Brit Hits of the 70’s

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Annotation

Given away free with Daily Star Saturday newspaper. Gatefold cardboard sleeve with space to hold Brit Hits of the 80’s and Brit Hits of the 90’s which were given away in following weeks.

Annotation last modified on 2019-07-14 17:34 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1What a Waste!
recording of:
What a Waste (in 1977)
lyricist:
Ian Dury
composer:
Charley Charles (UK drummer), Mick Gallagher (UK hammond organ player), Chaz Jankel (English musician and songwriter), Rod Melvin, John Turnbull and Norman Watt-Roy
Ian Dury & the Blockheads33:26
2Solid Gold Easy Action
recording of:
Solid Gold Easy Action
lyricist and composer:
Marc Bolan
T. Rex4.52:22
3Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t Have Fallen in Love With)
engineer:
Doug Bennett (producer, engineer) and Martin Rushent
producer and mixer:
Martin Rushent
arranger:
Buzzcocks (English punk band)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (in 1978)
recorded at and mixed at:
Olympic Studios (1966–2009) in Barnes, Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom
part of:
Rolling Stone: 500 Greatest Songs of All Time: 2021 edition (number: 276)
recording of:
Ever Fallen in Love (With Someone You Shouldn’t’ve)
lyricist and composer:
Pete Shelley (Buzzcocks lead singer) (in 1977-11)
publisher:
Complete Music Ltd.
Buzzcocks4.42:40
4Rockabilly Rebel
recording of:
Rockabilly Rebel
lyricist and composer:
Steve Bloomfield
Matchbox2:44
5My Coo-Ca-Choo
recording of:
My Coo Ca Choo
lyricist and composer:
Peter Shelley (British 1970s pop singer/songwriter)
Alvin Stardust53:27
6Knock on Wood
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Ariola America, Inc. (in 1978)
part of:
RuPaul’s Drag Race Lip Sync Performances (season 3) (number: 6)
cover recording of:
Knock on Wood
writer:
Steve Cropper and Eddie Floyd
publisher:
East/Memphis Music, Irving Music, Inc., Rondor Music, Rondor Music (London) Ltd., Rondor Music Publishing, Warner Bros. Music Ltd. (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23), Warner Chappell Music (publisher as Warner/Chappell Music), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Warner Chappell North America
adaptation of:
Potkraj na les
Amii Stewart53:48
7Bright Lights, Big City
cover recording of:
Bright Lights, Big City
lyricist and composer:
Jimmy Reed (blues musician)
publisher:
Arc Music Corp. (U.S. rock & blues publisher) and Conrad Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
Rod Stewart2:29
8Traffic Jam
Graffiti3:23
9I’ve Got to Get Away
Punk Truckers3:50
10On the Rocks
Bryce3:50
11Grooves on Fire
Tamara3:29
12Uptight
The Flunkies3:11
13Middle
Punk Truckers3:16
14Manilla Sky
Manilla Sky3:21
15Ain’t That Bad After All
Bobbi3:21

Credits

Release

part of:Daily Star Brit Hits (number: 1) (order: 1)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/release/3491535 [info]