Where the Glitter Began From grey Britain to a technicolour explosion – the story of how rock got fabulous. Glam rock didn’t just happen – it erupted in the UK at the start of the 1970s like a sequinned volcano, turning drab streets into catwalks and ordinary lads into peacocks. The Spark That Lit the Fuse The drab backdrop: Three-day weeks, power cuts, strikes, and post-war austerity still hanging in the air. Britain needed colour, escape, and a damn good kick up the backsid

A Wizzard Solo Fool's Gaze Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 28, 1975, on Jet Records (catalogue: JET 761), Roy Wood’s “Looking Thru' The Eyes Of A Fool” was his post-Wizzard solo gem. Backed with “Strider,” both tracks written/produced/performed entirely by Roy Wood (all instruments/voices), this melancholic glam-folk ballad did not chart in the UK. Issued in standard and rare misprint (“Look Thru' The Eyes Of A Fool”) variants, it’s a hidden Wood treas

A Wizzard Glam-Rock Marathon Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on December 13, 1974, on Warner Bros. Records (catalogue: K 16497), Wizzard’s “Are You Ready To Rock” was Roy Wood’s high-energy glam-rock anthem. Backed with “Marathon Man,” this stomping classic — written by Roy Wood (A) and K. Smart/M. Tyler (B) — entered the Official Singles Chart on December 21, 1974, peaking at No. 8 on January 25, 1975, and charting for 10 weeks. Issued in solid centre first press

Wizzard crowned best British single – Roy Wood’s wall-of-sound triumph! Wizzard’s See My Baby Jive, a one-page article in Record Mirror, December 29, 1973. More Wizzard poll victories added weekly.

Roy Wood races to finish the new Wizzard album – Christmas deadline looms! Wood 'N' Wizzard, a two-page article in Disc, December 8, 1973. Quote from Roy: “This new album has got to be finished by Christmas, so once again we’ve had to rush it, but in spite of this, it’s looking as though it’s going to be a nice one. Naturally we’ve had problems like me not getting the time to write suitable songs for it, so we just had to get into a studio and work out the music. That’s done

A Glam Xmas No. 4 Evergreen Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 30, 1973, on Harvest Records (catalogue: HAR 5079), Wizzard’s “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday” was Roy Wood’s glam Christmas anthem. Backed with “Rob Roy's Nightmare (A Bit More H. A.),” this choir-backed festive rocker — with The Stockland Green Bilateral School First Year Choir and The Suedettes — peaked at No. 4 on the Official Singles Chart for 9 weeks. Issued in gatefold sleeve (Wa

A Forever Suicide Note Roy Wood’s “Forever” was released as a 7-inch vinyl single with demo promo in the UK on November 16, 1973, on Harvest (catalogue: HAR 5078). Backed with “Music To Commit Suicide By,” this Brian Wilson/Neil Sedaka-influenced glam-pop epic and dark instrumental (both written/produced by Roy Wood), featuring Rick Price on telephone, peaked at No. 8 on the UK Singles Chart for 13 weeks. Issued in push-out centre, demo with “NOT FOR SALE,” it’s a timeless ‘7