Sunshine Radio: Golden Years Of FM Pop
C-Heads / Nessa Pullman As I wrote earlier, around the mid-70s pirate stations that used the AM dial on the radio, disappeared one by one, due to government decisions in Europe. The more sophisticated and technically better FM radio stations were willing to play album tracks and longer songs from bands like Electric Light Orchestra and Steely Dan. Those bands used the improved studio techniques and possibilities to a full extent. Eventually FM radio became the new standard, especially for the AOR sound. After winning the television talent show Opportunity Knocks, Candlewick Green signed to Decca Records, and had a hit single with the song Who Do You Think You Are? , written by Des Dyer and Clive Scott of the band Jigsaw. The single reached number 21 on the UK singles chart and number 25 on the Dutch Top 40 in the early spring of 1974. Both Bo Donaldson and The Heywoods and Saint Etienne later covered the song. Keyboardist Andy Ball left in the autumn of 1975 to join Mud for a 2-y