We have a new first, Billy Kinsley becomes the first person to score a number 40 with 2 different groups. His first came in 1964 as a member of The Merseybeats with "Last Night".
Liverpool Express aren't a band you hear much about these days, but the repeats of 1976 Top of the Pops perhaps introduced them to a wider audience. I say this from personal experience, I'd not heard of them prior to these repeats but they seemed to be on the show every other week in 1976.
What became apparent from when they began the Top of the Pops repeats from 1976 was that this was a time when the glam rock of the early 70s had died out and punk was yet to begin, so it was a time for bands who are now long forgotten.
The biggest hit for Liverpool Express was their debut "You Are My Love" which made number 11 in 1976. They followed up with "Every Man Must Have A Dream" later in the year which made 17, and then came this, their final hit in 1977.
By this point, punk was around and music like this had become surplus to requirements. Despite this, they have continued as a band in various guises since so they do still have a following.
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