"Tramp's Footprints", the book on the history of Supertramp, is on sale!
Having spent many years compiling countless press clippings from all eras, and after conducting almost one hundred exclusive interviews with the members of Supertramp and their extended family of collaborators, at last Abel Fuentes has published "Tramp's Footprints - The History of Supertramp".
With a very special introduction written by Juan Lago and a thorough review of the band’s career along 740 pages and more than 260 images from all times, THE LOGICAL WEB presents this definitive biography, brimming with lots of information and the tales and anecdotes that tell the true and compelling story of the group in the words of all the people at its heart, following the 50th anniversary of the founding of this unique and much loved band.
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JOHN HELLIWELL, Supertramp's legendary sax player and master of ceremonies:
"I am reading Abel's book and it is a very good and comprehensive overview of our history."
RICHARD PALMER, co-founder of Supertramp:
"I certainly learned a lot of stuff I didn't know about Supertramp from Abel's book."
MARTY WALSH, guitarist for Supertramp in the 1980s:
"Abel, I got the book and wow that is extensive! I'm glad to be a part of the history."
CARL VERHEYEN, member of Supertramp since 1985:
"Many thanks, Abel, and I congratulate you on this impressive work. I'm enjoying it!"
ANDY ANDREWS, Supertramp's first roadie and Rick Davies' longtime friend:
"I must congratulate Abel on the detail he has gathered, I am finding all of it so interesting."
KEN ALLARDYCE, band's crew member from 1972 to 1983 and Roger Hodgson's regular collaborator:
"Abel, we can all be grateful that you have been able to so brilliantly document the story for posterity."
HOWARD HECKERS, sound engineer for Roger Hodgson between 2005 and 2016:
"I love this encyclopedia, it's really good and very well documented."
Preview of the book:
Index of the book:
INTRODUCTION
1. THE SEEDS OF SUPERTRAMP
2. AN UNMISTAKABLE VOICE
3. THE PREHISTORY OF THE BAND
4. THE FIRST ALBUM
5. SUPERTRAMP ON THE ROAD
6. THE WIZARD OF SOUND
7. A SECOND ATTEMPT
8. THE PRAGMATIC SCOT
9. A TURNING POINT
10. AN AMERICAN IN LONDON
11. THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES
12. A NEW TIME
13. PLANNING THE PERFECT CRIME
14. TAKE-OFF OF THE CENTURY
15. THE SWEET FLAVOUR OF SUCCESS
16. THE BIG LEAP
17. A TEMPORARY CRISIS
18. SUPERTRAMP AROUND THE WORLD
19. NOT SO QUIET MOMENTS
20. A MARATHON TOUR
21. PREPARING A SPECIAL MENU
22. THE MOST CONSISTENT BREAKFAST
23. A TRIUMPHAL WALK
24. LIVE AND DIRECT
25. THE BIG SUPERTRAMP FAMILY
26. A PERIOD OF TRANSITION
27. THE BEGINNING OF THE END
28. A VERY REVEALING TITLE
29. THE EARLY SOLO WORKS
30. A LAST AND FAMOUS TOUR
31. THE END OF AN ERA
32. TAKING IT BY STORM
33. A DIFFERENT SUPERTRAMP
34. TOWARDS THE UNKNOWN
35. ONE STEP BACK
36. THE BIRD FLIES AWAY
37. ANOTHER GLOBAL MIGRATION
38. A LONG ABSENCE
39. THE RETURN (I)
40. THE RETURN (II)
41. COMING BACK ON STAGE
42. SOLOTRAMP ON THE WAY
43. OPENING A DOOR TO THE FUTURE
44. A CHANGE OF DIRECTION
45. REAPPEARANCE IN SLOW MOTION
46. A NEW HALF WORLD TRIP
47. SUPERTRAMP IN THE 21ST CENTURY
48. THE PENULTIMATE FAILED REUNION
49. A QUITE UNEXPECTED TOUR
50. WE'LL ALWAYS HAVE PARIS
EPILOGUE (SUPERTRAMP FOR ETERNITY)
APPENDICES:
I. Musicians in the history of Supertramp
II. Relevant members of the big Supertramp family
III. Relevant people in the history of Supertramp
IV. Relevant people in the career of Roger Hodgson
V. World tours by Supertramp and Roger Hodgson
VI. Official discography by Supertramp
VII. Official solo discography by the Supertramp members
VIII. Official singles by Supertramp and Roger Hodgson
IX. Official songs by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson
X. Unreleased songs by Rick Davies and Roger Hodgson
XI. Other recordings by the Supertramp members
XII. Bibliography
XIII. Photography
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
For any enquiries relating to the book, you can contact the author here.
The Spanish version of the book ("Huellas de Vagabundo - La Historia de Supertramp") is also available at https://www.thelogicalweb.com/mas-contenidos/noticias/1584-huellas-de-vagabundo.html
So, so thorough.
Covers solo and group work.
A superb book.
Thank you very much. Greetings from The Netherlands.
It is a massive work and the most definitive history of Supertramp. No other book on the band comes close.
The merit of Abel Fuentes, author of the book, is how through an easy reading and in a very descriptive manner, tells the entire story of Supertramp. And I am convinced that this makes TRAMP’S FOOTPRINTS, without a doubt, the best book about Supertramp, period.
TRAMP’S FOOTPRINTS provides an incredible amount of details, research and depth of information on every aspect of their music: band members, composition styles, albums, producers, sound and engineering, song selection, instruments, discussions, recording process, tour logistics, collaborations with other musicians and a long etcetera.
Although it must have been a monumental task of many hours and years to gather and process all this information, Abel Fuentes’ work is amazingly well organized. No doubt about it, TRAMP’S FOOTPRINTS will provide you with an insight of Supertramp that will be very difficult to surpass.
This is the direct recommendation: Go and get the book!
I bought this book last year purely because there is no other well written and detailed book that traces every detail about the band the tours the members and more so detailed account of each album interesting recording facts around the time of the 1970 debut - it's a 700 plus page bible on supertramp - it's an absolute must have if you are a true fan.
N'attendez pas et ne passez pas votre chemin, car si vous lisez l'anglais et en comprenez le sens sans être bilingue, alors ce livre particulièrement facile à lire et a comprendre même s'il est écrit en anglais est une véritable mine d'informations sur Supertramp.
Car si vous avez toujours voulu en savoir plus sur ce groupe des années 70s et 80's et sur les années qui ont suivi, cet ouvrage est vraiment des plus complet
Car cette biographie du groupe écrite par Abel Fuentes est tout simplement l'une des meilleures que j'ai pu lire ; "Tramp’s Footprints: The History Of Supertramp" est décidément une belle surprise.
Publié à l’origine en Espagne en 2020, sous le titre "Huellas de Vagabundo-Le historia de Supertramp", ce tome de plus de 700 pages guide le lecteur depuis le tout début du groupe - leur éducation et leurs origines - jusqu’à leur célèbre règne des années 1970 et du début des années 1980, et même après que le claviériste, guitariste et chanteur Roger Hodgson ait quitté le groupe en 1983.
Du coup, rien ou presque des histoires de coulisses et de spectacles, d’enregistrements et de concert, de ce qui est considéré comme le "line-up classique" de Supertramp – le joueur de guitare et chanteur, Roger Hodgson, le claviériste et chanteur Rick Davies, le saxophoniste et joueur de bois John Helliwell, le batteur Bob Siebenberg et le bassiste Dougie Thomson puis tous ceux qui les ont rejoint pour la suite de leur parcours incluant les membres de l’équipe de route, les directeurs de tournée et d’autres qui n'ont jamais ou rarement, l'oreille des de ceux qui écrivent la biographie de groupe.
En fait, Fuentes a amassé, pour écrire son livre, près de 100 interviews exclusives pour approcher ce qui est souvent décrit comme la « famille Supertramp ». Et c’est passionnant !
Et bien que Fuentes nous donne avec patience et précision, chapitre après chapitre, à découvrir l’histoire complète du groupe même après le départ de Hodgson, il n'élude jamais les tensions, les différences d'appréciation voire la dérision à propos des fondateurs du groupe, Hodgson et Davies ce qui apporte un plus certain à l'histoire de leur collaboration puis leur rivalité et finalement leur divorce artistique, analysé différemment par chacun.
Au bilan de ce livre très instructif, à la très grande clarté et honnêteté dans la démarche, "Tramp’s Footprints: The History Of Supertramp" est une lecture des plus agréable et approfondie sur un groupe phare qui a laissé une marque indélébile dans le rock and roll, parsemé de pépite et d'harmonies mélodique particulièrement marquantes.
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This is a fantastic book based on interviews and references. This is a milestone, a brick full of information, more than 700 pages.
Anyone who loves Supertramp and / or Roger Hodgson must read this manifesto from Abel Fuentes.
Even for me (who has approx. 125 items in my collection and has been a die-hard fan since the 70's), there was page up and page down with new information.
I recommend everyone to buy this book, read it from cover to cover, and enjoy the content. This is like a bible for the fans.
And after reading the book, we can reflect on who does not want to cooperate with whom, and I'm sure, Roger Hodgson is not the obstacle to a re-union.
Abel you have done a great job!
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