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{{Short description|English guitarist (born 1945)}}
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{{Infobox musical artist
| name = Robin Trower
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| Name = Robin Trower
| image = RobinTrower.jpg
| Img = RobinTrower.jpg
| caption = Trower performing in 2009
| Img_capt = Robin Trower in 2009
| birth_name = Robin Leonard Trower
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1945|3|9}}
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| birth_place = [[Catford]], [[London]], England
| Background = non_vocal_instrumentalist
| death_date =
| Birth_name = Robin Leonard Trower
| occupation = Musician, songwriter, bandleader
| Alias =
| instrument = Guitar
| Born = {{birth date and age|1945|3|9|df=y}}<br>[[Catford]], [[South East (London sub region)|South East London]], [[England]]
| genre = [[Blues rock]], [[hard rock]]
| Died =
| years_active = 1962–present
| Occupation = [[Musician]], [[songwriter]], [[bandleader]]
| label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]], [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]], [[Mascot Label Group|Mascot]]
| Instrument = [[Guitar]]
| associated_acts = [[Procol Harum]], [[The Paramounts]], [[Jack Bruce]]
| Genre = [[Rock music|Rock]], [[blues]], [[blues-rock]]
| website = {{URL|TrowerPower.com}}
| Years_active = 1962-present
| Label = [[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]], [[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
| Associated_acts = [[Procol Harum]], [[The Paramounts]]
| URL = [http://www.trowerpower.com/ www.trowerpower.com]
| Notable_instruments = [[Fender Stratocaster|Signature Model Stratocaster]]
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'''Robin Trower''' (born '''Robin Leonard Trower''', 9 March 1945, [[Catford]], [[South East (London sub region)|South East London]], [[England]]) is an [[English people|English]] [[rock music|rock]] [[guitarist]] who achieved success with [[Procol Harum]] during the 1960s, and then again as the bandleader of his own [[power trio]].
'''Robin Leonard Trower''' (born 9 March 1945) is an English rock guitarist who achieved success with [[Procol Harum]] throughout 1967–1971, and then again as the bandleader of his own [[power trio]] known as the Robin Trower Band.


==Biography==
== Biography ==
Trower grew up in the seaside resort of [[Southend-on-Sea]], [[Essex]]. In 1962, Trower formed a group that became [[The Paramounts]], later including fellow Southend High School pupil [[Gary Brooker]]. The Paramounts disbanded in 1966 to pursue individual projects. During this time, Trower created a local three-piece band called 'The Jam' - not to be confused with the later group with Paul Weller. Trower then joined Brooker's new band Procol Harum in 1967, with whom he remained until 1972.
Robin Trower was born in [[Catford]], London, England, and grew up in [[Southend-on-Sea]], Essex. In 1962, he formed a band that became [[the Paramounts]], later including Westcliff High School pupil [[Gary Brooker]].<ref name="Larkin">{{Cite book |title=[[Encyclopedia of Popular Music|The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music]] |date=1997 |publisher=[[Virgin Books]] |isbn=1-85227-745-9 |editor-first=Colin |editor-last=Larkin |editor-link=Colin Larkin (writer) |edition=Concise |pages=1192/3}}</ref> The Paramounts disbanded in 1966 to pursue individual projects. During this time, Trower created a local three-piece band called the Jam (not to be confused with [[The Jam|the later group with Paul Weller]]).<ref name="Larkin" /> Trower then, in June 1967, joined Brooker's new band [[Procol Harum]] following the success of their debut May 1967 single "[[A Whiter Shade of Pale]]", and remained with them until mid 1971, appearing on the group's first five albums.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Claes Johansen |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=wjwCkOX578MC&q=%22do+his+own+thing%22&pg=136 |title=Procol Harum: Beyond the Pale |year=2000 |isbn=978-0-946719-28-0 |page=136| publisher=SAF Publishing }}</ref>


Before launching his own [[eponymous]] band, he joined singer [[Frankie Miller]], bass player [[James Dewar (rock vocalist)|James Dewar]], and former [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] drummer [[Clive Bunker]] to form the short-lived combo Jude.<ref name="NME Rock 'N' Roll Years">{{cite book
Before launching his [[eponymous]] band, he joined singer [[Frankie Miller]], ex-[[Stone the Crows]] bassist/singer [[James Dewar (musician)|James Dewar]], and former [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]] drummer [[Clive Bunker]] to form the short-lived combo Jude.<ref name="NME Rock ">{{Cite book |last=Tobler |first=John |title=NME Rock 'N' Roll Years |publisher=Reed International Books Ltd |year=1992 |edition=1st |location=London |page=233 |id=CN 5585}}</ref> This outfit did not record and soon split up.
| first= John
| last= Tobler
| year= 1992
| title= NME Rock 'N' Roll Years
| edition= 1st
| publisher= Reed International Books Ltd
| location= London
| page= 233
| id= CN 5585}}</ref> This outfit did not record and soon split up.


Trower retained as his bassist Dewar, who took on lead vocals as well, and recruited drummer Reg Isidore (later replaced by [[Bill Lordan]]) to form the Robin Trower Band in 1973.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/>
Trower retained Dewar as his bassist, who took on lead vocals as well, and recruited drummer [[Reg Isidore]] (later replaced by [[Bill Lordan]]) to form the Robin Trower Band in 1973.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" /> In 1974, the group released ''[[Bridge of Sighs (Robin Trower album)|Bridge of Sighs]]''.<ref name="Larkin" /> This album, along with his first and third solo albums, was produced by his former Procol Harum bandmate, organist [[Matthew Fisher (musician)|Matthew Fisher]]. His early power trio work was noted for [[Jimi Hendrix]] influences.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" />
Trower is an influential guitarist who has inspired other guitar legends such as [[Robert Fripp]], who praised him for his [[string bending]] and the quality of his sounds, and took lessons from him.<ref>{{Cite web |date=19 November 1996 |title=Fripp on Trower |url=http://www.procolharum.com/99/rt_fripp.htm |access-date=21 October 2011 |publisher=Procolharum.com}}</ref>


In the early 1980s, Trower teamed up with former [[Cream (band)|Cream]] bassist [[Jack Bruce]] and his previous drummers Lordan and Isidore for two albums, ''[[B.L.T. (album)|BLT]]'' (Bruce, Lordan, Trower) and ''[[Truce (album)|Truce]]'' (Trower, Bruce, Isidore).<ref name="The Great Rock Discography" /> After those albums, he released another album with [[James Dewar (musician)|James Dewar]] on vocals titled ''[[Back It Up (Robin Trower album)|Back It Up]]'' in 1983.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Back It Up |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/r20536 |access-date=23 December 2011 |website=AllMusic}}</ref> Robin Trower was dropped from [[Chrysalis Records]] afterwards.<ref>{{Cite book |last=Muise |first=Dan |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=JI4LHXgz7YEC&pg=PA273 |title=Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer & Trower: their lives and music |publisher=[[Hal Leonard]] |year=2002 |isbn=978-0-634-02956-1 |series=Rock Chronicles |page=273 |format=Google Books}}</ref>
Perhaps Trower's most famous album is ''[[Bridge of Sighs (album)|Bridge of Sighs]]'' (1974). This album, along with his first and third solo albums, was produced by his former Procol Harum bandmate, organist [[Matthew Fisher]]. Despite differences, Trower's early power trio work was noted for [[Jimi Hendrix|Hendrixesque]] influences.<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/>


[[File:Robin Trower 3 - Robin Trower Band - 1975.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.9|Trower in 1975]]
In the early 1980s, Trower teamed up with former [[Cream (band)|Cream]] bassist [[Jack Bruce]] and his previous drummers Lordan and Isidore, for two albums, ''BLT'' (Bruce, Lordan, Trower) and ''Truce'' (Trower, Bruce, Isidore).<ref name="The Great Rock Discography"/>
Trower was also a part of the Night of the Guitars II European tour in 1991, organized by [[Sting (musician)|Sting]] and [[The Police]] manager [[Miles Copeland III|Miles Copeland]]. The tour featured [[Ronnie Montrose]], [[Rick Derringer]], [[Saga (band)|Saga]]'s [[Ian Crichton]], [[Dave Sharman]], [[Jan Akkerman]] and [[Laurie Wisefield]].


Trower's album, ''Living Out of Time'' (2003), features the return of veteran bandmates [[Dave Bronze]] on bass, vocalist [[Davey Pattison]] (formerly with [[Ronnie Montrose|Ronnie Montrose's]] band [[Gamma (band)|Gamma]]) and [[Pete Thompson]] on drums - the same lineup as the mid 1980s albums ''Passion'' and ''Take What You Need''.
Thirteen albums later, Trower's album ''Living Out of Time'' (2003) featured the return of veteran bandmates Dave Bronze on bass, vocalist [[Davey Pattison]] (formerly with [[Ronnie Montrose]]'s band [[Gamma (band)|Gamma]]) and [[Pete Thompson]] on drums—the same line-up as the mid-1980s albums ''Passion'' and ''Take What You Need''.


With the same bandmates Trower gave a concert on his 60th birthday in [[Bonn]], [[Germany]]. The concert was recorded by the German television channel [[WDR]]. It was then released on [[DVD]] and subsequently on [[CD]] throughout Europe and later the US under the title ''[[Living Out Of Time: Live]]''. Trower toured the United States and Canada in the summer and autumn of 2006.
With the same bandmates, Trower gave a concert on his 60th birthday in [[Bonn]], Germany. The concert was recorded by the German television channel [[Westdeutscher Rundfunk|WDR]]. It was then released on DVD and subsequently on CD throughout Europe and later the US under the title ''Living Out of Time: Live''. Trower toured the United States and Canada in the summer and autumn of 2006.


In 2007 Trower released a third recording with [[Jack Bruce]], ''Seven Moons'', featuring [[Gary Husband]] on drums.
In 2007, Trower released a third recording with Jack Bruce, ''Seven Moons'', featuring [[Gary Husband]] on drums. A 2008 world tour began in [[Ft. Pierce, Florida]], on 16 January 2008. Joining Davey Pattison and Pete Thompson was [[Glenn Letsch]] (formerly of Gamma) playing bass. European dates began in April. The show of 29 March 2008 at the Royal Oak Music Theater in [[Royal Oak, Michigan]], was released as a [[double album]] on V12 Records.


Trower has described [[James Brown]] as his "big hero", particularly Brown's early work "where blues is crossing over into rock and roll".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Fox |first=Darrin |title=Robin Trower |url=http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/robin-trower/5524 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110918014821/http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/robin-trower/5524 |archive-date=18 September 2011 |access-date=12 February 2019 |website=Guitar Player}}</ref>
A 2008 world tour began in [[Ft. Pierce, Florida]] on 16 January 2008. Joining Davey Pattison and Pete Thompson was [[Glenn Letsch]] (formerly of Gamma) playing bass. European dates began in April. The 29 March 2008 show at the Royal Oak Music Theater in [[Royal Oak, Michigan]] was released as a [[double album]] on V12 Records.


In 2016, he enjoyed a successful tour of the US. On 20 March 2018, Trower played a show at the [[Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts]] in [[Annapolis, Maryland]]. Ten minutes later (approximately 9:00PM EDT) after playing back-to-back songs "Day of The Eagle" and "Bridge of Sighs", he announced on his microphone that he was not feeling well (he had [[flu]] symptoms), handed his guitar to a stage crew, walked backstage and collapsed. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital for treatment.<ref>{{Cite web |date=21 March 2018 |title=Robin Trower collapses at Annapolis concert – Eye On Annapolis |url=http://www.eyeonannapolis.net/2018/03/robin-trower-collapses-at-annapolis-concert/ |website=Eyeonannapolis.net}}</ref>
==Equipment==
[[File:Robin Trower 3 - Robin Trower Band - 1975.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Trower in 1975]]
Trower has been a long time proponent of the [[Fender Stratocaster]]. He currently uses his custom built Strat (made by the [[Fender Custom Shop]]) which comes in Black, Arctic White and Midnight Wine Burst. The guitar is equipped with a 1950s reissue pickup in the neck position, a 1960s reissue in the middle position, and a Texas Special at the bridge.<ref>Guitar Player April 2008</ref> Other features included a custom C-shaped maple neck featuring a large headstock with a Bullet truss-rod system, locking machine heads and a maple fingerboard with narrow-spaced abalone dot position inlays and 21 frets. The Strats he plays live are an exact model of his signature guitar, which is entirely unmodified. During live performances and most of his albums, his [[guitar tuning|guitar is tuned]] a full step down, to a DGCFAD tuning.


In 2019, it was announced that Trower had signed to [[Mascot Label Group]], alongside the announcement of a new studio album ''Closer To The Day.'' Regarding the album's title, he told ''[[Guitar World]]'', "I'm not thinking about dying — far from it. What I'm saying is, 'If I'm nearer the end than the beginning, then I've got to get going.'"<ref>{{cite web |last1=Bosso |first1=Joe |title=Strat Legend Robin Trower Talks New Album, 'Coming Closer to the Day' |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/artists/strat-legend-robin-trower-talks-new-album-coming-closer-to-the-day |website=Guitar World |date=21 June 2019 |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref> The album was released on 22 March 2019, while its supporting tour was canceled as a result of the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Tour Info {{!}} Robin Trower |url=https://www.trowerpower.com/tours.asp |website=Robin Trower |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>
Trower uses between one and three 100-Watt [[Marshall Amplification|Marshall]] heads with four to six cabinets on stage. While he usually uses two JCM 800s and a JCM 900, he also links [[Marshall 1959|100-Watt Marshall Plexi heads]]. In studio sessions, Trower uses a mix of amplifiers, such as a Fender Blues Junior and Cornell Plexi Amplifers models to acquire different tonality. Recently, Trower has been using Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 heads live.


On 18 February 2022, Trower announced his latest studio album, ''No More Worlds To Conquer,'' alongside its title track. The record was released on 29 April 2022.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Maxwell |first1=Jackson |title=Robin Trower announces new album, No More Worlds To Conquer, hear its slow-burning title track |url=https://www.guitarworld.com/news/robin-trower-worlds-to-conquer-announce |website=Guitar World |date=18 February 2022 |access-date=25 February 2022}}</ref>
He has recently been using Fulltone pedals and effects. He favors the OCD, Distortion Pro, Fat Boost, CLYDE Deluxe Wah, Deja Vibe 2, Soul-Bender, and a BOSS Chromatic Tuner. He runs his Deja Vibe into his distortion pedal to get his famous tone. He was given his own signature Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive in late 2008.


[[Sari Schorr]] is the featured vocalist on Trower's album, ''Joyful Sky'', which was released on [[Provogue Records]] in October 2023.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ramzine.co.uk/news/sari-schorr-joins-robin-trower-for-joyful-sky/|title=Robin Trower & Sari Schorr Moving On|first=Paul H.|last=Birch|date=24 September 2023|website=Ramzine.co.uk|access-date=24 September 2023}}</ref>
For his 2009 tour Robin was using his Fender Custom Shop Signature Stratocaster into a Fulltone DejaVibe 2, Fulltone Wahfull, Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah, Fulltone Full Drive, Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive and Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner into two Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 heads.


On June 6, 2024 Trower announced the cancellation of his upcoming
==Discography==
tour of the USA scheduled for September/October, due to undisclosed health issues which would necessitate a major operation.
===With Procol Harum===

== Equipment ==

During a 1971 tour with [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]], Robin Trower arrived early for a sound check and found [[Martin Barre]]'s [[Fender Stratocaster]] (which Barre used for slide playing) propped up against an amplifier. Trower picked up the guitar, plugged it in, and with a shout that resounded around the auditorium he yelled, "This is it!" "I then switched to Strat" he says. "Up to then I had been playing Les Pauls."<ref>{{Cite book |last=Hunter |first=Dave |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=bScQAgAAQBAJ&pg=PA178 |title=The Fender Stratocaster: The Life & Times of the World's Greatest Guitar & Its Players |publisher=[[Voyageur Press]] |year=2013 |isbn=978-0-7603-4484-2 |page=178 |format=Google Books}}</ref>
Since then Trower has been an ongoing proponent of the Fender Stratocaster. He currently uses his custom-built Strat (made by the [[Fender Custom Shop]]) which comes in black, white, and burgundy. The guitar is equipped with a 1950s reissue pick-up in the neck position, a 1960s reissue in the middle position, and a Texas Special at the bridge.<ref>''[[Guitar Player]]'', April 2008</ref> Other features included a custom C-shaped maple neck featuring a large headstock with a Bullet truss-rod system, locking machine heads and a maple fingerboard with narrow-spaced [[abalone]] dot position inlays and 21 jumbo frets. The Strats he plays live are an exact model of his signature guitar, which is entirely unmodified. For his first two albums, his guitar was [[guitar tuning|tuned]] in Standard Tuning [[Standard Tuning|EADGBE]]. Starting from the third album, he detuned the strings a semitone to an [[Eb Tuning]] (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb). It is reported that during live performances, his guitar is tuned a full step down to a [[D tuning|DGCFAD]] tuning. This long-established practice of detuning may have been prompted by his preference for very heavy-gauge guitar strings. Trower's three top strings (high E, B and G) measure .012", .015" and .017". By comparison, the most common choice of rock-and-roll lead players is .009", .011", .015". The width and weight of Trower's string set are similar to common acoustic guitar strings, and that weight makes vibrating and bending the strings more difficult, especially with the full tension of a standard tuning. Detuning them a half-step or more lower eases the tension and provides greater control. Trower told ''[[Guitar Player]]'' magazine in a July 1980 interview that he recommends every young player try a thicker set of strings. "The thicker sound alone is worth it, but they also help keep you from forming bad habits."

[[File:Robin Trower Liri Blues 2005.jpg|thumb|Trower at the [[Liri Blues Festival]], Italy, in 2005]]
Trower uses between one and three 100-watt [[Marshall Amplification|Marshall]] heads with four to six cabinets on stage. While he usually uses two JCM 800s and a JCM 900, he also links [[Marshall 1959|100-watt Marshall Plexi heads]]. In studio sessions, Trower uses a mix of amplifiers, such as a Fender Blues Junior and Cornell Plexi Amplifiers models to acquire different tonality.

He has recently been using [[Fulltone]] pedals and effects. He favors the OCD, Distortion Pro, Fat Boost, CLYDE Deluxe Wah, Deja Vibe 2, Soul-Bender, and a BOSS Chromatic Tuner. He runs his Deja Vibe into his distortion pedal to get his famous tone. He was given his own signature Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive in late 2008.

For his 2009 and 2011 US tours Trower was using his Fender Custom Shop Signature Stratocaster into a Fulltone Deja Vibe 2, Fulltone Wahfull, Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah, Fulltone Full Drive, Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive, and Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner into two Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 heads.

On his 2018 tour he used the same gear but through two 50 watt Marshall Plexi Reissue Heads, the 1987X.<ref>{{Cite web |date=28 March 2018 |title=Rig Rundown: Robin Trower |url=https://www.premierguitar.com/articles/27169-rig-rundown-robin-trower |magazine=[[Premier Guitar]]}}</ref>

== Discography ==

=== With Procol Harum ===
* 1967 ''[[Procol Harum (album)|Procol Harum]]''
* 1967 ''[[Procol Harum (album)|Procol Harum]]''
* 1968 ''[[Shine on Brightly]]''
* 1968 ''[[Shine on Brightly]]'' (Trower sings backup on "Wish Me Well")
* 1969 ''[[A Salty Dog]]''
* 1969 ''[[A Salty Dog]]'' (Trower sings lead on "Crucifiction Lane")
* 1970 ''[[Home (Procol Harum album)|Home]]''
* 1970 ''[[Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About]]'' (members of Procol Harum, as Liquorice John Death)
* 1970 ''[[Ain't Nothin' to Get Excited About]]'' (a vintage rock'n'roll side-project by members of Procol Harum, recording as 'Liquorice John Death')
* 1970 ''[[Home (Procol Harum)|Home]]''
* 1971 ''[[Broken Barricades]]''
* 1971 ''[[Broken Barricades]]'' (Trower sings lead on "Song for a Dreamer" and "Poor Mohammed")
* 1991 ''[[The Prodigal Stranger]]''
* 1991 ''[[The Prodigal Stranger]]''
* 1995 ''[[The Long Goodbye (Procol Harum album)|The Long Goodbye]]''<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book
* 1995 ''[[The Long Goodbye (Procol Harum album)|The Long Goodbye]]''<ref name="The Great Rock Discography">{{cite book
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===With Robin Trower Band===
=== With Robin Trower Band ===

* 1973 ''[[Twice Removed from Yesterday]]'' - Certified Gold by RIAA
==== Studio albums ====
* 1974 ''[[Bridge of Sighs (album)|Bridge of Sighs]]'' - Certified Gold by RIAA [http://www.riaa.org/goldandplatinumdata.php?table=SEARCH]
{| class="wikitable"style="text-align:center;"
* 1975 ''[[For Earth Below (album)|For Earth Below]]'' - Certified Gold by RIAA
|-
* 1976 ''[[Robin Trower Live]]''
! Year !! Album
* 1976 ''[[Long Misty Days (album)|Long Misty Days]]'' - Certified Gold by RIAA
! [[UK Albums Chart|UK]]
* 1977 ''[[In City Dreams]]'' - Certified Gold by RIAA
<ref>{{Cite web|title=ROBIN TROWER {{!}} full Official Chart History {{!}} Official Charts Company|url=https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/2914/robin-trower/|access-date=2 February 2021|website=www.officialcharts.com}}</ref>
* 1978 ''[[Caravan to Midnight]]''
! [[Kent Music Report|AUS]]
* 1979 ''[[Victims of the Fury]]''
<ref name="aus">{{cite book|last=Kent|first=David|author-link=David Kent (historian)|title=Australian Chart Book 1970–1992|edition=illustrated|publisher=Australian Chart Book|location=St Ives, N.S.W.|year=1993|isbn=0-646-11917-6|page=313}}</ref>
* 1983 ''[[Back It Up (Robin Trower album)|Back It Up]]''
![[RPM (magazine)|CA]]
* 1985 ''[[Beyond the Mist]]''
<ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=Canada|first=Library and Archives|date=17 July 2013|title=Results: RPM Weekly|url=https://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/discover/films-videos-sound-recordings/rpm/Pages/list.aspx?OCRText=robin+trower&ChartEn=Top+Albums/CDs&|access-date=17 August 2021|website=www.bac-lac.gc.ca}}</ref>
* 1987 ''[[Passion (Robin Trower album)|Passion]]''
! [[Billboard 200|US]]
* 1988 ''[[Take What You Need]]''
<ref name="auto">{{Cite magazine|title=Robin Trower|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/robin-trower/chart-history/tlp/|access-date=2 February 2021|magazine=Billboard}}</ref>
* 1990 ''[[In the Line of Fire (Robin Trower album)|In the Line of Fire]]''
!Certification!! Label
* 1994 ''[[20th Century Blues (Robin Trower album)|20th Century Blues]]''
|-
* 1995 ''[[Live in Concert (Robin Trower album)|Live in Concert]]''
| 1973 || ''[[Twice Removed from Yesterday]]'' || – || –
* 1996 ''[[In Concert (Robin Trower album)|In Concert]]''
|–|| 106
* 1997 ''[[Someday Blues]]''
| ||[[Chrysalis Records|Chrysalis]]
* 1999 ''[[This Was Now '74-'98]]''
|-
* 2000 ''[[Go My Way (album)|Go My Way]]''
| 1974 || ''[[Bridge of Sighs (Robin Trower album)|Bridge of Sighs]]''|| – || 41
* 2004 ''[[Living Out of Time]]''
|3|| 7
* 2005 ''[[Living Out Of Time: Live]] (Note: Also available on [[DVD]])
|
* 2005 ''[[Another Days Blues]]''
* US: Gold<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.riaa.com/gold-platinum/|title=Gold & Platinum|website=RIAA|language=en-US|access-date=3 March 2019}}</ref>
* 2008 ''[[RT@RO.08]]''
| Chrysalis
* 2009 ''[[What Lies Beneath (Robin Trower album)|What Lies Beneath]]''<ref name="The Great Rock Discography 2">{{cite book
|-
| 1975 || ''[[For Earth Below (album)|For Earth Below]]''|| 26 || 47
|9|| 5
|
* US: Gold<ref name=":0" />
| Chrysalis
|-
| 1976 || ''[[Long Misty Days (album)|Long Misty Days]]''|| 31 || 63
|75|| 24
|
* US: Gold<ref name=":0" />
| Chrysalis
|-
| 1977 || ''[[In City Dreams]]''|| 58 || –
|27|| 25
|
* US: Gold<ref name=":0" />
| Chrysalis
|-
| 1978 || ''[[Caravan to Midnight]]'' || – || 87
|57|| 37
| || Chrysalis
|-
| 1980 || ''[[Victims of the Fury]]'' || 61 || 95
|86|| 34
| || Chrysalis
|-
| 1983 || ''[[Back It Up (Robin Trower album)|Back It Up]]''|| – || –
|–|| 191
| || Chrysalis
|-
| 1985 || ''[[Beyond the Mist (Robin Trower album)|Beyond the Mist]]'' || – || –
|–|| –
| || Passport
|-
| 1987 || ''[[Passion (Robin Trower album)|Passion]]'' || – || –
|–|| 100
| ||[[GNP Crescendo Records|GNP Crescendo]]
|-
| 1988 || ''[[Take What You Need]]'' || – || –
|–|| 133
| ||[[Atlantic Records|Atlantic]]
|-
| 1990 || ''[[In the Line of Fire (Robin Trower album)|In the Line of Fire]]'' || – || –
|–|| –
| || Atlantic
|-
| 1994 || ''[[20th Century Blues (Robin Trower album)|20th Century Blues]]'' || – || –
|–|| –
| || V-12 (Trower's label)
|-
| 1997 || ''[[Someday Blues (Robin Trower album)|Someday Blues]]'' || – || –
|–|| –
| || V-12
|-
| 2000 || ''Go My Way'' || – || –
|–|| –
| || Aezra/Orpheus
|-
| 2003 || ''Living Out of Time'' || – || –
|–|| –
| || V-12
|-
| 2005 || ''Another Days Blues'' || – || –
|–|| –
| || V-12
|-
| 2009 || ''[[What Lies Beneath (Robin Trower album)|What Lies Beneath]]''<ref name="The Great Rock Discography 2">{{cite book
| first= Martin C.
| first= Martin C.
| last= Strong
| last= Strong
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| publisher= Mojo Books
| publisher= Mojo Books
| location= Edinburgh
| location= Edinburgh
| pages= 1005–1006
| pages= 1005–1006| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref>|| – || –
|–|| –
| isbn= 1-84195-017-3}}</ref>
| || V-12
* 2010 [[The Playful Heart]]
|-
| 2010 || ''The Playful Heart'' || – || –
|–|| –
| || V-12
|-
| 2013 || ''Roots and Branches''<ref name=guitarhoo>{{cite web|title=Robin Trower : Roots and Branches Review|url=http://www.guitarhoo.com/reviews/robin-trower-roots-and-branches-158|work=Guitarhoo!|publisher=Guitarhoo.com|access-date=31 December 2014|date=30 March 2013|archive-date=3 January 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150103005024/http://www.guitarhoo.com/reviews/robin-trower-roots-and-branches-158|url-status=dead}}</ref> || – || –
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| || V-12
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| 2014 || ''Something's About To Change'' || – || –
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| || V-12
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| 2016 || ''Where You Are Going To'' || – || –
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| 2017 || ''Time and Emotion'' || – || –
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| 2019 || ''Coming Closer to the Day'' || – || –
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| || Provogue
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| 2021 || ''United State of Mind'' <small>[with [[Maxi Priest]], Livingstone Brown]</small> || – || –
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| || Manhaton (UK)
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| 2022 || ''No More Worlds to Conquer'' || – || –
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| || Provogue
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| 2023 || ''Joyful Sky'' <small>[with [[Sari Schorr]]]</small> || – || –
|–|| –
| || Provogue
|}


===With Bryan Ferry ===
==== Live albums ====
* 1993 ''[[Taxi (Bryan Ferry album)|Taxi]]'' ([[Bryan Ferry]])
* 2000 ''[[Mamouna]]'' ([[Brian Ferry]])
* 2007 ''[[Dylanesque (album)|Dylanesque]]'' ([[Bryan Ferry]])


* 1976: ''[[Robin Trower Live]]!'' (recorded 2/3/75, Stockholm) – UK #15, US #10,<ref name="auto" /> AUS #73,<ref name=aus /> SWE #40,<ref>{{Cite web|title=swedishcharts.com – Swedish Charts Portal|url=https://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?cat=a&search=robin+trower|access-date=17 August 2021|website=swedishcharts.com}}</ref> CAN #52<ref name=":1" />
===With Jack Bruce===
* 1985: ''[[Beyond the Mist (Robin Trower album)|Beyond the Mist]]'' (recorded April 1985 at The Marquee Club, London)
* 1981 ''[[B.L.T.]]''
* 1992: ''BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert'' (recorded 1/29/75)
* 1982 ''[[Truce (album)|Truce]]''
* 1996: ''[[King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Robin Trower in Concert]]'' (recorded 10/18/77, New Haven, CT)
* 1989 ''[[No Stopping Anytime]]'' (compilation)
* 1999: ''This Was Now '74–'98'' (recorded 1974, Pittsburgh, PA; 1998, Seattle, WA) -2-CD set
* 2008 ''[[Seven Moons]]''
* 2006: ''Living Out of Time: Live'' (recorded 9/03/05, Bonn, Germany) [note: also available on DVD]
* 2009: ''[[RT@RO.08]]'' (recorded 3/29/08, Royal Oak, MI)
* 2011: ''Robin Trower at The BBC 1973–1975'' (recorded 3/26/73 [John Peel Session], 9/26/73 [Bob Harris Session], 2/20/74 [Bob Harris Session], 3/5/74 [John Peel Session], 1/28/75 [John Peel Session], and 1/29/75 [''BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert'', omitting 2 songs but adding 2 others]) -2-CD set
* 2013: ''State To State: Live Across America 1974–1980'' (recorded 1974, Philadelphia; 1974, California; 1976, Illinois; 1977, Oklahoma; 1980, Missouri) -2CD
* 2015: ''[[Rock Goes To College]] 1980'' (recorded 2/25/80, London)


==== Compilations ====
==References==
* 1987: ''The Robin Trower Portfolio''
* 1991: ''Essential Robin Trower''
* 1991: ''Robin Trower: The Collection''
* 1994: ''Robin Trower Anthology''
* 2002: ''Speed Of Sound: The Best of Robin Trower''
* 2004: ''Dreaming the Blues'' -2-CD set
* 2008: ''Day of The Eagle: The Best of Robin Trower''
* 2010: ''A Tale Untold: The Chrysalis Years 1973–1976'' -3-CD set
* 2012: ''Farther On Up The Road: The Chrysalis Years 1977–1983'' -3-CD set
* 2014: ''Compendium 1987–2013'' -2-CD set
* 2014: ''Original Album Series'' (contains ''Twice Removed from Yesterday'', ''Bridge of Sighs'', ''For Earth Below'', ''Robin Trower Live!'', ''Long Misty Days'') -5-CD set
* 2015: ''Original Album Series, Vol. 2'' (contains ''In City Dreams'', ''Caravan to Midnight'', ''Victims of the Fury'', ''B.L.T.'', ''Truce'') -5-CD set
* 2019: ''The Studio Albums 1973–1983'' (contains all 10 Chrysalis studio albums presented in card-sleeves housed in a clamshell box) -10-CD set

=== With [[Jack Bruce]] ===
* 1981: ''[[B.L.T. (album)|B.L.T.]]'' – US #37
* 1982: ''[[Truce (album)|Truce]]'' – US #109
* 1989: ''No Stopping Anytime'' (compilation of ''B.L.T.'' and ''Truce'')
* 2007: ''Seven Moons''
* 2009: ''Seven Moons Live'' (recorded 2/28/09, Nijmegen, Holland) [note: also available on DVD] re-released as ''Songs from the Road''

=== With Bryan Ferry ===
* 1993: ''[[Taxi (Bryan Ferry album)|Taxi]]''
* 1994: ''[[Mamouna]]''
* 2002: ''[[Frantic (album)|Frantic]]''
* 2007: ''[[Dylanesque (album)|Dylanesque]]''

== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
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* [http://www.trowerpower.com/ TrowerPower.com] - Official website
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* [http://www.modernguitars.com/archives/001649.html ModernGuitars.com] - 2006 Robin Trower Interview with Brian D. Holland, ''[[Modern Guitars]]'' magazine
*{{allmusic}}
* [http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89727088 NPR.org] - Robin Trower on [[National Public Radio|NPR]]
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* [http://www.olsenart.com/trowermain.html OlsenArt.com] - "Funky" Paul Olsen's album cover artwork for Robin Trower
* {{imdb name|1488620}}
* [http://RobinTrower.net/ RobinTrower.net] - 'Robin Trower Network' (fan site)
* [https://open.spotify.com/artist/0MAvx5yzdhylg2ztJC3MD3 Robin Trower albums to be listened] on [[Spotify]]
* [http://members.shaw.ca/stevesplace/Whatsnew2.htm Shaw.ca] - The complete history of The Robin Trower Band (fan site)
* [https://www.youtube.com/user/robintrowerofficial/ Robin Trower songs & albums to be listened] on [[YouTube]]
* [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=89727088 Robin Trower profile], [[National Public Radio|NPR.org]]
* [http://www.olsenart.com/trowermain.html "Funky" Paul Olsen's album cover artwork for Robin Trower], OlsenArt.com


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Robin Trower
Trower performing in 2009
Trower performing in 2009
Background information
Birth nameRobin Leonard Trower
Born (1945-03-09) 9 March 1945 (age 79)
Catford, London, England
GenresBlues rock, hard rock
Occupation(s)Musician, songwriter, bandleader
InstrumentGuitar
Years active1962–present
LabelsChrysalis, Atlantic, Mascot
Websitetrowerpower.com

Robin Leonard Trower (born 9 March 1945) is an English rock guitarist who achieved success with Procol Harum throughout 1967–1971, and then again as the bandleader of his own power trio known as the Robin Trower Band.

Biography

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Robin Trower was born in Catford, London, England, and grew up in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. In 1962, he formed a band that became the Paramounts, later including Westcliff High School pupil Gary Brooker.[1] The Paramounts disbanded in 1966 to pursue individual projects. During this time, Trower created a local three-piece band called the Jam (not to be confused with the later group with Paul Weller).[1] Trower then, in June 1967, joined Brooker's new band Procol Harum following the success of their debut May 1967 single "A Whiter Shade of Pale", and remained with them until mid 1971, appearing on the group's first five albums.[2]

Before launching his eponymous band, he joined singer Frankie Miller, ex-Stone the Crows bassist/singer James Dewar, and former Jethro Tull drummer Clive Bunker to form the short-lived combo Jude.[3] This outfit did not record and soon split up.

Trower retained Dewar as his bassist, who took on lead vocals as well, and recruited drummer Reg Isidore (later replaced by Bill Lordan) to form the Robin Trower Band in 1973.[4] In 1974, the group released Bridge of Sighs.[1] This album, along with his first and third solo albums, was produced by his former Procol Harum bandmate, organist Matthew Fisher. His early power trio work was noted for Jimi Hendrix influences.[4] Trower is an influential guitarist who has inspired other guitar legends such as Robert Fripp, who praised him for his string bending and the quality of his sounds, and took lessons from him.[5]

In the early 1980s, Trower teamed up with former Cream bassist Jack Bruce and his previous drummers Lordan and Isidore for two albums, BLT (Bruce, Lordan, Trower) and Truce (Trower, Bruce, Isidore).[4] After those albums, he released another album with James Dewar on vocals titled Back It Up in 1983.[6] Robin Trower was dropped from Chrysalis Records afterwards.[7]

Trower in 1975

Trower was also a part of the Night of the Guitars II European tour in 1991, organized by Sting and The Police manager Miles Copeland. The tour featured Ronnie Montrose, Rick Derringer, Saga's Ian Crichton, Dave Sharman, Jan Akkerman and Laurie Wisefield.

Thirteen albums later, Trower's album Living Out of Time (2003) featured the return of veteran bandmates Dave Bronze on bass, vocalist Davey Pattison (formerly with Ronnie Montrose's band Gamma) and Pete Thompson on drums—the same line-up as the mid-1980s albums Passion and Take What You Need.

With the same bandmates, Trower gave a concert on his 60th birthday in Bonn, Germany. The concert was recorded by the German television channel WDR. It was then released on DVD and subsequently on CD throughout Europe and later the US under the title Living Out of Time: Live. Trower toured the United States and Canada in the summer and autumn of 2006.

In 2007, Trower released a third recording with Jack Bruce, Seven Moons, featuring Gary Husband on drums. A 2008 world tour began in Ft. Pierce, Florida, on 16 January 2008. Joining Davey Pattison and Pete Thompson was Glenn Letsch (formerly of Gamma) playing bass. European dates began in April. The show of 29 March 2008 at the Royal Oak Music Theater in Royal Oak, Michigan, was released as a double album on V12 Records.

Trower has described James Brown as his "big hero", particularly Brown's early work "where blues is crossing over into rock and roll".[8]

In 2016, he enjoyed a successful tour of the US. On 20 March 2018, Trower played a show at the Maryland Hall for the Creative Arts in Annapolis, Maryland. Ten minutes later (approximately 9:00PM EDT) after playing back-to-back songs "Day of The Eagle" and "Bridge of Sighs", he announced on his microphone that he was not feeling well (he had flu symptoms), handed his guitar to a stage crew, walked backstage and collapsed. He was transported by ambulance to the hospital for treatment.[9]

In 2019, it was announced that Trower had signed to Mascot Label Group, alongside the announcement of a new studio album Closer To The Day. Regarding the album's title, he told Guitar World, "I'm not thinking about dying — far from it. What I'm saying is, 'If I'm nearer the end than the beginning, then I've got to get going.'"[10] The album was released on 22 March 2019, while its supporting tour was canceled as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.[11]

On 18 February 2022, Trower announced his latest studio album, No More Worlds To Conquer, alongside its title track. The record was released on 29 April 2022.[12]

Sari Schorr is the featured vocalist on Trower's album, Joyful Sky, which was released on Provogue Records in October 2023.[13]

On June 6, 2024 Trower announced the cancellation of his upcoming tour of the USA scheduled for September/October, due to undisclosed health issues which would necessitate a major operation.

Equipment

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During a 1971 tour with Jethro Tull, Robin Trower arrived early for a sound check and found Martin Barre's Fender Stratocaster (which Barre used for slide playing) propped up against an amplifier. Trower picked up the guitar, plugged it in, and with a shout that resounded around the auditorium he yelled, "This is it!" "I then switched to Strat" he says. "Up to then I had been playing Les Pauls."[14] Since then Trower has been an ongoing proponent of the Fender Stratocaster. He currently uses his custom-built Strat (made by the Fender Custom Shop) which comes in black, white, and burgundy. The guitar is equipped with a 1950s reissue pick-up in the neck position, a 1960s reissue in the middle position, and a Texas Special at the bridge.[15] Other features included a custom C-shaped maple neck featuring a large headstock with a Bullet truss-rod system, locking machine heads and a maple fingerboard with narrow-spaced abalone dot position inlays and 21 jumbo frets. The Strats he plays live are an exact model of his signature guitar, which is entirely unmodified. For his first two albums, his guitar was tuned in Standard Tuning EADGBE. Starting from the third album, he detuned the strings a semitone to an Eb Tuning (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb). It is reported that during live performances, his guitar is tuned a full step down to a DGCFAD tuning. This long-established practice of detuning may have been prompted by his preference for very heavy-gauge guitar strings. Trower's three top strings (high E, B and G) measure .012", .015" and .017". By comparison, the most common choice of rock-and-roll lead players is .009", .011", .015". The width and weight of Trower's string set are similar to common acoustic guitar strings, and that weight makes vibrating and bending the strings more difficult, especially with the full tension of a standard tuning. Detuning them a half-step or more lower eases the tension and provides greater control. Trower told Guitar Player magazine in a July 1980 interview that he recommends every young player try a thicker set of strings. "The thicker sound alone is worth it, but they also help keep you from forming bad habits."

Trower at the Liri Blues Festival, Italy, in 2005

Trower uses between one and three 100-watt Marshall heads with four to six cabinets on stage. While he usually uses two JCM 800s and a JCM 900, he also links 100-watt Marshall Plexi heads. In studio sessions, Trower uses a mix of amplifiers, such as a Fender Blues Junior and Cornell Plexi Amplifiers models to acquire different tonality.

He has recently been using Fulltone pedals and effects. He favors the OCD, Distortion Pro, Fat Boost, CLYDE Deluxe Wah, Deja Vibe 2, Soul-Bender, and a BOSS Chromatic Tuner. He runs his Deja Vibe into his distortion pedal to get his famous tone. He was given his own signature Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive in late 2008.

For his 2009 and 2011 US tours Trower was using his Fender Custom Shop Signature Stratocaster into a Fulltone Deja Vibe 2, Fulltone Wahfull, Fulltone Clyde Standard Wah, Fulltone Full Drive, Fulltone Robin Trower Overdrive, and Boss TU-2 Chromatic Tuner into two Marshall Vintage Modern 2466 heads.

On his 2018 tour he used the same gear but through two 50 watt Marshall Plexi Reissue Heads, the 1987X.[16]

Discography

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With Procol Harum

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With Robin Trower Band

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Studio albums

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Year Album UK

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AUS

[18]

CA

[19]

US

[20]

Certification Label
1973 Twice Removed from Yesterday – – – 106 Chrysalis
1974 Bridge of Sighs – 41 3 7 Chrysalis
1975 For Earth Below 26 47 9 5 Chrysalis
1976 Long Misty Days 31 63 75 24 Chrysalis
1977 In City Dreams 58 – 27 25 Chrysalis
1978 Caravan to Midnight – 87 57 37 Chrysalis
1980 Victims of the Fury 61 95 86 34 Chrysalis
1983 Back It Up – – – 191 Chrysalis
1985 Beyond the Mist – – – – Passport
1987 Passion – – – 100 GNP Crescendo
1988 Take What You Need – – – 133 Atlantic
1990 In the Line of Fire – – – – Atlantic
1994 20th Century Blues – – – – V-12 (Trower's label)
1997 Someday Blues – – – – V-12
2000 Go My Way – – – – Aezra/Orpheus
2003 Living Out of Time – – – – V-12
2005 Another Days Blues – – – – V-12
2009 What Lies Beneath[22] – – – – V-12
2010 The Playful Heart – – – – V-12
2013 Roots and Branches[23] – – – – V-12
2014 Something's About To Change – – – – V-12
2016 Where You Are Going To – – – – V-12
2017 Time and Emotion – – – – V-12
2019 Coming Closer to the Day – – – – Provogue
2021 United State of Mind [with Maxi Priest, Livingstone Brown] – – – – Manhaton (UK)
2022 No More Worlds to Conquer – – – – Provogue
2023 Joyful Sky [with Sari Schorr] – – – – Provogue

Live albums

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  • 1976: Robin Trower Live! (recorded 2/3/75, Stockholm) – UK #15, US #10,[20] AUS #73,[18] SWE #40,[24] CAN #52[19]
  • 1985: Beyond the Mist (recorded April 1985 at The Marquee Club, London)
  • 1992: BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert (recorded 1/29/75)
  • 1996: King Biscuit Flower Hour Presents: Robin Trower in Concert (recorded 10/18/77, New Haven, CT)
  • 1999: This Was Now '74–'98 (recorded 1974, Pittsburgh, PA; 1998, Seattle, WA) -2-CD set
  • 2006: Living Out of Time: Live (recorded 9/03/05, Bonn, Germany) [note: also available on DVD]
  • 2009: RT@RO.08 (recorded 3/29/08, Royal Oak, MI)
  • 2011: Robin Trower at The BBC 1973–1975 (recorded 3/26/73 [John Peel Session], 9/26/73 [Bob Harris Session], 2/20/74 [Bob Harris Session], 3/5/74 [John Peel Session], 1/28/75 [John Peel Session], and 1/29/75 [BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert, omitting 2 songs but adding 2 others]) -2-CD set
  • 2013: State To State: Live Across America 1974–1980 (recorded 1974, Philadelphia; 1974, California; 1976, Illinois; 1977, Oklahoma; 1980, Missouri) -2CD
  • 2015: Rock Goes To College 1980 (recorded 2/25/80, London)

Compilations

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  • 1987: The Robin Trower Portfolio
  • 1991: Essential Robin Trower
  • 1991: Robin Trower: The Collection
  • 1994: Robin Trower Anthology
  • 2002: Speed Of Sound: The Best of Robin Trower
  • 2004: Dreaming the Blues -2-CD set
  • 2008: Day of The Eagle: The Best of Robin Trower
  • 2010: A Tale Untold: The Chrysalis Years 1973–1976 -3-CD set
  • 2012: Farther On Up The Road: The Chrysalis Years 1977–1983 -3-CD set
  • 2014: Compendium 1987–2013 -2-CD set
  • 2014: Original Album Series (contains Twice Removed from Yesterday, Bridge of Sighs, For Earth Below, Robin Trower Live!, Long Misty Days) -5-CD set
  • 2015: Original Album Series, Vol. 2 (contains In City Dreams, Caravan to Midnight, Victims of the Fury, B.L.T., Truce) -5-CD set
  • 2019: The Studio Albums 1973–1983 (contains all 10 Chrysalis studio albums presented in card-sleeves housed in a clamshell box) -10-CD set

With Jack Bruce

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  • 1981: B.L.T. – US #37
  • 1982: Truce – US #109
  • 1989: No Stopping Anytime (compilation of B.L.T. and Truce)
  • 2007: Seven Moons
  • 2009: Seven Moons Live (recorded 2/28/09, Nijmegen, Holland) [note: also available on DVD] re-released as Songs from the Road

With Bryan Ferry

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References

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  1. ^ a b c Larkin, Colin, ed. (1997). The Virgin Encyclopedia of Popular Music (Concise ed.). Virgin Books. pp. 1192/3. ISBN 1-85227-745-9.
  2. ^ Claes Johansen (2000). Procol Harum: Beyond the Pale. SAF Publishing. p. 136. ISBN 978-0-946719-28-0.
  3. ^ Tobler, John (1992). NME Rock 'N' Roll Years (1st ed.). London: Reed International Books Ltd. p. 233. CN 5585.
  4. ^ a b c d Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 776–777. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  5. ^ "Fripp on Trower". Procolharum.com. 19 November 1996. Retrieved 21 October 2011.
  6. ^ "Back It Up". AllMusic. Retrieved 23 December 2011.
  7. ^ Muise, Dan (2002). Gallagher, Marriott, Derringer & Trower: their lives and music (Google Books). Rock Chronicles. Hal Leonard. p. 273. ISBN 978-0-634-02956-1.
  8. ^ Fox, Darrin. "Robin Trower". Guitar Player. Archived from the original on 18 September 2011. Retrieved 12 February 2019.
  9. ^ "Robin Trower collapses at Annapolis concert – Eye On Annapolis". Eyeonannapolis.net. 21 March 2018.
  10. ^ Bosso, Joe (21 June 2019). "Strat Legend Robin Trower Talks New Album, 'Coming Closer to the Day'". Guitar World. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  11. ^ "Tour Info | Robin Trower". Robin Trower. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  12. ^ Maxwell, Jackson (18 February 2022). "Robin Trower announces new album, No More Worlds To Conquer, hear its slow-burning title track". Guitar World. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  13. ^ Birch, Paul H. (24 September 2023). "Robin Trower & Sari Schorr Moving On". Ramzine.co.uk. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  14. ^ Hunter, Dave (2013). The Fender Stratocaster: The Life & Times of the World's Greatest Guitar & Its Players (Google Books). Voyageur Press. p. 178. ISBN 978-0-7603-4484-2.
  15. ^ Guitar Player, April 2008
  16. ^ "Rig Rundown: Robin Trower". Premier Guitar. 28 March 2018.
  17. ^ "ROBIN TROWER | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  18. ^ a b Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. p. 313. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
  19. ^ a b Canada, Library and Archives (17 July 2013). "Results: RPM Weekly". www.bac-lac.gc.ca. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
  20. ^ a b "Robin Trower". Billboard. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  21. ^ a b c d "Gold & Platinum". RIAA. Retrieved 3 March 2019.
  22. ^ Strong, Martin C. (2000). The Great Rock Discography (5th ed.). Edinburgh: Mojo Books. pp. 1005–1006. ISBN 1-84195-017-3.
  23. ^ "Robin Trower : Roots and Branches Review". Guitarhoo!. Guitarhoo.com. 30 March 2013. Archived from the original on 3 January 2015. Retrieved 31 December 2014.
  24. ^ "swedishcharts.com – Swedish Charts Portal". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
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