Wizzard (British band)
Wizzard in was 1970 -Jahren the band of Roy Wood after the Electric Light Orchestra had left.
Career
Other musicians were Bill Hunt, Hugh McDowell, Rick Price, Charly Grima, Nick Pentelow, Keith Smart, Mike Burney, Bob Brady - all multi-instrumentalists like Roy Wood, including cellists , wind instruments and two drummers . The style of music was somewhere between big band and rock 'n' roll . In general, Wizzard is assigned to Glam Rock because of its external appearance , but that doesn't get to the heart of the matter - their music was simply too demanding for that, especially on the LPs. The band also played pieces of progressive rock , such as Meet me at the Jailhouse or Ball Park Incident . The group existed from 1972 to about 1976 and had number 1 hits ("See my Baby Jive", "Angel Fingers") in the British charts in 1973, as well as a number of other top ten hits . Wizzard released three albums: Wizzard Brew (1973, with Alan Parsons on mixer ), Introducing Eddy and the Falcons (1974) and Main Street (2000 / recorded 1976). Recently a “best of” album “Singles A's and B's” was released, which also contains rare single B-sides of the group.
Discography
Studio albums
| year | title |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1973 | Wizzard Brew | - | - | - |
UK29 (7 weeks) UK |
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First published: March 1973
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| 1974 | Introducing Eddy and the Falcons | - | - | - |
UK19th  (4 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: August 1974
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year
More albums
- 1973: See My Baby Jive
- 2000: Main Street
Singles
| year | Title album |
Top ranking, total weeks, awardChart placementsChart placements (Year, title, album , rankings, weeks, awards, notes) |
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| 1972 | Ball Park Incident Wizzard Brew |
- | - | - |
UK6 (12 weeks) UK |
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First published: November 1972
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| 1973 | See My Baby Jive Wizzard Brew |
DE5 (17 weeks) DE |
AT20 (4 weeks) AT |
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UK1  (17 weeks)UK |
- |
First published: April 1973
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| Angel Fingers (A Teen Ballad) Wizzard Brew |
DE22 (7 weeks) DE |
- | - |
UK1 (10 weeks)UK |
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First published: August 1973
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| I Wish It Could Be Christmas Everyday Wizzard Brew |
- | - | - |
UK4th  (77 weeks)UK |
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First published: November 1973
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| 1974 | Rock 'n' Roll Winter (Loony's Tune) Introducing Eddy and the Falcons |
- | - | - |
UK6 (7 weeks) UK |
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First published: April 1974
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| This Is the Story of My Love (Baby) Introducing Eddy and the Falcons |
- | - | - |
UK34 (4 weeks) UK |
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First published: August 1974
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| Are You Ready to Rock Introducing Eddy and the Falcons |
- | - | - |
UK8 (10 weeks) UK |
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First published: November 1974
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gray hatching : no chart data available for this year