Best act to appear on Shang-a-Lang

Assuming that was the Drifters in name only, Slade. (Was that show about as British as it got? Some of those names define the American/British split at the time: Showaddywaddy, Lieutenant Pigeon, Reubettes, Middle of the Road, etc.)

Whereas Robin Nedwell was a household name both sides of the pond.

Assuming that was the Drifters in name only

Johnny Moore plus some other guys - they had a big run of hits in the UK in the 70s.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lK3P97RfVaI

^ Best bit of Alan Price? Sounds very indebted to the Who

My lingering 1978-1982 Olivia Newton-John crush makes this a seemingly obvious choice, but c'mon, Bay City Rollers.

Kind of into this Bay City Rollers offshoot:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z5na4N48HXw

not sure what the hell is going on in that guy's trousers though

This was Lynsey de Paul's appearance on the show, not really her best song tbh:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t-yJJ3YRj94

pretty good tune Katie Kissoon tune from the 80s:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qTXgg72TZgI

Lieutenant Pigeon? In 1975?

What the hell song did they do?

Rockabilly Hot Pot?

Gordon Honeycombe was in a dream I had last night... I need help and fast.

it's a visitation!

One of Honeycombe's best-known books is the horror novel Neither the Sea Nor the Sand. Early in his career, Honeycombe wrote two horror novels, described by horror historian Stefan R Dziemianowicz as "atmospheric modern gothics whose rugged natural northern English settings resonate with their unsparing supernatural horrors." [2] The first and best-known of these works is Neither the Sea Nor the Sand, focusing on a woman whose dead lover returns to life. [2] [3] It was followed by Dragon Under the Hill, where a history professor in Northumberland finds himself re-enacting a tragedy that took place in the Viking era. [2] Dziemianowicz noted that since Honeycombe's books were published before the horror boom of the 1970s, they have been "greatly overlooked as a result".

one for the horribly named 70s albums thread:

http://ic.pics.livejournal.com/arhsam/9747160/44333/44333_original.jpghttp://musicmp3spb.org/images/m/middle_of_the_road/fyou_pays_y6109842536f79e3fdad826.jpg

this is far worse though:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51wnanGCAtL.jpg

You got a free paper hat with that one.

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Him And Us Dancers is an actor, known for Arrows (1976), Look Alive (1975) and Shang-a-Lang (1975).

Almost said Muriel Gray, but it was Muriel Young who was behind all these series showcasing one band or artist - Arrows was another one.

bolan had his own show too right?

Yes, also there was a Northern Irish band who had their own series... not the Starjets... or maybe it was?

http://tomjonesintl.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/Screen-Shot-2012-10-03-at-8.46.11-AM.png

Big Jim Sullivan, Dizzy Gillespie, Tom Jones

looks good, would buy:

http://big-boss-tracker.net/torrentimg/50d73e10818caab7d217fb8e3a2ac76e685d6ebd.jpg

I don't know about them, but certainly The Arrows, who had one hit at that time. And had one more, I believe. (xposts)

http://www.johncoulthart.com/feuilleton/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/hellodali.jpg

Russell Harty and Salvador Dalí, 1973

Thought I had lost the plot there but... The Moondogs!

cover connection:

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51czJQy8DxL.jpghttp://www.freq.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/Throbbing-Gristle-20-Jazz-Funk-Greats.jpg

Classic!

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