new wave

1975
The Clash rehearsed for much of 1975

Mick Jones played guitar in protopunk band London SS and rehearsed for much of 1975, but never played a live show and recorded only one demo. London SS were managed by Bernard Rhodes , an associate of impresario Malcolm McLaren and a friend of the members of the Sex Pistols…
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Midnight Oil dismissive eye

Driven largely by commercial pressures to stay with reliable chart-toppers and teenage pop sensations, the Australian music industry in the mid-1970s cast a dismissive eye toward most bands with an alternative outlook.

Split Enz release of last single

(the last not being released until 1975).

Alice Cooper In 1975, Alice Cooper returned as a solo artist with the release of

In 1975, Alice Cooper returned as a solo artist with the release of Welcome to My Nightmare . To avoid legal complications over ownership of the group name, “Alice Cooper” had by then become Furnier’s new legal name. Speaking on the subject of Alice Cooper continuing as a solo project…
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Split Enz moved to Australia

In 1975, the band moved to Australia, signed to Mushroom Records – who would remain their record company in Australasia for the rest of their history – and recorded their first album, Mental Notes , which reached No. 7 in New Zealand and No. 35 in Australia.

Crack the Sky In 1975, the band released their first album, the critically

In 1975, the band released their first album, the critically acclaimed eponymous Crack the Sky , which reached 161 on the Billboard 200 album chart. Although praised by The New York Times and declared the “debut album of the year” by Rolling Stone , promotion and distribution problems with Lifesong…
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1974
Alice Cooper Muscle of Love , released at the end of 1973, was to be the last

Muscle of Love , released at the end of 1973, was to be the last studio album from the classic lineup, and marked Alice Cooper’s last UK Top 20 single of the 1970s with ” Teenage Lament ’74 “. An unsolicited theme song was recorded for the James Bond spy…
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Alice Cooper During this time, Cooper relocated back to Los Angeles and started

During this time, Cooper relocated back to Los Angeles and started appearing regularly on television shows such as The Hollywood Squares , and Warner Bros. released the Greatest Hits compilation album. It featured classic-style artwork and reached the US Top 10, performing better than Muscle of Love . However, the…
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Atomic Rooster Guitarist Steve Bolton left at the end of 1972 and was replaced by

Guitarist Steve Bolton left at the end of 1972 and was replaced by John Goodsall , appearing under the name Johnny Mandala. They released the album Nice ‘n’ Greasy in 1973, along with the single “Save Me”, a re-working of “Friday the 13th”. This time, it was in a complete…
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The Clash formed in 1974

Before the Clash’s founding, the band’s future members were active in different parts of the London music scene. Joe Strummer , whose real name was John Graham Mellor, sang and played rhythm guitar in the pub rock band The 101ers , which he had formed in 1974 with Álvaro Peña-Rojas…
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