During July and August, except for a break to appear at the Reading

During July and August, except for a break to appear at the Reading Festival , the band were working on their next album, Bomber . Released on 27 October, it reached number 12 on the UK Albums Chart. On 1 December, it was followed by the ” Bomber ” single, which reached number 34 on the UK Singles Chart. The “Bomber” Europe and UK tour followed, with support from Saxon . The stage show featured a spectacular aircraft bomber -shaped lighting rig. During the “Bomber” tour, United Artists put together tapes recorded during the Rockfield Studios sessions in 1975–1976 and released them as the album On Parole , which peaked at number 65 on the UK Albums Chart in December.