Rock Bottom

Future Transylvanians Gaye Brown and Annabel Leventon in Rock Bottom (with Diane Langton)

In 1974, Gaye Brown, Annabel Leventon and Diane Langton started a glam singing group called Rock Bottom, who were signed to RCA Records. They were a trio of actresses who sang, and created a theatrical act that through happenstance, landed them a Sunday night concert spot at the King’s Road Theatre, when The Rocky Horror Show was dark. Later, Gaye and Annabel were cast as Transylvanians in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

In 1976, Rock Bottom was written into an English television series called Rock Follies. The original inspiration for the series, the Rock Bottom girls were written out of their own story and actors were cast instead. One of the lead performers in Rock Follies was Julie Covington, who was the original Janet in The Rocky Horror Show, and later went on to fame as the first Eva Peron in Evita. Tim Curry and Nell Campbell both appeared in the series, which aired for two seasons in 1976 and 1977, respectively. A lengthy legal action followed, which resulted in a cash settlement and writing credit for Brown, Leventon and Langton.