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“He’s playing songs he didn’t even like!” Roger Hodgson’s Supertramp beef with Rick Davies
By Paul Lester published
The breaking of a deal made when they went separate ways in 1983 made a 21st-century reunion impossible – although Hodgson said he’d offered and been rebutted

“There have never been fisticuffs in this band… Just tense silences”: How Supertramp made the classic Breakfast In America
By Paul Lester published
They were more likely to go out for dinner than indulge in drugs and groupies - but that didn’t stop their 1979 album becoming the second-biggest selling prog album of all time

The Supertramp albums you should definitely own
By Paul Elliott published
The punk explosion was expected to kill Supertramp. Instead, they thrived and enjoyed huge success worldwide – and these are their best albums

“We’d fly into town, we’d place the road crew in the limos and we’d go in hire cars… we were in it for the music, not the personalities”: John Anthony Helliwell recalls Supertramp’s glory days
By Jerry Ewing published
Saxophonist, keyboardist and backing singer became the voice of the band between songs because no one else wanted to do it

"The judicious use of sound effects adds to the occasionally claustrophobic atmosphere": Crime Of The Century by Supertramp - Album Of The Week Club review
By Classic Rock Magazine published
With Crime Of The Century, Supertramp defined their signature sound and created a progressive rock masterpiece

If you can ignore the horrible special effects, the addition of Supertramp's Bloody Well Right to the Midnight Special archive is yet another cause for classic rock celebration
By Fraser Lewry published
A rare mis-step from The Midnight Special's original production team as Supertamp (apart from Rick Davis) are rendered entirely in negative

Porcupine Tree are on the cover of the new issue of Prog, on sale now
By Jerry Ewing last updated
What's in the brand new issue of Prog Magazine and where you can get it

The Top 10 Essential 80s Prog Albums
By Nick Shilton last updated
If prog ruled the world in the 1970s, then the 80s found it retreating to take stock. But it still produced some classic albums – and these are the 10 best
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