Roy Wood - Singles: A's & B's

Although they recorded a couple of albums, Wizzard was at its best as a singles outfit, because Roy Wood's pop songwriting chops truly shined when confronting the challenges of the 45-rpm format. As the hits collected on Singles: A's & B's reveal, Wizzard was an excellent outlet for Wood's ability to combine retro-rock elements borrowed from a variety of pop sources with a driving glam rock edge: "Ball Park Incident" sounds like Jerry Lee Lewis jamming with The Spiders From Mars and "Angel Fingers" is a delightfully bombastic ballad that layers multiple tiers of vocals, brass, and percussion to create a perfect homage to Phil Spector's Wall of Sound production style. Read More