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On this day, 18 March 1975, prog rockers Curved Air played Cardiff’s Top Rank. The band featured The Police drummer Stuart Copeland in its line up.
The band had just released their first live album Curved Air - Live, some of which had been recorded at Cardiff University the previous December.
It was recorded on the band's reunion tour in December 1974 and released in 1975. Though it failed to enter the charts, it made enough profit to pay off the tax bill which had compelled Curved Air to reunite,
Formed in 1970 by musicians from mixed artistic backgrounds, including classical, folk and electronic sound. The resulting sound of the band is a mixture of progressive rock, folk rock, and fusion with classical elements. Curved Air released eight studio albums, the first three of which broke into the Top 20 in the UK Albums Chart, and had a hit single with "Back Street Luv" (1971) which reached number 4 in the UK Singles Chart.
