Badfinger

Badfinger is the fifth album by the rock band Badfinger. The album was recorded in the autumn of 1973 and released in 1974 on Warner Bros. Records. It was the first of two albums released by the band on the Warner label. As Badfinger was completing work on its last album for Apple, Ass, Badfinger's manager, Stan Polley, signed the band to a three-year, six-album deal with Warners. As a result, shortly after the band and producer Chris Thomas comp... more

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  • Feb 1974

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Badfinger

Badfinger was a rock band formed in Swansea, Wales in the early 1960s and was one of the earliest representatives of the power pop genre. During the early 1970s the band was tagged as the heir apparent to The Beatles, partly because of their close working relationship with the 'Fab Four' and partly...

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Warner Bros. Records

Warner Bros. Records Inc. is an American record label that operates as a wholly owned subsidiary of Warner Music Group. It is also affectionately known as Warners or the Bunny, based on the Bugs Bunny cartoons released by Warner Bros. Pictures. Warner Bros. Records opened for business on March 19,...

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