Waaaaay back in 1987, the original version of this essay was my first feature article for Goldmine magazine. I had already sold some reviews to GM prior to that, kicking off my 20-year stint as a Goldmine freelancer, 1986-2006. I told that story in The Road To GOLDMINE, which is among my very favorite pieces. Something else that I wrote during my affiliation with Goldmine is in the process of being expanded and renovated for a fresh like-new view; details on that coming eventually.
I've always been stubbornly unapologetic regarding my affection for some of the Bay City Rollers' music. Their hit "Rock And Roll Love Letter" earns a chapter in my long-threatened book The Greatest Record Ever Made! (Volume 1), for which I also made a video rant wherein I butcher the pronunciation of lead singer Les McKeown's last name. Oops. I wrote a fantasy about a Bay City Rollers movie, the group earned a mention in my lengthy history of power pop, and I wrote a capsule appreciation of the post-fame Rollers album Elevator. When McKeown passed last April, I collected some of my scattered thoughts about various Rollers tracks under the title "Les McKeown (1955-2021: The Voice Of The Bay City Rollers."
I like the Bay City Rollers. The Rollers were the subject of my first feature article for a magazine that meant a lot to my development as a writer, and today they're the subject of the latest Boppin' Pop-A-Looza.
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