The Motors: Dancing The Night Away (1977)

The Motors became popular for a brief period in the late 70s, riding the new wave that, given a few of their hits, they didn't really deserve to be on. Don't get me wrong, their tunes were generally solid enough pop-rock fare but hardly groundbreaking. However, their first hit, 'Dancing the Night Away' was altogether something else. John Peel made this one of his records of the year in '77 and when you tune in to its transcendent pop high, you can understand why. It's just bloody perfec;, especially the 12" version featured here. I proudly owned this one back then but seem to have mislaid it now. Released on the revamped Virgin label as it moved on from experimental prog to slightly more commercial affairs.