{"product_id":"bay-city-rollers-bay-city-rollers","title":"Bay City Rollers – Bay City Rollers","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"0\" data-end=\"174\"\u003eYear\/Genre: 1975, Pop Rock \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"109\" data-end=\"112\"\u003eMatrix #: AL 4049\u003cbr data-start=\"129\" data-end=\"132\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eCondition: EX, sounds great, looks great\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"176\" data-end=\"193\"\u003eCultural Facts:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"1108\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"194\" data-end=\"428\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"197\" data-end=\"428\"\u003eArista (with Clive Davis driving the U.S. launch) packaged the band’s UK-era hits for North America; “Saturday Night” became the breakthrough and hit #1 on the Hot 100 (chart dated 1\/3\/1976). \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"429\" data-end=\"670\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"432\" data-end=\"670\"\u003eThe fan frenzy got branded “Rollermania,” and the tartan look was marketed as their signature—mid-’70s teen-idol machinery closer to Osmonds\/David Cassidy than the harder UK glam lane (Sweet\/Slade). \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"671\" data-end=\"895\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"674\" data-end=\"895\"\u003eTheir manager Tam Paton later went to prison (1982) for sexual abuse; later reporting and documentaries pushed a public reappraisal of how the band was controlled behind the scenes. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"896\" data-end=\"1108\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"899\" data-end=\"1108\"\u003eIn 2007, members sued Arista over allegedly unpaid royalties tied to decades of reissues\/licensing—common fallout from 1970s teen-pop contracts and catalog exploitation. \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1110\" data-end=\"1231\"\u003ePrice Suggestions: \u003cspan class=\"\" data-state=\"closed\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1166\" data-end=\"1169\"\u003eNM: $24–$32\u003cbr data-start=\"1180\" data-end=\"1183\"\u003eVG+: $18–$24\u003cbr data-start=\"1195\" data-end=\"1198\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eVG: $12–$18\u003cbr data-start=\"1209\" data-end=\"1212\"\u003eG: $6–$10\u003cbr data-start=\"1221\" data-end=\"1224\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e12\/23\/23, CK \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e1\/15\/26 CC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Power Plant Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44894742937787,"sku":"","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0095\/4204\/1658\/files\/R-4036438-1485135107-7829.jpg?v=1703374818","url":"https:\/\/powerplantrecords.com\/products\/bay-city-rollers-bay-city-rollers","provider":"Power Plant Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}