RECORD MIRROR - SINGLES REVIEW: September 30, 1978

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Singles reviewed by Paul Sexton

The hit machine...

01 Electric Light Orchestra - Sweet Talkin' Woman (6)
02 Stephen Bishop - Looking For The Right One
03 Gerry Rafferty - Right Down The Line
04 Hank Mizell - Jungle Rock (R)
05 Jerry Lee Lewis - Whole Lotta Shakin' Goin' On (R)
06 Roy Orbison - Oobie Dooby (R)
07 Frankie Miller - Darlin' (6)
08 Bob Dylan - Is Your Love In Vain (56)
09 Eric Clapton - Promises (37)
10 Earth Wind & Fire - Got To Get You Into My Life (33)
11 Gap Mangione - Time Of The Season
12 KC And The Sunshine Band - Do You Feel All Right
13 Deep Purple - New Live And Rare EP II_Burn (45)
14 Little Richard - Send Me Some Lovin'
15 Yachts - Look Back In Love (Not In Anger)
16 Chris Rea - Fool (If You Think It's Over) (30)
17 Len Barry - 1 2 3 (R)
18 Carole King - Disco Tech
19 Solar Flare - Boogie Fund
20 Evolution - Summer In the City
21 Johnny Thunders - You Can't Put Your Arms Around a Memory
22 Anthony Isaac Band - Sexton Blake
23 Ray Campi - Teenage Boogie
24 D J Rogers - Love Brought Me Back
25 Jennifer Warnes - Right Time of the Night
26 Melanie Harrold - Let's Spend The Night Together
27 Candi Staton - Victim
28 John Travolta - Sandy (2)
29 Johnny Mathis & Deniece Williams - Until You Come Back To Me
30 Alan Price - I Love You Too
31 Roberts & MacLean - Caledonia
32 Dan Hill - All I See Is Your Face

(R) = Re-issue
(0) = UK Chart position

Regression Mix 001 September 1977

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Hello. Listen carefully! I am going to take you back. Back to a time when music was great! All music was great! Singles, b-sides, album tracks, radio and TV all filled your ears with wonderful sounds from a vast variety of different genres. Not for you the many podcasts, radio stations and mixes that feature a single type of music. No constant repeat of chart songs you’ve heard a million times before. Beginning with September 1977, each month we will go back to another point in time where I will guide you into one of most relaxing states possible. I will guide you to a profound wonderful state where your body is absolutely relaxed and your mind is free. Free to accept ideas, free to explore possibilities, free to expand. You’ll have access to all your memories, to long forgotten memories. All those feelings, all those long past moments which made you who you are today. Now take a deep breath and let’s begin…

01 Jean Michel Jarre - Oxygene (Part 6 from the album 'Oxygene')

02 Baccara - Yes Sir I Can Boogie (Number 1 Single)

03 Tom Scott - Gotcha (Starsky And Hutch Theme)

04 Ram Jam - Black Betty (Number 7 Single)

05 Space - Ballad For Space Lovers (b-side of 'Magic Fly')

06 Rita Coolidge - I Don't Want To Talk About It (b-side of 'Higher And Higher')

07 Gerry Rafferty - City To City (Non-chart single)

08 Stranglers - Straighten Out (b-side of 'Something Better Change')

09 Generation X - Your Generation (Non-chart single)

10 Motors - Dancing The Night Away (Number 42 Single)

11 Be Bop Deluxe - Ships In The Night (from the album 'Live In The Air Age')

12 XTC - Statue Of Liberty (Peel Session)

13 Rainbow - Kill The King (Number 44 'On Stage' EP)

14 Motorhead - Vibrator (from the album 'Motorhead')

15 Dr Feelgood - She's A Wind Up (Number 34 Single)

16 RAH Band - The Crunch (Part 2) (b-side of 'The Crunch')

17 Vincent Price -The Monster Mash (Non-chart single)

18 Rubinoos - I Think We're Alone Now (Non-chart single)

19 Nazareth - Love Hurts  (Number 15 'Hot Tracks' EP)

20 Third World - 96 Degrees in the Shade (Non-chart single)

21 Nilsson - All I Think About Is You (Number 43 Single)

 

Gerry Rafferty RIP

When Gerry Rafferty passed away at the beginning January this year (4th), it was only then that I realised the impact that he had had on me throughout the years.

Although his early years with the Humblebums had meant little to me, the other famous member of that eclectic group had an enourmous impact on my sense of humour. Without Gerry Raffertty there would have been no Humblebums, and without them, Billy Connolly would never have stepped up to the mike to reveal his unique brain to the world! It was only later whilst watching an interview with Connolly that I realised this.

Later in the 70s, again without realising, Rafferty had also had a landmark influence on my music taste as well!

In 1973, I wandered into my local branch of Rumbelows looking to buy my first single. I had heard 'Standing on The Inside' by Neil Sedaka, and was determined that my pocket money would go towards the purchase of that 7" piece of vinyl. However, as fate would have it, my nerves got the better of me, and once inside the shop, standing at the counter, with my handful of shiny new pence sweaty in my palms, I went into a panic and couldn't think of the single I wanted to buy! Looking frantically at the Top Singles chart pinned to the wall, I went for the similar sounding "Stuck In The Middle" by Stealer's Wheel.

In hindsight, that was the best mistake I ever made. Instead of the naff Neil Sedaka single that no-one now can remember, I can proudly claim that the first single I bought was the ultra-cool Stealer's Wheel track. A song that became cool all over again when, the master of cool, Quentin Tarantino used it in 'Pulp Fiction'.

I played that first single to death, and grew to like it very quickly, but failed to recognise the connection when years later, 'Baker Street' was being played everywhere, and driving me insane. It was only when the follow-up single "Days Gone Down" was released (and failed to chart) did I grow to love Gerry's music.

So here's my Memorial 2CD for Gerry Rafferty - better late than never...


CD1

01 - Blood And Glory - Humblebums
02 - Please Sing A Song For Us - Humblebums
03 - Shoeshine Boy (0) - Humblebums
04 - Steamboat Row - Humblebums
05 - Can I Have My Money Back (0)
06 - Mary Skeffington
07 - New Street Blues
08 - Sign On The Dotted Line
09 - Late Again (0) - Stealer's Wheel
10 - Who Cares - Stealer's Wheel
11 - Stuck In The Middle With You (8) - Stealer's Wheel
12 - Everyone's Agreed That Everything Will Turn Out Fine (33) - Stealer's Wheel
13 - Star (25) - Stealer's Wheel
14 - Right Or Wrong (0) - Stealer's Wheel
15 - Home And Dry
16 - Right Down The Line (0)
17 - Baker Street (3)
18 - Days Gone Down (0)
19 - Family Tree
20 - The Way That You Do It

CD2

1 - Why Won't You Talk To Me
2 - Night Owl (5)
3 - Get It Right Next Time (30)
4 - Garden Of England
5 - Bring It All Home (54)
6 - Royal Mile (67)
7 - As Wise As A Serpent
8 - Sleepwalking
9 - The Right Moment
10 - Letter From America (3) - Proclaimers
11 - A Dangerous Age
12 - Shipyard Town
13 - Tired Of Talking
14 - Don't Speak Of My Heart
15 - Over My Head
16 - Keep It To yourself (0)