WITH RESERVATION – The Kinks & PRESERVATION ACT 1
PRESERVATION ACT 1 (1973): The Kinks release an enigmatic concept album whose story would need a double-album the next year to resolve.
RANTS & REFLECTIONS
DRAWN IN THE USA – The 1976 Bicentennial Tournament:
The 1976 Bicentennial Tournament: Three fine captains – but no caps for this game: Team America v England: 31/5/1976:
PERFECT TIMING – Bonnie Raitt & NICK OF TIME
Rarely has an album so revived the career of an artist the way ‘NICK OF TIME’ (1989) rejuvenated the fortunes of Bonnie Raitt.
GOING – REVIE OR NOT: The Home Internationals of 1976
X RAY-TED: Catastrophe for Clemence as England suffer defeat to Scotland.
RADIO DAYS – Richard & Linda Thompson: I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT
Ignored on release, ten years later I WANT TO SEE THE BRIGHT LIGHTS TONIGHT (1974) was rightly being labelled a folk-rock masterpiece.
DELL-BOYS DELIGHT – The 1976 FA Cup Final
FA Cup Final 1976 – Saints & Winners: Southampton defy the odds in beating Manchester United.
WHISTLE STOP: Crosby & Nash – WHISTLING DOWN THE WIRE
WHISTLING DOWN THE WIRE (1976) After failed attempts to record a CSNY album, C & N return to their own furrow with mixed results.
INVASION OF THE TITLE-SNATCHERS: Wolves v Liverpool – 4/5/1976
Wolves v Liverpool 4/5/76: From the opposite end of Molineux, the South Bank stood like a red & white Mount Everest.
STEEL WORKS – Steely Dan & AJA
AJA (1977): Built on the fusion of rock & jazz for which Steely Dan were renowned, some lengthy tracks are languid but never lacklustre.
DOUBLE JEOPARDY – The FA Cup Semi-Finals of 1975-76
The FA Cup Semi-Finals of 1976 (3/4/76): Manchester United, Derby County and Brotherhood of Man all start the day with hopes of a double.