March, 2010 | My Seventies Music

Klaatu – “Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft”, “Sub Rosa Subway”, “Doctor Marvello”, “California Jam” and “True Life Hero”

March 11th, 2010 by Paul

I think it must have been about 1976 or 1977 when I bought an album by a Canadian band called Klaatu with, among others, the track “Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft” (which was covered by The Carpenters soon after it came out). It was rumoured that this was actually the Beatles in disguise, so to […]

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Tags: 3:47 EST, California Jam, Calling Occupants Of Interplanetary Craft, Doctor Marvello, Juke Box Hero, Klaatu, Michael Rennie, Music of the Seventies, Richard O'Brien, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Science Fiction/Double Feature, Seventies Rock Bands, Sub Rosa Subway, The Beatles, The Carpenters, The Day The Earth Stood Still, True Life Hero

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Renee Geyer – “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right”, “It’s A Man’s World”, “Stares And Whispers”, “Heading In The Right Direction”, “Do You Know What I Mean” and “Don’t Let Me Be Misunderstood”

March 10th, 2010 by Paul

On a late January 1980 night at an open air festival in Ngaruawahia, New Zealand, in the southern summer heat, I heard Australian blues and soul singer Renee Geyer singing “(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don’t Want To Be Right”. It has stuck in my mind ever since. I could only find a couple […]

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Tags: "Stares And Whispers, (If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want To Be Right, Do You Know What I Mean, Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood, Heading In The Right Direction, It's A Man's World, Music of the Seventies, Renee Geyer, Soul Music

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Puhdys -“Ikarus”, “Ikarus II” and “Mephisto”

March 9th, 2010 by Paul

I first came across the East German band Puhdys back in either 1978 or 1979 on a trip to Germany (before I lived there) and bought their album “Pudhys 5”, with tracks like “Ikarus II”, “Mephisto” and “Wilde Jahre” (Wild Years). Pudhys, who were heavily influenced by artists like Deep Purple and Uriah Heep, were […]

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Tags: Deep Purple, East German rock band, German Band, German Rock Band, Hard Rock, Ikarus, Ikarus II, Iron Curtain, Lyrics, Mephisto, Music, Music of the Seventies, Ostrock, Puhdys, Seventies, Seventies Rock Bands, Uriah Heep, Video Footage, Video Quality, West Germany

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The Undertones – “Teenage Kicks”, “Jimmy Jimmy”, “You’ve Got My Number (Why Don’t You Use It)”, “Here Comes The Summer” and “My Perfect Cousin”

March 8th, 2010 by Paul

Northern Irish band The Undertones, formed in 1975 in Derry, soon turned to punk when the style began to dominate, and began their rise to national prominence with “Teenage Kicks” in 1978. They had sent a demo tape to legendary BBC DJ John Peel. Peel paid for them to do a proper recording in a […]

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Tags: "Here Comes The Summer, Jimmy Jimmy, John Peel, Music of the Seventies, My Perfect Cousin, New Wave, Seventies Rock Bands, Teenage Kicks, The Undertones, three chord punk, You've Got My Number (Why Don't You Use It)

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Hot Chocolate – “You Could Have Been A Lady”, “Emma”, “You Sexy Thing”, “So You Win Again”, “Every 1’s A Winner” and “It Started With A Kiss”

March 7th, 2010 by Paul

British band Hot Chocolate, led by Errol Brown, was the only group to have at least one UK hit every year throughout the Seventies, and in fact from 1970 to 1984, with songs like “You Could Have Been A Lady”, “Emma”, “You Sexy Thing”, “So You Win Again”, “Every 1’s A Winner” and “It Started […]

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