Rock Follies – Rock Follies (1976)

Well; it was a short-lived (just 2) Television series about a ‘put- together’ girl singing band and their ‘adventures’ in the Pop business.  The girls were all actresses; ‘Charlotte Cornwell, Rula Lenska’ and the wonderful ‘Julie Covington.’  It was first and foremost a serious drama with songs to alleviate and illustrate the issues.   But it was incredibly popular, especially with younger people and women.  The music was written by Andy Mackay (Roxy Music) and lyrics by the screenwriter Howard Schuman.  The album was probably an afterthought or an obvious response to the success of the first series and amazingly it went to number 1 in the charts.  It is naïve, charming and dated – but the songs are good, the lyrics sharp and the singing really rather good.  At the time I loved it.  The second series and songs were a bit of a disappointment.