Slik

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Slik were a Scottish pop group of the mid-1970s, following in the footsteps of the Bay City Rollers. Nowadays they would be referred to as a boy band.

[edit] History

Slik were formed as Glasgow band Salvation in 1970, comprising Jim, Kevin and Hugh McGinlay, and Ernie Slater. In 1972 there was a change of personnel; Slater departed, while guitarist Midge Ure (who would subsequently achieve greater notability as leader of Ultravox) and keyboard player Billy McIsaac both joined. They reverted to a four-piece band when Kevin McGinlay left in April 1974.

They changed their name to Slik in November 1974, and linked up with the pop writers Bill Martin & Phil Coulter. Their greatest success was when their single "Forever and Ever" reached no.1 in the UK singles chart in February 1976. The song is unusual in that it has a lush, faintly gothic production with organs and chanting, quite out of keeping with the prosaic lyrics. The formula was repeated with their next hit, "Requiem", which however failed to repeat the success of the earlier record.

[edit] Trivia

With the advent of punk they recorded under the name PVC2, releasing the single "Put You In The Picture". This song joined the repertoire of the Rich Kids, Ure's next band. Slik/PVC2 disbanded in September 1977.