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Rip It Up, Issue 87, 1 October 1984, Page 27

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Apollonia Six Sex Shooter (WEA) It's funny how Prince protegees always sound like the lad himself. These three girls bear more than a passing resemblance to last year's Vanity Six, his last big underwear purchase. Culled from the Purple Rain visual extravaganza, 'Sex Shooter’ is blatant, dirty disco that bumps and grinds its way into the groove. Fun. Fad Gadget

One Man’s Meat 12" (Mute) It beats me why RCA rushrelease Fad Gadget singles when they take forever to get new Depeche Mode material out. This is not a patch on the brill 'Collapsing new People', but is worth considering due to a live version of Fad’s best moment, 'Ricky’s Hand’ which appears on the flip. Hoodoo Gurus

I want You Back (Big Time) There is something weird and wonderful about this bunch. In 1968 they would have been huge, these days they may have to settle for cult stardom. A great, driving little pop song with all the right bits in the right places, you know, the sort of thing Dunedin bands never quite get right ... oops, I don’t think I should have said that. Aztec Camera

All I Need Is Everything (WEA) Melodic and summery, this is nonetheless poor man’s Orange Juice. A major play for the big league by Roddy Frame and helped along by Mark Knopfler's production credit it should go a long way in the land of home runs. Edwyn Collins is entitled to look sullen. George Michael

Careless Whisper 12” (Epic) Just for a moment George drops his-ventriloquist act and tries to be a serious singer. Lush and poetic, this has and will continue to make him a lot of money. By the way, did you know James (as in Woolworths) Last has recorded a version of Blue Monday? It's true, I tell you ... Spandau Ballet

I’ll Fly For You 12” (Chrysalis) Spandau have come in for a lot of flak lately, allegations concerning ‘going soft" have been shoved in their direction. They don’t deserve it, they never claimed to be anything more than pop prats. Who can blame them for wanting’ to trade the Capri in for a Sierra? Lush and cleverly constructed, this song is a winner, as is the live To Cut A Long Story Short; also included. Elvis Presley

From the Waist Up (RCA) Blue Elvis (RCA) Two worthwhile EPs by the onetime king of cool. ‘Blue Elvis’ is very early 60s blues tunes, while the other consists of live recordings from his mid-50s television appearances. The Earons

Land Of Hunger (Island) „ Average reggae with a hint of a disco beat. Pleasant enough but not likely to have mass appeal. Frankie Goes To Hollywood Two Tribes (Carnage) 12” (ZTT) TWo Tribes (Hidden) 12” (ZTT)

Whatever it was I said last month I take it back. Anybody who can get away with turning their first three recordings into somewhere in the region of 10 discs deserves an accolade or two. Mine is the last review you will ever read. Mark Phillips