{"product_id":"0740155751838-the-album-collection-1970-1978","title":"The Album Collection 1970-1978","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScotland's hottest hard-rock outfit of their era were forged in the early-'70s  when a quixotic Glaswegian, the R\u0026amp;B\/rock 'n' roll solo showman Alex Harvey,  teamed up with the city's virtuoso hard rockers Tear Gas. Together, the  combination was dynamite, creating a giddying blend of prog, glam, proto metal, soul, music hall, and twisted cabaret - somewhere between a Roxy  Music from the mean streets, or a Led Zep with added 'razzmatazz'. A series of essential landmark albums followed - from 1972's blazing debut 'Framed' to 1978's 'Rock Drill' - with career highlights along the way that  included Top 20 hit singles ('Boston Tea Party' and the definitive cover of Tom Jones's 'Delilah') and 1975's career-peak live album, 'Live', that captured the band in all their mid-period, onstage theatrical majesty. While the band eventually broke up at the end of the seventies (followed by Alex's untimely passing in 1982) The Sensational Alex Harvey Band proved to be a major influence on so much of what came after, with AC\/DC, Iron Maiden, Nick Cave, Sex Pistols and Simple Minds among the scores of artists who've cited them as crucial inspirations. This new 10-CD set gathers together all seven of the albums the band recorded together, including 'Live' and adds 'Four Play', recorded while Harvey was taking a break from the band and released as SAHB (Without Alex). It also brings in the two pre-Alex albums, released under the Tear Gas monicker. Throughout, there's additional bonus material in the form of live tracks, B-sides, single edits and a 28-minute interview with Alex himself. 'The Album Collection 1970-1978' was mastered by George Shilling (Blur, Mike  Oldfield, Primal Scream) and comes in an attractive 7'x7' package with  reproduction original sleeve art and an extensive new essay by Prince\/Led  Zeppelin biographer Jason Draper. For a SAHB beginner, or somebody wanting to re-collect, it's the perfect testament to a British rock legend every bit as essential as worthy peers like Thin Lizzy or Black Sabbath.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":58406402818422,"sku":"0740155751838","price":61.78,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_15251145_1295337_20260806105920.jpg?v=1786017302","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/0740155751838-the-album-collection-1970-1978","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}