Bad Company - Bad Company (SS8410)

Artist: Bad Company
Title: Bad Company
Catalog #: SS8410
Label: Swan Song Records
Year: 1974
Format: LP
Condition: VG+

Few debut albums in rock history arrive fully formed, but Bad Company's self-titled first record is one of them — a record that sounds like a band that had been doing this for decades, which in a sense they had: Paul Rodgers from Free, Mick Ralphs from Mott the Hoople, Simon Kirke from Free, and Boz Burrell from King Crimson brought serious pedigree to every track. Released on Led Zeppelin's Swan Song imprint and produced by Ronnie Lane's engineer Jimmy Page ally, it reached number one in the US and produced enduring rock radio staples in Can't Get Enough and the title track. The album defined a template for hard rock in the 70s that dozens of bands spent the rest of the decade chasing. This VG+ copy plays cleanly — essential for the classic rock, Swan Song, or British hard rock collector.