Wizzard - The Carlsberg Special - Written by Bill Hunt Produced by Roy Wood

[MsBkirk]

This could have been incidental music in an ITC series like 'Randall & Hopkirk (Deceased)'! When the sitar comes in I think, they're running past a curry house now...

[geoffsfc]

I wish there was a recording showing them actually playing this live. It would make for a great car chase come to that.

[doroid123]

Best song ever!

[rshtr2000]

Man!! I have been looking for this for more years than I care to mention!! Never thought to look here..... Great work. Love it!!

Spike.

[FinnMove]

Great track and great video.

[JuliaBalbilla]

Oh, how I adore Bill! He was the genius behind Wizzard and as someone said, he left too soon. However, I loved him ELO as well. My school friends were into David Cassidy :-) etc, but Bill was my hero ......

[shleml]

@JuliaBalbilla Hate to burst your bubble but Roy wrote all the b-sides and gave the royalty cheque to the band members.

[JuliaBalbilla]

@shleml Roy may have written all the other B sides but Bill certainly wrote the Carlsberg Special!

[JuliaBalbilla]

The best Wizzard track - I ADORE Bill Hunt!!!!!!!!!!!!

[LeandrosBoll]

What a great video of a fantastic record. I first hear that nearly 40 years ago but it sounds just as brilliant now. The standard of musicianship on it is frightening !

[popeye152]

yeap... more more... yeap

[HeathenLoveGod]

The sitar bridge is astounding! lol

[metalneck4010]

A great upload.....any chance of "This Is The Thing The Thing Is This"?

[manintheclinic]

@metalneck4010 good idea, Will do it soonish

[limeyf633]

Great to hear this again, glad someone else likes it

[FinnMove]

Maybe the best B- side of the Wizzard singles. Bill Hunt left Wizzard to early. He was an important part in the recordings and his stage performance was amazing.

He said himself later he should have won an oscar for that !

[SteveHillier]

...the power of this instrumental is breathtaking - and achieves the lofty aspirations of ELO (fusing rock and classical) more palpably than most of Jeff Lynne's work (brilliant tough most of that was)...great upload - thanks MITC - now what about 'Rob Roy's Nightmare'...?

[manintheclinic]

@SteveHillier Will make it my next upload

[spacepatrolman]

@SteveHillier nice touch of Bach at 1:27 listen to joy by apollo 100

[trap0001]

That opening 16ths riff is NOT easy to play.