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-uni ©m qDnOitfl piu ©m PUU uiuuuao^ -jDn(2) s^ddu ©XAOUi ©qj^ -pDap s j©jn;u©ApD ©pi m/a _ mDuii©viDn£) 'mO.. 1° sp6is ss©\p^DSjq jaq /Aoq -©mos inq 'p\o^ s ©qs i©q/A 6mop iou Aq ciT\ s&urqi Brnsssuo. sA©/a\© s aqq _ H s l"1 a 1 ‘JL t -r-r i i -in; siq q;i7A ©dA;-ApD|oq3s p|o ud o} q©pAAS ©aa u©pj. ■© T 1 6uni ©ip qfinojq^ 6uu©pun|d puo|q Auiq/A d pu© ssApnu jo dnojB o qjpvt ©dAi-j©jr\j -■usApo uo ©es ©aa ' BuiumBaq ©q> •sietpoui ssjdoed ©seq; joj Ajjos q©j \ -BuissDJiDqm© s ji 'poq jsnt jcu sq '©jnjDid isioaa ioj ssqojsdeQAAS sux aa ©uo siqj 'sdjd jnq 'JDU -oi\u©;ux us©q poq Apoaod sq; jt ©jqd j©M©iA©y aiAOpj NOSNH' >i ' V H RECORD REVIEWS "Television's Greatest Hits" Various Artists Tee Vee Toon Inc. ★★★ For Christmas in 1974,1 got a cassette tape player. In the early 1970s, it was pretty hard to find very many cassette tapes at the record stores so I made my own. For one of my tapes I recorded some music that I really enjoyed — the theme songs of various TV shows. After 11 years I no longer have that tape, but now there's 'Television's Greatest Hits." 'Television's Greatest Hits,'' the brain child of Steven Gottlieb, is a two-record set that features the theme songs of 65 TV shows from the’50sand'60s. Side one begins with the classical tune ''Peer Gynt," which has been used by several morning shows. The voice of Don Pardo announces the start of the broadcast day. Side one is ded icated to the themes of cartoon and children's shows including "Captain Kangaroo," "TheLittle Rascals, " "The Flintstones," "The Woody Woodpecker Show," "The Bugs Bunny Show," "Caspar, the Friendly Ghost," "Felix the Cat," "Popeye," 'Yogi Bear," "Ma- gilla Gorilla," 'Top Cat,” 'The Jetsons," "Fireball XL-5" and "Howdy Doody." Side one ends with a test of the Emergency Broadcast System and "Duck and Cover, " a song that accompa nied a Civil Defense cartoon that told school children to hide un der their desk in case of a nuclear attack. The sound quality on these songs is poor due because they are the original recordings of the themes. The biggest problem with the rest of the album is that many of the theme songs are not the original. Side two, which is ded icated to comedy shows, has the original versions of "Green Acres," "Mr. Ed," 'The Addams Family" and "The Patty Duke Show." The versions of "The Munsters,” "My Three Sons," "The Donna Reed Show,” "Leave It To Beaver," "Dennis the Menace," "The Dick Van Dyke Show," "McCale's Navy," "I Dream of Jean- nie," "I Love Lucy" and "The Andy Griffith Shew" are pretty good but the versions of "The Beverly Hillbillies," "Petticoat Junction," "Dobie Gillis" and "Gilligan's Island" don't stand up too well be cause of the vocals. Side two ends with Don Pardo telling the "viewers" to Please Stand By. Side three, dedicated to science fiction, adventure and west ern shows, features only three original recordings: "Superman," "Branded" and "The Lone Ranger." Once again the theme songs with vocals, "Flipper," "Rin Tin Tin," "Batman," "F Troop-" and "Daniel Boone," • are slightly disappointing. "Happy Trails"' is sung by Roy Regers but the recording is not the one that was used on the show. The "Star Trek" theme features a good imitation of William Shatner's narration but "The Twilight Zone" doesn't use even one of the three different Rod Serling narrations. Other non- original songs include "Allred Hitchcock Presents," "Combat," "TheRifleman," "Bonanza" and "The Wild, Wild West."There is also a version of the John Williams theme for "Lost in Space. "Side three ends with a medley of news stories. Side lour, dedicated to spy and cop shows features the themes from "Mission Impossible,"Get Smart," 'Perry Mason," "Adam- 12/' "The FBI," "Hawaii Five-0,"77 Sunset Strip," "Surfside 6," "Mannix," "The Mod Squad,” The Man from U.N.C.L.E." and "Ironside.'"Far some reason, P.F. Sloan and Steve Berri's "Secret Agent Man" is included on side four. This. "Secret Agent Marr" is not the Johnny River's hit nor the theme for the show "Secret Agent," which starred Patrick MeGccharr and ran from 19<e 1967. The album ends with the Johnny Carson-Paul Anka theme from 'The Tonight Show" and "The Syncopated Clock" theme from "The Late, Late Show. " The national anthem plays as Den Pardo announces the end of the broadcast day. 'Television's Greatest Hits" is fun because it provides a chance to hear some of your favorite TV theme songs, but the number of non-original recordings detracts heavily from your en joyment and the album is just to© long. The best use lor this al bum is to sneak on a lew tracks during your next party. □ — KARL PALLMEYER "Sun City" Artists United Against Apartheid Manhattan Records ★★★★ This year in music will probably be remembered as the year of the benefit. So far we have had Band Aid, U.S.A. for Africa, Northern Lights, Live Aid, FarmAid, and various other lesser- known albums and concerts to raise money for famine victims in Ethiopia. Many musicians have donated their time and talent for the cause of ending world hunger. Now many have donated their time and talent for another cause: ending apartheid. Sun City is a Las Vegas-like resort in Bophuthatswana, a city in South Africa. The South- African government claims that Bophuthatswana is an independent country but actually it is an artificial country set up to get around a cultural and sports boycott imposed on South Africa by the United Nations, Some entertain ers, including Frank Sinatra, the Beach Boys and Dolly Parton, have played Sun City claiming that Bophuthatswana and South Africa are not the same. On the other hand, other singers and sports figures, including Stevie Wonder, Gladys Knight, John McEnroe and the Harlem Globetrotters, have turned down huge sums of money and have refused to play Sun City. Artists United Against Apartheid have chosen Sun City as a focus tor their pro test. "Sun City," the album, is a diverse collection of music from a diverse collection of artists brought together by Little Steven, a.k.a. Miami Steve Van Zandt, who used to play for Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band. All proceeds from the album go to the Africa Fund to aid political prisoners, exiles and anti apartheid groups. "Sun City," the song, is an attack on apartheid and Sun City, the resort. "Sun City" features a long list of rockers and rappers including Little Steven, Linto Kwesi Johnson, Joey Ramone, Run D.M.C., Ruben Blades, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Jimmy Cliff, Da ryl- Hall, Duke Bootee, Darlene Love, Bonnie Raitt, Atrika Bam- baataa, Kurtis Blow, Big Youth, David Ruffin, Pat Benatar, Eddie Kendrick, Bruce Springsteen, George Clinton, Via Atrika, John Oates, Lou Reed, Bobby Womack, Jackson Browne, Bob Dylan, Peter Garrett, Nona Hendryx,. Bono, Kasif, Ringa Starr, Zak Star- key, Pete Townshend, Stanley Jordan, Herbie Hancock, Miles Da vis, Clarence Clemons,'. Shankar, Daryl Hannah, Peter Wolf and Bob Geldof. Unlike the other benefit songs, "Sun City ' is hot and danceable. "No More Apartheid" is an experimental, mostly instrumental piece by avant garde violinist Shankar and ex-Genesis leader Peter Gabriel. "No More Apartheid" is similar to- the electronic music Gabriel and Robert Fripp recorded on Gabriel's third al bum. "Revolutionary Situation" is a collage of music and news re ports about South Africa by Keitft Le Blanc and the News Dissec tor. Side two has another version of "Sun City." "Sun City (Version I]}" is more straightforward rock without the rappers. 'Tet Me See Your I.D." is a rap song featuring Gil Scott-Heron, Miles Davis, Grandmaster Melle Mel,.. Peter Wolf, Sonny Okosuns, Malcpeete, Duke Bootee, Ray. Barrette and Peter Garrett-: 'Tet-Me See Your I.D." is a sarcastic attack on the U.S. government's policies in South Africa and the ignorance of most Americans on world af fairs- "The Struggle Continues" is a jazz- instrumental featuring Miles Davis, Stanley Jordan, Herbie Hancock,. Sonny OScsuns, Ron Carter, Tony Williams and Richard Scher. "Silver and Gold," by Bono, Keith Richards and- Ron Wood, tells about: the will ingness of some countries to sell out their South African brothers tor the valuable minerals found in South- Africa. "Silver and Gold" was recorded too late to be listed on the album jacket. Artists United Against Apartheid marks a reviving interest in political activism among rock stars. It's easy ler someone to pro test hunger but it takes guts to come out against your country's policies and your fellow artists. "Sun City" should make the re cord buying public more aware of the evils of apartheid. □ — KARL PALLMEYER