P249 CJJFAX 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:25/24 1/14 * ?£+£££k?£+k u " "j u c{ Outrageous Lionel Richie! Lionel Richie is about a month into his Outrageous Tour in the US. Hi'ml bj touring there on and off until May. The tour is so called because, although the setting is designed not to upstage the performers, there are a couple of curious features. There is no stage. The musicians play on 10 joot high 4000 pound hydraulic plinths that move around during the show. Overhead is 20 tons of lighting, s m of it com uteri d And Lion l' 9 foot piano is motorised! Outrageous!P249 CEJFAX 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:06/21 2/14 How's the voting going then? Many thanks to those of you who have sent your lists of top 5 albums and singles of 1986 into CEETRAX. Early stages yet but A-Ha are doing well as are Madonna and, interestingly, It Bites ... amongst others. Not a statistically valid samplu yet thwugh, and remember it is albums and singles of 1986 not golden oldies please. Votes to: CJJTRAX, Rm 7059, BBCtv. LONDON W22 7RJ Vindaloo nextP249 CEEFAX 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:06/54 3/14 A Baker's Dozen jrom Vindaloo Indie label Vindaloo have linked up with WEA to release an LP with 13 items ranging from the suave throw-away-mess of She Lover You by Ted Chippington to the solid roll of Rockin' with Rita by the Vindaloo Summit Special via the rather weird Open up She Said from Bumbites and not forgetting three from the famous WeWvj Got a Fuzzbox and We're Gonna Use It which all adds up to either the emperor's new compilation LP or just some good clean fun after {hich I suggest you check out the album while I look for a full stop Peabo Bryson nextP249 CEEFA( 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:07/33 4/14 Peabo Bryson - Quiet Storm I admit that I was pleasantly surprised "y this soulful album. Mr Bryson is not somjonj I have noticed much in the past although hj has had hits, both swlo and with Roberta Flack and Natalie Cole. The title is apt. This is a quiet album with an implied power but there is no evidence of the seeming randomness of a storm in this carefully produced music. However the flash of lightning iu also missing without which the album fails to be truly memorable. Nevertheless it will make a good background to a winter night in jront of the hj-fi.P249 CJEFAX 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:27/44 5/14 Iggz Pop - Blah Blah Blah The interesting thing is that I z has been doing it like this for years. This new LP has the power and some of thu edge of the first Stooges LP in 1969 when hj was Iggy Stooge. In its way then this music is timeless. If you like him now you will find those old Stooges albums on Elektra much to your taste. But what about Blah x 3? David Bowie is co-producer and I think I hear him singing there somewhere. In any case five of the tracks are written bz Pop + Bowie. MoreP249 CEEFAX 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:08/35 6/14 Iggy Pop - Blah Blah Blah (2) Whatever your reasons for listening I think this will grow and grown And take time to check the lyrics too. I loved you when you lost your raincoat (e sings to Fire Girl and I'll love you when you lose your fear. Side one Real Wild Child, Baby it can't Fail, Shades, Fire Girl, Isolation Side two Cry for Love, Blah Blah Blah, Hideaway, Winners & Losers Smiley Culture nextP249 CEEFAX 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:08/05 7/14 Smiley Culture - Tongue in Cheek The difference between UK Rbp and the American variety is the difference between Doug and Dinsdale Piranha. Dinsdale, when crossed, would simply nail your head to the floor whereas Doug would use sarcasm .... and even Dinsdale was frightened of Doug. Smiley Culture doesn't shout at you like the Americans do. You could listen to this LP even with a headache and the words are printed on the liner for those of us who are white of hearing. MoreP249 CEEFAX 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:09/30 8/14 Smiley Culture - Tongue in Cheek 2 You can listen to this album to: A be amazed at tongue-twisting lyrics B hear a new version of Police Officer C dispose of the PM's Wj;tland share; D simply have an injo}ablu time Side one Schooltimj Chronicle, Mr Kidnbpper, Customs Officer, Here Comes the Style, Sling Ting Side two Police Officer 1986 Cockney Translator, Westland Helicopter, Nuclear Weapon, IWvj got the Time (Smiley) Robert Palmer nextP249 CEEFAX 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:02/16 9/14 Robert Palmer Riptide by Robert Palmer is hovering around the album charts after over 20 weeks on release. So what do we know about Yorkshire's best soul singer? He joined Alan Bown in 1968. Alan led Britain's first rock group to include horns. Before this Robert Palmer had been a semi-pro musician while holding down a job as a graphic designer. In 1969 he joined a band called DaDa and toured America with them. They eventually changed their name to Vinjgbr Joe. MoreP249 CJJFAX 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:02/47 10/14 * ?£+&££k?£+u ] Robert Palmer (2) There's an old piece of videotape in the BBC vaults of Vinegar Joe. RoRert Palojt has hair over his shoulders and sings vocals alongside Elkje Brooks. Vinegar Joe made 3 albums and then they split up with Palmer planning to go it alone. He recorded his first solo album in New Orleans with help from members of Little Fiat and the Meters. The LP was called Snjakin' Sally Through the Ally and was succesful enough in the US for Palmer to make his base there. The word was out that Robert Palmer was one to watch. MoreP249 CJJFA( 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:13/24 11/14 Robert Palmer (3) In the 12 years since Sally there have been 8 albums including the latest Riptide ... to cut a long story shout! There was also Power Station which linked Palmer with Andy and John Taylor from Duran Duran togethjt with drummer Tony Thompson from Chic. This combo had hits with Some Like it Hot and Get it On last yearn The Robert Palmer sound mixes rock with blue-eyed soul. The sound and his taste are impeccable and the mix has paid off now with hits like Addicted to Love.P249 CEEFA 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:13/51 12/14 A Dip in the Music Prius It's Courtney Pine on the front of MME, Big Audio Dyn mite on Melod Maker and Iggz Pop on the jront of Sounds. If you are looking for names then MM points out that yer average rock star has no sjnsj when naming their kids. Read these and weep: Moon Unit Zappa (could only bj daughter of Frank), Zowie Bowie and Chudnje Ross (as in Diana). Also in MM are separate pieces with Joe Strummjr and Mick Jones who each talk about worSjng with the other again. Yore of that in future unless we fall out again says Mick.P249 CJEFA( 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:14/19 13/14 * ?£+£££k?£+5 A Dip in the Music Prius (2) On the news pages both MM and MME give space to Marc Almond who has presented his record company with what they call a difficult video. You know, one that won't get played on the telly. Sounds has a great quote for the Iggy Pop album Blah Blah Blah (see other bytes in this column) and says that it rings with truth like a fire alarm in a crematorium. No 1 rewinds over the videos of Adam Ant. They were once the finest in the land and are now on cassette too.P249 CJJFAX 249 Mon 20 Oct 21:14/)0 14/14 ] A Dip in the Music Press (3) It's that time of the month again with only a few papers around. I had a peek in Rwlling Stone but it's dealing with things like new US TV series. Mind you there is a pic of Elton John looking like he's auditioning for Segue Segue Thingee and Morrissjy is interviewud. Morrissey talks about the influence of the New York Dolls. He says they were the official end of the sixties and heralded the changes of the 70sW In their way a very influential band. Your man at keyboard - Andy Finnjy