Sweet: (Bubblegum Glam)

The bubblegum-turned-glitter-booted stompers who gave us the ultimate teenage rampage soundtrack. They started as squeaky-clean pop pups churning out Chinn & Chapman bubblegum hits, but by 1973 they’d grown their hair, slapped on the makeup, zipped into satin, and turned into the loudest, campest, catchiest glam rock war machine on the planet. The Glam Slam Essentials Sweet Fanny Adams (1974) – Album Release (1974)The moment they went heavy – “The Six Teens”, “AC-DC”, “Set Me

The Glam Rock Hitmakers a visual journey via Record Sleeves Discography, Music Papers, and Magazine Features. Below is a comprehensive UK discography for The Sweet (also known as Sweet), including their studio works, live albums, compilation albums, and singles. This covers all eras from their formation as Sweetshop through glam rock hits, self-produced phases, lineup changes (e.g., Andy Scott's Sweet), and posthumous/reissue releases. Information is sourced from reliable di

A 2022 Record Store Day vault release compiling Munich mixes, demos, outtakes, and unreleased Sweet tracks from the Give Us a Wink era.

Label: Polydor Records Catalogue Number: POSP 160 Format: 7" Vinyl Single Released: October 4, 1980 (UK) A late‑period Sweet rocker — backed with the punchy Tall Girls. Issued on Polydor, the single was released to promote their 1980 album Waters Edge. 🔘 Overview Sixties Man was released on October 4, 1980 as a UK 7" single on Polydor Records. The track reflected Sweet’s early‑’80s shift toward a more polished, melodic hard‑rock sound, following their transition from glam‑ro

A charged and emotionally loaded two-page Bravo feature documenting Sweet at a moment of fracture, uncertainty and attempted reconciliation. The article captures the band performing publicly as a trio while extending an unexpected peace gesture toward their estranged frontman, Brian Connolly. The atmosphere is tense but hopeful, with Bravo framing the moment as a rare glimpse into the internal struggles of one of glam rock’s most turbulent groups. The feature combines bold he

In BRAVO’s 1978 family feature, Mick Tucker appears not as a glam‑rock drummer but as a proud, gentle father — cradling his newborn daughter with unmistakable tenderness.

Released: January 23, 1978 (UK) Label: Polydor Records Catalogue Number: POSP 001 Format: 7" Vinyl Single The Sweet’s sleek, progressive‑leaning late‑’70s hit — backed with Cover Girl. Issued on Polydor, the single launched the Level Headed era with a polished, expansive sound. 🔘 Overview Love Is Like Oxygen was released on January 23, 1978 as the lead UK single from The Sweet’s album Level Headed. Marking a stylistic shift from their earlier Chinnichap glam‑rock stomp, the

Label: RCA Victor Catalogue Number: RCA 2748 Format: 7" Vinyl Single Released: October 15, 1976 (UK) A dramatic, late‑’76 Sweet single — backed with the driving Funk It Up. Issued on RCA Victor, the release marked the band’s shift toward a heavier, more ambitious sound as glam’s first wave faded. 🔘 Overview Lost Angels was released on October 15, 1976 as a UK 7" single on RCA Victor. The track showcased Sweet’s evolving late‑’70s style — darker, more theatrical, and leaning

Originally released in 1975, “Action” is Sweet at their most ferocious — a hybrid of glam, proto‑metal, and razor‑edged pop. It’s the moment they shed the last traces of bubblegum and stepped fully into the harder, heavier identity they’d been hinting at since “Sweet F.A.”

Published in February 1976, this Record Mirror & Disc review critiques Sweet’s Give Us A Wink, arguing that the band’s pursuit of rock credibility results in an indulgent, over‑inflated album saved only by the taut “Action” and the hypnotic “Healer.”