Wednesday, November 30, 1977

Detective

Detective
United States of America
Hard rock, funk rock, soul

Detective was an American/English rock band that toured and recorded in the late 1970s. Detective consisted of vocalist Michael Des Barres, guitarist Michael Monarch, bassist Bobby Pickett, ex-Yes organist Tony Kaye, and drummer Jon Hyde. The band released two albums, Detective (produced by the band, Andy Johns and Jimmy Robinson) and It Takes One to Know One in 1977, as well as Live From the Atlantic Studios, a promotional LP recorded only for radio broadcast, in 1978.


Detective (1977)
It Takes One to Know One (1977)

Monday, November 07, 1977

Piper

Piper
USA
Hard rock, power pop


Piper (1977)
Can't Wait (1977)

Wednesday, October 19, 1977

Nepočin

Nepočin
Croatia
Progressive rock, heavy prog

Croatian short-lived heavy-prog band formed 1977 in Yugoslavia during a short hiatus of a band Drugi Način. They released only one album, and disbanded shortly thereafter.


Svijet po kojem gazim (1977)

Monday, October 17, 1977

Celia & The Mutations

Celia & The Mutations
London, UK
Punk rock

Less a band than an entertaining sideline, Celia & The Mutations were actually the union of The Stranglers with London torch singer Celia Gollin. First sighted by the band performing in a London club with former Kilburn & The High Roads keyboard player Rod Melvin, Gollin could scarcely have looked or sounded further away from The Stranglers' then much maligned image as misogynist hard men. But the union worked -- together the team cut a ferocious version of Tommy James & The Shondells' "Mony Mony" for release in spring 1977 on The Stranglers' United Artists label. It failed to sell, but the venture still demanded a follow-up. This was "You Better Believe Me," co-written by Gollin and bassist Jean Jacques Burnel, and many observers believe that, had Gollin been willing to promote the single, it might well have been a hit. However, her shyness prevailed, and the entire project faded away.


Mony Mony (1977) Single
You Better Believe (1977) Single

Monday, June 27, 1977

Spin

Spin
Netherlands
Funk rock, jazz rock

A project by members of Ekseption.


Spin (1976)
Whirlwind (1977)


Monday, June 13, 1977

Rough Diamond

Rough Diamond
UK
Rock

Rough Diamond was formed by singer David Byron following his dismissal from Uriah Heep, along with former Humble Pie guitarist Clem Clempson and ex-Wings drummer Geoff Britton.


Rough Diamond (1977)

Thursday, June 09, 1977

Rabbitt

Rabbitt
Newcastle, Australia
Rock, glam rock


Boys Will Be Boys! (1975)
A Croak and a Grunt in the Night (1977)