Australian Charts:
The Ballroom Blitz hit no 1 on the Go-Set National Top 40 on 19 January 1974.
www.poparchives.com.au/gosetcharts/1974/19740119.html
Wikipedia:
The Ballroom Blitz was inspired by an incident in January 1973 when the band were performing at the Grand Hall in Kilmarnock, Scotland, and were driven offstage by a bottling.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Ballroom_Blitz
Songfacts:
The band members do a roll call at the beginning of this song, which is a great way to introduce themselves to listeners. Lead singer Brian Connolly asks: Are you ready Steve? (bass player Steve Priest), Andy? (guitarist Andy Scott), Mick? (drummer Mick Tucker).
www.songfacts.com/facts/sweet/ballroom-blitz
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