- British Bubblegum..... - The Strange Brew

Can the British compete with our American cousins to bring us the most sugary rock music?

Following last month’s show it’s time to focus on lighter, more upbeat material. I’ve exercised some artistic judgement and only included tracks worth a listen. So no Jack Wild solo material!

The Sweet – Honeysuckle Love (Funny How Sweet Co-Co Can Be, RCA, 1971)
The Fourmost – Easy Squeezy (Single A-side, CBS, 1969)
The Chads – Laurelwood Carnival Fair (Single B-side to Dearest Belinda, Trend, 1970)
Manfred Mann – Ha! Ha! Said The Clown (Single A-side, Fontana, 1970)
The Marmalade – Wait For Me Marianne (Single A-side, CBS, 1968)
The Gibsons – The Magic Book (Single A-side, Deram, 1967)
The World of Oz – The Muffin Man (Single A-side, Deram, 1968)
Stamford Bridge – Roly Poly (Single A-side, Penny Farthing, 1970)
The Flowerpot Men – Heaven Knows When (Peace Album/Past Imperfect, Phantom Sound & Vision, 2000 – rec 1969)
Beano – Little Cinderella (Single A-side, Deram, 1975)
The Bumbles – Beep Beep (Single A-side, Purple, 1972)
Hammond Hazlewood – Hey Love Let Me In (Single A-side, Columbia, 1969)
Johnny Burton – Polevault Man (Single A-side, Philips, 1972)
Clover – Ice Cream Man (Single B-side, Youngbood, 1973)
The Smoke – Sugar Man (Single A-side, Regal Zonophone, 1972)
Don Farden – Sally Goes Round The Moon (Single A-side, Vogue (France) 1969)
The Status Quo – Green Tambourine (Picturesque Matchstickable Messages from the Status Quo, Pye, 1968)
The Symbols – (The Best Part of) Breaking Up (Single A-side, President, 1967)