ODDS ‘N’ BODS
DISCOSCENE ’82, the Midlands fifth successive annual exhibition of both mobile and club equipment, is this Sunday afternoon (noon-7pm) at St John’s Hotel, Warwick Road, Solihull . . . Rod Temperton was amongst the guests for CBS’s tasty Herbie Hancock album preview at Holborn’s Canteen (ex-Blitz) — It was the food that was tasty, and we all got a ‘Lite Me Up’ cigarette lighter too! . . . Center X was originally scheduled for freezing November until guess which star DJs stamped their feet and said they’ll only do it if it’s in October . . . Phonogram picked up Change and Blue Feathers, and evidently have a Cameo 4-tracker coming . . . Tubbs has rejoined Nat and Gee to make Light Of The World a threesome, their ‘Check Us Out’ 12in being due imminently . . . Finesse’s Mel Gaynor got married on Saturday, so Sketch, Breeze and the boys gave him the bumps last Tuesday in the middle of my ’80s soul set at Le Beat Route! . . . Rudi ‘Rapper’ Gilpin and Lenny Henry were keeping open house in Willesden for a party that was due to continue from last Friday through to Bank Holiday Monday! . . . John Dene (Dunstable Tiffany’s/Leighton Buzzard Unicorn) has mixed together a super ‘Glyph Medley ’82’ of all Earth Wind & Fire’s hits which he plays off cassette, easily as good as the best released medleys . . . US Capitol have used old Warner Bros material for a promo-only Ashford & Simpson sampler LP . . . Oxford DJ Dave Seamer has formed a Board Of Trade licensed entertainments agency specialising in discos, so local jocks can get on his books by calling 0885-40054 or writing to 90 Barracks Lane, Oxford . . . Cleveland Area DJ Assn invite all DJs (they’ll get some CBS freebies!) to their next meet on Sunday 16th May between 7-10pm at Middlesbrough’s Post House, further details from Graham Bond on 0642-325112 . . . Thames Valley DJ Assn have decided not to re-affiliate with the DJ Federation this year . . . Steve Dee (High Wycombe 443508) has the UK agency for Drum Drops, a set of 12in records which represent all drumming and percussion styles for use primarily by musicians needing a background beat when practising or making demos, jingles, etc . . . Gaz Anderson, still at Chelsea’s Main Squeeze on Sundays, starts doing all the other nights at Mayfair’s Fred & Ginger’s in New Burlington Street, next Thursday (13) . . . Eddie Gee has a “pre-exam funktion” for Loughborough University Jazz-Funk Society on Wednesday (12) at Loughborough’s Adam & Eve’s — which he ominously declares could be the town’s last jazz-funk fling unless well supported . . . Nigel Porter says surprisingly the electro domination of Leicester is waning, with soul-funk-jazz nights now cropping up all over — the one that he and some chums do has moved to every Monday at the Airport Club, Humberstone Gate . . . Sammy DeHavilland at Halesowen Liberty’s gets such a crowd on Sundays that it’s now members only, but membership also entities you to half-price entry before 11pm on Fridays . . . Richard ‘Dimples’ Fields ‘If It Ain’t One Thing … It’s Another’ replaced Stevie Wonder at the top of the US Soul chart, while the US Disco topper is Cheri ‘Murphy’s Law‘ (US Venture 12in) which I’ve still yet to hear, although Radio West’s Ray Edwards was raving about it as long ago as the Maze gigs . . . Richard Jon Smith is the latest UK soul hit in the USA . . . US black music retailers, evidently to the industry’s surprise, find that people prefer to buy singles on 12in — so what else is new? . . . Jane Fonda joins in the current US craze for physical jerk records with ‘Jane Fonda’s Workout’ (US Columbia LP) on which she gives exercise instructions between tracks by the Jacksons, Brothers Johnson and more (she also has a chain of health clubs, it seems) . . . Brooklyn’s Clyde Davis, chairman of the OPEC record pool (Organization Of Professional Entertainers of Color), is currently in London scouting for material on behalf of New York labels like Prism, West End . . . Adrian Martin (Rhyl Jollie Nites), who has to go to Manchester for new records, reports that Peter Brown’s ‘Crank It Up (Funktown)‘ and ‘Can’t Be Love‘ have recently made a real comeback on the North Wales coast . . . Peter Halliwell (Rochdale) has to travel each week to Bury to stand any chance of finding new releases and anything on 12in . . . Maybe disco is an urban music form because only shops in cities stock it? . . . Martin Platts (Blackburn and I still can’t mindread where you work!) reckons that Nelson Sands Arndale Centre Jocks Chris Kavanagh and Garry Hanna are the best he’s seen in Lancashire, and he also rather oddly bets Ashford & Simpson get more support from DJs now Fred Dove is not down their necks (eh?) . . . That’ll take some fancy explaining, or else it’ll be bye bye WEA! . . . Weary fears he’s over-exposed on this page . . . Big Al and Dave Munday say “ta” to all who helped make their disabled kids disco at Guildford Cinderella Rockerfella’s so successful . . . Theo Loyla (Kingston upon Thames) recommends Denis Jason’s Disco Centre at Merstham, on the A23 between Croydon and Redhill . . . Alan Taylor (Rhyl) please note, London DJs and shops serviced with white labels by hot sweaty hand obviously get ’em quicker! . . . Soho’s Groove had closed early last Thursday, so I haven’t heard the most recent imports, but as a whole bunch of last week’s reviews weren’t printed (including the two lead Imports) there should be enough to read . . . I am now at a new address, and until I have time to contact them properly, could record companies please check with Record Mirror to discover where my review copies should now be sent? . . . Dave Brubeck ‘Take Five’ was first played at Leysdown Stage 3 by Chris Hill (wouldn’t you know?), whose latest big thing is mid-’60s jazz along the lines of Lee Morgan ‘Sidewinder’ (Blue Note LP) . . . Paul Major (Gt Yarmouth Brunswick), with reference to Jeff Young’s changeable hairstyle and nobody else, says “Put your hair in the air, and keep it there”! . . . GOOD NIGHT!
UK NEWIES
JEROME: ‘(I’m Into) Your Love’ (RCA RCAT 225).
Delightfully light and summery with a dead catchy chick breathed “I’m into your love — in such a big way” hook and interesting long lead in to Steve’s carefully controlled emoting, this Phil Swern-produced ebbing and flowing 111-110-111bpm 12in bubbly swayer eventually builds right up before dropping back to the simple repetitive title line (there’s a chix cooed instrumental flip) and is by far the best thing young Mr Jerome has ever done. If there’s any justice it’ll be a smash.
THE BAND A.K.A.: ‘Grace’ (Epic/Streetwave EPC A13-2376).
Morgan Khan may be kinda late with this superb rasping fruity sax dominated easily swaying bass rumbled and now slightly speeded up 116-114-113-114bpm 12in nagging rolling jogger, huskily souled between the main instrumental stretches, but its still so strong that it should now cross over and — a very big plus — he’s also come up with a totally instrumental version as flip!
RANSOM, MACKENZIE & FRIENDS: ‘Orange Grove’ (Smokey Joe SMJD-005).
Bass pattered chick scatted happily romping fast 131-132bpm white label 12in jazz-funk flier reaches a husky bloke before the bass explodes behind sax and piano breaks only to fade rather arbitrarily, the lurching 115-119bpm vocal ‘Keep On Working‘ A-side actually working less well.
GRANDMASTER FLASH & THE FURIOUS FIVE: ‘It’s Nasty (Genius Of Love)’ (Sugarhill SHL 111).
Extremely effective 0-102bpm 12in heavy funk alternative treatment of Tom Tom Club’s ubiquitous much covered rapper, easy to mix with other versions and possibly the strongest of all, flipped by their older 109bpm ‘The Birthday Party‘.
GEORGE NOOKS: ‘We’re In This Love Together’ (Island 12WIP 6782).
An Al Jarreau song given a good enough chugging 84bpm 12in lovers rock reading, but he hasn’t Al’s voice.
WATTY BURNETTE: ‘Dancing Shoes’ (Dread At The Controls DATC 007, via Jet Star/Rough Trade).
Lethargically starting sombre menacingly atmospheric slow downtempo 71bpm 12in reggae groin-grinder.
SHIRLEY JAMES: ‘Ask Me To Stay’ (Black Jack BJO 14).
Danny Ray’s erstwhile duetting partner – prettily warbles a brassily rumbling 69bpm 12in lovers rock jogger, surprisingly an original song.
THIRD WORLD: ‘I Wake Up Cryin’ (LP ‘You’ve Got The Power’ CBS 85563).
Getting attention for the Stevie Wonder-penned / produced / swamped 111bpm ‘Try Jah Love‘ and 69/138bpm ‘You’re Playing Us Too Close‘, the otherwise Marley-esque specialist reggae set’s best dance track is this nice 84bpm lovers rock treatment of Chuck Jackson’s Bacharach & David-penned 1961 oldie.
DENIECE WILLIAMS: ‘It’s Gonna Take A Miracle’ (CBS A2336).
The Royalettes gorgeous Bacharach-influenced 1965 smoocher given a faithful lovely 63-65-66-65bpm 7in update.
ANGELA BOFILL: ‘Tropical Love’ (Arista ARIST 12-463).
Her rapidly aging album’s best track, a beautiful lush evocative 0-87/43bpm swayer, finally makes it onto single but on 12in only as a bonus track (as is her perkily smacking jiggly 88bpm ‘Holdin’ Out For Love‘ turntable hit) to the dead slow ‘Break It To Me Gently’, which has a different 7in flip.
RENEE GEYER: ‘Say I Love You’ (Portrait PRT A2056).
Eddy Grant’s song given an Australian hit Boney M-type (but better!) breezily shuffling 116bpm 7in cod calypso treatment just right for happy holiday crowds.
OTTAWAN: ‘Hello Rio’ (Carrere CART 235).
Summer’s coming so here’s another Gibson Bros-type 129bpm 12in rattling zappy zingy Eurodisco pounder, possibly not as catchy as past hits but certainly full of life.
FOUR TOPS: ‘Baby I Need Your Loving’ (Tamla Motown TMGT 978).
Now remixed with echoing 123bpm beat brought forward, on 3-track 12in with the lurching slow ‘Yesterday’s Dreams’ and a fairly inept ‘Four Tops Medley’ — although there are sure to be people happy with the latter.
RON FRANCOIS: ‘If You Love Me’ (CBS A13-2322).
Roy Carter’s production notwithstanding, this old fashioned Real Thing-type 101-102bpm 12in plodder sways along quite pleasantly but is rather dull.
SYREETA: ‘Out The Box’ (Motown TMGT 1258).
Freaky “kiddie” introed and somewhat “little girl” squeaked beefy bass booming 118bpm 12in lurching funk bumper in ‘Behind The Groove’ style.
RAY BARRETTO: ‘The Old Castle’ (LP ‘La Cuna’ CTI 9002).
Legendary percussionist produced by Creed Taylor (in ’79) propels this recently warm specialist jazz solo filled frantically romping 0-125-127-128-129-127-0bpm Latin adaptation of the Mussourgsky piece, the 132bpm pure salsa title track swinger, and Stevie Wonder’s 0-102-104-105-107-109-110bpm ‘Pastime Paradise‘ with Latin piano and lots of sax.
IMPORTS
A TASTE OF HONEY: ‘We’ve Got The Groove’ (LP ‘Ladies Of The Eighties’ US Capitol ST-12173).
The gals new hotsie and already getting play-it-again requests, this jauntily jolting brassily braying 113bpm Latin flavoured choppy rattler “takes off” halfway between staccato lyrics which keep repeating the LP rather than song title line, while ‘Diamond Real‘ is a bassily thrusting 106-108bpm backbeat version of the Michael Wycoff recorded song, the US 7in-issued ‘Try Something New‘ a gorgeous tremulous ‘Sukiyaki’-style 50bpm revival of the Miracles 1962 slowie, less distinguished lurching smackers being the 110bpm ‘Lies’ and 107bpm ‘Sayonara’.
HIGH FASHION: ‘Feelin’ Lucky Lately’ (US Capitol 8529).
Despite an irritating slow doodling start, this Jacques Fred Petrus-produced Chic-ish chix interplayed strong shuffler settles into a side-to-side kicking 115-116-117-118bpm 12in smacking groove which synchs sensationally out of the Ritchie Family (reviewed last week), and has got the likes of Chris Hill raving.
HERBIE HANCOCK: ‘Give It All Your Heart’ (LP ‘Lite Me Up’ US Columbia FC 37928).
Determinedly lightweight and samey vocal set largely penned by Rod Temperton as if for a Quincy Jones clone, by far the best thing being this lovely long jazzy slow 76/38bpm sinuously tugging vocoder duet with Patrice Rushen, Herbie’s self-penned ‘Paradise‘ being a breathy slow 75/37bpm jogger, while the bpm similarity really becomes apparent with the uptempo cuts, most obvious being the ‘Stomp’/’Razzamataz’-ish 120bpm ‘The Fun Tracks‘ and ‘Gangsters Of The Groove’-ish 113bpm ‘Motor Mouth‘, followed by the explosively ending 121bpm ‘The Bomb‘ smacker, vocoder sung attractive long chugging 121-122-0bpm ‘Gettin’ To The Good Part‘ and Narada Michael Walden-produced smacking 120bpm ‘Can’t Hide Your Love‘.
UK Disco Top 90 – May 8, 1982
01 02 Patrice Rushen – Forget Me Nots – Elektra 12”
02 02 Sharon Brown – I Specialize In Love – Virgin 12”
03 03 Fat Larry’s Band – Act Like You Know – WMOT 12”
04 06 Patrice Rushen – Number One / Remind Me / I Was Tired Of Being Alone / Breakout / All We Need – Elektra LP
05 04 Shakatak – Night Birds / Rio Nights – Polydor 12”
06 07 Gwen Guthrie – It Should’ve Been You – Island 12”
07 05 Savanna – Never Let You Go – R&B 12”
08 09 Brass Construction – Can You See The Light – Liberty 12”
09 13 Touchdown – Ease Your Mind (Remix US) / Ritmo Suave – US Streetwise 12”
10 20 Junior – Mama Used To Say (US Remix)– Mercury 12”
11 12 Shalamar – I Can Make You Feel Good – Solar 12”
12 21 The Band A.K.A. – Grace / Instrumental – Epic/Streetwave 12”
13 19 Elecktrik Funk – On A Journey (Instrumental) – Epic 12”
14 14 Stone – Time / Instrumental – Carrere 12”
15 15 Mass Production – Inner City / Should Have Known Better / Maybe Maybe – US Cotillion LP
16 24 Atlantic Starr – Circles / Love Me Down / Sexy Dancer – US A&M LP
17 08 Xavier – Love Is On The One / Work That Sucker To Death – Liberty 12”
18 11 War – You Got The Power / Cinco De Mayo – RCA 12”
19 10 Imagination – Just An Illusion – R&B 12”
20 16 Brass Construction – Do That Thang / Fun Times / Attitude – Liberty LP
21 34 Patrick Boothe – Dance All Night / Instrumental – Streetwave 12”
22 17 Goldie Alexander – Show You My Love / Go Back – Project 12”
23 26 Temptations/Rick James – Standing On The Top – US Gordy LP
24 30 Kid Creole & The Coconuts – I’m A Wonderful Thing, Baby – Ze 12”
25 23 McCrarys – Love On A Summer Night – US Capitol LP
26 33 ‘D’ Train – Keep On / You’re The One For Me (Reprise) / ‘D’ Train Theme – Epic LP
27 18 Maxine Singleton – Don’t You Love It – US Peter Pan Artists 12”
28 36 You And Me Just Started / Club Mix – Linda Taylor – GPL 12”
29 62 Maze – Before I Let Go / Golden Time Of Day (Live) – Capitol 12”
30 28 B.B.C.S. & A. – Rock Shock – US SAM 12”
31 25 Was (Not Was) – Tell Me That I’m Dreaming / Souped-Up Version – Ze 12”
32 29 Search – Like The Way (You Funk With Me) – Philly World 12”
33 22 Oneness Of Juju – Every Way But Loose – Buddah 12”
34 42 Rah Band – Perfumed Garden / Funk Me Down To Rio ’82 – KR 12”
35 31 Vicky ‘D’ – This Beat Is Mine – SAM 12”
36 49 I.C.Q. – Final Approach – Unsquare 12” white label
37 52 ‘D’ Train – Walk On By – Epic 12”
38 51 Cameo – Just Be Yourself / Soul Army / Flirt – US Chocolate City LP/12” promo
39 32 Michael Wycoff – Still Got The Magic (Sweet Delight) – RCA 12”
40 68 Ashford & Simpson – Street Corner – Capitol 12”
41 43 Cornelius Bumpus – Saul’s Afar / A Clear View – US Broadbeach LP
42 59 Sho-Nuff – Sho-Nuff Groove – US Malaco LP
43 61 A Taste Of Honey – We’ve Got The Groove – US Capitol LP
44 35 The Quick – The Rhythm Of The Jungle – Epic 12”
45 48 Foreal People – Love Begins With You / Instrumental – US Tropique 12”
46 41 Fat Larry’s Band – Be My Lady – US WMOT LP
47 60 Blue Feathers – Let’s Funk Tonight – Canadian Siamese 12”
48 37 Gonzalez – (I Want To Get) Closer To You – Tooti Frooti 12”
49 NE Maxine Singleton – Don’t You Love It (UK Remix) – System 12”
50 55 Miles Watson – You’re My Everything / Instrumental – US Profile 12”
51 47 Third World – Try Jah Love – CBS 12”
52 38 O’Bryan – Still Water (Love) – Capitol 12”
53 53 Gayle Adams – Baby I Need Your Loving – Epic 12”
54 45 The Cage/Nona Hendryx – Do What You Wanna Do / Dub – Metropolis 12”
55 40 George Duke – Shine On – Epic 12”
56 64 Roy Ayers – Turn Me Loose – Polydor 12”
57 39 Maze – Joy And Pain (Live) – Capitol 12”
58 54 Universal Robot Band – Barely Breaking Even – US Moonglow 12”
59 46 Tomorrow’s Edition – U Turn Me On – CBS 12”
60 56 Alton Edwards – Strange Woman – CBS 12”
61 79 High Fashion – Feelin’ Lucky Lately – US Capitol 12”
62 NE Dave Grusin – Last Train To Paradiso / Anthem Internationale / She Could Be Mine / Five Brothers – Japanese JVC LP
63 57 Gilberto Gil – Palco / Maracatu Atomico – WEA 12”
64 44 Morrissey Mullen – Come And Get Me – Beggars Banquet 12”
65 89 Jessie G – That’s Hot (Instrumental) / (Vocal) – US Nugget 12”
66 NE Whispers – Emergency – Solar 12”
67 67 Mike Anthony – Why Can’t We Live Together – German Ariola 12”
68 76 Barbara Roy – If You Want Me (Remix) – Project 12”
69 58 Direct Drive – Time’s Running Out / I’m The One – Oval 12”
70 73 Finesse – Feel It – CBS 12”
71 80 Dramatics – Live It Up – US Capitol 12”
72 72 Mystic Merlin – Mr Magician / Full Moon / Mind Reader – US Capitol LP
73 NE Marz – Hooked On That Lovin’ Thing – US Liberty 12”
74 NE Ritchie Family – I’ll Do My Best (For You Baby) – US RCA 12”
75 66 Atmosfear – Xtra Special – Elite 12”
76 65 Spandau Ballet – Chant No.1 (Remix) / Instinction – Reformation 12”
77 71 Peech Boys – Don’t Make Me Wait – US West End 12”
78 50 New York Skyy – Call Me (Remix) – Epic/Streetwave 12”
79 81 Norma Lewis – I’m Into Your Love – TMT Red Label 12”
80 90 Shalamar – A Night To Remember / I Don’t Wanna Be The Last To Know – Solar LP
81 83 Morrissey Mullen – Brazil Nut / Making Waves – Beggars Banquet LP
82 77 Phil Upchurch – Free & Easy – US Jam LP
83 70 Greg Perry – It Takes Heart – US Alta 12”
84 78 Brandi Wells – What Goes Around Comes Around (Remix) – WMOT 12”
85 82 Nina Simone – My Baby Just Cares For Me – Charly 10” EP
86 88 The Dukes – Thank You For The Party / Nite Music – WEA 12”
87 RE Victor Romero Evans – Miss Attractive – Epic 12”
88 85 Jesse Green – Nice And Slow – Canadian Unidisc 12”
89 NE Lloyd Charmers – If Leaving Me Is Easy – KR 12”
90 NE Sinnamon – Thanks To You / Instrumental – US Becket 12”
BREAKERS
BUBBLING UNDER the UK Disco 90 with increased support are:
Xavier: ‘What Goes Around’ / ‘Do It To The Max’ / ‘Rock Me Sock Me’ / ‘Dial The Love Man (634-5789)’ (Liberty LP)
Northend/Michelle Wallace: ‘Tee’s Right’ / ‘It’s Right’ (US Emergency 12in)
Ransom, MacKenzie & Friends: ‘Orange Grove’ / ‘Keep On Working’ (Smokey Joe 12in)
Ruddy Thomas: ‘Key To The World’ (Hawkeye 12in)
Bobby Womack: ‘Games’ / ‘So Many Sides Of You’ / ‘If You Think You’re Lonely Now’ / ‘Secrets’ (US Beverly Glen Music LP)
Loose End: ‘In The Sky’ (Virgin 12in promo)
Herbie Hancock: ‘The Fun Tracks’ / ‘Motor Mouth’ (US Columbia LP)
Ago: ‘You Make Me Do it’ (US Brass 12in)
Jerome: ‘(I’m Into) Your Love’ (RCA 12in)
Pop Orientated Dance Chart:
01 01 Just An Illusion – Imagination – R&B 12”
02 02 Night Birds – Shakatak – Polydor 12”
03 04 I Can Make You Feel Good – Shalamar – Solar 12”
04 05 Papa’s Got A Brand New Pigbag – Pigbag – Y 12”
05 03 Poison Arrow – ABC – Neutron 12”
06 09 This Beat Is Mine – Vicky “D” – SAM 12”
07 08 You Got The Power / Cinco De Mayo – War – RCA 12”
08 06 You’re The One For Me – “D” Train – Epic 12”
09 10 Instinction / Chant No.1 (Remix) – Spandau Ballet – Reformation 12”
10 12 Fantastic Day / Ski Club – Haircut 100 – Arista 12”
11 11 I Specialize In Love – Sharon Brown – Virgin 12”
12 21 Ebony And Ivory – Paul McCartney/Stevie Wonder – Parlophone 12”
13 17 More Than This – Roxy Music – EG/Polydor
14 24 Really Saying Something – Bananarama/Fun Boy Three – Deram 12”
15 23 Promised You A Miracle – Simple Minds – Virgin 12”
16 26 Ever So Lonely – Monsoon – Mobile Suit Corporation 12”
17 15 The Lion Sleeps Tonight – Tight Fit – Jive 12”
18 07 Love Plus One – Haircut 100 – Arista 12”
19 33 Forget Me Nots – Patrice Rushen – Elektra 12”
20 16 Love Is On The One / Work That Sucker To Death – Xavier – Liberty 12”
21 35 Try Jah Love – Third World – CBS 12”
22 31 Is It A Dream – Classix Nouveaux – Liberty 12”
23 37 Ain’t No Pleasing You – Chas & Dave – Rockney
24 13 Take My Heart – Kool & The Gang – De-Lite 12”
25 11 It Ain’t What You Do – Fun Boy Three/Bananarama – Chrysalis 12”
26 18 Your Honour – Pluto – KR 12”
27 34 Cat People (Putting Out Fire) – David Bowie – MCA 12”
28 41 Tell Me That I’m Dreaming – Was (Not Was) – Ze 12”
29 46 Private Eyes – Daryl Hall & John Oates – RCA 12”
30 22 Mickey – Toni Basil – Radialchoice
31 51 Give Me Back My Heart – Dollar – WEA
32 29 Let’s Start To Dance Again – Hamilton Bohannon – London 12”
33 30 House On Fire – Boomtown Rats – Mercury 12”
34 27 Layla – Derek & The Dominos – RSO 12”
35 14 Party Fears Two – Associates – Associates 12”
36 32 Do What Ya Wanna Do – The Cage/Nona Hendryx – Metropolis 12”
37 45 Your Love – Lime – Carrere 12”
38 40 The Rhythm Of The Jungle – The Quick – Epic 12”
39 47 Time / Instrumental – Stone – Carrere 12”
40 44 See Those Eyes – Altered Images – Epic
41 38 Stars On Stevie – Star Sound – CBS 12”
42 28 Klacto Vee Sedstein – Blue Rondo A La Turk – Diable Noir 12”
43 19 Never Give Up On A Good Thing – George Benson – Warner Bro 12”
44 39 See You – Depeche Mode – Mute 12”
45 57 Show You My Love – Goldie Alexander – Project 12”
46 43 I Ran – A Flock Of Seagulls – Jive 12”
47 — One Step Further – Bardo – Epic
48 — My Camera Never Lies – Bucks Fizz – RCA 12”
49 — Girl Crazy – Hot Chocolate – Rak
50 73 Streetplayer – Mechanik (Audio Extra) – Fashion – Arista 12”
51 72 Glad To Know You – Chaz Jankel – A&M 12”
52 59 Only You – Yazoo – Mute
53 36 Nowhere Girl – B-Movie – Some Bizarre 12”
54 63 Ride On A Rhythm – Hot Quisine – Kaleidoscope 12”
55 25 Damned Don’t Cry – Visage – Polydor 12”
56 — Radio – Members – Genetic 12”
57 66 Puerto Rico – Decoupage – R&B 12”
58 48 Will You Love Me Tomorrow / Stand By Me – Panama – Jive 12”
59 — My Private Tokyo – Vicious Pink Phenomena – Mobile Suit Corporation 12”
60 54 U Turn Me On – Tomorrow’s Edition – CBS 12”
61 — God’s Kitchen – Blancmange – London 12”
62 75 Mama Used To Say (US Remix) – Junior – Mercury 12”
63 — Drac’s Back / Dub – Red Lipstique – Magnet 12”
64 42 Shine On – George Duke – Epic 12”
65 — Perfumed Garden / Funk Me Down To Rio ’82 – Rah Band – KR 12”
66 — Blue Eyes – Elton John – Rocket
67 71 Stand Or Fall – The Fixx – MCA
68 — Pale Shelter – Tears For Fears – Mercury 12”
69 64 In The Crime Of Life / War – Funkapolitan – London 12”
70 53 The Dude – Quincy Jones – A&M 12”
71 55 Double Dutch Bus – Frankie Smith – WMOT 12”
72 — Height Of The Fighting (He-La-Hu) – Heaven 17 – Virgin 12”
73 — Thank You For The Party / Nite Music – The Dukes – WEA 12”
74 68 Still Got The Magic – Michael Wycoff – RCA 12”
75 74 Ghosts – Japan – Virgin 12”
HIT NUMBERS
Beats Per Minute for last week’s pop chart entries on 7in (endings denoted by f for fade, c for cold, r for resonant) are:
Scottish World Cup Squad 20/40-80-40-80f, Queen 133f, Tottenham Hotspurs 147r, Tight Fit 125f, Bow Wow Wow 0-111-110f, Bad Manners 141f, Kings Of Swing 172c, Elkie Brooks 53/107-0r, Rah Band 0-52-104f, Dukes 114-113-114f, Toni Basil 154-150f.
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