United Kingdom

1972
Atomic Rooster Cann, Hammond and John Gustafson released two albums as Hard Stuff

Cann, Hammond and John Gustafson released two albums as Hard Stuff between 1972 and 1973. Hard Stuff ended when Cann and Hammond suffered injuries in a car accident. Afterward, Cann filled in the guitar spot in Thin Lizzy for a tour in Germany during 1974 before going off the road…
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Queen (band) Gig at Bedford College

Queen began 1972 with a gig at Bedford College , London, where only six people turned up.

Babe Ruth (band) In 1972, Shacklock was renamed after Babe Ruth, the baseball player

In 1972, Shacklock was renamed after Babe Ruth, the baseball player . In 1972, Rupert Perry signed Babe Ruth for the United States , and their first album, First Base , was released.

The Rolling Stones More Hot Rocks

A follow-up double compilation album More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) was released in 1972.

Edgar Broughton Band With the success of their third album, the Edgar Broughton Band

With the success of their third album, the Edgar Broughton Band relocated to Devon to begin recording for their next album, In Side Out . The band then recorded their fifth album, Oora , in 1972; following the release of this album Unitt departed the band.

The Rolling Stones complex financial structure

In 1972, members of the band set up a complex financial structure to reduce the amount of their taxes. Their holding company, Promogroup, has offices in both the Netherlands and the Caribbean. The Netherlands was chosen because it does not directly tax royalty payments . The band have been tax…
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Help Yourself (band) Beware The Shadow was released in late 1972, but none of the first

Beware The Shadow was released in late 1972, but none of the first three albums sold well. The Helps appealed to a hippie audience such as fans of Grateful Dead and Quicksilver Messenger Service so they were moderately successful in the U.S. but never toured there.

Deep Purple returned to tour the US once again

In January 1972, the band returned to tour the US once again.

Necromandus In 1972, after extensive gigging and a failure to release a record

In 1972, after extensive gigging and a failure to release a record, they caught the ear of Black Sabbath guitarist Tony Iommi, who began managing the group.

The Rolling Stones North American Tour

the subsequent highly publicised 1972 North American Tour