TOTO – Session kings who wrote their own radio
David Paich, Steve Lukather, Jeff Porcaro, Steve Porcaro, David Hungate, and Bobby Kimball formed Toto in Los Angeles in 1977 after years of first-call session work.
Afterlife Interview with Freddie Mercury
Riffs and Beats finds Freddie Mercury backstage in a fiction of Wembley lights, yellow jacket still on, treating the afterlife like overtime.
Electric Warrior – Visconti glam that stuck the riff
In September 1971, Fly Records released Electric Warrior, the T. Rex album Tony Visconti produced after Marc Bolan shortened the band name and plugged the folk duo into a full rock band.
U2 – Edge delay built for stadiums
U2 formed in Dublin in 1976 after Larry Mullen Jr. pinned a school notice asking for a band.
Magical Mystery Tour – Double EP at home, Capitol LP abroad
In late 1967 the Beatles issued Magical Mystery Tour as a double EP in Britain and as a Capitol LP in the US, tying six new studio cuts to the soundtrack of their homemade TV film.
What if The Rolling Stones had stopped after Exile on Main St.?
In 1972, The Rolling Stones complete the Exile tour and separate before recording a follow-up.
Definitely Maybe – Monnow Valley scrap, Sawmills rebuild
On 29 August 1994 Creation released Definitely Maybe, the Oasis debut finished after abandoned Monnow Valley sessions and a rebuild at Sawmills with Owen Morris reshaping the mix.
Atom Heart Mother – Cow cover, 23-minute suite, first UK No. 1
On 2 October 1970, Pink Floyd released Atom Heart Mother on Harvest, their first UK No. 1 album, led by the 23-minute brass-and-choir title suite with Ron Geesin.
Dig Out Your Soul – Abbey Road with Dave Sardy near the end
On 6 October 2008 Big Brother released Dig Out Your Soul, cut at Abbey Road with Dave Sardy between summer and Christmas 2007, then mixed at The Village in Los Angeles.
David Bowie – Life on Mars?
At Trident Studios in London in 1971, David Bowie sits with a song that began as a private joke about My Way. He had written English lyrics to Claude François's Comme d'habitude, then watched Paul Anka and Frank Sinatra take the hit.