As the seventies progressed me and my friends went deeper into art rock and prog. Commercial stuff was frowned upon and groups like Sweet were a definitive no-no. Even if I fancied some of the stuff it would have been impossible to admit. But now I'm coming out of the closet and saying I like a lot of their '45:s, especially the combination of Chinn/Chapman compositions and Phil Wainman production. I still find the earlier outcome by this combo a little too cute, but from "Blockbuster" and on it's good. Part of the glam scene, but for its time a rather unique blend of hard rock and melodic pop. It may have been most of their fans back then were luny little girls, but today it's possible to hear arrangements and vocal style had an inspiration on some of the US eighties hard rock. From the -74 hit "Fox On The Run" the group took over song writing and production, keeping about the the same style and agenda. This compilation has all their best single tracks with top audio and a choice as good as any if you wanna try them. First UK on orange label (later black) and thin matt cover.
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