MAY 1981 VOL. 12 NO. 12

TURNING TRANSATLANTIC: British Vocabulary Building With Squeeze 18 main squeezing by Toby Goldstein  CLOWN TIME IS OVER: Elvis Costello Becomes A Long Term Artist 20 thrusting probe by Jeff Nesin  THE TEARDROP EXPLODES: But Can Julian Cope? 22 umbrellas opened by Chris Salewicz  ECHO AND THE BUNNYMEN Vs. The Atomic Carrots From Space! 23 combat regalia by Richard Grabel  SECTOR 27 RECORD IN AMERICA Take Me To Your Leader Parts 1 & 2 24 no queen city jokes by Richard Riegel  BONGO FURY IN BOOMTOWN Bob Geldof, Frank Sinatra Not Linked human tape recorder function by Dave DiMartino  B-52's POSTER & CALENDAR 34 HEART & MIND The Paul Simonon Interview 36 career opportunism by Iman Lababedi  AMAZING LIFELIKE METALLOIDS IN THE WAH ZONE A Consumer's Guide To Guitar Heroes 42 licensed and pedigreed by Rick Johnson

DEPARTMENTS 
CREEM'S PROFILES: WILLY DeVILLE 2 MAIL 4 THE CHRISTGAU CONSUMER GUIDE 9 ROCK 'N' ROLL NEWS 11 THE BEAT GOES ON 13 Master Of The Screaming Meemies; The Nitecaps' Sweet Soul Music; & More! EXTENSION CHORDS by Allen Hester 30 REWIRE YOURSELF by Richard Robinson  31 LETTER FROM BRITAIN by Penny Valentine 32 STAR'S CAR NO. 67: MARTHA DAVIS 33 CREEMEDIA 46 Ralph Bakshi interview by Toby Goldstein; The Rolling Stone Illustrated History Of Rock 'n. Roll reviewed by Robert A. Hull: TV Movies reviewed by Richard C. Walls & More! RECORDS 50 STYX by Joe Fernbacher; ELVIS COSTELLO by Richard Riegel; IAN DURYby Rick Johnson; BUNNY WAILER by Robert A. Hult& More! BACKSTAGE  66 CREEM DREEM: DIVINE 67 

Cover photo of Eddie Van Halen by Neil Zlozower: Jimmy Page, Pete Townshend and Brian May by Neal Preston; Keith Richards by Michael Putland/Retna.