Atomic Rooster was an English hard-rock band that released back-to-back albums on B&C/Fontana in 1970, followed by three albums on Pegasus and Dawn between 1971 and 1973. After a six-year pause in activity, the band reconvened for two albums on EMI and PVC/Passport between 1980 and 1983. The band was formed from the ashes of […]
Headline News is an album by English hard-rock band Atomic Rooster, released in 1983 on Towerbell/Passport. The album is the band’s seventh overall and the second and last of their ’80s-era reformation. Guitar duties are mostly split between David Gilmour and Gillan-axeman Bernie Tormé. Tracklist: A1. “Hold Your Fire” (4:36) A2. “Headline News” (5:07) A3. […]
Peter French is an English hard-rock singer who emerged as the frontman of Leaf Hound on their 1971 release Growers of Mushroom. After one-album stints in Atomic Rooster, Cactus, and Randy Pie, he released a 1978 solo album, Ducks in Flight, on Polydor. Peter French first fronted beatsters The Switch, a semi-professional band that included […]
Atomic Rooster is the sixth album by English hard rock trio Atomic Rooster, released in 1980 on EMI. Tracklist: A1. They Took Control of You A2. She’s My Woman A3. He Did It Again A4. Where’s the Show A5. In the Shadows B1. Do You Know Who’s Looking for You? B2. Don’t Lose Your Mind […]
Death Walks Behind You is the second album by English rock combo Atomic Rooster, released in September 1970 on B&C Records. Tracklist: A1. “Death Walks Behind You” (7:23) A2. “VUG” (5:00) A3. “Tomorrow Night” (4:00)* A4. “7 Streets” (6:44) B1. “Sleeping for Years” (5:27) B2. “I Can’t Take No More” (3:34) B3. “Nobody Else” (5:01) […]
Atomic Rooster is the debut album by Atomic Rooster, first released in March 1970 on B & C (U.K.) and Fontana (Europe). Two versions exist of the album. The first — recorded by the original lineup of keyboardist Vincent Crane, bassist/singer Nick Graham, and drummer Carl Palmer — has no guitar. Soon after that release, […]
Chris Farlowe is an English rock singer who surfaced in the R&B–beat boom with five 1962–65 singles on Decca and Columbia–EMI, which issued his 1966 debut album with backing band The Thunderbirds. He cut eleven singles through 1968 on Immediate Records and scored a UK No. 1 with the Rolling Stones song “Out of Time.” […]
