Thunderbox - Humble Pie

Vinyl L.P - A&M Records - SP-3611.

1974 - U.S.A.

Sleeve design, photography (A. Powell): HIPGNOSIS.

Illustration: Colin Elgie.

Back cover

Inner sleeve

Inner sleeve

Labels

Compact Disc:

Cherry Red Records - CDLEM 205.

Europe - Reissue 2012.

Back cover

Inlay

Disc

Booklet

Booklet

Booklet

Booklet

Humble Pie

Steve Marriott - Vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards.

Dave "Clem" Clempson - Guitar, backing vocals.

Greg Ridley - Bass, vocals.

Jerry Shirley - Drums.

Memorabilia:

A&M Records

A&M Records

Humble Pie & The Blackberries

      About the artist and the album:

Humble Pie is a British hard rock and blues band formed in 1969 in Moreton, Essex. They are remembered as one of the first "supergroups" in history, as their members came from already famous bands of the 1960s. They achieved massive success with the live album *Performance: Rockin' the Fillmore* (1971), considered a cornerstone of 1970s rock for its power and volume.

The band was founded by Steve Marriott (who had just left Small Faces) and a Peter Frampton (formerly of The Herd). The original lineup was completed by Greg Ridley (bass, formerly of Spooky Tooth) and Jerry Shirley (drums).

After their success at the Fillmore, Peter Frampton left the band to pursue a solo career. He was replaced by Clem Clempson.

Thunderbox is his seventh studio album, released in February 1974. A mix of hard rock, blues rock, and soul. It reached No. 52 on the US Billboard 200, though its planned UK release was initially cancelled.

The album is notable for featuring 12 tracks, many of which are soul and R&B covers heavily influenced by frontman Steve Marriott's love for the genre. The Blackberries: Vanetta Fields, Clydie King, and Billie Barnum provided prominent soulful backing vocals.

The cover is known for its "peephole" or die-cut design, featuring a keyhole-shaped hole in the outer cover. Through this hole, an image on the inner sleeve can be seen, depicting a woman sitting on a toilet, reflecting the band's humor (Thunderbox is 17th-century slang for a toilet).