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That night ain't forgotten
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When she dealt out the rations She gave birth to a daughter
With some or other passions Within a year a walker
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The Railway Arms we're missing From bar to street to bookie
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And started me on Monday I beg for some forgiveness
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The Hot Rods, Alice Cooper, Todd
Rundgren and Chuck Berry as
well as The Ramones won't be —
released here until late summer.
In da meantime, Ramones fans
can console themselves with "It's
Alive", a 28-track double album
recorded at the group's New
Year's Eve 1977 gig at the London
Rainbow. At £4.99, it's a bargain
The Ramones pose with the 'female interest of "Rock'n'Roll High
2:LENE above
will
is that the finished article
be very weird indeed! Lene
School". Left to right: Dee Dee, Joey, Johnny and Marcy.

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contribute a couple of songs to 4: THAT Ramones, The Undertones, Eddie
& The Hot Rods,Nick Lowe and

LENE Lovich and her

friend Les Chappell have been
bald boy-
the soundtrack.
While they were shooting the
actual robbery sequence Lene,
SUMMER
STILL ON the film front, one film
Richard Hell plus a title track
specially written by Willie
Gardner of hot new Scottish band
passing the time recently by who had hidden her long braids soundtrack definitely worth The Zones.
taking part in a Dutch rock'n'roll under a Debbie Harry-style chasing is "That Summer!", Those of you who can't afford
movie to be called "Cha Cha". blonde wig, went unrecognised which is now available on Arista to rush out to buy this truly
The film stars Herman Brood (a by all concerned for almost an Records. Apart from the superb collection might like to
sort of Dutch David Bowie) and hour! (Well, would you rob a hard-to-get "Sex & Drugs & Rock know that it will be one of our
Nina Hagen (a German version of bank without a disguise?) &Roll"bylanDury&The crossword prizes in a future
Siouxsie) who, with Lene and Lene and Les are now Blockheads, this 16-track issue.
Les, make up a gang of bank expecting to put a band together compilation includes hot The film itself is described as
robbers who also play music. over the next month or so before favourites from last summer by being loosely based on the
All that's definitely known recording a new album and then Mink de Ville, Elvis Costello, The holiday romance theme but with
about the movie apart from the setting off for America. Boomtown Rats, The Only Ones, a definite '80s feel. General
Wreckless Eric, Patti Smith, The release date is July 1.

3: THE WHO THE TWO Who films, meanwhile,

have been delayed yet again.
This getting so boring they'd
is
better be sensational to revive
our flagging interest.
RTCHA! hairier of the two, pictured on
page 31 ) has been the closest
to the big time in the past, as
IT'S BEEN a Bong time coming, bassist in groups like The
"The Kids Are Alright", ami st:"s taken their Outlaws, Cliff Bennett % The
featuring Sting, the singer from contribution to a TV beer Rebel ^ousers and on some
The Police, is due out hopefully commercial to tip the scales, star sessions notably with —
"sometime in June". but €has & Dave have finally his early idol, Jerry Lee Lewes.
The soundtrack album, •
copped a bit of th@ national These days Chas plays
however, is available now. It's recognition that their London piano just like Jerry Lee and
specially packaged with a fane have been predicting for leaves the thumperating to
20-page colour booklet and Dave Peacock, who's had e
contains mostly new versions of Years? Oh yusi, not 'erf, pretty complex career
old Who songs ("Substitute", more than they probably care hemseHf So has the third
.

"My Generation" etc) including to remember. Sometimes in member of the 'duo'! What
three tracks that aren't actually in separate groups, sometimes are we talking about? Ah ha,
the film. A double album, it retails together, both of these all will be revealed in the next
at (gulp!) £8.49. Cockney rockers have been issue of Smash Hits, when
As for "Quadrophenia", that's up 'n' dahn like Tower Bridge we'll introduce you, proper
now due in October. since the start of the '60s. like, to the originators of
Chas Hodges (he's tthe

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PISTOL?
FOLLOWING our piece in Bitz
However, all the signs are that
Jimmy and Sham 69 bassist
Kermit are much more than "just
m*
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(May 17 issue) speculating on good friends" with Steve and
candidates for the singing spot Paul. We'll keep you posted on
with Steve Jones and Paul Cook's what develops.
new band, it now looks pretty Meanwhile, there's a new Sex
certain that Sham 69-er Jimmy Pistols single released on June
Pursey has pipped Jeremy 22, comprising three more tracks
Thorpe and Barry White for the from the "Rock'n'Roil Swindle"
job. LP. The three are "C'mon
Polydor — Sham's record label Everybody" (vocals by Sid), "God
— are denying everything. But Save The Queen Symphony",
and "Whatcha Gonna Do About

ALL It" (vocals by Johnny Rotten). ^

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TOP BARRED turned to stone.

Bryan Ferry ignores the
TEN
GARY NUMAN
FOR REASONS best
themselves, The Stranglers
known to
champagne and the
back-slapping conversation
to have a butchers at the girl
of security crew barred the falling out of her expensive
Tubeway Army Boomtown Rats from the front of
1. ULTRAVOX: Slow Motion (from stage enclosure during their set
the album "Systems Of Romance", at the Loch Lomond Festival.
Island.) Journalists and liggers were
My favourite track from the best allowed in, but the Rats were kept
new band of this decade. out. Children, please.
2. DAVID BOWIE: Beauty And The
Beast (from "Heroes", RCA.)
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KRAFTWERK: Neon Lights (from
3.
"Man-Machine", Capitol).
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oxys Mndy Mackay
where she buys her WZ^m " ,'*
"Jobriath", Elektra).
An underrated American
glam-rocker who was dismissed at POLICE kipper ties. Pictures I
Sheila Rock from Roxy
Music party following
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the time (1973/74) and faded into

oblivion.
6. ERIK SATIE: Trois Gymnopedies
(from "Piano Music of Erik Satie"
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part of town at a
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"Roxanne". On June 22 A&M are different kind of
W\.
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(French composer before World
re-releasing "Can't Stand Losing
gathering, Richard
War I -— Knowall Ed) but this is a
beautiful piece of piano music. You" from the group's Jobson of The Skids and Nicky Tesco o I ILL Mnl.Mi
"Outlandos D'Amour" LP. surburban Smalltalk over a couple of pints.
(You might recognise it from the
Bournville adverts.) Like "Roxanne", "Can't Stand
LOU REED: New York Stars from Losing You" flopped as a single
7.
"Sally Can't Dance", RCA) when first released, in '78, but is
bound to do We NO STOPPING Philadelphia as songwriters
and producers.
I just like this one too.

8.MOTTTHEHOOPLE:
Honaloochie Boogie (CBS single).
predict that
better this time.
A&M
will be issuing
singles from that album left, right
'EM NOW
GENE McFadden and John
They wrote the monster hit
"Backstabbers" for the
O' Jays and have written for
The best Mott song they ever did. and centre now that The Police
Whitehead, hit recorders of and produced The Jacksons,
9. T. REX: Telegram Sam (T. Rex are (rightfully) so hot.
They have recently gone down the great disco anthem "Ain't Lou Rawls, Archie Bell & The
single).
No Stopping Us Now", first Drells, Harold Melvin and
Marc Bolan was an early hero of a storm in the States, where
met at high school and tried Teddy Prendergrass. They
mine and this was my favourite. some people were actually
comparing their impact to that of to make it as singers. When also wrote and produced
10. ENO: Slow Water (from "Music
The Beatles on their American that ploy didn't work out, the Mefba Moore's current disco
For Films", Polydor).
pair foundthemselves goodie, "Pick Me Up I'll
An impressive use of subtle tones debut tour.
working behind the scenes in Dance".
and sounds.
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nights from November 5 to 10, at

TOURS: Stafford Bingley Hall on Nov 1

and 12 and at the Glasgow Apollo

BONEY on Nov 13.

Wembley tickets are £6.50 and
£7.50 (whew); Stafford's are £5,

AUTUMN £6 and £7.50; and Glasgow's are

£4.50, £5, £6.50 and £7.50. Ticket
applications for Wembley should

VISIT be sent to Abba Box Office, PO

Box 4TL, London W1 A 4TL
(encloses, a. e.). Glasgow tickets
THIS TIME don't say we didn't
warn you will in advance. are available by personal
Boney M are touring Britain application only at the Apollo box
from September 4 to 21, and office. Ring Stafford Bingley Hall

will be in Ireland between for how to get tickets there.

September 10 and 14. Tickets Abba will also play Dublin
sold out immediately last time Royal Society on November 14 at
they performed here, so get on £5.50, £6.50, £7.50 and — wait for
the case now if you want to go. it — £8.50.
Venues are Sheffield City Hall
(Sept 3), London Wembley Arena
(4), Bridlington Spa Royal (7),
Manchester Apollo (8 and 9), BUT FIRST
Glasgow Apollo (15 and 16),
Newcastle City Hall (17), Preston
Guildhall (18), Birmingham
SYLVESTER
Exhibition Centre (19), and BEV'S FAVE disco star, Sylvester,
Deeside Leisure Centre (21). descends upon us once again for
Tickets at Wembley and a midsummer madness tour
Birmingham are £4, £5 and £6, starting June 22 at Swindon
and range from £3 to £7.50 at the Brunei Rooms and taking in
other venues. Irish dates will be Blackpool, London, Leicester and
announced later. other places (see Gigz for first
dates, rest next issue). Ticket

ABBA TO prices vary a lot.

Coinciding with Sylvester's
visit, he has a new single called

FOLLOW "Stars" on release. You can

choose from a 1 2-inch version
which has "Body Strong" on the
BLONDIE BY POST
—
ABBA ARE also coming not flip, or a 7-inch in appropriately
BLONDIE fans who applied to TALKING OF bulging
until November, but tickets go on fetching pink vinyl backed with
the band's American Fan Club mailbags, we have been
sale this week. They are at "Never Too Late". and never heard another inundated with letters from
London Wembley Arena for five word, take note. It seems the readers wondering what on
U.S. office couldn't cope with earth happened to the Blondie
the sackloads of mail, so concert that was advertised
there is now a new official fan as part of the "On The Road"
club for the U.K. and Europe. TV series.
If you have already Joined Not surprisingly, more than
the U.S. club but haven't a few of you were cheesed off
received anything, inform The to switch on and see Dean
Secretary, Blondie Fan Club, Friedman instead — no
P.O. Box 63, London W2 3B2. substitute for Debbie, of
New members can join by course.
sending £3.00 to the same Well the explanation is
address, for which you should simply, that the programme
receive an autographed was supposed to be filmed
photo, a wall poster, four during the spring Blondie U.K.
issues of the official Blondie tour and that was cancelled.
magazine, a booklet with Okay, so there was no film,
colour pics, a badge, but it was mighty silly, in. that
membership card and info on case, for the programme
competitions. schedules to list it.

"JUKE Box Jury", the '60s TV

JUKE BOX show on which a panel of

'personalities' passed comment
on new singles, is to be revived

JURY on BBC 1 for early Saturday

evening screenings starting June
16. Host will be Noel Edmonds.

SMASH HITS 9
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Fee Waybill turns on.

A COMPLETE stranger
surveying the
photographs that
surround this article could be
excused for thinking that Fee
"We've all known each
other since high school," Fee
recalls, choosing some
vitamin pills. "Ten, eleven
years we've known each
upbringing from living
Phoenix — it
ludicrous place to
was such a
live.
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people who live in Phoenix
in
overboard as possible to take
the mickey —certainly got
them noticed all right.
And, since they were no
Waybill, lead singer and other." because it's an isolated mean muscicians in their own
spokesperson for The Tubes, Bored by their home city of market. They figure we don't right, a recording contract
was some kind of nutcase or Phoenix and realising that no have an outside influence — with A&M soon followed. But
Grade A weirdo at the very rock band would ever break like from New York or Los their outrageous antics,
least. big from there, the various Angeles — so they test new costumes and props — such
In fact,as with most members of The Tubes-to-be things to see if they go over in as the giant stack heels that
performers who are eccentric drifted out west in small Phoenix, then they try them in cost Fee a broken leg on their
on stage, Mr. Waybill is really
a pretty normal guy. That's
groups to San Francisco. big markets. last visit here — now began
There, in 1972, they decided "Like, MacDonalds was to take over their whole lives
him with the TV on his head. to join forces. started in Phoenix. The very and careers. "It built into a
Right now the tall, athletic "I wasn't in a band before firstone was put up in giant monster that ate up
American is stretched out on The Tubes," Fee explains. "I Phoenix and was tested out everything," Fee shakes his
the bed of his London hotel had been doing a lot of on the kids to see if they head in exasperation.
room and he's tired. Not just theatre-type things in college would go for these stoopid Worst of all, the spectacular
physically tired but tired also and school —doing plays and hamburgers. And Kentucky stage routines totally
of the hoo-hah about the stuff like that. Fried Chicken and all kinds of overshadowed and distracted
outrageous showmanship "We all got together and products — we were just from The Tubes' own rock
that has gained The Tubes wanted to do crazy stuff. We bombarded throughout our music.
their reputation to date. started doing satire and whole life with one stoopid "It just got worse and worse
But let's begin at the various things — mainly to try thing after another. guess it
I and worse till people didn't
beginning. and get work!" kind of jaded us to where we even think of us as music any
Though The Tubes actually Where does their famous never take anything more. They just thought of us
got together in San Francisco, satirical streak come from? seriously!" as a visual type of thing.
everybody in the band grew "It kinda comes out Which was no good at all. We
up Arizona, the hot, dry
in subconsciously think," Fee
I THE TUBES' notorious stage didn't sell any records that
state in the huge South West grins. "We never do anything show — where they way."
of America. straight. Maybe it was our exaggerated and went as far People, it seemed, just

10 SMASH HITS
 wouldn't take The Tubes record, the pair showed their PIC: JILL FURMANOVSKY
seriously. Eventually, after ideas to producer Todd
three albums — including a Rundgren (also a star in his
live double set recorded in own right) who encouraged
London —
had failed to get them to incorporate the idea
anywhere, it was make or into the new album.
break time for The Tubes. So Cotten and Waybill
"We had to make a big pooled their separate ideas
decision to change the entire and The Tubes then set about
thing and concentrate on the rewriting their tunes and
music," Fee explains lyrics around this new theme.
earnestly, "which is what Following the idea of the film
we've been trying to do lately. project, the record has a
It's difficult for us because we definite progression through
have to do a show and the tracks.
everybody in the audience is The idea is that it's about a
expecting something boy who gets too hung up on
different from what we're his TV, and thinks that the
trying to do." real world is like TV. "And
It is indeed a tough task for when he has to go out into the
the band, as diehard Tubes real world to try and survive,"
fans expect them to top Fee continues, "everything
last visit's show with screws up on him. He doesn't
something even more bizzare get the girl and the good guys
and outrageous as well as don't have white hats on, and
insisting that they perform all then in the end he just can't
their old favourites. take it any more and —
"They'll scream 'Mondo
Bondage' or something that's
not the set, and they're not
in
telecide!!"
With The Tubes' decision to
concentrate on the music
*'3iS»tMS*KWaK!»-
gonna get that," Fee rather than the theatre, the
emphasises. resulting album "Remote
"I'm sure some of them are Control" is a real hot number.
disappointed," he continues, There are any number of good
"but think that the majority
I strong tunes, from power
of people realise our situation rockers like "Turn Me On"
and can appreciate the music and "I Want It All Now", to
more and appreciate us for the ballad "Love's A Mystery"
changing rather than staying and, of course, "Prime Time".
the same." "Prime Time", incidentally,
didn't chart at all in The
THE STORY of the States where. Fee tells us,
all-important new album is disco is pretty much on the
that it's a theme one about way out. A lot of American Uj
TV. Mike Cotten, The Tubes' DJ's thought The Tubes were -J

designer and synthesiser seriously trying to go disco o

whizz, and Fee Waybill were and refused to play it as a
both working on film projects result! ct
about a kid who watches too
much TV. At the same time. WE TELL Fee that SMASH 6
The Tubes were also writing HITS thinks that "Remote s:
tunes for the new album. Fee discovers the dangers of smoking in "It's A Drag!'
When the time came to CHRIS HORLER
PIC: Control" is The Tubes' we want a hit record real bad,
strongest album by far, some sales figures that will
honest mister and no encourage our record
creeping. company to keep us —
"I do too," he replies because they were thinking
modestly. "I think it really seriously about giving us the
works. We just tried to do boot."
something that would stand Now that these problems
on its own musically rather look like being ended thanks
than something that was part to The Tubes' revised ideas,
of a big theatre deal." was Fee glad to see the end of
The strength of "Remote the old routines?
Control" is being reflected in "Yes," he replies with
sales figures —
it's far relief. "I was. We've done it
outselling anything else for much too long. It's not
they've ever done. Fee is funny any more. don't think
I

delighted that at last all the it's interesting. don't think

I

rigours of their hard work are it's topical. Stuff like that
being rewarded. only works for a little while, I

"I'm tired of not selling think, and then you've got to

records," he says wearily. go on to something new."
"We've never sold enough Having seen The Tubes' new
records to pay off the cost of slimline visual show — much
making one. ridiculous.
It's improved now that their
"We're certainly not making clever theatrical ideas
any money touring. It costs so actually match the music
much money to tour here. You instead of wildly
can break even but we're not overshadowing it — and
liilll putting anything in the bank. having heard their much
And we've been together a stronger new music. Smash
Fee as Quay Lude from the
evergreen crowd favourite,'
longtime —
a band for seven Hits congratulates The Tubes
5: years. It's about time we had on taking the right decision to
"White Punks On Dope something to show for it. So
Telecide move on.

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I'm glad you're home
Now did you really miss me .

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WelMay back and relax;
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And full of possibilities
Well come on and let yourself be free
My love (love for you) for you love for you
So long I've been saving
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Ring it ring it ring it ring it ahh

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Thewe out on the floor
Everybody is prancin'
They're hollerin' for more
(More, more, more^more)
Now like to party
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like to groove
like to move
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Angie Errigo follows the

Boomtown Rats to Loch Lomond
and back again.
KNOW that you're not Boomtown Rats left London a
going to believe me, but let few days early to fit in two
I me tell you that there are days of intensive rehearsal
few activities that are less near the festival site.
glamorous than being on the Since it was to be their first
road with a rock band. gig after a few months in
Admittedly, one of the America and would include
perks of this job is that once material not performed in this
in a blue moon you really do country before, they wanted
get to ride in a Rolls with a to make sure everything was
superstar and guzzle right.
/champagne, but that's the The journey by coach took
exception rather than the nearly 12 hours. Besides
rule. The usual story is of a listening to cassettes and
long haul up a motorway in a reading, the Rats have
dirty old van with a mug of tea devised a few methods of
at a cafe and a packet of their own to fend off
crisps thrown in if you're boredom.
lucky. Charades is a favourite
After the initial excitement except with Fingers, who says
of being "in on the act" wears he's useless at it. To
off, you have to be pretty their embarrassment, any
keen on a band to put up with girlson board somehow
life on the road. always get slipped incredibly
For their headlining rude film and book titles to
appearance at the Loch act out.
Lomond Festival on Spring There's also a story game
Bank Holiday weekend, the devised by the incorrigible

miPMirMi llimihiMw ii iim.1' i'

Bob Geldof "We send

. to the city's sewers. In
someone up to the front of Lawrence, Kansas, home of
the coach while we make up a the State university, the
story. Actually we aren't students staged a Boomtown
making up a story, they just Rats parade, complete with
think we are. Then they come giant rat floats.
back and have to guess what In Hollywood they made the
the story is, piecing it national television news
together by asking us when they played in
questions about it. We have to Frederick's, the famous kinky
answer every question with a lingerie shop. Space was
yes or no, but we just say yes obviously limited, but most of
for every question that ends the tickets went free to kids,
in a vowel and no to every leaving people in the business
question ending in a to elbow in where they could.
consonant. That way they The shop required two
make up their own story; it's million dollars' insurance,
always amazing what people fearing the worst, and CBS
come up with. It really shows coughed up ten thousand
where their head is." dollars to Lloyds for it, but
there was no trouble and a
HAVING arrived at their great time was had by all. The
destination — a hotel called high spot was a Rats' version
The Maltings, in Duntocher — of "YMCA" with Rattified
there's little evidence of rock lyrics.
'n' roll's legendary riotous The band was still travelling
goings on. in a coach, but what a coach.
Rather wistfully Bob It had beds, showers,
admits: "When we're in telephones and video
hotels after the usual round of equipment installed, making
travelling, sound checks, gigs it into a mobile playpen. "The
and interviews, we usually only bad thing was that we
literally just have tea and were doing 600 miles a day in
sandwiches." the coach and you couldn't
Fresh back from the States, take it all in."
the boys are full of anecdotes
about their reception there. BACK IN Duntocher, the two
In Vancouver, Canada, they days of the festival, after
were presented with the keys rehearsals, are spent to-ing

14 SMASH HITS
 (and other Ratty tales)
and fro-ing between The to "The Flower of Scotland",
Maltings and the festival site as well as a surprise from the
— normally a bear park — to —
promoter a pack of dancers
check out the stage in bear costume who astonish
arrangements and socialise. even the band.
A distillery owner invites
the boys to see how whiskey WHEN IT was all over and I

is made and presents them was standing backstage in

with a huge bottle, and the the dark waiting for my lift
owner of the estate whose home, got a bit incensed
I

land the festival site is on when two young boys

conducts a guided tour of his accosted me and asked where
private zoo for Bob and his the Rats were.
girlfriend Paula Yates. Ipointed out where thought
I

Pleasant diversions while the coach might be, but said I

hanging around in the dreary thought it had left already.

weather for the performance. "Oh wonderful," they
Paula and decide to take a
I complained. "They don't
walk while the band are bother hanging about waiting
organising a troop of Scottish for their fans, do they?"
pipers who will take the stage Ithought that was pretty
with them. We get lost and unfair since it was cold and
end up staggering back to the isa little nerve-racking. excuses and dozes off, late and the band had just
stage area after climbing two Alerted on the coach by the clutching a pink pyjama bag delivered the best set of the
barbed wire fences, sounds of sniffing, crane
I to his chest. whole weekend.
scrambling across gullies and around suspiciously in time to Finally the gig actually And have seen them hang
I

wading a stream in our high see Gary inhaling Vicks nasal comes off, and all the waiting about to talk with fans many
heels. All this excitement of spray and Bob snorting around pays off when the times in spite of being tired
hanging out with the band is Rynacrom for his hay fever. Rats deliver an and hungry. Next time you
getting too much for me. "How can Iwrite a colourful hour-and-a-half of miss a band and think they're
After a hurried meal at the piece if you guys don't do excitement, punctuated by off somewhere living it up in
hotel, departure is delayed by anything horrendous?" I the appearance of the pipers the lap of luxury, boys, can
I

a group of screaming girls complain. Johnny mumbles and the crowd singing along assure you they probably
lying in wait at the coach for aren't. They're probably back
autographs, which makes the on the motorway for a
band happy although the 12-hour ride home.
noisy enthusiasm on display

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keep up the perfect teasing pose
rs a day. To be hot stuff is daughter Mimi and moved to Los and then go out to a disco." experiments with her voice. If a
work Angeles. No-one#anted to Donna spends so much time in session is going well, Donna will
jjpne of the problems with believe she had any talent her interviews trying to be taken complete her part in one or two
being so good to look at is that whatsoever except for what she seriously that a lot of people takes. prefer the sessions if they
I

people don't want to look much looked like filling out a dress. wonder if she hates the music go quickly. 'I Feel Love' was
further. And that can be "I can't depend on moaning that made her famous. completed Donna did it
like that.
frustrating. Or at least it is for and groaning in 10 years time," "I feel good about having an in ten minutes. None of us
Donna Summer. After all, if she protested Donna. "I have a lot identity with something," she realised it Was going to turn out
simply wanted to confine herself more to offer." says without a second's to be the hit it did."
to looking good, she could have hesitation. "I don't think disco is For her latest album, "Bad
become a fashion model But THE KEY to Donna's long term bad. As the years go on, more Girls", Donna has taken out her
Donna didn't just want to be success has been that she's kept and more artists are making paint box and paid disco tribute
seen, she wanted to be heard. moving. Within the confines of disco records. People have to the streetwalkers round the
1975: Enter producer and disco-beat and glittering dresses, stopped fighting disco music. world. The double album is a
writer Giorgio Moroder and she Works hard to change visual Musicians have realised mixture of disco, ballads and a
Englishman Pete Bellotte with a gears and musical concepts. For disco is what people w< thin kind of story which holds the
song called "Love To Love You one album, "The Four Seasons of theyll give it to them. set together. Donna Summer, as
Baby". They needed a girl who Love", Donna dressed up to look wanjja dance they] . . .
always, is in her permanently
could sing for nearly twenty like movJl queens of the past. In m ojH|Th ey're tired of j lied varnished nails, perfect wigs and
minutes as if she was about to "I Kernel lesterday", which down. To me, discos ai assortment of revealing clothes.
B oor
expire from an asthma attack.
Enter Donna Summer, an
you card w rat as a budget pla rounds where pel E> to The message is clear look, but —
album, I pses her voice in win* R/vn from their] don't touch. Keep on looking
American living in Germany and the styll Is, '50's and '60's frustrations. because that's what keeps hot
veteran of a string of music. ,_„ I cajtch hell for sal Bs, stuff hot.
rock-musicals and bit parts in "When do a stage! %," she but also think that disco music And Donna Summer intends to
films. Donna gets the studio explained, "I play witjj ages. I is m irepighly producl lot keep sizzling until she's the
lights turned down low for e on as a sexy persoi las a felslthan roc k mua
of le gest superstar the '80's have
atmosphere. She closes her eyes, , as a ki d of Cinderella of ways it's more coi seen.
uses Jfejgma&nation and takes i as an old lady. Some people But you shouldn't kec
a veil Leath. Move ^yer come to my concerts are artists into little ci
Barry W? As. Summer inted that I don't give I anyway. If I were to
!
arrived. whole hour of being s Way We Were', woi
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it first no-one noticed, But if did just that i think
S jth at a disco song?
know that "Love To L everyone would be bored,"
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was originally a big flop? Last year, Donna fulfilled MORE THAN
Mo-one in Europe wanted to long term ambition to be ii Summer is work!
know. Then the record started to film. In "Thank God It's Fi scenes,
team inthe States. the tacky disco flick, she songwr
it everyone wanted would-be singer tr tg..to get a an albu
personal Donna Summer ^ep
big break. Her p erformance who do b
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HHt Donna that is. Acad emy A wa rd n o m in atiorl thinkfn
Success was great, but it was she was pleased with it. sessions are sex orgies,'
having big drawbacks. First of all, "It wasn't any kind of heavy producer Giorgio Moroder once
she began getting obscene acting," she explained. "I did it moaned. "We work together like
phone calls. Separated from her for a goof, a gag. It was the sort any team. play with myI

husband, she grabbed her small of movie where you go and see it synthesizer and Donna

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WHITE faave on older fellas. Say no Know (Stiff). Impressive,

more, Cliff, say no more. selfcomposed debut by the 19
LAST ISSUE belatedly went
I all year-old daughter of folk singer
gooey about The Sutherland Ewan MacColl. Topside is a neat,
GANG OF FOUR: At Home He's A '60s-style, beat-ballad that's
Brothers' poignant popsie "Easy Tourist/It's Her Factory (EMI).
Come, Easy Go", which reminiscent of Lesley "It's My
Not double-A-side, but
officially a
unfortunately seems to have Party" Gore; better still is the
both songs are equally startling,
been overlooked by the raunchy flip, "Turn My Motor
equally challenging and in a way
Mysterious Force That Makes A related —
making acid comment
On", a rudely rocking,
Blondie-ish track.
Record A Hit. Today I'm still on society's traditional attitude to
nursing delicate emotions so, for 'the home' and woman's STATUS QUO: In My Chair (Pye).
starters, here are a couple more expected role in that home. Vintage Quo, reissued from
mislaid gems of romantic appeal Behind the uncomfortable lyrics, about 1970 — and drawn from a
for those of you who are feeling the Gang's music is stark and whole album of the group's
equally sentimental right now. exciting, featuring great guitar
work on the topside and eerie
oldies called "Just For The mi^Sm
Record". It's a steady-rollin',
SANDY McLELLAND & THE melodicaontheflip. heavy blues riff, not so manic as a produced by two of his mates
BACKLINE: Can We Still Be lot of their later stuff but still
from Smokie) as professionally
Friends (Mercury). Outstanding VILLAGE PEOPLE: Go West sounding forceful. A chart as any full-time cabaret star.
performance of a touching Todd (Mercury). Already in tens of
contender, even today. Mind you, that isn't necessarily a
Rundgren song (the title says it thousands of homes as the title compliment.
all, does it not?) by a fella who track of VP's chart album, a fun
HEATWAVE: Razzle Dazzle
occasionally reminds me of Van single that is only marred by its
(GTO). No, it's not Bill Haley & DEVO: The Day My Baby Gave
Morrison and Stevie Wonder but similarity to the group's previous
The Comets' rock 'n' roll hit! 'Tis Me A Surprise (Virgin). Ho hum. I

is really quite unique. The band, two hits. Keep this up chaps and realise that Devo have been
in fact a mid-tempo funky jog that
arrangement and production are you'll soon be yesterday's men. darlings of New Wave chic but
also superb. At a different time — doesn't immediately sound
anything special but grows this is nothing to rave about,
i.e. if we weren't all either CHARLIE FAWN: Blue Skies stronger with every play. Great especially as there's so much
dancing or aggressively banging (Warner Bros/Hansa). The Sid for mid-evening disco action. echo on the lead vocal track it's
our heads against society's wall Vicious Revival starts here. Er, difficult to concentrate on the
— this record would be a monster. no, perhaps not. Although Mr
KEVIN KEEGAN. Head Over pointof the exercise. Surprising?
Fawn looks somewhat like a Not really; just routine
Heels In Love (EMI). Usually,
RAY TISSIER: Love Is A Small healthy version of the late Sid on
sports people, film stars, bamalama.
Town (Ensign). Another the front cover of this single, his
comedians and suchlike who
unknown troubadour with songs, singing and uncredited CARRIE LUCAS: Dance With You
venture onto record are hopeless.
heartache, only this guy is band are more powerpop than As an exception, Kevin tackles (Solar). An excellent example of
already married and has fallen for punk. Not too bad, but not too and
this pop ditty (written
'the other woman'. A sensitive, stunning either.
exceptionally well-produced
performance that deserves a Devo mount a How are we gonna
wider hearing than it's likely to guard on the break it to them

get. Smash Hits review that they've got a

pages . . . bad review?!
O.K., that's enough tenderness
for the time being. Now let's larf,
dance, get angry, fall over etc.
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(A&M). Funnily enough, the story

line of this cleverly detailed song
— presumably inspired by the
book/film/TV play of the same
name — is just the sort of
domestic drama that romantics
usually write about. But Squeeze
take it on the chin and find the
irony and humour in the
situation. A great pop record
from a group that, for me, are
already the equal of The Beatles
in their prime. (I hope that isn't
taken as an insult.)

THE RECORDS: Teenarama

(Virgin). Dunno whether it's just
my lack of imagination but this
fast-improving, fast-rising
quartet also remind me of the
Mop Tops — particularly their
vocal harmonies. A fine,
unpretentious rock 'n' pop disc
about the effect teenage girls can
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Wanna Be A Rock 'n' Roll Star" tne V s P are us tn © violin solos.
(5 out of 10). Best trax: "Clog Dance", "No
why a lot of smug lunkheads are Cause For Alarm". (5 out of 10).
stupendously stupid in By RED
dismissing disco music as watery STARR STATUS QUO: Just For The
pap. The rhythm section on this Record (Pye). Despite the modern RICK WAKEMAN: Rhapsodies
record is so Godzilla powerful it BEFORE I cast my pearls before logo and sleeve pic, this is yet (A&M). Not one but two
could easily wipe the likes of swine this week, I'd just like to another repackaging of early unlistenable albums of
Devo right off this page. In fact say hi and thanks to everybody years Quo material. The style is disco-style beat with Wakeman's
the best (but only the best) of who's written in defending me, lighter and poppier than the self indulgent, flashy
today's disco records are far OK? As for those demanding my present sledgehammer instrumental doodles on, top to
gutsier than most contemporary head/guts/removal because of powerdrive but it still stands up bore the pants off everybody. "I
rock groups. Unfortunately, disco my exposures of The Bee quite well. Very generous timing enjoy being awful," says Rick
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lyrics are usually garbage, which Gees/Stranglers/everything in at 53 mins but whoever did the Wakeman, and who am to
doesn't help the music's general — well, I forgive you and awful cover deserves their own argue? It's awful. Terrible.
I

credibility. Such is the case here, to you I'd just like to say nyah medicine. Best trax: "In My Garbage. Play it to someone you
although Ms Lucas does her very nyah nyah . . .
Chair", "Gerdundula". (6 out of hate. Best trax: only the slow
best with what she's been qiven. 10). "Seahorses" and the jokey
"Credits" pass muster. (4 out of
PARLIAMENT: Deep PATRICK JUVET: Lady Night 10).
VIOLINSKI: No Cause For Alarm
(Casablanca). have advance info
I (Casablanca). With Village People
(Jet). ELO they aren't. "Clog
that this freaky hunk of P-Funk producer Jacques Morali and
Dance" is far and away the
will be available on single by the singer/lyricist Victor Willis in JUDYTZUKE: Welcome To The
strongest song on this average
time you read this column. charge, this owes more than a
collection of standard riff rock. A Cruise (Rocket). A real stunner of
Personally rate it highly but,
I nod to the V.P. clap/stomp a debut from a new arrival on
spare time outfit and it certainly
suspecting that it may be a mite cound, despite Patrick sounding Elton John's label. No debts to
sounds like it, though at least
weird for mass appeal, I like he's got a tight trouser
problem. Overall a bit of a yawn,
fashion here the songs are —
recommend you investigate the powerful and melodic
—
flip a full length version of the and at barely 29 minutes long this throughout (though occasionally
group's "Flash Light." is pushing it. Best trax: "Viva
over-arranged), ranging from
California", "Lady Night". (4 out brassy disco-funk to wistful
ROBERT PALMER: Bad Case Of of 10). beauty. If you like classic earlier
Lovin' You (Island). Strong, well Elton himself, seek this out. Even
produced performance of a Moon the cover is a peach. Best trax:
Martin rocker that's the most ERUPTION: Leave A Light "These Are The Laws", "For
memorable thing Robert's (Atlantic/Hansa). This is You". (8 out of
recorded for ages. Where there's discofied soul —
pretty exciting if
10).

life there's hope. you haven't heard discofied soul

before. The opening title track is a ELECTRIC LIGHT ORCHESTRA:
real cracker but thereafter it's a Discovery (Jet). Hmmm. Good
question of the flesh is willing but quality melodic pop songs,
the melodies are weak. intricately worked and well
Distressing touches of Boney
—
M executed, superbly packaged —
(same producer Frank Farian) all good stuff, agreed, but a bit
also evident. Best trax: "Leave A predictable really. The essential
Light", "One Way Ticket". (5 out magic element of surprise is
of 10). missing somehow. More bite and
less calcuations are needed in Hi
Jeff Lynne's lyrics and
T REX: Solid Gold (EMI). Sixteen arrangements for truly classic
tracks in this pop/boogie archive status, but ELO fans will not be
collection but be careful this — disappointed. Best trax: "Shine
represents only the second half A Little Love", "Last Train For I
of Marc Bolan's career after he'd London". (8 out of 10).
moved to EMI and passed his
peak. Therefore no "White
PICK OF THE WEEK
Swan", "Jeepster" etc. Some
good, some awful but mostly TUBEWAY ARMY: Replicas
pretty average stuff here from the /ft (Beggars Banquet). Technically
F&ijtx S-mitk CisMls
original self-obsessed poser. Best not in the same league as ELO, *
trax: "20th Century Boy", "Metal but that vital bit of
Guru". (5 out of 10). unpredictability secures the
crown for this one. The single is a
good example of what you'll find
PATTI SMITH GROUP: Wave here. Strong futuristic imagery,
(Arista). Poor old Patti Smurf still simple but catchy melodies and
can't tell a good idea from a bad riffs, haunting synthesiser work
UJ one so this is the usual mixture of
powerful mood music and
— all strikingly delivered in

-J distinctive fashion. Intriguing and

embarrassingly coy love songs definitely different a good one. —
1• *
and petulant ranting. In other Best trax: "Me, Disconnect From I

o words, no change. Includes the You", "Are 'Friends' Electric?" (8

a. single, "Frederick". Best trax:
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THIS WEEKS
WEEK AGO TITLE/ARTIST LABEL BPM
1 3 RING MY BELL ANITA WARD TK 127
2 2 BOOGIE WONDERLAND EARTH WIND & FIRE & THE EMOTIONS CBS 130
3 1 AIN'T NO STOPPING US NOW MCFADDEN & WHITEHEAD PHIL INT 113
4 13 WE ARE FAMILY SISTER SLEDGE ATLANTIC 117
5 9 RADIO EDWIN STARR
H.A.P.P.Y. 20TH CENTURY
6 10 LIVING ON THE FRONT LINE EDDY GRANT ENSIGN REGGAE
7 gaga THE LONE RANGER QUANTUM JUMP ELECTRIC
8 4 REUNITED PEACHES & HERB POLYDOR SLOW
9 6 HOT STUFF DONNA SUMMER CASABLANCA 122
10 33 LET'S LOVEDANCE TONIGHT GARY'S GANG CBS
11 15 GET IT UP FOR LOVE TATA VEGA MOTOWN 122
12 11 (EVERYBODY) GET DANCIN BOMBERS FLAMINGO 127
13 12 MINDLESS BOOGIE HOT CHOCOLATE RAK 113
14 IMR GET ANOTHER LOVE CHANTAL CURTIS KEY (136)
15 ESS3 SPACE BASS SLICK FANTASY
16 8 BRIDGE OVER TROUBLED WATER LINDA CLIFFORD RSO/CURTOM 130
17 7 ONE WAY TICKET ERUPTION ATLANTIC HANSA
18 5 KNOCK ON WOOD AMII STEWART ATLANTIC 139
19 14 SATURDAY NIGHT T-CONNECTION TK 133
20 29 PICK ME UP I'LL DANCE MELBA MOORE EPIC 128
21 EHE2 DR JECKYLL & MR HYDE JACKIE MCLEAN RCA 166
22 34 MAKE YOUR MOVE JOE THOMAS TK
23 36 RAZZLE DAZZLE HEATWAVE GTO 95
24 fllgfl A GOOD THING GONE PHIL COULTER ORCHESTRA INFERNO
25 25 GOOD GOOD FEELING WAR MCA 109
26 21 FEVER ROY AYERS POLYDOR 128
27 pram EVERYBODY HERE MUST PARTY DIRECT CURRENT . (TEC) 116
28 Ena BORN TO BE ALIVE PATRICK HERNANDEZ GEM AQUARIUS 133
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20 SHAKE YOUR BODY JACKSONS EPIC 122
CUSP DANCE WITH YOU CARRIE LUCAS SOLAR
37 DANCIN AT THE DISCO LAX PYE INT 127
1333 BAD GIRLS DONNA SUMMER CASABLANCA
4 38 ROCK YOUR BABY FORCE (PHIL INT) 124
35 Ema HOT FOR YOU BRAINSTORM TABU 132-139
36 16 RIDE THEGROOVE PLAYERS ASSOCIATION VANGUARD
37 rcraw MAKE MY DREAM A REALITY GQ ARISTA
38 |7T3?3 WORK IT OUT BREAKWATER ARISTA
39 26 THE FORCE REAL THING (INST REMIX) PYE 132
40 19 DANCER/GINO SOCCIA WARNER BROS . 122

The Disco Top 40 is compiled by Record Business magazine

based on sales at specialist disco shops. The chart is also used
by Radio Luxembourg, and selections from it are played by
Rob Jones on his Thursday and Sunday shows.

Rob Jones' Disco Pick

G.Q. "Make My Dreams
A Reality" (Arista)
An admirable follow up to
''Disco Nights". A change of
style that will complement the
beautiful sunny days and
summer nights that we are
undoubtedly going to enjoy
this summer! (Wanna bet? —
Ed.) Once again a crossover
—
/ record as my disco pick
out-and-out disco but
not

overlapping the pop market.

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Living On Take the little money and go
Me no want no dirty money Living on the frontline
No me no want no dirty money Oh Mama Mama you got me
The Frontline Oh Mama Mama you got me
Living on the frontline
Living on the frontline

Oh Mama Mama you got me Stop this brother killing brother

By Eddy Grant on Ensign Records Born in the wrong time Over in our land Africa
(12in version) Oh yeah yeah woah yeah Stop this brother shooting sister
Woo woo woo yeah yeah woah yeah Over in our land Africa
Yeah woah yeah woah yeah uh huh alright Oh Mama Mama you got me
To my brothers in Africa Living on the frontline
Woah you got me living on the frontline all
Oh Mama Mama you got me
Woah you've got me Mama Oh stop a shooting your brother
Living on the frontline
Living on the frontline To all my brothers in Africa
Woah Mama you gone and born me in the Oh stop a shooting your brother Me no want nobody money
wrong time Ineed you brother in Africa Me want talk about what see
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Oh I've reached the edge of my resistance Oh Mama Mama you got me Oh me no want to become big star
Living on the frontline Me no want to take cocaine
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on the frontline
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If I can't talk about what see I Oh Mama Mama you got me by permission Marco Music.
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THE LATEST
NEW WAVE GEAR AH, THERE you
chilly? Come in and warm
are! Feeling 12 inch edition single and
"Parallel Lines" LP track had the
FAST DELIVERY
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yourself by Linda and Linda — words "pain in the ass". I am
they're just coming to the writing to say that have a 7 inch I

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LET'S GET things cleared up here
£6.90 + 60p P&P and now. The Boomtown Rats We're confused. In addition to
The same style STRAIGHTS also are not punks. They've never said the above, Paula Matthews of
available in COTTON DRILL. they were. If one more person Norwich and Katherine O'Connor
Colours grey, khaki, navy,
black,
says they've deserted punks we'll of Handsworth, Birmingham, tell
maroon or green. State alternative
colour if possible. Mens 26W to
make them listen to Boney M's us they have album tracks with
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£5.90 + 60p P&P torture). Another thing,we think in the ass", and Punk Fan of
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black, maroon or navy. Sizes — overemphasised. We recently mins 50 sees single, though
Mens 26" to 38" waist; girls size 8 to went to a Jam
and it was gig without saying which lyric it has.
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Send cheques, Postal Order or cash to their songs and we still think Hepworth's article in April 19
they're crap. Well, we've issue of Smash Hits,would
I like
MAINLINE (H), 51 TWO MILEHILL ROAD, KINGSWOOD, probably made a few enemies. you to realise that The
BRISTOL BS15 1BS. Perhaps we've got something in Boomtown Rats are very
Callers welcome Friday & Saturday only common with Red Starr. definitely an IRISH band. Every
member of the band is Irish so
But not too much, we hope. But kindly don't palm everything off
on the subject of PS's . . . as British.
Carolyn Burton, Eire.
BRILL MAG and all that, but let's
Crossword No. 12 PUZZLE get straight down to
Has nobody any imagination or
business. ITHINK your magazine is great.
would like to see more punk
I

Winners ANSWERS originality at all? Why do people

have to emulate Simon Barber
groups
please.
the centre pages,
in
in issue No 12 on
And
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Bright Eyes, (2) Some Girls, (3)
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Combustion and The Jam.
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Derbyshire; Karen Brad-
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Cool For Cats; W/E May 5: (1) *
ley, Leeds; Ruth Levan, the Sex Pistols Past Present And
Bright Eyes, (2) Some Girls, (3)
Chigwell, Essex; Nicola Future was out of this world!
Linton, Keadby, S. Hum- PPPPS. What's originality?
Pop Muzik/M; W/E May 12: (1)
Bright Eyes, (2) Pop Muzik, (3)
berside; Chris Manning, PPPPPS. Can beat the PPPPPS
Horray Horray, It's A
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Camberley, Surrey; Mr. record?

M. Blyth, Loughborough, PPPPPPS.YES! Holi-Holiday/Boney M; W/E May
Leics; J. P. Mayhew, 19: (!) Bright Eyes, (2) Pop Muzik,
Hemel Hempstead, Enough, enough! Now then, (3) Hooray Hooray, It's A
Herts; Robert Gomez, remember the great "Heart Of Holi-Holiday; W/E May 26: (1
Guildford, Surrey; How-
Glass" lyric mystery? Well, here Sunday Girl/Blondie, (2) Dance
ard Hewitt, Nottingham;
Denise Carr, Torquay, we go again . . . Away/Roxy Music, Pop (3)

Devon; David Trotter, Muzik; W/E June 2: Sunday (1)

Aylesbury, Bucks; War- IN THEpast have followed the
I Girl, (2) Dance Away, {3) Pop
ren Shan, Warrington, lettersand arguments about Muzik.
Cheshire; Karen Liv, Blondie's single "Heart Of From now on, you're on yer
Bootle, Merseyside; Glass". In the May 17-31 issue, own ...
Cathy Birchall, Mersey- however, you said that only the
side.

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BILLY JOEL : Home Run, 1 5 Eas£
60th Street, New York City
mags forget about such groups.
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we don't ail walk RAMOKlES: ?6 Box 269, Old K
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pins, and beating up old grannies
Chelsea Station; New York
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Airman, RAF Hereford. Records, 28 Alexander'Streeti;
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HEY, YOU lot, how about printing heard of. Rock 'n' roll is dog MANY THANKS for bringing out DONNA SUMMER: c/bPye
Records, ATV^riouse, 17 Great}
a centrespread of The Sex Pistols excreta. Punk rules, OK? a fab magazine, but a few
Phil Yourheadin (David Handley),
Cumberland Place; London Wi.
or a back page poster of Sid, complaints. Where are features
who's gone to the safety pin in he Bilborough, Nottingham. about Chic, Commodores, Earth
*sky, just as a last tribute? PS. Teds are brainless (like MPs) Wind & Fire, and Barry Manilow? IAM writing to you about your
Devoted Punk, Bognor Regis, so don't publish their mail. know one or two mentioned
I
two pet amphibians, Red Starr
Sussex. may have been featured in earlier
and Cliff White. Lizard (Cliff ^
PS. On page 31 of issue 1 2 (The Mind you, not everybody wants issues but missed the first two.
punk orrock'n'roll
I

— White) dares to criticise the new

Damned) you've put "Words and Another complaint too much
. . .

Boney M single as, I quote,

music by Scabies/Sensible/ rock 'n' roll and punk which are
"Singalongaboney"! If Lizard
VANICAN/Ward". I THINK Smash Hits is smart but just too noisy to listen to. (A
can't recognise good music when
lay off the punk. Punk is OK for a couple of punk bands are good,
Oh yeah — should be Val laugh but not to be taken OK.)
he hears it, why have him as a
Doonican, shouldn't singles reviewer?
it? seriously. It's about time we had Mark Chipchase, Newton Hall, Secondly, on the subject of
some interviews with some of the Durham.
ITEM 1 : Thanks for printing my decent bands around like Queen
Toad, well, he is most certainly
previous letter in issue 12. from a mental home. How can
and ELO, who are beyond doubt But what would any letters page anyone
Item 2: Congratulations on criticise The Stranglers?
the most remarkable band in the be without your missiles to the London.
printing it incorrectly. Where it Philip A., Bayswater,
world. often wonder why music
I gruesome twosome?
reads "some punk groups who
display a maximum of musical
quality" it should read HI! FAB MAG! One complaint
"minimum". Oh well, never though. Does that drip Red Starr
mind. like making enemies? In your
Still a super mag. issue dated May 3-16 was I

Paul Smith, Southport, reading through and came to I

Merseyside. Red Starr's column. started I

PS. Has Ian Cranna been reading and was pleased to see
I

executed yet? what thought was an apology by

I

him about his comments on the

Bee Gees album. But what did I

But sometimes we can get our read? Yet more insults when Red
own back .... Starr again referred to them as
"the dreaded drips"!!
THANK YOU for your great Who the hell does he think he
journal. But please can you print is? He's got a damn cheek to

a double page pin up of The knock groups and singers. I'd like
Members and more info, 'cos the to see him trying to sing. He's
*
only thing about them was Red made more enemies in a few
Starr's comments on their LP. weeks than J. R. of Dallas made
While on the subject of Red in months! Why does Red Starr
!

could you hang,

Starr, please bother to write about groups if he
*draw and quarter his body and can't stand them? think he's a I

then feed him to the seagulls. pain in the ass. Thanks for the
Thank you in advance, mag anyway,
Beverly Durrant, Helen George, Rhondda,
Stanford-le-Hope, Essex. South Wales.

What was that on pages 6 and 7 WHO the hell does Cliff White
of issue 9 then? Scotch Mist? think he is? How dare he write
Looks like it's the seagulls for such rubbish about The
*you, Beverly! Undertones' new single? Is he so
deaf that he can't hear that it's
Now let's see if the great punks great, ace, brilliant!?!
If it hadn't been for the fact that
vs.teds battle is still raging. Ah
yes, thar she blows now . . .
he gave David Bowie's singlea
good review, would have come I

•
PLEASE PLEASE please put more and rammed my copy of Smash
ROCK 'N' ROLL in your mag. I
Hits down his throat. That would

I hate punk and I'm sure there are make him eat his words!
f many more people who would Mandy Southwick, Wells,
agree with me. I'm a 100% Elvis Somerset.
fan and love all rock 'n' roll, so PS. Great mag!
,

please bring back the '50s!

The Belfast Teddy Boys and Girls. IN ISSUE 1 2 of Smash Hits a girl And finally . . .
,
should show things like Red
called Tracey Gardener
Starr's insides exploding or remarkable magazine you
IT IS a
1 1 WOULD just like to ask you how complained about the picture of a
Johnny Rotten smiling.
any Ted or boy has enough
girl fawn with an arrow through its have produced but am I

am also but think there

Robin Smith, Pembroke Dock, preferring to stick to my Latin
: mental ability to pick up a copy of neck. I 1 1 I

Dyfed. books.
your great mag? These people should be more blood and
who are lacking in brain matter violence in Smash Hits. You This gruesome enough for you? Snotty Swotty, Trefnant,
are the most moronic have ever I
Denbigh, Clwyd.

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