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It’s 43 years and 11 months before Sadie is born and 0 years and 5 months before Thomas is.

The Chart

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• [new] “” – Peter Frampton
• [new] “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” – Blue Oyster Cult
• “A Fifth Of Beethoven” – Walter Murphy
• “A Little Bit More” – Dr. Hook
• “Baby I Love Your Way” – Peter Frampton
• “Devil Woman” – Cliff Richard
• [new] “Disco Duck” – Rick Dees & Cast Of Idiots
• [new] “Disco Duck” – Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots
• [new] “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” – Elton John & Kiki Dee
• “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” – Elton John And Kiki Dee
• “Get Closer” – Seals And Crofts
• [new] “Getaway” – “Earth Wind & Fire”
• “Getaway” – “Earth Wind And Fire”
• “Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel” – Tavares
• [new] “I Can’t Hear You No More” – Helen Reddy
• [new] “I Only Want To Be With You” – Bay City Rollers
• “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight” – England Dan And John Ford Coley
• “If You Leave Me Now” – Chicago
• “Kiss And Say Goodbye” – Manhattans
• “Let ’em In” – Wings
• “Love Is Alive” – Gary Wright
• “Lowdown” – Boz Scaggs
• [new] “Magic Man” – Heart
• [new] “One Love In My Lifetime” – Diana Ross
• “Play That Funky Music” – Wild Cherry
• “Rock & Roll Music” – Beach Boys
• [new] “Rock N Me” – Steve Miller Band
• “Say You Love Me” – Fleetwood Mac
• “Shake Your Booty” – K.C And The Sunshine Band
• [new] “She’s Gone” – Hall And Oates
• “Shower The People” – James Taylor
• “Still The One” – Orleans
• [new] “Street Singin’” – Lady Flash
• “Summer” – War
• [new] “That’ll Be The Day” – Linda Ronstadt
• “This Masquerade” – George Benson
• “Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang” – Silver
• “Who’d She Coo” – Ohio Players
• “With Your Love” – Jefferson Starship
• “You Should Be Dancing” – Bee Gees
• “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” – Lou Rawls

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

The Times

Some history

The Take

• “” – Peter Frampton
• “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” – Blue Oyster Cult
• “Disco Duck” – Rick Dees & Cast Of Idiots
• “Disco Duck” – Rick Dees And His Cast Of Idiots
• “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” – Elton John & Kiki Dee
• “Getaway” – “Earth Wind & Fire”
• “I Can’t Hear You No More” – Helen Reddy
• “I Only Want To Be With You” – Bay City Rollers
• “Magic Man” – Heart
• “One Love In My Lifetime” – Diana Ross
• “Rock N Me” – Steve Miller Band
• “She’s Gone” – Hall And Oates
• “Street Singin’” – Lady Flash
• “That’ll Be The Day” – Linda Ronstadt

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Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

What time is it Sadie?

The Chart

One more week for “Silly Love Songs” by Wings at the top of the charts before “Afternoon Delight” by Starland Vocal Band then “Kiss And Say Goodbye” by Manhattans have two weeks each.

• [new] “A Fifth Of Beethoven” – Walter Murphy
• “Afternoon Delight” – Starland Vocal Band
• [new] “Baby I Love Your Way” – Peter Frampton
• [new] “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” – Elton John And Kiki Dee
• “Get Closer” – Seals & Crofts
• [new] “Get Closer” – Seals And Crofts
• “Get Up And Boogie” – Silver Convention
• “Got To Get You Into My Life” – Beatles
• [new] “I Need To Be In Love” – Carpenters
• “I Want You” – Marvin Gaye
• [new] “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight” – England Dan And John For
• “I’ll Be Good To You” – Brothers Johnson
• [new] “I’m Easy” – Keith Carradine
• “If You Know What I Mean” – Neil Diamond
• “Kiss And Say Goodbye” – Manhattans
• [new] “Last Child” – Aerosmith
• [new] “Let ’em In” – Wings
• “Let Her In” – John Travolta
• “Love Hangover” – Diana Ross
• “Love Is Alive” – Gary Wright
• “Making Our Dreams Come True” – Cyndi Grecco
• “Misty Blue” – Dorothy Moore
• [new] “Moonight Feels Right” – Starbuck
• “Moonlight Feels Right” – Starbuck
• “More More More” – Andrea True Connection
• “Never Gonna Fall In Love Again” – Eric Carmen
• “Rock & Roll Music” – Beach Boys
• [new] “Rock N Roll Music” – Beach Boys
• “Sara Smile” – Hall & Oates
• [new] “Sara Smile” – Hall And Oates
• [new] “Save Your Kisses For Me” – Brotherhood Of Man
• [new] “Say You Love Me” – Fleetwood Mac
• “Shop Around” – Captain & Tennille
• [new] “Shop Around” – Captain And Tennille
• “Silly Love Songs” – Wings
• [new] “Something He Can Feel” – Aretha Franklin
• [new] “Sophisticated Lady” – Natalie Cole
• “Take The Money And Run” – Steve Miller Band
• “Takin’ It To The Streets” – Doobie Brothers
• “Tear The Roof Of The Sucker” – Parliament
• [new] “Tear The Roof Off The Sucker” – Parliament
• “That’s Where The Happy People Go” – Trammps
• “The Boys Are Back In Town” – Thin Lizzy
• [new] “This Masquerade” – George Benson
• “Today’s The Day” – America
• “Turn The Beat Around” – Vicki Sue Robinson
• [new] “You Should Be Dancing” – Bee Gees
• [new] “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” – Lou Rawls
• “You’re My Best Friend” – Queen
• [new] “Young Hearts Run Free” – Candi Staton

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

The Times

On July 18, 1976, at the Montreal Summer Olympic Games, 14-year-old Romanian gymnast Nadia Comăneci made Olympic history on the uneven parallel bars. Performing a flawless, gravity-defying routine, she was awarded the first perfect score of 10.0 in modern Olympic gymnastics history.

The event led to an iconic pop culture visual: Omega’s electronic arena scoreboard was only built to display three digits, assuming a 10.00 was impossible. As a result, the board flashed “1.00”, leaving the arena momentarily confused before erupting in applause. Comăneci went on to score six more perfect tens during the Games, capturing global media attention and becoming an international phenomenon.

On July 20, 1976—exactly seven years after Apollo 11 touched down on the Moon—NASA’s Viking 1 Lander touched down on the Chryse Planitia basin of Mars. It became the first spacecraft to successfully land on the Red Planet, survive, and complete its mission.

Within minutes of landing, Viking 1 transmitted the first clear close-up photographs of the Martian landscape back to Earth. The vivid red dust, scattered boulders, and salmon-colored sky captivated global television audiences, fueling a major mid-70s resurgence of public obsession with science fiction, planetary exploration, and the search for extraterrestrial life.

On July 4, 1976—the night of the U.S. Bicentennial—The Clash made their live concert debut at the Black Swan pub (known locally as the “Mucky Duck”) in Sheffield, England, supporting the Sex Pistols.

Fronted by Joe Strummer alongside Mick Jones and Paul Simonon, the band took to the stage wearing spattered paint-splashed clothes, tearing through a raw set of blistering garage-punk originals. The Sheffield show marked the arrival of the group that would inject overt political consciousness, reggae rhythms, and working-class urgency into the UK punk movement.

The Take

Some classic newcomers to the chart this month like “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” by Elton John And Kiki Dee.

“Sara Smile” by Hall And Oates.

And “Young Hearts Run Free” by Candi Staton.

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

It’s still 44 years in our timeline before Sadie is born. But here in 2026 she’s just participated in her first musical theatre holiday programme. A very cute recording of that below by way of intro this week! (Sadie in the red skirt, the youngest girl by a good margin!)

We have slipped a week out of sync also so here’s July, 1976 to listen to before.

The Chart

It’s a month dominated by “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” by Elton John And Kiki Dee.

• “A Fifth Of Beethoven” – Walter Murphy
• [new] “A Little Bit More” – Dr. Hook
• “Afternoon Delight” – Starland Vocal Band
• “Baby I Love Your Way” – Peter Frampton
• [new] “Devil Woman” – Cliff Richard
• “Don’t Go Breaking My Heart” – Elton John And Kiki Dee
• “Get Closer” – Seals And Crofts
• [new] “Getaway” – “Earth Wind And Fire”
• “Got To Get You Into My Life” – Beatles
• [new] “Heaven Must Be Missing An Angel” – Tavares
• [new] “I’d Really Love To See You Tonight” – England Dan And John Ford Coley
• “I’ll Be Good To You” – Brothers Johnson
• “I’m Easy” – Keith Carradine
• “If You Know What I Mean” – Neil Diamond
• [new] “If You Leave Me Now” – Chicago
• “Kiss And Say Goodbye” – Manhattans
• “Last Child” – Aerosmith
• “Let ’em In” – Wings
• “Love Is Alive” – Gary Wright
• [new] “Lowdown” – Boz Scaggs
• “Moonlight Feels Right” – Starbuck
• [new] “Play That Funky Music” – Wild Cherry
• “Rock & Roll Music” – Beach Boys
• “Say You Love Me” – Fleetwood Mac
• [new] “Shake Your Booty” – K.C And The Sunshine Band
• [new] “She’s Gone” – Hall & Oates
• [new] “Shower The People” – James Taylor
• “Something He Can Feel” – Aretha Franklin
• “Sophisticated Lady” – Natalie Cole
• [new] “Still The One” – Orleans
• [new] “Summer” – War
• “Tear The Roof Off The Sucker” – Parliament
• “This Masquerade” – George Benson
• “Turn The Beat Around” – Vicki Sue Robinson
• [new] “Wham Bam Shang-A-Lang” – Silver
• [new] “Who’d She Coo” – Ohio Players
• [new] “With Your Love” – Jefferson Starship
• “You Should Be Dancing” – Bee Gees
• “You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine” – Lou Rawls
• “You’re My Best Friend” – Queen
• “Young Hearts Run Free” – Candi Staton

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

The Times

Throughout August 1976, Jim Henson and his creative team were at ATV Elstree Studios in Hertfordshire, putting the finishing touches on the first batch of episodes for The Muppet Show ahead of its nationwide broadcast premiere in September.

After major American networks passed on the concept—viewing puppets strictly as children’s entertainment—British media magnate Lew Grade backed Henson to produce a weekly variety show aimed squarely at adults and families. With vaudeville sketches, music, and Hollywood guest stars interacting with Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy, the show went on to become one of the most successful syndicated series in television history, broadcast in over 100 countries.

On August 29, 1976, the “Midnight Special” gig took place at the Screen on the Green cinema in Islington, London. Featuring the Sex Pistols, The Clash, and The Buzzcocks (traveling down from Manchester), this late-night showcase became the definitive coming-out party for the first wave of British punk rock.

With the mainstream press and music journalists packing the small theatre, the raw, confrontational energy of the three bands made it impossible for the music industry to ignore the subculture any longer. The event kicked off the autumn explosion of punk across the UK.

On August 21, 1976, the arena in the small southwestern French town of Mont-de-Marsan hosted what is widely recognized as the first punk rock festival in Europe. Organized by music producer Marc Zermati, the festival gathered roughly 4,000 music fans who traveled across the continent under scorching heat to witness a new sound in rock and roll.

The lineup featured leading early pub-rock and proto-punk outfits, including The Damned, Eddie and the Hot Rods, and French rockers Bijou. The festival gave continental Europe its first concentrated taste of punk’s high-speed tempos, ripped clothes, and rebellious attitude, helping spread the movement across Europe months before it exploded in the mainstream press.

The Take

Let’s check some videos of the new tunes of the week…

Like “A Little Bit More” by Dr. Hook.

“Devil Woman” by Cliff Richard.

“Play That Funky Music” by Wild Cherry.

And “Shake Your Booty” by K.C And The Sunshine Band!

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

When is it Sadie?

What were we too busy to post last week Sadie? May, 1976! See it here.

The Chart

A week for “Love Hangover” for Diana Ross then three for Wings with “Silly Love Songs” at the top of the charts.

• [new] “Afternoon Delight” – Starland Vocal Band
• “Baretta’s Theme” – Rhythm Heritage
• “Boogie Fever” – Sylvers
• “Fool To Cry” – Rolling Stones
• “Fooled Around And Fell In Love” – Elvin Bishop
• [new] “Get Closer” – Seals & Crofts
• “Get Up And Boogie” – Silver Convention
• [new] “Got To Get You Into My Life” – Beatles
• “Happy Days” – Pratt & Mcclain
• “I Want You” – Marvin Gaye
• [new] “I’ll Be Good To You” – Brothers Johnson
• [new] “If You Know What I Mean” – Neil Diamond
• [new] “Kiss And Say Goodbye” – Manhattans
• [new] “Let Her In” – John Travolta
• “Love Hangover” – Diana Ross
• “Love In The Shadows” – Neil Sedaka
• “Love Is Alive” – Gary Wright
• [new] “Making Our Dreams Come True” – Cyndi Grecco
• “Misty Blue” – Dorothy Moore
• [new] “Moonlight Feels Right” – Starbuck
• “More More More” – Andrea True Connection
• “Movin’” – Brass Construction
• [new] “Never Gonna Fall In Love Again” – Eric Carmen
• “Rhiannon” – Fleetwood Mac
• “Right Back Where We Started From” – Maxine Nightingale
• [new] “Rihannon” – Fleetwood Mac
• [new] “Rock & Roll Love Letter” – Bay City Rollers
• [new] “Rock & Roll Music” – Beach Boys
• “Sara Smile” – Hall & Oates
• “Shannon” – Henry Gross
• “Shop Around” – Captain & Tennille
• “Show Me The Way” – Peter Frampton
• “Silly Love Songs” – Wings
• “Strange Magic” – Electric Light Orchestra
• [new] “Take The Money And Run” – Steve Miller Band
• “Takin’ It To The Streets” – Doobie Brothers
• [new] “Tear The Roof Of The Sucker” – Parliament
• [new] “That’s Where The Happy People Go” – Trammps
• [new] “The Boys Are Back In Town” – Thin Lizzy
• [new] “Today’s The Day” – America
• “Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again” – Barry Manilow
• [new] “Turn The Beat Around” – Vicki Sue Robinson
• “Welcome Back” – John Sebastian
• [new] “You’re My Best Friend” – Queen
• “Young Blood” – Bad Company

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

The Times

On June 25, 1976, Richard Donner’s supernatural horror classic The Omen was released by 20th Century Fox. Starring Gregory Peck and Lee Remick as parents who slowly discover their adopted son, Damien, is the literal Antichrist, the film turned biblical apocalyptic prophecy into big-budget Hollywood terror.

Driven by Jerry Goldsmith’s chilling, Academy Award-winning choral score (“Ave Satani”) and unforgettable shock sequences—like the nanny’s rooftop declaration and the pane-of-glass decapitation—the film was an immense box-office smash, cementing the “creepy child” horror trope for decades.

On June 4, 1976, the Sex Pistols performed a concert organized by Pete Shelley and Howard Devoto at Manchester’s Lesser Free Trade Hall. While barely 40 people attended the sparsely populated room, it is widely considered one of the most culturally consequential live music gigs in history.

In the tiny audience that night were the future architects of the UK indie and post-punk scenes: Bernard Sumner and Peter Hook (who formed Joy Division/New Order the next day), Morrissey (The Smiths), Mark E. Smith (The Fall), and Anthony Wilson (founder of Factory Records). It proved that raw energy and attitude trumped technical virtuosity.

On June 23, 1976, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer released Michael Anderson’s dystopian sci-fi epic Logan’s Run, starring Michael York and Jenny Agutter. Set in a hedonistic, domed city in the year 2274, the society maintains equilibrium by requiring everyone who turns 30 to undergo “Carousel”—a mandatory ritual execution disguised as reincarnation.

Featuring groundbreaking visual effects, futuristic synth soundscapes, and Farrah Fawcett in a breakout early role, Logan’s Run became an instant box-office hit. It won a Special Academy Award for Visual Effects and captured the mid-1970s cultural obsession with youth counterculture and sci-fi escapism.

The Take

Some great videos for classics this week. Let’s start with “Afternoon Delight” by Starland Vocal Band…

Then how about “Rihannon” by Fleetwood Mac…

And Thin Lizzy rocking out with “The Boys Are Back In Town”…

Rounding it out with “You’re My Best Friend” by Queen!

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

When is it Sadie?

The Chart

It’s a week each at the top for “Let Your Love Flow” by the Bellamy Brothers, “Welcome Back” by John Sebastian, “Boogie Fever” by Sylvers, “Silly Love Songs” by Wings and “Love Hangover” by Diana Ross.

• [new] “Baretta’s Theme” – Rhythm Heritage
• “Bohemian Rhapsody” – Queen
• “Boogie Fever” – Sylvers
• [new] “Come On Over” – Olivia Newton-John
• “December 1963” – Four Seasons
• “Disco Lady” – Johnnie Taylor
• [new] “Don’t Pull Your Love” – Glen Campbell
• “Dream Weaver” – Gary Wright
• [new] “Fool To Cry” – Rolling Stones
• “Fooled Around And Fell In Love” – Elvin Bishop
• “Get Up And Boogie” – Silver Convention
• [new] “Happy Days” – Pratt & Mcclain
• [new] “Happy Music” – Blackbyrds
• [new] “Hurt” – Elvis Presley
• “I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do” – Abba
• [new] “I Want You” – Marvin Gaye
• [new] “I’ve Got A Feeling” – Al Wilson
• “Let Your Love Flow” – Bellamy Brothers
• “Livin’ For The Weekend” – O’jays
• “Lonely Night” – Captain & Tennille
• “Love Hangover” – Diana Ross
• [new] “Love In The Shadows” – Neil Sedaka
• [new] “Love Is Alive” – Gary Wright
• [new] “Love Really Hurts Without You” – Billy Ocean
• “Misty Blue” – Dorothy Moore
• [new] “More More More” – Andrea True Connection
• [new] “Movin’” – Brass Construction
• [new] “One Piece At A Time” – Johnny Cash
• “Only Sixteen” – Dr. Hook
• “Rhiannon” – Fleetwood Mac
• [new] “Right Back Where We Started From” – Maxine Nightingale
• “Right Back Where We Started” – Maxine Nightingale
• “Sara Smile” – Hall & Oates
• “Shannon” – Henry Gross
• [new] “Shop Around” – Captain & Tennille
• “Show Me The Way” – Peter Frampton
• “Silly Love Songs” – Wings
• [new] “Strange Magic” – Electric Light Orchestr
• “Strange Magic” – Electric Light Orchestra
• “Sweet Love” – Commodores
• “Sweet Thing” – Rufus
• [new] “Takin’ It To The Streets” – Doobie Brothers
• “There’s A Kind Of Hush” – Carpenters
• “Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again” – Barry Manilow
• [new] “Union Man” – Cate Brothers
• “Welcome Back” – John Sebastian
• [new] “Young Blood” – Bad Company

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

The Times

On May 3, 1976, Paul McCartney and Wings kicked off the North American leg of their world tour in Fort Worth, Texas. It was McCartney’s first time touring the United States in a decade, since The Beatles played Candlestick Park in 1966.

Shattering indoor attendance records across 31 arena and stadium shows, the tour delivered a 30-song setlist balancing Wings chart-toppers (“Band on the Run,” “Live and Let Die”) with a handful of Beatles classics McCartney had never before performed live as a solo artist. The massive production—complete with laser lights and dry ice—defined the spectacle of mid-70s stadium rock.

On May 24, 1976, British wine merchant Steven Spurrier staged a blind wine-tasting competition in Paris featuring a panel of France’s top sommeliers and wine critics. The panel compared premier French Bordeaux and Burgundies against upstart, little-known boutique wines from California’s Napa Valley.

In an outcome that stunned the international press, the American entrants swept first place in both categories: Chateau Montelena’s 1973 Chardonnay beat French white Burgundies, and Stag’s Leap Wine Cellars’ 1973 Cabernet Sauvignon took the top red spot. Reported globally by Time magazine, the event destroyed the myth of French invincibility and opened the door for New World winemaking across the globe.

On May 8, 1976, former Lovin’ Spoonful frontman John Sebastian took the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100 with “Welcome Back“—the infectious, nostalgic theme song to the hit ABC television comedy Welcome Back, Kotter.

Originally commissioned as a simple opening sequence tune, the song resonated so deeply with audiences that producers retooled the sitcom’s original title (Kotter) to match the song. Rushed into production and released as a standalone pop 45, it became an inescapable radio staple across the spring, propelling the show and breakout star John Travolta (playing the swaggering Vinnie Barbarino) into superstardom.

The Take

Let’s see some videos from the new chart hits this week…

The classic sitcom theme tune “Happy Days” by Pratt & Mcclain…

And on Top of the Pops “Love Really Hurts Without You” by Billy Ocean…

Then Maxine Nightingale with “Right Back Where We Started From”…

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

It’s April, 1976 in our journey…but back in today of 2026, Sadie wants you to know its…

(Yes, she’s being a tad uncooperative in general this week – cheeky monkey!)

The Chart

The whole month is dominated by “Disco Lady” – Johnnie Taylor, which is Disco only in name!

• “Action” – Sweet
• “All By Myself” – Eric Carmen
• “Bohemian Rhapsody” – Queen
• “Boogie Fever” – Sylvers
• “December 1963” – Four Seasons
• “Deep Purple” – Donny & Marie Osmond
• “Disco Lady” – Johnnie Taylor
• “Dream On” – Aerosmith
• “Dream Weaver” – Gary Wright
• “Fanny” – Bee Gees
• [new] “Fooled Around & Fell In Love” – Elvin Bishop
• [new] “Fopp” – Ohio Players
• “Get Up And Boogie” – Silver Convention
• “Golden Years” – David Bowie
• “Good Hearted Woman” – Waylon & Willie
• [new] “I Do I Do I Do I Do I Do” – Abba
• “Junk Food Junkie” – Larry Groce
• “Let Your Love Flow” – Bellamy Brothers
• [new] “Livin’ For The Weekend” – O’jays
• “Lonely Night” – Captain & Tennille
• [new] “Looking For Space” – John Denver
• [new] “Lorelei” – Styx
• [new] “Love Fire” – Jigsaw
• [new] “Love Hangover” – Diana Ross
• “Love Machine” – Miracles
• [new] “Lovefire” – Jigsaw
• [new] “Misty Blue” – Dorothy Moore
• “Money Honey” – Bay City Rollers
• “Only Love Is Real” – Carole King
• “Only Sixteen” – Dr. Hook
• [new] “Rhiannon” – Fleetwood Mac
• “Right Back Where We Started” – Maxine Nightingale
• [new] “Sara Smile” – Hall & Oates
• [new] “Shannon” – Henry Gross
• [new] “Shoe Me The Way” – Peter Frampton
• “Show Me The Way” – Peter Frampton
• [new] “Silly Love Songs” – Wings
• [new] “Sixteen” – Dr. Hook
• [new] “Strange Magic” – Electric Light Orchestra
• “Sweet Love” – Commodores
• “Sweet Thing” – Rufus
• “Take It To The Limit” – Eagles
• “Tangerine” – Salsoul Orchestra
• “There’s A Kind Of Hush” – Carpenters
• [new] “Tryin’ To Get The Feeling Again” – Barry Manilow
• “Welcome Back” – John Sebastian

[new] = New to the chart this week.

You can listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.

The Times

On April 9, 1976, Alan J. Pakula’s political thriller All the President’s Men hit theaters. Starring Robert Redford as Bob Woodward and Dustin Hoffman as Carl Bernstein, the film chronicled The Washington Post’s relentless investigation into the Watergate scandal that led to Richard Nixon’s resignation less than two years earlier.

Praised for its procedural realism, crisp typewriter-clacking tension, and Gordon Willis’s stark cinematography, the movie turned investigative reporting into high-stakes drama. It captured four Academy Awards and permanently established the film trope of secretive garage meetings with “Deep Throat.”

On April 23, 1976, Sire Records released the self-titled debut album by the Ramones, effectively firing the starting gun for American punk rock after its raucous start across the Atlantic. Recorded in just a week for around $6,400, the 14-track record clocked in at under 30 minutes of relentless downstroke bar chords, breakneck tempos, and bubblegum pop sensibilities.

Kicking off with the legendary shout “Hey! Ho! Let’s Go!” (see a live version here) on “Blitzkrieg Bop,” the record stripped away the self-indulgence of 70s stadium rock. While commercial radio initially ignored it, the album became a foundational sonic blueprint that inspired the Sex Pistols, The Clash, and the entire alternative rock movement.

On April 1, 1976, Steve Jobs, Steve Wozniak, and Ronald Wayne formally founded Apple Computer Company in Los Altos, California. Working out of Jobs’ family garage and bedroom, the trio set out to sell the Apple I—a hand-built single-board computer designed and assembled by Wozniak. (see another annoyingly unembeddable video story here)

Priced famously at $666.66, the machine required hobbyists to provide their own case, power switch, and monitor. It marked the shift of computing from corporate mainframe backrooms into the consumer home, launching a tech revolution that transformed modern culture. (For better, or worse?)

The Take

“Disco Lady” was the first Hot 100 No. 1 hit with the word “disco” in the title (though the song was a ballad and not a disco record). The single also reached No. 25 on the UK Singles Chart.

In the finale of The Paul Lynde Halloween Special, broadcast in October 1976, Paul Lynde and the entire cast sing Johnnie Taylor’s “Disco Lady” (gender-neutralized to “Disco Baby”). It’s so awful it needs to be seen…

By some small coincidence, Sadie has her school production this week and we are told that “Silly Love Songs” by Wings is one of the songs, so here’s this music video…

Now go listen to the full playlist on Youtube via this link.