Britain wasn’t on its own in having a thoroughly miserable 1973: O Lucky Man! and Badlands both found a great year to premiere; Watergate brought America to a new low. But America didn’t still have back-to-backs and outside bogs. Tens of thousands of Britons were still housed in wartime pre-fabs. The bright new colours of the post-war Festival of Britain and Harold Wilson's talk in the 60s of the “white heat of technology” now seemed very distant as strikes, inflation, and food and oil shortages laid Britain low. What had gone wrong? And what did pop music have to say about it?
1 The Brothers (13)– Part Of The Union
2:55
2 Small Wonder (4)– Ordinary Boy
2:55
3 Ricky Wilde– The Hertfordshire Rock
2:47
4 The Kinks– When Work Is Over
2:06
5 The Sutherland Bros Band*– Sailing
2:36
6 Adam Faith– In Your Life
2:39
7 Phil Cordell– Londonderry
3:08
8 Stud Leather– Cut Loose
3:02
9 The Troggs– I'm On Fire
2:12
10 Mike McGear– Kill
1:49
11 Lieutenant Pigeon– And The Fun Goes On
3:03
12 Mungo Jerry– Open Up
3:24
13 Matchbox (2)– Rod
2:12
14 Hawkwind– Urban Guerilla
3:38
15 Edgar Broughton Band*– Homes Fit For Heroes
4:18
16 Bombadil– Breathless
3:04
17 Robin Goodfellow (4)– Why Am I Waiting
3:35
18 Cockney Rebel– What Ruthy Said
2:29
19 Paul Brett– Clocks
1:39
20 Climax Chicago*– Mole On The Dole
5:01
21 Barracuda (12)– I Feel So Down
2:39
22 Wigan's Ovation– Northern Soul Dancer
2:18
23 Stavely Makepeace– Don't Ride A Paula Pillion
2:50
24 Pheon Bear– War Against War
3:02
25 Roly (3)– Roly Pin
3:55
26 David Essex– Stardust
2:49
