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Le Bolero De Veau Des Dames > Catharsis

Artist: Catharsis
Label: Sonopresse
Catalog#: ST 69.612
Format: Vinyl
Country: France
Released: 1974

Live > Barclay James Harvest

Artist: Barclay James Harvest
Label: Polydor
Catalog#: 2683 052
Format: Vinyl
Country: United Kingdom
Released: 1974
Strawberry Bricks Entry: 
After a change in both management and record label, Barclay James Harvest released Everyone Is Everybody Else in June; though the band wasn’t thrilled with Rodger Bain’s production, the public was-both Radio Caroline and the BBC picked up on the album. Two dates from the subsequent tour were recorded for their next release, the double-album Live, with the Drury Lane performance also captured on film. The symphonic structures of “Summer Soldier” open the album, followed by the majestic Mellotron of “Medicine Man.” It’s a mighty one-two punch: a powerful live band, BJH are at their best here.

Live > Birth Control

Artist: Birth Control
Label: CBS
Catalog#: CBS 88088
Format: Vinyl
Country: Netherlands
Released: 1974

Live In London > Amon Düül II

Artist: Amon Düül II
Label: United Artists Records
Catalog#: UAS 29 466 I
Format: Vinyl
Country: Germany
Released: 1974

Living In Fear > Tempest

Artist: Tempest
Label: Bronze Records
Catalog#: ILPS 9267
Format: Vinyl
Country: United Kingdom
Released: 1974-02
Strawberry Bricks Entry: 
Tempest recorded a second album, Living In Fear, in late 1973. Ollie Halsall, fresh from a defunct Patto, brought a more immediate guitar as well as lead vocals to the band. The album was produced by Gerry Bron, with Geoff Emerick behind the controls. Halsall's "Funeral Empire" opens, a solid rocker with some creative synthesizer and a great break, while a cover of The Beatles' "Paperback Writer," featured in their live set, follows.

Looking Thru > Passport

Artist: Passport
Label: ATCO Records
Catalog#: SD 7042
Format: Vinyl
Country: United States
Released: 1974

Mass Media Stars > Acqua Fragile

Artist: Acqua Fragile
Label: Import Records
Catalog#: IMP 1005
Format: Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 1974-10
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The Acqua Fragile story begins in 1971 in the city of Parma with two bands, Il Moschettieri ("The Musketeers") and Gli Immortali ("The Immortals"). The former included bassist Franz Dondi, keyboardist Maurizio Mori and guitarist Gino Campanini and supported The Rolling Stones on their first Italian tour; while the latter offered vocalist Bernardo Lanzetti and drummer and primary composer Piero Canavera. The new band, spotted and adopted by Premiata Forneria Marconi and their management, spent the next couple of years supporting many foreign acts in Italy.

Meet The Residents > Residents, The

Artist: Residents
Label: Ralph Records
Catalog#: RR0274
Format: Vinyl
Country: US
Released: 1974-04-05

Midnight Dream > Midnight Sun

Artist: Midnight Sun
Label: Sonet
Catalog#: SLPS 1547
Format: Vinyl
Country: Denmark
Released: 1974-05-00

Midnight Mushrumps > Gryphon

Artist: Gryphon
Label: Transatlantic Records
Catalog#: TRA 282
Format: Vinyl
Country: United Kingdom
Released: 1974