Biography
Nazareth are a Scottish hard rock band formed in 1968, that had several hits in the United Kingdom, as well as in several other West European countries in the early 1970s, and established an international audience with their 1975 album Hair of the Dog, which featured their hits “Hair of the Dog” and a cover of the ballad “Love Hurts”. The band continues to record and tour. Nazareth formed in December 1968 in Dunfermline, Scotland, from the remaining members of semi-professional local group The Shadettes (formed in 1961) by vocalist Dan McCafferty, guitarist Manny Charlton (ex Mark V and The Red Hawks), bassist Pete Agnew, and drummer Darrell Sweet. They were inspired by The Beatles and The Rolling Stones. Nazareth took their name from Nazareth, Pennsylvania, which is cited in the first line of The Band’s classic song “The Weight” (“I pulled into Nazareth / Was feelin’ about half past dead…”). Nazareth’s cover version of “Java Blues” by The Band’s bassist/singer Rick Danko and Emmett Grogan is on their 1981 live album Snaz. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazareth
Album & Cover
Rampant is the fifth studio album, released in 1974. It was the third of their LP albums to be produced by Roger Glover, and proved to be the last time they would work with him.
Cover Location: Hipgnosis Studio, London, UK
Who Did What: Illustration – J. Petagno III
Label: A&M R-123477(US), Mooncrest CREST 15(UK)
Source: Vinyl. Album. Cover. Art, The Complete Hipgnosis Catalogue: Aubrey Powell
Tracklist
| Side One Silver Dollar Forger Parts 1 & 2 Glad When You’re Gone Loved And Lost Shanghai’d In Shanghai |
Side Two Jet Lag Light My Way Sunshine A) Shapes Of Things / B) Space Safari |
Credits
Engineer – Louie Austin
Executive-Producer – Bill Fehilly
Producer – Roger Glover
Written-By – Jim McCarty (tracks: B4a), Keith Relf (tracks: B4a), Nazareth (2) (tracks: A1 to B3, B4b), Paul Samwell-Smith (tracks: B4a)
Notes
Embossed “NAZARETH” on front of cover.Comes with a lyric / photo inner sleeve and a 12″ x 4″ sized dollar-bill sticker.
