The Sounds of 1973 Trivia Quiz

Answer: The Sweet

The Sweet had three big hits in 1973. "Blockbuster" made number one in the UK and 74 position in the U.S.A. Billboard "Hell Raiser" made it to number two in the UK but did not chart in the U.S.A. The last hit for the band in 1973 was "Ballroom Blitz" which reached the number two spot in the UK and the number five position in the U.S.A.

Answer: 10cc

"Rubber Bullets" was the band's first number one single in the United Kingdom.
10cc is the debut album by the British rock band 10cc. The The original line-up of the band were Graham Gouldman, Eric Stewart, Kevin Godley and Lol Creme.
Tracks from the 1973 album 10cc included "The Dean and I", "Rubber Bullets" and "Johnny, Don't Do It".

Answer: Gary Glitter

1973 was the best year for Gary Glitter in terms of hit records. In January "Do You Wanna Touch Me? (Oh Yeah)" reached the number two spot in the UK. "Hello, Hello, I'm Back Again" made number two in July and "I Love You Love Me Love" made it to the number one spot.

Gary Glitter's real name is Paul Francis Gadd. In 1999 he was sent to prison for child pornography and was also convicted of sexual offences against children in 2006.

Answer: Simon Park Orchestra

"Eye Level" hit the number one spot in September 1973. It stayed in the number one spot for four weeks. Two other albums released by the orchestra were, Something in the Air (1974) and Venus Fly Trap (1975).

Van der Valk was a television programme about a Dutch detective who worked in and around Amsterdam, solving murder, drugs and sex crimes.

Answer: Elton John

The original version of "Candle in the Wind" was taken from the album Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, the seventh studio album from Elton John. The song was in the honour of Marilyn Monroe, who died in 1962.

A remake of the song was released in 1997 as a tribute to Diana, Princess of Wales, who died in a car accident in Paris on the 31 August 1997.

Answer: Suzi Quatro

Suzi Quatro is an American singer-songwriter and musician. "Can the Can" was her first number one hit in the UK. Two other hits for Suzi Quatro in 1973 was "48 Crash" and "Daytona Demon". The first album released was "Suzi Quatro" ("Can The Can" in Australia) followed by "Quatro" (1974).

Answer: Ike and Tina Turner

"Nutbush City Limits" got to the number four position in the UK singles chart and 22 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song was written by Tina Turner and produced by Ike Turner. "Nutbush City Limits" is a song about the town she was born in and her childhood in Nutbush up to the age of sixteen.

Answer: David Bowie

David Bowie had three other hits in the UK charts in 1973. "Drive-In Saturday" 14th April, "Life On Mars" June 3rd and "The Laughing Gnome" September 15th.
The Ziggy Stardust Tour started in 1972-1973 and was taken to North America, Japan and the UK. The band played at the London, Hammersmith Odeon on the 2nd July 1973.

Answer: Smoke on the Water

"Smoke on the Water" was taken from Deep Purple's album Machine Head released in May 1972. Deep Purple was mainly a album band, although they had a few singles released from time to time from their albums.

My personal line up form the band are Ian Gillan (vocals), Ritchie Blackmore (guitar), Jon Lord (keyboards), Roger Glover (bass guitar) and Ian Paice (drums).

Answer: Alvin Stardust

"My Coo Ca Choo" was the first successful release for Alvin Stardust hitting the number two spot in the UK charts in December 1973. In the 60's Alvin Stardust was originally called Shane Fenton and was backed by the The Fentones. Alvin Stardust went solo in the early 70's. Glam rock was the fashion at this time and many solo artists tried their luck with this style of music. "My Coo Ca Choo" was the only hit single released in 1973 for Alvin Stardust.