Black Sabbath began work on their sixth album in February 1975, again in England at Morgan Studios in Willesden , this time with a decisive vision to differ the sound from Sabbath, Bloody Sabbath .
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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On Christmas Day 1971, this Pentagram lineup began rehearsing, with Liebling on vocals, McAllister on guitar, Greg Mayne (formerly of Space Meat) on bass, and O’Keefe on drums. In mid-1974, rhythm guitarist Randy Palmer joined the “Ram Family”, as the group was known, but left in January 1975 due to…
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On April 29, 1975, Fletcher persuaded Sandy Pearlman and Murray Krugman (producer and manager of Blue Öyster Cult ) to see them rehearse. The two arranged a demo session at Columbia Studios in New York City that September. Liebling and Krugman had conflicting opinions on a point of production. On…
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The album, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow , was recorded between February and March 1975 at Musicland Studios in Munich , Germany .
The band’s first live album On Your Feet or on Your Knees (1975) achieved greater success and went gold. Its success gave the band more time to work on a follow-up. The band members were able to purchase home recording equipment to record demos for their next album.
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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The band found work immediately, and started playing six nights a week. They secured a residency at the Mad Hatter in East Quogue, New York , for the summer of 1973 and played 78 shows there, and another 27 shows elsewhere, for a total of 105 shows from Memorial Day…
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which was released on October 22, 1974.