The Mixtures "In the Summertime" and—as a result of the 1970 radio ban, during which many Australian radio stations refused to play Australian and British music released by major labels—received much more airplay than had initially been expected for a group on a small record label. The single went to #1 in Australia for six weeks. They followed up with "The Pushbike Song" (produced by David Mackay), which went to #1 in Australia for two weeks, hit #2 in the UK Singles Chart, and went to #44 on the "Billboard" Hot 100 in the U.S. after being released on Sire Records. The
The Real Thing (UK band) reached number 2. In 1976, they released their first album, "Real Thing", which included both of their hit singles as well as a third UK hit, "You'll Never Know What You're Missing", which peaked at No. 16. They continued recording prolifically, releasing a steady stream of subsequent albums: 1977's "Four from Eight" (originally to have been called "Liverpool 8" in honour of the racially mixed, economically depressed neighbourhood in which they grew up, before Pye rejected the title), 1978's "Step Into Our World", (reissued in 1979 as "Can You Feel the Force") and 1982's compilation "100 Minutes". During the time