The Bay City Rollers: The View From Seat A6
Charles Shaar Murray, NME, 25 September 1976
"Then one day I found a perfect plan,
I shake my ass and sing in a rock and roll band,
From now on there'll be no compromisin'
Rock and roll music is the best advertisin',
Baby baby baby, you know I got the guts,
I'll be a healthy outlet for your teenage lust..."
– The MC5, 'Teenage Lust'
Total word count of piece: 3932
Best Databases: RBP is Runner-up in Best Niche category
Video: Johnny Marr talks about Rock's Backpages
RBP on Spotify: The genius of Judee Sill
RBP Album Club in Chicago, June 30th: Paul Yamada and Liam (Plush) Hayes celebrate a Curtis Mayfield classic
Essential Listening: Roy Trakin meets the Replacements in '87
Essential Reading: Andrew Smith's history of the first dotcom boom
RBP Album Club, July 11th: Nick Hornby and Nick Coleman celebrate Southside Johnny's debut
Join the Facebook group now