Most of Wish You Were Here premiered on 5 July 1975, at an open-air music festival at Knebworth .
After a tour of the UK performing Dark Side , Pink Floyd returned to the studio in January 1975 and began work on their ninth studio album, Wish You Were Here . Parsons declined an offer to continue working with them, becoming successful in his own right with the Alan…
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In 1975, Pink Floyd bought a three-storey group of church halls at 35 Britannia Row in Islington and began converting them into a recording studio and storage space.
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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Dickie Peterson left the band in 1975 with Nick St. Nicholas replacing him on bass/vocals, leaving the band with no original members for some shows. The band played Laguna Beach Winter Festival February 15 of that year.
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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In 1974, Blue Cheer reformed under the name “Peterbilt,” with Dickie Peterson and brother Jerre Peterson as founding members and three guitars in the band’s lineup. Peterbilt played club appearances in Sacramento January 10–12. By May of that year, they had switched the name back to “Blue Cheer” and the…
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In 1974, Kim Fowley produced an album for Blue Cheer, with sometime Steppenwolf member Nick St. Nicholas co-producing. The lineup included the Peterson brothers on bass and guitar, along with ex- Hollywood Stars members Ruben De Fuentes on guitar and Terry Rae on drums. Although the album was never released,…
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Despite the lack of creative direction, Waters began to visualise a new concept after several weeks. During 1974, Pink Floyd had sketched out three original compositions and had performed them at a series of concerts in Europe. These compositions became the starting point for a new album whose opening four-note…
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