My Coo Ca Choo March 1974. My Coo Ca Choo "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
The Alvin Show after the show's prime time run ended and segments from the show were syndicated in the mid- and late 1960s under the package title "Alvin and the Chipmunks" (this first syndicated package consisted of the individual show segments only, including the "Alvin" and "Clyde Crashcup" cartoons and the Chipmunks musical segments, not in the form of half-hour shows). The series later was revived on NBC-TV, again promoted under the title "Alvin and the Chipmunks" (with the introductory "Alvin Show" title card cut off the beginning of the show opening) Saturday mornings between March 10, 1979 and September 1, 1979. Superstation