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express permission, and they're in America, thank you very much. But never II mind, we've got out usual range of goodies for you — like the new Jam y , Editorial address Smash Hits, Lisa -- Carnaby Street, London album for our Crossword winners (along with that superb radio cassette H<$4««^>55 lUWiY YPF. This magazine is published recorder star prize, of course), plus some great extras: on page 35 there's the // by EMAP National Publications Ltd, - . ' all important third token towards your free set of Smash Hits button badges, ~ Peterborough, and is printed by East 'y\^? ^"^ and — get a load of this — on page 32 is your chance to get that creation you Midland Litho Printers, Peterborough. "^ ' call your face into Copyright exists on all songs ^^ Smash Hits! Be seeing you . . . "^1 appearing in Smash Hits They must ^^ ^ not be reproduced without the ^ A MESSAGE TO YOU RUDY The Specials 4 consent of the copyright holders ~ NITEKLUB The Specials 4 DIAMOND SMILES Boomtown Rats 5 Managing Editor , ^Nick Logan COMPLEX Gary Numan 7 SPOOKY Atlanta Rhythm Section 8 .1^, -lEdfMfr '/i- TRYOUTS FOR THE HUMAN RACE Sparks 17 STILL The Commodores 18

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NITE KLUB

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What am I doing here? A MESSAGE Watching the gjrls go by Spending money — on |

TO YOU RUDY '; Sleep all day It's the only way stop your messing around ah, ah, ah I'm a parasite Better think of your future ah, ah, ah I creep about at night Time you straightened right out ah, ah, ah. Nite Klub 'j Create problems in town ah, ah, ah Is this the in place to be?

(Nite Klub) What am I doing here? Rudy, a message to you, Rudy (Nite Klub) Watching the girls go by A message to you Spending money — on 5

Stop your footing around ah, ah, ah Hey hey I don't work Time you straightened right out ah, ah, ah 'Cos I don't have to Better thinl< of your future ah, ah, ah I don't have to work Else you'll wind up in jail ah, ah, ah There's no, no work to do

(Nite Klub) I'm a member of the Nite Klub (Nite [ Rudy, a message to you, Rudy (Nite Klub) A fully paid up member of the Nite Klub A message to you

I won't dance Stop your messing around ah, ah, ah In a club like this Better think of your future ah, ah, ah All the girls are slags Time you straightened right out ah, ah, ah And the beer tastes just like piss Create problems in town ah, ah, ah I'm a (Nite Klub) parasite

I creep (Nite Klub) about at night Rudy, a message to you Yes I'm a member of the Nite Klub (Nite Klub) Rudy, a message to you A fully paid up member of the Nite Klub (Nite Klub) Rudy, oh it's a message to you Rudy, yeah it's a message to you (Nite Klub) Is this the in place to be? Rudy, yeah it's a message to you (Nite Klub) What am I doing here? Repeat to fade (Nite Klub) Watching the girls go by spending money on beer

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what we're on about, and use often tended to write 'friends' in this as a visual expansion of our "Obviously a lot of them are inverted commas in a songs. lot of the impoIKe because of songs." that, and a lot "To be I of them try to give PLAYING TO THE ALIENS honest used to hate all the that stuff (cabaret), but fairly impression that they're not IF HE was lonely before, being recently I've a bothered a Ut about meeting John Savage finds out got to really like star doesn't always help. K's a lot you, IBing Crosby and I and put on this big air of success now like Frank of pressure, what means even more so indifference. Sinatra. I never did before, but That upsets me a bK, to Gary Numan. because Gary tries to manage as I the way he just breezes among because K's unnecessary, as wail." much of his own career as his crowd as if they're in a circle Does he fee/ under pressure? I possible, from writing the songs IN THE space of a few months, and not on stage, and he's so "Not consciously, but all of a I to performing and producing Gary Numan has emerged from relaxed." sudden things get on top of me I them, working out complete obscurity to having his finances for no reason whatsoever, and and designing the stage set. two number one records, "Are AS YOU may have gathered, really K can come on within Many of his songs are about minutes. I Friends Electric?" and "Cars", Gary Numan is very honest. If feel as though i have this loneliness, this distance to do two no. 1 albums, "Replicas" and you ask him a question, provided something, but I don't between people put just a little know what Is, "The Pleasure Principle", and, at it's put clearly, he'll answer it as K and nothing you into the future: was this how he one stage, three LPs in the Top clearly and as directly as do seems to be it. he can. lived? 20 at once. Clearly, Gary Numan It's a quality very rare in most "I'd imagine K's like getting "I used to live it out quite a lot is a phenomenon. pop stars, who, when asked a stuck in a lift, K's the same sort of before, really, because I didn't go The background to his rise to difficult question, will for some helplessness. K's very out much, I've never gone to fame is by now quite well reason evade the point or get frightening, sometimes." parties. If i go out, I known. What's most interesting angry. Perhaps normally go they're afraid. PIC: out on my own, in the car, IF THE pressures of touring are (now) is his reactions to his From being unknown, Gary ANDRE CSILIM? ." driving . . now over fame; whether, now that he's has suddenly become very ,.,^^_^ for a while, others Incredibly Is he treated as an object? begin. The next day, got it it's what he wanted; and famous. He's prepared to talk ran pic ofGarv Numan and Numan "Completely. As a product, the band what he feels about performing. with as much honesty about smiling. are going into the yes." studio to begin what it means to him, demoing the new and what — I wouldn't venture any more Would this encourage him to album, 'Telekon", which is ON OCTOBER 8, Gary Numan it's doing to him. than that. treat others in the same way? about: finished his first tour since It's a Monday afternoon in a 'The . . . pose element Is an "I think it small would do. I think ifs "... a man who can finally becoming a star. Fifteen dates room in a Sheffield hotel. image. They'll see that, and then a brt early yet for me to change harness the power of earlier, at Glasgow's Apollo, he'd Gary answers the questions, they'll telekinesis, go home and imitate it in a my personality to that extent. I who can move things by thinking played his first live gig since a carefully and quietly, with some mirror and do G. Numan find it difficuK when the audience about K. He tiny pub date in Acton (London) humour. While he's talking, he realises he can do K, handclaps. That's thought out meets you, because and mid-78. teases his when they K Just increases and in newly washed hair in a the same as the image is thought do they're obviously nervous or snowballs. Because of The tour was a complete mirror opposite. out, to give people his power something to edgy because they're not sure he ends up destroying sell-out but even allowing for The same day, one of the latch onto. how you're going to everything, £3,000 given to 'Save The Whale' national papers has be. including himself. done a story "K's taken everything I did "Most of them you meet are 'That's planned, from one of his Hammersmith on him, pronouncing his but K's not image when I was young and I when completely unnatural. They're definite yet." London dates, Gary still lost as "cold and aloof". Is he really, was a fan — and using that, not giving you their real Then K's Europe, America, £30,000 or so on the tour. and what does he fee! about the knowing that other people personalities at all, and you Japan, the By his own admission not a article? have world. somewhere must be similar to to accept that. natural performer, he decided to "Most of what I said had been me: I'd like them to do what I did do the show as it was and lose blanded out. I didn't actually say to my heroes."

. . . what money, because he wrote down; he took When he was listening to his "I thought there was no point the gist of it only. It wasn't done heroes, Gary was, he says, a in going out unless you were in a nasty way, I so didn't mind it lonely, troubled adolescent. The Complex going to give people something — it was a bit sweet and sickly. spoken parts in "Are Friends to remember and to make it I'm not like that. Electric" Records was about one of his By Gary Numan on Beggars Banquet worthwhile. There's no point in "The image doesn't worry me. experiences before he was being top of the pile unless your From an outsider's view, it's famous. At the time, he was probably They won't come back show's going to be top of the pile accurate. I think I'm hanging around with a group of know if s always the same as well." quite strong-willed and know friends, and they: You they're sure to forget Some people have said that exactly what I'm doing — which "... got rid of And me because . . . lies" the iavishness of the show was is mistaken for Saying "Everyone arrogance. The I was singing in a group and they to distract attention from his 'aloof bit is my wish not to get didn't want me writing the songs inexperience. too close So I'm down to this (understandable) to . . the audience . any more, so I said, 'K really walking on air to take the which isn't I'm down to "You mean being aloof. It's more doesn't bother me.' i didn't by my side limelight away from me a bit? survival, really." And you're here intend at that time to become a and smiles ' With all your waving No, it wasn't really. To be honest, big frontman pop-star anyway — ' put together to be the show was WHAT DOES Gary feel about all I was just doing K to gain Please keep them away something to look at. i merely the people who come to see experience, but they weren't Don't let them touch me thought that being new at it, I clanks about, and really that's him? wrKing any songs. let them lie wouldn't be very interesting to the most unpractical shape you lights, but the walls of the "It's very Please don't awkward — to be "So I said, 'Well, write them let them see me at for a quarter can think of it's buildings themselves light singing and they're not, and get honest about it Don't took one and because so up without giving then, I don't mind,' but that It all on with it, which is what I've the hours. unstable. keeps falling over outwards, so it's not like street wrong impression. I don't wasn't very good. And so they Words and music by Gary Numan. "I don't think I am: I can't do the time. lights and shadows and little done . . . I've very little to say to feel any ... I won't say loyalty, I got rid of me, then went out and Reproduced by permission enough different things or look in "A pyramid is, I think, the most quiet corners that you could get them. don't feel that I owe them did their own set. Banquet/Andrew Heath Music Ltd. ." the songs I Beggars enough different ways to keep stable shape you can have, it mugged in . . "They know what anything. made the records and "K took them about six — are, I'd Imagine. I really wouldn't people interested for that time really is hard to budge. Talking The shows were certainly they bought them. They owe me months to write their set, and diehards it's want to tell them what the songs as I apart from the real about a straight-thinking beautifully staged, but much as owe them, so they they had a couple of my songs in who'll gaze at me for hours. machine, it'd have to be that difficult to see them without are about before each number: cancel each other out, really. K anyway — there was only to tell what "I Obviously the majority of the shape where it didn't fall over being reminded of the difference there's no need them don't now have to make about a 30-minute set, and K — are, they already audience isn't like that and damage itself. between Numan's lavish they because another album. I get very really was awful. They group? K

if There really isn't much I •specialty at this early stage. Half "So I thought — well, I'm showmanship and the ideals of know. annoyed when hear these was Mean Street. They were on <>f them are just going to see going to do It, let's do it the punks through whom he more to say — you can't have a things like, oh, people saying, the Vortex live album. fuss is all about." Did conversation — K's very false 'We made you.' what the realistically, in the proper shape seems to have emerged. he They really "I was disgusted. And all my Fair enough, but what was, of what they'll be and not go for want the new kind of with between two and four didn't, they really didn't make so-called friends at that time say, the point of the pyramids? the image. We had enough relationship with his audience? thousand people . anybody at ail. We made would follow them around very different It . Is certainly "On the cover? was image. impact in the show itself — it'd "I think . . no, I'm not really This ourselves, they simply bought religiously, and pogo at every groups, On stage, the robots are be nice to put some realism into interested in a new relationship. from many of the new the records." gig. K was like rent-a-crowd. And of pyramid-shaped — that's to tie in it. I'm sure what can be done. I've who Just want to be "one the What sort of hero does he they dropped me completely

. . think with the cover, and also because "I also think that the panels, really no idea . apart from the people". he is to the people who from parties, from anything at it I thought that robots . . . you say the walls, it looks like they Just fact that you talk to the audience "I think K's Just taking back come and see him? all.

think of I or to cabaret — showbiz for "It's a bit difficult a robot and people light up. think that one day and claim to be one of them, to answer. I "And then obviously being something that does this probably we'll have buildings like admit that you're not one of showbiz's sake more than think possibly to a lot of people deserted made me very paranoid (gesticulates mechanically) and that where you don't have street them, which is why you're anything. That's trying to explain I'm a symbol of something new in my attKudes towards friends. I 6 SMASH HITS SMASH HITS 7 - ATLAIMTA RHYTHM SECTION Spooky on Polydor Records

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("play it bloody loud . . .") is lead vocalist on a single called "Swindle" LP contributor Ten "Nuclear Waste" as part of a Pole Tudor. The single is called bunch of people calling ON TOP OF "Real Fun" but there J are no label themselves The Radio Actors. details yet. Also in this one-off line up are ME, OLD Another star production SPOOKY job is a guitarist Steve Hillage and single called "Enough To Make Hawkwind's sax player Nik Turner. You Mine" by Duggie POLICE ME NEW Campbell The single comes out on KEVIN GODLEY (right) and Lol SKID Charly on DinDisc. It's a debut single GOOD NEWS for Squeeze and Creme, formerly drummer and Records and all participants are which is produced by a certain Police fans. Both bands' first vinyl guitarist with 10CC, have IN TOWN donating their share of the Sting, and sounds like it . . . waxingsfrom 1977 — till now changed labels from Phonogram money to The Ecology Party. only available on independent to Polydor. Their first single is labels — are being re-released "An Englishman In New York", a nationally. TOP TENS track from their forthcoming TilL4r'"*^"TONESFEARGAL Squeeze's much sought-after album "Freeze Frame". 1. The Cops Are "Packet Of Three" EP (Deptford Coming/OUTCASTS (Good Vibrations) 2. Take Me To The River/TALKING HEADS (Sire) Fun City DFC 01 ) and The Police's 3. Holidays In The Sun/SEX PISTOLS (Virgin) "Fall Out" single (Illegal IL 001) ARTICULATED 4. Had Too Much To Dream Last both sport new picture sleeves, 1 Night/ELECTRIC PRUNES (Reprise! 5. Where Were You/MEKONS (Fast and can now be ordered from any Product) LORi 6. Green Shirt/ELViS COSTELLO record shop through Rye (Radar) 7. 1 Wanna Be Sedated/RAMONES Records. ONE OF the most intriguing and (Sire) 8. I Love The Sound Of Breaking Both records, incidentally, seductive 45s of the year so far is Glass/NICK LOWE (Radar) 9. Twist A Saint Tropez/TELEX (Sire) feature earlier group line-ups. "Touch" by Lori And The 10. Furniture Music/BILL NELSON (Harvest) The Police single features Chameleons from Liverpool. It's a story-song that details a DEE (DAMIAN) original guitarist Henry Padovani Looking For A Kiss/NEW holiday Lori Lartey spent in YORK DOLLS (Mercury) Instead of Andy Summers, while "SPOOKY", the current hit for American Tokyo a of Ruse/MCS (Atlantic) Harry Kakoulli plays bass for The Atlanta Rhythm Section, is couple years back. Bill Merry Xmas/SLADE (Polydor) Squeeze instead of John Bentley. no newcomerto chart action. In Drummond and David Balfe, who run Liverpool Everybodys Happy Nowadays/BUZZCOCKS (UA) 1 968 it was a big hit in The States independent label Teenage Treats/THE WASPS (4 Play) for an American called Zoo, were so taken by their AS WE mentioned last issue. band The The Dean & 1/10 CC (UK) Classics IV. friend's adventure that they spent Skids have a new member, the - First Time/THE BOYS (Nems) But this is not yer normal best part of a year composing keyboards player Alastair Moore. 8. My Boyfriends Back/BETTE 8( a song it BRIGHT THE ILLUMINATIONS revival scene. The fact is that about and then Unfortunately we couldn't get a persuaded 9. Television (Radar) current ARS guitarist J. R Cobb the lady herself to picture of him in time for that Families/CORTINAS (Step Forward) 10. Incendiary and bass player Dean Daughtry have a stab at performing it. feature, so to remedy the Device/JOHNNY MOPED (Chiswick) were both members of Classics The results are both funny and situation, here's a picture of the JOHN IV during their most successful oddly touching. Bill and David, man himself. 1. Get It On/T. REX (Fly) THIN LIZZY have announced years, and Cobb actually MIKE OLDFIELD was a guest at a both former members of Readers in Fife may also have 2. Sold Gold Easy Actlon/T. REX (T.Rex) shows in Manchester and banquet the other week in Merseyside co-wrote "Spooky" with Buddy legends Big In Japan, seen Alastair's twin brother Jim 3. Private Number/WILLIAM BELL & JUDY CLAY (Stax) Stafford for December. With of Chinese Buie, the producer of both new honour Supremo masquerade as The Chameleons in action — playing football for 4. Viginia Plain/ROXY MUSIC (Island) boys Dave Flett and Midge Ure Chairman Hua. Apparently Hue's and a original and current versions. follow up is planned if Second Division club 5. Monkey Spanner/OAVE 8i ANSIL COLLINS (Trojan) the band play Manchester Apollo people wanted to give the boy "Touch", now currently 6. Classics IV were a bunch of available Cowdenbeath! The Skids' 1 Am The Walrus/THE BEATLES (Parlophone) on Dec 16 followed by Stafford's wonder the once over as there on the Sire label, is clean cut Southern boys who the success it vocalist Richard Jobson also has 7. Mama We're All Crazee Now/SLADE (Polydor) Bingley Hall on Dec 1 8. Tickets for plans afoot for an Oldfield tour of ought to be. came together in Jacksonville, a footballing brother: big John 8. John I'm Only Danclng/DAVID BOWIE (RCA) Manchester are available only China. Permission has been However things Florida in the mid 60's and then turn out, it will Jobson, who plays striker for 9. God Save The Oueen/SEX PISTOLS (Virgin) from the theatre box office. granted in principle and so it's all remain, as Bill it, moved to Atlanta, Georgia. After puts "a fun Second Division Edinburgh club 10. Jumping Jack Flash/ROLLING STONES (Decca) Postal applications only are being a matter of working out the thing". Lori "Spooky", they went on to greater herself has her own Meadowbank Thistle. BILLY accepted for Bingley at Adrian details. career success in 1969 with a 2 million in dress designing to 1. Pretty Vacant/SEX PISTOLS (Virgin) 77 pursue. seller called "Stormy", followed Hopkins Promotions, Barton 2. Viginia Plaln/ROXY MUSIC (Island) by "Traces" and "Everyday With Road, Oxford. All tickets are £4 QUEEN 3. Gudbye T'Jane/SLADE (Polydor) You Girl". 4. I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I am)/GARY GLITTER (Bell) The neatly combed Classics DATES 5. Nuggets LP/VARIOUS ARTISTS (Sire) PHIL DANIELS (Jimmy in 6. Lookin' For faded i n the face of the QUEEN have now confirmed the A Kiss/NEW YORK DOLLS (Mercury) psychedelic extravaganza that "Quadrophenia") has actually London dates for their imminent 7. High School/MCS (Atlantic) followed, and Cobb and Daughtry been dabbling In music for quite tour. The plan is to play a series 8. Can The Can/SUZI QUATRO (RAK) eventually joined up with fellow while with his own band The of different venues in the capital 9. Get Off My Cloud/ROLLING STONES (Decca) Cross. 10. Rebel Southerners Atlanta Rhythm over one week. The first is at The Rebel/DAVID BOWIE (RCA) PAUL SLACK, bassist with The Section. Since then the ARS have Keyboards player Peter Hugo Lyceum on December 13 and is MICKEY Daly is an old acting colleague, 1. UK Subs, has had to temporarily made seven albums and have followed by Rainbow (14), Down In The Tube Station At Midnight/THE JAM (Polydor) and the other two are Barry Neil 2. Just leave the band mid way through had several hits in their home Tiffanys, Purley (17), Tottenham Another Teenage Rebel/THE OUTCASTS (Good Vibrations) (bass) their national tour because of an country. and John McWilliams Mayfair(19), Lewisham Odeon 3. God Save The Queen/SEX PISTOLS (Virgin) (drums). attack of pleurisy. While Paul It's hard to tell from the original (20) and Alexandra Palace (22) 4. Oh Oh I Love Her So/THE RAMONES (Sire) undergoes treatment in hospital, photographs, but we think that's Phil plays guitar and sings on Tickets for Alexandra Palace are B. Heart Of Glass/BLONDIE (Chrysalis) his brother Steve will take his Daughtry and Cobb second from their debut single on RCA, "Kill fixed at £5 while The Rainbow 6. All Around The World/THE JAM (Polydor) place. Paul is expected to be back the left and second from the right Another Night". They take pains and Lewisham Odeon shows are 7. Love You More/THE BUZZCOCKS (UA) in action in time for The Subs first in the photo on page 8. to stress that they are nothing £5 or £4. The remaining gigs will 8. Jet Boy/NEW YORK DOLLS (Mercury) America tour in late November. Cute, aren't they? remotely to do with mod! all be priced at £4.75. 9. Hanging On The Telephone/BLONDIE (Chrysalis) 10. All Kinds Of Everything/DANA 10 SMASH HITS (Rex) k -4L

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tour. It's the endless hanging being David Hepworth goes on the road witit "finished". He's just around, the hours spent in the talking about that one single back of cold vans, the sound although you could be excused checks in halls, empty the hotels for thinking he's ready to chuck it THE UNDERTONES where you can't get a sandwich in and get a steady job. after midnight, the constant They write off the possibility of RESSING ROOMS look the that. It's very rare. feeling of being temporary. "Top Of The Pops'.' and check out same everywhere. Basement As a journalist, I suppose I The band finish work at eleven the other new entries. The .r attic, broom cupboard or should be asking John O'Neill at night just when most towns Damned have gone at number ^paclous suite, they may try but how he writes songs like are closing down. Mickey, John forty-three. The rest of the band they never manage to look clean. "Teenage Kicks" and "You've and Billy watch TV for a while are not pleased; is their single in he Wolverhampton Civic Hall on Got My Number". But what's the and then hit the sack. Damian the shops? Is it on the radio? i Monday night is no exception. point? If he tried to explain it to and Feargal sit in the hotel bar What can be done? Meanwhile Fluorescent tubes throw a himself he'd probably stop doing f with the road crew, indulging in Damian just sits there and stares. dingy light over the room and its it. He just does it naturally. the usual chronic schoolboy He's also got toothache. contents — a table with half The new numbers like "The humour and friendly backbiting Ten minutes later the iaIaw /^:.i» t^iu" : I I phone uitars on top of their cases, this direct as ever but much better, do want them on the show after lorning's papers, some more substantial and all. Can they make it? Damian ogeared paperbacks and memorable. Feargal approaches TUESDAY MORNING. The band lights up like someone just put a Feargal Sharkey, Mickey Bradley, each one as if it were to be his gather for breakfast and argue new battery in him and the rest ^ijlly Doherty, Damian O'Neill and last. The Clash T-shirt has been about who's stealing whose allow themselves little whoops. is brother John, otherwise thrown aside by the second toast. This now means that nown as The Undertones, one number. they'll The whole rock and roll week have to be down in London for Of the great white hopes of rock At one point about a dozen revolves around Tuesday the following day and night. and roll. fools try to get on stage with the morning, the day the new chart Problems. It's Blackburn tonight i Only this morning the band band. Feargal spends a good deal positions are revealed. A high and Bradford tomorrow; ticket were In Derry, savouring the last of time persuading them back off new entry and everyone feels sales for the latter have been hours of a few days rest. The again while Mickey settles for great; a low entry or, worse, some of the best on the tour. Undertones are not fond of advancing towards them and none at all, and the trip to the They just have to postpone touring. prodding them with his bass. next gig seems miles further. Bradford or else risk a flop ! The steady boom from the hall Damian is concentrating too hard This week should see "You've record. "Top Of The Pops" is the below indicates that The to take much notice while John Got My Number" making its first most important ;Killermeters are still on stage. As exposure any just retreats to the drum kit. impression and so everybody's :the noise finally subsides, record can get. Then there's the stupid tense. Feargal changes into his stage Now the phones really start spitting. Feargal is covered in the Round about 10.15 various clothes. He puts his cigarette buzzing. Is there any way they stuff. You wonder if the people band members drift into can fit both gig and TV show in? down, peels of his bright red polo who do that sort of thing would manager Andy's room as he Maybe they could fly back? Hire a neck to reveal a Clash T-shirt like to be spat at in the course of makes calls to London trying to plane? washed out of shape, and sits Too expensive. The earning their living. Feargal is drum up some news. Various down again. Ready. postponement is going to cost just resigned to it. Experience guesses and predictions are Over in the corner Damian and enough money as it is. j has taught him that asking thrown around. If it hits Top Can the date be fitted in later ? John plug their guitars Into a people to stop only makes it Forty they should in be with a on the tour? The promoter is on rsmall practice amp and tune up, worse. It's very sad. '' chance of a "Top Of The Pops" ending ears close to the speaker. the phone to the agent. They The show over and the spit slot. manage to provisionally slot it in Billy taps his sticks on the back of wiped off, Feargal signs a few The phone rings. It's not ,8 chair while Mickey picks out good for the end of the tour. autographs, then slings his news. Number sixty-four. |the bass line of Gary Glitter's Now then — can they book a possessions into the army kit Half-hearted curses are studio to re-record the backing f "Rock And Roll", one of tonight's bag and heads outside for the muttered. Damian takes it planned encores. more track for the show? Can Billy get van to go back to the hotel. As to heart than anybody. He drops Feargal recalls a night in New the drumkit he wants? Can they any band will tell you, it's not the his head and mutters about it . continues over page . . York the other week when they playing that wears you down on wound up doing a whole hour of oldies — Slade songs, T. Rex songs. Stones songs. Andy, their manager, is concerned that they're going on stage too early. "You'll be finished by half past nine," he points out. John looks up from his guitar and announces that he wants to watch "Film '79" on TV later on. Feargal pours himself a large glass of orange juice, heads

for the door, shouts "Tally-ho I and exits. The rest follow. On their way down the stairs Mickey fools around with the echo, yodelling "rock and ro-oll, rock and roll, rock and ro-oll ..." until they arrive In the darkness backstage. The audience out in the black murmur like an animal. '^'\ THE BAND stride on stage < J without any announcement and the hall seems less cold. The Undertones' "act" is so simple it's almost revolutionary. Four people play, one person sings and runs about. It's as easy as

Milk or Lemon? Mickey Bradley serves tea and cakes. SMASH HITS 13 continued from previous page . . . anybody can do. Ninety nine per up autographs. One of them little, if only in order to protect drive down after tonight's gig? cent of the time is passed just approaches Feargal, obviously themselves. They need a hotel in London. hanging around, shifting your with no clear idea of who he is. John had spent some of the Cancel the hotel for tonight. weight from foot to foot as She holds out her book and he morning discussing publishing

all this people signs. deals with his manager. ,;, Mickey, weary of fuss around you. For the You ,. madness going on around him, sake of a three minute spot they ' "Are you the singer?" she could tell that he found it all ^V?^' lies face down on his bed, head have to put in around ten hours enquires. "No," he says deadpan. ridiculously complicated and covered by a pillow, and says, waiting. 'I'm the drummer. There'sVne confusing. He just wanted "Wake me up when it's number Down in the studio, all the singer." He indicates the everybody to get what money one." Billy amuses himself by groups gather near the door as manager. She giggles and was coming in. He didn't really throwing things at Mickey. the studio audience, some 50 retreats. want any more than anybody teenagers in their Sunday best, else even though he does write WEDNESDAY SEES the band at are put through their paces by THE MANAGER, who's been left the majority of the songs. Televisiop Centre in West the floor manager and Dave Lee to hold the guitars, gazes round But there's been many a band London. They've driven through Travis. They're told to smile and the studio and remarks that all who've been dazzled by small the night from Blackburn, dance and clap when they're told the other acts seem to be success during the early part of checked Into their hotel, raced to and to be cilreful not to get run dressed exactly the same. their career only to wake up the recording studios to re-cut over by the cameras. They're all sporting fashionable some years later and find that the track and then arrived at the The fierce competitive element sports jackets and narrow ties. somebody else had got the BBC. that runs through the music His charges, however, mooch money that should have been There they spend hours being business is spotlighted by the around in their usual shapeless theirs. shunted around while way the groups all stand around sweaters and rolled up Levis as if You've got to deal with technicians check lights and and carefully ignore each other they were on their way to a percentages, taxes, record angles and work out whether as if they were unaware of who kickabout in the park. Feargal's companies, contracts and Lena Martell is going to stand the other band were. hacking jacket and bright red people, and you've got to do it at over here or there and will The The Undertones mooch around polo neck are the only the same time as you're trying t6 Undertones be able to change while Suzi Quatro, New Musik concessions made to "being on stop people spitting at you on a places with Sad Cafe while they and Sad Cafe go through their the telly". Tuesday night in some Civic Hall. run the Abba film. paces. When it's their turn, they Touring America recently with And you've also got to be good.

If anything is guaranteed to mount one of the tiny stages and The Clash, they received some Then you can have the money,

bring a rock and roll and down to tfry to make their miming look advice from Joe Strummer: "Get wealth and fame. I can't think of size, to convince them that convincing. an image together. Get some five guys who deserve it more

they're just another bunch of Suddenly everything stops. clothes, y'know." than The Undertones. I also can't entertainers trying to make a Technical hitches. Everything Feargal laughs. But even he think of five guys who could use buck, it's the way "Top Of The must go again, "from the top" as would have to admit that he's in it less.

Pops" treats them. they say. the business of being a pop star. As the band left for Derby, I

Upstairs in the bar before the "Is this what I pay my TV The Undertones have remembered what Pete Shelley actual taping of the show, licence for?" complains Feargal. everything else they might need of Buzzcocks had said about life Mickey lies down again, on a During the half hour break that to see them through The on the road. "The worst thing couch this time. follows, a few of the more Eighties; talent, imagination, about touring," he decided, "is They all agree that TV is just confident girls from the studio enormous spirit. But they're you can never make yourself a about the most boring work audience roam around snapping going to need to grow up just a cup of tea."

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A-we're just gleams in lover's eyes ^Steam on sweaty bodies in the night Well one of us might make it through SPARKS All the rest will disappear like dew Pressure building getting hot TRYOUTS FOR THE Give it give it give it all you got A-when that love explosion comes My oh my we wanna be someone HUMAN RACE Virgin Chorus on Records Tryouts for the human race From Burlington to Bow Ah, we are a quarter billion strong Tryouts for the human race From twilight time 'til dawn We just wanna be someone

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new audience. We want to put POSTERS back the kind of dancing, fun and variety she used to have without losing the sophistication. As with Sister Sledge we are going to CHIC have complete control on what goes down in the studio from B250 BLONDIE: B281 BOB start to finish." P3226 SEX PISTOLS: GAt22 NB MEAN CITY (by Rodney 23" X 33" GELDOF: 38- X 26" £1.25 Manhewsl: 40" x 20" £1.96 £1.10 23" X 33" £1.10

LIKE I said earlier, the impression you get from the Chic brothers is that whatever angle the planet Earth slips to, they are ready to slide along with the natural curve of survival. If disco continues to sell, they will keep making disco records. If disco heads towards the slide, they don't mind packing their underrated guitars and moving into something else. YOU think of Chic, "NO! NO! I'm sick of this," Some bands are trendsetters, WHEN There Edwards teamed up he think less of faceless moans. "I like to listen to but Edwards and Rodgers have again with Rodgers. Bernard had it respectable megastars, but more of everything. I love the B-52's and made to be the songs written, so Nile started strategy. If Gladys Knight and the a lot of the groups coming observers. They didn't invent the to arrange them. Bernard was new Pips call Perfection In Planning dance The Freak, they just themselves Perfection in up from England. I like the people wrote well into disco. Nile was still it Performance, then Chic's clever I grew with, Zeppelin the song about that over six dreaming of rock. They up and Rod were million twosome Nile Rodgers and Or Wolves in Chics' Ciotiiing? Stewart. I like to mellow out to people bought. They both determined not to fall into Bernard Edwards are Perfection people like Frank Sinatra and didn't invent the phrase the old trap of being a stand In up "Yowsah, Yowsah, Planning. Yowsah, yowsah — Robin Katz finds Johnny Mathis. Classical music is Yowsah!" out. vocal group again. 1261 BLONDIE no angle left unconsidered, no very relaxing too. They just remember it from a film P3189 ABBA F289 JOIN P24 OLIVIA B267 BOOMTOWN P3222 KATE "When we'd been in London, 26" X 38- THE ARMY: NEWTON-JOHN: RATS: BUSH: detail overlooked. about dance marathons in 24" X 60" £1 .20 23" 33" even toured with "About the last thing I want to the £1.25 X 95p 26" X 38"£1 26 23" X 33" £1.10 26" X 38" £1.26 the kiddies' (Remember "I'm Doing Fine we had hung around in places 1930's called Though they may make it look "Sesame Street" hear when I get home is disco. 'They Shoot Horses stage show. Now?") After a last concert in like Gullivers and the Q Club. as if they Don't They". just snap their fingers I'm surrounded by it when I "We have a twenty year plan," Nottingham, the group went out There were certain songs from and everything falls effortlessly Bernard work! Why are people so The theme of "My Forbidden Edwards explained to party. When Nile Edwards got that period which influenced our into place. Chic didn't always matter-of-factly surprised that we're capable of Lover" is as old as Shakespeare, over the phone back to his hotel, his belongings, sound. Things like "Sugar Pie look or sound as stick but they've got us thinking about as they do during the last days of their getting into other things? I can't all his money from the tour and Guy" and MFSB's "Music Is The now. These boys have been on British tour. imagine anything more boring a hopeless love affair all the same. his passport had been stolen. Message" and the Jackson Five's the streets for years. Bernard "Nile and I have a of "We give it another five years Nile then made his way down "Dancin' Machine". than listening to one kind of way Edwards left home at 13 (Can or music. working that hasn't changed so as Chic. And then to the American Embassy in you imagine?). Nile Rodgers eventually we want to have 'The other thing that burns me over the years," said Bernard. our London to get a new passport. IN THE beginning, it was snuck out Mama's side door at is the idea that a person can't "Call It our formula or whatever. own production and publishing There he found a sympathetic Edwards who thought of the Nile has done a dozen things make good music if he's finally One of us gets a title. Then we company. Then we can help call lady and romance blossomed. He name Chic, and Rodgers who- which all sound light years away the shots made some good money. Who kick it around. We think about for younger and less stayed on in London and hoped aimed them towards disco. They from "My Forbidden Lover". thought that rumour up? what we want to say with it. We experienced artists." to fulfill a long time dream of wanted an image like one of He studied classical music. He "My money (Edwards and talk about a possible plot or story Unlike so many American being a rock guKarist. those old push-me-pull-you toys wanted to be a scientist or 1248 BILLY F78 WAITING B276 BLONDIE: B241 UFO: and outfits who dread losing money "I grew up as fan Rodgers are both millionaires whatever. F280 ELVIS a of the from the film "Dr. Doolittle." IDOL: FOR PEACE: 23" X 33" 23" X 33 pursue the soul of now) doesn't impress me. Nile "Once we've shared what we 29" X 39" £1.15 23'x33"96p when they come to tour our tiny Stones and other British They wanted to be visually £1.10 fl.lO 96p thermo-nuclear hydrodynamics. isle. Chic have lots of and I are the same two crazy both know about a subject, we'll time for the groups," he continued. "But it youthful without looking like ALSO AVAILABLE - AU M FULL COLOUR (Whatsa? Whatsa? Whatsa? — U.K. The group actually hams we have always been. We give it a shot. I had never set foot formed seems to be twice as difficult if teanyboppers, sophisticated 33- X 23" £1.10 EACH: 33- X 23" £1.10 EACH: 38" X 26" £1.26 EACH: Ed.). He studied classical music. still have a ball making music. in Studio 54, 1 just knew there 8212 EARTH WIND & FIRE B266 STATUS QUO P2 here. you're blaak to be taken seriously without being unapproachable. THE STRANGLERS 8218 KISS B259 PAULINE (Penetration! P83 THIN He played jazz. He dropped out back in '75, We still got a tot of dreams and was this dance around catted The LIZZY Way Edwards and as a rock guitarist. Eventually, The idea worked. They looked B224 JOHNNY ROTTEN 8260 JUDAS PRIEST P84 RAINBOW and listened to Jimi Hendrix. He Rodgers projects up our sleeves." Freak. There's even an B225 THE CLASH B262 TALKING HEADS P86 KISS Ion Motorbikes! were members of a when I could see that things unadventurous, but sounded B227 THE STRANGLERS B263 DEVO P3184 KATE BUSH worked in the pKs of Harlem's forgettable sub-Stylistics One of those dreams is going underground freak where people NEIL outfit weren't gonna happen, I went irresistible. B229 THE JAM B264 YOUNG P3187 BOOMTOWN RATS B269 SUPERTRAMP legendary Apollo Theatre. He called New York City. back to the States." to be very interesting. Chic are take their clothing off! That's B236 TED NUGENT P3196 THE CLASH "In the past three years, we've B242 GENESIS B270 LOU REED P3196 RUSH producing the next Diana Ross how that happened." B243 RUSH B274 BILLY JOEL changed our thinking on a couple P3198 E.L.O. album. Diana Ross' best vocal As for the now-famous Chic B246 BLUE OYSTER CULT 8280 IAN DURY P3201 SHAM 69 of things," continued Nile. "At B247 YES B282 LENE LOVICH P3206 DONNA SUMMER performances back to the cheer, well, that's 8287 DIRE STRAITS first listened go an extension B249 PHIL LYNOTT IT. LIZZY) P3209 E LP we to the radio to B288 CHEAP TRICK 60's. As lead singer of the of good old Americana. The Chic B261 THE REZILLOS P3213 LEIF GARRETT hear what everyone else was up B263 JOHN TRAVOLTA 8296 POLICE Supremes, the nasal sensuality cheer is like that peculiarly B2S4 THE BEE GEES B297 SCORPIONS P3242 POLICE to. Now, we don't listen that B29B SEX PISTOLS of the group made them the Yankee phenomenon of B266 BUZZCOCKS P3243 SID VICIOUS much. We don't make an effort to classiest team of girl singers of cheerleading a of keep track. where team "We stay away from other the decade. girls bearing megaphones and But then Diana Ross wanted a identical outfits try to rouse artists because we don't want to more jet set image. In the 70's, sports fans into spirited singing be too influenced by others, she's certainly lived up to being a before sports matches. subconsciously or otherwise. glamorous star. But her records Here, where sports fans need "In order to make it to a have been pretty forgettable in little prodding to sing and cheer, massive audience, we F17 TRIUMPH: 1250 KATE B252 SIOUXSIE: B244 JIMMY 336 YOUR COUNTRY the past few years. If Chic have cheerleaders are unknown. deliberately didn't take chances. 23" X 33" BUSH: 23" X 33- PURSEY ISHAM 69): NEEDS YOU: their way, Diana Ross may win a "Some English fans thought 96p 29" X 39" £1.16 £1 10 23- X 33" £1.10 24" X 29- 75p We were careful about how far brand new audience of young we were showing off by calling ALL POSTERS ARE IN COLOUR we went in one direction or POSTAGE AND PACKING: fans in time for a new decade. our name," laughed One poster add 30p, Two add 35p, Three add 40p, Four posters or more add 4Sp. another. Now that we have an own POSTER CA TALOGUE: Send lust 30p for our fully illustrated catalogue listing HUNDREDS of posters But what does it feel like to Bernard. "We did the cheer in our and prints audience that spans a big age (many illustrated in FULL COLOUR} produce an album for a singer stage show originally. But people group, we want to expand a bit idol liked it CAULDRON PROMOTIONS (Dept. S/H) without alienating anyone. who was your when you so much they asked us to were a teenager? put it on our album. So "It's being careful in a different we 47 LANDSEER ROAD, LONDON N19 4JG "I love the lady's voice," said obliged. We're not being kind of way. At first we wanted Bernard calmly. at this point conceited, giving To: Cauldron Promotions (Dept. S/H). to avoid being musically "But we're just the 47 Landseer Road, London N19 4JG in my career I don't get that people what they want." controversial. Now we have to NAME PLEASE PRINT impressed by meeting famous And giving the people what keep from being musically ADDRESS stagnant." names. Nile and I want to show they want is what has sent these people that we can really write dance floor observers into the If you want to upset Bernard with this album. centre spotlight of the pop-disco Edwards, ask him if he lives, Please rush cataloguels) and/or Poster Nols).. to bring her to a story. breathes eats disco music. "We want and . (Including postage and (allow about 10 days for delivery} packing, as priced above.)

SMASH HITS 23 KENNEDY STREET ENTERPRISES LTD Presents KNOCKED IT By B. A. Robertson on Asylum Records % He it OM) knocked off, knotsked it off He knocked it off, knocked it off IN CONCERT Some of us have^^nt with their Special Guests Some of us iu^^^pn't Some are sup^Mwtive like Mr Spock Chose my voeai^V DOLL BY DOLL Took a little a|]f^rt:ion I'm an overnigM sensation 15 November The 'King of Rock' Apollo Theatre, Manchester 061-273 1112 Available for parties 16Movember Barmitzvahs and charities Do another session Empire Theatre, Liverpool 051 -709 1 555 rif be carried off 17 November I have my creativity Think of my sensitivity Odeon Theatre, Edinburgh 031 -667 3805 You know I really love my art

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Knocked it I it ;< 19 November off, yeah knocked off , Well I WHS sitting in the corner .5 City Hall. Newcastle (0632)20007 (I was the flavour of the month to get me In the shops) WKh my track suit off 20 November I was hoping I'd be playing City Hall, Sheffield (0742)22885 But I never thought of winning the game 21 November You knocked it off, yeah I knocked it off Civic Hall, Wolverhampton (0902)28482 Well I was standini When the ball go%.l 22 November I thought I'll have _ „ . Odeon Theatre, Birmingham 021 - 643 2031 But I never thought I'd put it away

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25 November I made myself a million Colston Hall, Bristol (0272)21182 Had my house painted vermilion But I'm still the same civilian 26 November Even talk to me pop Gaumont Theatre, Southampton (0703) 29772 I'm happy to be playing 29 November What's that your saying? There's got to be a limo St. Hall, George's Bradford (0274)32513 To take me down tite shops 30 November Tell them they can stuff it Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington (0262) 78258 I'm not about to ruff it In some Granada 1 2 December I was top of the Odeon Theatre, t-. Hammersmith 01-748 4081 Pop folk are fickle When they get little 3 December a , And they get a little sic. De Montfort Hall, Leicester (0533) 549922 When they get a little flop 4 December Repeat chorus Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich (0473) 53641 5 December To Maharajalis and Kings Show the door Brighton Centre (0273)202881 Cause my Gucci parking place is secure 6 December Buy a diamante personalised number plate — He's going to have a splash Guild Hall, Preston (0772)21721 Just scatter cash 9 December He knocked it off, knocked it off Sophia Gardens. Cardiff (0222)27657 He knocked it off, knocked it off 10 December ,He knocked it off, knocked it off Brangwyn Hall, Swansea (0792)50821 Repeat chorus Tickets £3.00, £2.50, £2.00 EXCEPT He knocked it off li Knocked it off HAMMERSMITH : £3.75 £3.25 £2.75 £2.25 Ad lib and repeat to fade BRIGHTOI\l:AII Tickets £3.00 Words and Terry BRIDLII\IGTON: music by Britten/Brian Robertson. All Tickets £3.00 Reproduced by permission Myaxe Music Ltd/United Artists Music Ltd/Kongride Ltd/Mews Music Ltd.

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Intriguing Birdland (Atlantic). Man Tran record pencilled moustaches with musical backing. The "Outside My Window", "Send on Bev's satirical number all about the make up words to go with vocal is electronically treated and One Your Love". (6 out of 10) priceless collection of Leyton advantages of German Weather ALBUMS Report's sublime tune the rhythm Buzzards posters track is a mite while Bev citizenship. O'Brien has a nice and can currently be great poppy melodies seen using Kraftwerkian. Not quite in the CABARET VOLTAIRE: Mix Up and herself wrestled with counting line in clipped sarcasm the finished by Red and both article to advertise a same league as "Touch" Starr (Rough Trade). Intriguing arrangements but let down by her luncheon vouchers. Led production by Lori but and arrangement are well known brand of hi-fi. Like po-faced lyrics about "life", Zeppelin the And The Chameleons, but only occasionally attractive array were rehearsing in suitably accurate. hi-fi, it's shiny, efficient and good tolerable. NOW THEN — some young man of verbal and musical images "mind" etc. (eg. title). 60's ghosts reception, Gary Numan begged to impress the neighbours with. from this need replacing by 70's life. Pity. to be given just POINTED took me to task during the week drummerless Sheffield two minutes of STICKS: Out Of Luck Best tracks: "It Doesn't VISAGE: Tar (Radar). New for daring to criticise trio. Plenty of noises — squeals, Have To Nick Logan's time and (Stiff). New band Bob Marley. Debbie from Canada SLAUGHTER AND THE DOGS: Be This Way", "I Only Want To Be Harry electro-supergroup fronted by Is it my personal opinion he whistles, bumps, sighs, taped made the coffee. play decent song much too fast. You Ready Now (DJM). Punk's one Steve Strange, effects, distorted With You". (6 out of 10). Then possibly the asked? Well, of course It Is. I just vocals (take the door opened and the answer to Uriah Heep stomp all worst dresser of his generation. happen to be always right, that's your pick) — but few tunes. Once postman entered scattering little over the Four Seasons' cutesy This is FOUR BE TWO: One Of The Lads their first single and it's all all. Now take Lena Martell, for electronic pioneers, CV have HEADBOYS: cardboard envelopes all over the The Headboys (Island). The sixties hit with all the wit and about cigarettes. Persian much heralded first The sax, the Instance. There's nothing wrong been overtaken by events and (RSO). Now this is a much better carpets. "Records," he refinement of a Welsh rugby single from young Jimmy Lydon synthesisers, the bass, the vocal, with her — that a stick of this mostly sounds like pointless balance. Similar pre-punk announced. Well, somebody had front row. Just and his cronies is about bad enough the clothes — are all produced Bowie . backroom self indulgence. to into by dynamite wouldn't solve . . Sorry. mainstream pop-rock but lots of go the padded cell and do to be a hit. big brother John (a well known cast-offs (what isn't these days?) Best tracks: "No Escape", "On battle with the latest seven go. Some dodgy lyrics — 1 wish entertainer) and but the result is strong Every goes for the enough to GLORIA GAYNOR: I Have A Right Other Street". (5 out of 10). they'd sing about something that Inchers. But next time I shall fight same Eastern Wall be a hit. take it Of Sound Now away willya? Back to Rock and Roll . (Polydor). You have a right duff means something to them — but approach that is so fashionable at album, that's what. A desperately lots of strong melodies and a the moment. It's IAN HUNTER: BOOMTOWN RATS: better than the Cleveland Rocks THE B-52's: 6060-842 (Island dull collection of over good full sound. A regular chart Diamond last PIL effort but there again so is (Chrysalis). The man who One of The B-52's finest efforts; a orchestrated nightclub songs, Smiles (Ensign). With stronger an fixture for the 80's for sure. Best toothache. launched a thousand poseurs tight raw tale of telephone out of date rhythm machine songs like "Someone's and a tracks: "Breakout", "Take It All Looking" (along with Bowie about the most numbers scratched on bathroom struggling soul singer bring you Down". (7 of 10). on the new album, it's puzzling out THE PRETENDERS: Brass In influential figure of the walls that is both funny and every disco in that The Rats should have chosen cliche the book Pocket (Real). Well, they may be mid-Seventies) returns with sinister. The repetition is without a shred of originality this rather lifeless a or THE tale of high keeping SHOES: Present Tense us waiting a sinful long furious, huge production of a hypnotic and makes it the best personality to rescue it. Formula society suicide as the follow-up (Elektra). More 60's rooted pop, time for their debut album, but as number which isn't a million dance record of the week. dance music for computers. Best to "Mondays". It's tougher and American style this time. Cross long as they can put out singles miles away from his "All tracks: "Say Something", more compact thari their The Blondie with The Cars, add recent as simple singles and easy as this then Way From Memphis" classic. RAYDIO: Betcha Can't Love Me "Tonight". (4 out of 10). but I thought they'd have strong Kinks and Beatles they've got good reason to be Just Once (Arista). Ray Parker Jr., put aside the subject of violent flavouring plus jangly Byrds confident. This is less of a And now we come to who, in effect, is Raydio, is one HERB ALPERT: Rise death for a while. song (A&M). A guitars to taste, and A big hit, than Headbangers Corner. you get this undoubtedly, a series of remarks that gets Look darn clever person, a man who curious collection this: a series of but I can't see it in four piece who knock the its hooks in you with one where the plaster's come away! understands the whole range of mostly moody instrumentals the top spot. (Careful! A. dreadful Knack into a cocked hat. perfectly simple guitar riff over soul styles. Here he presents a featuring Alpert's jazzy trumpet Partridge.) a AC/DC: MADNESS: One Step Beyond Lots of good simple tunes, light and Girls Got Rhythm lovely rhythm. I think medium-paced groover with over funky but loose rhythms (Stiff). (Atlantic). Entertaining but boy/girl lyrics, tight harmonies — she's got a sexy Quick, Red ... in the voice. effortless interplay between his with arrangements and effects temporary, likeable but not exactly cupboardi An EP from Australia's genius but voice and some lovely female from echoes to Latin. The result is shortlived — the sound THE cultural ambassadors and my of ultra-likeable. Sample at the very KORGIS: Young n' Russian back-ups. Deserves to be a cross between late night fashion. Good visuals, jolly first opportunity to least. Best tracks: "Tomorrow (Rialto). This is actually hear actually the first monstrously big. listening and disco, but, like the "'allow myte" Chas'n'Dave style Night", what they sound like. Well, I'm "Too Late". (8 out of 10). Korgis single reactivated (as we magnificent "Rise", played with vocals, busy instrumental lost for words. There's this music biz folks say) as a THE GIBSON BROTHERS: Que real soul. Worth checking out. touches, matey honky tonk music absurd man screeching about all follow-up to "If I Had You" and, if Sera Mi Vida (Island). Their usual Best tracks: "Rise", "Streetlife". with distinctly dubious lyrics MARIANNE FAITHFUL: Broken the girls he's seen all over the there's any justice, it will exuberant sound surpass world but the bass (6 out of 10). about knicker knocking — more English (Island). Forget the 60's and a riff that I think I've the earlier success. It's midnight line that made "Cuba" such a personality heard before. than real songwriting starlet image — this is a quite in Red It was either 1974 Square, an organ is stuck classic is getting a little STEVIE WONDER: Secret Life Of talent. In one ear and out the stunningly powerful album. Low or 1975. Really, it's one thing to on one continuous chord, a lively exhausted. Plants (Tamla Motown). Lavishly go for other music — this year's key precision backing gives full bass skips a bit of heavy metal but around and the singer package doubled album (partly a Buzzards, Members etc. Best force to her husky voice has tongue AC/DC are altogether too much. stuck firmly in cheek. LINTON KWESI MARIANNE FAITHFULL: Lucy film soundtrack) and a long, long tracks: "Razor Blade Alley", Land interpreting a strong choice of JOHNSON: (So now you know! Red Starr.) A useful place to it. Jordan (Island). keep Sonny's Lettah (Island). Linton The Debbie Harry way from "Superstition". Funky it Of Hope And Glory". (6 out of 10). emotional uneasy listening of The Sixties vinyl ain't. points the finger at the shameful returns to Stacks of complex songs. Eat your heart out, Patti TREVOR RABIN: I'll Take THE DISTRACTIONS: Time Goes The with an honestly outstanding synthesiser instrumentals, SUS laws (which enable the TOURISTS: Reality Effect (Logo). Smith I The inevitable "shock THE INIVIATES: The Walk (Radar). Weight (Chrysalis). Trev may By So Slow (Factory/Island). police to offering, a version of an old musical visits to India, Japan and The reverse of Madness Mmmm. The arrest anyone they don't spray fuzz chords — plenty horror" over the explicit lyrics of mighty Inmates, Manchester's all over the Doctor Africa newest entries into like the look of) with a Hook number related over — not unpleasant but of lasting writing talent but as "Why D'Ya Do It" shouldn't London's newest and toughest recital to studio and warble like Paul the sensitivity stakes are a swimming synthesiser. If you recognisable are five music. The poem is a letter from songs pretty much character as an iceberg. overshadbw that this is a very purveyors of R&B, roll sleeves Rodgers but this is less heavy up guys old enough to be Sad Cafe can handle this, it sounds like scarce. For rich devotees with and a young Jamaican in Brixton metal ELO would have been proud of fine album. Best tracks: "Broken take on Jimmy McCracklin's but, thank than sophisticated, the lord, they're Prison to Dolly Parton produced by Brian plenty time only — otherwise some this, but it's English", his mother explaining calculated Foreigner SO "Ballad Of Lucy type stuff. Eno. Only better. 30 SMASH HITS wait for the singles. Best tracks: depressingly sombre. Some Jordan". (8 out of 10). SMASH HITS 31 . DON'T READ THAT. READ JTL'

JNTERS gath*r round. H«r»'s your chance to g«t your mugshot in your favourfta magazina, and win a Madness album and poster in the process. Here's what you do. This Is a Mad Hatters competition, so we want you to send us a snapshot of yourself in some kind of headgear. It doesn't matter what kind: It could be a snappy Blue Beat hat like the one worn by Madness dancer Chaz Smash, but it could iust as easily be some ludicrous concoction out of your mum's wardrobe. Could even be a saucepan, a dead fish, or a scale model of the Eiffel Tower. We'll accept any kind of photograph, but your best bet is to nip Into one of those Instant photo-booths. We'll fudge the entries for style. originalltY and wK. The best ones will be printed in Smash Hits, and the top 25 will each win the Madness album, "One Step Beyond . . . ", plus a poster of the inimitable Chaz Smash. Here are some important points to remember. We can't guarantee to return any photos, but If you enclose an SAE large enough we'll try to send them back. No responsibility can be taken for lost or damaged photos. After filling in the entry coupon, attach It to your photo. ALSO WRITE YOUR NAME AND FULL ADDRESS ON THE BACK OF THE PHOTO. Closing date is Dec 3, 1979. The Editor's decision on all matters relating to the competition is final.

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ARIES (Mar 22-Apr 20) " LIBRA (Sept 24-Oct 23) It's travellin' time — so say your That letter you are waiting on stars! The more you get around, arrives — and contains what you the happier you'll be. A good idea want to hear! If you have a minor to get ahead with your Christmas health worry, sort it out and get it shopping. off your mind.

TAURUS (Apr21-May21) SCORPIO (Oct 24-Nov 22) You'll be hopping around — and Lively little Mercury goes back some of your efforts could be into your sign, so life will be fruitless. Watch what you're pacey, a bit changeable, but rather getting into when you make those lucky. Buzz around and explore a and her smash hit single casual promises! fresh music spot.

GEMINI (May22-June21) SAGITTARIUS (Nov 23 Dec 22) A new friendship will need gentle A sparkle in the atmosphere and in personality! after what persuasion before it starts to your Go spark — so be patient. Not a good you want, ask favours. Try a fresh ^helsln Love time for buying; try to hang on to approach if something special your cash until next month. seemsout of reach.

CAPRICORN (Dec23-Jan20) CANCER {June22-July23) A new hobby would be a good A lucky time for cash — and for it WithVbu' idea — make a sporting one for flirtation — but don't get your both health and fun. As this lines crossed on the 25th! Treat month ends, so lucky and yourself to something bright and romantic stars begin to work for flattering and a bit luxurious. you.

LEO {July24-Aug23) AQUARIUS (Jan 21-Feb 19) The accent will be on friendships, It could be 'hearts and flowers' fun and frolic for a time. But a time — but, anyway, doubts and relative will be generous around indecisions are over. Look ahead the 19th and there could be a with confidence now and aim home change that appeals to you. high. Plenty of action, socially. '

(Aug 24-Sept 23) W4 VIRGO PISCES (Feb 20-Mar 21) and her sensational new album Mars, that fiery little star, goes People will try to shove their into Virgo, making a cluster of errands — and their problems - planets in your sign Get your on to you. But life gets strenuous hopes and dreams into definite and anything you take on could shape — they can surely succeed. become a drag, so take care. 8Z!...ftSB0THE8rei!8LEnERW«

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seeing it if it's the last thing I do! Signed in anger and determination, BADGE OFFER Pauline Hyde, White's Cross, Co. Cork, Eire. 1 TOKEN L. I'M WRITING to complain about Pistols! Every people like Carol Thompson's ABOUT THE Sex Punk is writing in saying how boyfriend (Letters, issue Oct 18). I Pistols and how quote, "My boyfriend, who is a they like The Sex WE ARE two heavy rockers and ALL RIGHT, so we know that mod, thinks Secret Affair are they like their musici

I quote from what we get your magazine regularly Sting and Andy Summers of The morons; all he likes is their Rubbish! McLaren, their for the decent songwords, eg. Police are married, but what suits." Malcolm Rainbow and Status Quo. The about Stewart Copeland? That's a great example of how manager, said: "If the kids records for the music, rest is used for dartboard Lisa Clarke, Glasgow. teenagers today are following the bought the would've died out a ALL RIGHT, everybody, here's your vital third substitute. What we want is more fashion instead of the music. this thing long time ago. The kids buy the your free set of exclusive Smash heavy rock and features. First the good news — Stewart How many punks are now mods tolcen towards records for the attitude." Otherwise we shall continue to Copeland is not married. Now because it's the "in" thing to do? Hits badges. (If you've missed a tolcen, don't worry So all you people who like The use your mag as a dartboard and the bad news — last time we People like that make me sick — we'll be carrying an extra token next time.) Sex Pistols for their music are publicly cremate Blondie, Gary heard, he very definitely had a because they don't give a damn send crazy. Now then, to get your free set of badges, Numan, Specials, Mods and girlfriend, Sonja Kristina, the girl about the music. Mick Fish, Belfast. three tokens PLUS a stamped addressed disco freaks. And tell Red Starr singer from Curved Air. I'm a punk follower (yes, we are your won't know that Rampton has a vacancy for still about) and I don't intend envelope (full address, otherwise we him. PLEASE COULD you tell me if the going onto this new mod craze I WAS reading your magazine where to send them, will we?) to: three members of The Police are Tim and John, 2112 Hemispheres I've mind of my own. I chanced upon the letters because a when Smash Hits Badge Offer, Street, Highway To Hell. brothers? I say they are and my Let's NOT let fashion take over page and noticed that Andy brother says they aren't. music. Partridge (clever chappie) was PO Box 162 Hendon LONDON NW14 Sfeven Weeks, Kinson, Maiden, Surrey. coming under attack for his I THINK heavies should stick to Alegna, New See you in the street! Bournemouth. their own magazines (if they have singles reviews. Personally I liked any), because if the groups Sorry but you lose. The only him and hope that you have the ADRIAN BOOT MY YOUNG brother gets Smash themselves can't be bothered to thing that relates the members PIC: good sense to get him to do the Hits every week and 1 cannot help release singles and promote singles again some time. of The Police is that they all have but notice the numerous pictures them, can fans expect to THANKS FOR the great article on Gary concerts recently. But Gary Numan Fanatic, Kenton, how dyed blond hairl Numan's and articles on The Police. (Not read about them in magazines? one thing you never mentioned was the support band Orchestral Harrow. that I'm complaining.) what's top ofthe The groups don't bother I think Manoeuvres in The Dark. I thought this duo were remarkable, with DON'T that Gary Numan is The reason I'm writing to you is Q. Hate catchy songs like I DEAR Andy Partridge because they know as soon as an insult to me. In fact I "Messages". "Almost" and "Electricity". think they think he's that due to these pics, I've Charts? I thought his reviews Disco they release an album it will do should have had a write-up. Maybe if print picture of I'll League, the best thing since runproof you a OMITD noticed a very striking well. They don't go on extensive forgive ya! were very amusing, even if you mascara. resemblance between Sting and tours of Britain and when they do Aoro, Lancaster didn't. David Bowie, Surrey. Ray Wilkins of Manchester decide to perform, it's in such a Andy Partridge Defence League ofthe It's a deal! Hera are Andy McCtuskey (left) and Paul Humphreys, United fame. I'd be grateful if you What's top if (J. Hunter), Crawcrook, Tyne Q. big place you're lucky you can Aren't you supposed to be in & Wirral's answer to Kraftwerk, manoeuvring darkly. The boys are would print a picture of the two see them. The only group that Beriin? Wear. currently recording for an LP but meanwhile their excellent single side by side. Rock Charts? ever bothered is Status Quo. "Electricity" is still available on DinDisc. Forgiven? Miss L. Riley, Aldridge, West The current trend is towards I TO ALL you wimps who wrote in AM suffering from a terrible Midlands. complaining about Andy punk, disco and mod records problem. I like David Bowie and because we can get to see these Gary Numan. Can you help? invigorating influence on one Against Age Limits" tour. We're a Partridge's singles reviews: did groups live, and the majority are Aladdin Sane, Paris Or Hell. side of the Nu Musick. Roxy punk group called Anarchy and you notice the paragraph at the concerned and interested in their willing end? It says, and I quote, "You helped too, remember. But I can't we're to prove that we're Country Charts? fans. No wonder heavy fans Doesn't sound as if you need see what this has to do with Gary just as good as The Stunt Kites! choose what you like. No one complain to magazines, but it's helpl Numan. What we want people to do is else can do it for you." not the magazines that they What Numan's making himself to go to anyone who owns or has That's what Rethought, you < - .r» « should complain to but their own I'D LIKE to intervene in the become is the Gene Pitney of the control of a hall in your don't have to go by that. inconsiderate idols. Numan-Bowie fan brawl to say 80's. I'm not trying to take the neighbourhood that would be H. M. Lillybett. quite Susanne Broomhall (who they're wasting their time piss. I like Bowie, Numan and suitable for us to do a concert in, Album C likes The Police), Duffield, fighting. The Blessed Dave did Pitney. get permission and write to us HAVE YOU got Bob Geldof's Derbyshire. and still has an amazing and If you think I'm blathering, try and we'll try to organise address so I can send him a comb listening to "Cars" and "24 Hours something. and instructions on how to use it? From Tulsa" one after the other. We're looking for school halls, J. Braithwaite, Portsmouth. Which station has y^no: wanton: wiero: V^, "D "O fp m Think of the 15 years in between - youth clubs, town halls etc. We'd Tp TJ Gary Numan has a bigger also like to hear from other WE ARE writing this letter c/o a new Top Chart share of promise than Moses got. groups interested in doing the your mag to all the skinheads Bowie hasn't even started, never tour. who were at The Police concert at at 9? KMY AHMY (3IR1PE) Show each night mind finished. But everyone's got Oxford Theatre on .«ur;AN (3iUE) Anarchy, East Vaga, Tidenham, New NUMAN (CCLOUR) roots. Mine are potatoes. Chepstow, GwentNPB 7JW. September 15th. iHS JAM (UNICN JACK) Fight for fun, not for causes. We are three Police fans who AAM Gus Clarke, Fife. Let us know how you get on, OK7 were there to see The Police. . iMh. 5=jL3CX2R Having paid good money to get out with Mark Wesley -' -< =•-= IN ISSUE Sally A^F^Find 'BLACK/YSLLO-.v) October18, I'M WRITING about the Jackie in, we were faced by 30 or 40 - .'FAIR 'I SPY' Sawcall said she had a seven inch Hyman letter in issue October 18. half-witted morons who insisted • on the No. I's Show every GLCHY 3CYS 7-, piece of round black plastic with a I sticking am 14 years old and I fully agree on getting on stage and Ibp 10 .- lO-llp.m.-after the /Icfrf V"RaEX. hole in the middle. This is NOT a with her. Like her I've been two fingers up to the rest of the Monday llHS FALL 'CRIGINAL'25i record as I have a 12 inch piece of wanting to see "Quadrophenia" audience who were tryingto _. Disco Show. D3AD KENNEDYS round black plastic Album with a hole in I SEX BEATLES since heard about it and, like watch The Police. 'I, the middle on both sides! /^ AND LOTS MCRK her, I adore Sting and The Police. So thanks for nothing, because Howzat? She's right about the film's nothing is what you added to The ioZ 2Cp each+lOp -nax p&p X cert Steve Grubb, Gosport, Hants. being stupid. Police's fabulous performance. Radio Luxembourg^^ Magic

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36 SMASH HITS Gonna Get Along Without You Now By Viola Wills on Ariola Records

Uh huh, mmh hmm, gonna get along without you now Uh huh, mmh hmm, I'm gonna get along without you now

You told me I was the neatest thing You even asked me to wear your ring You ran around with every girl in town You didn't even care if it got me down Uh huh, mmh hmm, gonna get along without you now Their new single in /^ colour bag Uh huh, mmh hmm, I'm gonna get along without you now

I got along without you before I met you Qonna get along without you now YOU'RE READY NOW Thought I'd find somebody who was twice as cute like studio version) 'Cause I didn't you anyhow b/w 'RUNAWAY' (new You told everybody that we were friends This is where our friendship ends DJS 10927 'Cause all of a sudden you changed your tune And haven't been around since way last June See them live at:

Uh huh, mmh hmm, gonna get along without you now NOVEMBER

I got along without you before I met you Electric Ballroom Gonna gat along without you now 9 LONDON So long, my honey 23 SCARBOROUGH Penthouse Goodbye, my baby ?,4 DUDLEY J.B.'s Gonna get along without you now 29 LEEDS Fan Club Get along without you now 30 NOTTINGHAM Sandpipers Get along without you now DECEMBER Get along without you now 6 PORT TALBOT Sandman Uh huh. Uh huh, gonna get along without you now LONDON Marquee Got along without you before I met you 9/10 Gonna get along without you now 11 NUNEATON 77 To-vn Club So long, my honey 14 NEWPORT (Salop) The Village Goodbye, my baby Porterhouse RETFORD . Gonna get along without you now 21 So long, my honey Booking enquiries to Chris Hutchings at Bron. 01-267 4499. Goodbye, my baby Qonna get along without you now So long my honey

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Friday November 1 Squeeze Sheffield Limit Club (2 shows) Sunday November 25 Queen Cork City Cliff Richard Bournemouth Winter Gardens Hall Gallagher &Lyle/Judy Tzuke Gallagher & LyIe/JudyTzuke London Gang of Four Manchester Poly Croydon Fairfield Hammersmith Odeon Dr Feelgood Cardiff University Halls Simple Jam Birmingham Bingley Hall Chas& Dave Brunei University Minds Hull Tiffanys Motorhead Motorhead Birmingham Odeon Sheffield City Hall Specials/The Selecter I ondon Squeeze Cardiff University Wednesday November 21 Lyceum Human League Bristtn I .icarno Gang of Four HuddersfleW Poly Cliff Richard Glasgow Apollo Damned Cardiff Top Rank Specials/The Selector Wakefield Unity Hall Jam Manchester Apollo Showaddywaddy Si arhorough Futurist Human League Cardiff University Motorhead Edinburgh Odeon John Cooper Clarke L i»-don The Venue John Cooper Clarke Sheffield Poly Specials/The Selecter Liverpool Mountford Hall Dr Feelgood Manchester Apollo Secret Affair Cambridge Corn Exchange Gang of Four Cardiff Top Rank Madness London Camden Electric Ballroom Human League Norwich St. Andrews Hall Merton Parkas London Chelsea College of Art Squeeze Malvern Winter Gardens Monday November 26 Simple Minds Aberdeen University John Cooper Clarke Newcastle University The Who Stafford Bingtey Hall Secret Affair Bradford University Gallagher & LyIe/Judy Tzuke Brighton Dome Jam Stoke on Trent Trentharn Gardens Saturday November 17 Thursday November 22 Motorhead London Hammersmith Odeon Gang of Four Norwich St Andrews Cliff Richard Bournemouth Winter Gardens Cliff Richard Glasgow Apollo Specials/The Selecter Hemel Hempstead Pavilion Gallagher Lyie/Judy Gallagher & LyIe/Judy Tzuke Southampton & Tzuke Ipswich Gaumont Human League Sheffield Top Rank Motorhead Gaumont Lancaster University Queen Manchester Apollo Cowboys International Jam Wolverhampton Civic Hall Barnsley Civic Hall Damned Plymouth Fiesta Specials/The Selecter Loughborough Motorhead Hanley Victoria Hall University Showaddywaddy Stockport Davenport Theatre Gang of Four Liverpool Erics The Specials/Or Feelgood Dublin Olympic Stadium Talking Heads Leicester De Montfort Hall Human League Manchester University Squeeze Blackpool Tiffanys Secret Affair Wolverhampton Civic Hall Squeeze Dublin University Queen Dublin Simmons Court Dr Feelgood Edinburgh Tiffanys John Cooper Clarke York University Damned Leicester De Montfort Hall Secret Affair Reading University Gang of Four Bournemouth Town Hall Madness London Camden Electric Ballroom John Cooper Clarke Hull Wellington Club Tuesday November 27 Simple Minds Glasgow Queen Margaret Union Secret Affair Lincoln Drill Hall Jam Bridlington Spa Royal Hall The Who Stafford Bingley Hall Simple Minds Port Talbot Troubadour Motorhead London Hammersmith Odeon Gang of Four Sheffield Limit Sunday November 18 Friday November 23 Queen Manchester Apollo Talking Gallagher & Lyie/Judy Tiuke Oxford New Theatre Cliff Richard Glasgow Apollo Heads Newcastle City Hall Secret Affair Leicester Motorhead Newcastle City Hall Gallagher 8f LyIe/Judy Tzuke Bournemouth Winter Univerity Specials/The Selecter Bristol Locarno Gardens Dr Feelgood Glasgow Apollo Simple Minds Squeeze Belfast Queen's University Motorhead Bradford St Georges Hall Shrewsbury Music Hall Specials/The Selecter Kate Bush/Cliff Richard London Royal Albert Hall The Specials/Dr Feelgood Belfast Queens Gt. Yarmouth Tiffanys Showaddywaddy Southampton Gaumont University Gang of Four Middlesbrough Rock Garden Gang of Four London Camden Electric Ballroom Wednesday November 28 Secret Affair Birmingham Top Rank Human League Birmingham University Cliff Richard Leicester De Mo-ufort Jam Poola Arts Centre Squeeze Manchester Apollo Hall Motorhead Southampton Simple Minds Fife St Andrews University Damned Cambridge Corn Exchange Gaumont Gang of Four Leeds University Secret Affair Newcastle Polytechnic Specials/The Selecter Cleethurpes Monday November 19 Jam Southampton Gaumont Winter Ga rdens Simple Minds Talking Heads Aberdeen Capilol Gallagher Birmingham University & LyIe/Judy Tzuke Bristol Colston Hall John Cooper Clarke Southampton University Motorhead Glasgow Apollo Saturday November 24 Secret Affair Liverpool University Specials/The Selecter Shrewsbury Music Hall Dr Feelgood Newcastle City Hall Squeeze Coleraine University Cliff Richard Glasgow Apolld Showaddywaddy Oxford Jam Southampton Gaumont New Theatre Thursday November 29 Secret Affair Wakefield Unity Hall Motorhead Manchester Apollo Simple Gang of Four London Minds Edinburgh Tiffanys Camden Electric Ballroom Gallagher & LyIe/Judy Tzuke Belfast Kings Queen Birmingham Hall National Exhibition Centre Jam Liverpool Deeside Leisure Centre Damned Peterborough Tuesday November 20 Wirrina Stadium Specials/The Selecter Coventry Tiffanys Showaddywaddy Bradford St Georges Hail Talking Heads Edinburgh Odeon Gallagher & LyIe/Judy Tzuke Exeter University John Cooper Clarke Cariterbury Kent University Jam Manchester Apollo John Cooper Clarke London Twickenham Secret Affair Manchester University Richmond Motorhead Aberdeen Capitol College Simple Minds Newcastle University DrFeaigood Hull City Hall

CROSSWORD No. 23 WINNERS Wickens, Hastings, Sussex; Tracey CASSETTE WINNER: PUZZLE ANSWERS Simeon Heagney, Torquay, S. Devon; Sparkes, Sheffield. Carolina Foxwell, Dursley, Glos; ALBUM WINNERS: Lorna Elliott, A Consett, Co. Durham; S MX^ OALL I li CVCTa H c I II Elizabeth RAIN s en r c T r Berryman, Laleham, Gordon Patterson, A X 6 eXa MN I Y TjTTUPMOT Bucksburn, E-S-6-4 Middx; Claire 'oo Tyler, Aylesbury, Aberdeen; Alison Ragdale, Nr. AM Bucks; Jane Hailwood, Anfieid, s Wolverhempton, Staffs; Diane Liverpool; Karen Collier, Deehan, Radford, Coventry; Washington, Tyne & Wear; Jason Charlane McLay, Falkirk, Griffiths, Solihull, West Mids; Miss Stirlingshire; Lynne MacLeod, S. Caswell, Whitecross, Hereford; Carlisle, Cumbria; Paddy Jones, Sandra Mullen, Gorton, Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk; Jean Manchester; Bruce Bradbury, North EM Ryan, Bathnai Green, London; Walsham, Norfolk; Frank McLean, Charlie Drummond, London; r^MOTORBEDUB Luton, I NMAM A T Beds; Matthew Corbett, (T n C V D A T E V D A Samantha Wilkinson, Stechford, Kidderminster, Worcs; Gary Birmingham; Sally Frampton, Wells, Hadsall, Greenhithe, Kent; Paul Somerset. 38 SMASH HITS •*• '^'" 5^'^s^'^' t ""'^^^-s?:::-^^'

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