Supertramp BBC in Concert

Over to London this weekend for a concert by 70s legends Supertramp recorded by the BBC as part of their Sight and Sound series on November 17 1977 Forming in 1969 Supertramp quickly rose in popularity and established themselves as one of the most popular of the crossover ArtRockmainstream bands They became a staple on FM and had a string of huge selling singles and albums Their popularity began to fade in the 1980s as musical tastes changed with ArtRock falling out of favor with New Wave The band eventually went on extended hiatus and reformed later with personnel changes But there was a time in the midseventies where you couldnt turn on a radio without hearing at least one if not several Supertramp songs in one sitting all of which you knew by heart