RED BEANS AND RICE - THAT DRIVING BEAT (1980)

Welsh bands only single on CHISWICK.

LEW LEWIS - NIGHT TALK (1978)

Lew Lewis was brought up on the same Canvey Island street as Lee Brilleaux who taught lewis to play harmonica. He became a member of Eddie & The Hot Rods and performed on their first two singles but left after falling out with management. He was also guest on several albums including The Stranglers "Black & White", Kirsty MacColl's "Desperate Character" and The Clash's "Sandinista".
In 1978 Lewis was given a seven-year jail sentence for armed robbery, after holding up a post office with a fake pistol, stealing £5000 and trying to escape on a push bike.

FAST EDDIE - MY BABE (1982)

 From Benfleet in Essex, this was their only single.

   

TEN YEARS AFTER - I WANT TO KNOW (1967)

Formed in Nottingham in 1966 , Ten Years After had eight top 40 albums between 1968 and 1973.
This is track one from their first album in 1967.

FLEETWOOD MAC - SHAKE YOUR MONEYMAKER (1968)

A band with a long and difficult history. Founded in 1967 by ex- Bluesbreakers members Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood they instantly became a major force in the UK blues scene. By 1970 with the departure of Green, the group had reorganized and slowly took on a new direction - away from the blues and into the mainstream.

DR.FEELGOOD - BACK IN THE NIGHT (1975)

Second single from the Canvey Island legends.

NINE BELOW ZERO - PACK FAIR AND SQUARE (1979)

Formed in South London in 1977 as "Stan's Blues Band" and for two years built up a local following in the London pub's and clubs. In 1979 Playing at The Thomas A'Beckett in the Old Kent Road they accepted an offer from former musician Mickey Modern to manage them, and he persuaded them to change the band's name to something sharper. They chose Nine Below Zero after the Sonny Boy Williamson song. This is the first track off their debut EP.