RUMOURS

Rip It Up, Issue 50, 1 September 1981, Page 2

RUMOURS

Les Crew

UK & USA Stray Cats are recording in Montserrat, prior to NZ tour. Brian is producing. A Little Richard sax man is present, as is piano man lan Stewart ... after two months in a Cologne ballroom, Ultravox have completed Rage In Eden ... Skids roll on with Jobson and Webb joined by Associates' McKenzie and . Rankine and . Ken Lockie on the single 'Fields' and album Joy ... Teardrop J Explodes are recording an album for Xmas, The Great Dominions. An album of Scott Walker solo ; tracks compiled by Teardrops' Julian Cope is out on Zoo in the UK ... funk bassist Busta Jones has been asked to play on’next" recordings by Gang Of I Four?, Talking 1 Heads and the Rolling ; Stones ... Chic have revealed where they got their chic look from Bryan Ferry on TOTP in 1975, and 1 that they abandoned 'Aretha Franklin sessions when Aretha ;insisted on disco. Edwards told NME: "I didn't want people mad at me for turning Aretha ; disco.'" ... Debbie Harry's solo with Chic,. Koo Koo is out soon. If ya got your old Blondie albums dirty, don't worry, Santa will bring a hits package . ... .album title of the month goes to Sleepy Laßeefe with It Ain't What You

Eat, It's The Way How You Chew It. Runner-up is Orange Juice with Love Is Patient and Kind, Love Is Not Jealous And \ Boast jjltls' Not Arrogant Or Rude. Love Never Ends ... U2 have a double single in UK. Four live and two new studio tracks ... Simple Minds will release a twin album Sons And Fascination and Sister Feelings Call, in two sleeves but packaged together ... Elvis Costello has completed his album of country covers, •• recorded in i Nashville with Billy : Sherrill producing ... Ruts DC have quit Virgin and formed Bohemian Records ... new medley single is Friendly Hopeful's 'Tribute To The Punks Of '76'. Includes 'ln The City', 'Career Opportunities' etc ... Cars' (vocalist) Ric Ocasek has signed to Geffen while Kevin Coyne now, records with Cherry Red ... Pete Shelley's solo single is 'Homosapien' ... Siouxsie and Banshee, Budgie have recorded an EP, drums and vocals only. Banshee, Steve Severin will record with Robert Smith ... Andy Summers' solo album will be produced by Robert Fripp. Police newie is Ghost In The Machine ... TenpoleTudor has UK hit with 'Wunderbar' ... ' Joe Cocker is vocalist on new Crusaders' single. New in UK are X Wild Gift (Rough Trade), Delta 5 Whirl (Pre), Gregory Issacs More Gregory (Pre), . Culture Vital Selection (Virgin), Gladiators Vital Selection (Virgin), Mighty Diamonds Vital Selection (Virgin), Carlene ~ Carter . Blue Nun (with Nick again),

Meatloaf : Deadringer, Cabaret Voltaire Red Mecca, Thin Lizzy Trouble Boys, lan Hunter Short Back And Sides, Bob Dylan Shot Of Love, Blue Oyster Cult Fear Of Unknown l Origin, Warren Zevon The Envoy, Funkadelic The Electric V Spanking Of War Babies, John Foxx The Garden, Eyeless In Gaza Caught In Flux, Joy Division Still (live and more), Bob . Marley Chances Are (previously unreleased' pre : 3 Island material [on\WEA)| and 20/20 Look Outjmmmjmm Wellington Things looking up on the live front. An organised . lower 1 North Island circuit kicks off] soon with two Wellington gigs, Quinn's Post and new club Studio 7. After a successful first week with Mockers and Naughty Boys, Studio 7 looks set to fill the hole left] by the demise of the Resort (bookings phone Don Mackay^ 847-157). Also new is Beware House, a vacant warehouse off Cuba Street, which has hosted a couple of gigs including 'Not the Royal Wedding Party'. Performers have included Smelly Feet, Neoteric Tribesmen, Naked Spots (who have lost their vocalist), Second Nose arid Knives Of West Eleven. BRF are now drummerless but like Steroids, are celebrating recent chart showings. Bunk has gone under just when it was starting to make headway. Closure of El Clubbo is j; bad news for Palmerston North people.