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Rip It Up, Issue 92, 1 March 1985, Page 27

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Mark Phillips.

I’m Talking Trust Me (Regular) Single of the month has to go to this bunch of young Melbournites. A wonderful, fresh little disco-pop number that exudes confidence and reeks of the-best-is-yet-to-come If you're lucky you may hear it on Radio BFM and if you're even luckier they may even tour here. Sam Harris Sugar Don’t Bite (Motown) 12” I still can't decide if this is male, female, or a close friend of Sylvester’s The editor suggested that he may be white, if so, that could solve everything. One of the better efforts this month, it bounds along at a rare old pace, has a crisp production and is even a halfdecent song. Pennye Ford Change Your Wicked Ways (Total Experience) 12” It's nice to know that RCA have the insight to release some of the Total Experience catalogue. The only thing I can tell you about Penneye Ford is that she records on the same label as the Gap Band and Yarborough and Peoples. She sings like Terri Wells and really gets hold of this tremendous little groove piece. Essential buying. Orchestre Jazira Happy Day (Beggar’s Banquet) This is a pleasant surprise on the local release front. Orchestre Jazira are an amalgamation of black Africans and white Brits. They have been around in various forms for a number of years now and feature amongst their ranks Ben Mandelson. a compiler of the excellent Sound DAfrique series. An enjoyable little number with English lyrics. Switch Switch It Baby (Total Experience) 12”

Around since the 70s, Switch have made little impact saleswise. Heavy funk, ‘Switch It Baby’ is reminiscent of 'No Parking On the Dancefloor' or maybe a Rick James song. Quite fun, but definitely here today, gone tomorrow.

The Armoury Show We Can Be Brave Again (EMI) I can understand what Richard

Jobson is up to, though I cannot condone it. I suppose he figures if fellow Skid , Stuart Adamson, can make a packet rehashing their old songs then why can’t he. I think Jobbo's doing the better job at least his songs are funny.