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© Miroslav Jurčeka (1989-2022)

THE SWEET
London, GB
* 1971

Line-Up (2018):

Tony O'Hora - voc
Andy Scott - g,voc
Peter Lincoln - bg
Bruce Bisland - ds

Former Members:

Brian Connolly (voc,kb, 1971-2/79); Paul Mario Day (voc, 1987-?); Chad Brown (voc, cca 6/95)
Frank Torpy (g, 1/68-1968); Mick Stewart (g, 1969-70); Steve Mann (g,kb, cca 1987, cca 1991)
Steve Priest (bg, 1971-82); Mal McNulty (bg, 1987-?); Jeff Brown (bg, cca 1991)
Gary Moberley (kb, 1/81-?); Phil Lanzon (kb, 1987-?)
Mick Tucker (ds,voc, 1971-91); Bodo Schopf (ds, 1991-92)

Albums Discography:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Funny How Sweet Co Co Can Be	11/1971	RCA
2.	Gimme Dat Ding & The Pipkins	12/1971	MFP
3.	Sweet's Biggest Hits	12/1972	RCA
4.	The Sweet (in the USA)	7/1973	Bell
5.	Sweet Fanny Adams	26.04.1974	RCA		27
6.	Desolation Boulevard (in the USA 5/75, Capitol) produced by: Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman	15.11.1974	RCA			25
7.	Strung Up (2LP/)	28.11.1975	RCA
8.	Give Us A Wink	20.02.1976	RCA			27
9.	Off The Record	15.04.1977	RCA
10.	The Golden Greats	12/1977	RCA
11.	Level Headed	27.01.1978	Polydor			52
12.	The Sweet	8/1978	Camden
13.	Cut Above The Rest (in the USA 4/79, Capitol)	10/1979	Polydor
14.	Water's Edge	4/1980	Polydor
15.	Identity Crisis	1/1982	Polydor
16.	Sweet 16 - It's ... It's ... Sweet's Hits	17.08.1984	Anagram		49
17.	Hard Centres (The Rock Years)	7/1987	Zebra
18.	Live At The Marquee 1986	1989	SPV
19.	Collection: The Sweet (2LP)	10/1989	Castle Communication
20.	Blockbusters	12/1989	RCA
21.	Castle Masters Collection: The Sweet (2LP)	1990	Castle Communication
22.	A	6/1992	SPV
23.	Rockin' At The Rainbow	11/1992	Receiver
24.	Rock And Roll Disgrace	2/1993	Receiver
25.	Land Of Hope And Glory	2/1993	Receiver
26.	Ballroom Blitz - Live 1973	4/1993	Dojo
27.	First Recordings 1968-1971	7/1993	Repertoire
28.	Gold - 20 Greatest Hits	9/1993	Ariola
29.	Live For Today	12/1993	Receiver
30.	Breakdown - The Sweet Live	7/1994	Receiver
31.	In Concert	11/1994	Start
32.	Set Me Free	4/1995	Receiver
33.	The Rock Years	6/1995	Repertoire
34.	Greatest Hits Live	7/1995	Aim
35.	Hit Singles A & B Sides (2CD)	11/1995	Repertoire
36.	Ballroom Hitz	08.01.1996	Polygram TV		15
37.	The Answer	08.04.1996	Pseudonym
38.	Electric Landlady	28.04.1997	Receiver/Semaphore
39.	Glitz Blitz Hitz credited to: Andy Scott's Sweet	22.09.1997	Out Of Time/in-akustik
40.	Sweet On The Run	12.01.1998	Sonotec/da music
41.	Archive Series	1/1998	Rialto
42.	Sweet Originals - The Best 37 Glamrock Songs Ever	1998	2CD
43.	Solid Gold Sweet (2CD + live)	1/1999	Snapper Music
44.	Blockbuster Alternate Takes	09.02.1999
45.	Greatest Hits Remixed	11.05.1999
46.	Sweet Featuring Brian Connolly	10/1999	Delta Music
47.	Ballroom Blitz: Live in Berlin 1976	27.10.1999	Rockbeat
48.	Sweet	13.11.2001	Orchard
49.	Live	07.05.2002	Castle
50.	Stairway to the Stars: Live	05.11.2002	Castle
51.	The Very Best Of Sweet	1/2005	BMG		72
52.	Best of: 10 Best Series	30.08.2005	EMI
53.	Rock Beakout Years: 1975	11.10.2005	Madacy
54.	Sweetlife	31.10.2005	Friday Music
55.	Sweet Chronology: Anthology	21.11.2006	Friday Music
56.	Hit Collection	17.06.2008	Sony/BMG
57.	Collections	16.12.2008	Sony/BMG
58.	Action: The Sweet Anthology	28.04.2009	Shout! Factory
59.	Ballroom Blitz: The Anthology	27.10.2009	Cleopatra
60.	Live in Copenhagen 1976	16.03.2010	Ais
61.	Live: Are You Ready	18.10.2011	Varese Fontana
62.	Fanny Adams: Revisited	30.04.2013
63.	Fox on the Run: Rare Studio Tracks	19.11.2013	Cleopatra
64.	Hits	14.01.2014	Angel Air
65.	Level Headed Tour Rehearsals 1977	08.07.2014	Angel Air
66.	Live in Concert 1976	16.09.2014	ZYX Music
67.	New York Groove Plus	07.04.2015	Angel Air
68.	Very Best Of Sweet	15.04.2016	Metro Select
69.	Off the Road	03.06.2016
70.	The Ultimate Collection	9/2020	BMG		49

Brian Connolly:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Ten Years BC	?	?

Andy Scott:

#	Title	Release Date	Label	Type	UK	USA
1.	Sand Dancer	2005	Quartz
2.	The Solo Singles	03.09.2013	Angel Air
3.	Ruby & All Things Purple & Group S	24.03.2017	Basho

Singles Discography:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Slow Motion / It's Lonely Out There	19.07.1968	Fontana
2.	I'm On My Way / My Little Girl From Kentucky	1968	Red'n'White
3.	Lollipop Man / Time	9/1969	Parlophone
4.	All You'll Ever Get From Me / The Juicer	1/1970	Parlophone
5.	Get On The Line / Mr. McGallagher	6/1970	Parlophone
6.	Funny Funny / You're Not Wrong For Loving Me	29.01.1971	RCA	13
7.	Co-Co / Done Me Wrong Alright	6/1971	RCA	2
8.	Co-Co / You're Not Wrong For Loving Me	7/1971	Bell		99
9.	Alexander Graham Bell / Spotlight	10/1971	RCA	33
10.	Poppa Joe / Jeanie	28.01.1972	RCA	10
11.	Little Willie / Man From Mecca	5/1972	RCA	4	3
12.	Wig-Wam Bam / New York Connection	01.09.1972	RCA	4
13.	Blockbuster / Need A Lot Of Lovin' produced by: Phil Wainman	05.01.1973	RCA	1	73
14.	Hell Raiser / Burning produced by: Phil Wainman	27.04.1973	RCA	2
15.	Ballroom Blitz / Rock And Roll Disgrace	14.09.1973	RCA	1
16.	Teenage Rampage / Own Up, Take A Look At Yourself produced by: Phil Wainman	18.01.1974	RCA	1
17.	The Six Teens / Burn On The Flame produced by: Nicky Chinn/Mike Chapman	05.07.1974	RCA	9
18.	Turn It Down / ... Someone Else Will	01.11.1974	RCA	41
19.	Fox On The Run / Miss Demeanor produced by: Sweet	07.03.1975	RCA	2
20.	Ballroom Blitz / Restless	6/1975	Capitol		5
21.	Action / Sweet F.A. produced by: Sweet	11.07.1975	RCA	14
22.	Fox On The Run / Burn On The Flame	11/1975	Capitol		5
23.	The Lies In Your Eyes / Cockroach	09.01.1976	RCA	35
24.	Action / Medusa	2/1976	Capitol		10
25.	Lost Angels / Funk It Up	14.10.1976	RCA
26.	Fever Of Love / Distinct / Lack Of Ancient	25.02.1977	RCA
27.	Fever Of Love / Heartbreak Today (v USA)	3/1977	Capitol
28.	Funk It Up (David's Song) / Funk It Up (David's Song) (disco mix)	7/1977	Capitol		88
29.	Stairway To The Stars / Why Don't You Do It To Me	29.07.1977	RCA
30.	Love Is Like Oxygene / Cover Girl produced by: Sweet	23.12.1977	Polydor	7	8
31.	California Nights / Show Me The Way	5/1978	Polydor		76
32.	Call Me / Why Don't You	02.03.1979	Polydor
33.	Mother Earth / Why Don't You (v USA)	4/1979	Capitol
34.	Big Apple Waltz / Why Don't You	31.08.1979	Polydor
35.	Mother Earth / Discophony	1979	Capitol
36.	Give The Lady Some Respect / Tall Girls	4/1980	Polydor
37.	Fox On The Run / Hell Raiser / Ballroom Blitz / Blockbuster	7/1980	RCA
38.	Sixties Man / Oh Yeah	9/1980	Polydor
39.	The Sixties Man / Water's Edge (v USA)	9/1980	Capitol
40.	Blockbuster / Hellraiser	8/1981	RCA Gold
41.	Ballroom Blitz / Wig-Wam Bam	5/1982	RCA Gold
42.	The Six Teens / Action 12" + Teenage Rampage	9/1984	Anagram
43.	It's ... It's ... The Sweet Mix / Fox On The Run	12/1984	Anagram	45
44.	Sweet 2th - The Wig Wam Willy Mix / Teen Action Mix	4/1985	Anagram	85
45.	Blockbuster / Little Willy	4/1987	Old Gold
46.	Fox On The Run / Ballroom Blitz	5/1987	Old Gold
47.	Wig Wam Bam / Co-Co	1/1988	Old Gold
48.	Teenage Rampage / Hell Raiser	1/1988	Old Gold
49.	Wig Wam Bam / Little Willy	11/1989	RCA
50.	X-Ray Specs / Hellraiser / I Don't Want To Say Good Night credited to: Andy Scott's Sweet (v Německu)	5/1991	SPV
51.	Am I Gonna See Your Face Again	1992
52.	Wig-Wam Bam / Co-Co / Little Willy	7/1992	Old Gold
53.	Fox On The Run	30.03.1999
54.	Funk It Up (reissue)	13.01.2014	Capitol

Andy Scott:

1. Lady Starlight / Where'd Ya Go (28.11.75, RCA)
2. Kruggerrands / Face (09.12.83, Static)
3. Let Her Dance / Suck It And See (9/84, Static)

12" + Let Her Dance (instrumental)

4. Invisible / Never Too Young (4/85, Static)

12" + Invisible (instrumental)

Brian Connolly:

#	SP/EP Title	Release Date	Label	UK	USA
1.	Hypnotized	07.05.1982	Carrere

Videos:

1. Ballroom Blitz
2. Live At The Capitol - 1992, SPV Video, 2 hod
3. Gold - 1993, compilation

WWW Links:

http://www.thesweet.com

Various:

1/68-71 The Sweet Shop
since 1971 The Sweet
disbanded 1982
reunited 1987
since 1991 Andy Scott's Sweet

Mick Tucker:

produced by SP:

Angel: Good Time Fanny (31.5.74, Cube)

Andy Scott:

produced by SP:

Angel: Good Time Fanny (31.5.74, Cube)

Gary Moberley:

appeared on the LP:

ABC: How To Be A Zillionaire (10/85, Mercury)

Mick Stewart:

appeared on the LP:

The Sweet: Identity Crisis (1/82, Polydor)

Press References:

Bang!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1995	13	30.06.1995	16	Live Bang!	gig review
Big Beng!
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1998	3	22.01.1998	25	Forum kritikum	album review
1998	31	10.09.1998	289	Hard & Heavy Masters	profile, discography
1999	2	21.01.1999	27	Forum kritikum	album review
1999	18	13.05.1999	59	... a léta běží	profile, discography
Melodie
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1981	3		75	Ze světa
Melody Maker
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1971	0	10.07.1971	13		interview
1971	0	04.12.1971	20	Pop Albums	album review
1973	9	03.03.1973	24	Albums	album review
1973	21	26.05.1973	67	Caught In The Act	gig review
1974	21	25.05.1974	42	Albums	album review
1974	22	01.06.1974	3		interview
1974	30	27.07.1974	3		interview
1974	43	26.10.1974	4	News
1974	46	16.11.1974	45	Albums	album review
1974	47	23.11.1974	27	Caught In The Act	gig review
1975	10	08.03.1975	13	Singles	single review
1975	13	29.03.1975	3		interview
1975	40	04.10.1975	54	Caught In The Act	gig review
1976	3	17.01.1976	3	Singles	single review
1976	16	17.04.1976	26	Making Waves	interview
1976	43	23.10.1976	3	New Singles	single review
1977	10	05.03.1977	23	Singles	single review
1977	26	25.06.1977	42	Any Questions?
1977	31	30.07.1977	43	Singles	single review
1977	50	10.12.1977	31	Albums	album review
1978	1	07.01.1978	15	Singles	single review
1979	33	01.09.1979	22	Singles	single review
1980	43	06.12.1980	5	News
1981	2	10.01.1981	24	Caught In The Act	gig review
1981	11	14.03.1981	4	News
1984	36	20.10.1984	26	Singles	single review
1984	38	03.11.1984	29	Albums	album review
1993	39	25.09.1993	46	Info Freako
1995	35	02.09.1995	53	Info Freako	discography
New Musical Express
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1973	0	10.02.1973	14
1973	0	07.04.1973	26	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1973	0	09.06.1973	24	Front Row Reviews	gig review
1973	0	28.09.1973	15
1974	0	19.01.1974	3	News Survey
1974	0	19.01.1974	3	News Survey - Tours Round-Up
1974	0	02.03.1974	43
1974	0	27.04.1974	21	Thrills
1974	0	11.05.1974	23	Albums	album review
1974	0	18.05.1974	2	News Desk - Record News
1974	0	28.12.1974	21	Platters	album review
1975	0	01.03.1975	2	News Desk - Recording News
1975	0	26.04.1975	14
1975	0	29.11.1975	2	News Desk - Record News
1975	0	13.12.1975	19	Platters	album review
1976	0	10.01.1976	3	News Desk
1976	0	17.04.1976	14
1976	0	23.10.1976	28	Singles	single review
Rock & Pop
Year	Issue	Date	Page	Column	Type
1992	4	07.02.1992	7	Dopisy	discography
1992	5	09.03.1992	7	Dopisy	discography
1992	19	25.09.1992	3	Hot
1992	22	08.11.1992	31	Live	interview, gig review
1995	14	18.07.1995	3	Hot
1996	1		20	Galerie
1998	3		108	Recenze - Novinky	album review
1999	11		111	Recenze - Atd.	album review
2007	10		93	Classic Rock	album review