Something that I concocted over the weekend… a retrospective of 1977 in the form of my favourite sounds, in no particular order.
Sex Pistols – Holidays In The Sun
Television – Marquee Moon
David Bowie – A New Career In A New Town
David Bowie – Heroes
Fleetwood Mac – Dreams
Donna Summer - I Feel Love
Grace Jones – La Vie En Rose
Bob Marley – Jamming
Idris Muhammad – Could Heaven Ever Be Like This
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Honourable mentions also go to: Bill Conti for ‘Gonna Fly Now‘; Fela Kuti & The Africa ’70 for ‘Zombie‘; Loleatta Holloway (feat. The Salsoul Orchestra) for ‘Run Away‘; Marvin Gaye for ‘Got To Give It Up‘; Iggy Pop for ‘Lust For Life‘; Suicide for ‘Cheree‘; Barry White for ‘Playing Your Game, Baby‘; Neil Young for ‘Like A Hurricane‘; Peter Gabriel for ‘Solsbury Hill‘; Parliament for ‘Flash Light‘; Fleetwood Mac for ‘You Make Loving Fun‘; Electric Light Orchestra for ‘Mr Blue Sky‘ and so many more (see 1977 – it was a great year).