T. Rex were going for their fifth number one with Children Of The Revolution but had to settle for their third No.2 instead. (more…)

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Slade had their third of their six number one singles in less than a year when Mama Weer All Crazee Now topped the charts for three weeks in September 1972. (more…)

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Gary Glitter brought panto-style parody into Glam and this was the song that launched a career that would come to epitomise a meteoric rise and catastrophic fall. (more…)

There was something about Slade, Sweet and T. Rex singles that sets them apart – they seemed to be recorded at twice the volume as any other record. (more…)

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Roxy Music’s debut album was not a huge success. It was way too ahead of its time. Almost half a century later it sounds strange and futuristic and experimental. For me it’s one of the greatest debuts ever. (more…)