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🔘 Give Us A Wink (Alternative & Demos) – Album: Nov. 2022
A 2022 Record Store Day vault release compiling Munich mixes, demos, outtakes, and unreleased Sweet tracks from the Give Us a Wink era.

Sweet
Nov 25, 20223 min read


📰 Mick Tucker & Baby Aiston - 2 Pages: Mar. 1978
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.

Sweet
Mar 19, 19783 min read


📰 Give Us A Wink – Review: Feb. 1976
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.”

Sweet
Feb 28, 19763 min read


🔘 Give Us a Wink – Album: Feb. 1976
Released in February 1976, Sweet’s Give Us a Wink marked their first fully self‑written and self‑produced album, showcasing a heavier hard‑rock direction.

Sweet
Feb 16, 19765 min read


🔘 FOX ON THE RUN – Single: Mar. 1975
A UK RCA Victor 7" single with orange labels, issued in multiple centre and label variations, titled “Fox on the Run” by Sweet.

Sweet
Mar 7, 19754 min read


📰 Melody Maker Charts – 1 Page: Mar. 1973
A glam‑charged week where Slade stormed to No. 1, Elton John ruled the album charts, and the UK and U.S. scenes revealed two very different musical identities.

Charts
Mar 11, 19737 min read


📰 POP 30 Charts – Chart Spread: Mar. 1973
A snapshot of March 1973 in full colour — glam at its peak, soul rising, and the charts shifting beneath the glitter.

Charts
Mar 10, 19733 min read


📰 Blockbuster – Sweet’s Two-Chord Hit: Feb 1973
Published February 24, 1973, this one‑page Record Mirror article celebrates Sweet’s “Blockbuster” as a glam‑rock triumph of simplicity — a Number One single powered by just two chords, a fuzz box, and a flair for theatrical excess.

Sweet
Feb 24, 19732 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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