Wizzard: (Painted Chaos)

released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by Jet Records (catalog number JET 779) on August 20, 1976 Roy Wood’s "Any Old Time Will Do"  backed with "The Rain Came Down on Everything" , was taken from Roy’s second solo album, Mustard, which marked a shift from the pastoral, homemade style of his debut Boulders (1973) to a grander, more layered pop sound. The album, entirely performed and produced by Wood, drew influences from the Beach Boys, the Andrews Sisters, and Led Ze

A Wizzard Solo Fool's Gaze Released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK on November 28, 1975, on Jet Records (catalogue: JET 761), Roy Wood’s “Looking Thru' The Eyes Of A Fool” was his post-Wizzard solo gem. Backed with “Strider,” both tracks written/produced/performed entirely by Roy Wood (all instruments/voices), this melancholic glam-folk ballad did not chart in the UK. Issued in standard and rare misprint (“Look Thru' The Eyes Of A Fool”) variants, it’s a hidden Wood treas

A Glam Farewell Single Wizzard’s “Rattlesnake Roll” 7-inch vinyl single, was released in the UK on October 17, 1975, on Jet Records (catalogue: JET 758). Backed with “Can’t Help My Feelings,” this high-energy glam rock track, written and produced by Roy Wood, marked the band's final single before their disbandment. Recorded amid internal tensions and declining commercial fortunes, the A-side's infectious riff and brass-driven groove echoed Wizzard's carnival rock style, but i

Wizzard’s "Are You Ready To Rock"  backed with "Marathon Man" , was released as a 7-inch vinyl single in the UK by Warner Bros. Records...