The U.K. 70s Singles & Albums Chart General Discussion Thread.

Can´t say I did.

He, he... One of the worst SAW singles, IMO. (I like her duet with Nick Cave, "Step Back in Tïme", "Confide in me" (the video mix) and "Can´t Get You Out of My Mind". Otherwise she seems an amiable human being, so I am pretty sure I would love to meet her.

 

Here he is...
Rod Stewart fills potholes outside his Essex estate: ‘My Ferrari can’t go through’ - YouTube
(I am not a Guardian reader, but it was the first clip I could find. It'll do.)

I wouldn't like to meet her. I don't even like to think about her.

 

I have all Kate's albums, but a few of them, especially the post Hounds of Love ones have been a victim of me having so much music. They haven't been played anywhere near enough even though I know they're good.

 

Same here. Lovely music - but so much of it!

 

I judged them on appearance in ‘76. Then a mate brought ‘Destroyer’ around to my place. He put it on my turntable without telling me who it was. That’s when I got it. It’s not - well, it wasn’t - just about the cartoon image. They carried a decent rock song in their heyday.
Seen then about 8 times now. Each show is certainly an event. Their albums tend to be all same-y at this point in their career, but doesn’t that happen to most acts?
A genuine marmite band. You get it or you don’t. I’m hoping they do another farewell tour. Thoroughly enjoyed the last one

 

I generally have always dismissed Kiss as a lightweight joke Rock band.
But...
I do own and enjoy Destroyer and.....Music From (The Elder) which as far as I know is by and large their most hated album.
Taste is a strange thing indeed.

Otherwise, Style over substance has always been my take on Kiss.

 

Hmm. I suspect their most famous/memorable performance was to ‘The Witch’ (by The Rattles). Witch’s hat, witch’s slinky black dress, witch’s black stockings and witch’s high heels (black). Imprint remains far more than the dog .

 

Indeed so. Very strange. I read on one thread a couple of days back someone trying to defend the Pet Shop Boys……
We put up with a lot for the love of music.
But we’re grown ups. We know there should always be room for all genres. Except rap, obviously….

 

I liked early Kate Bush nothing much after 1985 did much for me. That newer version of Wuthering Heights on The Whole Story was terrible. The original single should have been on the compilation. I could not take her serious after this. Like i said Kates early albums are brilliant.

 

I've always liked this track.

 

One of the first singles I ever bought with my own pocket money .

 

UK Top 40 singles chart 6th August 1972 (The ones in bold are songs I bought):

1 Alice Cooper School's Out
2 Terry Dactyl & The Dinosaurs Seaside Shuffle
3 Partridge Family Breaking Up Is Hard To Do
4 Donny Osmond Puppy Love
5 Hawkwind Silver Machine
6 Hot Butter Popcorn
7 Dr Hook & The Medicine Show Sylvia's Mother
8 Gary Glitter Rock And Roll Parts 1 & 2
9 Johnny Nash I Can See Clearly Now
10 Rod Stewart You Wear It Well
11 Bee Gees Run To Me
12 Faron Young It's Four In The Morning
13 David Bowie Starman
14 Supremes Automatically Sunshine
15 New Seekers Circles
16 Mott The Hoople All The Young Dudes
17 Electric Light Orchestra 10538 Overture
18 Bruce Ruffin Mad About You
19 Little Eva The Loco-motion
20 Derek & The Dominoes Layla
21 Stylistics Betcha By Golly Wow
22 Mary Wells My Guy
23 Chairmen Of The Board Working On A Building Of Love
24 Sweet Little Willy
25 Who Join Together
26 Jackie Wilson I Get The Sweetest Feeling
27 Middle Of The Road Samson And Delilah
28 Mardi Gras Too Busy Thinking About My Baby
29 Gilbert O'Sullivan Ooh-Wakka-Doo-Wakka-Day
30 Procol Harum Conquistador
31 Labi Siffre Watch Me
32 Elvis Presley American Trilogy
33 Roberta Flack & Donny Hathaway Where Is The Love
34 Four Tops Walk With Me Talk With Me Darling
35 Roberta Flack The First Time Ever I Saw Your Face
36 Blackfoot Sue Standing In The Road
37 Love Unlimited Walkin' In The Rain With The One I Love
38 Slade Take Me Back 'Ome
39 Michael Jackson Rockin' Robin
40 Bill Withers Lean On Me

What a great chart. School's Out climbs to #1. Yeah! The only true stinker there, for me, is Puppy Love.

 

You must have been rolling in money to buy all those.

I didn’t start buying singles until 1973, though, ironically, my first single was from the chart you posted. Must have been half price or something. Anyway, that single was Puppy Love. I make no apologies. 2nd single though was Hell Raiser, which may redeem me a little.

 

Fair assessment, but I’d throw Rockin’ Robin in too as that was utter sh*te.

 

This is a chart I do remember. 49 years ago this week. So poor were we, I only had 3 of these singles and one of those was technically my dad’s (The Carpenters).

 

Have to confess to only knowing 5.7.0.5 and was a cheapskate with Rich Kids, just buying the Rich Kids single in its red sleeve.



Rich Kids; bit of a supergroup.

 

That's another great chart with some of the singles I inherited in there.

The wonderful Roy Wood and Wizzard, a couple of Suzi Q and Hawkwind before it was withdrawn due to very unfortunate timing with a horrific terrorist act.

One I didn't know at the time, but bought the album later, was Albert Hammond:

 

I'd been buying a few singles, and the occasional album, from 1969. In 1972 though I acquired a morning & evening paper round; plus started doing Saturday jobs for neighbours. Nearly all my 'wages' went on singles/albums & music mags. A few of those songs I highlighted were via a 'parent' album; others were ex-jukebox or from the Woolies 'bargain bin' (when they'd just dropped out of the charts). '72/'73 were my splurge years. By early '74 I'd stopped buying singles altogether, and wouldn't start again until punk kicked in late '76.

Anyway, from exactly 50 years ago, here's Slade's Take Me Bak 'Ome. They were such a fabulous singles band.

 

I have that song on a couple of comps.

 

I’d only turn 10 towards the end of 1972. Too young to get a job. I was a bit idle too!

 

Same here for all three!

 

The only comp I have it on is the obviously essential:The Return Of Super 70's

 

Now that is a priceless piece of memorabilia...

 

Agree; how much did Kate go for?!

 

I have it on that. Think its on a later comp too. I’ve bought a few of those NOW 70s ones lately.