Alvin Stardust – My Coo Ca Choo (ZDF Disco ) (VOD)

Artist: Alvin Stardust Album: The Untouchable Released: 1973 Genre; Glam rock Songwriter: Peter Shelley “My Coo Ca Choo“ is the first successful release for Alvin Stardust, reaching number two in the UK Singles Chart in December 1973. The glam rock single fared even better in Australia, where it spent seven weeks at the top and was the best charting single in the country in 1974. The song was written, sung, and recorded by Peter Shelley, using the glam rock name Alvin Stardust. Although he had already appeared as the original Alvin Stardust on the Lift Off television programme, Shelley was surprised when the record went straight into the chart the following week. As he had no desire to become his own stage name creation, he and Levy both agreed that if this act were to become more than just a one-hit wonder, then a “face“ was required to be, and perform as, Alvin Stardust. The ideal person appeared, Shane Fenton. The new “Stardust“ then appeared on BBC Television’s Top of the Pops just as the record had ente