02/07/2024
Yesterday in 1977, Celia And The Mutations - Mony Mony single was released. Celia was Celia Gollin (or possibly Collin or Gollum), but her career was more famous for the fact that her backing band on her first single Money Money/Mean To Me (United Artists 1977) - The Mutations - were The Stranglers. The connection didn't stop there because she was discovered by their manager Dai Davies in a Chelsea restaurant. She was 'mixing Marlene Dietrich songs with Kinks and Velvet Underground songs. She was so polite and English that I thought it would be really great to see her singing in front of a nasty dirty rock band like The Stranglers. The contrast would be incredible.'
Caroline C**n in the Melody Maker July 77 opened 'Celia is set to stick at the top...Huge hit potential.' Unfortunately neither this nor the follow up single You Better Believe Me/Round And Around (1977), featuring just Jean Jacques Burnel this time, got anywhere. Missing in action!
45 (1977)(c) United ArtistsAs stated under Section 107 of the Copyright Act of 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment...
