Quartz dates back to 1974 when they were known as Bandy Legs.
The band played a special 30th anniversary concert at Brantford Ontario’s Sanderson Centre. The show featured the current band and past members. Guests included members of the original 1974 Helix lineup (Ron Watson, Bruce Arnold, Keith “Bert” Zurbrigg, and Don Simmons), as well as Brent Doerner, Brian Doerner, Leo Niebudek,…
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Judas Priest made their first tour of continental Europe in early 1974, and they returned to England that April to sign a recording deal with the label Gull . Gull suggested adding a fifth member to fill in the band’s sound; they took on as a second lead guitarist Glenn…
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The band’s third album, Secret Treaties (1974), received positive reviews, featuring songs such as “Career of Evil” (co-written by Patti Smith), “Dominance and Submission” and ” Astronomy “. As a result of constant touring, the band was now capable of headlining shows. The album continued their upward sales trend, and…
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On December 31, the band had its official industry premiere at the Academy of Music in New York City, opening for Blue Öyster Cult .
On November 1, 1973, Kiss became the first act signed to former teen pop singer and Buddah Records executive Neil Bogart ‘s new label, Casablanca Records .
In November 1973, Black Sabbath began to receive positive reviews in the mainstream press after the release of Sabbath Bloody Sabbath , with Gordon Fletcher of Rolling Stone calling the album “an extraordinarily gripping affair” and “nothing less than a complete success”. Later reviewers such as AllMusic’s Eduardo Rivadavia cite…
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The band entered Bell Sound Studios in New York City on October 10, 1973, to begin recording its first album.
Former TV director Bill Aucoin , who had seen the group at a handful of showcase concerts in the summer of 1973, offered to become the band’s manager in mid-October.
On March 13 of that year, the band recorded a five-song demo tape with producer Eddie Kramer .