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Year:1980
Date:13/07/1980
Show no:248
Summary:SHOW HOSTED BY MEMBERS OF 'RAMONES' AND INCLUDES REGULAR SEGMENTS SUCH AS CHARTBUSTERS AND HUMDRUM MUSIC NEWS. MOLLY INTERVIEWS LEAD SINGER OF 'THE ANGELS', DOC NEESON, IN BACK OF LIMOUSINE RE USA TOUR, WHY BAND CHANGED THEIR NAME FOR THE AMERICAN MARKET AND NEW ALBUM, DARK ROOM. SHOW INCLS TELEPHONE IV WITH 'KISS' GUITARIST GENE SIMMONS RE AUSTRALIAN TOUR AND REPLACEMENT DRUMMER AS WELL AS IV IN STUDIO WITH MEMBERS OF 'RAMONES' RE WORKING WITH PHIL SPECTOR ON NEW ALBUM, TOUR OF AUSTRALIA AND CONSIDERING THEMSELVES TO BE A ROCK AND ROLL BAND (EXPLETIVE DELETED IN REFERENCE TO 'PRE-FABRICATED MUSIC')
STUDIO PERFORMANCES:
KIM DURANT 'HOLDIN' OUT FOR LOVE'
STREET ANGEL 'CAUGHT IN THE ACT'
THE REELS 'AFTER THE NEWS'
THE RAMONES 'ROCK 'N' ROLL HIGH SCHOOL
VIDEO CLIPS:
DEF LEPPARD 'HELLO AMERICA'
QUEEN 'PLAY THE GAME'
PAUL MCCARTNEY 'WATERFALLS' AND ID
OLIVIA NEWTON JOHN 'MAGIC' (CLIP FROM AMERICAN NIGHT TIME SHOW)
CHARTBUSTERS:
KISS 'SHANDI'
LIPPS INC 'FUNKY TOWN'
TOURISTS 'I ONLY WANNA BE WITH YOU' (FULL PLAY)
TOP TEN:
KISS 'SHANDI'
THE ANGELS 'NO SECRETS'
COLD CHISEL 'CHEAP WINE'
KIM HART 'LOVE AT FIRST NIGHT'
ROCKY BURNETTE 'TIRED OF TOEIN' THE LINE'
PAUL MCCARTNEY 'COMING UP'
BLONDIE 'CALL ME'
LONG JOHN BALDRY 'YOU'VE LOST THAT LOVIN' FEELIN'
THE VAPORS 'TURNING JAPANESE'
VILLAGE PEOPLE 'CAN'T STOP THE MUSIC'

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