One Hit Wonders

by Chris Welch (Author)

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  Hardcover
  2003

  $3.25

  Twinkle's Terry , Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps Please by Splodgenessabounds, or Can You Dig It? by the Mock Turtles; these are just tasters of the monster records that were made by bands and artistes who only cracked the heady heights of the Top Ten once. Some have had lesser hits, some have had massively successful albums and live careers, without ever reaching the chart summits again; some were never seen publicly again, and now pursue very different careers. From The Adverts' Gary Gilmore's Eyes to White Town's catchy hit Your Woman , this volume takes an affectionate look at 33 people whose lives coincided at one point with the nation's ears, from the early 1960s to the early 1990s, and whose achievements are still remembered. It is illustrated with then and now photographs, looks at how they got there, what the hit did for them, and what they are up to now.