United Kingdom

1975
The Who disagreed about the band’s future

In 1975, Daltrey and Townshend disagreed about the band’s future and criticised each other via interviews in the music paper New Musical Express .

Rainbow (rock band) recorded between February and March 1975

The album, Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow , was recorded between February and March 1975 at Musicland Studios in Munich , Germany .

The Rolling Stones joined the band

In 1975, Wood joined the band as second guitarist for their upcoming Tour of the Americas, which was a contributing factor in the disbandment of Faces.

The Rolling Stones kicked off in New York City

The 1975 Tour of the Americas kicked off in New York City with the band performing on a flatbed trailer being pulled down Broadway .

Led Zeppelin Physical Graffiti

In 1975, Led Zeppelin’s double album Physical Graffiti was their first release on the Swan Song label. It consisted of fifteen songs, of which eight had been recorded at Headley Grange in 1974 and seven had been recorded earlier. A review in Rolling Stone magazine referred to Physical Graffiti as…
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Deep Purple Blackmore stated that he thought the Concerto

In 1975, Blackmore stated that he thought the Concerto for Group and Orchestra was not bad but that the Gemini Suite was horrible and very disjointed.

Queen (band) World tour

In January 1975, Queen left for a world tour with an upgraded light show.

The Clash rehearsed for much of 1975

Mick Jones played guitar in protopunk band London SS and rehearsed for much of 1975, but never played a live show and recorded only one demo. London SS were managed by Bernard Rhodes , an associate of impresario Malcolm McLaren and a friend of the members of the Sex Pistols…
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Edgar Broughton Band In 1975 the band signed to NEMS . In the same year, John Thomas

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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Motörhead 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,…
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