Samstag, 22. August 2009

BUNCH OF 7`S FROM THE 70`S #8


"TEENY BOPPER BAND/NIGHTRAKE"(POLYDOR RECORDS 1974)
UNDISPUTED KINGS OF NEDERGLAM,WHO PLAYED THEIR 1ST GIG
SUPPORTING GOLDEN EARRING IN 1973.A-SIDE IS A FLAMBOYANT
TEENYBOPPER,FLIP IS A MIDTEMPO ROCKER."TEENYBOPPER
BAND"
REACHED THE DUTCH TOP TEN IN 74.

"THE STEALER/BACK ON THE ROAD AGAIN"(POLYDOR 1974)
DOUBLE SIDED ROCKER THIS TIME - BOTH TRACKS ARE GREAT
GROOVERS,W/ COOL SYNTH PLINKS ADDED TO THE HARD ROCK
KNOCK BOSS SOUNDS.

"SEVEN-ELEVEN/SPRINGTIME BALLYHOO"(POLYDOR 1975)
"SEVEN-ELEVEN" IS A CLASSIC CHART STOMPER FEATURING
CEES BERGMAN´S
UNIQUE HIGHPITCH VOCALS,"SPRINGTIME
BALLYHOO"
IS AN UPTEMPO RAVER W/CLASSY SYNTH ACTION.

"GLITTERY OBITUARY"(DJM RECORDS 1973)
MOST OF THESE 7´S ARE FROM BLACKFOOT SUE´S "NOTHING TO
HIDE"
-ALBUM.BESIDES THE 7´S SONGS IT´S MOSTLY HIPPYSH
PROG ROCK THE LOT(LIKE THE A-SIDE) - WHAT A FUCKIN´WASTE.
IF THEY HAD ONLY RECORDED GLAM CLASSICS LIKE "GLITTERY
OBITUARY",THEY COULD HAVE RULED.

"STANDING IN THE ROAD/CELESTIAL PLAIN"(DJM REC.73)
"STANDING IN THE ROAD" WAS THEIR BIGGEST HIT SO FAR,IT
REACHED TOP CHART POSITIONS EVEN IN MY HOME COUNTRY,
"CELESTIAL PLAIN"
IS ONE HELL OF A HARD ROCKER TOO.

"BYE BYE BIRMINGHAM/MY OH MY(DJM 1974)
"BYE BYE BIRMINGHAM" IS A FAST ROCK´N´ROLLER,"MY OH
MY" A QUIRKY BOOGIE TUNE.I VAGUELY REMEMBER WATCHING
THESE CATS PERFORMING "STANDING IN THE ROAD" ON
GERMAN TELLY IN 73.

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