Original Record of the Year: Eddie Drennon & BBS Unlimited - Let's Do The Latin Hustle
When they started the Top of the Pops reruns starting in early 1976 there was a documentary that gave an overview of the state of the charts in 1976. The general consensus was this was a low point for music.
Once the reruns started I was inclined to agree, though still some decent records that I didn't previously know would appear. I decided to listen to the charting records of 1976 prior to the start of the reruns and one of those records stood out and ended up being my pick for 1976.
The chances are if you don't know this record then you've never heard of Eddie Drennon. Indeed if I was to see him walking down the street I wouldn't know if it was him. This is also a record I would not know if I hadn't looked it up.
I feel this is my discovery. There's no big names to draw me to or put me off the record. Furthermore it's largely an instrumental plays its part in laying the foundations for dance music in the future.
Has it retained its crown? absolutely.
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