The Vintage Glam Rock 1970s Hits

Welcome to my vintage UK Glam rock hits programme. Glam rock was a style of rock that developed in the U.K. in the early 1970s and performed by musicians who wore outrageous costumes, makeup, and hairstyles, particularly platform shoes and glitter. The flamboyant clothing and visual styles of performers were often camp or androgynous, and have been described as playing with non-traditional gender roles. The UK charts were inundated with glam rock acts from 1971 to 1975, with glam also manifesting in all areas of British popular culture during this period. The March 1971 appearance of T. Rex front-man Marc Bolan on the BBC's music show Top Of The Pops, wearing glitter and satins, is often cited as the beginning of the movement. I've included a couple of tracks by Gary Glitter. Despite having been convicted and imprisoned, he cannot simply be airbrushed out of glam rock hence their inclusion. Enjoy three hours of 55 fantastic glam rock songs which is loud and proud from the offset. Cozy Powell, Barry Blue, Sweet, Gary Glitter, Mud

70 Music Artist Watch: Mud

In the hits of the 1970s the band Mud were a family favourite group. They were Glam rock, but they were fun too. They gavethe 70s music chart the ability to have many great hits, and to be enjoyed by all age groups, in fact they were more like an entertainment TV series than a pop group.

Top Selling Singles of 1974

Here are the Top Ten Best Selling Singles in the UK for 1974

Top Hits of 1974

 

  1 Mud Tiger Feet   Article about Mud

   2 Terry Jacks Seasons In The Sun  Article about Terry Jacks
   3 Paper Lace Billy, Don't Be A Hero
   4 Three Degrees When Will I See You Again Article about Three Degrees
   5 George McCrae Rock Your Baby
   6 David Essex Gonna Make You A Star Article about David Essex
   7 Carl Douglas Kung Fu Fighting
   8 Charles Aznavour She
   9 Rubettes Sugar Baby Love  Article about Rubettes
   10 Ken Boothe Everything I Own

GLAM ROCK : 3

*Please note that this playlist contains 2 songs by Gary Glitter - tracks 3 & 18* A non-stop playlist of twenty-three Glam Rock hits of the 70's, including tracks by Slade, Gary Glitter, The Sweet, Roxy Music, The Glitter Band, David Bowie, T-Rex, Mud, Pilot, Alvin Stardust, Suzi Quatro, Wizzard, and more.

GOLDEN HOUR : APRIL 1973

This non-stop playlist features 19 songs that peaked in the UK singles chart during April 1973. You'll hear tracks by Tony Orlando & Dawn, David Cassidy, Gilbert O'Sullivan, Don McLean, Mud, Roxy Music, Wings, The O'Jays, Wings, Argent. and more.

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70s Music Christmas 1974

The Christmas charts were so important in the 1970s, with not only the prestige of getting a Christmas hit, but a NUMBER One Christmas hit was the icing on the cake, the Christmas Cake.

During this Christmas Season we look at the music of Christmas Day 1970 and highlight those Christmas records to stir the memory of the 70s music.

Having to use a bit of editorial control here to decide what was a Christmas hit, so if it does not match your criteria, apologies.

This chart comes from the 21st December 1974.

No.18
Gilbert O'Sullivan and The Christmas Song

This is a beautiful festive song from Gilbert O'Sullivan, who was voted the No.1 male in the UK in 1972, Gilbert is still writing and performing today. He was also nominated fro a Grammy in 1972.

No.13

See article The Goodies 

with a double A side The Inbetweenies

AND Father Christmas Do Not Touch Me

Here we have Tim Brook_Taylor,Bill Oddie and Graeme Garden performing a Christmas comedy record.

N0.5

The Wombles and A Wombling  Merry Christmas

Now for those of you who do not know the Wombles are strange furry creatures who live in Wimbledon Common and help clear rubbish, we know that because of the book and the worldwide TV series.

The Wombles had many hits, and even charted with the LPs, they were a phenomenal surprise.

The creator of the Wombles was Elisabeth Beresford, and the man behind the music of the Wombles was Mike Batt, who also discovered Katie Melula and  wrote "Bright Eyes" theme for the rabbit film  "Watership Down", which got to No.1 in the single charts by Art Garfunkel.

No.1

Mud and Lonley This Christmas

Mud was another very successful family Glam Rock group fronted by  Les Gray who sang some of this song in an Elvis way, unfortunately Les died in 2004 from a heart attack and throat cancer.

Lyrics to "Lonley This Christmas"

The group were to have the best selling record of 1974 too, with the single "Tigerfeet".