VIKIVAKY - Crazy Daisy

VIKIVAKI - Crazy Daisy / Lonely Road (CBS 1977)
Vikivaki were a Swedish band formed by brothers Hans and Jon Gislason. They were active in the second half of the 1970s, releasing about four singles and one LP called "Cruising". "Crazy Daisy" is a good, hard glam rocker with a tough guitar sound. Swedish pressing.
Thanks to Enrico.

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE - No.4

  

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE - No.1
Here are two different versions of a heavy psych-proto-glam number with catchy analog synth riffs by two obscure bands, The Damned and Kid Rock. It's difficult to work out who wrote the song because the labels show two different authors. The A Side of both records are another little mystery. On The Damned single the A side is "Morning Bird", which was also released by a German band called Tiger B Smith. Kid Rock's A side "Ice Cream Man" came out on an EP attached to the magazine Strange Things in 1990 and was credited to a band called Clover.
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THE DAMNED - Morning Bird / Theta (Young Blood 1974)
UK pressing, produced by Miki Dallon.


KID ROCK - Ice Cream Man / Doctor Rock (Young Blood 1973)
Spanish issue, produced by Tony Rockliffe.

REDHOUSE - Thank You

 REDHOUSE  - Thank You / Snapshot (EMI 1977)
A brilliant hardrocker released by obscure Australian band Rehouse. "Thank You" is a tight, powerful piece recalling "Boys Will Be Boys" by Taste, another Aussie band active during the same period. Australian issue, produced by Rod Coe.

PAUL KENDRICK - Teenage Smash

PAUL KENDRICK - Let's Do It Now / Teenage Smash (A&M 1974)
Great junkshop glam rocker with a loud fuzzed-up guitar, released by British songwriter/producer Paul Kendrick, who was a member of psych-pop band Tuesday's Children before he formed the prog rock combo Czar.
"Let's Do It Now" was his first solo single and the only one released on the A&M label. Produced by Tony Ashton.

TEARS - Anywhere, Any Time, Any One

TEARS - Ditt Minne / Anywhere, Any Time, Any One (Efel 1973)
Here's the first single released by Swedish band Tears. "Anywhere, Any Time, Any One" is a catchy glam-pop song that seems very infuenced by the early Sweet sound.
Another great Tears single called "Ooh Lah", which was released one year later on Gazell label, is already on this blog.
Swedish pressing.

THE RAVING MANIAC - Rock'n'Roll Man

THE RAVING MANIAC - Rock'n'Roll Man / Freedom (Criket 1973)
Here's a hard rocking US obscurity released on Portland, Oregon's label Criket. The Raving Maniac also released another single one year later called "Driving Me Crazy", which I still haven't had chance to hear .
US issue, produced by Greg Branson.

SUNFIGHTER - Drag Race Queen

SUNFIGHTER - Drag Race Queen / Riding On Your Star (EMI 1976)
A brilliant song from pop British outfit Sunfighter, who were active from 1975 to 1978 and released three singles. The line-up featured Rob Boughton and John Hardman on guitar and vocals, Jeb Milne and Rikki Peebles on vocals and later Melvyn Smith. "Drag Race Queen" was their first single and was produced by Roy Thomas Baker, which explains the Queen vibe.

GURU'S - Country Boy Blues

GURU'S - Meditation Mama / Country Boy Blues (Philips 1971)
A crude and rough glam rocker with some cool guitar sounds from another obscure British outfit. "Country Boy Blues" was penned by Hogback And Pig, which is the name of another British band who released a couple of singles in the same year and who are probably behind this single too. UK issue.

KRAZE KAT - Melody Maker

KRAZE KAT - Thirty Love / Melody Maker (Mountain 1976)
Cool powerpop tune by British outfit Krazy Kat who released two singles and two LPs between 1976 and 1977. Tony Ferguson, Grahame White and Roger Willis (all members of Harmony Grass and Capability Brown) were behind this band. UK pressing, produced by Chris Thomas.

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE - No.3

VOTE FOR YOUR FAVOURITE - No.3

Here are three different versions of one of the greatest songs written by one of the best songwriting duos, Harry Vanda and George Young.
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STEVIE WRIGHT - Hard Road / Guitar Band (Albert 1974)

Australian pressing, produced by Vanda and Young.

PETER D. KELLY - Hard Road / 100% Rock And Roll Melody (RCA 1973)

German issue, produced by George Alexander.

GUY DARREL - Hard Road / We'Ve Thrown It All Away (Santa Ponsa 1973)

UK issue produced by Roger Easterby and Des Champ.