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ilrrsct*r: IeenMclrlry Registered Office, fr* S*uth .&udi*y Stre*t, fu*nc3*n W I t{u*r,r*+xl b€gK\S* €.ft*Jz-lr{ & Glaxo Babies : rliine Ilionths to the liscot (Cherry Red./ Heartbeat) Of all the new bands spawned in the Sristol area over the last few years, very few have had any lasting effect on the national scener most having dissolved into a mediochre pop/p.p soup. But a few remaj.nl the Pop Qroup stand. out as the most obviously influential. Uthers, such as Gard.ez Darlr and the Gl-axos seem to be rather overshadowed by them -.but a hearing of this elpee ought to convinee anyone (unless theytre absolutely certain that the U.K.Srrbs ar" the future of rockrnrroll: wait and see; kids) that the Glaxo Babies are not to be swept under the carpet with the rest of the -post-punk l-eftovers The band" have considerably changed, in style and presentation since their earlier recorded work (an -e1F, a single, and a track on 'Avon Callingr ), not least because of lineup changes - they now lack a proper vocalist. For one thing, much of tire acessibility and the accepted I songr structures of the earlier tracks have gone out of the window - not that there should. be anything rrrrong viith that - though the d,rivingr nuscular rhythms remaint a;1d. funk/diseo i.nflusnces are more prominent than ever. Any comparisons nust be inadequater but there are touehes of Pere Ubur Pop Groupr George C1inton, and even (aeep breath) 'Ihrobbing Gristle, just to give you an idea. The end result is varied., interesting (not i.nplying 'bosingr ) and often very amusing;. Quite honestly I'm not sure about their attitud.e on this album - especially towards disco - whether love, or hatel. or a mi.xture of both. Certainty the final track rshake (the Found.ations)'is an excellent pastiche brainless boogie, more than a little tongue-in- of bland Radio 1 formula rl'iine cheek; but other trachs seem to treat the genre with more respect. I;jonths to the1liscor and rlriaximum Sexual Joyr are good examples. The strai$rt funAfdisco rhythn is usecl a a base for a collage of voices, guitars, saxest piano, electrorricsl tapesl.,o lou name it. It is an album that I find confusing - although pleasantly so - in its attj-tud.es, but perhaps thatrs just because lrm not clever enough to work out the subtleties... or hxperhaps because there aren't an.y subtleties. Any- wayr hear it for yourself - you ought to enjoy it. f rm off .r. Ili1r headrs killing me ... n^c_A ntr Tdg CrT n€ F&x}Z*rhJL able fcrurul-a pitched at a buyers btqning public who crcwd. arour,il narket, its effort concentrated 'ihe [Ner'ilAvs" r their tag not nine - cacophony, section of record ttshake on making it sounC dramatic in stores achially feel obliged to a woodwind racket. The poise and nechanicgl in tone,3ut pockets Foundations" is an accomplish€d, tfl,{etaureticfr dip into their for such is not aii poap and pigeorholeC ordinary slab of hard, drivlng ttTidal an LP because of its s trrrc tr.ire . Tracks like ilnew wavel conno'rationsn because firnk, (better than the Average 'rTaveil |tBluned and Cirltf are sub- the goepel of Jch-n Peel plays '. lrite Sand), well removed fron tler €8si1y nelodic ideas where snd reconnends it, because ag the shadowy extrenes of dance synthesizers are used synpathet- rrnew mrsic handled elsewhere on ttre part of tbe ravet oarket tt0onsciencen ically as instnrnents and not as nore worthwhile product album. is a jumbled itts e - ilThe s;rrthetic fill"ingr percussively irrespective of i.ts nerits - than arld P$ish workort. Tea rnore fertile in rhythn - as is nusic created outsisinging and rrhich is strangely reniniscent of to work to and arorrnd. iCe- farting *n the bath while a pte-. t rfDance -work XfC s Bandft. Those three as and their end product cen rrl rodac'i,yi gargles in the swamp, iracks convinced ne of one thLng. rife anrl out of controL end it {urd frThis Is Your Vendetta'f Tith John F'c'x:r wants to let the mach- i can all be nede to sound rra?tJl'il its loping bass, emBty stmcture ines talk but keeps a tight rein and tf escapist'r and breaking new alrd Fanorana lnterrriew tacked and open nrinC on how they utter ground just onto the end. The question is by being cild, diff- lrwho the:.r pearls of wi$tlom. Gary ltru- erent and sounding urccriy€ntion- is the creaturett and ttwhose noan wants the nachines to talk al. 3ut vhere and when does it rendeita ls it aqlnray?tr. But but often souncis a,s if he is sh- stop and become fornless, rstrsic- where t s the owner? Yes. The outed down and told wha'b to ,ilo. al self-indulgence? Itrg an ev- albumt s certainly odd, differenr" tsut having said that, r'}te tana tic'l eryone to their own judpment adventurous. like a pile of is stili in the nain f.Lawless, again. And iightLy so. rrlline bricks ln the itra tional Gallerlf - t nanicured ebb of sioek assembly irlonths [o The Discor is the Gia-- i t s new, uncclru-en tional and Line eiecironics end serioif,s, xo Sabies debut albun. The group art. Is it? TIeIi, tha t t s up to textbook vocal .- ihe nionetone have lost singer..Rob Chapnan vho Xor4r fe 'tl{i.ne Monihs Tq T}e Dis- set!! - thatts not alwa3-s Sood pemed trltrs lrretional't on the co 'r a vortex of smrg noise or a but never bad or unllstenabLe. oAvon Callingt' Bristol conpilat- clever, brave primal pursuit ? t 5'oxrc proves that he s a ciever icn and rrffiro (il-led Bnrce Lee?tt Fer$onal}y, I think the sun of who ideas greater the crafsrnan nay not nake 1980 on the "Irabels Unlimited'r si.nil- the are than the year of the synthesizer but ar excercige and with for:nder randon parts. 3ut the project is who -qont t be shoi riown fcr not mernber Don Catsis of the Pop not to be sneered at even if , ai trying. Jus t a couple cf things Group involved, therers been a tines, rt does sound like This though. T/iry ooes eLectrcnj.c firlis- change of directicn and enphasis. I{ea t. ic handled like tbis so''rnd so 'rA fusion to extend the nodern 'tNine i,{onths To The Discot'. soulLess Brrd huno';rl.ess, uevciC dancerr their record label bh.rrb Certainly ccnceived by The Clai:o of war"nth alrd feeling? Surel}' it says. I\rsion ! l,Iot so suie. flre Eabies. doesntt al.ways heve to be buili; tone of ttre alburn is prinai, nu- Eut is it a phantom pr€gnaricf ? with such steely, colo scaffoti.- tant dlsco rilythns :r:nning for ing arorrnd it? And why conssious- colter under a stark, deliberat- GRAHA}.,{ NEIJfSO$. ly om:it et1y other conventi'cnai e1y gutted sound that is usecl as lnstnrnenis (apart from ihe fr-in- a roesh to filter through disjoin- ctionall.y rxrob tnrsive bass ) ? it ted, ranshackle ideas and noises. dcesnr t need ro be an all or Conventicinal si:n:cture rayLa:.d t is nothing si bia tlon. Theri :'e ques- and accepted s!y1e becones a t:ons , not criticisns. 'rtrile tanrr- chopping block for fractured tr tt ic .- jus i one xian and hi e :d r:a s thenes and oblique inag.es. In and his imaglnation working awai{ their words itrs ttSwanpsstonp'r. ivith a nachine(s) ll!'f - is e The sor:nds and ineges ihat scrri- iietal 3ea t recorci. C iick-c ii-ck tle around in a staie of sheLl- Orone., . . . ., .A[I I f,irgiven'? shock are pitchforkeri together to conjure up various styles. Cre F(€€6i(s #cCoJir"/o(p 'ri,!axir0u.n Se:nral joytr and rr?rom- ised Laad.[ they becone a hauniing cou ?oN. GLF\XO BABIES threadbare nock-disco, absurd and jarring. rrSeven Daystt 1s an ob- A_ f,use, cn:de Wbrid of jazz and Yot^ CAN'T NTE / ril,A4c_3A,IUtS - undisciplined noj.se (Is there Tl:e lis co. j-ue Corq (eTr any difference ! ), a nrna-way bass T,.NJ r4r lline nonths to rhe Ci s piano and graiing brass working f\D f\/|frt,\ t t,"?A co Is oR 06I? .,9* this jus t a pregnent x,aus e? l-,'ri at odds wlth each other to prod- lN hearing an elbun like inis on.s uce a nutilated m:ish-mash sound. rhought nerier fails to ccae to "Eleetric Church" and ttre seven rtslintr tridealists I nind " ?lno bul's i t'? lc ihe recorC second are an ffipnry Bythetimewe

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The Ashton Court disaster for all the bands playing (musically funny you see, which the main stage. F ree isn't easy to do). 'Like a Festival As I arrived, Equilibrium were Nightingale with toothache,, and Bristol tuning up. They are into long- I loved it. instrumentals, rock/funk I Back down the slope, Looney suM#RTrME, AND de ribbin _ suppose, vaguely like old Yes in Tunes were performlng their PLAW is just frne. Lazingon the grass, patches, good organ, but the usual set and wrestling with soaking up the sun and the music the ggitarist wasn't qu ite making it. atrocious sound systeir. put if s festival time again - It . Yes They need lVork,: but show a them off I'm afraid, losinf the folks, and none of your three Sunday was rnainly jazz and days glimrnering. bass totally; and coping with up to your ass in mud and funk. First there was the When they'd finished, I super fuzz doesn't make polythene megalithic bashes. for the Warehouse CompanJ, a music It realised that there was not one performanc€ of a life was free and strictly time. Still and mime group who, when local the b.ut-tg stages, another on top of - they did fourth Ashton - their best and got a good emphasising the music, were like Court Free the hill to the right and almoit reception. Festival, and long may it reign. Family, then adding mime and totally separate, with a band Steps started up on cerebral There were about fifteen of the poetry to the show plus jigs and playing sirnultaneously to the one hilt. They used to be called Wesf s leading bands strutting euan reels. Very English and very on the rnain stage. Now this is Su and they sound like a cross entertaining. their stuff before roughly eight democracy! If you don't like this between Weather Report and Soft Down on main street were thousand people all-told with side one, then go dig that one. There Machine Three, wellllayed but a Planetz funk pure 'n' simple, shows, inflatables, kites and of the bill !r !o lop superstar bit boring. Meanwhili the don't look- for anything more. frisbees, fbod and space for all. bullshit going on down here. And Cortinas were hammering it to ya They got the asseis wiggling But if I am to be totally honest, this is how it went, bands playing downstairs, and got the b-iggesf The rest the music, on the whole, wasn't back to back tloqgh. of Sunday was and the highwai ail reception of the weekend, in ttrat Gladys Bloggo, the stuff of which great live according soft rock airO to where you were everybody stood up and moved to blues (pleasant albums are made. The gremlins standing. but dult); Uncle : the front. The FA managed to Po, funk / jazz/ rock, who have a had a lot to do with it mind you. So up the hill were Red Batune absent the vocals this time, but single out called'Much To Much' Phutt's first law of mechaniis and the Kamikazi horns or some Jeremy decided to mime them which tends to be descriptive +( states'Anything that can possibly such playing of Satie;nh;;; A resigned shrug and a the band as a whole, go wrongn usually does'. So and Salvation- ?nyyay. corirpetent Army music that benign smile marked thelnd of but meandering; E Saturday was a total sound I Mamalioux, up would drive anyone to drink Saturday. .q tempo rock and meaty R'n' B; o ' 1_nd t_he-whole thing topped off by \ Strywhate flowing one number s' .h into the next and tickling their a. jazz rhythms into the suilset. ^- Overall I had a fine time. If- festivals are going to survive, ,they're going to have to be like this low key. No more small cities- of transplanted humanity packed in like sardines to 'o-unch watih a of untouchables half a mile away. Next year, I want to hear from Leeds, Birmingham, Nottingham,.Swansea. . . if Bristol,-and !{eycastle can, why not you? RAB. - CORTINAS: got the biggest reception &rztSarn* { #Jfr;x}#-"L *i f,^i {;.ft"*r {"*e"*-J (*" kv'--''t*1n-; I r, b \!/ 4b'

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O {* } d'&rwssr*Polie e ;i: inA out_ tu c*ncerts iu wa[ch tfus asplring p$p ii, Revalvsr and Virgin Ree*rds, Srlsfol. .:i: stars whenever he can" i:: --{3-::!-#: ".-flft**@ "AnvbCIdy can c{,}r.ffin in r*ff the street tand ask 'ri i; i,i *e tCI lis[sn fm therxa a*d I will decid* whcther it ::: 'tii co*;ld be smc**ssul,'l A"? ."{# "'7Y. he said ir:, , 3 ;- il.- 7t ,:i: "i fu*lieve H havn slsrrtc exrrlugh gn*nxreehq,wrk un i,i r"a'ili i:: rvhat sel!, hut the pr[r,n$ rn$tivstinre is t* g:ut i,;. {T R,eggmf fa de ffifianc*Folie e I {r } Regga*ta ds $$6s1s*FoHics ;i:i m*t * d;lmn g#ax! *r:c*r'*l $f hrsnds wI:* sh$t.}3efi"h* ;i,i } rii r{t hesrd"" :ii; z {g} Tfre $-omg ffis;s*Eagfes {- t4) Tusk*Strs**wrs#{: fu{ac '-?'Lgy *lr"n all dif fernnt an,ct il:i - - c*n't lust be t,i E Haf :i:; * {3} fs ths $eag*Slsndte *lassifl*:ri ias nerv wav* if f li$ts e r*{:srql rxnd it :;: 3 {3} fraf fm fhe ffic*f*Slcndie ili! urmke$ ?n* up iu*rp 'putand {i{iwn, I'!i buy it." i:,; 4 {:} The Lang ffi$$p*--'*S*gle* ::l: $imnn- tr*rlpr:cl $rx {} cr*n*er*t in ts*elqrn'u :ii 4 {- } Te*sk*;Flsefw*ad h{ac #s {$} Avsn f, all i m g'-.*-Yarisus i;i; tttngtvftlis rvhich uras packed with rn"sic :ii F*tlsines$ The Pleasurs Prineiple: ii:i {,}**g:l* to ses thri:* n{ Ilristrli's $.in**t, ili. t4) s {-} Wlratever Ysu Wapf* jlli Private $i*ks, $neak Previsw'and $tingrays. lir' fiary N mrnsn ' '' tii; 7ut at homr: the lsanr/s ftaye to f;{}h{fa;3 uuu,u*u-- ii: ptsaxur* iir; fot tlteir {}wr"t.g/gs. ,it: Sg {?} Avsn f,xllimg-*Varisus 7 {5} Ttue Frisr*f:ru#rsff "Th*r* en*ugir g:l*cs*s' for grn,mps iil: _ !*lt-isn't t* ,ti The i:!: play in }lrists,tr- "I"h*re's i3 g**at gi;, 7 {6} frrack*Ruts !.*t *f' piu**s S Sutlamd*t d*&mqss3*P*$ise i:i: u'here grnups shnilld plsy buI f]ristol hes & v*ry :;:; {1fi} S' {5 The ftaves}*gnramsfers ,iii *art-cf-d*t* cs:uncil wlio {hink peei;rl* can't e"i*r3r i;i: } 'g {?} The frp66ft*Rute jtli tlr*u"selvs:s *nd*:rthe age ,:f 3fi." :l;i I {$} 5u rvivs!*gsfu hdarf ey I0 The Raven*$trrsnglert it:: -ffeartb*at isn't *lristnl's only incleglendent iiil i8) ili urel rvhich *r*s sprnlns up sin*s: the ftew ra,avs:i;l I0 (l *) Suf lamdos d'Am*ur*Petice Rsvalycr and Virgin Recold*, Srisfol. iil hnom i!;, RevElver and Virgim ',;, F'risd Egfi: own*cl lry Sqxand C*nc*grtion ii;: Record*" Srisf*[. ii st"*ir*$ it Aitrt*y Ru,ad, &i*nrpeli*r, m1n$ stirteel iii; in h{ay this y#ar. ::: lii Varicus: Avon Calting t# e{ Tfi Their f irst release thruugh flinnacl* Rec*rsts :ii ! -.-...-" :;;: { H earthe at}. Living p roof *'tq'I ilan't F{elp It'hv S}roul.s fnr lndustry *'hi"ir ::i ,lii -Minimum thnt ihe Wesit CcuntrSr is I Reggatta de H$1tr$n*Folics iii sold 3,s00. The foll**'-up was fuiax- lii buezin,g. Tlris ds the {l } (2 ,rt i*"*'by the Wild lleasts. :,i, fiinest new Hrave compila- A ) T$$k*Flee*wssd h'{as ti:i t"ion to d&10, with ftn itn- Ken Vfheslar, who i*intly rurls Fried Ege an* ii: The Speciats iu pr*ss,ive. strir:g cf l*cal 3 t-) iii, engineer and p**Jou,er fnr S*und C*n*ililti*o, i,,, is also drummer in Wil{t fJeasts" co:nbos, ffiost of wlr*rn + i3 i Eat To The Eeaf*Blendie ii: - iti: \rrrere t"eccrd.*gi. a.t, tr]avid "We decir{e tt: start the !i:i.rel l;eq:ans* &f th*: g*f Ba,f h. ?he $ee $"i$s lii: o'bVe i:;, Lord's f in 5 {- } ref #f Flamfs wealth uf trr*cal t*lent," hr sais3. har.sl clur ::i: 'f'h*r'e ii; ar* 14 bar:cls a::cl **$fsvis W*mdm, i,ii o*'o studiCIs rvhi*h rnake s it a iert *ftsier"" iii: t'he stan$'ard cf "fihe :::: Wa'elength, the thir.d Bristol lah*1, **,as f*rm- iii; music o*.iy r:,*casi.onally S {4} The Long Rruffi**Sagfes *,i *d by T'htl*as,23, so h* cnuld reeorcl his lrond, iiii f ails i:*]q-"rw '!iar, F*r ffi*re of .so:tgs p*r- # ? i5 ) &vsn Calling"*Variosrs iii t*ae Spics, first single 'Ytlu nnsl Me'. :':' len tl:* and ftJow he rxrns lnhs*l fr;r-lnan.;*s fr,rs cul,sta*d- I {S f-}uf|amdos ffi'Anrcr*Fslie s ii the in west $tnq*st, *r*l ii,, rlrt).i rn ,-'r' } nryarket, i:i: an{i h;rs signer} $arel*z }-}rnrx, Ft,* tr}ublin itii I Ssre Stnp Seyand*Mndmes* Tl* 111{lr:1f **in,p*11i:ig *5ber1v- {- } :1i1 *n* ColElr Tapes ali of n,h*m have had srms single i::: ir:g esil]CI$ frr-rr:r" Hss*ntial I ]&f*l$ mactr. 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LFs '= buy. exercisinE .l lp the punter's $low#r and at tt"tdsarne time v*ondering heiw rnuch of your chnicn rras beerr 1 SfrS$$;frS WA$$frfi" Ciusler, $ky ! fclr -'- Apfr$sA&t rygde ycu know the fe*ling? sa, a iarnpitatinn ? ?f;Aas ANo MAsrr[, n*tt*r firand ftuarrer, frnja album 3 {-ls},-fr &$ r$&T$"{fisr" of unkn*wn bands must h?ve a pretty bnappy ' e Azirrrurh""Mirestona cCIver 4 FntrfS#H SKYLIrufi" Eerlfist*r_ $ky to induee the parting *f the pennied, anri this oile f$ lhlTf;nFAffffu Helv*n t}, Cebrs lt"s; a great title in'vile feilow &ver an aerial shct of # frl-[-*r]T'iffs{$- Srrstoi * local sales gual'anteerj #FfiMr$il{, sptrer"ieat otr;r*,;rx, sbject Milsi* " slvH pfftrT '" ? ffinHrfus HAR$, Frisc,nair*u, crr*nry lnside are of f eringd f r*rn f if iben f-rands who have clne W $ S\VS{U *dhl_Hfd$. Various, Fleerrbens iog in connfflon *-- & cJintinct lack # r:v#t"trT$*ru&ny !f of cultural heritag*; ffiocKrfrs, Mikey ore;*cj" Federst there hasn't yet been a ffiristcl beat and ther.e " 1{} fr$Ktfu{#. ftesid€nt$, Retph stitt isr{'t" Thess outf its could c*me f rcm anywhere, thsonty aa- gl$ vantage b*ing th*t tf"leir appeal'isn't purely tr.rrnprfe# *y tr. s, s*rds, s*d/ergsr€, #*r*y Ter; $ssl lbcal; .$J7tS hence" perhalps, the interest *i ;r **rtain Mlr peei. _ Il*"vnlving tT* rscorcl pr*ducs$ nrusic of surprisingly g?o$" quality" Frsffi the kennel of the Korgis, cresceni StucJios in sa!h, sprirrg **rrtempcrary nlmbers f;sn- tqiling".no.ng of the ineoher*nce bt raw pilnk and nons \ryM'&H TN A BXT &F -E -lAfog of the flash HE'tegpr I{X{}rvrplies e$'TheJsrllt'.t arn'.ring/e "l:ltttt !*t.f'{czt"tllgitsdrr'{"t'u"ie&dt frills of techno - rock" The album reflects an .rprr'*rrf 'J,"t$t'#1der. t)*!.y ltlt[l ftcrclge,.r $?rc rnc*rt.f*tt*r<,t|. t$r ffudNi, {.{rlrrr.l whi*h is to $ay that two nf the 'i"Hr""*. " * v1;tri "ong.$ing*situati*n', Sw.+'t'r;tf "t'Jltr tht ll,,rglc, W$t. tf4r.'t tlancs, Gl'xs ffiabies and f;uro$eans, only gxlNH are s# wk--vn: A tlF:At. w'lTll "TI"$H FOt.!cF:' rl"temories, while another three (Frivate tlicks. $neatq The f!'.rlir;c ** l';tll ()ut {f}ic} 9t}r. 1:rclusircl3'l"l*rtt ur a "l }t1.1'" lttrliur lhrdgc Preview and l"il*it*,'el trl !{XX} u*ly. Ntrl elr'*ilatllr lrttrtt rh*il\ ur r}thcr nrail urr,lcr e*nrptrrrirJt. $pqrlm*ntl wilt bb touring undsr "the 'Fulse Of Th? b:anner . a.##K w[tAT F"t*is: !+'e"'vt': ti{}T s{}t{ yA: City' iater thi$ yeer" $hern S* * tr ffi*sl*t Wssnn tF[e] ?" * Wp, 13":* SI.6$ ln terms of rela.ti;ue quallty, it'$ * lJar*n gr:od albllru; Slquu-u*rt ** [];*,,k*l tlf Thr*; li"P, {l"i*} wlp the rnnst forge.ttqble track, ,NothinEi "f ihe vice $quaefls :,.1 -- Al* irts l.*ro {liurt } l}ic. 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Ths f,ontinerrt' is an updated pravl$* incisiva snd upperrn*st parapet of the and corpu$cular'Marrakesh bushy-tai ted rnodmusic wigh Clift*n $uspensian Bridge. Express' fCIr day-trl ppsr$ 'Whet Yau'vs Got'while The joys of prof!igate llving bound far Sstend, p!ayed Various Artistes provide a sr* &Lllmgiued in 'Mmve Fast,. fr*rn the beclc seet of the rivettrinfi , cCInvoluted n&ffi $tny Ahead', a reck!e$s. wgrld'g fnstest r*ller eog$tsr, shuffle, snd & rare opportunlty infectir:u$ punka billy ch*rus VAffiISLIS &RTI$T$ Ycu fixffy #r rllfry not like it. tn hear a bsss drurn turned freirn $tereo Models, agtd the And we stay with ane foct in inside-out'Own Up'. e*ncluding piece de &v*rr f,*Xt$mg tTh* Srlst*l Merrr*ry 'Green resistance ls 'My Dead' Lane witf: ls Over on side two #*rmp$$mtiorxl ln Th* $neak f\rtrother' frrm the nnagnificent ftsd', !n which The Preview kick off with fiCemrr#drst/#fr#nry Prlvate flicks l*nd Doubie Vision. The blac$c tfr* unique 'Slugwe!rd'o s m&ssive ffmd,r$paSss?i vscai tirsrtlre *f The" F{a!!ies pffithss qf this s*ng ls onnlau g f'rt clf swashbuckli ng 'l\V$fti fialling' ls the {it's s0 {Jn*annyi to a convincingly carriecS by industriai doorn a sort of r:qlile*tivql endefiv$l;t'of t $ g lcri**sly Sueacaekian - Stephnnie Dicks' imploring . f*rk llft truckers-of the {r glrG{.rps tlrst }irre snfJ languinh nur$ery rhyrne, v*cal, and cffset by a carnplete with spacelyps* tlreme, while ar*:un$ $rit;sin's M*st Unxung s*ntted n#ft$snse tyrics wscnder{r"r I ly clur rnsy *ne-drop and a $tinSrffy$ haul rcck and roli futaj*r h4etropolis. S*, lecving teasi inrpmtient r*gS{rs backbent thet nright n*ly backbeat. into the '80s with their leering, aside sfty th*mght$ sn ffiut yau have benn dubbed in heaven, ths for tt'r*:se of whp've pu lseting '$ou nd. v*lue of con'rpi$ati*n aif:ums sp**t 6tr*d brass 0n s copy of. !s that everysne es$#unted in gr*ri*rsi, *nd digr*ssisns rn 'S&td*Fr', bend &n ssr towards ' T"he stylus trsils into a fnr? I've yet to discr:ver any ' rock Sssffreglhy in pnrtlcullEr, It4cgkow, whsss' boisterous fsu r-sta r Sa !"tr Sffi hcrn genising u nd*rcu rrents It only rsnrsins tn bm said tlret pry*h*-h*gging scoop of raunch f rcm The X-Certs that c*uld be identitied as The '$nv*il Calfing' is a veritabie ordered deliriun"l leaves The {'Anthem'}, fo!lowed hy Sristol $*uncl or to plnpoint - ri*t eif stlirlning pop. Strang iers dangling. Their spluttered mayhem frorn ffiny ona particular bend that *thsrwbrldf lnes* is th* ssn# ir c*llsd 'Tao Much Ape rtm*nt ('Alternative'), and colCInises th* attention with k*yn*tm f*r #lmx* ffiehi*s' C*mm*tisn'. and lt csuld frn appeeling, if confused Extravsgant individ*nlity, but l wh*{ ly unp-*lmta bl* off*ring pr*ve hneardous to your dispiay cf Bowis-isms frnm te: hm fmir I've only played the 'tt's Irnsti*n*f '; a fssdbaek h ealth. The Numbers {'Cross-Slide'}. albqrrn about 40 times thls induced nl6htrnfire, far whieh Fu rther exce!l*ncs c0rrres Vice Sqr.,ad t'Nothing') maks weeksnd" f'lsnethsless, for e teir better $r w*r$$ infiltrates fram f;ssential Bop wher.dare archetypal buazsaw music at refreshing insight ints whnt is the inneretrr with the t* par*dy '$liders 0n The twice the speed of effective iy f! rst-gene ratisn. thorr:ughn*ss of a ntrong $t*rrn' and live. Their gun-powder, while their rock-rnusic, ycu caluld d* pur{aEtive. N*xt Thr* '*hroa"riclo' has a wall-to-watt voiu ptuous chanteuse BeckSr wCIrse than investigatn 'Avcn f;ure:pe*ns give s rls\ r lease rlf e{rr}s$$}here sf impending \ 8*ndage bewails the farte CIf Calling'" tifs tp the guitmr flengsr. 'iln frfi ts$?.rclphs. Tho Dirofiors her generation frorn the - Ri*k .$tlseph

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I GL*XO BABIES: 'Christine Ke€ler' {Heartbeat}. 5o you wsnna be a mod, huht Y*u wsnna hear atrout the sixties? These Eristolean bstlies will fill yor"r in. lt wa$n't just fighting on the beaches, y'know,. Supermec wa$ a, Prime Minister in them days, not a footballer. Pity the Profurno/Keeler scandal cost hirn a Governrnent becar"rse at that tinre politicians were

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*-. ],icen,;ed t h rouqh Uhcrr-'v: d" err l gp&{ Th# $ptcwJ €#fff This r,ieeks calurnn near on t *W, new **.ru , but riot quite, ffievm$nti#r$ .,i lhe *dd. one out i:eing the g*od.ie from "Elton )hn'* , " victim Love" The rrArr ffi*sk#*"sfVffiri*tis I $ffiW,' * *f . sid.e, nice d.isco type thing, nat piet,ting rrueh air-play rqhrch i"s rather *r-rrprisin6, Artists turn it {rver a"nd you S. J. fens w}11 have the usua} J*hrrr s r:i"u:,5 nl-ce . Sr!$tsl aGH?n ngutT! rfiH t ln$sro!* ltc'tg, &F, , Cfi ....."**..**;****.-.";.'.*-***.**.*-'&gDcE scirrtl Ffr.ffn l|Hfi l I lrh-.-.**---fr1.F we srs Egain under rltne tortsF ffirlffi,l tr:ff ffi trrerr lilnFlmrr6..**.?*FtnFSERfiA...*--.:EF S# i'lf;Rf rHunxnrFx$ ffiD eEgt....-..*-*"".,-*-*.& . F'i::sl; new Have Cisc tl:is week rln Heartheat Record.$ called palrn ErffiF8ill$fiilffigF --".-..*qpl the Tiffnny*-ple$tl$ tr*ss ffiJrgsffilfeffi*trf ;rFFE AnriilL**--Se : E o' n n'C, Offi F #F m&*@;.*".**;*-"**-ft1" & alternatives , F. ancl gocd 1t is , "?he Nurnbers mnd tlro g:$*#s is p*sl{s*. ff*w [u0*3 !t* ffi{ilE l*gs Tlf,rdHfiE .-*.*-*.& n'llotel 0CIgggf mffBt l$tl$!fl.'..-.-'.*.**.*'**Sp "Al"Lernative $uicide". "Joe Publ-ic" Roorns'n, "48 esuid tfris b* bsc*rr$s tsnight llHH.! ti*lrt{e *O{lA#t..*."..-."-...:*--***"--@ ?? il . | . $ffiA A@ iB"Fgilla! eniEffi,L p ***ft , Hours" wit,ll "Eack Lo lrelarlci" Three gcd is & bens{lt, sr it csetld be flfr $re0 n{E*l?$ trGrl "..--*'.toti ; very iracks, n*stsssl@ -.--"t$i " hscmuss tf"le Spims trmve besn r[*e Cntt* lt tt{l? |,ffi t r{fr.r gln^--& I bi"r I the f our Ll-r in excellent " Tll:* X*Certs " with " Blue ntr*r*risB"l.ltrr **..".*.ry u festur"sd *n $**a$ TV e fi*{rpl* Sl?ff IRCI?l#tt€S{fsil* S n g*-*-'.*-;.*"Sp Iulovies", I have nearly wcryl out the record for this CnOO(8 Hmt$a sBtl*.-."".-.* .*.-.St *{ tlffies? I kn*qtr whleh *ns x*FcTr{t}i "r*ltr,."-*.". *"*--.**-fls t::ack q fi*'r cAru& fl* ffi &rtT*tsf*A eA#c* ***""s* , it reaiJ-,r i exc*ilenl , anC all the band-s are the Spis$ wffint tp fualisvs, fl"ffierrfirVffOvE.-,...'... -*.'"..,*IOr' r*r{+rrr *all rrt npaf,.Fs oo lYs lg\ffi fitr? S i ld*st tountpy" Fin*t fln srs V*ri*us Artiste tllg llrtl ffi. n* !*fi-""-'.*:';**,^*€'-*"-"!*--gtp ! c trc lw o*gr lcrf,il|' ffitffi0 *,**"#lfl!' whs are incfudsd un'the Arran Almn S*nij*e tr|Ffcl, coFr.Anau*-.*"**i4.0c . *TT#{BTffiffiAYAT e f,mlling n*buwr. t'ffi tilld tlris is sfrw? To rtffif,T swwffitHp*,t?!om&.."fr06 iire s c ond- dis c als c on Hea,::"t beat ::ec or'.i"s is by " li'he $lffi*N" s*ffi'f * ffiftleA!" trilffi .**,*#00 th*ir deha*t gig, wfuicF* sxpls$ne f*,mffi Privat* Dicks*' anri" called "$I":e Saicl Co" ni-ce * cund., nls|n{$ S $t*ra Srnr*in fxr$+ tp*n* ''"*-"S o * tct" b$t st firet slght they ar* uffinffs m{r*}Fl I !&r*r, ft+iry*ud.**-*".ler : ( *"f*-I" *Xt*r*t*" NllsrYnr. tflil..rd-..- -*--*e remind.ing me i"ith the metal-ic 6uite::i of The Kinks Bretty *hepul*$s $?!Hsi*ally end *JfflW#: ! {ftu{nr*" fri.d-."..-...... '.**.'*'*.".$ n'The r4rrr*tw?8 early s tnf f , goad t,ight s cffixl * Fri"vate D:*k,.:" anC vieumlly- They do m vffir$i$n of *T Ut S116 & t (:Sdr#rfir" xlftl{" ff. g# *:*s 'ffiswntswn'tfr*t l* glrt*at 'n'llhe X*Certs'*, d*serve tc go t* the Lap, so go and grab Sllt f;sn*i*ftffi Psrt td., hndsn Y8"tl" an earfuJ- str* ig ht Fmtuls *flnrk &s U K F8$rfiGt t"? r'?Sp * !0p gaeh lltcr lftst t.lf" " *Spcssd tp ths Sffif'$ verslon, }fs * f$s sec* tfl*r thal ftI&XIMU# PTSTAGI fl Farur*m l0p rash s*rd apart fr*ryr th{x ntrd ths P$$T l.S i"tlp taeh. t$ ss*h. t'l?' S *uh ject just tilnQru tr ", l.:11 on the cf Hse::tbeaL ltec*rds , relea,s e* alburm trnck '*wR Up' I dldn-t l3p, :.* {t. 3 o f15fl, $ * {? Pry fu lt#0 FtfAsf p{/r $ rfltr#Artbfs }1#{*t?f p*s"sls{f i*; the alhum 'oAvon Ca}l-tng" riith FIFTEffi{ gCIod tracks, rsc$#nima nny nthar titlss esrd (i r:*:iudir:g " Dickn" anel " X*'*erts" . it's i"e;r}Iy gooC *ed t0 ssy ths reat sf thffi$r ) vaSue f mcney 'rt Among 'Lhe ffirntsrisl wes undist$fi 6r*ish*d, or , priced t, t!+ .?,5 innf ) . banCs a,re " Fioskcw" "Essential K:-,11er" (good- tight "Lrut , , sounC coulc. have been a better nun:ber) "DirectorE" n "Varieus Artists" , "$ngak Frel.iew" , anrl "$tereo Mr:d.els" , al-} good stuff . For nie th* *ut*tand.ing tracks being "Private Dicks'' , 'uX*Certs" and" "T he $ti"rgralrs" n whir:h by th* way ere a very goflrl band t,o see live. The last, ?:and. t,o m*nticn I aLso saw liv* at the Cri-cket S t. Thonras Roci< Festiva,l-, anil tlnts "ilcuble Visiono' . At t,he f i::st pJ" ay":-;rg cf t he " t ouble Vi-s l- on" track I nus t aCniit, I C.lsliked" it r b'ut it,'s growing CIn rre all t,he tins, tl-l:l- nolr i-1, 's one af ny fa.,'oltri t,e J:raciqg ,

I'he las t tr,+o rlis c n ,$ are .ilherry ite'1 Rec orr'i*ri frnru " " IJeE trcy Atl Flons t€r€" &r* e bancl frorn Detrait . 'llhe 't,i^rc sices being "l'i*et, Th* {lrceper" n/'nl Ncvenher ?.zntr t,t/a - ttAtr Lgb3. I qui+"e liked" trre s i.d.e and- T mus ir sa,y each *uirie i play it, i*u sor-rnCs bet,ter. "The Runawa;rs'o &rc &n aii" gi-rl g:roup froui Los Angeles, the rrAr! sile j-s "liight Frivmtm #i*ksl , -i;rrnes l'{ct-i'u . r have playect this s e veral- , but l,he s r;u::ii $neek Pr#\riewl is iacking and ten*s tc get, inonat,onnus I tldrrl< p::r:ri.u"*ticr: j-nly , Apartment c culll certa bc irn"T:rovecl . 'I'rJrI: lhis dis c ov€r anC" you ' will lrear "iliack l-*ati"ier" w::i i;t *n t-,y sex Pj stol s teve ; ffirist*t Jnn*n , i;hin in far ,* i"rp*:,i,;:: \.(') " ii i-gh i, I'icl'*" ..*nrl ;hir:u.kJ A HffAfrTSfr&T NgCSRD$ hav* beetr the "A" slde. T"L has vcry gcod" lrrcouc l,i*n, po*kege for sns night only" Fi- cxcei-Jeni guit,ar wark, Renind"ing ina a"i: t3.rnc* of liuxie "i-o tV it didn't pack them in. but Quatrc, but that can' t be baci" , when you go yot-t-T ffippersntly thwr€ w&s s bit of e I'i)'r ur recr:rC shap don't f crgef ii; 's tir* sicle lha'L Lfuer cock Hp trn tho advsrti*ing gorC ic . frunt, Thsr* thingr hnppen but tlrs bends Ssvs thsir best nsnetheless. il * cvl }ls t ening . ,l mi*xed helf rrf Apsrtrn*nt's Lnni Ant,irolty set but the hel# I *etnr v\ras quite lnvlgorattrig if ff little L+-* d fr d#' facelsss. &$ y*t" The guitar wffis hanvy snd herd-hittin6, ffi& Sffpp kindm Strangler* in plaaes, but #xw ffiest of the ffiatsrial didn't {}d,?* rffn%n t fffW- lrave g*rita tlr* cli*tinction sf " snd the *tclssr '$lugw*ird' havs the hallmarke sf of th*r hand burning aqftr*y '?he .Altern&tf,v#'', the 'Avofi telso osr the 'Avon Calling' heedlinsrs. Mainly straiEht behind hinn, a tight end high{y Calling'album treck. 'slhunn}. H*w thi* $sng is well rsck with rtrong hosks" fast, rehenrsed ertsemblg, esp**iel- $n*mk Fn*l*i*w &16 fi stm*tursd and exciting with tune{uf and sli*|q., Fnivste ly the interplmy bmtwsen ffiarw strsng* mix sf rs,*k rtyl**, rigingi raspy srgfin, which isn't Di*ks shcufd heva no trauble ffarries' bass and Psul Gulv*n'* sornstirnes invsntivm gnd $m- alw*y* th* esse with the reet whateu'or gatting s mtior pra*iri*r* guitar. e6inativ*n snd *rthsne oiicr- s{ thdlr rY?atsriel. Thic could be reeord c*ntract shouid they *o Frivste ffiicks rc"lsy nmt b* *ompfi$ewted sn$ c*nfused" I ,h**gus* |"ff? rnors ferniflar wish. There'g not s lot , of br*nking sny rsvclut**nary s*rs*rddered *llghtty whsn I wittr thst pnrticulnr treck. but I depttr t$ ths lyrie * but then ft&w ground" bt*t whmt they dCI tfrclr*g$rt $ rec*g*ised the d*n"t think so" $ome of the Eet they're not meant to b* ainting they do tqp perfocti$n. $o if keyboards ptayttr trsm being c*uld atm**t be tagged pornp f or the fest f un frsne hise sf y$r! lik,e ysur pop fast stTd in the Andrcld Fr*ps {**e ef rsc$<, it's ss overblolvn. They the PCIlice 0r thre Ecomtown tight, wrtch out for Privnt* ths weir*t bnnde I'vs svsr ere $bviau*$y flne pleyerr whs Rats, *isks" sesnl but their drsmdful inep- &re putting in tsc lvtsny frills Gsvin King msy actually be fiAg tituds obvioualy !v&$n't hls right nsw, When they 'locat6 &s gr*nt I f ront man 8s he fault ne the ksy* trnight wsr# th* apprapriate directisn snd bsli*ves himsalf to be. His {in*, if CIYsrpCIw*red by the l*arn .a littls scs$omy th*y'll c*nfidanc€ n€vor pushes svor gu$turx mc*t cf ths tirrrs. : be away. t* €rrfigsnqs snd bv Sod" he

Th* cnly numbErs t c*ught . , Private ilicke have teken a ssr! raally ring, . no he lf-essed hrsra. -ffiffis&Wffi$.effiffi,,lonfr ,hard loak at tha state rf srrqntivq ,crpakrng Whlts :& #$H'#H#eqx$tsf;rJ&sd'$s-q# *.**&e**&"#*#&**' { **AV#N t $rnf;#ffi$ *AilLXrqG-} E pteffiffi$ SL[PPfrm$- fre*knsy ffieieetn, $mm$l I 1 ef*m The #r*-rd*f #**mpdfmff*rr $ferrrt" i W+vnsiEr" I tuessj S/ff; i ft S'qH$Seffiffi tW & SSTTLS, Foliee, dl&tffi lrnport fit Hough s Afl-YHffift$&TIWS U*-STHffi" $tiff Littt* Flngert" An u&*xpected #*ffin this -* a Trudm *ompilati*n r:f varicxls *bseure , & Spffi Sf; &L $#ffiJtT#$$, ffi ueacocks, ftf finr *{ srrntlnas baxrds froEn tfue ffirirteil arata put t*gmther by the *ntcrprising FJeartbea* Reeords. It's distrihutsd natiglnmily by Cherry Rsd anei'Sparfam r**r:rd c*mpanies, so y#u should tre ntr$e to ob,gaim it ixl }3rurlr. The b*$cfs ha.ve sl! snlerged in re**nt y**.rnn **: vasiat{s}ns an n#w-brfnvs and cqlntgff*p$rary rerck &rs tlr* crder nf *re ql"ay. F{ft*e* bnnels eerntrifuuts sne tra*k euc*r* rnlr p{*k of ths bun*h ,b*ir:S ths f*$owtng grqlri$?s; Snssk Pc*view, frur*pe&fi$r #l*xs) &abies, ff*ubl* Visiqln, T'?r* $tingrays, Ssseffif"ial &*p n and $)rivnte {}i*!r*" tnrir*iderfxlg t]ra kck of r*c*rd,ixlg exp*rienc* *f tlrese hand*, the resuits h*re are littl* sh{'rt of inessdible, the sri{ndard ie unif*rrniy hqgh t fu r**gr;hr:nf . lf E hr.rd t* pick {wrr turp tsafk*c, it. werecld bm tks sturumlng '"$lugw*;rd'u fr*srg f$neak Fr*vi**' a clas*ic slics eif m*rlerg} r*ek nnrj s*ll axtd th* I I'm lru Lsvffi w*'rH eftAffiffAngr T?{eTsHffift, sup*rb white r*&Se* *f **mble H*sssnnibbs, frsdba$$ Visi*n's r*&iy Sesr* M*ther"" s ffitrS$effi& T# nU$fr. Speciale, I-Tsns q This is what * cr3&.rpi1sti*n tP rotrVffiR 'A# Fd$Tf*ln$ffi, Ang*lic Up*tsrt$n Wsrn*r &rsr* , shqluld be e#*srntulxticlyrs ffi TffiAruffi FSilSSISH- J cy ffi it*isisrn- Fsct*sY "fh* s PALL*UT, Psfi**, ll{*g** t* those wh* prmvid*d t# ffi ttT'W&JSffi * ITY ilil fi#lT$n Fragrnsnt$, $hsttermsl i*spiratia:n snd sffl*rt [* {imlester, prr:dr:** afibur,? ?t ffiru ftSY ffiAffil*. ft-Yone this " ttr ru# #Hffi Kru#W$, ffimtr*y All Monstsrm, *P*srf,y ffied ts &#Y ftifl,$*SffifrR, *irl, Jst "Rargrerf fuf etc*tf. t4 $${ff $&lP ffiS, Frivste *ick*, ffisertbswt r$ f*L$ffi* SUT T#S L"AT&, SSS, ffirdar t I *'uf 4]*64'deff? rs Silfl&St{ ilT t$P, Samned, Ghl*wlck -ffi ff.r*l 5*'*-J ft$lD *f nn I A-U*F{AI fr H$, $quaeJ. $quad "flr+'o ts mAruG*ffiSu$ #lffiL$, Sangerous Giri , F*appy $ac* m${e go*d one,$.' bo& | noc&..c ts ffi *"f CTffi t f; tTY, Sr*hmtrel M*n**$Jvrss, F**{urY , urn-rdsw *ooe.' 1$fte S## t[ , pfctrs, ru $P$tr4*T #F YS[$TH. Tlrs tnst Seng, Graduats I Go " bp nRIIrATE jl i errud tke pr*mistng f&krrrbeo,tj;*'J I Ws,rnr ffcp r$drsfte Y*es Nappy'r * &twtjfhfi$ fsfff# &*' ffdtr tt{JPLfCA.rsS" t {,rfdKhl*Wru P$-f&$1.truffi$. Jmy Divisinn, Fa*tcrry t ft ft#$X UP, *aharet Vplt*ir*, ffiwmgh Trsdw S lruFt"Affiffi&ffifi-A nSATfiffilAL $tiff Litt$e Fingors, ffiough Tr*d* 4' &VSN #&LilffS. Vnrious Artiste, h|ear$e*t S Yl4ffi Cffi&fiK, The Fluts, Vlrgln & T$*g P/AST *S$fiPltATl#S, Vsri*t"*s Artists, ffifutN 7 T${ffi SPffi*$eL$, *-Ymns S LJLSfiLS qJ$LlffilTHm, Vnri*r.ss Artists, Sft*orry ftsd $ ${JffiVlVSffiS, Sams*n, [.s*wn ,fi# tr LJffi SPHAfUS : Europe&ns $tuTT*ruffi S#tr$, Jsm, Fofydcr C'*r'npi/*d &y S#*SJ#s ffsccrds, Ad*fsid* ffsr*,$s, 29 Wrei/s ffs*d, Sr. {Fleartbeet}. zuHW &$cfu*r, W*rcs" MU$$K: L$ving By ffiumhsrs {GTS}. M; #leiCInlight And fo?l,leak (MCA}. FSIVATE 0ISKS '$fre Ssid $TRAru# Hfi TIdAf\T FIfrT$S&I : G*' tHaartb*atl: Snappy, lnto Ths Veid tsllie J*yl. Msre superi*r psp showing a hrit of ctf that "r'lew p$p" gtuf* we $uss. Sesh*s along et s furicus ke*p hearing about. Sest cf fr$ce in * w*y I thought only this lct is 'Europ*ans', a neat pcp bends af lri*h persuasion liftle serving of xenophobla eepable clf. The singer has a whi*h rrright make playlists vo$cs mnd the gult*rist wers i'g'not politieally ffisva ffic$rsFfrerrlg1h So*d so plays in tun*, which is v*ry "dgl!o*ts", probably S*-{ffi SdUF lt's &*, TF:s ffriv*t*'Sickn, Flsartfrsst 4$ irnp*rtmn{. You'd b* surprissd tangr"le-ln-cheek, #[JT" trF -trtstr' rnind, but I c*ruLffi#L ffiTs" L]4, ss's ir"p.*r - {h* hat} ht:w m*fty bands dsn't think it TS $fi$ Yfllttr- The *xpel*irss, Xs* daubt whether yar"r'll h* 6lven SS is- Si'lt give it foive. the chan*e to du*ide for I yourself. Vry sff-- 5,?*^-rb5 {fi53#{ /\i?b. |ffi.*r* ?t ${JTXAGH$US ffir*ntst punh ra*hsr Soeky tscmdag- fll dcenn't iu*t wssr }e#,th*r Sesr fnr kickfrl. 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t?ffi"@L* r?{S-{s/l -.#/fld$4ffi* %-'4&frdf?-* Rs &f*, F$mffir€fu#e€ fmr ffihffirily ffimd t:lIt':l{Rl' R}.1} Rrcortls. lhc l,andctt hswd lnd*;r*rrrlr*t rrrr!r, rompsnS', hss rignttl s lhrer-!'e*r liecsrr tsrrrrrtrrrl with Hrislol*bns,^, llenrthret Rrettrdri. {Jh*rry }trd will nlf*fhrl end pr{}rn*tr iil llerrlbesl pr*ducl tvhich *'itt br ln*lrf***! ^-*-il$r Cirqrrl ltrd' SIMON Edwards dislrillulion desl wif h Spnrtrn. finst rchssr under lhe 6e*l rrill b* tl" f*ur-lruch single bl' ftrislq]t bond, Clnxo Sabie*, relessrsl thi has a lirm ambi- '.F*ef tlon k. ... and if it Srld tr*ln &4qilrvy. of Clrcffy Rrd:.,Th*r* sfr semr vrry ts|ent,. works oxt Bristol lct$ il()w rmer$ing fr*rn thc Srislol nren. He*rtb**t will rrtsin loi,, musicisns will be ronlrol svtr thslr A tad R rnd csmplelrly rclnlr1 ltr lnhet lqlrnt!{,. the ones to lltlwever, th*y *lll nnw hsve tht rdvs$tegc of nstlomsl dlslrlhutir. snd h*vt propffir Sr$$tctllonsl nsd mrr*etlnfl f**lll*l*r l*r wqlrk thr.; berrefit, prodsft.t t ,..' f?t",t5{C {^*,}ttci*t He is proprietor of Bristol's own record 'edlabel, Heartbeal, bas- ffiffiffiffiffiffiffi in Melrose Place, Clifton. and hopes to album fenturing incsl launch many a local bands, bend on the road to gucceSs. , ' "By tho sunmer ws hope to have Bristol ffiffi-4H?ffiffiAT ftHCSn$$, the Hrixgoil-ha$ed cnrilp*ny, have sign- firmly on the msp l!e*nsing agre€mrnt where *{t & with il belongs," he Ch*rry Red Rec*rdi for marketing told me- " \ 6rld prs$xltifisl. The flrst new rnlsese und€r Simon and his bandg the deal will be Slaxc . Brhles' t Z-inch F,uro- have startd off on the EP sn{i P*s*on? si''gle' right traek. rp-nr* s *+1ru&* The independent label's first releaso was a single by Social Security early in lgTB which sold out in three weeks. Sadly that band Ch*rry Ked's hays sinss -split up. The gecond release was a single by Euro- ffis* F$e&trtheffig peans, which has already sold 3,000 Cl-l IIRRY RHD Rcc{}rCs. rlrc [-nntl*n- copies and is still sell- bascd indepe ndent fras signccl Heartbear ing at malort record Recurds of Bristol on a three-year shops. . .:..: licence agirecrnent, so all f'uture The auccess ol that tr"leartheat Frodrrrt \r'ill hc nlarkcter.l anqJ record. has prompted prnffirlted the London company, hy Chcrry Rcrl snd dis- Cherry Red Records, to tributcd thrrlugh Spnr{iln. support .Heartbeat, First nerv release will be a l?-inch who have signed a faur-track single from filaxc ffnbies an licensing agreement. Marclr 16. Alsa includeeJ in rhe clcal rvill *Hurtlgxafts' "I had convinced t)€ Lry Hur$p€*ns origi{}slly them, with the help of released last yr:ar. r-rcn.tJS numorous demoa, tbat fiFfdt€b a lot of good music was being made in the Bristol ares," . said 5imon. And the"first record to bo reloosed through ths agre€ment is Glaxo @@ Babies' lZ-inch EP @&,

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i which. shows the very ' $TAA , frrlARX s*-AX0 gA$r*s be*t of., new Bristol trary *Vss*snd. frufic; -- 'Yhir lr Vaw Lifs' The record hae I3" {.Treck $lngls elreadyeoldover 1,00O copiea nationwide and is high in the 'alter- native chsrt' in the Sounds muaic paper. Noxt on ths monu from Hsartbeat is a four-track EP featuring four of Bristol's young bands; The Numbers. Joe Public, The X-Certs and ?*om Club. After that Hesrtb€at and Simon are plan- ing a from a V ,aingle *h*rr'y 4 group called, Color ft *tT . t? Fulsa $ Tapes, and in the sum- Sistributed by $parten Racords, mer a compilation Lcrtd*n Eoad, Wsrytbl Middx. GI'$*3 d8?531S l*t#StL r.-""",1f#{-( vf ,v |**t ? Sristsl-based *srnp6*y Heart- p= $ ? Fr$'"4!- m l ' wd best fter:*rds rn*ks their hElw with -trp rn in ffi ffi IF Fq GKP ,,'a four-trsck SP by t*cal bsnd 1*n ffi gb*5^ffi , g:$caiel $eeurily- rneri(et*d in a full- q$ *l ftpqffi&flr ':6olsur tl c*" sla*w&, Avgilable l**nlly or F an tr} past if 1-1S in*tuding po*tagsl $ rby"frorn t* ffiliMm 4ir ? #,q trmffi Heafibs**, 4 {Vteh#se Plnce, f* tr$T Bristol fl p Clifton, rfir. *{ ffi f;fil tr3t ,l x .lt ,dil|ffi K&ffi&wff*ffi ffi ltr &wMwK&T tufru- a ss$&/"tr i0 cf;r fffi .+ ffi M@Wws s{ ffib @w@ ww w&wffi ffint ffinl fi ttx HFF' .Ar* & $ruHpffipffirux}ffiruY }} Fg oe 6{sfvY { ri#rFltr^E Y. &y*** J ffemr#mssf i$ #$ LEffiHt #H&ffiY sl ryl \% A Nffi "'rs*ord label* *fsnrtbtnt fil kessrds, he$ hmn sfit' np ts F I lt fileetric Chair* []l;rtant !v t)f feneive a fi" I t[,P] prsmote Sristpl bcnds. First 0 f,c .TV - 4 2 I rl Normal {JT} ietease i$ s fsur trmck HF" bf a sfa 4 3 tsl Ktark Kent Dorr't Care $**ial Smurity witli titles 'l Stl*'t trs Wsrtt '. lvty , 'Fi*srt To Rulc hdy :tr f,fi 4 *$tslts** gF ffi tt?l Fatrick Fitrgerald Back Stre€t Bays Hend', S*t A S*lle', ndf ***t*c S a-i iltn 5 t{} $tlff Litttre Fingers Sr-rspect Device 'Cidero sitd lce'. The rm*rrd ffi is dv*ilable f*r Sl plur t*p F$*t $a s f 13I fi,ater Get Your Yo Ycs Out s ffi and pae kins frsrrl H*ath*at 3 *{ 7 tel $ilrnnne Suy Or Steal &e**rd*- 4 Melr*se Plssc, Ctifr**, + s tst Lurhers Ain't Gct A Clue Sristsl SS8 3rd*, w 9 ? itsl Throbbing Grirtle Unite d # t{} Tos Much \iJh* You Wanna Se s fl*1 tr lt tlsl Radio $tars Fr*m A ftabbit $ +. g ,*." ffi { 3*l S*cial $ecurity Heart l'o Rule My Head Ftdts?t {g fv* s $cts*v uI g 13 tt*1 Sardee Darh Freeze , t$ SSCIAL $n$ffnffiTl ' ' 'DoR't Wsnt My llcmt To 14 t?t flssential Lcgie Aerosal Burns Rule My ilterd*/"$tslls'l Ss{ t5 Autsmatics l{lhen The Tarrks . Poland ! A Fsll*o'f'tff$d*r"l'Hhsa Id* fI$l " 'fiear.tbe*ti" 'Ben*ath the r6 I 3? I Jarns!* Ashtry J'onrorrow Maybe eruddy and rnuddy (to b* I? I {ll Pat Fitegierald 5.rfr,?v l'irr irrtMl, Heart , fair, ch*y airned fsr I livE ",el#e*t), ,tt*br* rnr*Mrt iust lurk lrt It? i {-anr .lxil i & nturdp ,fff)p banfl. At 'ths t9 i3f 1 Ractiators lvt illirxr Dollar Fter{} i $r*snent ther*'s tffi mu*h (llrevv Gen X/Ri*h - Kid* f*r {srtrl* 2t! tftll ['rruit [:"ating Bears l-{e*vy f*rt. A i$ri*t** b*nd'

$W$Ail, $ffifl{JKITYT tr ffis$'t Wsn* Sfy il{esrt Ts R$le &{y *Ies* ffnE$se [A]. F-our 'K#esr*hsw* tra*k HF frsm a Bristol Sr*$p wFro r***rded it in n compie *f E:*e$s rtin*$,*rx{g p $ws*tr&ck . tape ", #? sma*trimen {t $nys tims. And n*t n n fis hsd deb*E $n ths&*avyduty i (} straightf*rwerd heads'**wn : * fegf$**919 ffi guit*rs \--Jd thr*$hirrg *nd bssie lyrics q:td-f if * ffi$qffimlFFilrBiFF*mmffi: : fn dcp*rtrn*rt; The ssslgs *hew a i " -'-'. H i $a*lml S*curltg *$****rtl *$E$# { H I r $perk cf rltslity *nd wh*n they'v* &S FF$ ul r* n#syl f played ibe*t' {Pnlm } Sne sf , s ferv ds*en ffi*r$ Ithaeg dong - $ft * & *r *fldr rn tim*rn Ehsy shoul$ b* rsady. , sh*sstrJng- pal* I f*r b$'th* , F; ffi $+l.rd'JfiS, s,sf f lTg r bnnd records trn & tiny *$* : reeard label. A$mlrm,bl*l #$'Is w I f*r enterpr$ns. The ffiF, to *{ ,put lt mlldly, f$: , nntninr*tlst {sttrgl* gsxlts,r $$$$ *.{ ; *m bshlnd fatrly fl*cent r voesls ) and tlue tyr{*s &Fe ffi i trl&eho bre*stbe*ttng ; fl$$$ ffi i . , i **I d*n't' want my * e"BS : he*rt t# rule my hesd 7, 4 even if she's gCIori to me ln $$ffr b,e* . . '. dnm't xtay: ** , *roun$ / uy*tt wsn't Sg tttG, p d own . ' Hot ev*xtly , tlr**dful. fifl ' tlr*ugh, , . {bl}als qusue dlrge. . $$$$ w ez *s fin i€,eeecr fiaaa{ /s/ ; ffi ItrTJffi{}F}f,AH#: , ffiSS*#FffiAN* a Brist*l f*ur-piese 'ffi mr.trp*nrw/Vqrf*e#o $-{erxs{hwmt -Lran*i, wiltr.releass ttr*lr il**or ulngi* { } " . sr}{: t.* t"F*ir"c}r s:f irct*ring6. i-}t ffigffiwffiw*Kww #e?sffirf gT Heartbreek Rec,,rrds shortTy, {rusptr*tr q$efinertr, b,rctly i&rffiatlged xt*$s*,w *{. ' lt'* ealtred 'Europenns'. I+" litl"l* {:sns&f{uen**; f[mnn*! qrv*i" t,he I speak * r"m ;:rr*rd r* r tirplt. &t $ 4 s s 1 ffi {Je#Fffi Ap{$: Hxrep*ruem s {***wsrfo*ef * i. rs The Europcans have n tr synthesixer ,;-** but cl*n,t sfu*ut ahut it. From t3 Bristrll, this T* f*ur-pie*s msy taks r$ thernselve* a littl* too s*ri*u*ly ts {*fu*ck the hug* tist of cr*dits ffie rs t? # c*$Cept desig$ers, ffi ffiffi &# ffi F&P lflp Fer I' *' *$ppw'li cs*$rdiftuio* ..; Uut rhey Hmn* s S*od rec*rd in a hunki-riff , Tffieffiffi way. It would cenrainlv ia a lot rnors offensive had it not been 3{}3 Ksnsf;xrg{em $}k R$as*, * *mall affair {nfter *ll lsr's L*rr*l*ru* W,I I lsav* th* M*ngs tn Hrm*rscn : *nd Ri*k R"U.A. Wakesr*aa). ' ' j When rhe dust hss snttled, (';lhilr*t ** V*ll;*ir* iliI ; " ...... S$p it'* your duty to hunl out s {:ttropr:afr-* V*i*L.F. ", ....8$p cspy rlst fir k regarded as s Stifl', l"iill* l;i*gr'rr * Alfr"r*n{ir.*" reck dweiler ev*ry tilstr:t .",.r,.r.!,r.rr..,,..?tlp {in s*nxc}" : -l'tltr'*rrAng*!ir; llprtil!"t\ ** hfunl*r clf 1 i{l{tl*; .".?{}p .larn *--Tuhe Slnri*x .. r. r..?Sp Shi,rnr 6$ -* f.i*rrr. {}p Fl;rrrv .,, -, ?$;t l*"rr []ir,ic{tr? ""* l;" "l {rilr"hq , , fft.}$*l * " llatrick Ijit.rgr:ralej I;'" llnr;*r"l*ig " $ HUH*,PflAj{S:'*f,ur+ptntts'nl*.Vrpi**$"- \tf*r*i ". *l"t;gp {Slpar&**f Reeords, 4 M*lr*s* Sl*ee, Jah*13".;"*"" ,ft"5{}p Cfifter*e, Rrlmfoll, it's' u*d*nieruty in- Fencrtratisn * Lurmino*s l_F. fd"$ tenes{iy:q, and- llll you pdrnerns Dr Alirnq-.nt;.re!rl "* Fl*rl llrcrr*tl "q&R " ('hich*n sht:uld j*:tt ttre nilrale d*wn r:n y$ur ln"f**n$ { i i. .."f.1.3{} sxile*$* e***u*t *tipr {th*t w8trr y#{i Hrrsl {,}unk}ey **. A l{rs$* Wav won't lose them). The s+und is ioug,ir, fiiff';rent..". .*s.. fl*hl* !\l**tr h'lr .?Sp eiriving anri experirnental, nnd surnrnnhs [$firi{:-"l-h* Illr.udh*rtt q 'u!] ni) less [f:nn .** li ill [ lippi*r . S l.$$]p th* msctx {*t'*'r}y}" r** Adult lhr*}"\, viled iiltrsv*s" Jchr:ntPre* Csls inte- "\ " ". 4 n. rlSl.$t|gl Sr***x his sgl,ref,hes$s-*r. pattera*x r$srs de{'r}p' in*s ttr* rn*l**trser$ t}ran Ulrra- Nlsw s,&HT PR#${"JilT vqlx mnej his v*ice m ixes pnrtx-Ferr*tt. *f J*hn GANG #S $'#KJ$E STRACFI F*xx with partx ,*f Feter ,$till, tfte q}ffit sxrofi{,Ei ?tp ffqnllud by {,rg&rlnrs ftsssrds, #4 r #srr**+ s*s#, **ndern fdw/# _{ornp*r.i*omm sre cruwdimg t.he Tet: #l-##p SISS. h.and" Tlre Fpte*tial is tf*sre; {ktqe it by the scruff of the neck. lvr"r#""S*ffltrq i q London-bssed indepe*denr I Cherry Red have signed a rhres- I yssr deal ts distribute Erisroi. t Fg*:ntNGfi*'T*fr*:S.lm&, Cra.qs, $mEll lHamder I hemss l.{esrtbast ft**srd*. First il I tti*:r# WAY. T'he wall, $*tell Wondfr rslse$e, $ut this'ss*k, i* a !?-inch I s HrusLfiulhf wAtli, F'iicky And rhe ilors, $innsl! wender fsur-track singla hV Sristol b*rfd il d Rf,$ BOX. I Jog anql rhe Trackguirs, Tysen S$sxs Bmbles.. $ S H$wh,{ilCHt$N{ig&'ATy,$*ptq#ro$mnCiry .,,,it ,* ..+ *... --_ _., . _ . ; i ! ^ S T.$*t$ gS V$uS [,[FH, *lax* *abiffi- t*enrrtr*mr ! ? bVf**TH rot$${?, Tlre ti*e*, f$hgn*

\f.t" *?hi*. {\ $?LAXS BAS*HSr Is'; Ys*r \r . Life' (Heartbeat FUI*$$ S). & ' . *. , Tlre sffiund. sf Bat"h {?} is sirnilnrty S Al,L$EWN tJP, Parrik Firzqerald, Fnlydor flt I FATII*:TlX, Farherrx, Ftr*-ck fi,ff * detached * the *tte**k sn- norffials l{} $tmgP!f*# $A$, Teardrop Sxpl*:d*r, iil*e is *ermplete with cut-in rc*di*'. *elk- I I Slfi tf* JAPA|r$- Sig In Japbn, Srts'* over. But the wlrsle frf this I ?-inch gI $?SffiKlLL, M*r*rhead* Sr*n** f, *, AP is elegantly ndv**tursu$. I cnly l3 S{}tSCITY, $pieuoil, ffi**rgh Tr*d* distrust tl:e $ens* sf $$psrlsrity. 16 $tJ$ffiACT DUVICI, Sriff Liule Fingsrs, Rigid Sigir* t$ ** A$$) fttA$)* Lrpein f*ursnrds, $rfr*il try*,rlid*r Is s,4TT'*,tr$r T"*xH H,{NI}s, varia*s Arrisrs, {iosd v*hrx$lCImr GI,AXO BABIE$: 'Wsstsd Llfs' f? SATURT}AY trISSI'r 8[NflATH T}f ffi TIASTIC PALM TTI$SI {Hs&rtppet}. Leyton Buaaards, . ,, j Cflrys*tig i , I* ffiru'T fttNC ME UP, Prorex, $**d Ylbr*tions SWBffi&MAre:*$ma&nstyle' i t* S-,*CT**V $AMPLfio Varioug Arrisrs, S'*ete*-y (RcughT?*del. try- lfqT$Tffi A VAL*.SY,$kids, Ytrg*n ilf{ A tril'f Ths Rur*, Fe*pleUr*iib mIE SCARS: 3f; , lAdultiery' {F'nsr}. i m,e$T This 3t "" SHUiliH, #-[,evel, F*ychs wsek's mlsersblints ell lurnped i m #UttY f$ffi YSU, T*yn Robins*n Ssrrd, Hh{$ lgselhgr for eesy cstegrorlsat$on, *: &' SILI{imUry&],?V F*rs*naliries, K$ng* i&d Wasted Life ureli t*r* bsst nf {hts : &S #$XI*UK Subr, *iry , ' week's dCIom partenrlers, npeninff 8S * fi{K$if;} tr$THtilfin Mc*ace, ltrl*g*f like the arnplifted snund of b frtctiie I? S$YH IT $ACK, Dieiles, AeiW defrosting it'a nice *nd csld and 3$ S$$A Y*:Mfiff, Z,e, I3,-imctu HP blesk. Ilrcsden eqmals depr*ssl*n ' tr9 ?ltf*$,:${f WERH Y$U, Meknns, S*qr and $eare t glAIq{A{;Hn S#$t}$i,'*anffii f'o*u, P'*ul fite m*r*Iy nr*ks m ry hcrribte, tuneless're*Ikst- \,Vith *n$r j - 3Sp i2' p e+*h sf ter one) #upptiert b.y Smatl Wonder Rerords, !62'f;r.rtesfreer, Iuck when llErmesdsy arnfves, ffiey'tl L*nelon E!? i MAX POgr SSp ret H-sa0s{}s6 eop it flrst, I $mqrerb$ tot't { *ry qr#rtx/L &ftryea &ts f x{w i

Ss*,qrs$ #/V'/e-t fvpf,# #rk t SIAXS &ASg€g!*"n Th$e y*rtlr nTktu fs SX,&K$ *ASIE$: *x N-i,f# tHe*rtbewtl. The Y*wr $"$fe' {H{s*rthsnt ?* Fu*fise drL{mffisr'$ crisp and the 3 13 imsfln) Sour tracks * tlse i $$tq$ sll flr unrit it gets . title plus *Stay Awake', i.. *Secsn*sq -Who spoiled by ths tyf:e *f srarlrig *f You' iimd humanoid vocals th*t rnany Kilied Srnce Lee' giv* rns rny 'nsw music' bands first ifisight inro ths wnrld f*el thrcw ol' $orne ironic pr this Srist*l b*sed band. s*rt'of mcldern infl*cti*n sn tlreir lyrics. Minirs'lal* g bit do*rny ., . nsf lt's prcbably a bluff bscau*e rx,eetty ihe pulrating, drily i addi*tiv* st*ff thar rhs hlurb they're to* inhibited to wnuld hnvc us beliEve but afiually sing. A lat sf nmw *fvsrfh*l*.ss s*rera! r$illi*il wave vo*alists get ffway wlth time* betfer thnn *sb Seger" A murder, iust standing there bii d*rivarive of n cerrai#Aan* acting h*r*d or a*rnbi*fied, call*d Sl*xxris And Ths whsn they'd shriv*f up ar.lc$ $annh*q,' [hnu$h* ain't it? $ie if they were 6vsr cslled upon to dc ssms wnrk. Lung* ths *ixa of thrupenny bits trls$t sf 'ss?rl Sut I diverss. Apart frorn tlre v$esls and a *tals arty pres$ hend out {t"Ths nsrns originates freffi sorns experimsnts they wer€ sn*ducting with baby fCIod nsrnss st art schsol','| this is a rather dmcent r&cgrd. l'rfi p*rticulxrly taken by that $tringy guitar sound, and tfr*ugh snly the titl6 track *f thie Sristsl cutfit'* fourtreckmr r*ally grabs, ttrey'll Br*b*bly scrt thgmsslvee sut fcr rnors nstablelpiece* in time. {l apolngise for ths tone toward ths sr*d sf thst rsvisw, thi* ie *.tswhat rsirrss of inheling- next m s*hoeilteacherl. 5o r/s-Jh $ &r,n{L tt*qr3 {q7t

THE GLaXO Babies EP on firistot inriependtnt Heartbeat r*cr*fftr jwrnped srrurgJri ints t&r $auruds slt*rnalfr.w **srt *re th* f -qf *ry*& *f releas*, Na me*n fe*t f*r e *snd wha srgn 'f e,rsrtl,y s fcarseft*fid lv*rd in their swff t#wn rprn" Add tCI this thst J*hn FesI$rtrrri.$ t* hr've *x inrar*btt gflerfrsrr lrrvsrds t*s rurprd snd rirrn *dd l&sl cI *ss sfsr Seea freefid rrjbdc r*rrjr*strc lty ix and *at sn th* frsnsffrr ttw *f tfu Roy*f tlu*hy *f fiisxt r*dyotr rsn.rrs wfr.y f ws"r *ryed {s gsf sn the f,{rsr irnffi*disfefy. to??tff $n philos&ph.v, nCIr?r mn rtaim r* speuk f,*r theotfters, "ro Fri#*y night s8t4, me &ff$/rere# d*w*in $irlt* n Edw*rd k"f?,al gwitarist Dan Cafsrs hands # *rrr* fs ,rrr "f$ Se &olresr f-d ror*Er w*irlr daahles #s f&e affirc *_f ffecrt&ssf R*e'*rdr, s*rounded by €rt-ss$'rr qrursliolts n*crf sirr rfl#si*, I f&rn,k tnpff mlg,&f r*rmg onf rtrg_{ way" l*e sfr"rs,r, a rcuple *f t*lal*r lcpesJbr c*rrpfl$!, Reuf{y i r*pr't r&irr-t *f *ny{king lCI smy a&orr{ ff : Iffer:derwoffF{{t silrntly twirling s* t&r TV md $ taps o/lasr offiond.-*Sn, " nigftl"rglg on th* hi-fi" Like ffCIsf Ssnds rfiesa d*ys wfuo are #ff, f epin* f&af althrrugh tluey pf#yi* sm s$s [m$ ]rr/, t*gr* r*ru/rom t{d with tr*r prcss for the first tiffie, rfir/ ar€ n&tur*tty fs s /norv sfrurg&f fux*,sfr'trrls{ry g*out lfrrr rn#sir ffis* rlte SemrJs w*rried that the intervierysilratlsrn willgi ue a dist*rted image. lJr*ys*arurt'l&rlifl *r'rrfr ffisf nigttt,'and that ytrsr**y d* rrnd rs &e Fsir *m*xgir, s* I *ffer f* lrr them s*y w*cf f&e}' wsnl atf their ry little doCIrny tor:" #gn retattantly agrers: "'Yroh /srrppr:sr il ls rwx #s/*rlr*rlr,try l*is dors* 't wcrli r*ei l+rf/, llaving n$ quite d**my sl ti*rr*. " ?r*r lls"s$r.rr T*rn Affr&ofs f* rn*rr rfqfinire; P*rr. i "f get qait* wnrrirdr&*ru1 ir &ersffs* l'm not thst do*my x- *' flrr-r{?r}- #sfk l{r S*{rt,' "I'lrrrf s*umd *gs #rgff rrnrrgjgs"f{rr trFrr fgsg y€#r *vf n{}w gfstl *rf #sns ** so/ar w#fi fr lftsr lw rr*$p wsrf ts , - &rosd*n €tut s hit n#"w, " Txlk sttlr.at thr ixdividrsrf trrarfts c*rfle"s epsirr. ffirsr '$4,'R* ff#fed , Frr*m {,se'" I rs* ursr 's fn t*r spfret rorsplrc ty, ond l&* t'prrfist drnd msin writv trr"r& f/rcp*me n sdrnits fr flreimg/a.rcfmcled S.r tfte sr*.ieef. $prr&ed s{f by the swry thet frrarc Lre rrm mafly *#ferf

fi,r cn i$srrsts#Js *{erng F'u n flst{r t* s&ul hirn up, th{sd}n$ sf"sei , -f rr*ft.rrt'e,s t he idea r&*t r&*re b a Jol going rrn flrsf sarnefis#,ro drrrs$ rurryl ff$ tfl *mw rfrmrf, 'lf,f 's efsr, tl$exrf t*e w&$fe Spsr/F*'rsl rllirie, w*rre$-y-y$t{ Sring sn cncirnt srl fi*r l&at frorn r&e f:e"st r,ntt prostitwfe it. . .w{ *re aftw oll diffefipnl rrftrres. " ?'**re is rJtlir smr*#mr rl/snrrflf s-nffirnesf t* fftr I n*rF#. ;'Frs** *Iftfs {l'rlr:s " ' ffr:fi ssorrr-" i* Ysr,r i-ife'is dirrrr s*rusl rnrnm*nl f I-&l{r dwring fFter*rrrreEgrfi#n, ffie "t{tfi/t(}.rr"" hand &rgrll ffl{'ff}ssr'#id gu*uf i#n t herrysef vrs. T*m s.r&s ffrrfl alxrrl '$l*y ,,4 r,t,'#&{, '. -tstd l+.ritr thst *rJ*r* *r after'I&rb ls fei{*r {.f€'F*"#s#i ."ffify l#rff, pf'r/ $tt*r* crrup$nd f$r -twae tir*e * r+fr"y drr.p** *r.t& I " F$rpt.. ' " Welt besruse appe*ritrg #$ r}t*y do e# tfte ffF tllr.y tir f*gelft{,r. 'n ff*fi"' '*ld$* *of rsi*,rs.lol*.tr-t'ef eifl 'F&rr: Ir fil*lr tiff 'i.r *rflruglf fsts f,l*.yl$# $er rittinlrlfdng ** {h* sa&r+aysyfrf night, rrylrsrsss "$ra_}' A,wake' is ffiesnt ro {re & vfr-y posrtire "sfrn,g. " Sorne reviewEr $'(rs unkind energfi t*finil'Iftr.r ls t'atrr Life' tn roI}'e'rt tte rsndrsre*ding, wk*n irq^fl*rrr rt rs nrere{y chronicffng. 'no{ $n3ing nvr lrres #rc trs?"F &rffer- .yffrr itffgw" " #xe t* Nesrttwet &s!'f$e sig*d * $istrihr*ti*rr rderl wrtft Ch*rr.v

#ert #fre'*rst's, prrf*rx*.fp *tf"yrltr rccdrltg l&is r+'rfl &r sf#* rrl ,' g;arr'&nse s Sfsx{,} #$*r*$r fff' sl f#$r lrrev/ c,mp*rr**rm *rsd dLx.*Fe," {*i yourselves wltsf e finr hanri lJrry arr. Iftr-r'rrsrlft*vr*fvr$,fl- *rsf g,rJnr islrf/lg'rftt &r*.*t,tir:t*{*fs elssi*'. $# w**f i"f th*"v dsrigs,fflr/c, cCnolr,l' at tlz* rrrrnrfr?t,r So wfff th* Vetvrr uitfrrgrollrud. Flecord Mirror, Septenrber ,lg, "!S7g

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$CAru&AL$ SF THE WtrSK .t GL"XO SASIES: 'Chrlstine Keefer' {f-{eertbesr}. $o yCIu v.d&nna be & mod, huh? Yru w;*nn& hear *b*ut th* sixties? l-hese *rist*lean trabi*s wilr filr yo$ in. lr w.ra$n't just fighting on ths be-?ehes, y'knsw" $u5:errnac wes a Frime f\4i*ist*r in thern days, not fi f *otbmllwr" Fity th* Pr*furnolK*eler *candai ccst hirn a G*:r.rerRnrent beeause st thilt tinre politici*{1s wsre

ttre lreroic focjder for gossip c*iumns, the radicals .

"chiil t* chic", nst ;.*ck 'n' r#*i $tar$. 1 Wvlhertev*r happened t* Christir:e Keeler? I wonder wl:q)'$ Kissingen nowl [\.{*re t* tfrs g:oint, have tire fil"x*s a hit on their hands? &ipcr**t but not so rJisilreelt- th#y've produced n mir"l*r {n#$tsrpiee e. YLru'vff r:#vfir hacl it so g*clc!"

ffit-*X* ryAffilH$, whr)'vs bee* h*ving {r**h!*'r,;ith the sirnilnr}y rr.:rr}sS **nnpfir:'d {tvtrr their ru&rne r**e*tly, ii*ve., SL#K# ffieffi'$ffiS:'ffifurf;s€3nm ii risrn"u- :'ingle catl*rj 'thristrnru iieeb*, 1 K*s*mn' ref *;**rI i;i' l{eerthe,*e; 'ftrie*frdg tl"rlS': {p-*#er.gbffiffir} All a b6t u,-n tt.'k te)o rn*aningfulFy jaxay ffnd eJs*Emrr?st*ry heat-p*mtie fsr r'$^!8" A **trng:*nrdium eif rn;d- SS's sc*ir:!*gi**l eat*hphr*$#s, with #hristine {a fann**m p*litical-scendal sex hitch lcerru *f the timesl a$ $alffiab$m er*tic they ffL*XS SAg$fi$ : *hristine flgurehtrffid. I {nsfin,'f;filled Keelsr (lleartbsatl. Yhis is the e ou{drr't"hmve' it klnd nf record l'rn sure I'vs HarolqJ fdlm*&/Iillmn, #fiLlld hearcl on "90{)d'o "CIldn' qhey? f{ut if they wfrntsd tfi *. "Fegtgi's" "$hs\ftt", And "l" sell a recc:rti with a $ax 0n i+ donut "Even" "li$ten" ts !( "tost" iike thet. "sver". Nat Sq3 **rbs f\t -/*] *t( @ Kry@BHR KRnegpS

LONG-$I$TA}fCH rsute c*rnpiler Sim*n Hdwsrds rnep$ v*qy dif fer*nt j*ur- nfy'$ efirey fr*'m wotk w trips to ths big tirne f*r Issal ban*s. ffi ffi ffi ru ffi wfrh $srsx*s $*rsmy Si mon, 'wllo wsrk.g at the AA'$ Psrk Xsw head- quarter$ i'fl Brist*I, is nlff- . nins sffi* sf the city's r*ff* g{ w*rk tn dsn th**glr. they lvon't get aRyw,here independ*nt lsbels Heart. Fhe image nf nris{ci witl: that ssrt +f slttitilde." h*.at &e*urds. bands in Lond*:n is stitl Within *'lr*ck 'the last few Already the label harre with the Wureel tlit. weeks $innan ha:s tied up relsesed twe ffPs *nd a "I t**k cne band, th* E. distributicn deal wit,il ningle, *nd the nn*st Frimates, to Lcnd*n for & Lo,nd,cn firxr which wiIL ree*nt rel*nse *.nl hy the & Sgg altd the arrdiencs e*'$urs that H*artbeat's Glaxc Sabi*s r* is Bicking r*a*flnn wa+. typieal. ?hey releas** will rn,ake their ut) a lCIt *f national air- beginn shfiuting- 'Get ba*k Ipsy t* shopr acro,s ths b Ue?-Jl/-",1C'* F*Sf play. to the farrn'. TFr* stupid c*unttry. Pr*vious dises were sfr tfiing w&$ that t*ley wer* The dsal kras alresdv 6 ffF by Sc*i*l Security and playtxg exactly the sfirne pqid sff, beeause thb /* {vrr a eiruSls hy the ffiuroperanr- s*rt sf nrusic ss tfis oth*r Slaxu Bahie*' fip hss bsnds that night." heen s *u*ee$$. T*re iniiiii pressin g i funfssf $in:Er:t admits that ln of 3,S(}{r eopies trying pr:sh has now virtually sold'out t* th* Rristsl & *ec$nd I{aw $imr:,n ls at w*rk p*st ffiew wave poun$ he Fnd S$*g Fregg. sn his m*st nnrbitieun {l3g 3s being' plairned. is soffietimes hitting his S_r*ak-ev*R- p,*is* projeet, &n slhufin featnr- he*d ngainst a bri*k lvall. 0n tts ing s r+'ids s*!*cti*n cf 1? in*h *i** was p.S*0. , "The city is very shart vr*rk by ss$ts rf Sristol's - Mrle*: *f the c*mBil**ion p*st of venus$ snd itts very *lbum is alreaety tre\ry w&ve hnnd$, sh*rt *f the csmrnunal pared, are- Th* **mpilati*n will spirit emong bands whieh nnd rele ase tiats is set f*r the summs,r. include cuts by the y$l: gct in ath*r torpns. Glax*s, Eurcpeans, 4VP1, I can think of *ities Color Tapes, Joe Pubii*, wh*,r* tire gF*llps "nneet X-te'r&s, Ssclm 'f,Iub and r*gr-rlarly, Fr*Ip eash oth*r, the late st cf *:e bunrh, take &n interest in eaclr Hssergtial S*p. cther's nius"tc and $s on. Sisr*n, & f*rmer folk eluh p*rf*rmer ared an *x- memher #f ffiri$*n's Sren{ ffie* $cs* Fsrd and the $ylons, l'Ff *re yotl'3I find an said:'*Ther# rryil3 al$r*st lrrifatimg str*ak' of &rrfi- eertni*Iy he $om# others ganc# ern ong the bands. *n tke slbrrrn *ss. X ev#fi $:,nd a few prsb. - "The- pnint I'rn trying le,rns g*tting this co'nipita- to rnake is thst Bristal ti*n aihum: o,ff th* gr*und l:as s re*lly *s#iting be*ause *f that" grouil s*e** et ths **lqith*ut n,arfting sn*m,ent. Etv*ryr iln* *f ns#.tils? th*re w#r* $$m* these grsup,$ ;s different *rxt{it$ rvh* sald they and ft I'nt *f them frre w*uldn't epp*ar sn the very yo$rlg, AII hnv* ths album if s*-and-s,o w&$ sn p*t**tial t* pr$gre$s int* it tsn, amr.l X tr:l* ftem r*ally inter^*sting trands" t* g*t krst. firey're their "Srist*l has gCIt a lot swn wnrst e'ncmigs and

# Pushtng the Srtstsl sound r . . Eristol recsrd wmmmy bses $*nrsn SSwards {left} wtth hts asplrin$ pnategeu tfue Gtsxs X3eh,*ss* frrmn l*ft Se*ff Als*pF, Ilsn ilstsie esd T*rn !{i*hols. q4{ Itwas inevitable that, Thu ; {fcw+u* .-r;'.s Sgauo*'+** {li* -;ri ii*ig:i.T.}$ , rnsF .sooner or later, an the frr?*,*. r"ler'! lt w&$ hmve seemad L&61Mffi .album would material- mkay t* havs a band ca$ted sr #v#r-Sefigtrsu$, but *me, trm*k ffi is ise frorn the growing the MseJs who di#n't we&r #n ccmpilation s Fmrkas) ffire sns af th# ffiffiffir fmp*ssible basis on Bristol music scene, best llvs bands in Bristm$- whinh tru judgm a new and whatever its merits but their trmc$q 'S#und' bnftqi. An *r*simr optinn or , faults, it's an dnesn't transfmr ta vinyl as **uld havm b**n f*r important step in sec- w*ll ffi$ *ould hs hoped. fi"{sartbeat tn rmleas€ three uring the future for new $till, it'$ &s Eac:d an intr* mr fmur tracks fr*m the hest &s ffiny ts the hmnds * why inc|ude trasks a At lemmt thmr# wffis $srns- Sroilp$ Bristol music. lt's rnelndic powerful frnm th* nfiw-defsJrrct thing #istin*tive abcut thoss and very ambitious project nhythm driven ssund. ln a ffi*r*p#&ns snel Numb#r$, five tr*:*ks tm make yoLJ lclve from Heartbeat, notff similar vsin, 'Gre*n ls in f*r" !nstmn**? h,$everthe- or hate thsm * unfortunatelY the Ft*d' hy Frivate Di*ks k*ss this reccrd nnarks the the longest established lesE c&n be said f*r the ls m fin* exarnple of what str*S *f &n important new and most successful *cntnihuti*ns frerrn Stere* *r"?*vd ws used ts call *ra for lmcal rnusic, &Rd label here, and an ftdodel*, Ths Dire*tmrs, Ths wavs'.". nhh, at [*mst *ight th*r*'s &ffi mwful !*t sf one X-Certs mne$ The Nurnb#rs. extremely difficult mCInths ag*! Like 'S*Lrft#', mnd talsnt within Ths lmst two bancJs had 6:r*rnisc td review. Fifteen it'g fast, tuneful, frorrlrner* a frsm p*ster} ...el! st tra*ks #n ths recent {p$r.*s tracks, groups, clal withcut heing clrche- il4"trS. The great thing 15 h{eartheat ffiP, which wers ridden, ffind there'g $sr'$'l* *hmi:t this *lbum is that encornpassing large matchy, lf a bit sn ths ord- ; niffty gr.ritmr work in the y#u #ffim !i*ten, decids fnr variations on any inary mlde. Hsre, the sound eniddle. ysurself y*Lir favcurites, number of styles, so to is cl*art, pl*msant and fairfY nn# nip oa"lt mnd $es them general imnpct,a#t*-* #ne *f The ffiut fm,r r"nm*f give a impres- by the in th* n#ffir future, with*ut Sinsct*r$ has ffiVHru *flT A intms'esting tr"acks thm sion is not easy. Also, sn hwing ripped nff. ffiffiA$qffi! T* be fain, theiugh, alb#ffi frcm mf tha standard fluctuates c*rfie &v* H*ppy $istening! m$st *f thes$ hmnds *an be' mristul's rncst mstabll*hmd tCI from excellent $e#n tr*mding the b*arCs in'band$, St*xm ffiabies and appalling, thus each Avcn- ffisrd they fr&n all d* ffissentiml tsap. Lyrical|y track must be judged beft*n". they'r* streets mheraC *f separately. the CIthsr bands nfr:re- Well, lel's get the dross Surpr*se tra*k ls 'My rffienticned-rnsfinlngful' wh* try tu be over with in order ol D*md fu$*thmn-, by #*uble {Variculs appearanc€ - The Euro- Vi*imn, a whitm grs{rp who Artists, F*l#skow, Apart- peans only evor. wrote one try - amd m$rnost succeed - rn*nf ); whilst nnusicatly good song ('Europeans') t* pley rsgsae Srit-style. they challeng* a lot *f and this is another example Whitms pte,ying b$ack prscnncmptions and defi- of their sub-Cars, sub-Only r"nusic hms afiway's been niti*srs. fficp begin quietly Ones rip-ofis. At least cnndwmned by purists and on 'thr*nicle', and slowfy they've split up, which raclsts alike, hut this is a bu$ld up tn a haunting, yst &wffi## releases their otheruise pleasmnt mnough tune, me$mdic crescendo. Live talented musicians for other withcut actually setting the at Ashtr:n *ourt they were bands. wprtrd 0n fin*. {Definite g*od - here they trr# ffietutu$ffiffi*& lf Yes or ELP ever stop shades clf '$$l$y Garn*s') superb" could Ths ffil*xos, with a 12 going, Moskow Ontm the now. place Emdi*s, HP, & single and a Jchn adequaply take their $neak Prsview play ffiffiHffiYffifu ('Judas the P*s$ session to their syes betray rnegfturn fipus music like hero's Until then, decline'). Mggksw- hr*t there's & lot they can take their farting r,ff: mF-X':#Tqx cf snthus$asm ab*ut ffi'r--*tr ffi "* wffi ffi ffi nffi ffi tuew ffi ffi apocalyptic trmnsfgr frorn stage t* ffi synths, and 'ffi$ugwi#trd', desp8te its for vinyl, mn# thls track 'lt's lyrics elsewhsre. As title, am# ex*e$lent, n*n* Various Artists, well, the irrmtisnaf' shows in which ind*lgwm? Lss# *f synthe* gives pure directicst they &rs hryad- {ffimmffib&ffi* ffiffi $g nam€ it"away - sraer Art School music for Art in#. As usual, strange and School people. Apartment? disc#rdmnt electric gult*r \ Well, if you'll forgive the s*runds dcrninete the pr#- s'--t *?rr pun, they're flat. in every c**dings- c*mplsm*nted S"qt#g hy s*rn& interesting s€nse of the word - sounds uJr# {# b,4" $f-f V like he made $te lyrics up as v*calg" Thffi Gl"xos w#rs he went along. But ths p{mying this s*rt *f n:usic fsl#{-;4* wqrst track has to be the l*nE hmfore lt becmme aptly named 'Nothirq' by fmshi*nabte, and if 'ths Mce $quad (vocals by public at large' has &ny Becky Bondage) - definite $#ns€, thsy'll bs here l*ng banel-scraping nere. aften fashi*ns chang*" r {9nt!*i,t'L* { an/?.t*rt-L i'"J16€ #{ iu-;t^} r'-T- -.L,rrr " *u, t b# t

$imtln, *hql playe*l rnrith s3risterl bsmd ilr*mt ,,i * &- -"'7q F*rd and Nylons I 110) Regatta de Slaffi€*Folice #.* i* th* anc! rn'knrlg*c[ ether gr$ug]$,- ,:;; believes th*rs is a weath of t;rXent in t[:s *ity" ,;:: "Ihis Z il Eas fo tfue Heas*$lendie rs;usf the rip o{ the i*ntserg, rher* r;;*n /}eye}r :i:: ) x {} } &,cgg*f'tm de ffit#ns*F$$$*m bs f$a ffiilr?y barrr/s but I crsultJ d* anrsth*r altsunt .i:i 3 te) The Raven*"$franglers nexf w*ek with f 5 rsther tlands. " ,i:: x, {}} Smf to *he ffieag*glmn*$i* *Avun Atrtr nii bands featnrcd sra the ilalling' ;i: 4 Tke F$easur* Frimcjplq:- alburn, which t4) s {s} T$xw Lomg ffiairt*"*ffiaglen Radin One I)I Jtlhn Peei hCs :i:, ffiary Numam featr:nr*d all this werl k, have signelr! cs*ntracts :,: 4 {4} Ths Fil*a$q.rr& Wr$m*ip$a* with Heartbe*rt" ::: 5 t?) Tfuc il*ng ftsn*Heg$es "In fl ro-ey its safer be indepenclent, rtt t* Y*u on- Ssry ffi umq;; r ly F*ave l$mk tql at ths $url:csss of other ind*g**n- r,i #$ {-} Aw*m f,a $$ lm g*Va rin,rr$ demt latretrs ara*nd the country anct the preihferns ;;;, 5 {S } T*rs ffipsu*rq***$*rsr$g$ens facing the ma!$r cs$lpanies." :al, ? {s} !mfo *he h4usi6* T$*e : $inrun rfo*sn't agree he Fra"q sct Frinrself up e$ fl ;:: ' V;nn &d*rrinovr r6 {- } ffr**k*"*ffiufs fiod whn lr*lqls t]le k*y tu $uccs]ss faln yol*r*g :i; I {S $$*w Yr*int Somi*S* w? Awem #el$$wg**Vanimus hanrls. i l {6} 1ii i "I do rnake the fim;rl decision rr.hetlner ffi*b ffiyfam offi they ;:j I'rm *fue Maffi**}s# :;i ls {-} $ackw*n sign ur nrlt but X ulwa3rs *rs$( $ther p{x}g}l* theii I i- ) SurviwaE*$r*fo $v{ae*ey *pini*n*. " :i: s {9} Sffirwival*mffih fu{arley it,t Sim*n k*eps Fris fingsr { n the pulse hy listen- ,;' l0 tS) ffi66*$!ir* iti i"e to clerno tapes vvhiile hands send *ri*-*r*J so-4'r- :i: rs Gutlarrdos *d'Affir€fnrr.*Poliee :': !-"" r^ i- *! r ! ':' Rsvolver amd Virgin Records, Srisfol" {- } out.----d te comcerts^-r- ta -..,-..-Rrvatch the nsplring ii,iTS p$p i:i ;i: stars wtrrenevelr &.svCIil.rwr *nd Vrrgin R*csrd*, #ri*f*1, he can. ,,, ** k.*.******.*.*-* i:: 'uAn3'hody can cCIme in off the street and ask ii. ::ii me tc listen to thern anqi n wilt riecide whelther it :t ""71 ..:{1tfiJlffiffi}}';ffi;:*ush &? ".{# 3 ;, {{ "- 7-f ;i sroundwEprk nn ;i' what brrt the prim* mmtivatiq:n-is I{; iii 1t'ill "rr:Il, to Srui ii I Rcgg,*tfa Iti :i:i il ) de Slanc*police Ht t {l Reggatta de $$4s6"-*Pw$lcw CIr,rt s darnrl s*qrdv o*coud arf bands m,ho *hsl*trd"h* i:i: } ,tlt , r rr ;':' i: nearfi.. :l:l Tusk*Ftre,sswc**{ hdac --'I'llTy. x {S} The ilcng fts31*fragles ifl 2 {4t jili {*r# sltr clif$er*nt *rnd nannt Iti _ lunrt he ::i t{ * ll! S {$} Hnf $* fhe ffi'sa**$ilmndle "i:j clnssified ils ns''l/ rvnvo if f lik* & rqlcord ane! it :;: $ {3,i fr*f ${} fhe ffiea**ffilortdie :;:i makes me i*nep up *rnd down, I'li buy iL." ;:i 4 t?l The Larrg ffisr$*.ffiagf*c tr*lped'pi.it on a cerncert in L,$u,don'* 4 {-} Tusk*;;fles*wE*d fu{ac ll' ili n;ngwalls_.Simon_ i;i # 5 Avon Cm$f$n6"*.'-'Vasis*rs ili; which n,&s packed with un"*ic ii; it {S} ii:i busine$s.$'!*$ple tn s*:e thr*'e mf $rist*l's {ineir" {s} The Ftreagure Princ ipts* tl }ev*?-_*.s ii,. {- } whare*** Y*u Frivate flicks, $nserk ltr€vie$, *nd :ii' il :l:i stingray**. fiary hfi*n:*n ,* {*a* i,li But at h*rne thr: lsanrfs have fo ii{tt,t ft:r ventr*u ii . :i:i for tfreir o\Atll ftl yhe F[easr,sne prrmH$1ffi*rr$?,1$i ifl.qs. i:;f Sg {?} Av*n *alling-*V*rio*rs ? {s} "T'hstr* illi - |*nt'i*n't enough pla*:*s'fsr gir$url$ t*, l:i ili pl.ny ln llristol. T'here's gn**ut ? t6) T[re Cracfu*fiugs i,it n l*t a{ grfuo** iig S d'&mosP**P*lle m iii where gr$ups should play i:ut llristdl ha*s * ilt, {l *} #utland*a S The Ravam*$f rpnglers .i:i out-*f-date cnuncil whq) thint peopl* canoa "*rn {5 } NI *"i*v ,ii, It ' $ {?} The Crasfo*f,{ugs :iii ttr**selvcs under the *ge qlf 3d." ::;: I i9,| Surviv#t*Sob Fr{anfrey fi I 0 The Ravem**Sf rarasEsrs ii . .Fleartbeat isn't Brilr$l's *nly ind*pexn**nt ,i;i iS ) i:i: tabel *'hich h;rs sprung up since rlr:lw thc r$ave ;l;: !* {lS} Outla&*{es d:Arno$r*Fnffiae tl ffievslver amd Virgin Reeordn. Eristol, ll iiii h*nttt' li F"ried [igs:rom ;:, :^.-,; iiii Rcvslver anr! Virgin Recordr, Sriafel. i ii _ - -.:--r"*wn*d lry $ound Li*nc*ptinn ;.; ,iii stucuos in Ashtey Raad, hi$ontpelisr,I ' $roil$ *ti"t**l jii iii tn May this y*ar. r:l -' ?o1 Vari**l*: Avcn Salling ' $# Their flrst release through Finnacl* Rece,rds iii :i:i { Heartbeat} - L!.ving p roof li jii: was'I Can't f[efp_It'by Shens for trntlustrv which iii; ' that tire W*st fiauntry !s Reggatfa ,;;i solA 31000. lihe- follow-r:p wi{$ '&,{iniilxi" ei--: ii. bu,r,rin.g. 'f,hdg $g the t {? } de F}lanc**Fc!iee ;i{ imum' by t}re 1{/ild E}e&sts. :i:i finc'st r:fiw wsve ccml:ila- X {e } T*rk*-Flee*ws#d fu{ac Ken wh*ele1, ;h;l;int!3r tr&n$ lion to dat*, with &n im- :i Frieal ngs *nut ,iii The engineer and prorluccr f*n $ouild {;onc*ptl*n, pre sslve- string *{ .la*a} 3 {- } $pecfials ::,i is iiii colrrbcs, whq:ln is alsn drumrner in Wild :ii: mfl$t cf 4 (3i f;af To Tfue iii lle,asts" \\ie!:e rec*x'deql at Davirl #esi*glendis " dscide tCI start label bec*useitl; dJl iiij *it "we the cf tnelliu'r'. , Lnrrl'$ gaff in Hath. 5 {-} T$re $ee rsf *."ifs #f F$an*s wealth $f lncal talent," tls said, "1V* $:ave o,rn liii 'I'i:ere arfl 14" bat:ds anrl *^$1sri6 Vduffid*s [he .rtar:d,ai'* of "tir"e i:i: wavex*ngth, the third tlristq)tr trabel, rvas f*rm- i,!, rnrtsic 0;*3r C'ceasionaliy 6 {4} The Lcng ffi6.s*tr*fngfen iii -"d zs, ss he could recnr; ;ri- tr;,,j, ii;i f al,ls be ]clw fl*r" Fnr t$otre {v J'hcp*u; pf[er: Li:c $0]19$ psr- # T {5 Avsn Ca$f,img*Vmrls$s |i:i the $pic*, fir.sttir.st single 'Ycu and Me'. i:i, anC } forl::*nces a,{* nr"ttsLancl- Now ire runs the label in West $treet, *ld ;:i: tna" ; S {S} #mflandmr S-Amorr**-F*Bism Market, snd hns signed Gardea llarx, puhtic Ice iii: t'l* 1s$5.f cctr:,p*11ing S {- } #m* $tep ffimymmd*Madmess and.c{ur T"epex all of whsrn hrve hild one singls shnl'- :ii: ing com*$ fr**r f;ssential I * fi}$f Th* WeH[ each. Tlrey also use crescent studios in Fjath" iii' lvh*$s }ine-lrp in- {- } Apertm#nt ara typica! {ap, *h$ichae$ of the new \,viive ur iiii e !ucles *;g*Corhin*, $like |a*ks*u Eristot rCIck lsands. i:i F*wings. lfheir affe:rirlg is ftevolusr and Virgin Reccrds- ffiri*ts{, Guitarist -rnd singer, Alan firiffith$, Zff, ror.*- iij, s,harp, Light anrf un*lul, tex'*d, r*v*aling ed tlre hand iq fiepternbs:r tast year r,t,tren rrnru i:ii tndividual st yJe- pl*yer Richs*rd white nno**"*,d $n arelverli*o. iil: Thq: prr:_1*:c& lt*s kiegn pu t ment in fr music sh*p. Ite had a friend calletl :::: t*'gi:ther }:y i,*, S.i;is- -.^*1.,...... t ,..,.. [mil, !"fi, r,vhc drurns. :;:i .1.fiung !*Ii.nn, Si u:nn Edwnrds, Pfilv,qTf $tCK$, a g risrol I{eartbs*t sign*d- thern axrci .The hinnrl, their s$ns :ti; wi:o r.v*rks f*r ti:e AA by ha've signed t# hrca{ f*hsl l"learrbsai Alt*rnativ*' is une e Fle*ord* f the best cn 'Avo* caiii*g'. ii:; cin$_ and in t h.s ever:ing* and release a single t:n- *r:"" tober ?S ' Alan, frorn flon'nend. $tichanqi, frcrn rt{Int- i,,, pncks th*se alburg:s jnt* called'She Si*id $;," pelier, ' and Srnil, f rcm $Icrfk:ld, play l*t f goiil :i:: t,lleir c&\xer$, " ch*pel _in l{*twslls on F rid*y t $ $cig}t}en in" a :i:i Year s{er dn{&dr*"r*ct$ of T'he {:hil{t benefit gig r+.ith fc}ur CIther :::t t * *ansls. 'i;:: ,X3-{{}"71 SVT}Tffi'tl'Elll'ZEnil$ L$ osTCIsga 1s7s

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SIruGLffi$ "! - STRAW ffifrG$, $tiff Linle Fingers, Chryealla . 1: 2 ffilTTAGElSEhl* $lo*xsle ,&nrJ The Bsnshees, Pulydor 3 Fl",Affiffi$ etrru $L$ppnft$, *sckney fteieetg, snnelt wendsr ;^. 4 ftdlHHT Tb{ffi ffiffiEEFfi*, oestroy All Msn$t*rs, Ch*rry Rad S Sp$R&$- $*ftAT*H" Suxecocks, Naw Hornnonsff Sfr ISTOL klbe{ F,lsarrfietd Slecords S rulffiHT$ lf{ WHtTff SdhTt&I, Dickies, A&M release E c*rnpilati*n albt"lrn this ? MfrMFF{l$ Tgru$UH$$ffiH" $ilicsn Tesns, Mstm wesk *alierJ 'Av*n #*l$ing' featur-,' S CHRI$TtNtr KHffiLffiffi" Slmx* fiiabi6*, Heartboat t' lng Ttre S$sr*e* ffimbiei, Euns- F{fiS-ffiTffirAT AECCRD$ s ALTuftftlATlvH ul-srffifr, $riff Lirtle Fingern, H*ugh rrsda ps*Ins, reicese a, eclrni:i{atiorr alhurn 1S HYpSCffi*T€, Newt*urn Pritrate &i*kn" Mcsksw, this w*ek. f{eurotics, No Wonder Smn*ntlel f*aturing Bristol t t TltulE FOR AST$*|\1, Secret Af{air, l"$py S*p" SirastCIrs, llar"l#* Slnxo $ebies" Euro* Verioue"Artists, Snsek Freview, p*frns, Private *icks, 1g UK 79, e ri*is, F$ardenrs $tingrays" X-figntg" Apnrtnr€Frt, hdctsl{*w, ffssentia$ Fop. Direc- 13 $CIL$lfrft SStS$Effi, $piee Energi, frffi,ryh Trsds V$*s Squad, F$L*mbsre. $termo tr:r$, Vanious Artists_ $nea$t tS fd$Xfit lT'$ G#fr|f;. th*rds, Polydor MsSels and Sot*ble VislBn. Fr*vi*w, $tingr&y$o X4erts, 1$ ffiHOWIIWG nfi/&ru, MCIdern Hnglish, Lirnp A short series gigs has tp-:rtrR€r.tt, Vice Squad, 1S AfTgft ALL LffiVF, AK Pr*eess, Output cf h*sn Nqlrrlbers, $fit up with Frlvmtw $icke" $mpak Sterec Models and 17 tAruGUAG[ $flHOSL, Tnurs, Tourg il**hie Vision tall CIn sne 1g e$lLLl0n$AlRgS, $qucd, : Frevlew, and $t$ngrmys."flhev ; LP? ii" The ,Avon $qu*d '!S, LP's cailed play Hope Chape! Octoben I Cailrni;'. $ome *f the hancjs e hellenhem Whitumnrbe todg* ??, , wrll riii a short tr:ur to prornct* eardiff Grass R$$ts FJuverrrber itf:q.: ;xlt"rur-ri. ilmt*$ &rs: [^nru#on 3. '!}" F*t*rs dates are being lined up that , ftrnuwatls- {Oct ffirisq*,1 h{cp* Clrag:r:l Cheltenh;rrn wi$l f e*ture Sss*ntiel $np ancl {tlet'l{}}, &purtm&nt, Whrir;*i'*he,: L*r*p* {l7l, anS i-]ar*r{t Grass Ft*ots {Nov 3}"

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