Eurock for Sept 1976
PFM's last album, Chocolate Kings, is out here on Asylum
sporting, however, a cover very different than the original Italian
release. Check Barbara Birdfeather's column in this issue for some more
info on PFM. . . .GASOLIN', from Denmark, finally have their
first U.S. release on Epic. It contains cuts from several previous LPs and
is produced by Roy Thomas Baker, best known for his work with Queen. . .
.TRIUMVIRAT is plagued with personnel problems. Their current bass
player is leaving the group and it is rumoured that he may be replaced by
their old bass player. . . .KRAFTWERK's next LP Europe
Endless will be released sometime in October. They finished mixing it
in Los Angeles last month and are currently on a short European concert
tour including France, where their last album hit the top of the charts. A
U.S. tour is being planned for later in the year. . . .RANDY PIE
were invited by the President of Gabon, West Africa, to play at a concert
celebrating that country's independence. The latest single from Randy Pie
is a disco-reggae number called "England, (We Can't Come)". . .
.Look for these in the import racks: Activate is the third album
from England's exciting jazz-rock trio, BACKDOOR. The album is the
first production effort for ELP's drummer, Carl Palmer. . . .You
Didn't Like It is a re-issue of an old album by HOTLEGS, the
group that later went on to become 10CC. (eof)