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…)
California Man was the last hit for The Move and effectively the first for the Electric Light Orchestra in all but name when they appeared on TOTP in April 1972.
David Bowie – Five Years (The Rise & Fall Of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars)
16th June 1972 · 1970s, 1973, Glam, MusicDavid Bowie made his breakthrough in 1972. Routinely rated as one of the best albums of all time, Ziggy was Bowie’s fifth album – but his first to get into the charts.
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…)
Johnny Nash was a rare non-Jamaican reggae star and had a string of hits as well as playing a key role in the career of Bob Marley & The Wailers.
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…)
Metal Guru was the greatest of all T. Rex’s run of hit singles and gave them their fourth and final No.1 in May 1972.
The Rolling Stones released Tumbling Dice, the first single from their landmark album Exiles On Main Street, in April 1972. (more…)
This is the first time I ever heard Johnny Cash, when he had a Top Five hit in May 1972 with A Thing Called Love.
I’d pretty much forgotten this rollicking blues-influenced rocker by another bunch of one-hit wonders, Jo Jo Gunne. It reached No.6 in April 1972.
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