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2 SMASH HITS MAYBE TOMORROW Feb 21-Mar 5 1980 Vol 2 No. 4 The Chords 4 Talk about pole vaulting! You just SINGING THE BLUES about need an Olympic qualifying effort in the office Dave Edmunds 4 these days to clear the mountains SO GOOD TO BE BACK HOME of your poll forms — fahsands of 'em! We'll be counting for The Tourists 5 MONTHS at this ratel Special hi's CARRIE to Susan Mills of Stratford, East Cliff Richard London, who was first in with her 8 form (and not a single mention of GAMES WITHOUT FRONTIERS Gary Numan or The Police Peter Gabriel either!) — and to Lena Martell 14 who seems to be walking away JANE with a certain category! Before Jefferson Starship 14 we get back to our counting, we'll just mention that on page 8 MUSIC MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE DANCING there's a chance to win a portable Managing Editor Brass Construction 17 telly if you reckon your Nick Logan newsagent is one of the good GET READY guys, and that next time we'll Editor Billy Ocean 17 have some more freebie news for Ian Cranna you. What sort? Oooh, maybe RED FRAME WHITE LIGHT another flexi, more badges Features Editor Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark 24 possibly — wait and see! David Hepworth TV Design Editor The Flying Lizards 24 Steve Bush ROCK WITH YOU Design Assistant Michael Jackson 26 Andy Ingamells MONGOLOID Editorial Assistants Bev Hillier Devo 29 Diane Church TURNING JAPANESE Contributors The Vapors ...... 30 Cliff White AND THE BEAT Robin Katz GOES ON Red Starr The Whispers 35 Fred Dellar HANDS OFF — SHE'S MINE Mike Stand Kelly Pike The Beat 35 Jill Furmanovsky BUGGLES: Feature 6/7 Advertisement IVIanager REVILLOS: Feature 12/13 Rod Sopp Tel: 01-439 8801 MADNESS: Colour Centrespread 20/21 STING: Feature 22/23 Editorial IVIanager DEVO: Colour Picture 29 NEXT ISSUE Paul Flint SUZI QUATRO: Colour Poster 36 ON SALE Editorial and Advertising address: Smash Hits, Lisa BITZ 9/10/11 House, 52-55 Carnaby Street, / livwlTTr ^_ London 1PF. CROSSWORD 15 ," W1V / ««„,« ^'Jf SUBscRjpnoZn This magazine is published DISCO 16/17 / yohcm ''^''^'>^'SuWa°J^^ i by EMAP National Publications STAR TEASER rates 19 / e^""^'' on ,- / Ltd, Peterborough, and is a„ REVIEWS 27/28 printed by East Midland Litho / CK^^^.^''" '"^S"""^ Printers, LETTERS 32/33 "oad """-e. Peterborough. / Pe,rfK'' n ? p. , Copyright exists on all songs GIGZ 34 LJ__^''°^°"9''PE 20S* appearing in Smash Hits. They must not be reproduced without the consent of the copyright holders. SMASH HITS 3 Maybe Tomorrow By The Chords on Polydor Records

Sometimes I just get a feeling Crazy dreams inside People hiding wearing uniforms Screams of laughter, shouts you lied Pointed fingers and questions why Scared scared people with their lives all torn

Imagination or real sound From the streets from the towns

Sometimes I watch and wait For signs of voices or screams Dreaming now is just a funny joke Can this all be just a dream? Oh no it can't be, it's too obscene

That's when I see you staring at me

Imagination or real sound

From the streets from the towns / Silent footsteps, whispers unfound It's too late, the deadly underground

'Cause we saw you, surely not this time? Yes we saw you! You were wearing their uniforms You were wearing their uniforms But it ain't no crime!

Imagination or real sound From the streets from the towns

' Sometimes I go all silent And lose all sense of time Hating eyes, minds with thoughts Where and when the sun don't shine When the dogs don't bark or whine That's when I'll see you staring around

Imagination or real sound From the streets from the towns Silent footsteps whispers unfound It's too late, the deadly underground L Reality or just lies From those who (maybe tomorrow) talk with lead (maybe tomorrow) Be good now (maybe tomorrow) and don't do nothing (mayb^ tomorrow) Singing The Cause if you do bang-bang bang-bang bang-bang you're dead!

Words and music by Chris Pope. Blues Reproduced by permission And Ltd. Son Music By Dave Edmunds on Swan Song Records

I never felt more like singing the blues

'Cause I never thought That I'd ever lose your love, babe You got me singing the blues

I never felt more like crying all night 'Cause everything's wrong And nothing ain't right without you You got me singing the blues The moon and stars no longer shine

The dream has gone I thought was mine There's nothing left for me to do But cry over you o I never felt more like running away

But why should I go

'Cause I couldn't stay without you You got me singing the blues The moon and stars no longer shine

The dream has gone I thought was mine There's nothing left for me to do But cry over you

I never felt more like singing the blues

'Cause I never thought That I'd ever lose your love, babe You got me singing the blues You got me singing the blues You got me singing the blues Repeat to fade

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words ^"^J^"'t%St^n^A°£ta Music Ltd./ rs^^^TstXtlcTo^oSoa^sUd. is the one with "Sorry about that. But the and began tapping the GEOFF DOWNES mikes "We try not to be too obvious SUDDENLY THE side is up to full already approached him to do thing is I'd with their 20/20 vision, while Trevor Horn is that always wantad to fingers. Buggies, being — on the album there's a song strength again. Trevor, he of the this very thing. the with the goggles. be a producer and even had Buggies, kept the resulting one go-go With The my that goes 'I love you Miss Robot' National Wealth specs, is "However, now we've got our they're Buggies, own studios at one time. P*opl« sound on the Together The album. but it's not really about robots. expounding on influences and own thing going, we won't really thought that I'd "There purveyors of clean-machine pop, somehow was a horse galloping," What it's really about is being on giving credit to such folk as have the time to work with other something the remembers Trevor, living in the plastic age and to do with maki "And we left the road and making love to Kraftwerk. artists — we've been through of Tina's records that in too — it all fun!" making the most of their and asked me was good someone you don't really like, "We use synths to fake up that for the past three or four do for them." Horses and passers-by apart, it environment. demos while all the time you're wanting things and to provide effects — years. You don't have total at do, they're "He used to rope in," Gi seems that The Buggies played Good what they me to phone someone who's a long we won't use them in the control in those situations. The '' ready to say so. braggarts, remembers. "We'd sort out the most of the parts on their singles No way off." manner that somebody like John Buggies, that's our full total and merely state their case with songs at my place and do all the and album, the rumour that they they Another interruption; Foxx does. He's dominated by what we're all about. a quiet confidence. Already arrangements together. Later used a whole host of sessionmen someone wants to know which synths but we're not. I know "It's a total rejection of alt kick the being totally untrue. they've got a track record to we'd artist out of the part of the Beeb The Buggies are we've been compared to 10 CC those poor recordings, the banal studio used three support their words. When and spent most of the "We about different supposed to be heading for in by a lot of people but they were a songs, 'Babylon's Burning, yeah, studio drummers including "Video Killed The Radio Star" time just doing different one from order to broadcast for BBC lot more vocal and guitar-based yeah, yeah' and that type of bowed out of the charts, they BIIEELES things of our own, using every Landscape and Johnny Norway. All is confusion. Trevor than us. We're more thing. That's keyboard why we took a it moment to our best advantage. Richardson from The Rubettes, promptly replaced with "The departs, Geoff returns. Apologies based." different line and almost went It was a big experience for both who's really good. also used Plastic Age". We all round. The tape keeps running. Geoff adds his bit. "Our the opposite way to most new They also got their names on of us and after a couple of years the occasional session guitarist Soon Buggies will move onto records have an intelligence layer wave bands. of that, to play various bits there the production credits to The doing we had quite a few and the next stage of their career by in them — they're not just pop "They would never spend as An everyday (but songs together." were three or four girl singers Jags' "Back Of My Hand" and becoming a live touring band. It's pulp. You can take them on a much time in a studio as we do. while involved. Apart from that, did Dan-I's "Monkey Chop", as we likely to be a five-piece with superficial level but there's Most of their time is spent on the everything songwriters they provided Dusty A PHONE CALL regarding a snag ourselves." Trevor handling guitar and another layer too. That's road. They go on the road, get a in their future plans interrupts Springfield with a small success frequently interrupted) vocals, Geoff sharing keyboard something that's been the record deal, then go into a studio the GEOFF his in "Baby Blue". But small proceedings. Geoff sorts out COMPLETES phone duties with another player, with hallmark of most successful as a last stage, whereas we the problem while call, but an Island success equals failure with the outspoken now Records a bassist and drummer rounding bands, right from The Beatles. started in the studio, then got executive sticks his Buggies and Trevor Horn, who but likeable Trevor carries on. head around things off. And though we have got this the record deal and now we're writes most of the duo's lyrics, story of pop persons, "H was at that stage that we the door and requires a "We've got a few tricks up our synthetic, arranged sound, it still gonna go on the road. Everything decided artists. consultation. the says that he got no kick out of to become We So sleeves," Geoff says. "And there doesn't really come out as total the other way around!" Dusty recording the song. felt that it was about time that keyboardsman exits stage left, are going to be some very synthesiser music. "No-one ever records our somebody started making good, leaving Trevor solo once more. interesting visuals, good as told by Fred Dollar. back "It's a unique sound and if we AT THIS point, the door opens well-produced pop records By now he's moved onto the songs as well as we can do them projections, some very odd do score that's probably why. once more and an extraordinarily

I again. wanted give subject of lyrics. — firmly believe that. Dusty's We to people lights, all that sort of thing. The beauty of The Buggies now healthy dog leaps through and bit something more than they "I always wanted to write 'Baby Blue' was a of a pop "But the music is the most is that we can go in about 15 flattens me. "Down, Buggies already had." songs with good lyrics rather let-down because we had done a important thing of all and I think different if directions we want to. down I " Trevor yells, as an Island Eventually they signed to than the crappy, cliched ones great demo. Even Bruce we'll surprise quite a few people. We can be a rock band or Trev ambassador inform us that the Woolley's version of 'Video Killed Island as artists, writers and that many people tend to come think They that we're such a and I can just go out and do a few duo's car is ready to take them to up with. are fine The Radio Star' didn't match producers, in the latter capacity Some — one studio creation that we can't shows somewhere." the Beeb. ours. His wasn't so exciting, he taking on knocking The Jags' band I admire is Squeeze. I actually play. Actually, we're But what if some megastar Suddenly I understand that "Back Of Hand" into shape. thought the lyrics to 'Up The didn't take any risks. There have My quite experienced at playing on should suddenly ask them to line about sending heart police to been lots of cover versions of The song had already been Junction' were superb and the stage and used to back Tina lend their studio expertise to his put you under cardiac arrest. Life 'Video' around the world — but recorded but nobody was very lyrics to 'Cool For Cats' were when she did foreign tours. or her next recording? Geoff says with The Buggies ain't so quiet all uniformly naff I" happy with the results. The superb too. they've been that several big names have for the ticker, that's for sure! Bruce Woolley, who now runs Buggies remixed the tape, added a band called Camera Club, was various keyboards and generally once buddy-buddy with Trevor tidied everything up. But though and Geoff. Together the the revamped record became a threesome wrote "Video", hit. The Jags proved hardly "Clean Clean" (a track on the grateful. In fact they hated the Buggies' album that could be the disc — as Trevor readily admits. next single) and a few other "I think the reason was that songs, and also set up a band they were pissed off with the that featured Woolley as lead record in the first place and later vocalist. But then things went felt that we were foisted upon wrong and Woolley moved off to them. It was a good record his own record deal with CBS. though — all we did was to make it into a more professional piece BUT WHERE did it all start? of work. Trevor kicks off the history bit by "We believe in perfection — revealing that he uttered his first we sometimes get criticised for cries in Durham, while Geoff being too professional — but claims Stockport as his then, people also criticise K you home-town. make things rough. There's no "We met in London — we both way of winning really. So we try had the usual ambition to make for perfection as far as we can it in the music business and get it in recording." knew that the only place worth The Buggies' album cost coming to was London." £60,000 to make, and it wasn't Geoff, who talks so quietly that just thrown together to cash in his voice only just makes it onto on the success of "Video". In the interview tape, says that he fact, all of the album was written initially got into production before "Video" which just through providing radio jingles. happened to be one of the four "I did jingles for any product tracks they first recorded. that came along — from cars to The Buggies claim a gypsy-like nappies. Any product — you existence when making records, name it and I've done it!" trekking from one studio to Trevor, not to be outdone, tops another, recording backing at this with — "And I got into the tracks mainly Virgin's Town

production game because I was House in West London, most of

living with a pop star who I won't the final mixes being made at name — though she was called Sarm, a tiny studio in Tina Charles." Whitechapel, also used by Queen. Geoff gives him a sideways At one point, the duo even set glance. "I thought you said you up mikes in London's Wardour wouldn't name her?" Street, gaining the attention of His partner in plastic grins. two girls who became curious PIC: ADRIAN BOOT 6 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 7 Sorry to disturb you

I in , But was the neighbourhood y fmi^m^^ m • ^ u m- m m u About a friend — I've her picture Could you take a look?

Oh I appreciate you're busy jEM^Beco And time's not your own Yeah maybe it would be better

If I telephoned

Chorus Carrie doesn't live here anymore Carrie used to room on the second floor Sorry that she left no forwarding address That was known to me (Carrie)

He said, Carrie doesn't live here anymore You could always ask at the corner store Carrie had a date with her own kind of fate It's plain to see

Another missing person One of many we assume The young wear their freedom Like cheap perfume

(It's useless information) Returning my call (To help the situation) They've nothing at all You're just another message On a pay phone wall

Repeat Chorus

Carrie doesn't live here anymore Carrie used to room on the second floor ol Sorry Carrie left no forwarding address It's a mystery

Words and music by Britten/Robertson. 5 Reproduced by permission Mews I Music/Kongride Ltd- (6' United Artists Music Ltd/Myaxe Music.

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THESE BLONDirS PEOPLE TV DINNER BLONDIE HAVE found time in WANT YOUR between all their various film and recording commitments to make MONEY the first major commercial THE RECORD industry is so videodisc. Anticipating the worried about falling sales perfection of the videodisc player figures that rt is seriously — which is expected to become considering various ways to stop widely available later this year — people taping albums at home they've filmed all of the songs and passing them on to friends. from "Eat To The Beat". You may Having rejected the idea of have seen certain excerpts from putting an electronic tone on the video on "Top Of The Pops". records to foil any attempts at Although Chrysalis Records copying, they are now toying aim to have the finished article on with the alternative strategy of the market later this year, at a putting a special tax on cassettes cost of something like £30, there and cassette players in order to have been a few holdups. It win back the money they reckon hasn't yet been decided which they're losing. system of playback will be Some people are predicting adopted and there are union that this will involve as much as problems over who does what £4-£5 on a blank tape although and how in the video age. the official line is that this is WRECKLESS ERIC, six ounces of muscle power, pictured here with more than they have in mind. Of Big Mick of The Softies after just two weeks working out with the course, they wouldn't think to Acme Gut Expander, will be supporting Squeeze on the second blame their problems on the half of their national tour. He joins the tour on February 20th at number of no-hoper records they Liverpool University. put out, or the extortionate prices they charge. PAULINE MURRAY, formerly be released as a single on CBS. lead singer with Penetration, is The Only Ones meanwhile play featured on the upcoming Only London's Lyceum on February IDENTITY Ones album, "Baby's Got A 24th where they are supported Gun", duetting with lead singer by Simple Minds and new CRISIS Peter Perrett on a song called Canadian band Martha And The "Fools". This track is expected to Muffins. ME AND my brother, who has been known to look like a certain German dictator, used to have a band called Half-Nelson and once had an B. A. ROBERTSON releases his album produced by Rupert first Ayslum LP (his third in ail) Holmes. Turn to page eleven calld "Initial Success" on March 7 and find out who I am. and will be touring to promote it. The tour opens at The Venue in London on April 1 1th and continues as follows: Liverpool LIVE Empire (12), Newcastle City Hall (13), Glasgow Apollo (14), SUBS Edinburgh Usher Hall (15), Bridlington Spa (16), Bradford St THE U.K. SUBS have released a George's Hall (17), Manchester live album through the mail order Free Trade Hall (18), section of Stiff Records. The Wolverhampton Civic (19), Derby record, "Live Kicks", was Assembly Rooms (20), Leicester recorded at The Roxy in London De Montfort Hall (21 ), Sheffield in 1977 and has been hanging City Hall (22), Preston Guildhall around for a while since. The (24), Hanley Victoria Theatre, Subs' official record company, Birmingham Odeon (26), Bristol GEM, didn't want to release it and Colston Hall (27), Bournemouth so the band took it to Stiff who Winter Gardens (28), Brighton are making it available for £3.50 Dome (30), Margate Winter (including postage and packing) Gardens (May 1st) and London from Stiff Secret Service, 9/1 Hammersmith Odeon (2). Woodfield Road, London W9. s^£jsi5SsS^sssr --I

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U-' PARLEZ- LIGHT VOUS BRUM? PROGRAMME HAVING A little difficulty with of the phrases in The Beat's "WHITE LIGHT" is the name of a some new television programme new single? Then let Smash Hits produced by Thames TV with the give you a crash course in courtesy intention of providing a strong, Parliamo Handsworth, guitarist Wakeling. intelligent show for young of Dave "Checked for" means have recruited new bass player people. The idea behind the first "fancied"; "chant down" means BAD NEWS for the Stuart Russell Webb (pictured far right), series of five shows is to pick on a Adamson Appreciation Society. formerly of Glasgow band The specific subject and allow "put down" (verbally); "make fe tell tell you"; Pictured here is the worst that Zones. The Skids also have a new teenagers to offer their own ya" means "let me could happen — the man himself drummer, local Dunfermline lad opinions. Topics planned include "on ya" means "here" and "fe ketch "to catch you". getting hitched to his girlfriend Mike Bailey (pictured far left), politics, education, transport and ya" means — of longstanding, Sandra who's played in various local the drinking laws. (Hope you're taking notes next Davidson. groups. Although Thames stress that there'll be a test on this Despite some rumours and The Skids' new single, a "White Light" will not be another Tuesday.) phrases originate gossip. The Skids have not remixed version of the album pop show, there will be some sort Most of these are broken up. What happened was track "Animation", will be of musical item in each show. in Jamaica but many now well used around the nation's that Richard and Stuart decided released here on February 22. The presenters will be Jon Mack that keyboard player Alastair The band's album, "Days In and Gary Crowley. second city, though one or two tend to the Ranking Rogerese! Moore was no longer needed. Europa", has been remixed for The first shows will go out in do incidentally, have a Bassist Willie Simpson, furious at America but the new version will the London area on Thursdays at The Beat, 12 inch extended and not being consulted about the also be available here in a new 5.15 and on Wednesdays at 4.45 new matter, walked out and refused sleeve and carrying the hit single in the rest of the country. This of remixed dub version of "Hands Off She's Mine" due out on to return. "Masquerade" instead of "Pros course means that if you're at — February 22, and the band are Accordingly Richard and Stuart And Cons". school you'll have to tear home if currently working on their first you want to catch it. If you're working you'll just have to forget the whole idea. Ain't the telly wunnerful? ET LIZARD? AND FOR those of you keen to FOUR OF the bands featured in complete their understanding of our article last year on Sheffield's The Flying Lizards' new single music scene are represented on a (which apparently is all about new EP from Neutron Records. "the illusion of the medium and "1980: Snappily titled The First the realities of tedium" or so Fifteen Minutes", the record Virgin tell us), here's a translation consists of tracks by Clockdva, of the French bit: I'm So Hollow, The Stunt Kites "Spread me/Underneath you/I and Vice Versa and can be am a sphinx/Knees on each side obtained from Neutron Records of your thighs". at 44 Bowood Road, Sheffield We expect that leaves you a lot S1 1 8YG. wiser.

POP GUNS Girlfriend's Boyfriend Up Tonight", is expected soonest. PROVING that they can prop up The bloke second from right with walls just as well as the next band the severe trouser problems is are brand new ska combo Guns original Madness drummer, John For Hire. Their first single, a Hasler. The others are Tony gentle, thoughtful ditty called Lordan (bass), Vaughan Tolouse "I'm Gonna Rough My (bass) and Mike Herbage (guitar). t

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I \ r% \ \ \ \ I I m ALL TIME TOP TEN Pauline Black (The Selecter) VINTAGE 1) THE ROLLING STONES: Brown Sugar (Rolling Stones), ELTON This has to be the best record SELLING AT a very modest £2.99, for black ladies I've ever heard. a new collection of Elton John 2) JOAN ARMATRADING: Love oldies has just been released by And Affection (A&M). The most his old label, DJM. Called "Lady underrated single of all time. Samantha", the album features 3) THE SPECIALS: Too Much 14 tracks of his very first singles Too Young (2-Tone). / like the and hard-to-get 'B' sides that last line — the one that the BBC aren't on any of his albums. won't play. Despite the age (some of the 4) THE POLICE: Walking The IF YOU'VE heard that strange little song about On cuts are eleven years old), the "Babysitters" Moon (A&M). I like their sense coming at you across the nation's airwaves and wondered quality of Elton's songs still who of rhythm and the way that those lusty little voices belonged to, then here's shines through and this LP would your answer. Sting's voice is layered Pictured here are Adam (left) and Dominic Tinley over the make a good stopgap for any from Lymington, top. Hants, collectively known as Stupid Babies. Elton fans wearying of the man's 5) JANIS JOPLIN: At the time of recording (guitar, Summertime current musical silence. Adam kazoo) was 1 1 (but is now (CBS). The best rendition of this 12) and Dominic (vocals, drums) is 5. Both still at school, their tikes song I've ever heard. include UK Subs. Crass, Banshees, Prats, Gang of Four, Steel Pulse, 6) BOB DYLAN: Hurricane The Damned and Sid Vicious. Hates include Sham 69, The Dickies (CBS). Because of what and John Lydon. happened to the guy in the song "Babysitters", incidentally, is not a single but one of the trades — the framing aspect by the from "Earcom 3", a double single package put out by Fast Product police. at £1 .69. (Stupid Babies recorded their two tracks — their own 7) BOB MARLEY: Survivors songs — diractlY onto a cassette tape recorder.) (Island). At least it shows he's Also featured are Noh Mercy (two girls from San Francisco), still in touch. Middle Class (four boys from Santa Ana, Cafrfornia), Deutsch 8) IAN DURY: Hit Me With Your Amerikanisch Freundschaft (usually shorted to DAF, it means Rhythm Stick (Stiff). Because German-American Friendship, and they're a German band with a it's dirty I Spanish singer), plus From Choriey (self explanatory!) who are a 9) THE PRETENDERS: Kid Blank Student plus friends playing what Fast Product call (Real). I just like her voice — it's "domestic psychedelia!" so expressive. This should have The contact address for Stupid Babies is: South Lodge, Church Lane, been a number one as well. Lymington, Hampshire. Please include a SAE if wanting a 10) ROLLING STONES: Honky reply. Tonk Women (Dacca). Just because The Stones are amazing. psychedelic era, building up a huge following all over the world "IT'S FOR you, Russ. Somebody with albums like ." "After Bathing on page nine recognised you . At Baxters" and "Surrealistic Pillow". During this time their lead singer and most prominent member was Grace Slick, an ex-model who became one of the faces of the late sixties. After indulging in various solo projects PLASTIC during 1972-3, they reformed as Jefferson Starship with a number of new members although Slick TOYAH and Kantner remained at the helm. A LIMITED quantity of Toyah Wilcox's German album, "Sheep Recently however Slick's drink problem Farming In Barnet", are being and musical opinions ALTHOUGH THE Jefferson meant that imported into Britain to cater for she was forced to Starship have been in business leave the the demand for Toyah vinyl. band which had been for fifteen years (originally as "Sheep Farming", which was somewhat strengthened by the Jefferson Airplane) "Jane" is one return of Balin to fold. also the title of the lady's E.P., will the Five of only a handful of British hit years ago their retail at £4.99. Meanwhile the "Red Octopus" singles. Formed in San Francisco album yielded lady also has a new single out a massive hit in the mid-sixties by Paul Kantner single in the now on Safari Records, "Bird In shape of "Miracles". and Marty Balin, they were one of Their Flight." progress since remains the most important bands of the unsteady. SMASH HITS 11 manager lends us his quieter "Like Story Line: Ian Cranna the beat movement, or "As long as you've done the office and I ask about The Pictures: the power pop thing, punk, new gigs regularly Laurie Evans Revillos' new songs. — if you've done a wave, mods, everything. If you good gig, "We found we could write that'll stick in that had a bit of imagination songs you person's life. We try and put over that we liked," Fay says could say that's what we were. something that's memorable simply, "so we did just that. I We're none of them really and I every time. think it's quite a good balance Obviously, always want to keep it that way, the amount of original sometimes we can't, but this songs to and just 'do our own thing'." way I think you've the amount of covers that we've got far more With their ideas set firmly on chance got at the moment. of doing it rather than entertaining the public. The being knackered "I think that's what we wanted all the time Revillos are not at all bothered by doing a tour." The Rezillos to be like, to be the accusation that they're Not about that, but we could never that the band are exactly trivial. idle for the rest of the get enough of our own songs in week, as "All we're trying to do is let they have their The Rezillos that we liked more hands full people enjoy themselves," Fay than the covers." running Snatzo. The Revillos asserts, "so you can go to a gig control The cover versions, apart from everything from artwork and we produce music that you details to stage a couple of obvious ones like costumes, and can dance to if you want, or you Eugene estimates "Hippy Hippy Shake" and a that he spends can just watch because there's about five splendid echoey version of hours every day on the so much in it that it looks great phone alone. "Dancing In The Street", are not as well." In fact, the nearly so easy to spot this time, band have been so "Which in its purest form is busy lately especially against the band's that there's a whole what a gig is all about," Eugene backlog of own rapidly improving writing. new songs from Fay, really," takes up the argument. "So Eugene, Hi Fi "Some of them are real blunt, Eugene replies. "The and Robo that's music, therefore if we serve that waiting to some of them are quite subtle," the way we produce the be rehearsed, never ." purpose, I don't think we're . . mind says Eugene. "That's because records new cover versions! " trivial at all." Thus far. we've taken that cover and — and the way we put it over The Revillos will In fact, the band's live," adds Fay. "And feel honest allow themselves a little we've injected ourselves into it, we cautious assessment of their happier doing it." position as satisfaction with their instead of discofying it or efforts, entertainers is more realistic I mention I'd seen but they're far punkifying it or doing a limp a few hard from content and than most. If you're going impersonation." core punks slinking away before to be have plenty ideas for the future. in a group. the end, shaking their heads. Fay contends, you've "Definitely there's As for the new band, it took a no way "It's got to be a selfish person in the we're while to come together as Fay maybe not po-faced satisfied with what we first place because you've put are," says and enough for them," Fay shrugs. Fay. "But I am really Eugene headed back that "You win a few, before helping society. pleased we've towards how they thought you lose a few. I managed to do it "You may care about these all things should can't help it if people don't like ourselves. sound. Guitarist things," us. We don't make any claims she goes on, "but when "There's just so and obscure oldies fanatic Hi Fi to much room to it comes to the count you're explore Harris (the mad professor be a punk group, certainly. the ideas we've got. To doing it because you enjoy it. lookalike) Neither did The Rezillos, though The me this is only the starting point. was an obvious only the The Rezillos help it is to other people is This is the group recruit, having been in the very certainly had a in its crudest lot that they might enjoy it. So if form, first Rezillos line up and played in common with the New when we're working on the people have got any pretentions barest on the legendary "Can't Stand Wave movement." minimum of everything. about being socially aware My Baby". "I think this new group has they But as we start getting more should and do quite a different something about money, I After much searching for a approach to the want to take the group it. Being in a group is the way to bassist, actual sound," offers Robo the extremes it can go to. Felix eventually turned you're Rhythm. "The overall NOTgonna do anything "I know it's pretty up under their noses in their sound is a extreme lot about it." already," home city of Edinburgh, while different to The Rezillos." she adds amid group How does he mean? laughter, "but it can drummer Robo Rhythm is get more "Although ANOTHER NOTABLE thing about extreme!" actually Eugene's brother. a lot of the songs are fast The Revillos is the way they only "When Then came backing singers and brash," he explains, you say extreme," "it's not 1-2-3-4 ." play at weekends. This way they Eugene declares, and dancers The Revettes, so much of a . . "people think keep things fresh and fun. oh, it's selected from many advert "Blatter," Fay chips in her going to go from the exquisite turn of "It has its disadvantages this sublime to the answerers. Had Babs and Cherie phrase. ridiculous. It isn't way, definitely," Fay concedes. that actually sung before? "I take it as a compliment," — it just means improve and "There's Eugene says, "if someone came a hell of a lot more extend the whole idea so that travelling in it. its to our gig who was, say, a punk But people who dunno what it's all advantages far outweigh its rocker, and walked away shaking about will know what it's all his head, because that means we disadvantages. about!" didn't give him what he expected — which is old Rezillos songs played at lOOmph with all just %l^AS guitar." WITH NEXT to no radio airplay or llci f^No "No!" they chorus in perfect help from the media. Fay and harmony. Eugene's outspoken contempt "Neither of us," explains on the other hand (labelled for the London music business Cherie. "I'm from Blackpool and I the the "unreasonable" "difficult to hasn't altered one iota. As with two shows and . IH*^ was a secretary in a sales office. I VAJJCE* The band, previous nights in London's work with" because of their however, agree that liked The Rezillos so I decided local hip place to play. Marquee (and the second show determined defence of their to they'd prefer a long slow climb — " join. I fancied a change so I Jt AAAAAAAGH<."The It's still early on but already later this evening), the club is musical vision), were casually and thus a longer life — and to thought what can I M^^ auburn faired, silver clad there are signs of action since packed out and the atmosphere assigned to a painstaking but do that's earn their recognition the hard different?" ^^« figure jumping up and The Revillos are doing a second hot and sweaty. The band go pointless speedy trip to the way rather than be thrown onto "And I was a bored down with screams of frustration earlier show for younger fans, down a treat and get called back dumper. the cover of one of the music housewife," says blonde is Fay Fife. She's just been blown and already the road crew — for two encores. Fay and Eugene, however, weeklies as this week's thing. Glaswegian Babs. Fay adds that Fay says she'd up (again) at Space Invaders, the including tireless fan club It's a very satisfactory state of were made of sterner stuff. Not hate to be in a Babs came with a splendid arcade TV game to which most administrator Mitch — are affairs, but one that few would only did they take care of 2-Tone group — not because of recommendation from a friend the of The Revillos seem positively setting up the stage gear. have dared to predict a year or so business in a very realistic and music or the label which she who said she was loud and got likes addicted. "Gotta get away from There follows a lengthy ago when The Rezillos broke up level headed manner with their and admires, but because totally out of order at parties! these things," she mutters, interval while the group get into amid much bad feeling and own label Snatzo Recordi, but she feels they'll come down as turning away in search of the their stage clothes and make up, bitterness. Most observers they also proved they could write quickly as they went up. SO HOW does this band compare dressing room. a quick dash to the empty disco simply assumed that Jo Callis's songs — and good ones at that, "I don't really feel The Revillos with the ideas Fay and Eugene belong It's a wintry Sunday afternoon upstairs for a photo session and songwriting talent would see the as the excellent "Motorbike to any movement," Fay had for the original Rezillos of in Leeds and the band are then they're on, charging their back half of the band (now Beat" proves. adds firmly. 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SMASH HITS 15 thing. Who said disco is dead? What with good The Whispers, Michael Jackson, Brass The Brothers Johnson are back wKh "Light Night" Construction and Roy Ayers all well a new album Up The (A&M). They also have a single out positioned in the charts, I have a

taken it called I reckon strange feeling that it could survive in from "Stomp". 1980! Unfortunately there are many it could make you do exactly that! good soul and disco singles released Kinsman Dazz's album "Dazz" has that never quite make the charts, so only six tracks on but most of them tracks "I it's up to us to change that. are very strong. Best are One that deserves to be there is Searched Around" and "Love Osibisa's "Pata Pata" (Pye), a fast Design". One of the slower numbers, dancey number that seems to be "Catchin' Up On Love", reminds me going down well in the clubs. Norman very much of Earth Wind and Fire. Connors and Aquarium Dream have A few more singles that are worth a two twelve inchers out, packed listen are "The Boys In Blue" by Light «obJo„e.'Di,cop,-ek together in a double sleeve like an Of The World (Ensign), "Saint Or album. Both the records are varied Sinner?" by the Real Thing (Pye), and a couple of slowies "Bad Times" by by ^''^"o" and contain eight tracks all in all, a War (MCA) mixture of fast, slow and smoochie Tavares (Capitol) and "Forever Mine" by The O'Jays (Philadelphia Int.). sounds. I prefer the faster ones like There's a to set your "Phoenix" and "I'll Always Love You few you on T." way, so it's a quick march to the RCA have bought out a double record shop and hopefully we'll see a album on their "Disco Direction few more good sounds in the charts. Double Dynamite" label (short title!), Bev there are some great tracks by Al P.S. I'd like to say a big 'thank-you' to Wilson, Edwin Starr and Gene the postman for delivering my three Chandler, but if you bought all their sacks of Valentine cards all in one recentFLIGHTsingles it probably isn't such a piece!

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TWO THIS WEEKS By Billy Ocean on GTO Records WEEK: AGOABO TITLE/ARTIST LABEL

1 AND THE BEAT GOES ON WHISPERS SOU Baby, oh baby, we're going out tonight 27 ROCK WITH VOU MICHAEL JACKSON EP Meet me 10.30 and we'll get into flight 26 RIGHT IN THE SOCKET SHALAMAR SOU What are we gonna do? 23 HAVENT VOU HEARD PATRICE RUSHEN ELEKTF We're going to a party 38 THE WORLD IS A GHETTO WAR M( Second and fifty-two 7 SHAKTT BRASS CONSTRUCTION UNITED ARTIS' That's where we're gonna start NEW HOLDING ON TONY RALLO CAUBI Saturday rendezvouz 16 YOU KNOW HOW TO LOVE PHYLLIS HYMAN ARIS" Go out of the city 9 DONT STOP THE FEELING ROY AYERS POLYD( Gotta get funky too 10 WE GOT THE GROOVE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION VANGUAF We'll tear the place apart

11 RHYTHM TALK JOCKO PHIL It 2 JAZZ CARNIVAL AZYMUTH MILESTOf Chorus 3 TOO HOT KOOL& THE GANG MERCUI Are you ready 5 WE GOT THE FUNK POSITIVE FORCE SUGARHI Are you ready to go 33 INOT JUST) KNEE DEEP FUNKADELIC WARNER BRC Are you ready Are you ready to go : GREEN ONIONS BOOKER T& THE MGS ATLANT Are you ready 4 WITH YOU BILLY PRESTON 8c SYREETA MOTOW Are you ready to go 17 ARE YOU READY BILLY OCEAN G1 Are you ready ooh babe (let's go) NEW STANDING OVATION GO. ARISl 8 PRA YIN' HAROLD MELVIN & THE BLUE NOTES SOUR( Repeat chorus 12 I WANNA BE YOUR LOVER PRINCE WARNER BRC NEW DONT PUSH IT LEON HAYWOOD 20TH CENTURY (IM Baby, oh baby, I'm feeling mighty hot NEW TOGETHER WE ARE BEAUTIFUL FERN KINNEY Wl Touch me, I'm yearning NEW ON THE RADIO DONNA SUMMER CASABLANC For something that you've got NEW STOMP BROTHERS JOHNSON A8( Temperature moving up NEW SELF SERVICE LOVE GUARDIAN ANGEL RADIC/MATUM Feel the boogie power

28 I CAN FEEL IT STOP CALIBI Taking it to the top NEW CATCHING THE SUN SPYRO GYRA MC Hey babe, we're getting down NEW TONIGHT I'M ALRIGHT NARADA MICHAEL WALDEN ATLANT When are we gonna stop? 32 SKINHEAD MOONSTOMPSYMARIP TROJ/ Come the zero hour NEW WORKING MY WAY DETROIT SPINNERS ATLANT Rhythm ain't gonna drop 13 RAPPER'S DELIGHT SUGARHILL GANG SUGARHIi It's the hottest place in town 20 WONDERLAND COMMODORES MOTOW Repeat chorus and ad lib to fade NEW GONNASITRIGHTDOWNERROLDUNKLEY SCOI NEW CHATTY CHATTY TOOTS & THE MAYTALLS ISLAh Words and music by Gold/Ocean NEW BOYS IN BLUE LIGHT OF THE WORLD ENSIG Reproduced by permission Screen Gems-EMI Music Ltd 22 THE SECOND TIME AROUND SHALAMAR SOU April-Aqua Music Ltd. NEW ROCK IS GONNA GET YOU GORDONS WAR STARRJAYdM 29 HERE COME THE SUN FLB FANTAS 36 TONIGHT'S THE NIGHT SHARON PAGE SOURCE (IM Oisco Top 40 reproduced by permission of Record Business magazine, compiled from sales at specialist disco shops usic Makes You Feel Like Dancing By Brass Construction on United Artists Records

If the music makes you feel like moving Makes you wanna party, makes you wanna dance If the music makes you feel like dancing Makes you wanna party, makes you wanna dance Yeah this fool would dance with you Come on and dance with me Yeah this fool would dance with you And if you feel the same way too yeah Just move your body To the rhythm with mine Let's get together tonight

If the music makes you feel like moving Makes you wanna party, makes you wanna dance If the music makes you feel like dancing Makes you wanna party, makes you wanna dance Just move your body To the rhythm with mine Let's get together tonight

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In the second instalment of our four part Police Profile, Sting tallcs to David Hepwortli about fans, fame and the future. STINGMORE THE POLICE came home to shame to waste that opportunity created a lifestyle that changed aggressive girls so we can't walk London in style at the end of '79, by just regurgitating something. the world. out of a gig now. We have to be pacing the boards of The We'd make a lot of money but I'd "I think The Beatles in a very escorted out of the gig by Rainbow like honest-to- regard that as a failure." roundabout way were bouncers or else we actually goodness superstars. I'd seen But Sting also insists he's not responsible for America losing would get the clothes torn off us. them a few times before and just an artistic soul. the Vietnam war. In that they "I mean, it's fun but, at times, been pleasantly entertained "I have a commercial brain as created a total opposite to the ft took three attempts to leave rather than bowled over — but it well, which enjoys selling "my country is right" attitude — the Glasgow Apollo — three was obvious this time that they millions of units. That really they created the atmosphere charges involving police, were working to live to all appeals up to me, the fact that you that allowed hippies to happen. bouncers, everybody — it was those expectations, punching can have your finger on the pulse "Style is very political. It's a like a rugby scrum. The car was straight true. and They looked of a nation for a few weeks and much broader area than the odd chased all through the streets and sounded world class. literally have everybody lyric." with girls banging on the roof . . . From time to time Sting would whistling your song. just madness going on. slink down to the edge of the "I was in the bank yesterday THE 64,000 dollar question. Do "So to maintain normality stage there'd and be a noise that and the bank manager saw me you think it's possible to under those circumstances is nearly was a scream rising up and automatically started to hum maintain any kind of normal pretty difficult. We try as best we from the floor of the house. It "Walking On The Moon". But existence with all the mania can to be accessible for wasn't quite the genuine once you're successful you've currently surrounding the band? autographs and things but agonised article — more like a got to maintain it." "We have a problem in that we sometimes you can't because of loud sigh. But Sting reveals that get mobbed now by very the size of it. It's gotten out of audiences outside London are a WHAT DO you think about the good deal less restrained and bands like PIL and Joy Division receptions are usually noisier who argue that being popular is and more piercing. not enough, that the whole "It freaks me out," he grins. "I music business should be done don't believe it either but it's away with?

happening. I think the screaming "Joy Division are actually my is largely because we're the first favourite group at the moment. I rock band in a long time that's think their album is the best of had appeal for girls. Girls have last year. Ail these bands have a stayed away from rock and roll, right to be there ... at the they haven't been involved for a frontiers if you like. PIL I'm not so

while and they've just suddenly sure about because I think they come back with artists like Gary area commercial group and they Numan. are interested in selling records "So our audience is just fifty and they are interested in per cent boys and fifty per cent popularity. They just are. They're

girls and actually I think that's a playing a game and Johnny lot healthier than any bias either Rotten's nothing if not a star." way. It's a much nicer situation." Is the art of singing coming So now that you've back into fashion? established yourselves as "Yes, and thank God for that! probably the biggest band in We've had enough of Borstal Britain, isn't it very tempting to Breakouts. The shout — how far just tread water for a while and can you go with it? Perhaps if the repeat an obviously successful political thought had got more formula? sophisticated, but we're still in "I'd like to place more third form polemic.

demands on the audience's ears "I'm a socialist and I care

than I we do at present. don't passionately about politics but I

want to disappoint anybody but I just find that pop songs are not a think it would destroy the band good medium for political to stay in a rut, to keep doing the thought. It's a medium for trite same thing over and over again. political thought. It's like all this "It'd be dead easy to just rattle "Guns Of Brixton" shit which is off the next album, but that's not all bound up with machismo and what we're about. The next selling records. Politics is more album should stretch us and also general than the odd lyric here

stretch the audience. I think and there. we're in a great position. We've "I think The Beatles were sold almost a million "Reggatta perhaps the most important De Blanc" so I presume a million political force in entertainment of on people are waiting to see what The Sixties and yet they never SJST^^T^Can you imagine th.s lot yetting we come up with next. It'd be a wrote a political song. They just "Top Of The Pops"? 22 SMASH HITS hand." K's not really /ou that they're Success brings with it the need Can you see yourself looking adoring. It's their image of you. for more and greater success, for a country estate or "We get this sex symbol thing hits must be followed by hits, something? thrown at us. Now, if you tours must get bigger and

"Yes. I mean, I feel like a actually lool( at us it's hard to longer, and an increasingly large goldfish here sometimes," he believe, but people impose that number of people now depend says looking out the massive with the help of the media and for their livelihood on The Police front window up to the street. we just cruise along with it. It keeping it up. "Everyday there's an expedition sells records — I'm not Sting confesses that this only of girls in this square looking for complaining — it's also a lot of really struck him the other day this place. I'm plagued with fun. But you realise it's not really during a meeting with financial people ringing the bell late at you." advisers. night. It makes my life difficult, "I thought, the bedrock of this is particularly as I have a family. I STING INSISTS his ego is whole corporate structure am seriously thinking of living saturated, that it could not be fed songs. I've gotta go and write a somewhere less accessible. But anymore. song otherwise this whole thing it's only because I've been forced "People say, it must be great is going to collapseV to. to be able to sing like you. Well, I took the hint and left him to

"David Essex apparently had my current answer is, I have this his tape recorder. When I called the same trouble. He just had to range because my doctor looked on Stewart Copeland the next move because he couldn't live a at my throat the other day and he day the first thing he said was, life — he was just miserable all said it was amazing, because the "You didn't ask him if he'd the time." high end's tiny and the low end's written anything new, did you? But don't people who hide huge and so you've just got an He's currently thumping people behind expensive walls abnormally large voice box. who make that mistake!" inevitably allow their work to go Instead of having a mini piano in to pieces? They get bored, there you've got a grand\ THE REALLY impressive thing complacent. "Now, that's nothing to do about Sting is not his astounding "The thing is you need input all with God-given talent. That's musical talent or his cheekbones the time. The thing to do is notto purely a biological accident. See, or his pleasant manner. It's the retire to an estate in Scotland. I've got the films I've had way he seems to know himself his It's an attractive idea but I don't because I've got this pair of and business. When this — thing finally die think I ever will. The thing is to cheekbones. It's not really you whole does it will day, remain cosmopolitan. I think The it's what surrounds you." down, as some both Stones have managed to do that.' What's surrounding Sting now his head and his feet will be in Are you actually rich? is a great deal of pressure. the right places. "Yes. It's not all in my pocket Sting exercises liis cheekbones or anything but it's there." in "Quadroptienia". Could you go out and buy an expensive car this afternoon without thinking twice about it? "I could probably go and buy a whole garage if I wanted to."

ONE OF the many impressive things about The Police is the way that they make no secret of the enjoyment they derive from fame. Very few bands seem to enjoy having their photographs taken like they do. It's very rare to see a bad Police picture. "We're professionals and it's part of our job. Our bodies are for sale as much as the music. It's not that we enjoy it — it's just that we know that we have to do it. It's like doing interviews. A lot of them are tedious, some of them are interesting, but it is

hard work. But I suppose I do enjoy work." How does it feel to walk into a newsagent and see your face everywhere? "I get used to it. At first it was a thrill to even see your name in

print. But now I take it for

granted. In fact, if I didn'tsee my face on the newstands I'd say, what's happening, is our time up? It's a very transient thing." Aren't you in danger of getting your ego overloaded? "I have a huge ego," he laughs. "I'm very egocentric and to some extent self centred and I'm constantly being praised and getting all this adulation at gigs and yet I'm still coherent, still well balanced. I'm not a raving asshole because I'm twenty seven and I'm sensible, I'm

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And I hope you don't mind Nothing's harder to find Someone sensual like you

Elton John's style With an eagle profile Small screen smile Coquille St. Jacques Coquille St. Jacques

I think you're very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very, very Etends moi Au dessousdetoi Je suis une sphinx Les genoux a chacque cote I I I De vous cuisses K won't take long Oh you're so strong Recline in my seat Back in this heat In my white convertible

I told you before You've made me so sore With your foot on the floor All the way to my door Your beautiful teeth, what's underneath?

There's nothing left to do

I think you're very, very, very. . . (Repeat to fade)

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THE DANCE LABEL 26 SMASH HITS the second division version of his first hit "Space that you shouldn't mess with Down in unless you reckon stakes Chelsea take a SINGLES Oddrty" with his first recorded perfection bondage for the better with "No-One's edition of "Alabama Song" you're more than perfect. turn to Outside" (Step By David (RCA). The former ditty is dealt The Monkees never claimed Coming but that didn't stop Forward), exhibiting a melodic Hepworth with in a rather more stark be perfect manner than before and can them making a fortune. "I'm A streak that they previously kept both this Heh, heh, heh. That's put a boast one of the longer periods of Believer" is the lead track of an under wraps. However, (Safari) by spanner In your works, hasn't it? absolute silence on record. The EP (Arista) which presents them and "Terminal Love" the same New format, y'see. Specially uncannily neat thing about the at their uncomplicated best with The Boys suffer from hey-that's-a-nice-sound-bet-we- designed to foil those folks who whole deal is that this is the the summery "Daydream They're scan the page for the names of perfect treatment for the year Believer" just stealing it by a could-do-that syndrome. short from "A Little Bit Me, both well played, even tempered, their favourites and then grab 1980. No frills. head records but pleasantness is not pen and paper to fire off the "Alabama" is odd even by A Little Bit You". a quid for. usual "Who does David "Lodger" standards, full of what you pay is the stuff of Hepworth think he is?" letter. strange shifts of pace and a great Excitement Gotcha! deal of brooding in the promotion. thing worse than arrangement. Sit back and watch If there's one record it's an Now then, assuming for the sake his imitators try to master this a bad humour humour record. "The of argument that there are twenty style. average (Charly) marks really great singles released in The reissues don't stop there. Lone Groover EP" of the vinyl debut of NME's the average year, the chances In the wash of the ska boom, much-loved cartoon character this fortnight's pile yielding more Millie's "My Boy Lollipop" slim. with a collection of tracks that than one classic are at best (Island) is dusted off and given various points But, at least there is one bona fide another run out. Originally he's put down at during the seventies. Trouble is indispensible masterpiece, even released in 1964 this they've lost their shine in the if it is a reissue. unbelievably perky blue beat pop ones, interim, although "The Image I spealc, oh teeny weeny shot to number one and opened Ain't Worth The Pain" is worth of "Cuba" by The Gibson the door for West Indian music in the guffaw. Satire records Brothers (Island), as smolcing a Britain. Thankfully, the years odd floor like this should be put down on a dance record as ever filled a have not altered its nonsensical When Peter Gabriel departed in shops on the with wobbling bodies. Originally charm. Tuesday and the the ranks of Genesis all those released at the beginning of last Thursday if they're to retain any years ago many were the voices year, "Cuba" made a modest immediacy. that predicted the end of the entry into the lists before expiring band, claiming that Gabriel was with a cough and a wheeze. So the group. Not so. His new single, now in the wake of The Gibsons' "Games Without Frontiers", subsequent string of hits. Island bears this out. It's difficult to are giving it another go both on imagine his old combo doing 12 and 7 inches across. anything as poker faced and Now if you're the sort of person scathing as this. who reckons that the only good Mike Rutherford, on the other disco record is a dead disco hand, sounds exactly like Phil record, then do yourself a large Collins on "Walking In Line" favour and lock into this. (Charisma) — the same cultured Discover a rhythm section that but soft centred rock that's made makes nine out of ten rock bands them all pretty rich. sound not only dismally tired but Magazine ought to face the fact also severely lacking in invention. million neat ideas don't The whole deal packs the kind of London mod band The that a make up for the lack of one really You'll probably procure more brass knuckled punch that makes Lambrettas also go reversing strong one. "A Song From Under giggles from "Is That All There dancing an unavoidable activity. into tomorrow with a revamping Floorboards" (Virgin) Is?" by Cristina (Ze) if you've a Investigate and invest. of the Fifties hit "Poison Ivy" on The sparkles with good lines — the taste for the driest of dry humour. After a seven minute workout their own (this'll kill ya) 2-Stroke title being one of them — but A young lady explains how with "Cuba" the rest of the crop label. If they were intending to doesn't really have a core and unimpressed she is with the best looking a mite chalky sound like any one of millions of wind up life to offer. Actually, I've forgotten it already. of what has round the gills, even though mediocre sixties beat combos Fellow Mancunians The Ian Cranna likes this record a lot, they're by no means the worst then they've hit the mark. Distractions don't have much of a quite astounding when you I've across. David More exciting is a new version bunch come Cristina is song in "It Doesn't Bother Me" consider that not even Bowie seems to be rebuilding his of Eddie Cochran's "Nervous (Island) either but their remotely Scottish. career by recycling his old tunes Breakdown" by Brian Briggs performance has bundles of the Marianne FaithfuH's new rather than bothering to write (Bearsville). Brian handles the right kind of energy. Brilliantly single, "Broken English" (Island), new ones. lyric with aplomb but all the applied harmonies, marvellous is unlikely to have you clutching Following "John, I'm Only modern studio jiggery-pokery guitar and one of the best singles your rib cage. Taken from her Dancing", he gifts us another can't surpass the genius of the of this young year. album of the same name this is double 'A' side that pairs a new original. Which seems to imply SMASH HITS 27 4

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black and white disco music with out than most but their sense ot there are some nice quieter a lovely rolling chorus. As a urgency ALBUMS does hold your attention moments. Best tracks: bonus, the 'B' side features one throughout. Well worth checking. "Summer's of the Most Wanted Girl", dirtiest records ever made Best tracks: "Nag Nag By Red Nag", "Rescue Me". (8 out of 10). — and I don't mean Captain Starr "Expect Nothing". (7 out of Beaky. 10). 4,562. 4.563 — excuse my THE SELECTER: Too Much "You Aint' Nothing But Fine" counting but our slave driving 999: The Biggest Prize In Sport Pressure: (2 Tone). Unlike The by The Fabulous Thunderbirds editor has got us counting your (Polydor). 999 will never succeed Specials, The Selecter's strongest (Chrysalis) is the first single from poll forms night and day. while they insist on bludgeoning tunes are a nearly all other new American rhythm and Actually, I hear from old Happo and yelling — one is a skinhead, people's. Instead they rely blues band and a solid offering that I'm a strong contender to nuff said — their way through heavily on the ska beat and too. A cool lead voice, win one of the sections. He won't otherwise potentially nifty tunes distinctive bouncy reminiscent of organ for Jerry Lee Lewis, say which one but I expect it'll and guitar sound. Excitement and impact, plus Pauline's marvellous skates over the top of a loose mean promotion, you know. energy are one thing but this singing which makes the most of boogie walk. If you live in London "Red must go," people keep crude Headbanging-For-The- some rather ordinary original you've probably caught the 'B' saying. They don't actually add Under-Fives style only makes material. Still, mustn't be side, "Scratch My Back", on "on to TOO be Editor" but I'm sure their songs impossible to hard Capital — overall, a very healthy Radio. "Heaven Knows" thafs what they mean. But back remember. Best tracks: debut with plenty of life. Best by Whirlwind (Chiswicic) is a to the count. Now then, was that "Trouble", "Biggest Prize In tracks: "Everyday", record of similar "Too Much atmosphere 4,563 or 4,564? Oh drati 1, 2, 3, Sport". (5 out of 10). Pressure". (7 out of 10). even though the singer is obviously a Buddy Holly fan SHAKIN' STEVENS: Take One SPARKS: Terminal Jive (Virgin). rather than a bluesman. SPYRO GYRA: Catching The Sun (Epic). Despite using a wide In the past I've usually Wreckless Eric found is so sick of (MCA). Approach with caution, variety of writers and the best Sparks irritatingly silly, but this is trying to get a hit that he's written jazz-funk freaks. From the sessionmen, this album still a fine album by anybody's a "Popsong" (Stiff) about how "Morning Dance" soundalike sounds like a museum piece. standards. Simple but highly hard it is. He's certainly got opener, this is short on tunes and That's because unlike the effective synthesised stroppiness to down a fine art. funk but long on instrumental excellent rockabilly Matchbox, it arrangements give full backing to The Beat are more likely to showing off (especially adds nothing modern of its own Sparks' appeal to superbly catchy tunes — the timid soufs who run saxophone) and big band or — even a truly memorable slower and longer than usual, our radio with "Hands Off She's arrangements. More for tune — to rise above a terribly words clearly intelligible for Mine" (Go-Feet), an original businessmen once and secretaries in predictable set of rock'n'roll — with composition that takes excellent quality the same nightclubs than dancers in musical cliches. choppy Pass. Best tracks: throughout. Far and away the approach that made discos. A bit boring, in fact — "Hot Dog", "I Got Burned". (5 out best thing Sparks have ever done "Tears Of A Clown" a hit. It's wait for the singles. Best tracks: of 10). and thoroughly recommended. good without being surprisingly "Percolator", "Here Again". (3 Best tracks: "Noisy Boys", good. out of 10). ROBERT GORDON: Bad Boy "When I'm With You". (9 out of The best actual song in the (RCA). Similar territory, but at 10). batch is "Fools Gold" by Rachel PUYERS ASSOCIATION: We least Gordon's exaggerated Sweet (Stiff), a Graham Parker Got The Groove (Vanguard). echoey vocals give him some composition which bears all the Now this is much more like it. kind of originality, and his hallmarks of the best songwriter Along more standard disco lines, sparser, more rockabilly style in Britain. Unfortunately Rachel is this somehow manages to be puts the emphasis on the songs' not equal to the passion and pleasantly relaxed but still melodies. Mostly standard oldies fighting spirit that the number interesting, alive and danceable. here, though his one original demands. There's also some nice controlled song "Born To Lose" is highly Squeeze are back on form after instrumental work and promising. Nice production by a rather uninspired period with arrangements, plus the inclusion Richard "Blondie" Gottehrer. "Another Nail In My Heart" of "Turn The Music Up" ' AGAIN Worth hearing. Best tracks: "Bad (A&M) — tight, melodic and (naughty but nice). Pleasing Boy", "Picture Of You". (7 out of subtle, it should see them back rather than pushy. Best tracks: on . 10). the chart as soon as that hook "Turn The Music Up", "We're line digs in. Almost There". (6 out of 10). HORSLIPS: Short Stories, Tall But if you're open to Tales (Mercury). Criminally suggestions, why not investigate CABARET VOLTAIRE: Lh^e At The underrated, Ireland's finest "Echo Beach" (DinDisc) by new YMCA 27.10.79 (Rough Trade). produce their usual set Canadian band Martha of And The An "official bootleg" of a London inventive, imaginative Muffins. Beaming in from the concert, this is a much better mainstream rock. But changes same ghostly galaxy that The showcase than their recent stuffy here too — no concept, just B-52s hail from, Martha and studio LP. Far more accessible compact, almost poppy songs chums play similarly spidery with the addition of rhythm, their plus heavier rhythms and guitar pop; hard edged and danceable. eerie experiments with elbowing the more atmospheric Outsiders worth backing. electronics and effects are further openly traditional side, though 28 SMASH HITS MONGOLOID

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid Happier than you and me Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid And it determined what he could see

Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid One chromosome too many Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid And it determined what he could see

And he wore a hat And he had a job And he brouglit home the bacon So that no one knew

He was a mongoloid, mongoloid His friends were unaware Mongoloid, he was a mongoloid Nobody even cared

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AFTER THE interview with Joe bagpipes at half speed and actual live shows because they up past? Strummer the other I weel<, looks in grave need of a are worlds apart. The Sex Pistols were the best expected readers to write in and de-lousing. Chris Maining, Yateley, — why can't it be left praise him for at last telling the Surrey. at that? The Clash have struck to There are truth about Sting's awful many bands just as music that they believe in whilst good warbling. TO THE disappointed Blondie as them so why dig up the The Rats and Police record any past? However, the exact fan, opposite rubbish as long as it sells. If the I don't blame you — it was Spenny, occurred. A Punkette blithely three stooges who slagged Mr Otiey, West Yorkshire. awful (The New Year's Day states that "it's bands like Crass Strummer have the nerve to concert). that know what they're But having thought doing." compare "Regatta De Blanc" to YOU KNOW that book you said it, I about remembered I heard What rubbish ! How can she the brilliant "London's Calling", was by Tony Parsons (who seriously somewhere that BBC think that songs about they must have jelly in wrote their technicians the Sex Pistols article) "shaved of had to control what women" (one ears (which makes them a trifle and Julie Burchill, could you hear and not the group's you Grass's last attempts at deaf). print the publishers? I went into technicians. So it not music(?)) are at all worthy may have of Dave Room, Birmingham. a bookshop and asked about consideration? been the group's fault, and the the book and the girl said she Claire concert goers heard what the Hayter asks why The DEAR ANGERED Police fan would have to know the Clash have Blondie technicians controlled. not reached No. 1, a (from Bewdley High School), publisher before she could do ridiculous question. Informative Blondie fan, Just We are in total agreement anything. Thank you. London. because a record goes to No. 1 with what you said about Joe John (Sex Pistols fan). doesn't automatically mean it's Strummer and King Sting. The IF SID Vicious had so much good (eg Lena Martell). Clash could never ever match guts, how come they're now ten Always glad A more accurate chart was The to give the best Police, no matter what foot under? What do reckon ever John Peel's Festive Fifty you book on rock'n'roll a plug: effort they might make. How that useless (listeners' votes moron did that was "The Boy Looked At Johnny" to decide the anyone could slag Sting or The so gutsy anyway? by TP and is top fifty records of all JB published by time) in Police is a mystery us. to Pluto Press, Spencer which The Clash were at nos. 3, Enquiring humanoid, Court, Jacky andJacl^y, Elm Park, Chalcot 5, 26 and 49 while The Portsmouth. Road, London NW1 and Hornchurch. at £1.50 is Rats/Police were nowhere to be a real bargain, OK? seen. DON'T GET the wrong IN REPLY to the disappointed impression all love So lay off Joe Strummer, you — we the ALL US Blockheads ain't too Blondie fan from Belfast, I saw Sex Pistols, idiots. but don't you think pleased about the words of Blondie at Hammersmith there's been enough said about Sfeve Jones, "Sweet Gene Vincent" that you Sale, Cheshire. Odeon and they were brilliant. them? printed. Do you realise you The atmosphere terrific was I think the Sex Pistols WERE DEAR PUNKETTE, Angered missed out a whole verse at the and the sound quality superb. the best thing since wellies but Police Fan end, much to the misfortune of and Claire Hayter, Debbie was fantastic and the they're gone and finished. I the poor geezer who requested Do you really expect to be extended versions of songs mean, it's not if as they'll ever it. So here are the missing taken seriously in the way you such as "Heart Of Glass" and be the same, Steve and Paul or words: praise Sting and Bob Geldof yet "One Way Or Another" were no Steve and Paul. The Sex "So farewell, mademoiselle, slag Joe Strummer? Joe has really magnificent. All in all the Pistols were a phase we punks Knickerbocker more talent in his bum than the Hotel/Farewell to 1 '/z hour set was well worth the went through but like Elvis other money owed/Well, your leg still two morons could ever money. Presley and Buddy Holly they hurts and you need shirts/ hope to have. Sting sounds like more What I am trying to say is, WILL be remembered, so why But you gotta get back on the a cat going up a vacuum cleaner don't compare television are we constantly reminded of road." whilst Geldof sounds like recordings of live gigs with the the not so perfect and muddled Get it right next time, OK? 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