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🔘 Your Mamma Won’t Like Me – Single: Jan. 1975
Label: RAK Records Catalogue Number: RAK 191 Format: 7" Vinyl Single (Solid Centre / Push‑Out Centre; Promo & Commercial) Released: January 31, 1975 (UK) A bold, bass‑heavy glam‑funk statement — Suzi Quatro kicking off 1975 with swagger, attitude, and a new sonic direction. Released in the UK on January 31, 1975, “Your Mamma Won’t Like Me” backed with “Peter, Peter” appeared as a 7-inch vinyl single on RAK Records (RAK 191). Written by hitmaking duo Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapm

Suzi Quatro
Jan 31, 19754 min read


🔘 Lonely This Christmas – Single: Nov. 1974
Released in the UK on November 22, 1974, Mud’s “Lonely This Christmas,” backed with “I Can’t Stand It,” appeared as a 7-inch vinyl single on RAK Records (RAK 187). Written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, and produced by the Chinnichap team, the track delivered a tongue‑in‑cheek Elvis‑styled ballad wrapped in glam‑era sentimentality. Its theatrical melancholy, spoken-word break, and slow-burning arrangement resonated strongly with the public, sending the single to No. 1 on th

Mud
Nov 22, 19744 min read


🔘 The Wild One – Single: Nov. 1974
Label: RAK Records Catalogue Number: RAK 185 Format: 7" Vinyl Single (Push‑Out Centre / Solid Centre; Promo & Commercial) Released: November 1, 1974 (UK) Released in the UK on November 1, 1974, Suzi Quatro’s “The Wild One,” backed with “Shake My Sugar,” appeared as a 7-inch vinyl single on RAK Records (RAK 185). Written and produced by Mike Chapman and Nicky Chinn, the track was the third single from her second album *Quatro*. A fierce glam‑rock anthem driven by gritty guitar

Suzi Quatro
Nov 1, 19744 min read


🔘 Turn It Down – Single: Nov. 1974
Released in the UK on November 1, 1974, Sweet’s “Turn It Down,” backed with “...Someone Else Will,” appeared as a 7-inch vinyl single on RCA Victor Records (RCA 2480). Written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman and produced by the Chinnichap team, the track was the second single from *Desolation Boulevard*. A hard‑edged glam‑rock anthem built on heavy riffs, pounding drums, and Brian Connolly’s soaring vocals, it marked one of the band’s more aggressive mid‑’70s releases. Enteri

Sweet
Nov 1, 19743 min read


📰 Poppa Joe – Article: Mar. 1972
“Poppa Joe” rises to No. 11 on the UK Singles Chart in early March 1972, marking the peak of The Sweet’s steel‑drum‑infused bubblegum era before their transition into heavier glam rock.

Sweet
Mar 3, 19722 min read


🔘 Funny Funny – Single: Jan. 1971
The Sweet’s first major UK hit — bubblegum pop before the glam storm.

Sweet
Jan 29, 19714 min read
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