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Poge 2 SOUNDS September 17, 1977

TOUR DATES SAHBs fall

RAINBOW
RAINBOW odd an extra date to their lour on November 21 at Manchester Apollo,
after the firn night sold nut.
in for rock drill
December 7, Manchester ABC
JOAN ARMA TRADING AFTER A year's absence The
Sensational Alex Harvey Band 9, Leeds 11, Liverpool Empire
JOAN ARMATRADING'S new single b Io be 'Willow' taken from her new 'Show
Son» Emotion' album, released September 23. are to tour Britain In December. 13, Birmingham Odcon 14.
The London dates for her UK tout at Hammersmith Odenn on November 3 and 4 Following their recent Read­ Tickets for these are available
were inexplicably missed out from the itory In last weeks' Sounds. Sony Joanl She
ing festival appearance the now. London and Glasgow
will also play Leicester De Montfort Hall on October 31.
band, who have toured the UK dales arc Io be added.
SUPERTRAMP
SUPF.RTRAMPaddsixdatestotheirf rthcomingUKtour.thelrfirstBritlshtourfor 18
without their leader earlier this
The bond arc presently
year, are to tour Europe from
months Dales added are Manchester Belle Vue October 20, Edinburgh Usher Hall 25. finalising their new album
Ihc end of October.
Brighton Conference Centre, 25, Dublin Stadium 10-12 November. Ticket prices range
Immri to £3.50. They are currently completing the first let of their European tour in British dates confirmed to date •Rock Drill’ for release at lhe
Scandinavia, where they've broken box office records in every country they've played. are Newcastle City Hall end of October.

MINK DE VILLE
Mink De VHle, in Britain to support Dr Feelgood, add a solo appearance on Saturday
September 17 at Aylesbury Friars, supported by th« Tyla Gang. Renaissance were
originally booked to play the date.
Elton plays
THE MOTORS
THE MOTORS hare added mote dates to their tour and some changes to the schedule.
Additional dates are Bedford Nite-spot September 16, Folkestone Leescliff Hall 17,
ShelfieldTopRankOetober9, Hatfield Poly 14 . On October 6 they now play Rotherham
Windmill and not Birkenhead Digbyt. and on the 10th they play Huddersfield Poly and
big charity gig
not Doncaster Outlook. t ELTON JOHN is to play a charity Enemy Lines’. Producing is Vnl
As well as their own tour they are also special guests on the Wishbone Ash dates from concert in aid of the Goldiggers Garay, and release date
October 16-27. lootbn 11 charity and Variety Club of scheduled for two months time.
Great Britain Childrens Charity at

DAMNED Wembley
November 3.
Empire Pool on
ELO album
THE DAMNED have been added as special attraction at Saturday's City Rock one day ELO release a new album ‘Out Of
festival al Chelmsford City football dub headlined by The Rods. FuB details ol bill in last This will probably be Ellon's
only UK concert for the rest of this The Blue' in mid-Octobcr, and a
week's Sounds.
year, and he will be performing a single Turn To Stone' later this
month.
GENERATION X solo set and also with a group
China. The royalties to the album track
GEN ERATION X have added the following datei: London Marquee September 13,20.
China play a set of their own. ‘The Whale’ will go to the Green
27. Plymouth Herta 18. North East London Pdy October 1, Croydon Greyhound 2. ROBIN TROWER (above) has a new album released al the end of the
and consist of two former EJ Band Peace Movement for the protection
members Davey Johnstone and of whales. month and may tour In the spring.
STEVE GIBBONS BAND James Newton-Howard with Dennis
The album In City Drcams’ is released on September 30 and was
recorded at Criteria Studios, Miami, with producer Don Davis, formerly
Conway, Jo Partridge and Cooker
?DAND h»«addcd d«<« to their lour Bournemouth Village
“7 % ^c6, ?,Wl Tr^n*11 j3’ She,,ield T°p Rank 16, Wolverhampton Lopresti. This is their debut in /Vo Jam the Stax label In house producer.
Lafayette 28. Southampton Uni November 2. Birmingham Aston Union October 21 ix Britain and they have an album out Trower is currently in Los Angeles rehearsing his band for a 12 week US
DESPITE RUMOURS that The
MnoeJIed and die 22nd u now Bracknell Sports Centre and not Northampton Cricket tour starting September 30. British dutes arc being negotiated for Ihc
next month and plan ten dates for Jam were to play a Saturday
Chib now rescheduled lor the 29th.
October. lunchtime concert at the new spring.
Elton disbanded his own group Harlesdcn Roxy, their record
SLAUGHTER AND THE DOGS when he retired from touring last company emphasise that the band
MANCHESTER PUNK outfit Slaughter and the Dogs are the latest band to suffer
the new wave backlash with several gigs cancelled.
year.
Tickets arc £5.50 and £3.50 and
will not be appearing (here. They
say the band had not been notified
New Vic-tims may
Their tour list now reads: Leicester Orlandos September 14, Birmingham Rebeccas available from September 17 by and no firm agreement had been
IS Plymouth Top Rank 16, Chelmsford City Rock festival 17, Preston Poly 20. Leeds personal application from the Box reached.
e Southampton Top Rank 28. Manchester Rafters 29, Salford Technical
College October 7.
Office, Wembley Stadium, get money back
Middlesex (phone 01-902 1234) or
by post from Elton John Box
Hillage band
Office, Wembley Stadium, A NEW touring band has been THE JOINT liquidators of Vide- career and is presently recording
announced for Steve Hillage's UK palm Limited arc taking legal her follow uh album to 'Love Me'.
Wembley, Middx HA9 0DW.
Cheques and POs should be made dates starting next month. advice to see whether they can Meanwhile Clapton and band are
Joining -Steve arc Miquette refund money to the ticket-holders to undertake a series of seven dates
payable to Wembley Stadium Ltd;
(Elton John) and please enclose a Giraudy synthesiser and vocals, Joe who paid in advance for concerts in Japan later this month.
SAE with applications.
Blocker drums, Curtis Robertson at the New Victoria which were not
Junior bass, and Chuck 'Bum It
Down' Bynum keyboards and
performed.
They issue the following state­
Saints return
guitar. THE SAINTS are back in Britain
Horsiips tour ment: "We are currently trying to
see whether or not we may make and rehearsing for a new bassplaycr

HORSLIPS arc recording their Papa John due repayment to the ticket holders to replace Kym Bradshaw. The
Australian punk band hope to tour
next album prior to a US tour in from these funds and we would like
PLANS ARE Underway to bring
October and UK dates in to assure everyone concerned that here in October and America
Papa John Creach to Europe. The
November, they will be distributed fairly as far before the end of the year.
jazz/blues/rock violinist, once
as the Law permits.
associated with Jefferson Airplane,
"If we are able to pay ticket
has never performed abroad, but it
holders before other creditors we Budgie album
Mr. Big busy is hoped he will play Holland,
France, Germany and the UK to have the funds to do so. If this is not WELSH ROCK outfit Budgie, now
MR BIG are recording their third the case then they will rank with based in the US, begin recording
promote his latest album The Cat
album, tentatively titled 'Behind other Ordinary Unsecured Cred­ their second A&M album this week
THE LURKERS And The Fiddle'.
itors for whom there is little chance in Toronto.
of repayment..." They tour the States on com­
THE LURKERS Ticket holders who hove not
already submitted claims should
pletion ot the album and return to
Britain to tour in
THE LURKERS, whose debut single ‘Shadow’ has sold 10.000 copies with another
5.000 being printed this wrek, go Into the studios at the end of the month Io start write to Stoy Hayward & Co at 54 January/February. Their album is
work on a new single probably ‘Freakshow’. They play Hammersmith Red Cow each Baker Street, London W1 (refer­ issued here before Christmas.
Wednesday during September. ence 13/LHJ), enclosing if possible
a photocopy of details of tickets,
Terri at 100
XTC but retain the original tickets. TERRI QUAYE’S Moonspirit - |

i^,hdr r*?’ P™??? ou'oc Virgin on September 30 with the release of a three
track EP tn an unlimited 12” edition. Tracks are 'Science Friction'. 'She's So Square' Yvonne leaves Eric Terri Quaye African drums. Vol
Fenton piano and Gill Lyons hn«-
and 'Dance Band'. H YVONNE ELLIMAN has left the
play London 100 Club September
Datesforthebandare: Folkestone Leescliff Hall September 17, London lOOClub 20, Eric Clapton Band to pursue a solo
Rock Garden 26 and 27. Huddersfield Poly October 10. Plymouth Castaways September 16. Seven Dials 22.
15 u now cancelled.

THE HEARTBREAKERS More Gizmo guff

THE HEARTBREAKERS' debut album 1_A.M.F.’ has been put back to September
30 for release and not the 16lh as previously hoped. I'^tlffTthe «1 d th ,1.G,Zm° ‘o Ufe on October
There are alsoammendments to'their new UK loon CardifTTbp Rank is October 18
Crem- ir^i the,,e “J1”™ ‘Consequences’.
not the 4th. Glasgow on October 30 is out. replaced by Chelmsford Chancellor Hall,
Brighton October 7 and Edinburgh 31 are cancelled but they now play Edinburgh APIAXUKBLADES (above) make their single debut with ’Common Sense- the Gizmo, a new
Clouds on October 14. on Chiswick on September 30, penned by the bands' Rob Keylock and Ben on the bridge of the guitar ud bow,
Mandelson. Current dates Includei Finchley Torrington September 18,
Manchester Band on the Wall 19, London Windsor Castle 21, Manchest«
tticSb»: B.“”?" S’“ ”• ». UndOT
MORE TOUR DATES PAGE 5

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booklet. ^tun Include

NEW 3 TRACK HIT SINGLE

‘THEN SHE
KISSED ME’
 September 17, 1977 SOUNDS Pa(jo3

So It Goes
returns with
Iggy, Jam, Elvis,
Richman, Mink
GRANADA TV’s controversial Manchester Electric Circus.
'So It Goes' rock-based pro­ Guests include Elvis Costello,
gramme returns for a new ten Buzzcocks, Dave Edmunds,
week series from next month. Nick Lowe Band, XTC, The
The frontman is Tony Wilson, Jam, Albertos, Iggy Pop, Van
Sham 69 single, gigs who this season introduces a Morrison. Mink De Ville and
selection of bands filmed al Jonathan Richman. The first
clubs including Erics Liverpool. programme goes out on
THE NEW single by Sham 69 London'. Current dales arc: London Hope and Anchor and October 8.
(pictured above), '1 Don't London Vortex September 13,
Wanna', has been put back to Swindon Affair 26, London
September23 release. It will be Roxy 30, Portsmouth Top
backed with ‘Ulster’ and ‘Red Rank October 7, 100 Club 25.

Ultravox tour, album

ULTRAVOX play a 13-datc Lacarno 27, Birmingham
tour to tic in with the release of Barbarcllas 30, October 1,
their 'HalHalHal' album on Chelmsford Chancellor Hall 2,
October 14. Dates arc Liverpool Swindon Brunel Rooms 3,
Erics September 23, Malvern Leeds Poly 4, Huddersfield
Winter Gardens 24, Middles­ Poly 6, Edinburgh Harriet Bowie the TV Hero
borough Town Hall 2S, Don­ Watt College 7, London
caster Outlook 26, Coventry Roundhouse 9.
DAVID BOWIE makes a rare TV appearance onthe last in the
present scries of Granada’s ‘Marc’, seen in all ITV regions on
Alternative TV dates Wednesday, September 28, at 4.20pm. Bowie sings "Heroes the
title (rack from his new album, also released as a single, and
MARK P'S ALTERNATIVE Manchester Electric Circus 17. teams up with Marc Bolan for a number.
TV play their first gigs with The band arc Mark P Vocals,
their permanent line-up at the guitar, tapes; Alex Fergusson,
London Rat Club, Grays Inn guitar, Tyrone Thomas, bass EMI take Advertising Brothers Johnson tour
Rond on September 14 and and Chris Bennett, drums.
ADVERTISING (pictured producer Kenny Laguna at the University 5, Brighton Top
TOP US soul act The Brothers
EAST ANGLIA NEW WAVE VENUES above) have signed an London Ramport studios.
Johnson make their UK debut Rank 7, Dunstable Quccnsway
EAST ANGLIA gets two new wave venues with Blimps at Cambridge and a new "extremely lucrative" long-term Dates for the band are: London Hall 8. Manchester Apollo 9,
worldwide deal with EMI and Rock Garden September 20, at Newcastle on September
season at Chelmsford Chancellor Hall. Blimps features a Tuesday night season at the
30 at the Poly, then Birmingham Glasgow Apollo 10. Tickets £1
Dog & Pheasant. Newmarket Road with Eater September 13. The Look 20. The have a single released next Ipswich Tracys 21, Leicester to £2. and up to £2.50 at
Crabs 27, Lark era October 4, Spitfire Boys 11. Wire 18, The Unwanted 25. At
month. The band have been BlooBlooDisco22, Manchester Town Hall October 3. London
Chelmsford they present The Adverts on September 18. Boomtown Rats 23, HammersmithOdeon4, Cardiff Hammersmith.
Generation X October 9. November 6 999 and Eater. recording with American Electric Circus 23.

Slaughter & The Dogs. ------ - - wwr-r——— -

Where Have All The Boot Boys Gone ?

DECCÍ)
You're A Bore.
Page 4 SOUNDS September 17, 1977

PHIL MANZANERA/801
embark on a major UK tour in
October and November to tie-in
with the release of his 1-15(60
Nqw' album on September 23.
The band line-up is Phil Manz-
ancra guitar, Bill MacCormick
bass, Paul Thompson drums,
Simon Ainley guitar, Dave Skinner
keyboard.
October dates for the band arc:
Cambridge University II. South­
ampton Uni 12, Guildford Uni 13,
Norwich University of East Anglia
14, Leicester Uni 15, Birmingham
Town Hall 16, Plymouth Castaways
18, Oxford Poly 20, Colchester
University of Essex 21, Nottingham
Uni 22, London Victoria Palace 23,
Southpot Floral Hall 25, Liverpool
Uni 26, Huddersfield Poly 27,
Newcastle Mayfair Ballroom 28, Manzanera, Bit 'Whatever Happened To' . .
Hull Uni 29. 2What Do I Get’. See fe^
In November they play Swansea
Brangwyn Hall 1, Manchester Uni
2, Falkirk Maniqui 3, Dundee
Student Association 4, Glasgow
record news NIGEL OLSSON,
drummer with Elton John
form„

Strathclyde Uni 5, Redcar signed a worldwide deal with'ens

Coatham Bowl 6. Stranglers album (hey will be releasing an album
by him shortly. m

UFO find Schenker out next week THE FIRST British equivalent of
the American record industry«
MICHEL SCHENKER, the German — Live' which were limited to 2,000 ‘Grammies awards is to U
guitarist who went missing just as his THE STRANGLERS’ new album 12" copies and quickly became presented this year by the British
band UFO were to tour the States, has •No More Heroes’ is now to be collectors items. 5,000 cop.es of Phonographic Industry '-nJ
been reunited with the band. released on September 23 and has
It seems he could not face the tour Wailer's single are being made at Britannia Awards’, to be awarded
already notched up 62,000 copies in to recording artists, producers and
being exhausted if 1er European da tes and the 12" size. It also serves as a
decided to go missing. The band -advance orders. trailer for his forthcoming album personalities.
meanwhile started the tour with Paul Full track listing is: 'I Feci Like •Protest’ and the single retails at
Chapman of Lone Star as temporary A Wog', ‘Bitchin", 'Dead Ringer, IN CONJUNCTION with Buddv
replacement. ‘Dagenham Dave', 'Bring On The £1. Holly Week, MCA Records 3
Schenker will now complete the tour Nubilcs', 'Something Better THE FOLLOW up to Donna issue a new album by Hollv with
with UFO, who this week entered the US Bob Montgomery. The S
Change’, 'No More Heroes, Summer's chart topping single 'I
album chart at 26 with their latest LP
‘Peasant In The Big Shitty, Feci Love’ is '1 Remember ‘Western And Bop'
'Lights Out'.
‘Burning Up Time’, 'English Yesterday', an edited track off her material previously available on th.
Towns' and School Man'. See

Great Xpectations
latest album. Donna is due to visit mid-sixties release 'Holly [n The
K-Teivis album feature page 12. Britain in October to play an as yet Hills', plus similar material in «
unannounced London venue. country/rockabilly style R h.
K-Tel International are marketing a ISLAND RELEASE Bunny eludes an early cut of'Maybe BabY
YJ^GINRECORDS dgned X-Ray Spex and reieaae their first single double album by Ebb Presley which is Wailer's version of Bob Marley and
THE BUZZCOCKS go into the pre-Cnckets days and is issued In
Oh Bondage Up Yoon'on September 30 In both »even and 12Inch form. not available through record stores. The Peter Tosh's reggae classic ‘Get
double album, titled ‘King of Rock and studios this week with producer November on the Coral label
Coupled with ‘I Am A Qlche’ a live version of ‘Oh Bondage' wax Up, Stand Up' as a limited edition
Roll', will be available only by mail order Martin Rushent to start work on a There are also plans for a complete
featured by the band on the live ‘Roxy’ album. 12" single. boxed set of Buddy Holty retards
from Radio Luxembourg. Il contains 40 new single, their first for U.A. The
Dates for the band are Hammersmith Red Cow September 1 7, Vortex 20 This follows the success of Marley’s
tracks including ‘Heartbreak Hotel', single will be selected from four with every Holly recording released
6 93^23^0 3°’ L°nd°n "Hound Dog”, 'Jailhouse Rock', 'Blue ‘Exodus', Junior Murvin's
cuts: ‘Orgasm Addict’, ‘Oh Shit', plus rare achive material.
Suede Shoes', and 'Devil in Disguise'. 'Tedious' and Rico's ‘Dial Africa

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The Rubinoos, Earthquake and Greg Kihn Available in the U.K.
(BSERK fe/Casselle BSERC 6) for the first time now!
(BSERK 1/Cassette BSERC 1)
Catch Jonathan and The Modern Lovers LIV E at...
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 September 17, 1977 SOUNDS Page 5

Clash want
complete control
THE
released
CLASH'S
on September
ilngle,
23, Is
Lynott poems
'Complete Control' coupled with PHIL LYNOTT of Thin Lizzy has
City Of The Dead’. The single Is published his second book of
produced by reggae hero Lee Perry poems, entitled 'Philip'. It follows
and Micky Foote. the success of bis first book, ‘Songs
The Q ash said this week: For While I'm Awa/. which has
•* ‘Complete Control'tells a story of sold nearly 10,000 copies.
conflict between two opposing 'Philip' is available through mail
comps both of which ore using the order only from: Thin Lizzy (mail
tool of change Io further their own order), 52 Dean St., London W1. It
beliefs. is priced at £1-20 including post and
“One side sees change as an packing, and cheques and P.O.'s
opportunity to channel the enthus­ should be made payable to Thin
iasm of a raw and dangerous Lizzy (UK) Ltd.'
culture In a direction where the
energy Is made safe, predictable
and palatable.
Ex-Gen X band
1 'The other Is dealing with
change as a freedom to be
JOHN TOWE, former Generation
X drummer, has formed his own
experienced so as to understand band called Rage with singer Skip
ones true capabilities and restric­ Zero, guitarist Riff and bassist
tions allowing a creadve less boring Martin Glover.
Their first gig will be at Wembley
situation to emerge.
“We all wont change so find out Village Inn on September 17 and if
what side you’re on and try to get all goes well they will line up
complete control.” further dates.

THE CLASH: single out next week

TOUR DATES piSt-

DENIECE WILLIAMS
DENIECE WILLIAMS makes her UK debut at Birmingham Odeon October 6, London
Rainbow 7, Manchester Free Trade Hall 8. New album due November.

LITTLE RIVER BAND

AUSTRALIAN COUNTRY rockers the Little Riser Band tour Britain next month.
They toured here last year and appeared at the recent Reading festival.
Dates ore Aylesbury Friars October 1. London Rainbow 2. Oxford Poly 3, Liverpool
Uni 5, Lced. Poly 6. Salford Uni 7, Sheffield Uni 8. Birmingham Town Hall 10,
Leicester Uni II. Swansea Uni 13. Durham Uni 15 and Middlesborough Town Hall

RACING CARS
RACING CARS: Nottingham Albert Hall October J, Corby Festival Hall 12.

CADO BELLE
CADO BELLE: Landon Music Machine September 15, Birmingham Barbarellas
16/17.

THE MOVIES
THE MOVIES: London Nashville September 22, Ncwcastle Poly 23, Nashville 27.

BUSTER CRABBE
BUSTER CRABBE: Camden Music Machine September 14. Hope and Anchor IS,
22. 29, High Wycombe Nags Head 23. Dingwalls 26, Bedford College of Education
October 1. The Nashville 4, 11, Chichester Bishop Otter College 15, Clacton Institute
of Higher Education 21. Watford Wall Hall College 29.
f»
SALT
SALT: Fulham Greyhound September 16. Banbury Blues Club 17, Wrexham Yale
College 22. Watford College 23, London Dingwalls 24, Edinburgh Napier College 27,
Teeside Poly 28. Chelmer Institute 30.

REVIVAL SHOWS
SIXTIES POP slurs are featured in a string of revival shows at the Harlesden Roxy
this winter.
Artists appearing include: Helen Shapiro/Paper Lace September 23. Joe
Brown/Susan Maughan 24. Herb Reed & The Platters/White Plains 30. Billy J.
Kramer/The Mojos October 1. PJ Proby/The Fourmost 7. Jet Harris/Cupid's
Inspiration 8, Marty'Wilde/Swinging Blue Jeans 14. Bert Weedon 15. Guys 'n'
Dolls/lvy League 21, Thunderclap Newman/Nashvillc Teens 22, Sear­
chers/Pinkerton's Colours 28. Billie Davis' Edison Lighthouse 29, The Inkspots/The
J*
Merscybeals November 4, Mungo Jcrry/Scrraming Lord Sutch 5, Vince HiU/Karl
Denver 11. Alvin Stardust/Love Affair 12. Lulu/Dave Berry 18, Freddie and the
Dreamers 19. Georgie Fame25. Trnggs/Sweet Sensation 26.

THE CRABS
THE CRABS: Diss Scale Inn September 16. Norwich Whites 17. Chelmsford
Chancellors Hall 18. London Vortex 20. Ilford Oscars 21. Wigan Casino 22. Woking
Centre Hall 24, Birmingham Rebeccas 26, Cambridge Blimps 27, London Music
Machine 28, Lancaster No 12 Club 29.

THE DARTS
THE DARTS: Huddersfield Poly November 3. Dundee Marnott Hall 12. Glasgow
Shuffles 13, Dumfries Bell Castle Hotel 20. Warwick Univenity December 8. The Motors cut out now - on
BERT JANSCH
BERT JANSCH: Coventry Mercers Arms September 13. Bristol Flyer 14, CUfionviUe Album:The Motors 1V2089
Wheatsheaf Inn IS. Penzance Wintergardens 20. Plymouth Woods 21. Ambleside
Lake Folk Club 27. Deepcar near Sheffield Royal Oak Hotel 29.
Don't miss the limited edition 12" single
REGGAE/PUNK a
A REGGAE meets punk gig is held at London’s Roundhouse on September 18 with a
'Dancing The Night Away' /
bill featuring the Cimarnns. Slaughter and the Dogs, Black Slate and Fruit Eating
Bears.
Whisky And Wine' VS18612,
LONDON 7" version in a picture bag. VS186.
LONDON: Chelmsford Chancellor Hall Spetember 16 and Ipswich Manor Ballroom
30th cancelled. Keighley Knickers added September 13.
SEPTEMBER
Frl. 16 BEDFORD Nitespot / Sat. 17 FOLKSTONE
Leascliffe Hall /Sun.18 MANCHESTER Electric
IMPROVISED MUSIC FEST Circus/W/ed.21 LONDON Marquee/ Thurs.22
BATTERSEA ARTS Centre and the Musicians’ Collective present a three day festival
of free improvised music called ’345’ from September 23-25, featuring the Spon­
SWANSEA Circles Club I Frl. 23 POWYS Llandl-
taneous Music Ensemble with John Stevens. Evans All Weather Orchestra and John rod Pavilion.
Russell Quartet.
Page 6 SOUNDS September 17, 1977

US Albums
New Wave Chart | ^ritisiTAlbums RUMOURS, Fleetwood Mac, Warner Brothen
VTAR WARS,/SOUNDTRACK, 20th Century
CSN, Crosby, Stilb 4 Nash, Atlantic
IT James Taylor. Columbia
MEI ALLIC KO, Iggy and the Stooges, Skydog LP MOODY BLUE, Elvis Presley, RCA
ANARCHY IN THE UK, Sex Pistols. Glhlerbe.1 Import 1 20 GOLDEN GREATS, 5 5 COMMODORES. Motown
CANT STAND MY BABY, Rezillos, Sensible Diana Ross & The Supremes, 6 REJOICE, Emotions, Columbia
GLORIA 'MY GENERATION, Pan! Smith, Arista 12”
YOUR GENERATION, Generation X, Chrysalb 2 3 OXYGENE, Jean Michel Jarre, 10
SHAUN CASSIDY, Warner Brothen/Curb
I'M IN YOU, Peter Frampton, A&M
SEX'NTIRUGS’N'ROCK’N’ROLL. Ian Dury. Stiff 8
FOREIGNER, Atlantic
ANIMAL JUSTICE, John Cale, Illegal EP 10
LITTLE JOHNNY JEWEL, Television, ORK Import 3 1 ELVISPRESLEY’S 40 GREATEST 13
GOING FOR THE ONE, Yes. Atlantic
FI OATERS, ABC
X OIT ENDER, Blondie, French Import 12
10 MIDNIGHT HOUR, George Faith. Black Swan 12”
HITS, Arcade 13 16
ANYTIME . . . ANYWHERE, Rita Coolidge, A*M

11 PANIK, Metal Urban, Cobra — French Import 4 MOODY BLUE, Elvis Presley, RCA 14 IS
RIGHT ON TIME, Brothen Johnson, A&M
SUPERMAN, Barbra Streisand, Columbia
12 GIRL, Pru. ORK Import EP 15 12
13 WHOLE WIDE WORLD, Wreckless Eric, Stiff 2 20 ALL TIME GREATS, 16 9
BOOK OF DREAMS, Steve Miller Band, Capitol
HERE AT LAST . . . LIVE, Bee Gees, RSO
PUNK-A-RAMA, Venus & The Razorbbdes. Spark Connie Francis, Polydor 17 18
I ROBOT, Alan Parsons Project, Arbta
15 DIAL AFRICA, Rico, bland 12"
16 SHADOW, Lurkers, Beggar'. Banquet 5 A STAR IS BORN, Soundtrack, CBS 18
19 17
LITTLE QUEEN, Heart, Portrait
EXODUS, Bob Marley 4 The Wallers, bland
17
18
FLY AWAY, Bracos Band, Speed ball — French Import
SUMMER OF LOVE, London. MCA 12” F.P
6 RUMOURS, Fleetwood Mac, 20 20
SIMPLE THINGS. Carole King, Capitol
21 25
19 AINT BEEN TO NO MUSIC SCHOOL, Nosebleeds. Rabid Warner Brothers 19
LIVE, Barry Manilow, Arista
20
21
22
SPIRAL SCRATCH, Buzzcocks, New Hormones EP
ASK THE ANGELS, Patti Smith, Artata (French Import)
PLAY WITH FIRE, Mick Farren, ORK Import
Ci^10 STRANGLERS IV, The Stranglers,
United Artists
Ta
24 26
24
A NEW WORLD RECORD, Electric Light Orchestra,
United ArtbU/Jet
PLATINUM JAZZ, War. Blue Note
BORDERLINE, MC5, Skydog (French Import) LOVE GUN, Kbs, Caaabbnca
25 LESS THAN ZERO, Elvis Costello, StUI 9 18 ARRIVAL, Abba, Epic 25 21
26 31
LIGHTS OUT, U.F.O.. Chryialb
27
28
ASHPHALT JUNGLE, Cobra EP (French Impart) 10 11 I REMEMBER YESTERDAY, 23
ITS A GAME, Bay City Rollers, Arista
STAR WARS & OTHER GALACTIC FUNK, Meco. Mlknnium
BIONIC GOLD, Various Artists, Big Sound US Import LP
28
29 ALL THE LOVE I’VE GOT. George Faith. Black Swan 12” Donna Summer, GTO 29 STEVE WINWOOD, bland
30 CANT EXPLAIN, Flamin' Groovies, Skydog (French Impart)
11 9 GOING FOR THE ONE, Yes, Atlantic 30 30 SLAVE, Cotillion
Supplied by Billboard
12 7 WELCOME TO MY WORLD,
H90>Panf Recordl- 101 CmrVt Stmt, Croydon. Sumy
Elvis Presley, RCA
13 8 THE JOHNNY MATHIS

14 16
COLLECTION, CBS
EXODUS, Bob Marley & The Wailers,
I
US Singles
BEST OF MY LOVE, Emotions, Columbia
Island
British Singles
1 WAY DOWN, Elvis Presley, RCA
) 13 HOTEL CALIFORNIA, The Eagles,
Asylum 5
)
!
,
.
HIGHER AND HIGHER, Rita Coolidge. A&M
I JUST WANT TO BE YOUR EVERYTHING, Andy Gibb, RSQ
HANDY MAN, James Taylor. Columbia
FLOAT ON, Floaters, ABC
5 MAGIC FLY, Space.
Space, Pye
FLOAT ON, Floated, ABC
16 20 THE ELVIS PRESLEY SUN 8
DON’T STOP, Fleetwood Mac, Warner Brothen
EASY, CommodoresJHotown
OXYGENE, Jean Michel Jarre, Polydor COLLECTION, Elvis Presley, Starcall STRAWBERRY LETTER 23, Brothen Johnson, A&M
DOWN DEEP INSIDE, Donna Summer, GTO
ANGELO, Brotherhood of Man, Pye
17 17 FLOATERS, ABC 10
TELEPHONE UNE, Electric Light Orchestra.
United Artbts/Jet
^ndi Su,on- Droiher. 18 == 19 MY AIM IS TRUE, Elvis Costello, SMOKE FROM A DISTANT FIRE, Sanford-Townsend,
SILVER LADY, David Soul, Private Stock 10 12
THATS WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR. Deniece Williams, Stiff Warner Brothers
STAR WARS (Main TIHe), London Symphony Orchestra.
18 == 23 BEST OF, Rod Stewart, Mercury 13
20th Century
20 _ RAIN DANCES, Camel, Dccca 12
JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO, Crosby, Stilb 4 Nash, Adamic
BARRACUDA, Heart, Portr.lt/CBS
21 15 NEW WAVE, Various, Vertigo 13
COLD AS ICE, Foreigner, Atbntic
14 16
PA?™’ ™E MOONLIGHT, Thin Lizzy, Vertigo 22 — MAGIC FLY, Space, Pye International 1$ 21 KEEP IT COMIN’ LOVE, K.C. 4 The Sunshine Band, TK
TULANE, Steve Gibbons Band, Polydor ON AND ON, Stephen Bbhop, ABC
TELEPHONE MAN. Meri Wilson. Pye
23 14 G.I. BLUES, Elvis Presley, RCA 16 19
20 SWAYIN' TO THE MUSIC (Slow Dancin'). Johnny Riven,
™^1DER 0NE> Boon»»»" R«u. Ensign 24 12 ELVIS IN DEMAND, Elvis Presley, Big Tree
E AL0NE’ Ri,a Coolidge, A&M 18 27 STAR WARS TITLE THEME, Meco, MOcnnlum
EYES' T1« RCA 19 23 THAT’S ROCK ’N’ ROLL, Shaun Cassidy,
SPANISH STROLL, Mink Deville. Capitol
SUNSHINE AFTER THE RAIN, Elkie Brooks A AM
25 — LIVIN’ ON THE FAULT LINE, Warner Brothera/Curb
20 DON'T WORRY BABY, B.J. Thomas, MCA
THINK I’M GONNA FALL IN LOVE WITO YOuXoleys
Doobie Brothers, Warner Brothers 21 17 HOW MUCH LOVE, Leo Sayer. Warner Brothen
GTO 3 '
26 40 THIS IS NIECY, Deniece Williams, 22 30 BOOGIE NIGHTS, Heatwave, Epic
MY ^D’ Elliman, RSO 23 NOBODY DOES IT BETTER, Carly Simon, Elektra
MA BAKER, Doney M, Atlantic CBS 24 WAY DOWN, Elvis Presley. RCA
DREAMER, Jacksons, Epic
L0VE’ D°nna Summer. GTO
27 — PLAYING TO AN AUDIENCE OF 25 25 CHRISTINE SIXTEEN, Kiss, Caiabbnca
26 EDGE OF THE UNIVERSE, Bee Gees. RSO
MY LOVE. Emotions. CBS
SOMETHING BETTER CHANGE/STRAIGHTEN OUT.
ONE, David Soul, Private Stock 15 GIVE A LITTLE BIT, Supertramp, A&M
Stranglers, UA 28 25 THEIR GREATEST HITS 71-75, 28
29
IT WAS ALMOST LIKE A SONG, Ronnie Mibap, RCA
I FEEL LOVE, Donna Summer, Casablanca
BLACK IS BLACK, La Belk Epoque, Harvest
The Eagles, Asylum 30 JUNGLF ’OVE, Steve Miller Band. Capllol
29 42 20 GOLDEN GREATS, The Shadows, ______________ SUPP‘ifd by BiUb^ _________________________
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31
32
37
35
Light Orchestra, Jet
BLUE HAWAH, Elvis Presley, RCA
ENDLESS FLIGHT, Leo Sayer,
Sounds Playlist
Geoff Barton
Chrysalis A FAREWELL TO KINGS, Rush. Mercury
LIVE, Foghat. BeanviUe
33 46 GREATEST HITS, Smokie, RAK FRIED ALIVE, Kiss. Bootleg
34 22 LOVE AT THE GREEK, Neil
David Brown
Diamond, CBS SHFS A WINDUP Dr Feelgood. UA 12” .Ingle
35 24 LOVE FOR SALE, Boney M, Atlantic LIV E AT MARBLE ARCH Graham Parker and the Rumour, OIBdaJ
36 — FIRING ON ALL SIX, Lone Star, CBS Bootleg
DRY AND HEAVY, Burning Spear. Mango
37 26 ELVIS LIVE AT MADISON Dave Fudger
SQUARE GARDEN, Elvis Presley RAZZLE IN MY POCKET, Ian Dury. Stiff
RCA LADY EASY ACTION, Despair Tape
SHOW SOME EMOTION, Joan Armatrading, A4M
38 — GREATEST HITS, Hot Chocolate,
RAK Savage Pencil
IN MY POCKET, Ian Dury. Stiff
33 IN THE CITY, Jam, Polydor uyt IN JAPAN, Runaways, Mercury I Import I
41 THE DARK SIDE OF THE MOON, THE PASSENGER, Iggy pop, (track from 'Lust For Life' album) RCA

Pink Floyd, Harvest Tony Mitchell

41 29 THE MUPPET SHOW, Pye
42 32 DECEPTIVE BENDS, lOcc, Mercury Jlmi Hendnx, Reprise
43 34 GREATEST HITS, Abba, Epic
OOPS! WRONG PLANET, Utopia BearavUk

44 39 TWO DAYS AWAY, Elkie Brooks, Pete Makowski

A&M R(WGH inYST ROfR ‘VR0^ Ian Dury, Stiff (tingle)
45 48 I ROBOT, Alan Parsons, Arista BENrn yn^"^'"d/Lane, Polydor
utNOLYN, The Chemists, Shoe»
46 27 ELVIS GOLDEN RECORDS VOL 2
Elvis Presley, RCA Chas De Whalley
43 Pink Floyd Hmm BE^ER^^I^Gineratio'> X. Chrysalb
48 28 WORKS. Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Ib^rld^ CHARTBUSTERS VOLUME ONE, Various Artistes,

Atlantic G MutoV? ' HITS VoL 2‘ Srnok'y Robinson & The Miracles, Tamia
49 GREATEST HITS VOL I
Don Williams, ABC
50 49 ELV!S GOLDEN RECORDS VOL 3, Barry Myere
LUST FOR LIFE, Iggy p0D o r A
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JAWS
Gong gang go ga-ga
OLD HIPPIES DON’T BYG told Vigin HIS people
EVEN FADE AWAY DEPT: would not vacate the Virgin
amazing scenes in the Porto­ precincts until it relented and
bello Road last week when the gave into his demands. Allen,
Virgin Records Bastille was with yet another uncustomary
stormed by about 50 Gong show of hippy decisiveness,
freaks spurred on by that declared that Gong people
bom leader from the planet belonged to nobody and to
Gong, Dacvid Allen himself. show they weren't the agents
Seems there is a legal of Karakos, departed the
wrangle involving Virgin and Virgin premises while
French BYG records boss negotiations continued. But
"Castro" Karakos preventing not before they were checked
the release of material out at the front door and
recorded at the Paris sundry albums removed from
Hippodrome earlier this year DAEVID ALLEN a few of the children's general
when the planet Gong to the building they whereabouts.
decided to hold a reunion in were confronted by the said By the following day the
the centre of the universe. 50 who had occupied the record companies were
The Sunday before the administration offices and talking again and Allen was
storming of the Virgin punk Branson's own office. "God hopeful that an agreement
palace, Allen told his Save The Queen" — the would be reached so that the
Roundhouse lecture audience unofficial version, was Gong reunion could be made
about the woes that had playing loudly, strange available to all international
befallen the Gong recording smelling substances rent the people of cosmic aspirations.
kingdom and having instilled air and a good honest chat When asked if the occupation
into this rabid mob of hippy took place between Allen, of Virgin seemed somewhat
followers the idea that the Branson and Draper. Allen uncharacteristic of the stoned
music was not getting out to accused Virgin of selling out. peace-loving hippy, Allen
the people — that nobody Branson summoning, replied that the ethos of the
owned Gong music — it admirable charm under the stoned peace-loving hippy was
belonged to the people, it was circumstances, told Allen he
decided to take a stand and
just bullshit invented by the
was talking a lot of naive media. Could this mark the
make certain feelings known bullshit. It was really all very death of Flower Power?
to the House of Virgin. polite but battlelines were — Ross Stapleton
Thus on Wednesday at established. The intention of
about 1 pm, as most Virgin the occupants was clear — no
staff were out to lunch, the exit until Virgin relented and EMBARRASSMENT
hippy army descended on the allowed the release of the WASN’T the word for it when
House of Virgin and the walls product Gong. ‘mystery’ group Stranger
of this kingdom were known The afternoon wore on. played their debut gig at
to shake. There was much Brief contact was established Hammersmith Odeon the
spray painting of obscure between the differing record week before last. You
slogans albeit seemingly far company factions — which remember, they were the
removed from that well ended somewhat abruptly in band that splashed out
known philosophy of peace slamming of phones — Finally £10,000 to get themselves WEDDING OF THE DAMNED: Pictured above, ‘the pale one’ Dave Vanian, vocalist with
and love, such as ‘Virgin the Gong people beat a some ‘top level' exposure Stiff Megastars the Damned, upon the happy occasion of his marriage to the lovely
Sucks'. retreat at the gentle because they were convinced (and equally pale) Laurie. After the ceremony Dave bit the bride but denied remours that
When Virgin directors pursuasion of their galactic that they were the best tfijc marrle(/ Laurie for her blood group. Dave's best man at the event was the lovely
Richard Branson and leader when it was made clear undiscovered talent around. Kajrrt?ge’ ab°ve- ne couple left for a honeymoon in Transylvania in their Jugular XJ6.
Simon Draper returned that Monsieur Karakos of SOUNDS went along hoping The Damned s next single titled ‘Problem Child’c/w ‘You Take My Money’is
against hope that this claim released this Friday. Pic: Ian Dickson
would prove to be true, but
Stranger turned out to be a
group ofthe variety much in Matlock and his lads are still ethnic/roots credibility was unleashed catalogue number
evidence in the late sixties at looking for their perfect severely damaged by several
school dances. Playing their fourth member. And they three, just sutffed with those
‘Sunday Times’ style jokes obscure slices of vinyl mania
own unique style of wanna find him FASTI So if (y.know, about
wishy-washy Moody Blues you reckon you've got what it Sounds’ writers seem to go for
Schopenhauer) — but the these days (don’t worry, it's
derivations, they enthralled takes give ’em a ring on (01) crowd was such that I'm sure
the audience (Sid and Doris 486-1792. There is one catch the additives in the coffee
it was terribly shocking. I machine) including our very
Bonkers) with their lack though. As cheerful Al, their mean they said rude words T
of stage presence, manager, put it, "We don't own Pere Ubu, Wayne
and simulated sex. As for the Kramer, John Cale 12”,
song-writing ability and vocal want any dross only lengthy, gleeful,
prowess. If they’d been any geniuses.” If you reckon that Prince Far I, Ranking Trevor,
worse they could have been on hand-rubbing ultraviolence Rico’s ‘Warelka Dub’ and
includes you, pick up the detail — well in the light of
‘New Faces’. Is this a record? phone and stick your digit in endless fanzines. Don’t look
the dial. contemporaneous events at back.
ANYONE wishing to contact Lewisham, it was merely very
Kim Fowley’s teen proteges ‘EAST: NO EDEN SHOCK: silly. We left......Go see VIBRATORS GAIN NEW
Venus And The Razorblades the other week, our intrepid Women Behind Bars’ instead WAVE CREDIBILITY IN
can find them in residence at counter-cultural explorers — it’s utter Fil th/ kitsch, but DAWN RAID SHOCK:
the Kitsodi Club, Sitka, attended the first night ofthe never do they get their
The Vibrators, who are
Alaska. Yes kids, they breed self-styled ’punk’ play, motives confused.
'em tough in L.A.....Mr. currently living with German
suitably punked-up (our PVC’s manager
Fowley’s own new single will natural selves). It’s about Life MORE UNSOLICITED
now be ‘Control’, an TESTIMONIALS DEPT: Wolf Moser, were rudely
in the East End. Uh-huh
excellent punkoid outing What you get/got was some Rough Trade have just
which is supposedly Kim CONTINUES PAGE 12
accurate sketches (given the
singing over an old backing authentic ethnic seal of
track by U.K. heavy metal approval by our pet Lea
band Iron Cross... and Island
plan to reissue Kim's
psychedelic magnum opus
Valley council-house native
— top credibility, eh?)
declaimed in a hideous
SHOIV
‘The Trip' any day now.
all you feisty
mixture of
Cockney/Shakespearian SHOW/
© 1977 PROMOTONE B.V. •
A T1ENTION
young rockers: how do you
fancy stepping into Clash’s
diction, film clips, silent
movie mimes, and at least one
excellent scene. The play
SHCW
Mick Jones size eight and a
half boots? As you will have began at 16rpm and moved GROUP
I read in last week’s cover storv
on the Rich Kids, Glen
gradually to a bearable 33
hitting 45 at a peak —a ’
motorcycle narrative. Its
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Passege into a scene from a the only people to appear

STOP PRESS: Police Marx Brothers movie withan were Camel, Collosseum II
returned last night (Tuesday) alcohol enhanced session of and Golden Earring. The
went through the whole house promoter is apparently being
cake fighting.
again and removed various culminated in the Motors and protected by the police and
papers and objects (not the name of the firm putting
Virgin Records boss,
substances) for further ‘Handsome Dick' Branson the show on was Music Joker
scrutiny. showering each other with
drinks.
CAPITAL Radio’s Tommy
THINGS GO BETTER Vance said of The Pirates:
WITH CAKE DEPT. New "This is the tightest trio I’ve
Virgin band The Motors heard since seeing Jimi
ONE AND A HALF million Hendrix on stage" at Warner
established themselves as
marks worth of damage done Bros conference.
supporters of some of
rock’n’roll's traditional fun at Bremen open air fest where
pastimes at a recent lavish bill supposedly included The
Byrds/Stepenwolf/Iron
reception held in their
Butterfly/Quicksilver 250 turned away at 8.15pm at
honour. Waiters and certain
Virgin staffers looked on in Messenger Service and other London Marquee on Tuesday
dismay as the band non starters. 25,000 fans went for*Generat!on X. Those who
transformed the salubrious wild and Hells Angel security got in included Phil Lynott,
Fredericks restaurant in men also rioted when they Mick Jones and Junior
North London's Camden didn’t get their money. About Murvln.

THESE ARE The Horrid Pears, latest evidence that America is going punk-crazy.
Actually, if you hadn't guessed, it's The Tubes (Fee Waybill in the centre) with their idea of
whats happening over in wacky Hl ol' England. Funny, huh? Oh well, at least it looks like
ROCKALMANAC
The Tubes are finally coming to Britain: they should be touring here before Christmas.
Steamhammer. "All Farm 1970 Ringo Starr's "Beaucoups
Saturday September 17
Milk Free!” Of Blues" album released,
1923 Hank Williams born in
1973 Gram Parsons dies of his second solo LP.
Alabama.
1931 RCA demonstrate 33^ LP. "multiple drug use" in a
Thursday September 22
circumstances'. In fact, the Albums were not marketed remote motel.
1942 Mike Patto (Boxer) bom
band are using the farm to commercially until the Tuesday September 20
Mike McCarthy in
rehearse in. 1940s.
1966 Simon & Garfunkel's
Glasgow. I
The police kicked the door Sunday September 18 “Parsley Sage Rosemary &
1967 The Box Tops reach No. 1
in, and the band and 1939 Frankie Avalon bom. Thyme" album released.
in America with The
1969 ATVpaysfl million to gain
manager awoke to find the 1970 Jimi Hendrix dies in Letter’. The Hump’s ‘Last I
FROM PAGE 8 house full of none-too-gentle London. The coroner control of Northern Songs,
Waltz'is still top in Britain. I
records an "open verdict”. the Beatles’ publishing
awakened at dawn on at night on the vening of the police. The entire house was Friday September 23
Monday September 19 company.
Tuesday morning by two shooting, aftert having been searched and the band had to 1970 Jim Morrison cleared in 1932 Ray Charles bom in
1934 Brian Epstein bom in
trucks of machine-gun into the neighbouring town unload all their equipment Liverpool. Miami of “lewd behaviour" Georgia.
carrying police, dressed in fora meal. Police, who were from the truck. The band 1940 Bill Medley (Righteous but found guilty of "in­ 1939 Roy Buchanan bom in I
riot gear. The group were checking all vehicles, grew were kept in their rooms, each Bros.) bom in Los Angeles. decent exposure" during a Arkansas. 1
suspected of shooting four suspicious as the registration with a policeman — complete 1945 David Bromberg bom in Doors gig. 1949 Bruce Springsteen bom.
policeman in Cologne and numnber did not appear on with machine gun — outside New York. 1973 Jim Croce dies in a plane 1966 LSD in declared illegal in
kidnapping the leading any German records and also while frantic phone calls were 1946 John Coghlan (Status Quo) crash. the U.S.A.
Wednesday September 21 1970 Robbie McIntosh (Average
industrialist Dr. Schleyer. they knew that the owner of the made to CBS in Germany to bom.
1970 A "Pop Folk & Blues 1934 Leonard Cohen bom in White Band) dies at a
The misunderstanding transit was renting a farm in a verify who they were. Finally Hollywood party. A man is I
Festival" is held at Worthy Montreal.
arose because they were seen small village outside the police left, satisfied that Farm, Pilton Somerset with 1953 Betty Wright bom in later indicted for murder. I
driving their transit van late Hamburg ‘under mysterious they'd got it all wrong. the Kinks, Stackridge, Miami. - DAVE LAING

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Oct 1 AYLESBURY, Friars Oct 8 SHEFFIELD, University
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Oct 5 LIVERPOOL, University Oct 11 LEICESTER, University
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Jet Black
(that's him on the left)

sits about, 7 1WSTUDIOS are

tucked away behind a
drab shopfront off
London’s Fulham
“TH ATS GREAT JJ. If you really
want drum spill all over the track1
you're doing a really great job."
At the mixing desk Rushent sits
with a smile of playful sarcasm hidine

rolls Palace Road. To gain

entry you have to go round the
side, through a used car lot and
down three crumbling steps.
his exasperation. On the other side of
the glass Jean Jacques Bumcl bounces
past the amplifiers and tiptoes
through the trailing leads with his
face fixed in an impish grin. He

cigarettes,
The building looks so thrashes at Jet Black’s kit with all the
ramshackle it’s difficult to tell energy and skill of a three-year-old
with a tin drum.
whether it’s in a state of Martin Rushent groans again in
terminal collapse or whether mock despair, but Jean Jacques
it’s being shored up at the pretends he can't hear. Secretly

opens eleventh hour.

It's a far cry from the slick
recording establishments you might
find in the West End. You can hear
the music out in the street, but
watching the window along his sly
black fringe he crashes the cymbals
with renewed vigour. Le gamin
français raises titters and smiles as
usual. Even the producer has dif-

beer
1 ficulty supressing a snigger.
it still comes as a surprise to push op<
the battered white door and stumble But Dave Greenfield is not amused.
straight onto the mixing desk. He stands at his keyboards, fingers
poised, headphones over his cars,
No lap of luxury this. There is
ready and waiting to lay down a lij'
hardly room to swing a cat in the tiny overdub. He shoots Rushent a look of I

cans,
control room. And there are few mild irritation as Jean Jacques bashes |
chairs. The walls are painted some on.
shade of dirty brown. The ceiling tiles
The bearded producer takes the
are battered and broken while the air hint immediately.
conditioner, if it's working at all. fills
"Okay. Jean. Dave's ready to do
the square concrete cell with a hum as

drinks
this take. If you don't cut that crap
pervasive as the tobacco smoke in the out immediately, I won’t let you go
air. home tonight. Come back in here."
But as a recording studio, as a Bumel recognises the tone of
place to capture those rock’n’roll authority and. obediently he lays
vibes piping hot as and when they
down the sticks. But, as he appears at
happen, TW and its twenty four

coffee... tracks are highly regarded in London the console door, with the hangdog
circles. Despite its lack of facilities, expression of a truant summoned to ’
TW comes out top of the pile for its the headmaster's study, he looks like
atmosphere and intimacy. there's still a dodge or two up his
Even on those terms, however, the sleeve. Dennis the Menace with a
place has its drawbacks. Like if history book in the seat of his pants.
you've been drinking too much you’ll "Oh Martin. It’s getting late, man.
have to step out into the cold to hang Recording's supposed to be fun.
a rat. Once you're there, (up the steps You're too much of q slave driver."
over the rubble and turn right, okay?) "And you 're a c—. Stop giving me
... and mopes youH find there's no door on the a hard time' eh." quips out man.
bog. And should have been "I don't need to take that from you."
foolish enough to sample some of The room bursts into laughter.
around the studio Fulham’s awe-inspiring array of Rushent has this 'Look-I-could-get- I
takeaway food, you'll discover there's just-a-little-pissed-off-with-you-guys'
no bog paper on the roll either. rap that always begins with the line 'I
while the other What a bummer! don't have to take that from you’. ■ I
And it’s invariably a show stopper.
Jean Jacques played for that point
three Stranglers and he won it in a game of verbal
tennis the two strike up every time
they meet.
and producer WHILE YOU and 1 spent the first Backchat and banter, mental
week of July basking in the sun or muscle flexing and friendly rivalry
staring longingly out of an office make up the twenty fifth track in any
Martin Rushent window, the Stranglers were locked Stranglers mix and as the hours drag
away in this grubby little pit. on, the sun shines bright outside but
Working on their second album even the tapes continue to roll down below,
search for that as their first ‘Rattus Norvegiicus' the jokes and the pokes serve to keep
crested the New Wave and their the corporate pecker up, the band
double headed single 'Peaches/Go cheerful and relaxed and the morale
unique sewersound. Buddy Go’ became THE Summer Hit high.
of Seventy Seven. For ten days the Making records, you see, isn't the
toasts of the nation might just as well most exciting thing in the world.
have called TW home. Unless you’re personally involved, a
But if it wasn't actually home the recording session can be a remarkably
Stranglers were still receiving visitors tedious experience. And even if it is
Chas A steady flow of well-wishers. Like the
dressing room of a,successful football
you that’s got your head in the bucket ।
screaming your thoughts to the,world I
De Whalley team an hour before the match.
Stranglers people like Steve, Dennis
or else lacing your vanillas with
electricity, the process is hardly one
searches and Leigh from Finchley (first the
band's fans, now their personal
big party.
For the Stranglers, the same as any ,
for friends, these three young guys
recently promoted the Stranglers at a
other band, it means work. And like
every other aspect of rock'n'roll it is
words secret North London Youth Club
benefit). Stranglers' comrades in
money earned under extremely high
pressure. Short bursts of high ac­
arms like Dick and Sheds from the tivity, real mental energy squeezed
road crew. Representatives from the into a thirty second organ break the
record company United Artists.
same way as the whole working day
And while the boys were at work might be compressed into sixty
the control room was filled with a minutes on a stage. The action is
friendly and relaxed atmosphere that exhausting and the subsequent
was jaunty even to the point of being inaction sometimes deadly boring.
Chris S ’ —.Stran8'ers know this 8
Just ask Jet Black what it's like I
studio inside out. They recorded and, reaching for his rolling tobacco. I
Gabrin t ey Ve released there and he 11 tell you how he spends two thirds I
its seedy backstreet ambience suits of his time simply sitting about.
takes serein8 CFS
Perfect|y at ease, the
W°rking Under U«,e Rolling cigarettes, opening beer cans, I
drinking coffee and .. . sitting about. I
searching Chain'cm^““^“^ Rushent, There's not that much for him to
pix Chain-smoking with a look of genuine do, you see. After the basic group
harassment on his face.
CONTINUES PAGE 14
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The Stranglers
FROM PAGE 12

backing tracks have been laid down working with just about everybody through to you. Of grabbing your
Jet has few if any overdubs to see to. from Shirley Bassey to Stretch and attention. We experiment, but wc
So he sits at the back, next to the beyond. don’t go over the top. But even il we
mixing desk, and chips in short and Not automatically the sort of do it doesn't matter."
pithily but with fatherly wisdom as person you'd expect to click with the The adventurous imagination
the Stranglers and their producer toss Stranglers. A bit too Recordbiz at department. The suggestions
ideas around off tape. Otherwise he is first sight. Talks of 'artistes' and department. The ‘why not an echo on
silent for hours on end. 'acts' and such. Rushent admits that the guitar?’ department is staffed by
So while Dave Greenfield sucks on he found the four Stranglers a little .Stranglers and Rushent respects their
his Sherlock Holmes pipe and rattles perplexing when he first saw them. judgement one hundred per cent. He
through books of crossword puzzles; Now, though, he is open handed in says they’re probably the easiest band
while Hugh Cornwell talks his praise of the band as a whole and he has ever worked with precisely
knowlcdgably about cricket, discusses as individual musicians. because they arc not afraid to speak
the virtues of Strangler schoolgirl fans The claims he makes of Hugh their minds. In plain simple English
or reads socialist book club paper­ Cornwell's abilities as a guitarist are or even in the vernacular.
backs about prisons; while Jean awe-inspiring. But then Martin ought ‘That's great, you know. Because
Jacques Burncl bounces between to know. He started off playing the six when you get down to it the sound and
serious conversation and comic riot, string in public himself. He knows it emotion of a record is only as good as
Jet Black leans back, puts his hands all from a musician's point of view. the ingredients your artiste puts into
behind his head and closes his eyes in Which is maybe why despite and it. All the producer does is mix the
repose. because of the playfully insulting cake. So if you're working with a
You aslepp Jet? banter, Rushent and the four band that doesn’t know what they
“Nah. I'm thinking about my Stranglers get on. want you’re in real trouble.
holiday." The bearded face breaks They were a winning combination So what are the Stranglers looking
into a smile. "I'm going to Tenerife at work on 'No More Heroes', and for?
next week. It’s the first holiday I’ve they knew it. "Well, it obviously differs from
had for years." But to imply that the songs were the track to track," ponders Jet Black,
In the beginning there were the Stranglers contribution and the sound always the man for a serious appraisal
Guildford Stranglers and they starved purely Rushent's would be to over­ of anything. "But, basically, when we
for nearly two years. Then they signed simplify the situation. Even falsify it. come into the studio we have a
a record deal with United Artists last Admittedly it’s Jean Jaques Burnet's
December and since they have been preconceived idea of what we want.
unique bass tone and that eerily "It's a certain sound we get live
moving at a pace that would cripple unreal vocal timbre that's the key to
most other bands. Their debut album when we’ve got a good sound and the
the Stranglers' Sewertone. And it’s in acoustics are right. That’s what we're' Dave Greenfield & Martin Rushent
‘IV (Rattus Norvegicus)’was recorded Rushent's department to get it down
at the TW studios in little more than a looking for."
fortnight.
They had little rest since, for they
were out working on a gruelling
schedule that culminated in the ‘Rats
On The Road' tour and those two
triumphant shows at the Round­
house. Less than a week later they
were back down in Fulham hard at
work on the follow-up 'No More
Heroes'. They seemed to be what we
music critics call a 'creative peak’. In We don't want a
fact where 1 expected to find them
tired and drained after the months on
tour the Stranglers were bubbling Ramones sound
with ideas and motorvatin' with their '
foot hard down on the floor.
In seven days they cut eleven tracks like most of the
for the LP.
And gave short measure to none.
^1 QUICK look on the label of a
other bands
Stranglers record will credit no
^ ■°ne individual with song­
writing credits. The experienced
these days. We
ear can often pick out
individual authorship (except for
the man from the NMEwho thought want to explore
Hugh Cornwell was responsible for
the voice as well as the lyrics of
'Princess Of The Streets') but the ways of getting
songs as such are conceived by the
band as a whole. Sitting in the
dressing room, riding inthecar, playing through to you/
in the studio they pick up on phrases
in conversation and marry them to a
nffor a beat someone has intheirheads.
New numbers are normally
rehearsed at soundchecks. But if
nothing seems to be working out after
twenty minutes or so. that number is
dumped unceremoniously. A hard
system, perhaps, and one which
might trample on a few egos from
time to time. But it is one which on tape. He freely concedes that he.
makes the Stranglers an unusually uses the sophisticated modem studio PUNK PURISTS may knock the
cohesive and committed band. at full stretch to cam his money. Stranglers for those operatic
The strength of purpose carries "But we use the equipment in theS^01}5' i"ieht evcn c^“im
over on to record. Few can have failed unorthodox ways that would be the Stranglers aren't even a New songs of selfish K““
to notice the actual sound of the frowned upon by whoever designed Wave band at all and use that sound
Stranglers. It s full, round and rich in ’•S0 “«■»"Sly as
them originally. As far as I’m con­
texture. AFlcetwoodMac fan with an cerned , the idea is to recreate the vibe could be Better
expensive stereo might even grant it I get off the band at a live gig and to
decktimc — an honour bestowed on compensate for the fact that you can’t
few New Wave bands. There is a actually sec thé band playing in your case of middle class angst from th
quality about the Stranglers recorded Stmn “nd existentialist
front room. What tricks are used are
sound that creates a vivid, almost to make the right noise. If somebody Stranglers . But this is still a some of the big Dunk flnger at
psychedelic tension in the jagged not ices any of them merely as effects democracy and idiots are allowed But what ab0Ke ^
nature of the music itself. then I think I've failed.” their opinions. owed
Fanfares for Martin Rushent But it's them Stranglers 'oo think it S,.ranglers hearts are firmlv
(although he would be the last to all up first. with the new politics'of rock even if
claim it was all his doing). This "We want to sound like ourselves " they approach it from up the fire f
bearded young man with the wit of a Jean Jacques Bumel insisted. "We escape and criticise its back vard
used car salesman and a line for every don't want a Ramones sound like while supporting its facade d
occasion is United Artists 'house' most of the other bands these days. and if that doesn't o; Y?Ueven —
producer and he learned his trade We want to explore ways of getting Wave credibility then thrR^ ^eW
Farts are right ^ing Old
"°thingbutaFa^

or on the end ofa skewer

. September 17, 1977 SOUNDS Page 16

NORTHERN MUSIC
DIED WITH
MERSEYDEAT.

WRONG.
Sod Café ore o six-piece Manchester band.
In the North-West, they're superstars.
Their first album, 'Fonx Ta-ro', breaks
them nationwide.
To soy it lives up to the promise of their
live gigs is on understatement.
It's more like the most important album by
a new bond you'll hear this year.
Whatever you do, don't miss out on it.
We mean it.

'Here is a thinking man's rock bond

with instrumental skill bouncing off beautiful vocal harmonies,
vibrant keyboard and guitar solos breaking like a
groundswell over rich melodies. Even today there is nothing like a rich
melody to set toes topping, elbows jerking and necks craning’.

Chris Welch,
Melody Maker.
Featuring the current single fp <■
'I believe (love will survive)' ■ WWw ■ pl 25101
Page16 SOUNDS September 17, 1977
। More and more contemporary
composers arc becoming very
HE SUCCESS of AMAZE YOUR FRIENDS. intellectual in their approach; Ifg
elitist. They have a deep contempt f0.
‘Oxygene’is one more the public; they think they arc stunld

r HAVE A FILM STAR FOR

piece of evidence that And we know what that means in
both electronic music terms of politics — facism."
and the Common
Market have become
YOUR GIRLFRIEND! Not that Jarre is blind to the •
potentially threatening political uses
of background music in public place,
inescapable facts of life.
Its composer and performer,
HAVE A NUMBER ONE ALBUM. for crowd control or pacification ”
“Obviously that's not my intention
Jean-Michel Jarre claims it is the most
successful French record ever in
England, and who's to argue? It is
MEN, IT CAN BE DONE! That is not music; it's a mind-
bending political trick. But in the
airport when, like me, you are waitln»
probably also the most successful
French record ever in France. It has
been No. 1 in the album charts there
SEND FOR DETAILS TODAY! for 4 hours it is maybe not a bad time
to learn music. That is why I do it
We must be quite careful about (he
for the past 5 months, sold 1 */i
word 'politics' because everything is
million copies throughout Europe and
been favourably received in America
Reader Jean Michel political. Obviously to play your
Jarre writes: music at an airport or supermarket is I
and behind the Iron Curtain.
political'," he allows a quick smile I
Inescapable certainly.
It has become hard to avoid it on
‘This was me a year “ ...I agree with that."
Whilst Jarre agrees that he Is part I
the radio; Thames Television have ago. Bored, listless, a of a new movement in music, he balks I ]
taken to using it as
background-music between failure. Then I I at being too closely identified with h's II I
programmes fit's place in the BBC tried your progenitors. Americans Terry Riley II
sound library filed under ‘space-flight and Phil Glass are more influenced |J I
atmosphere' seems certain) and Jane Synthesiser Concept by jazz and oriental music, he sayj; I ]
himself confidently predicts a future Album course. Now see while the German groups like ' I
for it in airport-lounges and hotel Tangerine Dream, Kraftwerk and I
elevators throughout the world. how my life has Ash Ra, well, "for me their music Is
Those who saw in Bowie’s 'Low' far removed from my intentions. Our |
and in the music of Tangerine changed., I enclose a music may seem similar on superficial || |
Dream, Can and Kraftwerk the dawn recent snap (below). ..’ listening, because it's electronic I |
of a new era of music as ‘environment instruments and the public are not yet P I
colour', transcending barriers of totally used to or informed about that I
taste, age, class, demographic and yet. It's like if you were making a
socio-economic background, music classical concert in the Amazon I'm I
which recognises no tradition but that not sure they would make the
which it is creating, music as clean
distinction between Schuman,
and cool and precise and universal as
Beethoven and Vivaldi.
the computer — look no further. It
appears to have arrived in the shape "For me all the German groups are
of'Oxygene'. working in a very different way; they " I
And for those who find the prospect arc making a kind of apology of the ill
a little bleak, cold, heartless — some­ machine, using it for it’s own sake.
how inhuman — don't sweat. That is quite German that thinking.
“There is a bad image about Like in concert the three members of '
electronic music: in the minds of | Tangerine Dream leave the stage
many people it means..." Jarre altogether and just let the machines
searches for the right word, get on with it. Maybe this kind of
"...Vacuum cleaner. That bad idea music is made for a public of
comes from too many composers who machines, not people? I can't agree
use electronics just to make sound with that approach, even if sometimes
effects. For me it's exactly the same as | the result is quite interesting.
a symphony orchestra or an accoustic 'The other difference is that all the
guitar. German groups seem to be building
“If you arc a musician, if you have their music in a horizontal way; Klaus
the talent and the ambition to Schulze, for example, sometimes has
communicate, to catalyse the a very interesting arrangement of
sensitivity of the time for all people — sounds, but the mood is always the
and this is the main role of the artist
same for 20 or 40 minutes. I am trying
— if you have this then you can do it
with a stone, a violin or a computer in to compose more vertically than that,
exactly the same way. Electronics with more attention to different
does not inhibit emotional expression. moods, melody, timbre. In 40 minutes
It is only the approach of the person music must pass through romantic
using it which is inhibiting..." moments, tragic, maybe funny. Not
So machines can be human. Or at so serious all the time ...”
least the men behind them can. Jarre Jarre is already at work on a follow­
most certainly is. Relaxing in his hotel up to 'Oxygene'. His intention, he
suite, making regulation jeans and says, is to develop a library of records
workshirt look chic in a way which each representing a different mood,
seems the sole prerogative of the that the prospective listener might
French, he complains half-heartedly care to slip into, “rather than because
about the air-traffic dispute which CHARLOTTE RAMPLING, with Jean Michel Jarre looking like he's enjoying being rampled they like particular songs or because
delayed his incoming flight by four this guitarist or that pianist happened
hours one minute, and expresses his to be playing on it, as happens with
surprise at the ‘rapidité' of ‘Oxygene's
success in this country the next. He
records 'Top of the Pops’ tomorrow.
Inescapable.
The Oxygene Man some pop albums.”
He works from a studio in his Paris
home, alone — "because it is almost
impossible to communicate your
"For me the record is a spectacular
success because the music is not for
By MICK BROWN ideas to other musicians with this
media. Where do you listen to music? kind of work" —just him, his 20 or so
one particular kind of public", he Dr Zhivago' and 'Lorenzaccio', but synthesisers and a friendly electrician
says, settling back into the sofa. Through a hi-fi, through radio, as his parents separated when HoUse, a venue M conservative that
"Ive received many letters, from through TV — all those arc electronic Jean-Michel was five there was little he was asked to paint his speakers to translate his ideas for new
teenagers who normally listen to rock ways of diffusion. It's totally normal roSccnbdCnd ith the rest of machines into functioning reality and
that a composer in 1977 should be active encouragement from that patch up any errant electrical circuits.
music and from old people — 65 years quarter Nonetheless he learnt piano m.^h i eCOr’ Performance did
of age — who say they normally listen using electronics; it's the medium of as a child, studied classical Xi ? COnvert tra^'fi°nalists to the The contemporary composer must be
our age. aesthetic possibilities of electronic an electrician in terms of technique,
to classical music; and all the letters composition at the Conservatoire of
are saying the same thing, the music "One Century ago I would have Pans (playing rock and roll in the iXrim"? br°^ht Jarre some kodos he says, but not necessarily in ef­
exists outside their normal used the symphony orchestra, but fecting repair, “do you ask Arthur
now a composer who is not conscious evenings) and then went on to Jarre n^h'mUSlC Clrcles' But for
conceptions of what they do and don't progreaive music studies’ at the Paris r,ub,bln8 shoulders with the Rubinstein to fix his piano, or Eric
enjoy. This is interesting to me.” of electronics is a reactionary. All the XT e?e °nly served t0 convince Clapton to mend his own guitar?" I
classical instruments used today were h—** Centre’ he him how divorced they were “fXk
And gratifying too. dabbled in onental music Jarre insists his music is not studio- I
invented in the 16th and 17th ^^«meand^ bound; there will be live per­
Cassically-trained but with working experimented with computers ("You
experience with rock bands in Paris Century. We've come a long way since Ino°™ch for‘serious' music formances, but not until he has I
then, and if we don’t fully utilise our approach a computer like you
during the sixties, the 29-year-old approach a tom-tom_ the nri« • i TV srori n^Cd Writing fUma“d completed his second album, allowing I
Jarre is quick to dissown labels like understanding df technology and use him a wider repertoire of music. And I
‘modern classical' or 'popular' that to reflect our times then we are
still living in the past." then his performance will be
composer. manufactured. augmented by film.
“To me I am just a contemporary The Americans, says Jarre, have After 3 years he came to the "It’s not honest to ask the public to I
composer using contemporary wised up to the fact: electronic music, ^Sat‘-On ^at “in thnt s°rt of sit and watch me hiding behind I
methods. Electronic instruments are fooling around with synthesizers, has acadamic climate you are makin« machines," he says. “That is not a I
the instruments of my generation ; recently been introdued as part of the
curriculum in junior schools. He had performance. In Paris KJause Schulze I
everybody is using electronics made a concert with his back to the I
everyday when you switch on you no such luck.
public; it went on so long people
lights, the TV, your razor. Electronic began to leave, and he didn't even
instruments are the most adapted to HIS FATHER is Maurice Jarre, notice because he had his back to
go through different barriers of the composer of such film-soundtracks os touch your pubhc * S a way to them ..."
People who believe SUsP!c*ous of Jarre says he will face the audience, I-
while the audience face the music— 11
»nd dance?
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15th Apollo, GLASGOW
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19th The Dome, BRIGHTON
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22nd St. Georges Hall, BRADFORD
23rd Empire, LIVERPOOL
25th The Odeon, BIRMINGHAM (2 shows 5pm/8.30pm)
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Whatever si®®?

happened to
S »1 *

I >

lanchestrr1s likely lads

finally sign on the dotted line

and, perhaps because he was a barrier between the human

Now there j nothing behind
(until recently) always passed surge and the band.
me Pete asks everyone to
And I'm already a has-been over in favour of more
My future ain't what it was flamboyant characters, he ‘‘please move back". An
posseses an air of infinite impossibility. Spilled beer
I think I know the words that
tolerance. He is shy, very soaks the stage. Mikes go
I mean
small, with a receding chin. dead. Still Pete continues for
You know me — I'm acting His one, jaunty gold earring is them without a word of abuse
more Disneyland Pirate than or blame. And despite the
dumb
You know the scene — very Punk. His kind eyes are horror sound, numbers like
brown and watchful. Very few 'You Turn Me Up', ‘Fast
humdrum
Boredom — boredom. people have ever seen him lose Cars’, 'Boredom',
Ber-dum Ber-dum his temper. 'Sixteen' and the four songs
At Rafters disco, the night the band are currently
before, Pete kept calm recording for singles, ‘What
ETE SHELLY through a gig played in battle Ever Happened To...?.
arrives at

P
front conditions.
11.00 am, the The place was packed well
appointed overcapacity. Cooled down BUZZCOCKS (above, from
by reggae rhythm, the
hour, in the atmosphere was tense with
left): John, Steve, Pele, Garth
Coffee Shop of near hysterical enthusiasm. If
Manchester’s Picadilly the rest of the world is, as yet,
Hotel. He and the largely unaware of the have played at all the new
other Buzzcocks are Buzzcocks, then their movement's prime action
Mancunian fans are intent on spots. With the Pistols at the
anticipating a generous making up for the oversight.
English Breakfast gratis first Screen On The Green,
The band organise Islington. At the 100 Club's
UA, their new record themselves on the saucer-size Punk Rock Festival. In
company. Unfortunately stage and then swerve into the
first fractured riffs of Manchester, on the first night
despite the hotel’s five Breakdown’. Immediately of the Pistols ‘Anarchy In
star rating, breakfast is fans crush against their feet. The U.K.' tour.They
‘off’ already. Speaker stacks career supported the Clash on the
Shelly accepts the backwards and start ' White Riot' tour. At the
bureaucratic affront to his disintegrating. Mike stands Coliseum in Harlesden, when
appetite and opts for beer in topple as the stage is invaded. the Slits made their debut,
the lounge instead. Roadies, taking up non- they wore immaculately
He is quietly unassuming | existent space, hurriedly form painted red. blue and yellow
'Mondrian' shirts which
l "We signed to make records, almost stole the Clash's
not to be in debt to a record sartorial thunder.
company.” In Januaiy 1977, they were
one, is the newest member of the first punk band to form
the band. Built the size of a AND MODEST though the their own label — New
‘Orgasm Addict’, ‘What Do giant pneumatic drill, he Buzzcocks advance Hormones. ‘Spiral Scratch',
I Get’ and 'No Reply’ all pumps out a bass sound like undoubtedly is, it is not their E.P., made history. It
sound like classics. clanging dustbin lids. He is before time. They were, after was pressed by Phonogram
The band perform in their the band’s extrovert — but all, one of the very first punk but quality controlled and
best (under the cir­ even he refrains from
cumstances) attacking Arch­ bands to emerge in the Sex mailed by the band
complaining about Pistol's galvanising wake.
Camp manner. But Pete is conditions. Althoiigh'he is themselves, from their
something of a perfectionist. One of the first and, manager, Richard Boon’s
amazed by his own behaviour.
Deep stress lines and an Before the gig he spent over according to both Malcolm front room.
ashen pallor indicate the £500 on a life long lust — a Maclaren and Bernard “It is almost certainly going
intensity of his brand new Gibson Rhodes, one of the best. to be a limited edition release.
disappointment at such a Thunderbird. They formed in June 1976, There won't be much
half-cocked display of the "After two numbers I had the same month that the advertising” dryly stated the
band's potential. to take it off,” he mutters. "I Clash played their first gig. leaflet which went with the
Backstage after the just wasn’t used to it." On July 20. they staggered first batch of records. To
mayhem, there are no moody ‘¿rough then- debut at the Sex date, ‘Spiral Scratch’ has
What’s all this though,
scenes. Pete accomodates a about luxury hotels and wads £ ?lSSeli'Out second gig at soldover 15,000 copies.
chatting swarm of male fans. of ready cash? Well, as the Manchester Lesser Free
Nineteen year old Steve everybody probably realises T[ade Hall. The set ended And I hale modem music
Diggle (rhythm guitar) and by now, the Buzzcocks are when John, like a scared
Disco boogie and pop
sixteen year old John Maher signed up. No extravagant ihr from his drumkit, They go on and on and on and
(drums), sit next to each other six figure sum has been hrough the audience and out
on an amp. Garth, twenty on and on
mentioned. As Pete says: >nto the night. How I wish thev would stop
Since then the Buzzcocks — 'Sixteen' (Pete Shelly)

Spiral
by CAROLINE COON
 September 17, 1977 SOUNDS Pago2l

’ Our songs are bisexual ’

PERHAPS A&R men were bar at Boulton Tech, he like that."
confused by the Buzzcocks. might still be awash in Fora while, local lad
Even to-day, few executives in statistical printouts. Robert, now vocalist with the
the industry understand why

=/FIOWROOM=
Devoto, known locally for Prefects, was considered to
a new generation of rockers his studied existential wit, replace Howard. Eventually
revel in punk rock. At least had been alerted to the the band decided a new front
the Pistols, the Clash and the existence of the Sex Pistols by man would be too drastic a
Damned were recognisable his art student friend, change. And anyway. Pete

=DUMMIt/=
exponents of the puzzling Richard Boon (B.A. Reading already knew all the songs.
genre. University.) Steve (bassist in the
The Buzzcocks however, When Devoto posted a original band) decided he
don't look like the, by now, notice at college asking for would rather play rhythm
cliched prototype. They never people to join his own rock guitar and Garth, a steward
did. Their manager, who has band, Pete was the only one to at a local Working Men's TtlEflEW/inGLEfROM
worn the same donnish tweed apply. Club, was recruited to

=KRAfTWm=:
jacket for eighteen months, is Together they went to complete the new line-up.
mild mannered. When record London for the weekend, Without Devoto, the
company brass (Arista, hoping to see the Pistols. Buzzcocks' sound is meatier
Island, Virgin, CBS) went to While they were checking and less tortured. Otherwise
gigs (London) and held up Time Out's gig listings, they arc moving in essentially 12CLX1O4
‘made in Fleet Street' pieces Devoto came across a Rock the same direction.
of Punk litmus paper, they Follies review which raved Some of their early songs
returned to their desks about ‘getting a buzz, cocks!' will be rearranged when they
disinterested because it didn’t They found Steve on June go into the recording studio.
turn shocking pink. 4th, at the Sex Pistols first gig Some of the lyrics have
Lack of record company in Manchester. Malcolm already changed slightly..
support kept the Buzzcocks Maclaren, ever a one man Devoto would sing ‘he’ or
on (he bread line. And they punk rock Marriage Bureau, ‘she’. But Pete, who sports a
were often demoralised. But spotted him and made the Campaign For Homosexual
they never thought to change introduction. John joined via Equality button badge, has
their music or their style. altered definite pronouns to
“The idea was, and still is, ’you' or 'people'.
that we do what we want and He is low profile about his
not what sells or is popular," sexual preferences because "I
explains Pete. “When we don't want specialist
started, no one in the business treatment.
thought punk music was "There isn't any implied
sellable or popular. They gender in our songs now
slagged us all off and said we because we think it's boring
couldn't play. singing about one thing when
“Waiting for a contract has it could apply to both sexes.
been weird — I was on the Our songs our bisexual."
dole but then somebody Like all the other members
reported me and all my of the band, Pete still lives at
money (£10.50) was stopped. home. His father, a factory
“And it was funny when worker (he spent twelve years
they began signing other as a fitter down Ashly Green
bands —just because they coal mine) owns a semi­
were in London. We felt bad detached bungalow in Leigh.
not knowing what was going In the not too distant future
to happen to us. But we felt ’ And I hate Pete will be able to exchange
good too because we realised these modest roots for a more
that half the music industry modern music opulent life style. Is he likely
doesn’t know what it’s on disco boogie to end up any different to the
about and the other half isn’t ‘old fart' superstars?
as quick off the mark as it and pop "There is an inverted
should be." They go on snobbery on the scene and a
But he believes the band's feeling that punks have got to
isolation in Manchester, away and on and on stay working class. The Clash
from the Central London and on and on got stick for their CLA5 H car
Hatchery And Conditioning registration number plate!
Center, was ultimately How I wish “But it's a very hard thing.
benificial. We're in a very funny
“We haven’t had to be a they would step position. I never did this to
‘hip’ group. All we needed to get lots and lots of money.
do was be ourselves. In But you end up with people
London there would have — from ’Sixteen' virtually throwing money at
been much more pressure. by Fete Shelly you. If you’re only used to
There are a lot more groups £10.00 a week then it's very
and there’s all that one-up­ a Melody Maker ad. wierd.
manship thing." Pete became an “I mean, for the first time
Pete can't remember a time acknowledged guitar in my life yesterday, I was
when he didn’t dream of virtuoso, but it was Howard walking about with £1,000 in
playing rock ’n' roll. Devoto’s introverted literary my pocket to buy some
"1 had music lessons at intensity which seemed to be equipment. And I thought
school and I've known basic the force behind the £1,000! It's as much as I
chords and things for about Buzzcocks. He was a would have earned in a year
five years. I’d see people on notoriously reluctant sweating and toiling.”
Top Of The Pops and being in performer but when he left, If money isn't one of Pete's
a band seemed a rather last November, it was a main goals, what is?
glorious thing to be doing.” shock, even for Pete. 'To write good songs and
The alternative wasn't “We were broke and feel that I'm really saying
exactly bleak. rehearsals weren't going well something. To get myself out
At Leigh Boys Grammer, and Howard wanted to of myself. To get me out of
he scraped past enough rearrange stuff. The rest of us myself.
science related subjects to get weren't in the mood. He “I just want to be a human
a place on the Higher wanted to make drastic being. I'm a very shy person. I
Diploma course in Electronics changes because he wasn’t never used to be able to go up
at the Boulton Institute of getting the results he wanted and talk to people. Now, with
Technology. and we were all getting pissed the little extra thing added of
"1 took it for a few months. off and bored because things being Pete Shelly of the
Then I went through various weren't working out as we'd Buzzcocks, I can. I’ve
emotional traumas and I have liked. changed a lot. I can go out by
ended up chucking it all in “Then, after 'Spiral myself and there's less chance
and lazing around for the rest Scratch' came out, we started of me being a gooseberry-for-
ofthe year.” getting the first sniffings of nobody.
Next he did stint on a part- record company interest. One "But then there are people
time degree course in night Howard suddenly who put you up on some kind
Philosophy and Comparative said 'you'll be signed up in a of pedestal. And it’s hard to
European Literature. He couple of months’. He said he have a real conversation.
signed on the dole, talked didn't think he could commit "I’d like people to see me
himself on to the Part Time himself to something in the as a person and not the thing
Students' National Com­ long term because he changed they think I stand for.”
mittee (for the conference all the time. When he started
booze) and by April 1976 he the group he just wanted to
was working as a computer know what it was like being a
operator. rock star and once he’d found
Had he not befriended out there was nothing in it for
Howard Devoto in the coffee him anymore. So he just left
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INCLUDES
THEHIT
SINGLE
“WHEN THE <
SUMMER’S
THRU

THE FABULOUS POODLES ARE PUTTING

THE BUSINESS BACK ON THE STREETS.
SEPTEMBER 2nd Fiord Green, Leeds 27th Polytechnic, Bristol
4th Covent Garden Festival, London 3rd Outlook Club, Doncaster 28th Trent Park, Cockfosters
15th Rafters Club, Manchester 4th Edinburgh University, Edinburgh 29th Northampton Cricket Club,
16th Marquee Club, London 5th Silver Thread Hotel, Paisley Northampton
18th City Tavem, Chelmsford 6th Maniqui Club, Falkirk 31st Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds
22nd Nags Head, High Wycombe. 7th College of Education, Aberdeen NOVEMBER
23rd Barbareilas, Birmingham 8th Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow
24th Barbarellas, Birmingham 9th Dundee University, Dundee 4th La Fayette, Wolverhampton
26th Nashville, London 10 th Guildhall, Newcastle 5th Pavillion, West Runton
28th Dingwalls, London 14th Digby Hall, Leicester 8th St. Albans Civic Hall, St. Albans
29th Mr. Georges, Coventry 15th Black Prince, Bexley 9th University of Manchester, Manchester
30th Exeter University, Exeter 16th Eric’s Club, Liverpool 10th Polytechnic, Huddersfield
OCTOBER 21st Goldsmiths College, London 18th Kings College, London
21st Castaways, Plymouth

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1st Technical College, Ealing 25th Top Rank, Cardiff
24th Winter Gardens, Penzance
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SINGLES reviewed by ALAN LEWIS

melodic mood, as here. The voice

Singles of the week behind all those Temptations epics.
Never a man to repeat an idea once lurches, ihc guitar» splutter and howl
BE BOP DELUXE: Japan (Harvest when he can repeat it four of five and finally erupt into a tearing solo
11 AR 5135). limes, Norm has here given you. in which takes over the second half of
Not content with bulletins up the US effect, ‘Car Wash' parts 3 and 4. the record. Edited from the'Stars
charts with‘Live In The Air Age', Bill complete with the handclapping that And Bars' album, and for me a nice
Nelson looks set on conquering the made the original such a killer. A few throwback to his second and greatest
Nips as well! Should do OK here too. changes arc rung, but not too many. 1 album.
for this is the catchiest toon ever from love it to death, 'specially Rose SLAUGHTER AND THE DOGS:
the BcBops, with a rhythmically Norwak's so cool voice. Where Have All The Boot Boys
chanted vocal, lots of gurgling gu itar Gone? (Decca LF 13723).
and a few fashionable synthesised NEIL YOUNG AND CRAZY
'Wearing boots and short
embellishments. Cute, and nowhere HORSE: Like A Hurricane (Reprise
haircuts/We will kick you in the guts
near as crass as it sounds (no ‘Tokyo K 14482). begins this tender little ballad on the
Joe', thank gawd), this should reach Surely the least Boring of Old Farts, passing of time and fashion, and for a
an entirely new audience without Young manages to sound unnerving minute there I thought this was yet
alienating the old one — well, not too even when he’s in fairly simple. another Albertos send-up. Actually, it
-much, anyway. it's OK: Wythcnshawe’s favourite
sons don't seem to have a lot to say
DR FEELGOOD: She’s A Windup but they say it noisy and nasty and
(United Artists UP 26304). fast and . .. y'know, sitting on a chair
Living proof that the old dogs (even at a desk and reviewing records like
without Wilko) can still wreak a bit of this is perhaps the most irrelevant
slaughter of their own, this is a tuff, form of activity imaginable.
gruff 100 mph putdown of the kind of
chick who is called, in common 999: I’m Allve/Qulte Disappointing
parlance, a pricktease. Nick Lowe has in particular. But the real joke (?) is
(Lab ri tain LAB 999).
captured maximum R and B in the that at least two of the tracks on this
EP — ‘Kill’ and 'Gobbling On Life' We should have reviewed this two
12-inch grooves and the whole deal weeks ago, but someone kept playing
should settle any doubts about their — would sell like hot cakes if they
turned up in your local new wave it on the office deck and forgot to put
new wave credibility. The flip gives it back in the ‘To Be Reviewed' pile.
you ‘Hi-Rise’ which is a Booker T stockist as a ‘serious’ release by an
unknown band. Are the Albertos Two strong tracks, lifted slightly
and the MGs-ish thing, and a live above the usual high-velocity new
take of'Homework'. Connoisseurs of wasting their time?
wave format by a bit of tight
useless information will want to know arranging, rather than mere
that scratched into the run-out ROSE ROYCE: Do Your Dance heads-down thrashing, and the
grooves are the words 'Good Luck (Part 1) (Whitfield Records K 17006). distinctive, manic voice of Nick Cash.
With The Exams'. What can it mean? ‘CarWash’ was one ofthe best dance
records of recent years, and one of As songs, they’re a bit short on
the few hits from the current Disco memorability though.
Best of the rest boom which 1 can listen to without HMK: Delirious (Rak 262).
ALBERTO Y LOST TRIOS cringing. Yup, a classic. Unlike their ‘Someone up there hates me snarls
PARANOIAS: Snuff Rock (Stiff last two or three hits, this new one Gary Holton, and who can blame
Last 2). doesn't come from the CarWash
Hilarious and musically pretty movie: it's their first for the new label continues page 34
accurate send-up of Punk, the Pistols launched by Norman Whitfield, man

POINT FOR Gentle Giant have a change of

direction on their tenth album. And Sounds

GENTLE
reckoned the result rated a five star rave.
Here's what they said:
"Gentle Giant rock still makes you
bust out in a muck sweat, even if you're just
lying down with your head jammed between
the speakers... it may be brash and very loud
but it's no cop out... and the rhythm isn't just
the heavy hammer, it shakes you all about
like a fairground waltzcr... the album
includes a near punk j oke and an uninhibited
stormtrooper... Giant have never integrated

GIANT
their ridicidous range of talents more
effectively than on 'The Missing Piece'."
We’ve nothing to add. Except listen to it.
'The Missing Piece’ from Gentle Giant
including'I'm Tumi ng Around.' On Chrysalis
Records and Tapes.

CHR 1152 Also available on cassette.

Page24 SOUNDS September 17, 1977

’And you’ll never hear

Surf Music again..... J
18 SEPTEMBER 1970)

I IMI HENDRIX died

J
* seven years ago this
week. The effect he
had upon the music of
the late sixties was to grab it
by the lapels, shake it
violently and propel it with
great momentum in
undreamt-of and uncharted
directions.
Jimi was so far ahead of his time
that the impact of his music on people
today, hearing it for the first time, is
often just as earth-shattering as it was
ten years ago. What's happening
today in rock music is sure con­
firmation that nobody yet has been
able to go forward from Hendrix, and
the only fresh approach has been to
go back, to combine a new social
awareness with an older, much cruder
form of music.
Jimi was an innovator in every sense
of the word and very little of his music
has aged at all. His early flamboyant
stage act may seem a little hackneyed
today but then he soon got bored with
it himself; unfortunately many of his
fans didn't, and qujtc a few musicians
still haven't.
But the myth that this was the
essential Jimi Hendrix has persisted
along with many equally ludicrous
myths about his life, probably only
exceeded in improbability and
quantity by the myths about his
death.
It seems that he was at times during
his period of stardom quite ruthlessly
exploited by various people, and
Rolling Stone's fascinating article'A
Piece Of The Rainbow’ (published
December 2 1976) indicates that the
exploitation has continued since his
dbath.
One aspect of this exploitation has
been the release of album upon album
of‘early’ Hendrix, all using the fact
that Jimi was linked with various
other musicians earlier in his career tc
promote albums by such as Curtis
Knight, Lonnie Youngblood and
Little Richard. The reason for
mentioning this is that these albums
generally come with liner notes
which sometimes claim that the
contents show ‘Jimi Hendrix at his
best’ or'his most inspired' etc etc.
Such claims are utter rubbish and the
presence of such albums on the
shelves— often on cut-price labels —
only serves to confuse those who
might be thinking about 'discovering'
Hendrix for the first time.
Jimi’s label in the States — Reprise
— is currently engaged in a
‘clcan-up’ campaign, ostensibly with
the objective of ensuring that
anything else put out with Jimi's
name on it is subject to the quality
control ofthe Hendrix Estate.
Producer Alan Douglas has taken
on the task of sorting through some of
the masses of tapes left after Jimi's
death and has so far put together two
albums — 'Crash Landing’ and
'Midnight Lightning'. These albums
have been fairly well received —
both charted in America— but they
do not come up to the standards set
by Jimi when he was alive and partly
in control of his own production. A
major objection from Hendrix buffs
has been Douglas' apparent keenness
to remove the contributions from
most of the original musicians and
substitute those of others.
Johnny Winter, who was probably
as close to Jimi as any musician
(spiritually at least), when asked
about the posthumous Hendrix
releases (the Reprise/Polydor
EDITED BY TONY MITCHELL / RESEARCH BY THE HENDRIX INFORMATION CENTRE
 September 17, 1977 SOUNDS P80tf25

albums, not the cut-price stuff) told gauges he preferred, then you need Noel played bass on an ordinary six
me " If Jimi were alive now, they look no furtherthan the reprint of the string guitar. The British album has
wouldn't be out — it's as simple as special Guitar Player issue which is been repackaged several times and is
that." This is a feeling expressed by currently available. (The address is currently available as a double with
many who love Jimi's music, but it given towards the end of the feature 'Axis Bold As Love'.
has to be weighed against the un­ but you can also buy the mag from a
deniable thirst for‘new Hendrix’, number of UK music shops).
based on the fairly common Probably the best biography
knowledge that piles of unreleased currently available in Britain is
material still exist. ' Hendrix' by Chris Welch although it
So this feature is designed to give is necessary to refer to magazine
the most up-to-date and com­ features like that in Rolling Stone to
prehensive guide to what get a better picture of the ex-
Hendrix did, with a few recom­ ploitation/political/lega! hassles
mendations about where to begin if surrounding Hendrix. There is a new
you’re just thinking about starting a book out in the States called Jimi
Hendrix collection. Wc believe it to be Hendrix — A Biography In Words
the most complete catalogue of of­ And Pictures which seems on balance
ficial and bootleg records, tapes, to contain more information than the
films video material, books and major Chris Welch book, but both of them
magazine articles ever published suffer from having extremely in­
anywhere. complete discographies.
And it would not have been Which is where SOUNDS comes
possible without the enormous in. Everything that we know Jimi ever
amount of time and effort devoted to did is listed below, and we’ve done
this same objective by Caesar our best to illustrate The Compleat
Glcbbcek, Dan Foster and their Jimi Hendrix with interesting and for
friends. Caesar and Dan run the the most part previously unpublished
Hendrix Information Centre in pictures. So take a deep breath and
Amsterdam, a non-profit-making begin...
organisation set up in 1967 with the
aim of determining what is closest to
the truth about all aspects of Jimi's
life and making it available to anyone
who wants it. The Hendrix Infor­
mation Centre has an archive of
Hendrix material recorded in every
medium, and much of the
archive has been documented in a
booklet called Stay Free which the
Centre published in 1974.
The catalogue section of this AXIS: BOLD AS LOVE (Track)
SOUNDS feature is a compressed Mono and Stereo: EXP; UpFrom
version of St ay Free updated by Jimi’s label in the UK was Track; in The Skies; Spanish Castle Magic;
Caesar, Dan and myself during a very the States it was Reprise. Reprise Wait Until Tomorrow, Ain't No
work-intensive three days spent in continues to be the American label Telling; Little Wing; If Six Was Nine;
Amsterdam last month. It makes but releases in this country arc now on You've Got Me Floating; Castles
everyone else's discographies look like Polydor. Hendrix records on other Made Of Sand; She’s So Fine; One
they came off the back of mat­ labels include various European Rainy Wish; Little Miss Lover, Bold
chboxes. equivalents such as Barclay and As Love.
Polydor (Germany) and an assort­ Recorded at Olympic. The original
ment of labels like Ember on which Track album included a lyric sheet
film soundtracks have been released. which was later omitted. The Reprise
The following list concentrates on cover, however, has the lyrics printed
UT FIRST THINGS FIRST: albums which are different from each inside. Graham Nash and a couple of
If I were asked to recommend other in ways other than purely members of the Move sing on a couple
the records which would best different label and different cover oftracks. Note ‘She's So Fine'
serve as the basis for a Jimi Hendrix design. In each case the original label is a Noel Redding composition.
collection — the essentia! Hendrix — is given but not the number because
which would they be? most of the numbers have changed
The answer would be the six frequently over the past ten years.
albums originally released on Track Note that sometimes the Reprise
— ‘Are You Experienced’, "Axis: albums are slightly better quality
Bold As Love’, 'Electric Ladyland', pressings.
‘Smash Hits', ' Band Of Gypsys’ and
‘The Cry Of Love’ — plus some other
posthumous releases — ‘Rainbow-
Bridge" Isle Of Wight' and*Hendrix
In The West’. That gives you all the
studio albums that were released
during Jimi’s life time (and which he
therefore had some control over) plus

COPENHAGEN, SEPTEMBER1970. PIC: HENDRIX INFORMATION CENTRE

two other studio albums that were
substantially complete when he died
and a good selection of live material
too.
If you bought some of these and
liked what you heard but wanted
more live material, it would be a good
idea to move on to ‘Historic Per­ ELECTRIC LADYLAND (Track
formances Recorded At The Mon­ double): And The Gods Made Love;
terey International Pop Festival'. If Electric Ladyland; Crosstown Traffic; -
you’re feeling extravagant you might Voodoo Chile; Little Miss Strange;
then start looking at the other albums ARE YOU EXPERIENCED (Track) Long Hot Summer Night; Come On;
including the two Alan Douglas ones, Mono: Foxy Lady, Manic Depression; Gipsy Eyes; Burning Of The Mid­
but bear in mind that though they re Red House; Can You See Me; Love night Lamp; Rainy Day, Dream
the newest, they ain't the best. Or Confusion; I don't Live Today; Away; 1983 ... (A Merman I Should
If you're looking for samplers, you May This Be Love; Fire; 3rd Stone Turn To Be); Moon, Turn The Tides.
might try the two Polydor ‘Flashback From The Sun; Remember, Arc You . . Gently, Gently Away, Still
albums ‘Jimi Hendrix Volume One Experienced. Raining, Still Dreaming; House
and ‘ VolumeTwo' where the tracks are Recorded in London at Kingsway, Burning Down; All Along The
selected from most of the official Regent Sound and Olympic. The Watchtower; Voodoo Child (slight
albums; however you’ll never get the Reprise version of this album is in return).
stereo, features a different selection of Recorded mostly in the States at
‘feel’ of a complete Hendrix album The Record Plant and Mayfair
tracks with Purple Haze', 'Hey Joe'
that way. and 'The Wind Cries Mary' replacing Studios. The album was available
Films of Jimi which are really worth
'Red House', CanYouSeeMe ‘3rd first as a double and then later as two
trying to catch are'A Film About Jimi
Stone From The Sun'and singles. The British 'naked lady' cover
Hendrix’ and ‘Jimi Plays Berkele/. was the subject of considerable
Remember '. and the tracks each last
There is plenty of other filmed for a couple ofseconds more than the controversy. The Reprise cover is
material which could provide com­ different and contains much more
petition but much of it hasn't ever British version. Ifyou double the
speed ofthe album you can hear information, such as thefact that
been released. guests on the album included Dave
If you're a musician and you want ‘interstellar transmissions' during
'3rd Stone From The Sun'. Note that Mason, Steve Winwood, Buddy
to know all about what equipment Miles, Jack Cassady, Al Kooper and
Jimi used, his techniques for getting Red House was one of the first
Hendrix tracks recorded and that Chris Wood. Note: Electric Ladyland CONTINUES NEXT PAGÈ
particular sounds, even what string
Paga 26 SOUNDS S^anber 17, 1977

^O^EoTTmEMONTZREY
WAR HEROES
Freedom; Drifting; Ezy Ryden Heart; Highly CM =- ATIONAL POP festival
Bird Fhtng; My Friend; Straight Peter Gunn Catastrophe
Ahead:' Acre Man; Angel; In From Stone Midnight: 3 Lade Bears Me. B aby Can i on See Me " tsa
The Storm; Belly Button W tndmr. Beginning; Izabella.
The first official posthumous A mixed bag ofsradso cuts tn album m which stderr
release but because it was so nearly various stages ofcomple^n. tn which
contains tracksfrom the perrartsasc*
finished, considered by most people the outstanding r.ew tr^ks are by Otis Redder^. Released ns a leans
to rank in quality and consistency
alongside the previous releases. Billy
Cox on bass but Mitch Mitchell back
WOODSTOCK .A tiantic : Star
on drums on most tracks
Other personnel included Steve
Spangied Banner- Purple Haze;
same name, ‘Catastrophe talus
Stills and Kenny ofthe Fugs making arrangement oj Franky Lame s
barroom noises on ‘My Friend.. and ■Jealousy with different fyncs.
Paul Caruso (a participant in Axis
Note 'Stepping Stone was also
Bold As Love) playing harp on the introduced in cor.cert as'Tmng lo
same track. StBE also played the this tripie album.
piano intro and Km Weaver plays 12-
Be’ and 'Beginning' is also kno®n as
•Jam Back At The House’.
string lead

ISLE OF WIGHT (Polydor): Mid­

night Lightning; Foxy Lady, Lover
Man; Freedom; All Along The
W'atchtower; In From The Storm.
FROM PREVIOUS PAGE Live album taken from Jimi's last
official UK appearance: Mitch on
track morefully known as ‘Have You Reprise ‘Red House' is totally dif­ drums and Billy on bass Note the
Ever Been (To Electric Ladyland) ’. ferent. possibly the better of the two availability of additional IOW live
Noel Redding wrote ‘Little Mus versions — with reverb and echo on track ‘Message To Love' on the
Strange'. the guitar and a generally morefluid Columbia triple album The First
approach to the soloing. Great Rock Festivals Of The
Seventies/Isle Of Wight/Atlanta Pop
ELECTRIC JIMI HENDRIX Festival', and of ‘Dolly Dagger' also
(Track): from the Io Won Polydor ‘Rare
LOOSE ENDS (Polydor): Coming
This was a projected single album Tracks'248 2274.
Down Hard On Me Baby, Blue Suede WOODSTOCK TWO (.Atlantic):
selection from the double. Although
pressings were made it was never Jam Back At The House; Izabella;
released. Tracks on it are: Still Get My Heart Back Together.
A second helping from Woodstock,
Raining, Still Dreaming; House
this time with the Hendrix tracks
Burning Down: AH Along The
Watchtower. Voodoo Child (Slight occupying side one ofthis double
return); Little Miss Strange: Long album. 'Jam' is also known as
Hot Summer Night: Come On; Gipsy 'Beginning ': 'Get My Heart as‘Hear
Eyes: Burning Of The Midnight My Train A Comin"-
Lamp.

BAND OF GYPSYS (Track): Who

Knows; Machine Gun; Changes;
Power Of Soul; Message To Love; We
Gotta Live Together. HENDRLX LN THE WEST Shoes Jam 292; The Stars That Play
Taken from two concerts at the (Polydor): Johnny B Goode; Lover With Laughing Sam’s Dice; Drifter’s
Fillmore East on Jan uary 11969 with Man; Blue Suede Shoes; Voodoo Escape; Burning Desire; I'm Your
Buddy Miles on drums and Billy Child (slight return); The Queen Hootchie Coochie Man; Electric
Cox on bass. The album was (national anthem): Sergeant Pepper's Ladyland.
hurriedly released in Britain with the Lonely Hearts Club Band; Little A mixture of outtakes and
rather tasteless 'doll cover' and Wing; Red House. previously unreleased material in
complaints about the mix ellicited the The Reprise version ofthis live various stages of completion. Some of
information that the proper masters album has side one and two tran­ the material has since been remixed
had not been availablefor the initial sposed so that the album starts offthe and made available elsewhere.
UK pressing. The album has since same way as the concerts did; ie with 'Drifter's Escape' is the Dylan song
been available in a number of dif­ “The Queen' and/or ‘Sergeant and is not available elsewhere.
SMASH HITS (Track): Purple Haze; ferent covers. Note that Jimi
Fire; The Wind Cries Mary Can You Pepper'. Note that 'Voodoo Child' Jam 292', 'Burning Desire', i'm Your
sometimes introduced the song ‘Power and ‘Little Wing' were recorded at the Hootchie CoochieMan 'and this
See Me; 51st Anniversary, Hey Joe; OfSoul'as ‘Crash Landing'or 'Paper
Stone Free; The Stars That Play With Albert Hall and not the San Diego version of ‘Electric Ladyland ‘ not
Airplanes Sports Arena, while ‘Red House'was available elsewhere.
Laughing Sam's Dice; Manic
Depression; Highway Chile; Burning likely recorded at San Diego and the
remaining tracks at Berkeley. May
Of The Midnight Lamp; Foxy Lady.
1970.
As the title suggests a compilation
of Hendrix Hit singles plusfour
tracks off'Are You Experienced'.
The Reprise version has a different
seiection, with ‘All Along The
Watchtower', ‘Crosstown Traffic',
'Remember' and ‘RedHouse'
replacing ‘51st Anniversary '. The Stars
That Play', 'Highway Chile' and
B uming OfThe Midnigh t
Lamp ’. As with ‘Are You
Experienced ', the pressing quality is
definitely better and the tracks are all
about two seconds longer. Note also
that the Reprise version of‘Can You
See Me' has slightly different lyrics
from the Track version and the THE CRY OF LOVE (Track):
 September 17, 1977 SOUNDS Paae77

SOUND TRACK RECORDINGS

FROM THE FILM JIMI HENDRIX
(Reprise): Rock Me, Baby; Wild
Thing; Machine Gun I; Johnny B
Goode; Hey Joe; Purple Haze; Like A
Rolling Stone; Star Spangled Banner; CRASH LANDING (Polydor):
Machine Gun II; Hear My Train A-
Comin'; Red House; In From The Message To Love; Somewhere Over
Storm. • ne Rainbow; Crash Landing; Come
Most of the material on this double Down Hard On Me; Peace In
album is available elsewhere. MissKsippi; With The Power, Stone
Exceptions are the interviews which Free Again; Captain Coconut.
end each side, 'Machine Gun 1'live First of the so-called Alan Douglas
from the lo W (but only 7.45froni-23 albums, put together by producer
minutes) 'Hey Joe' from Monterey, Douglasfrom the hundreds of hours
Purple Haze 'from Berkeley, the of Hendnxtapes left when he died.
acoustic guitar version of 'Hear My Douglas took some ofthe usable
Train and 'Red House 'from the Io W. material, rerecorded and remixed it
usingother musicians and put the
Jinishea cuts out as part ofhis
campaign to maintain quality control
over posthumous releases and get
'inferior' material withdrawn.
Somewhere Over The Rainbow’is the
only really outstanding new song here:
the album as a whole is patchy.

EXPERIENCE (Ember): The

Sunshine Of Your Love; Room Full
Of Mirrors; Bleeding Heart;
Smashing Of Amps.
Soundtrack recordings from the
Albert Hall concert ofFebruary 24
1969, rather poorly mixed and with MIDNIGHT LIGHTNING (Polydor);
erroneous information on the album Trashman; Midnight Lightning; Hear
cover. 'Sunshine'(the Cream song) is My Train; Gypsy Boy (New Rising
wrongly described as the opening Sun); Blue Suede Shoes Blues;
number of the concert and 'Bleeding Machine Gun; Once 1 Had A
Heart ’ is called on.the cover 'C Sharp Woman; Beginnings.
Blues (People, People. People)'. Second of the Alan Douglas
During the concert. The Experience projects. The quality is perhaps more
were augmented by Rocky (bongos). consistent — and poorer — on this
Dave Mason (guitar) and ChrisWood album than on 'CrashLanding’but first exception is ‘Stepping Now’. Hendrix played some guitar
(flute). the material on both albums is hardly Slone/Izabella' (Reprise) which the album and it was even implied
representative ofJimi'sfinished work. features the Band Of Gypsys line-up. from time to time that he did the
The versions of these songs on this vocals (he didn’t).
STEPHEN STILLS (Atlantic):
single are arguably better than The tracks from the Curtis Knight
Hendrix plays guitar on the track on ' War Heroes'. The second ex­ sessions were repackaged time and
titled‘Old Times Good Tunes'. ception is the Alan Douglas Xmas time again on different labels, some
Recorded London, March 1970. record of 1975, which featured the of them the'cheapo cheapo' variety.
Band Of Gypsys pfaying^ttle Some Curtis Knight And The
FALSE START (Blue Thumb) by Drummer Boy’ and ‘Silent Nlght/The Squires/Jimi Hendrix albums have
Love: Hendrix definitely guests on Last Post’ and ‘Auld LangSyne’. This been put out under the following
‘The Everlasting First’ and it is could have been recorded in the titles - Early Jlml Hendrix; Early Jlml
possible that he appears on other studio but is more likely taken from Hendrix Vol II; Get That Feeling;
JI VAST NUMBER of tracks too. one of the Filmore New Year’s Flashing; Strange Things: The Great
compilation albums have been concerts with the audience mixed out. Jlml Hendrix In New York; The
available over the years, McGOUGH & McCEAR Eternal Fire Of Jlml Hendrix; Whal'd
including the 'Easy Rider' film (Pariophone): Jimi definitely plays on I Say; That Special Sound; The Wild
soundtrack album (‘If Six Was Nine’) 'Ex-Art Student and possibly also on One; Birth Of Success; Jlml Hendrix
and Ips in the Track ‘Back Track’ ‘So Much'. Album now deleted. Live In New Jersey; The Cream Of
series featuring a couple of tracks, a Recorded London, March 1970. Jlml; 1967 Material; In Memoriam;
whole side or an entire album (as in ROCK *N’ ROLL BAND (Polydor) by Before The Deluge; In The Begin­
‘Axe You Experienced’ and‘Axls’) Eire Apparent: This is the group ning.
devoted to Hendrix material. which Jimi‘took under his wing1 in Other'early' Hendrix albums
MORE EXPERIENCE (Ember):
European Polydor compilations 1967. Reproduced their album include:- Two Great Experiences
Little Wing; Voodoo Child (slight, which have surfaced in the UK in­ ‘Sunrise’ and on this album he guests Together (Lonnie Younglbood); In
clude the double‘Pop History Vol 2 on guitar on the title track (also The Beginning (The Isley Brothers);
return); Room Full Of Mirrors; Fire; Jlml Hendrix’and the double Concurrently with the release of
Purple Haze; Wild Thing; Bleeding released as a single). Friends From The Beginning;
‘StarPortmlt’ while Polydor in the UK contemporary Hendrix albums on Together (Little Richard).
Heart.
Despite the sticker on the album
co ver proclaiming ‘ ‘never before
offers two current ‘Flashbacks titled
•Jlml Hendrix Volume One’ and ‘Jlml
Hendrix Volume Two’. Included in
SlPCA» Track/ Reprise there appeared a
numberofsingles.and albums
featuring one Curtis K night and his
Miscellaneous albums on various
released’’, most ofthe tracks on this obscure labels with which Jimi
Alan Douglas's plans is the release of group The Squires. The first album supposedly had some involvement
album can be found elsewhere. With just two exceptions, every A
’Voodoo Child'and'Little Wing'
the‘ultimate’ anthology — a double that appeared in Britain on the include:- Rare Hendrix: Moods;
album supposedly including a truly side and B side of every Hendrix London label was ‘Get That Feeling' Faces And Places Vol 12; Roots Of
(wrongly called 'Little Ivey ’on the single is available on an album. The
cover and label) are both on 'Hendnx
representative' Hendrix selection. which included the single * Hush Hendrix; In The Beginning; Jlml

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subsequently released on Isle Of

rtvF AT THE FORUM, LOS Wight' (Polydor); Red House and
Sgixe ™Area«,'»™ part of-Machine Gun on Sound
Spanish Castle Magic; Foxy Lady. Track From Jtmt Hendnx
Getting Your Brothers Shoes Bootleg repackaged as ISLE UI
Together, Getting My Heart Back WIGHT VOL 1.
Together Again; Star Spangled
Banner/Purple Haze; Voodoo Chtld JIMI HENDRIX LIVE ISLE OF
WIGHT, 30-8-70 VOL 2; Foxy Lady,
The Land Of The New Rising Sun;
^DouMe^bum. featured Billy Cox Ezy Ryder; Voodoo Child (slight
and Mitch Mitchell. Getting Your
return); In From The Storm.
More from the same gig. Foxy
Brothers Shoes Together fio*n°wn Ladv' and 'In From The Storm
as'Lover Man'- Voodoo Chile also
subsequently released on 'Isle Of
contains part of' Midnight Lightning Wight'(Polydor) and 'In From The
and side three is a medley starting with Storm 'on 'Sound Track From Jimi
Room Full'and incorporating 1 he Hendrix '. Foxy Lady ' also on
Land Of The New Rising Sun . the triple 'Io W/Atlanta' (Columbia).
Instrumental Solo'. an extended Bootleg repackaged as ISLE OF
drum solo and Freedom . WIGHT VOL 2. Both albums offair
Reasonable quality recording with
guitar mixed high and vocals low. recording quality.
Some of the songsfeatureinteresting
lyric changes. Repackaged as
HENDRIX ALIVE (double) and
LIVE IN LA APRIL 1970 (four 33
rpm 7 Inch records).

WOW; Like A Rolling Stone; Rock

Me Baby, Can You See Me; Wild
Thing; Red House; Star Spangled
Banner. Purple Haze; Instrumental
Solo.
The four tracks comprising side
Hendrix M; Jimi Hendrix; Jim I repackaging the same product under one can befound on the Reprise
Hendrix At Hl» Beit Volumes 1 2 and a different guise, so the following list 'Monterey' album and the same ones,
3. we concentrate on the 'original' except for 'Can You Sec Me' also crop
bootleg with notes about repackaging up on the double ‘Sound Track From
It is not clear what involvement Jimi where there is evidence of it.
The information provided with Jimi Hendrix' (Reprise) 'Red
really had with these recordings, but
bootlegs is also unreliable; the track House' is the same as the Reprise
it is pretty clear what he thought, for
version on 'Smash Hits' and the other
example, about the Curtis Knight listings here are the correct titles of
releases:- the songs. tracks on side two can be found on INCIDENT AT RAINBOW
"They were nothing but jam the 'Woodstock' triple. BRIDGE,MAUI,HAWAII: The
sessions, man, with a group called the Land Of The New Rising Sun; Red
Squirts. No, I didn’t sing on ‘ Hush House; Jam Back At The House;
Now’, that was dubbed on later by Straight Ahead; Gettin' My Heart
Knight trying to copy my voice. And Back Together Again: Instrumental
on that one the guitar was out of tune Solo; Ezy Ryder.
and 1 was stoned out of my mind. Live tracks featuring Mitch
We’re going to get those records Mitchell and Billy Cox recorded July
stopped." (From an interview with 301970; the album was pressed in
Melody-Maker December 23 1967). transparent gold vinyl, and there
I ' "Hendrix himself has described the is an unidentified voice-over
album as' musically worthless... a 'Wild Thing 'taken from Clark
introduction to the album on the intro
confetti of tapes hastily thrown University s Artwood Hall in
to ‘New R ising Sun'. A good quality
together’." (from a review of'Get Worcester, Mass, on March 151968.
bootleg both technically and
That Feeling' in Rolling Stone March ‘ Voodoo Child' and 'Hey Joe/Sun­
shine'from thefamous Lulu Show TV artistically, with Hendrix at his most
9 1968).
sessions (January 4 1969) and all other mellow.
Purchase, therefore, at your peril! Repackaged as:
tracksfrom various UK radio per
THIS FLYER: formances in '67. Quality variesfrom JIMI HENDRIX, MAUI, HAWAII:
Title comes from the slip ofpaper fair to good. Repackaged HENDRIX LIVE IN HAWAII-197Ö;
included with the album which read: as GOODBYE JIMI and JH IN HAWAn-1970 and
Thisflyer isfor that man who BRO ADC ASTS. All the tracks were JIMI HENDRIX, RAINBOW
walked into a pad at Woodstock put on at slightly increased speed. BRIDGE (lacks first track).
IMI HENDRIX is probably the raised hb axe and talked to the people
Jthird most-bootlegged artist in
rock music after Dylan and the
around him. and they talked
together. 'Possibly the first Hendrix
Stones. Bootlegs have come bootleg ever circulated. Taken from a
from legitimate tapes and jam sessions in 1969. mostly rhythmic
film soundtracks as well as the meanderings but quite good quality
traditional method of simply taking recording. Repackaged as IN EX­
your portable cassette recorder along PERIENCE with somejamming
to the concert under your coat. replaced by 'Woodstock' tracks and
Quality varies but some arc sur­ later surfaced on UMI HENDRIX ’64,
prisingly good. Sadly many of the JIMI HENDRIX (Pantonic), JIMI
records listed below will be difficult HENDRIX AT HIS BEST VOLUME
(though probably not impossible) to 1, V0LUME2, and VOLUME 3.
get hold of these days while some are
quite readily available (though not LIVE EXPERIENCE 1967-68s
■necessarily in Britain). Several were to Purple Haze; Wild Thing; Voodoo
be found on sale in Amsterdam's flea­ Chile(slight return); Hey Joe;
market only last month so sources have Sunshine Of Your Love; Drivin'
obviously not dried up completely. LIVE, ISLE OF
South; Experiencing The Blues;
Bootleggers are even more notorious Hound Dog; Little Miss Lover, Love F h ’ ^*?V0L ls Lover Man;
than record companies for Or Confusion; Foxy Lady; Hey Joe; Freedom; Red House; Machine Gun
Lover Man ' and Freedom ’
 September 17, 1977 SOUNDS Page 31

. .cf AMERICAN CONCERT; UNKNOWN WELLKNOWN: Star up an amusing banter until Jimi
and probably constitute the nearest to
review, Voice-over intro; The Land a recordingof a complete concert Spangled Banner, Purple Haze; comes on again and does the complete
New Rising Sun; (part of) In available. Features Mitch Mitchell Instrumental Solo; Hear My Train A- number.
?froTh Storm; Getting My Heart and Billy Cox. 'Johnny B Goode' also Comin'; DayTripper, Hound Dog.
^Together Again; Voodoo Child turns up on ‘Hendrix In The West' Most of these tracks can be found
return); (different version of) (Polydor) and 'Sound Track From elsewhere. The first three occur on
f Land Of The New Rising Sun; Jimi Hendrix' 'Getting My 'Woodstock' and ‘Star Spangled
1 k nf Instrumental intro to) Heart' appears as 'Hear My Train A- Banner' also occurs on 'Sound Track
Midnight Lightning; Foxy Lady; Red Comin" on Rainbow Bridge' From Jimi Hendrix' (Reprise) with
HoUseTEzy Ryder; Purple Haze. (Reprise) and 'Purple Haze' turns up Hear My Train'. Billy Cox on bass on
new bootleg taken from th e on 'Sound Track From Jimi Hendrix' these three. Day Tripper’ is from a
Hawaii concert, wrongly described as (Reprise). GOOD KARMA 1 live ‘Top Gear 'performance in
l. last American concert. but un- 1967and Hound Dog'turns up
repackaged as GOOD KARMA.
'fortunately not generally available. It on ‘Good Vibes'. Noel Redding on
alOO-album limited edition bass on these two.
Jessing- uied as a samPlcr bythe
prwn who had the recording rights
prl he eig. to try to persuade record
loonies to release a double album and Hear My Train A-Comin" is the
the tapes. So far (surprise, acoustic version used in 'A Film
urorise) it seems to have proved too About Jimi Hendrix' and released on
hot to handle'— a shame since it is the Reprise double 'Sound Track'
nrobably the best Hendnx bootleg in album. 'Bleeding Heart’ and all other
terms ofrecording and artistic quality tracks again from the Albert Holland
around. The sound is probably belter available on 'Experience ‘ (Ember).
than that on the film Rainbow
Bridge'and the songs don t suffer
from the editing that they do in the
MMMM
movie-

M J* O VIES and video tapes

JIMI HENDRIX VOLUME 2° A /1/jJ obviously represent the only
MAN OF OUR TIME: Highway vF " way we can see and hear
Chile; Stone Free; Hound Dog; Foxy Hendrix in action now, and
Lady; Purple Haze; Little Miss Lover; therefore the best potential way of
Experiencing The Blues; The Sun­ conveying, to those who never saw
shine Of Your Love. him, what all the fuss is about.
Tracks all available elsewhere. A vast amount of footage has been
‘Highway Chile' is the studio version shot by amateurs and professional
to befound on ‘Smash Hits' (Track) alike; much of it has so far not seen
and ‘ War Heroes'(Polydor). The rest the light of day (see‘What Next?’)
JIMY HENDRIX EXPERIENCE -
can befound on ‘Live Experien­ and it cannot be too heavily stressed
ERIC CLAPTON - GINGER ce/ Goodbye Jimi) Broadcasts'. Both how important the availability of new
BAKER — JOHN MAYALL — sides also contain tracks by other material is in terms of contributing to
JACK BRUCE. artists. full appreciation of his performances.
The Stars That Play With Laughing Films and televisions programmes
Sam's Dice; Highway Chile. which are, or have been, in general
Not a superstars'jam session as the
circulation arc listed below.
SKYHIGH! title suggests, but completely separate
ALL MY LOVING
tracks by the artists named. Both Documentary made by Tony
these studio songs can be found on Palmer andfirst shown by the BBC in
'Smash Hits'(Track) and ‘Highway 1968. Repeated recently on BBC2.
Chile' also turns up on ‘War Heroes' Features large selection of con­
(Polydor). temporary pop and rock musicians
including the Jimi Hendrix
Experience
TheJHE segment consists of bits of
conversation and musical sequences
from afilm of'WUd Thing ’ shot
at Clark University, 1968. Total time
of theJHE segment is 4 min 20 sec, all
JIMI HENDRIX in colour.

SEE MY MUSIC TALKING.

A collage of interview bits and
THE JIMI HENDRIX EX­ musical sequencefrom the
LIVE IN STOCKHOLM: Sergeant PERIENCE 11-28-68 LIVE AT
Experience directed and edited by
SKY HIGH!: Red House; I’m Gonna Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band; PHILHARMONIC HALL. I Don't Peter Neal and released in 1968;
Leave This Town; Bleeding Heart; Hey Joe; I Don’t Live Today; The Live Today; Gettin’ My Heart Back narration by Alexis Korner. Musical
Tomorrow Never Knows; The Wind Cries Mary, Foxy Lady; Fire; Together Again; Spanish Castle sequences: ‘Purple Haze': ‘Hear My
Sunshine Of Your Love. The Burning Of The Midnight Lamp; Magic; Lover Man; Lover Man. Train A-Comin ’ (the acoustic version
Taken from 130 minutes ofstoned Purple Haze; The Sunshine Of Your Thefirst three are livefrom New
which later turns up in A. FILM
jamming supposedly recorded at New Love; Voodoo Child (slight return). York Philharmonic, ‘Spanish
ABOUT JIMI HENDRIX); ‘Wild
York's Scene Club, March 1968. Fair 'Sunshine' and‘Voodoo Castle Magic’ includes an unusual
Thing'. A number ofsongs or parts of
recording. Edited version ofthe tape 'Sunshine' and ‘Voodoo Child' instrumental interlude. The rest of
GOOD VIBES: Hey Joe; Hound Dog; songs from the studio albums ‘Are
subsequently included as side one of recorded live at the Konserthus, the album consists of virtually entire
(1 complete and 4 bits); Voodoo You Experienced' and 'Axis: Bold As
the DIM double For Real!' which also Stockholm on January 91969 and performancefrom the July 101969
Child (slight return); Gettin’ My Love’ are used as background music.
DIM double ‘For Real! ' which also remaining tracks taken from Swedish Tonight Show with Johnny
Heart Back Together Again. Length: 29 minutes, shot in colour.
includes tracksfrom the Lonnie radio recordings at the Radiohus Carson. There is an interview with
Tracks recorded on February 24 studio, Septembers, 1967. A Also released as EXPERIENCE but
Youngblood sessions. Personnel on Jimi followed by ‘Lover Man' in which
1969 during rehearsalsfor the Albert not to be confused with thefilm of the
the bootleg includes Jim Morrison but favourite among collectors, this, for an amp blows. Jimi walks off the set
Hall. Between the songs are segments Albert Hall concerts.
not, as both the bootleg and DJM its tight, un-freaky performances. while it'sfixed and Flip Wilson keeps
from an interview Jimi did in 1969 Also features the very first public
liner notes suggest, Johnny Winter. MONTEREY POP.
Repackaged as JAM. which also appears on LAST performance of‘Midnight Lamp ’
AMERICAN CONCERT, although Repackaged as PIPEDREAM. Directed by D.A. Pennebaker and
here they've been put on at slightly released in 1969; a documentary
increased speed. featuring various artists appearing at
the festival at Monterey, California on
EXPERIENCE RIGHT: AN EXAMPLE OF REPACK­ June 16-181967. Includes the
Contains identical tracks to those AGING - ‘LIVE IN STOCKHOLM' Experience performing ' Wild Thing'
released on the Ember album GOOD KARMA 1; Fire; Johnny B BECOMES'PIPEDREAM'
Goode; Gettin’ My Heart Back 82 minute colour film with Hendrix
‘Experience' taken from the Albert
Together Again; Foxy Lady, Machine segment lasting 8 min 30 sec.
Hall February 24 1969; probably a
direct liftfrom the official tapes. Gun; Freedom.
GOOD KARMA 2; Red House:
Message To Love; Ezy Ryder; Star
Spangled Banner; Purple Haze; POPCORN.
Voodoo Child (slight return). By Peter Ryan and Peter Clifton,
SMASHING AMPS: Bleeding Heart; released by Sherpix Inc in 1969.
These two albums were recorded at
Purple Haze, Hear My Train A-
the Berkeley Community Center Various artists including theJHE are
Comin’; Wild Thing; The Sunshine Berkeley, California on May 301970 featured; the Hendrix performance is
Of Your Love; Room Full Of Mirrors; again ‘Wild Thing'from Monterey.
Smashing The Amps. Shot in colour.
Tracks 2, 3 and 4 arefrom thefilm
See My Music Talking'

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 Pago32 SOUNDS September 17, 1977

Knight. Eric Burdon. Kathy

' Rock: A World Bold As Lo ve from Etchingham. Robin Trower and
interviews by Sue C Clark published
in the UK by Music Sales. Features a photographs (in the hardback
number ofartists with approximately edition) and a short discography.
five pages and 11 'live'photos devoted Considered by some authorities to
to Hendrix. have a strong fictional element.

JIMI HENDRIX - A BIOGRAPHY

IN WORDS & PICTURES by Tom
Nolan, published In the US by Sire
books and distributed by Chappell.
A brand new book with con-
siderably more factual information
than the other biographies so far
published but lacking a good
discography; 45 monochromepix.

STAY FREE published by the

Hendrix Information Centre.
1974 Hendrix Catalogue on which
this present feature is based.. .
enough said'

SoMgOOKS
MUSIC
NO ONE WAVED GOODBYE
SONGBOOKS and music exist which
edited by Robert Somma. A Fusion
correspond fairly closely to most of
book published by Outerbridge &
the albums released although lyrics
Dlcnstfrey In the States, and In the
UK, a Charisma book published by
are often incorrect or incomplete. The
most comprehensive collection so far
Spice Box Books. seems to be that in a new song book
A collection of essays (various from A Schroeder International called
reprints and other pieces done JIMI HENDRIX ANTHOLOGY.
specificallyfor the book) examining
Wise Publication's THE FORTY
the causes and effects in our era as
reflected in the lives of Brian Epstein, GREATEST includes some songs also
Brian Jones, Jimi Hendrix and Janis given aguitartablature treatment.
Joplin. Contains a short biography which for
the most part is utter rubbish.
JIMI HENDRIX by Alain Dister,
published by Les Nouvelles Editions
Polalrcs, Paris, In French language.
A biography with 35 pages of
monochrome photos taken mostly in

FROM PREVI OUS PAGE

France and 11 pages of monochrome
photos from the Isle Of Wight plus a
short discography.
^Tic^
OBVIOUSLY thousands of articles
JIMI HENDRIX,published by
WOODSTOCK. Promoted as a Hendrixfilm although on Hendrix have been published over
Verlag Azderball, Munchen.
A documentary about thefamous strictly speaking he appears either in
A short biography with 45 pages of
the years but there are a few
festival by Michael Wadleigh. conversation or playing (with Mitch
monochrome photos mostlyfrom significant ones which may be worth
released by Warner Bros in 1970. Mitchell and Billy Cox) for only 27 A NUMBER of television studios trying to get hold of if you have a
concerts in West Germany.
Hendrix sequencesfrom per­ out of 103 minutes. There are seven have video tapes of Hendrix in­ Biography is in English and German thirst for facts.
formances of'Star Spangled Banner', minutes of conversation between Jimi, terviews and performances. One and also included are lyrics to ‘Purple
and 'PurpleHaze'; 'InstrumentalSolo Chuck Wein and Pat Hartley and the which recently came to light again is
other 20 minutes is made up of Haze' and 'Angel'plus a short
used as background music the BBC recording of‘The Lulu
Features Jimi and Sky Church — musical sequences from the concert at discography.
Show’ in which the Experience plays
Mitch Mitchell and Billy Coxplu: Maui, Hawaii ‘Voodoo Child (slight return)’ and
The performance includes all or THE ROLLING STONE ROCK’N’
Jerry Velez. Larry Lee and Juma then ‘ Hey Joe’, breaking off the latter
Sutan. 12 min 40 sec out of parts of‘Hey Baby (The Land Of The ROLL READER Edited by Ben Fong-
about half way through and laun­ Torres, published by Bantam Books,
J80 minutes all in colour. New Rising Sun) Tn From The ching into an instrumental version of
Storm', 'Foxy Lady'. 'HearMy Train New York.
Cream's ‘The Sunshine Of Your Includes material on a number of
THE SUPERSTARS. A-Co min',’ ‘Voodoo Child (slight Love', much to everyone’s surprise.
A film by Peter Clifton of various return)', and 'Purple Haze'. Some of artists including Hendrix all
Jimi also appeared on ‘Top Of The previously published in Rolling Stone.
artists at live concerts throughout the songs are in split sequence. Also Pops', but it seems almost certain
Europe which includes a longer during the film various songs from Hendrix section occupies 23pages
that two classic performances— his taken from issues ofMarch 91968.
version of‘Machine Gun'from the 'Rainbow Bridge ’, ‘The Cry OfLove ‘ ■ first ever British television ap­ May 17, A ugust 23 and November 15
Isle of Wight than can be found in A and ‘War Heroes' together with some pearance on‘Ready, Steady, Go!’ and
FILM ABOUT JIMI HENDRIX. unreleased material are used as 1969 and October 15 and29, 1970.
a guest appearance on ‘The Dusty
Shot in colour. background music. Several scenes Springfield' show in which he played JIMI by Curtis Knight,
were cut from an earlier version of ‘Stone Free' 'Voodoo Child (slight
JIMI PLAYS BERKELEY. this film including one showing Jimi published In hard and soft back by W
return)’ and duetted with Dusty on H Allen.
Produced by Peter Pilafian and 'shooting' someone from a window,
released by Suns And Rainbows in
'MpckingBird' are now lost for ever. A biography with recollections by
apparently considered 'unsuitable'
1971. Features Jimi with Mitch
Other European and American TV :
since the ‘victim' was a white man.
Mitchell and Billy Cox and includes
tapes are known to exist; some are
apparently in the possession of Alan
informalfootage ofJimi on the way to A FILM ABOUT JIMI HENDRIX. The American magazine Guitar
the Berkeley Community Centre gig, Produced by Joe Boyd and released
Douglas.
Player has just reprinted its special
of sound checks and of encounters by Warner Bros in 1973. Includes Hendrix issue of September 1975
with people on the streets. Rehearsal interviews with Albert Allen and which undoubtedly presents the best
sequence contains parts of'Straight Arthur Allen (The Ghetto Fighters). musical and technical analysis of
Ahead'. 'Machine Gun', 'BlueSuede Paul Caruso, Billy Cox Jimi. Buddy
Miles. Mitch Mitchell and Juma
what Jimi was about, with discussions
Shoes', ‘Hey Baby (The Land Of The HENDRIX by Chris Welch: of his style and the equipment he used
New Rising Sun)', ‘Earth Blues', 'Star Sutan. Musical sequences include all The first biography to appear and a
Spangled Banner' and 'Ezy Ryder'. or parts of'Purple Haze' (from
to achieve his many sounds. There are
fair insight into Jimi's life and work,
The concert sequences are taken London Marquee 1967); the acoustic contributions from a number of
except for an inclination to 'play safe'
from two shows at Berkeley (May 30 12-string version of'Heart My Train over the various legalities and
writers as well as musicians including
1970) andfeature all or parts of A-Comin" (London 1967), ‘Rock Me disputes and a rather incomplete
John McLaughlin, Johnny Winter,
'Johnny B Goode', ‘Hear My Train A- Baby', 'HeyJoe', 'LikeA Rolling discography. Published in large Larry Coryell. John Hammond, Mike
Comin, 'Star Spangled Banner' and Stone' and ' Wild Thing' (allfrom format softback by Ocean Books; Bloomfield and Les Paul. This reprint
'Purple Haze'from the first show plus Monterey): ‘Star Spangled Banner' includes statements from Welch. is currently available from Guitar
7 Don't Live Today', ‘Hey Baby (The (Woodstock); ‘Machine Gun'; (Band Chas Chandler, Noel Redding, Player, Box 615 Saratoga, CA
Land Of The New Rising Sun), Of Gypsys.-Filmore East, New York Jeanette Jacobs, Gerry Stickells, Eric 95070, USA at a price of 1 dollar
‘LoverMan', ‘Machine Gun', January 11970), 'Machine Gun', Barrett. Robin Turner, Monika 50 cents Including postage, and is
' Voodoo Child (slight return)' and 'Johnny B Goode' and ‘Purple Haze' Dannemann and of course Jimi highly recommended to musician and
‘Midnight Lightning'. Colourfilm (Berkeley) and ‘RedHouse' and Tn himself. Lots of interesting black and non-musician alike.
lasting about 55 minutes. From The Storm' (Isle Of Wight). white pictures. Another source of technical in­
Shot in colour, except for ‘Purple formation is the 12-page interview
RAINBOW BRIDGE. Haze' at the Marquee, one interview THE SUPERSTARS photographed with engineer/ producer Eddie
By Chuck Wein from Transvue piece with Jimi and some of the still and edited by Douglas Kent Hall: Kramer in the December 1976 (Vol 7
Pictures Corp and released in 1971. photographs. 102 minutes long. Softback large format version of No 6) issue of the American magazine
Recording Engineer Producer.
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recordings, there seems to be a Cake, produced by Charlie Greene called' Smiles Of Heaven' which was
THE RAINBOW considerable amount of material in and Brian Stone. (Source: American supposedly a double recorded In June
19/0 at Wally Heider Studios and
the possession of other musicians. magazine called Go, July21 1967).
burnii norKixs Stephen Stills apparently possesses TTere are probably many other features Jimi plus Jerry Garcia and
two records cut by him and Jimi in instances of jam sessions, guest others. It may well exist somewhere in
Island Studios with Conrad Isidore appearances etc which all add up to bootleg form, as may the recordings
DEATH
and Fuzzy Samuels as the rhythm an enormous quantity of unreleascd of Jimi's jam with Enc Burdon and
section, and has no plans to release material. But of course a lot of it gets War at Ronnie Scott's just before his
them. (From Stephen Stills interview out in the form of bootlegs, and one death. (See 12-6-71).
by Michael Watts in Melody Maker. bootleg which is definitely due out Then there’s the double bootleg
March II 1972). this month is called' Guitar Hero — from Woodstock, single bootleg from
The Unreleased Album' on Stoned Monterey, a possible Hendrix/Shuggy
According to Arthur Lee, his Records. Otis bootleg and an album sup­
manager Forrest Hamilton and Bob It contains most of the tracks from posedly called'Electric Ladyland
Krasnow of Blue Thumb Records John Peel’s Hendrix programme put Studio And Jam Sessions containing
have “got a complete album that Jimi together from BBC sessions. No one side of live and one side of
and I did", recorded at Olympic doubt the Beeb will be pleased about unrelcased Band Of Gypsys material.
where ‘The Everlasting First’ was cut. thatl A second Philharmonic Hall ‘Black Gold' is reputed to be a suite
(From Arthur Lee interview by John bootleg is also expected. of songs lasting 20-25 minutes,
Tobler in Melody Maker December Other bootlegs exist in rumour perhaps semi-autobiographical, while
29 1973). Keyboard player Bo Hanson form only at the moment. An Italian ‘Eyes And Imagination’, ‘Cradle Of
Kramer was inv0'vcd w'tb tbe albums the information it contained) Bill also claims to have 5 hours of tapes of magazine called Freak (No 6, The Gypsy Son’ and 'South Saturn
■AreYou Experienced', 'Axis: Bold Henderson put together a feature for Jimi and him jamming; again no plans June/July 1973) talks of an album Delta' are other songs reputed to exist.
Ac Love' 'Electric Ladyland'. 'Band Street Life's November 15-28 1975 for release.
niGypsy<'Cry°fLove’and issue called ‘ Hendrix - The Missing There is other evidence to suggest
• Rainbow Bridge’ and talks about his Pieces . But the best, most fascinating that Jimi was sometimes prevented
work with J imi and other artists. and undoubtedly disturbing from doing the versions of songs that
In January 1975, the American examination of the rip-offs and legal he wanted to do, for political or other
magazine Crawdaddy published a hassles surrounding Jimi’s death can reasons. In an interview with
be found in the seven page Rolling Meatball Fulton done in two parts EXPERIENCE is the title of a colour Then there is all the unreleased
feature titled ‘ The Last
Days Of Jimi Hendrix in which John between mid 1968 and late 1969, he film shot at the Albert Hall concerts, footgage from Monterey, Berkeley,
Stone article called 'A Piece Of The
Swenson made the first serious at­ says that the original ‘Purple according to the liner notes on the Rainbow Bridge and the Band Of
Rainbow' by Jerry Hopkins published Gypsys concerts, plus the Penneboker
tempt to look at a series of events on December 2 1976. All three Haze' was much longer with albums'Experience' and‘More
“thousands and thousands of words.," Experience'. Yet it has never been movie‘A Wake At Generation' which
about which many questions still features point to large-scale ex­ was a tribute concert following the
remain unanswered. Inspired perhaps ploitation of Hendrix before and after He implies that time considerations generally released. The Albert Hall
'date was February 24 1969 and the death of Martin Luther King, and
by this (and certainly using much of his death. caused him to shorten it but his Warner Bros' film of Atlanta.
girlfriend Monika Dannemann film supposedly also covers the
suggests that it was more'political'. If subsequent tour of Germany. Additional to this is the various
pressure on him not to do certain Colour film also exists of the video material and home movies
things did exist, it would support the performance of Jimi, Mitch and Billy which must exist and which could
stories going around that he gave at the Isle Of Wight and most of this contribute towards a more complete
tapes to other, trusted people to stop has never been generally released. record of Jimi's life, and work.
them getting into the‘wrong hands'.
JIM1 HENDRIX left a legacy of Cassady, and with Jimi taking turns A musician acquaintance of Caesar
recordings in various stages of on every instrument. Songs from the and Dan claims to have seen and
completion, most of which are in the concert reportedly include ‘Voodoo heard two seemingly‘official’ albums
possession of Alan Douglas who has Child (slight return)', ‘3rd Stone which have never been released and .5!
plans to release some more albums. From The Sun', ‘King Bee’, ‘Still which could have been produced from
There are also likely to be a couple Raining . . . Still Dreaming’. such tapes. One was played to him by
more bootlegs around soon as well as An article published in an an English girl and featured Hendrix,
several books. American magazine states that the Eric Clapton and an unidentified
But for much of the interesting writer met Jimi backstage after the male singer. It was rock music rather
recorded and audio-visual material gig and found him “ mulling over than jazz, with predominantly death-
which is known to exist, there seem to which tapes to release as a live orientated lyrics, and seemingly a THE BULK of the foregoing would
be no plans at all; or perhaps where album". What happened to it? studio session. The other was at the never have been possible were it not
there are plans they’ve been thwarted There is also material left over from house of a member of the Band and for the diligent researches of the
by various interested parties. Anyway the recordings of the big festivals — featured jazz-style jamming between Hendrix Information Centre, who
the following is a list of the important Woodstock, Monterey and the Isle of Hendrix, McLaughlin, Miles Davis provided nearly all the factual in­
unreleascd material which is known Wight (although the best material and others. formation and many of the pictures,
from the IoW, with the possible In Kim Fowley’s recent interview leaving me with the relatively easy
about. task of expressing a few opinions!
Various reports suggest that exception of‘The Land Of The New with Sandy Robertson for SOUNDS
Rising Sun', which needs a bit of Fowley tells a story of a song he wrote And one of the opinions I wish to
something in the region of 800 hours express is that the continuing, in­
of tapes are in the possession of the cleaning up, has now been released). called ‘Fluffy Turkeys' which he DAN FOSTER
Material also exists from the Albert claims Hendrix heard and recorded, dependent existence of the Centre is
Hendrix Estate. These are the tapes highly desirable. But because the
from which Alan Douglas has worked Hall concerts and the Atlanta Festival and which exists on “One of those
(not just sound recordings but whole Alan Douglas tapes”. Jimi may also Centre is run as ‘full-time love' on
to produce' Crash Landing’ and a non-commercial footing, it has
‘Midnight Lightning', and from the movies which have never been have played on an album by
released). American female R&B group the relied largely on funds from the
same source we are promised just two
more albums— a'jazz album'
featuring jamming with John
McLaughlin and others, and a double
anthology which is supposed to be the
ultimate official anthology and which
is supposedly going to include a one­
sided single record of never-before-
released'Gloria' as an inducement to
collectors.
Material apparently in the
possession of Douglas for which it
। seems no release plans exists include
I the studio version of ‘ Like A Rolling
I Stone' recorded on March 1 1967 at
Kingsway Studios, a blues number CAESAR GLEBBEEK
called ‘Seven Dollars In My Pocket,
an alternative studio version of 'Mid- pockets of the people who run it plus
I night Lightning', a song called the odd small donation. Caesar and
I 'Cherokee Mist' with sitar, a version Dan refuse to tum it into a com­
I of the classic blues‘Further On Up mercial outlet for Hendrix products.
I The Road', plus'Lover Man', ‘Ships Instead they make the information
I Passing In The Night’,‘Slapback about such things freely available to
I Soup'and‘DoriellaDuFontaine’with those with an interest, and up until
I the Last Poets. recently, anyone who wrote to them
As well as this studio material there asking for information was sent gratis
? are many tapes from officially a copy of their meisterwerk Stay Free.
" recorded gigs. Unreleased material An admirable policy indeed, but
S must exist from the Band Of Gypsys they now have a box-ide full of letters
I concerts (two shows recorded), the which they just cannot afford to
I Los Angeles Forum (April 1969 —-1 answer, and the Centre itself is in
I hour45 minutes recorded), San Diego debt to the tunc of some £250 — a
j May 24 1969 and the San Francisco trivial sum compared with the kind of
money record companies deal in —
Winterland concert in October but a big problem for them.
v 68. This concert is of special There m ust be a lot of people
J significance since it celebrated the around— including a lot of well
I second anniversary of the Experience known and successful musicians —
■ and developed into a five hour jam rare PICTURE OF JIMI AND MONIKA TOGETHER. TAKEN IN GERMANY EARLY 1969
■ with various musicians including J ack NEXT PAGE
CONTINUES
 Pago 34 SOUNDS September 17, 1977

SINGLES from page 23

End ofBTO? Meanwhile, this Is

album of the same name for an idea rather better than usual from
him? A lot of the things that today’s of what the man was doing ust before
New Wavers arc doing today, Gary Canada's good ol’ boys, being a
he blossomed into the genius we kno welcome throwback to their'You
Holton and the Heavy Metal Kids
were doing a couple of years back. today. Ain't Seen Nothin’ Yet' feel, with
But not enough people were ready for mucho strumming, none the worse
JEFF LYNNE: Doin' Hint Crazy sounding rather oldfashioned.
it then, and anyway the band never Thing (Jet UP 36281).
quite got it together. So it's ironic that The ELO bloke goes solo with ... a THE O BAND: Look To The Left,
this great little belter of a record will Disco record. Just what you needed, Look To The Right (United Artists
make a lot of people think that the right? Actually, it's not that much of
HMKs are jumping on the punk a departure since most of ELO s UP 36297). .
bandwagon, especially since they've, Grinding guitar boogie. And since
singles have been dancefloor hits and
dropped the Heavy Metal tag. Tain’t that ain’t exactly what’s happening
much of the band’s recent¡stuff has Britian right now (whether you like
so. This record is fun: hope it's not had more than a touch of Blacknuss.
too late for HMK. or not) I suggest they get themselve
As discofodder goes, this is OK I over to the USA, 'cos they’re too
JOE ELY: Gambler's Bride (MCA s'pose, with Gary US Bonds-style good a band to go down the dram.
324). crowd noises at the beginning, and
Coming on like a cross between Bruce much grinding in the riff department, ARBRE: I Wanna Be With You
Springsteen and Wayion Jennings, but, well.. . yawn ... you know (DJM DJS 10805).
this man is definitely the acceptable ... zzzzz Do tags like art-rock or
face of country music. Doesn’t stand progressive-rock have any meaning
a chance as a single, but if there's any more? Well, anyway, if you’re
more tough singing and nimble Radio one fodder into clever, neatly-arranged rock ol
picking like this on his album, it RITA COOLIDGE: (Your Love Has
should be worth a listen. the Supertramp variety, you could
Lifted Me) Higher And Higher (A&M worse than check out this loL Agai:
JOE O’DONNELL: Poets And AMS 7315). it's pointless as a single though.
Storytellers (Polydor 2058 930). Pleasant, but for me a sad reminder
Disco-Jig, would you believe? How that Jackie Wilson, one of my early YES: Wonderous Stories (Atlantic
ONE OF THE LAST PICTURES TAKEN OF JIMI HENDRIX BY else to describe a strongly rhythmic, heroes, who had the original hit with
10999).
MONIKA DANNEMANN BEHIND THE HOTEL SAMARKAND, catchy, danceable and likeable this ten years back, still languishes in If you're going to release a Yes sing
LONDON SEPTEMBER 17, 1970 mixture of Oirish fiddle and jazz-funk hospital after the stroke which felled
(and it seems a bit pointless to me)
from the violinist who used to pay him a couple of years ago. then why not choose one of the wea
with East Of Eden and who is now tracks on the 'Going For The One’
managed by the team behind Status RICKARD BROTHERS:
Broken Hearted Avenue (Polydor album? Why not choose the much
Quo. more dynamic title track? Anyway,
2058 920).
'The finest piece of pop music Polydor this comes as a 12-incher on blue v:
Quite disappointing has released this year’ gushes the
JOHN CALE: Animal Justice (Illegal press release. Turns out to be a
Records IL 003).
Er, look this is a bit embarrassing. I
know I'm supposed to choose this as
record of the week and go on and on
about Cale's tortured genius,
throwing in a few words like bleak
and surreal and all that. But the truth
FROM PREVIOUS PAGE is that I never liked the Velvets (there,
I've said it), never paid much
who feel they owe some kind of debt with hindsight, although in fact many attention to Cale’s solo albums and
toJimi Hendrix; what better tribute of his lyrics towards the end were don't see what all the fuss is about. So
could they pay than to help ensure the death-orientated and any of them this is his first new work for two years.
survival of the Hendrix Information could have been similarly interpreted. So whatl ‘Chicken Shit’ sounds like a
Centre? How about a benefit con­ It was the last thing he wrote and the Jim Morrison reject, ‘Memphis
cert? It seems to be the only last three lines became his epitaph. Tennessee’ is heavyhanded, plodding;
organisation interested in making The Story ofJesus so easy to explain 'Hedda Gabbler, has a lyric which
everything Jimi did available to After they crucified him Dave Fudger would describe as deep
everybody. a woman, she claimed his name. and meaningless and reminds me, in
If there’s some way you feel you can The story ofJesus, the whole bible my ignorance, of early King Crimson.
help them, please contact me at knows Nice sleeve by Jill Furmanovsky, tho'.
SOUNDS or get in touch with Caesar Went all across the desert
and Dan at the Hendrix and in the middle, he found a rose. SONS OF CHAMPLIN: Loving Is
Information Centre, Postbox3464, Why (Ariola America AA 115).
Amsterdam, Holland (telephone There should be no questions One of those ‘legendary West Coast
Amsterdam [01031 20) 234291). And There should be no lies bands' who seem to have become
if you write to them expecting a reply, He was married ever happily after legendary without ever actually
please enclose two international reply For all the tears we cry. having done anything. I’d assumed
coupons. No use in arguing they were some kind of Quicksilver if you’re quick, or plain old 7-inch
The centre is also very anxious to AH the use to the man that moans Messenger Service, but turns out black wax if you’re not.
wimpy little ditty by a pretty-boy duo,
contact Jane de Mendelssohn, who When each man falls in battle they're into white soul of the written and produced by the team
did an interview with Jimi for IT RALPH McTELL: Maginot Waltz
His soul it has to roam. throbbing, dramatic variety. who brought you those wonderful
No53, April 1969; the person who Angels of heaven flying saucers to (Warner Brothers K 17008).
Brotherhood Of Man hits. You have
filmed the performance of‘Voodoo some GARY GLITTER: Oh What A Fool been warned. One of those rare people who can fi
Child (slight return)’ as part of a made Easter Sunday I've Been (Arisa 137). concert halls regardless of chart
studio ‘recording session’ in New the name ofthe rising sun. Compared with his gloriously gross OLIVIA NEWTON-JOHN: Making success. Tracks here, recorded live
YorkMay3 1968; plus anyone else old self, the 'comeback' Glitter is a A Good Thing Better (EMI 2680). the Albert Hall and in Sydney
who possesses any unreleased sound The story is written by so many people bit of a bore. Here he continues that ‘Don't do it like that, do it like this’ (hence the title, geddit?), include tl
recordings or audio-visual material. who dared mid-period Presley mood with what instructs the Antipodean temptress, inevitable ‘Streets Of London’.
to lay down the truth to so very many reviewers used to call a mid-tempo providing further fantasy-fodder for
who cared rockaboogie toetapper. Once he used BUDDY HOLLY AND THE
many, many a lonely lad. Actually, I
to get the little girls going: this one rather liked ’Sam’, so there, but this CRICKETS: Maybe Baby/Think Ii
will be lucky to turn on their grannies. one’s a bit messy. Over/ThatH Be The Day/It’s So E
with a woman in our arms ' (MCA 254).
We as man, can't explain the reason JESS RODEN: Misty Roses (Island He had the wrong image, but a lot c
DONNA SUMMER: I Remember
why. W1P 6406). - people would claim that Holly had;
Yesterday (GTO GT 107).
the woman's always mentioned at the Having failed to make it big as a much influence on the course of
moment that we die.
Back-to-the-40s singalong, and about
rocker, Jess seems to be aiming for as far removed from her stunning pop/rock history as Presley. Twent
AH we know is, God is by our side, the easy-listening market with this synthesiser epic ‘I Feel Love’ as you years on, and these tracks still soun
and he says the word so easy, yet so tasteful but unremarkable version of could get. A courageous change, and good — though inevitably not as
ON THE DAY before he died, Jimi hard. a lovely Tim Hardin ballad. Soul fans a certain hit, but although it has a sensational as they did then. Won’t
insisted that Monika Dannemann may remember a rather good version
take some photographs of him with a I wish not to be alone, charm of its own, it's something of a mean much to da kids, but MCA
by the Fifth Dimension. Bit pointless throwaway after that meisterwork. could clean up with a TV-promoted
new camera. The pictures were taken so I must respect my other heart as a single, this.
during the afternoon of September 17 The story ofJesus is the story ofyou
package of Holly hits, surely.
1970 in the garden behind the Hotel and me PETER FRAMPTON: Signed,
Samarkand in London, and have only No use in feeling lonely, Sealed, Delivered (I’m Yours) (A&M Old-fashioned virtues Long-distance flat
ever been published once — in a I am you,
German magazine called Poster searching to befree.
AMS 7312).
Totally undistinguished working of a
dept. singing award
Press. These were the last pictures stomper which Stevie Wonder wrote RINGO: Drowning In The Sea Of
BACHMAN TURNER
taken of him. The story oflife is quicker than the Love (Polydor).
with his mum (helped by Syreeta and OVERDRIVE: Shotgun Rider
On that day he also gave Monika a wink of an eye Lee Garret) and had a hit with back Nice old Joe Simon soul hit ofsLx
(Mercury 6167 567).
poem. Interpreted by many as a The story oflove is hello and goodbye in 1970. Incidentally, it's worth Rumour has it that Randy Bachman years ago gets the usual chain-saw
suicide nofe— an easy thing to do Until we meet again. hunting down the Stevie Wonder has left the band — will it mean The massacre. Pete Best should never
have left the Beatles.
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I wnna be either old or delightful blow featuring Clapton
young. In fine fettle, but al the same time
Don t like where I ended up. or totally disposable. A* I raid
where I begun. ' before (hl* totally diverse
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THE SLEEVE doesn't tell you getting an intriguing face lift. But
much, the press release calls him I’m hooked most on a couple of
a twentieth century troubadour, I his own songs; the title track and
guess you'd hare to categorise 'City Is A Woman' which has a
nodes as me might be Involving female voice haunting Beet
him under folk for want of a
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better label but his album is a
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Let's see
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somewhere In the region of Never mind, this record offers
Martin Best is a classically
'dunno Just came Into the office
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with the Royal Shakespeare
let's tom our attention to the
Company as their resident
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In hie early partnerships with
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album (and maybe was) but the Marrlot and ‘Honest' Ronald. In
PETE TOWNSHEND AND collaboration. And baalcally, end result was smithed by what fact the reincarnated Small Faces singing modern songs. You get ghetto. They've obviously read my
RONNIE LANE alnce Townshend cut off his can only be described as rock 'n' are missing that sparkle because used to it after a while and he uses profound (sic) sleeve notes about
‘Rough Mix' communication with da media by roll menopause. So I can now the balance seems uneven without all manner of subtleties to push hatred, war and jealousy. We're a
(Polydor 2442 147)**** the proverbial gonads, the only happOy report that this platter Lane (the older punk's Glen the lyrics through, but there are few odds and ends rotting in the
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way US can get an Inkling of comes as a great relief, It's by no Matlock?).
communication Is through his means a musical landmark, nor Is more forthright display of vocal updating a Stairsteps oldie. Lou
OH SHIT, here comes So on that happy note let's
songs. It some cheap excuse for a emotion to give them a cutting Rawls didn’t use 'Tradewinds'.
kontroveny knrner. totally dismiss the above ramble
wristjob reunion. The plcs of the edge. Fortunately the music can Harold Melvin has quit the label,
“This one'* destined for the And as for the last 'Oo album, by saying, sod put glories, let's
two main characters In the case get to present tense. Two good- usually compensate, hustling its give 'em that awful disco thing on
bargain racks," raid someone on well It seemed to receive a generally
on the Inner sleere may make It hearted farts al play, are they way through at times with an 'Everybody's Talking'. In the
first hearing. Andye*, maybe If doo m y, confused reaction.
look like a poacher's outing and playing well? intensity and potency a full- meantime me and Huff will work
this was ton of Seal* And Croft* It Looking at It on a personal
with such luminaries as Charlie Well, the album wu produced blooded rock band would envy. on a campaign jingle."
probably would be dismissed with perspective, ‘ Who By Numbers’
Walts, Eric the C and the Ox by the highly talented Glyn Johns The songs refect the life of an You can't blame the Philly
a quick two line hatchet Job In the wu a (unsurprisingly) disjointed
appearing, you may rightfully be (Joan Armalradlng, Stones'n' itinerant songsmith, describing boss. Charity rarely receives top
‘Wax Museum'. But of course, affair. The songs didn't reflect
led to believe this Is some kind of more), one of those ace studio the places he's passed through notch donations. Jumble sales get
the majority of Inhabitants In this the stale of the band. It could
boozy bam romp, which It ain't wizards who doesn't Impose his and picking up a few traditional unwanted presents, flag days
sphere of the planet know that have potentially been a fine solo
(uhh . . . then again, mebbe It Is) identity In the grooves. Just brings songs on the way — like 'Cambric attract loose change.
but It sounds like a touch of the out the best In the artist. Il's Shirt’, 'Banks Of The Ohio’ and Luckily this set isn’t all hand
mutual respect with fruitful difficult to describe any obvious Two Ravens'. me down.
results. trade mark,Just a sort of crispy, But what sets this record apart On the credit side Teddy
StlD there? resonant sound, perfect balance, from the hundreds in the same Pendergrass' contribution is well
OK, having only seen The ’Oo an honest, accurate sound. Other rein is that, together with up to the lion’s standard. The ex
a couple of times, my Ont musicians featured include producer Nick Ingham, he's Blue Note breathes fire works into
communication with Townshend Rabbit (organ and keyboards), achieved a remarkably an OK thumper 'Now Is The
was when I was fortunate enough Gallagher and Lyle, Mel CoOins sophisticated sound in the TimeTo Do It'.
to see the man's solo performance (saxophone), lan Stewart (piano), recording studio using a variety of The sub-standard items are
al a charity gig al Chalk Farm Boz Barrel (baas) and, well,lots ideas drawn from across the typified by the O’Jays' 'Big
Roundhouse a few Easter more people who made It after board. Thus you get baroque Gangster'. 'Crime doesn't pay,'
Sundays back where he was closing time. trumpets punching through claims lead tonsil Eddie Levert.
equipped with only an array of ‘Ron and Pete', It says on the between the verses of the title He then goes on to list 500 dollar
axes, keyboards and a drum inside sleeve,'play various track, a moog adding a touch of suits among the assets enjoyed by
machine. For a bloke who's been acoustic and electric guitars, pomp to '?\merican Dream’ the poverty stricken felon. Not the
In this wunnerful two dimensional mandolins and baa guitars, which opens the album (why do
stuff to let your kids hear. In
business for so long be managed banjos, ukeldes and very Involved all English artists write the same ‘Let’s Clean Up The Ghetto' itself
to burst out of the big screen Into mind games.' But please don't be song about America?), some rock
is the most fun you humanity, nervousyet explosive, pul off, this album Is fun, guitar from Hughie Burns on the
the men at Sigma Sound have hit
double top. A repetitive bass 'n'
can have with your ears and the crowd sweated with him.
So far this might sound like an
although one can sense that
Townshend feels much more
questing 'City Is A Woman-
tootling oboes on 'Two Ravens'
keyboards hook hammers home
asa-llcker's eulogy to powerful the message. The whole dam
comfortable playing In this easy and acoustic guitars liberally
proboscis and sure I’d give my eye ' family strut on to give their own
going forthewantofabetterword dotted around.
teeth to Interview him, but hell ya laid back atmosphere. There's remedy for inner city decay.
But it's all kept strictly in
gotta make a living and you might Having said their piece, the All
■till the latent energy th al Mr T proportion; the only criteria for
be wondering what someone with Stars retire leaving MFSB to
manages to fit tn between the using any of it is simply to
such volume violated sensory gaps In between the chorda, the enhance the song. And through it pound, pound pound. _ pBn]
McCrea.
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Joan:
better
than
bliss
JOAN ARMATRADING
manding they made it all sound
like one band — drummers David
,chow Some Emotion Kemper, Henry Spinctti and
AMLH 68433)****'/i Kenney Jones all play so tight and
MAAAHJOAhL ” dynamic, like gunshots in a
Shall I compare thee to a dustbin, that they are in-
summer rose? Not just now. but distinguishably excellent. Georgie
Fame on electric piano and
how about 'The Summertime
Blues’? At least Eddie Cochran is Rabbit on organ fuse jazzy
lightness and Band style rough
something new in (he critic’s
and readiness in the meat of the JOAN ARMA TRADING: sorta supersuper superlative
implacable pursuit of resem-
mix. It s a full and satisfying Parksian 'Spanish Rose' — point ain't heavy enough another
blanccs between our lady and Joni and with all the weight and sessions, recorded in 1967 with a
sound still retaining the crystal to his later direction (and in many legend has it that Van Morrison
Mitchell. Van Momson etc. It’s commitment the oblique strokes whole host of name musicians in
clarity that all Joan's producers respects they are the most perfect broke down in tears after he'd cut
not the late maestro’s vocal tones suggest It's more personal but tow, it was anything but a cure.
have emphasised. And Jerry artefacts on the album). But taste the track. I believe both for our
pm referring to but his distinctive just as moving as Bill Withers' They appeared first on an album
and try a touch of ‘Beside You' man paints such a picture of
acoustic guitar style. Whey you Donahue, who was too over­ 'Lean On Me'. Yeah, it’s an entitled 'Blowin' Your Mind',
bearing both live and on the 'JA' and Madame George' as he terminal desolation, Ingmar
have purchased a copy of Show illusion in a way but Joan and if the vinyl tells the truth
recorded them originally. In place Bergman would be hard pressed
album, seems to have found the Armatrading makes music you Morrison's mind was well on the
Some Emotion’ fir is a non- to match it on film. It lasts for
secret of matching his electric edge. If there was ever a top ten of of that reassuring Pantheism of
starter provided you have four can lean on. over nine minutes and for all its
power to Joan's acoustic — his The difference this time is all-time ozonisers this collection 'Astral Weeks' they are taut and
pound notes to rub together), clumsy, hurried arrangement and
curvy, talkative lines are full of would be in it, sure as needles is angular songs of urban paranoia.
lend an ear to 'Mama Mercy' and she’ll only let you rest up against
As in the raw and tinny 'Goodbye its out of tune guitar, this song is
his- character and sympathy this her love and affection for a little needles and despair is despair.
see what I mean. Of course she unique for its power and
time. Which might come as a sur­ Baby (Baby Goodbye)', 'He Ain't
hasn't ripped off the 'Sum­ while. Then you’ve got to kick ass
Give You None', 'The Back poignancy.
Also you get her songs which and fight back, get as strong and prise to those who first got into
mertime' rifY — she has recap­ Room' and It's Alright' Van The Unfortunately, however, a
are probably the finest around. straight as her songs 'cos from the man with the 'Astral Weeks'
tured and rckinled every sparky, Boy staggers and lurches through good handful of the fifteen tracks
spunky ounce of flair and attack She has simplicity and divine now on she's gonna raise a fuss album he recorded less than a
a personal hell and a thousand here aren't really good enough to
inventiveness combined in and she’s gonna raise a holler. —■ year later. Did he not build his
that Cochran used to beat out of satisfy any but vinyl junkie
moments that put the reviewer on ‘ Phil Sutcliffe. career as a romantic with that backstair drug parties.
his acoustic. stretcher cases. That s why it
the spot. Edge-of-thc-precipicc- gentle stream of consciousness But the killer track is T.B.
The signs were there on her last Sheets' itself. Legend has it that doesn't merit more than four
and-a-moun tain-lion-at-your- that evoked nothing but hills and
British tour when she took a solo this simple, 'Blonde On Blonde' stars. But if you can afford
heel. The next move is bound to VAN MORRISON trees and hippies lying about in
spot with all the bravura con- flavoured tune was inspired by records you only make selections
ndence of a heavy metal hero. In be wrong. Like when I tried to •This Is Where I Came In’ the sun? Well, two tracks here —
Morrison's girlfriend who was from, then this one is a must. —
express the first seconds of'Never (Phonogram 6467 625)**** the famous 'Brown Eyed Girl | Chas de Whalley.
the studio she's taken the ex­ dvine of tuberculosis. And if that
ploration of her talent as total Is Too Late'. She sings one word
unaccompanied: “alone". She IN WHICH Phonogram Records
musician a lot further. That
sings it expressively. You acquire the rights to Van
guitar is the dominant undertone
remember your own times of Morrison’s early BANG material
of 'Show Some Emotion' —
aloneness, imagine hers. That and effectively re-issue an album
trilling sweetly through 'Woncha
simple stroke of communication called ’T.B. Sheets' which Decca
Come On Home’, whacking out
draws you inside the song feeling put out five years ago when they
the rhythm in 'Mama Mercy',
for yourself and someone else as had the rights to the BANG
jazzing counterpoint ducts with
one. catalogue.
herself in 'Opportunity', hitting a.
Her lyrics have never been Got it?
percussive line as dry ns the
plainer — and so effective it No. Well you should have 'cos
Sahara in 'Kissin' And A
makes you wonder why poets have whether you have these tracks in
Huggin''. their original bubblcpsychedelic
bothered to baffle us down the
It’s a new freedom for her, that
centuries in the name of sleeve, in the moody Decca
strong rhythm hand. ’Joan
profundity. The words arc watercolour or in this perfectly
Armatrading' and ’Back To The
mundane and just right: 'Every hideous Phonogram package,
Night' were generally vocals plus
light is on/But all the rooms/Are they're really worth it.
backing, the songs flowing with
empty/Except one/Oh babe When Van Morrison freaked
the grace, beauty and emotion of
don't stay too long'; 'Asking for out the first time after Them had
her voice but rarely taking their
help from somone/Is not too blasted their way into in­
impetus from the instruments. ternational consciousness with
easy'; 'Let me/Be your night
Now she has opened up a whole 'Baby Please Don't Go', 'Gloria',
potion'; 'We sat down under a
new range of rocking funky and Here Comes The night' (and
bus shelter/And talked of other
reggae for herself. I can just see non-stop touring had knocked his
things/But bit by bit by bit by
that Klieg-light smile spreading. sensitive soul to its knees) the
bit/lt came round again/How
But there again 1 voted each of Belfast cowboy split up the gang
much in love we are'. In 'Willow',
her previous two offerings my and. at the Invitation of Bang
the beautiful love song of the
number one albums of the year. album, she sings 'I said I'm Records, Chief Bert Berns, flew
With all my love for the lady, I to New York fora bit of a rest.
strong/Straight/Willing/To be a
am straining at the leash, to tell But, by the sound of these
/Shelter/In a storm' — dead slow
you this is better than bliss, sorta
supersuper superlative. As to the
half star, a gesture of great
restraint 1 assure you. Because I
have to admit that after rolling it
round my mind many times I feel
it's only wonderful, 1 suppose the
reason my spine doesn't tingle to
quite the same extent as before is
that whereas many other people
have played around the rhythmic
territory of 'Show Some Emotion'
with similar skill and spirit
nobody else could ever write or
sing the slow soul ballads of Joan
Armatrading with the same
intimacy and intensity.
OK. That's the degree of loss.
It's marginal. What you gain is
her singing more slightly than
ever before, charming and croaky
on ‘Woncha Come On Home',
high and smooth as an American
soulster on ‘Warm Love', near
raunchy and flashily tongue —
twisting on 'Mama Mercy’ and
simply totally loving on ’Willow'.
All this jumping and crackling
across that new hard-driving
relationship with her guitar and
leading her scssioners into eye
2nCfl
popping feats of high pressure
precision.
Joan and her producer Glyn
Johns must have been so com­
 Ik ce' Cl iWttf’ie*

Earring:
sadly, it's
a downhill
slide
GOLDEN EARRING
but fans in enough abundance to
make it worthwhile for the band to
‘Live’ undertake a nationwide tour and
(Poly dor double 2623 034)“* gamble upon getting their names
SADLY. GOLDEN Eamn^s back up in the lights again?
career has been slowly, steadily Somehow, I think not.
going downhill since the These days, with live double
phenomenal successes of the albums two-a-penny (meaning
‘Radar Love' single and the that there's a lot of 'em around,
'Moontan' album from which it not that they're cheap, which
was culled. This despite the fact they’re most emphatically not) a
that in recent years, with the To band really must come up with a
The Hilt' and 'Contraband' LPs, very powerful product indeed to GOLDEN EARRING: not a world shattering release
the band have done a lot to make anything more than a slight
three and four arc stronger, with down to it, it would have been government to re-sell old policy)
restore their musical credibility dent in the market. Strange Wings' and 'Mad Love's
'To The Hilt', 'Fighting Wind­ better all round if Earring had rings just a few changes. It
and break new ground. Certainly, the cover of Coming' and although it's jam-
mills’ and 'Con Man’ acting as released a new studio LP this time heralds the return of guitarists
But. it seems, all the public Earring’s ‘Live’ offering is packed full of beautiful (and at
perfect atmosphere builders to a around, and not this particular Wah Wah Watson and Ray
wants to hear 'been driving all unusual enough — I'm not sure if times extraordinarily mellow)
night, my hands wet on the solos from the twin guitars of lengthy version of 'Radar Love'. album. After all, don’t you think Parker to the fold, thereby adding
I like it, mind you, depicting as it
wheel', little else. The Gelling and George Kooymans, 'Just Like Vince Taylor' closes the that ‘live’ platters are threatening inventiveness and cohesion.
docs the various members of the
aforementioned 'To The Hilt', band in Trevi Ilion-type thick line plus some compulsive slurs/raps album, a simple, good-time to become terribly, terribly — The set sports two paarrrty
which was hailed in many drawings, but it does succeed in from Barry Hay (one of the most number that nonetheless exposes well, uh — boring? — Geoff pearls, in 'Bohannon's Disco
quarters as something of an capturing your attention. The underrated vocalists in the biz, the occasional difficulties Earring Barton. Symphony' — six minutes of
ambitious, highly complex music, however, is a different possessor of a uniquely effortless have to rock 'n' roll like their disco, thirty seconds of symphony
renaissance for Earring; case altogether. Rarely docs it — manner) it rarely takes off in British/American counterparts. — and 'Andrea', notable for an
nonetheless turned out to be — or as it undoubtedly should — come style. And the trouble is, this side At times, it sounds less than HAMILTON BOHANNON anarchic pinno trip. The former
so I gather — the band's poorest alive. is rather too accurate a spontaneous and a little con­ merits investigation as a text book
Phasell’
seller of all time. And 'Con­ For a start, the production representation of the band's live trived. example of ruthlessly economical
traband' did little better, despite doesn't seem to be upfront
(Mercury 9100 040)*** production. Hamilton screams
set — you get a lot of tuning up So, not a world shattering
the addition of new guitarist enough — you'll need to crank up and even demands for a release by any means. It's a pity A DIFFICULT number. On the instructions to the band as if he
pEelco Gelling (ex-Cuby And The the volume and put the knobs on were coxing the Oxbridge boat
"Spotlight pleascl" just before that the Earring set still has songs one hand Bohannon has a genius
Blizzards) and the adoption of a abnormal bass/treble settings ‘Mad Love’s Coming'. Could do for the organic dance single. On
from 'Moontan' album as its race.
more straight ahead, less before the merest hint of without that. the other, his albums are Some call Bohannon boring.
backbone and. indeed, except in
keyboards orientated sound. Earring’s true onstage ferocity Side two picks up with the the cases of 'Radar Love' and generally well stocked with Yes he does hammer recurring
Appearances at London's begins to seep through the themes. So do gays, feminists,
dramatic, climactic 'Vanilla maybe ‘Vanilla Queen’, I'd rather overarranged ballad mush. Past
Rainbow theatre and the Reading speakers. Jesus freaks and communists. It's
Queen', but only after 10 minutes stick with the studio recorded efforts were a compromise
festival have proved that Earring Side one comprises 'Candy's known as integrity. — Paul
worth of a grim version of the versions of the songs, thank you. between skintight and flabby.
still have fans in this country — Going Bad', 'She Flies On Byrds’ 'Eight Miles High', Sides And, really, when it comes 'Phase IP (a term employed by | McCrea.

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Seeing is
believing
slopping stunners. He also proves
DRFÉÉLGO°,D logue. sounding occasionally like
to be a useful collaborator
the Manhattans, more often like
•tu- Seeing You alongside leaping Lee Brillcaux
(United Artists UAS the Stylistics.
captured here in all his glory by
The Chi-Litcs' new found
Nick Lowe.
facelessness stems from a line up
The/vc assembled an im­
^HTJF it's the'not as good as change last summer which saw
pressive selection of material, with
£,0|d lot’ argument you re Eugene Record hit the solo trail.
a bit more variety than in the past,
firing for. you can forget it. As Record wrote, played and falsct-

Pic by Gus Stewart

for example Johnny ‘Guitar
the Feelgoods pump out toed on every disc associated with
Watsons ‘Lookin' Back', Larry
^hotf n'bthisisonc head that's the men from Illinois.
£ to revel in iL And there’s no Wallis s As Long As The Price Is
They might just salvage a
Right' and Lowe's ‘That's It I
Sin comparing the ments of British hit from this collection, if
Quit' and no, it ain’t about Wilko.
2,boy Jnhn only because Eugene's new work
There's some of the usual gear the
alerted Wilko since they re both is presently unavailable over here.
Feelgoods draw inspiration from
different geezers, thank Stevie Wonder freaks note the
such as multi timing ladies, bird
master's harmonica on track two,
spotting down the disco and they side one — Paul McCrea.
DOCTOR FEELGOOD: rest assured, it s a good un
Swing You’ sees a slight
sound as much at home with them
change of emphasis from the blues
as they do on the cover pic of a
„hnueh it's still there as witnessed
S McGee and McKinley Canvcy boozer.

rMWr Him
MoSelds' fine ’The Blu« Just what the cult TV series
' The Prisoner’ has to do with it 1' m
Had A Baby And They Called It
not so sure but it says here
otk N Rolf), and towards more
'Produced by Nick Lowe for No 2,
mainstream r'n'b of the Chess
Engineered byNo2'. While you're
Chool of SamPlc John
pondering over that don't neglect
Mayo's deceptively boppy mstro- the contents. Rest assured it's a
mental‘High Rise, presumably
good 'un. — David Brown.
Sedicated to Harlow, and you 11
¿on sec that
»here he's at.
this man
.
knows Albums by Buddy Holly
There is an interesting dip into
the Stax/Volt bag with ’Ninety
Nine And A Half (Won’t Do)’, a
Steve Cropper, Eddie Floyd and
THE CHI LITES
‘The Fantastic Chl-Lltes’
(Mercury 9100 041)**
and The Crickets
Wilson Pickett number, and Isaac
Hares and David Porters’ 'Sixty
Minutes Of Your Love, both
AN ANONYMOUS offering from
former trail blazers. The group
available nowon MCA
oiren « free and fair Feelgoods currently record in Philadelphia,
interpretation. Neat treatment on material culled from various
On some cuts the band sound sources, uniformly non descript.
more relaxed, a touch less taut, Richard Rome (an inferior Tom
though when the pressure is
needed it is readily applied. Mayo
Bell) handles production, again
lacking in inspiration. The
BUDDY
stretches easily from fluid runs to I singers share lead and mono-
HOLLY
WEEK

IMPORTS
WITH AN undeniable accent on melody this week it's convenient to open up with
SEPTEMBER
7-14
- 1977 .
that duo noted for Iheir harmonics. Daryl Hall And John Oates. With their last
two albums they have captured the large commercially-orientated market, and
the cynics among us could be forgiven for expecting 'Beauty On A Back Street’
(RCA) to have capitalised on that success. But no. instead of standing still on safe
ground. Hall and Oates have been adventurous. Not that their blue-eyed soul is
unrepresented, the album opening up with what could prove a classic with time,
‘Don't Change'. By the third track, "fou Must Be Good For Something', a much
harsher, rockier element is being exhibited. Until the second track of the second
side, it's more as would be expected, but ‘Bad Habits And Infections' again
breaks ground. Dedicated to Christopher Bond, whose services as producer and
musician arc Invaluable, it displays a side of the pair that hasn t really been
evident since the Rundgren-produced ‘War Babics'. With the assistance of the
likes of Lee Sklar. Jeff Porcaro and Tom Scott, this is an album of imagination,
brilliantly conceived and performed.
Making a welcome second release are a band called Piper. They have an un­
derstanding of pop which they incorporate into their brand of rock n roll.
Their ’Can't Watt' (A4M)is al the heavier end of pop however, and the band
ire handled by the Kiss/Starz management — one look at the posey cover and
that ‘11 come as no surprise. But the essence of pop-rock is tn the songs — lyncs.
harmonies, melodics. — whereas HM is more about rifling and Piper do seem to I'-UDDY,
have their collective head more in the former. Very promising. ___
English boogie boys, resident and huge in the Stales, captured >n “ncert.
HOELY
Togh.1 - Lhe' (Bearrvllle). Heavy Zcpplin sound-ollkes RexJisecond Where
Do We Go From here?' (CBS). Plus Target ’
'Straight' (Monument), uneventful too laidback Californian sounds of Terence
Boylan' (Aayfnm). weak funk from Jackie Lomax ‘Did You Ever Have TW
Feellngf (Capitol), sure did!, the dire, contrived ‘Happy The Man (Arteta), the
latest from Shawn Phillip. 'Spaced' (A4M). another from Richie Haren.
'Mirage'(A4M). and‘Karla BonotT (CBS). d».ml in
The 1977 Volume Two of bands who appear at ‘Max ■ Kan»«. City
New York, features Philip Rambow. Lance, Andrew Pe.rson. Just Water. The BUDDY HOLLY
Brats and Grand Slam. The standout track is the first, no not the! CDLM8034
of live audience mumblings you dummy, but Rambws.ee street_”,nded to
Out.. The ex-Winkie.from Canada, is back here and you re
catch him In concert. All tracks are studio recordings and are something of^a
contrast to the 'punkier' groups of the first album being
'rationally heavier or poppier. I particularly like the , -nH the first of
Rock Star On The Mron" Grand Slam's dreamy Stitch In Time and the first ot
Andrew Pearson’s two. the softer Beatleish ’Don t LookBac • .
Funky is the word for the next batch. Automatic Man i। music is
hard on ‘Vteltor.’ (bland). Gone are Mike Shneve. d™"’™ Glenn
Hendrix look-afike bassist Doni Harvey, to be adequately replaced by Glenn
Symtnonds and Jerome Rimson respectively. Remaining.Me Pat Tn . 8 ,n>
whilst on keyboards, lead vocals and composition, Bayett 7 d
soul.’Ernie and Earl Cate «rejoined by the rhythm sect.on ofRoniEolEb^onn
Terry Cagle, drums, in ‘The Cate Bro.. Band (Atjlamb . t0 their
album, the major criticism is that they very rarely ¿J hi.' 1A4M) On the up-
bit. which also applies to Hommlngblrd’. ‘DUroond Night. (A4M). Untne up­
tempo numbers they are often similar to Automatic Man •" faxzicr feel
proach, but they do attempt a greater variety of styles, °nd . ™ J Chaman
not surprising with a line-up of Max Middleton. Bobby Tench, Clive Chaman
Robert Ahwu, and 'Veteran drummer Bernard Purdie. of one-time
« O.K. so I must’ve been dozing, but when I ALSO AVAILABLE
Spirit and Jo Jo Gunner, Jay Ferguson a second Thunde Butafterbeing
•little let down. After all ’All Alone InThe fcrtand my initial
RAVE ON MCF 2614 & BROWN-EYED HANDSOME MAN MCF 2615
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doubts. A fine rockin’ album that has “ COUPle
topported by . strong band throughout, plus a couple of fnends mcludmg.
rid in town. Joe Walsh. Mmmm is It ogood album!
Tup. it's been one helluva week! — Barry Myer».
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Page 44 SOUNDS September 17, 1977 the A52 to Derby. Here It wM
our Intention to visit
Cleopatra’« to »ee the Drones
and Slaughter And The Dogi.
jBM ATE, In the form of
We eventually found the place
an orange and
all? Not the ¡o after an extended battle with
off-white Volkswagen
K van, has caught up stimulating city, I Derby's truly preposterous
city centre, but the club
with your laughing boy again announce, and on
(eft the ailing Teuton at a appeared firmly closed and
and Is even now shaking him
enthusiastically by the throat. oarnge, we tramped the when I wandered Inqubltlvely
round the back I was chased
Perhaps I am being
punished for my drink sodden off by a substantial dog of the
coverage of the Reading abatlon class.
Festlvd as cutely misprinted Bewildered, we returned to
ancient bower seems mainly
In lost week’s bh. The battle the city centre, and after ■
geared to exploiting the
plan for my week’s hoi was further 30 minutes of driving
previously discussed tourist
that the Pig and I should around In small circles,
P At the only hotel we cou d
crube about Britdn In our spotted Derby's punk, who
find, The Blossoms, we pdd
smart, dmost new, told us the gig had been
Deutschekamperwagen, £21 for a room that had no
cancelled when the guv’norat
popping In on old chums, bath, no lav, and no
Cleopatra’s discovered that
Introducing ourselves to television. Although we were
the bands booked to appear
potentld new chums, Instructed that this
outrageous price lnc'“ded were punk bands. This
catching the odd rhythm
despite the fact that Slaughter
band In action and hurling breakfast, when we came to
and the Dogs had apparently
ourselves Into the briny pay
further £2.50 for this humble played there before without
whenever the opportunity
meal. The Blossoms Is also misadventure.
presented Itself.

goes Nationwide
In vile tempers and with the
Unfortunately the without, or“*e*
aforementioned Volkswagen reception, a single telephone Volkswagen again running
directory or even a pair of Imperfectly we sought the Ml
seems to require tuning every
250 miles or so and Is now scissors. If any bands with and Bradford, discussing as
languishing — I think that’s time on their hands and an we went how frustrating It
the word — In a garage In endurance and wlmpcring We loitered among appetite for savagery and must be for the new breed of
finds the Marx Brothen pltlouxly for healing de. Cadman’s descendants until destruction are looking for rock fan when municipal
Bradford.
We left London In brilliant remarkably unfunny) — and I closing time, and heard offices, promotors, radio and
accommodation In Chester,
sunshine on Sunday morning, would advice would-be several of this noble breed television deny them access to
THE FOLLOWING day, well, we think they 11 find a
charging along God's own consumers to save their discussing their experiences their music. But take heart,
Monday, found us In Ludlow, home from home at The
M40 without, I think It is fair money and purchase the at the Reading Festival. We kiddies! I hear that this
Motors’ dbum instead. inspecting the castle, and in Blossoms.
Io say, a care In the world. In Shrewsbury, where we located rejoiced that the unlucky autumn Dr Hook, ELP,
We departed Chester,
Gloucester, where we spent The Nipponese aviator’s questing spirit lives Harry Chapin, Jefferson
Emmanuelle, although a pub with a Frankie Miller gentle reader, with a song on
tire night, we searched In vain on In the community. our lips, and spent much of Starship, Steven Bishop,
doubtless a warm-hearted record on Itsjukebox. Here
for live music, finally having By the third or fourth light Andrew Gold and Carole
creature who gives regularly we lingered. The pub, the the morning and the early
to settle for the Salvation of morning we were on the Bayer Sager are among the
to charity and worships a Yorkshire Something, Iles in afternoon revisiting the scenes
Army Band who were playing A5, our course set for Wales inert gases booked for the Old
white haired old mamasam, Is the shadow of the church of my childhood and peering
as we tiptoed through the first and the wrecked alreraft-
from which the 28 year old at relatives. We left the last of Grim Whbtle Test. Huzzah!
of the week's hideous a plain gd. This plainness,
Cadman tried to fly some 250 capped peaks of Snowdonia, Finally, If waitress number
coupled with a certain lack of these when one of the four
shopping precincts, on our but already hints of the
skDIat the acting, does years ago. Unfortunately for sons of the house hid his 5 from the snack barat
way to watch ‘Emmanuelle In trouble to come were being
nothing to deter a bewildering the eager youth and for his football and wouldn’t let me Brown Muffs In Bradford
Tokyo’. sent up from the engine room.
‘ Emmanuelle In Tokyo’ Is succession of admirers of nearest and dearest he idled play with It anymore. Such would care to contact me, I
As the eurovchicle Jerked and
only the third film I have ever every conceivable sex, and It to reach his target, the selfishness In a 7 year old. think I can find a place for
was after our permanently relatively welcoming waters of farted its way Into the her In my next Him. 1 am the
left before the find whbtle —
the Severn River, and Instead foothills and we encountered
the others being‘Teahouse Of open-mouthed heroine had FROM THE Wlrrell smartass who gave her 1 Op
bit the dust at speed, passing the torrential rain inseparable
The August Moon’ and some been wooed by three thugs In peninsula we made our way and told her to buya
a cable car that we trotted out without further delay Into the from the region, It became racehorse.
Marx Brothers film (ami the through Chester then along
clear that we would not reach
only person In Britain who Into the night, bored beyond next world.

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One of the most important
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relaxed an atmosphere as

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This takes care of echo pretty
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effectively and reverb is also
new. it's much more relaxed —
provided via EMT reverberrntion
you can feel it already." And
plates. having established the right
Live area with marble floor and panelled traps at rear So when the studio becomes
atmosphere from Ihe start, the

hitpit
fully operational (which it will be
rest will surelv follow. — Tony
by the time you read this), it will
Mitchell
carpeting (there's nothing like a other in Hilversum." certainly have earnt the
good shag on the (1oor. as an The wheel spins silently on a description Peter lays on it of an
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HE HIGHLY indi­ from outside noise and vibration. oblivious o( the English idiom turntable and around the cir­ Phonogram ideas’.. The whole
idea behind the redesign was. he
Next week:
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vidual and unusual Guitars

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'airlock' covered from floor to end to a 'live' area with marble which (our recording heads are says, to look at current
requirements and future trends in
design features that ceiling in heavy brown shng pile slab floor, elm-panelled ceiling mounted. The heads can be
recording, then get a designer in. (millions of 'em)
and sound traps on either side, moved to any spacing around the
are the trademark ofcarpet. Inside this 'airlock' — the
length of which indicates that and large mirrored back "for rim enabling anything (rom ADT combine his knowledge with the
experience of the studio staff, and
Eastlake Audio can be there is some five or six feet of both acoustic reflection and to long delays to be achieved. The
creating a sense of visual depth”
found this month in a wall between studio and control
room — is located n lighting according to chief engineer Peter
new London Studio. panel with dimmers to give fine Olliff who showed me round. The
control over the lighting in the live area is designed to get the
Tom Hidlcy. head of the best out of instruments that need
work area.
Zurich-based design company volumes of air around them to
On opening the studio door one
work properly wind in­
and previously of the original is confronted with a spacious
American operation. Westlake, struments and strings etc.
rectangular work area with fairly
Apart from the lighting, the
was brought in by Phonogram to high ceiling. The right hand wall
only other 'fixtures' are a fine old
give the studio in the basement of is faced with York Stone — the
refurbished Bechstein grand and BARS & BUFFET
their old Stanhope Place
headquarters a complete facelift.
surest indication that Eastlake
have been involved in the design
a selection of mikes — Neumann, INVITES
It's the biggest and most — and the left with curtains
Beyer, Shure and Calrec.
The control room, as men­
YOU TO
prestigious job Hidlcy has which conceal deep, glass fibre-
tioned previously, remains
handled in Britain, and his own filled acoustic traps. This design
essentially unchanged, mainly HEAR ’
talent plus the considerable allows musicians to play al high
expertise of Phonogram them­ volumes without any need of
because it was pretty damn MOTOWN RECORDS
sophisticated to start with. The-
selves has gone into creating a individual screening, simply by
desk is a Phonogram Inter­
studio ideally suited to today's facing the speakers into the traps. MEET
nationa! with 32 channels in and
recording demands. In the right had comer near the MACHO' BY
16 out. plus the recent addition of
. The original studio was
control room window is a 24- track monitoring. According to FABERGE --- the nationwide £1000 contest to find the
designed 21 years ago and had its specially designed and con­ Peter Olliff it also has the most No 1 disc jockey at the following Top Rank Suites
first facelift around 1964 under, structed drum booth. This again advanced correction facilities of
the auspices of the late Sandy is an original Eastlake idea — it any desk and was specifically Fusion at the Palace . Aberdeen September 20th, 1977 £
Brown, an accomplished acoustic looks rather like a miniature tailored to London requirements.
architect whose designs are to be patio with .walling up to about Full quad facilities are provided. Fusion Night Spot. Sunderland September 22nd, 1977
found today throughout- the waist-height — and is designed to The monitors arc Tannoy Man Friday’s Disco . Talbot Square . Blackpool October 5th, 1977
country. trap the sound effectively at this, HPDs in Phonogram-designed
Under the second redesign the 'dead' end of the studio. The enclosures, driven by Radford
Arundel Gate. Sheffield October 18th, 1977
programme, the control room
remains substantially unaltered
drum booth incorporates an power amps — a new generation Fusion Discotheque. Leicester October 19th, 1977
interesting Phonogram of amps which, says Peter, offer
except for decoration and the refinement of overhead-mounted quite simply less distortion and
Dale End. Birmingham October 26th, 1977
addition of air conditioning mike booms — an extremely
arouljd the desk, but the studio
higher output than the com­ Station Hill. Reading November 2nd, 1977
effective way of getting rid of petition. “We're the first studio
itself'<has been completely rebuilt mike stands in an -arpa which is to use them," he adds in a 72 The Kingsway . Swansea November 9th, 1977
from the floor upwards. In fact usually quite sufficiently cluttered mattc'r-of-fact way.
the studio is now a 'floating' box
Sundown Discotheque . 157 Charing Cross Road . London WC2 November 16th, 1977
without them! Most of the essential hardware
suspended from the external
The long centre section of the is actually in a separate room — Banister Road. Southampton November 23rd, 1977
structure to give acoustic ab-/
sorption inside and insulation
studio with its lush shag pile the machine room, next door. Tramps Discotheque. Brighton November 30th, 1977
The tape machine is a 24-track
Ampcx ("We've had Ampex
multi-track since 1968") with
Dolby noise reduction and
SX^ROBBIE VINCENT
varispeed from double down to
zero. There are Philips and Book your tickets now for £1 — £1.25 on the night. Just fill in
Studer twin track machines and
the studio will shortly be
this coupon, send a stamped addressed envelope — please
acquiring an Eventide Har-
moniscr.
One pretty unique piece of
equipment is to be found sitting
I
I NAME
unobtrusively under a red plastic ork Way, London N1
cover in a comer of the room.
Remove the cover and you're
I 9AA.
confronted with a massive I ADDRESS
rotating metal wheel about 4
inches deep and 18 inches in
I Please send me ../..... tickets at £1 each, for
I ‘MUSIC WEEK’ /dj 77’ at
diameter. 1
Top Rank Suite.
“This." says Peter with un­
derstandable pride, "is our delay
I
wheel. It was designed and built I
by Phonogram International and
there are only two others in the
I l enclose a cheque/PO for £......
I payable to ‘Sound Relations’.
world — one in Paris and the
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On Thura 22nd SEPT 1977 from 8 onwards

Sub-Woy-Soct plus The Slits Killjoys
Comescenti Orchestra Jah Don Letts and others
will Liberate London's Music Machino.
ROAD
AJI Headbangers to meat under
Stage on arrival. £1 Admission
Come early Stay late competition
NOTE: Record company liggara enter at own Risk. Advance
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VAN DER GRAAF

A spectacular return . . . wrth support
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15th September Buster Crabbe . 75p

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SUPPORT
Garden Party
Mon. 19th Sept. £1. Live music from 8.30
Asbury Jukes with the haunting, quirky Une to expect from them: the early days
THE US SOUND SPECTACULAR '77 Garden Party file on next, very
flash (In contrast to the low-ley a self-obsessed generation (me of the Latin-American street band
LONDON (NORTH HEAT)
JERRY THE FERRETT/WARM JETS/SNEAKY DEALS.B4 SPOONS/ Crystal Palace crowd) In their assortment of
brightly-coloured suits. Very
too) Tm thinking about your
mothers . . ‘Radio Radio’ —
with a rock base that bowled
Woodstock over Into dancing are
RUSH HOUR + Special Guest - BEES MAKE HONEY
CROSS-CULTURAL explor­ natty. The music Is fat, full, You better listen to the voice of forgotten. What's remembered
Tubs. 20th Sept- Cl ation. Or: an attempt to trans­ glorious, as flashy as their suits reason’. instead Is the mystlcal/techno-
cend the boundaries of a cultural
ALFALPHA + SCENE STEALER ghetto — but have the walls been
. . . what they do, they do very
well. They present classic R&B/
Anger, yes ... his gestures flash period — when you sit and
accentuate the biting lyrics, fast gape. They’re trying to cut the
Free admission Mon! Tues! Wed for one with this ad before 10.30. erected for a good reason? How blues/soul with a hom-sectlon high-pressure sound: stabbing, frills, get back, no preaching, but
¿/CMSFOg/WS - ¿/œ WS/C - oa/vc/a/ so? I mean I wouldn't go to one of base: a bar-room bund, dance pointing fingers, hurriedly de­ the audience doesn’t follow,
S/w - 2 am /vto^PAX TO S'^rO'XF^Ay' these normally, don't like the entertainment. (But of course It’s claimed announcements, doesn’t dance, Just sits . . . And
dlstance/anonymlty of massive an open-air festival, so nobody shoulders hunched Into a ball. then the solos go on — meantime
outdoor events, know little about dances.) They please the crowd Dylan anger. He's easily good I think of airport lounges,
the bands in their present state with some adequately slick enough to have his cake and eat supermarket mesmerise
bar Elvis, feel the whole “Garden choreography and some songs It: songs that hook you Into the music . . .
Party’ schtlk reeks of rock as that tug nt hidden nostalgia lyrics, like Less Than Zero’ —
hl-soclety . . . nerves: It Ain’t The Meat, It’s Oh yes, they play “Black Magic
words about Osward Mosley
OK, we’re finding out now that The Motion’, I’ve Got To Get Woman’, ‘Let The Children
matched with a chorus that’s
hl-soclety takes many forms and You Off My Mind’, Springsteen’s Play’, Dance Sister Dance’, a
remained in my head for days.
today Is a chance for a lot of The Fever’, and their one classic, version of She’s Not There’ which
The Attractions mesh perfectly,
people to get to sec groups they I Don’t Wanna Go Home'. works, and receives a standing
Image/sound wise: short undyed
otherwise wouldn’t and havea- ovation on their second encore
Southside Isn’t great looking, hair, drainpipes,? And the
nicedayout etc., but, oh hell, I but sweats and burns, Jack knifes ... Oh yes, they did well. But
Mysterlans best two-note organ.
couldn’t help feeling the contra­ vindicate the hippie generation,
. . . people smile and shout At the end of “Mystery Dance’ he
dictions beneath the sunny day. as It was set up, they did not.
Yeahf. My attention wanders rushes to his amp, yanks out the
The fact Is that the music biz and What they played and how the
... to thinking about what would lead In disgust, dives off to
the audience is so vast now that
happen If James Brown or KC audience reacted reinforced
there are now at least two/three feedback . . . Word is that he’s
And The Sunshine Band were on blown It, that the sound wasn’t something that Is fossilised, with­
well defined segments of the
the same bill. The a capella Intro out changing IL They had to work
good at the back; we shout for an
audience, safe behind their walk, to “Listen, We’re Having A Party' very hard to get any reaction at all
which co-exlst in the charts/ encore after everyone’s stopped.
(it’s of course indicative that we
shops/prtss, each with their own The day comes alive. A great set,
code, attitudes, ways of reacting. have to be told) gets everyone but for some he’s the new upstart Depression. A mass-fashion
moving. Reaction, over one
When they’re brought together,
encore. No Ronnie Spector.
theywant him to fall . . . ’ life-cycle: a few people throw
confusion results. Natch, these
Elvis Costello Is angry. Does he Santana burst on to the stage In stones into a pool. They make
segments are in different stages of a riot of colour and presence, with ripples disproportionate to their
deserve the blanket coverage?
their life-cycle . . . razor-sharp percussion and shiv size. These spread, fan out over
Well, today he really got to me.
The day Is thankfully shiny but smoothness rip through two the pool’s surface, a large area
So Intense, so bitter. Seemingly
sharp. From the enclosure the numbers fast. Fast. Before growing ever fainter before dying
nervous at his first big date, he
crowd Is a wash of blue, always apyone knows what’s happening. at the edge . . .
didn’t appear enamoured with
blue, with splashes of red and For a moment it looks as though
the audience ... his tactic was to Post ’67, people fought and
white. Denim. A few lost-looking things are going to catch Ore, but
confront. Me, I’m used to finding died for the change they wanted
punx. No aggro. A streaker, yet! the Interminable solos start
confrontation stimulating but not — to an extent, they won their
The music between sets Is main­
“ audience - be .hort- Look, they play beautifully, play battle. Fosslllsation/sterillty
line “rock’: Thin Lizzy, Little Üieir asses off, but the audience
clrculted them. He refused to mostly ensues. Today you came
Feat, Led Zeppelin etc. doesn t react. . . about 25 people
pander (another attitude differ­ up against It, so you couldn’t
For Brand X review — see ence) playing several new songs P°nd Md wiggle in
Dave Fudger feature, next week. front of the stage, but that’s it. A Ignore. Most likely It’ll happen to
Including 1 Don’t Wanna Go punk, Just the same - but there’s
Southside Johhny And The Down To Chelsea’, The Beat’,
confusion, between what the
still a hopeful area of doubt
U 4011 «hat the audience
- JON SAVAGE.

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 September 17, 1977 SOUNDS Page

Rock and roll all nite T maVhem as Kiss, Lynyrd Skynryd,

O Nugent and Foreian^r niimmel IA tn mil™ (See what hanoens when vnu tuk Gen ft
Kiss
Los Angeles
. OS ANGELES Police Depart-
„cni reminds you the use of fire-
^rks is illegal.’warned the
notice outside the Los Angeles
Forum- With all the bravado of
rock'n'roll rebels, Kiss set up the
¡¿hole stage with firecrackers
furnaces. Roman candles and
what can only be described as
exploding waste- paper bins.
What Kiss lack tn musical
nlbtlety. they more than make up
fin social effects. Gone are the
Lv$ when a band would go on
'r with one transit van, a few
instruments, a roadie and a
uroupie or two. The Kiss set-up
Lasted five track-sized trailers,
necessary when you're lugging
ciant mirror-balls, giant lighting
rigs, giant Kiss logo, giant kinetic
mee’eanno set, more amps than
any other group has used on stage
(so says their record co.),
altogether a million dollars worth
of chrome, glass and wires and a
cast of thousands to operate it,
round the country. Kiss are
nothing if not visual.
It was a pretty strange crowd.
Quite a number of outrageously
garbed Kiss look-alikes of varying
degrees of excellence, one or two
good enough to be asked to pose
for the younger kids’ Instamalics.
Otherwise the audience was made
up of 50% white guys around 20,
standing up and waving their fists
at the stage, and 50% white
pubescents. standing on their
chairs and doing the same. All
were devotedly loyal and
appreciative. Which went down
well with Kiss, who were recording
a live album at the time (‘Kiss
Live If, scheduled for release in
October). KISS ’ Gene Simmons: "It’s gonna be hot!”
Unless it gets a good deal of
mixing afterwards, the album
doesn’t look like stunning anyone mikes. It might help them play to ‘Christine, Sateen’, a rather audience stood on their seats, the
with its musical quality though. If roll and get a little bit sweaty,” Stanley makes a fine sex symbol,
while suspended 30 feet in the air, undynamic rendition of their not bouncers went bananas, one poor said Simmons. "There ain't Ace Frehley’s exploding guitar
you closed your eyes to the visual but if that was the reason for the bad hit single. But the crowd guy got carried outside to a
distractions and concentrated on nothing wrong with rock 'n* roll trick is quite superb, and Peter
fuzzy sound it’s quite a risk to loved it, joining in when they uniformed officer, and your pneumonia, 'cos when you come Criss's firework display-cum-
the tunes it was all rather flat. take when recording live. weren't screaming. reviewer was unable to report on down with a chill it's time to call drum solo is a sight for sore eyes.
The backing music especially had "It’s gonna be hot!" shouted Continuing their role as rock the quality of the usually out 'Doctor Love’." Cue fora For sex, outrage, silliness and,
a definite unreal quality, often Gene Simmons, as the set opened ’n‘ roll's naughty children, Paul spectacular fire-breathing act song.
sounding distant and blurred, a well, sheer spectacle, Kiss can't
with a furnace-spouting dragon, Stanley shouted: "I know there during 'Firehouse' due to the Kiss themselves performed be beat.
bit like a tape. Their guitars and some fine bumping and are a lot of security guards here number of bodies blocking the with all the panache expected of The set closed with an
weren't visibly connected to the grinding from the boys in the telling you to sit in your seats and way. But the music was getting four macho superheroes who have enormous output of dry ice, fires
amps, so it’s possible they were band. 'Everybody' was exhorted be good boys and girls. That's a better, anyway. actually been immortalised along and Roman candles to the
using the equivalent of radio to ‘just move yourself a little bit’ lot of bullshit". Which is why the "We want you ail to rock *n’ with Spider-Man and the mighty accompaniment of‘Shout It
Hulk in a Marvel comic book this Out Loud’.
Lynyrd Skynyrd/ display from the very same the hoisting of a Confederate flag, weaker than usual, Lynyrd year. Top marks go to Simmons Kiss's music may have the
parachutists who Jumped naked the music from The Big Country Skynyrd got better and better, for throwing thunderbolts, qualities of a sledgehammer, but
Ted Nugent/ except for their parachutes into a
Miss Nude USA contest the week
and hundreds of yellow and white alternating heavy Southern rock thrusting out his (he says) seven
inch tongue it regular intervals
if you can afford the aspirin it’s a
pretty good show. — Sylvie
balloons floating across the with fine renditions of ‘Sweet
Foreigner before. stadium. It was getting dark Home Alabama’ and JJ. Cale's and dribbling blood. But Paul Simmons.
Then came Mr Nugent. Ted
Los Angeles bent over backwards to please the
outside, but Lynyrd Skynyrd,
evidently filming the proceedings
Call Me The Breeze'.
The sound was tight, hard and
AN AFTERNOON of heavy rock audience. He also knelt down, on stage, had movie lights to help full. You could even feel the press
nt the Los Angeles sports jumped on the drum kit, did the them sec. Someone in the box vibrate. The audience got off
stadium. splits and lay on his back, all audience lit a bonfire for (he same on the band, the band got off on
Score:Lynyrd Skynyrd — Win. while playing the guitar. His style purpose, to the chagrin of the the audience and — well, they
Foreigner — Plnce. Nugent — being very much of the wham- fire-marshalls. stole the show, simple as that. —
Show. bam-thank-you-ma’am variety, Though opening slightly SYLVIE SIMMONS.
It was the last big show at the the music was loud, unsubtle and
stadium before the kids go back rather grating, featuring Ted’s
to school, said one usher with look al me’ man possessed act
relief In his voice. But then he was and long heavy solos. All that
over 40, and the capacity crowd at said, the crowd liked him Just as
the stadium (greater even than for much as Foreigner. They clapped
the recent Peter Frampton when he told them to — although
concert) was mostly young-to- he did threaten them with the
mld-teens. The bands were words: ‘‘I wanna see everybody's
preaching to the converted. hands or Til Jump out there and
To play a the size of
place slap vour faces" — and some
Anaheim (which holds around Joined in with his quite good
60,000) a band has to be rendition of the single ’Cat
powerful. Foreigner exceeded all Scratch Fever’.
expectations. The sound carried Tracks from his new album (in
loud and dear all the way up to the US top ten at the time) were
the football press box (where featured to moderate cheering,
reviewers were observing the
and a love song (a love song?)
dedicated To all the sweet
proceedings through binoculars)
and stayed that way throughout tanned Californian pussy out
their set. Opening with ‘Cold As there’ met with some applause.
I«', Foreigner had the crowd Tire most Inspired spot of the
dancing despite the high tem­ show though was the exploding
stage during the encore, “ J™
peratures. Forsaking the long,
tedious solos often associated flashes and not a IIttle dry Ice that
with heavy acts in favour of a scared away the photographers

t'Rht sound and harmonics, the down the front. But altogether a
band played an impressive act, rather tatty show from the wild
linishing with an inspired ren- man of rock.
dlUon of ‘Feels Like The First Miss Dizzy Heights, a trapeze
lune' and well-deserved call for artist, spent the Interval 200 feet
up suspended from a hot air
*n encore.
.. during the hour’s wait for Joint balloon during this interr“*- Beat
that If you can, Lynyrd Skynyrd.
,. “’lopper Nugent, the crowd was
titillated with an aeronautic They did, leaping on stage to
Page 48 SOUNDS September 17, 1977
York's most ‘committed’ singer
Curses were welling up In my
throat al being sold » bum steer songwriter would keep playing on
and on until half past eleven. If
by the boys al head offlee, when
the sun came out, metaphorically they had I would have bough! a
speaking, and After The Fire plUow.
I mean, I actually do enjoy
suddenly hit home.
Now then, how to describe some of Harry Chapin's songs,
them. If I said potato-classical, and I can only admire the nnooth
with a touch of ze 'eavy metai plus control and sheer profesilonallsm
a dash of Focus and two fingers of with which he and his band
pre- ‘Fragile’ Yes on the side, delivered them. But dragging out
you’d probably groan, and I a song about bananas well after
wouldn t blame you. Bui thal s they'd gone stale I can do
the limitation of writing as op­ without, thank you. And the
posed to listening, because After unctuous, patronising, con­
The Fire are far more than a descendingly 'meaningful' raps In
derer welding Job on thal heap of between numbers . . . Look, Hl
go see the vicar when I want a
scrap Iron.
Their key Is pace, as there are church wedding, I don’t wont
usually about three changes of homely domestic advice on stage
tempo In each number. This band al the Rainbow, thank you kindly.
Is not one of the rent -a- riff Thing was, you see, when
brigade. Andy Plercey on guitar Harry Chapin bared his soul In
and vocals could most likely one of those characteristic soft
hammer out heavy Unes 111 the rock narrative songs like
earth cracked, but he doein t. He ‘WOLD', ‘Cat’s Cradle’, ‘Song
merely underflnei and heightens For Jane (Tangled Up Puppet)3
the melodies, tasteful and un­ and ‘1 Wanna Learn A Love
derstated. Song’, he proved himself a
The sound was very chillingly perceptive writer and a
crisp. Peter Banks' keyboards great singer.
swoop and soar. He gets a little Bui he was so clean and
carried away by the technique wholesome and sanitised, so
sometimes, but this Is forgivable honest and open about bls hang­
bi the face of the clean harmonies ups It was almost as If he was
he provides. On ‘Dream Away' glorifying than and wallowing In
and ‘Changes' he lays down some his own mire. Maybe ft was Just
superb «tuff. me, but I found the whole process
Yeah, they're good, been almost obscene.
around about six months In this But the audience? They loved
Une up, but apparently no every last minute. They were so
companies are Interested, so sycophantic the Rainbow began to
they’re cutting their own album, took more like a Billy Graham
own expense etc., and have nearly crusade than a rock venue. All
a thousand orders already from those young marrleds and hip
you punters who have already ageing executives out for a ritual
TOM ROBINSON BAND: the paradoxes are all there purlflcatton. Three was an almost
seen them. So If they pass your
‘Right On 9«ier’ to‘Walting For way, give 'em your name and religious Intensity about the way
The Man’ lt’i beat to give up the they hung on Chapin's every word

Glad to be
they'll be In touch.
note taking and «Idle toward« the They're worth It. — RAB. and followed every exquisitely
dancefloor. constructed song through to Ite
For the Tom Robinion Band bitter end.
shift between luch widely diverse And when Harry Chapin
dylei that merely noting the announced he would be signing
change« become! polntleo. The Harry Chapin copies of his lyrics In the foyer

gay in Rainbow
paradoxes are all there not New afterwards (all proceeds to the
Wave ityllstlcaDy but overtaking Harry Chapin World Hunger
the Plitoli and Clash In political EH, ER, what? Has he finished? Year - WHY, geddlt? - Fund)
coherence, not to mention Must have fallen asleep there I the good people of London fairly
credibility. Ai the larne time Tom suppose. How embarrassing. oozed with generosity and
Robinson'« Just a normal middle- Harry Chapin was ven, very charity.
class guy who want! a grey 1600 E boring. The tickets said he’d start I bet they hadn't had such a
Cortina. at eight thrily but they didn't say good night oui since Olff Richard
Which way Jerusalem? — IAN when he’d finish. They didn't give j last played the Albert Hall. —

Birkenhead?
WOOD. any kind of warning thal New I CHAS DE WHALLEY.

After The Fire

Radio
Bristol
HEY! THEY really were quite
good after all. You can Imagine
band really come to the fore, again. Both smack of Kurt Weill my trepidation when they opened
Tom Robinson particularly Danny’s fluid guitar In the cynical lyrics — ‘The with a slush synthesised tape while
Band run». buggers are legal now/What they tuned up tn the dork. Feel
‘Glad To Be Gay’, the more are they after’ In the first, my stomach sink further as they
Birkenhead

Stars 'n '

Robinson anthem, and‘Power In the Maggie Thatcher speech In launch Into a sub Bach fugue (or
The Darkness' shift« the mood jet the second. From here through so my old lady assured me).
. . . MORE RELEVANTLY,
could anyone feel glad to be alive
al all on the wrong side of the
Mersey on a rainy night? Not
many al Mr. Dfgbyi, a club
lacking any kind of atmosphere ol

strips
all, positive or negative. This 11
Tom Robinsons' first gig In the
North West and a quick «urvey of
the local punters reveals few know
much about him. Probably Just as
well, because It soon transpires
thal the mono-dimensional
publicity the Tom Robinson Band
has so far suffered Just doesn’t do
this band Justice.
Radio Stars
Bui
‘Motorway’
first we
and
soft peddle.
‘Kum Bak’
Marquee
Initiate the set, Jaunty toons, will RADIO STARS are a pop group. Which is not a bad thing, especially
make nice singles, but pass when you’re beginning to get bored with all those bands who are
through one side of the cranium diluting and distorting the original flash and excitement that was
to the other with little distur­ ’punk’ by slavishly adopting the stance/attitudes of the Pistols and/or
bance. Then ‘Better Decide': Clash.
Tom Robinson the changeling Andy Ellison knows better than to try any of that stuff, especially
snarls out Hard Alternatives with since he was one of the true British proto pop punks of the Sixties as
venom, the band, Danny Kustow lead singer of the legendary John’s Children. What you get are
on guitar, Mark Ambler on memorable songs with quirky lyrics (‘There are no Russians in
keyboards and Brian Taylor on Russia/Thcre are no Yanks in L.A.'), solid bass lines overlaid with
drum«, shift up several notches of Seventies heavy metal trash guitar flike Starz meets Lita Ford), and
Intensity to match. Next, Andy’s Iggy Pop-style exuberant stage presence, which led him to strip
‘Martin’, a weird return to quasi to the waist, do backflips, leap onto the amps, jump in the audience,
Lionel Bart Is m« and ‘Car Theft' attempt to kick a bouncer on the ass, incite the audience to invade the
which leads thematically to‘Grey stage, sw ing from the rafters (causing sparks to shower the audience
Cortina’, a neat bit of spiv from a fau Ity light cable), crawl on his belly, tear off the left leg of his
escapism . . ‘No one trousers and generally act like the new found wild man of rock ’n' roll.
meaner/Wish I could be like The audience loved it, of course. They'll always respond to a crazed
him'. onstage performer, someone to act out their fantasies forthem; but this
Which Just doesn’t prepare you band have more than that 'cause they can play pretty well, as they
for the nitty gritty. ‘ Winter of '79'
p.ro*'d h? •Crashing their way through an energy-packed set that In-
11 Future Shock. Because the iik,dM^iJhe R,rty single and stuff from their E.P.
musical backcloth la unobtrusive, like Johnny Mekon , plus a Hamin' Grooviesque 'Shakin All Over'.
the lyrics are much more 1 he crowd seemed to be taken a little by surprise when the set ended,
disarming. No buzz-saw and just stood as though they were in a bus queue. The encore got
pyrotechnics necessary as TR 1 confcss my ignorance, but I think the
sketches a scenario of the ast song was John s Children s renowned 'Desdemona'. And does the
National Front on the rampage lync rea//y say Desdemona, lift up your dress and speak!, or
and minorities getting crucified. sumthin like that?
Up against the wall, mat has. And Rad,‘? Sian are *pop ^“P’ “though I think you’re
now we do have de punkanima.... mother might not like em. I bet you would, though. — Sandy
‘Don’t You Worry', and the ANDY ELLISON ofRadio Stars: one of the true British proto pop punks of the Sixties Robertion. 7
Going off
at half
'Cock
Buzzcocks died like the layer, of „ on|on
mL.1? °ne Th ,h"‘ John
Croydon Maher a razor .harp dramming
lay al the heart of whal was moat
NOW THEY UJI me M»n- certainly the first live punk dub 1
kwler'i original bunch o’ punka have ever heard.
", really good band, and they And Croydon's New Wave
could be right. But I’ve seen than legions pogoed on and off the
twice now, once at a melting stage with almost gay abandon.
point M^uee and onee al the Yet, aJ the same, I fell there
Grmhound In the Croydon »old, was a vital spark missing from the
„d I must admit they don’t Buzzcocks' set. At the
Xpress me that much. microphone, lead vocalist Peter
Unlike the other big league Shelley performed with a
5,w Wave outfit« there’»
mmethlng itrangely drab about
deadpan expression thal most O Band Because O are a band of rare then gradually »rilhered through and the naked savagery of the
certainly had Its tongue firmly In strength. Through five albums some weaker material until thdr playing with Mark Anders In­
lbi Hancock» on rtage. Sure, It» cheek. But the affected, Newcastle they’re ne»er been able to lean single 'Look To The East, Look spired on baas and Pli wild and
they look alright, neither o«r almost satirical way In which he back on the ersatz charisma and To The West'. I didn't like It at free on sheer-heart-attack guitar.
tlppertd nor under covered, while Introduced the band’s best ABOUT HALFWAY through the easy cheer, thal come with chart all: desperate, droning relent­
mountain like Garth on the ban number 'Boredom' - ‘one two •el Plx, O Band singer/ success. They haven't reached the lessness. But the audience were Need I say: deflation followed
guitar look! like he could take on three four Coronation Street style guitar!it /spokesman, surveyed showbiz pinnacle of glory, laud suddenly right with them again, once more with the rdallvely
a whole hall full of Tedi with one ~ ’’’igl’t have proved a point but the face! upturned at his feet and honour Just for being there. excited — they'd struck a vein. tame 'Gcttln' Old’ and the
hind tied behind hli back. and asked “How you doin’? The minority of their audience Is redundant nostalgia of "Rock'N’
It dldn t give the number any real You guessed again It slipped
They round alright too. A deep electrical exdtemoit. Fair to middlin'? Oh. Middlin'to always unconverted. Il could be away from them until the title Roll Mode’. But then they rallied
throaty roar and lome snappy below average. I tee". He looked one reason why they keep on track from thdr most recent to take the last two rounds by a
Musically, creatively etc., etc., dty block with the superb ‘A
drumming firing up what promise the Buzzcocks are way ahead of Uke a good old pro fighter »»bo's getting better, making more and album ‘The Knife'. And thal
to be memorable tuner like well past expecting his opponent more Impact, so thal you feel one leaned to do It. Optimum O. All Smile Is Diamond' and ‘Red
most In their field but as a live to cave In to his flnt straight left Light Mama, Red Hol’.
‘Orgasm Addict’, ‘Fast Can’ and band they just didn’t project. day they may actually become the leisure pleasure, of their laid-
•Whal Do I Gel’. A time or two They weren’t loud enough to rock — not bitter, most of all not Irresistible. back phase and the meanness of Verdict: clear points win for
they show remarkable Ingenuity defeated, Just ready and able to This time their set had a their present stance drawn Into . the Os. Nobbins even. The kids
you In to their whirlpool. They Ro to the distance and maybe
not normally expected of a tint dldn^t shine larger than life. They peculiar rhythm as their Intensity one long song. Il’s a nasty tale of pounded the stage with their fists,
generation flavoured 1977 band. sneak the »erdJct do»m the and command flowed and ebbed. sex, metbedrine and a knife stomped their feet and chanted
dldn t come across like stars. stretch. He said that last year al
Two chord! from guitarists Sieve And any straight ahead rock They opened loud and brash with climaxing with 'Something hard 'Howway the lads'. Now thal is
Uggle and Peter Shelley, the Newcastle Mayfair they were an unnamed Instrumoital and and cold occupied the space popularity. The remaining
band of any style thal doem't even busted when the drugs
hammered on and on through a grab you by the short and curiles 'Paradise Blue' full of dassy between her thighs.' fl walks the challenge Is to lay thal sort of
nng I think was called 'Sixteen' squad raided their dressing room musicianship such as Plx and tightrope between Lou Reed intensity on the people fora whole
and throw you round the room Is while they were on stage. And still
and luggeited hoary old pale fire In my book. — CHAS Craig Anders’ guitar harmonising nightmare drolery and teeny set. They have to because they
minimalism. Bat then the sound DE WHALLEY. they came back. Of course. No and Jeff Bannister’, full-blooded death long hot hoi and make! It to have nothing Io offer but
question. organ solo. The crowd gathered the other side — by taut structure I brilliance. - PHIL SUTCLIFFE.

CALLING
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★ MIDDLETON, Civic Had (46966). ♦ LONDON, Rat Club, PWu of,
★ BIRMINGHAM, Oà -n (02X40 FootballSaæuny Wakefield, Grays Inn Road (01-S07!
rè Information èlitre Th. Rod »/Thai, Ecomîoism Rate 1753). Tenni» Shoea/Thwdu t
ma at time of going it
6101), JchnthM RIA—!■ A Th* ★ NEWCASTLE, Qty Hall (20007), Newman with Bob Pham .
rwbut may be subject u BLACKBURN, Regent Hotel(50839), Norwich; LONDON, Red Cere, HatnnicnmJth,
Idtetech Th. Doss/Aswad/PreN Ertteg I (01-743 5TKS). Oifemi A Aa|
OM. please check with the
Beuoa/SaUd Waxt^Gtery/Joiin Oah.
Priory Hotel (449®,
JNÖON.Rock Garden, Cotent
|M star denotes a (512®; Rn*0 Biado CORBY, Excltuire ChibJ2757). Safe» | Garden (01-240 3961), Dart»/
BARROW IN FURNE38, Mutas ★ LONDON, Rochester Cuflè", Stoke
only i - (21134), JennyHäut’»Lion
BEDFORD, Nite Spot, SpMen Newingtot. C01 -249 0198), Maniera
★ LONDON, Royal Court Theatre,
¡BURNLEY, Bankball. SpHan Golden SL™» Street (01-730 5174),
^★CARDIFF, Top/Rank G
Queen’i
CARUSLJ MHndv Club. The Rip
CHANROi K RICHARD, Park IUD
tÌetre («AO), Fresh Aire
SEPT-14 lust Club, Flying Acct
Inn Th. Crab.
BRADFORD, PrinrevlDc (74044). DONCASTER. First Aid (2191®,
(06J.2Ô5 . 9411), ,Maton.
Schewdrir«
Stereo Graffiti Windmill.
- BRISTOL, The Glen, Durham Down, FARNSWORTH. Veterans Club,
• NOTTINGHAM, Grey
RedHri Juki*}-, (Leabrook'i
CASTLEFORD, Chic HaD (3551),| \ Crazy 5Catan I A The Rhythm ÁCCRINC Lakeland Lounge,
Lnndon/Vfetaw
U1RÄLXCHAM, febeccae (021-643 •Boe km
■GLASGOW, Apollo 1-332 AlZTIlärtElLChtfln Tree. Therapy
Nr nTMoum, nuu ।(25721),
<»51).Bfcto • — RY, Robin Hood C
605SrrSmall Fare»/Blue AYLESBURY, Kings Head (5158»
(reoentteuX
CARDIFF, Top Rank (2653®. BRr Close. Crazy Catan A
EMEL HEMPSTEAD, I «LIVERPOOL, Eric» fnSl^Jff ★ REDCAR, Coatham Bowl (3236},
Tosui
CllA^JCKTirCnARD. Pork Halil NCASTER, Flrat Aid (( .Hall, ! 7881). 999 BATLEY, Variety Chib (47522®,1
. Leisere Cezdrë 3918), Stereo Graffiti n RhEY. 11k!. . College, BartlUe I LONDON, The Broom, Çbirlton,
’ALKIRK, Mattiniti. <Cd KIDDERMINSTER Stone ManSr sways.
TMCteMfSUwa Chib, Jenny 0ÎHWÇ LONDON, Dir.jftoia, Camden Lock Fífeht _ -5V'
GREENOCK, Rest-, GLASGOW, Burns 1
LEIGHTON BOZZA 4967), T ialite Tackte ¡BIRMINGHAM^/ Odeon
Hall (712O2)rCtafa
Fahret
HUCKNALL, The
1813). Choo Palimi
♦ GLASGOW, Apr
6055), Peter Gabriel
11-332
Band
* LIVERPOOL
I
6101). Sutherland Brothe

BLACKBURN, Regent Hofei, Idle

MONDAY1
.J5S5), Sotl The Modem Lotwg ,
HULL, New Theatre (20463), BMr
Bronka
IPSWICH, Traceys (214911), The Rip
HEMEL HEMPSTEAD, CrrafHarr^
(3092), Peter Out & the Pleaen
HIGH WYCOMBE, Nags- Head
Quher
★ LlVERPOd
|
(031-216
★ LONDON, Hope & Anchor,!
Islington (01^94510),TyteGaag
Jaek
BOLSOVER, Hhiebell Inn, High
Street. Amuican Train
SEPT. 19
LONDON, Castle, Tooting. Clutch (21758). Pete Browm Back To^Tha
d^D.Tbel LONDON, Miniuec, Wardoar 5trod BIRMINGHAM, Rebecca» (021-643
★LONDON, Dingwalls. 'Camden (01 -437J^7 6003), Grand BOURNEMOUTH, Pa.11 mo (28404),• 6951), Th«FIh»
Front
Lock (01-267 4967). Norttalde HUDDERSFIELD, West Indfilf HoteL Japaa/Ian Ftemhij Doss WHUam, _ „I BRIGHTON, Buccaneer Club
★eHEUHSFORD, Chanceliar Hill (66906), Lcndtra/Vkllm»
Rltythm a Btira Club, Venn Street, Jab J abb and IONDON, Musk Machine, Camden
tONWBNire<J«jnienJi>r'ilburn (01- (01-267 4767). Rei .01 -387 0428), Stack ABee .(OSML'Tbe Adverti/Ci ★ BRIGHTON, Dome (682127), Petar
rtflELMSFORD, City Tatem,! Gabriel
624 SBl). The Cricket» * LEEDS, Polytechnic (30171), 999 LONDON,/Duke O Laster, Ne»' LONDON, Nashville, Xtnsington (Bl-I
.nchor, High- ♦ LEICESTER, Blublow< «fernet (01-449 15k Pekoe 6036071), «O’Hatai 50 Fabaio ,n Poodle. (OlJ BRIGHTON, Top Rank (23895),
The L08DON, Orange Tree, Friem CROYDON, Fairfield H ' <«■«»)
W ardour LIVES iN.dOO Barnet Lane (01-368 3000), Craxy 9291). Elkle Brook. / ★ BRISTOL, Colston Hall
Boomtown Catan ATheRhylhm Rockers ★CROYDON, Greyhou» 999 (291768). Carat—/Nota
Moonstone, .St It la Ella ★ LONDON, ®Bed Cow, Ham- EDINBURGH, Glenbura Hotel CHESTER, Qumntway» (27141),
Machine, Camden -709588®, Maatat 5720), X Ray Currie. Rm Stell.
re,Batter Crabbe/ ^GLASGOW, / (041-332 COVeWiRT, Mr. George'», The
f Garden, Covent /fO55). Hawkwind ........ FÄänetT27529). Rreüra.Thain
!40 3961), Dart»/ 1KWICH, Kingfisher(52172), Buatw ★ DONCASTER, Outlook. Trafford.
OiajB Inn Road 17 1753), 7 bury (01-359 ■ter Crabbe Jame* Band.......................................... / Way (64434). Boomtown Rate |
Queen jffMizabetl
★ LONIMH Ilford Strepi
603 6071
-LONDON, fed londqK >mith
(01-7485720).
-I »LONDON, Ro
[Garden. Cotent LONDO!
’3961), Dart»/ Boston ’s unique Jonathan Richman and the Modem Lovers play a brief
Style* bS|
♦ LONDON,^ lu^ Kensingtol four-dater this week. His first-ever UK apperance is at Manchester Free
(01-603 6071 Gang \
Trade Hall (Thursday), climaxing with a double-nighter at London ’s
♦ LONDObL s Co«. Kam Hammersmith Odeon (Saturday & Sunday). Pic Kate Simon.
mersmith iff Devoi

lomsey
272211 irden, Covent
LONDOl GardetroOMM^ 961), Darti/ LUTON,
Bearli
Amarorblrie. re ■
,* LONDON, Rfl®P MANCH!
Theatre
(01-730 5174),IO (061-3] ★ LONDOM|
Sloane S6fl
LEEDS, Fiordo' I EDINBURGH, Usher Hall (051-
Paranoia*
'LONDON, Royall (061- YLoriTdA
Southgate (01-886 4NM,<flS LONDON, '0
♦ MANCHESTER X [061-273 FentoncMatchbox Park (Ofl 0660);T.)
llDl.StmnPami/B ONDQMkwan. HaTymersMBi Ferret ' R
- ★NEWCASTLE, Qty 748®»f Grand Hotel ^4 LONDON, U|
Peut Gabriel 3NDON, Windsor Castle, Hat Street (01-4]
_ NOTTINGHAM. (J Ro^ (01-286^ 8403), Ameri MAIDSTONE
Strangewan Strife
PETERSHÈLD, Mem After the Fir
DfNt
SHIPLEY, Bluebell Inn Bastille ★ MANCHES"
Waterloo Place 027Í «3?«
SOUTHAMPTON, IqbuloéPoodtok/On theRack» F Nicholas 1112), St
(26080), Bitte (Tribute)
(061- Street
ST AGNES, Talk o( West, >ar (66649), ★ MANCHE! LONDON, Nags Head, Battersea, (01-636 0933), Tony
Mo tnudada Prestes Gira? A Mkk Baria
(205 9411),
TORRINGTON, Plough, Safe Talk Nashville, Kensington
(01-603 6071), Conni Bishop* ¡
CONTINUES Pi
★NEW CASI'IE. ' < cv Kall
^SuthtrMd Brother. ~ Ch (62096),

Club,

★ WOLV1
(26285).

EDAY
PT. 16
LEY, Citic Theatre (5128),

SON, Double Six (20140), ÏAM, Bogart» (021-643

d Hotel
)RD, Nite Spot, Embankment, RN, Reg^ntTfotel (5ÖÄ39),
Vox
IINGHAM, Barbarella» (643- N, Dome (682127), Hkle
13). Jenny Haan» Lion
HNGHAM, Hippodrome (021- L, New Exhibition Centre
12576). Okie Brook» Big Youth
 September 17, 1977 SOUNDS Paqe 51

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ROUNDHOUSES
SUNDAY 18th SEPTEMBER 77
Vic Keary Presents
FOXES
at the Greyhound Park Lane, Croydon
THE ROXY CLUB CovBnt<Gnrt^’wC2

Open 8.30 pm to 2 am
NATTY DREAD MEET PUNK
SEPTEMBER

CIMARONS SUNDAY 18th September MonitOOCS + Proof

TueedeyUrh Au<H>onMpAr

SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS

BLACK SLATE
FRUIT EATING BEARS
999 Wedneedey 14th

Thunder 15th • ■ -
Th 6 Blanks + Th® Look
Unwanted + Tube Way Army
Autlmn Wight

JOHHNY CURIOUS b STRANGERS DJ - PETER FOX

SUNDAY 25th SEPTEMBER - STEVE GIBBONS
Friday 16th . . Eater + Dole a
pj JERRY FLOYD Admission £1.50 on door
SUNDAY 2nd OCTOBER - GENERATION X Seturdey 17th . Bazoomies + Nipple Erector*

DID U2XME1X2MUCH?
PUNK & NEW WAVE Wed. 14th JACKSON'S LANE CENTRE
GROUPS ARCHWAY RD, N6 (Highgate tube)
8 15 p.m.
REQUIRED MON 19 KENSINGTON, RUSSELL GDNS
THE
W148.00 p.m. ROCHESTER
by Record Company
TUES 20th STAPLETON. CASTLE
145 Stoke Newington High St.
Please send full details to: 2 CROUCH HILL N4 9.00 p.m.
London N16 (01-249 0198)
. Concert* organdad in co-operation wnhG L.A.A.
SEPTEMBER 1977
FOX'S RECORDS
3^41 High Street Bromley. Kent
V landscape Thursday 1&th
Dead Fingers Talk Free
Friday 16th & Saturday 17th
RADIATOR (Featuring Alan Hull)
60p
THE 100 CLUB Sunday 18th
100 OXFORD ST, W1. EVENT HORIZON MUSIC 0117» 2061 Maniocs 30p
Monday 19th
THURSDAY Urchin Free
15th SEPTEMBER Tuesday 20th

manquee
SUPER YOUTH ROCKERS The Waves Free
Wednesday 21st
BRETT MARVIN b The Blimps

ASWAD 30p
FREE SINGLES to the first 25
customers on Friday 16th and
plus supporting ROOTS Saturday 17thl
ROCK SOUNDS'SHOW 90 Wardour St., W.1
Doors open 7.30p.m. • OPEN EVERY NIGHT FROM 7.00 p m. to 11 00 p m
Lata Bar • Food REDUCED ADMISSION FOR STUDENTS AND MEMBERS
All enquiries Tel: 01 3482923 Sun. 18th Sopt. lAdm. 66p)
Rock Competition Sponsored by ...
Thur. 22 Sept Clmarons + Wed. 14th Sept. (Adm BSpI
Fruit Eating Bears USSOUND
BOOMTOWN RATS BOB MARDON PROMOTIONS in association with Rob Hallett
Bernie Torme & len Fleming SPECTACULAR
Doon open 7pm — 10pm
Mon. 19th Sept. (Adm. 85pl

Press
Thur». 15th Sept. (Adm. 66pl present
NO DICE GEORGE HATCHER
BAND
Plu» »uppon Er Ian Fleming
Plus support & Jerry Floyd
CITY ROCK ’77
Times
Fri. 16th Sept. (Adm. 90pl Tues. 20th Sept. (Adm. Cl)
THE FABULOUS
POODLES
Plus friends & Ian Fleming
GENERATION X
Johnny Curious & The Stranger»
Pim D J Jerry Floyd
FESTIVAL
Copy for all
advertisements must be Set 17th Sept. (Adm. 75p)
Free admission with this ad.
in Chelmsford City Football Stadium — on SAT. SEPT. 17th
Wed. 21« Sept. lAdm. 75pl
received by noon nine
before 8pm 12 noon-9.00 p.m.
THE MOTORS
GRAND HOTEL

RODS
Plus support & Ion Fleming
days before cover date. Japan & Ian Fleming

Hemburger» and other hot & cold enacka are eveUable

* WOODS Special Guests:

The Doctors of Madness

PLYMOUTH
Tel. 266118

Law Bar Doon 8 pm

with
ÄT CRACKERS 203 WARDOUR ST. LONDON W1
Lew Lewis Band; Chelsea;
next Tues. (20th Sept) 75p
Slaughter it The Dogs; Aswad;
LONDON MONDAY 19th SEPTEMBER
SWORDS VICTIMS Fruit Eating Bears; Glory; Solid Waste...
next Wed. (21st Sept) £1 THE ANTS Er others
BERT JANSCH
BLACK SLATE Special Attraction: THE DAMNED
Host — John Peel
THE RAGE tickets £3.00 ADVANCE £3.50 ON DOOR
THE SLUGS
Available from all branches of: Harlequin Records; Parrot Records, Down­
DJ: Jerry Floyd town Records; Ecstacy Records; Robin's Records; Andy's Records; London
ATTENTION TUESDAY 20th SEPTEMBER
Theatre Bookings.
or: Postal applications to: Bob Mardon Promotions, Festival Office,
Agents, Bands, Chelmsford City Football Stadium, New Writtie St, Chelmsford, Essex.
Managers, Promoters X-RAY SPECS
To fill your gigs THE TOOLS Postal orders only. Payable to Bob Mardon. To arrive no later than Tues. 13
Advertise here THE CRABS Sept Signs from all major roads into Chelmsford. Car parking. Railway
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 LONDON, Nashville, Kensington (01- ♦ BRISTOL, Colston Hall (293891),
603 6071), Radiator
♦ LONDON, Marquee. Wardour Small FncraDloe
♦ CARDIFF, Top Rank (26538) 9W
SEE IT
Street (01-437 6603). George
Hatcher Band/Jerty Floyd
HEM EL HEMPSTEAD, Great Hany ^"^rrv - Mare (4.20-4.45): Bolan introduces the Steve Gibbons Band,
LONDON, Music Machine, Camden
^cX aiuUrii latest reco rding andI Rob«. Asksrith (of 'Confesnons
LONDON, Albany Empire, Deptford fame) trying-out strictly non-pogo dancing with Heart-Throb.
(01-387 0428). Bee» Malte Honey
(01-692 0765), Hit 4 Run
LONDON, Nashville. Kensington (01-
LONDON, Brecknock, Camden (01- Of The Pops (7.40-8.10): How long will Big E) and 'Way Down'
603 6071). Radiators st^at the top spot? And what's happening to the Rods and Jean Michel Jarre?
LONDON, Rochester Castle. Stoke 485 3073). Tequila
♦ LONDON, Dingwalls. Camden
Newington (01-249 0198). Urchin For the answers — toon in.
Lock (01-267 4967). New Hearts
♦ LONDON, Rock Garden. Covcnt BBC2d- Old Grey Whistle Tert (6.05-7.05): Excellent session with Eric Clapton
LONDON, Duke of Lancaster, New
Garden(0l-240 3961), Jolt
Barnet (01-449 0465), Grand Hotel
♦ LONDON, Royal Court Theatre,
LONDON, Golden Lion, Fulham (QI- in concert.
Sloane Street (01-730 5174), Alberto
3853942). Spited BBC-- Old Grey Whistle Tert (10.20-11.20): First of a brand new serie starts
Y Lost Trio» Paranol»»
LONDON, Hope & Anchor. Islington withParis in concert highlights from the Rolling Stones European Tour 76,
♦ LONDON, Southside City, West
(01-359 4510). Philip Rainbow
Hampstead, Only On«» originally filmed for French television.
♦ LONDON, 100 Club, Oxford Street
LONDON, Upstairs At Ronnies, Fnth
(01-636 0933). XTC/Dolce Queue
Street (01-439 0747), Spllerl
♦ LONDON, Vortex. Crackers,
Wardour Street (01-734 4916),
♦ LONDON, Marquee. Wardour
Street (01-437 6603). Generation HEAR IT
Ants'Black Slaie/Thr Rage/The X/Johnny Curious & the Strangers Ra’dtoChde - Hear Me Talking (8.00-10.00): In the first half Dougie Donnally
LONDON, Music Machine, Camden
Slugs introduces American singer-songwriter Steven Bishop^and tn the second half, at
(01-387 0428). Alphalfa/
LONDON, Windsor Castle, HanOw 9.00, John McAllen talks to Ian Whitcomb about his book on the history of pop,
Road (01-286 8403), Slipstream Scentstealer
LONDON, Rochester Castle, Stoke "After the Ball"
MANCHESTER, Band On The Wall
(061-8326625), Amazorblnd«» Newington(01-2490198). Wave» R^L^embourg - Gold (I1.00-12.00pm): Tony Prince plays selected tracks
MERTHYR TYDFIL, Tiffanys ♦ LONDON, Rock Garden Covent
from the 'new' Rolling Stone's double album, all live, original recordings —
Garden(01-2403961). Advertising
(5621). Trapeze
♦ LONDON, Royal Court Theatre, nostalgia hits again!
♦ PLYMOUTH, Castaways, 999
PORTSMOUTH, Guildhall (24355), Sloane Street (01-730 5174). Alberto Rjudio^Ltuetnbourg - Black Trax (10.00-11.40): Barry Aldiss plays his favou'ite
Don Williams Y Lost Trio» Paranoia»
black musicians, including George Benson and Stevie Wonder.
SHEFFIELD, Top Rank (21927), ♦ LONDON, The Stapleton, Crouch
Billy Ocean Hill (01-272 2108), Landscape
LONDON, Two Brewers, Clapham — In Concert (6 JO-730): An unnamed DJ introduces The Pirates, and
♦ SHEFFIELD, City Hall (27074),
Common, Old Nick Clayson and the Argonauts.
Sutherland Brothen + Quiver Radio City — Rock On (19.00-20.00): For Rock'n’Roll fans. Mike Evans trices
LONDON, Upstairs At Ronnies, Fnth
TRALEE, Brogue Inn, Flying Aces
Street (01-439 0747), Room Service musical history from the 1950'stothepre«nt day
WOLVERHAMPTON, Queens, Radio Hallan - Chubblng (9.00-12.00): Beverly Chubb plays rock, old and new
Storm Rider ♦ LONDON, Vortex. Crackers.
Wardour Street (01-734 4916), X __ watch out for fresh Punk numbers.
Ray Spex/Tooli/The Crabs/The Sunday
Radio 1 — Summer of '67 (5.00-6.00): The series is nearing its end and this week
Loren
MANCHESTER. Palace Theatre you can hear The Tremoloes, Cat Stevens, the Alan Price Set. Cliff Richard.

TUESDAY (061-236 0184). Hide Brooks

NEW BRIGHTON, Grand Hotel
(051-639 6043), Azb/Spid«r
Donovan, Georgie Fame etc — which all adds up to "British Pop’.
Radio City — American Top 20 (6.00-7.00): Go international! Rob Jones presents
hit sounds from the American Top 20. & analyses the American Hot 100.

Eddie & The Hot Rods headline a one-day rockfest at

SEPT. 20 ♦ NEWCASTLE, City Hall (20007),
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Capital Radio — Hullaballoo (4.00-6.00): This week features an interview with
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BELFAST, City Hall (20202), Don PENZANCE, Garden (2475), Bert Monday
Chelmsford City Football Stadium (Saturday), supported Williams Jansch Piccadilly Radio — Rokrac (8.00-10.00): Phil Griffin introduces the very best of
by an (almost) all-star cast, including the Doctors of Madness ♦ BIRMINGHAM, Barbarellas (021- PLYMOUTH, Woods (266118), the new Rock releases for those in the Manchester area.
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LONEY QUIET boy seeks shy
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GLASGOW GUY, 21, seeks lonely
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Nottingham area. Box No. 5307 loreBoxC°nCerts “d lOcc/HOW DARE You £199 Records Ltd. 24 Upperhall Park'
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BUZZCOCKS FAN club. Member­ BOOTLEGS WANTED, Lofgren, Publications ELVIS PRESLEY
-TTsTED FLOYD, Gallagher. ship £1.00. Send SAE to GJ.M. 24 THE KING LIVES ON
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7? £nJl<7 Cro - Gongelton, Ches, WANTED, PEOPLE to go to FRANK ZAPPA bootlegs wanted in SUMMER SALT magazine. No. 1 design — 2Sp plus see to
Boomtown Rats. Swindon, 16th, with playable condition. Your price paid. Elvis Costello, Stranglers, Pete Brown Terry Thomas
1ISTS REQUIRED of bootleg
Ft8^0? COLLECTORS read on- Sarah. 300 Banbury Road. Oxford. Box No. 5316 features. lOp (I6p mail order, stamp Flat 2. Springfield House.
tfttrt ln P*rticular punk rock
Floyd, Sabbath, Bowie, ELP THE IVOR MAIRANTS POSTAL ELP BOOTLEGS. Box Noo. 5313 preferred). Contributions wanted! P. 71 Stourbridge Road.
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GUITAR COURSES. Helps you to JOE WALSH, James Gang boot­ Maggs, 36 Sherard Road, London. Kidderminster, Worcs.
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Wkäo? *Tr‘ B“d ComP*ny^ cassetteoftheexercise In the 12 lesson Woodfield Avenue, Harrogate,
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■x rare records. Prices please, no f i 2 ,?’h' Genesis, Santana
Ivor Moirants is now available. JETHRO TULL promotional
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Cassette for Spanish Guitar Course in album, bootlegs, wanted. 8 Nant
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, ^¿RRY SCOTT — My bruwer
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Nazareth Queen, Stones, Sparks,
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State details. No tapes. Box No. 5298
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DYLAN DOUBLE Album. "Carter
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Caernarvon, Gwynedd
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PATTI BOOTLEGS wanted. required. Send records or lists with avail.ABl£
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 September 17, 1977 SOUNDS Pego 56

LETTERS
Write to SOUNDS, 40 Long Acre, London WC2E9JT

Tennis shoes, Glasgow, Reading,

Punk, Coronation Street, Yanks,
Frogs, transvestites, feminists,
loonies, criticism, Elvis, punk,
punks, punk, and more punk...
HERE’S A snippet that may be of only foolhardy but also selfish. I mask prevents the white
Glasgow. Added to the fact that
interest to your news readers - if like many people had gone to colouring from running in the
any night of the week (except
Reading to see newer groups such initial glare of the lights. This wc
it isn't newsworthy, then you Sunday) in the city centre you
as the ‘Chairs’. 1 thought that feel is a more satisfactory ex­
could always pass it on to your have three pubs featuring good,
Bowie's antics of a few years ago planation of the bond between
GLC bashing department or even live rock entertainment ALL
had paved the way for the these two teenage phenomena. —
(last chancel) the letters page. within a few minutes walk of each
'enlightened times' in which we Timothy P.V. Gra»»-groln
Last Wednesday night, that other. So for the price of a pint
now live but it seems that was not (Damned Dliclplei, Hltchln
«hwurc but wonderful Medium (count your blessings that
Ware band TENNIS SHOES Glasgow bylaws disallow any kind so. Had everyone thrown mud at Branch).
»ere due to play a gig at a local of cover charge unlike their a group that didn’t take their
hostelry, which trades under the English counterparts) you can fancy over the three days there NEW WAVE ROADSHOW'.
name of the Rising Sun. enjoy local talent free at the would have been no stage for Alex Do you wanna be in my New
The landlord had apparently Amphora, Maggie, and the Harvey and his crew to perform Wave Club? The membership fee
cleared the proceedings for one daddy of 'em all, the Burns on by Sunday night. is 3,000 safety pins, a dirty mind,
evening only with the local Howff. Just as the Whitehouses of this a dictionary of abuse, and
constabulary, and everything Finally, you have Shuffles, world have to learn that there are £90.000. The founder member is
seemed hunky-dory until Zhivago’s and Sattclite City ’on/ofT switches to televisions it (Sir) Johnny Rotten (God bless
seems that many louts must also him), the Chairman is Sid (scar­
SOUNDS came out. Discos. This may not be your
In your kindness, your mag scene but at .least they con­ leam that they have feet to walk face) Vicious. Our executioners
had dedicated a line to this event centrate on promoting local away from things as well as arms are The (one and only) Adverts or
in the Steppin’ Out pages (well, groups every weekend. All in all,
with which to sling. That just in their absence the (choking)
not much else happens on a reasonably healthy scene. Not ain’t no way to treat a lady. — Stranglers. Members so far in­
Wednesdays) and some bright perfect, of course, but no way Christopher SI dwell, Lower clude: Salughter and the (guard)
spark at Ihc GLC Fire Office read deserving that letter. Just open Stoke, Coventry dogs, Elvis (super-brain)
your eyes. It's all there for your Costello, and also our tour
*LThis, presumably was on
pleasure. O.K? — John WE ARE always hearing Rock organisers The (all around the
Against Racism, and OK it's a world) iam. Send Nowl — BOI of
Tuesday, and during Wednesday McGlone, Glasgow
he payed the boozer in question a V. good cause, but how about Nelson, Ijmcaihlre.
i visit and announced that there DEAR TN despair from Glasgow’, some Rock Against Male
weren't enough fire escapes and If, as you said in your letter Chauvinism? Every week your JUST LISTEN to the intro to
paper contains some of it, a lot of 'Racing Cars' by John Otway and
the gig was off. (Sept 3rd), you are somewhat
Now this concern for it admittedly comes from your wild Willy Barrett. It's exactly the
upset about small 'wayout places'
everybody's safety is all very well getting more bands than glorious interviewees rather than you, same as the intro to ‘the Nile
but as there wasn’t exactly a lot of gigantic Glasgow, why do you not although sexist comments appear Song' by Pink Floyd. Also,
elsewhere. See Pete Makowski's BOM's (or is it BOF?) 'Angelo' is
notice given, all the SOUNDS- move to one of these ‘wayout
reading punters (and a few others places' to which you refer? From review of Marlene Shaw's new a direct take on Abba style, ie the
we invited ourselves) turned up personal experience 1 can single for example last week. storyline (Fernando') the piano
anyway and there was a lot of recommend living in High In the same issue: "Women tinkle at the end of each line
disappointment. Wycombe, Llandudno, Wigan, or were put on this earth to breed! ('Dancing Queen') etc ... REEP
I don’t see why 150 drinkers are They were put on this earth to AWF.
even Sutton COLDFIELD, (not Astronaut, Ed White space walks on the Gemini 4 mission way back
any less of a risk than 150 Sutton Coalfield, as you wrote). fuck!" King Sounds, (who the Don't you think Elvis Costello
in 1965.
listeners, but 1 thought you'd be Yours, a very satisfied Sut- hell's King Sounds anyway?) Why is a mongrel consisting Of Buddy
become a high-class brothel. If show, Geoff. do you have to print remarks Holly, Woody Allen and Hank
interested to know of the mighty tonian, — Matthew King.
PS. If you want to complain, you have been watching regularly Also while reading your from such cretinous scum in what Marvin? Did you hear he sent off
power of the Rock Press.
get your information right in the you will hove realised that the magazine, I noted two hometown is otherwise a good paper? to Charles Atlas and they sent
Anyway, if you could find space
Pub has been redecorated (but for bands, Pere Ubu and the Dead 1 bet you don't interview a him a get-well card? Yes 1 know,
to at least mention that we at first placell!
what reason?) 1 expect that soon Boys. Thank you for the exposure female chauvinist to balance it it was cruel. He deserves to be a
Tennis Shoes would like to
HAVING ATTENDED the Crossroads will change its whole but perhaps another hometown out. Come to that, I bet you don't
apologise to all those who trekked star.
Reading Festival. 1 would like to format similarly by enticing band, the Michael Stanley Band even know any, DO YOU? How about the 'Oxygene' LP
across to see us and it won't
thank you for the free package of young nymphomaniacs to the would have graced your pages a You degrade yourself by for overnight success! Vive Ie
happen again. — Ken Dampier, motel who all try to have it away little better. I would suggest their printing such infantile crap.
Beckenham, Kant goodies you were giving away at Jean-Michel, et aussi Jean-
with David Hu nter, but in the end double live album ‘Stage Pass'. There's too much of it in rock
your tent and award you the ‘Ace Jacques! Please tell Bob Berry it's
Cats of the Festival' medal. It was are all raped in their chalets by Play it, listen to it, Review it. you music anyway, hundreds of songs about time I won the Crossword.
IT IS with utter disbelief that I
good to see that not everybody Hugh Mortimer. — Bg S(mnof won't be sorry. — Tom Neemn, portray women as neurotic, Ain’t had a new LP for 8 months,
read the letter from (so-called)
"three who hail from Glasgow"-. was intent on trying to screvas Elsie Howard and Stan Ogden),— Cleveland, Ohio. helpless, -self-centred, or - only and that was a Christmas present,
much money as possible from us Bristol. useful as a good lay for some self- (sob sob). Good luck to the Rods
Can these correspondents really P.S. Music knows no boundaries.
mud soaked music lovers. styled ‘‘stud”. and the Ratsl — F.H., Edin­
reside in the same city as I do. or
Perhaps your influence will BEING AN American on holiday Serious listeners don't care where Please don't have anyting to do
are they staying in some bothy in burgh
in the UK and desperate for the band comes from but it's the with -King Sounds again or you
the Highland regions, trying to spread next year? — Andy, musical info I purchased a copy sound that counts. will lose at least one regular
dump despair on this fair city? Cheltenham [Serious readers will know that we
of SOUNDS. Then I read Geoff reader. — A Boring Old
For the record (and the deaf,
dumb or blind) before YES even
PUNK IS new and I like some of Barton's review on Styx’s new reviewed the 'Stage Pass' album Feminist.
the new characters. I really like album. In a single review he months ago — Ed. ]
strike a chord in Glasgow, you manages to attack the American
the new leading ladies but that’s WITH REFERENCE to your
can take your pick — long breath rock and roll scene by implying A CE-qui c’est importante.
as far as it goes. Could you please articles dated 3/9/77 (Jah Punk).
— from Pete Gabriel, Small American bands are only sub­ Je lis le sons depuis un an et je
arrange for me to sec Gaye We feel the relationship between
Faces, Caravan, Camel, stitutes for British bands. He also suis arrivé au conclusion que
Advert’s and Banshee Siouxsie’s reggae and punk could be more
Sutherland Brothers & Quiver, states that American rock and Giovanni Dadomo est, comme easily explained by the fact that
Leo Sayer, Dr. Hook, Stranglers, e‘You«' truly - SEBASTIAN vous dites, "a dago". J'espère
roll fans are "remarkably on- Don Letts is Dave Letts (alias
Johnny Thunder and Heart­ qu'il aura un époussez de
discriminating’’. Vanian’s brother). To support
breakers. Elvis Costello, Nick (the miltman).
For a country where only 45's boutonsl Agréez nos meilleurs this theory wc would like to draw
Lowe and Wreck less Eric (At
least!) DID ANYBODY else hear
get airplay, concerts are held in salutations. — Brian attention to the black patches /THf
miniature halls, and punk rock Zut apathique, c/o Solvation surrounding the eye, the greased
Sabbath playing 'Back Street
After YES have done their steals all the headlines I wonder Anny, Darlington.
Kids' on ’Coronation Street on hair and plastic face mask of
thing how about Rainbow and where he gets off writing this P.S. Vive les etranglcrs
Monday? 1 certainly did. (well I Vanian.

j a m
three (possibly four) nights of crap. Also Aerosmith doesn't
think 1 did). Does this mean that Contrary to popular belief
Status Quo? For the boppers
copy anyone but is a fine example THE TREATMENT of Wayne Dave applied white face make-up
throw in Cliff Richard and Gary after all these years 'CoronaUon
of American rock and roll. Toys County and his group ‘Electric leaving the area around the eye
Glitter (and maybe Bay City Street* is going to be turned into a
in the Attic' is their finest album Chairs’ at Reading on Sunday free for medical reasons, the hair
Rollers). Definitely something for programme for the degenerate
and 'Rocks' is generally viewed as was disgusting — as simple as
everyone and all in the next
youth of the country and that the is straightened and kept in place Rip-off merchants! — Suzie
a low point for the bond. Poor that. The mudslinging was not
_S°uplc of months and ALL in Rover’s Return is going to by the grease, while the face­ Safety Pin (14)
age 56 SOUNDS September 17, 1977

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