ROXY ROLLER - BRYAN ADAMS' very first record release in SWEENEY TODD (1976) on London 45RPM DJ Promo
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Roxy Roller was a Canadian
Roxy Roller was a Canadian smash hit, written by Nick Gilder and Jim McCulloch. Both Gilder and McCulloch were in the band Sweeney Todd, a rock band based on the west coast of Canada and considered an example of 'glam rock'.
Roxy Roller was first released on Sweeney Todd's self-titled debut album in 1975. After being released in Canada as a single in May 1976 the single quickly became a Canadian #1 top hit, but it had not yet been released outside of the country. Following the chart-topping success, Roxy Roller won a Juno Award for best single, an achievement in Canada often compared to the US Grammy Award.
Nick Gilder and Jim McCulloch had left the band even before Roxy Roller landed its success. The had both relocated to Los Angeles to pursue solo career opportunities. Sweeney Todd was quick to invite replacements.
A re-recorded vocal track by Clark Perry was substituted on Roxy Roller and was released as a single outside of Canada in June, 1976. At the same time, Nick Gilder, who had signed with the Chrysalis record label, also re-recorded the song and had elected to release it as a solo artist. Neither version were well received and each failed to garner chart attention.
Meanwhile, after just a few short months of joining the band, Clark Perry was let go from Sweeney Todd and replaced by a then15-year-old Bryan Guy Adams. Once again, the song was re-released outside of Canada, this time featuring Bryan Adams' vocals. Once again, the song failed to attract enough attention, lasting only one week on the Billboard chart before disappearing into the archaeology of music.
The release of Roxy Roller in the US was the very first record to introduce Bryan Adams. He remained with Sweeney Todd to record and release their second album, If Wishes Were Horses, which was released in 1977.
In 1978, he met Jim Vallance, an up-and-coming Vancouver-based song writer and musician. Vallance had penned songs using the pseudonym 'Rodney Higgs' as part of the band he was in, Prism.
Adams and Vallance first wrote songs that they licensed to other recording artists, including the likes of Prism, BTO and Kiss. Adams and Vallance became an iconic song writing team and were responsible for composing the majority of Bryan Adams hits.
For this video I've shared my DJ promo copy of Roxy Roller 'featuring Bryan Guy Adams' as it is a historically important part of Adams' career beginnings as well as to the history of Canadian music.
Roxy Roller has also been recorded by Suzi Quatro in 1977, Crash Kelly in 2006, and by Cherie Currie of The Runaways in 2019. Uniquely, in 2020 during the COVID pandemic, a 'quarantine - version' of the song was live-recorded by Cherie Currie along with Suzi Quatro and Nick Gilder. The recording of Currie's 'quarantine version' by the three is on her YouTube channel to enjoy.
I recorded this video of my original 1976 rare DJ Promotional pressing being played on my turntable to share the experience of playing 45s with those who also enjoy the hobby and history of vinyl records, especially that of Canadian music. I do not claim or own, nor imply ownership, of the song or music recording in any way.
Lyrics
(Gilder McCulloch)
Foxy from the Roxy,
Might turn some heads tonight.
Flashlight dream.
Peaches and cream delight.
Roxy Roller.
Five-bob job.
She gets bubblegum on her knees,
Down between the seats.
Sometime she'll pass you her keys.
Roxy Roller,
Oh, Roxy Roller.
Roxy,
Roller,
Roxy.
Her daddy, the commissioner,
Took far more than his share.
So Roxy joined the syndicate,
Knowing it wasn't fair.
Roxy Roller,
Oh, Roxy Roller.
Roxy,
Roller,
Roxy.
Oh, Roxy Roller.
Oh, Roxy Roller.
Oh, Roxy.
Roxy Roller was first released on Sweeney Todd's self-titled debut album in 1975. After being released in Canada as a single in May 1976 the single quickly became a Canadian #1 top hit, but it had not yet been released outside of the country. Following the chart-topping success, Roxy Roller won a Juno Award for best single, an achievement in Canada often compared to the US Grammy Award.
Nick Gilder and Jim McCulloch had left the band even before Roxy Roller landed its success. The had both relocated to Los Angeles to pursue solo career opportunities. Sweeney Todd was quick to invite replacements.
A re-recorded vocal track by Clark Perry was substituted on Roxy Roller and was released as a single outside of Canada in June, 1976. At the same time, Nick Gilder, who had signed with the Chrysalis record label, also re-recorded the song and had elected to release it as a solo artist. Neither version were well received and each failed to garner chart attention.
Meanwhile, after just a few short months of joining the band, Clark Perry was let go from Sweeney Todd and replaced by a then15-year-old Bryan Guy Adams. Once again, the song was re-released outside of Canada, this time featuring Bryan Adams' vocals. Once again, the song failed to attract enough attention, lasting only one week on the Billboard chart before disappearing into the archaeology of music.
The release of Roxy Roller in the US was the very first record to introduce Bryan Adams. He remained with Sweeney Todd to record and release their second album, If Wishes Were Horses, which was released in 1977.
In 1978, he met Jim Vallance, an up-and-coming Vancouver-based song writer and musician. Vallance had penned songs using the pseudonym 'Rodney Higgs' as part of the band he was in, Prism.
Adams and Vallance first wrote songs that they licensed to other recording artists, including the likes of Prism, BTO and Kiss. Adams and Vallance became an iconic song writing team and were responsible for composing the majority of Bryan Adams hits.
For this video I've shared my DJ promo copy of Roxy Roller 'featuring Bryan Guy Adams' as it is a historically important part of Adams' career beginnings as well as to the history of Canadian music.
Roxy Roller has also been recorded by Suzi Quatro in 1977, Crash Kelly in 2006, and by Cherie Currie of The Runaways in 2019. Uniquely, in 2020 during the COVID pandemic, a 'quarantine - version' of the song was live-recorded by Cherie Currie along with Suzi Quatro and Nick Gilder. The recording of Currie's 'quarantine version' by the three is on her YouTube channel to enjoy.
I recorded this video of my original 1976 rare DJ Promotional pressing being played on my turntable to share the experience of playing 45s with those who also enjoy the hobby and history of vinyl records, especially that of Canadian music. I do not claim or own, nor imply ownership, of the song or music recording in any way.
Lyrics
(Gilder McCulloch)
Foxy from the Roxy,
Might turn some heads tonight.
Flashlight dream.
Peaches and cream delight.
Roxy Roller.
Five-bob job.
She gets bubblegum on her knees,
Down between the seats.
Sometime she'll pass you her keys.
Roxy Roller,
Oh, Roxy Roller.
Roxy,
Roller,
Roxy.
Her daddy, the commissioner,
Took far more than his share.
So Roxy joined the syndicate,
Knowing it wasn't fair.
Roxy Roller,
Oh, Roxy Roller.
Roxy,
Roller,
Roxy.
Oh, Roxy Roller.
Oh, Roxy Roller.
Oh, Roxy.
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