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Valentino's in a cold sweat Placed all his money on that last bet Against all the odds he smokes another cigarette Says it helps him to forget he's a nervous wreck It's not that he misses much Or even that he lost his lucky touch It's just he gambles so much And you know that it's wrong

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AUTUMN Stiff They LAST Records settled in Hull before Lene "MOST RECORD companies have no organised a nationwide left tour by home to attend the Central imagination, no sense of itrain to introduce five of their School of Art in , where she adventure," Lene told me, "they just new acts. Appropriately titled the Be met her longstanding musical and want you to be like someone who's Stiff Tour, the crazy 78 caravan was personal companion, the bald, already established. like a travelling party that took a lot mysterious-looking Les Chappell. "Right now, most companies of good times to many towns and (Coincidentally, a fellow student at would want me to be a Debbie Harry cities around Britain. the art school was our contributing or an Olivia Newton-John. But Stiff Cuddly Rachel Sweet belted out photographer Jill Furmanovsky, are completely different. They have her songs like a truck-driving who tells us that Lene and Les were never dictated to me how I should momma; equally tiny (but not so an eccentric couple, even in those dress, what I should record cuddly!) or looned days. Nice with it, though). anything; they just encourage their about with manic energy; lofty Jona Between leaving school and artists to be themselves." Lewie lurched gamely between a winding up on , Lene Smart thinkers, those people at variety of instruments and styles of got involved in all sorts of unusual Stiff. Finally allowed complete music; Mickey Jupp rocked like a ventures, including fringe theatre artistic freedom, Lene and Les good 'un. groups in London, screaming for quickly came up with a bunch of But even though these four horror-movie soundtracks in France, highly original songs and, with the worthies and their accompanists oriental dancing in European musicians who have since signed were great fun, they were all fairgrounds and cabaret work in with Epic Records as The Sinceros, outclassed by a strangely-clad lady Greece. recorded them (plus a couple of Joe with looped pigtails, a saxophone, She also a worked with Les in a soul O'Neill songs and 's set of novel voices for a of group set novel called The Diversions and "Tonight") for the magnificent songs, and a band of unlikely recorded a horrendous version of "I "Stateless" . looking clever trevors. Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" "Yes, I do write all the lyrics," The star of the show was Lene for Polydor, she released the same week confirmed, Lovich. "then after I've got my as The Sex Pistols' "Anarchy In The initial ideas down on paper it's pretty It's taken a little while for the vast UK" in December 1976. much a joint effort between Les and majority of you who couldn't get to "That was towards the end of The myself to work out the music." see the Be Stiff tour to be introduced Diversions," Lene explained with a Les, incidentally, plays guitar, to Lene, but now that "Lucky laugh. " was very quickly synthesizer Number" is up there in the charts, running out of money, and we and percussion as well as singing a bit. Apart from alto we here at Smash Hits would be weren't getting the support or and tenor saxes, Lene can also scrape surprised if you'd failed to take encouragement from Polydor so Les a notice of this tune on a violin, although she says one example of her and I decided to record something extra-special talent. she hasn't played much recently. (And like I said that we thought the company would last issue, if you do like the single, go for — just to get some money. We A week before they began their don't hesitate to buy her album did manage to get a little tune of current tour of Britain, the couple "Stateless" — it's really great.) ours on the 'B' side, which helped." formed a new band — Ben Not only musically talented and of After The Diversions broke up and Overhead, drums; Lenny Meade striking appearance, Lene is bright Lene had completed one of her (ex-FBI), bass; Phil Ramocon and a lot of fun to talk to, as I European jaunts, she and Les then (ex-Rico), keyboards — and together discovered the other day when she joined a band called Oval's Exiles, at they're proving that Lene Lovich is phoned from a gig in Stockport to which time they were greatly headline news. The only slight snag say "Hi" to all Smash Hits readers. encouraged by ex-Radio London DJ, is, until now Lene has almost always But before we get to our brief, now boss of Oval Records, Charlie appeared at venues that are not long-distance chat, I think a few fax Gillett (who was also one of the first open to her younger fans. are in order. people to spot the potential of Ian "Yes," she agreed, "that's a bit of Dury, Elvis Costelio and several a problem. You see, I don't want to FIRST, let's clear up something other dynamic new names). play at places where people are that's been confusing a few people: Through Gillett they recorded a forced to sit down, that's terrible, but her name is pronounced Lay-na version of an old Tommy James & most of the other places are Luv-itch (if you'll pardon the The Shondells hit, "I Think We're supposed to be for over-IBs only, expression). Alone Now", and were Introduced to because of the licensing laws. We're Now in her late twenties, Lene was Stiff, who issued the it track with working on though — I want all born and raised in Detroit in America minor over-dubs as a single last age groups to be able to come along but came to England with her mum September. Since then there's been and enjoy themselves." when she was about 13. no looking back. I guess we'd all agree with that. Lucky Number

By Lene Lovich on Stiff Records

I never used to cry 'cos I was all alone Something tells For me my lucky number's^Bina be you me myself and I is all I've ever known I never felt the need to have a hand to hold You certainly do have a strange effect oi In everything I I do take complete control I never thought that I could feel the wa That's where I'm coming from, my lucky number's one Now something in your eyes gives me I've everything I need to keep me satisfied I never want to be apart from you my dh. There's nothing you can do to make me change my mind I guess it must be true, my lucky number' I'm having so much fun, my lucky number's This one rearrangement suits me now I must Aaooh aaooh . . .11111 That number one was dull and number I now detect an alien vibration here I wanna stay with you, my lucky numb There's something in the air besides the atmosphere The object of the action is becoming clear Aaooh aaooh Number two An imminent attack upon my heart I fear The evidence is strong, my lucky number's wrong Number two Aaooh aaooh Number two (Repeat to fade)

Something tells me my lucky number's gonna Words and music by Lovich/Chap, be changing soon Reproduced by kind permission O

6 SIMASH HITS SMASH HITS 7 for the band, then the March-April British tour — the Difference a group's co-manager had had to go into hospital suffering from year complications after a bout of maices influenza. AFTER A great 1978, John That meant that Phil had to Travolta is having plenty of MAN HITS take on some of the troubles these days. His latest management duties, while at the film. Moment To Moment, which same time finishing off the co-stars American comedienne group's new album "Black LilyTomlin, has received terrible Rose", and preparing a third reviews in the U.S. FOR A WRITER, getting one of press. And book of his lyrics, poems and now John has your songs recorded by Boney M quit the American musings at the printer. Gigolo film project, is not too far short of BUSY partly turning up Worse was to come when because he is still very the big one on the football pools. depressed Lizzy drummer Brian Downey's by the death of his Boney M sell singles worldwide mother from mother died. Naturally Brian cancer. like Heinz sell baked beans. The went home to Ireland, leaving However, welcome news for a gets a percentage — a the band down to just three lot of under-18s is that Saturday royalty — on each record sold. members and with an important Night Fever has been trimmed On a Boney M single that LIZZY of Top Of The Pops appearance to its X-bits for a May re-release represents a hefty sum. Not for WHEN WE RAN into Phil Lynott film. with an nothing are they referred A certificate. It must be a to as of Thin Lizzy the other day for an Boomtown Rats drummer very short movie that's all we can Money B! interview which will be Simon Crowe sat in for Brian so say. So let us tell you about Ken appearing shortly in Smash Hits, that the filming could ahead. Pickett. Ken go was the singer with a he was complaining of a group By the time you read this the called The Creation. They backache and was generally Again & Lizzies will be reunited and in had a minor hit in 1966 with looking somewhat too pooped to America. Look out for the chance "Painter Man", for which Ken pop. Small wonder. to win one of 25 copies of the Again & wrote the words and Creation In the middle of a frenzied new Lizzy album in an upcoming guitarist Eddie Phillips the music. burst of Thin Lizzy activity — the issue of Smash Hits, and for the Again Creation split in 1968 after an new single out, an American visit interview with Phil. unspectacular career, and Ken STATUS Quo's Francis Rossi turned his hand to less seems to be after the Frank glamorous muslcbiz occupations. Spencer Stumblebum Of The He worked as a sound engineer Year Award. The other week he for groups on tour, like Led slipped off the drum riser at a Zeppelin and Eric Clapton, and German gig, and was carried continued to write songs. He had off-stage unconscious. A couple the occasional success — he of nights later he collided with wrote the words to Clive Dunn's Rick Parfitt's guitar neck on stage "Grandad" — but mostly it was a and collected a broken nose. struggle. Imagine Ken's delight, sitting at home last summer watching Top Jolinny Of The Pops with his family, other topline acts will show interest in his new songs, when onto the screen came a and IViatiiis!!! trailer for a Boney M TV Special. since "Painter Man" took off he's SIOUXSIE starting NORMALLY I'D think twice about They were singing his old hit writing again in partnership with Eddie Phillips. mentioning Johnny Mathis here, song of 1 2 years gone. MYSTERY here at but his new single "Last Time I "I thought it sounded familiar," We Smash Hits are over Ken told the moon for Ken and Eddie, but SIOUXSIE & The Banshees Felt Like This" is the unabashedly Smash Hits. "Then I sick as are just back Undertone romantic theme tune for a very realised it was 'Painter Man' — parrots that it's them not from a tour of funny that it us. Europe where they and touching new film was mine. I was over the were wildly called Same Time moon. Things had been pretty received, particularly in 'revives' Next Year starring Ellen Burstyn ghastly these last four years. Amsterdam, where they were and Alan I'd AldafromM.A.S.H. been surviving but not too much called back for three encores. AN ANONYMOUS rock ghoul has Mathis's was happening." Rats head Their follow-up to 'Hong been busy spreading a macabre new partner for the Kong Garden" is rumour duet is a New York singer named When Ken checked it out, he "The that The Undertones Jane Olivor. It found that Boney M had recorded for sun . . . Staircase (Mystery)", out later drummer, Billy Doherty, has been seems that he and Deniece "Painter Man" for this month. The B-side is an killed in a car accident. The story Williams just don't get their THE BOOMTOWN Rats have just best-selling old Marc Bolan number, "20th appeared in one of the on, so that particular teaming is "Nightf light To escaped our weather by leaving music Venus" album. Century Boy ", which they've papers — but was later now kaput. That alone for Los Angeles. They'll be based revealed guaranteed been performing on stage for as a hoax. him sizeable there for two months giving royalties, its a long time. In fact Bolan Back home in Derry, but release now as a dance instructions for "The Rat" the band One less single really puts the icing himself was crazy about the were more than somewhat on the Naturally, outrage is already in cake. Ken wouldn't be number when he heard Ms. stunned to hear this 'news', drawn on the offing. One stunt planned is a how much he Sioux & Co. play it at a gig particularly Billy. The whole Sweet might expect to performance at Frederick's of bank, but he shortly before his death — but group is alive and well, and SINGER BRIAN Connolly has left agreed it would be a Hollywood, a shop famous when he didn't recognise it you read this Sweet (after ten considerable sum. across as his will be on tour of years) but will America for its extremely Baclfstage at an American gig Blondie's What now? Ken's hoping own song! the U.K. — it's their first time out Debbie Harry tells Joan stay with to that kinky underwear. Jett of as a headlining attraction. The Runaways how she discovered peroxide and record solo. The rest of the band changed her career. will carry on as a trio. 8 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 9 1

All my cares and all my fears are far behind

Hey I'm in love ooh and I love the feeling

I tell you I'm in love oh ooh and I love the feeling TBA\GHTTO La la dee la la da la la la la la la la

I got a song in my heart

Just one look that's all it took I was hooked from the very start And the feeling's wonderful yeah yeah marvellous Ooh heavenly. Pure ecstacy ALL this HOPE nasty weather we've been having lately hasn't Hey I'm in love ooh and I love the feeling 40 stopped all TOP you funksters from going out and enjoying yourselves. I tell you I'm in love oh ooh and I love the feeling Doesn't matter what it's like outside, right — Can Now listen : I feel like . You child once you're in there dancing the Feel The a on Christmas morning night away, you'll soon warm up This Last Any of you ever Love must truly be a miracle 'cos I feel like I've been born again gone out to have a good time, then found that La la dee la la la la la Week Week you can t relax and enjoy yourself? Force? da la la la la Title/Artist Label That's exactly how I felt last weekend at I'm a happy man yes t am my local disco. I just couldn't get into the swing of By The Real Thing on Pye 4 CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE? REAL THING Pye 132 things. Records And believe me I'm usually the f/>sf person on the dance 1 CONTACT EDWIN STARR 20th Century 134 floor and /asf off. My heart feels light like a bird in flight But I just couldn't get myself up and out there Can you feel the 5 I WILL SURVIVE GLORIA GAYNOR force-force-force-force? I'm walking air Polydor 117 So I sat listening to the on yeah yeah records carefullv — I know most of the Can you feel the force-force-force-force? 6 KEEP ON DANCING GARYS GANG CBS 126 lyrics from Smash Hits of course — and watching From my head to my toe don't you know I'm all aglow everybody else Can you feel the 3 HEART BLONDIE force-force-force-force? I OF GLASS Chrysalis 117 I feel ten foot tall reckon I know the words to "Can You Feel The Force?" 2 TRAGEDY BEE GEES RSO 118 backwards by now. They must And it's all because I'm in love ooh and I love the feeling have played it about six times in that Chorus I fell 7 GET DOWN GENE CHANDLER one night. you I'm in love oh ooh and I love the feeling 20th Century 112 As soon as it came on, the dance floor was packed. Ooh ooh ooh ooh Can you feel the force? 8 I WANT YOUR LOVE CHIC Atlantic 116 Ooh ooh ooh ooh Can you feel the force? La la dee la la da la la la la la la la 9 NEW PAINTER MAN BONEY M Atlantic I'm a happy man yes I am SHAKE YOUR GROOVE THING PEACHES AND HERB Polydor There's a mood spreading round the world today 'Cos I've got a girl wouldn't trade her for the world yeah yeah 12 DISCO NIGHTS (ROCK FREAKS) G.Q Arista Imp Can you feel the force? Hey I'm in love ooh and I love the feeling It's with you in your work or at your play Hey I'm in love I'm in love I'm in love I'm in love Can you feel the force? And I love the feeling They're cleaning up the streets throughout the world She's never hard to find 'cos she's always on my mind yeah yeah Can you feel the force? Hey I'm in love ooh and I love the feeling Ghetto folk have had the plight unfurled Can you feel the force? Words and Music by Norman Whitfield. Reproduced by l

All you people with your heads on the ground Chorus Can you feel the force? I want your love I want your love I can feel the hope spreading all around I want your love I want your love Can you feel the force?

I can feel a new beginning in the air Do you feel like you ever want pChic take a resf from freaking to Can you feel the force? demonstrate how sometimes no To try my love and see how well it fits? matter how hard you try, Peace and love flowing Real Thing at No 1 in the Disco 40 you just can't get on your good foot everywhere Baby, can't you see when you look at me Can you feel the force? I can't kick this feeling when it hits 13 11 EVERYTHING IS GREAT INNER CIRCLE Island 122 I listened All one more time and then, when "Turn alone in my bed at night 14 The Music Up" by You 9 WOMAN IN LOVE THREE DEGREES Ariola Slow Players can see a change in people's I Association (one of my favourites) went attitudes grab my pillow and squeeze it tight on the turntable I 15 17 BRING YOUR OWN FANTASTIC FOUR Look into the future in Atlantic 123 made the effort and got much brighter moods I think of you and I dream of up and danced, and soon I you started enjovina 16 16 FIFTY-FOUR SEA LEVEL Capricorn 120 myself. ' ** There's a message clearly written in the sky All of the time 17 27 AT MIDNIGHT Times are changing soon we'll T-CONNECTION TK 118 Another couple of biggies that got a lot of all be flying high What am I gonna do? plays were "He's The 18 14 HEAVEN Greatest Dancer" KNOWS DONNA SUMMER Casablanca 132 by Sister Sledge, which I'm sure is going to be a big Fiepeat chorus 19 13 SING SING GAZ Salsoul 114 hit (It's so good to dance to), and "Got To Be Real" by Cheryl Repeat chorus Lynn, 20 NEW MONEY IN MY POCKET DENNIS BROWN Lightning which reminds me of Natalie Cole's "This Will Be". feel the force 21 18 WEEKEND MICK JACKSON Atlantic 116 I noticed that there Sometime don't you feel are a lot of good slow records around at the Feel the force 22 32 POPS WE LOVE YOU ROSS, GAYE, ROBINSON, mornent. "Never Had A Love Like This Like you never really had a love that's real etc Motown 116 Before" by Tavares is such a Feel the force - Can you feel the force? Well here I 23 34 I'VE GOT MY MIND MADE UP INSTANT FUNK Salsoul good one to dance to — if you can find a am and who's to say 111 partner of course. The Repeat to fade amount A better love you won't find 24 23 COOL MEDITATION THIRD WORLD Island Reggae of boys I saw just standing around looking gormless as today Just one I 26 20 DESTINY JACKSONS soon as the smoochy records came on was unbelieveable chance and will show you love Epic Slow Words and music by Chris Like If I had and Eddie Amoo. Reproduced no other two steps 26 21 QUE TAL AMERICA TWO some guts I would have got up myself by l

I must say thank you to the boy who asked me to dance to "I'm 30 33 SAVE SOME FOR THE CHILDREN HOWARD KENNEY Warner Bros In Repeat chorus Love" by Rose Royce. 31 28 This one's so slow that we were almost I'm In Love (And I YOU'RE A STAR AQUARIAN DREAM Elektra 136 standing still at one point, but I'm not complaining. 32 22 GOT TO BE REAL CHERYL LYNN CBS 118 I want your love I need love Hot news for all your 31 you Village People fans, and some advice. Pass 33 1 DON'T WANT NOBODY ELSE MICHAEL WALDEN Atlantic imp 126 on Love I'll share my dreams and make you see Just A Gigolo", their The single on DJfVl, and wait Feeling) 34 NEW YOU BET YOUR LOVE HERBIE for their new one How really HANCOCK U.S. Columbia imp 118/118 bad I on Phonogram which'll your love need be out and about very soon. It's called "In By Rose Royce on Whitfield Records 35 26 LET'S DANCE TOGETHER WILTON FELDER ABC 106 I want your love I need your The Navy", and it's taken love from their new, upcoming LP "Go West". 36 NEW HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER SISTER SLEDGE Cotillion Just like the birds in the sky above Imp 116 To mark the occasion, the one in the army gear— Village Person I'm in love ooh and I love the 37 35 THIS IS IT/COUNTDOWN DAN HARTMAN Blue feeling I'll share my dreams and make you see Sky 130 Alex Briley — has been to the fancy dress shop for a new costume Hey I'm in love I'm in love I'm in love I'm in love 38 NEW Y.M.C.A. (US 12" remix) VILLAGE PEOPLE Casablanca Imp 124 How really bad your love I need Yeah, you guessed it, Alex is getting himself togged t out in naval And love the feeling 39 24 DANCE PARADISE EXPRESS Fantasy 131 uniform for "In The Navy." Chorus to fade 40 30 COMIN' ON STRONG CAROLINE CRAWFORD Mercury 133 Now there's one group of boys who'll never go unnoticed in a The sun seems to shine all the time in my mind disco! „ 'Compiled Bev Since I met you baby Words and music by Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers. by Record Business magazine based on sales at specialist disco shops. Imp = = Reproduced by kind permission Warner Bros Music. Import. BPM Beats per minute. 10 SMASH HITS

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Bout time we gave the disco freaks among you an incentive to enter our crossword competition, riglit! OK, so what we've done is line up the very best disco LP around. Chic's "C'est Chic" on Atlantic Records, as the album prize for crossword No. 7. If we can prise 'em out of Bev's clutches, we've got 50 copies Knocking around the office to give away. You know the score: the first correct entry opened after the closing date gets the radio cassette fCHIC recorder, plus a cassette of the Chic LP. The next 50 correct entries opened each get a copy of "C'est Chic". Right, get off your goodfoot for just a short while, and dance your ballpoint to the world's most chic LPs to be won crossword . . .

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Simply solve our crossword puzzle, writing the answers in ink, pen or ball- point. Complete the coupon with your «~~-. own full Homicide name and address, then cut it out and post it in a sealed envelope Emergency -^^ addressed to: SMASH HITS (Crossword No. 7), 117 Park Rd., Peterborough PE1 THE JAM 2TS. Make sure it arrives not later than In The City March 21st, 1979, the closing date. 'A' Bomb Sender of the first correct entry checked In Ward our St: after the closing date will win the radio cassette player. Senders of the next 50 THE SKII§f^^: correct entries will each receive a copy Sweet Suburbia' ' -> of the Chic album.

The Editor's decision on all matters SHAM 6r relating to the competition will Borstal Breakout r, be final Northern Ireland, Eire, Channel and legally binding. No Isles correspondence and the Isle of Man, excluding emp- If The Kids Are United can be entered into. The competition is loyees (and their families) of Smash r open to all readers in Great 1 Britain, Hits and East Midland Allied Press. 1 2 r" Ij"" THE CURE 1 4 IhU r -^rnn Killing An Arab 7 n 8 ^m' ACROSS THE ADTERTS 1 27 Chuck Berry's 1 1 1 instruction to Gary Gilmore's Eyes 1 Exit one gran (anagram 10, 1) Beethoven in the rock 'n' roll oldie _ IB 5 & 9 across Siouxsie & Banshees (4,4) LP, or a loud, THE piercing cry 29 Silent Beatle(more's the pity!) BOYS

nF r ' 11 As a '-.,.:; 7 singer he made an LP called 30 & 9 down Eye-to-eye disco guy The First Time +r , "Jesus Of Cool", as a producer he's 31 See 10 across 13 responsible for the Costello and THE Pretenders JOLT "-J- iS" hits (4, 4) No Excuses PBB 1 9 See 5 across DOWN 10 & 31 across & 20 down Funkadelic 1 "Get Down" hitmaker (4, 8) wave the funk flag THE LURKERS n — (3,6,5,1,6) 2 Like Pearl, she's a singer 1 (5, 6) "I Thought It Was You" was his first I'm On Heat 3 & 15 across Chaka Khan's recent hit I big disco hit 20 21 (2, 5, 5) 12 See 22 across 4 New wave band in ecstacv'!> GENERATIOF 15 See 3 down X ^ (1, 1, 1) Ready Steady Go * 16 Bill Nelson's new group is called — 1 5 Does this group in for go Noise a service every 6,000 miles? \ (3, 6) 17 Top-selling British THE rock group 6 Girls' name — or Hot STRANGLERS 19 Chocolate hit 37 1 1 1 & 18 down Lene's hoping that 8 Wind instrument No More Heroes hers is No. 1! 9 See 30 across n n 20 26 down & & 14 down The dentists' 12 Mrs Bowie PLASTIC BERTRAND IIH ^^H H favourite hit ii l^n — scrub away, scrub 13 Like Anita, Ruth and June Pointer Ca Plane Pour Moi away. . .(4,4,11) 14 1 1 1 " 1 See 20 across 21 Surname ::i I 2 of singer who duetted on 18 See 19 across a No. OTV/AY No. 7 1 single with 25 across 20 See 10 across AND BARRETT 22 8t 12 across "Heat Of The Beat" Bevra.re of the Flowers 21 American rock legend whose real disco star name is Robert Zimmerman ('Cos I'm sure They're Name 24 The elder Bee Gee Age 23 Like ' submarine Going 25 First Division To Get You Yeh!) star. Third Division 26 See 20 across chairman — but not Really Free for long, eh 28 Mr Wood, Rolling Stone Reg! .^:'/- Address 29 Brilleaux of the Feelgoods THE HEARTBREAKERS (BLOCK CAPITALS) Bom Too Loose ANSWERS TO CROSSWORD No. 5 Mud; ACROSS: 39 (Billy) Idol. 1 Bee Gees; 4 Debbie (Harry)' 7 DOWN: Mink 1 Bu2zcocks; 2 "Evita"; 3 Smash (DeVllle); 9 "It's Raining"; 1 1 (David) (Hits); 4 Dan (Hartman); 5 Bonnie (Tyler); 6 PATRIK FITZGERALD Gates; 13 Chaka Khan; 15 Eagles; -.--: 17 "Emma"; 8 Kiss; 10 "Space € Oddity"; 1 m 1 Gig- Irrelevant Battles Carpenters; 19 Darts; 21 "Lady Sings (The 12The(Stranglers); 14 "(I Love) America"- | Blues)"; 23 Cars; 24 Alicia 16 (Bridges); 25 Lyncs; 18 Rolling Stones; Adverts; 28 "Ziggy 20 (The) Stardust"; 30 (Jimmy) Stranglers; 22 Brass; 26 "Darlin"'; 27 (Joe) STIFF LITTLE FIn| Savile; 31 Peter (Tork); 33 Osmonds; 35 Strummer; 29 (James) Taylor; 31 Patti Suspect Device "Rumours"; 37 "(Lady Sings) The Blues"; 38 : (Smith); 32 Rolls; 34 Drum; 36 Rod (Stewart). Winners of Crossword No. 5 are listed on Page 12 SMASH HITS 30 SMASH HITS 13 rrrrr

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district of York), like in the film MORNING, good back, I don't mind telling you. I New GbbDmorning. Another day on thought we'd neverfind a bass American Hot Wax," laughed Rita. another Darts tour. Sleep singer." "A journalist we were with took us well? No matter. Hand your bag to seriously. He said to us: 'It would -''. .V.' J.; the bus driver and get on board. TIS CERTAINLY true that where not be serving in your best interests

Boys all here? Hey, where's Rita Darts have led, others have i \y,'. ;>'/~to go into the South Bronx with "'' Ray? Out shopping? At half nine in followed. Born of the ashes of doo" your street maps and English the morning? wop group Rocky Sharpe and the accents. You will probably get Ah, Darts explain, Rita is a Razors, Darts zoomed out of the pub mugged before you open the maps compulsive second-hand clothing circuit in '76. They survived punk in up to see where it is that you are shopper. She can smell an Oxfam '77. They survived the loss of bass getting mugged.' for 'r:'".'..-.' shop five miles away, and regularly singer Den Hegarty and pianist "We howled over that one goes broke on tour picking up a Hammy Howell in '78. days. But the trip was great for me. year's wardrobe at every available Now, while others valiantly try to It's helped me get over my fear of extra minute. revive old vocal group hits hoping working in America. Three times This time, Rita's found a coat she for a slice of the market, Darts have we've been set to go there and three 'must' have. The shop was closed by opened up, Rita & Co. are streaking times we've cancelled because the time last night's sound check ahead with their own self-penned we've been needed here. We've got finished, so Rita raced into town hits. "Get It", written by Horatio a deal with Polydor (Records) there first thing this morning to shell out Hornblower, is positively '60s soul, now. So, maybe we'll try to get for her bargain. Now, the tour bus with those now distinctive there before the year is up. Perhaps will pick her up en route to the next harmonies. we'll try with the next album." town. "Darts are Darts," says Rita Ray, Sure enough, Rita flags down the who is weary of being asked WHAT'S THE biggest difference for bus as we pass through town and whether or not the group should' .-V?' //\\ Rita without loony Den around? leaps aboard. She is disgustingly still call themselves a doo wop "In the old days, it didn't matter awake. A fiver, just a fiver, has outfit. what or how I sang, because no bought her a super grey wool coat "Who knows what the next album matter what any of us did, all eyes with black cording round the edges. will sound like? We're still doing old were on Den. Very early '60s. songs, we love them. But all eight of "Now I'm aware that people are The other Darts grunt their the guys are writing new stuff in watching me. I've had to work a lot approval and go back to reading, different combinations, so there's harder. And I'm thrilled that playing cards, sleeping or just going to be a lot of music about. I'll everyone's accepted Kenny staring out of the window. The write myself eventually. But not just Andrews. With pianist Mike Deacon, soundtrack of "Pennies From yet." we now have a fifth harmony, It Heaven" is being piped out of the After auditioning 300 people in adds a new dimension to the vocal bus sound system. Quite nice first England looking for a replacement harmonies. thing in the morning. for Den Hegarty, the group flew to "Now, if I could find a scarf to go "What a relief. Thought I'd never New York to try there. And with this coat, I'd be set." get that coat," says Rita, packing eventually came up with Kenny Twenty minutes later, Hawkeye away her purchase and settling into Andrews. Ray had spotted a scarf in the her seat. "Everything's going so "At one point someone suggested window of a War On Want shop. Rita wants, Rita does her well for us, I just don't believe it. I that we look for singers on Bronx And when was pretty shaky a few months street corners (The Bronx is a best to get it. Get it??? and finds out how Den's surviving without Darts

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piffling nonsense. A well-made Smash Hits know him and love I play it the better it sounds. everybody expects him to be and the band do an reviewed reviewed novelty song that loses Its appeal him like a brother. Nevertheless, Furthermore, I have just decided good at. I.e. reworking Chuck with far more wit and flair than as soon as you stop to think if he'd made a duff record we'd It's the very best of the batch. A Berry's old licks for the old sourpuss himself. by RED by CLIFF about It. say so — but he hasn't, thank hit. umpteenth time. Still, no matter goodness. It's a raunchy bit of how predictable, it's no disgrace ROXY MUSIC: Trash (Polydor, OIRE STRAITS: Sultans Of Swing good old rhythm and blues with a THE POINTER SISTERS: Fire — wiiich Is more than can be said STARR WHITE pic bag). Two variations on a (Vertigo). Reissued In Britain smart lyric and, heavens above, a (Planet). One of the few tracks on for his appalling version of "The theme to mark Roxy's reunion — because of Its well-deserved catchy hook line. the Sisters' recent album that Harder They Come" on the the top side galumphs along in a success In the American charts. Chugalugatoonful. really burns (groan). It's a song flipside. heavy backwash of guitar and WITH more than 60 new singles One of the best of the up 'n' composed by Bruce Springsteen SEX PISTOLS: Something Else electronics, the other version of shouting for attention in your coming British groups turns In a GENERAL JOHNSON: Can't turned into a clean-cut but slinky (Virgin, pic bag). Featuring the this ambiguous song is taken fortnightly guide to the goodies highly polished country-rock Nobody Love Me Like You Do chart possibility. JOE late Sid Vicious on lead shouting, slightly slower. The intro to the there's only one way out: sort performance that sounds like it (Arista 12in). One of the most I JACKSON Eddie Cochran's immortal classic 'A' side Is a grabber; the rest Is them into my own order of could have been made In Texas distinctive singers in the history KEITH RICHARDS: Run Rudolph Look Is — surprise, surprise — good played really loud but preference, begin at the or thereabouts — until you hear of soul music comes crashing Run (Rolling Stones Records, pic SharpI performed as faithfully close to doesn't match the brilliance of beginning and keep on going the lyric about a South London back with an immediately bag). This is the Rolling Stone the original as the Pistols could the best of their old stuff. The 'til I run out of space. swing band. As durable as possibly get. 'Course it's slightly competition has improved Tomorrow I'll have changed my hand-stltched denim. heavier, but there's no denying dramatically since they've been MARVIN GAYE: Hare Dear good as some claim. The lyrics mind, but right now the My that this is '50s rock 'n' roll rather away. (Tamla Motown, double LP). are great but his tunes could be running order is: THE CURE: Killing An Arab than '70s punk. Bet it'll confuse a of (Fiction, pic bag). A bizarre Double dose long, slow, soft stronger, and his music is lean, good many Teds. The flip, an THE RUMOUR: Frozen Years soul from smooth talkin', close tense rock 'n' roll In Elvis FISCHER-Z: Remember Russia bazaar, ho ho, of jangly eastern the age-old dirty ditty "Friggin' In (Stiff, pic bag). Great sleeve, dancin', heavy breathin', Marv Costello/ mould. (United Artists, pic bag). sounds, sudden slashes of The Riggin' ", led by Steve Jones, disappointing record from the Suave. Very much mood A big name for the future, this is Haunting organ phrase over a is childish nonsense. Graham Parker's boys. So music, telling the story of the well worth checking out. Best rock-steady rhythm introduces disappointing that there's breakup of Gaye's marriage. The trax: "Is She Really Going Out this stark reminder of Man's TINA TURNER: Root, Toot, nothing constructive to say about music oozes class but is short on With Him?", "Fools In Love". (7 technological fallibility. Dr. Who Undisputable Rock 'n' Roller it. Just goes to show that not snap and melody so newcomers out of 10). meets future shock victims in the (UA). I suppose this is just as everything on the Stiff label is a are advised to sample first. Best scarred wastes where radioactive predictable as Keith's effort — winner. trax: "Is It Enough", "Funky ODYSSEY: Hollywood Party debris rains on mankind. What but to me there is something a bit Space Reunion". (6 out of 10). Tonight (RCA). The "Native New am I talking about? An excellent more heartening about Ms CAROLINE CRAWFORD: Coming Yorker" crowd have obviously record from an interesting new Turner proving that she can still On Strong (Mercury 12in). IAN MATTHEWS: Staalin' Home been listening to Dr. Buzzard's band, that's what. Famous shake a tail feather with more GARY'S GANG: Keep On Dancin' (Rockburgh/Polydor), It's weak at Original Savannah Band {really! cartoonist Ralph Steadman liked gusto than any other female (CBS 12ln). Two popular disco the knees time as one of last they've two great neglected this single so much that he singer. A raucous mix of 1960s dancers — the first a heavy year's best kept secrets becomes also on RCA). This Is agreed to illustrate the sleeve. rock 'n' soul, just like she used to rhythm and blues style track, widely available. Late of lightweight smooth soul with old make with bubble Ike. written and produced by Matthews Southern Comfort fashioned big band tinges in the JOE JACKSON: Sunday Papers Hamilton Bohannon and (remember their "Woodstock"?), music. Short on tune strength but (A & M, pic bag). This time the : English Civil War featuring a walling soul Matthews makes beautiful nice lyrics and great to dance to. Jamaican influence is In the fine (CBS. pic bag). There's nowt songstress; the second is a albums — well chosen, tasteful Candyfloss nonsense really, but supporting lyric bass work, a with this wrong sceptic vision of lighter, pop thang that works well songs, choice musicianship, then I always did have a sweet which Is a smart slap across the society except the tune. Surely enough played loud in a club but superbly sung in his appealing, tooth. Best trax: "Single Again", wrists of the sensation-seeking Jones and Strummer could have doesn't bear much playing at wistful style. For anyone who "Lily And Harry — Late To The Sunday 'news' rags. Lovely clean come up with something better home. ever cared — try to hear It. Best Party Again". (5 out of 10). production, snappy group, and than "Johnny Comes Marching trax: "Shake It", "Give Me An Joe sings his own observant lyric Home"? On the other hand, the OUVIA NEWTON-JOHN: Totally InchGirl". (Soutof 10). PHOEBE SNOW: Against The with unaffected charm. Jackson very familiarity of the song could Hot (EMI, pic bag). Tailor-made Grain (CBS). A lovely record from has been lavishly praised in some jagged rock, pulse beat and a dry help sales. Gutsy and relevant for Lulu's perky professionalism, THE SKIDS: Scared To Dance an American lady with a unique quarters, criticised as an Elvis voice Intoning the grim story of but drab. Also, it's taken from the this bouncy . . . hang on, (Virgin). But never mind last year voice. Unusual stuff — folk songs Costello copyist In others, but death, based on a book called band's "Give 'Em Enough Rope" malfunction . . . THWAKAWAKA — here comes THE album of '79 sung in a soul fashion against there's no doubt about it — this is The Outsider by Albert Camus. LP . . . I which most Clash fans will that's better. As was saying, so far, and by a long way at that. I jazzy background. An acquired a great pop record. It's no fun but It makes a change already own. There is a new song this is a very nifty piece of work. I expected a strong debut from taste maybe but well worth the from the everyday stories of pop. versions are on the B-side, however. The still think it sounds like Lulu these popular Scottish boys but effort. Best trax: "Every Night", BEN MOORE: Slippin' Away usually only Clash's version of Toots & The though. this is amazingi Great tunes and "In My Life". (6 out of 10). (DJM). Formerly known as Bobby BUZZCOCKS: Everybody's available in Maytals "Pressure Drop". catchy guitar, dense, death and Purify (of James And . . . ), Happy Nowadays (UA, pic bag). this form VILLAGE PEOPLE: Just A glory lyrics from 18-year-old UFO: Strangers In The Night Moore lends his compelling voice Also Inspired by a book (wot a lot during early GRAHAM PARKER & THE GIgolo/l Ain't Got Nobody poet/singer Ricky Jobson and a (Chrysalis). A double live set, this to an unexceptional though of swots these pop chaps are), pressings. RUMOUR: Protection (Vertigo). (DJM). Beware: this Is not the veritable powerhouse of pent-up album is a pain in the ears. catchy beat ballad that's similar this time It's Aldous Huxley's Remember also that I've just miserably failed the GP follow up to "YMCA", It's one of energy released in a flood of fire Shorter, more economic songs »to Dobie "Drift Away" Gray. It Brave New World. Couldn't stand coloured vinyl intelligence test. I've listened to their old recordings reissued — and passion. This is one GREAT make this better than most of the isn't fashionable and it probably it at first but there's something doesn't this ska-beat rocker six times and it's awful. Don't know how rock 'n' roll album and not to be thunder and lightning Heavy won't sell, but it's effortless, deviously hypnotic about normally play without discovering what on much it's got to do with the new missed at any cost, understand? Metal crowd — but that's not southern country pop/soul and I Buzzcock's discordant rock. Now I as well as earth he's moaning about, David Bowie film of the same Best trax: "Into The Valley", saying much. It's still ten years love it, even if I am in a minority sing along to the chorus. plain back. beyond the fact that he "can't get name but it makes no difference "Scared To Dance". (9 out of 10). out of date and there are many of one. no protection." The words are to the quality, or rather the lack of more interesting BLAST FURNACE AND THE: things about clear enough, they just don't it. JOE JACKSON: Look Sharp (A & right now. Best trax (I suppose): IAN GOMM: 24 Hour Service South Of The River (Nighthawk, seem to be strung together in any M). Another very strong first "Doctor, Doctor", "Lights Out". • (Albion). In which gamblin' man pic bag). No literary influences sensible pattern. No matter, he Seeya in two weeks. appearance though not quite as (3 out of 10). Johnny wants to get home to bed here, even though Blast Furnace

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South of the riv«r you stop and you hold everything instead of just reading it. the number Pye NSPL Write to Smash Hits at 41 Broadway, Peterborough, PE1 1RY. A band is blowing dixie double four time 18541. Recently too, We DO read all your letters (honest injunl), but we're sorry that we You feel alright when you hear that music ring I'M WRITING this to Britain's Bonaparte Records have can't help readers who request the words to specific songs, unless they're biggest, brightest, issued an EP stemming from upcoming hits, which we always try to put in Smash Hits Well now you step inside best-Informed and most the "Handsome" sessions, anyway. Those of you still waiting for replies, please be patient — But you don't see too many faces Informative this being named "The Best we're working hard to clear the backlog. songwords Coming in out of the rain to hear the go down magazine (Flatterer— Ed). If Of Kilburn And The High Competition in other places IS this you can't help me, who can? roads" (Bonaparte BONE 1). WHO berk Red Starr who very pleased if you could as this Butth* horns they're blowing that sound Please Since signing with Stiff, reviews your albums and calls would add to my collection. can you give me a list Way down south, way on down south London town the of Ian Dury singles and Ian Dury has recorded four Bee Gees gnats? I ^ Why did he As said, I think your mag is hot have to spoil his albums — both when he singles — "Sex And Drugs And otherwise good stuff and I hope It will never was Clyck stop. Rock out Guitar George, he l(nows all the chords writing, and your fantastic Keep up the good work. with Kllburn & The High And Roll"/"Razzle In My Mind he's strictly rhythm magazine, Roads and Pocket" (BUY 17, Sept. 1977), by this rudeness. I Jane Hughes, Turves Road, now with The He doesn't want to it make cry or sing think Red Starr is a toad. Cheadle Hulme, Cheshire. Blockheads? "Sweet "/"You're ThisUnd an old guitar is all he can afford Debbie Groves, Monks Sally Norton, High More Than Fair", the latter Road, We're getting some new Wheft he gets up under the lights to play his thing Lincoln. badges Wycombe, Bucks. track being with the Kilburns, made, Jane. Look out for an (BUY Oct. Quite right 23, 1977), "What A Debbie. He's waiting announcement soon, telling you Sure thing, Sally. And Harry doesn't mind if he doesn't make the scene Ian first Waste"/"" (BUY 27, for a Princess to come along and how to get hold of them. He's got a daytime job, he's doing alright recorded as a member of ApriL 1978) and "Hit Me With give him a kiss. Meanwhile, each Kilburn He can play honky tonk like anything & The High Roads in Your Rhythm Stick"/"Ain't Half to their own opinion. IN THE last edition on page 24, Saving it up for Friday night 1974. They cut an album for Been Some Clever Bastards" "Croak, croak" when Cliff White reviews the new — Red Starr. the Raft label, though it (BUY 38, Nov. 1978). singles, he says that Elvis We're the sultans, we're the sultana of swing didn't surface until October Only one Dury FIRST I to album has want congratulate you Costello's "Oliver's Army" is a 4.R.' t-^'« 1978, entitled "Wotabunch" made an appearance on your excellent magazine. clapped-out old pop melody and on Stiff, (Warner Bros K56513). A this being And then the man he steps right up to the microphone Certainly is a change from ail this Is Elvis' "New Boots And weakest effort for ages. It single from these sessions, Panties" (SEEZ 4, 1977) And says at last just as the time bell rings other crap. I but Ian must say at first I had seems to me that Cliff Is White "Billy Bentley"/"Pam's and Goodnight, thank you, now it's time to go home my doubts, but with your can also be totally wrong In his judgement. Moods" (Warner Bros And he it fast heard on "Live Stiffs" (GET 1, makes with one more thing immaculate colour pics and info How he has such a nerve to say K17225) also appeared in 1977), playing live It has certainly established a that versions of about the song, when it Is late '78. secure place " Dickie" and "Wake We are the siiltan^^ are the sultans of among my selling tremendously well and swing In 1975, the rhythm stick Up", jamming with Elvis somewhat varied punk literature. seems to me to be his strongest wielder once more returned Costello, Surprised? Not really. BIghead! Nick Lowe, Wreckless effort ever. Is beyond me. to the studios with the Words and music by Mark Knopfler. Eric and others on a version of Reproduced by kind Dire Straits (left to rigitt): Pick Withers, Jofin lllsley. 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