Hot Chocolate brought a powerful message of racial unity to the charts when they broke into the top ten with Brother Louie. (more…)

Top of the Pops often resembled a children’s party in the early Seventies. Especially when Wizzard were in the studio. (more…)

There was always a strong element of panto about Glam but Geordie took it one step further with this blatant send-up of Slade. (more…)

My all-time favourite David Bowie single followed The Jean Genie. It was another song from his forthcoming album Aladdin Sane – Drive-In Saturday. (more…)

Song of the Day

Two of my favourite singles of all time hit the charts in the same week in the spring of 1973. This was the first of them. (more…)

This clip caught my eye (and ear) because of the synchronicity – it’s The O’Jays performing Love Train on the TV show Soul Train. (more…)

Tony Orlando and Dawn sang the biggest hit of 1973 with this sentimental slice of cheese, Tie A Yellow Ribbon Round The Ole Oak Tree. (more…)

I love the filthy fuzzed-up guitar squall that starts this song. Sleazy and crunchy; grunge before grunge. (more…)

The Emeralds (as they were first called) were a group of four brothers from Little Rock, Arkansas: the splendidly named Ivory, Cleophus, Raymond and Abrim, who wrote, arranged and produced their handful of hits. (more…)