Charts, Komedic Kate, Pistols Film, etc.

[Joe Turner <cutter%umass-boston.csnet@CSNET-RELAY.ARPA>]

Top of the Pops time again...

On the indie singles chart, new entries are "G.I./American Epilogue" by 23
Skidoo/400 Blows at #24; Hawkwind's "Zarozinia" at #26; and "Everybody Knows
the Monkey" from Mighty Mighty at #27. New Order's "Shell Shock" has now hit
#1.  Psychic TV's "Godstar" jumps from #13 to #5, and Depeche Mode's "Stripped"
goes down to #7 from #5. The Shop Assistants, recently signed with Rought
Trade, have their song "All Day Long" go from #22 to #15. The onyl song to stay
the same from last week is the Jazz Butcher's "Hard". At the bottom, "She Grew
Upfrom Jake Burns and the Big Wheel.

As for indie elpees: New additions are "It's Time For..." from Jonathan Richman
and the Modern Lovers at #10; Durutti Column's "Circuses and Bread" at #14;
"Greed" from the Swans at #18; and the Stupids' "Peruvian Vacation" at #19. The
Cramps' "A Date with Elvis" is up from #2 to #1. The biggest jump is "This is
Oi", from #10 to #30! New Order's "Low-Life" goes from #23 to #11, and the
Cocteau Twins' "Treasure" is at #26, from #22. At the bottom, "This is Oi".

	INDEPENDENT TOP 10 45's
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1  (3) Shell Shock (New Order)
2  (1) Trumpton Riots (Half Man Half Biscuit)
3  (8) Fuzzbox EP (We've Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It)
4  (2) Safety Net (The Shop Assistants)
5 (13) Godstar (Psychic TV)
6  (4) Giving Ground (The Sisterhood)
7  (5) Stripped (Depeche Mode)
8 (10) See Through (Guana Batz)
9 (11) Therese (The Bodines)
10 (6) Once More (The Wedding Present)

	INDEPENDENT TOP 10 LP's
	----------- --- -- ----
1  (2) A Date With Elvis (The Cramps)
2  (3) Paint Your Wagon (Red Lorry Yellow Lorry)
3  (6) Black Celebration (Depeche Mode)
4  (2) Back in the DHSS (Half Man Half Biscuit)
5  (4) Play Pop (Wire)
6  (5) Damned but Not Forgotten (The Damned)
7  (7) Kaleidoscope World (The Chills)
8  (9) First Avalanche (Rose of Avalanche)
9  (8) The Old and the New (A Certain Ratio)
10 (-) It's Time For... (Jonathan Richman and the Modern Lovers)

On the "Normal" pop charts: New entries include George Michael's "A Different
Corner" at #17; The Style Council's "Have You Ever Had It Blue?" (from the
soundtrack to _Absolute_Beginners_) at #32; a-Ha's "Train of Thought" at #37;
Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry at #38 with "Is Your Love Strong Enough?"; Feargal
Sharkey's "Someone to Somebody" at #42 (this single got ripped apart by the
NME last week); John Taylor with "Do What I Do" at #43; Maxi Priest's "Strol-
lin' On" at #44; Evelyn "Champagne" King's "High Horse" at #45; Psychic TV's
"Godstar" hits the Pop charts at #49; Janet Jackson's "What Have You Done"
rounds out the bottom of the top 50. The Stones' "Harlem Shuffle" takes a
dive from #9 to #15, while "Love Comes Quickly" from the Pet Shop Boys goes
up from #23 to #18. Sigue Sigue Sputnik has their "Love Missile F1-11" drop
from #13 to #19. Falco's "Rock Me Amadeus" goes up from #47 to #29 (it's #1
in the USA, if you can beleive that).

As for Lp's: After 42 weeks on the chart, Dire Straits' "Brothers in Arms" is
STILL #1! Kate slips down 9 to #13 with "Hounds of Love", in between Mr.
Mister's "Welcome to the Real World" (#12) and the "Rocky IV" soundtrack at
#14. [UGH!! I keep forgetting that the Brits also gave Boxcar Willie gold
albums...] Jumping into the charts for the first time are: The Rolling Stones'
"Dirty Work" at #8; "5150" from Van Hagar -er- Halen at #29 (the NME incor-
rectly calls this album "SISO" :-) ; The Firm's "Mean Business" at #30; the Pet
Shop Boys' "Please" at #32; Mantronix at #34 with "The Album"; "The Cinema
Hits", a compilation, at #39; Joe Jackson's "Big World" at #47; and K-Tel's
compilation "Masters of Metal" at #49. Slim Whitman, watch out.

	UK TOP 45's
	-- --- ----
1  (3) Living Doll (Cliff Richard and the Young Ones)
2  (1) Absolute Beginners (David Bowie)
3 (17) Wonderful World (Sam Cooke)
4 (20) Touch Me(I Want) (Samantha Fox)
5  (2) Chain Reaction (Diana Ross)
6 (14) You to Me Are Everything (Real Thing)
7 (22) Peter Gunn (Art of Noise/Duane Eddy)
8  (6) Hi Ho Silver (Jim Diamond)
9  (4) Manic Monday (The Bangles)
10 (5) Kiss (Prince)

	UK TOP Lp's
	-- --- ----
1  (1) Brothers in Arms (Dire Straits)
2 (10) Hits IV (Various)
3  (2) Whitney Houston
4 (11) Be Yourself Tonight (The Eurythmics)
5  (3) No Jacket Required (Phil Collins)
6  (9) The Colour of Spring (Talk Talk)
7  (5) Balance of Power (ELO)
8  (-) Dirty Work (The Rolling Stones)
9 (22) Black Celebration (Depeche Mode)
10 (6) Hits for Lovers (Various)

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The dude I talked with in London saw the Saturday evening Comic Relief. I
guess Kate was comfortable enough after Friday to do something different.
Who knows. I'll try and have my friend tape the April 26 broadcast, but I
can't promise anything.

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"Sid and Nancy: Love Kills" has come into more legal ties that will delay
the film's progress even more. Because no music clearances were obtained for
a promo film, John Lydon (who has recently come into possesion fo the legal
rights to the Sex Pistol's back catalogue) has more ammo to stop the film,
whic he hates with a vengeance.

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Coming LP's: Cocteau Twins' "Victorialand", to be released April 14. Nine cuts,
and it plays at 45rpm. Riiight.

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Later.

				Save your parity bits for big cash prizes!
						Joe

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