MISCHA - Ich Und Rocky Waschbär

MISCHA - Ich Und Rocky Waschbär / Tante Josephine (Ariola 1975)
After Ricky Wilde and Darren Burn, here's Micha, an eleven-year old boy from southern Germany. Both songs of this single are written and produced by Anthony Monn. Enjoy!

HOUND DOG - Rock 'n Roll Show

HOUND DOG - Rock 'n Roll Show / Singin' The Blues (Target 1973)
They should almost certainly be Dutch, however "Rock'n Roll Show" is a great song played in a rough Slade vein. The Belgian release is on Supreme, the copy above is the Dutch issue and it was released on Target, a label totally unknow to me. Produced by H.D. Production and Cees Beaudoux.

TASTY - Just a Little Too Much

TASTY - Just a Little Too Much / You're a Heartbreaker (DJM 1977)
As written between the cover notes of this promo copy, Tasty were a "five-piece band from Rugby". Besides the Bolanesque "Just a Little Too Much", the band released the single "A Summer Of Love" in 1976 always on DJM. Produced by Richie Tattersall, UK issue.

HARLOTS OF 42nd STREET - Cool Dude & Foxy Lady / Spray Paint Bandit

42nd STREET - Cool Dude & Foxy Lady / Spray Paint Bandit (Sunburst 1974)
"We used to compete with the Harlots of 42nd Street which was a group of guys who looked like truck drivers but dressed like the Dolls and wore, like, fishnet stockings over these big muscular hairy legs. They were my favourite band."
This is what David Johansen says during an interview about the Harlots Of 42nd Street. Formed by the guitarist Chris Harlott, this band, together with the New York Dolls, Magic Tramps, the Brats, Teenage Lust, and others glitter rock band of the time, dominated the NYC underground scene in the first half of the 70s. Here's a copy of their single on Sunburst records, produced by Seth Greenky.

Cool Dude & Foxy Lady

Spray Paint Bandit

BIG BOY BLUE - Getting Hungry

BIG BOY BLUE - Getting Hungry / Lonely (Penny Farthing 1974)
Another great 45 on Penny Farthing from Big Boy Blue, who's nobody else but Barron Knights himself. Bass player Peter Langford is the author of both tracks of this single: "We were trying hard to get a hit record that was a serious song and we signed to Larry Page of Penny Farthing records in London and he released several tracks by us but to no avail. 'Your All I need' was quite good sales in Italy and Canada"
THANKS TO PETER LANGFORD

HARD HORSE - Let It Ride

HARD HORSE - Let It Ride / Hang Hold Freddy (Vogue 1972)
French Issue Of Hard Horse's "Let It Ride" featuring Paul Thomas, singer of the Coventry band Peppermint Circus since 1968 to 1970. Produced by Ben Findon and Peter Shelley.

P.A.T.C.H - Where Are You Now?

P.A.T.C.H - Bang Bang Bang / Where Are You Now? (RCA 1972)
I don't know anything about this band, but "Where Are You Now?" is a brilliant commercial pop number that reminds me of the Flaming Groovies' "Shake Some Action" period.

SHILLINGFORD MILL - Frightened

SHILLINGFORD MILL - Frightened / I Want To Know (MAM 1971)
Beautiful pop song by Shillingford Mill. The same year this band also released "It's a Thing Called Love", another single on MAM produced by Dave Watkins as the above.

MIKE BERRY - Everybody Do It

MIKE BERRY I'm a Rocker / Everybody Do It (Red Point 1973)
A different version of Zipper's "Gettin' It On" released by the English singer Mike Berry who also wrote the chart single "Tribute To Buddy Holly" in 1961. Note that "Everybody Do It" can only be found as the b side of the single "I'm a Rocker" issued in Germany in 1973 on Red Point records.

CLAREL BETSY - Higway Sister

CLAREL BETSY - In The Name Of The Lord / Highway Sister (Decca 1974)
Clarel Betsy was a Paris based Mauritian born singer. Here's the Italian issue of his bizzarre single "In The Name Of The Lord".