1975
Kenny – Fancy Pants
8th March 2021 · UncategorisedI’d forgotten about Kenny. I kinda wish I hadn’t remembered, though the story behind them is worth telling – especially the fact that Cheggers was nearly their singer. And that Kellogg’s took offence (and legal action) at their signature style of wearing tops with a big ‘K’ for Kenny on the front. (more…)
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel – Make Me Smile (Come Up And See Me)
7th March 2021 · UncategorisedI’d liked Cockney Rebel from the start but with this song Steve Harley achieved pop perfection. He really could have called it a day after this. (more…)
Pilot – January
6th March 2021 · UncategorisedAhh, the days when you could go on Top of the Pops wearing a sweater knitted by your nan with the name of your band on your tummy… (more…)
David Essex – Stardust
6th March 2021 · UncategorisedThis is one of the strangest songs of the Seventies. Or any other era. Even stranger than that most mysterious of debut singles, Rock On. (more…)
The Tymes – Ms Grace
4th March 2021 · UncategorisedThe celestial harmonies that open this song make it an essential addition to any playlist of Philly soul. (more…)
Billy Swan – I Can Help
3rd March 2021 · UncategorisedIf you asked me what category to file this song under, I’m not sure I would know where to pigeonhole it. That’s probably what made it such a huge hit, topping charts all over the world and turning Billy Swan into a one-hit wonder in early 1975. (more…)
Gloria Gaynor – Never Can Say Goodbye
2nd March 2021 · UncategorisedThis one’s been around the block a bit. Never Can Say Goodbye was written for The Supremes and first recorded by The Jackson 5 and Isaac Hayes. (more…)
Status Quo – Down Down
1st March 2021 · UncategorisedThe venerable denim-clad 12-bar boogie merchants of Status Quo have had a record-breaking 60 hit singles, but only one number one, in January 1975. This is it. (more…)
Fred Locks – Black Star Liners
10th October 2020 · UncategorisedJohnny Clarke – None Shall Escape The Judgement
29th September 1975 · UncategorisedHere’s the signature song from Johnny Clarke’s golden period in the mid-Seventies when he teamed up with producer Bunny Lee and The Aggrovators. (more…)