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Rip It Up, Issue 83, 1 June 1984, Page 4

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Mark Phillips

Alexei Sayle

Ullo John! Gotta New Motor? (Island)

Two years ago we used to play this at A Certain Bar. The version we had was nearly all four letter words and I don't mean John. An oldie re-released, it raced up the UK charts and should do the same here now we’ve all seen the video. Pmta light an' bitter thanks John, know what I mean, luuvly. Steve Levine Believin' It All (Chrysalis) Steve Levine is Culture Club's producer. This is his debut single, penned by himself with help from Julian Lindsay and a Boy called George. Ex Jags member John Adler takes lead vocals while Rita Marley sings the backing. Mikey Craig contributes bass. The end result is a rather limp reggae song. Boring.

Helen Terry Love Lies Lost (Virgin) My, the Boy has been busy. Here he is again, helping out on songwriting duties with CC's larger than life vocalist Miss Terry. This could quite easily be a reject from Colour By Numbers, which makes it at least five times better than Steve Levine's effort. File under forced soul. Hot Streak

Body Work (Powderworks) Yet another Jellybean Benitez job. Slightly repetitive but nonetheless in the groove. Some slick drum machine programming keeps it tight, while the chanting of 'Work Your Body' will never fail on the health-conscious dancefloor.

Rock Steady Crew Uprock (Charisma) Nothing new here. If you wait a while you'll probably be able to pick it up on Break Dancing Hits and Misses Volume 4 79. Strictly for those who like bouncing their faces off the floor.