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A DELIVERY national tour starts on October 2 at Liverpool University and THE SPECIALS, currently riding continues into November, taking high with "Gangsters", have in most major cities in Great already recorded their follow up, Britain and Ireland. Tickets go on a number called "Too Much Too sale at all venues on Friday, Young". Production on the August 17 and you're advised to single, slated for release check your local papers for dates. sometime in September, is courtesy of one of the band's biggest fans, Elvis Costello. DISCO DATES BOTH CHIC and Sister Sledge local bands but have have announced British tours. DERRY since expanded the Chic, who recently became the project. The Clash and The Damned will now biggest selling singles group in appear, along with the history of Atlantic Records, FESTIVAL Shake and upcoming Derry kick off at Sheffield City Hall with band The THE UNDERTONES are doing Moondogs. two shows on September 30 and their bit to provide music for Feargal then carry on to Glasgow Apollo Sharkey added, Northern Ireland by setting up "There's so little live rock in (Oct 1 ), Liverpool Empire (3) for and playing a free show on Derry so two shows, Manchester Apollo we want the festival to August 25 at the Temple More be accessible to everyone in the (4), Hammersmith Odeon (8, 9) Sports Complex in their home community. it and finish with two shows at We hope will be a ME AND YOU, currently climbing town of Londonderry. Birmingham Odeon on October They trouble-free day out for the charts with "You Never Know originally planned a bill of purely everyone." 12th. Tickets are already on sale What You've Got", are a brother at all venues. London prices are and sister team, Norman and £5, £4.25, £3.50 and £2.50. Sonia McLean, and yet more Lightning's evidence Elsewhere prices are £4.50, £3.50, £5: THE aim is to try to of the wealth of £2.50 and £1.50. co-ordinate the whole scene — to home-grown reggae talent Sister Sledge play Ipswich become like a Central Bureau Of starting to emerge in Britain. A COST OF Information — and then reissue Bell and James composition, Gaumont on September 28, as many of the "You Never Hammersmith Odeon (30), in-demand oldies Know" is only their Slough Hall RELIVING as they can afford to lease from second single, produced by Thames (October 1), the companies that Dennis Brown Lewisham Odeon (2), Liverpool can't be and originally HAVE YOU ever wanted to get bothered. Latest release issued on Dennis's label Empire (4), Middlesbrough Town Old Gold DEB hold of a particular old hit but not is the original 1 962 version of Music. Hall (5), Glasgow Apollo (6), known where to find it? Or ever "Duke Of Earl" by Newcastle City Hall (7), Gene wanted to try to get a particular Chandler. Manchester Apollo (8) and record reissued but not known Members of the club receive HOT RODS Birmingham Odeon (9). Ticket a how to go about it? monthly prices vary from venue to venue newsletter, "Revival", MOVE Or, quite simply, do you want and you're advised to contact containing info on record to know a lot more about the Eddie & The Hot Rods have your local box office for releases, articles about oldies ended the doubts about their availability. scene than you can read in yesteryear's hitmakers, gig guide the main music papers? and so on, plus they get reduced future by signing to EMI International. You do? Then Lightning admission charges to relevant The band are going to for Records, the company that last clubs and events, reduced prices America a month to finalise material for their album, to year started the Old Gold label on certain records, lists of be recorded in specially for the re-release of available oldies and where to get Britain during oldies, may have come up with them, and sundry other fringe October and November. the answer to your problems. In benefits. conjunction with Old Gold, they The only snag is, Lightning are have now formed the Golden charging £5 for one year's THOSE OF you who have written Oldies Club Of Great Britain. subscription to the club, which off to Sire Records for a Shake Their is idea to help themselves seems a bit cheeky considering comic but have not yet received by helping you. For years the that they're going to reap as your copy — don't despair! The oldies scene has been made up of much benefit from the demand for this comic has been loads of different clubs and organisation as the fans. so great that Sire have specialist magazines dotted all Still, if you're interested, you temporarily run out of copies, over the country, and record can send a P.O., or just write for but they're having more printed companies' attitudes to oldies additional info, to: Golden Oldies and these will be sent to you have usually equally been Club Of Great Britain, P.O. Box when Sire get them Good to see fragmented. 142, London E17 4JW. so much interest in the excellent Shake! CHIC PIC: PAUL CANTY o m DAVID HEPWORTH finds someone he can look up to. I JACKSON, JOE everybody Going Out With Him?" coming a "I decided to earn enough the new album called 'Don't says — now isn't he Really year after its initial release. money to push what I wanted to Wanna Be Like That' which is Big In America? Back then it gathered good do in my own way." about all that." Listen, Cedric, lem me telf you reviews, ignored got by the cloth Being an experienced But surely, I ask, don't you that Joe Jackson is pretty darned eared clods who call themselves musician, arranger and pianist, obviously want to foe successful big everywhere.