The 2.

 

Internet Survey

March 1997

Number of filled out Forms received:  154

How old are you ?

The fans have an average age of 33.
12 fans are under 30 years old. 6 of them are female and 6 are male !

Are you male or female ?

Female: 134
Male: 20

In what country do you live ?

How did you become a fan again, what bought the fever back to you ?

I was always a fan

86

I have seen them again on TV

3

I heard them on the radio

1

Friends told me that they are still around

1

I found them on the Internet

40

I saw an add for a concert

16

Nothing from the above

7

What are your favourite Rollers songs ?

Rank Album Title (Composer) 1. 2. 3. Total

1

Dedication
(Fletcher/Flett) 		17 12 10 85

2

The Way I Feel Tonight
(Shield) 		17 14 5 84

3

I Only Wanna Be With You
(Hawker/Raymond) 		12 7 2 52

You should read the list in this way: e.g. Dedication, this song is from the album Dedication,17 people said that Dedication is their favourite song. 12 people said that Dedication is their number 2 and ten said that this song is their number 3. A number one scores 3 point, a number two 2 points and a number three 1 point. This gives a total of 85 points.

Click here for the complete Top 30.

What is your favourite Bay City Rollers albums ?

Rank Cover Title Votes

1

Dedication

42

2

It's A Game

34

2

Strangers In The Wind

34

4

Wouldn't You Like It

15

5

Once Upon A Star

10

6

Rollin'

8

7

Live In Japan

3

8

Breakout

2

What is your favourite Rollers albums ?

Rank Cover Title Votes

1

Elevator

74

2

Ricochet

20

3

Voxx

7

What are your favourite songs from the individual members projects ?

Rank Album Title (Composer) 1. 2. 3. Total

1

Rosetta Stone -
If Paradise Is Half As Nice
(Battisiti/Fishman) 		9 1 4 31

2

Les McKeown's Legendary Bay City Rollers -
Killing the Blues
(?) 		5 3 2 23

3

Les McKeown's 70's Bay City Rollers -
Holding On
(McKeown) 		5 1 1 18

4

Leslie McKeown -
Long Distance Love
(McKeown/Ryder) 		4 2 - 16

5

Bachelor Of Hearts -
Girls In Jeans
(Mitchell) 		2 2 - 10

6

Leslie McKeown -
Kings Road Chelsea
(McKeown/Ryder) 		1 3 1 10

7

Bay City Rollers -
Flower Of Scotland
(Trad.) 		2 1 1 9

8

Leslie McKeown -
All Washed Up
(McKeown/Ryder) 		2 1 - 8

8

Rosetta Stone -
Free As a Bird
(D'Abo/Smith ) 		2 1 - 8

8

Les McKeown's Legendary Bay City Rollers -
Open Your Heart
(McKeown) 		2 1 - 8

8

Rosetta Stone -
Penny
(Mitchell/McKee's/Legear) 		2 1 - 8

What are your favourite Rollers songs not sung by Les McKeown ?

Rank Album Vocals Title (Composer) 1. 2. 3. Total

1

Dedication
(Fletcher/Flett) 		42 15 8 164

2

Rock And Roll Honeymoon
(Goodison,Wainman) 		12 10 7 63

3

Rebel Rebel
(Bowie) 		9 7 1 42

4

Shanghaid in Love
(Faulkner,Wood) 		11 2 2 39

5

Love Brought Me Such A Magical Thing
(Barirah,Spencer) 		5 3 4 25

6

Turn On The Radio
(Faulkner,Faure,Wood,A.Longmuir) 		3 3 3 18

7

Back On The Street
(Faulkner,Wood) 		3 1 7 18

8

Here Comes That Feeling Again
(Faulkner,Wood) 		2 5 2 18

9

Hello and Welcome Home
(Faure,Faulkner) 		3 2 3 16

10

Elevator
(Faulkner,Wood,Faure) 		1 3 5 14

What are your favourite songs written by Faulkner/Wood ?

Rank Album Title 1. 2. 3. Total

1

Money Honey
 19 6 6 75

2

You're A Woman
 9 3 6 39

3

Shanghaid In Love
 8 5 1 35

4

Don't Let The Music Die
 5 8 3 34

5

Strangers In The Wind
 3 10 3 32

6

Maybe I'm a Fool to Love You
 4 5 7 29

7

La Belle Jeane
 6 3 3 27

8

Another Rainy Day in New York City
 3 2 11 24

9

Rock 'n Roller
 3 3 2 17

10

Love Me Like I Love You
 1 4 4 15

What records/tapes/CDs do you have in your collection ?

The result may also indicate how rare the tapes/CDs are.

91 out of 154 have at least one recording in their collection.
Cover Title Votes
Bay City Rollers (Eric, Stuart & Alan) -
Greatest Hits(Rerecordings) (CD/1992)

61

Bay City Rollers (Eric, Stuart & Alan) -
Bye Bye Baby (Rerecordings + 6 new Songs) (CD/1991)

26

Leslie McKeown -
The Collection (Double CD/1993)

25

Les McKeown's 70's Bay City Rollers (Les) -
Greatest Hits (Rerecordings) (CD/1993)

23

Les McKeown's 70's Bay City Rollers (Les) -
Les McKeown's 70's Bay City Rollers (Promo Tape/1996)

23

Les McKeown -
It's a game (CD or Vinyl/1989)

21

Leslie McKeown's 70's Bay City Rollers (Les & Ian) -
Loveletter (CD/1993)

18

Legendary Bay City Roller Leslie McKeown -
Solo Hits Collection (Promo Tape/1997)

7

Bay City Rollers (Eric, Stuart & Alan) -
New recordings (CD/1996)

6

Eric Faulkner -
Demos1 (Fan Club Tape/1996)

5

Bay City Rollers (Eric, Stuart & Alan) -
M62 (Fan Club Tape/1991)

3

The Rollers (Duncan, Eric, Stuart, Derek & Alan) -
Burning Rubber (Fan Club Tape/1981)

2

Eric Faulkner -
The Eric Faulkner Cassette (Fan Club Tape/1986)

2

New Rollers (Eric) -
Life is a wasteland (Fan Club Tape/1989)

2

Bay City Rollers (Eric, Stuart & Alan) -
Ruff Roughs (Fan Club Tape)

2

New Rollers (Eric) -
Bay City Take 2 (Fan Club Tape/1987)

1

Who is your favourite Roller ?

Rank Roller Votes

1

57 (39 %)

2

29 (20 %)

3

21 (14 %)

no answer: 6

Whom do you like most as a singer ?

Rank Roller Votes

1

108 (72 %)

2

13 (  9 %)

3

12 (  8 %)

no answer: 5

Whom do you like most as a songwriter ?

Rank Roller Votes

1

85 (61 %)

2

20 (14 %)

3

19 (14 %)

no answer: 15

Whom do you like most when it comes to play instruments ?

Rank Roller Votes

1

81 (58 %)

2

23 (17 %)

3

18 (13 %)

no answer: 15

Which Information Sources do you use ?

Rank Source Votes

1

Bay City Rollers Webpages (Tuftee, Peter, Gerd, ...)

127 (82 %)

2

iMusic Bulletin Board

66 (43 %)

3

Bay City Rollers Message Board on America Online

49 (32 %)

4

RollerManiaks Fan Club (UK & Japan)

37 (24 %)

5

Bay City Rollers Mailing List

29 (19 %)

5

L.A. Live Bulletin Board

29 (19 %)

7

Bay City Rollers Fan Club (Chelmsford/UK)

16 (10 %)

7

Roller News (Stockton/USA)

16 (10 %)

None of these: 16

How would you rate the information that we get on the Bay City Rollers(1989-1997/Eric, Woody,Alan) ?

From 1 to 10. The higher the better.

6.0

No answer: 56

How would you rate the information that we get on Les McKeown's Bay City Rollers(1990-1997) ?

From 1 to 10. The higher the better.

8.0

No answer: 50

If Les and Eric decide to work together again - what songs would you like to see on their next album ?

I could not compile a ranking here, as I received so much different suggestions. But I like to pick one very humorous answer:

Saturday Night's Alright For A Fight > Reunited > That's What Friends Are For

Which Bands did you saw live in concert ?

Concerts with at least one original(1974) member on stage.

Band Votes

Bay City Rollers (Eric, Alan & Derek) 
(pre RollerMania, before 1974)

4

Bay City Rollers
(1974 - 1978)

84

The Rollers

17

Leslie McKeowns Egotrip

4

Karu (Woody)

1

Bay City Rollers
(1984 - 1986)

15

EFCO (Eric)

-

New Rollers (Eric)

9

Passengers (Woody)

-

Bay City Rollers (Eric, Woody & Alan)
(1989-1997)

38

Les McKeown's 70's/Legendary Bay City Rollers (Les & Ian)

50

Never been to one of those concerts: 40

If you have seen the Bay City Rollers(1989-1997/Eric, Woody,Alan) perform, how would rate the concert ?

From 1 to 10. The higher the better.

6.9

No answer: 114

If you have seen Les McKeown's Bay City Rollers(1990-1997) perform, how would rate the concert ?

From 1 to 10. The higher the better.

8.4

No answer: 105

Do you find it hard to stay loyal to all the Rollers when it appears obvious that some of them want us to be loyal ONLY to one of them?

Yes:  

47

No:

96

Could you understand why they are fighting each other ?

Yes:  

74

No:

72

Do you think that there ever will be a reunion ?

Yes:  

97

No:

46

What do you consider your rarest BCR item?

Again, to many different answers in this section, but I like this answer:

"My friendships that have been made because of the Rollers"

That's it folks !
Hope you return for the 3rd Bay City Rollers Survey...

Gerd Buesken