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.3sV^;^^eet the """-^t •»««' out* ^s?asss»:^??^^ho; rrv>a?!^U 2-tS. SMASH HITS 3 SILLY Fa • mm •] THING 9f> g«* ...eevou can't C/jort/s Oh you silly thing You really gone and done It now .^ Oh you silly thing You really gone and done It now trouble there Trouble here stop t« «*• 'people i"f f„g time What's the use oJwast^.9,j,^^i„d Words and music leave e Just move on by Paul Cook and What you gonna sBYf Steve Jones. YOU flonna do7 Reproduced by What uu» ^^^^^ Now VOU Ve mlSSea permission Warner SSt^thoughtyouknev. Bros Music. Repeat chorus Can you ever depend On someone you call a friend When you see them making eyes You don't even ask 'em why You don't even ask 'em why '. Repeat chorus to fade 4 SMASH HITS '.*IJV ' ! " •. "P. '." " 'A'Bf';' . . . And now by way of contrast .*'-. * - BRiOHT By Art Garfunfcei on CBS Records Is it a kind of dream Floating out on the tide Following the river of death dovtrnstream Oh is it a dream? There's fog along the horizon A strange glow in the sky And nobody seems to know where you go And what does it mean Oh oh is it a dream? Chorus Bright eyes burning iike fire Bright «yes how can you close and fail How can the light that burned so brightly Suddenly burn so pale? Bright eyes Words and music is it a kind of shadow by Ten Pole Tudor Reaching into the night and Vivienne Wandering over the hills unseen Westwood. Or is it a dream? Reproduced by There's a high wind in the trees permission Warner A cold sound in the air Bros Music. And nobody ever knows when you go And where do you start Oh oh into the dark Repeat chorus to fade Chorus . .„ . _ . ., Words and music by IVIike Batt. Reproduced killed Bambi? Who killed Bambi? Who killed Bambi? Who by permission April Music. killed Bambi? Who killed Bambi? Who killed Bambi? Who Bambi? Who killed Bambi? Who killed Bambi? Who killed Murder murder murder Someone should be angry The crime of the century Who shot little Bambi Never trust a hippie t love punky Bambi I'll kill to find the killer In that rotten roll army All the spikey punkers Believers in the ruins With one big shout They all cry out Who killed Bambi? Repeat chorus to fade '^: SMASH HITS S l^ H fV t o 6 SMASH HITS THEY'VE MADE one of 1979's cleverest and funniest hit singles, and now they've come up with an equally bright and tuneful good album to match. Both are called "Cool For Cats" and the group in question is Squeeze. Squeeze actually had their first hit single a year ago — remember "Take Me I'm Yours"? — but most people still know very little about them. Perhaps that's not so surprising actually, because talented and engaging as they certainly are, I doubt if they'll ever be music paper favourites simply because they're honest enough not to pretend to be artists or heroes. Confirmed jokers that they are, their madcap sense of humour generally reduces any attempt to interview them to a giggling shambles — our one included! — and that doesn't Still, here's what help either. By Ian we found out . . . Cranna AVERAGE age 22, all five of Squeeze come from London. happy with it. Perhaps that's Throe of the band — Chris In their early days. Squeeze were in some ways forerunners just as well, because it wasn't Difford, their clever, observant records or go were till the second try that Squeeze of kids who buy lyricist and rhythm guitarist, of the New Wave. They came up with "Cool For Cats". to see bands have got any sort Glenn Tilbrook, who writes playing short, punchy tunes It was actually written while of deep philosophies either." some of the smartest, catchiest well over a year before it — they were recording. They Unlike a lot of young bands tunes around and plays lead happened. Punks they aren't for already had the tune and Chris today, politics is something guitar, and Julian 'Jools' all are excellent musicians had just one night to produce else in which Squeeze don't Holland, who plays keyboards instance — though they were the lyrics! interest themselves. Glenn says and collects Dinky toys! — met certainly influenced by the he doesn't like being preached up six years ago. spirit of the times. UNLIKE many bands. Squeeze at in lyrics, and that he thinks They've been playing "The New Wave came along aren't particularly worried if music should be orientated together ever since, though and was still an influence on they aren't taken seriously by towards enjoyment. they only really started to take us," Glenn recalls, "even the music press. "I don't think any of us have themselves seriously when though we were already "I don't particularly want to got any strong political views beefy drummer Gitson Lavis playing that sort of material. I be taken seriously by the NME we want to push forward," joined the band three years personally picked up a lot of or anybody like that," Glen Chris says, "I don't remember ago. energy from the New Wave says. the Stones putting any heavy Gilson first met the band bands that I didn't know "No, neither do I," Chris trip across, or The Beatles, or when they were playing in a existed." agrees. "It doesn't worry me The Who — and they happen to pub in Greenwich. The 1977 and the summer of punk personally whether people take be the biggest bands in the drummer they had then got saw the mushrooming of us seriously or not. We'll either world, and that says something involved in a fight and Gilson it independent labels and new get through to people or we for saying nothing." was who picked him up and bands. Squeeze's first release, won't. I don't think there's took him to hospital. He then an EP called "Packet Of Three", much we can do to influence FROM THEIR carefree, informal came back and deputised on was among them. It appeared course of events in so far attitude to everything they drums and so impressed were on manager Miles Copeland's that as releasing records that we meet, you might be excused for the others with Gil — who'd own Deptford Fun City label. think will be taken as serious thinking that Squeeze don't previously been a session (Deptford is the suburb of in artistic statements. I don't interest themselves anything musician in recording studios, London where they all live.) think that's what we want to seriously. Not true . . . working with people like the Jools also has his own EP of do in the first place. We want to "We are serious when it legendary rock 'n' roller Chuck piano rockers out on the same '78". make good records that please comes to recording and live Berry — that he's been there label, "Boogie Woogie us and if they please other gigs," Glenn says. "Our ever since. What we don't (If you have difficulty obtaining others on people that's fine." approach to a gig is serious, know is if it was Gil who these' records or any Similarly, Chris doesn't fancy even if on stage we're not started the fight in the first independent labels, drop us a followed looking as if we're committed line — with SAE please — at the idea of being place! across a try put around day and night by some to seriously putting The fifth member of the band Smash Hits and we'll to reporter in search of some show. We're very intent on is also the newest, bass you in touch.) great Squeeze philosophy. giving a good show to the best guitarist John Bentley who After the success of "Packet "Everybody's got this possible ability that we can." used to be in a band called Of Three", Squeeze were impression that each band is And it's a good show too, so Video Kings. He's just joined, signed to A&M records for gonna say something different if Squeeze are in your neck of replacing Greek Cypriot Harry whom they've since recorded to try to change an audience's the woods, make sure you Kakoulli (whose sister is one of two albums. The first one, mind, to win people over to catch them. rock's few women managers, simply called "Squeeze", believing one philosophy or Like the album, you'll find a looking after the affairs of The contained the hit "Take Me I'm another. We ain't got nothing bright and breezy collection of Only Ones), though it's Harry's Yours" and several other great strong, snappy songs with the playing that you'll hear on pop-rock tunes. like that atall!" accent firmly on fun, and a "Cool For Cats". Harry, by the The band actually scrapped Nothing? I of rock'n'roll to I don't think so. But good measure way, has gone off to form his their first attempt at the second "Well, population own reggae band. album because they weren't don't think half the boot. SMASH HITS 7 — ^i^^MMi^^^iv^-^^F • just love dancing. I never stop. The other weel< at my local disco (Oscars in Newbury Parle, llford) I plucked up the courage to go in for their dancing competition. To my amazement (who you trying to kid! — Ed), I made it through Disco to the final. By the time you read this, the big night will be over. If you're interested, I'll let you know how I got on in the next issue. But before I nip off to get in a bit of practice, let me tell you about a few of the latest sounds. Two singles I find great to dance to are Melba Moore's "Pick Me Up I'll Dance" on TWO TOP 40 CBS and George Benson's "Love THIS WEFKS Ballad" on Warner Bros. This was the record I danced to in WEEK AGO TITLE/ARTIST LABEL BPM the heats at Oscars. 1 2 HE'S THE GREATEST DANCER SISTER SLEDGE Atlantic >/ 116 Two more you should check out are "Baby My Love" by Phil Calender (this 2 15 SHAKE YOUR BODY JACKSONS Epic ^ 122 one's an import — brilliant single) and "Swingin' " 3 3 JN THE NAVY VILLAGE PEOPLE Mercury y 127 by Light Of The World on Ensign. Gloria Gaynor also has a 4 7 THE RUNNER THREE DEGREES Ariola ^y new single coming up to follow "I Will Survive" — it's called "Going Out Of My Head" and it'll be in the shops 5 21 HAVEN'T STOPPED DANCING YET GONZALEZ Sidewalk y 135 in a few weeks' time. Cliff White and I went along to a press 6 4 1 WILL SURVIVE GLORIA GAVNOR Polydor y 117 conference to meet Gloria just before her Palladium gigs. 7 5 1 WANT YOUR LOVE CHIC Atlantic y 116 She seemed a nice enough lady even if she didn't have a lot 8 12 CUBA GIBSON BROTHERS Island 122 to say. Her Palladium concerts were a lot more enjoyable. 9 1 TURN THE MUSIC UP PLAYERS ASSOCIATION Vanguard 115 Twelve inch collectors will be interested to know that RCA 10 39 KNOCK ON WOOD AMII STEWART Atlantic y have a new series of Disco Classics. They include Evelyn 11 27 LOVE BALLAD GEORGE BENSON Warner Bros. 112 'Champagne' King's magnificent "Shame", the pick of the 12 6 CAN YOU FEEL THE FORCE? REAL THING Pye y 132 bunch, Odyssey's "Native New Yorker" oldies, and a 13 9 DISCO NIGHTS (ROCK FREAKI G.Q. Arista 123 Shalamar 12 inch "Uptown Festival" which is a medley of 14 11 MONEY IN MY POCKET DENNIS BROWN Lightning REGGAE Motown classics such as "Going To A Go-Go", "Baby Love" 15 KIAVM AIN'T NO STOPPING MCFADDED + WHITEHEAD Phil Int. y and 'This Old Heart Of Mine". Olympic Runners' "Keep It 16 22 HERE COMES THE NIGHT BEACH BOYS Caribou 134 Up" and Inner City Express' "Dance And Shake Your 17 IMU BY THE WAY YOU DANCE BUNNY SIGLER Salsoul Tambourine" complete the series. They're well worth 18 10 KEEP YOUR BODY WORKING KLEEER Atlantic Imp. 129 checking out — 'specially "Shame" — and they're all in colourful 19 20 1 (WHO HAVE NOTHING) SYLVESTER Fantasy 132 sleeves. Finally I've Just heard that American 20 tiiaia 'HE DANCER GINO SOCCIO Warner Bros. y CBS are working on an album of Sly Stone oldies, 21 iMa LOVE CRUSADER SARAH BRIGHTMAN Ariola remixed for a disco album y "Ten Years Too 22 16 LOVE AND DESIRE ARPEGGIO Polydor Soon". Come on Polydor, what about doing the same thing for 23 CAPTAIN BOOGIE WARDELL PIPER Midsong James Brown? Could be a mighty fine album. 24 8 KEEP ON DANCING GARY'S GANG CBS y 126 That's it. Now I can get down to practising. Wish me luck. 25 13 DANCE LADY DANCE CROWN HEIGHTS AFFAIR Mercury 113 Bev 26 KIAVM LOVIN IS REALLY MY GAME BRAINSTORM Miracle 27 CIS] GOT TO HAVE LOVING DON RAY Polydor 28 23 FIRE POINTER SISTERS Planet 119 29 til3ia 1 DONT WANT NOBODY ELSE MICHAEL WALDEN Atlantic 30 30 LIVIN' IT UP BELL AND JAMES ASM 119 31 24 BOOGIE TOWN FLB Fantasy 126 32 PICK ME UP I'LL DANCE MELBA MOORE Epic y 33 ROCK YOUR BABY FORCE Phil Int. 34 LET'S FLY AWAY VOYAGE GTO 35 26 SWINGIN' LIGHT OF THE WORLD Ensign -y— 132 36 D^a REUNITED PEACHES AND HERB Polydor 37 UiSiM JAMMIN AT THE DISCO PHILLY CREAM Fantasy 38 UaSiM MAGNETISM EUGENE RECORD Warner Bros. 39 14 EVERYTHING IS GREAT INNER CIRCLE Island 122 40 17 CONTACT EDWIN STARR 20th Century y 134 Imp = Import. BPM = Beats per minute. The Disco Top 40 is compiled by Record Business magazine bas^on sales at specialist disco shops. Selections from the chart are pla^^.' ~ Rob Jones on Radio Luxembourg. Rob hosts the early show (8 pm) on Luxembourg most weekday evenings, and is Smash Hi resident disco hit-picker. '0. 10 SMASH HITS 1 Association on Vanguard By Kandidate of RAK Records By the Players Records Ba da da ba da da ba ba I don't wanna lose you Turn the music up party down Ba da da ba da da ba ba Turn the music up party down down down up, turn it up party down I don't wanna lose you Turn the music Yeah, turn the music up Onethlnglknow Yeah, party down I don't wanna lose your love 'Cause your kisses girl Come on, you've got to turn the music up Are like three wishes Turn it up, party down. I just love you Each day I see you Party down, party down More and more Turn the music up, turn it up. thing for sure One Party down I don't wanna say good-bye Yeah, turn the music up your love has done (your love has done so much 'Cause Yeah, party down for me) So much for me Party down down down My love for you just keeps going If you like it we can play all night. On and on If you like it If you like it we can play all night. Chorus If you like it I don't wanna lose you --im^;^g Ba da da ba da da ba ba Come on, you've got to turn the music up it party down I don't wanna lose you Turn up, 0) Ba da da ba da da ba ba Party down, party down 0) If should walk away you a. Turn the music up, turn it up. And not look back Party down o would change My old world D Yeah, turn the music up. From grey to black Yeah, party down Repeat chorus (0 Party down down down down If you should walk away I don't loMyounonono g«t away Come on I loM you, don't wanna tot you don't 0) Party down Ona thing for sura i don't wanna say good-bya Turn the music up, party down 'Causa your love has done (your lovo has done so much Turn the music up, party down it can play all night c for me) If you like we So much for me If you like it we can play all night My love for you iust keeps going o it On and on Turn the music up, turn up, party down S-^ ''t Repeat chorus Yeah, turn the music up >^>f<': Yeah, party down If you should walk away Repeat to fade > And not look back My old world would change .# Dann/Chris Hills. Reproduced ' Words and music by Laurel From gray to black by permission Panache Music Repeat chorus & previous verse I don't Disco Pick I don't wanna lose you no Rob Jones' let you get away I wanna lose you, don't wanna don't IVIIKE OLDFIELD "Guilty" until Oh no Not disco as such . . . well not now anyway- But he's come up with an unusual I don't wanna lose you no I don't sound that sets him apart from the rest. No I don't wanna lose you no vocals to speak of, but a driving beat which I I don't wanna lose you, won't you stay have already had kids bopping to in the I don't wanna lose you no I don't disco. Incidentally, thanks to all Smash Hits Words and music by D. Most, S. Glen and M. Burns. readers who have written to me. Great to Reproduced by permission RAK Publ/lntersong l\/lusic. Rob Jonas hear from you, keep the letters coming. SMASH HITS 1 1 ' ^mm ««»w How to enter Simply solve our crossword puzzle, writing the answers in ink, pen or ball- point. Complete the coupon with your own full name and address, then cut it out and post it in a sealed envelope addressed to: SIVIASH HITS (Crossword No. 10), 117 Park Rogd, Peterborough PE1 2TS. Make sure it arrives not later than May 2nd, 1979, the closing date. Sender of the first corrent entry checked after the closing date will win the radio cassette player. Senders of the next 25 correct entries will each receive a copy of the Thin Lizzy album. The Editor's decision on all matters Northern Ireland, Eire, Channel Isles relating to the competition will final be and the Isle of Man, excluding and legally binding. No correspondence employees (and their families) of can be entered into. The competition is Smash Hits and East Midland Allied open to all readers in Great Britain, Press. ACROSS —.IWCIIlHl^ttEjWfffPllWi^Wrol 24 "J^y^t'^'^ "-— , 1 Wtt^*he' solve The Staircase ./iWritery? -^Skfdsktels rode into it, GervX>4 lash from , J,2A) , Radio ^yj&HliiTiBM 14'$irrname of reggafr^starvyho /had a hit with "(Yotf Gotta . MtoHO Don't Look Bacl(". j^JS'^^^ocks again -r- conterftstl if /«rart«f current 45 N <^fi -^^^J* need is M^nklepjckers, w*-eH (-3,7) ish which a''songfromSt9l^ 3,5) bbafh. ner. , and his'Vray ethingelse! '' ,-« .«,» -^-"^ — ^^R. -.^ Answers to Crossword No. 8 Strummer; 23 Spin; 24 "Band On The 7 Run". ACROSS: 1 "(I Don't Want To Go To) Chelsea"; 3 "My Life"; 5 "I Want Your DOWN: 1 "Chiqultita"; 2 "Saturday Love"; 7 Undertones; 9 "Ode (To Billy Night (Fever)"; 3 Marie (Osmond); 4 Joe)"; 10 Tamis (Motown); 11 Freddie (Mercury); 6 Andy Mackay; 8 Peaches {& Herb); 15 "Contact"; 16 Sham (69); 12 Hot Gossip; 13 Street Star (Rats backwards); 18 (Gary's) Band; 14 "Painter Man"; 17 Skids; 18 Gang; 19 Nick Lowe; 20 Jay Gary's (Gang); 21 "Siren"; 23 "Sir (Osmond); 21 Steel (Pulse); 22 (Joe) (Dancealot)". Winners of Crossword No. 8 listed on Page 29 12 SMASH HITS £ _H ^ j ^<^ _^ g, THE SOLO SINGLE FROM J.J. BURNEL APRIL TOUR Men 23rd CANTERBURY Odeon Locarno Sun 15th GLASGOW Pavilion Tue 24th PORTSMOUTH Moni 6th MANCHESTER Apollo Wed 25th HEMEL HEMPSTEAD Pavilion Mayfair Tue 17th LIVERPOOL Eric's Thur 26th NEWCASTLE Odeon Wed 18th DERBY Assembly Rooms Fri 27th EDINBURGH Sat 28th St Georges Hall Fri 20th BIRMINGHAM DigbethTown Hall BRADFORD Sat 21st BRIGHTON Dome Sun 29th ILFORD Odeon Sun 22nd BRISTOL Locarno Mon 30th LONDON (to be confirmed) ^i^mf" # PCd^ FBUDIllI IFIIDMlUIUM[UI0MtlCDM[IH-tlBUMBIIGilB2HCl!l!im[ICyB2H SMASH HITS 13 L £ € . a»3>»* s^>* v^ private '**% performers le* boring not totally ab ^ livesiiVthei'^fo''^ ^^^y ^'^ that there are a few which Icept private." She sighs probably only make sens I-"* mentioning whether leave a herself in this me. But I want to she includes mystery. It's more These days, you talk about her music or feeling of generalization. A LOT of females on that you find flat she LIKE image, and then just adds a few important to me she's given up the the scene, Polv Styrene songs Chelsea. words here or there. what you want in my shared with a friend in seems to be known less you home She says now that she hasn't ':*?;? rather than me telling After a period living back for her music and more for her what." Brixton, she any earthshaking theories to exactly what is with her mum in offstage activities. When X-Ray basement flat pass on. She seems to be now lives in the Spex broke out of the punk DESPITE her image, which manager having enough trouble in Fulham of her pack in 1978, largely by dint of preoccupy most concentrating with interest in seems to Falcon Stuart. their leading lady's very special ^ feels that music is about herself. On the \ writers. Poly talking talent. Poly became something effective in the long run. the silly queries subject of her breakdown and 0\n,rf^ more WE MOVE into of an overnight celebrity. up with a radio long her real hair? At the stories that still circulate, "I grew division. Is that Polys I Poly's pictures. 1 to concerts. stunned at the sighs. from ^ before went first she looks she . will change fashions have I her music opinions, Poly's growing up isn t just makes things easier. h cha's I** didn't know what half the question. Then she laughs. "It's just me to album. Though she s numerous album I didn't turned up in from 17 to 21 pointed out to her that some groups looked like. "Why would anyone think it it. It's me going outgrown the plastic publications. Earlier this year, funny songwriters, like Paul now always remember the names of Everyone does some that came through Poly doesn't envisage doing isn't." her the subject to learn obsessions the songs I the BBC made just made more McCartney, don't want the groups who did When are the braces coming things then. It's songs like "The Day The too much promotion on the of an hour-long TV read or write music in case it on quickly or so", she to " liked. But you "May 4th difficult by having every World Turned Dayglo and new X-Ray Spex single, "Highly off? documentary. It's common changes what they create. recognised something you emotionlessly. thought you think written finds it difficult Touring is not comments all with a more "Identity", she Inflammable". now that that a case of learning I still love people knowledge "It's not by the sound. I point out that some wholesome-looking pop image down and printed in a pinpoint exactly what sound liked, her favourite pastime. "K really fame, and the pressures right or wrong to play, to devastated. sudden I'd rather be home what's The Beatles. when will be her to (without the famous braces), newspaper. she's creating at the moment. can get to you sometime questions that came with it, caused being able to write the notes days, when I m Seeing that the all day trying to write a ..." she says "These all the audience nervous publicising a slight little pop alone time. "Visual words at you sense that a natural stop, some kind of I just takes up less 1 to get up have slowed to suffer than sitting here where down best way writing, tend heavy "Silly Billy". She song . . • that's the is the same breakdown. ditty called to quite readily. quietly" music for wants sums herself up with a self-conscious about every It's coming me I'm mid-day. 1 play again. she stories was known then by her real feel to describe the new songs. rhythm over and over the shoulders, She's yet to live down also, I think there's a I'm in. At the casual shrug of But of whatever mood is name, Mari(on) Elliott. word I say." stringing together groups The new stuff I'm writing that appeared in the press at difference between having to moment, my favourites are the "I'm so uninteresting." Okay, everywhere Poly sound quite nice relaxed, which may come time when she said she'd Seems that something when words that a very old more may not be a glamorous the WRITING songs is learn to do Beach Boys and than live. she turns these days, the past is together. They create a off better on an album to been visited by pink flying Poly has you're a kid, and wanting to Franklin album from poseur when it comes catch up with predominantly what Aretha pleasure from eagerly trying to you're picture." 18. I get more small talk, but when it saucers. in recent weeks. learn something when when she was about musical been up to songs tell a story or than seeing a roomful in at Christmas the New her. Do the records when writing to social observation Then She's been taking formal piano older." Sometimes I buy down. comes old Yet in person she seems make sense in a conventional of boys jumping up and Musical Express dug up an her to read Poly says she's fairly lazy, so weird sleeve catches my eye, musical rhyme, Ms. most things. lessons to enable a shies away from publicity shot of h^r from 1976 relaxed about to deliberately set aside manner? lose out with She Metalmouth still says a write music properly. This she has but usually you private life. Talking to Poly is a bit like and really. But, I know questions about her she was signed to GTO just plops "No, not old masterfy mouthful. when affect how she teaches time where she those. I like buying watching someone who isn't won't you're getting at." She "I always think most Records, the people who not herself down at a piano. what records." hungry pick their way the band her songs. It will "The new songs are Dooleys really all that continues, brought you The she writes. It She's made it clear to through a meal. She listens as even affect what among others. It showed her ,^^ 14 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 15 i "Al" *l^. ' * f \ * » L-%'i r^l^t 1L'.^5 :-%* 'V:. 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Reproduced by permission EMI Music. mmmmsamm SMASH HITS "'^^ The Logical Song By Supertramp on A&M Records I it When was young seemed that life was so wonderful I said now watch what you say or they'll be calling you a radical A miracle, oh it was beautiful, magical A liberal, oh fanatical criminal And all the birds in the trees well they'd be singing so happily Won't you sign up your name we'd lilce to feel you're Oh joyfully, oh playfully watching me Acceptable, respectable, oh presentable, a vegetable But then they sent me away to teach me how to be sensible Logical, practical oh responsible, Oh take take take take it yeh And then they showed me a world where i could be so dependable At night when all the world's asleep Oh clinical, oh intellectual, cynical The questions run so deep For such a simple man are all There times when the world's asleep Won't you please please please tell me what we've learned The questions run too deep I know it sounds absurd For such a simple man But please tell me who I am Won't you please please tell we've learned me what Who I am who I am who I am I know it sounds absurd But please tell me who I am So logical . . . Words and music by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson. Reproduced by permission Rondor Music. Don't Stop Me Now By Queen on EMI Records Tonight I'm gonna have myself a real good time I'm a rocket ship on my way to Mars I feel alive On a collision course And the world's turning inside out yeah I am a satellite And floating around in ecstasy^ I'm out of control So don't stop me now I'm a sex machine ready to reload Don't stop me Like an atom bomb 'Cause I'm having a good time About to oh oh oh oh oh . . . explode Having a good time I'm burning through the sky yeah Two hundred degrees I'm a superstar leaping through the sky That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit Like a tiger I'm travelling at the speed of light Defying the laws of gravity I wanna make a supersonic woman of you I'm a racing car passing by Like Lady Godiva Don't stop me don't stop me don't stop me I'm gonna go go go Hey hey hey There's no stopping me Don't stop me don't stop me I'm burning through the sky yeah Ooh ooh ooh I like it Two hundred degrees Don't stop me don't stop me 4 That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit Have a good time good time I'm travelling at the speed of light Don't stop me don't stop me oh I wanna make a supersonic man out of you Chorus Oh burning through the sky yeah Don't stop me now Two hundred degrees I'm having such a good time That's why they call me Mister Fahrenheit I'm having a ball Travelling at the speed of light Don't stop me now I wanna make a supersonic man out of you If you wanna have a good time Just give me a call Repeat chorus Don't stop me now Cause I'm having a good time Da da da da da . . . Don't stop me now Yes I'm having a good time Words and music by Freddie Mercury. Reproduced I don't wanna stop at all by permission EMI Music. SMASH HITS 19 The names listed are hidden in the diagrams. They run horizontally, verti- cally or diagonally — many of them are printed backwards. But remember that the names are always in an uninterrupted straight line, letters in sequence, whichever way they run. Some letters will need to be used more than once. Others you won't need to use at all. Put a line through the names as you find them. Solutions on page 29. c S*l» E H T O R B E 1 B O o D 1 R K A D O L K Y P A R T O N c 1 S 1 O E R O X D F L A L N H o J D E T L 1 J D X S L 1 o B Y T 1 c K E T N JEagles 1 ? jEno J U i E Y E H X Y # L H % A R % X "Fleetwood Mac K E S S E E N Z L 1 A R O R E C Helen Reddy ^ ^ Jilted John T H D R T L. Z A E M N X E H 1 1 -^ i Judas Priest R E A J E^ /T D A N D T S R T Kenny Rogers '^ 1 "^^ Cars ^ Liar A L I W A 4% O S G N 1 W R P O "i-Aiafr / -^ Pretenders ChakaKhan W E A K A N J lyr o R D E A G L E s X City Boy Ritchie Familijr' E N Z A 1 d w A R T E J 1 L T A Y Clash Rod Stewart A X -^ ' ^ Dana Roxy Music T R Z H H y T H L E Y S D R 1 F D O Dan Hill Chin Lizzvfl " S E E S R A N E C L 1 U O Dire Straits ^ Toto ^ T C X O Doobie Brothers War D D J \i E A 1 P T G IVI A N R O R J D Dooleys -^ Who t D O L L Y P U D D E N O E 1 D O O kAttU^artoidri^ Wings ' rOrifters / Ves R Y F C 1 T Y 1 Z^ 1. Y X O R K a R B A B B R Y R R E F N A Y R B R E R N N R R E L D N A H C E N E G K L E A D O B A R O N Y A G A 1 R O L G M R W S E E L T o D S Y L A N D G E E E L R A T E E ti U 1 L L D B L L S A e E B H A F E R z A G C E L 1 B Y B T Abba John Cooper E S 1 s R N K N E L A O L C N C U Andrew Gold Clark Y M A E 1 Q U E E N Y D 1 V L N B N Billy Ocean Lindisfarne Bob Seger Lene Lovich E u V G P 1 X 1 S E E Y D B H O G A Bread Lulu R 1 A A c H O s E S P S G A S R R Bryan Ferry Meatloaf Dennis Brown Queen E O T E E O B L F R T 1 R A C E Y J Dickies Racey S R Q U c R Y A E E T U S Q N W 1 N Elton John Rose Royce O G L N o L R L R N M R U T A G T Gary's Gang Rumour Gaz Sex Pistols R 1 H W 1 N N E L O E E A M O L T Gene Chandler Supertramp O O N G E R R Y U 1 U L S M U L U L Giorgio Suzi Quatro Gloria Gaynor Sylvester J M C O o P O R A C B S Y L P D S ? 20 SMASH HITS Here Comes The Night By The Beach Boys on Caribou Records (7ln8 version) Next issue of Woooh oooh Chorus Smash Hits Woooh oooh Here comes the night (day) Doo doo doo doo doo doo etc Hold me squeeze me on sate Ooh here comes the night oh Don't ever leave me Here comes the night oh oh Tell me I'm doing alright Here come here come here now Hold me squeeze ma May 3 Here comes the night Don't ever leave me Doo doo doo doo doo doo etc Tell me I'm doing alright Hold me love ma oooh ooh ooh Be there or IVIy heart was breaking till Hera comas the night oh You started maldng me Hare comas the night be square for. . . Feel like a natural man Hold ma squeeze me IMy mind was a mess Don't ever leave me Until you brought happiness Here comas the night oh And that's not hard to understand Here comes the night When I'm through working Hold me oh 25 copies of Just fussin' and cussin' Here comes the night I'll be there just as quick as I can Every morning our love is re-born ^uUJWrJ And It loves me ait day long Things start to changing Takes a little rearranging But our love grows on and on COOL FOR The stars do shine in love Making you mine to love CA TS' LP Never feel the love so strong Repeat chorus to fade to be won Words and music by Brian Wilson and Mike Love. Reproduced by plus permission Rondor Music. RACEYand JEAN JACQUES BURNEL h.W interviews and all the usual pics 'n' song 1 words Bringing vinyl alive \ Every other Thursday P.S. If you want to make sure of the next issue, use the newsagent's order coupon opposite SIMASH HITS 21 ^y David of Boxy Music HepWorth A brief history They ploughed on and met 22. BLONDIE 27. DAVID BOWIE 29. ABBA 1972 right, and the rock 29" 36" IT'S with nothing but success, hitting £1 .20 X £1 .20 30" X 40" £1.60 24" X 33" scene is dominated by big with "All I Want Is You" and lookalilte bands grinding out the album "Country Life". But long, boring guitar solos and Manzanera and Mackay also dressed in dirty jeans and sunk themselves into solo tee-shirts. With the notable projects as if to prove that they exceptions of David Bowie and The music was equally exotic, could do it too. Neither of them IVIarc Bolan, there's very little AHir all stops and starts, clever titles were particularly commercially flair, very little imagination. Then and weird images. The idea for successful. 32. BOOMTOWN RATS all of a sudden — BLAMI — come £1 .20 38" X 25" 58. CLINT EASTWOOD 62. ELVIS the first single, "Virginia Plain", When they announced their 25" £1.40 38" X 25"' Roxy Music. They have talent exotic guitar and was born in £1 .20 38" X apparently came from a painting break-up — officially a period of and they have vision and they Havana; saxophonist Andy of a cigarette packet and it had a 'trial separation' — in 1975, it become virtually an overnight Mackay had read music at sudden ending that drove DJs seemed that they'd decided to sensation. university, taught in Italy and crazy up and down the country. It get out while they were still at Unlike Bowie and Bolan, who dabbled in experimental music; went to number four. the top, riding high on the had been around for years, Roxy Paul Thompson was thoroughly Things went better than even success of their best single "Love didn't bother with the lower normal and played drums in a Ferry had dared hope. Roxy Is The Drug" and the "Siren" rungs on the ladder to fame and solid no-nonsense manner. Music were overnight an album. On the other hand, their fortune. They started at the top Then they took on electronics enormous attraction and Ferry attempts to break into the and it worked. The pop wizard Brian Eno who played and Eno in particular became the American market had not been establishment was taken by keyboards and fiddled with tapes 4. OLIVIA 14. BLONDIE 18. JOHN 24. CHARLIES objects of crazy cult followings. over successful. FROM GREASE' £1 .20 29" X 39" TRAVOLTA ANGELS storm. and insisted he was a Thousands of kids showed up at £1.10 20"x28" £1.60 30" X 36" £1.20 38" X 25" Everything Roxy Music did had 'non-musician'. He was the gigs dressed in the style of their THAT WAS over three years ago. the kind of style and attention to weirdest looker of the lot. They heroes. Ferry used his Roxy's return to normal activity detail that makes winners. were different in a lot of ways smouldering stare to perfection, has been signalled with the but they were definitely cultured, dressed himself immaculately "Manifesto" album and an BRYAN Ferry, a fine arts educated and very classy indeed. and was suddenly a sex symbol. upcoming tour. graduate, modern artist and The first album sold like a The interesting thing about former school teacher from Beatles record. The sleeve ALTHOUGH the second album their period of separation is that County Durham, had put the showed the loving care that "For Your Pleasure" was an even Andy Mackay was strangely the band together over the previous went into the whole plan. It bigger success than the first, most successful of the three who a plan. The featured a model girl on the year and he had ^'*'' 'n' feathers: Manzanera, Eno, Ferry, Thompson. there 26. JOHN 4 Oyo Mackay. was a friction between indulged in solo projects. He 35. KATE BUSH 36. BLONDIE 39. BLONDIE visual side of the plan was to be front, the sort you usually saw in TRAVOLTA £1.20 38" X 25" £1.10 33" X 23" £1.20 38" X 25 Like Teddy Boys from outer space. Ferry and Eno that was coming wrote the music for the "Rock outrageously flash and very Vogue. The band were SAT, NIGHT FEVER' to a head. Eno eventually left to Follies" TV series, and embarked £1.10 21" X 28" theatrical, while the music took photographed on the inner pursue his own experimental on a number of other similar in everything from the avant sleeve got up in leopardskin and ideas and Roxy, with Ferry now undertakings. conventional glitter, mascara and Brylcreem; ^m^m garde through pop A^'irII^^l^ very much the front man, plotted Ferry made two solo albums like tflk/%. all the way to '40s matinee idol they were teddy boys their own more conventional which sold respectably but he crooning. suddenly transformed into l^ifJj^K ^y^^^Jr ^VrVk-jB. course. could never get a big chart single Phil Manzanera (real name spacemen and everybody was ' Boy wonder Eddie Jobson was like he had with Roxy, and the Philip Targett-Adams) played the duty fascinated. drafted in to play violin and arrival of the New Wave made keyboards and Ferry stood in the him seem, more than a little out spotlight and demanded the sort of date. Sophistication wasn't ' Dance Away of attention that Jagger gets very fashionable at the time. ' f flfl with the Stones. He was very He reached the depth of By Roxy Music on Polydor Records 1 very good at it. depression about a year ago Yesterday — well it seemed so cool As soon as the audience when Jerry Hall, his long-time When I walked you home, kissed goodnight caught up with his bizarre ideas girlfriend and the cover girl of I said "it's love" you said "all right" in clothes, he moved on, turning "Siren", left him for Mick Jagger. It's funny how I could never cry up for every new tour or TV show That must have hurt a lot and his Until tonight and you pass by in different and more next solo album, "The Bride in Hand hand with another guy eye-catching gear. There was a Stripped Bare", reflected it. You're dressed to kill and guess who's dying? weird glittery gaucho costume, So, although the official line an American army uniform, and states that Roxy Music were Chorus On the vergedlof break-up: Mackay, Ferry, Manzanera, Jobson, 1976 lots more in between. The fans always going to get back 53. & OLIVIA 55. OLIVIA 57. ABBA (GIRLS) 63. TIGER & CUB Dance away the heartache mThompson. JOHN 25" 38" 38" 38" 25" adored him for it. He was the face together again, it's £1.40 38" X 25" £1 .20 x £1.20 25" X £1 .40 x Dance away the tears (oh oh) tempting to of Roxy Music, as big a star Dance away the heartache as speculate that their reunion is an Bowie. attempt recapture something Dance away the fears to The next part of Ferry's Dance away (dance away dance away) plan of their former glory. was his solo career. His first solo Ferry, Manzanera, Mackay and POST TO: ITS A GIFT (POSTERS) Loneliness is a crowded room album, "These Foolish Things" Thompson remain of the original Full of open hearts turned to stone was a collection of his favourite line-up, and they've recruited All together all alone songs, DEPT. SH. 18, BURDEH HSE., NEW BRIDGE ST., LONDON EC4 everybody from Dylan to Gary Tibbs (formerly of The All at once my whole world had changed Smokey Robinson, all of them Vibrators) to handle bass and Now I'm in the dark, off the wall NAME delivered in his mannered but one Dave Skinner for keyboards. Let the strobe light up them all striking tones. The press hated it When they tour later this year I close my ayes and dance till dawn but the public bought. it'll ADDRESS be interesting to see whether Repeat chorus Meanwhile Roxy Music they can still command the continued to prosper. Their third fanatical audience that was Now I know I must walk the line Words and music album, "Stranded", went to the theirs a few years back. Until I find an open door by Bryan Ferry. number one slot. Ferry's second Because, although nobody Off the street onto the floor Reproduced PLEASE RUSH POSTERS NO|S) album was a similar success. The would doubt that Roxy Music There I — many times a fool I ENCLOSE £ was by permission sleeve, always a vital part of were one of the most important I and pray, but not too posters add 3 or more add 40p. hope much POSTAGE & PACKING: 1 POSTER add 30p. 2 35p, E.G. Music. these projects, pictured him in a and innovative British bands of Out of reach is out of touch white dinner jacket like he'd just the seventies, they were also All the way is far enough IN FULL COLOUR stepped out of an expensive very definitely the band of the ALL POSTERS Repeat chorus to fade Ck in business: Skinner, Mackay, Ferry, Thompson, Tibbs, vodka advert. The man definitely times. And times do change very 1979^.'anzanera. I J wanted to be a star very badly. quickly. 22 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 23 -t- + + +»+ + + + + + + - + + +«+ + + + + + + + -i^k- + + + + + + + + h + + ^n + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + 4- + + + + + + + + + + + + +: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + -l--f-l--f--f-t- + -h-!--l--|--f-|--l- + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + ^ By CLIFF a nod to disco. Different lyrics, overall it fails to get into completely for a mid-tempo RED certainly — check it out. Best any really impressive WHITE pop/soul singalong. On first STARR trax: "Mary Mary", "Everything achievement. Time will tell — hearing it doesn't sound much to IsGreat". (Soutof 10). meanwhile it's fine fun for the BOINNGGG!!! Spring hasfinallY rave about but the excellent moment. Best trax: "Solitary dabblings with freaky ideas, THE HUMAN race, to which I'm sprung in my little patch of this production and hummable tune GEORGE BENSON: Livin' Inside Confinement", "Sound Of The reissued from the winter of told many of you belong, is sceptered isle, and here I bounce, win through after a while. Should Your Love (Warner Brothers). A Suburbs". (7 out of 10). '66/'67 and still sounding lovably always in need of good advice. full of joys. But where is Cinders? be a big hit with fans of Tavares double album of very off-the-wall. Here's some for those of you of Off to the woods with some and similar groups; talking of forgettable, mostly GRAHAM PARKER & THE disco persuasion. The Golden other bloke, no doubt. Never whom: SARAH BRIGHTMAN & THE instrumental muzak. The ex-jazz RUMOUR: Squeezing Out Rule when buying albums by Sparks (Vertigo). This is mind, I have a host of golden STARSHIP TROOPERS: The guitarist's playing is faultless unknowns with disco hits is Graham Parker's best album tingles to share with you alt, TAVARES: Never Had A Love Adventures Of The Love but the middle-of-the-road definitely Listen Before You yet, but also one with a new some of them a bit duffo. There Like This Before (Capitol/Tower). Crusader (Ariola/Hansa 12in, red orchestra and chorus will send Buy. All too often these albums twist. He's lot aren't many rockers this time Originally released last vinyl). Ms Brightman and her you to sleep. At barely 15 dropped a of the turn out to consist of only two fast 'n' furious style of old around so I'd better start with December, now being writers, arranger and producer minutes a side, this is also and decent disco tracks — usually brought in the only really exciting one: re-promoted because of 'public have one big advantage over pretty poor value for money. a simpler, plainer the singles — with the rest approach without losing of demand' (so they say), this other Euro-disco acts: a sense of Not recommended. Best trax: any being tarted-up inferior his distinctive sound or power. ANGELIC UPSTARTS: I'm An romantic ballad does tend to humour (very rare in disco "Soulful Strut", "Unchained material in an attempt to cash Some of the songs are subtler Upstart (Warner Bros, pic bag). grow on you if you let it. music). They're like the musical Melody". (4 out of 10). in on disco's growing too but the choruses are Produced bv Sham 69's Jimmv equivalent of a space story comic as ROXY MUSIC: Dance Away popularity. For instance . . . FRANKIE MILLER: Falling In strong as ever, with Pursey, it's a classically punk book. This cleverly conceived and The (Polydor). Two more tracks from Love (Chrysalis). In which in excellent form it all 76-style headbanger in much second instalment of astral Rumour Roxy's "Manifesto" album. GONZALEZ: Haven't Stopped Frankie borrows Bonnie Tyler's works a treat. Best trax: the same vein as Sham. In fact a whackiness should follow their Topside is remixed-remodelled Dancin' (EMI Sidewalk). Only producer and, surprise, "Discovering Japan", "Waiting young punkette friend of mine first into the charts. to accentuate the synth-drum and two decent tunes, the title track surprise, ends up sounding like For The UFO's". (8 of 10). thought it was Sham 69 until she out and an old Dramatics hit, found out that the Upstarts are a castanets that decorate this THE MONKS: Nice Legt, Shame a male Bonnie Tyler. Simplified Whatcha See Is Whatcha Get. quartet of hot-heads from misty-eyed, 'loneliness in a About The Face (Carrere, pic country pop, wheezy PICK OF THE WEEK with The rest is heavily percussive concertinas all. Jarrow. Their general message crowded room' serenade, bag). After dismissing this tinny and Side Two is SUPERTRAMP: Breakfast In harmonies and 8. Latin funk, half-discofied, with better — more of his soulful, America (A&M). seems to be, "Up yours!" Teh smooth pop rocker as nothing special on first Not quite as Ferry Esq singing much like he long instrumental passages and gravel-throated stomping. A strong as their last album but tch, these youths have no couth. Jonathan hearing I've now come to realise Kirf^,^ did in the old days. Very the band frantically trying to sad reflection the strong it's a minor gem. Listen closely on gutless enough to edge out ,, and the have in appealing, tho' I reckon the '60's a good time the faint state of radio when Frankie has Graham Parker as pick of vfodern and you'll hear a great little song the JONATHAN RiCHMAN THE Lovers soul-style B-side, Cry Cry", hope someone will be to resort & "Cry about a fella who scores an ugly to wimpery to get bunch. Supertramp have IVIODERN LOVERS: Lydia is even better. interested. It's unlikely. Best played, includes recent singles. loosened up a bit for this blind-date but still ends up with one (Beserkley, pic bag). Master trax: "Haven't Stopped Dancin' Best trax: In Love", which is egg all over his face when she "A Woman maybe why the songs RIchman, on the other hand, is a BEE GEES: Love You Inside Out Yet", "Whatcha See Is Whatcha "Fallin' In puts him down at the end of the Love With You". (6 don't have the concentrated (RSO). Or even upside down or Get". (3 out 10). real gentle man. Some folk even evening. of out of 10). power and impact of old, but call him a prize wimp. Myself, I back to front. Gosh, I'm, gulp, they've lost little of their reckon his soft-centred, off-key almost afraid to comment on this HERBIE HANCOCK: Tell GLORIA JONES: Windstorm THE MEMBERS: At The Chelsea emotional intensity or melodic jog, which is (Capitol). Subtract the funk, reworkings of late-'50s/early- mellow, mid-tempo Everybody (CBS). Powee ! I add Nightclub (Virgin). The plaintiveness. They may have 60s-style pop and doowop are typically well-produced and Another track from his "Feets strings and this is virtually the Members are supposed to be long hair and beards but they good fun in small doses. About 7 typically shrill in the vocal Don't Fail Me Now" album but so same. Gloria Jones has an one of the hottest post-punk still show most bands a clean department. I could say it's impressive history as a writer inches small, just like this zany much more powerful than "You rock bands around, but I have pair of heels when it comes to single, which couples a new utterly fantastic and win a million Bet Your Love." This is a fast, and producer at Motown, so my doubts. They're disposable making a tuneful, thoughtful, I she's topside with one of his best newfriends, but I have to admit super-funky item with a bass line got absolutely no excuse pop rather than committed quality album. Best trax: previous efforts, "Important In think it's dull. Not bad, just dull. that'll blow your speakers apart for this sloppily-arranged, rock, and though their cocky, "Logical Song", "Child Of Your Life." And a hit (of course). at top volume. Unfortunately it's half-hearted performance. Too soccer-crowd style has some Vision". (8 out of 10). probably far foo funky to be as long, too few ideas and a real good, clever touches in their Breaking INNER CIRCLE: Stop successful as his last single. effort to plough through. Avoid. catchy music and London life X-RAY SPEX: Highly My Heart (Island, pic bag). Best trax: "Bring On The Love", Inflammable (EMI THIRD WORLD: One Cold Vibe THE DEL VIKINGS: Come Go "Windstorm". (3 out of 10). International). (Island 12in). With Me (Lightning Old Gold). Attention all Strange title for a In the fascinating search for the fans of Rocky ISLEY BROTHERS: Timeless record that is distinctly less fiery perfect marraige of reggae and Sharpe, Darts etc. This one is (Epic). Cheapish double album than previous Spex efforts. Or disco. Inner Circle sound as if definitely for you. Recorded and of early '70s Isleys studio Furthermore: strange record! they've found a hit formula with a originally an American hit in material with a few lesser hits Poly Styrene makes an effort to disco commercial-reggae arrangement 1957, it's THE perfect example of included. Their busy, chunky ting more conventionally than mixed in the disco-style, while the type of record that inspired all funk has weathered quite well to go? the usual in the midst of a fuzzy Third World revert back towards modern British doowopsters but this is a rather pointless production involving riffing saxes a more rootsy sound after their — so much so that it still sounds collection. Who needs it? Save and at least one synthesizer. chart success with "Now That We in tune with the times. So does your dough for a real 'Greatest the Dunno exactly why but I've a Found Love." Come to think of it, equally great flip, the group's Hits' set — now that willbe other big hit, feeling it's one of those deceptive "Cold Vibe" was the flip of that "Whispering Bells." worth having. Best trax: "Work tracks that creeps up on you first hit. What's going on? Incidentally, Lightning Records To Do", "Brother Brother". (5 when your back's turned. Initially havejust put out 10 collectable out of 10). reissues in their it's the flip, "Warrior In THE ELECTRIC PRUNES: I Had Old Gold series, including Woolworths", that is most Too Much To Dream Last Night the Earls' original INNER CIRCLE: Everything Is appealing — mainly because the (Radar, pic bag). Acid-rock? Ah version of "Remember Then" Great (Island). Usually reggae (reviewed last ish) hits •tory of everyday suburban folk yes, I remember it well. Wild and by bores me out of my tree but this fuzz-tone guitar riffs Chris Montez, Ketty Lester, The is a light, tuneful It stronger than the topside lyric. Herbie and and generally Drifters, Teddy Hancock hundreds of young punky groups The Bears, pretty neat set. There's some with daft names chanting Johnny Tillotson, Bobby Darin, clever blending of modern RAYOIO: You Can't Change That boggle-eyed lyrics. Just like The Everly Brothers and Jewel instrumentation to keep your Akens. (Arista). Hitmakers of "Jack And FOWLER/LFI today really. This is an infamous Limited editions of each interest and the whole affair is . SIMON are Jill" and so forth change pace Pic sample of California's early picture discs. very danceable, with more than 24 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 25 " H': #j§Sfe(t: <»* %>ine Girls Soma -» gfr/s »„ii, _ ^w front ^'otrMH/fc"™'" of you »'"• me time to *'**"•* B_ woritll™ " Out ff^P^at chorus Toniflht Records '*>ntk„„^ ^^^Parlophone w I „„ m gonna do Wing* °" ff^Peat BY chorus ^ . 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Sonia Yarde, Welling- /m cj P A c il s Y L *;ir^-- borough, Northants. ^ V\^ SMASH HITS 29 1 I KNOW I am not the only rock fan (of sorts) to admire Smash Hits and so, through your magazine, I FAN CLUBS would like to complain about the way some local councils treat us MEMBERS: Members rock fans. Information & In Nottingham we have two Paraphernalia, 797 theatres, a Polytechnic and eTtErS Wandsworth Road, University, but do bands come to London SW8. Nottingham? Nol They go to Write to Smash Hits at 41 Broadway, Peterborough, PE1 1RY Leicester and Derby if anywhere RACHEL SWEET: c/o from presenting TRB. I hope you Bob Sands — at the Theatre and, believe me, it is almost can use some of your strength to Royal in September. Nigel Nice, Stiff Records, impossible to reach these cities do something about this 28 Alexander Street, without your own transport. London W2. situation, as I'm sure YOUR MAG is absolute rubbish. I Anyway, about a year ago Nottingham isn't the only place have never come across such Malibu, a skateboard complex in X-RAY SPEX: c/o EMI that big names avoid because of trash in my life. Red Starr is a Nottingham, began to invite LRD, 9 Thayer Street, restrictions. reject muppet and Cliff White small, unknown groups to play London W1. Sally Rand, Gilt Hill, should be fed to the lions. Us there. Since then things have Kimberley, Notts. readers should be paid danger improved gradually; Lene Lovich WINGS: PO BOX 4UP, money to breathe on your scruffy was there recently. Then a couple You're right — Nottingham isn't mag. London W1 A 4UP. of weeks ago we heard that the piace suffering this Icind the only David Moore, Lord St, Douglas, Tom Robinson Band were local of smail-minded council Isle Of Man. coming to Malibu on March 30. restriction. We talked to Bob P.S. I am the world's greatest liar. Great we thought, someone Sands, who booked the TRB anything against really well known at last. tour, and he confirms that the You had us going there for a Showaddywaddy, Darts and The But believe it or not, despite council withdrew the Malibu's minute! Three Degrees, but I'd prefer The considerable demand for tickets, music licence just a week or so Stranglers, Stiff Little Fingers, the gig was postponed because Elvis Costello, Cheap Trick etc. before the gig. Radio Trent has HI! GREAT mag, I love it. A bit received I Notts Council apparently taken up the issue, so more Punk and New Wave Know wot I mean, guv??! noisel I ask The complaints about maybe Nottingham's rock fans (though it's practically packed PPS. Any information on Malibu is on a major road, soon? Hope so, you? should focus their protests with the stuff) and I'll be Cure coming not in the middle of a residential unless .... (gasp!) . . . You've around them — coming from a ecsta-ecsta-thrilled. I missed the it would appear the . . areal So local source it will probably be Clash poster (smack). Would already printed some . .(arghh council are refusing to allow TRB more effective. At the risk of come and give ya a great big hug . . .sob sob! I) to appear at Malibu (probably for sounding patronising, remember for a poster (big one mind) of PPPS. (last one honest!) Exactly fear of trouble), even though last that you're just as much a citizen Elvis Costello. Great feature you what number is the issue now? year's gig at the De Montfort, of Nottingham as complaining did on him. I've stuck it in me I've lost count. To put it another Leicester, went fine. there local householders and scrapbook for posterity 1 way, how many issues have As you can imagine, we are self-important local politicians. Fuzzy ska Jackie Mitchell, been? pretty annoyed that Malibu, who Don't let them beat you down. Boscombe, Bournemouth. This is number 10. Doesn't time have taken the initiative In The good news is that TRB are PS. I'd like to see more Punk and fly when you're having fun. attracting "names" to determined to get some kind of New Wave coming to Nottingham, are being prevented gig in the town, possibly — says Bournemouth. It's not that I have HEY! YOU lot! In one issue you said that "Oliver's Army" seemed It like that to me, played the film right I'M JUST itching to know If really sounds show, they to be as "humourless as a stuffed is the Debbie Harry really sings In the and, if I'm right, that why throLigh. trout"! Yet in the previous issue, there a conspiracy long version of "Heart Of Glass"; video film on Top Of The Pops Could be in the albums section, you said I it was a never got to that particular bit? A going on at the BBC? Please Once was in love/And that it was the best track on gas/Soon turned out to be a pain couple of weeks later though, on could you find out, and what's "Armed Forces" and gave the in the ass. Noel Edmonds "Lucky Numbers" your opinion on the subject? album 8 out of 10! Lorraine White, Eden Cres., If you can award such high Skerne Park, Darlington. marks for a "clapped out old pop melody", either the other albums under 8) are absolute your (marks Watch ! THINK Blondie are fab, super, TRASH or you don't know what language in front of great, ace, fantastic etc. So I was you're tallcing about! the lady, kid! very pleased when I saw the Nigel Rippon, Hartford words in your March 22 edition. I Northwich, Cheshire. got out the record player and sang along with the single. We don't know what we're Instead of But in one verse, talking about. No seriously, the I it a Once had a love and was single was reviewed by Cliff gas/Soon turned out had a heart White, the album by Red Starr. It should have read: of glass. Two different people! It's only / it was a Ortce had a love and the BBC which believes that a pain gas/Soon turned out to be everybody thinks alike! Regards in the ass . . . to Angela . . . You also printed a verse after this which is non-existent. UNDERTONES, Undertones and Blondie Fan, St. Ives. A Devoted more Undertones! I ! Everything is Undertone-tinted. I must have You're both right of course. pictures, interviews, articles, We're sure we typed "pain in the songs, etc. Derry F.C. Rule OKI I ass" but somehow, somewhere have "Get Over You". It is never along the line, it turned into off my turntable. Should've been "heart of glass". Dunno why! As a hit! Why wasn't it?? Your mag for Lorraine's pertinent question, is almost as good as The course there's a conspiracy at the Undertones! j BBC. When was the last time you Marion Lewis (Spike), Dragon saw anything on the small screen Road, Winterbourne, Bristol. Too right it should've been a hit. (BBC or ITV) which bore much , resemblance to real life as it is Great single. Why wasn't it? Jived by the millions who watch Because it didn't get on the Radio 1 air-play list, that's why. it? Who said "Crossroads"! ! I Some people have cloth-ears! 30 SMASH HITS rr: * *, ^«+"' "^ », * o *1< 7^ -fc- ^^ -^ ** * . . * . o ^x^S^%. *^* .** J- =^* **t- Friday (April 20) Iggy Pop Camden Music Machine While we make every Thin Lizzy Bridlington Spa Pavilion John Otway Plymouth Woods Centre effort to make our listings^ Jean Jacques Burnel Oigbeth Civic Hall Players Association Sheffield Top Rank accurate, gigs are often IMeil Sedaka Poole Arts Centre Penetration Cardiff Top Rank subject to last minute John IVIiles Hammersnnith Odeon The Members Newport Stowaways change. We suggest you Iggy Pop Manchester Russell Club Child Greenock Town Hall check,locally with the venue Kate Bush London Palladium before you set out. John Otway Bath Pavilion IVIagazine Edinburgh Clouds Three Degrees Oxford New Theatre (2 Penetration Hanley Victoria Hall shows) The Members Cambridge Corn Exchange Magazine Southampton Gaumont Undertones Aberdeen University Saturday (April 21) John Miles Canterbury Odeon Elton John Birmingham Hippodrome iggy Pop Leicester University Neil Sedaica Brighton Conference Centre Players Association Stroud Leisure Centre Three Degrees Aberdeen Capitol (2 shows) XTC Manchester Polytechnic IVIagazine Aberdeen University Penetration Essex University, Colchester John IVIiles Eastbourne Congress The Members Exeter University Iggy Pop Liverpool Eric's (2 shows) Child Aviemore Centre John Otway Manchester The Factory Players Association Dunstable California Sunday (April 29) XTC Dublin University College The Stylistics London Palladium Penetration Middlesbrough Rock Garden Rush Manchester Apollo The IVIembers Dudley JB's Jean Jacques Burnel Guildford Civic Hall Three Degrees Bristol Hippodrome (2 shows) Sunday (April 22) Magazine Oxford New Theatre Elton John Birmingham Hippodrome Undertones St. Andrews University, Fife Neil Sedal(a London Palladium John Miles Leicester De Montfort Thin Lizzy Hammersmith Odeon Iggy Pop Redcar Coatham Bowl Jean Jacques Burnel Bristol Locarno Penetration Hemel Hempstead Pavilion Three Degrees Edinburgh Usher Hall (2 The Members London Lyceum shows) Magazine St. Andrews University, Fife Monday (April 30) John Miles Croydon Fairfield Hall The Stylistics Birmingham Night Out Iggy Pop Sheffield Top Rank Rush Manchester Apollo XTC Belfast Queens College Neil Sedaka Sheffield City Hall Penetration Middlesbrough Rock Garden Jean Jacques Burnel London Theatre Royal The Members Nottingham Grey Topper Magazine Bristol Colston Hall Rhit Lynott: Lizxy tour pushes on. Undertones Chester Smartyz Monday (April 23) Iggy Pop Edinburgh Tiffany's The Stylistics Stoke Jollees Thursday (April 26) John Miles Lancaster University Neil Sedalta London Palladium Elton John Manchester Apollo Thin Lizzy Hammersmith Odeon The Stylistics Stoke Jollees Tuesday (May 1) Rush Newcastle City Hall Neil Sedaka London Palladium The Stylistics Birmingham Night Out Three Degrees Brighton Dome (2 shows) Rush Glasgow Apollo Thin Lizzy Manchester Apollo Magazine Manchester Apollo Jean Jacques Burnel Newcastle Mayfair Rush Liverpool Empire John Miles Birmingham Odeon John Miles Derby Assembly Rooms Neil Sedaka Dublin Stadium John Otway Halesowen Tiffany's John Otway Exeter Routes Iggy Pop Glasgow Apollo Centre Players Association Middlesbrough Madison Players Association Portsmouth Locarno XTC Reading University XTC Dublin TV Club XTC Leeds Polytechnic Magazine Exeter University Child Perth Civic Hall Child Edinburgh Odeon Tuesday (April 24) Members Port Talbot Troubadour Wednesday (May 2) Elton John Manchester Apollo Friday (April 27) The Stylistics Birmingham Night Out The Stylistics Stoke Jollees The Stylistics Stoke Jollees Thin Lizzy Manchester Apollo Neil Sedaka London Palladium Neil Sedaka London Palladium Rush Liverpool Empire Thin Lizzy Ipswich Gaumont Thin Lizzy Hammersmith Odeon Roxy Music Leicester De Montfort Rush Newcastle City Hall Jean Jacques Burnel Leeds Magazine London Theatre Royal Jean Jacques Burnel Portsmouth Locarno University Magazine Birmingham Odeon Undertones Sheffield Top Rank John Miles Sheffield City Hall John Miles Bournemouth Members Great Yarmouth Star & Garter Players Association Newcastle Madison's Winter Gardens Iggy Pop Cromer West Pavilion John Otway Nottingham Trent Polytechnic XTC Galway University Runton John Otway Hatfield Polytechnic XTC Loughborough University The Members Birmingham Barbarella's Players Association Slough Centre Penetration Brighton Top Rank XTC Newcastle Polytechnic Wednesday (April 25) Penetration Liverpool Thursday (May 3) Elton John Manchester Apollo Mountford Hall Child Glasgow Apollo The Stylistics Birmingham Night Out The Stylistics Stoke Jollees Thin Lizzy Liverpool Empire Undertones Sterling University Neil Sedaka London Palladium Neil Sedaka Oxford New Theatre Thin Lizzy Southampton Gaumont Saturday (April 28) Roxy Music Birmingham Odeon Rush Glasgow Apollo Neil Sedaka London Palladium Magazine Canterbury Odeon Jean Jacques Burnel Hemel Hempstead Rush Edinburgh Odeon John Otway Birmingham Barbarella's Pavilion Thin Lizzy Hammersmith Odeon The Members Leeds Polytechnic Magazine Newcastle City Hall Jean Jacques Burnel St. George's Hall, Child Newcastle Odeon John Miles St. George's Hall, Bradford Bradford Undertones Hull University SMASH HITS 31 fp „»..:., -. ,.„- 32 SMASH HITS