In the 21st July 1973 issue, he reviewed the following singles: Stephen Stills / Manassas: Guaguanco De Vero ( 7") Atlantic.Shawn Phillips: Anello (Where Are You?) ( 7") A&M.Jonathan Edwards: Honky-Tonk Stardust Cowboy ( 7") Atlantic.Hetherington: Teenage Love Song ( 7") MoWest.Gary Glitter: I'm The Leader Of The Gang (I Am!) ( 7") Bell.Peel's first singles review for Sounds was published on 14th July 1973, where he reviewed the following singles: **** = Well worth having if you got the money.The list below includes Peel's explanation of the ratings: This may have happened when Peel's stint on the page ended he mentions in the "Single File" page of the October 1975 issue of Let It Rock that he was no longer doing singles reviews for Sounds. He explains why in the Single File page of Let It Rock of April 1975 "Basically this is a cop-out device but with the torrent of singles there are to be considered each week, some sort of labour-saving tactic is necessary." The system didn't seem to last long, as by the end of the year, it seemed to have been abandoned. In 1975 Peel introduced an asterisk system (more commonly called a "star system") to rate the records he reviewed. ![]() ![]() From available evidence, he wrote at greater length on individual records than in most of his journalism for other papers and magazines - even when the singles he had to review weren't to his taste. Peel contributed to Sounds' singles reviews between 19.
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