Top Of The Box

The Associates - Club Country, Top Of The Pops, 1982
The Associates were Billy Mackenzie & Alan Rankine. It was Billy Mackenzie’s gorgeous golden tonsils that helped The Associates stand out from much of the dross that filled the charts in 1982. This was their twelve single, but only thier second Top 40 hit, [...]

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10cc - Rubber Bullets, Top Of The Pops, 1973
10cc were at their commercial peak in the early 1970’s. Rubber Bullets was their first number 1 in the UK.
I love this song, it reminds me of my childhood, Top Of The Pops on a Thursday night and listening to the Top 40 countdown on Radio [...]

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XTC - Life Begins At The Hop. Top Of The Pops 1979.
Sheer pop-punk genius from Swindon’s finest. I had this on clear vinyl in a fold-out sleeve, some sly git nicked it off me. Contains probably the finest anti guitar solo ever!
Suggestions for a more under-rated band?

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There was some weird stuff going down in the early seventies, and Roxy Music were a real strange mix. Their first single was a real stunner, still as good today. Their albums were very different with Brian Eno’s electronic genius creating a much darker and heavier music.
From 1972, Roxy Music - Virginia Plain
 

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Top Of The Pops 1978, The Jam - Down In The Tube Station At Midnight.
What more is there to say?

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