Bachman Turner Overdrive Not Fragile 12" Vinyl LP Album

  "Not Fragile" is the third album by Canadian rock band Bachman-Turner Overdrive, released in 1974 . The title could be thought of as a response to Yes' Fragile. Some feel that the group achieved a more original sound in this album; it has been described as a cross between Black Sabbath and early ZZ Top. It proved to be the group's most popular album. "You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet" and "Roll On Down The Highway" were hit singles.

 

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Music Genre:

  		Canadian Hard Prog Rock

Collector's Information:

 Gatefold/FOC (Fold Open Cover) Album Cover Design.

Album Production information:

Produced by Randy Bachman

Record Label Information:

 Mercury AA 6338 516

Media Format:

 12" Full-Length Vinyl LP 
Album weight: 280 gram  

Year & Country:

 1974 Made in Germany
Band Members and Musicians on: Bachman Turner Overdrive Not Fragile
    Band-members, Musicians and Performers
  • Randy Bachman - guitar, vocals
  • Robbie Bachman - percussion, drums
  • Blair Thornton - guitar, background vocals
  • C.F. Turner - bass, vocals
  • Frank Trowbridge - slide guitar (on Blue Moanin' )
Track Listing of: Bachman Turner Overdrive Not Fragile

The Song/tracks on "Bachman Turner Overdrive Not Fragile" are

  • Not Fragile (Turner) 4:06
  • Rock Is My Life, and This Is My Song (Bachman) 5:00
  • Roll on Down the Highway (Bachman, Turner) 3:58
  • You Ain't Seen Nothing Yet (Bachman) 3:54
  • Free Wheelin' (Thornton) 3:45
  • Sledgehammer (Bachman) 4:34
  • Blue Moanin' (Turner) 3:44
  • Second Hand (Bachman) 3:24
  • Givin' It All Away (Thornton) 3:49
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