Whirlwind began in 1976 in the back room of Boogie Dell’s Unit One Rock ‘N’ Roll club in Uxbridge, Middlesex. Boogie Dell is the one and only Dell Richardson of Radio Caroline fame and owner of Fury Records. In those early days the place was un- licensed and you could not purchase alcohol only listen to music.
For many, a band is usually associated with a singer and in the late Nigel Dixon Whirlwind not only had a great singer but an extremely photogenic front man. In Mick Lewis, who had been introduced to rockabilly after seeing his mate Lemmy (yes, the Lemmy who later went on to Motorhead fame) playing with his band at a local venue, Whirlwind had one of the hottest rock’n’roll guitarists Britain has ever produced. Phil Foghorn Hardy (Foghorn due to his hollering and shouting whilst playing) was the man on the skins who gave the back-beat to the band in those developing days of the 1970s, when Revival rock‘n’roll was in its infancy. The line up was completed by bass player Chris Emo.
1 Hang Loose
2 Boppin' High School Baby
3 My Bucket's Got A Hole In It
4 My Advice
5 A Thousand Stars
6 One More Chance
7 Don't Be Crazy
8 Rockin' Daddy
9 Slow Down
10 Blue Moon Of Kentucky
11 Together Forever
12 Who's That Knocking
13 Tore Apart
14 Do What I Do
15 Ducktails
16 I Only Wish
17 Midnight Blue
18 Teenage Cutie
19 You Got Class
20 Honey Hush
21 Cruisin' Around
22 Stay Cool
23 Running Wild
24 Okie's In The Pokie
25 Heaven Knows
26 Big Sandy
27 Such A Fool
28 Nightmares
29 If It's All The Same To You
30 Stayin' Out All Night