The Stones needed a new guitarist, and the recording sessions in Munich for the next album, Black and Blue (1976; No. 2 in the UK, No. 1 in the US), were effectively used as auditions. Guitarists as stylistically disparate as Peter Frampton and Jeff Beck were auditioned, as well as…
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Jools Holland had his first studio session with the group in 1976.
His instalment as an official Rolling Stone was announced in 1976
Although the U.K. Subs were part of the original punk movement in England, the band originally started playing as part of the pub rock scene under the name the Marauders. In 1976, after seeing a couple of punk rock shows at The Roxy , the band decided to become a…
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A new live album, Made in Europe , culled from three shows on the Stormbringer tour, was assembled during the summer of 1975, but would not see release until late 1976.
On 6 December 1975, the Who set the record for largest indoor concert at the Pontiac Silverdome , attended by 78,000.
The band recorded Sad Wings of Destiny over two weeks in November and December 1975 at Rockfield Studios in Wales. The band stayed sober during the 12-hour recording sessions. The cover depicts a struggling, grounded angel surrounded by flames and wearing a devil’s three-pronged cross, which became the band’s symbol.…
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In December 1975, the band’s record companies released a greatest hits album without input from the band, titled We Sold Our Soul for Rock ‘n’ Roll .
This line-up commenced the first world tour for the band, with the first date in Montreal on 10 November 1975.
Before forming Adam and the Ants, Adam Ant (Stuart Leslie Goddard) played bass in pub rock group Bazooka Joe , who are now mostly known for headlining the show at which the Sex Pistols played their first gig on 6 November 1975 at Central Saint Martins College of Art and…
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