BIRMINGHAM CALL-LYNNE – ELO & OUT OF THE BLUE
OUT OF THE BLUE (1977): Anyone thinking punk put paid to musical extravagance had this double-album bonanza to contend with.
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BRIDGE-END: John Lennon & WALLS and BRIDGES
WALLS and BRIDGES (1974): The only ex-Beatle without a number one 45 that was rectified when Lennon topped the US charts with ‘Whatever Get’s You thru the Night’.
SPEEDING FINE – Wings & WINGS AT THE SPEED OF SOUND
WINGS AT THE SPEED OF SOUND (1976): A fourth straight number one album and lucrative U.S. tour confirmed Paul as the most successful ex-Beatle.
HIGH ROAD/LOW ROAD – England v Scotland 1960-1966
ENGLAND v SCOTLAND 1960-66: THREE-DOM: After suffering a 9-3 Wembley walloping in 1961, Scotland would win the next three fixtures between the two sides.
DISCO-VERY: Electric Light Orchestra & DISCOVERY
DISCOVERY (1979): Critics dismissed it as ‘formulaic’ but in reaching number one and with five hit singles on board Jeff Lynne had a winning formula.
MINDFUL OF THE FACT – John Lennon & MIND GAMES
After the highly politicised tone of ‘Sometime in New York City’, MIND GAMES (1973) was an altogether more accessible affair.
PAUL BEARING – Wings & VENUS and MARS
For the first time as a former-Beatle Paul McCartney had to follow-up a masterpiece – ‘VENUS and MARS’ (1975) proving a fine successor to ‘Band on the Run.’
LIVING FOR TODAY: John Lennon – ‘IMAGINE’ (1971)
On his last solo album Lennon declared ‘The Dream is Over’ – but in longing for peace on ‘IMAGINE’ (1971) he can be judged as saying long live the dream.
OUT OF AFRICA: Paul McCartney & Wings – BAND ON THE RUN
BAND ON THE RUN (1973): Paul makes his definitive post-Beatles statement – going to Africa in order to record it.
HULL OF FAME – Alan Hull & ‘PIPEDREAM’
Brimming with wit, wisdom, purpose and poignancy, ‘PIPEDREAM’ (1973) is the great ‘lost’ masterpiece of 70s British rock.