After breaking up Wicked Lester late in 1972
A follow-up double compilation album More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) was released in 1972.
Their debut album Blue Öyster Cult was released in January 1972, with a black-and-white cover designed by artist Bill Gawlik. The album featured the songs ” Cities on Flame with Rock and Roll “, “Stairway to the Stars”, and “Then Came the Last Days of May”. By this time, the…
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In 1972, members of the band set up a complex financial structure to reduce the amount of their taxes. Their holding company, Promogroup, has offices in both the Netherlands and the Caribbean. The Netherlands was chosen because it does not directly tax royalty payments . The band have been tax…
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Following a short European tour , the remainder of 1972 was spent working on an orchestral version of Tommy with Lou Reizner .
After the brief European tour in November 1971 was finished, the lineup of Yule, Tucker, Alexander and Powers disbanded.
From November 1971 to August 1972, Genesis toured to support the album, including further visits to Belgium and, for the first time, Italy, where they played to enthusiastic crowds.
Nursery Cryme was released in November 1971
and in October and November 1971 the band did several shows in England, Wales, and the Netherlands
This brief line-up of the band played several shows in the US and Canada in September 1971,