ICONIC 70’s POP SENSATIONS THE BAY CITY ROLLERS RELEASE CAREER DEFINING ‘GOLD’ CD
On October 25th, 70s pop sensations the Bay City Rollers will release a career defining 3CD set as part of Crimson Records successful Gold series.
The Bay City Rollers were the pop sensation of the 1970s with scenes of mass hysteria wherever they went, on a scale not seen since the hey-day of The Beatles. In the mid 70’s the Bay City Rollers line up of Les McKeown (vocals), Eric Faulkner (guitar, vocals), Alan Longmuir (bass), brother Derek Longmuir (drums) and the youngest member Stuart Woody Wood (guitar, keyboards, vocals) drew thousands of tartan-clad screaming girls to concerts and appearances across the country, and then the world, in a phenomenon dubbed Rollermania.
The Gold collection is the definitive Bay City Rollers compilation. 50 tracks across 3 CDs, featuring the bands classic line up of Les, Eric, Alan, Derek and Woody. ‘Keep On Dancing’, ‘Shang-a-Lang’, ‘Bye Bye Baby’ and many more are included in this must have Gold collection.
Originating in Edinburgh, the Bay City Rollers first tasted chart success in 1971 with their first single ‘Keep On Dancing’ but it wasn’t until 1974 that the band really made it. At the height of Rollermania the Bay City Rollers were heralded as the biggest group since The Beatles. Thousands of screaming fans followed their every move, dressed in the tartan army uniform of calf-length tartan trousers with striped socks and a tartan scarf. They sold an estimated 120 million records worldwide and had their own British television show Shang-a-Lang.
Over a three-year period the Rollers scored 10 UK Top 10 hits, including Bye Bye Baby, which stayed at Number 1 for six weeks, and a second consecutive chart topper in 1975 with Give A Little Love. The following year Saturday Night gave them a US Number 1.
Les McKeown continues to tour with Les McKeowns Bay City Rollers and is currently on a 42-date UK tour. For more information and tickets please visit https://lesmckeown.com/concert-dates-2019-2020
