AUGUST 1973
SINGLES
GRAHAM BELL- 60 Minute Man/ The Whole Town Wants You Hung (Charisma)
BIG CARROT- Blackjack/ Squint-Eye Mangle (EMI)
BRINSLEY SCHWARZ- Speedo/ I Worry (UA)
COCKNEY REBEL- Sebastian/ Rock & Roll Parade (EMI)
MATTHEW FISHER- Suzanne/ Separation (RCA)
PETER FRANC- Ballad Of The Superstar/ Strange Kind Of Woman (Dawn)
GALLAGHER & LYLE- Sittin’ Down Music/ S.S man (A&M)
GEORDIE- Electric Lady/ Geordie Stomp (EMI)
HUDSON FORD- Pick Up The Pieces/ This Is Not The Way (A&M)
BILLY KINSLEY- Annabella/ Blue Movies (Epic)
MANFRED MANN’S EARTHBAND- Joybringer/ Can’t Eat Meat (Vertigo)
MOTT THE HOOPLE- All The Way From Memphis/ Ballad Of Mott (CBS)
PRINCIPAL EDWARDS- Weekdaze/ Whizzmore Kid (Deram)
PROCOL HARUM- Souvenir Of London/ Toujours L’Amour (Chrysalis)
RED HERRING- I’m a Gambler/ Working Class Man (GM)
ROLLING STONES- Angie/ Silver Train (Rolling Stones)
STEALERS WHEEL- Everything Will Turn Out Fine/ Johnny’s Song (A&M)
STRAWBS- Shine On Silver Sun/ And Wherefore (A&M)
10cc- The Dean And I/ Bee In My Bonnet (UK)
URIAH HEEP- Stealin’/ Sunshine (Bronze)
WIZZARD- Angel Fingers/ You Got The Jump On Me (Harvest)
WOLF- Bunch Of Fives/ Five In The Morning (Deram)
ALBUMS
BEDLAM- Bedlam (Chrysalis)
BEGGARS OPERA- Get Your Dog Off Me (Vertigo)
BLUE- Blue (RSO)
BRONCO- Smoking Mixture (Polydor)
ELLIS- Why Not (Epic)
GENESIS- Live (Charisma)
GLENCOE- Spirit Of Glencoe (Epic)
MURRAY HEAD- Nigel Lived (CBS)
HOME- The Alchemist (CBS)
MIKE HUGG- Stress and Strain (Polydor)
JACKSON HEIGHTS- Bump ‘n’ Grind (Vertigo)
LINDISFARNE- Live (Charisma)
MARVIN & FARRAR- Marvin & Farrar (EMI)
GARY MOORE BAND- Grinding Stone (CBS)
MOTT THE HOOPLE- Mott (CBS)
SUNTREADER- Zin Zin (Island)
10cc- 10cc (UK)
TEN YEARS AFTER- Recorded Live (Chrysalis)
HAPPENING
Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke of the recently disbanded Free join forces with guitarist Mick Ralphs, who had just left Mott the Hoople. Having decided to call themselves ‘Bad Company’ the trio commence their search for a bassist to complete the group.