On October 25, 1974, “A&M” label released “Crime of the Century”, the third Supertramp studio album. It was recorded February – June 1974, at “Trident”, “Ramport” and “Scorpio Sound” in London, and was produced by Ken Scott, Rick Davies, Roger Hodgson, John Anthony Helliwell, Dougie Thomson and Bob Steinberg. “Rolling Stone” magazine included it in its list of the “50 Greatest Prog Rock Albums of All Time”.

Personnel:

• Roger Hodgson – vocals, guitar, piano
• Rick Davies – vocals, keyboards, harmonica
• John Anthony Helliwell – saxophones, clarinet, backing vocals
• Dougie Thomson – bass guitar
• Bob Siebenberg – drums, percussion
• Christine Helliwell – backing vocals
• Scott Gorham – backing vocals
• Vicky Siebenberg – backing vocals
• Anonymous street musician – saw
• Ken Scott – water gong, engineer
• Richard Hewson – string arrangements
• John Jansen – engineer
• Ray Staff – vinyl mastering
• Fabio Nicoli – art direction
• Paul Wakefield – design, photography

Track listing:

All tracks by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson.

1. School
2. Bloody Well Right
3. Hide in Your Shell
4. Asylum
5. Dreamer
6. Rudy
7. If Everyone Was Listening
8. Crime of the Century