Supertramp

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Crime of the Century is the third studio album by the English progressive rock band Supertramp, released in October 1974 on A&M Records. Crime of the Century was Supertramp's commercial breakthrough in many countries, most notably in the UK, Canada and Germany where it peaked in the Top 5 while also making the Top 20 in Australia and France. It was an improvement over their previous sales in the US, but still only peaked at No. 38, with the US hit being "Bloody Well Right". "School" was another popular track, particularly at album rock-oriented radio stations. The album was eventually certified Gold in the US in 1977 after the release of Even in the Quietest Moments.... In Canada, it was eventually certified Diamond (sales of one million copies). The album was Supertramp's first to feature drummer Bob Siebenberg (at the time credited as Bob C. Benberg), saxophone and clarinet player and vocalist John Helliwell, bassist Dougie Thomson, and co-producer Ken Scott. The album has received critical acclaim, including its inclusion in Rolling Stone's "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time". The album's dedication reads "To Sam", which is a nickname for Stanley August Miesegaes, the Dutch millionaire who supported the band financially from 1969 to 1972. Supertramp: Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, harmonica Roger Hodgson – vocals, guitar, pianos John Anthony Helliwell – saxophones, clarinet, backing vocals Dougie Thomson – bass guitar Bob Siebenberg (credited as Bob C. Benberg) – drums, percussion 🔘 Side One: School Bloody Well Right Hide in Your Shell Asylum 🔘 Side Two: Dreamer Rudy If Everyone Was Listening Crime of the Century

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Crime of the Century is the 3rd studio album by the English progressive rock band Supertramp, released in October 1974 on A&M Records. Crime of the Century was Supertramp's commercial breakthrough in many countries, most notably in the UK, Canada and Germany where it peaked in the Top 5 while also making the Top 20 in Australia and France. It was an improvement over their previous sales in the US, but still only peaked at No. 38, with the US hit being "Bloody Well Right". "School" was another popular track, particularly at album rock-oriented radio stations. The album was eventually certified Gold in the US in 1977 after the release of Even in the Quietest Moments.... In Canada, it was eventually certified Diamond (sales of 1 million copies). The album was Supertramp's 1st to feature drummer Bob Siebenberg, saxophone and clarinet player and vocalist John Helliwell, bassist Dougie Thomson, and co-producer Ken Scott. The album has received critical acclaim, including its inclusion in Rolling Stone's "50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time". The album's dedication reads "To Sam", which is a nickname for Stanley August Miesegaes, the Dutch millionaire who supported the band financially from 1969 to 1972. Supertramp: Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, harmonica Roger Hodgson – vocals, guitar, pianos John Anthony Helliwell – saxophones, clarinet, backing vocals Dougie Thomson – bass guitar Bob Siebenberg (credited as Bob C. Benberg) – drums, percussion 🔘 Side One: School Bloody Well Right Hide in Your Shell Asylum 🔘 Side Two: Dreamer Rudy If Everyone Was Listening Crime of the Century

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Crisis? What Crisis? is the fourth album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in 1975. It was recorded in Los Angeles and London – Supertramp's first album to have recording done in the US. Having achieved commercial success with Crime of the Century, the pressure was on for Supertramp to deliver a followup album as soon as possible. Hodgson was unhappy with the album, describing it as a rushed job with none of the cohesion of Crime of the Century. Bassist Dougie Thomson concurred: "We thought that the Crisis album was a little bit disjointed and the band as a whole at that time didn't really like the album." In the mid-1980s, however, Roger Hodgson called it his favorite Supertramp album. Both the title and the concept of the cover were conceived by Davies who came up with the name Crisis? What Crisis? and came in with this sketch of a guy in a deck chair under an umbrella with all this chaos going on around him. Supertramp: Rick Davies – lead and backing vocals, acoustic piano, Wurlitzer piano, harmonica, organ, harpsichord, synthesizers Roger Hodgson – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, 12-string guitar, acoustic piano, Wurlitzer piano, flageolet, cello, pump organ, marimba, electric sitar John Anthony Helliwell – saxophones, clarinet and bass clarinet, backing vocals Dougie Thomson – bass guitar Bob Siebenberg (credited as Bob C. Benberg) – drums, percussion 🔘 Side One: Easy Does It Sister Moonshine Ain't Nobody but Me A Soapbox Opera Another Man's Woman 🔘 Side Two: Lady Poor Boy Just a Normal Day The Meaning Two of Us

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Even in the Quietest Moments... is the fifth album by the English rock band Supertramp, released in April 1977. It was recorded mainly at Caribou Ranch Studios in Colorado with overdubs, vocals, and mixing completed at The Record Plant in Los Angeles. This was Supertramp's first album to use engineer Peter Henderson, who would work with the band for their next three albums as well. Even in the Quietest Moments… reached number 16 on the Billboard Pop Albums Chart in 1977 and within a few months of release became Supertramp's first Gold (500,000 copies or more) selling album in the US. In addition, "Give a Little Bit" became a US Top 20 single and reached number 29 on the UK Singles Chart. While "Give a Little Bit" was the big hit, both "Fool's Overture" and the title track also got a fair amount of FM album-rock play. In 1978, Even in the Quietest Moments… was ranked 63rd in The World Critic Lists, which recognised the 200 greatest albums of all time as voted for by notable rock critics and DJs. The front cover is a photo of an actual snow-covered piano and bench with a scenic mountain peak backdrop—an actual, but gutted, grand piano was brought to the Eldora Mountain Resort (a ski area near Caribou Ranch Studios)—which was left overnight and photographed after a fresh snow. The sheet music on the piano, though titled "Fool's Overture", is actually "The Star-Spangled Banner". Supertramp: Roger Hodgson – vocals, 12-string guitar, electric guitar, piano, synthesizers, pump organ Rick Davies – vocals, piano, organ, synthesizers, clavinet, electric piano, melodica Dougie Thomson – bass John Helliwell – saxophones, clarinets Bob Siebenberg (credited as Bob C. Benberg) – drums and percussion 🔘 Side One: Give a Little Bit Lover Boy Even in the Quietest Moments Downstream 🔘 Side Two: Babaji From Now On Fool's Overture

You are listening to the genuine Hi-Fi stereo sound transferred from the actual vinyl record in the best possible quality. Breakfast in America is the sixth studio album by the English rock band Supertramp, released by A&M Records on 16 March 1979. It was recorded in 1978 at The Village Recorder in Los Angeles. It spawned three US Billboard hit singles: "The Logical Song" (No. 6), "Goodbye Stranger" (No. 15), and "Take the Long Way Home" (No. 10). In the UK, "The Logical Song" and the title track were both top 10 hits, the only two the group had in their native country. At the 22nd Annual Grammy Awards in 1980, Breakfast in America won two awards for Best Album Package and Best Engineered Non-Classical Recording, as well as nominations for Album of the Year and Best Pop Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. It holds an RIAA certification of quadruple platinum and became Supertramp's biggest-selling album, with more than 4 million copies sold in the US and more than 3 million in France (the fourth ever best-selling album). It was No. 1 on Billboard Pop Albums Chart for six weeks. The album also hit No. 1 in Norway, Austria, West Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Canada, Australia and France. By 2010, the album had sold well over 20 million copies. The album's front cover resembles an overlook of Manhattan through an aeroplane window. It was designed by Mike Doud and Mick Haggerty. The image depicts an American actress and singer-comedian Kate Murtagh, dressed as a waitress named "Libby" from a diner, as a Statue of Liberty figure holding up a glass of orange juice on a small plate in one hand (in place of the torch on the Statue), and a foldable restaurant menu in the other hand, on which 'Breakfast in America' is written. The background features the southern tip of the New York City borough of Manhattan, with the Lower Manhattan skyline represented through a cornflake box, ashtray, cutlery (for the wharfs), pancake syrup bottles, egg crates, salt and pepper shakers, coffee mugs, ketchup and mustard bottles, etc., all spray-painted white. The twin World Trade Center towers appear as two stacks of boxes, and the plate of breakfast represents The Battery, the departure point for the Staten Island Ferry. The back cover photo, depicting the band members having breakfast while reading their respective hometown newspapers, was taken at a diner called Bert's Mad House. Supertramp: Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, clavinet, harmonica Roger Hodgson – vocals, keyboards, guitars, acoustic 12-string guitar, vibes John Helliwell – saxophones, vocals, woodwinds Bob Siebenberg (credited as Bob C. Benberg) – drums Dougie Thomson – bass 🔘 Side One: Gone Hollywood The Logical Song Goodbye Stranger Breakfast in America Oh Darling 🔘 Side Two: Take the Long Way Home Lord Is It Mine Just Another Nervous Wreck Casual Conversations Child of Vision