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UK sINGIEs (IKALBuMS US SYNQLES USALBUMS 1 THREE TIMES A LADY; Camwomrea Motown 1 3 BOOGIE 00015 OOGIE, A Taste Of Honey Cannot are Atlantic Arlene RSO 2 3 /DYERS OF BABYLON Boma 1 2 NIGHTFUGHT TO VENUS. Boer M 1 1 GREASE, Soundtrack 1 2 2 THREE TIMES A LADY, Commodores Motown 3 Magnet RSO Arlan 2 IT S RMMNG. Own 2 1 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, Varna 2 2 SOME GIRLS, Roam° Stones 3 4 HOT BLOODED, Foreigner Atlantic 4 4 DREADLOCK HOLIDAY, /Oct Mercury 3 5 CLASSIC ROCK, London Symphony Orchrrnlea K Tel 1 3 4 DOUBLE VISION, Fawgew Agana 4 5 HOPELESSLY DEVOTED TO YOU, Olivia Newton John RSO S 6 OH WHAT A CIRCUS, David Foe. Mercury 4 3 GREASE.Orrgrnal Soundtrack ASO 4 10 DON'T LOOK RACK, Boston Ewe 5 7 KISS YOU ALL OVER. Earle Warner/Curb 6 7 JILTED JOHN Jared John EMI 5 7 WAR OF THE WORLDS, Jell Wayne CBS 5 5 SGT PEPPER'S, Sourd'ra k RSO 6 I GREASE. Franklin Valli RSO YOU'RE THE THAT I Travohs'Newvton ABM 7 S ONE WANT. John RSO 6 - WHO ARE YOU.Tho Who Polydor 6 6 WORLDS AWAY, Pablo Cruse 7 8 AN EVERLASTING LOVE. Andy Gibb RSO 8 8 SUPERNATURE Careen Attanbc 7 4 STAR PARTY. Various KTnl 7 3 NATURAL HIGH, Commodores Motown B 15 SUMMER NIGHTS, John TravoltafOlwia NewnonJohn RSO 9 17 BRITISH HUSTLE/PEACE ON EARTH, He Tension Island 8 8 NATURAL HIGH. Commodores Motown 8 13 BI AM, Brothers Johnson ARM RCA Andy 9 10 SHAME, Evelyn 'Champagne' King RSO 10 19 AN EVERLASTING UOVE. Grbb RSO 9 6 20 GIANT HITS, Nolan Sorers Target 9 9 SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, Soundtrack 10 11 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY LIFE, Earth Wind 6 Fire Columbia 11 10 IT'S MAKE CBS ONLY BELIEVE, Child Andn 10 - JAMES GALWAY PLAYS SONGS FOR ANNIE, 10 11 THE STRANGER, Billy Joel FOREVER Hayward 11 13 HOT CHILD IN THE CITY, Nick Glider Chrysalis Caorted 12 9 AUTUMN, Junin CBS James Galway Red Seal 11 12 A TASTE OF HONEY. 12 19 Epic 13 26 FORGET ABOUT YOU, Motors DON'T LOOK BACK. Boston Seger Capitol Virgin 11 9 STREET LEGAL, Bob Dylan CBS 12 7 STRANGER IN TOWN, Bob I, 13 14 FOOL IF YOU THINK ITS OVER. Chris Rea United Artists Walsh Asylum 14 13 STOP Dylan FOLKS, Joe BABY CRYING. Bob CBS 12 11 IMAGES, Don Wdhoms KTel 1:1 13 8 BUT SERIOUSLY 1a 16 Paul Young Scotti Brothers 15 HONG LOVE IS IN THE AIR. John Motown 25 KONG GARDEN. Sau.sle and The Banshees Polvdo 13 10 20 GOLDEN GREATS, The Holhes EMI 14 16 COME GET IT, Rick James 15 6 MISS YOU, Rolling Stones EMI fire 16 23 PICTURE THIS, Blonae Chrysalis 14 15 Moody Blues -Dacca o IS 17 BAT OUT OF HELL. Meatioal OCTAVE. 16 Gordy 18 YOU AND I, Rick James Logg,ns Casablanca 17 24 TOP OF THE POPS, Rer ans Sire 15 32 SHADOW DANCING. Andy Gibb RSO 16 22 NIGHTWATCH, Kenny 17 2.2 REMINISCING, Little River Band Harvest Bruce Spnngsreen Columbia 16 T2 SUBSTITUTE. Clout Carrere 16 25 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR. Mathes / Williams CBS 17 18 DARKNESS ON THE EDGE, 1 ANOTHER, GIRL, ANOTHER PLANET. The Only Ones CBS 18 27 YOU NEEDED ME. Anne Murray Capitol RCA 19 33 KISS YOU ALL OVER, bole RAK Then Lazy Vertigo 18 20 SMOOTH TALK, Evelyn 'Champagne' King 17 12 LIVE AND DANGEROUS. 2 FREEBIRO, Lynyrd Sk ynyrd MCA 19 26 HOLLYWOOD NIGIITS, Bob Seger Capitol Cdumha 20 15 NORTHERN UGHTS. Rena &sane Warner Light Orchestra Jet 19 19 THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR. Marh,s Wiliam, Bros IB 22 OUT OF THE BLUE, Electnc i 3 SMALL WONDER. The Cerpehes Small Wonder, HOMICIDE. Dave 20 9 MAGNET AND STEEL, Walter Egan Columbia MCA 21 11 BOOGIE 00GIE DOGIE, A Taste of Honey Capita 19 16 CAN'T STAND THE REZILLOS. The Rezillos Sire ! 4 JUSTIFIABLE Goodman Label Records 20 - WHO ARE YOU, TIN Who 5 PARAN010, BUG. Sabbath News Records 21 12 LOVE WILL FIND A WAY, Pablo Cruse ABM ABM II 18 WHO ARE YOU. The Who Polydor 20 27 THE ALBUM, Abba Eno 21 21 TOGETHERNESS, LTD WAR 16 POST GLAMOUR GIRL. John Cooper Clarke CBS 22 23 TWO TICKETS TO PARADISE, Eddie Money Columba Beatles Capitol 23 39 AGAIN AND AGAIN. Status Ouo Vertigo 21 17 THE KICK INSIDE, Kale Bush EMI 22 28 SOT PEPPER'S LONELY HEARTS CLUB BAND, 7 SEX B DRUGS 6 ROCK N' ROLL, Ian Dury Import 23 29 WHENEVER I CAN YOU "FRIEND", Kenny Loggias Columbia EMI Ya Gerry Ralfeny United Amts 31 Van 14 Rolling Stones TO CITY, 24 GREASE. banke RSO 22 SOME GIRLS, 1 FEELING 999 23 24 CITY 8 ALRIGHT CREW, Untied Anise RSO U 1 24 31 OH DARLIN', Robin Gibb Genesis Chancre, Casablanca 25 27 I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU. Hertz Hancock CBS 23 23 AND THEN THERE WERE THREE, Mercury 12Tn il 9 WAY, Soon Illegal Records 24 25 MACHO MAN, Village People 1 2 GALAXY OF LOVE, Crown Heights Affair NATURES 25 30 LAURA MARS, Barbra Streisand Columba Pulse Island 11110 IS BLIND, Nrghtshrft ABC 26 29 DAVID WATTS/A BOMB IN WAR DOUR STREET. Jam Polydor 24 19 HANDSWORTH REVOLUTION, Steer 2 1 BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE. A Taste Of Honey Caplet/ITN/LP LOVE Zoom Records 25 26 AIA, Steely Dan 26 THE DOOR, Teddy Pendergrass Philadelphia REAL), Sylvester Fantasy/UM 1 PURPLE HAZE, Jan Hendrix Import 28 CLOSE CBS 27 21 WALK ON BY, Stranglers United Anise 25 21 RUMOURS, Fleetwood Mac Warner Bros 3 6 YOU MAKE ME FEEL IMIGHTY 26 15 UFE IS A SONG WORTH SINGING. Teddy Pendergrass RCA 4 3 THREE TIMES A LADY. Commodores Motown/LP 2 JOIN TOGETHER, The Who Track Records 27 17 MY ANGEL BABY, Toby Beau Anse 26 14 5705, Cine Boy Vengo 76 13 NEW BOOTS AND PANTIES, Ian Duty Stiff 27 27 EVEN NOW, Barry Manilow 5 5 HOT SHOT, Karen Young Atlanlc/I21n/US West End 125n 3 14TH WAR-Teaevsan Personabbes Teen 78 Electra Ronco 28 32 JUST WHAT I NEEDED, Cars Daah 29 34 GALAXY OF LOVE, Crown Heghn Arlan Philips 27 29 LENA MARTELL COLLECTION. Lena Martell 28 30 GET OFF, Foxy 6 7 I THOUGHT R WAS YOU, Herbie Hancock CBS 12n/LP 4 JOKO HOMO/MONGOLOID, Devo Stiff 29 36 RIGHT DOWN THE LINE, Gerry Rafferty United Artists FOLKS. Joe Walsh Asylum 1 Grob RSO 30 32 YOU MAKE ME FEEL IMIGHTY REALI. Sylvester Fantasy 28 20 BUT SERIOUSLY 7 9 LET'S START THE DANCE, Hamilton Bohannon Mercury 12in 5 SUSPECT DEVICE. Sun little lingers Rigid Digit 29 14 SHADOW DANCING, Andy Linda Ronsradt Asylum Epic 30 44 BACK IN THE U S.A.. a 31 16 IF THE KIDS ARE UNITED. Sham 69 Polydor 29 18 BAT OUT OF HELL, Meat Loaf 8 11 BRITISH HUSTLE/PEACE ON EARTH. M-Tenºon lwnd/12rn 6 ROSE OF CIMMARON, Poco ABC 30 29 DAVID GILMORE. David Garrote Columba Kinks Arista Rats Ensign 9 4 STUFF UKE THAT, Gunny Jones ARM/IbVIP t 77 CAN'T STAND LOSING YOU. The Police AIM 31 33 ROCK 6 ROLL FANTASY, Capirol 32 36 TWO OLD OF THREE AIN'T BAD, Meat Loaf Epic 30 24 TONIC FOR THE TROOPS, Boomtown 31 32 NATALIE LIVE. Natalie Cole Dash Darts Magnet 10 10 LET THE MUSIC PLAY/OVER AND OVER, iB 3LATANTLY OFFENSIVE. Eiecrnc Chain Salan Records 32 34 GET OFF, Foxy Caned 33 20 FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED. Gladys Kneghl Buddab 31 41 EVERYONE PLAYS DARTS, 32 36 SLEEPER CATCHER, Little Rever Band Charles (errand Mercury 125n/US LP PUT YOU IN THE PICTURE. PVC2 Zoom Records Columba Markapoulos BBC 33 38 COME TOGETHER, Aerosmieh Mera/ry 34 Young Atlantic 32 28 WHO PAYS THE FERRYMAN. Vannes 33 34 LOVE SHINES, Con Funk Shun 38 HOT SHOT, Karen 11 12 SUPERNATURE, Carron A,lantk i12NLP ;HOST IN TOWERS, Rich Kids EMI OF PRINCESS Ladd Cannot Brotherhood of Man Pye 34 36 THINK IT OVER. Cheryl Blue Thumb 35 26 SMURF SONG. Father Abraham Dacca 33 26 B FOR BROTHERHOOD, 12 8 YOU AND I, Rick James MotwaV IZinfLP 34 35 IMAGES, Crusaders Joel CBS MCA 35 45 SHE'S ALWAYS A WOMAN, Billy Warner/Curb 36 49 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP, Crystal Gayle UA 34 42 EVITA, Various 13 13 AIN'T WE FUNKIN' NOW/STREETWAVE/RIDE-O-ROCKET/ UPPUED BY. BRUCE'S. 37 Union St. Glasgow. Tel 041 221 2973. 35 38 UNDER WRAPS, Shaun Cassidy 42 NEVER DONE IT LIKE THAT, Caprnin 6 Tenn,lle BMI 30 AND Srranglers United Artists MISTA COOL, Brothers Johnson ARM 12n/LP 36 YOU Cdumb,a 37 40 SIGN OF THE TIMES, Bryan Ferry Polydor 35 BLACK WHITE, 36 37 SONGBIRD. Barbra Slreesand 14 14 EVERYBODY'S SINGIN' LOVE SONGS, UFE, Alicia Bridges Polydor Renaissance Warner Bros 37 41 I LOVE THE NIGHT DodeV0 GTO 36 35 A SONG FOR ALL SEASONS, 37 39 PYRAMID, Alan Person's Proffer Arista 38 62 A ROSE HAS TO DIE Sweet Thunder US Fantasy 12.1 WMOT 38 40 TALKING IN YOUR SLEEP, Crystal Gayle United Artists 37 FM, Original Soundtrack MCA K C 6 The Sunshine Band TK 39 45 AS ICE. Earns er Atlantic - 15 32 WHAT YOU FOR. Starguard MCA/13e 38 43 WHO DO YOU LOVE. COLD WAITIN' Moody Blues London RECORD, Electric Light Orchestra Jet 39 39 STEPPIN' IN A SLIDE ZONE, Casablanca 38 31 A NEW WORLD 16 23 THINK IT OVER, Cissy Houston Pam., Stall/12n 39 44 LIVE, Betty Wright Alston 40 55 GOT A FEELING. Patrick Juvet Mercury Abba Epic 17 40 - 5-7h5 Coy Boy Real Thing Pre 39 43 GREATEST HRS. 18 BROWN GIRL IN THE RING/RIVERS OF BABYLON, 40 41 SUNBEAM, Emotions Columba 41 42 RAININ' THROUGH MY SUNSHINE, MCA CBS Boner M Atesrdc 41 WHO ARE YOU. Who 40 SUNLIGHT, Herbee Hancock - 41 42 AND STUFF LIKE THAT, Gunny Jones ARM 42 ANTHEM. New Seekers CBS - SOUNDS a 18 ABC/128NUS Meat Leal Epic Boston 29 HOW DO YOU 00/SPREAD LOVE, Al Hudson LP 42 46 PARADISE BY DASHBOARD LIGHTS. leghtmng 41 - DON'T LOOK BACK. 42 44 HEARTBREAKER. Dolly Parton RCA 43 51 SHE'S GONNA WIN. Beam 19 19 BLACK IS THE COLOUR/LOVELY DAY, EMI Allpcan 43 ALMOST LIKE BEING IN LOVE, Michael Johnson ADM. 42 34 DOUBLE VISION. Foreigner - 43 22 OCTAVE, Moody Blues London 44 43 STUFF UKE THAT, Chaser Jones VAlben Long,nire US Cdumbr Tappan Zs LP Casablanca The Waders Island 44 I WILL STILL LOVE YOU, Stoneboit 43 49 KAYA, Bob Marley B 20 30 CAN'T YOU SEEME/GET ON UP GET ON DOWN, - 44 48 OBSESSION,UFO Chrysalis 46 53 I WON'T MENTION R AGAIN. Ruby Winters Creole 45 DEVOTED TO YOU, Carly Simon Elektra 44 40 LEO SAYER, Leo Sayer Chrysalis Roy Ayers US Polydor LP - Michael Henderson Buddah Soe. EMI 45 - IN THE NIGHT, 46 35 IDENTITY, X -Rev 6 Years Ago 18th September 19731 Donna Summer Casablanca 45 ROCK RULES, Venous K Tel 46 20 LAST DANCE, Kand,date RAK 51 ICsnfnued on Page 361 46 46 FM. Soundtrack MCA 47 47 DON'T WANNA SAY GOODNIGHT, Hill 20th Century CBS 47 ALL I SEE IS YOUR FACE, Dan 46 36 ITCHY FEET. Johnny Cash - FRIDAY, Soundtrack Csablanc a Kent A&M YOUNG Donny Osmond 47 47 THANK GOD ITS 46 54 DON'T CARE, Klert It LOVE Quincy Jones ABM 47 Kevin And Lol Mercury 48 21 STUFF LIKE THAT, Asylum - L. 2 DANCING ON A SATURDAY NIGHT Barry Blue 48 CHAMPAGNEJAM, Atlanta Rhythm Section Polyrire 49 30 UFE'S BEEN GOOD, Joe Walsh Casablanca - Mercury 49 25 MACHO MAN. Village People 48 - SKELLERN, Peter Skellern I '3 ANGEL RNGERS Wizaard 49 49 FANTASY LOVE AFFAIR, Peter Brown TK THE ONE THAT I WANT, Hylda Baker/Arthur Mallard 50 - YOU'RE 4 The Carpenters Bruce Spningsreen Columbia 49 39 SHOOTING STAR, Elkle Brooks ARM YESTERDAY ONCE MORE 50 - BADLANDS. Arista p y e 50 - MISFITS, The Kinks 5 SPANISH Al Marano GREATS, Beach Boys CapR01 EYES Ansta 50 37 20 GOLDEN 51 44 SOMEWHERE IN THE NIGHT, Barry Mandow 6 ROCK ON David Essex The Family Coolie 52 37 STAY, Jackson Rrowne Asylum , 7 YOU CAN DO MAGIC Limmie and e LIKE SISTER AND BROTHER The Drifters 53 56 SHAME. Evelyn 'Champagne' Keng RCA 9 ANGIE Rolling Stones 54 14 AIN'T WE FUNKIN' NOW. Brothers Johnson ARM r 0 PICKUP THE PIECES Hudson Ford 56 6b WINKER'S SONG, Iva Beggun Beggars Banquet 56 57 LET'S START THE DANCE. Hamilton Bohannon Mercury 6 Years Ago 1715 September 19681 I I A MESSAGE TO YOU The Bee Gees 57 - WHAT YOU WAITING FOR Stergard MCA SOUL GOT/E0 GET Motown Herb Alpert USoisco I 1 THREE TIMES A LADY, Commodores 2 THIS IN LOVE USso GUYS 56 41 FROM EAST TO WEST/ SCOTS MACHINE, Voyage GTO 1 2 HOLDING ON, LTD AEON Mercury e Tom Jones 2 14 GALAXY OF LOVE. Crown Heights Affair HELP YOURSELF REAL). Sylvester Fantasy 1 1 YOU MAKE ME FEEL (MIGHTY 2 3 GOT TO GET YOU INTO MY UFE. Earth, Wnd 6 Fue Cotumbw 58 46 LET THE MUSIC PLAY, Charles E4rland Mercury The Beach 3 4 YOU MAKE ME FEEL MIGHTY REAL, Sylvester Fantasy A DOIIIAGAIN Boys Prelude KEEPONJUMPIN', Mustgue 3 1 GET OFF. Foxy Ora Devo 510fs 2 3 le 66 COME BACK JONES, 4 15 LET THE MUSIC PLAY, Chords Eadand Mercury Ili SAY A LITTLE PRAYER Aretha Franklin 2 HOT SHOT. Karen Young West End 4 5 WHAT YOU WecTIN' fOR. Srargard MCA 6 Amen Caner 3 61 53 RUN FOR HOME. Undafaine Mercury' 5 17 BRITISH HUSTLE, High Tension Island NIGNIN THE SKY Island 4 4 DOOR DIE PRIDE/FAME, Grace Janes 5 6 TAKE ME 1'N' YOURS, Michael Henderson Areas HOLD JohnnyNosh 6 5 I THOUGHT IT WAS YOU, Herbie Hancock CBS I ME TIGHT 62 48 DANCING IN THE CITY. Marsha Ham EMI THINK IT Cissr Houston Fermat Stock 6 4 THREE TIMES A LADY, Concuss-axes Motown 8 and The Family 6 6 OVER. 7 11 HOT SHOT, Karen Young Atlanto DANCE TO THE MUSIC Sly Stone 63 67 AIN'T NOTHING GONNA KEEP. Terri De Sano Casablanca 6 5 BOOGIE OOGIE OOGIE, A Taste 01 Honey Ca prIAl 7 8 SHAKE AND DANCE. Con Funk Shun Mercury and The Shondelts 8 12 LETS START THE DANCE, Hamilton Bohannon Mercury MONY MONY Tommy James 7 15 VICTIM, Candr Staten Warner Bros 8 10 SMILE, Emotions Coif:~ 64 56 NO ONE IS INNOCENT/MY WAY. Se. Pistols Vvgen 16 FIRE The Crazy of Arthur Brown 9 2 BOOGIE OOGIE BOGIE, A Taste 01 Honey Capitol World Po.tran B 7 LET'S START THE DANCE, Bohannon Mercury 9 11 YOU, McCrays 66 65 METEOR MAN. Mercury Dee Dee Jackson 10 8 BROWN GIRL IN THE RING, Roney M Avant,. Motown 9 9 DANCING IN PARADISE/LOVE IN YOUR LIFE. El Caco AVI 10 7 YOU AND I, Ran James 1Yea., Ago 17th 66 GIMME YOUR 1..1/15'. AetanOO Suer ARM 11 3 STUFF LIKE THAT, Chancy Jons AEON September 19631 Hone, Cagle( - I6 8 MISS YOU, The Rolling Stones Atlantic 11 9 BOOGIE 00016 OOGIE A Taste Of Clement Burke of Blondie BAD TO ME Billy J Kramer andTM Dakotas 67 O Jet 12 6 YOU AND I, Rick James Motown Pendergrass Pha Ink 50 MIDWEST HERO. hectare liana rhestra 11 11 PLATO'S RETREAT, Joe Thomas TK 12 12 CLOSE THE DOOR, Teddy I M TELLING Freddie and The Dreamer. 13 STANDING ON THE VERGE. Platinum Hook Motown 1 WOTCHA GONNA 00 ABOUT IT Send 11~1 YOU NOW Whitfield BB Se UONT RE CRUEL- Dye Pre der RCA - 12 19 BEAUTIFUL BEND. Bons Mrdner TK 13 21 I'M IN LOVE, Rose Royce Kmg RCA Maven Gar 3 SME LOVES YOU The Beatles 14 7 SHAME, Evelyn Champagne' 2 WHAT'S GOING ON 14 14 STELLAR FUNK, Slave Anentc 69 EVE OF THE WAR Jeff Wayne's Wee of the Worlds CBS 13 10 I DON'T KNOW WHAT I'D DO, Sweet Cream Shadybrook - Ka0dd to RAK TIME IS SIDE Rnlveg S a ITS ALL IN THE GAME ChM Richard 15 - DON'T WANT TO SAY GOODNIGHT, 3 ON MY REPLAY, Dan Hartman Blue Sky 15 20 SATURDAY. Neer Jean Wrght Bearsvale ABM 5 ILL 14 24 INSTANT A - HOLDING ON, LTD Knight Buddah RIDE A NEVER GET OVER YOU Johnny K,dd and The Prates Pogda 16 13 FINISH WHAT YOU STARTED. Glade 4' WHITE SWAN Rue Casablanca 16 13 I LIKE GIRLS. Garbed: Band SWEETS 16 12 LET THEM DANCE, O C La 71 - DON '1 KILL THE WHALE, Ys Atlantic TK 5 BE MY BABY Ronald 6 FOR MY SWEET Tiro Searchers ` Maths Donate 17 1 NEED, Jonnnv b Winans - GET OFF, Few 16 13 LAST DANCE/AFTER DARK. Varna Amts Casablanca p 15 YOU'RE ALL Reddtn: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE A BABY TO CRY The Caraveltes 72 LONDON TOWN. Wry. Pergphora 16 IS A LOVE THING. Rani o Acute 6 SHAKE Oita Col umbra - I8 THIS 17 27 SUPERSTAR:GO FOR THE MONEY, Bob MoGulpen Bunerlly Pha let Mended A WIPEOUT The Stele., Boomtown Rau 19 9 USED TA BE MY GIRLO'Jays 7 54321 18 17 IF YOU WANNA DOA DANCE ALL NIGHT. Sprvws Altame 73 62 LIKE CLOCKWORK, Emig, 18 14 I LOVE AMERICA/GOT A FEEUNG. Patrick Juvet Casablanca 7 JUST LIKE EDDIE He.dt 133 WEST, Voyage GTO 8 SEE EMILY PLAY Fantasy 74 20 10 FROM EAST Norma Joan Beaman* 19 25 DANCE. SvNstw - DANCE GET DOWN BI Sawn ABC I WANT 19 17 SATURDAY:SORCERER, BobPat TO STAY HERE Sieve Lawn.,,. and Eyw Goren Cdrebea 9 IWANT YOU CnrysMn 20 26 LOVE BROUGHT ME BACK. O J Rogns 75 61 8. LITTLE BIT OF SOAP 5h.w addywaddy Arista 20 72 'LOVE WON'T BE DENIED, Lan Bonne SUPPLIED BY: Betas 6 Soul 42 Manwey Street, London WI Tel 63622133 10 COPACABANA B. a. Record Mina, September 9, 1978 3

IMO JO LOY SWEETS r, FOR MY r. . :! .i 1^. e lad PUNK ROCKER in back - to - roots sensation! Can Poly Styrene /above) really have turned her back WELL, my darlings haven't some unkind person threw a cus- on .synthetics. drugs and rock 'n' roll? Does she really yearn for the simple pleasures ofa quirt room, a tard pie at him in Los Angeles. you had enough yeti.' And of good book and a warm gas that's the way looks to us. Apparently Poly has put the pact This sort of prank is fire? Well it course I'm talking about our apparently hospital a all the rage with the high-spirited behind her" -along with it memories of a nervous breakdown. a spell in a mental and wretched summer! Now I'm Americans - who, I'm told, have period experimenting with drugs -and opted for the quiet life. Next week. in a remarkable Record firmly back in the su ing of their own pie Mafia and will stop at Mirror irdrrview, she tells how she left the ,stage because she "was fed up with people looking at ma" things after holidays in parts nothing to squelch their man - but Can you afford to miss it? went down very badly with the cud- unknown I look forward with dly trepidation to the Celt. social Million -dollar lawsuits are cur- The bad news concerns THE AL- WATCH OUT, sweethearts, for its arrival you can share my calendar of the next fort- rently flying around the classroom BUM. The one that has been PUT Lulcy's tentative inroads into cul- mounting excitement And my night. in a bid to get Les back, while the BACK more often than ture! who growing disappointment that there victim British People appear to know Knebworth in the rain? Battersea Is reportedly "not talking to clocks at the start of British sum what they re talking about have de- is nothing left to challenge It! Yet anyone". It's also rumoured that he in a - mertime. Yes, folks, it's been put scribed 'Future Shock' as real rock in the face of adversity there is a blizzard? The trials my dart won't sit down anywhere either logs will be severe and prepara- - back again . and we mean that theatre at last - and now the tiny glow of hope - the return of tions must be thorough. lest some unfeeling lout has placed most sincerely. For all your faith- play/living magazine/total exper- Albertos Y Lost Trios Paranoias! a whoopee cushion on his But one mustn't grumble, as they chair. ful correspondent knows the title ience/meaningful environmental Of the four track single they've re- say. has changed again too so I won't perception situation is to open in One lady who has every right Are you ready, my to grumble though has weathered even tell you what it was going to London this month. Search and Boring old ELO rak- dears, for the return of be called when it was due out In search among the crowds for me ing In the punters out her particular storm with commen- the Troggs? The some- dable charm. And I do mean Viv 1972. my darlings ... I won't be there! on America's West what elderly, yet terra What with the tardy Mr Young Coast, according to my Nicholson. the spend -spend -spend bly suggestive combo pools wife! She has settled down and good of Frank Zappa threat- SO WHAT, 1 hear friends In sunnier are about to once more ening to up and quit Warners and you asking. what climes. A post -gig and made a nice, clean fun -for -all - launch their the -family disco record (Title: paunches settle his talent with Virgin Re- about Paul Cook party In Los Angeles Into the carefree world cords the eager publicists at Warn- and Steve Jones? (where else?) featured 'Spend, Spend'), with the modest of rock 'n' roll. But for ambition of making "Cl million!" er Brothers are this week lost for What of Queen laser fights, piles of ex- the Andover -born Reg words! "Stunned," even! and Genesis? travagant food. gallons What. in addition to all the money Presley (over 30) and But Zappa (I she has already won? You can't it does move does this What about Thin of champagne and the boys it's back with mean we can expect battle royal Llzzy and all my lorry loads of those fa- keep a good Northerner down, can a whimper. Their new between attractive Moira Bellas you? . numerous friends mous Hollywood faces. single is called 'Just A (English, 28. WFA) in the red corn- currently gig Makes a change from Confectionery is rarely a subject Too and er Little Much', and big Al Clark (Spanish, 30, gang hard" in Ja - watching Birmingham that crosses your faithful corre- try as I might I can't Virgin) Clark spondent's these days, but In the blue corner. an? Ask all you City I suppose mind find anything "dirty" 1301, currently holidaying with like Be I'm aghast to find that it is about to ALIIERTOS my dears. about it at all ! ! Princess Caroline and Philippe want sweep the music business like a gh- cruel if you leased this week modesty permits Junot on the Isle of Arran was to be. I will not be intimidated. to mention one title. 'Heads astly, sticky plague. Not only are ALTHOUGH It may sometimes ap- unavailable for comment. Down sherbet dabs. liquorice sticks and not As I've predicted In my corre No Nonsense Mindless Boogie'. My pear that way, my darlings, spondence before now gossip In my dears, autumn foul sweet cigarettes now consi- everything stops for rock and roll. is all but upon us dered acceptable "gifts" at the flying 'THREATS. OF social circle has withered In the and that must surely say It all. Not the American Air Force face of the onslaught of 'Grease'. I'll be parties which I frequently attend. continuously over the house of shy, public chaos loom back next week. Same but who should know better in every direc- You guessed It my poppets! time, same place. Till then, people retiring composer Mike ~field As we wait tremulously for byeeeeeee!!!! have taken to singing about choco- 128). And not It seems our- very own . lion, however. - - late bars, cornettos and sponge Navy in their attempts to detect I'm also appalled cakes, all of which (I'm sure you in '411. to hear that rat- Russian trawlers! "Victims" fish former gra- r' don't need reminding) mix very this case were well-known shock - r 1 badly with gin and tonic. rockers the Tubes who, having duate Jonathan In time this menace will abate. learned that they were to play at King 132) is to 1 ( s For the moment the worst offend- of dar- ir^ broadcast - d Knebworth 2 under cover NIGHT rt ers must be Cyrrus (who?) with a kness, decided to hire four spot- /EVERY w sickly version of the TV commer- to shed some J on Capitol Radio lights from the Army the next two 7 cial for horrible chocolate bars Illumination on their antics at the KING ' known as Yorkies - a dietary Hertfordshire stately home this weeks.weeks- This is r supplement seemingly favoured by weekend. surely Irresponsible, and while horny -handed lorry drivers. The Sadly the high-powered beams Jonathon may promise that "the á -, ' day of utter gratification Is at single, cunningly disguised with the tease now been requisitioned by the LI title 'Rollin' On', Is available in Navy for official use off the bonny hand" I can only urge transistor chocolate brown vinyl and purports Russian fi- radios be remoled from those who Isle of Skye - netting may feel drawn towards the to be the first rectangular record. I sherman pinching our cod and all i can only hope that purchasers will ludicrous man's warblings. that sort of thing and the Tubes 1 - to beat 1:- - . eat the wretched things by mistake. will now have to make do with se- Jonathan also Intends Elton John's diminutive Scottish- . and thus never darken the portals veral thousand lighted matches of a sweetshop again! held aloft by an adoring crowd! born manager John Reld Into poli- GREASE COMPETITION WINNERS Never mind, know It tics by standing as an independent as say, WITH TASTE Fee ... you Royalist Richmond, AND NOW, my special men friends always the moment-you've all al- makes sense! candidate for been waiting for. Yes, my darlings, I do mean the results of our special most as bad we Still the aforementioned Mr Way- thus guaranteeing his radio future Record Mirror 'Grease' competition! 0 1,e also have the reco- for the next five years. As I've told very wonderful bill, apparently a completely What a response we got! I could tell sweethearts that this was one that you vered figure, lost no time in becom- you many times, you have been all wanted to win, and I only wish that we'd had more tickets to give away, King Singers night- warned! (Who?) with ing acquainted with London But I'll end the suspense right here by telling you that the two lucky win. a life. Inexplicably drawn to the hers who'll be joining your faithful correspondent and a host of celebrities at - "scratch and Nashville in unfashionable West SOMEWHAT in London next week are: sniff" cover re- DISTURBINGLY for the film's opening Kensington on Saturday to see an the moral health of the nation an Roger MyhW of Cranleigh, Surrey and Charles Lucas of London, N2. leasing the aro- "unknown" the Old ma of chocolate group called extremely rude song by a BBC pro- Sorry gtrlsIt looked like you slipped up this time! Codgers himself singing were 1 2 strawberries for he found ducer known clandestinely as Ivor The correct answers - and weren't they tricky! England. Acting. on stage alongside . the Stran- a date with Olivia because "It would make a their single. Ac- Biggun continues to make inroads 3 Chicago Roger fancied A of 'Straighten can say about him Is tharhe must'be an early tually I wouldn't glers! quick blast on the charts. This gentleman, who change from school and all I Out' and he was off! opted for "finding out if having a prize-winning mention this one professes to speak for "the dirty starter. While Charles The previous night a "low key" advantageous!" It certainly was Charles, and between you all, were It not for the fact that mac brigade everywhere" doesn't grandfather was at appearance by the Stranglers at seem to be content with one piece and me .. I like It! The tickets are on their way this week chaps - I just It was produced by one Greg take, the Red Cow as the Shakespear- you! young - of smut and is in fact planning an hope the excitement Isn't too much for sometime of ELP. I feel os drew such a large crowd that all of whom receive an album of the 'Grease' to - album full of songs of dubious mor- There are 25 runners-up, Greg must find it enervating ex the doors were closed at 7 o'clock you can listen to John and Llvvy asad Imagine you're pand his talents Into the middle of ality. Further he intends to appear soundtrack. At least live in London this weekend! there - Judging by the entries, some of you have VERY vivid imaginations, the road, rather than parking great Albums on the way to: John Carr, Acton full of sound "equip- I can only urge his schoolboy so this shouldn t be too difficult! juggernauts DISTRESSING is B Doick, Boreham Wood, Herts, Anne -Marie (biller, in the very same spot! NEWS filtering schemes are nurtured no more - London W3, Miss ment" in from the United States concern- or that his identity (known to many London SW3, D W Flshwlek, Headingley, Leeds, Cliff Grundy, London NW1, ing that extremely W12, Philippa Lloyd, London SW13, J Angus, Chcam, "sweet" famous singer more than he would claim) is re- Sue Hughes, London POSITIVELY the last Nell Young. First the good news. vealed in a newspaper. Outbreaks Surrey, Mr A Maw, Leicester, Maureen Daly, London SW8, Samantha story concerns amiable Les Melt- Apparently he has gone and got of "filth" have more than once be- Roberts, Aylesbury, Bucks, Ms J Wright, Leicester, JIM Begany London a singer with well- eown (23), once himself hitched (as they say in the gun in the corridors of Broadcast- SW8, Christine Dawe, Croydon, Kim Richardson. Uxbridge Middx, Nigel known Japanese blusters the Bay. movies) although no one seems Mrs A Smith. Bramley, Leeds, Mr A seems, any ing House and, It Is in the natiolt's Stott, Nottingham. Merrick, Scun- City Rollers. No longer It as too sure as to where and to whom. interests that this one Is nipped in thorpe, Jayne Ames, Norwich. Barry Clarke, Darwen, Lance, Jackie Eahel, (as his friends call him) is cur- But It was Les last week! Our Neil, one the bud. As a lady acquaintance London NW11, John Nowell, Nottingham, Sandra Reid, Prestwich Man - cooling off in ,Germany hav- could remark, rently will do anything for once remarked` 'Hit him where it cheater, Miss J Butterworth, Dewsbury, Yorks, Simon L eadstord, Tar- ing stormed out of the Rollers after a bit of non -publicity. hurts!" porley, Cheahlre. 4 Record Mtna, Swp[r.trtber 9, 1978 GABRIEL SHFA"W JOINS Nos NN S EttBr TELEPHONE STRANGLERS Daytime: 01-836 ONLY A week after his appearance at Knebworth 2 1522 this Saturday (9) Peter Gabriel has been confirmed to join the Stranglers as "special guest" at their on September Evening: 01-836 concert in London's Battersea Park la Gabriel and the Stranglers will be supported by 1429 The Edge, the Skids and Spicy oil Tickets are still available, priced at 11.00, and as RATS 12 IN i the doors will open at noon. previously announced EDITOR ALF MARTIN n'--, - - Live Tull Bob Grldof of the Boomtown Ruts - ever live album ASSISTANT' EDITOR REACH JETHRO TULL release thetr first month. Rosalind Russell at the end of the on the AUTUMN PLANS for the Boomtown Rats include a 'Bursting Out', a double album recorded new single and an October tour of venues that tour earlier this year, will be band's European songs, "other bands don't reach", it was announced this available on September 29. Included are 18 In 'Quartrian' and FEATURES week. BACK FROM with two new compositions EDITOR most of the stage Following an appearance at Knebworth 2 this 'Conundrum' 'landing alongside Sheila Prophet weekend (September 9), the Rats release 'Rat favourites like "Jack In The Green' and 'Thick As A Trap' - taken from their 'Tonic For The Troops' Brick. on 1. album - as a single on September 29. The 514. Tull begin a six - week US tour October minute track is backed with the previously THE DEAD NEWS EDITOR unreleased 'So Strange'. SAN Franciscan group the Grateful John Shearlaw Then, on'October 19, they begin the first leg of the LEGENDARY Boomtown Dead are to return to Britain for a series of concerts Rats 'Low Rent` tour . , with ticket a this month . , , Immediately after appearing at More Midler prices pegged at 12.50. 'The tour, which will be beneath the Great Pyramids of and comedienne Bette Miller continued in December, is aimed at venues not benefit concert AMERICAN SINGER Egypt! has added three extra concerts to her British tour CHIEF SUB normally on the gigging circuit. power" three concerts sold out Commented Bob Geldof: "We feel these places Grateful Dead, who rose through "flower schedule .. after the first John Wishart, and "acid rock" on America's West Coast, were one within hours of the tickets becoming available! ought to see more tours - besides which we're very Their the London Palladium on excited about playing Halifax!" of the original "underground" bands. three- Originally set for day stint at Gtzah, Egypt on September 14. 15 and 36 21, 22 and 23 the "divine Mlsa M" - on Dates so 19, September far read; Dundee Caird Hall October of a lifetime's am- to has proved ao popular Aberdeen 20, is apparently the culmination her first visit Britain - ART EDITOR Capitol Carlisle Market Hall 21, proceeds of the shows going to the extra dates, have now been added on Halifax Civic Theatre 24, Wolverhampton Civic Hall bition - with that three Jon Frewin Faith and Hope Society (for the handicapped) and September 19, 20 and 24 25, Ipswich Gaumont 26, Southampton Gaumont 28. of Antiquities. as "the most phenomenal be Egypt's Department Midler, once described The band will also featured on TV this autumn for three shows at the our time," will playa two - hour show on BBC2 series on They then visit Britain entertainer of - the 'Rock Campus'. London Rainbow on September 28, 29 and 30: with no support. Tickets for the extra concerts are EDITORIAL Tickets for the Rainbow concerts, which are being available now priced from 18.50 to 12.50. promoted by Harvey Goldsmith, are avilable from Meanwhile an album, 'The Best Of Bette', Bev Briggs Is the usual agents priced at f5 and 14. featuring 14 of Ms Miller's most requested songs Tim Lott released on September 14. The album- includes Robin Smith 'Boogie Woogle Bugle Boy' and 'You're Moving Out MOTORS Today' -a song she co - wrote with Carole Bayer - More singles Sager. SERVICES DEPT EDITOR VAN DER GRAAF SPLIT Susanne Garrett BREAK UP from'Travolta ONCE VAN der Graaf Generator, then Van der Assistant AT THE peak of their career the Motors have Graaf .. , now simply Peter Hammitt. decided to spilt. Last week after nearly 10 years together and Chris Duyt Bram Tchaikovsky is leaving the Motors to numerous changes one of Britain's last and moat concentrate on his own band, Battleaxe. Their debut popular "underground" bands finally decided to single, produced by Motors guitarist and vocalist and Olivia split. Group leader Peter `Hammitt will now con- CONTRIBUTORS Nick Garvey. will he released by Criminal Records 'GREASE FEVER' continues with the release of tinue with a solo carer, and his first appe rances will Jim Farber next week. Nick Garvey and Andy McMaster will three more singles from the soundtrack of the film be as support 'on the upcoming Brand X tour this Mike spend the next six months writing and recording. which has its London premiere on September 13 month. Gardner I in and - They hope to release a new single November 'Hopelessly Devoted To You' by Olivia Newton - Mourning VdG fans can still keep contact, Stevé Gett the New They'll also be Vd(r Philip Hall an album, in year. John Is released this week, John Travolta's 'Sandy' however, the the 'International Society', recruiting a new band. on 'September 15 and 'Summer Nights' by Olivia Address: 'Pawn Hearts', PO Box 69084, Detroit, James Hamilton The Motors' last appearance 'was at, Reading Newton -John and John Travolta on October 6. Michigan 48209, USA. Andy Johnson Festival. Susan Kluth Marilyn Laverty Mark Manning Kelly Pike ZAPPA LP Fred Rath XTC single, WARNER BROTHERS are to release a new studio - Paul Sexton album, 'Studio Tan', by Frank Zappa,in October, But Record Mirror understands that this could be Geoff Travis the last album Zappa makes on the label, and that Robbie Vincent Zappa may sign a new contract with Virgin Records Chris Westwood with a new album out in January. record company album tour . Relations between Zappa and his have been strained for some time and only recently PHOTOGRAPHERS THE BAND who put Swindon on the map are back a Warner's spokesman admitted: "We don't know Steve Emberton with a new single, a new album and a nation- anything about what he's doing any more!" Mitch Kearney wide British tour! At press time neither company would confirm,or For XTC who shot to attention with their debut deny rumours about the "likely" switch. album 'White Music' last year, release their follow- 41% up 'Go 2' - comprised of 13 new band compositions MANAGING - on October 6. And It's preceded by a new single DIRECTOR (not on the album) entitled 'Are You Receiving Me' Jack Hutton on September 22. Hawkwind are Confirmed also Is a huge tour of Britain which will run through to November, culminating with two PUBLISHING shows at the London Roundhouse on November 12. DIRECTOR Dates for the first part of the tour read: Glasgow now Lords Mike Sharman Queen Margaret. Union September 28, Belfast The COSMIC WARRIORS Hawkwind, have re -named Pound 29, Cork Arcadia Ballroom 30, Dublin themselves the Hawklords, and are set for a major McGonagles October 1, 2 and 3, Portrush New October tour. The Hawklords line up is Robert Arcadia 4, Belfast The Pound 5, Huddersfield Calvert vocals, Dave Brock guitar, Simon King ADVERTISEMENT Polytechnic 20 and Manchester University 21. drums, Simon House violin, and newcomers Harvey MANAGER Further dates to be announced shortly. Bainbridge bass Martin Griffith drums and Steve be ap- Alan Donaldson Swindells keyboards. Simon House will 111 THERE, album lovers, You wanted more Quo, pearing at selected venues, due to his commitments more more and more Ted with David Bowie's backing band. Sobs. ELP, more Genesis Coinciding with the tour the Hawklords^release a Nugent. Right! But first ... more Fluff his last ADVERTISEMENT Offer new album 'Hawklords' on October 6. And the final For Alan Freeman (above), who broadcast for Apollo is take PRODUCTION album they undertook as Hawkwind will not he 'Saturday Slow' for Radio l an August 27, to Michael Hitch THE LAST-minute arrival of another bid for the released until next year. 'his unique rock show on the road this month. Glasgow Apollo last week prevented the theatre re- The Hawklords will be taking an elaborate stage Described as a "live radio presentation on stage. opening as a rock venue with series and six a of benefit show with them including working models Freeman hopes to offer his services to an audience he concerto. dancers. dates are: Oxford New Theatre Tour feels is largely uncatrrrd as present-the album - TELEPHONE Gigs by Rory Gallagher and Sham 69 were October 9, Manchester Apollo 7, Liverpool Empire for SALES MANAGER postponed after the theatre's owners 9, City Hall 10, orientated music lovers. received 8, Edinburgh Usher Hall Newcastle by Eddie Fitzgerald another offer from a Manchester consortium who Middlesbrough Town Hall 11, Hammersmith Odeon .4s well as competitions two live hands. selected also intend to keep the Apollo as a rock venue. It's 13, Milton Keynes Leisure Centre 14. Croydon Freeman, will appear at the shows. For the following understood that the new offer matches that of Fairfield Halls 15, Portsmouth Guildhall 16, Bir- dates these will be Loudspeaker and the Alan Ross Capital City Entertainments who had arranged the mingham Odeon 17, Bristol Colston Hall 20, St Band: Reading Top Rank September 13. Cord« 22, Leicester De Isrea a wom.wi-. a benefits to order to help pay for refurbishment of Albans Civic 21. Ipswich Gaumont Top Rank /9, Sheffield Top Rank 26, Birmingham .i, tea the 23, Sheffield 24. Bradford St theatre. Montfort Hall qty Hºll Rank 12. The theatre 25, Stoke Victoria Hall 27, Palgnlon Top Rank October 1, Bournemouth Top owners are currently considering the' Georges Hall Rank suitability of both offers and a decision is expected Festival Theatre 28. Poole Wessex Hall 29. Plymouth Top Rank 27, Swansea Top this week. But'whatever the outcome . .. the Apollo Ticket prices for all concerts are [1.50, i2, 11.50 November I. is back as a rock venue. and U. They're on sale now. PS.. . more Led Zeppelin! Retard Mirror, September 9, 1978 5

McLaughlin and Di Meola dates BUNCH OF STIFFS TWO CULT figures from the fringes of )azz rock kicks off in October and arrive in tohdon for one -oft concerts next month THE BUNCH Of Stiffs tour Al Stiff records- are claiming an historic first - DI Meola, former guitarist with Return To transporting their artists everywhere by chartered Forever plays the london Hammersmith Odeon on train. October 18, while veteran electric guitarist John Wreckless Eric, McLaughlin plays the Rainbow on October 3 with Artists on this year's tour are his new band formed after this year's Mickey Jupp, Jona L.ewle, Lane Loviteh and Rachel Montreux also be per- Festival. Sweet. Various special guests will Tickets for both shows are available now, forming an selected fintes. Each set will last for half. an hour making up a three hour show Including interludes. Coinciding with the tour, all the acts will be releasing albums In October Dates are: Bristol University October 10, LIFF Liverpool University 11, Birmingham Aston TOUR University 13, Burnley Cats Whiskers 14, Man- FOLLOWING THE celebration of 20 years in the chester UMlST 16, Lancaster University 17. Carlisle music business Cliff Richard le back on the road In Market Hall 18 Glasgow Strathclyde University 19, November for a tour which runs right through to a Dingwall Strathpeffer Spa Pavilion 20,' Wick pre -Christmas concert at London's Royal Albert Assembly Hall 21, Aberdeen Ruffles 23. Dundee Hall. on " University 24, Edinburgh venue tó be announced 25, The tour kicks off at Southampton Gaumont 2,. Stirling University 26, Hull University November 2, November 1, followed by dates at: Birmingham Huddersfield Polytechnic 3, Leeds University 4, Odeon November 3 and 4, Edinlnirgh Usher Hall 8 Sheffield Top Rank Suite 5, Salford University 8. and 9, Middlesbrough Town Hall 10 and It, Sheffield Hemel Hempstead Pavilion 7, Warwick University City Hall 15 and 16, Oxford New Theatre 17. 1 e 9, Loughborough University 10, Nottingham Brighton Centre 18. Leicester De Montford Halk21. e University 11, Blackburn King George's Hall 12, Bristol Colston Hall 23, Bournemouth Winter I l Guildford Surrey University }5, Oxford Polytechnic Gardens 24 and 25 Croydon Fairfield Halls 29 16, London Lyceum Ballroom 19. Southend Cliffs Pavilion December 1 and 2. Man- Otherdates, Including a weekend in Ireland; are chester Apollo 6 and 7, Blackpool Opera House 8 and In the process of being confirmed. 9, London Royal Albert Hall 11 + 20 years and still going strong! The story of Cliff Richard Is one of the most Incredible in British pop. But what about the early years? Read, about Fingers for Tom Cliff's rise (o fame as a rock 'n' roll star with the Shadows in Record Mirror next week BELFAST band Stiff Little Fingers have now been confirmed as support for the upcoming Tom Robinson Band tour J Meanwhile the Snips are to support the Ramones Mickylupp. Wreck/ess En- c, Rachel Sweet. Jona Len'ie aid Lentlovitcl, on their British tour which starts next month. The Pulse beat BIRMINGHAM REGGAE band Steel Pulse. currently In the charts with their debut album University 13, Aberdeen University 14 Edinburgh 'Handsworth Revolution', begin an extensive. University 18, Leeds University 18, Plymouth TAMLA British tour al the end of September. TouRs Polytechnic 20, Bristol Polytechnic 21, Manchester Prior to recording their second album they play University 25, TAMLA MOTOLVN Friars September TV -advertised the following dates: Aylesbury TRIBESMAN: London Music Machine September release a 29, Nottingham University October 4. Derby 11, Sheffield Limits 13, Cardiff Top Rank 15, compilation album best- Assembly Rooms 5. Manchester Apollo 6, Leeds THE OLYMPIC RUNNERS release their first Wolverhampton Civic Centre 16, London Dingwalls featuring their University 7, Edinburgh Odeon 11, Aberdeen known artists on Sep- Polydor single, 'Get It While You Can' / 'Putting It 20, London 100 Club 21, Bishop's Stortford Triad Capitol 12, Newcastle Polytechnic 13. Sheffield tember 15 On Ya' to coincide with a series of ballroom dates. Leisure Centre 23, London White Hart 27, London University 14, -St Georges Hall 15, Can- 'The Big Wheels Of Bradford The "funk package", which also includes DJ Robbie Digby Stuart College 30, London Hope Ind Anchor terbury 16, Portsmouth Locarno 17. 20 Odeon Vincent and Kandidate, plays: Bagshot Pantiles October 4.. Motown' features Southampton University 18. Guildford Surrey September 15. Dunstable California Ballroom 16. THE JOLT: Leeds F Club September 7. Nottingham tracks Including Diana 21, Stoke- Ross's 'I'm Still Wading'. University 19, Loughborough University London Hammersmith Palais 17, Bristol Locarno Sandpiper 15, Swansea Circles 18', London Hope And on-Trent Victoria Hall 22, Hull University 23, 19, Cardiff Top Rank 20, Brighton Top Rank 22, Anchor 19. the Jackson 5's 'I Want You Back', Smokey Liverpool University 25, Birmingham Odeon 28, Manchester Ritz 24. Purley Tiffanys 28, Slough NICK VAN EDE: Chatham Central Halls Sep- Lancaster University 27, Leicester University 28, Community Centre 29, London Southgate Royalty tember 23. Watford Bailey's 24 to 30, Leicester Robinson's 'The Tracks Of My Tears', and Marvin Bristol Locarno 29, Oxford Polytechnic 30¡ Exeter Ballroom 30, Stoke Tiffanys October 1, Birkenhead Bailey's October 2 to 7,'Southport Theatre 8. Black- University 31, Cardiff Top Rank November 1, Club 4. burn Bailey's 9 to 14. Keele University 18, Gaye's 'I Heard It Hamilton Through The Grapevine'. Coventry Polytechnic 2, London Uxbridge Brunel PATTI BOULAYE the 'New Faces' winner plays Newcastle Polytechnic 20, Nottingham University University 3, Dunstable California Ballroom 4 the following club dates: Sheffield Fiesta Club to 21. Carlisle Market Hall 22, Sheffield Polytechnic 23, September 9. Solihull New Create 13 to 16. Eccles Webbington Country Club 25, Reading University Talk Of The North 17 to 23, Stoke - on - Trent Jollees 26, Guildford University 27, Bradford University 28, .Ash add Clash protest 24. Burton Royalls October 5 to 7. Derby Assembly Rooms 29, Wllderspool leisure WISHBONE ASH have SCRATCH: Oxford Oranges And Lemons Sep- Centre November 1. added two dates to their THE CLASH have cancelled their one off gig at the tember 8, Cambridge Alma 9, Milton Keynes STRAIGHT EIGHT: Following London dates: forthcoming tour, Ip- Hariesden Roxy on September 9, as a protest Starting Gate 12, Aylesbury Oddfellows Arms 13, Windsor CastleSeptember 7, Dingwalls 8, Swan9, swich Gaumont on Oc- against radio stations not playing their singles. Corky Sports Centre 14, Bicester Nowhere Club 15, Bridgehouse 11, Marquee 13, Music Machine 15, tober 6 and Leicester De The band say that their singles have met with Hitchin Red Hart 19. Stevenage Swan 22, Baldock Reading Target 19, London Thomas A Beckett 20 Montfort Hall SI. They've widespread critical acclaim but they haven't Victoria 23. Hammersmith Swan 23, London Rock Garden 24, also changed their received enough airplay. The gig will be re- WIRE RELEASE their second album 'Chairs London Pegasus 26, London Thomas A Beckett 27, Coventry Theatre date to scheduled for later In the month and tickets for the on the Harvest label on September 8, with JAB JAB; Marlton ,Stilton Rooms September 8, November 2 instead of cancelled gig will be valid for that date when it Is Missing' November a follow-up tour beginning at Newcastle University West Hampstead Moonlight Club 9, London Hope 1. announced. . September 29. - And Anchor 10, Nottingham Hallam Sports Centre Centre 30, Club 15, Manchester Other dates are: Bircotes Leisure 11, Kirk Levington Country [ October 2, Leeds Fan Club 3, Russells 16, London Dingwalls 17, London Hope And AND SONGS. Doncaster Outlook O. MS. iTME CLASM tXE 10 ASX D IM4ES York Pop Club 4, Canterbury Kent University 5, Anchor 20, London Rock Garden 21. r London City Polytechnic 6. Malvern Winter Gar- DODGERS- London Marquee September 7 and 21. dens 7. Lancaster University 9. Birmingham LATE SHOW: Scarborough Penthouse September N Harharellas 10, Bristol Brunel College 11. Man- 8, Leeds Fan Club 9. London Nashville 12, Swansea chester Factory 13, Liverpool Erics 14 ftwo shows), Circles 14, Plymouth Metro 15, Gwent Newbridge Plymouth Woods 16. Penzance Winter Gardens 17, Club 17. Port Talbot Troubador 18, London Nash- Exeter Roots 18, Coventry Lanchester Polytechnic ville 19, Chatham Tamoshanter 20,. High Wycombe 19, Harrow Tech 20. High Wycombe Town Hall 21, Nags Head 21, Birmingham Barbar'ellas 22, Not- 25. 25, Leicester University 24, Bradford University tingham Boat Club 23, Doncaster Outlook PAUL C06ETMERiYIt BY SIXOMO r0 SOM4S Sheffield Limits 26, Middlesbrough Rock Garden 27, London Nashville 26. Sheffield Limit Club 28. ,EDIIED iXE 1r111í5 ALL NS L.P, Huddersfield Poly 28. CAMEL: Croydon Fairfield Halls September 10, THE NIGHT: Acton White Hart September 6, Ilford Brighton Dome 11, Portsmouth Guildhall 12, Bir- ('ranbrook 9, London Rock Garden 10, SPUN day mingham Odeon 14, Leif'ester De Montfort Hall 15, Festival, Markham Lane Youth Club E17 (with Manchester Free Trade Hall 16; Glasgow City Hall Leyton Buzzards and Black Slate) 16, Gravesend 17, Edinburgh Usher Hall 18, Newcastle City Hall Red Lion 23, London Upstairs At Ronnie Scott's 19, Sheffield City Hall 20, Ipswich Gaumont 22, October 2 Southampton Guildhall 23, Guildford Civic Hall 24, Birmingham l3arbarellas Bristol Colston Hall 25, Liverpool Empire 26: TANZ DER YOUTH: SINGLES IIiCLUDIM4 8, Liverpóol Erics 9, London Marquee Hammersmith Odeon 30. =C,tfA S' WS It GAP ItAI RADIO', ALL 'Vitt September CITY AMD 13, Belford Porterhouse 15. Nottingham Sandpiper . ROCKPILE: Norwich University of East, Anglia '[L11SM 16, Chelmsford Chancellor Club 17, Leeds Fan Club October 7 Bristol Locarno 8. 19, Newport Stowaway 20, Plymouth Metro 21, PRESSURE SHOCKS: Shropshire Stonehouse Dudley JB's 22, Middlesbrough Rock Garden 23, September 22, Telford Town Hall 23, Oxford Swansea Circles Z8, Bristol Granary 30. Polytechnic 25, Huddersfield Polytechnic 26, SANDY MCLELLAND and the Backllne, recent Liverpool Polytechnic 28, Norwich Topper Club 29, Monogram signings with a single 'Like A Derby Lungsdale College :10 released next week, play the following London 10, rw,. Hurricane' THE LURKERS: Lyceum Reading tilSl Oxford New Town Hall September 10, Bir- Bones 13, Cardiff Top Rank 15, Liverpool Eric's 18, JONES eRICt dates, [NW"[NW"BY "CA AND BIOCMPXIES ~ITEM BY THE 4RDUP.. t1,75 mingham Odeon 11 and 12, Hammersmith Odeon 13, Leeds Fford Green 17, Warrington Carlton Club 18, Nottingham Sandpipers 16, London Marquee 17, Birmingham Barbarella's 19, York Pop Club 20, London Music Machine 22, Dudley JB's 23, Sheffield Manchester Mayfair Club 23, Chelmsford Chan- University 30, Huddersfield Polytechnic October 3, cellor Hall 24, Sheffield Limits October 8, Halifax Leicester University 6, Slough College 7, Exeter Good Mood 7, Newbrldge Institute 8, Swansea University 9, Glasgow University 12. Dundee Circles 9, Bristol Locarno 10.

Junior Walker/Drifters DR By rosy coming AA TWO LEGENDARY pearances at Ilford Kings while commence a tour, Place 27, Southampton American soul combos Club 18, Southend Talk of that runs through until Salon Ballroom 28, play a series of UK club the South 39, Cleethorpes December with dates at: Kamerly 'Lakeside Club - 30, Manchester ' this autumn Bunny's Place 20, Weston - super Mare 29 and 1~221211 dates . K+... street, eaOal .I Manchester Russells Webbington Country Club Golden Garter October 2 to ,e:tC fYg (t/ 7! 23, Junior Walker and his Ctub Stockton Fiesta September 15. East- to 7, Stockton Fiesta 9 and ruAu NPD:. ..49rr1,41t ar '(LAY,. I rsriat I,LIN s, L...... Misters kick off with two Club 25 Newport Tiffany's bourne Kings Country 10, Luton Caesars Palace, 1..11011 le, I t10r. volt.rPA[Atw ' with The Temp- 28, Watford Baileys 11 to 14, Birmingham shows Club 16, Wakefield moult tations at the London October 9 to i , Leicester Theatre Club 17 to 23, Night Out 16 to 21. Palladium on September Baileys 1e to 21. Stoke Jollees 25, Caerphilly Double Time 17, ,followed by ap- The Drifters mean. Cleethorpes Bunny's Club 2510 38. Lim ornes tiu.st Res r. ter. 6 Reood Mirto, S4.ptember 9. 1978

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in front of the TV all your life PICTURE THIS: Debbie wishing you had done the thin¢ Harry in black In transit you're watching other people doing." incognito in shades in Lon- That indeed may be so - but the BLUE. us would don. corpulent bozos amongst rather watch In their claustrophobic Incandescent coffee cup laughter cells of splendid voyeurism than in the hotel garden. Cheesecake venture one step beyond. smile, creamy frown, peachy patter. Anyway, all that may have left The fifties starlet without a Tab Debbie feeling content but it's also Hunter shoulder to cry on. Forget landed her with one hell of an age the odd bark line of maturity, It's hangup. When asked that delicate Just another dream gone wrong. question she pauses, lowers her She's younger looking than I ex. shades and replies "My published petted. The Bitch Brothers had age is 32. instilled in my Innocent mind visions "I think most people lie about of a hoary. gum slithering club their age when they pass 25. And hostess with honeycomb features That's Debbie Harry. She knows it, but she also being in this business only makes and a granite constitution. things worse because the accent Is Instead I encountered a face of on youth, so I guess It's crucial that I eyes. Huge Chinese take away eyes knows it's helped to sell the band Blondie. should be marketed in the right way. that overshadow those other facial "What these marketing men tend Characteristics like a nose and to forget is that rock 'n' roll is a part mouth. Two Roaring Twenties of everyone's life now, no matter crustal balls reflecting the miasma how you react to It and what your below, age might be." Yes. Below. For Debbie more than She Is wary, forever on guard any other female singer of the against giving any kind of reply seventies has been elevated to those which could be misinterpreted untouchable heights reserved for thanks to previous interviewers, she movie stars. Y'know, every guy's says, who managed to carve her up gossamer sexual fantasy nicely. Sometimes she looks older blissfully unattainable, a kind of 30 odd sometimes Visions of than those years, masturbatory elegance. younger, It depends where the sun her swathed in and out of focus happens to be in the sky ... wonderland on 'Top Of The Pops' So, what of persistent marriage wearing silk shorts and looking for rumours with guitarist Chris Stein? all the world like a blonde Ave "Totally unfounded, Sure, Chris has Gardner pickled for 30 years to proposed, but rm just nowhere near preserve that pristine promiscuity ready. look, only serve to perpetuate the "I have a great relationship with Myth. him now and I'm sure marriage If ever there was a Venus in blue would ruin all that, leaving at least leans It's Debbie Harry. one of us unhappy. I sort of feel sorry Hut a moment before she wore for the man in a married situation. schoolgirl regalia for a national For a woman It's a business newspaper. All black stockings and proposition and since I already have suspenders peeping out, from a career! don't need It. beneath a short pleated skirt like "A wife has to help her husband's war wounds career which limits both her and his I don't mind posing for. ON. chances of doing something photographs It's part of my art . k stimulating with their lives. If I had forth." A disposable voice. It's s s..e, a kid I'd like to make It legal to give there, you listen, It disappears, you the child some kind of Identity. But I forget "'Being a photograph, being think Chris would rather I gave birth an actress being a sculptor. It's all to a guitar anyway." creating image simultaneously. She says It's only the "true love" "Okay, so maybe that whole 41 she's found with him that has caused image thing can backfire. Now her fears of rock's regular disease - people review Blondie less in terms N .. sexual come on's. "I ain't worry of how I " of music and more hi terms tried about them anymore thanks to look All I know Is I've always Chris. Now I can even let girls ap- in this group to stimulate interest w proach me after a show and I Just through whatever channels possible. think It's flattering. I Sure I have some regrets about that. It's Just the drunks in bars who but I've learned to accept them. I tselletse spit In your face while they try to whatever advantages I might used leemeemee/ chat you up that I can't stand." have to sell records." And it ain't only the drunks Hence the wet lipped Marilyn The era of the Blondie slag off, V Monroe big sell. "I used that kinds upon of days because P us. It was only a matter linage a lot In the early PJ time. You're heralded as the next it was. like, convenient and made for 1,ft big thing and before you know it easy reference. But I'm not at all you're given away free Ina packet of like Monroe. She got sort of lost cornflakes Blondle's music a Inside, I have more creative outlets. - 1 delectable mixture of mereticious She never really read anything. American junk and "She was a legend, but not ina Da culture was adolescent adversities - has, ac- Vinci way. All she really did cording to some sources, lost Its turn people on and that's not what I //i initial Iwant. Anyway, I don't cultivate that Alka Seltzer. more sure Of "On the new album 'Parallel Image anymore. I'm Lines' we've tried to make as many myself now .. .and the music. ere want to end up a 'singles' as possible. The songs "I don't ever better than ever simply because legend " The But she's already half way there we're now a fully fledged band. with a history as riveting as any image and the music are working good quality 'B' movie. Left her together for the first time. comfortable home, her mother ran a "We're touring again In the States candy store, for the bright lights of which Is a great challenge and which New York gives our music a bigger bite. And The bulbs went out leaving a the lyrics, which were always third zone of Times Square person transexual anyway, are twilight was always I druggos and groupies. Debbie Improving all the time. I a and that I became an addict and predictably Walter Mitty character got a pillowcase view of the rock whole romantic detachment is beginning to show In the songs." world lot Then I decided It was about time Walter Mitty huh. There ain't a women took the In rock left she can Imagine. initiative with s and roll, so I formed a band - The So that's it. A quick chat Stilletoes - with Chris Stein and production line dream. Oh, and there was something she asked me kicked my habit. I have no regrets er, I as I motioned to leave. "Listen. abóut those days. I had to get away the from home. I had to experience life 1 do you think you could mention rest of the band. See, er everyotM I to the full. I had to. of It I suppose I was lucky to come seems to just talk about me and through unscathed but I'VC been left makes me feel kinda guiny I with an inner feeling of contentment. y'know,' i I made up my mind to do those Blondie are Chris Stein guitar. things and It's all turned out wor- Clement Burke drums, emas thwhile Dessttr'i keyboards. And Debbie "Surely that's better than sitting Interview by BARRY CAIN Harry vocals, Coops .. . Record Murex September 9, 1978 7 THE NEW SINGLE FROM.. ( . G J- p 41. / t J r í, ' - Z. , . ` I: m _. %

'I Can't Stop LovingYou' (Though I Try

-011t Ll Chrqwlis CHS 2240 g Record Mira, September 9, 1979

ballad that perhaps leans a little too far over towards MOR for comfort, but which'U seu to folks of all ages, and. i suppose, that's what It's all about? HELEN RF,DDY: Poor Little Fool ((Xpltol CL 16007). Fairly miserable ballad which strolls along In leaden shoes, and only pin or. threatens that 'It may finally get off the KF,Y ground at the chorus, but never actually gels SINGLIS It. A waste of a talented voice: around to whatever happened to 'Angle Baby" Revle`,edby CARLY SIMON: Tranquillo (Melt My Heart) (Elektra K 12316). Another American female th y s y and artist who once had so much to offer, but who now seems to be'stuck in a perpetual eddy of garbage. This time Ms Simon has decided to try her hand at that plague of the Western World, DISCO MUSIC!!, A waste of Ure, PRAISE BE TO HEAVEN FOR talent and money. THOSE WHICH WE HOLD DE AR SINE: Happy Is The Only Way (CBS S CBS 6583). After a rather thrilling debut single (il do kind of thing), Sine has they you like that FI,AMIN' GROOVIES: Move It (Sire .SIR regressed' into mediocre territory. A shame 4002). Very powerful and very slxt'es treat- they could be far more than just a one hit ment of the song which first got Cliff Richard wonder. oft the ground many moons ago. Plenty of slide guitar, resounding vocals and articulate TINA CHARLES: Making All The Right production by Dave Edmunds makes this the Moves (CBS S CBS 8594). Tina moves away raunchiest rock record of the week by one of from the realm of endless production, and the most underrated American bands around. >t1 antithesis, insufficient attention word was into the total which The powerhouse coined for this A song with commercial potential, but disc. won't even raise a second glanc e lacklustre treatment dealt by botharrangers,h RDGQ SYLVAN AND THE LAST DAYS: and Mama Charles herself. Tokyo (DJM DJS 10873). Another underrated band. who don't seem to do very much with O'JAYS: Brandy (Philadelphia International their time, but when they do, come up with SPIR 6858). A drop in standard for the usual something fairly spectacular. This Sylvan immaculate arrangements, and from the penned Oriental delicacy eats its way into the inscrutible O'Jays themselves. lack of In. subconscious with one repetlUve hook, and terest and/or enthusiasm seem to be the main plenty of scintillating keyboards. Full of culprit, In this song which sounds as though eastern promise, and being more commercial they never actually got around to finishing it than their usual offerings. may just get the attention it deserves on radio. BOSTON: Don't Look Back (Epic EPC 6653). Starts of! well, again very much in the ZOOM: Sweet Desperailon (Riot 10001) manner of 'More Than A Feeling', with Bitter sweet platter which only endears itself Boston taking a very single-minded (ahem) after several plays, and even then In a rather approach, but then trips Into the perverse manner. Unknown duo produce an producerama trap, and the thing ,falls to insistent number, possessive of great hook pieces, ending In a tangled heap of echoing and guitar, and sung by a vocalist who techno-rock. resembles an ageing Russel Mael. Great i song, but It'll never get anywhere. AND THOSE FOR WHOM THERE THE BISHOPS: I Want Candy (Chiswick NS 376). One of the very few quality, new (or at IS NO HOPE .. . least recent) RUB -hands in existence, The Bishops provide an energy packed, simple CHRIS BLAKE AND HONEY BROWN: number, repetitive enough to stick in the Summer Nights (DJM DJS 10875), English memory without being annoying. Com- cover version of the new Grease single, made mercial treatment makes it suitable for radio by 'wimpold male and,very mangy looking and thus mass acceptance. A hopeful hit. femalé, who valiantly attempts to procure Oliv la's little -girl -lost voice. No competition. M: Moderne Man (Do It 640 147). Catchy platter by bunch of French weirdos who -call DAVE. AND SUGAR: Gotta Quit Lookin' Al themselves Ml. M2, M3 and M4, but who Ya Baby (RCA PH 12511. An absolutely surprisingly do not sound like a froggy Devo. horrendous record which must have taken Clever song with heavy pop overtones. a years to perfect to get It as abysmal as this selection of girls crooning in the background Country vocals, ridiculous lyrics, and a and a rhythmic. almost hypnotic hook. Could producer with an echo fetish make it so bad be a surprise hit, much to the Gruppo Sport- that it's almost good. I don't know where they Uvo vein, and prove the French at last have dragged it from, but I wish they'd put it back. something viable in rock music to keep Little quickly. Bob Story company. CHERYL LADD. Think It Over (Capitol CL 16002). Another Olivia Newton -John im- MINK DE VILLE: Soul Twist (Capitol CL personator, 16005). Almost , berth purchasing for its this time in the form of Charlie's bubblegum pink vinyl alone, this offering by Angel Cheryl Ladd, who seems to think that Mink De Ville confirms my suspicions that as she can get away with such an awful TV Mink De Ville have talent in abundance, but serles on her looks, she must be able to do the Just haven't yet managed to learn how to use FLAMIN' GROOVIES: sixties powerhouse same on record. Sorry dear, It doesn't work it to its full extent. Spectacular production like that. the disc BETTE MIDLER: Say Goodbye To this EP serve as a promising trader to CBS' which doesn't quite come off. leaving Hollywood (Atlantic K 11083). Complete new rockabltly,compilation LP. Other tracks CARL flounderingamidst an ocean of good, but PERKINS: The Whole World litanies fact they waste of Lane and effort, unlikely to do are worth as much attention as the title one. You/Mustang Love (Jet SJET 117). Ignore muddled Ias Add to that the that any good in the least. Sounds seem to be racing through it, and you'll Midler's Image 'Mustang Love' completely in the favour of like Annie Haslam. She tries to cover the song HYLDA BAKER AND ARTHUR MULLARD: the other side, which should have you on the realise that if this is suit likeable, how good wish It had been) by You're The One That I Want (PYE 7N46121) pull a immortalised (well) floor with latighter, This is probably the most they're gonna be when they really Ronnie Spector only a year ago. She doesn't Before the original version is even ousted horrific number off_ 'tribute' to Elvis I've yet heard, and have the voice or the production to even at- from the top five, this gruesome twosome are it's a must, U only to hear how a record should It. hot on 'the trail with a send-up. which NOT BIG STAR: Rizzo Me (Aura AUS 103). Good tempt bé made. The climax is a rousing chorus adamantlyrrefuses to be funny, particularly of 'Glory, Glory Hallelujah', which is not only pop song which doesn't quite realise its full Sun (Aura AUS after a couple of playa. ANOTHER money potential, with strange production that leads K. K. BLACK: California hysterical, but also a year late. 105). K. K. Black, alias Kelvin Blacklock of spinner for Robert Stigwood.. . one to believe it was a cheapo record that throughout, on Thé White Cats, sings on this surprisingly worked. Excellent keyboards good version of a song recently brought to a tune more than a tittle reminiscent of The AND THOSE WHO ARE CONTENT I see it notice by The Ramones Slower treatment, AND THOSE WHO HAVE Troggs' 'Wild Thing'. Good, but can't strong vocals all TO JOIN THE FLOCK .. . excellent session men and STRAYED .. . making any impression. make up to a song that should, but probably the RUDI: Big Time Vlbratlons Got 1) Ich Liebe Dich (EMI). won't, be a hit. Only thing that spoils it is (Good ADVERTISING: odd tendency to slur the words in the CHANTER SISTERS: Can't Stop Dancing Hardly world shattering, but a fair enotigh try Great track from their album, 'Advertising (Safari Safe 10). Unlikely number by these from Northern Nice a Limited edition, that aggravating drawl that every American Ireland punk band Jingles', but cut in such seems possess. Sister`s of normally good repute, who have guitar, but not enough. It could never chart, unless single figures take to turned totally disco, without the ability or the strong hook in a off. Gorgeous lyrics and Made interest to survive the transformation. CAFE JACQUES: Boulevard Of Broken typical Advertising style, that's almost worth THE HAPPY CATS: These Boots Were Dreams alone. For Walking (Grapevine GRP110). A plod- (Epic SEPC 6651). A total non-event. buying the LP for ding instrumental, featuring the line 'Walk DR FEELGOOD: Down At The Doctors (UA that is easily, and better off forgotten. All Over You', sung at irregular intervals by a UP 38444): Richard Gotterhrer's production OF THOSE WHICH crew of weak and unenthusiastic females. saves this record from being a total disaster THE CURSE: Shoeshine (H! -FI HF 0021. IN MEMORY does not a hit make. area, but even that isn't enough to induce any Familiar and catchy tuneBoy(ha surpa1M WE HAVE LOVED... comments in this wearisome ditty's favour. as it's a rip-ff of 'Don't Dictate'), played by EDDIE FLOYD: Knock On Wood (Stax 2010). The Feelgoods seem to release weaker songs exceptionally bad punk band. MUNICH MACHINE INTRODUCING CHRIS Superb re-release by veteran soulster of an every Ure lately ... It's time they either HF..NNETT: A Whiter Shade Of Pale excellent number, recently re -introduced to gave up or put some real effort into THE SKIDS: Sweet Suburbia (Virgin VS 227). (Oasis/Hansa Oasts 6). Unbelievable the charts by David Bowie, that deserves any something. Great disappointment from a band who're automaton version of the Procol Harum attention you can provide. just building a reputation on '.heir live war«. classic, with typical over and over and over STATUS QUO: Again And Again (Vertigo and who could do without a duff singletad' rhythm lifted from 'I Feel Love' laren't they MANURE: Fair Game (Motown TMG 1116). Quo 1). Vastly appropriate title for simple, facing. Two and a half minutes of boredom. all). Girls Bennett is a female with a high. Bass drum shazoom noises makes this record hammering song which uulses the same rif f, pitched speedy voice. with a lack of taste but sound as though it has a fault running through that's right, over and over again. It's easy to JUNIOR WALKER: Walk In The Nina economical soundness, to have sung this it. Quick inspection of vinyl and turntable see why critics love to hate them, what can (Motown TMG 1118). Great sax work but tat drivel. confirms that It is only one of the methods you say. about a single that has appeared in much else on disco hit Instrumental which Mandre have used to try to raise (nay Clone), almost the same form for the past 15 years? goes round and round in circles without ar' BURTON CUMMINGS: When A Man Loves A a hit with an old Steven Stills number. Un.' Even the tmnecessary keyboards and horns in tualiy getting Woman (Portrait SPRT 6655). Uncanny fortunately, It seems their efforts will be the intro can't spice it up. anundalike to the original (it wasn't lit0 the wasted. THE PIONEERS:. Riot In Aditty,Nottg original was It?), which seems pretty poin- LEO SAYER: Can't Stop Loving You ridnnothtn( tless as a release when they (Trojan TRO 9043) Topic al is could have CLIFF JOHNSON: Go Way Houndog (CBS (Chrysalis CH S2240). New number by tittle special from a reggae group who specialise released the original to exactly the same Leo should ' success. CBS 6495), Re-released rockahuly song, zip up the charts and onto the 'authentic' bottle smashing and by/ Classic and undating number which along with the other three tracks on radio within moments of release. Classy throwing sound -effects, Record Minor, September 9, 1978 9

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dubbed the single with the Excellent production '. longest build up ever saves the album from released? They forgot being total waste of another title - 'The only plastic, but it it weren't worthwhile number on a for that, and one tedious double movie memorable long, the soundtrack album', exercise could have been Why Stan should decide written off iú another this seven wasted effort- ++µ U nbr atabtr to re release ++++ aur it year old pile of junk KELLY PIKE +e+ Gltle It a sets conceived inside that ++ Cine it + miss skull of Mr Hayes is 'way Unheanhk beyond me At least when it was first released the records had some relevance. Now they lust belong to a bygone age of flash 'tees and an obsolete pursuit of recognition, Daft. + BARRY CAIN

` r DERRINGER: 'If I Weren't So Romantic, I'd Shoot You' (Blue Sky SKY 82464 ) 1, tf FOR OVER two years. Rick Derringer and his band have been bashing IRE WIRE discovered a new direction away at the American heavy metal market, with WIRE: 'Chairs Missing', 'French Film combination (Harvest SHSP 4093) 'Blurred' of his ech numbers out to fill two Cindy Birdsong, and Jean limited success, but little discovers a new aspect of oing voice and the lyric is whole sides of vinyl. Terrell who,'during these reaction over here. And UNFORTUNATELY (or Wire with Newman's quite out t A1t1OUS ARTISTS: stay. I disturbing on a 'You're Still The Sweet- two years pumped Dance Party that's the'way it'll is It fortunately?) for voice in a purer, more basic level: "He's been est Thing In My Life' in four albums, the cream of Reggae think, with the new ef- Wire, they tend to be a adolescent form which is (RCA P125162) locked up for ages . . particular is Just a pot- which Is contained fort: It's a curious mix- stark accept / reject. yes continued on 'Marooned' poor Guy." pourri of Identifiable soul herein. SIXTEEN GREAT tracks ture of hard 'rock and pop. / no . delete as ap- which Is undoubtedly the It Ain't So Easy' has and funk rippedoff riffs. From 1973 comes their is the boast of the title. So To start with it Plicable band. On the sole best track off the album some pleasant sax play- The mixed male and version of The O'Jay's what would you expect? produced by Mike asta of a first album, A simple soft reality.. ing from either Jimmy female vocals are lack- 'Love Train' which Is Perhaps a reggae answer Chapman (yes, he of thankfully the answers 'Heartbeat' Jewell or Ron Aspery and lustre, and the light totally pointless, although to the mighty soul Chlnnichap) and his In. are all in the positive, but reminiscent of Uncle some cushioning syn- the track Is, as the ac- compilations of 'Saturday fluence Is heard on 'It is there any Lou's orchestra, evident progression, 'Heroin' also in- thesisers over a relaxing throughout has little in companying btog Night Fever' and the like, Ain't Funny' which from the 30 second dicates a progression, screams, previously only tune- 'Doing The Best I the way of originality. 19 killer tracks with some features a high-pitched wonder songs? Is there with Colin Newman's talk a com- Can' is more aggressive, Altogether a rather available on of the hardest rhythms of backing vocal right out of any digression from the - over, anti - climatic pilation album. vocals. featuring the Chanter disappointing followup to the year. We'd all be the Sweet's catalogue of monochrome (whatever An album more Frankly -les not hard to hits. else the title depicts) melodic, which for, the Sisters on backing vocals. a promising start. + + see why it has remained skanking ourselves silly early while 'Gimme A Little Bit' KELLY PIKE In the privacy of our own Then the title track is 'Pink Flag' debut album? most part loses the clash on the shelf. The same weird 'Chairs Missing' / clash crisis dimension has a Caribbean flavour pi. rit'PIUf.W S .t3'Tl1FIk AFy goes for the other Volkswagens. Hell no, written by the which all new bands encouraged by some steel you must be joking, combination of Derringer progresses, Ulustiates FIP\i tillni previously unavailable Alice Cooper the artists with a touching seemingly strive for. drums. '12 Bar Blues' is Welty) track the downright macan. This reggae (music) and an amUsIng piece, 1pR4i and Taupin - up of pastel shades, a Abandoning the ill - little \tllLt. boring 'Sha - la Bandit' music is strictly drivel Bernie collage of methods defined racket. Wire have living up to its tiUe. I I'l ilI,l 11,19:0 111'1 lit? we* which &hews exactly conceived In a record (words). Actually the rejected on the debut.. discovered the NEW 'Curiously, Dundas' mu' where The Supremes are company office by some- lyrics are the highlight of the track. Most of the 'Chairs Missing' direction . . as the sic all sounds very now as It was recorded one that shouldn't ever be do are group culminates in tVlre not - water gets warmer . summery and would earlier this year. The allowed near another remainder quite - reaching - their my iceberg gets smaller . better If we had a spell of lovely ladies, Mary reggae record In his/her compositions - zenith, but arriving decent weather - 'Jeans Wilson, Scherrle Payne life. Derringer's comrades somewhere in the And the survivors On' was a summertime and Cindy Birdsong are The only thing pre- are Kenny Aaronson on vicinity, an album MUST be Wire ... +++ hit In '78. currently faring better venting me from venting bass and Myron Groin- generally more ac + BEV So If you want to know than Ms Ross whose my rage on the record bather (honestly!) on cessible than Its whether this'll go down or THE SUPREMES: 'At latest Giorgio produced Itself with my steel tipped drums,. But their effort at predecessor. Wire in a not, Dave, I should get on Their Best' (Motown effort is nailing short of hammer is the presence of Warren Zevon"s context slightly different W to the Met Office straight STML 12091) artistic rape, pillage and the completely brilliant Lawyers, Guns and from their original IN 191 away +++Va PAUL THELMA HOUSTON - murder. Junior English. He has Money' - also out as a fascinating medium of SEXTON JERRY BUTLER 'Two An album then for those single I believe - is far To (Motown STML one track on this album best translatortsed epics. Otte' with cash to spare but is obviously and away the track. NI OC: 'Make Every Day 12092) and it some past The original sin as far really I'd sooner listen to mistake that it got here at Part of Rick's murky Count' (RCA PL1Z7W1) 'Satiday Night Fever' Is that he was a member as Wire was concerned. TWO' ALBUMS which all. He sings in a style was the impotence of the when over - viewed anytime. If, then 'The of the McCoys. of 'Hang THE NEW York Commu- 'At Their Best' that drags your heart premature endings, the nity Choir get themselves together show the Supremes On Sloopy' fame, and development of Motown is the first stage in the back from the grave and some of the pop influence what happens next - I spoiled by getting a of chills your soul instead. question - mark which chance to record with the bureaucracy and, to my decomposl'tlon clearly remains, + r An mind, the deterioration of Motown's biodegradable One other great track is' PAUL SEXTON revealed nb answer. DAVID DUNDAS: 'Ver - cream of New York but poignant, the once proud cor- soul system, then 'Two To Horace Andy's 'Sky- Irritant. Ural hold'( Air CPR 1197) session aces. Richard Is a and an unreliable for poration. One' is the next step on larking' that Tee, Jeff Mlronov, John and two steps down from certifiable masterpiece as mula - THE SECOND album 'The Supremes At Their from the master of the Tropea and Steve Gadd Best' Is not, repeat not yet the greatest music of the well. But these aside this 'Chairs Missing' to trot provides the alternattve. commercial little ditty is are all pleased another expected com- sixties. Listening to the album is almost a their stuff for a good is not my or may be the evolution, not quite as instantly pilation from the Sixties unitstenable calculated insult, an a marketable as expected. cause. Meher Baba trio who were one of the Idea of fun. To say that attempt to stop the reggae Wire still sounding the with the Visions of a record would be pleased with the few groups,to live up to a Motown Are scraping rennalssance. I hope this teensy bit samey Cat's box would be to staccato rhythms and consisting of 30 different sentiments expressed braggadocious monicker. record falls miserably. + were here. They are saturated Neither Is it the best of verge on this side of GEOFF TRAVIS meccano bass, but still 15 -second jingles Charity. The whole sad. riding high over the soon dispelled, and while, with positiveness and the the greatest gurl group - MASQULS joys of seeing the light ever. In actual fact this is affair never drags itself media perceptions of Dundas' material could into my romantic on- 'Pink Flag'. still be said to lack any that will guide exeryone, a collection of seventies and yes, that does mean tracks by the D Ross less sciousness .and that for Reviewing an album on real depth, he Is proving two such sensual singers BRAND X: 'Masques' - depressed and repressed crew who were, and the strength of a second himself more and more as is testimony enough of the (Charisma CAS 1118) rate tape recorder isn't minorities, to a better remain, a poor imitation a writer of full length' of the original sixties album's mediocrity. BRAND X area band I've by any means the op- songs. place. The result? An flash great gang. The fact that these two always meant to listen to timum way, but at least It For example, you could occasional of greats are lumbered with especially still gives a manor insight musicianship and some Now I don't intend to - since Phil call 'Guy The Gorilla' come on like some ageing seven different Collins obviously saw Into the actual - product tasteless, but It was passionate gospel styled production and writing something available. soul singing. The effect? hack harking back to the in them, being conceived long before the halcyon days of Parkas, teams on only eight a guest member on their 'P'ractice Makes poor old Stultifying boredom. + Is nothing short of the thing curled up Vespas and Pills - good tracks MICHAEL WHITE: 'The two previous albums, Perfect' introductory Its tooteies and as the GEOFF TRAVIS a tragedy. With a strong track on 'Chairs Missing' God I was only just into X Factor' (Elektra K 'Unorthodox Behaviour' blurb pleads, Dundas "Is back - up team their reveals a precis of primary school when the 52095) and 'Moroccan Roll'. So I hardly the sort of chap success would be, 1 feel material gone - before original Supes were doing was quite pleased to have with Newman's voice who would attempt to their thang but really assured. Obviously the' VIOLINS have a limited the chance of 1Ltening to Cash in on a dead this slate Is proof that powers that be feel that appeal in contemporary 'Masques' BUT It climaxing to hysteria. and expense with the constant guitar gorilla." original Is best, That's not time, effort popular music and their an enormous disap ::.r, Their Best' Is not worthwhile. use on this album refrain behind In point of fact the to say that 'At is potntment. is a bad album, dear me The two Van McCoy unlikely to atter this fact. As with much modern f no. In fact, almost every tracks which Thelma This time it Is slick soul jazz, I find it just too cut is excellent quality performs are her two music which comes under avant garde, formless soul music which, zeniths on the album, but a tedious < Jr Walker even then the per. barrage of electric and ultimately although not matching violins from a gentleman I'm not in a position to the group's earlier vinyl formances are strictly InThe Night. second named Michael White, say what Influence wdk achievements, could rate Emotions. who Collins on the band, Jerry utilises his deep although ex- had knock most of today's ceptionally deft with his but he doesn't assist at all O J AND CO: Deadeye ersatz 'soul' (sle, very smokes. voice excellently Dick (AUanticc K50491) throughout but it's totally Instrument, sadly lacks on this one (Peter sic) silly. inspiration. Robinson is introduced an Tracks like the truly wasted on ruff songs and Chuck Z CJ AND CO made a slight production jobs The only point upon the keyboards and splash for themselves in great 'Stoned Love', entire album where Burg) on drums, with Stevie Wonder's 'Bad Oh Motown, Motown he who has the disco ocean with one please prove me wrong manages to convey an Robin Lumley, number, 'Devil's Gun', at Weather', and Smokey played with them before, r AL. Robinson's two writing and start sniffin' for the interesting and hstenable 1- the beginning of their ca best, one sound, was upon 'The Red becoming producer). 5 credits here, 'Flay Joy' you've got The track II HOW reer last year. That track helluva past to live up to, Planet', where it could title was their and the exquisite more than a disj one culled from 'Automatically Sunshine' so go to it cookies ... and have been mistaken for fired, and moderately In. stars, some tollecton of percuasivaointed are all pointers to The +++ for The kind of synthesizer sounds and on all the tereet.ing album together. Supremes and + + Many case. O Supremes magic yet for others, you think you're III 'Deadeye Dick', Its frankly this album is Two To One. RONNIE Elsewhere it only some commercial songs behind getting to merely a testimony of GURR. serves as an unusual and coherence when it W `s them. C J and Co sound unfortunate deterioration. The pick of ISAAC HAYES: 'Shaft' background breaks down again. The.11 more like a victim of sound to a the Utter here comes (Stax SXSP 301) wailing harem ultimate crItletsm Is that typically armchair pro- from The Supremes 1970- of female chanteuses who it just doesn't hold the d u ct Ion, and have 72 line up which com- REMEMBER WHEN get in on the act at every attention. + + PAUL (Jw I Need You Right Now (wen Thelma titxaton) stretched six uninspiring prised Mary Wilson. 'Theme From Shaft' was possible opportunity. SEXTON S I n Olt taw.. iturn rIQ.W aÚuium

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merges as a clear miked-up acoustic guitar winner on talionnsde in exactly the same way, disco cuts like 'De Or Die' There's a slight 'Fame' and 'Pride'. deviation from the Fab These vie with each other Four when the boy, hit far hardcore crassness.. 'Could It Be', where . but . need I say It, it's Freddie and the great rubbish to dance to Dreamers shiver behind

. . KANE + JONES +++ like ghosts, and later in JOHN WISHART 'Three Kisses Of Love', when I could almost see Herman's Hermits rim through 'Silhouettes' Maybe the Bee Gees 1114'A brothers didn't think these two bands had done anything else worth pinching. ".1.a.. t4 magic musical In- H stinct does no great harm otlips - look at Nick Lowe and Dave Edmunds - and although this double album was so blatant as to be quite funny, there was excellent songs on It. 'I. worth for £2.49. H WAYNE COUNTY AND And It's it arry's ++++ ROSALIND THE ELECTRIC CHAIRS: 'Storm The RUSSELL Gates Of Heaven' (Safari GOOF 1). I LOVE Wayne County -trick a hat he's live. Onstage, BLONDIE: 'Parallel Glass' for example is just riveting personality, a Lines' (Chrysalis CDL too winsome, and wide eyed show ' of 1192) guitarist Frank infante's outrage is lost. On record, contribution, 'I Know But this Is lost Only some of IN THE beginning, I Don't Know' is fairly the humour creeps Blondie were a New York nondescript. But on through. pop group with a balace, the goodies easily fabulous, sexy sixties outweigh the duffers. On the whole, I felt the sound. a girl with lyrics of his songs were So there you have It .. . And potential - amongst her the third third album of naive and obvious- PACIFIC EARDRUM' other attributes - and an the new wave only the without his fascinating 'Beyond Panic' album lull of cute 'n' - contorSions, I had to fall (Charisma CAS 1136) Ramones and the the catchy songs with a sting Stranglers got there first back on observing In their tall. - and It's another suc- music. While I enjoyed ONLY when pressed by Today, Blondie are a ceas story. For Blondiee that when I saw the band circumstance or social fully qualified rock it's the inevitable live, on record It sounded obligation do I find group, with all that that l duller, older and tired. I myself listening to jazz progression, a further entails - onstage ego move away from their hate to be such a wet albums for any length of problems. guitar solos tack 'n' trash beginnings about this, but I really time. Obligation turns to and heavier production towards the world of didn't enjoy the album pleasure If the jazz la lobs. Debbie Harry, as showbiz and much. I got bored and tempered with róck, as in anyone who follow s professionalism. And if, fidgety and couldn't be Weather Report, or with Mailman will know, is an in the process, their in- bothered with the in- disco, as in Quincy Jones. Official Sex Symbol. But nocence has been lost. tensity he you'red through With Pacific Ear Blondie's songs still have well, maybe that's a a the words. Sorry Wayne. I drum's second album you the same superstick small price to pay. + + + think you're a sweetie in get dashes of both with formula - maybe not + SHEILA PROPHET DEBBIE HARRY: Official Sex Symbol the flesh, but a thorn In hints of pomp rock, and quite as instant as before, the vinyl. + + pure pop thrown in for but give them three or recent: Included are and lyrically It's the MADLEEN KANE: ROSALIND RUSSELL flavour. The first few .four listens and I 'Woodland Rock', 'Ride A complete Zlm parody and 'Rough Diamond' (Decca plays had me convinced guarantee they'll be White Swan'. 'Jeepster' essential listening for all SKI. R5302) that keyboards player glued to your brain_ and 'Hot Love'. There you misguided devotees. and co - producer Dave This combination of doesn't seem to be much From that same 1972 BOTH albums sport the MacRae had mixed too bubblegum songs of a pattern in the album comes -'Late 'kind of covers you expect I. many Ingredients into chewing their way across progression of the tracks. Again'. If 'Stuck' was to see on women's glossy this multi - layered cake. a heavy backing sound , It's likely that you'll their nod to Dylan then magazines. The affinity However, persistence gives the band room to have all of the tracks 'Late Again' sees the boys between Jones, Kane and paid off and what at first create new depths: already, but even so, it's donning their mid - sixties the beige and blusher set sounded like carefully textures of sound which ,s nice to have. ++++ moptop suits, in a song is transparently obvious. 1I,((y plagiarized prettiness which is the finest Lennon Both women are former s 7, as are a far cry from the MARC BOLAN AND T ROSALIND RUSSELL finally took form one-dimensional mood of Hits' / Mecca number the pair fashion models (yawn) original, though their first album. Listen REX: 'Greatest Rine 9t en: MSI15 wire never wrote. The other both sing badly, though spasmodic, strokes of (Pickwick PDA 044). =AY aamrnvszonxMAW for example. to the two songs from the Jamaican born Jones has cso brilliance. breathless 'Pretty Baby' WE OFTEN get accused 'Stealers Wheel' album definite presence, a The opening track, '^petite ingenue, teenage of reviewing records are 'Outside Looking In' recognisable "act", the 'Love On A Merry - Go - starlet. I fell in love with without listening - with and 'You Put Something disco hit 'La Vie En Rose', THE BEE GEES: Round' Is not one of them you" or the elusive, the accusations mainly Better Inside of Me', two under her belt, and a 'Bonanza (The Original however. It starts well distant charms of 'Fade coming from the artist more epics with traces of powerful s e m i - Recordings. The Early with fretless bass Away And Radiate'. who didn't appreciate our every influence that ever declamatory sing/speak Years)' (Pickwick PDA gathering momentum opinion of the product. I washed over their voice that cuts through 048). Into a disco beat over They can still Churn out collective consciousness. the loudest disco crowd the more obvious tunes now own up to the fact which Joy Yates casts her that I can (hut didn't). 1973 saw the release of like a new Wilkinson. velvet 'n' vitriol vocal though .. as shown by second album ANOTHER SUB title their version of 'I'm review this double album the Which is a lot more could easily be 'The Bee line. Neither the rhythm set without hearing it. 'Ferguslle Park', named than can be said for Kane, Gees nor the lyrics go far Gonna Love You Too' after the jungle where the Sing Beatles' by Buddy Everything on it is GERRY RAFFERTY whose glossle blog Ripoffs', because their enough to make It good (first recorded me as it 'The Paisley pair were raised. Holly) or 'Just Go Away' familiar to - AND JOE EGAN: (printed in six languages reliance on Beatles' riffs, disco or easy listening for would be to any Bolan fan Best of Stealers Wheel' From this is "Everything including Japanese) ends ideas and that matter. a solo Harry composition Will Turn' Out Fine', a vocalising is so might not be the of long standing (A &M AMLH 64708) on the following dip- obvious as to he a punch The group are on surer which With EMI reportedly quality song and a worthy ground with strongest number fly when and somaniac note: "Doesn't in the eardrum. However, the jazzier hanging on to all Bolan's DON'T TIME hit. The second final she make you think of Man Of Mystery' 'Open musically, but lyrically Is you're enjoying yourself. success for SW was 'Star' taken in the light of the easily sharpest unreleased material (for Eve, the first woman, days when the songs were Shores' 'Bay Of Plenty' the Ita reasons unknown), the On examining the rather which for me Is one of the got a big mouth and I'm who, with an apple alone, recorded - 1963 to 1966 and 'Magenta only product coming out mediocre sleeve of this most perspicacious drove man to damnation. - Saxophonist Smith happy to see/Your foot is slate I was stunned to bizness songs ever and they are more ac- Brian where is old. With the death of In all innocence. Madleen ceptable. Unoriginal, produces some dazzling firmly entrenched was only to be discover that Steeiers that rinky - link piano but a molar should be/If you Marc, it Kane has Just turned 19." acceptable. runs and spine - tingling a of Wheel first rose to break is worth the talk much louder you expected that flow Pass me a can of blasts. specially on his compilations would prominence In 1972, recommended retail In tact, some of the composition Of could get an award/From which me a Newcastle please, I'm' 'Bay the federal com- result. would make price in itself. songs are such a colourful Plenty'. Here the group's cute 13 when bought the , I drowning in this cham- This set of songs I Criticisms? .. Well, patchwork of the Beatles' musicianship reaches a munications board.' of this that a pagne bubblebath. The tracks aren't all as combines the very old title track personally felt first two albums, it highpoint: the genesis of collection. couple more tracks from But both ladies approve becomes quite good as those - 'Heart Of with the comparatively of putting the boot in an en- the composer's In- Now, six years on. A & the first or second album ... joyable game to work out spiration blasting M have collated four would have been better musically speaking. Kane which snatch comes from through even the tracks from each of the than a couple of commits GBH on Peggy which placed 'Fever' song. I'd say brilliance of the Wheel's three albums the 'Right Or Wrong' Lee's and Cole 'Another Girl' was production. and, Porter's teaser 'C'est SI capitalising on Mr songs., Nonetheless, this heavily looted, not to say The ghost of Blue Mink Walker Rafferty's recent chart is as fine a compilation Bon'. Only the title cut raped- If only Jr sustains any pace, though becomes hangs ominously over bigeroonle, have and vinyl companion as annoying when you know A Mountain' 1 can't hear one word 'Living On wálk InThe Night. repackaged the whole you'll find anywhere. the rift. but can't identify but doesn't detract much e shebang as a Rafferty Also a record which in- Clearly. Her breathy It without listening to !A soprano falls her so often the from Its blatant appeal Egan album. Cynical stills a certain national entire early Beatles' Yates' vocal dexterity Is asides aside, the com- pride in my tartan con- It's ridiculous. Sez here, collections. 'Where she was horn in Sweden. most apparent on pany should be credited sciousness. + + + + Do We Go From Here'. Its on two with Abba drink on me The sleeve notes In- counts: (a) RONNIE GURR. l i.te the fact that they have sweetheart but stick to clude a quote from the mc ove / lyricenig (atiagan referrinigh.g to put a 'warning' on the the modelling. okay? Bee Gees' father, Hugh, sleeve which Jones, whose that he was living on mountains; informs the I mauling "infuriated" the slightest . potential buyer the )yV of Plat's memory gained when his lads were produces n that cm. mental hiccough. album contains her a gold disc in Italy pared to the Fab Four. He contributions as previously released and Canada. shows equal points out that they come Yates' a lyricist reveal material: and (b) that as callousness by from Manchester, which something of an obsession compilations go this is a discotrying the Classic Is only 30 miles from veritable with the elements which bijou In a sea of 4 'Autumn Leaves'- Her Liverpool_ While that Is tine by me except they yak's vomit. bizarre French might account for their seem to say little and The album opens with pronunicatlon lends a nasal, Lennon soundalike mean less. In spite of this. Egan and Rafferty's certain sadistic element voices. it cannot be the there's still lot to be f1 numbering of trendy to this exercise in reason for the Identical getting on with. I look cn Dylan - esque paranoia maltreatment, riffs. Regional forward to future the laid - back 'Stuck In GRACE JONES: 'Fame But for sheer peculiarities do not ex- developments + + c/tn 1 Need You Right Now (with Thelma HouStore -The Middle'. 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STEPHEN BISHOP. 'Bleb' (ABC AACT. 5257) A FOLLOW . up much awaited by many Stephen Bishop's fleet album 'Careless' brought to light a noteworOly ::. singer songwriter and .ng. three high class singles, 'Save ft For A Rainy Day', 'On and On' and too [Little Italy'. On 'Rlsh' 1 ' i you'll find more of the same' some Cores's band of super - excellently musicians' Idea of constructed songs, In- diversity. One moment an ventive lyrics and fine, orchestral overture, the m uslcianship, with OLD FLA' E assistance from such as ';í next the rural sawing of string Instruments (In a Art Garfunkel, Natalie special clearing In the Cole, Chaka Khan, Hay with all the electric Parker, Tom Scott .. I SNUFFS a forest on IT go pianos tucked out of sight could the .shining Bishop excels at slow SMALL FACES: '78 In The Shade' (Atlantic K behind ballads but never 504881 foliage), 'Ihe next the they're di/ earnest flowery singing of overtly sentimental or SO FAREWELL then Small Faces. You were very a throaty chanteuse hackneyed. Prime popular In the sixties. And you made a comeback. pinpointing vaguely examples here are 'Only Last year as I recall Now you've gone again... nature and spirituality. The Heart Within You', '78 In The Shade' mark' the second flickering the tightly reigned 'Looking For The Right flame of Then and 'When I Was resurgence for the Small Faces -a follow. SMALL FACES: second - hand rock funking of Stanley One' In up to last years' pedestrian, yet occasionally bass Love', all of which whimsical Clarke's popping a and nostalgic 'Playmates'. The best that successful re-emergence (that brings a roar from maintain pleasant can be said Is that it's They're as wholesome acoustic feel amid string slightly better. with the prodúctlon of as cheesecake, but one the crowd), then Chick's '78 In The Shade' - the second comeback, and another tine section and often orchestral surely the last Emotions' bite goes a very long way. very own special backing. His style strikes --Is full of tired trademarks. A album. \ have spent where he allows his digits colllnion of old ideas and effortless, The Ozarks me as a bridge between time -served The presence of a few of too much time trying to to flow all over his professionalism That way it's Impossible not to his band on this album Steinway Acoustic Plano. those of Andrew Gold and ow who It Is to sound like country hicks Gerry and his It's even harder care. occasionally , Rafferty, What's lends It an and not enough time an needed Is one song that sparkles, one tune air of juggernauting the in is said and voice bears out- that sounds as patching splits When all to if they all want to play It ... or even efficiency that leaves the their jeans with master done, and here much is standing resemblance one lyric that doesn't sound like a rehash of some three girls gasping 'the latter's long to pieces like 'Jackie Blue' done and very little said, forgotten classic. emerge from the mix and 'You Know What I the only really liked He never makes There Isn't bit I himself fully at home on with their own Identity. Know'. Much of the Ss stab at disco There's assured, gutsy their the faster songs. but they rock ('Over Too Soon'), But at the last they really ! S,_ album sounds like a acceptance, 'Mustc- bouncy truckln' ('Thinking About Love') and even do manage to succeed glorified barn dance with, maglc'. It Isn't too are enjoyable. U more Cockney Blues ('Soldier'), All second hand with a OZARK MOUNTAIN superficiaL In any event, all - and lot of room to half price tickets. really disco by any every bit as dull as those descriptive phrases spare. Their lead voice, DAREDEVILS: 'It's 'Jackie Blue' losesnone stretch of the imagination he doesn't need to be themselves have become. Wanda Hutchinson, Alive (A&M AMLM of its immediate studio is a of music commercial, which is to Intime this album 66006) but it piece his are no may become much - sought - continues to expand her freshness. The deman- whose structure I can credit. There after by connoisseurs of the Small Faces the range and she constantly ding vocals are handled comprehend and hence obvious singles here - "second period". Right now - GO SPIT In the' potato just an album of very fine It's downright surprises `with some patch and tickle the old with perfection but there enjoy. But really this depressing. + + JOHN SHEARLAW. unexpected twist of aren't enough well con- Sorge + + + + 14 PAUL dawg tied up outside the trend towards jazzers SEXTON, delivery. barn door, it's the Ozarks structed songs like this to swinging their vocal THE EMOTIONS: For the large part this in concert. highlight the album. The chords Into the melee 'Sunbeam' (CBS 82.864 is classy uptempo Hillbilly rock 'n' roll Ozarks should have should be halted before modern urban soul. A and blue jeaned ballads, cleaned some of the mud someone somewhere gets MAURICE WHITE premium has been set on off their boots a long time rescued the Emotions but somehow the Ozarks the Idea of punk -jazz. a sumptuously hard have always been a IItUe ago. + + ROBIN SMITH. from the (tasco of Stax's hitting sound, It works with too dirty to become a Overall moments of demise one of last out OK. If you thought second were years' freshest and most Eagles. Instead RETURN TO clarity clouded Chicago were good you they've always been an FOREVER: 'Llve' (CBS by large areas of un- encouraging albums, definitely ought to hear 'Flowers', The American Lindisfarne. 82808) certainty masked by Svengall this album. It teaches good time folkes with absolute surety. from the Earth, Wlnd and them a few lessons + + + Fire camp continues this beer guts and tobacco WHAT YOU get here is + GEOFF TRAVIS, stained teeth. the full range of Chick + + + GEOFF TRAVIS,

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la the gig. - behaviour, he explains, audition, and It worked. It FUNNY There the Ramones, was because was HOw it totally Incongruously, he wis so a very equal thing." always hap - are unhapy being it V otdold So has fame and for Pens. playing their little hearts When we toured line No mat- out to hallfull of changed your life, ter where Britain, we blew it," he Marky? 1 go In disinterested bedenim admits. "Over there, He looks the world (she med hippies who've confused. (No said really Richard was considered sense of humour, these With a come to see Patti like a hero, you know. Yanks)- modest Smith. and N'ho seem to It "No, it's the Cough) Los Just didn't come across same, the same, really. Angeles, be spending the first half like I thought New York, of the show wandering It would. I Sire gave me a fairly t\ Liver- guess Richard was doing decent amount of money. pool, Leeds, hack and forward across his best, the the hall. but It just didn't Little things I've bought Roundhouse work. just little things." - the "That - Ramones are bound From somewhere In the tour was a real He Is happy with the to middle of this peripate- test for us. The kids - I band, though, even if it turn up. It's never tic audience, ft's hard to got hit three times on the hasn't yet made him his been known to fall. tell just how well the head with cans of beer. fortune. "I like the This time I'm in Asbury Ramones are playing. And the spitting - I could Ramones, because they But what 1 hardly hold Park, New Jersey (Yes, from can see my drum have their own style. i1 the Asbury Park, New - and hear - they're stick because my hands They definitely have that. Jersey) and would you turning out their usual were so slippery with If you have the radio on, t1 believe Its Yup, here professional super. spit. And It was like - and a group comes on they are again. charged performance, green!" and you can't tell who and new member Marky Mind you, back home they are, they have no Actually, Asbury Park Bell. on only his fourth things weren't really Identity, no style, was a big disap- gig with the band, is going any better for the "I've always enjoyed pointment. Like all those fitting in just fine. Voldolds. On their return the Ramones. I liked their, legendary names that to New York, Marky says songs. My biggest sound like magic AFFFF.R their stint, to our the Ramones they played a few gigs at problem was learning all British ears - CBCB's, CBGB's, and then just their songs at once - It the Whisky 4 Go Go, gather on the bal- hung cony around, waiting to took me about two Max's Kansas City, the overlooking see what would happen. months to get to know Bottom Line - it's, well. the sea where a barbe- "By that time; I was them all properly." it's just another place. cue has been set up, like. scrounging," he Although he's only And not a very exciting and collectively hurl admits. "I was eating dog played a few live gigs place -a sort of second - abuse at Patti, whose food." with the band, Marky has rate Bognor Regis. fast performance has been Er ... which brand? spent most of his Ume losing custom since thoughtfully beamed "It was a natural dog since he joined the band Atlantic City, an hour or through to us on a closed food. Like, other dog recording their new so down the coast, opened circuit camera. foods have chemicals in album, which should be Its casino doors to hordes While the others are them , but this was out sometime this of Yanks with more thus usefully occupied, I good. It was cheaper than autumn. After only one money than sense. The take the opportunity to hamburger. It had a listen to a rough tape of Stone Poney, breeding grab Marky and question strange taste, though. the album. I'm not too ground for the Asbury him about how fame and "It's like poloni - they sure how I feel about it, Jukes. 01' Bruce fortune has changed his just chop everything up but I can exclusively Springboard, Miami life. From local sources, I and sling it together in reveal (can I have a job Steve and all that bunch, gather that Marky's one piece." on the Evening News is just a rather run down previous career (as a Hmmm, yes. So things now, please?) that It pub. All, llluswna. member of Richard got pretty low, finan- sounds quite a bat dif- Hell's band the Voldolds) cially? ferent from any of the To top it all. It's had been punctuated by He nods. "Yes." others. raining Chucking It frequent spells of Marky agrees. "Yes, down. We have to trudge drunkenness and Bur at this point, it's different - it has through the downpour debauchery. our hero was to be different instruments on from the seaside carpark He seems outraged at rescued from this it John plays lead for the to the boardwalk where, the very suggestion. "1 fife of poverty and first time, There's one somewhere amongst the used to fall over degradation by - our track with lots of guitars tatty cafes and the sometimes," he admits, heroes! on It, which sounds very inevitable souvenir shops "just like everybody else. "I knew the Ramones different. - buckets and spades. But I wasn't an alcoholic already, and I heard "I think ft's going to get Greetings From Asbury or anything like that ..." 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To top it all. Gary was sacked last week because he "went punk". In other words, he bleached Quel horreur! his hair. The story of the hand is unhappy Indeed. Gary claims that manager Barry Sullivan promised a tour them of Japan, a month long tour of England and a Top Of The Pops appearance. Every day's Holly day "In fact," says Gary, dolefully, "we only ever got to play Bournemouth, Redcar and Ramsgate." THE MEMORY Barry Sullivan. happily, confirms of Buddy Weekly' handout it's a emotive concert In that these Holly lives on ... stronger sincere to the allegations are patently untrue. They were, he tribute London, In 1978 it's the says, than ever brilliant but ail -too -brief 'The paid no wages - '^because they were making no Buddy Holly Story' money." That's the message career of one of the finest an American film behind the third annual singer / songwriters that based on the life of the He never promised them a trip to Japan, although 'Buddy Holly Week' rock'n'roll has produced late star which he did ask them which runs - has Its to put their dole to the pool. - as Il has for Two years ago Buddy's British premiere On the the last three years first producer Norman It was a case, as he says. of a possibly successful from - eve of what would have PARTICIPATION is a wonderful thing. You must group trying to make It with everyone pulling September 7 to 14. Petty visited Britain for been Buddy's 42nd bir- certainly get terribly bored with all us literary together. And despite the deluge the commemorative thday. midgets ramming our tastes down your reluctant of badges, stickers, week. Last year it was the Charles Hardin Holly throats week in week out. This la your chance to ram A sorry tale. But confirmation of my honest belief posters, calendars, new turn of too Buddy's' original was born in Lubbock, your tedious opinions down our collective that much of the smile is an unnatural act and is compilation albums and backing group the Texas oesophagus. therefore bound to be punished. the one-off on September 7, 'Buddy Holly Crickets, who played an 1936. He died in a plane Pearls Before Swine is a nefF Off Centre feature crash at Mason City, which depends on you for its existence. Iowa on the night of Simply follow these Instructions and you too can February 3, 1959. The become a critic (of sorts): list your five all Ume crash, at the height of his favourite album tracks/and/or singles and your five career, also claimed the most hated of the same along with one or two sen- lives of Richle Valens and tences explaining your reasons. the Blg Bopper. I have seized the opportunity to vent my own spleen Just how tar he would to give you an example of the sort of thing we want. have, and could have, PEARLS: gone is impossible to say. 'Virginia Plain' - Roxy Music. But in 23 short years he Maybe the most apocalyptic debut f8TARE ever. including ' proved himself both 'Anarchy'. The first of an impossible production -line TO5 VALUABLE original, prolific and of classics. A facelift for the seventies, a death blow ' I 4 ° brilliant ... and 20 years to the sixties, and a renaissance for the spirit of the RIC-I'' BARE DELETIONS later his songs are still fifties, .5 eve, considered an Integral 'Why Do Fools Fall In Love?' - Frankle I.ymon And RECORD TAPE part of rock'n'roll, The Teenagers. EXCHANGE whether in their original This is a fairly arbitrary selection from perhaps a a ROAD versions or covered by score of fifties qualifiers - including Del Shannon's ADVERTISE DmNG HILL GATE W12 others. 'Runaway' and Danny And The Juniors' 'Al The (Tel. 01.727 15141 Now, in the seventies, a Hop', It gets elected because Records more Frankle stiffed It young Wanted Wanted Also all regorge and ones complete picture of and that always adds a little sentiment. bought ,«N end exch.-Hen Holly's life and illustrious 'Ask The et Angela' - Patti Smith (from 'Radio career exists than ever Ethiopia' ). PHONE before. By the end of the SHADOWS SINGLES, DAVID ESSEX, ab- 10 Whew' feed Wired -up power exploding all over place *3 "Jet Black" and year MCA are to release a the "Feelin solutely anything from ls hid, Patti breaks all the rules with the most mystic vocal Fine". £2.50 each. 1965 to 1978 please 40 Nonieg Nil Gate, six -album set entitled twists - VIII; 'The ever. Her most Important, most exhllerating Records first please- write! All letters an- 21 reelkriye coed Complete Buddy rock 'n' roll statement. Pickles. 2 St. John's Holly', featuring swered. - Clot Bernard, Monies Nil Gets, 1Y11. - for 'The Hissing Of Summer Lawns' - Joni Mitchell Crescent. Bradford. BDS 7 Avenue le Notre, 92420 8361511 the first time - every (from 'The Hissing of Summer OLP, West recorded track as Lawns' ). Yorkshire. Vaucresson, France. well as "He bought her a barbed wire fence/to keep out the WANTED DANA previously unreleased unknown/and on every OLIVE TREE, again and radio interviews. metal thorn/Just a little blood photographs. press - MISSED THAT HIT SOUND WHILE of his own." The perfect humiliation for any clotpull again. let me find love, cuttings, tapes, anything It's a fitting memory who still the light is dark enough, I IT WAS identifies Joni with 'Big Yellow Taxi'. purchased. - P.O. Box AROUND? for the gangly young 'Drive In Saturday' David warn dance to your Texan with the horn rims. - Bowie. music. All by Judith 1759. GET IT FROM THE DEALER WITH The Despite all the luminescent Incarnations that BILLY FURY. Monthlies man who followed Bowie's hermaphrodite ornamentation. Durham. Will pay your and anything on Roy acknowledged his debt to Bowie price. Write to Wayne ALL THE CLASSICS reached his peak as a pop singer here. 1973, the - Rogers. 16 Belmont Elvis Presley, yet went dying thrash of Young, 200 Sherbourne - All the singles listed below are only 75p each end his relationship with Mick Ronson, a Crescent, Maidenhead, on to contribute as much crash course for the ravers. St. Apt, 505, Toronto, Berks. are but a small selection from over 2,000 singles and to rock 'n' roll as the King SWINE: Canada, M5A 2R7. 1,000 LPG listed st incredible prices. Himself. Some records are so SEND SAE FOR LIST JOHN SHEARLAW bad they acquire a certain OEORGY GIRL. Days of kitsch value. The ones listed here do not qualify; they MORRIS ALBERT are My Life, Emerald City. STAR DISCOUNT 11(0101 DERRY b PACEMAKERS simply bad. without soul, without inspiration. Island of Dreams, Colour EweAMERICA Ferry crow, th Mena, without anything. LIMITED NUMBER NORMAN GREENBAUM of My Life. Ml by the taw. oleo no Mme 'Y Viva Espagna' Sylvia St ON DIE Sehe In the akn - Seekers Your price paid- LEN BARRY HOLLIES One hit wonder In 1974 1 Sylvia came and went BACK Ae it,., I BrmeeM leaving - Wayne Young, 200 IN STOCK JEFF BECK in her wake perhaps the crassest melody ever Send for PYTHON Lit JACKSON Sherbourne St, Apt 50.6 w berate NI he ulcer berg perpetrated, IV CARNAIEVo' ROAD In broke, aew Toronto, Ontario, DAVID BOWIE GLADYS KNIGHT 'Congratulations' - Cliff Richard. RANGOS, Mat an Men N, HALES Help ,ne .0514 N INa,ob tb. reg. The is hs Canada. M5A 2157. C sheer longevity of this record perhaps Tit, 0241 52720 UeBYC PECKER JOHN LENNON Lot'.Lai Meet egret least endearing aspect. It constantly bounces onto the A QUICK service top . ItnaoJOHN g- and COMMODORES MILES airwaves, into the wedding reception room. To call tt prices guaranteed for Feet MIS stomach churning can only understate the case. your unwanted I. as and DEEP PURPLE ELVISPden 'Leap Up And Down And Wave Your Knickers In TM cassette. Any quantity smelt on err want. Wooden been CASSETTE DEREK b DOMINOES D Air' - St. Cecilia. bought, send with L details Web on r ad cad. I have seen some of the people who bought that SAE for cash offer by HIRE EXCITERS LEO SAYER record, stares ~Hens for the ben They have empty eyes and knowing return of post. - GEM A, p r .1 00,4 a for now *hen lowl. you They laugh uncontrollably at 'Are You Being Served' dept. RM. PO Ros 54, Men .oil can W. ALSO A GREAT BARGAIN err our .gso Warr, They perform interminable Impersonations of Eric Crockhamw ell RD NIT s.NG LES - ftl l CI N «Here..,/ Road, .el.. ® SOUL SINGLES _ Idle doing his 'know what l mean?' sketch. Woodley, F., lull tai E2 1 u.en,s,l Reading, natal% .: 100 REGGAE SINGLES - 111. DI o0er.rl 'Eye Level' - The Simon Park Orchestra. Berkshire. nnunbershoo malt Ter our Hoe POSTAGE b PACKING brochure E. EXTRA ANY NUMBER Of REC0005 The most nondescript record ever to make number SINGLES one, It is a damning reminder of the Wondertoaf WANTED for STEM C*3 1TTl OLDIES UNLIt ITED ,1\ 6, of the Great British Public. cash, send SAE with tuaDING u DEPARTMENT R Mentality hat 6/12 1 Flgaro' The Of Man. to Dave Roane. Sherwood STAFFORD STREET I - Brotherhood Banks. 30 Spltal Ha... ST. If there's one thing worse than PiaglarIsm, IL's Lane. Chesterfield. C.n.erb urt CT1 N O. GEORGE'S. TELFORD SHROPSHIRE TF2 9NO BUDDY HOLLY Luau/lamed piagrarismt sloppily executed. Record Manor, September 9, 1978 17 PATTI SMITH POETRY READING, Edinburgh Festival SHE SEEMED loose She seemed y. And she captured our hearts t ears) with an enchanted per- formance of a few poems, a few songs and lots of warm friendly patter She ain't no Dylan She's Patti, .. A friendly crowd sat hushed for the most part but a hew people responded well when Patti asked for questions. "fall us about your affair with Rimbaud" shouted someone and she responded by reading 'Dream Of 'GUTS', Edinburgh Festival Rimbaud'. The book la due out soon TAKE and A guy (Dave Cohen), give him Patti Is well pleased with It - a hotch potch of songs parodying punk apart from the cover, "make your to Dylan. throwing own of In alternative It" she quipped. story lines. Describe It as "The first A recital of 'Neo Boy' (about a ever one man, punk/folk (rock) proud new race) she cut short when opera" and what have you got? Well. site came acmes a printed line of to be honest more than you might "Own suddenly, boring" which should expect/fear, but not as much as you be "then suddenly boiling!" and felt might hope. her concentration shattered. No-one Basically, the Idea of Tummy (the minded because she was on really fat, deaf, dumb, blind kid w ho played good form, shove singing Smokey Robin - ha'penny) Is nothing new and son's 'Hunter Gets Captured By The tying It Into the development of Game' plus 'Sally' with Lenny Kaye modern music means that the show struggling to remember the plan tends to be skimpy and superficial part. She had planned at one time to rather than fast moving. give this song to Rod Stewart and It's a shame that overall the play waited for hint In a hotel room - for lacks a single definable style as it four years! skips from punk to folk to MOR. Oh. Cracks about Scottlah misers, her there Is a message present, but it own greed and even rape (and a poem could have been put over so much of that name) were well received as more strongly As Tummy is she skipped and danced through an discovered by Pete Landsend, who hour of sheer delight. "What sort of makes him the subject of a multi- music you listening to?" she called, to million dollar media smash with a be met with a shout of "The Clash". soundtrack that literally brings him to YOU WANT BOBBY DYLAN? WE GOT HIM... 1 his "Oh yes, I love them. And I saw senses, he turns to music for a GET HIM FOR YOU!!! Johnny Rotten dancing - he's really purpose in life. - MAX BYGRAVES? WE good, if a guy Is a good dancer I a creditable Dylan pastiche follows, BUT WAYNE COUNTY ANO ELECTRIC CHAIRS reckon he's usually good at other Complete with nasal twang and things too! I would like a date with caustic comments on the Zim's ARE NOT GODO BUSINESS... MY ESOY fi! Johnny Rotten and Tom Verlaine." . present financial plight ("the answer, Her my friend, Is 70 grand/the answer Is previous fixation with Keith 70 grand"). Also a superb TI ose admirable claps. Marks and Spencers -who 1 would like to take this Richard was mentioned anti -Pistols as she read anthem, 'Monarchy In The UK' and opportunity to thank for the small brown 'Jockey' underpants I am at this very 'Anita Pallenberg' but really time an excellent Elvis performance which was too short although we would have moment wearing. excellent value at £1.25 - are broadening their horizons brought more than a smile to my lips. beyond the realm of pies and sensible brassieres. This Autumn they will launch stayed all day to have listened to her. All in all, a pleasant way to spend As a life-long Patti fan next to me their own St. Michael's record label, laid: lunchtime and if you get the chance "She should do more poetry see this play - it's better than sand- The nature of the product they will he releasing remains swathed in mystery. readings and less concerts." wiches in the park. JOHNNY My most inoffensive question. "Will the label concentrate on either albums or JOHNNY WALLER WALLER singles- met a curt nay. stony responsefrom a spokesperson of know, but I'm not going to tell you". 'LEMON Dear me, these silly press officers playing at secret agents do become tiresome. POPSICLE', The records will be stocked in 15 branches around doe country. 1 only hope they for November release will extend their admirable policy of refunding money without question on any NOT ONLY are these Israeli types unsatisfactory product to the reimbursement of those fans disappointed with the getting their fingers into the very new Kosher and the Bagels album. lucrative record company pie but films as well. 'Lemon Popsicle' is a movie on a parallel with at least half a dozen other rock 'n' roll teenage revival Rime with one peculiar difference. It was made in Israel. You'd barely know the difference. GO GET The original Hebrew has been overdubbed with Transatlantic pubescent drones. And the setting its adult rating with some extremely isn't exactly Jerusalem Synagogue; naughty, and sometimes quite funny, GO'WAY more a surrogate NYC with bits. HOUND DOG Chevrolets, glowing neon and ice The best scene In the film comes cream parlours. when the three main characters. Apart from certain inescapable Benjl, Bobble and Hughle discover giveaways - Elvis posters captioned that they've caught crabs off the local in Hebrew - it's pure Americana. hooker. Although the film is replete with Their solution to the problem Is to cliches Inevitably enough con. stand In the swimming pool for three eider-Mg the number of movies that hours hoping the crabs will drown. have now been made about the bobby Yoram Globos and Menahem Golan sox and soda pop period - it's easy - the producers - have made a film viewing despite the occasional cringe which, though completely.unoriginal, when the plot gets too obvious. breaches the geographical gulf bet- All the mandatory components are ween American and Israel and con- her. -'sexual awakening, unrequited veys a sense of atmosphere and gentle love, automobile slapstick, crab in- humour that Is as unexpected as It Is fested clapstlok. Predictably, the enjoyable. lighthearted Inevitably. the films' backers have movie ts predominantly worth with a sprinkling of teenage pathos. not Ignored Lemon Popsicle's This pathos Is one of the best as a promotional device for an album, aspects of 'Lemon Popsicle'. Though and it features a predominant fifties obvious enough, the teenage anguish soundtrack that punctuates the film is communicated very touchingly by Incessantly, repetitively and Bennijl - who helps his best friend's sometimes irritatingly. lfiAirllriend have an abortion - and But with a wealth of fifties muslrto Meal, the object of his unrequited choose from it is far from disposable the best of love. featuring. among others, Paul Anka, 'The film doesn't pussyfoot around The Chordettes, Brian Hyland, and in the way that Its American the omnipresent Danny And The forerunners did. In a sense. 'Lemon Juniors who must have appeared in Rockabilly Popiilcle's' realistic sordidness Is just about every rock 'n' roll revival what separates It. Certified X, It earns film ever made. from CBS

From the 'CBS Rockabilly Volume I' 1 album comes a dynamite four track EP, featuring the great 'Go Way Hound Dog' Four GO GET iT! from Cliff Johnson, plus Tm Coming Home' extraordinary from Johnny Horton, 'Beetle-Bug -Bop' the tracks for from The Collins Kids plus one 'The Death Of Rock And Roll' a price of track not previously released in the ordinary ea,tz U.K., from The Maddox Brothers gain single 'CBS~label . & Rose. A record that rocks so *dun* If t sweet it'll make your socks go 6495 . day-glo green. ' ------.a..s.. Can you drown crabs?i A Mono Rrcara.rp rMcwar 18 Record Mirror, September 9. 1978 ords throws in!' the to' el

- Are you one of the thousands that have bought Boney M's single TWICE? FM. an "He's always understood the I'VE JUST uncovered situation and has Had a better life than innovative marketing 'ploy many kids with two parents. At least which takes advantage of that he hasn't had to listen to parents faceless' mass of people arguing In the middle of some cold record ltlghL otherwise known as So what have you gained from all buyers. that? The ploy, which should catch on like 'To be careful with money oid . ! a. forest fire, is based on the assump- men. I used to dream a lot before I tion that they never play the 'b' sides had Wayne, but not anymore. I just of the singles they eagerly dash out to take life as it Comes. I never saw buy on pay day. Wayne's father again and I thank God Now, bearing that In mind, it .a -o' I never married him. side happens to be catchy but has "I went out with a German guy for been overshadowed by the immense 10 years. He's still around but there's t, popularity of the 'a' side what are you no way I'll marry him. Sure, I'd like to going to do with It? Walt for an in- get married one day - wouldn't every competent radio DJ to play it by woman - but a girl In my position has mistake? Enclose a leaflet with each to watch herself. There are a lot of a single begging them to flip it over guys around unscrupulous enough to occasionally? marry for a fast buck. "Listen . life is so short that you Or do what Boney M's record have you must re- must fun, enjoy company WEA have just done - yourself. That's all I ask." release the single but swop sides? And who's denying she's got It HONEY M: taking a holiday Sounds inconceivable? Well, why" 'Rivers Of Babylon' was a revelation, don't you just wander over to your the tallend of a Chain of massive but record collection, extract 'Brown Girl disposable hits and the 'one record In The Ring' and take a peep at what's that has given them a broader ac- on the other side. Surprise, surprise ceptance, a nod, almost Imperceptive, 'Rivers Of Babylon'. And while you're from their multifarious critics whose about it have a quick butchers at your main cause for complaint was "De'fe copy of 'Rivers Of Babylon'. See black, but dey shaor don't sound Ilke what's on the backside. Need I say It." more . While lascivious bodies in diamonds 'Brown Girl' has been selling so well oogled the night away in Indulgent (round about 30,000 a day in fact) that risotto resort discos oblivious to the barring a clone invasion there are morality of . those of you it ail .. out there who have "I Minna. I've never been a big fan bought the same record twice In of Rastafarian several months. reggae. Oh, I know Wm Mugs. my 'roots' and all that but that doesn't "Isn't it Incredible?" beams Marcia prevent me from preferring other Barrett wrapped In a towel on the kinds of music. don't Identify with edge of her bed. Mope, I ain't there. I We're speaking dubbing. I Identify with rhythms that over the phone mean something in my "People were showing Interest in head. "But sometimes I'm not too crazy 'Brown Girl' which is a West Indian about school song, so ourmusic. Y'know, when you 'n1 the record company on a long tour and you keep singing decided to put 1t out. I guess people those aren't playing their 'b' sides." same old songs I get thinking 'I wish I was singing something else You guessed right Marcia. So how Something come you're all dripping and dreamy that I can get off on'. "And as for the critics. let them and drowsy at this unearthly hbur (9 think what amt with the bouncing they like. I'm not bothered sun off your We sell, don't we?d" towel like a Llfebuoy soap ad? Huh? As if she neede my re assurance_ "Well, I'm just off to Jamaica for a month long holiday." Just ask the sweetie pie couple holidaying in Ibiza hands And where's the rest of that as they hold deliciously textured in the sunset while the waves nf Tiall" l' NI European disco 'Belfast' slowly, ecstatically, droln warrior wagon Honey M? - (Wonder them. Or the Tiffany twinkletoue what the 'M stands for? Mouth. Mind, flashing Meringue, Mtssle, their Maltese suntans tinder Mohammedan, plastic palm trees. Moko-Moko that's a New Zealand The Bishops' new - Or the pub disco the lun- single in bell bird by the way - or maybe Just DJ. Or plain Mammoth?). chtime school rl tranaltors. Or the programme anners. Or the blank "Well, Maisie's in Italy, Liz is in boutique boot a boys .. . standard 7ánd special ego homy Paris and Bobby's still back in Ger- many." "Nobody has ever seen us raked," Marcia breaks the daisy chid!: And who are you going to Jamaica with Marcia? "though they might think they have. . Huh? "Well when we out twit size 69imited edition. "My mum who now lives In Croydon did and album cover we had to wear nlnvy , Wayne." photo petticoats and bras at the Whose Wayne? "My son," Er, but session. we whipped you ain't, er, well, At the command of both in colour what I mean Is . . off our bras and chain mall r'S, No. I'm not married, never have sure we been. draped over us. But we made I had Wayne when I was 16 and grabbed our breasts with our hands sleeves.available very naive. It was a strange first." pregnancy. I was still at school and I see had You mean it's a kind of now you him in the Easter holidays. us now you don't sexuality? "I went back to school when the "We push clean. healthy sea. We next week. headmistress told my sister that I don't believe in pornography. should, But it was difficult. I had to think " but there's no way I can This get con- up In the morning, bath him, dress concentrate on that particular him, them take him to a nursery versation kngwing there's just before going to school. telephone wire and towel between me "I lived with my mum and sister and ecstasy. I keep thinking If then_' My father lived apart In she'll grab them again when she drop Jamaica and that made dung's even the towel_ I quickly fumble for a hnaL C: harder. I went to night school during cliche question. the holidays and got various Jobs to The answer_ "Fo rommuntuke help my mum make ends meet Up to with any race. any colour. We KIM the point of having Wayne i was ourselves in being an internattenat Aso scared of life. 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onlooker it sounds trivial, but to me something GARDNER his lackie It's Important- a bit more serious type of person. I didn't actually meet take so much before he breaks out. MIKE Ind meet Unless I can hear something they could get involved him but I had contact with hint. He dreams of being Superman and myself I can't build up the con. with themselves I can't relate to was in a hotel with my has Clark Kent posters on his wall or fidence In what I'm doing. people "I The Jam's Paul Welter and talk about singing about their religious girlfriend and he was Just like one of Farrah 'Fawcet - Majors There's a beliefs or whatever. It's not Im those lecherous businessmen who bit of me in It ... I have David Soul Reading portant to me." have weekends away from their instead (laughs) view of the band But of course your mentor Pete the changing and darling wives and 1 thought 'I 'It's Too Bad': It's at this point "At Reading the crowd didn't Townshend - bother has been singing about wonder if your wife knows you're out that Calvin Most son of Mlckie, me, it was the sound on stage his religious beliefs and his falling doing this.' starts to play pinball until everyone to the new aIpum 'All Mod Cons' 1 couldn't hear anything. I was grasp on his generation and other listen guessing what You seem to be advocating fixes him with a deadly stare that the others were personal things. How do you relate monogamy. makes him realise that the noise is tihich I quite like. the playing. I kept stopping. We went to his work from Tommy TAKE ONE tender young If that's onwards? "No, I believe in doing your own not welcome. 1 consequently forget we portray then that's down well but It could have been "I've said this before. not flare Cool." tighter. It's thing. But it's Just the straight to ask about this one. journalist and add to it an tone containing the ring of really my type of music. That's the Image, the pin stripe suits and moral 'The Place I Love': 'Kt's a song .ihnation to the stereotype, as "But the times when I do get a politest way I can think of putting it, be about a subconscious good attitude. I Just think they should imagery. It's undiluted fan who answers to oposed to that of contentment. sound on stage, I realise that I and I don't mean that in any of- more honest. They're the sort of song. It's Just boy meets girl. Boy wouldn't want to be of Keiran Flynn If you weren't In the Jam and you anywhere else in fensive way I really respect the people who kick their 'television loses girl. Girl f + ks off. the name a the Image, would you be In. the world, I suppose it's a love - hate geezer. It's Just not my sort of after seeing the Sex Pistols. You to do it Justice, a con- thing really. "No, it's and is usually found sorting 'rested" stuff," he said with almost painful know, the fine upholders of moral scious attempt to write a song that i should think so," he said with "They'll come a time when you've honesty. standards in our society, They're meant nothing. Just a nice tune. got to treat The out the mountain of, :9e slow. thoughtful drawl of con Jam as two different Just a load of ca its when it boils Fly': "It's a love song. It's about ,Aeration. things, a live band and something down to IL the subtle ironies of certain else. Sixties photographs in the hallowed line did you feel when `News Of 'David Watts': I picked It off a relationships and situations." a wall The World' flopped and 'This Is The "You come to brick and But his renowned love of the Who's Klnks'ralbum I bought In the States Acre. you've got to make a decision and corridors of Long Modern World' got had reviews? earlier work their 'mod' and thought it would be good for us Violence whether to go over It or not. It's Just allusions prompts Keiran to ask If Send the mixture, well packaged 1 wasn't surprised about 'News to do. It sounded like a good single. The World'. It wasn't really a question of saying - do you hold he'd wished he was there when it all "You always know people like 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street': "It to Mickie Most's plush RAK studios my happened In the sixties. an of tea But I was pretty choked back on record, make everything that. I used to know one at school. was a feeling I got when I went down in St John's Wood. simple or do you go over the wall and "Now - ending up on acid, the Vortex one night. was very out 'Modern World' because 1 He's Just like the song In fact, his It e In another bowl separate bandit do something a maaaaaannn! I'd have com- .,eved in it.? Do you bit different and - last name was Watts as well . er heavy and everyone was there for Bruce Foxton and send him to still believe :t^ I enquire. hope for the best Ilvewise. mitted suicide," he laughs. "No the violence, kicking each other in. I (to record with Lord L lean .. Mark Watts." Cornwall i thought about adding another seriously, I'm glad I was down the What's he doing now? Just thought how the scene had in the album bombs() ' - Just case member but I would need to have 100 Club in 1976. I don't think there "He's a policeman!" changed They used to be there for a Now carefully extract lead Wombles total control over his playing. It can have been a more exciting time purpose - to see new bands and tail, guitarist Paul Weller from adding would also alter the whole live thing. than that ... and U there was I don't about new things, The song Is an to the jaunty ii'ell. I do and I don't. I get bored Track by track 'Nescafe ad' organ fills .. We've got care about It," he adds defiantly n' easily with old stuff ánd so I've such a strong thing bet- exaggeration on that point. The 'The Place I Love'. I UNCRUMPLE the scrawled piece a and on this LP as it's the ween the three of us it could work, 'The Night': "It's Bruce's song. violence moves up to head If drummer Rick Buckler is dtf- ' ,nrentrated of paper containing the track list of thing we've ever done and but it could also scretv things up. It's Just about a weekend away." erupts." cult to separate from putting down ?rarest People are going to have to accept the new album 'ALL MOD CONS' 'In The Crowd': "It preys upon the 'Down The Tube Station At Mid- more percussive for 'Dash :h' next LP will probably be the and ask Paul to fill me In. way back patterns .me were that there are two bands. I don't 'Combine' theme. It goes Into that a night': "A geezer on his The Tube Station At Midnight' from ` In retrospect there quite know If it's very easy to accept. 'All Mod Cons': "It's a signature little deeper. work and he's home with fee flaws to IL Mainly technical It's the feeling I used to from going the forthcoming album All Mal - tune, it only lasts about one minute when 1 1 and he gets 'hmes, like the vocals could have Why do you now do 'Away From get used to go shopping. his takeaway meal Cons', don't worry You already The Numbers' on stage? 20." don't know If you've ever been in a beaten up by some thugs on the have tighter and I could have taken 'To Be Someone': "It's a plsstake as the Ingredients for the JAM songs. "I don't know, probably con- supermarket with a trolley and you platform. He assesses his life it to tuI more time over some of the fidence In the song itself and con- of stardom. It's about getting walk around with that synthetic flashes across his eyes and his last 'The timing was pretty bad for First helping to Keiran fidence in me singing It. The song drugged up with my trendy friends. music to the background - suddenly thought Is that the takeaway curry is you, you marketing it. We had all the is a thing. It's about They really 'dig' me (man) and I you become a on "The first time I saw things with, itself personal dehumanised, like getting cold the floor." were supported by the 'Jolt' and Christmas to compete me personally and I didn't think really 'dig them. It's the rise and robot." Have you ever seen anything like !Se and they a two 'Wombles Greatest Hits', want to hear a song about me fall of a pop star. 'Billy Hunt': about a happen? were then punk band, ,nts you'd "It's that they seem be of people prefer the Wombles to personally. I thought that's what "It's a constant theme fora lot of dreamer. The type of person who but I've seen it In daydreams to a band Influenced by re "No, the sixties and I a hand Jam! people were bored about. You know these songs about the dreams of wishes he was David Watts is, In when I think of terrifying positions think there's to me it - called the 'Reaction' who do the 'But it's In the past and Rod Stewart singing about his latest people and the graduating climax of fact Billy Hunt. There's a bit of him to be In" doesn't matter because you learn that everything." In everyone really. He's the same thing. What do you think o we're conquest or his lost loves and person Do you ever have nightmares? them?" wen your mistakes and so sort of crap. I thought people wanted 'Mr Clean': "It's about a certain who's always put down and can only "No, only in the daytime." taking our time over the new album. Fur the first time I've put down a Commercial erutar solo and gone back and listened to it." "Depends what their motives are It's a tribute to this maturity that People say we've got dishonest 'bey didn't make their long - stan- motives but I don't think we have - 1 ng producer Vic Smith, the you know, like latching onto 'tapegoat for the lack of com- something that's commercial and mercial and critical success. exploiting It. But we've done this "We were really displeased with sort of thing for a good two pean the sound on Modern World' and I before anyone from the press or :hink that may have been one of the record companies picked up on us. reasons why it wasn't a success. We It's easy for me to say that but It's thought maybe we could do a better the truth. I can back It up with sib ourselves. But we had a re - photos we we were had done and think - I wearing suits even then." ~, Why hadn't the papers picked W on you then?" I asked. 'Modern World' "Well they were all involved with He paid Mbute to con- rriiiiiíi 'Led Zeppelin' and the rest of that crap- d slrucllve criticism, objectivity. It wasn't a question strength But the CO discoVering bands it saes something and sympathy, r'iiiiij3'- rush they had to take notice of ... Plus question remains, why did they sold papers. into releasing 'Modem Wld' so "A lot of papers and maybe a lot ol quickly after 'In The City'? people take us at face value. I don't According to Paul it was a simple "t think they've ever taken us that case of having the material and not seriously." wanting to zee it grow stale. Keiran presses harder Into the "Ao lot of critics like to think that topic. the profs It's our company pushing us Into !t - asking U Paul thinks like, see The Jam In one dimensional get out onto the streets and a exploit the terms le: Who rip - off member masses - but really it and has nothing to do with that, I think nothing else. they would "Yeah, they do, but then again I have ben hap ter If we don't blame them. U you just glazes had put it back to this year.' at us then It appears that way How do you adjust from working "But It's their job not to just on stage to working on an album? I Keiren. read somewhere that you regard glance at you," submits albums But It happens, as you both as 'sacred', or at least certain tracks. For instance. up until know," said Paul paternally. recently What can you do to counteract you wouldn't play 'Away From The Numbers' on stage. that? Yeu There's nothing you can do. "I make a lot orillys comments can only tell people. but It bolls down like that, I was just being to them finding out fort hemeelvea" melodramatic. Jam s They're just two "Do you think about the different worlds, you Just can't image. as such?" probes Keiran. compare them. thought Live is totally built "I ire never really we." SO you and the audience. had an image. The only image thing.,, It's a cycle what read In tie ever had B I've "Do Ketra0. you like It," interrupts And what's that? "Obviously "Mod Mohair Boys," he says a 1 do, The main gripe that comes to mind Is that usuall though visualising the headline can't I hear myself on stage. To an 22 Record Prof,i September 9. 1978

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1 ELO claiming that their album is the best (1, 3, 5, 6) DOWN 8 Darts' single for the summer of '7813, 7) 1 Rod going out with the boys 9 Joni Mitchell had a Big 11,5,2,3,4) Yellow ... (4) 2 Patti Smith's religious oc- 11 Blues guitarist who had 1964 casion 161 hit with Dimples 16) 3 Jazz rockers that used to 12 The Stones had a Tumbling feature Chester Thompson one 141 17, 6) 13 The number of steps to 4 What Lindisfarne do when Heaven (5) they get into trouble (3, 3, 4) 15 The band that brought us 5 She had Too Much, Too the crunch (3) Little, Too Late (7) 16 Hot Rod leader (51 6 Feline Mr Stevens 13) 18 They told The us that Tap 7 Bowie's crash course for the Turns On The Water 11, 1, 1) ravers 15, 2.8) 19 Rory Gallagher's old outfit 10 He wanted to the elected in 151 197215, 6) 20 told us 14 Elvis about This Generation X frontman 14) Year's 151 17 Label surrounded by water 22 Steve Marriott had a Humble 16) one (31 21 Riders of the Storm (5) 24 The number of years after 23 What Queen had seven seas 13) of 13) 25 Car Washers (4, 5) 26 The Stones' Girls (4) 27 1974, Pluto hit (3) 28 Reversible Steely Dan album boyfriends 29 King Crimson album (3) 13) Don't ask me to explain LAST WEEK'S ANSWERS

new single - .out now ACROSS: 1 Don't Fear The Reaper. 8 Nice 'N' Sleazy. 9 Camel. 12 I'll Be There. 14 Ohio. 15 Hill. 17 Eagles. 19 Daddy. 22 Telephone Line. 25 Roe. 26 Egg. 27 Wood. 28 Lemmy. 31 It Takes Two To Tango. 33 Yesterday Once More. DOWN: 1 Dancing In the City. 2 Nick Lowe. 3 Fender. 4 All currently on tour with BLONDIE I Have To Do Is. 5 Tea. 6 Aja. 7 Roll Away The Stone. 10 Moon. 11 Cool. 13 Enid. 16 U.A. 18 Ape. 19 Dream. 20 Red. 21 Bill. 23 Leg. 24 Bryan. 29 Batt. 30 Mono. 32 Aim. UP 36442 Record Mirror, September 9, 1978 23

Powell. and added a few words. I ask you to listen to 'Night Flight To Venus' and 'fiance With The Devil' and give me your f. opinn about this eon Do I ir'¡t you think they sound the EqT{ PETER GABRIEL: ',No.. same? RQeofdC look 'ere. did / askJor my LI Gregory, Romford, pinrum it to hr put in yusir Essex, Mpilr" an torten paper. l'II row all The learned opinion of my hair back just for Rat's resident Honey M tu Pre. expert, John Shearlaw that." esq Is: "No", V-ité Foreign bodies Foreigner are a band As dead as dead can be First they murdered Reading And now they're killing me, RU Apratt Tao'., The Pre DAViD. - Fab, nr Reading Stilettos and w gymslips PLEASE, PLEASE. c please could you print a picture of Alf Martin in ) frilly black panties and :01 stilettos (spurs and whips would be appreciated) Also If possible, could he be'aecompanied by Tim Lott posing in schoolgirl gymslip and a strictly Indiscreet pose, Richard the ball point. AAAAARGH11l - Mailman, WHAT IS Sheila crummy little letters RM wasn't too bad a Prophet on about? yourselves. If this paper but I'm not so sure situation Is not (Re: Studio 54). So Im- now. A precocious mediately corrected I 'A heavy metal fan, East she didn't get made shall simply have to end it Kllbrlde. ( a fuss of that is no all and kill the neigh- PS. Wait till Black paperboy reason to Bullshit bour's canary. Widow's first album our British A true Wolverhampton comes out then you'll see CAN YOU find it in your heart' to print a piccy of Peter Gabriel who I think is the DJs and Patriot. that heavy metal rules. most handsome rock star since Vul Brynner. (sic) I'm an avid DIY fan as well, so VII writes punters. If Studio 54 Wolverhampton? Notes for new eat broken glass out of a bedpan for weeks in gratitude if you print one. is I NOW know why you average rd like a WOLVERHAMPTON! readers: Black Widow Gabriel Hornblowerof Hastings bring your rag out on bit of average{ WOLVERHAMPTON!! were a group who enjoyed Your wish is etc, and we've dug but the most hand -some photo we could find of Saturdays Instead of Where the hell Is brief In the English Discos. Infamy '69/70 pretty Peter. No nudes is good news, huh ... unless bare palms get you going. MM. Thursdays: Wolverhampton? era. Their speciality (I (a) the shops are shut The place Is a knock - kid you not) was per- out and Sheila just didn't on Sundays; forming Satanic have the to say to first... make it. And its about guts it An anonymous well - (b) you sell so few you Black ceremonies onstage. his face. I have every Shirley Jones, Holy wisher, copies that this in the only time people realised Unfortunately however. record has ever that Its up to a club he made, Island. C'mon, Jimmy and way You can,get people to all this black magic did and I have enjoyed every This letter has been Torn, don't be like that, to your page. manager wether or not he Widow's not help them to sell write letters minute of his music. Can terminated on 'the 'wrealtye kno w you love Robin Please make RM lets you take photoes even records. you Mr Smith if Its tough that he's honestly grounds that It is poin- . . smaller or get your Surely East Kilbride isn't say you've listened to all tless and boring. And now readers to have their changed his mind. As for revenge that far behind the rest of his records- (Yes RS). you - over to member no 675342 letterboxes enlarged as London discos - well the world? (Yes It id - Leo's music is UN- of the Robin Smith fan Introducing... know as well as I do that WHEN ARE your jour- this is a great cause of the entire population of got It? . nalists BEATABLE club .. bother to us paperboys. its nl impossible to get going to realise East Kilbride). UNBEATABLE! At least Yours dementedly. into some clubs. And why that Ritchie Blackmore' he's working for a living, Boney Powell compare the Embassy doesn't like giving in- Simon Dye. - and he works damn hard Reading 'LAST SATURDAY night I PS How do I get to look I haven't been m it yet - terviews so what's the Sayer don't too, all you layabouts do heard the title to get one; track of like Jean Jacques Bur- can't get to It but I know point in trying is sit in your office and Roney M's new album net? the equipment they In- because that crap last criticise people's music. between 'Night Flight To Venus' week was just a waste of mind But we print on stalled and therefore "(Got a point there - and I can only say I was a page. THINK the view Robin Wednesdays ...oh what's know its limitation I Mailman. Oh shut up! - the lines disgusted by what I the use- Anyone who compared with the USA And who the hell was Smith gave on Leo the rest of the staff ). heard. It seems the prat who said that to me actually wants to look like clubs. Sayer's new album was What harm has Leo RE ROBIN Smith's that Honey M have taken Jean Jacques Burnet Now that you have at Geddy Lee writes rubbish disgusting to say the done to you? I have been review of Reading. I hope 'Dance With The Devil' and tripe? I used to think can't possibly be ex- last decided to write least: I bet you wouldn't a Leo Sayer fan since he he gets well soon. produced in 1973 by Cozy pected to understand about discos for goodness sake get somone with some sense and who is not on an ego trip. David Saunders Illiterate letter of the week. I did not - as you put It - Bullshit British DJs or punters. There la a large difference between e being 'made a (um of' and rt being treated with basic good manners. Good manners were noticeable by ihetr absence around Studio 54. Knowing ab- solutely nothing about equipment, the Embassy r Club seemed to my novice ,r1I eyes to be pretty close to 3 Studio 54 In terms of the decor and the Posey clientele. And what - exactly do you mean by 'al last' - what do you r.: r think James Hamilton's week being doing every i `'r for the last live years? - SP. Oh goodie! CAN you spot a musician? A death CAN you spot a rock star? threat OKAY, so why do it? Why shock link do Beatles/Quo all you at totally Ignore RMus in Wolverhampton? Never heavily influenced by Quo's modal I that the Ringo, Paul and John, you are just do I see a single HAVE come to the conclusion George, for letter crap, progressions. For years we have waited printed from a person (or Beatles are Status Ouo ripoffs. 'Lucy In The someone like you to corrje along. Someone non person come 'Quo' Glasgow. who to that) Sky With Diamonds' is just the double of Steven Oliver, with INSIGHT. Someone with the courage lives in to an unenlightened Wolverhampton- This 'Ice In The Sun', Never mind, Quo are Why, OF COURSE! We at RM have to reveal THE TRUTH eonnrma always suspected that the Beatles were world. And at last you're here. Our herol that my suspicions bigger than the Beatles ever were. So - you write all of those i,{,{;..(tlllltti ttttllll...:[lrltlt rtiilil'Itiiillilt.t:,.illtlil).lit 9, 24 Record Mina, September 1978

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London WC2E 9.1Y subjecting your to stop you from to: Record Mirror, Japan - you're In to such a traumatic and Please don't send a stamped addressed envelope at wr LONG England. You've always potentially damaging marrying a first cousin can', your letters individually. been penfrlends at the experience but you're U you want to, although answer root of the matter - don't currently wallowing In medical sources are of expect too much. your own emotions, and the opinion that DISTANCE ibis isn't helping anyone prolonged inbreeding FAN CLUBS not even yourself. from generation to IN response to popular demand here's a whole hunch My girl You're certainly not generation causes the of tan club addresses: making it any easier for emergence of hereditary Boomtown Rats - 44 Seymour Place, London Wi, LOVE to the pain of physical and mental Roney M e/0 Mel }Gilley, 42 Barrington Drive. her handle - I FIRST met my penfrtend cooled - off was rat the past by pressing her defects. A oneotf Glebe. Washington, Tyne and Wear, NE38 7RD. American penfrtend a after you slept with heron for more and more In- marriage to a first cousin Blondfe P.O. Box 51:ío. 11DR Station, New York I'VE BEEN courting a doesn't carry the same - few years ago. She came that one occasion so long girl I love very dearly for formation which she 10022, UL% to the UK for a short ago, and. from what you dearly Isn't ready to give risk. But are you sure she Frank Sinatra - F.S Music Society, 80 Highland two months (I'm 21 and wants to marry you? holiday and stayed at my say there's no doubt that she's 17), but am now and bringing up the Way. Redditch, Worcestershire. she 17 Halkin Place, parents' house. Our did. As you admit faced with a problem that subject time and time George Harrison - Euro Atlantic, relationship seemed to yourself, absence hasn't has shattered my whole again. London SW1. grow and one night we made your heart grow life. My Genesis - Hit & Run Music, 10 Marlox Street, slept together but at the much fonder either and girlfriend Let's get one Gay WI Boy c/o Nigel Davis, 46 Browning recently confessed that a straight. She dldn' London City - end of our time together. until you heard she was year ago her previous Avenue, Sutton. Surrey. she didn't want to know visiting you again, your "confess" when she told P.O. Box 247, London ROAX5 boyfriend raped her. She you she'd been forced Into Andy Glbb - me and when she went emotions were distincUy contacts Thin Lizzy - c/o Cathy ndond C2Flo Dean back was says she told me because Intercourse. She trusts I shattered. In Chilly too. Examine your she loves me very I AM a homosexual and Street. London WI. January 1977. she much and cares about you F.C., 42 Oxford when motives for the upsurge and simply wants to would like to meet others Dusty Springfield - International visited England with her In your enough to have been adrenalin when forget this nasty ex- honest about an un- in the same situation as Gardens, London W10. family. I tried to get her you think of being close to 72 Westfield Avenue, London perience which she has pleasant encounter which myself. Is there a Demos Roussos - Into my room to kiss her. her again. Aren't you nationwide service I can SWI3. but she suffered. has left Its mark and will totally ignored anticipating her visit with contact for full details Of Graham Parker - Shelly, 28 Alexander Street. me. I was so `frustrated excitement out of nothing Apparently she fought take time to live through. with him while he at- You have no right to pubs, clubs and groups In London W2., and hurt because it was a more than blatant my area and elsewhere? Cliff Richard - P.O. 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If you have Harold Hill, My girlfriend won't tell problems and hassles Roy Orblson - 21 Daventry Gardens. dered how I could have still feel something for you must accept that she Rom ford, Essex. continued a holiday her. Play It by ear and be me anything about this has finished with this boy they'll lend a sym- boy where pathetic ear too. Earth Wind & Fire - D. Hollywood, 70 Charlotte romance that long. Soon. true to yourself. When she - he lives and i and try to build on the she's visiting for appears, so on, because she knows Road. Wallasey. Merseyside. us again you may wonder trust that's gradually Steve Harley c/o Ros Fleetwood, 45 ISerrldge a weekend, and all the old what you ever saw in her. what I would do to him. growing between you. - Each time I've seen her Court, Kingsbury Road, London Nl. feelings are back. Should If you do still fancy her I Neither you or your VIC OF Bournemouth 8966 Sunset Boulevard, or and to show since she told me about and Sue of Rochester Olivia Newton - John - l,klss her should I treat just have It, girlfriend will be able to Hollywood, California 90069, USA. tier as a friend and be accept that you 'could be this, all I can do is cry or erase the memory of her please send your full express my anger at that Johnny Cash - c/o Diane & Barry Rowden, 7 frustrated that I lostrmy hurt again, yet try to experience, so you'll have addresses for a personal Victor Road, Essex chance? realise nothing you boy. She cries too and to earn to wlthdt, as reply. Individual replies Colchester. that live Journey P.O. Box 404. San Francisco. California Rick Croydon can experience now could tells me she wants to she le trying to do. are always given, but - be any worse than the forget about It. But how but could you please send 94101. USA. 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DC 109 PAP t. HM rile.. UzZY WWI IN 129. CONTENTS 354, EAGLES FOR DETAILS ..p..l. Ose. M PAY Record Mirror, September 9, 1978 25 ay rr>,ondl 'souls Smarter YOU'LL FIND Millie Jackson's than yer New York office high up in a seedy block just off Broadway. Her average door, as you step out of the lift, is third from the left, right in between Acme Promotions Ltd and Millie R i p O f f Management In- SHEILA corporated. Yes, it's PROPHET that kind of a place. reports on new Inside the tiny two - room office, though, ]tlllie's one - woman Jackson heights enterprise Is running as smoothly as any multi - mllllon dollar cor- poration. As well as wilting and performing. Millie also manages herself - and lately. she's even begun promoting her own live gigs. All. apparently, without any problems. The secret of her business success' "1 Ile a lot," cackles Millie. perching on the settee which all but takes up the length of the room. Dressed In jeans, with a denim cap stuck on her curls, she looks younger, `0 softer and more ap I.- proachable than in her /A s\ publicity photos. "Due to the fact that people think you're either represented by somebody, or you're no one. I'll call up people and say. 'Hello, we represent Millie Jackson' and people will be talking to me without knowing It. "I used to have problems," she admits, but it was nothing to do with being a woman. it managing herself was more to do with MILLIEJACKSON: singers In general. lust to make you Jealous. got classified as being Musicians didn't respect here's a brief run - down dirty because I've said singers because they of what you're missing .. things on record that are didn't know the music: taboo. But onstage, I've they'd say. 'What key is "I didn't want to do just seen a lot of people who this air and the singers the regular one act on and say and do things worse wouldn't know, so the then you're off," she than I do. musicians would be says. "And I had seen this "Due to the fact that I putting them down. But I ventriloquist, Stars, in did It first, I can get away knew music, so I got over Marvin, and he was good, with it. I've been that gap Immediately. so I hired him. And the classified, and I have to "I really haven't had Moments - we worked live with it. Like, I booked many women problems. I together o n t h e myself In Jackson had entertainment Steamroller tour. This Mississippi, and when problems, same as was a long time ago - they sent me the contract, everybody else has. I with the O'Jays and the they had underlined the d in red! think, with a lot of Chi - Lites and the Detroit obscenity clause i women, It's In their Emeralds and the Main One clause said 'Obscene minds: they think things Ingredient. We all goton language must not be Wipe the grease off your turntable and slap on a heaped up becausen they're the in' used' and another said liable to Incite haether.women. d to think That was fun.[ve The O'Jays 'Language helping of 'Southern Fried Frog' an appetising was because I was a are earning as much the audience to do or say - blend of woman, until I talked to today as that whole obscene things'. catchy toons and men and found they had package got then!" "So I got in touch with tasty guitar from Raymond Froggatt, more problems than "The whole thing is the police department me!" based round this book and said, 'What's obscene cooked up in Nashville, Tennessee. Milliee Jackson we got a giant book on - In Mississippi, because Promotions has recently stage. It's called the everyone's got their own come about because. System and everyone Ideas?' We've got of cases in Millie reckons: "No - one comes out of the pages of thousands has any confidence in me this book. Chapter one is Court just now about Raymond Froggatt as a headliner. The Cheating System. what's supposed to be On Tour with COOL "The average club and chapter two is the obscene. So I talked to Tammy Wynette `Southern Fried Frog' might hold seven or eight Heating System, so In someone there and they Selection hundred people: I'm there you do all your hot said It was quite all right . On Jet Records JETLP 209 to say 'shit', Qf running them over. The songs. Chapter three is for me September 6th Southampton, Gaumont Also on cassette next step is two or three the Nervous System, and 'bitch' and 'ass'. He said I JnOJliif thousand, but people you do all the songs that would have no problems, September 7th Hammersmith, Odeon don't have confidence in get you upset, and that and could some people September 8th Coventry Theatre me to pull in that many last system chapter from the police force - September 9th Ipswich, Gaumont people unless It's In a four - is the Soutar have tickets to see me?" club. Now you can count System, where you do all All this dirty talk has. September 10th Norwich, Theatre Royal on one hand the clubs that your soulful songs that over the years, built up \e hold that many people - didn't fit the other Millle's reputation as September 11 Peterborough, A.B C. that's woman. How t the problem. systems. Then we have quite a sexy September 13th Liverpool, Empire "So I'm does she feel, reporter , taking a the finale, with everyong September 14th Middlesbrough Town Hall (01S eÓ chance on myself, I t coming onstage, and we asks earnestly, about the Moments, and were have a dance called the men regarding her as a September 15th Glasgow Kelvin Hall ``, going out. I got a couple of System dance, and a song sex object? 1,000 September 16th Aberdeen, Capitol seaters, the rest are called the System Dan- "Huh?" shesays. "Sex 2 or 3000." ce." object? Who said that? September 18th Oxford, New Theatre Millie's current show. Sounds like fun. Milne. Oh yeah? Well, right on!" Trent, Jollees ce like back her September 19th StukeOn /4" her new' album, But - here's the vital She throws Fea entitled, 'Get It Outcha question wW it be head and laughs her in- - "That SYstem' will un- dirt Y? fectious laugh. fortunately not be seen in "No, It's no dirtier than doesn't bother me. Britain gonna get because of the the last show," she grins. They're not e CORDS asslve expense of "No, act really Isn't any, so they can look all ringing my it over here But dirty, It's just that I've they like!" A Me vrsCdriiuAmensoln t 26 Record Menor, September 9, 1978 DON'T FEED THE ME BERS They've got plenty spare ribs alréady! WHEN YOU hit the bottom. of it before'," adds Nicky. at least you have one thing you "Look at the revolutionary punk bands or whatever you want to call can look forward to things they trying - them - I mean whd are have to get better. to kid now? They've got their good The Members have found this record advances. Why don't they cliche to be true. They've had a good stop singing about 'ripping down the single -'Solitary Confinement' and walls! "The walls aren't. ever going to there's the faintest whiff of optimism be ripped down. You can change the running through the camp. 1 walls or paint them a different According to rhythm guitarist JC: colour. But if you can handle the "There was one incident at the Rosy brush and maybe paint the wall then in London. It was Chelsea's last night you can be in a better position." and we turned up with all our gear "People like stones. Our songs like and the people at the door said L1.50 'Love In A Lift' and 'Sally' are please. So we said 'but we're the impressions but it's caricatured," Members' and they replied 'we don't continued JC "All the choruses are have any members' " bloody obvious. There's no point in That son of farce is becoming a singing a song that nobody can sum bad dream and a series of gigs at ' out. If you're playing the,London Hammersmith's Red Cow has built , pubs wé.always want to feel that they up a small but growing bunch of will know at least two choruses by the suburban devotees. time they leave. Lead singer Nicky Theo provided fit "There are so many groups where the explanation: "The new fans you can't hear the words. That's why probably relate to us because we are a talking piece is always good. When suburban and a lot of our suburban Nick does the 'I used to live in mentality comes over in our songs", Camberley' pan of 'Solitary Four of the band come from the Confinement', everyone stops and Camberley area. Nicky's from the cranes toward the speakers'. town itself, drummer Adrian f, Nicky interupts: "The fact that Lillywhite is from Egham, JC hails you're telling a story - those kids from Bagshot and bassist Chris don't walk around all day saying Payne is on the airport side of town. - they're going to smash the system. The fmal member, lead guitarist They go around saying that they're Nigel Bennett, conies from the east gonna get smashed. The weekend's and a gig end of the metropolis. It's jusi that I became so insular and JC continues, ;" We used to come "We don't like to tell the audience here, a part Saturday night Their first single 'Solitary lonely. When I joined the Members I up from Camberley for the weekend what to think. If you reflect it like a tonight. Those are the sort of things Confinement' was about those who wanted to do something about the and we used to go to this club in mirror you can tell far more about it that had an effectuon mc. believe that London's streets are still thousands of lonely people who Chelsea right in the middle of the than statements like 'If The Kids Arc "I thought that when you were paved with gold and the city is won't even admit that they're disco scene. It was great because United'. A caricature is more real interviewed by Record Mirror you buuir.g with the constant whirl of lonely." everyone was immaculately dressed because it's got those corny edges to got asked what's your favourite panties and dubs. It's the day in the life of a bank and the minute you walked in, you it. colour," says Nieky. "When I first moved up to clerk, chips in Nicky. "Our song felt it was unbelievable. "I used to write 'What the world What's your lave colour, Nrcky. London," explained JC, "I lived for 'Chelsea Nightclub' is the next step "It's not a protest song at all, it's needs now' and 'What we ought to "Puce! ' a year in a bedsit and for the first few up. It's when you've met one mate more 'wow this is great'. Sure the do' songs but nobody likes to be told Try green -suits you better. was months I very much on my own. and you've read in William Hickey beer's 60p but this is just something what to do. I prefer io think 'right - "It wasn't that life was difficult. that these places arc in." else. well I never thought about that side MIKE GARDNER

E I G H T'E E N one of surprise The erratic, intense', personal "Truth in a feeling, not music was an un- and imaginative. a sound, MONTHS ago a pop compromising mesh of Lyceum: The Strand. We don't need words group,formed. Great jerky rhythms. weird but ,Supporting Otway & throw them away." original story, isn't emotional. Their grey Barret! A confrontation On stage the band are it? These five self- clothes added to the air of gig. The audience refused not robotic machines. the taught musicians, 'mind' movement, like to accept The Pop Group. They may be creating Are watching black and white Cans and bottles were futuristic music but as average age 18, television: your thrown in an effort to get Mark saysc "We're called themselves imagination does the rid of them. Hostility Is a trying to be human and The Pop Group. The work. Comparisons are form of reaction, however emotional. We try and obvious name for a impossible. extreme, and at least it's strip ourselves bare when "We can't be connected better than no response. we get on stage, in fact far from obvious with any other band. We Even DJ Nicky Horne we're really soulful. Pop Gróu couldn't resist adding a sound. are trying to Innovate If "At the moment people London College of the music is something sarecastic "Thank you are startled when they Printing. The blank, glass new then there isn't any lads", halfway through see its, so we are still and concrete surroun- definition for it," - Mark the band's final number. Jarring them into dings were the perfect Stewart, Pop Group Yes the same Nicky recognising things. We backdrop for my Hrst singer. Horne who last year said have got to get rid of all experience of The Pop Their songs are their that he'd never play any their preconceptions washed Group phenomenon. own. Their songs are 'punk rubbish' on hls about music." said u influential "We will break the those of a pop group - programme Gareth Sager, guitarist. speed of change, short, sharp powerful You've heard it all before. but If "We don't hold Philip Hall doesn't think so. He talks to the,group We will tame eternity." and new Their songs are Nicky Horne anything back when we My initial reaction was those cif The Pop Group diyllkes the band. then It's with Patti Smith - a reasonable bet that play and we hope that currently touring they some people can feel 0S. r ""=. are different enough to r>1 catch that," - John Wad- r on. dington. gultartst. s - After these two gigs I was still unsure about my "After the new wave a feelings towards The Pop lot of people gave up and 1. Group. At times the in= didn't bother to try and tensity of listen to new ideas. We e r their set ... : seemed to cause a feeling are trying to Create a - 0 of stunned boredom. The future for music," - Pop Group may be ahead Bruce Smith. drummer. I zr of their time and "The Pop Group are therefore 'modern' trying to start a personal yL audiences still find It hard revolution. We are into s ` to accept them. personal politics, y . cra 0 "We're trying to give to changing things for audiences something yourself and actually they've never had before, building your own -3 something that elates world." Mark, again. End them totally," Simon of Pop Group Underwood, bassist. philosophising. Meeting the band On stage they are, at 8 convinced me that times, wandering and you they're not pretenuóus. Can lose concentration. 5 4 , s ' They would like to be On tape everything fits , -,k known as artists rather Into place They are than just musicians. They controlled, aceessibls, '" think that at first people uplifting and at times may be scared by them. even catchy. Their To their annoyance they potential is lm ' V were Measurable. Over the top . . recently dubbed 'a to J . VI metalte soundtrack of I know, but I just want doom make sure that you forget tr- } .y about Akron and, all its iii' "A lot of people are got under the false Im- gimmlcka, cos we've ,t- ourselves the truly tm- . pression that you are all .yl' _ 1 meant to come along to a portant Pop Group, :1 the way from Bristol gig and not , , Pop Group be ':.^ .i said Bruce Smith, The name shouldn't smile, ' - ' _ --. ..., drummer. hard to remember. *'y. _ ..I . Record M,rror, September 9. 1978 27 e lest Tutumn í 00ts

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77/E Information here was correct at the time of going to pros. but it may be to so air subject change COME Saturday, Khebworth mark two hits the road. headlining 'Fronk advise you to (herb with the venue concerned hefore Zerpa, sppeecciallyr imported for the occasion, The Tubes. Boomtown Rats. Dave Edmunds tnttrlling ru a gig- Telephone numbers are gilds Nick Rorkpile, Lowe, the non - hirsute Peter Gabriel, and Willto Johnson's Solid w here possible Senders. How7ai for a day out, and cheap at the price. çgoNl - After Knebwonh, Cardiff -',pawned chariteur Dave Edmunds makes tras at Hemel Hempstead Pavilion (Sunday), with more dates to follow nest week ram_ Meanrhile, Rlandie, the band with the best publicity machine since Greta Garb° kick - off their long - awaited UK tout at London Hammersmith Odeon (Saturday), moving on to Portsmouth Guildhall (Sunday), and Newcastle City Hall (Tuesday). Noo nooses at the ready, those grand old men of British punk, The Stranglers get off at Lancaster University (Monday). continuing to be consigned to the provinces at Dunfermline Kinema (Tuesday), and Aberdeen Ruffles (Wednesday). Fresh faced Robert Palmer plays four dates instead of the two originally planned - catch the Transatlantic breeze at Oxford New Theatre (Sunday). Birmingham Odeon (Monday), and a double , niter at London Hammersmith Odeon (Tuesday and Wednesday). Meanwhile a resurgent Alvin Lee's Ten Years After, dilettantes only, play London Hammersmith Odeon (Friday). For blasts from the even more distant past, check - out Camel. supported by tdo Matthews, opening a two month tour this week. First - off at Croydon Fairfield Halls (Sunday). Brighton Dome(Monday), and Portsmouth Guildhall (Tuesday). Country queen Tammy Wynette. a revamped 10CC, a much - the - same - as - usual Al Stewart, Valvest Zones, Skids do it elsewhere. Even of blue eyes is back e/ (who? -Ed). ) Study the listings with computer - like application, but don't forget to ring before you go. rr

PAISLEY. Three Hor- Canning Town 101-474 iI seshoes, 1041 989 9965), 2989), Jerry McAvoy'a Jam v. - Charley Browne LONDON. Braude*, Rich- BOB GELDOF his and boysat Arnrbworth on Satur PURSDAy PERTH, St Albano Hotel. mond. Muscles Underhand Jones LONDON, City Arno, Angel POLESWORTH. Men. Club. (01-253 3369 ). C Ga.5 The Incredible Kldda Band LONDON, Dingwall., SEPTEMBER7 PLYMOUTH, Metro (61326), Camden (01.207 6967). Angletrax Team D'Abreu Band / AIRDRIE, Snug Bar Straight 8 Necromancer SHEFFIELD, Limit (719940). Tans Der Youth LONDON. Hammersmith AYLESBURY, Friar. Odeon 101-140 4081). Alvin (889481. Michael Chapman STOCKCION. Portrark Club. ROY BELFAST. Ulster Hall Blitzkrieg Bop Lee's Ten Year. After SWANSEA. Circles, The LONDON. Hope 6 Anchor, (211411, The Stranglers 4510). BIRMINGHAM, Hippodrome RecordS Ialington 101.359 1021.6022 2576), UXBRIDGE, Pins, Inn. The BM'. Reralwnce / Ian Mat- Injection. LONDON, John Bull, AYERS thew. WANTAGE, Swan ran. Chiswick (01-994 01M2), (1700). Cheap Flight. )3IRMINGHAM, Night Out Wheels Nashville. (021622,.2311), The Temp. WARRINGTON, Sankey LONDON, Ken- tatione Forum, Tbmy Marem and sington (01-601 0091). The BLACKPOOL, Jenkbison, Liam Clancy Skids / The Zone. 129203), Magic WINSFORD, Civic Hall LONDON, rename, Stoke 12944), Mike Harding / Newington (01-228 Salo). BRADFORD, Princeville Tiger YOU 178845), The Edge Band Hedgehog Pie Ashby BRIGHTON, Alhambra LONDON, Rochester Castle, (21874). Nightrider Stoke Newington (01.240 BRIGHTON, Hungry Years 0198). Gentry 1292341, Jolley LONDON, Rock Garden, BRISTOL.. Clocker*, Stoney FRIDAY Covent Garden (01,340 SEND BROMLEY The 3061), Grampian Grasshopper, Matchbox SEPTEMBER 8 LONDON, Ronnie Scotts. CANNOOLCIK(( Norton Caine. Frith Street (01-439 0747). Dog Track, Quarts ABERDEEN. Capitol Horace Sliver 1 COVENTRY, Climax, The (23145), lac LONDON, Upstairs at ME Cruisers Ronnles, Frith Street 101 BATH. Brllllg (641.4). Big COVENTRY, Tiffany. Chief 493 0747), Pleasure Zone (245701, Menace BIRMINGHAM, Barbarellao LONDON Tidal Baatn. CREDITON, Old Market (021.643 9113). Tans Der Canning Town (01.176 House. The Fans Youth / Quarts 7791), tog Watch DEWSBURY, Turks Head BIRMINGHAM. Night Out LONDON. Western Counties, (463790). Race Against (021-021 22331, The Tamp- Paddington (01-72.1 0885). Time atione Redone DUNFERMLINE, Glen ,BLACKPOOL, Jenklnsons MANCHESTER, Apollo (061- Lounge. Mother Earth (25203). Mud, 773 1112), Renaissance / GORLESTON, Cap and Gown BLANDFOR Corn Ex- Ian Matthews (Gt Yarmouth 61781), The change, Fringe Benefit MELTON MOWBRAY. Needle. BOGNOR REGIS, Sussex Painted Lady 1812121). HALIFAX, Good Mood, The Hotel (5426). N1gntrlder Love Altair Lorkar. BOURNEMOUTH, Jumpers. MIDDL.ESBR000H, Rork HIGH WYCOMBE. Naga The Tlggnhte Garden, Chelsea Head (21750), Warm Jets BRICFI'IF)N, Adur 14234021. MIDDLETON, Civic Hall LEEDS, Fforde Green Southern Ryda 1061.643 2470), Mike liar. (623470). Radio Stare / BRIMMINGTON, Brim- ding / Hedgehog Pte Reaction mingKlon Tavern, Roce NEWBRIDGE, Institute LEEDS. Royal Park Against Time (242019), The Lurken, 17860761. Agony Column BRISTOK, Crocker., Stoney NEWCASTLE, Mayfair LINCOLN. AJ's (800741, BRISTOL, Locarno (26193). (23109,, Radio Stan / Alwoodley Jet. Dave Edmund. Reckplls Reaction LONDON, Brecknock, BURTON, 76 Club 161037). NEWPORT. Village, Jenny Camden Road (01-485 3073), The Record. Darren 'Tennis Shoe. CAMBRIDGE, Corn Ex- NOTTINGHAM. Black Boy. LONDON, Bridge House, change 166767), Misty / George Melly Canning Town (01.476 Johnny Rubbl.h / The OTTERSHAW. Ambulance M89). 2alne Grill EdtRte Station, Panther LONDON, City Arms, Angel CA Si Reuters OXFORD. Orange. a (01-253 6883), The Members Club (01-M2 2896), Mae Lemon. (4.660 ), Scratch LONDON, Dingu-all., Ltirils / Matchbox PENARTH, Pagel Room. Camden Lock 101-2117 1067), CHATHAM. Tam O'Shanter (707201) Rudl and the The Vibrators (e00167). Steve Boyce Lund Ruseiana / Red 'wane and LONDON, Freemasons COVENTRY, New Theatre Rice Tavern, Rdmford Road (01- (23141), Tammy Wynette PERTH, St Albans Hanel, 534 52641, Rednite CREDITON, Burston Inn. T Frenzy LONDON, Hammersmith Ford and the Boneahaken PORTRUSH. Arcadia 103967 Odeon 101-748 4081), DURHAM. Thnrnley Club Zí786), The Strangler. Tammy Wynette WIt0 11ynde READING, Merry Maidrru LONDON. Marquee, War EXETER, Routes (56616). (81,41), Apoetrophe dour Street (01-437 6603), Flipper REDO . Mickey Wicket Trans Am FARNWORTH, Old Vets Dawnweaver LONDON, Music Machine, Club (Bolton 203681. Flying SCARBOROUGH. Penthouse Camden 042.01, (63304), Show Roy Ayers has (01-387 The Saucer. The Late built Skid. / The Zones HIGH WYCOMBE, Town SOUTHEND, Top Alex, Too a solid R&B base of fans with LONDON. Nashville, Ken- Hall (20100). The Rich Klds Much sington (01603 6071), Sandy / The Good Gay. SUNDERLAND, Mecca his unique style. His.superbly a The Backiine HUDDERSFIELD, Friendly 1579691, Alwoodley Jet. LONDON, Pegasus, Stoke h Trade. Club, Tommy and TUNBRIDGE WELLS, wafted disco and jazz crea- Newington (01226 56301. the Hotreck. Aaaembiyy Ilall (.10613), Tray Am KIDDERMINSTER, Stone Camel / Michael Chapman tions are what Roy's audience LONDON, Rock Garden. Manor, The Incredible WAKEFIELD, Theatre Club has come to expect. Covent Garden (01-240 Kldda Band (75021), The Shadow. His dra- 3961). Lou By Dou KINCHORN, Collate Neuk LONDON, Ronnie Scotts. (596 ), e a matically beautiful version of Charley Browne a Frith Street (01-439 0757), KIRKCALDY, Dutch Mill, le the Sam Cooke classic and his Horace Silver Dane Band Jr-1.-qvrV LONDOthgateN, Royally, LEEDS, Flora Green disco update of "It Ain't Your Sou 101-OM t (623470), Cruces Root Rocker. / Johnnyilland), LEEDS, Vivas (436249), Red Sign, it's Your Mind" are the the Rocco. E e SEPTEMBER 9 kinds of Roy Ayers songs that LONDON, Tooting Beck LINCOI-N. A.1'. (30674), The Hoepltal, Panther Dole ABERDEEN. Capitol people fall madly in love with. LONDON, Windutr Castle, LINCOLN, Aeklam Hall, (23145), lace Harrow Road (01.2868403), Portobello Road (01.960 AYR, Magnum Sports "You Send Me." Travel first-class Southern Ryda 1590), Barry Ford / The Centre, National Smile MELTON MOWBRAY, Members Band 'with Roy Ayers. Painted Lady 1812121). LONDON, Blue Boy, Angel BARROW, Civic Hall (2í29a1 Love Altair (01,846 9047), Menace / Mike Herding / Hedgehos M NEWCASTLE, City Hall Rotten Kilt. Pa uiSen tie' No one taJors a,song (200071, The Shadow. LONDON. Br.eanock. BASILDON, Double Ma NORWICH, University +Of Camden Road (01-465 3073). (20140). Dog Watch East Anglia (15206e1, Dave ( f is'On P(ilydor Records. Vipers BATH, Bettltg (643641. Thad '4, Edmund.' Rockplie LONDON. Bridge House, óa7 Band Record Mirror, September 9, 1978 29

EERMINGRAM. Night Out 4d214122 =la The Temp outer 9IRIQl1G1-1AM eydenhatn Matchbox B3-ACIO4OOL N Jenkln.oiss sytt. Matti, SEPTEMBER lb itOGNOR R111010, Susws THURSDAY Hote148431 NIbtrider RAKEWELL. Mrmsat Head. The Ven BBC 1 Top of the Pops (7,10-800), Jwnpen Powell. Introduced by Peter To gw's. The BIRMINGHAM. Barharcnax Tight. ITV TV Eye nee 00) New 1 021 443 94121, Quarts - ($ Current affairs eerie. This BRISTOL Granary Club. week the birth of the teat tube batty BISHOPS STORTFORD, FRIDAY Welsh Beek C76267). Triad 136.2331. Cadillac s BLACKPOOL, Jentilneons BBC I - Torn and Jerry (7 00-7.5). 'The Dog ibuse' BBC 2 BURY HrT [DMOVDS. (20047), Magic - Horizon (9 30.10 30), Fascinating glimpse al lee ((fe anal^ 41417 i. The Creak BRIGHTON. Alhambra of the cello within one bodies CAMBRIDGE. The Alma SATURDAY (278741, Piranhas 1.WT 180748) Scratch BRADFORD, Royal Stan Happy Days 0,154 45) Fnow. (ails in love with CHADDESDEN, British dancer Col leen dart! 4224611, Doll By Doll LWT Salurdoy legion Club, NWM Creeper CHELMSFORD, City Tavern - Night Penple (11 00). Intmdorinc a weekly CROIQDRD, R(ad. Rocks TV gnaelp/diary prog on the lives of lament. oarswoman. 14126011 , The Tickets Presented by Clive James. b Race AgaHW Time CHESTERFIELD, Cit. la Janet Street Porter and Ruaeell CROYDON Red Deer (ot- y Harty Theatre 132901). George SUNDAY 60 ~I. Steve Boyce Melly Band LW T - Laverne tr Shirley (o 25S 00)_ Lea girls play at being COUNTY DURHAM. Crock - cop. DUBLIN. Top Hat 48071551, field Working The Strangler, Mens Club. MONDAY Ronnie Storm a The BBC 1 DUDLEY. JB's 456597). Typhoons - Olivia 1710-8,10). Olivia Newton -John with 'meet. Jenny Darren s Abbe and Andy Glhb CROYDON. Fairfield Hall BBC 1 DUNFERMLINE. Klnema (01 ha - High Plain. Drifter (9.25-11.05). Clint Eastwood / 219112), 92911. Camel / (drool) stars a. cool 9k rewdrlver Michael Chapman cigar chewing cowboy BBC 2 - In Concert (11.1012.151- with Super Tramp. EDINBURGH, Clouds 4031- DUNFERMLINE, 229 5353 TUESDAY ), Charley Browne Roadhouse 4 Whilburn BBC 2 - Carl Perkins Sings Country (9.30.9.561. Whatever GLASGOW. Curlers. 40347). Charley Browne turns Necromancer EDINBURGH. Usher Hall you on, GLASGOW Mars Bar (041- (03/-229 78071, 10cc `.7) 111111). The Exile HEMEL HEMPSTEAD. HAMILTON, Ades Club. Pavilion 164451), Dave Igruts Edmunds' Rockpee IPSWICH. Gaumant 151641). LEICESTER, 1.h Montlord Tammy Wynette Hall (228501, The LONDON, Shadows RINGHORN Console Nook Brecknock, 15961. The {(ernesbt Camden Road 101-485 30731. UrclLONDON, MONDAY TO FRIDAY hTTub Festival 918, e,'Z&pea Bridge House, Radio One - John Peel (10.00.12.00). Sometime, good, / sometimes Peter Gabriel WUko Canning Town 101.476 boring. Solid 28891. Remo Down Radio qty - Great Easton Express 1615.1000) With Phil Johnaans Senders / Boulevard Easton Rnomlown Rats / Nick THURSDAY Lowe / Dave Edmunds LONDON, qty Arm.. Angel Rockplle (01.253 2389), Straight 9 / Radio Clyde - Startlmé (0.05.7.00). The Odeftans in concert Heroes Radio Luxemburg - Album Of The Night (12.00.1.001 l.eo LEEDS. Haddon Hall Saver 4751115). Alw-oodley Jea LONDON, Hammersmith Odeon 101-748 4081), FRIDAY LEEDS, Staging Post Renaissance / Ian Mat- Radio Three & Lifeline. (6.30.7.30). 'Made In Principle' look. 46456151, Agony Column thews at the common ground shared by many styles of music. LINCOLN, AJ s 130874), LONDON, Radio London Rocks Off (7,09.710). Judy Collins In con- Chelsea Hope & Anchor, 4 - Islington (01.359 4510). Jab cert 1.24COLs, Fos.. Way. The Jab SATURDAY Next Band LONDON. 100 Club, Oxford Radio Manchester - Saturday Rock 11000-12.00), Session I JVE R POOL. Erica (051 236 Street (01-636 09331, Eddie from local hand Blggles Wartime Hand (funny I'm told,. 78011. Tans Der Youth Boyd plus featured album 'Bloody Tourists' from 10cc LONDON. Brecknock, LONDON, Lyceum. Strand Radio Clyde - Hear Me Talkie (10.00.11.110). The legendary Camden (01-485 3073), (01-838 3715), The Lurker. / Eta James discusses her new album 'Deep In The Night Tiger,Cahby Johnny Moped SUNDAY Radio LONDON, Bridge House, LONDON, Marquee. War- London - Honky Tank (12.00-1.30), will. Charlie Canning Town 101-478 dour Street (01-437 66031, Gillett. 26891. Champion The Touriata MONDAYRadio LONDON, Carol ne Road - LONDON. Nashville, Ken- Clyde - Stanime (6.95-7,10). Maddy Prior hex show, Pickett. Lock (01-803 sington (01-603 8071). The Steeleyc Span) and band in concert, 47651. The Rich Kids Edge TUESDAY Radio LONDON, Cranbrook. Ilford LONDON, Pegasus, Stoke Clyde - Stich It In Your Ear (7.00-8.00). Steve Jones 01-554 7326 I. The Night Newington 101.226 5930). Interviews Rice. The Mono. Radio Clyde - (12.00.3.00), Elton John extravaganza LONDON. Dingwall,. recorded at the Camden (01-261 49671. LONDON. Rochester Castle. THE STRANGLERS: Portrush Arcadia, Friday 1978 Edingburgh Featival. Jackie Lynton', Happy Stoke Newington 101.249 Day. / The Famous 01981, The Skid. LEEDS, Brannlgans (021-1313 9113). Ian Mat- MILTON .KEYNES. LONDON, LONDON, Western Counties. Player. LONDON, Rock Garden. (451240). The Sneaker, Starting Hammersmith Covent Garden (01-240 thew. Gale, Scratch Odeon (01-748 4081). Robert Paddington (01.723 088x). LONDON. Duke of Lan- LEEDS. Royal Park BIRMINGHAM. NEW caster. New Barnet (01.449 3961), Fl.cher.2 / The Railway BRIGHTON. Grand Palmer Rednite (7850761, Dawnweaver (021-3rí93491). Brooklyn Hotel (051 839 8043), LONDON, LONDON, 0467 I. Cheap Flight. Night LONDON. The Kensington. White Hart. Acton. LONDON, Ronnie Scotts, Brecknock. BISHOPS STORTFORD. Accelerator, Russell Gardens (01.603 The Valve. LONDON. George Canning, Camden (01-485 30731, Triad (583331. Moth NEWCASTLE, a245). Midnight Brixton 101-274 6329), The Frllh Street (01-439 0147). City Hall Rider NEWCASTLE, Clty Hall Scarecrow DERBY, Cleo's, The Next 120007), Blondle/The LONDON, Marquee, War. 1200071 Injection. Horace Silver LONDON. Bridge House, lac LONDON. Ruskin Arms, Band Boyfriend, dour Street (01.437 6003), NORTHAMPTON. Lingo LONDON, Canning Town (01-470 DUNFERMLINE, Klnema NOTTINGHAM, Isabeilas Tans Der Youth Forum, Weston Hammersmith East Ham (01-472 0377). 2888). Straight8 Favell, Odeon 101.748 4081). Dog Watch (21902), The Strangler. (47715), Monde, LONDON, Moonlight. George Melly Blondle The Boyfriend., LONDON. Dingwall,, NUNEATON, 77 Club, NOTTINGHAM, / NORWICH, Theatre Royal Camden (01.267 4967). GLASGOW. Curlers, Railway, West Hampstead Hucknall LONDON, Hope & Anchor. Necromancer Ntrºvox Sfiners Welfare, Paradox 128205), Tammy Wynette Warm Jets / Push / The PENZANCE, 101-677 1473), Immigrant / Islington 101-359 45101. The OXFORD, New Theatre LONDON. Brecknock, Garden (2475), Herb.man NOTTINGHAM, Imperial Banned Extras Radio Stan / Reaction Hotel (40444). Robert Painter LONDON, Half Moon, Putney Camden Road 101-485 3073). LONDON. Pegasus, Stoke 1428961. Soma LONDON, Jackson, Rock Headlights PORTSMOUTH. Guildhall Newington Chicken PORTSMOUTH. Guildhall (01.480 64651, Richard 124355). Camel/Michael '01,226 59301. Club. Highgate. Sore (24355). Blondle / The Dlgance LONDON, Bridge House, Gallery READING. Bons,, The Throat / Mark Gaumont Canning Town Chapman Lurker. Boyfriends LONDON. Hope & Anchor. (01-170 WATFORD, Baileys LONDON. Rock Garden. LONDON, Moonlight, West PRE TATYN, Scala Cinema 28801, The Zones / The (398461, Covent Garden (01-240 READING. Target (5558871. Islington 101359 4510), Temptatons The Freeze I Hampstead 101.677 1473). Amsterdam Petrlk Fitzgerald Valves 3961), The Dodgers Deep Jab Jab LONDON, Castle. WORCESTER. Retreat.The SHEFFIELD, Limit (730940). Seventeen(4365), /Back eats / LONDON, Moonlight, Tooting LONDON, LONDON. Ken- (01872 7018). Rednite Tights Ronnie Scotts. Tribesman Nashville. SALTBURN, Loftus Club Railway, West Hampstead Frith Street (01.439 0747), sington (01603 6071). The (40493). Jenny Darren LONDON, City Arms, Angel SOUTHAMPTON. Gaumont (01-877 1473). China Street / Horace Silver 122001), The Records SNODLAND, The Bull. Pekoe The Blades (01-253 2369), Dog Watch LONDON. Shadows LONDON, LONDON, Royal Festival TIDWORTH, Durrant Club. Old Maypole. Orange LONDON. Nashville, Ken- Dingwall,, Hall 101.928 3191), Frank Scallywag. liarkinmide -rA0 24561. SOUTHEND, Shrimpers. The sington 101-603 0071), Camden 401-207 4987). Sinatra The Manyana WATFORD, Halley's 130048), endears(01 Record. Champion/The Mickey LONDON, Up.tair. al The Temptations LONDON, Pegasus. Stoke WATFORD, Bailey. (39848). Jones Band LONDON, Half Moon Putney Ronnie,, Street Newington 5930). 101-480 8465). Bert Jansch Frith (01- WELLINGBOROUGH, The 101-220 The Tempptation. LONDON. Pegasus. Stoke SEPTEMBER 13 439 0747), The Remove Bull, Scene Stealer Big Chile( WOLVERHA Cvlc Nettington 101228 5930). LONDON, Hammersmith LONDON. hock Garden. Hall (21389), Mike Harding The Valve. ABERDEEN. Ruffles, The Covent Odeon (01.748 1081). Robert Strangles Garden 101-240 / Hedggeehogg Pie LONDON, Rock Garden. Palmer AYLESBURY, 951 I. The Skid, WOW/ N, Coach Covent 101-240 Oddfellows Garden LONDON. Havelock, Harrow 'Arms 124160), Scratch LONDON. Ronnie SCott s. and Horses 1548671. Benny 1961). NlghtBlght High Street, The Injections VILLAGE BOURNEMOUTH Frith Street 07471. and the Jets BELFAST, Pound 4208901. 101439 LONDON, Ronnie Scotts, 'LONDON. Hope & Anchor, The Bishops Horace Silver Frllh Street (01-439 0717). Islington 101-359 4510), The GIENFERN ROAD, Horace Silver BELFAST, Ulster Hall 0102.26636 LONDON, Stapleton. Crouch Sinceros (21341), Dr Feelgood LONDON. Royal Festival LONDON, 100 Club. Hill 101.272 2108). Rednle Oxford BRISTOL.. Fighting Cocks. Opens Tuesday, Friday, Sunday B pro -1 am LONDON, Town Hell. Hall (01.928 3191), Frank Street (01-636 0933), Ebony Sinatra WhltChurch, Stargazer Islington (01.221 1234). LONDON, Moonlight. West CARSHALTON, St Heller Thursday 21st Sept TOM ROBINSON BAND Menace LONDON. Upstairs at Hampstead (01-677 1473), Arms, (01-642 2896), Shot aas.,rr r,...nf1/0 LONDON, Trumps Disco, Ronnie,, Frith Street (01- Lightning Raider / The Rod Pocheiter Hall, Pad. SEPTEMBER 11 4390747). Gentry Idols COLNE, Municipal Hall MANCHESTER, Band Ork' Tuesday 26th September THE STRANGLERS 4100 n, Jonathan King LONDON. Music Machine. (6928001. Mike Harding / BIRMINGHAM. Odeon (021- The Wall (081832 66251. Camden (01-387 0428), LONDON, at 613 9413), Robert Palmer Hedgehog Ple Upstairs Mike King / Spherical Japan CUMBER1 AULD, Kestrel, Bhrs0 Ronnie» 101.439 0747). BLACKPOOL, Jenkinsona Objects LONDON, Nashville, Ken- Zinc; PleMARreYe (29203), Magic Gurley Browne MANSFIELD, Civic Hall Ington (01803 6071). The EDINBURGH, Odeon (031- Crossland BRIDLINCTON 3B's (22561). Racing Can Late Show Inn. Mike 887 3805), Blondle/The T Ford and the Theatre 12634). PETERBOROUGH, ABC LONDON, Palladium (01-437 Boyfriend. Harding / Hedgehog Pie (3504), Tammy Wynette 7373). Bette Hider MELTON BRIGHTON. Dome 1682127). EXETER. Routes (786151. MOWBRAY, PLYMOUTH Wood. LONDON, Pegasus, Stoke Radio Stars/ Reaction AJ's NIGHT CLUB Painted Lady (812121), Camel / Michael Chapman (286118), Radio Stars Newington 5930), Love / 101226 FALKIRK, Crossbow, Affair BRISTOL, Colston Hall Reaction The Young Bucks Necromancer HIGH LINCOLN MIDDLESBROUGH. Rock (2917681. The Shadows PORT TALBOT, Sandman LONDON, STREET, Garden Rock Garden, FAWLEY, Old MCI. Wyt (241995). An- CHESTER, Smartie., Love Club, Trans Am Covent Garden (01.240 chfynde niversaPOOLEry Street, The Directors SWANSEA. Circles, Screens 39611. Trans Am GRANGEMOUTH, Hotel Chequers Inn, DARLINGTON. The WATFORD, Baileys (39848), LONDON, Ronnie Scotts. International, The Deft SATURDAY 8th Benefit CHELSEA .iHE EW, Speedwell 163426). Malty The Temptations Frith Street (01.439 11717), Jerks Limit (7:10940). Beat and the Heamlcks Horace Silver LEEDS, Fan Club 16632521. STEVENAGE. DONCASTER, Outlook Club, LONDON, Royal Festival Ultravox Southern Swan. Cheiera Hell (01-928 3101). Frank LEEDS, Victoria (4128841. SWANSEA,Ryda EDINBURGH, Tiffany'., The Sinatra Agony Column Circler, The CLUB Lairkere Mono. /Charley Brown LONDON. Tram.hed, LIVERPOOL/, Empire (051 PORTERHOUSE EDINBURGH. Usher Hall Woolwich (01-851 3371). Ex 709 15.55). Tammy Wynette TONYPANDY7 Natal Club. 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.. and here's one of me In the clamping site, Mum ces 4> home But where did he get that shirt, wonders Robin Smith have just et ta, string of fast cars, you're been in bands which Foreigner arrived not allowed to drive fast been too self indulgent. the right time." any more so there's no Some bands have been Mick Is responsible for I point. I'm In a 'Catch 22' too inward looking and much of Foreigner's Z t situation. I go on the road turned out complex songs musical direction, but he to make money but I don't that Can't be understood maintains that the band lo I have time to spend the properly. I think largely democratic. money because I'm on the Foreigner's music treads reaching decisions road for a long time or a good line between being together. writing or recording " instantaneous and "I never want to get Actually I can believe musically Interesting. into a prima donna him. He lives in a fairly situation - If that hap- I modest place in New pened then I think w e d York and drives a Jeep Disco dry up. The band is Wagoneer. He says that "We don't want to get democratic but it's up to his only luxury is a motor turned into a singles me to take the ultimate launch for fishing. machine, but at the same decision if we can't agree Despite thé over- time I'm not out to knock on policy. I am a gentle whelming success of his disco music or anything person, but sometimes I I brainchild band, Mick is else. 1 can listen to a band do explode. one of the most modest like Steely Dan and then people you could meet listen to a band like ( and I mean that most Talking Heads. That's Tour -f sincerely I. probably being more Even In his wildest liberal than a lot of the Apart from sell out dreams, he never attltudess around today. performances at the ' believed Foreigner's first ' But I find that Rainbow and Reading album stunningly titled creatively America is festival, Britain has seen 'Foreigner' would sell more Interesting -than little of Foreigner. But more than 100,000. He's Britain. In Britain Mick says that while he's also quick to fight oft everybody seems to be over here he's hoping to attacks by critics who say divided Into so many little discuss plans for a for- that Foreigner were camps -saying this Is good thcoming tour. Mean- hyped up by big business and that's crap. The time, Foreigner are to make a fast buck out of media also doesn't seem concentrating on the MOR rock 'n' roll. to like us in Britain, may States - Including a "There were never be because our success In benefit Concert for the' huge amounts spent on America meant we San Diego space museum I advertising us. The first ignored them a little. The that was burnt down. album took off because a media also seems to have "It was an amazing few radio stations started tremendous power over place. full of momentoes . to play It and spread the here in creating trends, from man's space word. Huge advertising telling people what they doesn't history," he says. "I'm I MICK JONES is the guarantee suc- should like. In the States also into science fiction. cess anyway." there seems to be ex Spooky Tooth far In our next stage show 1 guitarist with a more freedom of choice. want to Include clips from Beginning "It seems that some 'Forbidden Planet' and 'platinum filling. creativity has dried up in I've also got a collection He's watched But let us go right back Britain, but I heard the of-science fiction films at Foreigner grow into to the Rich Kids single and home including 'Star beginning. For really liked I Mick It's been a road it. But there Wars'. Atlantic's fastest long seems to selling band, even to success, starting with a be no British "Seriously, I'm sure band called Hero and the bands achieving in- there's something up I beating Led Zep- ternational f1 - 1 Gladlators: He also wrote fame and there watching us and gr t, tlqum ,I,.wrr pelin. songs for French singer status anymore. Maybe guarding us." i are rich. Johnny Halliday before s.r C. CJ to sat re i, ct stn of the - Foreignerl;n p OLST stinking rich. The first joining Wonderwheel and fwtmtr ly 'LE pton,- d for A; Ialbum -Went double Spooky Tooth who based 99 platinum and the second themselves In America. e. t el e tea. fir, the )1.. album is doing the same. After their demise he St, Right ho, Mick, tell us became a record' com- rte' s ill or, - , e , S it III about your fast cars, pany A&R man before ICalifornian ranch and meeting up with another i, t Ai` Md private jet. Englishman, Foreigner's keyboard MR r. .-, You know the money player Ian doesn't really matter," Macdonald (formerly of r. re- he says. King Crimson). Oh no, -not a line like "There have been I that. That's what they all times when I've been on . eefe' Ole say. the poor line," continues t OBNOXIOUS``'1 true. I earn a lot Mick. "Sometimes I 1, r but I like to be com- wanted to give it all up MI ILTNiPoL=-- fortable. I don't own a and come back to -n_ ,«t ;:. England, It's strange, but ° b o 1 I always thought that .on' e>.ctaln. Plink`/ sometime there would be a crock of gold at the end 1 Banned %tov l of the rainbow. rt. wl MO "When we formed %% eet. up chart Foreigner, I was set on T. ti . . ski turning out gutsy rock .,a I with melody. We ,110.5 rU t-o,,.f Lie tote CO p,qr. rehearsed the stage show . ..ta.e u..l a ferns, Large ARE YOU ;, I for nine months before . a1 t 1 starting r. 101, W r, price tt.95 MAN recording. We A.e foe.* eY ENOUGH didn't want to go on stage lrpr loui . 1 e4 .ee fro- TOBEA I and just be another band, booL«op. we wanted .. .. to make sure ...... or. b - we ...... Y -e from = t4 )ae Ltd. WOMAN? could grab an sev audience visually and 7lt,e.ti, St re. t, L Vt, el,a mentally, ...... "In the past there have e0.r w+t+g.. been times when I've i . e10t 1n1115 I11w - Record Minor, September 9, 1978 31 FREE to every reader of From one holocaust RECORD MIRROR to another ALF MARTIN gets away from one riot at London's Heathrow Airport and goes straight to another r M

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HAS there been a They've got all the ingredients of black, waistcoats, while shirts, holocaust? Is there some a perfect heavy metal band. black ties, this five piece group fool dreaded disease spreading Strobes, dry Ice, long hair, bare you right from the start. From chests. crucifixes round their pictures of them you think they're - we Britain? Bleary eyed necks and all the flash gullaring all about 16 and all male. In fact. enter London's Heathrow you could want. Plus, oh God, there's three girls in the group. Airport on a flight bound for 'Johnny B. Goode' If they could Mercy Bermudez, lead vocals and New seems get on the right tour in Britain saxophone; Maggie Connell. York. It they'd go down a bomb. keyboards and vocals; sister everyone else in Britain is Get their new album. 'Rock City' Missy Connell. bass; James' doing the same thing. you'll see what I mean. Demeter. guitar and Phil Cohen Just as we were getting over the drums and all over 20. Either they'd heard about It the the flights first thunderflash, they did They're playing LA's Stanwood Ariola trip or again. If it had been at a bigger Club. One of the smaller venues to were still delayed. venue I wouldn't have minded. If play in the area. We're a motley crew of three you like having your head blown As soon as they bounce onstage Journalists. one photographer and off, go and see them when they get you think you're watching Mick A unique rock album Lo PR ladles working for Ariola over here. Jagger playing the part of Bruce Records The trip has been Lee in a Kung Fu movie, It's action arranged to see some of the artists THE NEXT day it was into New all the way. Great songs as well. FREE to \rlola has in America. York's Central Park. Prism, a 'Put On The Heat' should definitely every reader of First stop is the Great Gilder - Canadian band, were playing be put out as a single.''Shot In The sleeves Club. 50 yards away from support to Meatloaf. They've had Dark' is another one. I'm told Elvis l'BGBs and in front of Joey two big selling singles and a Costello was raving about this one RECORD R.imone's house, where he can be platinum selling album in Canada when he saw them. If you're Into seen practising a few new chords but they planned it right from the jailbait you'll Ilke The Heaters. on his guitar as we enter the club. beginning that that wasn't going to This is what power pop should have It's a bit smaller than the be their only market, It was a case been like. Energy and good. Marquee but holds a lot less of going to America, building It up melodic songs. (See next week's MIRRO' because It has tables and chairs and working on an album that issue for more on The Heaters). and drinks are actually brought to would grab the public. too. 'See Forever Eyes', their FLY TO Portland Maine, near A group called Luna are support current album, showcases Prism's Boston to see Gene Cotton. Told for the night. They're a cross harmonious rock style In America that he starts at 8..30 pm but It turns Featuring some of 0 Phonogram's major between everyone you can think of they can't go wrong, a touch of out he came on at 8.00 all thrown Into one big melting pot. Foreigner, a little hit of the Eagles. Not the Ideal place to see him as and up and coming rock acts. Extremely tunny without trying to it's, what the mindless morons he's supporting Neil Sedaka and be They were almost good. At want. so give it to them. it's obviously the wrong kind of a short ieiut they had us talking about Their set In the Park was crowd. All over 30 and all here to See next week's them for the rest of the trip. one. taking songs from the first two see Nell. Still, Gene Cotton knows Suddenly roadies appear from albums, but they left the crowd what to do. Professional that he Is, everywhere, you'd think they were shouting for more, so their plan of he tailors his act to suit the crowd. RECORD MIRROR about to set up a festival gig with attack Is obviously work Ing. A few Jokes here, a nice song the amount of gear they're carting Meatless( was Meatloaf, gross but there. Even though they're not the about fun. If you read about or saw his right kind of audience Gene's won for further details First of all we're treated to a set In Britain you don't need me a few converts tonight_ promo film of Riot. What most of It repeatingat again. The last time you probably heard has to do with the band don't ask of him was when he was in the me but TO Angeles. home of British charts with 'Me And The Pleasures is It was a nice try. OVER Ins Private Then my brain was blown out. money, more money and gold. Elephant' but now he's got a new The end of the film announces Well. for most. The Heaters album out, 'Save The Dancer' and This is only the beginning" and haven't even hit bronze yet but if a new single 'Before My Heart FREE to you! - behind the screen an enormous determination, good songs and Finds Out'. If you don't catch that ttunderflash explodes My spine electricity help to do It. they're try to hear Just one track off the Get 'your album by collecting six special h1l the floor and my heart pumps almost there. album, 'You re A Part Of Me', it's ready to bust_ Critics would easily put them in a beautiful track sung with Kim coupons from RECORD MIRROR - starting Some start. They're certainly a the new wave bracket but although Carnes. Riot. Guy Speranza vocals, Mark they're aware of bands like By the time we arrived back in issue dated 23 September! keale guitar, L A. Kouvarls Moodie. The Ramones and The Britain, either the holocaust was guitar, Peter Bitelll drums and Jam their main influences come over or the flights were back on Jimmy pop. schedule. Still, It was 7.00 in the subtle lomrnle bass are about as from sixties as a bullet up the bum. Dressed In the style of Jam -all morning. Make sure you get it! der 32 Record Mures, SenterrtDe, 9 1978 Old tJ - 1 '<. ' t . ( Ci'i f 1I o r, I ' el¡ ii far better to tell you w hat t, {'s 'F r THE OLD CODGERS you missed. Firstly we Nashville were treated to a version dils lei, LET S FACE It, of 'Sweden' sung totally everybody who queued up In Swedish, closely t outside the Nashville on followed by another . Sunday evening knew happening- Introduced as perfectly well that it was a tourist came none other In tact The Stranglers than Fee Waybill, per- . they were going to see, forming In England for 1 and not Old Codgers as the first time since his the gtg had been ad- accident during the last vertised. Apparently the Tubes tour. Hugh and Red Cow had been like a Jean stepped back into Sauna when the the shadows leaving the Shakespearoes had new frontman to sing played there the night 'Straighten Out', ad- befor,. and the Nashville mirably executed too. wasn't much cooler. Two young fans also ) At half past nine the attempted to air their hand came onto the stage. vocal chords, having been and after exchanging invited to sing on 'Bit - i greetings with the chin' - not with per- ,, ore:,' audience and advising fection I might add, but it ..v o r one troublemaker from was taken in good spirits r N¡t ., ors the Red Cow gig that he by all. When left to their tai1, l . had five minutes to "get own devices, the 1 the hell out of here", Stranglers gave us all our launched into Grip. Hugh favourite tunes 'Go - Ir....,,',Z ` s. ,f . Cornwell wasn't kidding Buddy Go', 'Princess'. \ with his threat and began 'Ugly', 'Nice n' Sleazy' 1 l2 the second verse "Now (minus a stripper) and a !t/,1 you've got three minutes rousing version of 'Sewer' left to get right out of to climax the set. During T. .S ,?i f here" - rumours had it the encore of 'Five i: that he'd already gone! Minutes' a number of The gig Itself was very fans ended up on the is much a fun one, both for stage, which resulted in a the band and the loss of power on one side ! f audience. and indeed It and consequently, the would be totally unfair for band's departure. me to make criticisms: STEVE GETT THE STRANGLERS: playing at the Red Cow' however meagre. THE NEW SEE (ERS, Confronted with an Night Out, Birmingham RADIO STARS and Ian Macleod Could overcrowded market and Friars. Aylesbury have given the obviously THE NEW Seekers are little chance of getting what do the THE LAST time I saw nervous Trevor White now firmly entrenched in anywhere, slightly more support, the night club / cabaret scores of disillusioned Radio Stars they were NAFF CITY musicians do when lack severely under -rehearsed you'd still be a fool to style of performance and And with 46 t have long since aban- of support, funds, venues' and consequently lacking miss them. 1 more dates on their doned any pretentions to and eventually, interest, in confidence, with a to stand-in drummer not; 'Holiday Tour'. you've got any other forms of ac- finally causes them the corns no excuse. MIKE ceptability. split up their bands? They providing sell their souls to playing fortable cushion they GARDNER ' Their act Is highly needed attacks. polished and strongly cabaret - or at least for their do; ask But now, with a new geared to the young some of them heart of mums and dads who Dave Formula what he transplant up to before drummer J,a i m e BLUE MACS, make up the vast was Joining Crompton and with Marquee, London majority of their Magazine, second guitarist Trevor audience. Sleek, skilful, This was also my Im Con- White providing that YOU KNOW how It is wholesome, clean - cut presslon of Coco. the 1976 extra spark, their only when a audience are the images that testants of club Song Contest problem was first night sees a new band for the spring to mind. They Eurovlston nerves. they just stand would be Ideal as guest IGod help them), Coco first time: have just completed a Kicking off with the there. casting a collective stars in a toothpaste bone . crushing 'Radio glance of apperent in- commercial, a goal for week of playing late night Stan', they delivered an difference. After half a which they are so Cabaret at Fagin's. excellent set of what are -dozen numbers, either evidently constantly Coco came on all tacky on the surface, ordinary. that indifference has striving. Their music is and slick, fronted by mundane songs. But they grown or signs of interest nicely bracketed In the some foot in a candy all retain a sting in their have started to show. At ,q MOR style with oc- striped suit flanked by tails and manage to this point in their first casional flirtations with two unremarkable replay themselves at ever performance, Blue the less respectable areas females whose voices every vacant moment, Macs were getting a fair of rock. Even these are were even flimsier than made sufficiently bland their clothes. Between days afterwards. reaction to their basically '1 1 1 The new material from rocky sound, even If they and inoffensive as to them they managed to their forthcoming 'Radio weren't bringing the roof 'I remove any possible whip up about as much Stars Holiday Album' down audience antagonism. excitement (all of which seemed as friendly and They're a four piece, Could anyone before have would have been con- welcoming as the more the backroom boys being heard the Beach Boys trived) as a stripper in a established fixtures like Glaswegians Ross Elder 'Good Vibrations', Simon gay club: And that's 'No Russians In Russia', on drums and Murray g Garfunkel's 'Keep The' Judging by the blank 'Nervous Wreck' and the Ward on bass, Robin COCO: Tacky and slick Customer Satisfied and expressions on the faces wonderfully perverted Millar, on lead guitar, the. Who's Tommy of the long - suffering 'Dirty Pictures'. But 1 also provides some useful sequence 'Pinball punters who actually hope they manage to harmonies, but the front Wizard'. 'Listening To chose to spend their night sneak 'Get On A Plane' man Is lead vocalist and You' 'See Me, Feel Me' out In this dubious joint. and the Kink ish 'Boy keyboard player, the sound so insipid and Musically, to call Coco Meets Girl' Into their Argentinian Danny uninspiring? Even their bland would be a come regular set before too Peyronel. He was with latest single 'Anthem' pliment Sure, the two long. the Heavy Metal Kids was ,more dreadful live guitarists played their The performances were when they began to than the recorded ver- lair share of licks. while excellent, with Andy emerge, and had a spell sion. the drumme µ was the Ellison full of whatever with UFO between 1975 No doubt the originals, only reason a did not gives him the fizz to and 1977. Now he puts 411 Eve Graham. Marty walk out the moment they bound and spring so most of the steam into Kristian. Paul Layton arrived on stage. But energetically. Though original material such as plus latest editions Danny Coco have elected to Jaime Crompton 18 a bit 'Murder At The Movies' e Finn and Cathy Ann Ray perform this ultra - too splashy for my liking and Flying To Moscow', are perfectly happy but commercial rubbish and which segued into a neither yours truly or the thereby secure a chorus of the ever capacity audience were recording contact in welcome 'Back In The over Impressed. Their favour of Individual Us$R'. They also did a reception was no more anonymity. fairl beefy version of the than luke warm and in- The songs? More songs Herd relic 'Don't Want dicative of how lacking about - wait for it - Our Loving To Die' and as in punch, appeal and California, the bad, bad an encore, an interesting dynamism they were. old days and not being ARE YOU II: 'Street Life'. NIALLCLULEY able to talk love an the signed telephone line, ENOUGH They're to IMAN Charisma, their album is COCO Personally. I'd rather 1 and TOBEA due next month, and they I Manchester have stayed at home could build quite a o listened to 'More songs WOMAN? following I just hope o THINK OF the hundreds about buildings arid toed' their own observation of bands you read about But - Comma - U that it's 'hard at the top ' each week and then think C omme ca, that's the but harder at the bottom' of the thousands more way things ail.to quote doesn't come too true for which exist, each with its some naff Coco lyrics them. PAUL SEXTON. NEW SEEKERS' Geared to young manic and dads own share of ability, MIKE NICHOLLS Record Mrroe, September 9, 1979 33 Not so tender on the Knight GLADYS KNIGHT AND they always remember the past THE which they're ever so that PIPS the cooing audience remember too London Palladium with a staccato serles M flashbacks. and they ALWAYS spend ages 1°. AN HOUR of synthesised en- singing 'The Way We Were'. tertainment. A renowned chart star Gladys Knight (and the PIps) with the success quotient follows the were no exception. Blindfold for format. Can you afford to indulge? most of the show It could have been It may sound careworn to say so anyone . as long as they were but concerts like this seem to happen American with a string of chart hits all too frequently. The act - quite stretching back to the days when often a star with credentials stret- men and Radio 1 was the Light ching back many years (and In this Programme. case to the heyday of Tamla Motown The backing band - an odd 7r in the mid -sixties) - arrives in collection of well -drilled chaps In Ill- Britain for a serles of concerts. fifting tuxedos - puffed and sawed Attendance Is bolstered by con- and managed to sound uncannily temporary success (In' this case a like a Salvation Army Band. Gladys string of hit singles) and reverent and the Pips huffed and soared and memorising ... and the ability to often managed to sound uncannily fork out vast sums of money (in this like their records. Magic there was case up to DB.50 a throw) for the none. privilege of being there. The object of the exercise Is to A first half of comedians and demonstrate that our Gladys Is an warm-up entertainers. An interval artist, that she actually sings on her of lukewarm gin and tonics. An all - records and that she wants us all to too -brief second half of the star. It's buy them too. With that sort of really wonderful, U only because routine she'd be better sticking to they always play their best known Top Of The Pops'. JOHN songs (1.e. the most recent hits)r SHEARLAW. GL 4D YS KNIGHT and the Pips

CRUSADERS, LA medley of tunes from his speciality has always her new album. After except perhaps Al gospel and soul music; Express' and 'Kung Fu .LL THE strengths and solo album at the ac been their unique brand watching- her exhausting Jarreau. 'Lady Marmalade' was Internationale. cousttc to weaknesses of Jazz - plano that of fast, gurgling funk and set It occurred to me that Patti was' In total given a brief outing That he is always able Rock fusion music are showcased his almost most of the set was there are singers who are command at all times. please all the Labelle fans to win over an audience te inherent In the records classically orientated dedicated to IC. 'Yin Yan given the accolade The ten piece band present, but` even this a tribute both to his keyboard style, It was has .end live performances of but Thang', 'Squib Cakes' "Queen Of Soul" who are followed her every whim illustrated that Patti hysterical persona and the pioneers of the field, Robert 'Pops' Popwell (with incredible solos really Just pretenders to as If It was written down never been a mere par- his anarchic sense of who provided the from Lenny Pickett on the throne. in front of them. After'a tiéipant in anything she rhyme By combining the Crusaders. been While they bring a hlghspot of the evening tenor sax and Chester brief warm up, from the has done - she has this with a use of with a blistering bass solo Thompson), 'Oakland Compared with Patti's Its guts. musical sensitivity to a total, honest and spon- band, Patti appeared everyday language and relatively simple musical that made his instrument Stroke'. 'What Ls Hip' and behind them, giving Patti then coaxed the topical themes he's made appear like a railway 'You Oughta Be Havel' taneous commitment, 'Somewhere Over The Waters Singers out of the io^mat that a wide range Fun' providing Instant these well known and audience to join her for territory accessible to of people sleeper strung with Rainbow' a mighty run more than a select can appreciate, elastic bands in' the hands delight poth for the feet (admittedly) fine down. her version of 'Eyes In just they loose a certain and musical Instinct. vocalists' performances The Back Of My Head'. coterie of egg -heads. of King Kong. She then came front in the evening amount of their more Those present who As an encore they seem but mere stage for 'Save The Last Here we had that Earlier cerebral aspects, so 'You're Still A masquerades. Patti is the unrehearsed magic that Cafe la Creme struck a were anticipating the set perfornied only rightful claimant to Dance For Me' done in a appreciated In the more to be rounded off with Young Man', with an kind of calypso/salsa is normally only seen In similar non-musical esoteric (read un- that lofty position ever the Baptist churches of chord with u side -kick some old favourites like acknowledgement that since Aretha decided to style, Patti searing the - commercial) world of 'Chain Reaction' or multi-saxist Steve (The first three rows with black ghettoes. Total Debbie - who bore an pure jazz. treat her shows as The audience uncanny resemblance to 'Stomp And Buck Dance' Doctor) Kupka had been mechanical exercises. some Incredible vocal inspiration. The results can be were disappointed when with the band 10 years to acrobatics. 'When I Look responded by not only Cooper Clarke. However, anything from cloying. the curtain fell with no the night. I have rarely seen Into Your Eyes' gave standing on their seats Cafe's multi -soliloquising banal background musak encore forthcoming after On the other hand Patti anyone who so enjoyed positive proof of her 20- but causing such a rush also suggested shades of to an inspired and ex- some lengthy applause. La Belle Is as 'Tásty' as singing their heart out, odd years' experience in to the front that there Joyce Grenville as she citing blend of Jazz and Whether the Crusaders soon appeared a wall of acted out all the parts of rock So It was at the will revert to 'a more fie security guards ringing the occupants of a ladles Rosy uptempo set in a 'bigger the stage. room in a disco. The Crusaders are auditorium remains to be Patti finished everyone As if necessary to re- renowned for their ultra seen, but the Roxy set off by keeping the Waters assure the paying public tight rhythms and slick was subdued to put It onstage for 'Since I Don't that Rabid does occasion- funk laced with a Jazz mildly. FRED RATH. Have You' and tears ally attach some impor- intelligence, and their flowed visibly on and off tance to Its music, the .ndlvidual talents really OF stage. longest set of the evening shine in live per- TOWER Her show Is not La business, It's herself, and came from Giro, an outfit formances. Whereas POWER/PATTI of seasoned professionals these performances have. BELLE If you don't believe me. check her out when she whose guitarist and up till now, centred Greek Theatre, LA songwriter. Chris GUI, like comes to Britain In a few mainly on material WHEN Tower Of Power months' time. - FRED enjoys a considerable their immortal 'Put It took the stage It was quite RATH. reputation In the North. there You Want It' - obvious that they Came to Their 'Central Deten- driving and funky - the play, and as usual they tion Centre' was released Crusaders seem to be did that better than most JOHN COOPER- at the same time as Jilted either mellowing out or funk, soul or R&B bands. CLARKE /.RABID John but Ignored attempting to take their Starting with ,Funkaflse' FRIENDS A similar fate is audience into more from their 'Bump City' unlikely to befall the 'jazzy' pastures. was also Im- Eric's, Liverpool album, It TAKING THE cue from undisWled lunacy of Ed On their latest ap mediately obvious why Banger, whose genuine as the old adage "Go west pearance, their set they are still regarded mania Ls currently being started off with a very the hottest acts young man",, the entire one of Rabid stable and more, LnvesUgated by a mayor low - key selection of with the hottest hdrn high of record company. material from their new section to be ,seen live -tailed it out Gordon the Moron album 'Images' that Manchester on. Saturday anywhere. to present themselves appeared In his own right neither did Justice to their The five strong section, with a nciiey trove of jazz capabilities nor looking Like some of the ...but not so innocent lock, stock and package Manchester musicians provided the necessary audience who had come band's ability- to waste Button Lover' which at Eric's in Liverpool. hard THE YOUNG ONES Jilted John's untimely Including 'Eminence edge for the funk in the wrong door, blasted and play loud, brash rock contained a classic Young of 'Rabid, Tooth that they DJngwalls,'London with instantly escape Into the wilds of Grise' are famous for. their staccato horn riffs accessible Ones guitar - handclap Ryan on sas and Mog They were, of course, night air, hooks. Both the keyboard - handclap - Yorkshire left Gorden the clear into the from the S mirks on bass. musically Impeccable but -much to the delight of the BEFORE seeing The aforementioned tracks bass - handclap drum Moron's band with the in a The entire exhibition of It was a mechanical two thirds capacity Young Ones I was a little Incidentally, would make build-up culminating dubious honour' of head- talent finesse having read thrashing riff_ he re- mainly eccentric devoid of crowd. wary of them excellent singles glorious lining although to crmhrm motivation. a few power pop encored, and was sufficient TOP went on with about the material. They ceived exemplary sup- adage The first bright spot their new boom. 'Do You Know What I Is 'deservedly so. with a port from friends past and another age-old - cuts from "There's no business like Came from guest per- album, and while It lsn"t But my fears were Like (When You're version of The Monkees' present_ Of these the most . . ' M1NF. cussionist Paulinho Da the best one they've ever unfounded. Playing In The Band)', 'I'm A Believer' and the distinguished was so- show Costa who played a long cut, the tunes sounded The set opened with 'Honey Don't Stop', the magnificent 'Rock 'n' called punk poet, John NI(]iOLLM introduction to one track, Some Love' a laudable anti -hate song Roll Radio', a song which great live. The title 'Gimme with Cooper Clarke who, number using a barrage 'We Caine To Play' song which typifies the 'Got To Remember', and should have charted although now signed to of percussive tools in- follows hard In the TOP themes of the band's 'Little Bit -Of Loving' all a vengeance. CBS, is obviously not one cluding a small frying tradition of stabbing songs, namely the finest display The Young Ones Paul Lewis, John to forget -his old pals. I pan Da Costa seemed to horns over the bubbling of all teenage institutions, essentially British sixties Holliday, Paul Wickens, Mounting the rostrum at be enjoying the bass lines front Victor love. Yet despite the roots with also, to my Richard Bull and Martin proceedings Young about midnight. his the most. Conte and the feet of name and all the hub- mind, an underlying Broad are The reading included newer guitarist Billy Rogers organist Chester blegum connotations American rock feel. In Ones ("Darling They're material, concerning looking pretty morose Thompson. contained' therein The fact, this band are the .) and, if anything they throughout. of such delicate subjects as WAYNE The most recent Young Ones transcend all beat British combo are the antithesis Flasher's ('Gaberdine Felder, one of vocalist since the the namby - pamby playing American rock seventies pop naievlty the have Anger') and pinups IS moat beautifully departure of Lenny naivety that this 'n' roll like Twilly, Petty, and, as such they In barely toned sax players on the Williams is Cheap Trick who, In turn everything going for ('Siesta Girls'). Michael categorisation Implies. he had reduced scene, livened things up Jeffries, and he proved Songs like found A Love are the embodiment of them. Everything that Is. 30 seconds 'I a good with some lyrical solos, himself to be an im- Last Night' which con sixties music. I par- except a recording a crowd, bent on but It took a tittle while proving singer on the tans subtitle Who-Ish ticularly enjoyed 'Age Of contract. evening's head banging. for the Crusaders unity to slower Songs like "Fhis crash chords and soloing, Reason which sported a .A&R men, thethe_ queuing Into a state of helpless be felt. Time it's Real', andithe excellent 'Heavy fine bass and guitar startsTJRR here. mirth as he sped through Joe Sample featured a However the band's Scene' both highlight the workout and 'Push - G favourites like 'Daily 34 Record Wm. SementNer 9, 1978

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Ian arrived In heavy palm trees !duffed ~lulls. diagulaue TWO overcoat. waltreseas In and ofge hat pie(ao he Ultra -whorl wouldn't be rrttpj sort. and beach Mirt., a b pieces hamburger / Ise.Kne / mby adoringu fans). and then hie nux+aaeka maYeu man and / pear/ maltiquor . _type u and of r got to work an - coupe h the Mtleni )asa honk, m backstage tie finally You'd better hook on 01-3I0 emerged looking even more of a prat than metal, and 1902 . Ch.. Brown and . proceeded to clomp and Creham Canter fill In for fall Roerle Vincent bout In truly attroclotue on Radio style, with l.rtdon'. Saturday mooning complete terp- told .how until next week ntchorean mpport from two although the lissom lady volunteers out of Disco South Rant ban the audience. Sadly, not gone wild over 'In The Huelo'. many of Muelque'n 'Summer lave' Is the .weoling w on Tell th iaands could we the tage 121n (CBS 12- very well especially when 0579) . Wilbert Longmlre - won't he did hie lamenaulla and 17I Caroline be out here until THURSDAY Roadehow rocks Margate November, but Teddy rolls - but Ian even raised Dreamland: FRmAY (R I Owl. min took. Saithg.te Royalty some screams when he early to get In)), Pendergrass 'Only You' and (come Bob enter. h s funky dancing at Joe Thomas Pinto's !dripped down to hia hairy CISelmefe d Dee -Jaya ("oggu ends DLT hit Retreat' cheat. (However there are S4ullern Cnmtfw Yéoeti Johnson are due later the month, Hall, Nellrnal Roadahow and !Lily. probably rumour. that the joint was Mirror Pop Club hit Row Burts,kvt Inn on 121n . Candl heavily papered" with In Devon. Caroline Stator, Victim' (edited 7lnl reeks Brentwood Meads: SATURDAY (9) Sylvester Aullggaate Canvey Goldmine regular, and Tony Orlando 'Don't Let - and Peter Crorneld a Lre xemhnurg Celebrity DJs. Cluya who knew how to react)) It BB+odwnntonks Soyutgate Royalty, Go' (1211, remit) are out next Chriia Ht Canvey week, Ashford was those lucky disco GolSwindon there early!, & Simpson celebrities on and behind illlyfunks (71n) and Roney M 'Rasputín' Oasts. Caroline rocks Edmonton Platens Lock stage who could see Ian and )__ with Rich lids "eve": SUNDAY (10) (121n) are due Sept 22, Bettye Colin Hudd funks Canvey Layette (12M) Goldmine, Testy Jenkins Import hunks the london Playboy and Linda Clifford 'Gypsy lady' 1121n eieb with vibrating (wobbling'!) bunny girl dancers the Bonny Machine (Mee work, probably) are oct,for Sept 29 eh'). Caroline rock. larndon's the Scottish alldayer Father Thames rt.-erhnat, boarding at Chelsea's Cadogan Roy Ayer. Track for UK 121n on Sept 22 will be Pier epm: MONDAY (U) Tom Holland, Froggy and Pete CLYDE COAST funksters are heading for Ayrshire's Kiwl Tong funk West Klnsdown'a Kings Lodge near Brands 'Get On Up Get ,On Down'. Lodge near Fenwick this Sunday GO), for the area'. first 100 Hatch, with a special Caroline rocks I..we.rrel Talk Of The Fast: TUESDAY 'reprise cue" Per Cent Soul All-Dnyer. Running (o( 12 hours from 1 pm. the Pete Tong funks 112) gimmick of a cueing band well will soul spinners Croydon Dr Jlms: WEDNESDAY 112) -planned event feature local Bert Landon'! Lea Elite. at 253 1:98 (rent the disc's end so Smith. Dale Samson, Terry Quinn, Adrian Lauder and Willie uoisco'' Flnchley Road (near tube) ha that free Bloody Marys. Adrian love la Captal Di at Southgate Jocks ran repeat It Freckleton, a Motown promotion with prize draw at 4 pm, Royalty quickly if they went - huh7 beer -drinking contest at 5 pm. and cheap 25p drinks for the However, so far, 'Can't You first hour. That sounds Scottish, all right Tickets are U 75, Iron, pa!P, two See Me' ha. three times the or U -SO in advance. CONTINUING the positions DJ support . , . Carrie Lucas 'Street Corner Syphony' p 21 45 IN THE BUSH/KEEP ON JUMPIN. Mue.Ne US Prelude LP 'Tic Toe' le on week. 12in next Disco exhibitions 71 37 NO GOODBYES/DO IT ALL NIGHT, while La Blonde 'One For Curds Mayfield Corinto lY You One for be a Me' will DONT FORGET that the big London demo equipment 23 31 STAND UP, Atlantic Starr A&M LP Mercury lain here Sept 22.. exhibitions start the Suriday (101 with Roger Squire's Lan- 24 20 FROM EAST TO WEST/POINT ZERO/SCOTS ,MACHINE until the smallpox scare don Disco Falr for three days al the Global Village, literally Voyage t:TO2LV end., all Birmingham jocks under Charing Cros. Station (entrance off, yeller. Street), N 25 52 DREADLOCK HOLIDAY, tOCC Mercury are excused sending reaction and then Dlscotek 76 for on Tuesday HADEM's three days 26 17 COPACABANA IAT THE COPAI, Barry Maniinw Armin reports to Phonogram and (12) et eloomsbury'e Centre Hotel (In behind Russell J 27 16 YOU'RE THE ONE THAT I WANT, WF.A! .. Dave Dec of Square'. NE corner). Frill opening details 'were printed in Trevdu.!New,on-John RSO 5Ues bound be Bebington (resident of August Record Mirror, and are to adverted 2B 24 WHISTLE BUMP. Error Decider., Birkenhead Cabin) wants In this issue. You'll see me (0 foot 6 and bearded) on Warner Broa/Ien/US 12n record pram companies to know Sun/Toes/Wednesday for sure, -and maybe some other ?9 `15 COME ON DANCE DANCE. BUBBLING UNDER the Top 90 are MFSB 'Use To Be My that It's an imposter who's evenings, so do come up and say "ht"! Saturday Night Band CBS LP(11n Guy' (US Phil Intl, Gary Bart. 'Shake Your Body'/Giant diverting h1 mall to a 30 YOU ME RUNNING/I STILL REACH OUT. Lenny Steps' (Tower LP). Phil Upchurch 'Strawberry letter Manchester address. 35 GET 'Need W,Ihams - ABC IIn(LP 23'/'Free' (TM LP), Finished Touch To Know You 31 26 ME AND MYSELF Roney Jones Lolbpoiel2nupromo Better' (US Motown LP), Patrick Juvet '1 lave America' 32 36 RAININ' MY SUNSHINE, Thing Pyre b IC'asablenca 'Love Won't Me THROUGH Real ten LP), Major Hauls Let Walt' 33 42 TIME OF THE SEASON/MELLOW OUT. ( Atlantic), Charles Jackson 'Ooh Child' (US Capitol 12in). Gap Mangronc ALM A Warner LP Funkadelic 'One Nation Under Groove' (US Bros). 34 77 SATURDAY. Norma Jean BearsvAle/US /7n, Joe Thomas 'Plato'. Retreat' (US TK 121n), Exile 'Kiss You Really Touched My 35 38 GIMMIE THAT FUNK Dennis Colley US Wnslkogud LP All Over' (RAK). Amll Stewart 'You 36 47 GET OFF, Foxy TK Carmen 'Baby I Need Lovin' Heart' IAtlantle). Eric Your 37 49 GOT A FEELING, Petrick Omer Casaberxa/tln I Breeze' ) Areta/ 12ín promo). Anita), Uavld Byron 'African 38 21 Evelyn 'Champagne' Kung RCA/17n Independent Away' (US Polydor LP), SHAME. Movement 'Slippin 39 22 IS THIS THING Raydio Aristar12n'LP James Brown 'The Spank' (Polydor LP). Nina Simone LOVE Me Do 'Just 40 33 YOUNGBLOOD, We US UA LP 'l-taltimore' (CDT), Mass Production 'Watch It'l 4, 41 tsanna Come True' (Cotillion LP). People. BETTER THINGS TO COME, Nigel Manner Sow Ibn Make A Dream away bore the usual Euro CI' 215), Burundi Blacklype 42 34 ONLY YOU. Teddy Pendergrass PrA let Choice Me (US Phil lot LP), La Blonde EDDIE HENDERSON: LP 'Torn Inoue'/etc cliches rheckdt out. rhythm rattling afro 43 46 GOT TO HAVE LOVING/GARDEN OF dam-rm./'One One For Me' (US Polydor LP). 'Prance On' (LP 'Mahal' - chanter, LOVE/STANDING For You Tower EST 11848). Dynamite MICHAEL HENDERSON: which on the LP segues IN THE RAIN/MIDNIGHT MADNESS, Don Rey Polydue/LP The Brotherhood 'Soul Power' (US MCA LP). El Coco 'Love Asher fast 5:16 flier by the jar. -funk 'Happy' (LP 'In The Night- straight out of 'From East To 44 44 COME ON DOWN BOOGIE PEOPLE. In Yourlefe'/Dancing In Parade ' i Pye 12ín). Climax Time' Buddah BDLP 4058). West but be so big Calvin Davis Train Ride To trumpeter that's set to ex- may not David Williams US A1/1/12m/LP 'Rockers Arena' (Bron.e/121n). - ApUy-titled and fanla.tically on Its 45_ 43 'Hey Mr Melody Maker' plode - around the South own Equally per. STELLAR FUNGK, Slave Nowhere' (Bulldog), Johnnie Taylor East, anyway! It's right in funky 6:00 Instrumental cu.aive Santana-ish flip. Cotillion Lp'US 12n promo CBS), UtUe Nell 'Fever' IA&M ). the sparse skipping Charles burbler includes Raydlo's KEBEKELEKTRIK: 'War 45 50 AN EVERLASTING LOVE. Andy Gibi, 650 Rarland groove, so you've Ray Parker In the Ilse -up, so Dance'/'Manic Fly' (Epic 47 72 RUNAWAY LOVE/IF MY FRIENDS COULD SEE ME NOW. been warned' you get the idea? Try It! EPC 6577). Rhythm R ill ng Linda Cbllord Cunoe, 12m/Ú5 tan reeve ROSE ROYCE: 'Love Don't VARIOUS: 'Salaoul Saturday Instrumental 3:27 synthesiser 48 28 NIGHT FEVER. Card Douglas Gu8. 121n live Here Anymoe/'Do It Night Deco Party' LP pounder with an "Oriental" 49 25 ONE NIGHT AFFAIR, Somorw Coosa Mercury/US 12ín Do It' (Whtfeld K 17236). (Saleoul SSLM 4001). Forget melody, plus a 4:00 rem. of 50 89 GREASE, Frankel vaerGary Brown 650 the Salsoul Orchestra's three HOT VINYL Sensational delicate 3:56 their similar Spare cover 51 67 BAMA BOOGIE WOOGIE, Cleveland boon Gull' Il e !moocher, full of those trendy bland Bee Gees' covers and from last year. 52 66 STANDING ON THE VERGE, Platinum Hook Molowro 120 OTHER include Willie Hutch =And All .yn-drum noises, with a great concentrate on Ripple 'The 53 57 JASS-AY-LAY-OEE/SHOOT YER SHOT/FUNK .O,NOTS, IMPORT breakers erky Beat Goes On And On' (4:221. QUARTZ: 'Beyond The Hell Broke loose'/Ail American FLnkathon' (Whitfield). brassily bleating herky Cloud.' (LP /Quart:' Pye Ohio Players US Me,cury LP 12in). TUfe 4:09 funky flip for extra Choro 'Dance A Little Bit 54 63 ITS RAINING, Darts Magnet (in. Lucas' Street Corner Symphony' (Solar Closer' (4:31), Loleatta NSPL 28261). Cerronetsh (ash Tell LP). Glass Family 'Mr DJ You double -tided value. 5:05 55 NOW THAT WE FOUND LOVE, Third W0.ud I 12ín Me'/'Games' (RCA 'Mellow Holloway 'Hit And Run' eynthetle thudder with - Know How lb Make Me (lance' IJDC LP). Dan Hartman GAP MANGIONE: dramatic piano plonking over 56 58 GIVING IT BACK, Phil Hum F,ela46 LP/USwo II/e 'Number One' Out!' (LP 'Suite Lady' AWL (8:29), First Choice 'Dr Love' 57 48 RASPUTIN/PAINTER MAN. Buncy M Adonis 'tweet Replay' (Blue Sky 12M)t Eloise Law. (5:17), and yes! the full the top, currently big In LP Found You' (H&L LP), AMLH 64694),- Al last - - 59 68 DOOR DIE, Grace Jones Island tern !ABC 121n), Zafra 'Now That I've 13 Double Chicago disco. (huh:! I. In Easy' 1ALA (though the 460 still late!), 7:30 Inlength 59 90 IT SEEMS AND DO Brothers By Choice 'She Puts The Ease Back Exposure 'Ten Per Cent'. TO HANG ON/GETUP SOMETHING. LP). 1.4110 the smash import eaclting SOUNTRACK: 'Midnight Ashford (e LP). Gregg Diamond 'Starcriueer (Marlin CONSTELLATION OR- S,rrynon US Warner Bros/12n Ienua/LP Schiele Cast A Spell' (Tabu LP). fast 5:39 funk -Jazz jumper - Express' LP (Casablanca 60 60 MIND BLOWING DECISIONS, Tyrone Dev,d D Roy/len 'Fortune Teulere/To CHESTRA: 'Perfect Love CAL 2030). Giorgio'. movie Bettye LaVette 'Dorn' The Best That I Can' (West End 121n), amasingly like a squeaky 61 61 BOOGIE FUND, Sob, Fine RCA 12in oynthenzer version of the Affairs/'Cosmic Melody' score includes an 8:21 'Chase' 62 79 Passpon AlkniO Denise LaSalle SP-A-R-TY' (ABC LP). Love Committee (CBS 85851 LOCOMOTIVE, LPIUS ,2,Zroot ena Sonny Fortune Crusader.' 'Put et Where Suspiciously that's in his typical electronic 63 56 'Law And Order' (Gold Mind 12in remit). rangy 4:15 girlie group racer DISCO INFERNO Trammps Ana/Ien:LPp It You Want It' has now been deco style and much better 64 5B IN 'Three. It Over' IAtlantic LP). Plnn 'Put - from the Saturday Night HOLDING ON/BACK LOVE AGAIN, LT O / The InFr It' overtaken in the South -East than he other recent stuff. Art,... Calamine 12)n reed.), Gary Band stable, recently big on Funk l. 12n LP). ferry Carlton by the much more erpeclallat THREE DEGREES: 'Giving 65 40 MAGIC MIND. Earth Wind 6Fen CBS iparemierBraellian Nights' (Salaotil The Import, has an cope mete 'learn 335 (Warner Bros LP), Joe Farrell 'Another Star' 5:27 'Slater JOPDme Of Up Giving In' (Arleta 66 71 DOWN FOR THE THIRD TIME. Bobby Cekiwell Me' (RCA). medley, a trickily has. and thudding break. - 130-12), (warner Hon LP), Greg & Hanks 'You Fooled Season' and an even dingier flip. Glorglo-produced l/S CbgAs lP Afre-Cuba ( l2ln). Jazzy builder that aggressively rainy fast 6.07 67 TA MY O'Jays Pn,l n Band 'Rhythm Of life' Ares lurching 64 USE BE GIRL, lo, quite feet before sub- GRACE JONES: Faene' LP withith syn-drum gels (l.land IIPS 9525). The 68 64 AINT NOTHING GONNA KEEPME FROM YOU Ter, De siding again into quieter bursts, on red were/ 12 in. Deno Cestbwnca -backed thumps 'n rattling 'Do Or Die' segues piano straight on through 'Pride' MICK JACKSON: 'Blame It 69 53 MUSIC FEVER/SOUL TO SOUL bumps on the On The Boogie' (Atlantic K Malawi Inur. Prone Stock/12., COCO: 'Love In Your and 'Fame' continuous WHAT YOU EL aide one so they all sound the 11102), Jackson 5-type 70 54 COME BACK AND FINISH STARTED Llfe'/'Dancing In Paradise' Giodye Knight 267921. same. Could be the new (though no relation) Jaunty Bumeh (Pye 7NL Donna Summer, pop -tool juggler, sounds good 71 77 COSMIC REIGN/FAIRY TALES Ctusedera ABC IP Exhilarating fast 7:40 rhyth- on radio 72 85 ONLY YOU/YOU LIGHT UP MY LIFE. chop. THELMA HOUSTON' m rattling 12 in racer trireme Mdiow y SNaw toil Of the Just Me Feeling Good'f Don't JONATHAN KING' 'One For mixes perfecUy Pity Me' (Motown TMG You One For Me' (OTO CT 73 - YOU, Samuel Johnathan Johnson US Caumiee 12n rem, brief break In Curtis 74 84 MONTEGO BAY, Suggs Cerro A,lola Hansa/12n 'No Goodbyes', 1117). Gradually intensifying 2371. Good thlcklytextured Mayfield's smooth funky 4:20 chugger cover of La Hendee happily 75 5 LOVE WON'T BE DENIED, Un, Boone Creetda IZn while the more plodding 8:05 CLOSER. Kendkletc from last year, now a bit like pounding Euroomash (due 7E 76 DONIT WANNA SAY GOODNIGHT, official A-elde Imllarly in- RAK 12n 'TONY Linda Clifford, relegated to here soon on 121n). BARNFIEID, muncal director and DJ at Mayfelr's cludes some cooing chis but 77 62 POINCIANA, Gino Barbee, A6M LP Saddle Room up with a for x- flip of a typical Van McCoy DEAN FRIEDMAN: 'Lucky in Itamlltan Place. has again come Can't Compete thumper. Stan' .(Ufesong IS. 4021 78 74 LOVIN' LIVIN' ANOGIV(N', Otero Ross Mawr (butinental playllsl hits. imitable for 79 A Deed Essex Me"ar,y of hot foreign-langaiage Citeenent. RAYDIO: 'Honey I'm Mind nagging toe -curie,' M a - OHWHAT CIRCUS, a e PliiOlIcated cosmopolitan crowd. SOLAR FLARE: 'Boogie BO EROTIC SOUL/YOU DO IT GOOD, Larry Pais pre PC-1334). Huge Rich'/'Me' (Arista ARTST sexy slow duet with Denise - Fuld' (RCA 183), Blandly funky perky Maras, should smash Molt Rum4Aps07n I EN the storming 7:06 Arens Banter Trerna (Fr) on Import, Juggler kinds combines their LITTLE RIVER BAND: 75 BEND ME SHAPE ME. Gas 12n 2 ON S NT Michael Ranter L2 in Chugging [budder le 65 THE SAME OLD SONG, KC b The Seed,.. gene 901M POUR OIUBLIER, on two previnus hits, while the Reminecogg (EMI 2806), ITS Unque lbach Fr) very like 'l)I.co Inferno' Gorgeous atmospheric AOR tan 3 PARIS big in the Went, Mower flip'r more truly DISCI). Alain B.nlere Albatross I Fr) should now be pop slievie with Dr Huarard - SURVIVAL Marc Jr tden Warner Bros/US 17ktTdw , a w 31 TFS BEAU and North too. HI, funky Sure TES CON, Jean-Claude aridity CM (Fr) Mdlartde PETER BROWN: 'You brans bits. - NI HTUF8. DeleRIat urn SITU PENSES A MOI. Joe Daaaln CBS I Fr) Fred! FE, Bee Soler SwMLP e SOTTO Uf Should Do n' (T7( TOLE e048). COOLNOTES: 'You Ate - ILSEGNO DEI PESCI. Mmnello VenditU ay9 ld 70 WE LOE TO PARTY COME ON, Swerrh US Gordy LP KAr 11108). Jaunty pop -slanted variation What You Are' (Janie JA ~bp. (11t) (Atlantic Me' 0047). mid -tempo - DISCO INFERNO, Players Assncelion Ven lien rather good Organ of Ns 'Manse With for Pleasant ST'AI (L-L)4ELIGHT). Julio Ingleala. CBS (Fr) Ununuui mula reggae end» up as a dub, and - PRANCE ON, Eedie Henderson To. L SUN last L AFTER THE RAIN. Itebu Silvetti H1ap.Vox (Spa and rhythm'tntroed me FO CAPTAIN CONNORae's + Connors g.rddsP from France la VOYAGE: 'Point has worked well (or TU. Umberto Torah Jagged flier s TAKE IT ON UP. Poem. US CokanOrlu ee Ma: (It/Br) =fled Zero'/'laUn Odyssey' (OTO already - UN INSTANT D'KTERNI'It. Gilbert Hecaud Paine (Fr) and well 3E Record M croe, September 9, 1979

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Carr's Friendship From GMD (Photos), A P, Chat-£1.40 net Mlm, Dom IRO). wristbands. from D'iCk Wallis, plus 14p P GUY OF 20, seeks sincere Agency, Somerset Villa Maddocks 40 1 ,.d.,n ore. - Casa -Loma, 159 Prints. MM. 13 Sb,ninem anal. girlfriend 19/20. Port- Harrogate. 0423 63525. Harlequin, 88 St Peter Photography. sworth .n Phew 01 917 º505 Stockport, Hill, Norley, Warrington, HarnUton Road, London calf e Ave, NewhavNl, smouth area. - Box No Free details all ages / sChate, Cateshire, eshire, ' SE27 9SW- Suaaex. 1747. areas. - Record Mirror, September 9, 1978 37 EXPERIENCED DJ ABSOLUTELY FREE Records For Sole Special Notice working summer welkin Songwriter Magazine requires work, home or exlalne copyright, abroad. e F:LVIS / D F AN Starting October, publishing. recording, DON POWEIL Happy write to th' royalties, 'setting your RARITIES: Rare .,un. - W>leaae birthday. See you at inifred Char, Fair , lyrics to music without (bidets. Soundtracks Eastleigh, E Watford concerts. 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Dancer we Wolverhampton, WV4 love you John - IUH, England. and June. Musicians Wanted QVIS MEMORY £1.10 SEW CONGRATULATIONS 't ECORD SPECIALISTS S RICK. on passing your GUITARIST OR semi DEBB11.No. (1.10 - looking for an album exams. formed group for REITH LITTON i c nr (tingle' Consult the I'm really ROAD SNOW pleased for you. beginner vocalist with RED INDIAN GIRL experts. Regent Hope wish mek Ysu /Ma. on En. do own material. Must be URSCNI (2)-£1.10 £1.35 terprises 38 Greenhill you well In your Ms. CAROLINE You're brilliant. as In able to read and write Drive. Leeds L.S13 4I.A music. business strictly son etc. See you soon. - Box No. 1760. postal, love Cath. LET'S FORM a dancing RARE B.C.R. Lps trio and later sing. amerlcan ED,AINE, I'll never - THREE RABBITS Greatest forget Mlriam 226 T295, Hits" 'German" you. .your, 113 favourite Cockney Rebel ROMFORD ROAD ' Rollin" offers and SAE MANOR PARR III to. 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Callers party on 30th September. and . Ir most .m.ng Ming.. London, SW5, Men looting 411 ano I, I Send £1 plus SAE to Elm Book owns salt welcome. early!" amuse. al thosetun TOP Horrey, 10 Ashland Road w,.-i1h EX - THIRTY West, Sutton In Ashheld, PETER FRAMPTON box £1.15 ino.e.sp. RECORDS (1960 - '78), 104 Cambridge. - Send Notts, or to S. Flinders, 5 SAE, M. Y from 12'p. Nearly 2,0(10 Main Street, Stanton By Robinson, 63 CwO titles. Most major stars Dale. Ilkeston, Derbys, Rose ford Road. Cam- - Sae RIM, Dept 1-18. 82 bridge. n.,,,.'. ;.'a,;'::: r L Vandyke Street. Liverpool, IAORT. ,\ \ OLIVIA (7)El Recording t,.j//j OLIVIA N. 1OHN TOP PRICES for all Pop Situations lrN WAGNER and Rock n Roll records Vacant IN "GRIME" £1,11 f1.10 ip to 1969. Send list or SONGWRITER DEMOS .eneral by details, LOCAL RADIO is ex- professionals includes \ i -wuggested price, helpful panding in Britain. New guitars Bass Drums 1 Ind can make offer, Also stations mean hundreds Vocals, £L5." - Details RATE BUSH E1.10 music papers, concert of new Jobs. "Jobs In 0743 64236. programmes. etc Paul' Radio" (3rd Edition) i;urton. 8 Adelaide Road, details full - time, part - Tuition , I,Wmgham. Kent. Tel time and freelance op- 46:4 53337, evenings. portunities, and explains N 4ZZ, YARDBIRDS, how you can make money DRUM' CORRESPON this new situation, DENCE COURSE. Your Hendrix, 13th Floor from choice of style, stick I l e v a t o r s, 65p, Also available. 7w I:aleldoscope, Trxiggs, "British Music Industry control, co - ordination. 11111\ listing addresses etc. each lesson with rJlx oar, Kinks, EAR, Index" demonstration DEBBIE (4) i1.10 DEB511 1...6 £1.10 r'hddren, Who. of music organisations, cassette, DISCO FEVER - 1 í Dylan, - Details Test and Tape . trines. radio stations and over TRAVOLTA No. I AstbNshing flat, Tuition (RM). 168 Run- LIGHT 7 (1.10 ADD 30p port jpouke4.ng for Hundreds 400 record companies. , Punk Beat, nymede. London, SW19. Femcnic moving lights - 1.2P Wrack emir. one heat Coast. 451s/LPs. Ideal for Job hunters, DJs auped, colour 11%-v. Rarities - SAE please, etc, 75p or both for El, - Mahe Own 'p.d; 01st, /r is twi Also 1 Court, ti n perk.. Hell Allerton (RMI 7 RSP Wilfred nor. "CARDS & POSTERS LINDA ROILS/ LOT N15. Musical Services .t two cinching .rid Caldervale Road, Southgrove, London 1..ahnp windows. diapley or Me. 4 E1.10 '.,ndon SW4. RECORDING AND In the horn. 22 MOOR STREET, BIRMINGHAM 4 SETS WRITERS! An m ringlS simple light HIT offered to LYRIC OF R SINGLES from 1960, PROMOTION ARRANGEMENT / Yaem they will Intrigas UIIT large SAE TSM talented writers. era .urpd.one e, 5.3 to - OWEN, SIMIAN Records, lyrics, demo promotional insW low pits STILL AVAILABLE E1.10 (ACM (Pia. p) Co on Bike., Rio Live, NEW 220 Victoria Manuscripts, SAE DEBBIE to assistance. 15.95 each (less plug) Linde Roosted. No. I 1 1 3, Enforcer, Fero Red, Rocky Now 1 too No Road West, Clevele'ys, demos, with ,SAE COLOUR DAVID BOWIE (Details): Donovan + DECD 2, Cheryl Todd No 1, Not Pees, New Cosie, Farrel Gene..., V..,, Blackpool. Channel Island Music, 12.00 l/A, CONCERT RUNAWATS Meher, Excel House, Two for E70.40 Rainbow, Roney M, Smoothly Night her, Rinse. 1.2, Pistols. LPs FROM 32A Mill Street, St. Peter. PHOTOS U.40 Onsl soy 20p, 45s from Guernsey. Whltcornb Street, London., F 12.00 p&p 511 - Large sae, Pat 24. Port, WC2 TER. Beaufort, Blackpool. LP's ELVIS: ' Reeves, Como, Sedaka, Cash. SMALLS order form & advertisement rates Mathis, £1.35 Situations Wanted - each post 15P each. Free list Cummings,, 11 Rates and Conditions I PLEASE PUBLISH my advertisementT under the heeding for, Id JOCKEY with six rumoy ne Ave, DISC insertions) commencing issued dated Glasgow, years experience seeks U,... irse beading PEN FRIENDS SITUATIONS VACANT, residency in London or PAN CLUBS. I enclose a cheque/postal order for, to cover the cost made payable to RECORD PASTBLASTERS! Essex. Telephone 1I(CO(tOS F011 SALO Inu ,dUMENTS FOR SALE SOUND EOOIPMENT, MIRROR ALWAYS 1,000s of Roc, Purfleet 42114. e,d other pn.ore sno/wcerron» so pe, w.d 8°"1. Pop, Taints. Sae MIKE (15), would like to MUST BE PRE -PAID 24 Southwaik, - 'ALL SMALL ADS STRICTLY anyone the Lasing, Sussex Middleton, become DJ can txde help. - 01-998 0250. SPECIAL NOTICES. 'PERSONAL TUITION, RECORDING, nn mule announcements 10p per wad FROM STATESIDE TRADE ADVERTISEMENTS NEW wrist .r,yra.My lop p., wo.a The very tales craze in POP DECOR a Framed Ah. re.l'two. 5' 5" tw rWchedelic Wall Badges 'The effect is stunning Over r words in BOLD tn. Sp p. woro 150 rates: Price 650 ea + 10p Er packing. post BOA NUMBERS Arow two ....oho ADP rrváe tee SEMI OrSPLA Y ...In...ng INTRODUCTORY Full Titles SAMPLE OPFER plus list of PC 50 rey. colutrn inch Send 450 p . only plus sample preference, I e. Oiseo/Funk/ Tie roe - Rock etc., to exclusive UK distributors.; SERBS DrscouNrs 5%1w a nono,. Address F )% Se 13 orrice TARA DESIGN PROD LTD - 10% For 26 ...now Name and address when ~laded in *avert must be paid frr' THE Wy N D. HERTS 12% ta 62 nsertura LETCHWORTH. 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