MUSIC WEEK OCTOBER 22,1977

nightclubs Chart commentary de Dance 50 years ago, the Sundown illfCi TOP <»0 by JAMES HAMILTON Compiled from nationwide dicco DJ returns, but excluding any titles which have previously has more recently been the venue for Don't forget Rose Roycc Do Your are trying for better sales appeared in Music Week's Top 30. rock concerts and disco nights. Dance (Whitfield K 17006). hanging on Celi Bee (13) with a disco- Now Rank has just put the distributed 30p voucher . . . LaSo 1 (1) BRICK HOUSE; Commodores (Motown TMG 1086) finishing touches to a £100,000 fire at no. 30 in the Pop Top 50 for (15) spreads from London/South- 2 (4) SHOO DOO FU FUOOH, Lenny Williams (ABC 4194) overhaul. "A lot of money went on the last two weeks and thus ineligible 3 (2) THEME FROM BIG TIME, Smokey Robinson (Motown TMG for this chart: if worked into a chart East to Wales/North, sharing its 1085) purely structural work," says Tegg. order including the Top 30 Pop hits, territory with Cerrone (34) . . . 4 (3) KEEP IT UP, Olympic Runners (RCA PB 5048.12-inch) "For instance the floor was rotten so it would be no. 4 behind La Belle Eddie Henderson (9) stays big in 5 (-) DONT LET ME BE MISUNDERSTOOD, Santa Esmeralda it was pulled up and another one was Epoquc, Meco, Emotions and ahead SE/NE, Mass Production (21) seems (Philips 6042325) found underneath. In all there were of Baccara, Commodores — with strongest in Southern England, 6 (10 MAKE IT WITH YOU. Whispers (Soul Train FC 0996,12-inch) four floors and each one was rotten. Lenny Williams at no. 9 ... Rokotto (18) sweeps through 7 (7) RIGHTON TIME, Brothers Johnson (A&M AMS 7313,12-inch) As they had deteriorated they had NW/Midlands/East Anglia . . . 8 (14) IT'S ECSTASY. Barry White {20th Century BTC 2350) simply been built over." Lenny's finally broken everywhere, Jacksons (25) break in North, where 9 (12) SAY YOU WILL. Eddie Henderson (Capitol CL 15937) The Sundown will be open for two and Santa Esmeralda (5) comes Bohannon (32) bounces back . . . 10 (8) COULD HEAVEN EVER BE LIKE THIS. Idris Muhammad (Kudu Rank disco nights and on four nights steaming in with massive support Kenny Williams (39) and Showdown 945) of the week will be available for from all over, too . . . albums by (40) break in London/East 11 (13) DANCE AND SHAKE YOUR FUNKY TAMBOURINE, Inner City private hire. Two of those nights Rose Royce (17) and Archie Bell (22) Midlands, the latter on South Coast Express (Ebony EYE 1) chart with support for several too . . . Darts (30) hit pop venues 12 (9) LOVE BUG. Tina Charles (CBS 5680.12-inch) have already been taken by the gay- tracks, while B-side support boosts 13 (6) ONE LOVE. Celi Bee&The Buzzy Bunch (TK XC 9145,12-inch) organised Bang Disco which was an Commodores (1), Eddie Henderson especially in Scotland/Midlands . . . 14 (15) LOVE'S UNKIND. Donna Summer (GTO GTLP 025, LP) established Sundown attraction (9), Idris Muhammad (10), Inner in case you're wondering about that 15 (26) LASO SQUARE (ARE YOU READY). LaSo (MCA325) before the recent closure. City Express (11), Fat Larry's Band impressive entry at (5), it is rather 16 (11) BOND '77. Marvin Hamlisch (UA UP 36301) Other clubs which Rank have (37) ... LP tracks by Mass big in US and European discos too! 17 (5) IT MAKES YOU FEEL LIKE DANCING/WISHING ON A STAR. redesigned over the past three years Production (21), Roy Ayers (35) are Rose Royce (Whitfield K 56394, LP) are Busby's in Redhill Surrey which 18 (18) BOOGIEONUP, Rokotto (State STAT 62,12-inch) has a film-set theme with now out on 45 . . . RCA Breakers 19 (30) BEE STING, Camouflage (State STAT 58.12-inch) scaffolding, boom mikes and Busby Currently hot US imports include El 20 (16) JAM JAM JAM, People's Choice (Philadelphia PIR 81370, LP) Berkeley photograph blow-ups on Disco picks Coco Cocomotion (Avi LP), Linda 21 (17) I BELIEVE IN MUSIC, Mass Production (Cotillion K 50400, LP) the walls. Eve's in Bunon-on-Trem Clifford From Now On (Curtom 22 (25) GLAD YOU COULD MAKE IT, Archie Bell (Philadelphia PIR has a garden theme and Man STAR POTENTIAL LP), Village People San 82195, LP) Friday's in Blackpool is Polynesian, •**Pop Top 50 Francisco/Hollywood (Casablanca 23 (29) HAPPY DAYS, Pratt & McClain (Reprise K 14435) right down to a waterfall. " 'Disco Top 40, LP), LTD Back In Love Again 24 (20) O-H-l-O, Ohio Players (Mercury 6167549) "We were aiming for the 20-plus •Possibles (A&M), and Vicki Sue, Robinson 25 (-) COIN'PLACES. Jacksons (Epic EPC5732) DIANA ROSS Baby It's Me LP (Motown Hold Tight/Turn The Beat Around 26 (23) BELFAST, Boney M (Atlantic K 11020) age group but we've found that STMA 8031) sensational album, at least 27 (31) SOUL SISTER. Ronnie Jones (Mercury 6198125) those places with accent on quality five disco tracks"* (RCA 12-inch), this latter being due 28 (-) LIPSMACKIN' ROCK & ROLLIN'. Peter Blake (UA UP36295) are bringing in the over-25s. Busby's LAURENT VOULZY Rockollection, Pts 1 for UK release as soon as RCA's 29 (38) DUSIC, Brick (Bang 012) for instance, is open five nights a & 2 (RCA PB 8067) colossal Continental presses can cope . . . other 30 (-) DADDY COOL, Darts (Magnet 12 MAG 100,12-inch) week and four of those are holiday smash sung in French like a laid- discernible disco breakouts include 31 (-) NEEDLES AND PINS, Smokie{Rak 263) back Trini Lopez except for English Mike Theodore Orchestra The Bull capacity." excerpts from '60 hits* * * 32 (-) BOHANNON DISCO SYMPHONY. Hamilton Bohannon Tegg feels that discos have gone as D.B.M, Discobeatlemania (Atlantic K (Atlantic K 50411, LP), Steel Pulse (Mercury 6167565) far as they can where lighting is 11027) disco medley taken to logical Nyah Luv (Another ANC 1046), 33 (-) SEE YOU WHEN I GIT THERE. Lou Rawls (Philadelphia PIR concerned without a switch to lasers extreme, and 12-inched"* Love & Kisses I've Found Love 5244) which he says are far too expensive. TAVARES WITH FREDA PAYNE I (Barclay BAR 701), Millie Jackson if 34 (-) CERRONE'S PARADISE. Cerrone (Atlantic K 10961) The next move that he would like Wanna See You Soon (Capitol CL 15945) You're Not Back In Love By 35 (21) RUNNING AWAY. Roy Ayers Ubiquity (Polydor 2391292, LP) happily cantering hit*" Monday (Spring 2066843), Geno 36 (-) GET ON THE FUNK TRAIN, Munich Machine (Oasis OASLP 502, to see would be the introduction of DENIECE WILLIAMS Baby, Baby My Washington Boogie Queen (DJM LP) video. "If the Musicians' Union was Love's All For You (CBS 5779) cheerful DJS 10803), In Crowd We Play 37 (36) FASCINATION. Fat Larry's Band (WMOT K 11002) to revise its attitude towards video for a change *" 38 (-) SHOPPING BABY, DD Sound (Mercury 6007155) tomorrow we'd have it in our KENNY EVERETT & MIKE VICKERS Reggae (Cactus CT 108) and — in Captain Kremmen (Retribution) (DJM Scotland only — Dead End Kids 39 (_) (YOU'RE) FABULOUS BABE, KennyWilliamstDeccaFR 13731) discotheques by the next day. It has DJS 10810) catchy synthesizer semi- 40 (-) KEEP DOIN' IT. Showdown (State STAT63) so much potential." slowie with Capital Radio's star turn * * * Glad All Over (CBS 5569).