by Bob Stanley
‘Kiss’, 1;
‘Let’s Go Crazy’, 1;
Purple Rain, 1;
Sign ‘O’ the Times, 1;
‘When Doves Cry’, 1
Prince Paul, 1, 2
Principle, Jamie, 1
Prodigy, the, 1; ‘Everybody in the Place’, 1
progressive rock, 1, 2, 3
psychedelia, 1, 2, 3, 4; American, 1, 2;
British, 1, 2, 3;
and country, 1;
and girl groups, 1;
modern, 1;
and soul, 1, 2, 3, 4n
psychobilly, 1n
Public Enemy, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Rebel without a Pause’, 1;
Yo! Bum Rush the Show, 1
Public Image Ltd, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7
Pulp, 1n, 2, 3; ‘Common People’, 1
punk, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; American, 1, 2
Punk (magazine), 1
Purple Hearts, the: ‘Millions Like Us’, 1
Q-Tip, 1, 2
Quando Quango, 1
Quarrymen, the, 1, 2
Quatro, Suzi, 1, 2, 3
Queen, 1n, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6n; ‘Killer Queen’, 1;
‘You’re My Best Friend’, 1
Quiet Riot, 1
R&B, 1, 2, 3, 4; British, 1;
pre-rock, 1, 2;
sixties, 1
R&B (record label), 1
racism: in music industry, 1n
Radio 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; bans, 1, 2;
conservatism, 1, 2, 3;
launch, 1, 2;
overhaul, 1, 2
Radiohead, 1
Radiophonic Workshop, 1
Rage (club, London), 1, 2
Ragga Twins, the, 1
Rainbow, 1, 2
Rammellzee: ‘Beat Bop’, 1
Ramones, the, 1, 2; ‘Rockaway Beach’, 1
Rampling, Danny, 1
Randazzo, Teddy, 1
Ranglin, Ernest, 1
Raspberries, the, 1n
rave, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Rave (magazine), 1
Ray, Johnnie, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; ‘Such a Night’, 1;
‘Walking My Baby Back Home’, 1
Rea, Chris, 1, 2; ‘Josephine’, 1
Ready Steady Go!, 1
Record Mirror (magazine), 1
Record Shack (record label), 1
Red Bird (record label), 1, 2
Red Hot Chili Peppers, 1; Blood Sugar Sex Magik, 1
Redding, Otis, 1, 2; ‘Dock of the Bay’, 1;
‘I’ve Got Dreams to Remember’, 1
Redgrave, Michael, 1
Reed, Jerry, 1
Reed, Lou: Metal Machine Music, 1; ‘The Ostrich’, 1
Reeves, Jim, 1, 2, 3; ‘He’ll Have to Go’, 1;
‘Welcome to My World’, 1
reggae, 1, 2
Reid, Duke, 1
Relf, Keith, 1
REM, 1, 2, 3; Automatic for the People, 1;
Murmur, 1;
‘The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonight’, 1;
‘Talk about the Passion’, 1
Remains, the: ‘Don’t Look Back’, 1
Renbourn, John, 1, 2
REO Speedwagon, 1
Replacements, the, 1, 2, 3
Restivo, Johnny, 1
Revere, Paul (and the Raiders), 1
Reynolds, Simon, 1
RGM (studio), 1
Rhodes, Bernie, 1, 2
Rhymes, Busta, 1
Rich, Charlie, 1n, 2
Richard, Cliff, 1, 2, 3, 4n; ‘Living Doll’, 1;
‘Miss You Nights’, 1;
‘Move It’, 1
Richards, Keith, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; see also Rolling Stones
Richman, Jonathan, 1, 2
Riddle, Nelson, 1
Ride, 1
Ridgeley, Andrew, 1
Right Said Fred, 1
Righteous Brothers, 1, 2, 3; ‘You’ve Lost that Lovin’ Feelin’’, 1, 2
Rihanna, 1
Riley, Billy Lee, 1n
Riley, Teddy, 1
riot grrrl, 1, 2
Rip Rig and Panic, 1
Ritchie, John: see Vicious, Sid
Rivers, Johnny, 1
Robbin, Jeff, 1
Robertson, Robbie, 1
Robinson, Smokey, 1, 2, 3
Robinson, Sylvia, 1
rock, 1; American, 1;
classic, 1;
hard, 1, 2;
progressive, 1, 2;
punk, 1;
soft, 1, 2
rock ’n’ roll, 1, 2, 3, 4; American, 1;
British, 1, 2;
comedy as the new, 1;
decline, 1
Rock ’n’ Roll Trio, the: ‘Train Kept a Rollin’’, 1
rock opera, 1
Rock Steady Crew, the, 1, 2; ‘(Hey You) the Rock Steady Crew’, 1
rockabilly, 1, 2, 3, 4
Rockers Revenge, 1; ‘Walking on Sunshine’, 1
rockism, 1; ‘disco sucks’ protest, 1
rocksteady, 1, 2, 3
Rodgers, Jimmie, 1
Rodgers, Nile, 1
Rolling Stones, the, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; and Altamont festival (1969), 1, 2;
‘Come On’, 1;
drugs bust (1967), 1;
‘Gimme Shelter’, 1, 2;
‘Have You Seen Your Mother, Baby’, 1;
‘Honky Tonk Women’, 1, 2;
‘It’s All Over Now’, 1;
‘The Last Time’, 1;
‘Little Red Rooster’, 1;
‘Love in Vain’, 1;
‘Nineteenth Nervous Breakdown’, 1;
‘Paint It Black’, 1;
‘Street Fighting Man’, 1
Rollins, Henry, 1
Romeos, the, 1
Ronettes, the, 1, 2
Ronstadt, Linda, 1, 2, 3
Rose, Axl, 1; see also Guns n’ Roses
Rose, Wesley, 1
Ross, Diana, 1, 2, 3; ‘I’m Still Waiting’, 1n;
see also Supremes, the
Rossdale, Gavin, 1
Rotolo, Suze, 1
Rotten, Johnny: see Lydon, John
Rough Trade (record label), 1, 2
Rough Trade (record shop), 1, 2
Rowland, Kevin, 1, 2, 3, 4
Rowlands, Tom, 1
Roxy Music, 1; ‘All I Want Is You’, 1;
‘A Song for Europe’, 1
Roza, Lita, 1
Rubin, Rick, 1, 2
Ruddock, Osbourne: see King Tubby
Ruffin, David, 1, 2
Rum and Black, 1
Run-DMC, 1, 2; ‘Walk This Way’, 1
Runaways, the, 1
Rundgren, Todd, 1, 2, 3; Something/Anything, 1;
A Wizard, a True Star, 1
Ryan, Barry, 1, 2n
Ryan, Paul, 1
Rydell, Bobby, 1
Ryder, Shaun, 1
S Club 1, 2
Saddler, Joseph: see Grandmaster Flash
Saints, the, 1
Salsoul Orchestra, 1
Salt-n-Pepa, 1, 2
San Francisco, 1, 2
Sandpipers, the, 1
Sarah (record label), 1
Satellite (record shop), 1, 2
Saunders, Jesse, 1
Saunderson, Kevin, 1, 2
Saussy, Tupper, 1
Savage, Jon, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Saxon, 1
Scabies, Rat, 1
Scepter (record label), 1
Schilling, Jerry, 1, 2
Scholz, Tom, 1
Schoolly D, 1n, 2
Scooter, 1
Scott, Bon, 1
Scott, Jack, 1; ‘The Way I Walk’, 1
Scritti Politti, 1
Seals and Crofts, 1
Searchers, the, 1, 2, 3n; ‘Needles and Pins’, 1;
Take Me for What I’m Worth, 1;
‘When You Walk in the Room’, 1
Sebastian, John, 1, 2
Second World War, 1, 2
Section 1, 2n
Secunda, Chelita, 1, 2
Secunda, Tony, 1
Sedaka, Neil, 1, 2
Seeger, Pete, 1, 2
Self, Ronnie, 1
Sex Pistols, the, 1, 2, 3; ‘Anarchy in the UK’, 1;
‘God Save the Queen’, 1;
Huddersfield gig (1977), 1
Shadows, the, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9; ‘Apache’, 1;
‘Wonderful Land’, 1
Shaggy, 1
Shakur, Tupac, 1, 2
Sham 1, 2
Shamen, the, 1; ‘Ebeneezer Goode’, 1
Shangri-Las, the, 1n, 2n, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; ‘Leader of the Pack’, 1;
‘Past, Present and Future’, 1
Shannon, Del, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Keep Searchin’’, 1;
‘Runaway’, 1;
‘That’s the Way Love Is’, 1
Sharp, Dee Dee, 1, 2; ‘I Really Love You’, 1
Shaw, Greg, 1, 2, 3
Shaw, Sandie, 1, 2, 3; ‘Always Something There to Remind Me’, 1;
‘Puppet on a String’, 1
Shearin, Chip, 1
Shed Seven, 1
Shelton, Ann: ‘Lay Down Your Arms’, 1, 2
Shepton Mallet festival, 1
Shirelles, the, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Will You Love Me Tomorrow’, 1, 2
Sholes, Steve, 1
Shoom (club, London), 1
Showmen, the: ‘It Will Stand’, 1
Shuman, Mort, 1, 2
Shut Up and Dance (group), 1, 2, 3
Shut Up and Dance (record label), 1
Sigma Sound (studio), 1, 2
Silhouettes, the: ‘Get a Job’, 1
Silver, Lorraine, 1
Silverman, Tony, 1
Simmons, Russell, 1, 2
Simon and Garfunkel, 1, 2; ‘Mrs Robinson’, 1;
‘The Sound of Silence’, 1
Simon, Paul, 1, 2
Simons, Ed, 1
Simpson, Gerald: see Guy Called Gerald, A
Sinatra, Frank, 1, 2, 3, 4n, 5, 6, 7, 8
Sinatra, Nancy: ‘These Boots Are Made for Walking’, 1
singer-songwriter model, 1
Singin’ in the Rain, 1
Siouxsie and the Banshees, 1, 2
Sire (record label), 1
Sixx, Nikki, 1
ska, 1, 2, 3, 4
Skatalites, 1
Skid Row, 1
skiffle, 1, 2, 3
skinhead movement, 1
Slade, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Merry Xmas Everybody’, 1;
Old New Borrowed and Blue, 1
Sledge, Percy, 1n; ‘When a Man Loves a Woman’, 1
Slick Rick, 1
Slipstream: ‘We Are Raving’, 1
Slowdive, 1; Pygmalion, 1
Sly and the Family Stone, 1; ‘Dance to the Music’, 1;
‘Stand’, 1;
There’s a Riot Goin’ On, 1
Small Faces, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; ‘All or Nothing’, 1
Small, Heather, 1
Small, Millie: ‘My Boy Lollipop’, 1, 2
Smalls, Biggie (Notorious BIG), 1, 2
Smash Hits (magazine), 1n, 2, 3, 4, 5
Smashing (club, London), 1n
Smith, Bruce, 1
Smith, Mark E., 1, 2, 3
Smith, Mike, 1
Smith, Patti, 1, 2, 3n, 4
Smiths, the, 1, 2, 3, 4; Strangeways Here We Come, 1;
‘This Charming Man’, 1
Smokie, 1
Sniffin’ Glue (fanzine), 1, 2, 3
Soft Cell, 1, 2; Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret, 1
Solar (record label), 1
Sonic Youth, 1, 2
SOS Band: ‘Just Be Good to Me’, 1
soul, 1, 2, 3, 4; birth of, 1;
deep, 1;
electrified, 1;
rise of, 1;
soft, 1;
wholegrain, 1
soul snobbery, 1n
Soul Stirrers, the, 1
Soul II Soul, 1, 2, 3
sound-system hits, 1
Soundgarden: ‘Black Hole Sun’, 1
SoundJam MP, 1
Sounds (music paper), 1, 2
Soup Dragons, the: ‘I’m Free’, 1
Source, The (magazine), 1
South, Joe, 1
Space Waltz, 1n
Spacemen 1, 2
Spandau Ballet, 1, 2; ‘To Cut a Long Story Short’, 1
Sparks, 1, 2; ‘This Town Ain’t Big Enough for Both of Us’, 1
Sparrow, Mighty, 1
spasm bands, 1n
Spears, Billie Jo: ‘What I’ve Got in Mind’, 1
Spears, Britney, 1; ‘Baby One More Time’, 1
Specials, 1, 2, 3; ‘Gangsters’, 1;
‘Too Much Too Young’, 1
Spector, Phil, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8; ‘He Hit Me (and It Felt Like a Kiss)’, 1;
‘River Deep – Mountain High’, 1, 2, 3, 4
Spectrum (club, London), 1
Spencer, Jeremy, 1
Spice Girls, 1, 2, 3; ‘Wannabe’, 1
Spiral Tribe, 1
Springfield, Dusty, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; ‘Goin’ Back’, 1;
‘I Only Want to Be with You’, 1;
‘You Don’t Have to Say You Love Me’, 1
Springfield, Rick, 1
Springsteen, Bruce, 1n, 2, 3; ‘Blinded by the Light’, 1;
Born in the USA, 1;
‘Born to Run’, 1;
‘I’m on Fire’, 1
Spunky Spider: ‘You Won’t Come’, 1
Spyro Gyra, 1
Squeeze, 1; ‘Cool for Cats’, 1;
‘Up the Junction’, 1
Squire, John, 1
Stafford, Jo, 1, 2, 3; ‘You Belong to Me’, 1
Stamp, Chris, 1
Standells, the, 1
Stanley, Owsley, 1
Starr, Kay, 1, 2
Starr, Ringo, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5; see also Beatles, the
Status Quo, 1, 2; ‘Down Down’, 1;
‘Paper Plane’, 1
Stavely Makepeace, 1; see also Lieutenant Pigeon
Stax (record label), 1, 2, 3, 4
Steele, Tommy, 1, 2; ‘Rock with the Caveman’, 1
Steeleye Span, 1
Steely Dan, 1, 2, 3
Stefani, Gwen, 1
Stein, Chris, 1
Stein, Seymour, 1
Stepney, Charles, 1
Steps, 1
Stereophonics, 1
Stetsasonic, 1
Stewart, Al, 1
Stewart, Eric, 1
Stewart, Ian, 1
Stewart, Jermaine, 1
Stewart, Jim, 1, 2
Stewart, Rod, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6; ‘Maggie May’, 1;
‘Young Turks’, 1
Stigwood, Robert, 1, 2
Stiles, Ray, 1
Stilettos, the, 1
Stills, Stephen, 1, 2, 3; ‘4 + 20’, 1
Sting, 1; see also Police, the
Stipe, Michael, 1, 2, 3
Stock, Aitken and Waterman, 1, 2
Stoller, Mike, 1
Stone Roses, 1, 2, 3n, 4; ‘Fools Gold’, 1;
‘Love Spreads’, 1
Stone, Sly, 1, 2, 3
Stooges, the, 1, 2, 3; ‘I Wanna Be Your Dog’, 1;
Raw Power, 1
Strange, Steve, 1
Stranglers, the, 1, 2, 3, 4; Five Minutes’, 1;
‘Golden Brown’, 1
street punk, 1
Street Sounds (record label), 1n
Strong, Nolan (and the Diablos): ‘The Wind’, 1
Strummer, Joe, 1, 2, 3
Stubbs, Levi, 1, 2
Style Council, the, 1
Stylistics, the, 1, 2, 3; ‘Sing Baby Sing’, 1;
‘You Make Me Feel Brand New’, 1
Subway Sect, 1, 2
Suede, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Metal Mickey’, 1
Sugarhill (record label), 1
Sugarhill Gang, 1; ‘Rapper’s Delight’, 1
Summer, Donna, 1, 2, 3; ‘I Feel Love’, 1;
‘Love to Love You Baby’, 1, 2
Sumner, Bernard, 1, 2
Sun (record label), 1
sunshine pop, 1n
Supertramp, 1n
Supremes, the, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7; ‘Love Child’, 1;
‘Where Did Our Love Go’, 1
surf music, 1, 2
Swans, 1; ‘Time Is Money (Bastard)’, 1
Sweet, the, 1, 2, 3, 4; ‘Block Buster’, 1, 2
Swift, Taylor, 1
swingbeat: see new jack swing
Swinging Blue Jeans, the, 1, 2, 3
Sylvers, Leon, 1
T. Rex, 1, 2, 3, 4n; Electric Warrior, 1;
‘(Whatever Happened to the) Teenage Dream’, 1
Take That, 1; ‘Relight My Fire’, 1
Talkin’ Loud (record label), 1
Talking Heads, 1; ‘Love Goes to Building on Fire’, 1
Talmy, Shel, 1n
Tamla Motown: see Motown
Tammys, the, 1
Tarsia, Joe, 1
