIOUS ARTISTS Dransfield, Royston the "up" chorus? Well,I VAN DER GRAAF set has enough power, Solid Gold Old Town Wood, Dolly Collins, suppose that's what he has GENERATOR guts and even subtlety, to (Atlantic 2400 192). deserve success. MaddyPriorandloads to do ... and he certainly PawnHearts (Charisma Goodoldgoldenoldies, doesit. re -processed for stereo, more.Itisn'tas much a Arc, meanwhile, 1051).Ihave to confess BILLY COX and including items by the strict band as the best in are sterling. They just are complete ignoranceof Nitro Function (Pye Fiestas, the Keytones, International NSPL the business combining for thereall"the time, preciselywhat Van Der Robert and Johnny, Billy plunging up with a very 28158). The memory of Bland 'Let The Little Girl an album. The best aspect Graaf Generator are trying Hendrix permeates Dance', and 'The Wedding' ofthissuperb albumis full sound when required toachieve.Really. Their throughout this LP - by TheSolitaires.New that the effect is and equally able to lay off music is forever verging on 'Message' is the title track York sounds. and a good bit of of the whenit counts. Not I reminiscent the hystericaland, recordingitistoo. Cox's MIKIS THEODORAKIS Fairports when they had spectacular, of course, but suppose,ifyoushould group has bridged the Conducts Theodorakis' female lead vocalist more than making up for have a particular penchant soul -heavy gap and come (Polydor 2489 035). With up with (Sandy Denny), the best Bell's specialformof forthe unbalanced, then some fine two singers adaed to cope DR. JOHN excursions,withgirlie with thelyricsof Manos periodoftheircareer. disease, acute anaemia of thisisthevinylplatter vocals on a batch of Eleftheriou, this is a Lovely stuff. L.G. the talent veins. B.M. you'vebeenwaitingfor original numbers and the swirling,Greek swamped Hypnotic Dr. John powerhouse Kinksoldie setwithsomeexcellent kids.Asmusiciansthey 'You Really Got DR JOHN, THE NIGHT TRIPPER: The NAZARETH arecertainlymorethan Me'. changes of orchestral Hendrix fans willdig ... mood. GEORGE GERDES Sun, Moon And Herbs (Atlantic Nazareth (Pegasus PEG competent. Flurries of but Cox has a lot going Obituary (UA UAS 10). Possibly the principal .timechanges, weird with this group. LA BANDA DEL 29271).Folk singer and 2400161). reasonyou will be v oi ci n gs and intricate MANDOLIN° close You gotta watch out with this one ... Dr John might inspired to either love or especially PHIL BRADY AND THE Mandolin Magic (Polydor buddy of Loudon arrangements, RANCHERS 2489 038).Material Wainwright, George's justleapout andgetyou with a voodoo spell. loathe Nazareth is through on Side Two 'A Plague Of as Whatever the good doctor threatens, however, it can't A Little Bit Country wide-ranging as '0Sole accent sounds slightly theirstageact.It's very Lighthouse Keepers', a (Philips64141(17).Well, Mio' and 'Ciribiribin' - a forced and not a little like detract from the sheer hypnotic presence of the music. much in the vein or, say, concept of sorts. But I do quite a bit country in fact. massed mandolin sound of Liverpoolteam wellinto extreme plunkiness Loudon,buthissongs The session musician listis quite formidable and the Ur iah Heep or Deep growwearyof - following sampler should be enough to give you an endless the modern country field, well -directed by Norrie stand thetest. Very soft Purple ... and every bit as meanderings and that,to and including'MeAnd Param or. picking and subtle idea of what goes on: Mick Jagger, Eric Clapton, Carl effective.In other words, me, is what 'Pawn Hearts' Bobby McGee', 'We Were orchestration add alight Radle,BobbyKeys, Tammi Lynn, The Memphis I doubt if you would buy ends up as. B.M. MadeForEach Other'. STAMFORD BRIDGE Horns,etc. Now you night expect Mac Rebennack Nazareth's first album on Above average material. TheFirstDay Of Your jazz touch or highlight the Life (Penny Farthing folkaspect. The album, (Dr John) to be slightly swamped by that bag of its merits alone. Not that GENESIS VARIOUS ARTISTS goodies ... but not a bit of it. Instead he holds them PELS 515).Good,tight fromthelinernotesto it's a bad album, for it has Nursery Cryme (Charisma Great Country Gold harmoniesfrom a team (Philips the songs, is very personal under his sway and uses them, really uses them to itsshareof goodideas, CAS 1052).Analbum 6414014). Songs who are nowon their steam out those snake rhythms and hot jungle vocals. is a little too originally made famous by second album. Formed to and you have to some more acceptable that top American country commemorate the appreciate George for That's where Rebennack's real strength is,in getting than others. hysterical for me, but will names - now served up footballing 'Chelsea', they mysteryintothemusic.For he depends not on The Scottish quartet seem no doubt find appeal with by suchas RayDexter, are built round Russ what he is, rather than try PhilBrady and Mountain toextractidentification melody, or a good voice or on virtuoso piano from happier in their riff -based afficiandos of the offbeat. Alquist,KenLewisand himself, but upon projecting a powerful mood right Sample, for instance, the Dew - andincluding a John Carter. A musicianly and a meaning for youself. moments, like 'Red Light couple of good tracks album which deserves L.G. through the album. Dr John has done it again. B.M. Lady', which has an delights of the rapid from Marvin Rainwater. attention. RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971 21 AL

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CASIO3 22 RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971 PICK OF THE HOT' U.S. RELEASES

SLY & THE FAMILY that Mr. J. B. whipped STONE: Family Affair; up on 'Make It Funky Luv N'Haight(Epic). - Parts 1 & 2', and, Thefirstnew product despite the label saying from the Family Stone (Instrumental)", it (other than "live" features Mr. Brown material) in virtually exhortinghiscohorts twoyears,since with scat "ga ga ga ga, S charts the ALL U.S. CHARTS COUR ESY OF BILLBOARD cataclysmic 'Thank goo ga goo goo ga" You Falettinme Be noises and vocal MiceElfAgin',this encouragement to singlefromthenew guitarist Colemanto 'There's A Riot Goin' "Give us a little bit of On' LP has beaten its B.B. King", and to parentalbumtothe trombonist Red to very top of its "Slide your Slide". singles respective Chart. albums Obviously long awaited The real joy of this record 1 5 FAMILY AFFAIR Sly and the Family Stone Epic 1 1 SANTANA Columbia and much anticipated, is contained in the 2 1 THEME FROM "SHAFT" Isaac Hayes Enterprise 2 3 TEASER & THE FIRECAT Cat Stevens A&M its meteoric riseis not basic riff and 3 BABY 1'M -A WANT YOU Bread Elektra 3 2 SHAFT Soundtrack/Isaac Hayes Enterprise/MGM surprisingexceptfor contagious rhythm, 3 4 4 HAVE YOU SEEN HER Chi-Lites Brunswick 4 5 THERE'S A RIOT GOIN' ON the fact that, compared which, as on 'Parts 1 & 5 2 GYPSIES, TRAMPS AND THIEVES Cher Kapp Sly and the Family Stone Epic with much of the 2',is made so powerful 6 7 GOT TO BE THERE Michael Jackson Motown 5 6 TAPESTRY Carole King Ode group's past output, by the rock -solid bass.This 714 OLD FASHIONED LOVE SONG Three DogNight Dunhill 6 4 IMAGINE John Lennon Apple thissingle is merely thundering 8 10 THE DESIDERATA Les Crane Warner Bros 7 7 AT CARNEGIE HALL Chicago Columbia "nice" without being a rhythm is (yes,I know, 9 9 ROCK STEADY Aretha Franklin Atlantic 8 36 LED ZEPPELIN Atlantic real killer. you're credulous as hell)one of the very 10 6 IMAGINE John Lennon Apple 9 9 EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY Rod StewartMercury It shows Sly and the gang best that James Brown 10 8 HARMONY Three Dog Night Dunhill in a funky but subdued has ever come up with 11 12 ALL I EVER NEED IS YOU Sonny & Cher Kapp mood: starting the - in fact, its only rival 1213 EVERYBODY'S EVERYTHING Santana Columbia 1113 MEATY, BEATY, BIG /3/ BOUNCY Who Decca insinuous wah-wah and must be that of 'There 13 18 CHERISH David Cassidy Bell 12 12 TO YOU WITH LOVE Donny Osmond MGM thudding Was A Time' - so that plopping, 14 8 PEACE TRAIN Cat Stevens A&M 1315 STONES Neil Diamond Uni rhythmin thesame 'Parts 3 & 4' are just as 15 33 BRAND NEW KEY Melanie Neighborhood 1411 CARPENTERS A&M light way as it vital as the earlier 1616 TWO DIVIDED BY LOVE Grass Roots Dunhill 1514 (For God's Sake) GIVE MORE POWERTO THE PEOPLE continues throughout, record ... ifnot more 17 19 A NATURAL MAN Lou Rawls MGM Chi-Lites Brunswick they keep all the sound so, because there is an 18 20 RESPECT YOURSELF Staple Singers Stax 16 18 CHER Kapp on the same addedgaietytothis 19 23 STONES Neil Diamond Uni 1716 SOUND MAGAZINE Partridge Family Bell inter -related quiet one. 20 25 SCORPIO Dennis Coffey and the 18 - TV CAST All In The Family Atlantic monotone level.The Detroit Guitar Band Sussex 19 20 JESUS CHRIST, SUPERSTAR Various Artists title line is repeated by Unfortunately, this has Decca now beeneclipsedin 20 10 EVERY GOOD BOY DESERVES FAVOUR a Lennon-ish voice the U.S. Charts by Moody Blues Threshold before the husky, almost 2117 EASY LOVING Freddie Hart Capitol slurring, almost J.B.'s 22 27 WHERE DID OUR LOVE GO Donnie Elbert All Platinum simultaneously -released leadvoice 11 MAGGIE MAY/REASON TO BELIEVE 2121 MASTER OF REALITY Black Sabbath Warner Bros Havens-ish 'I'm A Greedy Man - 23 (Sly?) handles the main Rod Stewart Mercury 22 19 RAM Paul and Linda McCarthy Apple Parts 1 & 2' ... well, lyric,which isabout Columbia 23 24 PERFORMANCE: ROCKIN' THE FILLMORE you know, Christmas is 24 29 THEME FROM "SUMMER OF '42" Peter Nero the strength of family 25 28 SUPERSTAR (Remember How You Got Where You Are) Humble Pie A&M c om in', and new ties and obligations. Temptations Gordy 24- MADMAN ACROSS THE WATER Elton John Uni this there materialis a better bet 25 25 WHAT'S GOING ON Marvin Gaye Tamla Amongst all for the Top 50 (which 2615 YO YO Osmond Brothers MGM are unobtrusive 27 35 YOU ARE EVERYTHING Stylistics Avco 26 22 WHO'S NEXT Who Decca interspersions of iswhereit'sat,right 27 27 TUPELO HONEY Van Morrison Warner Bros now). 28 30 WILD NIGHT Van Morrison Warner Bros electric piano and 29 22 INNER CITY BLUES (Make Me Wanna Holler) 28 28 BARBRA JOAN STEISAND Columbia Reprise wah-wah lead guitar. Marvin Gaye Tamla 29 17 RAINBOW BRIDGE Jimi Hendrix/Soundtrack DONNIE ELBERT: Where 30 26 ONE TIN SOLDIER Coven Warner Bros 30 33 AQUALUNG Jethro Tull Reprise I have always been a bit Did Our Love Go; doubtful about the That's If You Love Me expression "laid back", (All Platinum). 31 38(I Know) I'M LOSING YOU Rod Stewart Mercury 3131 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN Cat Stevens A&M but, by my own Bell Rumouredto be the 32 HEY GIRL/ I KNEW YOU WHEN Donny Osmond MGM 32 32 LIVE Fifth Dimension definition of its - first British release out 33 24QUESTIONS 67 & 68/I'M A MAN Chicago Columbia 33 37 OTHER VOICES Door; Elektra meaning, I reckon that Warner Bros of Mojo's rumoured 34 -AMERICAN PIE Don McLean United Artists 34 29 MUD SLIDE SLIM James Taylor you could applyit association with the ABSOLUTELY RIGHT Five Man Electrical Band Lionel 35 23 GOIN' BACK TO INDIANA pretty 35 32 accurately to great Stang/All SUNSHINE Jonathan Edwards Capricorn Jackson Five/TV Soundtrack Motown 'Family 36 Affair'. One Platinum labels, veteran AN AMERICAN TRILOGY Mickey Newbury Elektra 36 30 BLESSED ARE ... Joan Baez Vanguard virtue 37 50 ofthe low-key Donnie's re -working of BEHIND BLUE EYES Who Decca 37 47 SONNY & CHER LIVE: Kapp quality of the record is 38 48 the Supremes' oldie 39 43I'M A GREEDY MAN James Brown Polydor 38 26 AR ETNA'S GREATEST HITS Aretha Franklin Atlantic thatitis,inits way, Capitol could soeasilyhave 40 45YOUR MOVE Yes Atco 39 39 EASY LOVING Freddie Hart completelycompulsive been rather 40- E PLUR IBUS FUNK, GRAND FUNK RAILROAD -itcries out to be uninteresting.Infact, Grand Funk Railroad Capitol playedover and over it's brilliant. 41 39 SHE'S ALL I GOT Freddie North Mankind again,sothatitisa 42 49 GRANDMA'S HANDS Bill Withers Sussex shamethesidedoes Thisisn't so surprising 4141 ROOTS Curtis Mayfield Curtom 43 - DROWNING IN A SEA OF LOVE Joe Simon Spring not last longer. The flip really, considering GATHER ME Melanie Neighborhood 44 - ONE MONKEY DON'T STOP NO SHOW 42 isratherrougher and Donnie's trackrecord, Hot Wax 43 46 LIVE AT CAESAR'S PALACE Tom Jones Parrot more aggressive, in the whichstartedintha Honey Cone - CAN I GET A WITNESS Lee Michaels A&M 44 40 5TH Lee Michaels A&M group's oldstyle, and mid '50s with the 45 46 41 TILL Tom Jones Parrot 45 42 DONNY OSMOND ALBUM MGM ( consequently?) less superb'What Can I 47 40 I'D LOVE TO CHANGE THE WORLD 46 35 BARK Jefferson Airplane Grunt impressive. Do', a piercingballad Ten Years After Columbia 47 38 WELCOME TO THE CANTEEN Traffic, Etc United Artists that, together with his 48 50 ROUGH & READY Jeff Beck Group Epic later 'Who'sIt Gonna 48 - HALLELUJAH Sweathog Columbia JAMES BROWN: My Capitol 49 - AMERICAN PIE Don McLean United Artists Be", is a cherished 49 42 LOVE Lettermen Part/MakeIt Funky - RCA 50 49 CHICAGO TRANSIT AUTHORITY Columbia favourite of West 50 - FRIENDS WITH YOU John Denver Parts 3 & 4 (Polydor). I ndian audiences. Indeed, thisis another two sides of the incredible funk rhythm the doctor

C JAMES HAMILTON'S BILLBOARD'S BIG HIT PREDICTIONS

DISCOTHEQUE PICKS By using last minute sales trends and detailed information collected from retailers, Billboard Publicationsin America areableto produce computerised facts about which UNTRIED BUT SHOULD BE GOOD singles are likely to make the highest chart gains NEXT KENNY BALL: When You Wish Upon A Star (Pye 7N WEEK in the USA. It's a well -in -advance guide to new 45107) El hits, many of which will make it in Britain. THE COASTERS: Love Potion No. 9(Parlophone R 5931) R&B/Pop SONNY & CHER,All I Monkey Don'tStop No Ever Need Is You Show TRIED AND TRUE THREE DOG NIGHT, AnJONATHAN EDWARDS, WILLIE TEE: Thank You John; Teasin' You maxi (Mojo Old Fashioned Love Song Sunshine 2092025) R&B DAVID CASSIDY, CherishSWEATHOG, Hallelujah IKE & TINA TURNER: Doin' It (UA UP 35310) R&B/EL NEIL DIAMOND, Stones DON McLEAN, American ELVIS PRESLEY: Jailhouse Rock; Teddy Bear; Are You TEMPTATIONS, Superstar Pie Lonesome Tonight (RCA Maximillion 2134) R&R/EL (Remember How You Got ELVIS PRESLEY: All Shook Up (RCA 1088) R&R DONNY OSMOND, Hey THE MARCELS: Blue Moon (Pye Mini Monster PMM Where You Are) Girl/I Knew You When 2002) R&B/R&R MELANIE, Brand New KeyRARE EARTH, HeyBig DONOVAN: Mr.11oW Yellow;There Is AMountain; STYLISTICS, You AreBrother Sunshine Superman (Pye Mini Monster PMM 104) Mod Everything TOMMY JAMES, Nothing AL GREEN: most of the album (LP 'Gets Next To You' HONEY CONE, One to Hide London SHU 8424) R &B SONNY AND CHER TOMMY JAMES RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971 23

RECOR the 50MIRROR C a 3, THE SOUTH AFRICAN Broadcasting ,76' Corporation has banned all the music from a singles albums

`Jesus Christ Superstar' following complaints 1 1 6 COZ I LUV YOU Slade Polydor 2058 155 1 10 2THE NEW LED ZEPPELIN ALBUMAtlantic 2401 012 from churches and cultural bodies in the 2 3 4 ERNIE (The Fastest Milkman In The West) 2 1 4TOP OF THE POPS Vol 20 VariousHallmark SHM 755 republic if it flops, will BLUE MINK Benny Hill Columbia DB 8833 3 --PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION call it 'Sunday Bloody Sunday'? great 3 2 4JEEPSTER T. Rex Fly BUG 16 Emerson, Lake and Palmer Island HELP 1 4 4 5 GYPSYS TRAMPS AND THIEVES 4 5 6IMAGINE to see BOB DYLAN's Greatest Hits Volume Cher MCA MU 1142 John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band Apple PAS 10004 Two includes five songs never before 5 5 5JOHNNY REGGAE Piglets Bell BLL 1180 5 6 9ELECTRIC WARRIOR T. Rex Fly HIFLY 6 released RM sad to hear of blues singer 614 3TOKOLOSHE MAN John Kongos Fly BUG 14 6 218EVERY PICTURES TELLS A STORY JUNIOR PARKER's death in Illinois 7 8 7BANKS OF THE OHIO Rod Stewart Mercury 6338 063 current TV Times going just a little Olivia Newton -John Pye 7N 25568 7 --FRAGILE Yes Atlantic 2401 019 8 6 7TILL Tom Jones Decca F 13236 8 8 3THIS IS POURCEL Franck PourcelrStudio Two STWO 7 overboard for Lovelace Watkins - but then, 9 7 7I WILL RETURN Springwater Polydor 2058 141 9 4 7MOTOWN CHARTBUSTERS Vol 6 who hasn't? 10 12 7 RUN BABY RUN Newbeats London HL 10341 Various Tamla Motown STML 11191 11 21 3SOMETHING TELLS ME (SOMETHING IS GONNA 10 717TAPESTRY Carole King A&M/Ode AMLS 2025 HAPPEN TONIGHT) Cilia Black Parlophone R 5924 11 11 8BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER New Elektra artist CYRUS FARYAR 12 10 6SURRENDER Diana Ross Tamla Motown TMG 792 Simon and Garfunkel CBS 63699 apparently maintains a huge secluded 13 18 4SING A SONG OF FREEDOM 1220 2TWELVE SONGS OF CHRISTMAS hideaway in California where he houses Cliff Richard Columbia DB 8836 Jim Reeves RCA International INTS 1188 wandering musicians. Among the wanderers 14 9 14MAGGIE MAY/REASON TO BELIEVE 1312 6THE CARPENTERS A&M AMLS 63502 present to launch his new album were JOHN Rod Stewart Mercury 6052 097 14 3 3MEDDLE Pink Floyd Harvest SHVL 795 15 44 2NO MATTER HOW I TRY 1516 8THE WORLD OF YOUR 100 BEST TUNES SEBASTIAN, DOUG WESTON, MIKE Gilbert O'Sullivan MAM 53 Decca S/PA 112 NESMITH and MAMA CASS JOHN 16 --THEME FROM SHAFT Isaac Hayes Stax 2025 069 16 RAINBOW BRIDGE Jimi Hendrix Reprise K 44159 WILLIAMS scoring the new JOHN WAYNE 17 23 19FOR ALL WE KNOW 1715 2SURFS UP Beach Boys Stateside SLS 10313 epic 'The Cowboys' SUPREMES/ Shirley Bassey United Artists UP 35267 18 9 4SANTANA III CBS 69015 18 15 9THE NIGHT THEY DROVE OLD DIXIE 1913 7HOT HITS No 7 Various MFP 5236 FOUR TOPS newie massively reminiscent of DOWN Joan Baez Vanguard VRS 35138 2033 9YESTERDAY'S MEMORIES JAMES & BOBBY PURIFY's 'Let Love 19 13 11 LOOK AROUND Vince Hill Columbia DB 8804 James Last and His Orchestra Contour 2870 117 Come between Us' BBC should release 20 19 7LET'S SEE THE ACTION Who Track 2094 012 21 14 9TEASER AND THE FIRECAT the soundtrack from last Thursday's 'Magic 2132 4FIREBALL Deep Purple Harvest HAR 5045 Cat Stevens Island ILPS 9154 Roundabout' -a delightful little tune 22 30 6RIDERS ON THE STORM Doors Elektra K 12021 2221 9WORLD OF YOUR 100 BEST TUNES 2311 9TIRED OF BEING ALONE Al Green London HL 10337 Vol 2 Decca S/PA 155 CAT STEVENS'Teaser And The Firecat' 24 1611 WITCH QUEEN OF NEW ORLEANS 2317 6FOG ON THE TYNE Lindisfarne Charisma CAS 1050 has qualified for a gold disc in Australia Redbone Epic EPC 7351 2423 8WORLD OF MANTOVANI Vol 2 Decca S/PA 36 prior to its release date. 25 38 3IS THIS THE WAY TO AMARILLO 25 - 1 IF I RULED THE WORLD Tony Christie MCA MKS 5073 Harry Secombe Contour 6870 501 26 36 3HOOKED ON A FEELING 2622 8WORLD OF MANTOVANI Decca S/PA 1 As if ELVIS and 'The King' weren't Jonathan King Decca F 13241 271818MUD SLIDE SLIM AND THE BLUE HORIZON enough, PRESLEY fans can now cringe to a 27 42 2IT MUST BE LOVE Labi Siffre Pye 7N 25572 James Taylor Warner Bros K 46085 jug band revival of lailhouse Rock' 28 50 2SOFTLY WHISPERING I LOVE YOU 283218BIG WAR MOVIE THEMES BOB HARRIS not only one of the most Congregation Columbia DB 8830 Geoff Love and His Orchestra MFP 5171 29 34 3YOU GOTTA HAVE LOVE IN YOUR HEART 291916JIM REEVES' GOLDEN RECORDS popular, but one of the nicest DJ's Supremes/Four Tops Tamla Motown TMG 793 RCA International INTS 1070 going next to 'Shaft', the best movie 3025 7CHINA TOWN Move Harvest HAR 5043 3037 5THIS IS MANUEL Studio Two STWO 5 31 SMASH HITS 1971 Various MFP 5229 soundtrack LP currently on release is 31 2211SULTANA Titanic CBS 5365 - 32 WHAT NOW MY LOVE Shirley Bassey MFP 5230 17 9BRANDY Scott English Horse Hoss 7 `Taking Off', featuring IKE & TINA 32 33 --ELVIS' CHRISTMAS ALBUM TURNER, CARLY SIMON and the 332712KEEP ON DANCING Bay City Rollers Bell BLL 1164 Elvis Presley RCA International INTS 1126 342011SIMPLE GAME Four Tops Tamla Motown TMG 785 INCREDIBLE STRING BAND if 3429 2CLOSE TO YOU Carpenters A&M AMLS 998 352916DID YOU EVER Nancy and Lee Reprise K 14093 3539 2NON-STOP 20 Vol 4 Various Plexium PXMS 1006 TONY BLACKBURN is now on a 'melodic 362412SUPERSTAR/FOR ALL WE KNOW 3625 2FOUR TOPS GREATEST HITS similarities' kick, we trust he'll find better Carpenters A&M AMS 864 Vol 2 Tamla Motown STML 11195 37 - 1 THE INTIMATE JIM REEVES examples to support it than his comparison 37 2813FREEDOM COME, FREEDOM GO RCA International INTS 1256 Fortunes Capitol CL 15693 between MAC and KATIE KISSOON's 'I 3838 2GLEN CAMPBELL'S GREATEST HITS 38 26 11 TWEEDLE DEE TWEEDLE DUM Found My Freedom' and 'Blueberry Hill'. Capitol ST 21885 Middle of the Road RCA 2110 39 --DEUCE Rory Gallagher Polydor 2383 076 39 31 4BURUNDI BLACK 40- 1 SOUND OF MUSIC Soundtrack RCA SB/RB 6616 RM's CHRISTINE MACKIE seen smiling Burundi Steiphenson Black Barclay BAR 3 412413WHO'S NEXT The Who Track 2408 102 40 33 9LADY LOVE BUG Clodagh Rodgers RCA 2117 42 - 1 TOTAL SOUND Various Studio Two STWO 4 hungrily at ED STEWART on last week's 41 --I JUST CAN'T HELP BELIEVING 43 - 1 ANDY WILLIAMS GREATEST HITS CBS 63920 Top Of The Pops after the Empire Elvis Presley RCA 2158 4427 2TOM JONES LIVE AT CAESAR'S PALACE Decca DKL 1/1-1/2 Pool performance at Wembley, LED 42 49 2BACK ON THE ROAD Marmalade Decca F 13251 45 - 1 SWEET BABY JAMES James Taylor ZEPPELIN's ROBERT PLANT made a point 43 3915YOU'VE GOT A FRIEND Warner Bros K 46043 James Taylor Warner K 16085 to congratulate CBS group HOME on a fine 4642 6ALL TIME PARTY HITS Joe Loss MFP 5227 44 37 10MAMY BLUE Roger Whittaker Columbia DB 8822 4730 11 FIREBALL Deep Purple Harvest SHVL 793 performance and their music being "a breath 45 --MORNING Val Doonican Philips 6006 177 48 - BEST OF BACHARACH Strings for Pleasure MFP 1431 of fresh air" Philips recording artist 46 40 12BUTTERFLY Danyel Gerard CBS 7454 49 BREAKTHROUGH Various MFP 1334 KAMAHL looks vaguely like JOHNNY 47 --WHEN YOU GET RIGHT DOWN TO IT 50 1 IN SEARCH OF SPACE Ronnie Dyson CBS 7449 Hawkwind United Artists UAS 29202 MATHIS everybody in the world seen 48 43 27CHIRPY CHIRPY CHEEP CHEEP boozing and frolicking to dance hall Middle of the Road RCA 2047 TOP 50 compiled for Record Mirror, BBC, Record & Tape comedians, drag acts and crooners at the 49 KARA KARA New World RAK 123 Retailer and Billboard from a panel of 300 shops by the Charisma/B&C Records Christmas and 50 48 2HEY AMERICA James Brown Mojo 2093 006 British Market Research Bureau. anniversary blast, held at London's Lyceum. top producers 5 years ago 10 years ago To follow on from ELTON JOHN and the 1 Chas Chandler FACES, RM's BILL McALLISTER's new 2 Walter J. Riddley 1 1 GOOD VIBRATIONS Beach Boys 1 4 TOWER OF STRENGTH Frankie 3 Tony Visconti 2 4 GIMME SOME LOVING Spencer Vaughan prediction for success goes to new group 4 Snuff Garrett BYZANTIUM. 5 Jonathan King Davis 2 1 TAKE GOOD CARE OF MY 6 Gus Dudgeon 310 GREEN GREEN GRASS OF BABY Bobby Vee 7 Welch/Farrar 8 Gordon Mills HOME Tom Jones 3 2 HIS LATEST FLAME Elvis Presley 9 Phil Cordell/Dave Williams 4 3 REACH OUT I'LL 10 - BE THERE 4 5 MOON RIVER Danny Williams 11 George Martin Four Tops 5 6 THE TIME HAS COME Adam 12 Ashford/V. Simpson 5 2 SEMI-DETACHED SUBURBAN Faith 13 Norrie Paramor 14 Rod Stewart MR. JAMES Manfred Mann 15 Gordon Mills 16 Isaac Hayes 11.111111111111111111111111 17 Johnny Harris 6 3 BIG BAD JOHN Jimmy Dean mike morton congregation 18 Jack Lothrop 6 5 HIGH TIME Paul Jones 7 8 TAKE FIVE Dave Brubeck 19 Norman Newell 7 6 HOLY COW Lee Dorsey 8 20 Who/Glyn Johns 7 WALKIN' BACK TO HAPPINESS Spanish Harlem Sultana Brandy 21 Deep Purple 8 7 STOP STOP STOP Hollies Helen Shapiro 22 Bruce Botnick/Doors 9 - WHAT WOULD I BE Val Doonican 9 23 W. Mitchell/AI Green 10 I'LL GET BY Shirley Bassey Butterfly Keep On Dancing Simple Game 24 Pat & Lolly Vegas 10 9IFI WERE A CARPENTER Bobby 10 - MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW Kenny 25 M. Murray/P. Callander Darin Ball I'm Leaving Mamy Blue 26 Jonathan King 27 Labi Siffre And eight other great hits. 28 John Burgess 29 Clay McMurray At all record shops NOW! 30 R. Wood/J. Lynne RECORD MIRROR, December 4, 1971 24 Finding Fanny whackedoutafterone "WHO RUNS this show?", I said to the now that the pressure's on four birds. us. Audiencesaretoo "June's the bitch of the group", came sophisticated now and the reply. "The benevolent bitch, we used musicisn'twhatitwas threeyearsago- they to call her", said Alice, the big one. June won'ttakeanybullshit isn't really - she just chose to handle the andtheyknowwhat's superintendinginFanny's early days on going on after one or two numbers - so we have to the road. be good." "Since we got a record contract and some Fanny have a house in management", said Jean, "she's gonecompletely the HollywoodHills and the other way - she doesn't do anything! Now it's called - wait for it - Fanny Hill, also to be the she gets on stage and says 'we sure are glad to be title of their next album. he re in Baltimore' "We neet a lotof FANNY ARE (LEFT TO RIGHT): ALICE, NICKEY, musicians these when we're in Detroit! JEAN AND JUNE days", She announces the 'June's says Alice,"mostly because my high-class wrong groups on next the bitch Fortunately,ourparentsdark.Thereweregroupiesister keeps and stuff like that". are all for it and help us a elephantsall overandbringing them back (she's "Ijustwantedto lot. In a sense,we're little kids would take ournot really a groupie - just hand and wind up on our where we wereof the trading a normal personal musical)."They'vejust life togetsomewhere,shoulders.It was astate supposed tobe and backed Barbra Striesand's group' make some money and do fair and we played fourlatest album, 'Barbra Joan' when",repliedJune, it all later when we're in a nightsthere.Allthoseand found her to be, "just timeswerefun an "Now I have speaker, "Your oldbetterposition.Itisn't - a freak really", says June, irresponsible kind of fun; somebody to wake me too much of a problem - "She'saterrificperson. man getsjealous-we still have time to bebut soonit got to be a up and get me out of that's usually the firstwithour respectivedrag being broke when we the hotel on time." one - or yourpeople." wanted new equipment`We do Intheearlydays, boyfriend or your Fanny's daysintheir and maybe a hotel room. It'snicer in Fanny Alice De brightly coloured bus, to be here - parents don't like it or London than in our bus inget some Buhr, Nickey Barclay, which they bought off Mr you get pregnant. Millington,are something thedesert. Weweren't June and Jean "We had another girl into be remembered. Fourlooking on those days asguys Millington - were one the group earlier and hergirls blazing a trailinall professional musicians - it of manyall -girlrock parents kept telling her todirections and playing was all a lark. We wantedcoming groups bumping down come home and get every venue in their path to go to college and we married. She did - nowmade for an adventurous neededthebread.Only desert roads from gig she's divorced; and has a adolescence.Junerecalls when we got arecord round to gig, except that kid.Otherchick groupsthe greasy atmosphere, contractdidweforget they tried harder. could have stuck with it,"Of bowling alleys, roller everythingelseandgo%ropies' "Thereare so many buttheycouldn'tkeeprinks and millions of little into it." together.It's too easy toclubs. Once we parked for "It's harder work now problemswithchick copoutand go home.thenightand woke up in many ways", said we call groups", exclaimed Parentsgive youthatsurroundedbyacircus Nickey, "We used to do June, alsothemain `you'rehurtingus'line.thathad dug ininthe four hours before, but I'mthem ...'

She came in with weird gearon and completely stoned.Sheinsistedon taking her kid out for a walk no matter what had to be done - I liked that. Itwas herideato put `Mother', a John Lennon song, on the album. She first saw us down at the Wings Whiskey when she came withRyanO'Neal.We 'started joking about a TV JEAN MILLINGTON: BASS GUITARIST show with her to be called `FannyGirl' anditjust are at a loss - they don'tground. developed." knowwhat to say. "The greatestthingis Cleverreaders will Usually,itturns into anthatinsomeplacesin noticematernal interview andtheystartAmerica, they've even motivationsinthatlast on about our instrumentsstopped referring to us as paragraph.We haveto orsomething.Sometimethe 'all -girl rock group' in Wild remember tha Fanny are theytalkto one of ussome reviews.Everybody girls,though theyprefer aboutanother -neverknows, so they just write us not to remember it. At straightintheface.It'sabot the music of Fanny." least they don't have any pretty superficial. The Britain hasstill to get trouble from groupies - girls are the ones - theyoverthename-but or do they? push us to sing Women'sgettingbehind Fanny "We do get some guys Lib songs and that's justseems to be a good idea coming round - `gropies', not our trip. We're there right now. wecallthem. Itdoes tomake music,notto lifd workthatwayaround, bore peoplewithissues. Lon A new LP by: but notas much as the Girls are seeing that it can guys get. Most of the boys be done - we're breaking Goddard

Paul McCartney Godfrey Davis' competition winners Linda McCartney

Denny Laine

Denny Seiwell

RM "GODFREY DAVIS"competition RM "GODFREY DAVIS"competition winnerMartinSimeons(left)seenhere prize winners seen outside the Cafe Royal Release date: As soon as possible with friend Barry Watson, and disc jockey last Wednesday November 17th 1971, with Jimmy Savile, going through the script for members ofthe Bee Gees, Tin Tin and PCS 7142 An EMI recording BBC -TV "TopofthePops"priorto Record Mirror staff. transmission last week. L tor:Maurice Gibb, Geoff Bridgford, three members ofTinTin,Peter Jones (RM editor), Barry Watson, Martin Simeons the winner, and Ben Cree (RM (Photo - Harry Goodwin) Promotions Manager).