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.
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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In 1975 the band signed to NEMS . In the same year, John Thomas joined the band on guitar for the Broughtons’ sixth album, Bandages . This featured a softer sound than previous releases. Shortly after the release of Bandages , Thomas left and was replaced by Terry Cottam. In…
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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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Legal disputes continued long after their break-up and the dissolution was not formalised until 29 December 1974, when Lennon signed the paperwork terminating the partnership while on vacation with his family at Walt Disney World Resort in Florida.
In December 1974, Blue Cheer played a Christmas festival at The Greek Theatre in Los Angeles on December 22 alongside Van Halen , Judee Sill , The Coasters and Art Laboe ‘s Band, followed by a three-night run of appearances at The Whisky a Go Go from December 23 to…
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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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In 1974, after touring as “Jefferson Starship,” Kantner, Slick, Freiberg, Chaquico, Pete Sears, Papa John Creach, and John Barbata recorded the album Dragon Fly . Jorma Kaukonen’s brother Peter had played bass during the group’s spring tour in 1974, but was replaced by Pete Sears who, like Freiberg, played bass…
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Early in 1974, Slick released Manhole , her first solo album. Appearing along with Slick on Manhole were Kantner, Freiberg, Chaquico, Jack Casady, David Crosby, and the London Symphony Orchestra . It was on that album that Kantner, Slick, and Freiberg next worked with bassist and keyboard player Pete Sears…
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