GRACE JONES—Warm Leatherette (Island)" Disco’s dying, so they say, so what are all these ex-fashiori models to do? Now Grace ain’t standing still; gotta give her that; She’s hired a first-rate reggae band, picked some great tunes, and recorded them with none other than Chris Blackwell. Too bad she’s come upjvith such & load of fake cowhide. The problem is that no matter how Striking a figure she cuts onstage foith her whips and all, her voice has all the life of a recycled zombie. Unless you’re looking for j Dawn of the Dread, pass on this one. M:D.

SHAKIR STREET (Columbia):: With the .novelty-value of female-dominant hard rock outfits like Heart long since discredited, ro)e-reversal kicks just keep getting harder to find, unless you’re fortunate enough to stumble upon the French Shakin’ Street and lead vocalist Fabienne Shine,'something of a Blue Oyster Cult obsessive. Not that S.S. producer Sandy Pearlman would have it any; other way, as he’s > been searching for a new global-domination vehicle ever since jealous rock critics hounded him and his applied-rockcritical theories out of B.O.C. a few years back. No Pfarlmanic thesaurusbanger lyrics for Shakin’ Street, but Sandy did bring ex-Dictator Ross the Boss over to lead iguitar for’em, and the combination is just about as damn fine kinetic as the international H&M gets these days. Stun-guitars meet vocal screeches better’n Plant’s, and it’s nowhere i near 74—you can enjoy this metal right thru your short hair and straight-legged pants. R.R.