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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…)

Donny Osmond became the biggest pop idol for schoolgirls everywhere when he topped the charts with Puppy Love in the summer of 1972. (more…)

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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…)

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Elton John burst back into the charts with his second single Rocket Man more than a year after Your Song had given him his first hit. (more…)

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