MUSIC WEEK DECEMBER 13, 1980

Miyim f RECORDS ICURO^UDI 'vl/ FLEETWOOD MAC ARE PROUD TO ANNOUNCE A NEW Live. Warner Brothers K66097. RELEASE BY CURRENTLY THE Despite the fact that Tusk was a BEST SELLING COUNTRY markedly smaller success than SINGER IN BRITAIN... previous blockbusters from Mac, right, this must be a winner — with tracklisting & including Go Your Own Way, cgpxcfKR Rhiannon, Never Going Back A* Again, Sara, and three Millie previously unrclcascd tracks. Good price — £6 or less is suggested by WB. Only just in take time for Christmas, but should ME still make it big.0 home VARIOUS ARTISTS Peter Wilson. A greatest hits Weather and Birdland and Should skirl lower reaches of BRA(BRC)1011 The Guinness Album. Hits of compilation (already!) from while the instrumental Top 75. the Seventies. CBS 10020. one of the most universally virtuosity is as ever at a very Double LP of artists' hits popular of the punk bands and high level, this will only appeal CLIMAX BLUES BAND ALSO AVAILABLE featured in the book of the includes classic tracks like to their hard core jazz fans. Flying the Flag. Warner BRA (BRC) 1003 'GENTLY HOLD ME' same name compiled by Jo and Borstal Breakout and Hersham *** Brothers K56871. Producer: PEGGY SUE & SONNY WRIGHT John Ryan. If this fine old Tim Rice, Paul Gambaccini Boys. This will be snapped up BYRON LEE'S bunch of dues payers don't BRA (BRC) 1002 'SATURDAY NIGHT IN DALLAS' and Mike Read. Thirty number by the fans — especially the ALLSTARS KENNY SERATT ones and five number twos limited edition containing a know how to put together a from stars like Rod Stewart, four track liveEP. Soul-Ska! Echo STLP 1001. thoroughly professional, fine- BRA (BRC) 1007 'RIDIN' THE BIG 'A' KENNY serait Kate Bush and Elton John, Producer: Ally East. Although sounding and good-looking LP BRA (BRC) 1001 'BOXCAR WILLIE boxcar Willie o the ska revival seems to have by now there is no hope for Classic parly album, should do slipped out of fashion all of a anyone. However, they do — bra (BRC) 1004 'DADDY WAS A RAILROAD MAN' well. STEELEYESPAN sudden, this album will be sold and on this latest tight, sweet BOXCAR WILLIE o Sails Of Silver. Chrysalis CHR to anyone who likes the strain offering they prove it again. BRA (BRC) 1006 'BOXCAR WILLIE SINGS HANK 1304. Producer: Gus immediately. It is simply a ♦ ♦♦ WILLIAMS & JIMMIE RODGERS' DEEP PURPLE Dudgeon. After a two and a classic, featuring the title track, ARETHA FRANKLIN BOXCAR WILLIE Deep Purple In Concert, half year gap the folk-rock the uplifting Shoobe Doobe Aretha. Arista SPART 1147. Harvest SHOW 412, Lavish band has re-formed in the line Doo (also covered by U-Roy) Producer: Arif Mardin. double set recorded live up which gave it its greatest hits and the now famous This first Arista LP from the COLORADO SING between 1970-72. Original line- — Maddy Prior, Tim Hart, Rocksteady and Soul-Ska. If lady once dubbed Queen of COUNTRY MUSIC up are featured heavily on pix Rick Kemp, Peter Knight, Bob people knew it existed, they'd Soul is strong enough to do her on inner and outer cover. Will Johnson and Nigel Pegrum. no doubt pounce on it. and her new label some good. ALL ENQUIRIES TO: sell well to a whole new The line up may be of old but *** The tracks produced by Arif generation of Purple the style is new, leaning Mardin (What A Fool Believes, BIG 'R' RECORDS (EUROPE LTD) followers. Should chart high. towards fresh pop rather than THEFALL Come To Me, Can't Turn You 29 HIGH STREET ■ BIGGAR their traditional folk roots. Grotesque. Rough Trade Loose, Love Me Forever) are LANARKSHIRE ■ ML12 60A They are touring extensively ROUGH 18. Producers: Mayo among the best, but overall this Tel: (STD 0899) 20666. Telex: 778357 HOT CHOCOLATE before Christmas and there Thompson, Geoff Travis, is a very nice album, on which Class. RAK SRAK 534. should be enough old fans Grant Showbiz and The Fall. Franklin gives a belter Producer: Mickie Most. around to help this into the An excellent album from rock's demonstration of her powers Everything this group does chart. anti-stars that should do belter than during her recent seems to turn to gold at the o than all their other product, as performances in London. moment so this is a sure fire the band are finally getting *** chart record for Christmas. MIKEBATT their sound right — dark yet HARVEY ANDREWS Contains their hit single Are Waves. Epic EPC 84617, rhythmic, obscure but dealing Brand New Day. Polydor You Getting Enough plus an Producer: arlist. A Batt with everyday occurrences. Super 2383 595. Producer: interesting version of The concept in the usual grand Mark Smith's voice is as Martin Lawrence. This is a live Police's Walking on the Moon. manner apparently inspired by distinctive as ever and the concert recording of a long his current yachting trip group's large cult following o will no doubt snap it up. established folk circuit/ around the world. Always *** recording/concert venue HEADING FOR THE CHARTS TOYAH ambitious with many artist who has recently Toyah, Toyah, Toyah. Safari interesting frills, underneath ISAAC HAYES signed with Polydor. This is LIVE 2. Producer: Nick his tunes are simple pop stuff ENTERPRISE Andrews just as he has always Tauber. Toyah is at the centre and several tracks suggest His Greatest Hits. Stax STX been — gently humorous, of so much media attention this themselves as singles apart 88003. Producer: Isaac Hayes. singing his own comments on live LP can't fail to hit the from the actual single release Full length album versions of the world and some other 'mm n charts — and probably gel Winds Of Change. A likely one all his major hits including people's songs. Familar and quite near the top as well. for the bottom end of the Shaft. Not really enough hits to justify a double LP. very pleasant — good chance in Toyah always sounds better at chart. *** its own market. her gigs than she does in the o ** studio so she's in good form VARIOUS ARTISTS JUDY MOWATT here. ATV documentary on PETER SKELLERN It Ain't Me Babe. (Great artists Black Woman, Island ILPS A singer to be screened before Still Magic. Mercury 6359036. sing the songs of Bob Dylan.) 9649. Producer: Judy Mowatt. Christmas should lift this into Producer: arlist. The piano Polystar BOB TV 1. Where else Lovely reggae LP from the lady theTop 10. player with that distinctive would you find the Tremelocs most well known as one of the voice who used to turn up late and Jimi Hendrix together I-Threes, Bob Marley's o night on the radio has moved except on a Dylan compilation? backing vocalists. With help THE CLASH on from the successful concept Cover versions rarely do his from people like Horsemouth Sandinista. CBS FSLNI. idea behind his last successful songs justice and with such a Wallace and Geoffrey Chung Producers: artists. Phew! Their album Astaire. On this he gives diversity of artists in one she has produced an LP good last offering was a double with his special treatment to collection it's hard to see who enough to sell well in its own standards like Buddy Holly's this will appeal to — certainly right, but which will probably barely a duff track on it and not Dylan fans. ■Jjlj their ambition seems to know Raining In My Heart and Is «« sell on the strength of the no bounds with a 36 track You Is Or Is YOu Ain't My Marley connection. treble this time, and of a Baby, plus four of his own TODD RUNDGREN eaiesssj similarly high standard. A rich compositions — a nice balance. A Wizard, A True Star. KEITH DEWHURST & THE AMU variety of material taking in With such hot competition at Bcarsvillc IRSP 10. Producer: ALBION BAND fairly simple pop tunes, some this lime of year he will struggle Todd Rundgrcn. Lark Rise to Candleford. reggae and more complex to match the gold status of his Hermit of Mink Hollow. Charisma CDS 4020. numbers like Rebel Waltz. last LP. Bcarsvillc IRSP 11. Producer: *** Todd Rundgrcn. Two classic Producer: Nic Rowley. A Bound to chart high. early Rundgren recordings now magically good album based on o ROCKYSHARPE AND the National Theatre LP = SRT 80428 made available again, after a promenade performances of HAZEL O'CONNOR THE REPLAYS brief deletion, through a deal the musical play taken from Sons And Lovers. Albion ALB Rock It To Mars. Chiswick with Island. Both show CASS = CAS SRT 80428 CWK 3013. Producer: Mike Rundgrcn near, or at, his Flora Thompson's books. 104. Producer: Nigel Gray Vcrnon. One of several revival creative peak, playing and Apart from the fine reditions Not quite the Hazel O'Connor bands enjoying success at the writing everything and allowing of traditional songs and tunes SINGLE = SRTS 80429 we all know from the film and moment. On this they hark his voice to bend towards there are new ones written soundtrack Breaking Glass, but back to classics like Dream specially for the play, and none the worse for that. She Philly soul. Difficult to see enough narrative, and recorded AVAILABLE FROM: confirms a genuine talent with Lover and A Teenager In Love either penetrating any new this LP and the link with Police and as radio producers seem to markets as his sound, ableit snippets from the love programming this sort of brilliant, is acquired taste. Well dramatisation, to give anyone PINNACLE RECORDS producer Gray seems to have stuff, they should gel plenty of who enjoyed the play or the worked well. Breaking Glass is plugs over Christmas. worth slocking though. millions more who read the TEL: ORPINGTON 73146 still in the chart and expect this *** books a very good sound to follow. THELURKERS version of them. Folk heroes o WEATHER REPORT Greatest Hit. Last Will And Night Passage. CBS 84597. Testament. Beggar's Banquet Martin Carlhy, John LUGTONS SHAM 69 Producer: Josef Zawlnul. They BPCA 2. Producers: Mick Kirkpatrick and Ashley Tel: 01-348 8211 The First The Best And The have retreated well away from Glossop, Philip Jarrell, Chaos Hulchins are among the Albion Last. Polydor Super 2383 596. the refreshing controlled Bros and Vic Maile. Eighteen players. Essential for any folk Producers: Jimmy Pursey and commerciality of Heavy tracks for £3.20 can't be bad. browser. PAGE 30