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Miscommunication
Back in the 60s, when TV was king, just about every primetime TV star was hauled into the recording studio to make a record. Some cut a few campy sides (pretty much the entire casts of Batman, Bonanza...
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Old Woolhat Is Back
I spent far too much time - and far to much money - over the Christmas and New Year period looking for more crap to confound you with. Whilst perusing eBay I was lucky enough to find, and purchase, a...
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Balls (spherical, apparently)
Today Rick Wilde is a successful songwriter, producer and musician: the son of British rock ‘n’ roll star Marty Wilde and the brother of national institution Kim. But 40 years ago, as Ricky Wilde he...
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Elvis Has Left the Building
No single artist has inspired as many tribute singles – literally hundreds, possibly thousands - both during his career and after his untimely demise as the late Elvis Presley. Certainly Elvis must be...
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Freedom Isn't Free...is it?
Three tracks today from an album which, before yesterday, I wasn't even aware of. But what a find!This comes courtesy of a regular WWR contributor who usually prefers to remain anonymous: you've also...
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Heavy!
Heavily influenced by Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (and a massive influence himself on Alice Cooper), David Edward Screaming Lord Sutch began his performing career at the tail end of the 1950s. He and his...
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Altared States
A pair of pieces of piffle for you today, from 1983 and producer Mike Hurst– former member of hit groups The Springfields and producer for Cat Stevens, P P Arnold, Showaddywaddy, Lena Zavaroni and...
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Revealed: Daniel
Fans of the late, great Kenny Everett may remember today's track. Revelation appeared at number 25 in Cuddly Ken's first Bottom 30 selection, broadcast in the1977, just two years after this appalling...
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The Worst of Jim Reeves
Welcome, friends, to the 250th blog post from the World's Worst Records .James Travis Reeves is rightly revered as a country music legend. A purveyor of the Nashville sound, thanks partly to his...
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Just Like Eddy
Born on May 15, 1918, Richard Edward ‘Eddy’ Arnold was one of country music’s most popular performers, with a career that spanned six decades, 147 hits on the Billboard Country Music charts and sales...
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Creepy Leapy
Whenever I’ve asked you what your favourite (or, more likely, least favourite) bad record is, one title rears its ugly head again and again and again, and it is that record I bring to you today,...
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All You Need is Love
Released in 1972, the Richard Harris Love Album is a ridiculous time-capsule of grandiose schlock, and a thoroughly justifiable exhibit in our museum of oddities. Some people love this kind of thing:...
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That's Handley
Hailing from the London borough of Bermondsey, the Handley Family were – for a very short period – touted as England’s answer to the Partridge Family, the Osmonds and the Jackson Five. The five...
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Mr Vance and Mr Jordan
Born in 1929, American songwriter and record producer Paul Vance has over 300 songwriting credits to his name: with Lee Pockriss he co-wrote Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow PolkaDot Bikini, which was a...
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Daddy...oh Brother!
I originally discovered today’s selection on the wonderful blog Frances Favorite 45s which, sadly, hasn’t been updated for a while but is well worth checking out – especially if you have a taste...
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Yo no soy un animal
Meet Los Punk Rockers, the Spanish act who, in 1978, covered track-by-track the entire NeverMind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols album for their one-off cash-in Los Exitos de Sex Pistols. A...
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Something for the Weekend
Last summer I posted a record by one of the few stars of the 70s who had avoided having his name dragged through the mud in the wake of the Jimmy Savile scandal, David ‘Diddy’ Hamilton. David has been...
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Troubled
American politician Samuel James Ervin, Jr. (born September 27, 1896) served as the Democrat Senator for North Carolina from 1954 to 1974. He was instrumental in bringing down two powerful opponents:...
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Mr Jordan (Part Two)
A few weeks back I introduced you to some of the later work of composer/producer Paul Vance, the man whose career began with the huge hits Catch a Falling Starand Itsy Bitsy Teenie Weenie Yellow Polka...
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Mommy & Daddy
Today’s selection comes from a batch of 45s which recently came my way via my good friend The Squire, whose wonderful podcast The Squire Presents (thesquirepresents.podbean.com), is essential listening...
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