Scotland in the 70s

Scotland faced many issues in the 1970s, including de-industrialisation, violent crime, the rise of nationalism and the travails of the national football team. Hottest topic of all was North Sea Oil and whether Alba was going to benefit (spoiler alert: not a lot). As far as pop & rock music was concerned, Scotland certainly punched above it's weight with Sir Roderick Stewart arguably the biggest solo star on the planet at the time. Here is a somewhat eclectic collection of tartan pop...

Featuring Middle of the Road, Nazareth, John Martyn, The Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Lulu, The Bay City Rollers, Rod Stewart, Gerry Rafferty and The Rezillos.

First uploaded to Bitchute 09/06/2023