in July the band released Master of Reality , just six months after the US release of Paranoid .
their first of three consecutive appearances at the annual Reading Festival on 26 June.
In June 1971, just before they began configuring their line-up once again, the single “Devil’s Answer” hit No. 4 in the UK. Atomic Rooster began recording In Hearing of Atomic Rooster ( UK No. 18). Crane felt the band needed a singer who could “project” to an audience and asked…
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In April 1971 they released the single ” My Brother Jake “, which reached number four in the UK Singles Chart and remained in the chart for 11 weeks. It was described by Dave Thompson of AllMusic as a “gorgeous knockabout” of a song. Record World said it was “their…
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“The Knife” was released as a single in May 1971.
King Crimson began touring in May 1971
Entwistle was the first member of the group to release a solo album, Smash Your Head Against the Wall , in May 1971.
In early 1970, the Beach Boys hired radio presenter Jack Rieley as their manager. One of his initiatives was to encourage the band to record songs with more socially conscious lyrics. He requested the completion of Smile track ” Surf’s Up ” and arranged a guest appearance at a Grateful…
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Production completed in April 1971
The group restarted with Glyn Johns in April.