One of the most intriguing novelty hits of the early '70s was "Popcorn," a spacey pop instrumental that utilized an array of otherworldly textures performed on a Moog synthesizer (and some funky drumming from a flesh-and-blood percussionist) to bring an insanely-catchy pop melody to life. This hit and several other novelties in a similar electronic pop vein can be found on Popcorn, a collection of material by Hot Butter that includes the entirety of their two albums Hot Butter and More Hot Butter. The material from Hot Butter consists mostly of synth-oriented covers o… read more
One of the most intriguing novelty hits of the early '70s was "Popcorn," a spacey pop instrumental that utilized an array of otherworl… read more
One of the most intriguing novelty hits of the early '70s was "Popcorn," a spacey pop instrumental that utilized an array of otherworldly textures performed on a Moog synt… read more
Hot Butter was an American instrumental cover band fronted by the keyboard player Stan Free. The other band members were Dave Mullaney, John Abbott, Bill Jerome, Steve Jerome, and Danny Jordan. They were best known for their 1972 cover of the Moog synthpop instrumental, "Popcorn", originally recorded by its composer, Gershon Kingsley, in 1969. The Hot Butter version became an international hit, selling a million copies in France, 250,000 in the United Kingdom, and over two million globally. The group released two albums, Hot Butter (Musicor MS-3242; 1972) and More Hot Butt… read more
Hot Butter was an American instrumental cover band fronted by the keyboard player Stan Free. The other band members were Dave Mullaney, John Abbott, Bill Jerome, Steve Jerome, and Danny Jor… read more
Hot Butter was an American instrumental cover band fronted by the keyboard player Stan Free. The other band members were Dave Mullaney, John Abbott, Bill Jerome, Steve Jerome, and Danny Jordan. They were best known for their 1972 cover… read more