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Appropriately titled the Be met her longstanding musical and want you to be like someone who's Stiff Tour, the crazy 78 caravan was personal companion, the bald, already established. like a travelling party that took a lot mysterious-looking Les Chappell. "Right now, most companies of good times to many towns and (Coincidentally, a fellow student at would want me to be a Debbie Harry cities around Britain. the art school was our contributing or an Olivia Newton-John. But Stiff Cuddly Rachel Sweet belted out photographer Jill Furmanovsky, are completely different. They have her songs like a truck-driving who tells us that Lene and Les were never dictated to me how I should momma; equally tiny (but not so an eccentric couple, even in those dress, what I should record cuddly!) or Wreckless Eric looned days. Nice with it, though). anything; they just encourage their about with manic energy; lofty Jona Between leaving school and artists to be themselves." Lewie lurched gamely between a winding up on Stiff Records, Lene Smart thinkers, those people at variety of instruments and styles of got involved in all sorts of unusual Stiff. Finally allowed complete music; Mickey Jupp rocked like a ventures, including fringe theatre artistic freedom, Lene and Les good 'un. groups in London, screaming for quickly came up with a bunch of But even though these four horror-movie soundtracks in France, highly original songs and, with the worthies and their accompanists oriental dancing in European musicians who have since signed were great fun, they were all fairgrounds and cabaret work in with Epic Records as The Sinceros, outclassed by a strangely-clad lady Greece. recorded them (plus a couple of Joe with looped pigtails, a saxophone, She also a worked with Les in a soul O'Neill songs and Nick Lowe's set of novel voices for a of group set novel called The Diversions and "Tonight") for the magnificent songs, and a band of unlikely recorded a horrendous version of "I "Stateless" album. looking clever trevors. Saw Mommy Kissing Santa Claus" "Yes, I do write all the lyrics," The star of the show was Lene for Polydor, she released the same week confirmed, Lovich. "then after I've got my as The Sex Pistols' "Anarchy In The initial ideas down on paper it's pretty It's taken a little while for the vast UK" in December 1976. much a joint effort between Les and majority of you who couldn't get to "That was towards the end of The myself to work out the music." see the Be Stiff tour to be introduced Diversions," Lene explained with a Les, incidentally, plays guitar, to Lene, but now that "Lucky laugh. "The band was very quickly synthesizer Number" is up there in the charts, running out of money, and we and percussion as well as singing a bit. Apart from alto we here at Smash Hits would be weren't getting the support or and tenor saxes, Lene can also scrape surprised if you'd failed to take encouragement from Polydor so Les a notice of this tune on a violin, although she says one example of her and I decided to record something extra-special talent. she hasn't played much recently. (And like I said that we thought the company would last issue, if you do like the single, go for — just to get some money. We A week before they began their don't hesitate to buy her album did manage to get a little tune of current tour of Britain, the couple "Stateless" — it's really great.) ours on the 'B' side, which helped." formed a new band — Ben Not only musically talented and of After The Diversions broke up and Overhead, drums; Lenny Meade striking appearance, Lene is bright Lene had completed one of her (ex-FBI), bass; Phil Ramocon and a lot of fun to talk to, as I European jaunts, she and Les then (ex-Rico), keyboards — and together discovered the other day when she joined a band called Oval's Exiles, at they're proving that Lene Lovich is phoned from a gig in Stockport to which time they were greatly headline news. The only slight snag say "Hi" to all Smash Hits readers. encouraged by ex-Radio London DJ, is, until now Lene has almost always But before we get to our brief, now boss of Oval Records, Charlie appeared at venues that are not long-distance chat, I think a few fax Gillett (who was also one of the first open to her younger fans. are in order. people to spot the potential of Ian "Yes," she agreed, "that's a bit of Dury, Elvis Costelio and several a problem. You see, I don't want to FIRST, let's clear up something other dynamic new names). play at places where people are that's been confusing a few people: Through Gillett they recorded a forced to sit down, that's terrible, but her name is pronounced Lay-na version of an old Tommy James & most of the other places are Luv-itch (if you'll pardon the The Shondells hit, "I Think We're supposed to be for over-IBs only, expression). Alone Now", and were Introduced to because of the licensing laws. We're Now in her late twenties, Lene was Stiff, who issued the it track with working on though — I want all born and raised in Detroit in America minor over-dubs as a single last age groups to be able to come along but came to England with her mum September. Since then there's been and enjoy themselves." when she was about 13. no looking back. I guess we'd all agree with that. Lucky Number By Lene Lovich on Stiff Records I never used to cry 'cos I was all alone Something tells For me my lucky number's^Bina be you me myself and I is all I've ever known I never felt the need to have a hand to hold You certainly do have a strange effect oi In everything I I do take complete control I never thought that I could feel the wa That's where I'm coming from, my lucky number's one Now something in your eyes gives me I've everything I need to keep me satisfied I never want to be apart from you my dh. There's nothing you can do to make me change my mind I guess it must be true, my lucky number' I'm having so much fun, my lucky number's This one rearrangement suits me now I must Aaooh aaooh . .11111 That number one was dull and number I now detect an alien vibration here I wanna stay with you, my lucky numb There's something in the air besides the atmosphere The object of the action is becoming clear Aaooh aaooh Number two An imminent attack upon my heart I fear The evidence is strong, my lucky number's wrong Number two Aaooh aaooh Number two (Repeat to fade) Something tells me my lucky number's gonna Words and music by Lovich/Chap, be changing soon Reproduced by kind permission O 6 SIMASH HITS SMASH HITS 7 for the band, then the March-April British tour — the Difference a group's co-manager had had to go into hospital suffering from year complications after a bout of maices influenza.