Quatro

RAK, 1974

The seven-inch single was the glam-rock format; its pocket money-dependant constituency simply couldn’t afford albums. So while the likes of Daytona Demon and Devil Gate Drive continued to rack up stratospheric sales, Quatro entirely failed to chart. Which is a shame, because it’s a cracker.

Brimming with a million-selling pop star’s confidence, Quatro is on fire. The Wild One is yet more rhythm section-heavy Chinnichap gold, while her blazing reclamation of Little Richard’s Keep A-Knockin’ as an anthem of female empowerment is not only full-tilt boogie brilliance, but also about as #metoo as the mid-70s ever got.