Sad Wings of Destiny two weeks in November and December 1975 at Rockfield Studios in Wales with producers Jeffrey Calvert and Gereint "Max West" Hughes, and Chris Tsangarides as co-engineer. Calvert and Hughes were the main members of the pop group Typically Tropical who topped the UK charts in 1975 with "Barbados", Gull's first hit. The band stayed sober during the recording sessions, which lasted from 3:00 pm until 3:00 am. Mixing took a week at Morgan Studios in London. David Howells of Gull records commissioned Patrick Woodroffe to provide the cover art, a piece called "Fallen Angel" depicting a struggling, grounded angel surrounded
The 1975 (album) The 1975 (album) The 1975 is the eponymous debut studio album by English rock band The 1975. It was released on 2 September 2013 through Dirty Hit and Polydor. It was recorded with Arctic Monkeys collaborator Mike Crossey. Before the release, the band released four EPs between Autumn 2012 to Spring 2013, during which span of time the album was recorded. They toured to support and build momentum, taking place in numerous gigs and special appearances with other artists. The album has received positive reviews from critics, and topped the UK Albums Chart on 8 September. As of March 2016,