Filming was from April until August. 1,500 extras appeared in the “Pinball Wizard” sequence.
The group ended their early 1974 UK tour with a show at the Rainbow Theatre on 31 March.
Queen II was released in March
With Muir gone, the remaining members continued as a four-piece, releasing Starless and Bible Black in March 1974.
” I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe) ” was released as a UK single with “Twilight Alehouse”, a non-album track recorded in 1972; it reached No. 21 following its release in February 1974.
Despite the lack of creative direction, Waters began to visualise a new concept after several weeks. During 1974, Pink Floyd had sketched out three original compositions and had performed them at a series of concerts in Europe. These compositions became the starting point for a new album whose opening four-note…
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not released until 1974, on Mercury Records
By 1974, work had begun in earnest on a Tommy film .
In early 1974, the band’s sound evolved further with the addition of keyboardist Eddie Rayner and saxophonist Rob Gillies. It was around this time that they altered their name to Split Enz, with the “nz” referring to New Zealand.
Towards the end of the year, the group released the out-takes album Odds & Sods , which featured several songs from the aborted Lifehouse project.