Wizzard: (Painted Chaos)

The eight-piece, face-painted, sax-wailing, rainbow-haired glam orchestra who made Christmas forever weird and wanted you to see their baby tonight. Roy Wood left ELO, grew the maddest beard in rock, slapped on war-paint thicker than Kiss, and assembled the loudest, campest, most joyous gang of glam lunatics Britain ever saw. The Glam Slam Essentials Wizzard Brew (1973) – Album Release (1973)One long, mad, prog-glam freak-out – “Wear a Silly Grin”, “Buffalo Station”. Not radi

Helicopters' Hidden Gem Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in picture sleeve in the UK on October 24, 1980, through Cheapskate Records (catalogue: CHEAP 6)  “Rock City,” by Helicopters Featuring Roy Wood was backed with “Givin' Your Heart Away,” this hard rock track, written and produced by Roy Wood, showcased his enduring riff-driven style during a brief hiatus from his solo career. Recorded as a side project with the Helicopters band, the A-side's urgent guitars and Wood's u

The Jive That Jingles re-released in the UK as a 7-inch vinyl single, on November 10, 1978, by Harvest Records (catalogue: HAR 5173). Wizzard’s “I Wish It Could Be Christmas Every Day” was backed with “See My Baby Jive,” this festive glam rock anthem, written and produced by Roy Wood, was a reissue of 1973 tracks. The A-side featured the Stockland Green Bilateral School First Year Choir and The Suedettes, with additional noises from Class 3c, Snob. Pressed by EMI Records and

A Progressive Pop Duet Annie Haslam & Roy Wood’s “I Never Believed In Love” 7-inch vinyl single, was released in the UK on October 28, 1977, on Warner Bros. Records (catalogue: K 17028). Backed with “Inside My Life,” this whimsical progressive pop track, written by Roy Wood, was the lead single from Haslam’s debut solo album Annie In Wonderland. Produced by Roy Wood, the song featured Haslam’s ethereal vocals and Wood’s multi-instrumental flair, blending folk, pop, and psyche