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7-Inch History – THE ADVERTS 1977

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Great 7″ singles/sleeves/vinyl

25 September 2022

Band: THE ADVERTS
Who: 4 punks from London, with
pin-up punkette Gaye Advert on bass
Active: 1976-1979 / 2 studio LPs

Single: GARY GILMORE’S EYES
Released in 1977. Peaked at #18 on the UK Singles Chart.

The song was written from the point of view of a person who got an
eye transplant and discovers that he has the eyes of an American
criminal named Gary Gilmore, who got the death penalty for two
murders. Gilmore wanted his eyes be donated to science after his
execution as “they’d probably be the only body part usable”.

Look out…

THE ADVERTS: History

7-Inch History – SMALL FACES No 1 In The UK This Day 1966

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Great 7″ singles/sleeves/vinyl

15 September 2022

Band: SMALL FACES
Who: R & B beat group from London
Kenney Jones- Ronnie Lane – Steve Marriott – Ian McLagan
Active: 1965–1969, 1975–1978 / 5 studio LPs

Single: ALL OR NOTHING
B-side: Understanding

According to Kay Marriott, Steve‘s mother, Steve wrote this song about his split
with ex-fiancée Sue Oliver, though first wife Jenny Rylance states that Marriott told
her he wrote the song for her as a result of her split with Rod Stewart.

Score: #1 on the UK Singles Chart this day in 1966

All or nothing for
the money in the cold…

SMALL FACES: Bio – Discography

7-Inch History – THEM (Van Morrison) 1965

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Great 7″ singles/sleeves/vinyl

13 September 2022

Band: THEM
Who: North Irish Belfast band build around
legendary singer-songwriter and grumpy bear Van Morrison
Active: 1964-1972 / 3 LPs with Van Morrison (who left the band
after only 2 years)

Single: HERE COMES THE NIGHT
Third 7″, released in 1965.
#2 on the UK singles chart.

Remarkable thing on the sleeve: Morrison is laughing. Very rare!

The young Belfast Cowboy at his bluesy best.

THEM: Bio – Discography

7-Inch History – ‘WHOLE LOTTA LOVE’ (1969) By LED ZEPPELIN – Greatest Guitar Riff Ever

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Great 7″ singles/sleeves/vinyls

26 August 2022

LED ZEPPELIN‘s red-hot smoking stunner WHOLE LOTTA LOVE
(from their 1969 Led Zep II album) was voted the greatest guitar
riff ever in rock history in 2014 by listeners of BBC Radio in the UK.
The riff topped a list of 100 classic ones.

Definitely, maybe the best ever in my book.

No 2: Sweet Child O’ Mine by Guns ‘N’ Roses
No 3: Back In Black by AC/DC

The winner…

LED ZEP: Bio – Discography – Instagram