In 1974 Brann was contacted by a promoter about reforming Iron Butterfly, so he reunited with Ron Bushy to form a new version of the group, signing with MCA Records and joined by Bushy’s friend, bassist Philip Taylor Kramer , and keyboardist Howard Reitzes, a friend of Brann’s who worked…
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Tommy was shown at the 1975 Cannes Film Festival , but not in the main competition.
their 1975 album, Fandango!
During July and August, except for a break to appear at the Reading Festival , the band were working on their next album, Bomber . Released on 27 October, it reached number 12 on the UK Albums Chart. On 1 December, it was followed by the ” Bomber ” single,…
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In 1975, Daltrey and Townshend disagreed about the band’s future and criticised each other via interviews in the music paper New Musical Express .
By mid-1975, Casablanca was almost bankrupt, and Kiss was in danger of losing its record contract. Both parties desperately needed a commercial breakthrough if they were to survive. That breakthrough came in an unlikely form: a “double live” album.
Riot was formed in 1975 in New York City, when Kon-Tiki guitarist Mark Reale and drummer Peter Bitelli recruited bassist Phil Feit and vocalist Guy Speranza . The line up recorded a four-track demo, which they hoped would be included in a proposed compilation of new rock bands. While waiting…
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The album, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow , was recorded between February and March 1975 at Musicland Studios in Munich , Germany .
Kiss manager Bill Aucoin was introduced to STARZ via his right-hand man Sean Delaney , who had previously befriended Sweval. Aucoin began representing Starz in late 1975, helping them to get signed to Capitol Records in early 1976.
In 1975, Led Zeppelin’s double album Physical Graffiti was their first release on the Swan Song label. It consisted of fifteen songs, of which eight had been recorded at Headley Grange in 1974 and seven had been recorded earlier. A review in Rolling Stone magazine referred to Physical Graffiti as…
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