SMALL STUFF

Rip It Up, Issue 39, 1 October 1980, Page 2

SMALL STUFF

Thirty-two year old Led Zeppelin drummer John Bonham was found dead at Jimmy Page’s Windsor mansion, where the band were preparing for a USA tour. The post-mortem did not reveal the cause of death. Led Zeppelin may split, as Robert Plant is thought to be convinced that many incidents associated with Led Zeppelin relate to Jimmy Page’s interest in the occult ... Lennon comeback is entitled Double Fantasy. Lead vocal chores are shared by John and Yoko six each and two duets ... Bram Tchaikovsky (the band) have split ... Charley Anderson and Desmond Brown have left Selector. Guests replace them on the new album ... Tom Petersson has left Cheap Trick. 11l health is the likely reason. Replacement is Peter Comita from LA's Valentinos ... one Martha has left Martha and the Muffins. Only Martha Johnson (“Echo Beach” lead vocal) remains ... the Blockheads appeared on Top Of The Pops in police uniforms. Still dressed-up, Dury and the lads dropped into see their mates the Clash causing considerable panic in the studio and the destruction of various substances ... Daryl Hall is doing an album with Todd Rundgren. The Shaun Cassidy/Rundgren album is in stores ... a track, “Held Up (Without A Gun)” has been removed from the forthcoming Springsteen double album ... Chris Stein of Blondie has described the band’s new recordings as closer to disco than rock ... likely new band is a Carl Palmer/Rick Wakeman band ... Peter Criss ex-Kiss has solo out soon, Out Of Control. He recently told press that he slept with Kiss’s first gold album (Kiss Alive) ... in October Stiff Records have another package tour on the road in the UK. It’s called 'The Son Of Stiff Tour’ and stars two American acts, Manchester's Any Trouble, Birmingham’s Equators and Tenpole Tudor from “God knows

where” Elvis Costello singles have been released in the USA on vinyl (Taking Liberties) but only on cassette in the UK, for people who don’t own record players. The tape is entitled Ten Bloody Marys and Ten How's Your Fathers David Knopler has quit Dire Straits. Their third LP is Making Movies ... Generation X are back. New single “Dancing With Myself" has received rave reviews. Not so the Professionals 45, "One Two Three" with flip, "White Light, White Heat" and a Presley oldie ... Ska movie Dance Crazy features Madness, Specials, Beat, Bad Manners and Bodysnatchers ... exCramps guitarist Bryan Gregory, is missing. It is thought he may have committed suicide ...

Clash will release a nine tune Nu-Disk (10” EP) with six rockers on the A side, including Booker T’s "Time Is Tight". B side will be reggae and dub ... Aussies Angel City are on 23 gig USA tour, 12 of the concerts are with the Kinks ... new vinyls overseas include, Madness Absolutely, Revillos Rev Up, Rod Stewart Foolish Behaviour (November), Joe Jackson Beat Crazy, Status Quo Just Supposin', Police Zenyatta Mondatta, Associates The Affectionate Punch, Plasmatics New Hope For The Wretched, Skids The Absolute Game, Tear Drop Explodes Kilimanjaro (Mercury), Tom Waits Heartattack And Vine, Pauline Murray & the Invisible Girls (LP title is same), Rumour Purity Of Essence (without Bob Andrews), Neil Young Hawks And Doves, Ry Cooder Border Line, Fleetwood Mac Live (December), Talking Heads Remain In Light, Van Morrison Common One, Minnie Ripperton’s album completed prior to death (guests include Roberta Flack, George Benson, Stevie Wonder and Michael Jackson), Alan Parsons Turn Of A Friendly Card and last but not least Donna Summer’s newie The Wanderer.