The Brit Awards 1977 was a United Kingdom popular music award special event to mark both 100 years since Thomas Edison invented the phonograph and the Silver Jubilee of Elizabeth II. The awards were given for the previous 25 years of her reign. It was originally named "The British Record Industry Britannia Awards", and was the first event of the Brit Awards, which became an annual event after 1982. The event was organised and run by the British Phonographic Industry, was broadcast by the ITV television network and took place on 18 October 1977 at Wembley Conference Centre in London. The host was Michael Aspel.
Winners and nominees British Pop Album British Producer The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band Elton John – Goodbye Yellow Brick Road Pink Floyd – The Dark Side of the Moon Mike Oldfield – Tubular Bells George Martin Glyn Johns Gus Dudgeon Mickie Most British Pop Single Outstanding Contributions to the Recording Industry Procol Harum – "A Whiter Shade of Pale" and Queen – "Bohemian Rhapsody" 10cc – "I'm Not in Love" The Beatles – "She Loves You" The Beatles and L. G. Wood British Male Solo Artist British Female Solo Artist Cliff Richard Elton John Rod Stewart Tom Jones Shirley Bassey Cleo Laine Dusty Springfield Petula Clark British Pop Group Most Promising New Artist The Beatles Pink Floyd The Rolling Stones The Who Graham Parker and Julie Covington Bonnie Tyler Heatwave British Classical Orchestral LP International Pop LP Benjamin Britten – War Requiem Adrian Boult – The Planets Georg Solti – Der Ring des Nibelungen Oliver Knussen – War Requiem Otto Klemperer – Beethoven Symphonies Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge over Troubled Water ABBA – Arrival Carole King – Tapestry Stevie Wonder – Songs in the Key of Life British Classical Soloist LP British Non-Musical Recording Jacqueline du Pré – Cello Concerto Dennis Brain - Mozart Horn Concertos Richard Burton – Under Milk Wood
Multiple nominations and awards The following artists received multiple awards and/or nominations, not counting Outstanding Contribution to Music.
+ Artists who received multiple nominationsNominationsArtist3The Beatles2Elton JohnPink Floyd
+ Artists who received multiple awardsAwardsArtist2The Beatles
References
External links 1977 Brit Awards at Brits.co.uk