Hey everybody, its 70s time again. Relive those golden years with this simple to erect home entertainment system, no batteries required. Simply plug in and play. Grab those faded old loons and that cheesecloth shirt from the loft and pretend its 1975 again. Like wow, heavy eh?
Good luck... googling is welcomed and all proceeds go to charity.


1) Which two-hit wonder of the mid-'70s was the son of the 3rd Marquess of Zetland and recorded a flop single in tribute to London Zoo's gorilla, Guy ?

2) Which '70s record company featured the Beano character Little Plum as part of its trademark ?

3) Which early '70s act recorded not one but two singles about women's underwear, the first - their hit - a BBC-banned British low culture classic ?

4) Which artist-run label released what's considered to have been the first U. K-issued cajun single, in 1972, as a super-rare 78 ?

5) Who had a British hit single in 1976 with a song about Rastafarian dietary laws ?

6) Which '70s number one hitmakers worked with (writer/producer) David Essex prior to their success, and went on to record a concept album about Liverpool 8 (a.k.a. Toxteth) ?

7) Which band lengthened their name with the addition of the words "Disco Party" for one of their numerous hit singles ?

8) Which band's 1974 Christmas single Child Of Winter was issued so stupidly close to 25th December that it had absolutely no chance of commercial success ?

9) Which straight-laced U. K. artist had a 1975 single withdrawn once he'd been informed of the of-easy-virtue nature of the female characters about whom he was singing ?

10) The first single by which Birmingham chart band was Kibudu, Mansetta And Abuku, released in 1976 ?

11) In which band did The Flying Lizards' Julian Marshall have a huge hit single in 1978 ?

12) What name was shared by two separate top twenty acts (who recorded for the same label) in the '70s ?

13) PVC 2 were a punk band who arose from the ashes of which two-hit wonders whose flops included The Kid's A Punk ?

14) Which early '70s chart-toppers ended up recording for The Specials' Neville Staples' own label Shack in the 'eighties ?

15) Which mid-'80s chart stars' first, pre-fame single was about agoraphobia, from which one member suffered ?

16) What was unusual about Cirrus's minor hit single of 1978, Rollin' On ?

17) Which Sonic Youth-covered artist recorded a song about Jacques Cousteau and appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest ?

18) "Paul", "Diane", "Darryl" and "Jacki" were supposedly four Liverpool comprehensive school pupils comprising which late '70s Mute Records act ?

1. David Dundas?
6. The Real Thing?
13. Slik (definitely)
18. Silicon Teens

PS I think Googling should be actively discouraged!

9) Sir Cliff Richard

So do I really but the last one was a bit tricky.

Correct so far

1. David Dundas
6. The Real Thing
9. Cliff
13. Slik
18. Silicon Teens

Platforms and clackers all round...a great start!!

10. Steel Pulse?

16. I know from Google, but lets see if anyone knows...

Another nice and difficult one, bradx.

11. Marshall Hain

Correct so far
1. David Dundas
6. The Real Thing
9. Cliff
10. Steel Pulse
11. Marshall Hain
13. Slik
18. Silicon Teens

ta... I must point out, its not representative of my musical taste (particularly in ref. to q.3)

the unusual thing about rollin' on was that the record was rectangular

yes - it was Yorkie chocolate bar shaped (& the music was used in the Yorkie ad).

Correct so far
1. David Dundas
6. The Real Thing
9. Cliff
10. Steel Pulse
11. Marshall Hain
13. Slik
16. It was Yorkie bar shaped
18. Silicon Teens

Probably wrong...

15, XTC
17, Plastic Bertrand

Q2 is really pissing me off. I can picture it. It was purple.

Issued a lot of reggae if thats any help

Correct so far
1. David Dundas
6. The Real Thing
9. Cliff
10. Steel Pulse
11. Marshall Hain
13. Slik
16. It was Yorkie bar shaped
17. Plastic Bertrand
18. Silicon Teens

8. The Beach Boys?

He-e-e-e-y ...we is now cookin wiz da gasolino!!

crazy foam and silly string all round!!

Correct so far
1. David Dundas
6. The Real Thing
8, Beach Boys
9. Cliff
10. Steel Pulse
11. Marshall Hain
13. Slik
16. It was Yorkie bar shaped
17. Plastic Bertrand
18. Silicon Teens

Enter the Zootman:

5. Pluto Shervington
7. T. Rex
12. Kenny

H-e-e-e-e-y...the Zootster shows how itz dun... nice 1 :)

Correct so far
1. David Dundas
5. Pluto
6. The Real Thing
7. T Rex
8, Beach Boys
9. Cliff
10. Steel Pulse
11. Marshall Hain
12. Kenny
13. Slik
16. It was Yorkie bar shaped
17. Plastic Bertrand
18. Silicon Teens

Is 3 Judge Dread?

No... not the Judge. It was made under the auspices of a certain discredited pop svengali, if thats any help.

3. St Cecilia. (But what was the other single, apart from "Leap Up & Down & Wave Your Knickers In The Air"?)

is 15 split enz?

No, it isn't.

St Cecelia's 2nd single was ''C'Mon Ma, Burn Your Bra''. Very surprised u don't remember this wonderful contribution to muscial history.

Good title. He was a clever man, Jonathan King, whatever his other faults.

There's an 8 CD (8!!) set compilation of his oeuvre which I'd like to hear. I saw him on the telly recently.. he's gone mad i think. He's very crazed...writing nutty songs about injustice in his bedroom. He can't get his head round the fact that he was told to plead guilty at his trial (by his lawyer presumably).

I couldn't watch that. It had Michael Barrymore/Martin Bashir written all over it.

1) Which two-hit wonder of the mid-'seventies was the son of the 3rd Marquess of Zetland and recorded a flop single in tribute to London Zoo's gorilla, Guy ?
- David Dundas

2) Which 'seventies record company featured the Beano character Little Plum as part of its trademark ?
- Creole

3) Which early 'seventies act recorded not one but two singles about women's underwear, the first - their hit - a BBC-banned British low culture classic ?
- St. Cecelia (1st one was C'Mon Ma, Burn Your Bra)

4) Which artist-run label released what's considered to have been the first U. K.-issued cajun single, in 1972, as a super-rare 78 ?
- Apple

5) Who had a British hit single in 1976 with a song about Rastafarian dietary laws ?
- Pluto (the single was Dat)

6) Which 1970s number one hitmakers worked with (writer/producer) David Essex prior to their success, and went on to record a concept album about Liverpool 8 (a.k.a. Toxteth) ?
- The Real Thing

7) Which band lengthened their name with the addition of the words "Disco Party" for one of their numerous hit singles ?
- T. Rex

8) Which band's 1974 Christmas single Child Of Winter was issued so stupidly close to 25th December that it had absolutely no chance of commercial success ?
- The Beach Boys

9) Which straight-laced U. K. artist had a 1975 single withdrawn once he'd been informed of the of-easy-virtue nature of the female characters about whom he was singing ?
- Cliff Richard (Honky Tonk Angel)

10) The first single by which Birmingham chart band was Kibudu, Mansetta And Abuku, released in 1976 ?
- Steel Pulse

11) In which band did The Flying Lizards' Julian Marshall have a huge hit single in 1978 ?
- Marshall, Hain

12) What name was shared by two separate top twenty acts (who recorded for the same label) in the 'seventies ?
- Kenny (the label was RAK)

13) PVC 2 were a punk band who arose from the ashes of which two-hit wonders whose flops included The Kid's A Punk ?
- Slik

14) Which early 'seventies chart-toppers ended up recording for The Specials' Neville Staples' own label Shack in the 'eighties ?
- Lieutenant Pigeon, who like The Specials hailed from Coventry

15) Which mid-'eighties chart stars' first, pre-fame single was about agoraphobia, from which one member suffered ?
- Strawberry Switchblade

16) What was so unusual about Cirrus's minor hit single of 1978, Rollin' On ?
- It resembled a Yorkie bar - the song was used in the Yorkie ad campaign

17) Which Sonic Youth-covered artist recorded a song about Jacques Cousteau and appeared in the Eurovision Song Contest ?
- Plastic Bertrand

18) "Paul", "Diane", "Darryl" and "Jacki" were supposedly four Liverpool comprehensive school pupils comprising which late 'seventies Mute Records act ?
- Silicon Teens

Truly excellent quiz.
More please.

"4) Which artist-run label released what's considered to have been the first U. K.-issued cajun single, in 1972, as a super-rare 78 ? - Apple"

I was tempted to guess Apple, but didn't think they'd still be signing new acts in '72. But then I couldn't think which other artist-run label would possibly release a cajun single. Manticore? T Rex Wax Co?

:lol: ...and who could possibly remember that Creole records used Little Plum in their logo? God, I need to stagger into the modern age soon i think.