Sweet - Ballroom Blitz: Live In Berlin 1976

Sweet - Ballroom Blitz: Live In Berlin 1976In some ways, the Sweet epitomized all the tacky hubris and garish silliness of the early '70s. Fusing bubblegum melodies with crunching, fuzzy guitars, the band looked like a heavy metal band, but were as tame as any pop group. It was a dichotomy that served them well, as they racked up a number of hits in both the U. K. and the U. S. Most of those songs were written by Nicky Chinn and Mike Chapman, a pair of British songwriters who had a way with

It's cover-a Sam Jones-shot image of Chicago's twin Marina Towers angled in looming fashion-bore an eerie resemblance to the felled World Trade Center towers

'I knew I wanted to do a Rock 'n' Roll record

and this vinyl reissue brings the raw power of their 1980 fourth studio album back to life in all its thunderous glory

When she decided to make a solo record

With unique renditions influenced by hip hop

Experience the vibrant energy of Taking Back Sunday with their sixth studio album

whereas the later US version featured a white background with a different kind of orchid

"San Francisco" is an eclectic collection which balances song writer Mark Eitzel's stark

next to a field just outside the town of Byron

the night felt like a homecoming

The Charlatans and Beth Orton

a poster and booklet are included in this collectible set