Supertramp: Crime of the Century (Half Speed Master) LP

Crime of the Century was Supertramp's era-defining third album that catapulted them to global success, breaking them into the UK top five and U.S. Billboard top 40 album charts for the first time.

Featuring the cream of Rick Davies' and Roger Hodgson's songwriting, Supertramp's 1974 masterwork Crime of the Century was the first of the many peaks in the band's illustrious career; an album that had everything to prove and tunes that effortlessly straddled the world of pure pop and progressive rock. The significant change that happened with Supertramp on this album was that Hodgson and Davies had each found their strength as songwriters and were writing alone.

With the unmistakable blend of the two songwriters work, it married the sweetness of Hodgson's "Dreamer" - the band's first big hit single - with the grit of Davies' similarly beloved "Bloody Well Right." In "School," "Rudy" and the title track, the band – Davies, Hodgson, John Helliwell, Bob Siebenberg and Dougie Thomson – helped define what would soon be known as 'Adult Oriented Rock.' This was - and is - not just an album that showed Supertramp's increased maturity, but a timeless gem marked by the incredible melodies and thoughtful lyrics of Hodgson and Davies.

With oversight of the band and co-producer Ken Scott, this 50th anniversary reissue has been remastered at half-speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios giving the 1974 album greater detail and the best possible clarity.