MUSIC WEEK JULY 21, 1984 Edited by BARRY LAZELL

Electro ijanacttL The Frankie factor undoing with pans of the specialist lore of PHIL FEARON with Galaxy, no stranger Prince's imminent album, the audience, even though the record sits not A LIST to the top of the disco/dance chart, soundtrack from Purple Rain, should at all uncomfortably alongside similarly BAND OF GOLD; Love Songs Are seems almost certain to be sitting there however be packed with dancefloor chunky sounds such as Change's Change Back Again RCA again soon, as Everybody's Laughing winners if US reviews are to be believed Of Heart. Again, the forthcoming album. the jungle BRASS CONSTRUCTION: The leaps onto this week's listing at number - it can only help WEA's current hot Victory, surely can't help but be an Partyline Capitol two. Its sales still have some way to go to streak. across-the-board smash. The first-week DETROIT SPINNERS; Love Is In catch those of Ollie & Jerry, whose The fact that State Of Shock sounds THE ODDEST story of the week concerns Season Atlantic Polydor single is far and away the biggest more like a Rolling Stones single than a shipout in the US was a staggering 2m the first release on Jungle Rhythm, a PHIL FEARON & GALAXY: Every- seller in specialist shops at the moment. Jacksons release might have proved its plus .... label which describes itself as "a body's Laughing Ensign/Island Readers who wonder why Two Tribes travelogue of music, specialising in JAKI GRAHAM; Heaven Knows is not occupying this spot, considering its electro and beatboxing from all urban and (Feels So Good) EMI gigantic sales across the country, must uncharted centres of the Earth." POINTER SISTERS: Jump (For My realise that because the Frankie single is The release is a 12-inch EP containing Love) Planet so huge, specialist black or dance- four variations of a beatbox dance track SHAKATAK: Down On The Street orientated shops are only handling a by Four Corners Of The Earth, entitled Polydor fraction of the demand for it. Cut The Beat (SWE-T 1). The label claims SHANNON: Sweet Somebody Some ultra-specialists are not even the music originates from an anonymous Club/Phonogram stocking it in any depth, since most of 1 (1) PRINCE: When Doves Cry (Warner Bros) master tape allegedly found in plastic TINA TURNER: What's Love Got their hard-core clientele obtained a copy 2 (21 PSYCHEDELIC FURS: Heartbeat/Heaven/Ghost In You (Columbia) rapping (sorry, wrapping) lying in the To Do With It Capitol weeks ago. But if 2TT continues to 3 (3) KONK: Your Life (Sleeping Bag) gutter in an unspecified city. WINDJAMMER; Tossing And produce new Two Tribes remixes as 4 (5) SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES: Dazzle (Geffen) Having gained possession of this Turning MCA limited edition 12-inchers - the very 5 (8) BRONSKI BEAT: Smalltown Boy (London/UK) original, Jungle Rhythm decided to bring meat of the dance specialist outlet - 6 (9) FRANKIE GOES TO HOLLYWOOD: Two Tribes (ZTT/lsland/UK) it back to life as a commercial release, CLIMBERS disco chart action is likely to reflect the 7 (25) BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN: Dancing In The Dark (Columbia) with the assistance of the scratch'n'mix THE BROTHERS JOHNSON: fact (assuming that the appropriate shops 8 (4) NEW ORDER; Thieves Like Us (Factory/UK) wizards from Mastermind. Four Corners Deceiver A&M (US Import) can obtain stocks). 9 (11) WAY OF THE WEST: City For Lovers (MCA) of the Earth themselves comprise Hugo FUNK DELUXE: Tender Lovin' Further down the chart it is both 10 (New) JACKSONS/JAGGER: State Of Shock (Epic) Slavia, Wes Germany, Alf Ganistan and Rams Horn (Dutch Import) interesting and rather surprising to note 11 (7) DANSE SOCIETY: Heaven Is Waiting/2000 Light Years (Arista) Bob Bados, but it isn't clear whether BOBBY GLOVER: What Kind Of that Grandmaster & Melle Mel's White 12 (6) M + M: Black Stations/White Stations (RCA) these names were listed along with the Lady CBS Columbia (US Import) Lines is still maintaining its number six 13 (10) HUMAN LEAGUE: Lebanon (A&M) original master, of whether Jungle DENISE LASALLE; Come To Bed placing (after a mere 34 weeks), while 14 (19) SECTION 27: Looking For A Hilltop (Factory/UK) Rhythm has "allocated" them. Malaco Beat Street from the same source has 15 (22) HUGH MASEKELA; Don't Go Lose It Baby (Jive/Arista) Slavia & Co may indeed eventually MTUME: You, Me and He Epic taken a tumble from 14 to 21. 16 (15) EARONS: Land Of Hunger (Island) emerge from obscurity clutching their (US Import) Stock problems due to the unusual 17 (18) DEAD OR ALIVE: That's The Way (I Like It) (Epic) beat boxes, though at the moment the SHINING STAR: Precinct Passion PRT/WEA distribution split between 12 18 (16) WANG CHUNG: Dance Hall Days (Geffen) story is one to file alongside that of Los DIANA ROSS & MICHAEL and 7-inch copies might be behind the 19 (26) DEPECHE MODE: People Are People (Sire) Indies Tabajaras (remember Maria JACKSON: Ease On Down The latter slip, though there is no evidence of 20 (12) OMD: Locomotion (Virgin/UK) Elena?), who were supposed to be a pair Road MCA such a problem. Are punters assuming (13) BLANCMANGE: Don't Tell Me (Island) of South American indians who SIVUCA: Ain't No Sunshine London that White Lines is the single from Beat 21 discovered two guitars lying in the jungle, THE S.O.S. BAND: Just The Way Street? 22 (29) SISTERS OF MERCY: Body And Soul (Merciful Release/WEA/UK) You Like It Tabu/Epic 23 (20) QUANDO QUANGO: Atom Rock (Factory/UK) which they mastered before hot-footing it DENIECE WILLIAMS: Next Love 24 (14) REFLEX: Hurt (Capitol) off to get signed up by RCA. CBS Prince problem 25 (New) SHANNON: My Heart's Divided (Mirage) Despite everything, the EP, featuring On the move upwards, but more slowly 26 (23) NEWCLEUS; Jam On It (Sunnyview) the scratch mix Cut In — Cut Out, plus As featured on the than might be expected, are Prince with 27 (New) ROD STEWART: Infatuation (Warner Brothers) Fresh Cut and Cut Ups mixes, is a very Tony Blackburn Show — When Doves Cry (20 to 13), and the 28 (28) TONES ON TAIL Go (Beggars Banquet/UK) strong slice of Electro which should find Radio London 9am-12 noon Jacksons'/Jagger collaboration State Of 29 (New) SHEILA E: The Glamorous Life (Warner Brothers) good sales. The label credits are Monday-Friday (206m / 94.9VHF) Shock (34 to 20). In comparative terms, 30 (New) SCRITTI POLITTI: Absolute (Virgin/UK) wonderful too, with the songwriter given both are proving bigger pop movers than Reprinted by permission from The Rockpool Newsletter, published by as W Germany, and other credits reading in disco/dance, a problem which has Rockpool Promotions, the leading US new music record pool, 50 West 29 Street, "produced by accident" and "mixed dogged Prince before in this country, for New York 10001 (Tel: 212-686 7410) according to plan". no readily apparent reason. Distribution through the Cartel.

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