Crime of the Century (Album)

	Chart positions ; Explanation of the data
	Albums
	Crime of the Century
	Singles
	Dreamer
	Bloody Well Right

chronology
Crime of the Century
Studio album by Supertramp
Publication ; (s)	September 1974
admission	February-June 1974
Label (s)	A&M Records
Format (s)	LP , MC , and CD
Genre (s)	Progressive rock
Title (number)	8th
running time	44:13 (CD)
occupation	see below
production	Ken Scott and Supertramp
Studio (s)	Ramport ( London ); Scorpio Sound (London); Trident (London);

Crime of the Century is the third studio - album of the British Pop - / rock band Supertramp and also the title of a song that plate. Compared to the previous album Indelibly Stamped (1971), the newly formed band acted for the first time in their classic line- up when it was recorded . It was released in September 1974 and gave the band the breakthrough.

description

For the recording of the LP Crime of the Century , Supertramp came together (for the first time) in their successful line-up. The band also included their two remaining founding members, composers and singers Rick Davies (keyboards, harmonica, vocals) and Roger Hodgson (guitars, piano, e-piano, vocals). In addition, now joined by John Helliwell (saxophone, clarinet, flute, backing vocals), Bob Siebenberg (drums, percussion) and Dougie Thomson (bass guitar). The group was still active as a (reshuffled) quintet .

As guest musicians (for the first time in the band's history), for example: a string group led by Richard Hewson, Scott Gorham (from Thin Lizzy ), Christine Helliwell and Vicky Siebenberg (all three accompanying vocals) and Ken Scott (water gong). Scott, who previously worked for David Bowie and The Beatles , co-produced it.

All songs were written by Davies and Hodgson, who each sang their own works. Many of these songs are still played at Supertramp concerts today ( School , Bloody Well Right , Rudy and Crime of the Century ). All, with the exception of If Everyone Was Listening , later appeared on the 1980 live album Paris .

The following year the album Crisis? What Crisis? .

Track list

The album Crime of the Century (Original: LP "AMLS 68258") contains eight songs. The specified lengths refer to a CD version ("MFSL - UDCD 505") of the album, which is 44:13 minutes long. On the original vinyl record (LP), songs 1 to 4 are on the A side and 5 to 8 are on the B side. All songs, with the exception of those with a corresponding vocal comment ("G .:"), were sung by their authors, who are named in "()", as the main voice.

LP side A:

School - 5:37 (Hodgson); G .: Hodgson; Share: Davies
Bloody Well Right - 4:32 (Davies)
Hide in Your Shell - 6:49 (Hodgson)
Asylum - 6:44 (Davies); G .: Davies; Parts: Hodgson

LP side B:

Dreamer - 3:31 (Hodgson); G .: Hodgson; Share: Davies
Rudy - 7:21 (Davies); G .: Davies; Parts: Hodgson
If Everyone Was Listening - 4:05 (Hodgson)
Crime of the Century - 5:34 (Davies)

occupation

The band:

Rick Davies - keyboards ( piano , electric piano , organ ), harmonica , vocals
John Helliwell - saxophone , clarinet , flute , background vocals
Roger Hodgson - guitars , piano , electric piano, vocals
Bob Siebenberg (as Bob C. Benberg ) - drums , percussion
Dougie Thomson - bass guitar

Guest musicians:

String group under the direction of: Richard Hewson
in Hide in Your Shell :
- Scott Gorham ( Thin Lizzy ) - backing vocals
- Christine Helliwell - backing vocals
- Vicky Siebenberg - backing vocals
- Unnamed Street Musician - Singing Saw
in Crime of the Century :
- Ken Scott - water gong

Recording and production

The album was recorded from February to June 1974 in London ( Great Britain ) at Ramport Studios ( Lambeth ), which was then owned by the band The Who , Scorpio Sound Studios and Trident Studios ( Soho ). Ken Scott and Supertramp acted as producers . The sound engineers were Ken Scott and John Jansen . The cover and the photographs are by Paul Wakefield , the artistic director was Fabio Nicoli .

Charts

Album: The LP Crime of the Century sold well, making it to the top 10 on the album charts in the UK and the top 40 on the Billboard 200 in the United States .

Singles: The singles selected were: Dreamer (Hodgson) with Bloody Well Right (Davies) as the second song that made it into the top 20 in the UK and US singles charts, and Bloody Well Right (Davies) with If Everyone Was Listening (Hodgson) as the second song to reach the top 40 on the US charts.

Half a year earlier (March 1974) the single Land Ho (Hodgson) with the song Summer Romance (Davies) on the back , which the band presented for the first time in the classic lineup, was released. The single was - like Crime of the Century - produced by Ken Scott, but has not yet reached the chart. A remake of Land Ho can be found on Roger Hodgson's 1987 solo album Hai Hai . In addition, the A and B sides of the single were re-released in 2005 on the best-of- sampler Retrospectacle - The Supertramp Anthology .

CD re-releases

MFSL

The album was released in 1987 on the label "Mobile Fidelity Sound Lab" as a gold CD MFSL - UDCD 505 (Ultradisc II) .

AT THE

In 1997 and 2002 the label "A&M Records" released revised new editions of the album Crime of the Century , the recordings of which come from the original tapes. The little books are based on the album design (with lyrics) on the original CD.

Recording and production:

Remastering - Sterling Sound ( Manhattan , New York City , New York ) - Greg Calbi and Jay Messina
Remastering oversight - Bill Levenson
Artistic direction - Vartan
Cover design - Mike Diehl
Production coordination - Beth stamp

40th Anniversary Edition

On December 5, 2014, a revised new edition of the album was released in a deluxe edition ; the remastering was done by Ray Staff, Air Studios, London. In addition to the normal album, this edition comes with a bonus live CD that was recorded at the concert on March 9, 1975 at the Hammersmith Odeon in London . It has a newly designed, 24-page, illustrated booklet with all the lyrics and a detailed band portrait.

Content of the bonus live CD

School - 5:54
Bloody Well Right - 6:46
Hide in Your Shell - 6:47
Asylum - 7:01 am
Sister Moonshine - 5:30
Just a Normal Day - 3:59
Another Man's Woman - 7:42

Lady - 5:55
A - You're Adorable - 2:57
Dreamer - 3:28
Rudy - 7:23
If Everyone Was Listening - 4:33
Crime of the Century - 6:01

reception

In June 2015, the renowned trade journal Rolling Stone voted the album at number 27 of the 50 best progressive rock albums of all time .

Awards for music sales

Country / Region	Award	Sales
Awards for music sales (country / region, Award, Sales)
Australia (ARIA)	gold	20,000
Germany (BVMI)	gold	250,000
France (SNEP)	platinum	300,000
Canada (MC)	diamond	1,000,000
New Zealand (RMNZ)	platinum	15,000
Netherlands (NVPI)	gold	50,000
Portugal (AFP)	gold	25,000
Sweden (IFPI)	gold	50,000
Switzerland (IFPI)	gold	25,000
United States (RIAA)	gold	600,000
United Kingdom (BPI)	gold	100,000
All in all	8 × gold, 2 × platinum, 1 × diamond	2,435,000