The band’s double compilation album, Hot Rocks 1964–1971 , was released in 1971; it reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 4 in the US. It is certified Diamond in the US, having sold over 6 million copies, being certified 12× Platinum for being a double album, and spent…
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In early 1971, the band changed their name to Tiger, and the line-up also changed to include Barry Mitchell, formerly a member of an early version of Queen . As Tiger they were managed by Neil Christian of The Crusaders, and Arthur Anderson joined the band on bass guitar.
Trespass reached No. 1 in Belgium in 1971
In 1971, the band decided that existence as a power trio was limiting, and asked Victor Unitt, who had been playing meanwhile in The Pretty Things , to rejoin the band. In May, with the new lineup, they released their eponymous third album, which contained “Evening Over Rooftops” (again with…
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After Hackett joined in January 1971, Stratton Smith organised a UK tour with Genesis opening for fellow Charisma acts Lindisfarne and Van der Graaf Generator .
Help Yourself, Ernie Graham (vocals, guitar) and his guitarist Jonathan “Jojo” Glemser, moved into Headley Grange in 1971, shortly after Led Zeppelin IV had been recorded there. The line-up was amalgamated to include both Graham (who had just released his eponymous solo album backed by Help Yourself and Brinsley Schwarz)…
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McCartney filed suit for the dissolution of the Beatles’ contractual partnership on 31 December 1970.
In December, Gabriel spotted a Melody Maker advert from Steve Hackett , formerly of Quiet World , who wanted to join a band of “receptive musicians, determined to drive beyond existing stagnant music forms”.
Released in December 1970, Lizard reached No. 29 in the UK and No. 113 in the US. Described retrospectively as an “outlier”, the album had been made by a group in disagreement over method and taste. The more rhythm-and-blues-oriented Haskell and McCulloch both found the music difficult to relate to,…
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In December 1970 Keith Baker left the band and was replaced by Iain Clark (from another Vertigo band, Cressida ). With him the band toured Germany in late December 1970/January 1971 and made their first US tour in the spring of 1971, supporting Three Dog Night and Steppenwolf .