Plans were laid by Jimmy Page (Led Zeppelin) & Paul Rodgers (Free)
to form a permanent touring band. Auditions and rehearsels began at
London's Nomis studios. Roy Harper's young bass player Tony Franklin ,
was invited to join and the line up was completed by Chris Slade , who
had just completed an American tour with Pink Floyd's Dave Gilmour.
The new band was called THE FIRM and Page recruited Atlantic's
Phil Carson to take care of business. A debut album was recorded and a
world tour was booked.
The Firm made their live debut in Stockholm on November 29th 1984 and
after further dates in Scandinavia. The band returned to the UK and
played a series of sell out gigs beginning in Middlesbourgh and
taking in 2 nights at the Hammersmith odeon.
The live set concentrated on material from the newly recorded debut
album , Rodgers 'cut loose' & 'Death wish 2'.
The Firm's debut album called simply 'The Firm' was released on
Atlantic in Febuary 1985 and included the tracks
Closer , Make or Break , Someone to love , Together , Radioactive
You lost that loving feeling , Money can't buy , Satisfaction Gauranteed
Midnight Moonlight.
Following the U.S. tour The Firm played further dates in the UK at
Birmingham NEC , Edinburgh Playhouse & Wembley Arena.
The firm went into the Sol studios and recorded a new album
'Mean Business' . The album was released by Atlantic in April 1986
and tracks were
Fortune Hunter , Cadillac , All the King's horses , Live in Peace ,
Tear down the walls , Dreaming , Free to live , Spirit of love
The second album however was poorly received and after the bands tour
finshed in the states The Firm disbanded dur to growing tension
between Page & Rodgers.
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well they moved on down