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The Story So Far... (Supertramp album)

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Released1990
Recorded1983-1990
GenreProgressive rock
LabelA&M Records
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The Story So Far... is a 1990 rockumentary by English rock band Supertramp, featuring interviews with the band members telling the story of the band, and concert footage from the 1983 world tour promoting ...Famous Last Words..., filmed in Toronto and Munich. Originally released by A&M Records on VHS in 1990, it received a DVD version in 2002 that featured some of the band's music videos as extras.[2] The cover art is the same as the greatest hits compilation The Very Best of Supertramp.[1]

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Supertramp

Supertramp

Supertramp were an English rock band that experienced massive global success in 1979 with their seventh album Breakfast in America. Marked by the individual songwriting of founders Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies, the group were distinguished for blending progressive rock and pop styles as well as for a sound that relied heavily on Wurlitzer electric piano. The group's lineup changed numerous times throughout their career, with Davies being the only constant member throughout its history. Other longtime members included bassist Dougie Thomson, drummer Bob Siebenberg and saxophonist John Helliwell.

...Famous Last Words...

...Famous Last Words...

...Famous Last Words... is the seventh studio album by English rock band Supertramp and was released in October 1982. It was the studio follow-up to 1979's Breakfast in America and the last album with vocalist/keyboardist/guitarist Roger Hodgson, who left the group to pursue a solo career. Thus, it was the final album to be released by the classic lineup of the band.

Toronto

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Munich

Munich

Munich is the capital and most populous city of the German state of Bavaria. With a population of 1,558,395 inhabitants as of 31 July 2020, it is the third-largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg, and thus the largest which does not constitute its own state, as well as the 11th-largest city in the European Union. The city's metropolitan region is home to 6 million people. Straddling the banks of the River Isar north of the Bavarian Alps, Munich is the seat of the Bavarian administrative region of Upper Bavaria, while being the most densely populated municipality in Germany with 4,500 people per km2. Munich is the second-largest city in the Bavarian dialect area, after the Austrian capital of Vienna.

A&M Records

A&M Records

A&M Records was an American record label founded as an independent company by Herb Alpert and Jerry Moss in 1962. Due to the success of the discography A&M released, the label garnered interest and was acquired by PolyGram in 1989 and began distributing releases from Polydor Ltd. from the UK.

VHS

VHS

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DVD

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The Very Best of Supertramp

The Very Best of Supertramp

The Very Best of Supertramp is a greatest hits album by the English rock band Supertramp, originally released by A&M Records in June 1990.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Crazy" 
2."Ain't Nobody But Me" 
3."Breakfast In America" 
4."Bloody Well Right" 
5."Give a Little Bit" 
6."From Now On" 
7."The Logical Song" 
8."Goodbye Stranger" 
9."Dreamer" 
10."School" 
11."Crime Of The Century" 

Live line-up

  • Roger Hodgson: lead vocals, backing vocals, lead guitar, 12-string guitar, grand piano, Wurlitzer, synthesizers, pump organ
  • Rick Davies: lead vocals, backing vocals, grand piano, Wurlitzer, synthesizers, organ, harmonica
  • John Helliwell: saxophones, clarinet, backing vocals
  • Dougie Thomson: bass guitar, backing vocals
  • Bob Siebenberg: drums
  • Scott Page: saxophones, flute, guitars, backing vocals
  • Fred Mandel: keyboards, guitars, backing vocals

Certifications

Region Certification Certified units/sales
New Zealand (RMNZ)[3] Platinum 5,000^

^ Shipments figures based on certification alone.

Source: "The Story So Far... (Supertramp album)", Wikipedia, Wikimedia Foundation, (2023, February 18th), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Story_So_Far..._(Supertramp_album).

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References
  1. ^ a b Adams, Bret. The Story So Far... at AllMusic. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  2. ^ Supertramp's First DVD, THE STORY SO FAR..., Features Concert Versions of Prog-Rockers' Hits Plus Videos and Interviews
  3. ^ "Latest Gold / Platinum DVDs". Radioscope. 3 July 2011. Archived from the original on 28 July 2011. Retrieved 22 June 2021.


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