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RECORD MIRROR SEPT. 20, 1986 EVERY THURS. 55p PUTTING SOME SOUL INTO THE HUMAN LEAGUE LIVE • UB40 LLOYD COLE • BON JOVI WORKING WEEK •TERRY AND GERRY THE BIG DISH • OWEN PAUL BILLY BRAGG •JAKI GRAHAM BIG FLAME • NIGEL PLANER OFFICIAL TOTP CHA CONTENTS 8 SINGLES robin smith, not just anews editor 10 ALBUMS working week, elvis costello, it's immaterial 12 OWE Pl PAUL certainly not awaste of time 14 BO IV JO VI school dinners and sicilian heritage 16 TERRY AHD GERRY teddy bears and the state of the nation 18 LIP nancy gets out the whip 20 HOLIDAY RAP CRAZEE you either love it or hate it. mc miker gand deejay sven have their say releases his single 'To Be 22 EYED E A L BILLY IDOL A Lover' on Monday, matt dillon, rebel, captive, invaders from September 22. It's his first single since 'Rebel Yell' hit the top mars and more 10 last October. `To Be A Lover' dates back to 1968, and was 24 PHIL OAKEY written by William Bell and Booker T. Billy heard the song on a james hamilton's number one fan reggae album by George Faith and insisted on recording it for 27 re loEL PLANER his own forthcoming album. putting neil the hippy to rest The song was produced by Keith Forsey and mixed by Gary Langan at the Hit Factory in New York. The flip side is 'All Summer Single', written by Billy himself. TOURS • RELEASES GOSSIP 28 CHARTS reggae, indies and eurobeat Z Top rev up for their British dates 30 CHARTS uk singles and 1ps, 12 inchers, cds, mvs with their single 'Velcro Fly', out 32 CHARTF I LE 34 CHARTS us and disco on Monday, September 22. It's a remixed cut from 36 LIVES lloyd cole, big dish, fyc, gory glitter, big their 'Afterburner' album, and the flip side is Woke flame, working week 42 HEWS DIGEST Up With Wood'. The 12 inch sports a dance mix 43 BPM phil oakey's fave journalist in action of 'Velcro Fly'. 45 JAKI GRAHAM the purest girl in pop 46 UB41.0 RS why they don't particularly like the yanks • EDITOR Betty Page • DEPUTY EDITOR/FEATURES Jim Reid • NEWS EDITOR Robin Smith • DESIGN Graham Black e FILM/VIDEO/LP REVIEWS Eleanor Levy • PRODUCTION EDITOR Diane Cover photography by Joe Shutter Cross • CONTRIBUTORS Stuart Bailie, Edwin JBernard, Nancy Culp, James Hamilton, Alan Jones, Lesley O'Toole, Roger Morton, Paul Sexton, Andy Strickland • PHOTOGRAPHERS Eugene Adebari, Paul Cox, Ian Hooton, Andy Phillips, Barry Plummer, Michael Putland, Patrick Quigly, Joe Shutter, Steve Wright • ADVERTISEMENT MANAGER Carole Norvell-Read • SENIOR ADVERTISEMENT REPRESENTATIVE Tracey Rogers • ADVERTISEMENT REPRESENTATIVE Jo Weigold e AD PRODUCTION MANAGER Tony Dixon • TELE SALES MANAGER Eddie Fitzgerald • PUBLISHER Brian Batchelor © 1986 United Magazines Ltd. Published weekly by Spotlight Publications Ltd, Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London NW I 7QZ. Telephone: 387 6611. ISSN 0144-5804. Typeset by Phase Communications and printed by Garrod and Lofthouse, Crawley, Sussex. Colour by CK Litho. • THANKS TO Ruth Ling I/ 'Ere Michelle, Iknow I'm not wearing me glasses, but you look different somehow. Must be 'cos you're wearing Dot Cotton's head scarf eh?" Yes folks, the stars were out in force again for a good cause, the other weekend. This time, Tom Watts, Hazel O'Connor, Suggsy, Holly Johnson and the rest came together to record 'Live-In World' for the Anti-Smack Project. Rumours that Boy George bottled out of appearing at the last minute were strongly denied by a spokeswoman, who told mi that George wasn't ever scheduled to turn up for the recording. AS - Ii Quigly/RETNA Patrick by Photo HALF COMP HALF GIVEAWAY Now you know us, we've given away some pretty incredible prizes in our time, right? Well competitionerazies, get ready for the biggie: postpone that autumn break to Acapulco, forget your exam re- takes, have we got something for you. We at Index have put together an excit- ing free competition to give away 10, yes 10 autographed copies of the new single by Liverpool's greatest — Half Man Half Biscuit. Yes, those wacky chaps who brought you such gems as 'Trump- ton Riots' and 'All IWant For Christmas Is A Dukla Prava Away Kit', are about to release their next classic 'Dickie Davies' Eyes'. Just answer the three questions be- low to win. 1) What is the title of the Half Man Half The jolly chaps seen sharing ajoke are excellent Biscuit LP: a) 'Back In The USSR', h) 'Back In The DHSS' c) 'Back In The Yugoslavian wacko's Laibach. And why do they look NSPCC'? so happy? Well, for amarriage made in hell — 2) Which football team do the band sup- bound to produce heavenly results — look no further port: a) Liverpool, h) Everton, c) Iran- than their impending collaboration with ultra-hip mere Rovers? 3) Nerys Hughes, who featured in a Paul Young returns with hi s dance supremo Michael Clarke. The combination of single Wonderland' on Monday famous Half Man Half Biscuit song, was Laibach's raw, moving and generally wonderful September 22. The flip side is 'Be- the star of which Liverpool based TV series: a) 'Boys From The Blackstuff, h) tween Two Fires', and the 12 inch sound, and the sheer excitement of aMichael Clarke The Liverbirds', c) 'Brookside'? performance, is certainly worth more than atrip to will include an additional 'Mila n Send your answers on apostcard to rm mix' of Wonderland'. the foot of the stairs. 'Half Man Half Biscuit Competition', Paul is due to release another See them at the Sadlers Wells Theatre Greater London House, Hampstead Road, album, and details will be known 17-27 September. London NW) 7QZ, to arrive by Monday, September 29. First 10 correct entries shortly. RS DS win. ULTRAVOX who release their single 'Same Old Story' this week, will be touring in November. They'll be playing Glasgow Barrowlands Saturday, November 1, Edinburgh Play- house 2, 3, Whitley Bay Ice Rink 4, London Wembley Arena 5, 6, Birmingham NEC 7, Cardiff St David's Hall 10, Cornwall Coliseum 11, Brighton Centre 12, Poole Arts Centre 13, Oxford Apollo 14. Tickets are available from box offices, record shops and usual agents. For Wembley, tickets priced £8.30 and £7.30 are also available by post from Ultravox Box Office, PO Box 2, London W6 OLQ. Make cheques or postal orders payable to MCP Ltd and enclose asae. A replacement drummer for Warren Cann has still to be confirmed, and Ultravox have been working with Mark Brzezicki from Big Country. They will be releasing an album next month. RS LOOK HEAR of Terry Dactyl And The Dinosaurs' 'Seaside Shuffle' (not that any of us are You may have recently heard the old enough to remember that one, of strains of I Start Counting's single course), and has a nice line in vamp- 'Catch That Look' on your breakfast ing keyboards. A bit more of that radio show. The record is a curious wackiness on their A-sides, and IStart electronic ballad, but it's the B-side Counting could become a pop name that we contrary folk at Index prefer. to take notice of. 'Cooler Than Calcutta' is reminiscent AS MTV TIMES The suntans and the "thank you kindlys" were out in force last week at the Annual MTV Awards, as the American TRUE COLORS music biz smarmed itself sense- less again. Robert Palmer some- how managed to avoid being NEW SINGLE awarded 'Most Sexist Video', and Janet Jackson failed to ON 7" 3 TRACK 12" carry off the 'Girl Trying Des- perately To Look Like Her + NOW VAILABLE AS Brother' statuette. Our own Pet A LIMI D EDITION 7" *c Shop Boys were on hand to add a touch of English reserve -o WITH F EE POSTER , < and class to the event, but failed °2 to win the 'Song Title Summing g) Up MTV And The US Music Biz' Ui award for their 'Opportunities -°›- (Let's Make Lots Of Money)' 650026.7 65 6-6 650026.0 2o single. AS At afinal of the T5/3 Rock School Competition, it's You couldjust find yourself playing in front of some the emaminers who sit behind the desks making notes. very distinguished professors of rock at The Camden You're up on stage playing them. Palace next April. The seventh TSB Rock School Competition is For full details of how to enter TS3 Rock School about to start. So if you're between the ages of 13 and Competition 1987, simply send off the coupon, or call in 19 and in aband at school, or think you can form to any T55 branch for details of rules and entry forms. one, then this is your chance to show your talent and musicianship. [—Post now to:TSB Mock School Competition,Trotman& Co Limited, 1 And achance to put yourself in line for afirst prize FREEPOST, Richmond, Surrey 71A/10 513R worth £2,000 plus the opportunity of arecording session at the BBC's Maida Vale studios, and £1,000 flame worth of equipment for your school. School Address The other groups in the final will receive prizes totalling afurther £2,000. All you ¡have to Ido to ¡enter jis ¡put ¡down ¡on ,a cassette two tracks, one of which must be an original composition, and send your entry to us by 31st FM I December 1986. little more cheerful than Killing Joke are Sunderland's W ell Well Well, but then the five lads do have a reason to be happy.