you know what Ronson's pointing at?

Or if you're still in possession of a full set of mutton chops?

it was de rigeur in Hull, y'know.

(Before anyone has a go, yes I am from Hull. We can laugh at ourselves; why should everyone else have all the fun?!)

rob Agnetha of her natural allure.

that is shocking!

don't look like that anymore, do they?

that this is Mrs Fripp. But I'm never quite sure which side of the amazement I'm coming from.

McHammer.

Gets coat...

emptied their bowels on his head.

Once a comedian always a comedian.

"Manowar, Manowar
Living on the road
When we´re in town
Speakers explode"

Actual lyrics.

Spot who plays what. I genuinely don't know, so here's a guess: moustache man is the drummer, the guy on the right with the awesome pecs is the singer. Shorty on the left must be the bass player, which just leaves the Nigel Tufnell looky-likey second from the right as the guitarist. Am I right?

that was only taken last week.

A mate of mine actually bought a Manowar album where all the sleeve notes were in runic. All I can ask is, ffs WHY?

Who plays what then?

Another round of who plays what. I'm guessing the bloke bottom right is the singer (Mr. Revere?). Peter Beardsley is the drummer, Blondie is the bass player, Mr. Top Center is the guitarist and the top right fella is the keyboardist. I could google the answer but it's more fun learning how wrong I am from you good folks.

Somewhat boring outfits in comparison, but the dancers are awesome!

And here they are a coupla years ago... don't these men ever learn?

I've never seen Tom Baker's Doctor without his scarf.

The clothes are OK... Crosby looks quite cool. The only truly tragic thing about this photo is the strange piece of fur that has attached itself under Stephe Stills' mouth. Oh, and that mouth is full of new teeth.

'Syrups-R-Us' on Sunset Boulevard.

Inspired many after them: Inspiral Carpets, Ramones, Shoegazers, The Roses and of course Edwyn "wore his fringe like Roger McGuinn's".

Makes a change from tweeds, Barbour jackets, green wellies and the like.

when's Eno going to do the Time Warp then?

Do you suppose they'd still fit?

Slim though I am, I know I'd struggle to get into any of my 70s gear.

the lasses of the 1970s would settle for anything, wouldn't they?! That bloke second from the right... what precisely is he wearing? Did his gran knit it for him in time for the photo shoot?

I am sure that in the future science will reveal that the members of the Bay City Rollers were actually examples of a previously undiscovered evolutionary offshoot of Homo sapiens.

A veritable fright show.

i can never put my finger on what. brrr.

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My poor bleeding retinae.
And they wondered why it was one of the lowest-selling albums of all time..

Impossibly cool, there's something about this cover that I just love...can't put my finger on it though. Of course that microphone cable is in dangerous proximity to that water feature on the right.

you have just reminded me of one of the worst gigs I've ever seen, The Leningrad Cowboys at Cropredy in around 1993. I thought they were utterly shite.

Gasoline Alley. Huh?

Strewth, Mick... put something on, you'll catch your death...

I wonder just how many pubescent and pre-pubescent boys' first stirrings were as the result of Kate Bush and outfits like this. Even at 9 years old I knew that there was something ever so slightly 'kinky' about all this. It helped that the songs were great too.

...the only person on the planet who loved that dress.

Could have done without the egg-laying, though.

Only kidding Phil, you're an ace drummer, good singer and writer of some decent pop tunes. And your backing vocals on Sweet Little Mystery by John Martyn are beautiful.

do we draw the line between silly costumes and things people wore thinking they looked cool.

when asked about Ozzy, was supposed to have replied:

"Ozzy Osbourne? Couldn't carry a tune in a fucking bucket"

Shame he was only 3' 6" though. If he'd been in Spinal Tap he'd have been just the right size for the Stonehenge set.

Eye fang ewe.

David Crosby's hair that she's wearing? And isn't that dress an exact scale representation of the inside of his head circa 1973?

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...you would, though, wouldn't you?

and having heard 'The Adventures Of...' and possibly 'The Message', I was expecting them to look like something other then they did look!

Not sure what I was expecting but we got spangles and gold lame instead of something a little more, err, 'street'

that this is Pop Will Eat Itself. I was going to have another game of Who Plays What. I recognize Clint Poppy from his hair, and Mr Orange Hair is the guitarist. Beyond that, er, Bloke left is the drummer, Bloke right is the bass player, and the guy at the back must be Mr. Keyboard Player.

As David Johansen famously said, "We like to look 16 and bored shitless".

OK, they've achieved half of that, with top marks for Mr Thunders who is obviously deciding that this will be the last photo in the shoot.

than nude...

Although you may think differently, Ms G.

...became iconic and is now displayed in the Country Music Hall of Fame in Nashville.

Are any other of these signature outfits on display anywhere?

Oh the irony :-)

never let a team of brickies near the make up and dressing up boxes, else there'll be tears before bedtime.

Looks like Shaun Locke's DNA has been spliced with Joe 90.

With the strings cut.

Or, it's The League of Tedium heavily disguised. Attention Scum!

Just as I opened the picture - Southside Johnny's "I don't want to go home" came on the iPod.

The chap above may not be allowed to...

Has the appearance of the evil genius/svengali behind the group. He must be a millionaire!

Eh?

I'm confused...

I must be dreaming...

What is this from? Do I really want to know?!

but who's the bloke in the hat?