Unfamiliarity breeds Contempt / declensions of Duncan

I thought I had heard everything - but the munificience of all the vintage Top of the Pops episodes on YouTube supplied surpriseHere, in 1977, savagely behind the times, a group I never even heard of: a late glam / artpop outfit called Contempt.I suspect the influence palette includes Queen, Sparks, possibly 10cc, possibly Cockney Rebel, possibly Bebop Deluxe, maybe even SailorCynical wordliness meets a clean frilly guitar sound and a dapper non-rock image.... and a bit of pomo too (the song "Money Makes The World Go Around" from Cabaret with "Diamonds Are A Girl's Best Friend""Never even heard of" .... that might be because they only ever released a single singleHere's a funny thing, though - look closely, and this was produced by Martin Rushent. At roughly the same time he would have been producing The Stranglers and then a little later, Buzzcocks and 999. The name of the productions company is funny: Atit. As in "at it". Or "a tit"^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^Another late-glam, caught out by New…