Sorti en 1974, Crime of the Century marque la véritable percée de Supertramp et s’impose comme un classique du rock progressif. Porté par le duo créatif Rick Davies et Roger Hodgson, l’album explore des thèmes profonds comme l’aliénation, la société moderne et la quête d’identité.

Musicalement, il se distingue par un mélange sophistiqué de rock, de pop et de touches progressives, enrichi par des arrangements soignés et une production d’une grande précision. Le son du piano, les harmonies vocales et les ambiances cinématographiques donnent à l’ensemble une atmosphère à la fois mélancolique et puissante.

Des titres emblématiques comme “Dreamer”, “Bloody Well Right” et “School” illustrent parfaitement l’identité du groupe, une alternance entre énergie rock et introspection. L’album se clôt sur la pièce éponyme “Crime of the Century”, véritable montée en intensité, souvent considérée comme l’un des sommets du disque.

- Supertramp "Crime Of The Century" !
- 180 gram vinyl !
- Half-speed mastered at Abbey Road Studios !

Supertramp's Third Studio Album Crime of the Century Reissued for Its 50th Anniversary Edition on 180 gram LP. Remastered at Half-Speed by Miles Showell at Abbey Road Studios.

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.