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Kokomo

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Roger McGuinn, Roy Harper, Julie Felix, Toots & the Maytals et al: Hyde Park, London

Live Review by Chris Salewicz, New Musical Express, 7 September 1974

Peace and paranoia: The Metropolitan Police Force's Gala Weekend Outing at Hyde Park ...

Dr. Feelgood, Kokomo, Chilli Willi: Eat Your Heart Out, Arthur Howes

Report and Interview by Nick Kent, New Musical Express, 18 January 1975

Which is a slick way of saying The Package Tour She Lives She Breathes She Is Reborn. You remember the Package Tour, eh kids? It ...

Kokomo: Kokomo

Review by Ian MacDonald, New Musical Express, 22 February 1975

THE AVERAGE WHITES broke the ice with their second album and Kokomo will be the first of the beneficiaries. ...

Money Doesn't Talk — it Mutters out of the Side of its Mouth

Report by Mick Farren, New Musical Express, 1 March 1975

THE NAUGHTIES OF THOSE NAUGHTY RHYTHMS ...

The Chambers Brothers, Kokomo: Bottom Line, New York NY

Live Review by Chris Charlesworth, Melody Maker, 22 March 1975

Kokomo keep the faith ...

Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers, Dr. Feelgood, Kokomo: Rainbow Theatre, London

Live Review by Jonh Ingham, Phonograph Record, April 1975

THE SECOND wave of '70s bands to emerge from England is an entirely opposite affair from the glitter/glam of the Mark I model. It's centred ...

Letter from Britain: New Bands Hit The Pubs (And The Charts)

Report by Jonh Ingham, Creem, May 1975

"IT'S 1975, OKAY, and all across London town, hey hey," or something like that. It's not so much a case of no fun as a ...

Kokomo: Wollman Rink, New York NY

Live Review by Mitchell Cohen, Phonograph Record, October 1975

IF THERE'S ONE thing we don't need it's a group composed of exiles from second-line British boogie bands that has a tendency toward disco-oriented soul. ...

Kokomo: Killing Me Funkily

Live Review by Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 13 December 1975

YOU REMEMBER how Barbarella nearly died on the Excessive Pleasure Machine? Well, Kokomo almost finished me off the same way the other night. Their whole ...

Kokomo: Grown Some Funk Of Our Own

Report and Interview by Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 7 February 1976

THE SUBDUED shufflings of a hotel chambermaid were gradually coaxing Alan Spenner, Kokomo's friendly grizzly bear of a bass payer, out of sweet slumber. ...

Kokomo/Kursaal Flyers: Guildford

Live Review by John Tobler, New Musical Express, 28 February 1976

A VERY strange billing, Kokomo as support to the Kursaal Flyers. Now that seems to say something about relative popularity and the length of time ...

Average White Band, Kokomo: Hammersmith Odeon, London

Live Review by Phil Sutcliffe, Sounds, 12 June 1976

THIS WAS one double bill I just had to see. I mean rock is so find these days and there are good concerts every week ...

Kokomo: The Roundhouse, London

Live Review by Chas de Whalley, Sounds, 29 January 1977

WELL, JOE Cocker wasn't there. At least I don't think he was. After a very hard weekend of various rock 'n' roll activities the strain ...

Pub Rock: We'll Drink To That!

Retrospective and Interview by Chas de Whalley, Record Collector, 19 October 2007

"Watch Out! First Time Ever! Non-Stop Real Music Coming Your Way At 1000 Smiles An Hour!" ...

see also Grease Band, The

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