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SUPERTRAMP: CRIME OF THE CENTURY

ROCK CLASSICS
Stev e Pilkington

ISBN 978-1-78952-327-0

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Publication: 27 JUNE 2024
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ISBN: 9781789523270
Price: £12.99
Binding: Paperback

Format: 198 x 129 mm
Extent: 104 pp
Illustrated: 16 colour pages
Thema: AVLP Popular Music

Comparative title: 9781789523096 Rolling Stones Let It
Bleed (Rock Classics) (Feb 2024)

• Fifth book in a brand new series taking deep
dives into rock classics
• A massive hit all over the world, including
reaching number four in the UK
• Includes the UK hit single ‘Dreamer’

Some albums are simply undeniable watersheds in an artist’s
career. Artistic or commercial triumphs (or sometimes both),
but most importantly seen by both the fanbase and, to a
Sonic Bond podcast at http://www.sonicbondbookcast.co.uk/ greater or lesser degree the wider world, as a defining
statement in their catalogue. Such was undoubtedly the case
Steve Pilkington is a writer and broadcaster based in the North when Supertramp released Crime Of The Century in 1974.
West of England. He has published books on artists as diverse as Up to that point, the band had released two albums which
Led Zeppelin, Uriah Heep, Van Der Graaf Generator, Iron Maiden searched for a direction almost as much as Supertramp
and The Rolling Stones, and is a regular Sonicbond author. He has themselves searched for a stable line-up. So few copies were
also written the official biography of guitarist Gordon Giltrap. Steve sold as to leave the band almost entirely unknown by the time
also presents a weekly internet radio show entitled A Saucerful Of 1973 came along, when everything changed.
Prog for Rock Radio UK, as well as writing CD booklet essays and
regular content on the Velvet Thunder rock website. Crime Of The Like some serendipitous alchemy, the perfect five-piece line-
Century Rock Classics is his tenth published book. up coalesced around the creative hub of Roger Hodgson and
Rick Davies, and there was a tangible belief and confidence
which had simply not been present before. They took time
Sales: Star Book Sales LLP away from playing live and meticulously crafted the Crime Of
T: 01404 515050 The Century album, which immediately put them into theatres
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Orders: Combined Book Services Ltd. This book examines the making of the album, and looks into
Email: orders@combook.co.uk the music and lyrical content with some depth. It also looks at
Phone: 01892 837171
the wider story of the band as it revolves around this crucial
Prices and specifications are provisional and are subject to change point in 1974, and the lasting legacy of the masterpiece which
without notice. 12/01/2024 was Crime Of The Century.