Sweet: (Bubblegum Glam)

The Sweets "Alexander Graham Bell" backed with "Spotlight" was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by RCA Victor (catalog number...

Sweet’s "Sweet Dreams" , a two-page article in Bravo Magazine , September 27, 1971. Oops! These four boys don't give a damn about luxury they're real bon vivants In the studio, bass guitarist Steve Priest (left) sets the tone. On stage, however, drummer Mick Tucker, singer Brian Connelly, and lead guitarist Andy Scott (from left) are in the foreground Since their hit "Co-Co," the Sweets' cash registers have been ringing. And yet they enjoy their lives most by tapping beer, cr

Sweet’s "Girls Watch Out!" , a two-page article in Bravo Magazine , September 6, 1971. Bassist Steve Priest (21) Singer Brian Connelly,...

The Sweet’s first major UK hit — bubblegum pop before the glam storm.

A Sweet & Pipkins Split MFP Release Released as a vinyl LP in the UK on January 15, 1971, on Music for Pleasure (catalogue: MFP 5571), The Sweet’s Gimme Dat Ding was a split album with The Pipkins on side two. The album took its name from The Pipkins' 1970 hit song “Gimme Dat Ding.” In North America, The Pipkins released a full-length album of the same title, featuring the six tracks from this UK release plus four additional songs, which reached No. 27 on the Canadian charts

Sweet's Early Parlophone Non-Hit Released on Parlophone (R 5902) in the UK on January 23, 1970, The Sweet’s “All You'll Ever Get From Me” — backed with “The Juicer” — was one of their earliest singles before the full Chinnichap glam breakthrough. Produced by John Burgess and Roger Easterby for AIR Production, the single did not chart in the UK. Connolly and Tucker unexpectedly met Wainman, who was now a producer and aware of two budding songwriters, Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapm

The Sweet’s "The Lollipop Man"  backed with "Time" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by Parlophone Records (catalog...

The Sweet’s "Slow Motion", backed with "It’s Lonely Out There", was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by Fontana Records...

🎸🔥 October 5th, 1945—a legend was born. Happy 80th birthday to Brian Connolly, the unforgettable frontman of The Sweet! His...