Glam

Slade – Coz I Luv You

13th November 1971 · 1970s, 1971, Glam, Music

Slade launched themselves on a squence of big hits that made them one of the kings of Glam when they topped the charts for the first time with Coz I Luv You at the end of 1971.
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This sultry steamy concoction, with its spooky intro, voodoo chants and twangy guitars, gave Redbone their one and only UK hit when it reached No.2 in 1971.
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T. Rex – Get It On

24th July 1971 · 1970s, 1971, Glam, Music
By the the summer of 1971 T.Rex were churning out singles every four months and Bolan – by now a superstar – had gone full Glam, with face glitter and everything.

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T. Rex – Hot Love

20th March 1971 · 1970s, 1971, Glam, Music
T. Rex on Top of the Pops in March 1971 was the event that changed everything. Hot Love was the song that gave birth to Glam Rock.

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Glam didn’t *quite* begin with Ride A White Swan but Marc Bolan was the first to lay down a marker with Ride A White Swan. (more…)