In November 1975 The Best of Uriah Heep compilation was released, preceded by two solo albums: Byron’s debut Take No Prisoners and Hensley’s second, Eager to Please .
Black Sabbath toured in support of Sabotage with openers Kiss , but were forced to cut the tour short in November 1975, following a motorcycle accident in which Osbourne ruptured a muscle in his back.
The band’s A Night at the Opera Tour began in November 1975, and covered Europe, the US, Japan, and Australia.
Judas Priest performed “Rocka Rolla” on BBC Two ‘s The Old Grey Whistle Test in 1975, as well as the “Dreamer Deceiver”–”Deceiver” pair the year before the songs appeared on Sad Wings of Destiny . Hinch left the band for reasons that are disputed and was replaced with Alan Moore,…
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The group toured from October, playing little new material and few Quadrophenia numbers, and reintroducing several from Tommy .
The resulting album from Deep Purple Mark IV, Come Taste the Band , was released in October 1975, one month before Bolin’s Teaser album. Despite mixed reviews and middling sales (No. 19 in the UK and No. 43 in the US), the collection revitalised the band once again, bringing a…
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Recording began in October 1975 at Trident Studios with Hentschel as producer.
The Boys came together when singer/guitarist Matt Dangerfield left the punk band London SS in September 1975 to form a new band with ex- Hollywood Brats keyboard player Casino Steel . Dangerfield’s art college friend, guitarist Honest John Plain, was recruited and in June 1976, two of Plain’’s co-workers at…
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Released in September 1975, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow met a positive critical reception and was a top 20 UK and top 30 US hit.
The band can originally be dated back to 1973, when bassist John Ace and guitarist Ian Smith, played together in Spectaté II at the school they attended in Sutton Coldfield . The band members went their separate ways to go to university – aside from Smith who went to sea…
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