In June, the album was certified Gold by the British Phonographic Institute for selling over 100,000 copies which helped the band clear the £400,000 of debt (equivalent to £2,700,000 in 2025) they owed when Gabriel left.
A Trick of the Tail was released in February 1976 and was a commercial and critical success for the band.
Their next studio album, Agents of Fortune (1976), was their first to go platinum and was again produced by David Lucas. It contained the hit single “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper”, which reached number 12 on the Billboard charts and has become a classic of the hard rock genre. Other major…
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During the late summer and early fall of 1976, Boston attracted publicity due to the record sales. However, according to Cameron Crowe in Rolling Stone , there was “a conscious effort to de-emphasize Scholz as the total mastermind behind Boston”. After opening for Black Sabbath , Blue Öyster Cult ,…
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The debut album, Boston , released on August 25, 1976, ranks as one of the best-selling debut albums in U.S. history, with over 17 million copies sold.
Helped by two hit singles in 1976 (” Crazy on You ” and ” Magic Man “, which reached No. 35 and 9, respectively, on the Billboard Hot 100), it reached number 7 on the Billboard 200.
Recording began in October 1975 at Trident Studios with Hentschel as producer.
Sales were assisted by the band opening a Rod Stewart concert at the Montreal Forum in Montreal in October, a gig they were offered a day before the concert when the previously scheduled opening act canceled.
The album was picked up by Siegel and sold 30,000 copies in Canada within the first few months of its release in September 1975.
During their stay in Cleveland during the tour, Gabriel told the band he would leave at its conclusion. He wrote a statement regarding his departure to the English press that was published in August 1975 titled “Out, Angels Out”, explaining he had become disillusioned with the music industry and wanted…
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