art rock

1972
King Crimson Ian Wallace was secured

After a search for a drummer to replace McCulloch, Ian Wallace was secured. Fripp was re-energised by the addition of a new member, and he joined Collins and Wallace to audition singers and bassists. Singers who tried out included Bryan Ferry of Roxy Music (Sinfield would produce Roxy Music’s first…
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Genesis (band) recorded Foxtrot at Island Studios

Following rehearsals in a dance school in Shepherd’s Bush , Genesis recorded Foxtrot at Island Studios in August and September 1972. Hackett, exhausted from the Nursery Cryme tour and feeling like he wasn’t contributing enough material to the group, offered to leave, but was reassured by the band that they…
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King Crimson broke up acrimoniously

In January 1972, the remaining four members broke up acrimoniously in rehearsals

Queen (band) Finished recording debut album

By January 1972, the band finished recording their debut album, but had yet to secure a record contract.

The Who spent working on an orchestral version

Following a short European tour , the remainder of 1972 was spent working on an orchestral version of Tommy with Lou Reizner .

King Crimson reformed

In order to fulfill touring contracts in the United States in 1972, Fripp, Collins, Burrell, and Wallace reformed with the intention of disbanding immediately after the tour.

Queen (band) Gig at Bedford College

Queen began 1972 with a gig at Bedford College , London, where only six people turned up.

The Velvet Underground Live at Max’s Kansas City

Reed’s last live performance with the band at Max’s was informally recorded and was released in 1972 as Live at Max’s Kansas City , also on Atlantic Records.

The Velvet Underground Yule records Squeeze

During this brief period in the UK, Yule recorded the Polydor album Squeeze under the Velvet Underground name virtually by himself, with only the assistance of Deep Purple drummer Ian Paice and a few other session musicians in an unspecified London studio.

The Velvet Underground put an end to the Velvet Underground

Although Yule had put an end to the Velvet Underground in late 1972