Never Too Young to Rock
Never Too Young To Rock is a 1975 British musical comedy movie directed by Dennis Abey and stars Peter Denyer and Freddie Jones and features various music artists popular at the time of release such as The Glitter Band, The Rubettes, Mud, Scott Fitzgerald, Slik and Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band.
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Directed by | Dennis Abey |
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Release date | 1975 |
Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
The movie revolves around a premise that rock music has been banned from television and our two heroes scour the country in their detector van for bands to perform at a concert aided and hindered by a likely assortment of people. The film was moderately successful at the time as was the soundtrack released by GTO Records.
Cast
- Peter Denyer - Hero
- Freddie Jones - Mr.Rockbottom
- Sheila Steafel - Cafe Proprietress
- Joe Lynch - Russian Soldier
- John Clive - Bandsman Milligan
- Peter Noone - Army Captain
- Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band -Themselves
- Joe Dunne - Mr Merlin
- Scott Fitzgerald - Himself
- The Glitter Band - Themselves
- Sally James - Herself
- Robert Longden - Man
- Mud - Themselves
- Nosher Powell - Football Fan
- Peter Powell - Himself
- The Rubettes - Themselves
- Midge Ure and Slik - Themselves (uncredited)
Soundtrack
A1 – Scott Fitzgerald - Never Too Young To Rock A2 – The Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love A3 – The Glitter Band - Let's Get Together Again A4 – The Silver Band - Something Old, Something New A5 – Slik - The Boogiest Band In Town A6 – The Glitter Band - Shout It Out A7 – The Rubettes - Tonight
B1 – The Glitter Band - Angel Face B2 – Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band - 5,000 Year Old Rock B3 – The Rubettes - Juke Box Jive B4 – The Glitter Band - Just For You B5 – The Silver Band - Quadrangular March B6 – The Cast - Never Too Young To Rock
Three tracks by Mud (Dyna-Mite, Tiger Feet, The Cat Crept In) are heard in the movie but don't appear on the soundtrack. The soundtrack album peaked in the UK chart at number 30 in August 1975.[1]
References
- "never too young to rock | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2020-12-07.