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Chewing thoughtfully on a Hazel O'Connor 4 sherbert fountain he surveyed CIRCUS GAMES the desk top. As usual, it looked Skids like a cross between the Greater 5 London Tip and a sleazy canteen. I WANT TO BE STRAIGHT He knew that somewhere under Ian Dury 8 all that lot was an article on Ian Dury and Wilko Johnson; an PARANOID interview with the extremely tall Black Sabbath 14 Grace Jones and a brilliant piece of investigative journalism about UNITED the charts. But where? Lifting up Judas Priest 14 the pile of twenty five Bad Manners albums set aside as BIKO Editor competition prizes he knocked Peter Gabriel 18 over a stack of back numbers of Ian Cranna "World Domination For The Features Editor CANT STOP THE MUSIC Beginner", unintentionally David Hepworth Village People 19 disturbing the office cat which Design Editor had spent the last week MARIE MARIE Steve Bush fashioning a nest out of a set of Shakin' Stevens 24 Nolans singles. It was no good. Production Editor This was a job for a professional, Kasper de Graaf IT'S STILL ROCK AND ROLL TO ME someone used to probing in dark Editorial Assistants Billy Joel 24 corners without scruples. Picking BevHillier SCULPTURES up the phone with a look of Linda Duff GOOD triumph, he lobbed another Contributors Rezillos 29 gobstopper in his mouth and Robin Katz dialled. "Hello. Is Zitty Ben there SARTORIAL ELOQUENCE Red Starr by any chance?" Elton Fred Dellar John 30 Mike Stand DREAMIN' Kelly Pike Cliff Richard 30 Jill Furmanovsky MarkCasto SUMMER FUN Steve Taylor Barracudas 35 Advertisement Manager Rod Sopp SOUND OF CONFUSION (Tel; 01-439 8801) Secret Affair 35 Assistant Adie Harper IAN DURY: Feature 6/7 Editorial Consultant GRACE JONES: Feature 12/13 Nick Logan DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS: Colour Publisher Peter Strong Centrespread 20/21 THE CHARTS: Feature 22/23 REVILLOS: Colour Photo 29 B52s: Colour Poster 36 NEXT ISSUE Editorial and Advertising COMIC STRIP ON SALE address: Smash Hits, Lisa 9 House, 52-55 Carnaby Street, BITZ 9/10/11 London W1V IFF. PRIZE CROSSWORD 16 This magazine is published INDEPENDENT LABELS 17 by EMAP National Publications SMASH HITS SUBSCRI^IONS Ltd, Peterborough, and is DISCO 19 Home and Overseas (Surface printed by East Midland Litho STAR TEASER 26 mall): £10 Printers, Peterborough. COMPETITION 26 (Airmail rates on application). Copyright exists on all songs REVIEWS 27/28 Europe (airmail): £14.40 appearing in Smash Hits. They Write to: Park House, 1 1 7 Park must not be reproduced LETTERS 32/33 Road, Peterborough PE1 2DS. without the consent of the GIGZ 34 copyright holders.
FRONT COVER PIC: ADRIAN BOOT SMASH HITS 3 West One (Shine On Me) The Ruts on Virgin Records
Lights are burning red and white Lost on an island in the night
Rescue me or here I stay A traffic island castaway Lost in a bar Inside it's only me who's straight
Out in the dark and on my own Shine on me I'm stranded here with no way home Shine on me
Glasses smash full of champagne It trickles down the drain A treat for sewer rats You're like a rat when you get high People falling on the floor Or running out the door
Lights in the night burning red and white
Shine on me so I can see Out in the cold, out on my own (out on my own)
Shine on me so I can see Shine on me Out in the dark and on my own I'm stranded here with no way home Shine on me Out in the dark standing here alone Shine on me Out in the night where traffic wardens roam Shine on me On an island where you abandoned me (shine on me) Shine on me Hazel O'Connor Lights are burning bright so I don't see (shine on me) Shine on me on A&M Records Lights in the night burning red and white (shine on me) Shine on me In the beginning was a world Shine on me so I can see (shine on me) Man said "Let there be mcfe light Shine on me Electric scenes, amazer Beams Shine on me so I can see (shine on me) Neon brights to light our boring nights" Shine on me Shine on me {repeat to fade) On the second day he said "Lei's have a gas Hydrogen & Co. are of the past Words and music by The Ruts Let's make some germs, poison the worms Reproduced by permission Virgin Music Publishers Ltd. Man will never be surpassed"
Chorus
And he said "Behold what I have done I've made a better world for everyone Nobody laugh, nobody cry A world without end, forever and ever amen, amen, amen"
On the third we get green and blue pill pie CIRCUS GAMES On the fourth we send rockets to the sky on Virgin Records On the fifth metal beasts and submarines Mission is a gambler circus On the sixth man prepares his final dream Come and play games The wager, the one card, to play Come and play at circus games Priest has this burden In our image let's make robots for our slaves He thinks, the right thing, to say Mother is a gambler Imagine all the time that we can save Amid all the honour Computers, machines, the silicon dream The wager, the one card, to play He sees, the wrong one, to share Seventh he retired from the scene Birth has this burden Since child is an angel She says no children today The duty, the one card, prepare Repeat chorus Midst all dishonour She sees a heavenly noose child is angel On the eighth day machine just got upset Jury is our gambler Since an A problem man had not foreseen as yet The wager, the one card, to play The mother, the one child, set loose No time for flight, a blinding light Judge has this burden chorus And nothing but a void forever night He tells, the wrong one, to pay Repeat Amid all the honour Come and play circus games He said "Behold what man has done He puts, the wrong one, to trial Come and play There's not a world for anyone Since child is an angel Nobody laugh, nobody cry No jury, but one card, so vile Come and play circus games A world at an end, everyone has died forever amen, amen, amen' Come and play Chorus Repeat chorus Repeat last verse Come and play circus games Words and music by Hazel O'Connor Come and play at circus games Words and music by The Skids. Come and play circus games Reproduced by permission Virgin Music/Arnakata Reproduced by permission Albion Music Ltd. Come and play at circus games Music. SMASH HITS 5 major tours can militate drive to retain control, to keep against around. What to do? Do Roger you there. What's going to things the reasons for playing in the first on a reasonable scale and Waters or Jeff Lynne even realise happen next? Is everybody going place. If you're just a wreck, why provide musicians with a the price of bread? to stop applauding and start should anyone to framework within which to do pay see you? throwing things? Now, those things Since coming off the road he's which are no big deal. The IAN : "People want to buy kind of worries you can't express freedom to fail, if you like. been devoting time to getting records that from come people to anyone and I found myself himself into shape, watching his that they really like who make expressing them in the most diet and swimming daily. His IAN : "It's whoever's on it at the music that is about them and childish ways. By throwing what feelings find expression in "I time's label. As a label it doesn't about what they care about and are known in the trade as Want To Straight". have any acts; it just makes Be the people that make those Wobblers." records. There aren't any slf)ned records can't tell lies. They don't IAN : "You soon get too acts to the label. IAN : "It's a Jolly 'Ian and the lads There are just want to remove themselves from demanding. If you've got friends see the error of their ways' thing. The Blockheads who are the that environment; they want to who don't mind telling you when It's one of those." musicians hopefully, with the be there in it and the music they you're out of order then you're guest artists." WILKO: "Everybody understands make to be part of and about that lucky." WILKO: "It's just taking that feeling. Everybody's had it environment. musicians away from the areas at one time or another." "It's not a new thing. Black that they've established for IAN: "If Elvis Presley had eaten music has always been about They make an interesting themselves and saying 'Now do green vegetables he'd still be that. It's always been a directly twosome, these fellows. Both of this'. Like 'Oh Lonesome Me'." alive. That's what everybody related art form to the people it's them fathers, both in their thirties
keeps telling me. I really wish he for and about. I think rock and and fond of conversation; an odd was still alive, and I want to keep roll's going more and more that couple. Wilko a wreck, his eyes
"Do It Yourself" I divided people. on rocking and rolling — I don't way." nearly rolling back into his skull, think it's a masterpiece. A lot of think that's a bad name for what WILKO: "If you succeed, your his complexion the colour of a fans, however, were thrown by we do — until some other ego is nurtured with a pub ceiling and Dury, lopsided its springy jazz base, its dark, all-encompassing interest comes vengeance, and it's sometimes Dury, with the bright coalminer's complex imagery. It's no secret my way." difficult to remain a sane and eyes and the fruity, musical either that Dury was mildly likeable human being when you conversation. I could listen to disturbed by the manner in which But no matter how hard the likes know you've only got to stamp them all day. it tipped the balance of in of Dury may try to lead a normal power your foot and start shouting and I have a feeling that their favour of Chas Jankel life, and his there are pressures. The you know that people will run collaboration is as much sophisticated arranging skills. public the record and business and get what you want. emotional as it is musical. Jankel left the band at the end have one thing in common; they "I certainly look back at myself Whether Wilko will put any of the last tour, desiring to extend both like their stars to act like at certain stages with Doctor personal stamp on the sound his horizons. While the pair of stars. Feelgood and feel quite ashamed remains to be seen. Meanwhile them respect each other Ian had to ask a friend to go out of the way I behaved. I was very The Solid Senders remain a enormously and promise they to the bakers for him each day upset when I got pushed out of going concern and Dury has what will work together again, purely a break because he couldn't make that group, but it didn't take he wants, which is a like mind. had to come. Jankel felt the trip that Dury without being stopped much reflection to see why it There's a new album, working inclined was from time to time to numerous times. Then happened. title "Laughter", on the drawing play things too safe while Dury somebody accused him of being "It gets to the stage that you board. I have no doubt it will be a was concerned that he shouldn't big time and ordering people start to fear the punters that put thing of beauty. lose artistic control of the band's and Wiiko sound. . It's made clear that Wilko is in no way intended to be a replacement for Jankel.
WILKO: "It's the first time I've ever worked with another
guitarist. I just stick to straight THE ODD COUPLE rhythm while Johnny Turnbull IAN DURY first met Wilko The Class of '73 holds a reunion. his business at a civilised pace, plays lead. In this way the Johnson in The Lord Nelson, a mindful at all times of the need to subtleties and complexities can David Hepworth takes the roll call. pub in North London's Holloway maintain first principles. still be there. But there's a solid Road. The year was 1973. Ian was Lonesome Me", the debut Doctor Feelgood coped with the Commercial success takes backbone to the sound." singing with Kilburn And The release on the Blockhead label, transition from good time second place to the need to stay IAN: "I noticed on that last tour High Roads, the most inspired of where Wilko is backed by lan's providers to the major league sane and work in the way he that the audiences didn't know all the pub bands, leaders of the band, and the second is "I Want and the top of the album chart wants to. where to put their handclaps. guerrilla army who were to tug To Be Straight", the new Dury 45 with laughable ease, Kilburn And When Wilko was invited to take When I heard Wilko play 'Oh the rug from under the and the record that signals The High Roads were stuck on a holiday from The Solid Senders Lonesome Me' with The complacency of megarock. Wilko's enrolment as a Blockhead the runway, stymied by all and pitch in with The Blockheads Blockheads, I suddenly heard the Wilko, bug eyes in a face that proper. manner of bad luck. it must have come as a relief. The sound I'd always wanted to hear. was all bones, played the insane But by the time Wilko was company were working up new "Which isn't crude or guitarfor Doctor Feelgood, IAN: "I walked into the dressing being fired by The Feelgoods material in an obscure but funky simplified or anything like that rhythm and blues terrorists room after our little bit on stage after one personality clash too little eight track studio on a but it's very direct and very whose ill fitting simple. stronger suits and general with The Stranglers and I just many, Dury was walking away twenty week booking. No And for that. It's hoodlum very difficult to play a aspect were to spark off looked at him and I could hear from the wreckage of The pressure. simple the most rhythm. I think it's important fashion him singing 'Oh Lonesome Me'. I Kilburns and sitting down with beyond most revolution of the decade. didn't know his voice that well Chas Jankel to pen the songs that IAN: "We weren't constantly people."
The WILKO: I Lord Nelson was the first and I didn't really think of were eventually to make up looking at the clock and saying "That's why have to do of a number of gigs that the two whether it was suitable or not — "New Boots And Panties". 'We've gotta get this done by the funny walk; to make it look bands as though would play together I just heard it, in my nut. And as Wilko's post-Feelgood Friday' which is death to rock I'm earning my during those thin but exciting "He was in a swan-like pose. quartet. The Solid Senders, went and roll. Death to enjoying money." times, before varying career Yea, swannish. Swans are pretty twirling out of control, unable, as yourself in the studio as well." fortunes contrived to part them. butch but extremely beautiful, their leader developed a horrific WILKO: "Through the seventies It's unlikely that The Blockheads They met up again earlier this aren't they? Break your arm for reputation for instability, to find a multi-tracking mushroomed and will tour again in 1979 fashion. year None of them are when the pair of them were half a crown. So I just asked him major record company prepared took the musicians by the nose. getting any engaged to contribute to a would he mind coming down to bankroll them, Dury's poise Everybody started thinking younger and they're in no mood Stranglers ." to knock themselves show at London's and doing it . . and restraint were helping him 'We've got to work this way' and out just to score Rainbow, a show put together to WILKO: "When people ask me forge a place in the affections of 'God, we haven't used all ten popularity points. mark They owe it to the fans Hugh Cornwell's absence in why, I say I'm just the boy who the British public. tracks. Quick, get some to make prison. ." themselves can't say no . . tambourines!' That had its effect known but the three The fruits of that fateful Dury insists on control. His deal on music as well as finance." month promotion campaigns are a thing of backstage encounter can The pair's careers since '73 can with Stiff makes it clear that he the past. Dury has currently be heard on two easily be viewed as mirror only appears when he has The newly founded Blockhead grown to realise that the sheer records. The first is "Oh images, one of the other. While something to say. He conducts label is another side effect of this amount of energy expended on 6 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 7 I'm Charlie, you know I'm Norman, pleased to meet you I'm Mickey, hello Wilko I'm Johnny, how you doing, awreet? Champion My nameisDavey
And I'm Ian and . . . guess what?
I want to be straight
I want to be straight I'm sick and tired of taking drugs and staying up late
I want to confirm, I want to conform
I want to be safe and I want to be snug and I want to be warm
I want to be straight
I want to be straight
I want to create a place of my own In the welfare state We're gonna be good, we're gonna be kind it might be a wrench but think of the stench I'm leaving behind
I want to be straight
I want to be straight Come out of the cold and do what I'm told and don't deviate
I want to give, I want to give, I want to give my consent
I'm learning to hate all the things that were great when I used to be bent
They said that straightness could lead to greatness Owing to lateness my chance has only just arrived, ha
Straight (repeat 13 times)
I want to be straight
I want to be straight I'm sick and tired of taking drugs and staying up late
I know that you're right, I know I was wrong So thanks very much and please keep in touch, I'll be running along
fade) I want to be straight [repeat to
and music by Dury/Gallagher. Reproduced by permission Blaclihill Stiff Records Words on Music.
-NEXT- 5 A o. :pY$INGLE^/u J A lKiCTr\nc- Anr r\/cn\/Ti lui/-^ aIa/Uv cuC'C 8 SMASH HITS JAM ALBUM AND TOUR BOWIE ON THE JAM have lined up a major British tour to follow the release, BROADWAY in mid-October, of their fifth album "Sound Affects". The DAVID BOWIE has apparently dates are as follows: made such a success of the title Sheffield Top Rank (October 26), role during the out of town run of Newcastle City Hall (27/28), Bernard Pomerance's play, "The Edinburgh Playhouse (29), Elephant Man", that he will be Glasgow Apollo (30), Manchester staying with the production when Apollo (31 /November 1), Deeside it hits New York's Broadway on Leisure Centre (2), Leeds Queen's September 23rd. It's not yet Hall (3), Brighton Conference known how long this is likely to Centre (6), Bracknell Sports tie him up. Centre (7/8), Poole Arts Centre (9) Cardiff Sophia Gardens (10), Badness release a bra! Birmingham Bingley Hall (11), new single, called "Baggy Leicester De Montfort Hall Trousers" ' and taken from their (12/13), London Rainbow (15/16) upcoming album, on September and London Hammersmith Odeon (18/19). RUMOUR HAS it that The Police's THE BROTHERS Johnson pay a new album, which is hopefully short visit to England in released in October, is likely to go September, playing Brighton under the name of "Zenyatta Dome (22), Birmingham Odeon Mondatta". Try asking for that at (23), Manchester Apollo (24) and the Co-op! London Dominion (25, 26, 27). SMASH HITS 9 . THE BOYS IN "1 THE BAND I TWO OF the finest backing I bands around both release their 1 I own albums this month. Both The I Rumour (below right) and The Attractions (above right) have taken a spell of leave from their respective bespectacled bosses and made long players which show what they're capable of. The Attractions' effort, "Mad About The Wrong Boy", is their first and features songs written t-" by keyboard whizz kid Steve r^^ Nieve, collaborations between u-^' Bruce and Pete Thomas, and a fistful of tunes courtesy of "Brain I ME, And Hart". The latter might or COLLABORATE might not conceal the hand of Mr NEW REVVING Elvis Costello. WITH YOU For The Rumour this is the third time they've stepped out on their THE RESULTS of the FACES UP own, "Purity Of Essence" being a collaboration between Gary follow up to 1978's outstanding THE REVILLOS, who are about to JOHN LENNON is currently in a Numan and Robert Palmer can be "Frogs, Sprouts, Clogs And first release their first long player on assessed New York studio doing his on the new Palmer Krauts". As well as their own DinDisc, "Rev Up", have recording in five years. As the album, "Clues", just released on self-penned tunes there are recruited a new bass player to man has no contractual Island. Gary contributes contributions from Nick Lowe, departed obligations at the moment replace the recently keyboards on Palmer's version of Randy Newman and Graham William Mysterious. He comes numerous major record "I Dream Of Wires" and the Parker himself who donates a from Hereford (a sassenach!) and companies are waving their very album closes with "Found You fine number called "That's The rejoices in the name Vincent thickest cheque books in his Now", a song penned by the two Way The Ball Rolls". direction. Spik! of them. i THE SCENE: The Albany in Deptford. The occasion: Jools Holland's L TIME TOP TENS SECRET AFFAIR have completed last gig with Squeeze. Chris Difford tries to spear a reluctant bogey their second album, "Behind Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark while Jools delivers a moving farewell address. Then, from out of Closed Doors", and plan to nowhere . . release it on 1 Spy on September 12th. Starting THE VERY lovely Pauline Murray and the equally beautiful John on September 1 1th at Guildford Cooper Clarke (above) are joining forces for a short tour in October. Civic Hall, Secret Affair will be undertaking a major They will be joined by The Invisible Girls, the shadowy Mancunian national combo who back them on their respective recordings. Pauline tour. Dates are as follows: Bristol Colston Hall releases her first solo album on her own Illusive label in (September September, while JCC will be going on to film a couple of special 13), Heme! educational programmes for the BBC. Hempstead Pavilion (14), Bradford St Georges Hall The tour goes like this: Dundee University (October 3rd), (15), Manchester Apollo Newcastle City Hall (4), Manchester Apollo (5), Leeds Apollo (7), (16), Preston Guildhall (17), Birmingham Odeon (8), London Lyceum (9), Brighton Top Rank (10) Glasgow Apollo Paul Humphreys (18), Edinburgh Andy McCluskey and Aylesbury Friars (11). Odeon (19), Cardiff Top Rank (21 ), Leicester 1. JOY DIVISION: Decades 1. JOY DIVISION: Atmosj^ De Montfort (22), Margate Winter (Factory). Because it's by the (Factory). Joy Division at AFTER MONTHS spent Gardens (23), Brighton Top Rank band I love most. their greatest. consolidating their massive (24), Hanley Victoria Hall (26), 2. KRAFTWERK: Showroom success in America, The HEADS: Cities Swindon Oasis (27), Poole Arts WHATEVER HAPPENED to the Dummies (Capitol). Modern 2. TALKING Pretenders return home in Great to dance to. Centre (28), Birmingham Odeon little girl I used to bounce on my dance music; humorous as (Sire). October for their first tour (29), Newcastle City Hall (30), knee department. In just two well. 3. KRAFTWERK: Europe since March. Dates are as Leeds Polytechnic (October 1st), short years Rachel Sweet moves 3. THE CRYSTALS: And Then Endless (Capitol). Perfect follows: Newcastle City Hall Sheffield City Hall (2) and London from the fresh faced tomboy He Kissed Me (Spector). electronic pop. (October 6th), Bradford St Rainbow (4). stage (copyright "The Waltons") Great pop — The Crystals Georges Halt (7), Bristol Colston 4. HUMAN LEAGUE: Morale to the smouldering temptress with a Phil Spector Hall (8), Portsmouth Guildhall {\/\rg\n). A very sad and _ look (copyright "Dallas"). Sigh. production. (10), Brighton Dome (11), moving song. fl . a dozen strategically 4. LEONARD COHEN: Sisters Of Leicester De Montfort Hall (12), THE INTERESTING thing about fplaced marksmen let fly the Mercy (CBS). I adore the 5. ENO : Before And After " Birmingham (13), current boom in all things Odeon (with the aerosols, covering images he creates. Science (EG). This album was Edinburgh Playhouse (15), jazz/funk is that many of the guys I the hapless pianoman in 5. JOY DIVISION: Atmosphere a very strong musical Apollo Sheffield who are making it have been Glasgow (16), Idisgusting polystyrene gunk (Factory). There's nothing influence on me. JUST IN case anybody still thinks City Hall (17), London tootling around in more or less I from head to toe. When all more to say. 6. DALEK I: Missing Fifteen that you have to have a sylph-like Hammersmith Odeon (19, 20), total anonymity for years now. [this tomfoolery was at an 6. NEU: Lebwohl (Brain). The Minutes (Back Door). Great figure, perfect teeth and elegantly Stoke Victoria Hall (21), Take Locksmith for instance, the > end Elvis Costello joined the other side of "Dusseldorf" — keyboard tune. sculptured hair to qualify as a Manchester Apollo (22) and men behind "Unlock The Funk"; band on stage to perform a pure emotion. 7. JOY DIVISION: Isolation proper pop star, it's worth Coventry Theatre (23). All tickets a six piece composed of number of selections from 7. ROXY MUSIC: Sea Breezes (Factory). I just love Joy glancing at Any Trouble's front are priced at either £3.50 or instrumentalists brought together the Difford/Tillbrook (EG). Early Roxy, when Ferry Division and I love this track. man Clive Gregsen (above). £3.00. There is a possibility of a by sax player Grover Washington songbook as well as a few of sang like he meant it. 8. SID VICIOUS: My Way Formed in Stoke five years ago rand new single being released to perform back-up chores on his own toons. Costello's 8. DALEK I: Suicide (Back Door). (Virgin). >4c/ass/c Any Trouble served a long time for the tour. three of his best selling albums. d admiration of the talents of Alan Gill's voice at its best. performance. apprenticeship playing any gig Between them they've worked Squeeze is no secret and it is 9. ENO: Taking Tiger Mountain 9. COWBOYS they could find and slowly with just about every widely rumoured that he big name In By Strategy (EG). One of the INTERNATIONAL: Thrash interspersing a set full of cover as Bruce Springsteen's "Growing contemporary black music may well be covering at and LPs that changed my ideas (Virgin). A great dance song. versions with their own Up" and Abba's "The Name Of this year they decided least one of their to put all about music. 10. GLEN MILLER: Pennsylvania compositions. Their current The Game". this experience to good use by to compositions on his next 10. PEREUBU: The Modem 65000 (RCA). This reminds excellent live set still features Worth catching if they come bringing album. out their own album, Dance (Mercury). me of New York. such distinguished non-originals your town. also called "Unlock The Funk". Mary Hmitoii meets The HeiditOf Fasliion GRACE JONES is waiting for us Wondering if her sometimes "As long as it's done with a bit Grace will be going back to New In the lobby of London's Hilton outrageous behaviour is perhaps of taste," she says to a friend. York. There she her Hotel. and lover of You can't really miss her a reaction, I asked if she had a "You don't understand, many years, designer Jean-Paul — she's the only six foot tall strict upbringing. Grace," her friend sighs. "Taste Goude, will work on her new Jamaican high fashion model "Veiy strict." has nothing to do with Top Of stage show which will, she says, turned disco star in the room. Was she allowed to go out The Pops." be "very stark, very black and She's dressed in the with style you boys? white." might expect from a former "Not at all! I used to sneak out AFTER RETURNING from her In the meantime Grace keeps in model, black jacket with a little bit, like I guess everybody stint in front of the cameras, in shape by boxing, working out enormous padded shoulders, did." Grace resumes her story, with a professional trainer every billowing black trousers, high Leaving home, Grace went to explaining that she went back to week. Not that she goes into the heeled boots and a large red hat. study language at the local New York after her record "I ring, but she does all the She's come to London to university but left in the middle Need A Man" became a disco hit. exercises. She flexes a few publicise her hit single "Private of that to take up acting. It was in New York that she muscles in demonstration. Is it Life" — a song that marks her "I had a crush on the drama developed her famous stage true she has a terrible temper? transition from disco to a more teacher," she smiles, "And he shows where she would arrive "Yes, horrible. Horrible." adventurous reggae-based style. encouraged me to take up the on stage on a motorbike (What So what does she do when she This is the fourth day of her visit theatre. After college I moved to was that about taste? Ed) or — gets angry? and already the entire staff of Philadelphia I and worked in the for one show — climb into a cage "I kill!" she glares. "No — I do Island Records' press office are theatre for the whole summer. with a live tiger. go mad actually. I could kill pale with in a exhaustion. "Then I met somebody and "It was tamed, you know," temper and not it. "Grace realise It's has such energy," says stayed there a year — that was Grace explains. "I had to terrible — I gave my booking one staff member who'd been up my first boyfriend, that was the rehearse with him and he got to agent an uppercut that almost till four in the first I morning as Grace time lived with somebody. I know me." knocked him out. I have a lot of did the rounds of the London went into my hippy period then, The last time Grace was in over patience but then I'll blow like a nightlife. Right now it's two in and got rid of a lot of inhibitions. London she made a special volcano. I'll just pick up anything the afternoon and she's due to I was like a nudist for three appearance at a disco which I see and throw it." go off to record Top Of The Pops months — I would never wear involved painting herself all over Are people afraid of her? but Grace insists on having clothes inside the house." with jet black make-up. Before "Men are afraid of me. They're breakfast first. After Philadelphia, Grace that, Grace gave a special scared stiff. They take one look at We retire to the restaurant, moved to New York and for started concert the opening of Le me and run in the opposite accompanied by Grace's baby the modelling career which took Palace in Paris, where the direction! I have to grab 'em, son Apollo and his nurse. Apollo her to Paris. She arrived in France audience mobbed her on stage throw 'em down and smack 'em is only nine months old but at the same time as Jerry Hall and tore off all her clothes. a couple of times!" Grace laughs. already he has teeth. He proves (Bryan Ferry's ex and currently But by last year she was "But some guys realise there is a this by chewing up the menu. Mick Jagger's girlfriend) and getting tired of disco. whole other side to me — sort of Grace looks at it resignedly. "I'll they worked for the I same "And think people were a little girl side. just have to tell the waitress I modelling agency, even waiting sharing a for me to do something "I am independent and men was ve/y hungry." hotel room for a while. different. I knew that I liked don't like that. But there are Grace Jones in person is "Paris was a total mystery to reggae and I wanted to mix it in, ways where I'm not nothing like the detached, me in the beginning," Grace using a more aggressive sound. I independent. I hate to be alone, I controlled voice you hear on says. "I didn't speak the like things to be either very hate it. Actually I like to be alone "Private Life". She is determined language and the streets were so aggressive or very hypnotic. I like when I'm out in public — it's — calmly resisting all attempts strange. It was like a big doll's the intensity that comes from weird, you know? Where I know to hurry her to the BBC — but house. It's a place to play, and I being very controlled. there are people around me but I also friendly and almost girlish, felt very playful." In the end, Grace ended up can sort of be in a room by bursting into frequent fits of Grace was quickly taken up by going to Jamaica to record her myself. giggles. Parisian high society, a world current "Warm Leatherette" "But then people get offended She's impulsive too. When where people are so jaded that album with some of the area's 'cause I won't talk to them. we finally arrive at the television they're always looking for top new reggae musicians, names like 'Bitch!'" she mocks, "'I'm never studios, she gets out of the car faces. Sly Dunbar and Robbie going to buy your records!' Just and immediately leaps onto the "Actually," Grace considers, Shakespeare. "I because you're out in public, back of an Island press officer, think they were more taken up "We're all Jamaican," she people feel that you're theirs." demanding to given by I be a me. think when I left I adds, it home "So felt like family." It should come as no surprise piggyback. was looking ... not for high Though Grace chose the to learn that Grace Jones has "Give me an inch and I'll take a society, but for things that reggae were sound, she didn't go for been offered acting roles, but mile," she shouts. 'Giddyap, unusual, maybe a bit perverted. reggae songs, opting instead for she's turned them all down. giddyap!" "It was curiosity really. I applying her new style to 'They offered me a part in thought that before I made numbers like my Bryan Ferry's "Love 'Charlie's Angels'," Grace says in AFTER GRACE has released the mind up that something was Is The Drug", Tom Petty's only partly mock amazement. unfortunate man we proceed terrible I should it to try myself first. "Breakdown" and The Normal's "God! Can you see me coming her dressing room where And she those^people have a "Warm Leatherette." She first in on bell bottom trousers? I hate immediately commands yearning to find somebody new heard "Private Life" when television — it's horrible! I prefer champagne and orange juice. to feed off. I had a lot of energy someone sent a tape of it to her to concentrate on what I'm doing Someone runs off to find some and they utilised it." in the studio — she had no idea because there's a definite champagne and I settle down to But didn't she become jaded who Chrissie Hynde or The statement there that's being ask her about her life. herself? Pretenders even were. developed. Right now everything I'm surprised to find how "I'm sophisticated, At this but I'm also point Grace asks is starting to peak. American her accent is — far pretty raw. Primitive. Sometimes someone to bring her a "I want to go beyond fashion, more so than on record — but it I feel really schizophrenic." hamburger. His offer of a and I think I have. You can't go turns out she only spent the early Still, it was through singing Macdonalds is at greeted by a look out and buy a Grace Jones outfit, years of her life in Jamaica. She's Paris fashion shows that of disgust. Grace because there's a whole lot more the daughter of a clergyman, first got the chance . "I to record . . don't want a Macdonalds! I involved. It has to do with a surprisingly enough, and she has But here the interview is want a rea/ burger!" whole personality. You see seven brothers and sisters, interrupted so Grace can do her Eventually she settles for a fish there's something very stong including a twin brother. When first run through in front of the sandwich and a banana there. I know myself very well — she was a child the family moved cameras. She's concerned about milkshake. that's why I can spend time YEAK'S j to America, to Syracuse in New how her song is going to be MODEL transforming THIS myself into an York State. filmed. AFTER DOING Top Of The Pops exaggerated me." 12 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 13 NITED JUDAS PRIEST on CBS Records ^^^^^^ PARANOID ^H BLACK SABBATH fjjjjj^i on Nems Records | Finished with my woman 'Cause she couldn't help me with my mind People think I'm insane Because 1 am frowning all the time 1 of things • • v" All day long think • ^•^ But nothing seems to satisfy -## # Think I'll lose my mind If 1 don't find something to pacify • ff i Can you help me? mJ^^ Are you for my brain oh yeah 1 ^ '^'^HHai ^ ' V \ need someone to show me ' The things in life that 1 can't find ^ tm^ltK ^ , ^^5 \\^- gjjt; ,.;PP ^IP i y \ C\\ 1 can't see the things that make - True happiness, 1 must be blind y Make a joke and 1 will sigh And you will laugh and 1 will cry i^B^• \ Happiness 1 cannot feel ^. '^v,. And love to me is so unreal %> ./; J And so as you hear these words -1 Telling you now of my state 1 tell you to enjoy life 1 wish 1 could but it's too late 1 \Nords and music by lommi/Ward/Butler/Osbourne Reproduced by permission Essex Music Ltd, o Q- 14 SMASH HITS BEGA19 ujea GLASGOW Apollo 26th I PRESTON . Guildhall 25th> MANCHESTER Apollo 7th-8th I IVERPGOL' Deeside Leisure Centre 24th BIRMINGHAM *^ \ Odeon 4th-5th Matinee 6pm 5th i' COVENTRY Theatre 22nd Ajjj^^^^H^Hjf^^^B^H BRISTOL . LONDON Hipperdrome Hannmersnnith «i / Odeon 15th-16th-17th 12th-iath m iil BRIGHTON Conference Centre 21st CASSETTE BEGC19 INCLUDES THE EXTRA SINGLES "I DIE: YOU DIE'AND "WE ARE GLASS" , Fancy a video entertainment computer? Then here's your chance to win one. What the lucl a Kate Bush album. Now read on . . . How to enter Simpy solve our crossword puzzle, writing the answers in ink, pen or ballpoint. 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ACROSS ^^^llectively speaking WIN A -a^aCate night rock show Performers of controversial (initials) single about home-taping (3, 29 US new wave band who hit VIDEO ^3,3) with'their offbeat version of Where was Chrissie's brass? ^ Stones' "Satisfaction" .a^>^=^^een guitarist (5, 3) ,je-^0othy Gibb COMPUTER .^©'M^etenders song currently a 31 See 20 across hit for disco star American 32 See 17 across 13,4) GAME! „jej^See18 *3 & ^^'One of the hits from DOWN ' "Reggatta de Blanc" (7, 2, 1 ,,1^Mr Robertson (again!) kicks 6) /off a Kate Bush smash! 15 Surname of Zeppelin guitar Speaks very softly about an star ^American disco group?! 1 7 & 32 Bee Gees smash of a ,«S\lfn Dury oldie (4, 1,5) j:ouple of years back ^Ji-'necent Blondie smash ^Stt KfEarly Sham 69 biggie; is 6 Child friar FC (anagram 5, 7) it addressed to Debbie?! (5, 8 American namesake of 25 2,5) -^ and 20 down 20 & 31 Texan model who /t\ Highspot of "Can't Stop The ditched Bryan Ferry for Mick Music" movie (1,1,1,1) Jagger 12, Gillan, ex of Deep Purple 22^ US rock group — or a 34 &^a Mancunian new wave cut-price magic act?! (5, 5) ^' ^^^oet/performer^^-poe (4, 6, 6) 23 Mr Robertson goes /tSAb GrahamGral or Nosey? ^ backwards, then forwards, -£*©-—>j«—~rGlad To Be :TRB and turns into something 1^ John Foxx's former band /'Swedish I 20 See 25 95 & 20 down His first big hit was ^^T^ See 14 ^Is She Really Going Out 2<^ee13 With Him?" ''^f fAt Lewie, always in the Ron and Russell Mael, kitchen CROSSWORD No. 44 WINNERS VIDEO GAME WINNER: Catherine Waters, Yarm, Cleveland. ALBUM WINNERS: Simon Nilcolic, Smethwick, W. Midlands; Carl Gailagner, Castle Bromwich, Birmingham; Tracy Sedwell, Bolton, Lanes.; Shan! Tafft, Eastbourne, Sussex; Richard McNaughton, Stirling, Scotland; Angela Short, Dudley, W. Midlands; Kenny Syme, Airdrie, Lanarkshire; Sharon Mcllmurrey, Kinhurst, Birmingham; G. Merritt, Kidlington, Oxford; Graeme Van Leer, Carterton, Oxford; Debbie Johnson, Bridlington, N. Humberside; Sherif Sabry, Blackburn, Lanes.; Mandy Howes, Kennington, Oxford; Ian Taylor, Kendal, Cumbria; Steve Crisp, Bournemouth; Janet Cox, Axbrldge, Somerset; Mark Stubblngs, Trowbridge, Wilts.; Ian Baldwin, Nottingham; Lisa Falrhurst, Market Harborough; Joanne Farrar, Glossop, Derbyshire; Susan Cotton, Penzance, Cornwall; Paul McDowell, Irlam, Nr. Manchester; Michael Norman, Southampton; Clare Scrivener, Downton, Salisbury; Karen Wheatley, Crewe, Cheshire. ANSWERS TO CROSSWORD No. 44 ACROSS: 1 "Cupld";4RCA:8Ultravox;9Elkie(Brooks); 10 Darts; 12 Damned; 14 Sid (Vicious); 15 Orchestra; 17 Bee Gees; 19 "(Three Minute) Hero"; 20 "All Mod Cons"; 22 Fans; 23 (Elton) John (Lydon); 24 "Evita"; 25 "Le Freak"; 26 ADDRESS Barry (Gibb). DOWN: 1 "Could You Be Loved"; 2 Peter Powell; 3 Blondie; 5 "Clean (Clean)"; 6 The Modettes; 7 Skids; 11 Secret Affair; 13 Matchbox; 16 Motorhead; 18 "So Lonely": 21 (Barry) Gibb. 16 SMASH HITS Glasgow the critics would be mainly for Germany but copies with irritating mannered vocals. falling over themselves to praise. have been brought over for sale Make of THAT one what you will. Don't wait to be told what you in Britain. Inspired by the (Contact for above three like — get this record and beat "Nosferatu" vampire film, it's releases: SAE to Scott, Rough them to it. actually sung in English and also Trade, 202 Kensington Park Road, Josef K are an Edinburgh sees the band tackling a more London W11.) band on the same label. Sadly ambitious instrumental ending. Red Starr they've dropped their distinctive Like all their material, this works keyboard sound and tackle because it's simple, tuneful and "Radio Drill Time" rather too fast direct, cutting easily through the for its own good but still manage swagger and pose of most recent to emerge streets ahead of most music descended from the new of the competition. The song wave. The 'B' side is their itself is pure brilliance with its excellent "Jesus Had A P.A." and quietly insistent melody and is well worth making an effort to /singles haunting world weary vocals, get hold of. while the restrained backing — (Contact: SAE to 6/1 Capelaw First up are two Scottish bands, simple, thudding bass, minimal Court, Firrhill Drive, Edinburgh.) virtually unknown, but who guitar and percussion plus Yet another good record from turned in two of the outstanding modest use of radio dial effects north of the border is the debut singles of the past twelve months — combines to nudge this from Those Intrinsic Intellectuals with their previous releases. seemingly unassuming record who come from the Isles of Skye into an addictive, atmospheric and South Uist. Calling The late Swell Maps (left to Orange Juice's "Lovesick"/ minor classic. A must for any themselves "Pagen (spelling, tsk, right): (bass), "Blue Boy" (Postcard) isn't quite collection. tsk) Psyche-Rok", they pay tribute Jowe Head Nikki Mattress (guitar). Epic in the same league as their superb (Contact for Postcard Records: to their Nordic ancestral heritage Soundtracks (drums) and Biggies "Falling And Laughing" but both SAE to Home, 185 West Princes with this salute to Iceland, "the Books (guitar). are strongly melodic songs (if a Street, Glasgow.) strongest Independent nation on little ramshackle in execution) Still with Edinburgh, the fast earth". In fact "Radio with good lyrics, a great jangly maturing Prats have another lceland"/"Do The Executive" album guitar sound and plenty of spirit. single out in addition to their (Fault Line) sound like The Produced by Alex Fergusson, late recent "1990's Pop" EP on Rough Undertones meeting Devo — two SWELL MAPS: Jane From of ATV. If this had come from Trade. "Die Todten Reyten busily energetic but direct songs Occupied Europe (Rather/Rough fashionable Liverpool instead of Schnell" (Dada) was released with extremely catchy tunes. The Trade). Why Swell Maps decided is whole affair very good, very to part company I still don't witty and very cleverly packaged know. Perhaps they wanted to independent Singles top in its own plastic carrier bag escape from that certain 30 (couldn't afford a metal box, they cheerfully shambolic image and say.) Buy this one as well and have their musical offerings support good independent taken more seriously. Certainly records. this second album sees the music (Contact: SAE to Intrinsics, c/o 3 swing hard away from Nikki's . Market Brae, Inverness.) casual "pop" songs towards the ^ CANT CHEAT K ARMAWAB/SUBVFI|TZour.dz Compared to all this freshness, weirder and wilder pieces BLOODY ' ' RKULUnONo/PERSONS UMKNnwM r,,-;::^—^^ inventiveness and Crass pioneered by Epic and Biggies. 9 ABMYUFEExplnitBri joie-de-making records, the Exploited Consequently this isn't as 5 TCRROR COUPIE Kill recent —-- COLOWEL R»„h. „. releases from Rough much fun as "A Trip To 4 4AD HOW 1 WROTE 1 ElASTIC MAM/cnv HnRcnm .i^c c.„ Trade sound rather jaded and Marineville", being much less of Rouflh Trade 8 TRANSMISStONJovDii/Minn predictable. James Blood Ulmer a carefree, tuneful bashalong (if Factory ZEROXAdam&ThBAnK is a respected American jazz you'll pardon the huge l"tHt';UES CONCORDEAfiA,«.n.T. guitarist and "Are You Glad To oversimplification) and much ,NativeHiost..s H»..,„:;£r !! :'5 C*"FO«NIAUBE ~2L Be In Americis?" belongs firmly to more of an ^? RAaESDeadKenn.riT; ambitious stab at 1? '2 FIUHTBACK(EP)Discharoe ~- the realms of modern jazz — creating "serious" music. ' politically '3 DOWT aware lyrics, loose In fact a good half of this album i^ NEED YOUR MONEY Raven' ^ ~ '^"' rhythms indirect, and virtuoso is instrumental, » 11 BEAUTY ASYlUMCra.... with the old Crass instrumentation. A strange buzzing guitar and offhand vocals H '4 "WAL DAYS Young Marble Giant,. Rouflh Trade choice as a single, since this submerging into heavier group " 21 GET/MY MOTHER Blurt sounds like an album track and pieces with much broader scope, 1! 28 BEAUTIES OF WAR ni^rh -r,,; an old one at that. exploring and improvising rather " — GHETTO The Wall Fresh The Glaxo Babies combine the than simply executing a neat ^ 25 WHEBE-S CAPTAIN KIBK7SDi;2Ener|,i Rough Trade raw, near free form instrumental song. Although they don't have ^1 17 NOBOOMAthleticoSpizzM Rough edge of The Pop Group and the the tuneful immediacy of before, -_EDWARDFgXSmack_ Trade ^ seductive rhythms of The Slits, they do keep that spontaneous DIEMATBOSENIilipiit both bands their stablemates. freshness and attractive melodic "Limited Entertainment" (Y instinct, while the band's Records) is a four track Peel intuition for steering just the right session with admirable ideas side of self indulgence ensures ' about us de-conditioning that the pieces always end up ourselves, but really by making working. records they're taking part in The overall result is a strangely what they're condemning, tense mixture which varies from however harsh and the simple, touching beauty of "A "uncommercial" their approach. Raincoat's Flat" to the fevered independent albums top File under Limited Popularity. harshness of "Mining Villages", 10 Finally, The Janet And Johns is yet still retains its unspoiled TWOTwn " a weird all right. THIS WEEKS one "Let innocence and sense of humour. I WEEK AGO Bygones Be Bygone" (Vindaloo) mean, how could you possibly TITLE/ARTIST lABEL is ' 1 ClOSER.InvniYisiftn an excellent visit to Gang Of resist an album with titles like facorv ? 2 UNKNOWN P1£ASUBES Joy Divi.inn Four Territory but using rhythms "Big Maz In The Desert From The Factory ? 3 THt VOICE OF AMERICA Cabaret Vnlfi,. and percussion only for the Trolley" and credits like "Nikki: Rough Trade < 4 STATIONS OFTHE CRASS rr... backing while singing about "too bass + toys + eiderdown + Crass many trips down memory lane" . mumbling"? This album 5 5 COLOSSAL YOUTH Youna Marble Bi.nt. may Rough Trade and "no » 7 LIVEATUSTBIacitSahh.H. change without a push". take a bit longer but it still gets NEMS TOTALtS A very good start, but the 'B' side there. I 6 TURNS (ITS NOW OR NEVtBI Fall Bough Trade is, somewhat bewilderingly, a (Contact: SAE to Scott, Rough « 8 MUSIC FOR PARTIES SifcnnT«»n» Mute straightforward rendition of a Trade, 202 Kensington Park Rd., » 9 DOME Graham Lewis & Bruce Gilbert Dome traditional folk song, complete London W11.) " WmMMABLE MATERIAL^ Stiff _ - _ Little Fingers°"' Rough Trade ., .. SMASH HITS 17 : aRmrjassL-rri!:Hg?.??a--»- Sii^.^ <*-**^A BIKO Peter Gabriel on Charisma Records September '77 Port Elizabeth, weather fine It was business as usual In Police Room 619 OI\Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko YihIa Moja, Yihia Moja The man is dead The man is dead When I try to sleep at night I can only dream in red The outside world is black and white With only one colour dead Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko YihIa Moja, YihIa Moja The man is dead '< The man is dead F 13895 You can blow out a candle But you can't blow out a fire Once the flame begins to catch the New Single from his The wind will blow it higher Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Oh Biko, Biko, because Biko Chart Album . YihIa Moja, YihIa Moja The man is dead The man is dead TXS138 And the eyes of the world are watching now Watching now, watching now Words and music by Peter Gabriel Reproduced by permission Peter Gabriel Ltd. /Hit DECCP & Run Music Pub. Ltd. 18 SMASH HITS .''\~ ^ ' Can't Stop The Music By The Village People on Mercury Records stop the music meet You can't Everyone you Nobody can stop the music in the street The children Take the heat from flame swaying to the rhythm Are Try not feeling pain something moving in them There's Though you try in vain no place to hide There's It's much easier So why even try? stop the music you hear it coming your No, you can't Can't music way? Nobody can stop the master plan It's here to stay Change the Take the hope from man Music in our walk 'Cause that's easier to do Music when we talk magic On the radio It's really something tragic On every TV show lose it would be To each and every reason you feel the sound For Can't every season Moving through the ground? Each and around Music when we love Music makes the world go For the moon above that You can't stop the music Music for the show of life Nobody can stop the music never ends Take the cold from snow Music on a plane the trees don't grow Tell Music on a train Tell the wind don't blow Sailing on the ocean 'Cause it's easier Music in the motion No, you can't stop the music Music in your car stop the music local bar Nobody can At your ,. _» „ look at a Take the spark from love There's music when you Make the rain fall up star 'Cause that's easier to do You can't stop the music Moving with the wind Nobody can stop the music Since the world began Keep two loves apart heart The beat is gonna getcha Mend a broken star Beat is gonna getcha Catch a falling Music for the blues That's much easier your dancing shoes For you can't stop the music the way that we No, There's music in Nobody can stop the music kiss Tell the sun don't shine can't resist You Stop old father time do Moving through the trees 'Cause that's easier to bees Buzzing with the verses 3 and 4 louder Repeat The sound is getting louder Sound is getting and Music by J. Morali/H. weplay Words Music when ^ Belolo/P. Hurtt/B. Whitehead When we kneel to pray - permission Zomaa the Reproduced by music in the sound of There's Music Publishers Ltd. M wind DEXY'S MIDNIGHT RUNNERS i T^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^B ^^»"|^*-' '«^.«^iT»* .jhI^HBBi^ ^^^^^^^^k ^^^^^^^m v^^^BiJ^^B ^^^^^H ^^^^^^^^^^^1 ,.. P^ single, selling just a few hundred moment (in some cases 50% employ high pressure sales be created, a climate in which in the right shops, can manage down on last year), it's quite forces. more bands get a fair crack of the an impressive chart entry. possible for a single to appear in Often the sheer number of whip. But the most recent the lower end of the Top 75 releases from the major Radio One, by far the most controversy surrounding the without selling any copies at all; companies that clog up the lower important record selling charts concerns "hyping" — purely by a few well placed ticks end of the chart make it medium, have recently record companies deliberately on a bit of paper. impossible for a small company abandoned their Featured Forty falsifying diaries in order to get to get a look in. and given their programmers their releases showing in the DOES IT matter? To a certain It's unlikely that changing the more freedom to play what they bottom end of the Top 75. A extent, it doesn't. A company way the charts are compiled is like. But it may be that pressure BLACK LEATHER DOG BUMFLAPSWITH COLLAR WITH SPIKY BONDAGE STRAPS ADJUSTABLE FITTING Granada TV "World In Action" hype a single at first from the public will result in the may but going to eliminate abuses. POINTED STUDS £3-00 ONLY £1.00 PER PAIR (FITS ALL SIZES) £1,75 investigation not long ago they have to get genuine sales in People will adapt to changing old repetitious format arising ir order to boost it into the upper circumstances and find new again. A large proportion of the employees who alleged that reaches, and it's only genuine ways of rigging returns. What people who listen to pop radio sales that make the profit that should change is the attitude of buy very few records and are illegal activity on behalf of keeps business booming. Maybe the public, many of whom will quite happy to hear the Top singles by acts like Fleetwood The Pretenders' "Brass In walk into a shop and simply buy Twenty played over and over Mac, Cats UK, Gary Numan and Pocket" was given some illegal whatever is in the chart, again. The Pretenders. first. Some American stations !! assistance at The fact is it whatever appears to be already Although most people wouldn't have got to number popular. Thousands of people command huge listening involved in the business know one unless a lot of people buy the number one audiences just by rotating the purely STUDDED SHOULDER TEE BONDAGE TEE WITH that hyping goes on (and that it thought it was rather wonderful. because it is number one. It has same twenty records alf day (POINTED STUDS ON ZIP TEE INFESTED D-RINGSSi BONDAGE has got worse over the last few But the people who are quite been known for dealers to long; many British commercial BOTH SHOULDERS) C3.95 WITH ZIPS £3.95 STRAPS £3.95 years) it's extremely difficult to rightly angry aboutthe activities actually hype a number one stations, mindful of the need to prove. Hyping isn't hard to do; it of the major companies are the record, filling in their diaries so attract advertisers, would like to costs money but major small independents, companies that it stays at the top long move further in this direction. companies see it as worthwhile. who sometimes sell relatively enough for them to clear their This kind of thinking is a far The sales reps, who are large quantities of records with enormous stocks. greater danger to a healthy responsible for getting their the minimum of airplay, but The other factor is the radio. By music scene than any amount of company's product into the rarely figure in the charts using a wider selection of music hyping. Any moves to narrow shops, know exactly which because they can't afford to on daytime shows and getting choice should be resisted. Face it BLACK LEATHER BELTS (OUALITY HIDE) WITH outlets on their "patch" produce — if the commercial radio away from rigid chart-based POINTED STUDS ONLY £3 00 a chart return and it is vital to the playlists a healthier stations of this country had their climate may BONDAGE SOCKS. (AVAILABLE WITH SOLID success of a single that these way it would be ELO or nothing. ARMBANDS IN SAME D-RINGS& BONDAGE BRASS BUCKLE WESTERN places have it in stock. So the rep Hands up all those who'd choose TITLES AS T-SHIRTS £1.00 STRAPS £2 95 DESIGN £4.50 COMPLETE) may simply give a number of free silence. copies to the dealer who then TOP STRAIGHT TIES makes 100% profit by selling I WRISTBANDS £1.00 them. 34 DEAD KENNEDVS 67 ULTRAVOX 66. But will anybody want to buy 1 PHOTOS 35. DAMNED GOD SAVE THE OUEEN IN BLACK WITH 2 SAXON _ BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN 69 BUZZCOCKS The charts may not always be what they seem. 3 ADAM & 1THE ANTS 37 ABBA 70 KATE BUSH them? Maybe not, but there are POINTED STUDS & T-SHIRTS 4 THE MO-DETTES 38. PINK MILITARY 71. ANGELIC UPSTARTS David Hepworth investigates. ways to ensure that if there are PRESS STUD fitted! 5 BOB MARLEV 39 ONLY ONES 7! FASHION B UOTOHHEAD 40 ATHLET1C0 SPI22 73 DEXVS MIDNIGHT any sales then the company will 7 STRANGLERS 41 NEW MUSIK RUr^NERS 1 . CRASS B LEO SAYER 42. OeSTflOY 74 PAui McCartney POINT The music the sooner they'll drop it like a 9 DAVID 43 75 basement 5 ONE. business get the maximum chart activity 2. ADAMANT BOWIE THE FALL 10 SID VICIOUS 44. SLF 76. B 52's is a business. It exists to make hot brick. out of them. Special limited 3. UK SUBS 11 SID & NANCr 45 KORGIS 77. pop group \ 12 UB 40 46 DELTA S tb. the who It 4. PIL money. makes money by Many music publications edition gimmick singles can be 47 THE POLICE 79 ant INVASION 5. DAMNED selling records. A major produce a Top Thirty, but the supplied exclusivelyto chart 14 DIAMOND HEAD «8. STING SO. ELO 6.999 16 GABY NUMAN 49 UK SUBS 81 PIRANHAS 16 MODS 50 BOOMTOWN RATS 82, JOHNNY ROTTEN international hit album — a only one that really matters is return shops for a short period. 7. CLASH 17 TOYAH 51 SIOUXSIE 83. IGGY POP "Saturday Night Fever" or a that compiled by The British Special vouchers can be given 8. ANARCHY 18 TALKING HEADS 52 RAINBOW 34 PETER GABRIEL 19 IRON MAIDEN 85 CLASH 9. SIOUXSIE 53. JAGS 20 PIL 54 SCORPIONS 86 ORCHESTRAL "Dire Straits" — can earn huge Market Research Bureau for the out at discos which, when I 10 GOD SAVE THE QUEEN 2\ ROCK N ROLL SWINDLE 55 WASTED YOUTH MANOEUVRES 22 BLONDIE sums of money for the artists, BBC and the trade paper Music exchanged for a certain single at 11 SID VICIOUS 1 56 SHAM 69 87 LAMBRETTAS 23 DEBBIE HARRY 57 ROXY MUSIC 88. VAPORS 12 GREAT ROCK N ROLL SWINDLE writers, producers and record Week. This weekly list of the 200 the local chart return shop, | 24 SELECTER 58 THE BEATLES 89 HUMAN LEAGUE 13. IGGYPOP 25 ELVIS 59 YELLOW MAGIC 90. ROLLING STONES companies who made it. Even in best selling singles and albums is discount. 26 JOY DIVISION ORCHESTRA 91 RAMONES obtain a 14 COCKNEY REJECTS 27 SILICON JEANS 60 SLITS 92. GANG OF FOUR the current economic gloom it's used by the vast majority of Although this may not be 15. PHSYCHODELICFURS 28 RUTS 61 CHEAP TRICK 93 B A ROBERTSON | 29 MOONDOGS 62 THE JAM still possible to in record in the 16. SLF 94 BUSTER BLOOD be broke shops country and outright fraud, it is an attempt to 30 PRETENDERS 63 MADNESS VESSELL 17. DESTROY 31 SECTOR 27 64 PiNK FLOYD January and wealthy in June. forms the basis of "Top Of The distort the sales picture. 95 CHORDS 18. SEX PISTOLS 32 SEX PISTOLS 65 STATUS QUO 96 TIPS Point Two. The most efficient Pops". But the more serious recent 33 COCKNEY REJECTS 66 CRASS 97 BAD MANNERS ALL DESIGNS ARE PRINTED ON \all Tjre aiACK pmr on m LEAnfmooK sm !? way of promoting an album is From more than 4000 record allegations concern the efforts of ^J^rU„t""'^ TOP OUALITY SHIRTS. 1 DEEP PURPLE through a hit single. There are shops in the country, the BMRB to get hold of the chart salesmen TEES £3.50, SWEATSHIRTS £5.95 I other ways, but a strong, select 450, and provides them diaries and fill them in I PLEASE ADD 20p PER ORDER P & P & 30p FOR T-SHIRTS commercial 45 belting out of with a "diary" in which to list the themselves, ticking up fictional PLEASE SEND YOUR ORDER (STATING SIZES WHERE APPROPRIATE) PLUS MONEY I (PLEASE REMEMBER TO INCLUDE YOUR NAME & ADDRESS) TO: every other radio is by far the sales of various records. These sales for the records they are I TRADING CO (SH4), 45 CHURCH L^NE, WHITWICK, COALVILLE, LEICS. cheapest method of bringing a forms are posted off to London at pushing at the time. Obviously I ly? band to the public's attention. the end of the week where the this can't be done without the But getting your record played statistics are processed into a dealer's knowledge. on the radio is by no means easy. chart. The top 75 albums and He may find himself offered At any given time you will be singles are published in Music free records, tee shirts, or drink competing with up to a hundred Week and positions 75-200 are in return for a few extra ticks. others for the attention of made known to the record There are very few people who presenters and producers. If your companies concerned. can resist this kind of bribery. As name is Rod Stewart or Gary sales plummet, shops are going Numan it's likely that you'll get ON THE face of it the charts out of business up and down the preferential treatment If it isn't present an accurate picture of country and the extra income you'll probably have to wait your what is selling. The trouble is that a regular supply of free turn. that no group of 450 shops can records can bring in can run into So how do radio people decide ever be considered truly thousands of pounds a year. The Beat Giant: Post:ers what to fill their prime time representative. Reggae records CBS recently promoted the These post:Brs are officialy appr shows with? In the majority of often move in vast quantities first album from The Photos by cases they will be guided by the through specialist shops without giving cameras away to various r charts. If weekly they see a single making the slightest impression favoured shopowners, and many Steve Bush searches to, showing in the bottom end of the on the national chart. The same people in the industry were, to his cheese roll amongst chart they may well be tempted applies with certain rock say the least, surprised by the the average fortnight's For each extra poster please add5p to P * ^ to give it some exposure. The independents. A cult new wave chart success this little-known crop of releases. Maybe a Send cashj cheque or p.o to: faster it climbs, the more play 45 can sell up to 25,000 copies band subsequently enjoyed. And dozen of these records IL^ta- i KINELL PROMOTIONS. they'll give it; the faster it falls. without charting, while another because sales are so low at the 70 SOUTHFIELO AV E N U E , \A/AT F OR O . ill make a profi' HERTS. 22 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 23 It's Still Rock And Roll To Me By Billy Joel on CBS Records What's the matter with the clothes I'm wearing? "Can't you tell that your tie's too wide?" on Epic Records Maybe t should buy some old tab collars "Welcome back to the age of jive Where have you been hiding out lately, honey? You can't dress trashy till you spend a lot of money" Everybody's talking 'bout the new sound Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me What's the matter with the car I'm driving? "Can't you tell that it's out of style?" Should I get a set of white wall tyres? "Are you gonna cruise the miracle mile? Nowadays you can't be too sentimental Your best bet's a true baby blue Continental" Hot funk, cool punk, even if it's old junk It's still rock and roll to me Oh, it doesn't matter what they say in the papers 'Cause it's always been the same old scene There's a new band in town But you can't get the sound from a story in a magazine Aimecl at your average teen How about a pair of pink sidewinders And a bright orange pair of pants? "You could really be a Beau Brummel, baby If you just give it half a chance Marie, Marie Don't waste your money on a new set of speakers Playing guitar on the back porch You get more mileage from a cheap pair of sneakers" I sit in my car Next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways While you sing so sad It's still rock and roll to me Marie, Marie What's the matter with the crowd I'm seeing? Marie, Marie "Don't you know that they're out of touch?" It's so lonely in this parkland Please Should I try to be a straight 'A' student? come with me "H you are then you think too much To the bright lights down town Don't you know about the new fashion, honey? Marie, Marie All you need are looks and a whole iotta money" It's the next phase, new wave, dance craze, anyways Chorus It's still rock and roll to me I said hey, pretty girl Don't you understand? Everybody's talking 'bout the new sound I just want to be your loving man Funny, but it's still rock and roll to me Marie, Marie Words and music by Billy Joel The sun is down in the cornfield Reproduced by permission April Music Ltd. The evening is dark And you sing so sad Marie, Marie Marie, Marie It's so lonely in the parkland Please come with me To the bright lights down town Marie, Marie, Marie, Marie I've got two weeks in back pay There's gas in my car And your folks say I must go Marie, Marie Repeat chorus Marie, Marie Playing guitar on the back porch I leave in my car While you sing so sad Marie, Marie Marie, Marie I've got two weeks in back pay There's gas in my car And your folks say I must go Marie, Marie While you sing so sad Marie, Marie Repeat to fade Words and music by Dave Alvin Reproduced by permission Warner Bros. 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PRESLEY, PRETENDERS, QUEEN, RITCHIE BLACKMORE, RUSH, RUTS, SELECTER, SIOUXSIE, SEX PISTOLS, SHAM 69, SID VICIOUS, SPECIALS, STATUS QUO, STING, THIN LIZZY, U.F.O., UK SUBS, VAN HALEN, WHITESNAKE, WHO, YES. For SAMPLE photograph of your choice, send just 45p (no additional charge for p.&p.) CAULDRON PROMOTIONS (Dept. S/H) 47 LANDSEER ROAD, LONDON N19 4JG To: Cauldron Promotions (Dept S/H), 47 Landseer Road, London N19 4JG NAME PLEASEPRINT ADDRESS 9 MILL LANE, NEWBOLD, VERNON, Please rush ... catalogue(s) and/or Poster No(s) LEICS. and/or "FOTO-ROCK" I enclose £ . (including postage anH (allow about 10 days for delivery) packing, as priced above.) SMASH HITS 25 1 The names listed are hidden in the AMI ISTESYOTYLDDUCE diagram. They run horizontally, vertically or diagonally — many of them ALKCABTAFYRREBEKIM are printed backwards. But remember that the names are always in an uninterrupted straight line, letters in LSNOICIPSUSCITIWSF the right order, whichever way they run. Some letters will need to be used GRPNEEUQNUS 1 KHOEAH more than once — others you won't need to use at all. Put a line through the RANFABSTROPSSBRBAS names as you find them. Solution on page 32. ETEBARRNSSMLDOUE 1 E TREPLABREHA 1 DLLBHL AL nREFN ALIBI AMII STEWART PSRBADMNPWVOSP 1 SND BAD MANNERS BARRACUDAS TUGLBAOAEAMSRLUCAO BLACK SABBATH CITIZENS TELTOTUODMAUAEU 1 RO CUDDLY TOYS CUPOL EVASRPJAODPNSUTAI P DAVID BOWIE DEEP PURPLE RWAEAAUCUPSTZ 1 NSPS FABULOUS POODLES FATBACK B DPELWCELEHEEKDNU HAWKWIND HERB ALPERT LNOEOPAE 1 PTNCUOEEO JOE WALSH LOU REED UTDMARDTTAORZMZTSL MAX SLODGE MIKE BERRY AUANRSSPBSOZA 1 TSTU newNFUU mudmMl ICIl^ PAUL BRETT PAUL SIMON PDLAIOEBNFIXTVRTEB PIRANHAS PREFECTS OEBUJWAIGFS 1 UNODJA QUEEN RAT SCABIES LECSBSKABPCZMUOXDF SALFORD JETS SKIDS SLITS URWAKLVWLAZORAFSRB SPIZZ SPORTS BUFCI ITOAICIAULXOR STEP SUE WILKINSON AOAWTODNPHSSTTAAFE SAHNAR 1 PVARTLURFSG EVER MINDFUL of our duty to A) What is the real name of lead singer Buster Bloodvessel? promote the spread of popular B) Bad Manners were formed in which of the following places music of the mature, SKA'N'B more adult (Answer 1, 2 or 3): 1) East London; 2) The Far East; 3) East Eregg. kind. The Smash Hits Cultural C) How long approximately have they been together? 1) Forty Collective are in a position now years; 2) five years; 3) ages; 4) since lunchtime. to unveil the first Bad Manners FOR FREE D) How many people are there in the band? Competition, ^iusty c/ieers/ This E) Bad Manners were once known as: 1) The London Symphony demanding contest is open to all Orchestra; 2) Stoop Solo And The Sheet Starchers; 3) The Pink serious minded young people Floyd. with tongues more than three feet long, whose knowledge of this fine and sober combo is wide enough to answer the questions BAD MANNERS on the right. COMPETITION ^tiJ^' n Soon as you have decided on your answers and scribbled them on the form provided, mail this slip of paper to Smash Hits Bad Manners Competition, 14 Holk- ham Road, Orton Southgate, PETERBOROUGH PE2 OUF to arrive on the doorstep before September 17th. The first 25 correct entries opened on that glorious day will each win one autographed copy of the Bad Manners debut long playing gramophone recording. 26 SMASH HITS SPLODGENESSABOUNDS: Two Back Again"/"Do You Wanna THE A.T.'s: Come 'Ere (Rialto). Little Boys EP (Deram). Touch" SINGLES Max — but if you didn't buy Vet another ska/rock/reggae Splodge sings of the delights of them By Deanne Pearson first time round why now? band — 'fraid so, there's one squashing butterflies (John) (All and are on the album "Gary every week. There really is very of smelling whiffy, Glitter's Golden Greats" little else to say — no original THE REVIUOS: Hungry For Love Mozarella-cheesey socks, taking anyway.) ideas, no interesting or (Snatzo). A Beatles-type number a jibe at Madness's Chas Smash particularly impressive playing, with snappy beat and catchy with the "Don't smell that DR. smell FEELGOOD: No Mo Do no distinctive vocals, not even a melody that nevertheless still this" bellowed Intro. What can Yakamo (UA). Low and sleazy catchy melody. Ladies lacks style and and distinction. Even you do but smile? flip The side, R&B with growling vocals riding gentlemen, the A.T.'s. front persons Fay and Eugene's however, is less funny, a driving bassline and guitars infamous zest and razzamatazz containing a muffled version of blowing curling blue smoke rings seem somewhat subdued, Rolf Harris's "Two Little Boys" into the atmosphere. It's all a bit making for a rather ordinary song and an uninspiring Max original too hazy and low-key though — that normally would probably called "Saying Goodbye To His background music for Soho lack the power to climb the Horse". gambling casinos perhaps? charts, but after listening to the_ rest of the week's . singles XTC: Generals And Majors (Virgin). Two singles for the price THE TEA SET: Keep On Running" of one — and the freebie isn't a (UA). Plodding beat, tinkling flexi-disc or musically anything keyboards and lazy drum less than high quality. The first flourishes backed with occasional three songs are spirited dancing half-hearted 'jungle' noises numbers, the fourth slow, deep (squeaks and roars) all very and resonant, and the conventionally produced by arrangements are tightly, neatly Strangling man Hugh Cornwell. interwoven and laced with No vibrancy, no life, no purpose THE THE: Controversial cleverly constructed special — which clearly distinguishes Subject/Black & White (4AD). effects throughout. Single(s) of this record from the Spencer the week. Intriguing flood of sound and Davis original. ideas incorporating synthesiser MOTELS: Whose Problem? experimentation and strong, THE SWINGING CATS: (Capitol). This band are obviously driving guitar rhythms. Although a cut Mantovani/Away (2-Tone). The CUDDLY TOYS: Madman/Join above many of their fellow a peak is never reached there is Californian Swinging Cats take the scenic The Girls (Chrysalis). Everyone's musicians but still much inquisitive exploration they sound route to Skaville, via South going in for double A-sides this slightly sleepy and which bodes well for future The America and the traditional, fruity week, many for no good or sun-soaked, as if they're not The product. stretching Calypso beat of those parts, but obvious reason. Neither of themselves to their full capacity. Singer don't be taken in; it's nothing Cuddly Toys Asides In fact Martha Davis THE CARPETTES: Nothing Ever has a deep, more than a cheap package deserve such status. Both songs rich, sultry voice with Changes (WEA). The band are a fine holiday. Their swinging Latin are merely muddy instrumental jazzy edge, but sounds a singing their own epitaph here; American instrumental ode to backcloths to puerile little too blas6, adding to the they've been around for ages, general laid-back, "Mantovani" and the trite, Bowie/Numan crossover vocals. nonchalant feel they're still turning out the same of this record. loud, bouncing sax-filled and Not a spark of originality, not a thudding rock riffs of the keyboard-cluttered bossa nova sniff of enthusiasm. instantly forgettable type, and LEO SAYER: Once In beat of "Away" reek of A While now have the audacity to contrivance and calculated BUZ2COCKS: Are (Chrysalis). A slushy, romantic complain that "Nothing Ever novel, that goes on and on for Changes." commercialism. This is so Everything/Why She's A Girl pages and pages repeating the obviously geared to "the 2-Tone From The Chainstore (UA). The same old story of heartache and sound" that it makes the label's Buzzcocks, on the other hand, AFTER THE FIRE: Love Will worry to the same old fine words about broadening choose to do away with A and B Always Make You Cry (Epic). sympathetic melody. their musical style sound rather sides altogether. "Are ATF have been around for a while empty. Everything" too now, without scoring couples tight HEADLINE: Carolina (Virgin). any rhythmic major successes. They're just too coils of standard rock Sort of ska/speedy reggae riff bland, their music with abrasive vocals and no with similarly unimaginative too uneventful. hookline, They play MOR keyboard-centred while "Chainstore" is lyrics consisting entirely of "Oh attacked rock that skitters around with more positivism Carolina pretty baby, I'm gonna the feet and of Dire Straits' sound and purposeness. Again it's tight make you mine," repeated over and solid, arrangements, but seems and vaguely stirring, and over again until someone content but to be trampled underfoot. nothing to get too hot under burps. A fitting finale. No the collar about. guts, no fighting spirit this band. THE MEMPHIS TENOR CS: Big GARY GLITTER: EDDIE MONEY: Running Back Golden Greats As Memphis (Hot Rock). A tribute EP(GTO). Gary Glitter (CBS). Eddie Money is quite an just can't to Elvis — oldtime R&R with a die old man and an ex-New York gracefully can he? All great C&W flavour, tackily done and cop. golden A singer, never mind a rock oldies these — "I'm The coupled with weak, insulting star, Leader Of he is not, and he ought to be The Gang"/"Rock & Presley imitation vocals. The man Roll Part Two"/"Hello Hello I'm died for this? Continued over page SMASH HITS 27 ^BWtMwa* ALBUMS arrested for this blatant flaunting YES: Drama (Atlantic). "Friends patent brand of heavy metal pop resigned vocals it explores of insipid bastardised reggae make their way of escape into leaves me more or less unmoved. familiar territory without coming1 g m over which he stretches his systems of chance," they sing, She comes on like Dolly Parton up with a single melody that straining, faltering vocal chords. which just goes to show that the singing Suzi Quatro rejects. sticks. Mostly he just sounds recruitment of two Buggies There's a few obviously tired. (5 out of 10). hasn't had much effect on the calculated singles; "Treat Me David Hepworth. quality of Yes songwriting nor Right", which strives to sound made them any less pretentious. like Debbie Harry and THE ASSOCIATES: The Oh, there's some beautiful guitar "Wuthering Heights" which at Affectionate Punch (Fiction). work and The Video twosome's least makes you appreciate Kate Although the resemblances to tap-tap beat is still detectable but Bush. She's a huge star i n America. "Station To Station" period the lyrics, vocals and overall Poor America. (3 out of 1 0). Bowie are at first so blatant as to approach remain stagnant. As Bev Hilller. be almost funny, this young dramas go, this one's a tragedy. Scottish duo gradually gain THE B-52's: Wild Planet (Island). (4 out of 10). enough assurance to forge a Anyone who reckoned that these Linda Duff. broad, hard sound which is Georgia fruitcakes had shot their almost their own. Like Joy collective bolt with that debut DIRTY LOOKS (Stiff). In short, if Division and The Skids they love album had better roll back the this is the best these New York a bit of pseudo-choral droning carpets and get into dancing sissies can do then The Land Of and both the lyrics and vocals are shape because the B-52s are The Free can keep 'em. Chirping drenched in doom, but the RORY GALLAGHER: Wayward shaking more violently than ever. from between capped teeth confidence and imagination with Child (Chrysalis). Hard rock Coming off a rhythmic base about The American Way Of Life which they handle their haunting thrash, live, in a limited edition of which lends them more West Side Story style is pretty sound is eventually winning. (6'/j a clear vinyl, with yer obligatory substance and bounce, those dated to say the least. It's a good out of 10) rough, tough vocals and three lead job this playful three piece were voices conduct a non David Hepworth. extensive clever-clever guitar stop conversation while clipped, smart enough to sling in plenty of solos. I can just see all those funky guitars do dramatic things the old cruising Beach Boys JETHRO TULL: A (Chrysalis). For cardboard guitar freaks now — and furious deadpan drums harmonies. It's the only thing that about fifteen minutes it well this one's easy lads, nothing seems saves the project pummel the action along. new, from sinking possible that Ian Anderson is nothing to take you by Imaginative, hilarious, sly and altogether. (5 out of 10). going to pull off a major surprise surprise. Play on. sharp; a person could easily Linda Duff. flip by producing a cool, reasonable theirwig. (Soutof 10). CLASSIX NOUVEAUX: The Tull album, composed of modest, David Hepv^/orth. succinct songs. Unfortunately Robots Dance (ESP). Live, Classix by the end he's back Nouveaux are visually stunning, where he g^ MIKEY DREAD: World War III started, bogged down in bright and manic. "Robot" is a (Dread At The Controls). Besides pretensions, after giving in to the cleverly built sound circuit with being very much an acquired an impulsive temptation to let the fiddly flute rhythm powered by taste, dubwise reggae is often surging, hollow passages and folksy bass sound better heard than listened to, if which builds arrangements dominate and to a near-terrifying you get my drift. Attempt to allowing his vocals to degenerate climax. concentrate on those shifting into empty mannerism. Should rhythms and they frequently have been an EP. (5 out of 10). DARTS: Peaches (Magnet). The become just repetitive. That said, David Hepworth. Darts conveyor belt turns out a Mikey Dread keeps the mixing variation on the "Boy From New board trickery under control and NINE BELOW ZERO: Live At The York City" prototype his range of voices are tender and Marquee (A&M). Young London distinguished only by the seductive, especially when he's louts whip through the R&B silliness of the vocals. All this lot GIBSON BROTHERS: On The allowing a faintly impish sense of songbook for the enjoyment of a ever do is highlight their own lack humour to Riviera (Island). This is more like come to the fore. The rowdy audience. It's been done a of imagination. arrangements are soft it. The Gibsons seem to have and thousand times before but it springy and taken over where The Village the use of space rarely fails. It certainly doesn't really exciting People left off providing pure at times. (7 out of miss when the men in question 10). enjoyment via an instantly are Nine Below Zero, a direct, i recognisable sound. The vibrant David Hepvi^ortfi. unpretentiousbunch who can roll |j tonsils of Brother Chris perfectly like a ball and swing with a ' complement the shuffling Latin PAUL SIMON: One Trick Pony simple vengeance. Less rhythms laid down by his (Warner Bros). For near on fifteen convincing on the one slow relations. An album that years now, Paul Simon's number, they're at their best :| j songwriting •- threatens to burst at the seams has been the last whacking out the frantic boogie I with hit singles. Viva Los word in elegant melancholy. with superb timing and lashings GibsonsKSoutof 10). This, his first new album for of good humour. As tight as the years, is the soundtrack to his Bev miller. proverbial mallard's bottom, this i j first feature film and suggests is a treat for the feet and the best f' that his interest no longer lies possible antidote for the current PAT BENATAR: Crimes Of primarily in music. With atmosphere of doom. WA out of Passion (Chrysalis). Pat Benatar's jazz-tinged arrangements and 10). David Hepworth 28 SMASH HITS J Repeat chorus Cliff Richard preami^ On EMI Records Four o'clock I've been walking all night It's the time I always think of you If you could only see through my eyes Then you'd know just what I'm going through Here am I, I'm taking a chance In running around with stars in my eye: Here am I, I'm looking for you Wondering why do I feel so blue Chorus I'm dreamin', dreamin' of me and you, oh I'm dreamin', dreamin' will see me through Never let any chances pass me by I'm gonna dream you right into my life Yeah dream you right into my life Dreamin', dreamin' will see me through Woman you'd better believe that I'm Dreamin' you into my life Five o'clock still walking around I call you up but you just bring me down I guess you'd say I'm getting nowhere In my dream you always come around Here am I, I'm taking a chance Walking on air, flying so high Here am I facing the truth There's no other way I'll ever make you mine Repeat chorus Woman you got to believe me woman Oh woman you got to believe me woman I'd be dreamin' you into my life You gotta believe me woman Woman, oh woman you gotta believe me I'll be forever dreamin' you into my life Words and music by Tarney/Sayer Reproduced by permission A TV Music/ Longmanor/Chrysalis Music Ltd. by blton John on Rocket Records You've a certain sartorial eloquence And a style that's almost of your own You've got the knack of being laid so back ^j, ^ It's like talking to the great unknown You've got a self sufficient swept back hair do Pretty certain that you've got it made Oh your life style shows In the clothes you chose Sitting pretty in the masquerade Chorus Sing it, don't you wanna play this game no more? Don't you wanna play no more? Don't you wanna play this game no more? Don't you wanna play no more? You remain the only main contender ' Though you never, you never meant to lose at all Down at mouth yet unsurrounded Adamant before the fall Though when you go You know I might be lonesome But I keep it under close control m Go and get your kicks .9 And babe let's call that quits 9 I believe I'm feeling indisposed ou go riow I might be lonesome Repeat chorus But I keep it under close control Words and music by Elton John/Tom Go and get your kicks Robinson Don't you wanna play this game? And babe let's call that quits Reproduced by permission Big Pig Don't you wanna play this game? I believe I'm feeling indisposed Music/EMI Music Ltd. 30 SMASH HITS The NewAmerican Smash PAIMORAMA The brand new Cars album. n-K CA1B« "^ r%iii J jSjii^ **- ^^ M "^^sk, ^ mea U^ K5224O AIso available on cassette SMASH HITS 31 THE VERY BEST QUALITY I that neither band had produced a single in more than a year, and certainly neither of them had put out efforts as commercial as their at le'ast give us the chance to recent hits. It's widely thought make up our own minds about that Zitty Ben is also being kept them, without having an from appearing on this show interviewer purely because he neither sings trying to force his/her nor makes records. Scandalous. own views upon us. Their decision does not, to my mind, WHAT KIND of female chauvinist plunged me into further depths of OK, SO you didn't know the You'll be pleased to hear, Stuart, show them to be spoiled brats, pig is Deanne Pearson? Her depression. AFTER READTnG several issues OK, so you like it— cause of Malcom Owen's death but people are big that we're considering a of "Smash Hits", I've to the who enough to review of "Ashes To Ashes" by that's one good thing. But come how when you went to print for the sweeping image change. Even as stand by their principles, people David Bowie (issue August 7) was can you compare The conclusion that this magazine is Skids' July 23 issue. But I expected it to I who actually take their write The Editor is taking a completely ignorant of the fact music terrible. "Not a hit," she said. It amazing multi-layered and be in August 7! It wasn't. seriously, week off to do some research that The Jam have two other and believe strongly in just goes to show how moronic sophisticated sound to the Why? Don't you know yet? Is it into heavy metal and we're what they are doing. she is, as it entered the charts at members beside Paul Weller. overrated, undertalented claptrap all a big mystery? Will someone hoping to be in a position to offer bring Do you really believe that what number four. If that's not a hit, Blondie and To you out of your — worse, to (dare I please tell me? I have been massive discounts on chest people think of them matters what is? wigs naivete, I'll inform you that three write it) Disco (aaarghl). Even having Smash Hits for a year and much? It is because Also, her and leather look loon pants. individuals go to make up this so many reviews of Secret worse, you call Jobson's lyrics a half so I expect the usual We're also considering special groups are worried about what Affair and The Angelic Upstarts band. Therefore, in future, I trust "claptrap"! I Perhaps his dense standard (who said rubbish? people Not heavy duty house bricks as "Smash Hits" interviews with think of them that there were pathetic. Secret Affair are prose is too intelligent for your true). Me, myself, I (Lisa), Brum. competition prizes for are so many shallow, not confusing and The Angelic feeble brain The Jam will be interviews with to understand, hm? headbangers. meaningless songs, sung by Upstarts are certainly not a And how can The Jam and not just the lead you possibly say We're still in the dark, too, Lisa. people with no convictions, depressing, squalid, singer. no messy the group are "tiresome posers"? The inquest into Malcolm's death I THINK that the recent beliefs, and bought by people platter. I mean, what happened to I must admit that Richard Jobson has been adjourned pending Musicians' Union strike who are afraid of being left Maybe she should play records proved Bruce Foxton and Rick Buckler? leads a healthy social life but he further enquiries. once and for all that Of behind in the race to be first before reviewing them. "Top The Were they shot with an Eton Rifle is certainly no poser; and as for "fashionable." Archibald Splodge, Pops" is a load of trash! It has or did they go underground? Sidcup. the rest of the group, they prefer DEAR GARY Numan's Polymoog proved that their opinion of what LoyalJam Fan, Northants. Annelise Jespersen, Lowestoft. to remain in the shadows. and Sony, new stuff to put on this plastic angry It is a well known fact that An Skids fan, Swindon. I am fed up to the 22K. ohm lip-synchronised junkbox is Are you reading the right Refusing to grant interviews is in playing records almost always resistor with you both fighting itself nothing particularly obviously biased, so they can see magazine? The last two new. P.S. Count yourself lucky they over and Jam prejudices reviewers. Far better me saying how whatever they want in the charts. Elvis Costello, Pink Floyd and weren't playing Grace features we've done were based to approach things with an open Jones on wonderful I am. And quite Zitty Ben, to And now that they don't have so on interviews with all three band name but a few, the radio, or this letter frankly, mind and stick to studying would Polymoog, I wish we'd the much influence on what goes in Obviously, haven't talked with the press in have been slightly more members. with Paul sleeves. Besides, Deanne insists abusive. never got engaged as I'm sick of years. It the charts we've seen bands like being the composer, lead just seems odd that that the sight of what she actually wrote your oscillators, so I Dexy's was Ultravox, Yellow Magic guitarist and singer, he does tend should choose to make "wot a hit". This says plenty for want my ring back as I'm going to a Orchestra, Joy Division and Bill to get singled out for special such production out of their her judgement if not for her live in eternal bliss with John decision. Nelson creep into the forty. attention but we have done our spelling. N.B. The whole of the Foxx's drum machine, Too many DJs wait to see if a best to present the whole band. above has been a Winston, Milton, Keynes. joke, a jape, a record hits in America before I AM very angry to read that The crack, an attempt to make the Beat are deciding whether it is playable or donating all the Yes to the fastest delivery reader I'VE * laugh. Stupid t BEEN buying your magazine not, and too many people allow JUST WOT do yer fink yore proceeds from sales of their new correspondence for about six around. can not be months and so far themselves to be brainwashed by playing at? When I bought me single to The British Anti Nuclear entered into. I've only seen about five 5 pages programmes like "Top Of The smash 'its (issue August 7) an' Campaign. Maybe they should * Easy credit. on heavy rock, and in your Pops", who don't give new and red it, half the pages fell out. support this campaign but they * Exclusive fashion for all WHO DOES August 21st issue your Then, I got Mr Brickhead ^ original talent a chance. Andrew when to the letters shouldn't show it and confuse Hepworththinkheis?(Ohno, comments on AC/DC and Deep pages, the pages wos stuck the family. not g Moody, Birmingham. politics with pop. I think it's very one of frtose ^ Purple prove letters.) I was in a you've got no taste together an' I couldn't read arf wrong. for * Generous commission. bad enough mood I heavy rock. So why don't the letters. Yore ain't when read y" you You've got some interesting mag up to Angry Rude Girl, North Devon. your singles put that front reviews (Abba were on the of your points there, Andrew, but surely my standards. I expect a written * Helpful efficient service. on the radio), magazine, then but your 1000% people with good the reason that outfits like Joy apology. CONGRATULATIONS TO The * Say yes to Empire Stores inaccurate it. review of the brilliant taste won't buy Division and Ultravox missed out Jenny, Buckin'am Palice. Beat for giving aid to The British Skids single "Circus Chapman, Rugeley, Staffs. latest free catalogue. Games" Sfuarf on chart success until recently is Anti Nuclear Campaign through A written apology. It's out now! the proceeds of ther new single. It goes to show that some groups GRACE JONES was so pathetic aren't just singing about peace PUZZLE FAN CLUBS on TOTP that I nearly threw up at but are actually doing something the sight of him/her/It. As for the about it. (Remember to enclose a SAE) voice, if ANSWER you can call it that, I have The Music/Peace Lover, THE CLASH INFO to turn the sound off the radio or Swanleyi, Kent. TV each time "Private Life" is 32 Alexander Street played for fear of upsetting my O.K. London W2 HEPWORTH, dissa time you eardrums. go too far. Hoo yoo tinka yoo are? SKIDS FAN CLUB All you Grace Jones fans out Too saya dat Gary Nooman's there, just listen PO Box 63 to Chrlssie single it reminda yoo ova Eeya Hynde's original if you get the Ella Owa, dis is da beeg sin. Ltd, Freepost. Bradford BD99 4X8, London 3BZ Send Freeposl to Empire Stores W2 chance, then your maybe you'll He wassa no looking for da I'd love to stiop at Empire Stores, Please send me FREE catalogue, I'm over 1 8, SIOUXSIE/BANSHEES FILE appreciate my letter. contacta lens; he wassa looking Carolyn, Leeds. fora yore mm^i c/o 1 Carthusian Street pea-sized brain what London EC1M6EB drop hout hover your ear. Ho, DEAR FEMALE Flea (issue Aug and anoder ting, iffa da song Dial a 21 ). are so upset THE POLICE Why you over makea you sleep, when yoo Catalogue Dexy's Midnight Runners' refusal B.B. ,286.P.R. ,L.W10. Outlandos Fan Club wakea hup I leavea you a to give interviews? And why Post Codrlngton presento; yoo getta da head of da Wakaflcid Mews County Code 20p EACH lOp MAX doesn't this give them a better horse inna (0924) + P&P. SEND SAE da bed. (inc. FOR FREE LIST 41b Blenheim Crescent (Applications welcome from UK 70144 relationship with their fans? By N, Ireland) Channel Islands and BFPO BETTER BADGES, 286 PORTO Go inna peace now. Quote Rat. BELLO ROAD, LONDON WIO London W112EF Europe, The right to refuse printing their own "essays", they Empire Stores Suzuk, Da Godmodder. I applications is reserved. HT360 32 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 33 1 s *''wl*''<'/>/« ^ j^effifs^ I Compiled by Bev Hillier -,— """T -1 ^^i I 1 I 1 ^i 1 1 Jt ^^^^^^^^^^m^^^^^iy ^^^ mi Remember to t;hecklocal]y < bofore setting out in case of late 5 caiicfjliations o Stark terror for Numan as a wasp flies up his trouser leg ««»»««» Friday Seatember *t. KissS'aforri Birig.i Hail """""^ Gary Nu.Tsan Birn> >gh,iai Odeon Stevie Wonder London Wembley Arena Blues Band Putney Half Moon Saturday September 6 •mmm„.mmmn Geno Washington St Austell New Cornish I Stevie Wonder London Wembley Arena Gerry Rafferty Dublin National Stadium yv Blues Band Canning Town Bridge House Sunday September 7 Gary Numan Manchester Apolio Stevie Wonder London Wembley Arena Blues Band North Finchley Torrington Monday September 8 Kiss London Wembley Arena Gary Numan Manchester Apollo Blues Band Fulham Golden Lion Tuesday September 9 Kiss London Wembley Arena VIP's London Marquee Tuesday September 16 Wednesday September 10 Siouxsie/Banshees & Simple Minds Leeds Queens Geno Washington Helensburgh Trident Club Gary Numan Southampton Gaumont Hall Rick Wakeman Derby Assembly Hall Dr Feelgood Birmingham Cedar BaHroom Gary Numan London Hammersmith Odeon Thursday September 1 Specials St Austell Riviera Hall & Gates Southport Theatre Geno Washington Yorksh ire Tal k Clu b Secret Affair Bristol Colston Hall Dr Feelgood Liverpool Rotters Gary Numan Southampton Gaumont Specials Stoke Trentham Gardens Hall StOates Bristol Hippodrome Sunday September 14 Secret Affair Manchester Apolio VIP's London T01 Club Rick Wakeman Southampton Gaumont Secret Affair Guildford Civic Hall Hall & Gates Coventry Theatre Wednesday September 17 Gary Glitter/Athletico Spizz Leeds Queens Hall Rick Wakeman Hull City Hall Friday September 12 Dr Feelgood Redcar Coatham Bowl Dr Feelgood Brighton Top Rank Geno Washington Yorkshire Talk Ctub Specials Bristol Locarno Specials Sunderland Mayfair Gary Numan Bristol Hippodrome Secret Affair Hemel Hempstead Paw|}on| M Secret Affair Preston Guiidhali Hall & Dates Southampton Gaumont VtP's Kingston 3 Tons Monday September 15 * W Thursday September 18 Or Feelgood Hemel Hempstead Pavilion Rick Wakeman Brighton Dome Rick Wakeman Newcastle City Hall Gary Numan London Hammersmith Odeon Geno Washington Kirkcaldy Bently's Saturday September 13 Hall & Gates Manchester Apollo Tourists Sunderland Locarno Geno Washington Yorkshire Talk Club Dr Feelgood Edinburgh Tiffany's VIP's Acton Space Hall (Cheyney St) Rick Wakeman Portsmouth Guildhall Specials Cardiff Sophia Gardens Specials Newcrfstle Mayfair Gary Numan Bristol Hippodrome Secret Affair Bradford St '.JH.jrijiis Hall Secret Affair Glasgow Apotio c^^ ei «^ y o' c& AW/*i® A •J'S^S v'& V O >^v*V •SS Jo 4* °v; S) o JP^^^>V/ "-9 STUFF! 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