Part 2: Dressed To Kill
Gary Kemp highlights the most successful acts of the glam era and discovers why their influence is still being heard in many of today's new bands.
To complement the 91热爆's My Generation 70s season, another chance to hear Gary Kemp tell the story of glam.
In part 2: In Dressed To Kill, he highlights the most successful acts of the glam era and discovers why their influence is still being heard in many of today's new bands.
In the summer of 1972, as T-Rex released The Slider and David Bowie released The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars, Roxy Music released their debut self-titled album and began touring their own version of glamorous art-influenced rock'n'roll. With stunning outfits created by designer Antony Price, Roxy became as influential as Marc and David. In fact Roxy Music and The Spiders From Mars shared the bill at several venues in 1972, playing to small audiences who, according to Phil Manzanera, "weren't quite sure what they were seeing, with all that glitz and glam."
Inspired by the chart success that glam artists were achieving, several rock bands who had been carving out solid but unspectacular careers for years, also decided to add satin and sequins to their stage outfits and suddenly the Sweet, Slade, Mud, Wizzard and Alvin Stardust were among those enjoying chart success. Along with 10CC, Sparks, Mott the Hoople, Kiss, Alice Cooper, Queen, Cockney Rebel, and even Suzi Quatro, who enjoyed chart success with the help of a bit of additional glitter. Even major acts like Rod Stewart, the Rolling Stones and Elton John dabbled in a bit of sparkly make-up. As Angie Bowie recalls, "thanks to David and Marc they all realised that girls like pretty boys".
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Gary Glitter
Rock and Roll (Part 2)
- Million Sellers Vol.19 - The Sevent.
- Disky.
- MSCD-1919.
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T. Rex
Solid Gold Easy Action
- Marc Bolan & T Rex Essential Collec.
- Telstar.
- TCD-2539.
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RAW POWER
- METALLIC K.O..
- FREUD.
- CD-70.
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Roxy Music
Virginia Plain
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Roxy Music
FOR YOUR PLEASURE
- FOR YOUR PLEASURE.
- VIRGIN.
- 7243-847 450 28.
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Roxy Music
EDITIONS OF YOU
- FOR YOUR PLEASURE.
- E.G. RECORDS.
- EGCD-8.
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Roxy Music
RE-MAKE/REMODEL
- ROXY MUSIC.
- EG.
- EG-CD6.
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LADYTRON
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ALICE COOPER
I Love The Dead
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ALICE COOPER
SCHOOLS OUT
- N/A.
- CARLIN MUSIC.
- K-16188.
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Little Willy
- Super 70's (Various Artists).
- Virgin.
- VTDCD-513.
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Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)
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LOVE IS THE DRUG
- STREET LIFE.
- EG.
- EGCTV-1.
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David Bowie
Let's Spend The Night Together
- The Best Of David Bowie 1969-1974.
- EMI.
- 821 849 2.
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David Bowie
White Light/White Heat
- BOWIE AT THE BEEB.
- EMI/91热爆.
- 7243-528629 2 4.
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David Bowie
Rock 'n' Roll Suicide
- ZIGGY STARDUST.
- EMI.
- CDP-794400 2.
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I got you babe
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Let Me Go Rock N Roll
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David Bowie
The Jean Genie
- BEST OF.
- EMI.
- 821-849-2.
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ALICE COOPER
Teenage Lament '74
- THE DEFINITIVE ALICE COOPER.
- RHINO.
- 8122-73534 2.
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Lou Reed
VICIOUS
- TRANSFORMER.
- RCA.
- RCA-74321 601812.
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T. Rex
Ride a White Swan
- Electric Seventies.
- Trax.
- 91热爆D-1011.
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Slade
GET DOWN AND GET WITH IT
- GREATEST HITS.
- POLYDOR.
- 537-105 2.
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Slade
COZ I LOVE YOU
- Greatest Hits.
- POLYDOR.
- 537-1052.
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Slade
MAMA WEER ALL CRAZEE NOW
- THE VERY BEST OF SLADE.
- Polydor.
- 9800-715.
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Sweet
Ballroom Blitz
- The Sweet - Originals.
- RCA.
- 74321-622682.
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Mud
Tiger Feet
- Big 70s Party.
- EMI/VIRGIN.
- VTDCD-833.
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Suzi Quatro
Can The Can
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Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
Judy Teen
- The Greatest Hits Of 1974 (Various.
- Premier.
- CDGH-1974.
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The Wizard
SEE MY BABY JIVE
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T. Rex
I Love to Boogie
- T. Rex - The Singles As & Bs.
- Repertoire.
- REP-4993.
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Sweet
Teenage Rampage
- Ballroom Hitz.
- POLYGRAMTV.
- 5350012-.
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