Bob Stanley Presents 76 In The Shade (Vinyl)

The Summer of 1976 has remained a benchmark for long, hot summers – there may have been scorchers since, but none have seemed quite as relentless. Too hot to move, Britain melted into a collective puddle. This album evokes the feel of that summer, the sweet heat and almost narcotic lethargy, the haze above melting tarmac.

The country melted into a collective puddle. This compilation probably wasn’t anyone’s soundtrack of the year – that could have included Bowie’s ‘Station To Station’, Peter Tosh’s ‘Legalize It’ and Abba, who dominated the singles and album charts. Instead, this is an attempt to sonically evoke the summer of 1976 itself, its sweet heat and almost narcotic lethargy.

Side 1
01 Walking So Free – Spike Janson
02 Sugar Shuffle – Lynsey De Paul
03 Miracles (Single version) – Jefferson Starship
04 Get Out Of Town – Smokey Robinson 
05 I’m Mandy Fly Me (Album version) – 10cc
Side 2
01 Stoned Out – Simon Park
02 Nothing To Remind Me – Cliff Richard
03 Discover Me – David Ruffin
04 Inspiration Information – Shuggie Otis
05 You’re The Song (That I Can’t Stop Singing) – Hollywood Freeway
06 You Are My Love – Liverpool Express
Side 3
01 Liquid Sunshine – John Cameron
02 Not On The Outside – Sylvia
03 Stay With Me – Blue Mink
04 Wild Mountain Honey – Steve Miller Band
05 Fallin’ In Love – Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds
Side 4
01 Flowers (Album Version) – The Emotions
02 Montreal City – Azimuth
03 Rock’n’Roll Star – Barclay James Harvest
04 Miss My Love today – Gilbert O’Sullivan
05 Music – Carmen McRae