Smash Hits Volume 21

September 2P-October 3 1979 25p

SECRET AFFAIR

Cruel To Be Kind

Police On A&M Love's Gotta Hold On Me

Mil the words inside) CRUELTOBEKIND NICK LOWE ON RADAR RECORDS

Oh I can't take another heartache Well I do my best to understand dear Though you say you're my friend But you still mystify

I'm at my wits' end And I wanna know why

You say your love is bona fide I pick myself up off the ground But that don't coincide And have you knock me back down With the things that you do Again and again

And when I asic you to be nice And when I ask you to explain You say you gotta be You say you gotta be

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You only call me if you're feeling blue I got your number written on the

You tell me I don't pay attention to you back of my hand

But if you only knew I got your number written on the Just what I'm going through back of my hand

You wouldn't phone those guys I got your number g . Who mess around with you, girl I had a dream I met another girl But in the morning she was just a kick Words And when I call you I get stock replies and music inside by Nick You work them out before you dry Watkmson/John Alder. I hope I'm getting through your eyes The Interference too I'm not a fruit machine A1960'sdream My money's running out I don't know what to say now I dreamed about you last night But you didn't see, girl The operator's saying cut the line You wanna cut it for the very last time Chorus You're only young at heart You're not unreadable But now's the time to start You're not unbeatable Just realising what I've got down I know just what you are here, girl Don't push your love too far You're not untouchable Repeat chorus Not just another girl Say don't you realise I'll get in touch with you Is there nothing left inside? I only wish you knew that Hey, did I get you wrong? Only wish you knew that Say, Where's your number gone? 1 got your number written on the back of my hand Repeat 1st verse, then chorus to fade 2 SMASH HITS vjibimjced bypermfs-MyM Ppob//sh/ng/V^^CerosMi^^ 1

Hello in here to you out there from the Home Of The Hits. Hope you like our Sept20 — Oct31979 new-look contents page, and the snazzy new title-pieces sprinkled liberally Vol 1 No 21 throughout this issue. Another great batch of songwords, pics and features lurks within. But if you think this issue is great (you do don't you? — a man with a mallet will be round to hit you on the head if the answer's no) then wait until you Editorial address: Smasln Hits, Cogent clap eyes on the next one. It's sensational, unbelievable, fab, far out and Elliott House, 14 Great Pulteney Street, London W.I. This magazine is amaz- . . . tell you what, why don't you turn immediately to page 31 where ALL IS published by EIVIAP National REVEALED. We'll see you there . . . Publications Ltd, Peterborough, and is printed by East Midland Litho Printers, Peterborough. Copyright exists on all songs appearing in Smash Hits. They must not be reproduced without the CRUEL TO BE KIND Nick Lowe 2 consent of the copyright holders. BACK OF MY HAND The Jags 2 THE PRINCE Madness 4 Editor LINES Planets 4 Nick Logan Assistant Editor MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE The Police 5 Ian Cranna Features Editor David Hepworth TIME FOR ACTION Secret Affair 1 Design Steve Bush SOMETHING THAT I SAID The Ruts 12 Editorial Assistants Bev Hillier, Diane Church WAR STORIES Starjets 12 Contributors Chris Hall FEEL THE REAL David Bendeth 18 Cliff White Angle Errigo AMERICAN HEARTS Billy Ocean 19 Robin Katz Conny Jude WHEN YOU'RE NUMBER ONE Gene Chandler 19 Red Starr BUTTERFLY COLLECTOR The Jam 23 Advertisement Executive DON'T BRING ME DOWN Electric Light Orchestra 26 Rod Sopp Tel: 01-837 3699 THE LONELIEST MAN IN THE WORLD The Tourists 26 LOVE'S GOTTA HOLD ON ME Dollar 27 Editorial Manager Paul Flint

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JOHN ENTWISTLE tells Tim Lott that he loves "Quadrophenia' Pictures ofEntwistle — The Who's workaholic bass player (1979 version) surveys his celluloid past, including but hates "The Kids one John Entwistle 1965 style (inset). pic paul cox/tf i. Are Alright"

F MIDDLE AGE is approaching "I had to. I am a workaholic. At band get more frightened of me Entwistle believes that he's control, "the world's greatest rock 'n' least I was working, and creating than anyone. I go out of happier than he's ever been,

roll band" then John Entwistle sbmething. I always need berserk. I've been known to be though he's quick to qualify that will probably be the last of the something to channel my dragged away from people with statement.

in hand" I ' "I still get angry — more often supertaxed supergroup to crawl energies into. I couldn't ever a broken bottle my ^ into bedroom slippers and swop retire. I've had three weeks off suppose that side of me isn't well even than I did then. Usually ° his Musicians Union membership from working in the last three known because I've always tried about little things, small as a frustrations. for the Darby And Joan circuit. years. And usually when I get to build my reputation more

musician thah as a character." "For I hate having to Despite his reserved home I just slump in front of the Instance, appearance, more like a refugee television and turn off my brain." be a businessman. I've never from a post office counter than a Despite Entwistle having ENTWISTLE finds considerably wanted to be like that. It means member of one of the most roughly equivalent roles in both less to get upset about in I've got less freedom than I've riotous bands in history, movies, his views on them vary "Quadrophenia ", however, ever had. The bigger you get, the Entwistle is in many ways the enormously. For which he thinks is "a great film" more companies you form, the most musically dedicated "Quadrophenia" he can find no and "very funny". more accounting and In-between member of The Who. scrap of criticism. But the "It was a bit of a weird things you have to put up with. With Roger's hands documentary "The Kids Are experience, seeing the mdd And if you don't pay attention to increasingly tied by films, Pete's Alright" he describes as "a movement recreated. But then I them you get ripped off left, right " dread of playing to teenagers nightmare". never felt part of the mod thing and centre with grey hair and Keith's sad "We financed 'The Kids Are anyway. I dressed like that Some unkind critics have departure, John Entwistle will Alright'. The budget was meant because my manager told me to. suggested that The Who are over probably end up as the last to be £340,000. It ended up as "We just dressed like a pop the hill, that the last decent song still-active member of The Who. .over a million. Absolutely insane group. We didn't start the mods, they wrote was at least six years are, in short, Most of the film was old clips we copied them. I suppose it is a ago, and that they AFTER NEARLY two years of anyway.. tribute, especially when the new simply a popular fossil. kicking his heels on the cinema "I felt the director could have mods come and see us, but it's "It's very difficult to say if set, "The Ox" is in the one place put the film together a lot better different. It's the seventies, not we've produced a Classic in the the sixties. Things can never be last few years. Since rnost of our , he really adores; standing than he did. It got lost in the statue-still on stage while middle of somewhere. the same. But the spectacle classics are built around stage mayhem breaks loose all around "Also, a condition of me didn't leave me completely performances, and we haven't him. The Who are touring putting up 25 per cent of the unmoved. toured for so many years. It America again and Entwistle money was that each member of "The thing is, I am always just makes it pretty impossible. loves it. the band got equal time. But John Entwistle, not a mod or a But I recognise that a lot of

I to hear our But John Entwistle sees his Roger and I were pretty much rocker. hate being groomed. people don't want almost time-killing role in "The ignored. If it hadn't cost so much "'Quadrophenia' Isn't an new stuff. It makes me feel It straight sometimes. Kids Are Alright " and already, I would have sought ah accurate film anyway. isn't jacketed "Quadrophenia" as anything but Injunction." meant to be accurate. Everything "There could be classics there. wasted.'His term as musical Entwistle ended up chopping is slightly exaggerated. Jimmy's It might just take time for them director of both films has eight minutes of the film out mum and dad are caricatures, for to mature. I can't really speak for finished, but Entwistle is himself in anger. And contrary to instance." Pete, but I think I'm writing adamant that it was an popular opinion, old doe eyes Now Entwistle looks back on better songs than ever before. experience well worth having. isn't always the friendly type. He those days without any hint of And believe me, it's not 'just a hard. 'Although what I really wanted says he's far more capable of nostalgia. "Quadrophenia", he job'. Songwriting comes to do was tour with The Who — anger than any of the rest of the says, just reminds him of what Every song I write is like a we couldn't because Pete didn't Who. And when Entwistle gets he was — an insecure teenager. precious jewel." ' relive that. people still see want to — I approached the films shirty, the placid image drops And he has no wish to Happily, more with my heart completely In like a stone. The Who as 24 carats rather than

them," he says. "When I lose my temper, the NOWon the wrong sideof 30, fQur cabbages. 6 SMASH HITS )

BABYLON'S BURNING! WHEN Eddy Grant made a MARCH llk.«i. personal appearance at a disco in Hertfordshire the other week the OF THE temperature got so hot it set off the club's automatic fire alarm

system I Eddy's company is MODS called Ice Records and there's (Original version) probably a joke in there somewhere if we could figure it out. THE JAM set out on yet another Eddy Grant, by the way, is a IIPB major tour in November and fanatical fan of veteran US R&B December. They begin at singer James Brown. He booked Manchester Apollo (Nov 20, 21 a table for every one of Brown's then play Wolverhampton Civic ten concerts at the London Venue (22), Southampton Gaumont (24), earlier this month. Birmingham Bingley Hall (25), Stoke Trentham Gardens (26), Bridlington Royal Hall (27), Liverpool Deeside Leisure Centre (29), Cardiff Sophia Gardens (Dec

1 ), London Rainbow (2, 3, 4), Newcastle City Hall (6, 7), Glasgow Apollo (8), Dundee Caird Hall (9), Edinburgh Odeon (10), Leeds Queens Exhibition MODS IN SHOCK (11), Blackburn King George's Hall (12), Brighton Centre (15), Portsmouth Guildhall (16), HORROR DASH!! Leicester De Montfort (18, 19). LISTENERS to Radio 1 the other Secret Affair after all. Tickets are £3.00 at all week may have been puzzled by venues except Manchester, The police, the AA, and Radio 1 messages urging the Southampton, London, members of were asked to help track down Secret Affair to make immediate Newcastle, Glasgow, Dundee and the white group van carrying contact with their London office. singer Ian Page and bassist Edinburgh where they are £3.50, What happened was that the Dennis Smith. They were finally £3.00, £2.50 and £2.00. Check SKIDS group knew there was a good located in Doncaster, it locally for availability. and was chance of them getting to decided that a helicopter was the A 2-TONE package featuring The ON THE perform their "Time For Action" only way to get them back to Specials, Madness and The single on Top Of The Pops (which London in time. Selecter will British MOVE is recorded on a Wednesday for Ian and Dennis finally made it embark on a tour mid-October. Full details A NEW single from The Skids on transmission the following day). to the Top Of The Pops studio in next issue. Sept 12, "Charade", which is So on Wednesday morning, West London with only a minute produced by Bill Nelson of Red having played in Sheffield the to spare. Noise, will tie followed next night before. Secret Affair Unfortunately a lot of people GONE WEST month by a lengthy British tour. phoned their London office to turned up at the gig in Barnsley Dates are Cleethorpes Winter see if they were on. They were expecting Secret Affair to play LEAD singer Victor Willis, the Gardens (Oct 18), Liverpool told no, so while two of the band (though they did get Purple 'cop' (below), has left the Village Mountford Hall (19), St Austell travelled home to London the Hearts and Back To Zero, the People to go solo. He has been New Cornish Riviera (20), Great other two turned back at other two bans on the March Of replaced by Ray Simpson, who's Yarmouth Tiffanys (22), Watford and drove towards The Mods tour). But Secret Affair the brother of Valerie of Ashford Manchester Apollo (23), Sheffield Barnsley, where they were due told Smash Hits they would & Simpson fame. be Top Rank (24), Birmingham to play that night. trying to arrange another Odeon (25), Cambridge Corn Trouble was, half an hour later. Barnsley appearance to make up Exchange (26), Northampton Top Of Tfie Pops changed their for the disappointment. Cricket Club (27), Blackburn King minds and decided they wanted It's all go in the Mod Revival! George's Hall (28), Newcastle City Hall (29), Wolverhampton handle piano now that Mike Civic (30), Brighton Top Rank HAMMY left (31), London Lyceum (Nov 2), Deacon has for "personal reasons". Cardiff Top Rank (4), Bournemouth Winter Gardens BACK (5), Bristol Locarno (6), Hanley HAMMY HOWELL, who left at the LOOK OUTforVirgin band Local Victoria Hall (7), Perth City Hall same time as Den Hegarty, has Operator. The Who's Pete (8), Glasgow Apollo (9), and rejoined Darts and will be with Townshend and Sex Pistols Paul Aberdeen Capitol (10). them on their British tour. Cook and Steve Jones are among The Skids' support group will Hammy quit to go to music those who've been checking out be Fingerprintz. college, but has come back to their gigs. SMASH HITS 7 .

DEVO TOUR RAMONES DEVOLVED TACKY FLICK DEVO have pulled out of nevt SHOCK month's fIve-gIg British visit, but LET'S TALK ABOUT should be here for re-scheduled THE IDEA behind "Rock And Roll concerts in spring next year. The High School", The Ramones first group thought they would have celluloid adventure, is such a THE UNDERTONES difficulties presenting their good one that it's a minor A NEW Undertones single appears at the end of September to extravagant new stage act at tragedy the finished movie brighten up the autunnn airwaves. The A side is a brand new group small European venues. doesn't quite work. It?)", while the The film is set in your classic song, "You've Got IMy Number (Why Don't You Use side Is a version of "Let's Talk Girls" originally recorded by Californian High School, full to B About bursting with kids with hair like the Chocolate Watch Band. TOP is being withdrawn straw and teeth like pearls, run by The group's first album, 'The Undertones", and replaced by a new version in a colour sleeve. It will contain the TEN a strict headmistress whose aim original tracks, with two added cuts — the singles "Teenage is to squash any rebellious (FOR behaviour and stamp out rock Kicks" and "Get Over You". For a limited period it will sell for £4.00, but should work out even cheaper in discount shops. and roll altogether. TODAY) Her main opponent amongst The Undertones made their American debut on September 12 when they started a tour supporting The Clash. On their return Chosen by Andy Patridge of XTC, the students is one Riff Randell they start a lengthy British tour on September 30. who reviews the new singles on (played bytheshapely P. J. Dates are as follows: Bristol Locarno (Sept 30), Norwich St page 23. Soles), who is the self-appointed number one fan of The Ramones Andrews (Oct 1), Oxford New Theatre (2), Hemel Hempstead 1 THE WHO: Happy Jack (Track): Pavilion Cambridge Corn Exchange Manchester Factory (6), and is madly in love with lead (3), (5), one of For the bit at the end when singer Joey. Leicester De Montfort (7), Newcastle City Hall (8), Wolverhampton them "I saw ya". Hall Bradford St Georges says The band are due in town for a Civic (15), Blackburn King Georges (16), 2. DEKKER: 007 Hall University (20), Cardiff DESMOND gig and Riff plays truant to queue (17), Derby Assembly (18), Aberdeen (Pyramid). Birmingham Odeon (23), for tickets, gets caught out and Top Rank (21), Liverpool Mountfort (22), I spent hours trying to work out loses her chance to present her Loughborough University (24), Portsmouth Locarno (25), the to this around the Sports Centre words idols with her own songs. Bournemouth Winter Gardens (26), Bracknell (27)

youth club. Ah!, memories . . . As you niiight have guessed, and London Rainbow (30).

that's I stole first the week my everything turns out alright in the guitar. end. Various boys get various song in P.J.'s bedroom (Dee Dee 3. DANNY KAYE: Mommy, Get girls. The Ramones wind up plays his bass in the shower), and DAMNED Drink Of Water (Brunswick). Me A playing in the school corridors, a great necking-lesson scene. On

I used to have a nightmare when I and the students barricade the the whole, it's recommended to NOISE! little an airplane was that was and lock the adults out. die-hard fans of Brudders and building Da THE DAMNED have a new single, flying around my room. So, it Unfortunately, the whole to anyone with a little spare cash did Kaye. "Smash It Up", out on seems, Danny Mommy project appears rushed and fails and a taste for the tacky. September 28 and follow it on ... get me a drink of storyyyy! deliver it should. is classic to really when There one moment November 2 with their third 4. BEATLES: Hello Goodbye THE is to be The gig which supposed when the headmistress examines album, currently called "Noise (Parlophone). realised the climax is shoddily Johnny in horror and enquires, Noise Noise". They plan to tour The start of this song exhilerates poorly recorded, leaving the your mother you're and "Does know at the time of its release. me . . . aural Tizer. band looking plain dumb rather a Ramone?" 5. CAN: Babylonian Pearl (Virgin). than gloriously dumb. B. MOOVEY (Our man with the

I believe that Mu existed. This FLEETWOOD Still, there are moments. The noisy popcorn.) MAC release song has a rude texture, twitches Ramones eating pizza, playi ng a J;:^ '*''»'' «rst album since about the great. Read Mu. enormously successful 6. U ROY: Natty Rebel (Virgin). Rumours", on October 15 It's Jump it up, skip it up. Rock it on ,t,"^;«^«t with 20 tracks The over, got to skip it on over, will be I*'^;;"" released as a yaaayyy. Step it, step it. (Are you single on September 21. alright Andy? — Ed.) 7. JOHN MARTYN: Solid Air (Island). NEW DOOBIES Sssssh . . . listen. Cut the air. 8. PHILIP GLASS: River Run THE DOOBIE Brothers have (Virgin). recruited three new members to replace Jeff 'Skunk' Baxter, the If snow fall was orchestrated it would sound like this. That former Steely Dan guitarist, and beautiful world when you're half John Hartman, who has gone off awake, half asleep. to study as a vet and raise horses 9. THE RAMONES: Blitzkrieg on his Califorian ranch. are Cornelius Bop (Sire). Hey ho, let's go. The newcomers Bumpus (tenor sax, keyboards, 1 0. EVERYONE: Everything That I've ever liked. flute), Chet McCracken (percussion) and John McFee I have no favourite top ten. Don't (guitar,. violin). ask me about this list as I already never like this. crazy! Rydell High was like ten different ones. All you The Ramones get Riff need is love. Optimism, optimism. album to follow later in the year. Both their farewell gigs at the Glasgow Apollo and the London VINYL NEWS Rainbow were recorded, as well as other Sham Concerts. RATS, QUO "THE JONATHAN Richman Songbook", a Greatest Hits set SHAM, SEX featuring "Egyptian Reggae" and "Road Runner", is scheduled for MARRIAGE PISTOLS etc November release on Beserkeley. THE NEXT Boomtown Rats album, which has been recorded SIOUXSIE & The Banshees' MANIA! German single "Mittageisen" (it in Holland, is called "The Fine Art I NEVER thought it would means "Metal Postcard") has Of Surfacing". It will be released happen to me and a girl from now been given a UK release on on Ensign early next month to tie Manhattan . . . Squeeze's ace Polydor. B side is "Love In A in with the group's British tour, lyricist and rhythm guitarist Void". The single has been dates for which we've already Chris Oifford married his selling well here as an expensive printed. American girlfriend Cindy at import but is now available at the Greenwich in London on STATUS QUO'S new album, usual price. September 8th. After a local "Hard Ride", is released on paper had publicised the event, October 5, following the new A NEW Sex Pistols single Is police had to be called in to single "Whatever You Want", expected to be released early control the crowds! (Note best which is in the shops now. next month. It will probably be man Glenn Tilbrook in a topper "The Great Rock 'n' Roll SHAM 69's last studio album, on the far right.) Swindle", title track off the "Hersham Boys", is out now. album, with "Rock Around The ANDY PARTRIDGE, XTC's There will probably be a live Clock" on the B side. guitarist, writer and singles reviewer, also got married recently — to his childhood sweetheart Marianne Byford in Swindon, their home town. Andy proposed by phone during XTC's recent tour of Australia and Japan!

AFTER THIS sudden outburst of marriages in rock. Smash Hits sent David Hepworth off to get the low down on this wedlock revival. Talk about in depth research — he came back married to his longtime girlfriend AlysonI

critical list. Rita and Bob both SO MUCH suffered gun wounds. Marley is currently in Jamaica TROUBLE preparing to start an American tour, but is unlikely to play British THE NEW Bob Marley & The concerts until spring next year. Wallers album, "Survival", is released by Island on Sept 28 along with a single, "So Much Trouble In The World", taken PARKAS from it. SLITS CUT LOOSE A track of special interest is REVENGE? "Ambush" (previously available THE SLITS, whose first album "Cut" has just been released by as an import on the Jamaican THE MERTON Parkas, who took a Island Records, start a British tour at Leicester's De Montfort Tuff Gong label) since the lyrics lot of stick from hardcore mods Hall on September 17. concern the assassination over the poppy "You Need Rest of the dates are as follows: Oxford Theatre New (18), attempt made on Marley in Wheels", hope to silence the Birmingham Digbeth Civic Hall Edinburgh Astoria (23), (24), December 1976. critics with their follow-up single Manchester Apollo (25), Glasgow City Hall Liverpool Eric's (26), The Reggae star was at home "Plastic Smile" due out on Sept (27) and the London Rainbow (28). in Kingston, Jamaica, with his 21. Supporting them will be jazz trumpeter Don Cherry and wife Rita and manager Don The group start a British tour Jamaican reggae toaster Prince Hammer. Taylor when five gunmen burst on Oct 1 (dates to be announced "Cut" has been produced by Dennis Bovell of Matumbi, the through the door and let fly a hail shortly) and that will be followed man who made Janet Kay's "Silly such a huge hit. The Games" of bullets. by release of their debut album Slits' first single "Typical Girls", with the old Marvin Gaye hit Don Taylor got the worst of it, "Face In The Crowd" on Beggars " "I Heard It Through The Grapevine on the B side, is released but recovered after a spell on the Banquet Records. September 21. SMASH HITS 9 I e e s c

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" \^ OU lookin' at me Yet mod seems to be music business". and that lost us credibility, it r boy/You tryin ' to match happening and, on the basis of a Seb Shelton (drums) and finished us." m my stare/Don't you sensational gig at Canvey Island Dennis Smith (bass), who'd had Back home in llford for a year know I'm a glory boy/I could cut in Essex and an Irresistible single unhappy and unsuccessful while getting out of various you down by combing my hair" in "Time For Action", I'm experiences with the Young contracts, they re-thought their So sings Ian Page of Secret convinced Secret Affair are hot, Bucks and Advertising whole approach and became the Affair. Coot, huh? In fact about no matter what becomes of the respectively, filled the bill with hard-nosed operators frowning the coolest, neatest way of rest of the mod bands. their ability to turn bitterness across the Canvey winning a teenage street corner Perhaps it's like this. The punk into positive action. dressing-room. They decided on confrontation you could possibly followers made a lot of Ian and Dave's past horror self-management. They launched imagine. A clean KO without extravagant claims and wore stories are from the New Hearts, their own label, l-Spy, linking it even loosening your tie. Great. wild clothes but when the their first aver group. Though with Arista for marketing and Of course that's not the way excitement died down not all barely out of their nappies distribution only. things really happen for you and that much had changed except, musically speaking, they were Ian: "It means they can't me, but Secret Affair have that significantly, the rise of signed up by CBS and got as far choose what we release or when quality shared by the best pop independent labels. But the as releasing a couple of singles we release it. We paid all the groups of being able to put their powerful people were still the and touring as support to The recording costs ourselves rather finger on the pulse of your businessmen in suits. So maybe Jam. than asking a company for a big dreams. For three minutes life is this time if you take over their But that was more frustration advance which would take ages

that slick and you are the youth clothes . . . than glory. Dave lamented: "We to pay back. We got a loan from with the 007 comb. got involved with the wrong our publisher on the Yes, Secret Affair have that SECRET AFFAIR are certainly manager, the wrong deals, understanding that if we didn't mystery ingredient 'style'. But that serious about mod. Rerce wrong everything." return it in 60 days he'd sue us. it's a style that might come as a independence has been their Ian: "There we were in our We took the gamble because we surprise following a decade of theme since Ian, 19, and guitarist neat 60's clothes knocking out knew Time For Action' was denim and a couple of years of Dave Cairns, 20, formed the band Who-type numbers but we got good." bondage pants. Smart suits in by advertising in the music press pushed into powerpop, which Dave: "Managing yourself is the forefront of youth culture and for a drummer and bassist who was solely a creation of the quite easy so far. When it gets rebellion??? "must have a grudge against the record companies, not the fans. heavy we'll pay people to look 10 SMASH HITS after various aspects of it. But we write our songs because they we're not going to give away 25 live their lives." o per cent of all our earnings and Phew! This from lads who left our creative control into the school at 16, mind. i bargain the way we did before." "We are rejecting imposed They are so sure of themselves values. So that a kid whose that they have now signed school won't train him for another mod band. Squire, to anything but bricklaying might l-Spy and financed theirf'irst decide he willdo something single. In fact the interview was different. Then on stage we interrupted by a five-minute celebrate one another's ideas, us commercial break while Dave and the audience. That's why gave me the full sales talk about there's no class division in mod. his proteges like any other We are unified. The suits take eager-beaver young away the differences between businessman. kids." All very impressive up to a Eh? What about your point but it makes you wonder important individualism then? whether their long-term aims are "We still aim to look better than entries in the Top Twenty or the each other, better than Financial Times. everybody else." Er, so you can have 'unity' in HOWEVER, Secret Affair competition, even though it emphasise that the business side means the majority inevitably was just a necessary chore. end up losing? To have some Ian: "We want to create music looking sharp means others you could dance to without looking blunt by contrast surely

losing . . . the aggression is too . . . but maybe I was letting rough a word. It's commitment. Secret Affair's intensity draw me Our music is ordered. A Tamla into treating their opinions as if dance beat with contemporary they were a party manifesto. lyrics and guitar sound." Ian quoted a Who song: "I Dave: "It's cool, precise, good have to be careful not to preach/I pop." can't pretend that we can teach." Ian: "IVIod isn't stopping anyone being angry but there are different ways of expressing it. SECRET AFFAIR'S best You can rant and rave like punk arguments are stated on stage or you can make thoughtful and in musical form. They talk comments and hopefully be the way they talk, tough and understood better. bolshie, because they got "You can be much more messed about at school (they sussed. Not 'no future' but 'no wouldn't let Ian study music) and future unless we do something they got messed about in their about it'. The most important first bands. What's more, Ian was thing about mod is individuality. trying to give up smoking which We aren't saying you can beat may have deepened the frown. the system: no-one can. But you They've all been through can change your own world failure and a spell on the within it." breadline. Now they are bursting Having said that. Secret Affair with a lust for achievement — an made further contradictions by album in October, a tour with denying any connections Squire to follow, more hits and a between Secret Affair and second album already partly politics, and then claiming that written and planned to show they function as some kind of much more of their musical mouthpiece for working-class breadth (Ian and Dave can add youth. brass and keyboards to their As Ian sees it: "One of the current stock-in-trade).

things about a movement like You wanna know what I think, this is that the kids who follow it he said boldly as if he was a glory are working-class. They can't say boy himself. Secret Affair will be what they want always, but we as big as the Boomtown Rats by can express it for them. Really next year — that's what.

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14 SMASH HITS HE COMMODORES don't purpose of, would you believe, Commodores have complete or keep away from each other. do themselves many meeting girls! Now, less than a artistic control. And they're "One of the ways we keep later, already working with new from petty fights is to have a wtfavours in the image decade they have not only department. Everything about girls but a stack of gold records groups like Platinum Hook (also disciplinary system. Sounds like them seems pretty bland. Their and enough money to buy the on Motown). school, doesn't it? But what we logo looks like the kind used by entire town where that tiny keep is a list of fines. For those big heavy metal bands and college still stands. AUDIENCES, however, are still example, if you are late for an their name doesn't exactly knock The Commodores — who the band's biggest challenge. "In interview, a soundcheck, or bus you out either. comprise Walter Orange, Mylan America, most black groups to the airport, it'll cost you a They have six faceless Williams, Ronald i.a Praid, bend over backwards to please minimum of £1 00. And the fines members whom most people Thomas McClary, William King their audience," continues Wak. increase. can't begin to identify. Even their and Lionel Richie — are already 'The audience expect a slick kind "We love it when other guys costumes look like left-overs each millionaires. Yet still they of presentation, choreography, are late for appointments. from the disastrous "Sgt. plan to "break their butts" flashy costumes and lots of raps. Whoever's at fault pays us their it's Pepper" film. And if you only touring for the next five years But rock audiences prefer money and divided evenly know them by their big British before retiring. different things, like long guitar among the rest of us. I got a hits — 'Three Times A Lady" and "Before we go, we want to do solos. We're determined to couple of great shirts on the last "Easy" — then you could be television and movies — the please both kinds of fans." British tour thanks to Wak being excused for writing them off as works," says trumpet player The Commodores have late!" The Stylistics' big brothers. William "Wak" King, "t know it included recording in that goal as So why is Smash Hits telling sounds corny, but we want to do well. All six members compose THE GUTTERING costumes, identical you all about them? Well, as you it all. I mean, when you start with music. "The reason this group dance steps and may have guessed, there's more nothing, you've nothing to lose has no usual musical image is faceless image don't upset The to The Commodores than meets but your dreams. And each deliberate," laughs Lionel Richie. Commodores too much. They the eye. The Commodores are a success makes you crave another "Maybe we listen to people can always change the rid good example of a group trapped kind of success. I reckon unless too much. When they said that costumes, get of the dance by half-truths, and their image is you reach for the sky, you're a our early stuff was too funky, t steps and put out solo albums one of them. big fool." deliberately wrote a pop ballad one day. Though the group's British hits And The Commodores are no called 'Easy'. When they said that "But we decided to do what have all been ballads, like Rose fools. When they decided to was too soft sounding, we all was best for the entire group Royce their funky side balances become a full time group, they teamed up and wrote 'Brick instead of what might be best for out their slow side. The new also decided to protect House'. We just keep changing. the individuals. We decided on album "Midnite Magic" isn't as themselves from being ripped The new single, 'Sail On', is a glittering costumes by the flip of dynamic as the band's amazing off. Each Commodore took a country song. a coin. If we get sick of the "Greatest Hits" collection. That's college degree in areas that "I'll tell you," he gestures, costumes, we can always flip the coin again." the real gem. Not only does it would eventually assist the "what we've learned about hit contain "Brick House" — an running of the group. One singles. It used to be the record Offstage, The Commodores are elementary lesson in funk — but graduated in music, two took company who picked them. Then deliciously down home, as they also two funk classics from the degrees in engineering, one got a we tried to decide on the singles say in America. During their brief early '70s — "I Feel Sanctified" degree in economics and two between ourselves. But that was break from the road, they tinker and "Too Hot Ta Trot" — which more have credentials in awkward with each member with CB radio (Citizens' Band — turn up repeatedly at the finest business management. often favouring his own as in "Convoy"), billiards and discos in the land. When they first signed to composition. photography. They choose to Motown back in the early '70s, "Now we finish an album, avoid the razzle dazzle of life in the record company had a large release it, and wait for feedback Hollywood and prefer the small BUT THE balladeer image is not say in the group's creative from the disc jockeys. They seem town life in the South. something The Commodores are output. Motown told them what to be able to finger the hits better "At least I know who my real about to lose any sleep over, and to record, with whom, and when than we do." friends are here," Wak King says you gotta give these guys credit it would be released. Now, at the Keeping a six man group simply. "In Los Angeles, they for smart thinking. Not too long top of the heap and having together is no easy task. "Sure only love you when you're up. ago, they were six impoverished signed a multi-million dollar we have our differences," says You can hang that up!" guys going to a tiny college in contract making them the ham radio freak Mylan Williams Six more approachable, the backwoods of Alabama. They biggest act in Motown's history with a sly grin. "So, when we do, unaffected millionaires I have formed a group for the express (Stevie Wonder included). The we either iron out our problems never met. SMASH HITS 15

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it's like worlting in an office (United Artists). I think I prefer lilce this! Andy Partridge of XTC the reggae version as I did get a TOP 40 has just arrived to do the singles bit tired of the whoo whoo'sl TWO THIS WEEKS so I've had to give up my desk A disco compilation has also WEEK AGO TITLE/ARTIST LABEL BPM and come and squat on the end just been released on the Pye 1 1 STREET LIFE CRUSADERS MCA 112 of Red's! How can I possibly label. Called "Disco Disco Disco 2 7 STRUT YOUR FUNKY STUFF FRANTIQUE Philint 120 concentrate on disco while Volume 1", it includes "Boogie 3 11 YOU CAN 00 rr al Hudson ABC 118 playing footsie and keeping an Wonderland", "Ain't No 4 13 FEEL THE REAL DAVID BENDETH Sidewalk 122 eye on Red? I think I'll become a Stopping Us Now" and "HAPPY mod instead! Radio". Quite a good album and 5 2 ANGEL EYES ROXY MUSIC Polydor 133 Of the few good 12 inchers just right for a party (saves you 6 19 DONT STOP TIL YOU GET ENOUGH MICHAEL JACKSON Epic 118 around at the moment, RCA have getting up and changing the 7 14 WHEN YOU'RE NUMBER ONE GENE CHANDLER 20th Century 122 just released "Shout" by The records!). 8 6 LOST IN MUSIC SISTER SLEDGE Atlantic 120

Isley Brothers. Older funksters I think that's about it, as I can't 9 18 OANCIN & PRANCIN CANDIDO Salsoul 116 will remember they had a hit really concentrate with Red 10 5 LOOKING FOR A LOVE TONIGHT FLB Fantasy 125 with this in the '60s, and it jumping up and down and 11 21 SAIL ON COMMODORES Motown Slow sounds just as good the second catching flies with his tongue. I 12 15 GONE, GONE. GONE JOHNNY MATHIS CBS 122 time around. must say though, that despite 13 4 OOH' WHAT A LIFE GIBSON BROTHERS Island 122 Janet Kay's follow up to "Silly Andy's comments on the 14 12 GOTTA GO HOME BONEYM Atlantic Hansa 132 is (Pye) — Buzzards' (hi Geoff!) single Games" "Loving You" new 15 9 AFTER THE LOVE HAS GONE EARTH WIND & FIRE CBS Slow yes, the Minnie Riperton classic. "We Make Noise" (Chrysalis), I A 16 24 THIS TIME BABY JACKIE MOORE CBS 123 Personally I think this is a great reckon it's great, especially the B 17 NEW SEXY CREAM SUCK Fantasy 129 song but can't decide if I like side "Disco Romeo". In fact, I 18 23 DIM ALL THE LIGHTS DONNA SUMMER Casablanca 121 Janet's version. Next up — as if hereby nominate it "Record Of 19 NEW POINT OF VIEW MATUMBI Matumbi Reggae we hadn't rung our bells enough The Office"! 20 22 SWITCH BENELUX + NANCY DEE Scope this year with Anita Ward — are See ya. 21 8 MORNING DANCE SPYRO GYRA Infinity 102 three sisters from North London 22 10 MAKIN n' DAVID NAUGHTON 127 who call themselves The Blood Boogying Bev RSO 23 17 YOUNEVERKNOWWHATYOU'VEGOTME + YOU Laser Reggae

24 3 REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL IAN DURY Stiff 122 25 NEW WALKING ON SUNSHINE EDDY GRANT Ice Virgin Reggae 26 30 FOUND A CURE ASHFORD + SIMPSON WB 124 Feel The Real 27 26 WHAT'CH GONNA DO STEPHANIE MILLS 20th Century 120 28 20 CHASE ME CON FUNK SHUN Mercury 124 By David Bendeth on Sidewalk Records 29 NEW CANT LIVE WrrnOUT YOUR LOVE TAMIKO JONES Polydor 119 Since we been together 30 36 REACHIN OUT LEE MOORE Source 124

I've been trying to tell I you how feel 31 NEW 1 DONT WANT TO BE A FREAK DYNASTY Solar 118 I know what I feel for you got to be real 32 31 WHEN WILL YOU BE MINE AVERAGE WHITE BAND RCA 103 But so far I've not been able to make you see 33 NEW WHAT'S GOING ON TOM BROWNE Arista 119 I've been loving for so long you 34 29 rr'S MAGIC KLEEER Atlantic Now you're trying to a fool make out of me 35 NEW AMERICAN HEARTS BILLY OCEAN GTO

I try to make you happy 36 NEW 1 WONDER WHERE YOU ARE TONIGHT ROSE ROYCE Whitefield Slow You've got to find your fool 37 NEW NEW YORK CITY MIROSLAV VITOUS WB 133 So that you gave me over 38 NEW rr'S A DISCO night isley bros T-Neck 134

I know what to do 39 NEW 1 WANNA DO THE DO BOBBY RUSH Philint 108 This time instead of making a bigger mistake 40 16 BORN TO BE ALIVE PATRICK HERNANDEZ Gem Aquarius 133

I'll walk 'cos this ! don't need Compiled by Record Business magazine based on sales at specialist disco shops. Imp = No more I can't take it Import. BPM = Beats per minute.

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With or without I can do it for myself

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Ba da ba . . . (to fade) Words and music by D. Bendeth/B. Bayer. Reproduced by permission Heath Levy Music. 18 SMASH HITS When You're I Number 1 By Gene Chandler on Chi-Sound Records (12 inch version)

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On the south-side of Chicago, Bobby boogie As the people watch him dance upon the floor Ain't no match if you can catch him some night dancing (dancing) And the people in the disco yell for more ' All the stage is set and the music's fine He's the greatest dancer He'll blow your mind Well it's hard to stay on top When you can't stop, no When you're number one yeah (repeat)

Now Jimmy's dressed in satin laced with diamond And he can move just like a tiger in the night In every disco up in Frisco they're dancing His moves are strong to every song Man his moves are nice

Am I number one? He had to know So he challenged Bobby on a TV show ' Life is rough, the move is tough You've got to know your stuff yeah When you're number one yeah (repeat)

People Cleared the floor American Hearts To let the dance begin Bobby moving, gliding

I thought his moves would never end By Billy Ocean on GTO Records But Jimmy turned and twisted • As the ladies watched him dance They were married in September His feet they weaved that magic spell Back in 1969 Put the crowd back in a trance They travelled east to India To find some peace of mind Everybody, everybody vvas looking They stood for love and freedom The music, the music, the music They were children of their time The music was cooking Those dancing feet, hips and hands were moving Oh they lived in a world that was cold and uncaring And somehow when that smoke had cleared away They swore they would change it with loving and sharing Only Jimmy was on the floor dancing They'd never live like their parents had done And Bobby had simply faded away Their innocence shone like the sun So if you think that you're number one American hearts (American hearts) You can't claim the title So filled with emotion Till the dance is done ' American hearts (American hearts) oh so easily broken , You always gonna make yourself a target To every new kid who comes to town Now they've got a family He's waiting to meet you at some disco And a cottage in the hills When you're number one they try to shoot you down He's always working late Bang bang To pay the mortgage and the bills When you're number one yeah And she has trouble sleeping so the doctor gives her pills When you're number one (number one) ...

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And I don't feel any sorrow towards the Kings and Queens Of the butterfly collectors There's tarts and whores But you're much more You're a different kind 'Cos you want their minds And you just don't care 'Cos you got no pride It's just that face on your pillow case that thrills you You carry on 'cos it's all you know You can't light afire You can't cook or sew You get from day to day by filling your head But you surely must know the appeal Between your legs

And I don't feel any sorrow towards the Kings and Queens Of the butterfly collectors Words and music by Paul Waller. Reproduced by permission And Son Music. 1 SINGLES ROYAL FAMILY: Tour De France. Or Queen "Bicycle Race"; it's by Andy Partridge cretinous and fat, it's booly and SYLVIE I VARTAN: Don't Want duff but I like it. Good lyrics. The Night Bloody of XTC To End (RCA). Same stupid song, I think it's empty sentiment as Sad Cafe. Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias

Sylvie I presunie from the photo with a couple of stick-on onions. is sold on sexist "Seaside angle and RANDY NEWMAN: Story Of A Special" never had It so nought else, soulless, probably Rock And Roll Band (Warner good. Should be a smash in the be huge. Bros.). Randy, the well known Veterans Du Premier Guerre Club, Lyon. Nowhere else midget, goes . . . how shall I say NOEL: The Night They Invented though. . . . does Jeff Lynne know about Love (Virgin). Uglier than Sylvie this disc? ELO, ELD, ELO what's THE BARRACUDAS: I Want My Vartan, the IVIaels produced it and going on here then? I like this for Woody Back (Cells/Rough FLASH AND THE PAN: Hey St. it sounds like Russell singing. The the right reasons if you're a Trade). Talk about a slow starter. I Peter (ensign). Old Easy beats song is grey. The teeth are Randy Newman fan, the wrong The Barracudas give us a slice of produce sugar dribble, nice cover yellow. The plume de ma tante is reasons if you like ELO. (But if he Brighton surf rock. Enough to photo. You are now landing at dans the bureau of men oncle. plays this song on stage, does he make Jan and Dean turn in their Sydney Airport, please set your THE FALL:Rowche Rumble (Step mime to a tape?) gravy. The sort of disc that puts watch back 20 years, thank you. THE SHIRTS: Out Forward). I On The Ropes What a starter — sand in your lunch. Looking at the (Harvest). Button down collar, wonder what made my hand land cover picture, it's hard to tell pleats in the back of the record, on this one? Sounds like the which one will become the fat nice box with cellophane. Mind cover, cheap biro lines, bad recluse. What next, "Good the pins, that's it. Careful, there relationships. Is this the theme of Vibrightons"? (oooh). the medication? Great chemist's y'are, let me tuck your label in,

mmm . . . liked it in the catalogue organ sound. Not one for young DEF LEP: Getcha Rocks Off girls to make zips or brassieres — don't know about now you've (Vertigo). Good at what it does, got it on. Send it back — we'll get mindlessly to on the factory floor. so are odour eaters, zip fire a letter rack. Good sound, bad song (down lighters, pacamacs, as exciting as with pills). B side "In My Area" all . . these . maybe . . . mmm suffocating ill music, felt like I had (thinks) pacamacs!!! flu, blanket over the head tunes. ANOTHER PRETTY FACE: All The SAD CAFE: Wish This Night Boys Love Carrie (New Would Never End (RCA). Badly Pleasures). Tries hard at gym, DRILL: Juliet (RCA). One of them recorded cock-a-boogie. The needs to work harder at physics picture has a moustache. disc shows a member of and art. Is popular in his class said band with his shirt off doing with teachers. Should do well if PANS PEOPLE: Club Lido (GM). a Paul Rodgers crotch-breaking THE BUGGLES: Video Killed The they don't split or make another Listen carefully as they dance on mike stand pose, except he has Radio Star (Island). Bruce record as faceless as this. a specially roughened lino floor. no mike in the stand, and they'll Woolley helped write this little never able to afford be one gem and his band do a fair THE FREEZE: In Colour EP (A1). GIMMIX: Too Much Coloured making dribble like this. The rendition of it. This is by a couple "Psychodaiek Nightmares" Vinyl (Elektra). Vinyl is clear, your picture on the flipslde shows of geezers with a penchant for buzzes nicely, shaver rock. black record is coloured black. them demonstrating that they THE BUZZARDS: We Make A sickly production, and ties. Won't "Paranoia" — good melody, burn can't afford either. underpants Noise (Chrysalis). Truly dreadful be a hit because it's too tidy, like all those black clothes though, TOMMY BAND: I Wonder What and the Buzzards tell you so in vymura. Try again. boys. "For J.P.S. (with love and THE DICKIES: Nights In WhHe the song. Self descriptive, She's Doing Tonight (RCA). self loathing)" — yes, I repeat good Boyceeh! I liked Satin (A&M). I must confess that destructive, Tommy the self disci pi i ne LONDON ZOO: Receiving End melodies, good, good. Thrust on even Justin Hairdo's version Monkees. Don't like your hair-do. had necessary. File under desperate (Zoom/Arista). Great cover, and beat Simple Minds at their Tommy — whoops, there's some a sort of twee chocolate box and wretched. muscular sound, flexes well, well own game (what made me say hair spray on the grooves. (Help appeal. Can't wait for the displaced record, can't put my that?). Good tunes, good tunes. promotional film — will they fling the aged.) UK SUBS: Tomorrow's Girls finger on it. Elusive, jumpy, Gang Of Four leave my head. divan over beds the Dickies? This (Gem). Yesterday's cover, twisting, left the turntable My fave this whole session. is fast (corpse in and dead a yesterday's sound. Nice little smoking a little, smells good. I'm going away now, so I'll say rocket). groove though, try again boys, Punch would like more words per don't take criticism to heart — I you can do it. Come on, push music. Green and silver music. love you all really. I've got to say MEMBERS: Killing Time (Virgin). now . . . push hard. Good animal, nice horns, fine that because the last singles Great cover but the disc, um hooves. review I did, I knocked an (have I said enough?) B side is REVILLOS: Where's The Boy For Upstarts record and had threats better than the A. And 1 don't like Me? (Snatzo/DIn Disc). Healthy, OSSA: Listen To The Buddha to my health. C'est la vie and the B side. dare I say it. Could be a success. (United Artists). Subdued remember you choose what you Extremely trashy. You've sold snakey. No hit. Could it be like, no one else can do it for you. THIRD WORLD: Tonight For Me me. Grand cover, looks like the Quintessence having a second Wear something white at night (Island). Techno reggae, sounds music. Plastic tumbler pop, fizz shot? Listen to the Buddha and and ban guns. like Yes. Babylon by synthesizer? fizz crackle. Beam not records like this. me down. Bye, Andy. 24 SMASH HITS female), long and short tracks, both punchy and tender songs and instrumentals, excellent ALAN PARSONS production — a nicely varied (Arista). Alan Parsons is like Gary album with exactly the right Numan for grown ups — balance between melody and carefully planned, lushly action. Highly enjoyable and ROYAL FAMILY: Tour Oe France. arranged, cinematic mainstream highly recommended. Besttrax: Or Queen "Bicycle Race"; it's rock, using guest musicians. And "I Wonder Where You Are cretinous ALBUMS very it is and fat, it's booly and good too, though not Tonight", "Is This What You're duff I quite strong but like it. Good lyrics. by Red as as the excellent "I Bloody Starr After?" (8 out of 10). stupid song, I think it's Robot". Superbly produced, Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias briskly melodic, studied but RICHARD: Rock 'n' Roll with a couple of stick-on onions. varied — a quality record and a nile (EMI). Infallible "Seaside ^ longterm Special" never had it so pleaser. Check it out. ^^^ guideline — people sing who Best trax; good. Should be a smash in the ' "Secret Garden", "I'd .'* about "rock 'n' roll" have Veterans Du Premier Guerre Rather Be A Man". (8 out of 10). precious little to do with the real Club, Lyon. Nowhere else thing. though. Bland, uncommitted singing, perfect but raunchless LED ZEPPELIN: In Through The i- playing, mindless FLASH cheerfulness Out Door (Swansong). Meaty AND THE PAN: Hey St. with awful lyrics. 50% (BA riffs, good varied actual songs, Peter (ensign). Old Easy beats Robertson wrote the good 50%, fine produce sugar disciplined guitar work — dribble, nice cover interestingly.) Tailor madefor Good photo. Lord, this rejuvenated Led You are now landing at "Seaside Special" and daytime Zep are really quite enjoyable! Sydney Airport, please set your Radio One DJs. Current hit is last Now if they watch back could just work on 20 years, thank you. minute addition untypical. What, dear Red (I expect you are and that awful ham-fisted drumming saying), is the secret of your Call him off, God. Besttrax: and Robert Plant's dreadful fantastic all-encompassing vision "Carrie", "We Don't Talk "Baybeh, baybeh", "Need Yo and expert overall musical Anymore". (3 out of 10). Luv"and "Ooohyeah" knowledge? Well, dear reader, collection, we might get where other reviewers go wrong GARY NUMAN: The Pleasure somewhere. Heavy but not is that they actually listen to the Principle (Beggars Banquet). hysterical — most encouraging. records — a fatal mistake that Pens ready, Gary Numan Defence Besttrax: "Hot Dog", League? Then tally-ho, because inevitably prejudices their "Carouselambra". (7 out of 10). I'm opinion. I, on the other hand, get not greatly sold on this. It's a far more accurate impression not bad, mind you — a smoother, from simply studying the covers. almost discoish version of SIOUXSIE & THE BANSHEES: "Replicas" — but Simple really, when you know much too John Hands (Polydor), Final similarto it and not as how. report: the music and playing are adventurous, though Numan much better and now really good. worshippers will doubtless adore BOOTSY'S RUBBER BAND: This Unfortunately the lyrics have got Boot Is For Fonk'n it anyway. Good lyrics, but more DRILL: Juliet (RCA). One of them Made (Warner much worse and are now musical and vocal variety next has a moustache. Bros). Six long tracks of jaunty laughably po-faced and time funk and jive rap chanting for please. Includes "Car«" pretentious — with odd happy this Besttrax: "Metal", "Engin PANS PEOPLE: Club Lido (GM). dancers from comic exceptions like Siouxsie's own book (7 out of 10). Listen carefully as they dance on crew. Having seen the "Mother". Siouxsie, unhappily, mighty James in a specially roughened lino floor. Brown superb has also taken to foghorn form last week, however, we are impersonations instead of GIMMIX: Too Much Coloured not easily amused and find our singing. Stilted and unnatural — mind wandering for lack of Vinyl (Elektra). Vinyl is clear, your I'll never know what held this brainfodder. Still, Cliff would black record is coloured black. band together. Includes doubtless approve. Besttrax: "Playground Twist" and a 13 "Under The Influence Of A minute TOMMY BAND: I Wonder What "Lord's Prayer". Best Groove", "Shejam". (6 out of 10). 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Tommy Boyce eh! I liked the ROSE ROYCE: Rainbow Monkees. Don't like your hair-do. Tommy — whoops, there's Collection IV (Whitfield/WEA). some THE SLITS: Excellent ; Cut (Island). hair spray on the grooves. (Help modern Once the worst band I've ever seen, the aged.) soui/diso/funk album from a The severely underrated band. An Slits are now one of the boldest, impressive collection indeed: most interesting and musically I'm going away I'll now, so say first rate singing (male and challenging. It's rough and don't take criticism to heart — I reggae stuff from the wild girls love you all really. I've got to say (may they ever stay that way) — that because the last singles catchy tunes, fighting lyrics and a review I I did, knocked an powerful personality that leaps Upstarts record and had threats right out at you. I'm impressed to my health. C'est la vie and — Abba will never seem the remember you choose what you same again. A bit on the short like, no one else it side can do for you. at only 31 minutes but still Wear something white at easily the night „ pick of the litter. Knock and ban guns. out — go and get it. Best trax: "Instant Bye, Andy. Hit", "Typical Girls". (9 out r* •""' SMASH The Loneliest Man In The World By The Tourists on Logo Records

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