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LAST TRAIN Nov 29-Dec 12 1979 Vol 1 No 26 TO LONDON Electric 'Ellozere, my leetle Light Orchestra 4 cabbages — welcome to WALKING ON THE MOON Cafe Smash Eats. For The Police 5 starteres, we 'ave zat extra token for your free FALL OUT The Police 5 set of exclusif Smash ROCKABILLY REBEL Matchbox 7 Eats bages. To follow, we geeve you ze Disco A NIGHT AT DADDY GEE'S Surprise avec Red Starr, Showaddywaddy 7 and on page 39 we are serrveing our new THE BALLAD OF LUCY JORDAN specialite, a tasty leetle Marianne Faithfull 13 calendar at ne extra cost LET YOUR HEART DANCE pas (for zose of you who Kke dates, le tee hee). Secret Affair 17 And eef you like a leetle ITS A DISCO NIGHT Isley Brothers 18 somezing extra, we 'ave also ze Ricky Nelson Managing Editor 'f^('i{£J MY FEET KEEP DANCING Chic 19 albums competeetion. Nick Logan "^^ I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU Bon appetit, mes petits The Tourists sauvages, and no Editor 25 seenging weeth your Ian Cranna WORKING FOR THE YANKEE DOLLAR Features Editor mouth full . . . David Hepworth The Skids 29 Design Steve Bush DAVID WATTS The Jam 32 Andy Ingamells QUE SERA Ml VIDA Editorial Assistants Bev Hillier, Diane Church The Gibson Brothers 36 Contributors Cliff White MONKEY CHOP Dan-I 37 Angle Errigo Robin Katz BRASS IN POCKET The Pretenders 39 Conny Jude Red Starr MARIANNE FAITHFULL: Feature/Colour Photo 12/13 Advertisement Executive Rod Sopp LENELOVICH: Tel: 01 439 8801 Colour Centrespread 20/21 SUZI QUATRO: Feature 22/23 Editorial Manager Paul Flint MADNESS: Feature 26/27 THE SKIDS: Colour Photo 29 Editorial address: Smash Hits, ELVIS COSTELLO: Colour Poster 40 Lisa House, 52-55 Carnaby Street, London W1V 1PF. This BITZ magazine is published by EMAP 9/10/11 National Publications Ltd, CROSSWORD 15 I Peterborough, and is printed by DISCO 18/19 East Midland Litho Printers, PUZZLES 24 Peterborough. Copyright exists COMPETITION 25 or.^^ on all songs appearing in Smash Hits. They must not be REVIEWS 30/31 reproduced without the consent LETTERS 34/35 of the copyright holders. GIGZ 38
SMASH HITS 3 Last Train To London
By Electric Light Orchestra on Jet Records
It was 9.29, 9.29 back street big city The sun was goin' down There was music all arpund It felt so right
It was one of those nights. One of those nights when you feel the world stop turnin You were standing there There was music in the air
I should have been away
But I knew I'd have to stay
Chorus Last train to London, just headin' out Last train to London, just leavin' town
But I realty want tonight to last forever
I really wartna be with you Let the music play on down the line tonight
K was one of those nights. One of those nights when you feel the fire is burnin' Everybody was there Everybody to share It was so right
[here you were on your own ookin' like you were the only one around
I had to be with you
Nothin' else that I could do
I should have been away
ut I knew I'd have to stay
\Repeat chorus
ynderneath a starry sky Time was still but hours must really have rushed by didn't realise But love was in your eyes
I really should have gone But love want on and on
Repeat chorus, repeat last three lines of chorus
Words and music byJeffLynne Reproduced'by permission Jet Music
4 SMASH HITS Giant steps are what you take Walking on the Moon
I hope my legs don't break !!1[*"*'"9 On The Walking on the Moon Moon We could walk forever Walking on the Moon We could live together Walking on, walking on the Moon
Walking back from your house Walking on the Moon Walking back from your house Walking on the Moon Feet they hardly touch the ground Walking en the Moon My feet don't hardly make no sound Walking on, walking on the Moon
Cnorus Some may say I'm wishing my days away Noway
And if it's the price I pay Some say Tomorrow's another day You stay
I may as well play
Giant steps are what you take Walking on the Moon
I hope my legs don't break Walking on the Moon We could walk forever Walking on the Moon We could be together Walking on, walking on the Moon
Repeat chorus
Keep it up, keep it up (repeat to fade)
Words and music by Sting Reproduced by permission Virgin l\/lusic
Fall Out By The Police on Illegal Records
I never followed leaders I saw my education
'Cos I got my own scene It was my indoctrination
And I payed all my dues all alone Just to be another cog in machine
I always had to fake it I always had to fake it
When I mixed with other people When I mixed with other people
'Cos I knew that I was really alone 'Cos I knew that I was not very clean
Chorus Repeat chorus (twice) Fall out, fall out of line with leaders and gangs Fall out, fall out of line with leaders and gangs Fall out!
Words and music by Stewart Copeland. Reproduced by permission Island Music. SMASH HITS "WELL YOU NEVER...."
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Yeah,Yeah,Yeah? Order nomr from Spartan Records -01-903 0223/6 6 SMASH HITS A Night At Daddy Gee's By Showaddywaddy on Arista Records
Come on everybody we're going down to Daddy Gee's Well come on, everybody we're going down to Daddy Gee's We're gonna do some rock 'n' rollin' Like you ain't never seen So come on, with me
I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's
Come on little Suzie — I want you to come along too Take your shoes off — throw your hair down Gonna dance the whole night through So come on, with me
I said we're going down to Daddy Gee's
Feels so good, now you're home Come on baby, rock me alt night long
Come on everybody — gonna have a happy time Take your shoes off, throw your hair down
I know it's gonna work out fine So come on, with me
I said we're goin' down to Daddy Gee's
What's his name? Daddy Gee
Well come on, everybody — I said we're goin' down to Daddy Gee's Rockabilly Gonna do some rock 'n' rollin' Like you ain't never seen So come on, with me Rebel I said we're goin' down to Daddy Gee's Coma on with me By Matchbox on Magnet Records
I said we're goin' down to Daddy Gee's My momma don't like it
Words and music by Tommy Boyce The way I comb my hair Reproduced by permission Arista Records Inc. Poppa thinks I'm crazy
In the clothes I wear He took all my records I'd a played all day
But I am what lam And I'm gonna keep a-rockin' that way
Chorus I'm a Rockabilly Rebel From head to toe
I gotta keep a-rockin'
Everywhere I go Everybody join us for good company Be a real cool cat Be a rockabilly rebel like me
The kids in the schoolhouse Can't wait too long When the school is over They put their cat clothes on Oughta hear the slap bass Swingin' to the thing It's real rockin' rhythm That's sweeping all over this land Repeat chorus Squares get the message Get the boppin' beat Let it travel through your body Till it hits your feet Bet your shakeabilly shoes boy „ Gonna make you feel wow! Well if you can't dance Then we're gonna show you how
Repeat chorus twice Repeat last line of chorus twice
Words and music by Steve Bloomfield Reproduced by permission Magnet Music Ltd SMASH HITS 7 8 SMASH HITS BLONDIE'S CLASH DATES! ALBUM AT LAST! After months of THE CLASH have put the rumours and denials, Blondie finishing touches to their third have finally confirmed their album, a double titled "London's
British dates for the Christmas Calling". They plan to get it in the period. shops at the beginning of They begin on the 27th of December for the price of a single December at Leicester De album. There is also talk of live Montfort Hall and continue as shows around the Christmas follows; Manchester Apollo (28), period if plans work out.
Glasgow Apollo (30, 31 ), Edinburgh Odeon (January 1 & BRINSLEY SCHWARZ may well 2), Newcastle City Hall (4, 5), have been the most underrated Deeside Leisure Centre, Liverpool British outfit of the early (6), Birmingham Odeon (7, 8) and seventies, but their various Hammersmith Odeon, London ex-members are certainly making (11, 12, 13). Check local venues up for it as the decade draws to a for availability. Ticket prices are close. Brinsley himself and £4.75 and £4.25 except at Deeside keyboard man Bob Andrews help Leisure Centre where all seats are supply the muscle behind £4.25. Graham Parker in The Rumour while Nick Lowe goes from MIKE OLDFIELD is releasing an strength to strength on his own. album and a single in time for The latest Brinsleys old boy to Christmas. The album is called make a solcTbreakthrough is "Platinum" and the title track will guitarist Ian Gomm, whose first take up the whole of side one solo album is currently making with "Woodhenge", something of a noise "Sally", in America. GARY GLITTER, at the moment "Punkadiddle" and "I Got Originally released here on hitting the comeback trail via the THE BEAT Rhythm" on side two. Albion Records the title under nightclub circuit, told an Mike is also putting out his "Summer Holiday", it's about to interviewer the other week that GOES ON version of the Blue Peter be given another push with theme a new things were so frantic during his tune as a single and handing title, "Gomm With The Wind". over glory years that the labels of "I all his royalties Ian was also involved in to the Love, You Love" were printed up programme's co-writing Nick appeal on behalf of Lowe's last single before anyone had even got the "Cruel Cambodian famine victims. To Be Kind". roundto writing the song!
on tha singles charts with the rockabilly anthem, "Rockabilly Rebel". Fred Poke is the only surviving • -<:? 5 member from the original Matchbox line-up, and he and Steve Bloomfield can be found ^-5 li . on the first Matchbox album called "Riders In The Sky", ^ 3 recorded for the Dutch o* 5 I Rockhouse Label and released here on Charly. THE BEAT, hot five piece from Graham Fenton can be found Birmingham, are the latest as well on the second Matchbox combo to get the Two Tone album, "Setting The Woods On treatment. Fire" (Chiswick), the current and For the moment they're being line-up has been together since augmented by veteran ska March 1978. saxophone man Saxa (third from In addition, Steve has recorded right) and he features on their a solo album, "Rockabilly debut single, a revival of Smokey Originals", for the Rockhouse Robinson's "Tears Of A Clown" label (again available here on which hits the streets at the Charly), on which he did a real beginning of December. If the Mike Oldfield job — he wrote all Two Tone story so far is anything in this country for some years the songs, played all the to it'll ALTHOUGH THE Rockabilly go by, take wild horses to now. Matchbox are the first band instruments and sang all the keep it out of the chart. Revival has been gathering pace to actually make an impression vocals! SMASH HITS 9 . ) 1 1
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I' P\C: BOB LEGON U-' MORE ON The Four Be Two's ongoing charity football situation. Again organised by their guitarist Jock McDonald, they recently took on a team fielded by Shoot! magazine in London and EARLY LOWE POLICE proceeded to beat them at their own game, 6-5. Pictured above are (back row, left to right) Bill Stewart (Island COUNTRIES Records' talent spotter), Billy Idol, Robert (4x2's roadie). Pistol ELVIS ACTIVITY Paul Cook and Tony James of Gen X. The front row consists of EVERYBODY'S RECORDING in THE POLICE show no signs of Mike James (Tony's brother), 4x2 Jimmy Lydon, Pistol Steve ELVIS fans who Holland these days. The Rats PRESLEY calling a halt to their furious live Jones, 4x2 Paul Young, Gerry O'Donnell (on loan from Celtic! I) else won't work anywhere else, Lene thought there was nothing schedule. They return from and The Skids' Ricky Jobson. On the far right Thin Lizzy's Phil left in the archives can think Lovich's second album was America in December to do ten Lynott plays spot the ball. again. Virgin Records have recorded there, and The British dates, starting at Leeds Scorers for the 4x2's were Steve Jones and Paul Cook (1 acquired the rights to the earliest Undertones plan to hop the water (2). Queens Hall on the 1 0th and each), Gerry O'Donnell (2) and Modest Jock himself The Presley recordings, five for the same reason anytime known proceeding in the following next game is pencilled in for Richard Jobson's home ground. Meanwhile Elvis Costello is live tracks from a gig in Houston, now. manner; Deeside Leisure Centre East End Park, Dunfermline (in Fife), some time over the Texas, in 1955, and are putting already in the land of clogs and (11), Glasgow Apollo (12), Christmas/New Year period. them out together with a cou pie windmills, working on his fourth 1 OTIS REDDING : Try A Little Bridlington Royal Spa (13), of radio interviews. The album, album with Nick Lowe once again Tenderness (Volt/Stax). Birmingham Odeon (15), ¥,|' "Elvis, Scotty and Bill —The First in close attendance. 2) WILSON PICKETT: Land Of Southampton Gaumont (16), -«% Year", is available in December. 1,000 Dances (Atlantic). Brighton Conference Centre (17), 3) MARTHA & THE Hammersmith Palais (18), VANDELLAS: Dancing In The to HERB ON London Rainbow (19) and Granby I SAY HELLO to Th« Sex Beatles, a bizarre new combo who have Street (Tamla Motown). Hall Leicester (20). 4: PASS . . their first single, "Well You Never", out now on the Charly label. 4) JUNIOR WALKER & THE ALL THE MARTIN Bradley who was THE RISE The personnel, who are shrouded in much mystery, include STARS: Roadrunner (Tamla on "Mastermind" the other week guitarist Jimmy Santana, the bloke above — name of Jordi, a Motown). IT'S NICE to have hit records. It's 5) SMOKEY ROBINSON & THE was none other than the brother girl singer who wishes to remain anonymous, another geezer THE TORTURE of Mickey Bradley, The even more pleasant when you who definitely is anonymous and a character called Hamish MIRACLES: Tracks Of IVIy Tears Undertones' bass player. His happen to own the record whose main claim to fame is that he shares the same birthday (Tamla Motown). company. Ask Herb Alpert. He 6) DAVID BOWIE: Sweet Thing NEVER STOPS (above) celebrates speciality? The films of Steve as David Bowie and Elvis Presley. They chose the name as a Phil Lynott of bought a garage In Los Angeles (from "Diamond Dogs" LP) RCA. a teensy sip McQueen! tribute to the only two bands that they really admire. Pass the aspirin! THE SEX PISTOLS industry victory with back in 1962 and went into the 7) OTIS REDDING: Respect while 4x2 drummer continues without mercy. John b^ndy. music business with his partner (Stax/Volt). p7ulYounglleft)lowersthe Varnom, who put together the // The Jerry Mossunderthe name 8) BOOKER T & THE MG'S: tone of the proceedings. "More Product" collection, has I ve A&M. like "The Lonely Bull" and SCHOEN A LIGHT Green Onions (Stax). sticker reads got his hands on some previously Sfiamrock GAVE DAYS early "Tijuana Taxi". POLICE fans will THE WHO: Cut Hair (from 4 Be 2. During the sixties and OBSERVANT 9) My hit be a unissued tapes of Sid Vicious been GAYE, one of the true seventies he saw it grow out of Obviously encouraged with the have noticed in our previous "Quadrophenia" LP 1973) MARVIN singing with The Pistols and giants of Motown soul, makes a the garage and into the largest, way his little family firm has gone articles on the band various (Polydor). various New York musicians and rare appearance on these shores most successful independent from strength to strength mentions of one Eberhard 10) SERGEY RACHMANINOV: plans to put the thing out on in January. He kicks off at record company in the world with recently with help from people Schoener, a German musician Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor Virgin just in time for the Yuletlde Birmingham band Mean Street Liverpool Royal Philharmonic en artists like Frank Sinatra, The like Joe Jackson and The Police, with whom Andy Summers has (2nd. Movement) (Decca). bonanza. LINGUISTIC Dealers got round this rather for and Carpenters, Cat Stevens and Herb has dusted off his trumpet been working on and off for a few January 23rd two shows neatly by asking a few hundred of Peter Frampton. and gone back into the studio to years now. continues with another two PHILOSOPHY their hard core followers to buy 25th didn't just sell records, record "Rise". The result? An It turns out that Sting and shows on the at the Herb an album in advance. This gave Albert Hall well, American number one single and Stewart Copeland have also been London's Royal and though; he made 'em as (A SHORT the Dealers the finance to get the another one set at the London's notching up a very respectable a fast moving climber on the roped in to help out on project in gear and entitled the Tijuana British chart. Life begins at forty, sessions. You can Rainbow on the 26th. There are number of hits with his Schoener's COURSE) followers to a special edition instrumentals or so they say! hear the results on an album plans to fit in another five dates. Brass, mainly cute now copy of the finished album, "Bent just issued by EMI called "Video IF to glimpse at the YOU happen Needles", on MSD's own label. Flashback", a compilation of first Mekons album and think that Funkadelic, but Dan-I felt himself The album was recorded live at tracks from the man's last three the title, "The Quality Of Mercy Is NICELY, NICELY! too young at that time. Birmingham's Railway Hotel, German albums. Not Strnen", is misspelt, then let Since then he's played with using a mobile recording unit, ANYONE WHO'S spent any time A forty year old classically us enlighten you. The idea of the people like Cat Stevens, ex-Free and produced by local Brummie at all in the gentleman's company trained keyboard player and title comes from an old theory of bass player Andy Fraser and Bob Lamb, late of The Steve will tell you that that's the arranger from Stuttgart, logic which says that if you had current Olympic Runner Joe Gibbons Band. The album was catchphrase of cu rrent chart Schoener has worked with rock an infinite number of monkeys Jammer, as well as heading his then mixed the same night, and denter Dan-I. Known to his bands before. He collaborated and an Infinite number of the overall cost of recording smiling bank nnanager as S. E. own club band called D-Dancer. with Deep Purple back in 1972, typewriters then they would was D-Dancer split up in 1976 and, just £151! Lewinson, Dan-I adopted his and helped out with eventually type out all the great his after a year in Nigeria, Dan-I moniker from . . rather strange arrangements for The Alan books of history. Think about it . Graduate Records of interest in numerology, the decided on a solo career and took Parsons Project. Birmingham have taken up the science of numbers. As befits his a year off to write material, "Video Flashback" is an album release, and a single (from the including "Monkey Chop" which colourful character, Dan-1 means of fairly abstract stuff, dominated DEALS same session but not on the for MAKING number one! he describes as "music the by electronic keyboards, with album) will be released in early Dar»-I has actually been flitting New Optimism". Sting's voice sounding a good MAKING YOUR own record can December. Further information an introduction from around the edges of the music After deal more ghostly than it does be a bit difficult if you haven't got can be obtained from Mark black politico-poet Linton Kwesi scene for around ten years now. with The Police. It is, however, a spot of capital to pay for Bristow or James Langston at 6 In the early 70's he was asked by Johnson, he signed to Island worth a listen, but don't expect recording costs and sleeve Albert Road, Kings Heath, George Clinton to join his early this year and the rest you "Message In A Bottle"! printers. Birmingham B14 7HE. budding American funk crew know! Nicely, Dan-I, nicely! SMASH HITS 1 Marianne was bemoaning the fact that she couldn't get »tth« theatre. When I left, Jagger and tried her hand loves all that country stuff. Marianne broke up with to see Tammy Wynette that evening. She Wynette singing Stand By Your "Mmm, I'd love to go see Tammy betfeve all that. In a way I don t. Man'. In a funny way I actually do I do." «=»"'<« b**old_ I don't, but as a romantic a face that ^^^ ,„ ^^^^ "As an artist thfa^%"rdCrd:rala%^morexploita^ive business than rock
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the odd emotional game. instinct, not averse to playing she laughs. "I act all the time," Ballad Of sometimes be hard to The ''Ve's'lSven you knew me well it would tell." Lucy Jordan people to try and hire her OF ALL people the Sex Pistols were the last play S'd's.-othei^^^^ on Island Records as a nam'e They wanted herto "J^ By Marianne Faithfull i=ir:h^eS^'re*^^^^
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I moan I took it. c«n't and I had a chance "*'when I was seventeen for it. I can t wanted it and set myself up about ^because I certainly t want it^ easy chair. about it as if they didn bear people who whine school of grudge «9a.nst the record the kids _were off to But doesn't she have some kind H..hand he was off to work and it used her? She u„ business in general for the way business or show And there w fortune! houi - nearly died of fame and uuh.*! clean the house for get a great *"«"*?; W^»*' She could 'm, especially not now I'm going to that and then have nothing, and I screamin' all the way would resent is to go through all 3d%rough tTe shady street older. I don t S; resent it when I was r don't just mean money. I would "ever taken s-usly Repeat chorus anything else really. I was 'TvVnIvlr"knlIwn ng not Jordan to end up with noth . eyes of Lucy BY sell yourself and _ gently on the GO in the theatre. To ^ touched YEARS even sun AS stand. evenin' I could The haH-English Go!" in short skirts, tossed her hair and fixed the camera with those that would have been more than climbed IN 1964, Marianne Farthfull was just seventeen. The even any good work; the rooftop where she all over the country thought that this was On daughter of a German baroness, one of her hobbies was taking time soulful eyes, young people grew too 'oud When all the laughter London parties. The Real Thing. to the man off from her exclusive convent school to attend smart she bowed and curtsied her hits were fairly minor. Marianne Faithfull was a And At one particular party she met a certain Andrew Loog Oldham. Never mind that ". _-..-j«„,i^«orpH her his hand married with a time, the flash young manager of a household name. A Baroness's daughter, no lessl Now long white car Oldham was big news at the led her down to the child, now divorced and jetting around with Mick Jagger; now And bunch of young louts called The Rolling Stones, and the first real fast waited past the crowd moving into risquA movies like "Girl On A Motorbike", now appearing Th^ talking hustler that the staid old London music business had ever more than she falters. > with bishops on chat shows to pronounce about sex and how the her,_ then?.u seen. In 1964 he didn't seem la be able to put a foot wrong. So does this album matter to u„„„.t« beautiful going to inherit the earth. commendable honesty, Oldham zoomed in on young Marianne and her sad, sensual eyes young and were "It rfnp« matter "she stresses with the ultimate Sixties Beautiful People; I'm sure " will -then I don t hair and )>e said he was going to make her a star. Faithfull and Jagger became do well - although and perfect blonde '-because*ifT?oesn't been fast, educated, vicious and getting richer daily. have to carry on existing like I've Mv,r|t.i., And he did. know what I'Hdo. I'd just .nd "."»« ">'»./ By the end of the decade it had gone sour like so many things. The to mouth. word, With help from J agger /Richard songs like "As Tears Go By", existina ... which is sort of hand ..„f»i,« arrested for drugs every other day: Brian Jones this, out of the skilfully into a commercial proposition. Stones were getting I'm hungry and I need [havered Marianne was moulded "A the moment But, died; Marianne tried to commit suicide in Australia and was only over the initial shock, it s OK. The tunes were mostly little more than haunting bits of folkie public eye before and, after you get ITV's "Ready Steady saved at the eleventh hour. The dream was certainly over. HITS nonsense but when Marianne sat on a stool on in a way, it's ghastly." SMASH 13 * t I
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should fe« I But H the rhythm is hot Then they never can stop The dance of the teenage ideal Let your heart dance (repeat four times)
Why don't you go to a go-go To strut down in Soho With a two tone tonic smile? Goodbye the pogo And tired old disco Ti me for a little more style
Let your heart dance (repeat four times)
I said there ain't no rules To the dance of truth Just dance (Repeat twice)
Let your heart dance (repeat sever times)
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I said are you ready? (yeah) Are you ready to shake and shout?
I said there ain't no rules To the dance of truth Just dance (fiepeat twice}
Let your heart dance (Repeat to fade)
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I wanna give you something That you just can't lose
Kick off your shoes girl It's me and you baby
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With her three elder sisters who made up the group, Suzi worked across America, not on the clean-cut cabaret circuit but through the sleazy nightclubs and bars which many a mother would not allow her darling daughter to visit, let alone entertain in. A rampage across Vietnam followed, where Cradle played to appreciative US soldiers, before heading homewards — and for Suzi, the big break with top producer Mickie Most. "I rely totally on instinct," explains Suzi, "I never really do what FOUR people tell me to or plan my life down to the last T. I just go straight ahead and do what I want to when I want to, then go back and analyse what I've done afterwards. "I know it may not be the right way to go about life for some people but that's the way I am and the way I'll stay!" LETTER in finer form than when it told her to The instinct had never been pack up and head for Britain. A year later the hits started rolling in. "Can The Can", "48 Crash", "Devilgate Drive", "Daytona Demon" . a stream which came from the golden pens of hitmakers Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman — who still write material for her — but which WORD also led her to be branded as a record company puppet. "If one journalist decides to write that you are just another person rolling up on a production line hit machine, then it doesn't take long for others to pick up on the idea and follow suit," Suzi complains. "That picture will stick until they get sick of it and think up something else for you to be. Tuckey, who plays guitar with the band, should write most of the "Though whether people believe everything they see written is material on the albums, yet the Chinn/Chapman team always seem to entirely up to them." write their singles. forsaken the UK to take ONE of those ideas was that Ms. Quatro had "Funnily enough, the next single looks like being 'Mama's Boy', a permanent residence in her native America — a notion which up song that Len and I did write!" she says. in the series "Happy cropped up when the lady took a leading role TV "But we haven't before simply because Nicky and Mike have the art scored her first top five hit over bays", and was further fired when she of writing strong, catchy songs down to a T. You can practically with Smokie's singer, Chris there with "Stumblin' In", a one-off duet guarantee that the music they come up with will be commercial — Norman. whereas there's no way that I can write a song with the idea that it's filming for the 'Happy Days' "I only actually spent nine weeks got to be a hit single at the back of my mind. isn't really that long to take off from series," she insists, "which "I do a lot of writing, especially when we're hanging around hotel offer on any more working with the band. I declined the to work rooms on the road," she continues, "but as we don't put out more with musical career — episodes because it would have interfered my than two albums per year there's no pressure on us and we can let the most important part of my and that is still, as it always has been, the writing come naturally rather than having to sit down and try to force life. ideas out. acting later on — and I shall be appearing In "I'll probably do more "I get ideas at any time though, day or night, and friends can find the Days' movie, but that isn't going into production until next 'Happy me a pretty lousy hostess if I happen to have one when they're year, so I'll just take some time off for it after our European tour." around, because I just have to shoo everyone out of the house straight Suzi admits that the series was important in breaking her in the away, as I only write when I'm alone." States where, despite touring and having chart-toppers in every other SONGWRITING isn't the only form of paper work that Suzi does. country, she had previously had little chart success. "My autobiography should be coming out next year, when I've "In England you can appear on TV shows and the whole country decided which pictures and designs I want to use in the book. It's will usually get the chance to see you, whereas over there you have to called 'Confessions Of A Survivor' and it tells my life in rock and roll do dozens before you've covered the whole country, as there are very since I started writing it at 14. few which are broadcast coast-to-coast. "It's been kept in cold storage for a couple of years, because I feel "Having an image or a face to place to the music is very important, has you can't be truly constructive about something when you've and it can often attract people's attention to you before the music practically lived with it for years, until you have had a chance to look hit home," she explains. "In England the sight of a girl wearing black back and criticise it." leather and singing what a lot of people considered to be men's music There's no doubt Suzi Quatro is a professional. The attitude which got people interested immediately, and the music was good enough seemed to dominate the interview was control what you do and as to keep that interest. much as you can, and let other people look after their own affairs the in with the times. There was a certain sound — we had it, "It fitted same way. RYAN KELLY Slade, Gary Glitter and a couple of others too which you can identify Happily married, rich, successful, Suzi Quatro may say that she immediately as coming from that era." doesn't have the knack of writing hit songs, but she does seem to of this string of hits came a few turkeys SURVEYS THE UNFORTUNATELY on the trail have found the success formula for life. which didn't live up to expectations. Although Suzi was still busy, it appeared from the outside that she was living on borrowed time and CAREER OF in 4 had hit the definite make or break period. Answers to Quadrophenia Competition October her style It was of course break, but over the past couple of years issue of Smash Hits. SUZI QUATRO in has undeniably changed. Though still with her feet planted firmly rock 'n' roll, there's less of the out and out raunch and more leanings 1 , Sting (Sting of The Police, or Brough, St Margarets, Dover, Kent; Other . . And towards a country sound — even on her latest LP "Suzi . Gordon Sumner are also Keith Buston, High Wycombe, Bucks; Seweil. Four Letter Words". correct). 2. Jimmy. 3. 1973. 4. K. HMS Seahawk, ." and that's Russia. that," she says, looking suitably Helston. Cornwall; Vivien Shuck, RADIO ON. "She's in rove with you, that's at! she wants to do. . "I'm surprised that you say Kenney Jones. 5. Small Faces. a lot of interest in over there and I'm sure that Fernhill Heath, Worcester; Stephen "And it's great to see Suzi Quatro back with that smash after so "There has been us surprised. "I agree that the last album was very country influenced, Perkin, Coundon, Coventry. we'll make it pretty soon — but playing concerts over there takes an I think the sound has many people thought thtA she had left us to take up her new acting but this one I felt was back to straight rock. 10 ALBUM WINNERS Warwicks; Paul Blake, Oakdale, it everything to awful lot more organising than does here, with having little, but then we're changing all the time." career in the States — welcome back Suzi!" announces Andy Peebles, mellowed a Shane Peace, Coalville, Leicester; Poole, Dorset; Brian Baxter, Morton be set up about a year in advance. As yet we just haven't had the quite a few people, and it was breezing through the afternoon. That song "Stumbling' In" surprised Gaynor O'Rourke, Cleethorpes, S. Park, Carlisle. Cumbria; Ann Evans. time," she explains, making the idea seem as simple as remembering But, if the truth be known, the diminutive figure of Suzi Quatro has only in Britain that the song wasn't a hit. Humberside; Karen Coombs, Doynton. Bristol; P. Golding, to put out a note for the milkman. after we never really been away. Since trampling all competition underfoot in "The idea for Chris and I to record a song together came Weaverham, Northwich, Cheshire; Blackheath. London; Amanda Pete Stretton, Lisburn, Co. Antrim, '73 when her first hit "Can The Can" went straight to the top of the THE RIGOROUS work schedules haven't taken the toll one would had been jamming together at a party," Suzi recalls, "and Mike McDonald, Kirkliston, Scotland; N. Ireland; ). Noakes, Brocton, Nr. charts, she hasn't exactly been whiling her time away. think on the woman who says herself that she was the first lady of Chapman, my producer, heard and suggested that we should try a Sam Barry, St Albans, Herts; Nicola Stafford; Carol Cox, Darlington, Co. Hayward, Dunham-on-Trent, "What people seem unaware of is that I don't just put in the rock. Though now nearing thirty, she's certainly not the jaded figure few ideas out in the studio. Durham; Jane Morgan, Huyton, Newark. Notts: Melissa Shillabeer, occasional Of Pops' then sit at you might expect to see emerge from a fifteen year rock career. went along and it started out as fun more than anything. appearance on Top The and home "We Liverpool; Linda Whiteley, Liandaff. Noi;th Cardiff. S. Wales; of those songs that everyone waiting until my record company decides to put out another song," Cool, confident and relaxed, it's difficult to believe that this is the 'Stumblin' In' turned out to be one Feniscowles, Blackburn. Lanes; Michael Tynan. Basildon. Essex; fact that Chris she says, reclining in the ever-so plush offices of Rak Records. same Suzi who came on so strong in the early 70s with the leather thought was great as soon as they heard it. I think the Andrew Roche, Bedford; Anna Judith Gribble, Trowbridge, so neither of us "We spend abo ut nine m anths out of every yea r tourin g the world jumpsuits and tough, seen-it-all-before stance. But then, by the time was in Europe and I was in America when it came out, Tucker, Queens Lane, Ched-burg, Wiltshire; Clare Leverington, it a hit or not in St Suffolk. — Britain, Europe, America, Japan, Australia — you name, it, we've she had been discovered by talent-spotter Mickie Most playing in a could promote it, made the difference between being Bury Edmunds. Deeping St James, Peterborough; Phillip Palmer. Cheltenham, Glos; been there; and not just for a couple of dates, but for full-scale tours." Detroit dance-hall she HAD seen a lot. England. But it was still fun, so what the hell?" she and her husband Len Ferenc Morath. Champion Hill, There's only one place left now that Suzi particularly wants to see On leaving school at 14 she could play drums, piano and guitar and I mention that it seems strange that 20 POSTER WINNERS London; Steven Logan. Salford, Jane Riding. Salford. Lanes; C. 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What we have here are 10 split new copies of "The Ricky Nelson Singles Album" on the LIberty/UA label, each one containing 20 such gems as "Poor Little Fool", "Hello Mary Lou", "It's Late" etc. etc. all in glorious mono, not to mention a full colojr poster. We'll be awarding these nifty compilation jobs to the first ten knowledgeable rock 'n' roll fans who can supply answers to the six questions below. If you think you know the answers, write them on the appropriate line and send them to: Smash Hits Ricky Nelson Competition, 117 Park Road, Peterborough PE1 2TS. II you don't fancy cutting up your Smash Hits, copy the information onto a - postcard and send that instead. Entries must reach us by December 13. The first ten correct entries opened after that date each win an album, OK? A) Who had a hit with "Great Balls Of Fire"? B) "Awopbopaloobopalopbamboom" shouts Little Richard at the beginning of one of his biggest hits. Which hit? C) He came from New Orleans, he played the piano and he didn't mind you calling him fat. Who was he? D) Chuck Berry wrote two songs about a guy name Johnny. What was his full name? E) Both Elvis Presley and Carl Perkins were concerned that you shouldn't step on what? F) Ricky Nelson got his first breakinshowbusinessas RICKY NELSON COMPETITION 117 PARK ROAD, PETERBOROUGH PE1 2TS A B. C. D. E. F. Name Address. CROSSWORD No. 24 WINNERS Lowe, Aspley, Nottingham; D. W. Colston, KnowIe, Bristol; Alison CASSETTE WINNER: McCabe, West Lothian, Scotland; Patricia Medcalf, Hemel Hempstead, Lynne Surtees, North Kenton, Herts. Newcastle; Pauline Milne, Ayr; Michelle Cooper, Angmering, West Sussex; Patrick Underbill, Nonington, ALBUM WINNERS: Kent; Matthew Breach, Shaw, Berks; Paula Shaw, Leeds; Caroline Brown, Ann Phillips, Liverpool; Lene Bar Hill, Cambridge; Frances Daly, Gronning, Kenilworth, Worcs; Chadwell St. Mary, Essex; Paul Antonietta Hoggins, Plymouth, McCartney, Plumstead, London; P. Devon; Daren Coen, Harrogate, Yorks; Sweetman, Weymouth, Dorset; Alison Philip McGarry, Blackburn, Lanes; Lightfoot, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex; James Rachel Copley, Chesterfield, Gardner, Dyfed, Wales; Paul Craven, Derbyshire; Clare Harris, Yeovil, Walworth, London; Michael Somerset; Stephen Hinton, Smoothey, Stanmore, Middx; Ian Kingshurst, Birmingham. SMASH HITS 25 KEEGAN COPPELL YOUR NEW ARDILES CLOUGH SOCCER JIMMY HILL all write for you in WEEKLY Super quality colour pictures of the top stars in action from the latest big matches — together with comment, inside stories, news and views. IT'S THE NEW SOCCER WEEKLY THAT EVERY FOOTBALL FAN IS TALKING ABOUT. GET YOUR COPY FROM YOUR NEWSAGENT NOW! The thing that impressed Barson about Dury was "he didn't have any airs about him. He was just really good." Woods also points out that their taste in clothing was fairly similar. TAKING ENCOURAGEMENT from the attention that The Kilburns they call it were getting. Madness (or The Invaders as they were then known) started to hustle gigs here and there. "We played The Nightingale in Wood Green," Barson remembers, "and it was so near to the house across the road that they couldn't hear the television." MATCH WEEKLY— UNBEATABLE VALUE FOR 25p. Very little happened for a year or so. Madness continued to plough their lonely furrow to little effect while continuing with their various day jobs — gardening, plastering, painting and decorating. "At one point we just dropped all the blue beat numbers," offers Dr.MADNESSHepviAorth doxiis a i?vliite coat fashion can be. Suggs, "because they never got any reaction. and investigates... Madness are realistic enough to know that they have to compete 'Then I started hearing a lot about The Specials through friends of with The Specials while making sure that they're not bracketed with mine. So we went down The Hope And Anchor one night when they FORTY FIVE dates the Two Tone Trek takes in. Forty five them. Suggs, the front man and vocalist, admits that their album was were playing there but we missed 'em. So we just grovelled round medium-to-large sized halls and just about every one of tliem is sold put down in a hurry and rushed into the shops in an attempt to get it Jerry Dammars and gave him lots of bits of paper!" out well in advance. For three bands who would have had trouble there before The Specials. Mike Barson was amazed when he first saw them because Jerry getting arrested back in February, this is considerable progress. In the event they only beat them by a couple of days and, although was using an indentical Vox Continental organ to the one he Whatever the fate of The Chords, The Merton Parkas or any other "One Step Beyond" has charted very respectably for a debut, it favoured. Dammers was presented with tapes which apparently he bunch of moddybodys may be. Two Tone are taking Britain by the hasn't quite attained the dizzy heights of The Specials, whose own didn't listen to. The next thing Madness knew Jerry was mentioning scruff of its neck and making It dance to their tune in a way that hasn't first try even beat The Boomtown Rats into second place, something them in interviews, saying they were the only band remotely been seen since the early days of punk. that seemed inconceivable a few months back. connected with his own crew. The Specials top the bill because they have the best songs and they Suggs reckons it this way: "You've got to make it quick or else you The upshot of all this loose talk was that when The Specials set up were the first. The Selector fill the opening slot for the moment, but go under ..." there own Two Tone operation. Madness were invited to contribute a anybody who's caught them in their stride recently will know that That's why at the end of this tour they head straight for an single. For the A side tliey chose Lee Thompson's tribute to Prince they'll be bill toppers before Christmas. Madness, for a variety of American tour in order to be the first outfit to hit the New World with Buster, while the flip featured Buster's own number "Madness". reasons, play pig in the middle. the skinhead moonstomp. The idea of the single was to get their name around and hopefully result in a long term record deal of some kind. The fact that it was a hit ALTHOUGH MADNESS' debut shot, 'The Prince", came courtesy of IT WAS Barson who started Madness off, gathering guitarist Chris was a welcome bonus. It was Stiff boss Dave Robinson who beat out Two Tone's budding empire, the band have ended up on Stiff for their Foreman and saxophonist Lee Thompson round the piano in his the opposition to get them on his own label. album and single, both rejoicing in the name of "One Step Beyond". Crouch End living room and working up what he remembers as an Mr Robinson blotted his copybook slightly later when he visited the Though they've tasted the sweetness of the top end of the charts awful noise. band in the studio and heard a play back of their ska adaptation of they're still novices on the boards, their live act as yet lacking either Drummers came and drummers went, their current manager Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake". He enquired which of the band had the crispness of The Specials or the jubilation of The Selector. Their amongst them. One Carl Smith used to try his best to play the bass. penned rtl brand of ska jump and barrel organ swing is not yet as satisfactorily This was to little avail, so he gradually mutated into Chas Smash, reproduced on stage as it is on vinyl. compere and amazing dancer, a striking feature of the Madness act. MADNESS' ALBUM presents a fifty/fifty split between ska-inspired Madness may have bean labouring in obscurity in North London for "Nobody could really play anything and it went on like that for quite dance numbers and their own earthy tales of London low life. five years now, but it's only in the last couple of months that they've a long time," recalls Mike. "We just played the records that we liked: a Lee Thompson's coarse sax is well to the fore as is Mike Barson's woken up to find themselves professional musicians. Bassist Mark few ska records, lot of Coasters, things like 'Love Potion Number pumping keyboard technique. The band have chosen to label it the "nutty" sound, a term thought up by Thompson to describe the noise QUANTITY CHISI Bedford admits that he would have been pleased initially just to hear Nine' and 'Poison Ivy'. We just heard all that from older brothers." GROUP PPtCl Tee OR Sl^f ,5,,";°":.,., Prince" if of fairground organs. K's a rougii, lively sound, jaunty and old HMAE "The played a couple of times by Mister Peel even it had (The Coasters connection is interesting, actually. The Coasters were wmm plummeted into obscurity straight from there. a black rock and roll group of The Fifties who specialised in fashioned. The fact that they've, for whatever reason, ridden the ska gravy completely crazy humour. Every number was a situation comedy. On stage Chas Smash does his strange ratchet dance to the real train this far is both a pleasant surprise and a slight worry. They admit Nobody's done it half as well since.) delight of packed house. A few shortcomings in the vocal department POSTAGE: add 25p per garment, (max 75p per order) that a proportion of their current success is just down to fashion, the All this was happening around 1974. This loose grouping of and an over reliance on the same tempo apart, they're enormously fact that they've turned up with the right style at the right time. characters, together with Graham McPherson a.k.a. Suggs, would go enjoyable. Family fun. .m«ESS J I ^ But, as drummer Woody paints out, they've been doing to gigs together, eventually zeroing in with much enthusiasm on an put it to them that their act is rude and breezy rather than slick and DEPT.SH2 110 Raglan Court substantially the same thing for years now without anyone except ensemble called Kilburn And The High Roads (lead'vocals I. Dury). The sexy. More Frankie Howard than smart ass satire. Empire Way it. yes," says Barson. it's not really Frankie Howard. It's their mates appreciating Keyboard man Mike Barson admits, Kilburns were then dispensing their own peculiar cocktail of spidery "Mmm, "But Wembley, Middx however, that he did once wear flares and laughs at how ludicrous R&B and seaside postcard humour around the London pub circuit. more Les Dawson." :h.,us p lo, r HA9 ORG Wonder what their next single will be about. Mothers-in-Law7 26 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 27 i'mn. mj^y^opy- ^i^> tMcS «!'>'« LOS °">""' if?Vf' *' C9.B0 iiallal 1*11, lf> bill*. bnwn. mauirt. Slat* ^PRKB n»S lenjili CrombiB! SV2e Super Eut narrov ^ lmln« tnij pern Siies 26-36. . 32-110. I £11.95 8V08 .»,,,„.";•*•« °'ive coteor ^^Biat^* • • • • • • Sirt 27'-36- J «.i \\ ^/ «J>^ N ring B««0"« (023*1 5836G IwWrten 10. OO-.;.' £3* rVHHW Dfdn, pKne add £3.0C id tb* lotri ci MpcwtaBs. I5CI|> onlv fw T'thirisI Ta>wK)n«0«Mn ^^ I BsrcU-fcard. Tfuncirdof AccitsMo. 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The By David brooding country ballad with years just in time to scoop up explanation is that this one Is a f striking lyrics and, after a rather your spare shekels. It's simple, picture single. Oh, well, it's their Hepworth hot lead break, Rachel fills her catchy, clever and thoroughly customary witty dance music lungs right with scl-fi overtones. Possibly too IT'S DECEMBER and singles up, picks up the song nauseating. Number one? It into subtle to chart. Saw them live to And I Mean It come not only thick but fast, and scares submission reasonable pop band waiting GENYA RAVAN: with truly great, GODLEY AND CREME: An again the other day and they're out. these Veteran American sitting around in piles some growling get Meanwhile souped (20th Century). singing. Good for the soul. Englishman In New York even hotter than before. Don't ALBUMS up nursery rhymes will please lady rocker still sounding as raw whispering "like me, love me, (Polydor). This is a stunningly miss If you get a chance. only those kindergarten cases and raunchy as ever. This buy me". People, it's not easy ALPHA BETA: Space Invaders clever record, brilliantly arranged everything from sorting the tolerable from the By Red Starr who think that playing at 100 collection of (Magnet): Fairly clever cash-in and bursting with verbal twists walling guitars to rocking boogie trash particularly when so much M: Moonlight And Muzak (MCA). mph equals punk. Dumb thingy which tries to exploit both and little jokes. I think I'll throw it One of my candidates for man of Americans. Best tracks: "Fan via disco and doowop is is so half-hearted and disposable. RIGHT THEN, mob — world the current electronic game craze in the bin. the year, Robin Scott follows the Mail", "Manny, Moe & Jack". (4 performed with much breathless Still, there are diamonds in the domination by Decemberl After and the Gary Numan craze at the brilliant "Pop Muzik" with this out of 10). soul, but, like The Buzzards, dust . . . THE DICKIES: Manny, Moe And my International Rescue stint same time. They'll probably get less Immediate but no less unharnessed raucousness THE CURE: Jumping Someone Jack (A&M). Now there's nobody down the disco (highly enjoyable THE BUZZARDS: Jellied Eels To away with It. attractive Eurosmooch with without tight tunes soon wearies, Else's Train (Fiction). The Cure at out there who actually takes too, I may say — these clowns Record Deals (Chrysalis). As the echoes of all manner of and all that energy goes to waste. last live up to and surpass all that EAGLES: The Long Run these clowns seriously. Is there? who knock disco for the sake of it sleeve says, this recorded history THE sophisticated advertising jingles. Pity. Best tracks: "Pedal To The to date (17 tracks — including promise with a crisp, biting attack This is the best track Is there? Say something . . . don't know what they're (Asylum). Takes a few plays to register but Metal", "Love Isn't Love". (5 out on fads, fashions and from their latest album. This is missing), I think I'll make a demos and BBC sessions — for it doen't go away In a hurry. of 10). oneupmanship. Robert Smith not saying much. RACEY: Such A Night (Rak). takeover bid for the letters page £3.99) shows The Buzzards' faults takes the vocal in front of a Having lost a bet that "Boy Oh next! Meanwhile back to my own as well as their virtues. Virtues: sparkling zigzagging lead line THE POLICE: Walking On The Boy" would be huge, I'm playing pad (heh heh), slaving over hot sense of humour, intelligent and a wicked leaping bass. It's Moon (A&M). Well, what would safe here. This sounds like their turntables and dodging insuKs lyrics (usually), energy, Faults: the first of their records to you do if you had to follow up weakest effort so far, a dull stew hurled by outraged Bay City Rats imagination. sloppy arrangements, actually sound finished arid the one of the greatest singles of the of all sorts of cliches that have fans . . . vocals and forgettable first of many classics, I would Seventies? You'd play it fairly been used better before. It's melodies, general SQUEEZE: Christmas Day fooling around. Overall venture. safe and the boys have done with beginning to look as If Racey's REVANCHE: Music Man (A&M). There are two kinds of impression: unconvincing. this pleasant, almost casual five minutes is up. (Atlantic). From Italy — Christmas single; the exploitative reggae affair. It's a bit of a sphaghetti disco. Just four very Future: ????? Best tracks: kind and the kind that criticise the THE PASSIONS: Hunted "Saturday Night Beneath The one-paced proposition but I like long (as in eternity) tracks that exploitative kind. This belongs to (Fiction). Alright, I'll lay you a Plastic Palm Trees", "We Make A It, even though I would have lean heavily on a dated Village the latter grouping. Apart from Lamborghini to a packet of preferred to see "The Bed's Too People shoutalong stompalong Noise". (5 out of 10). the fact that the timing of its Refreshers that the gentlemen Big" get a shot. B side Is a sound. Still, what do you expect release means that it's a cash-in laying down that ghostly reggae MATCHBOX: Matchbox previously unissued rather raw from a group that waits till >K: Sometimes You Win regardless, it's not a very good groove behind the female (Magnet). Streets ahead of the rocker called "Visions Of The November to tell you that It's (Capitol). Only one of this ageing song and Isn't even rescued by vocalising are none other than cabaret stuff of Showaddywaddy, Night". 1979 — inspiration? Chic won't American outfit does not suffer Cure doing a bit of overtime. genuine rock'n'rollers Matchbox the strength of the arrangement. The from a moustache or a beard. As be losing any sleep over this one. strike a fine blend of original and Two fine records in one week Is might reasonably expect DENNIS BROWN: Slave Driver Best tracks: "Music Man", "1979 you COCKNEY REJECTS: I'm Not A cheating, fellas. Nightbus borrowed songs (all strong THE PLAYBOYS: It's Dancing Time". (3 out of therefore, the music Is bland, (Laser). Dennis has a fine voice 10). tunes) and play them with skill, Fool (EMI); UK SUBS: She's Not (Smash Hit) (Nothing to do with unadventurous country rock with but this version doesn't have There (Gem). Older readers may DOLL BY DOLL: Teenage humour and an excellent us! Ed.) Never mind the rather MILLIE JACKSON ISAAC the usual dopey whining lyrics anything like the atmosphere and Lightning (Automatic). Doll AND Inventive modern feel. Good recall that a few years ago there By flimsy song — this performance about not being able to handle drama of Marley's original. HAYES: Royal Rappin's Bob I thing called rock". It Doll have walked into a right music, great fun — defy anyone DAVE EDMUNDS: Crawling was a "punk may Is a performance streets ahead of (Polydor). Despite the title, not so being in love. Not unlike their hit And by the way wot Red Starr sed very fast, very loud royal badmouthing with their first not to enjoy this! Includes From The Wreckage (Swan was a and your average front room single. In fact. Best tracks: about Marley's "Survival" wos much a talk-in as a groan-in with "Rockabilly Rebel". Best tracks: Song). If Roy Plomley came along very tasteless. After a while most album but they're hanging in production. The Playboys take a dramatised vocals over the usual "Mountain Mary", "Better Love fibs. I think I'll write a letter. "Seventeen", "Everybody Needs with my ticket for that Desert of the people who played it got there giving every indication that groove straight out of "Watching old style orchestra big soul Next Time". (S out of 10). Island Trip and restricted me 10 bored and moved on to different they're going to see it through. A Little Love". {VA out of 10). The Detectives" and hammer it ballads. Mostly Millie's album, only one Dave Edmunds JOE JACKSON: It's Different for things. Hard and heavy rock and roll your skull with a skill and Into with Ike joining In for heavy SUZI QUATRO; Suzi And THE JAM: Setting Sons selection, this would be the ore, Girls (A&M). A very good song Both these bands are revival performed with imagination and flair that suggests they'll be breathing and some amusing Other Four Letter Words (RAK). (Polydor). In a word: brilliant. It's a tremendous Graham Parker but a mite too sprawling and bands with about as much to do verve. snapped up by a major company tried ad-libs. Fine for fans, but unlikely Whatcha see Is whatcha get — If Paul Weller has always to be nu m ber featu ringthunde rou s unfocused to be much of a hit. with the real thing as a pretty sharpish. Worth keeping to win any converts. Best tracks: you like the hit single (Included good and different, but this time guitars, a chorus that just bores Showaddywaddy have with rock MERTON PARKAS: Give It To Me weather eye on. "Feels Like The First Time", "Do here), you'll love this. Ten he's excelled himself. Excellent its way Into the memory and THE STRANGLERS: Don't Bring 'n' roll. They talk endlessly about Now (Beggars Banquet). Hiring You Wanna Make Love". (5 out of Immediately accessible chunks of lyrics (as always), stronger some of the most slippery lyrics Harry (UA). Slow, dreamy tune being the music of now but the services of the most JONA LEWIE: God Bless 10). bouncy, straightforward pop-rock melodies this time (eg. "Eton you'll get this side of Chuck that has the advantage of not they're as dated as you can get, fashionable producer in town, Whoever Made You (Stiff). No — at least three of which are Rifles", included here), superbly Berry. This man should be sounding remotely like The trying desperately for hits with Dennis Bovell, and indulging in doubt about it, Nick Lowe and Ian THE DICKIES: Dawn Of The instant Top 10 hits — to push a executed — power, precision and elevated to the peerage. Stranglers. "Harry" is the lead appalling revivals of sixties songs timid reggae with maximum Gomm sure know how to design Dickies (A&M). Probably the rather more restrained Suzi back imagination all round. It's all track of an EP which features like The Zombies' "She's Not echo isn't going to obscure the a superior brand of schmaltz, and most Irritating thing about the ito the limelight. Great jukebox dynamite stuff that gets mightier RACHEL SWEET: Baby Let's Play selections from Cornwell and There" in this case. The Cockney fact that this is one dreadful dull Jona Lewie would have to be a extremely Irritating Dickies is that material. Best tracks: "Four Letter with every play. Simply amazing. House (Stiff). Disposing quickly Burners solo efforts plus one live Rejects are too dim to even do song performed with all the stumbly In the vocal department under all their worthless Words", "You Are My Lover". Best tracks: "Private Hell", "Girl with the A side, a pleasant but version of "In The Shadows" that; they're too loud, too fast, passion of a faulty speak your to fail to make the most of It. He would-be cleverness, there's a (7V2Outof10). On The Phone". (9 out of 10). forgettable version of the ancient from back in 1977. too bad and much too late. weight machine. Pass. Isn't. SMASH HrrS 31 30 SMASH HITS Ft' .'W//li, -!il(;, David Watts [ ! ; * 1 Fa fa fa fa fa M fa fa fa (Repeat} I am a dull and simple lad Cannot tell water from champagne And I have never met the Queen ^^^1 Chorus And I wish I could have all he has got Oyl Wish I could be like David Watts Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa (Repeat! And when I lie on my pillow at night I dream I could fight like David Watts And lead the school team to victory Take my exams and pass the lot (Wish I could be) Wish I could be like David Watts (Repeat) [*^'< Fa fa fa fa fa fa fa fa (Repeat) He is the head boy at the school He is the captain of the team He is so gay and fancy free Repeat chorus And all the girls in the neighbourhood Try to go out with David Watts mfSBMB They try their best but can't succeed 'Cos he Is a pure and noble breed I (Wish could be) Wish I could be like David Watts Repeat and ad lib to fade ^M^ Words and music by Ray Davies i Reproduced by permission Davray Music Ltd (Cartin) 32 SMASH HITS 1 POSTERS • POSTERS • POSTERS • POSTERS • POSTERS • " - LITHO POSTERS 20" x28 , £1 .10 EACH + POSTAGE & PACKING, POSTER ADD 30p. 2 OR MORE ADD 40d. 7 FARRAH 8 KATE 10 ELVIS 16 ANGIE 19 MRS MAJORS 23 MS. SMITH 24 F. PAISLEY 27 Ms LADD. 29 C. TIEGS 30 flAUNUET~ 33 PETER 3S ACE 36 PAUL 39 KATA 45 S. ANTON 48 C. 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MAC 523 BOSTON 525 YES 526 BLUE O CULT 24" SUPER LITHO 28" x40" ,£1.75 EACK LIFE SIZE POSTERS x72" , £2.35 EACH + POSTAGE & PACKING, 1 POSTER ADD 40p, 2 OR MORE ADD 50p + POSTAGE & PACKING, 1 POSTER 5 ADD 40p, 2 OR MORE ADD 50p. To: LONDON POSTERS ^ 125 EASTERN AVE, REDBRIDGE, ILFORD, ESSEX. ' NAME:.... ADDRESS: PLEASE RUSH POSTERS No|s). I ENCLOSE £ I 303 KATE 309 TRAVOLTA J"I^ASEJNCLUDETOSJAGE&PACKINC3_ j SMASH HITS 33 — r~ I WOULD like to reply to Anon's letter in issue November 1st. Smash Hits is not the best thing BADGE OFFER since ITV packed in — it's the best thing since the original Sex AFTER SEEING the "chart" in Pistols broke up. Robert Geldof is I I 1 issue November 1, 1 thought I'd TOKEN not devastatingly good looking — send you the new entries: in fact, the back end of a donkey looks better. 1) You Need Hands — Magnus Pyke AT EASE, worriers everywhere — here's that extra I have two elder brothers: the You can't afford to buy singles 2) Hey Fattie Bum — token we promised you towards your free set of all 5 eldest likes Frank Zappa, the 'cos they're too expensive. Fiona Bum Demis middle one likes Earth, Wind & Roussos exclusive Smash Hits badges. To get your badges, send HAVING READ issue won't leave Rodney 'cos he's got November SMASH HITS is it i Fire, I good because AFTER LISTENING to 3) Pyjamarama — Johnny and like The Police. We Gary lots of money. 'TOTP' ain't on for three tolcens PLUS a stamped addressed envelope (full 15, I feel I must comment on is nice soft manage to live together (just) so and to the bum. Numan on Radio One on Fingers Susanna Broomhill's remarks 4 hours because 'Blankety Blank' address, please) to: on Censored, Cheshire. 4) Hit With Your why can't you? Wednesday November 16, I'd like comes on at Me Rhythm Heavy Metal groups and their 7.55pm. "Into The Smash Hits Badge Offer, to clear all this nonsense up. Valley" didn't Stick — Clout followers. Ruth Glasgow, Allestree, I HAVE bought near enough all get to No. 1 'cos Derbyshire. I quote, "I am influenced by not 5) Jimmy Jimmy — President PO Box 162, Hendon, LONDON NW4. OK, Status Quo did a your previous issues and in every enough people bought it. Bowie in the way he produces his Chris Carter Now then, see this new tolten below? Well, that's for comprehensive tourl So did one of them there has been a Difford likes curry because PLEASE music and that is all." What more A BTR, Gary Numan and Program Rush, Judas Priest, Motorhead WILL somebody Inform picture taken by Jill he's good looking. the latest exclusive free gift from Britain's most can ask; the fan. me why people have to we words from the You can't get in to see (their second this year), say 'Sex Furmanovsky. I have got other full AC/DC master himself. generous music magazine. For details, turn to page and Whitesnake. Pistols Rule', for instance, or mags with photos taken by her, "Quadrophenia" because you're . . I THINK it would be idea if 39. 'Police Are Best'? Kaz, St. Leonards-on-Sea, too (not that that's a good Heavy Metal is an What happens including some "Sniffin' Glue" in young you printed the music for every uncommercial music which has when these groups bring out a 1976. She must have gone to a Hastings. stopped me!) Debbie Harry wears record they new No. 1 in The Top 40. r no need for hit singles. are dislike? Do they just hellof alotof gigs. mops on her head because she They Lisa Ferris (Quo fanatic), pretend to like it? I likes looking released as a taster of the albu m, think they are Could you possibly print a like wet dishcloth. EH YOU, Andrea Marritt, while Rostrevor, Newry, Co. Down. thus sales appear on the albums all prats (nag, nag). picture of Jill? A Feargal, Billy, Mickey, Dee and looking through my husband's John fan. mostly. Jennie, Swindon, Wilts. Andrew Abram, Radstock, Avon. favourite mag your letter came to We'd love to, Lisa, but On the strength of reputation attention. unfortunately the music THE SO-CALLED 'poser' that Here's my How dare you bring HI THERE, it's me again. Anon of they can sell I Delighted! your pic: Jill by out tours. saw publishers will only give wrote in (issue November 1 ) is my husband's high standards England, AC/DC and thought they gave Jili! only this time revealing not really a 'poser' because down to your and Red Starr's true permission to reprint the lyrics to tremendous value, and luck my identity parce que good If he/she can't spell it right. The level? He is, was and always will songs. we printed the music as support group nobody believed it woz me. Def Leppard. well they'd be put of correct spelling is 'poseur'. be the greatest singles reviewer Here's the next thrilling episode: businmsl So far I have been defensive CALENDAR OFFER in Smash Hits. Thanks to Bruce Weller (a true poseur), you, Why didn't I win a Police but may I add that I have nothing NEXT TIME Bob Geldof Newtyle, Angus. he's right off his curry and what's album? Why (and how) did the against other music, only its worse, "prepares to jump on Red Starr he's beginning to take Red awful "I Will Survive" by Gloria 1 TOKEN followers who see HM as a Starr's album reviews seriously. from a great height" (Bitz, issue dumping ground for remarks. I DISAGREE with Keiron (Letters, Grayson get to No. 1 ? Why do I Mrs. Cindy Difford, Deptford. August 9), will you please make Novem ber 1 ). I love the Sex always get sore throats in school Peter Harley. Mansfield, Notts, sure he doesn't missi Pistols because of their gentle holidays? Why isn't there a Chris Claire and Cathi, Ratsville, subtlety, sophisticated mode of THIS ISN'T anything to do with Difford fan club? Why does Paul SOME ADVICE to all the Heavy Newcastle. dress and their quiet thoughtful letters, but do you think you Cook? Why does John Peel? Why IN THE NEXT ISSUE OF Rock fans who write to your could ask Glen approach to life. Tilbrook very is "Making Plans For Nigel" such magazine telling you how many nicely if he would like to marry PLEASE, PLEASE, please could Punk Fan, Hornchurch, Essex. ecstasy (ho ho)? Why did my there are of them in the world me? We'd make the perfect you print a double page pin-up of stereo go up the creek when I got and why doesn't Smash Hits print couple. Thank beautiful, kind, generous, HITS AFTER READING Smash Hits you very much. a new LP? Why did ITV have to SMASH more lyrics to heavy rock songs. Susan Douglas, Woking, talented Mr. Starr? So I can throw issue I November 1, thought I'd Surrey. come back? Why am I running First, we all know how many iti reply to Julie C. Milton and Mark out of ideas? darts at there are of you — too many — HAVE A Rats Fan, Birmingham. B. YOU got J. Braithwaite's Julie Duncan, Hornchurch, Essex. CLASH and secondly, leave this mag Give us a rest! address so we can send him/her alone and try to get one of your a list of manners so he/she can I WOULD like to say something own, eg. Primates Weekly. improve on their own? WHY DOESN'T Anon of England nice about Red Starr, but my A Cornish Punl(. Diane and Denise, stop asking silly questions? Mummy told me never to tell lies. WINGS Bentley, Surrey. - Anon, Jupiter (Nr. Liverpool). Barabara C. BIyth, The OK YOU lot — pay attention. Stop Boomtown Rats Fan, Belfast. PLUS arguingi! Why can't you just CAN YOU answer a question for THE OTHER day I was reading a Pistols I all accept that punks like punk, me and my mate? What was it book about The Sex and DUNNO about these that read that Sid Vicious' real name criticisms of Red Starr, but he's heavies like heavy and mods like The Knight In White Sat In? SECRET AFFAIR mod? Mary Singleton, Glasgow. Lisa, Earl Shilton, Leicestershire. WAS John Beverly. Then when I certainly got the right idea about read Smash Hits, it said that his the Boomtown Prats. If I'd been real name was John Ritchie. You one of Bob Bigmouth's parents, DAN-I got it wrong again I I'd have dropped a depth charge Fiona, Mitcham, Surrey. in the font at his christening and in colour rmm BETTER ended it all before the rot set in. And all the usual cheap thrills Oh no we didn't! Sid was Part-time Punkette, Headington, actually born John Simon Oxford. M RED ON SALE DECEMBER 13 Ritchie, like said. Later JA^: BUCK we his JAK rUSBSTATICif mother remarried, thus acquiring WE WOULD like to voice our All KCD CCNS a new surname — Beverly, 0K7 disgust towards the Nazi JAK KfIC^f JACK skinheads who are constantly PUZZLE ANSWERS Ei'OK RIFIP- disrupting gigs. At a recent ^fl € C N t R P E M L I E N D I SEiTIffG 3 Advertitanant Penetration gig in Durham, a S kjSQUh ANl'S 'WHIx'E SCX" number of these shaven headed PIRANHAS imbeciles tried to disrupt the SPEE3BALL concert by chanting NF slogans CUDDLlf iCYS i^5p) between XHS PRAxS songs, but they were Ring BRIAN outnumbered and dealt with ^Cp eac(i+ ICp maxPi niiissg* SAE FOR FRES LISl wft/)ourviolence. 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