1973.E2.80.931976: Hughes.27s departure and return Trapeze (band)

glenn hughes left band in 1973 join deep purple, although briefly returned tour in 1976.

in april 1973, deep purple members ritchie blackmore, jon lord , ian paice attended trapeze show @ whisky go go in los angeles, california, view asking hughes replace bassist roger glover in band. when approached @ show following month, hughes declined invitation in favour of remaining trapeze, claiming in very, different frame of mind musician @ time , dubbing deep purple basic rock me . however, due high-profile status of group @ time, combined prospect of working former free frontman paul rodgers, had been approached replace vocalist ian gillan, hughes reconsidered , agreed join band bassist , second vocalist. lineup change officially announced in music magazine melody maker on 14 july 1973. rodgers passed on opportunity join, focusing instead on formation of bad company. david coverdale brought in gillan s replacement later, after contacting group in response melody maker article, mentioned still looking new singer. hughes has since described choice leave trapeze horrible 1 make, dubbing band family , claiming in multiple interviews extent regrets leaving.

after brief hiatus, trapeze returned in 1974 galley on lead vocals, adding second guitarist rob kendrick , bassist pete wright lineup. in july announced band had signed warner bros. records, new album slated release later in year. threshold issued band s first compilation album final swing in october, featured tracks first 3 albums unreleased love , dats . album band s first chart, entering billboard 200 @ number 184 , peaking @ number 172. december saw release of band s fourth studio album hot wire, peaked @ number 146 on billboard 200, number 153 on cash box albums chart, , number 161 on record world albums chart in 1975. former keyboardist terry rowley featured guest contributor on album, performing synthesizers, organ, electric piano , backing vocals. rowley remained in touring lineup of band hot wire cycle , featured on album live @ boat club 1975, although again not credited group member.

later in 1975, trapeze released second self-titled album, on hughes returned perform vocals on 2 tracks. billboard praised trapeze example of tight, cooking, soul-tinged hard rock , although allmusic s dave thompson criticised dour little disc, desperately missing funk infusions of glenn hughes and, part, overshadowed disappointing predecessor . galley , holland briefly took break trapeze in november complete british concert tour justin hayward , john lodge, in promotion of collaboration album blue jays, released earlier in year. following year, after deep purple broke up, hughes temporarily reunited classic trio of trapeze appreciation tour, scheduled visit in august , uk in september. after short run of dates, hughes left again due off-stage problems caused drug abuse, particularly cocaine. speaking brief reunion in 2007, galley recalled hughes wasn t in state of mind @ time , suggesting if have carried electricity of shows on, have known no bounds . similarly, band s manager tony perry has recalled hughes [had] major problems @ time , difficult deal , adding , other members of band had discussed possibility of firing , replacing him during tour. during reunion, trio recorded number of new songs, including l.a. cut off , space high , both of later released on hughes s debut solo album play me out in 1977.