Late News
A band called Night which includes NZers Chris Thompson (one-time vocalist for Manfred Mann’s Earth Band) and bassist Billy Kristian have signed to Richard Perry’s Planet Records. Perry who has produced Leo Sayer, The Pointer Sisters and Diana Ross among others, will produce the band’s first album for late March release . . . New Zealand theatre group Red Mole are currently in New York and in late January they presented their Going to Djibouti show out of the Westbeth Theatre Centre. Reviews from the local press were mostly enthusiastic . . . Rod Stewart and Elton John are to star together in a movie musical entitled Jet Lag . . . Carlene Carter will be backed on her next album by Clover, the band that featured on Elvis Costello’s My Aim is True
LATE NEWS (Continued) album. Production will be by Denny Cordell . . . Van Morrison undertakes a British tour in late February and joining the band he used on his American tour Peter Bardens, Bobby Tench, Herbie Armstrong, Peter Van Hooke and Mickey Feat are violinist Toni Marcus and sax player John Altman . . . Nicolette Larson’s recent gigs in LA boasted Little Feat’s Bill Payne and Paul Barrere in the backup band . . . Rick Wakeman’s next album is to be produced by Tony Visconti and will include a disco version of Geroge Gershwin’s "Rhapsody in Blue’’ . . . Aynsley Dunbar has replaced John Barbata as drummer in Jefferson Starship. A serious car smash a couple of months aqo has necessitated necessitated Barbata’s withdrawal . . . Thin Lizzy working on album in Paris. Likely title is Black Rose . . . Lou Reed and Nils Lofgren are working together on an as yet unknown project . . . next Stranglers LP is live and titled X-Cert. Guitarist Hugh Cornwall is working on a solo project . . . Gerry Rafferty’s newie set for March release under title of Night Owl . . . Bee Gees’ latest, Spirits Having Flown, due in February . . . while Frank Zappa has signed to CBS Records and his first album for his new label will be Sheik Your Booty . . .
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Rip It Up, Issue 19, 1 February 1979, Page 4
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328Late News Rip It Up, Issue 19, 1 February 1979, Page 4
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