In January 1977, they started recording their fourth studio album, Let There Be Rock .
To coincide with the Ace of Spades release, Big Beat , who had inherited the Chiswick catalogue, put together four unused tracks from the Escape Studios sessions in 1977 and released them as Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers , which reached No. 43 on the UK Singles Chart in November.
Bolin went on to record his second solo album, Private Eyes . On 4 December 1976, after a show in Miami supporting Jeff Beck , Bolin was found unconscious by his girlfriend and bandmates. Unable to wake him, she hurriedly called paramedics, but it was too late. The official cause…
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On 1 December 1976, Queen were the intended guests on London’s early evening Today programme, but they pulled out at the last minute, which caused their late replacement on the show, EMI labelmate the Sex Pistols , to give their infamous expletive-strewn interview with Bill Grundy .
Two more highly successful studio albums were released in less than a year: Rock and Roll Over (November 11, 1976)
Johns formed a new version of Blackfeather in 1975, with Taylor, Doug McDonald on drums, Billy Rylands on bass guitar and Ray Vanderby (ex- Band of Light ) on keyboards; this line-up only lasted a short time. Early the next year Johns formed a more pop-oriented version, with Vanderby, Lee…
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Touring in support of Technical Ecstasy began in November 1976
Tejas , recorded during a break in the tour and released in November 1976, was the final ZZ Top album under their contract with London Records.
In October 1976, Kiss appeared on The Paul Lynde Halloween Special (aired on ABC the 29th), lip-synching ” Detroit Rock City “, ” Beth ” and ” King of the Night Time World “. The show, co-produced by Bill Aucoin, helped introduce Kiss to an even wider audience. In addition…
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It was released on 22 October 1976