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Head First is the tenth and final studio album by rock band Badfinger, released on November 14, 2000. It is the last album to feature the original "Iveys" core of Pete Ham, Tom Evans and Mike Gibbins. It was recorded in December 1974 at The Beatles' Apple Studios in London and remained unreleased for 26 years. Originally intended to be Badfinger's third album under its six-album contract with Warner Bros. Records, the recordings were shelved when legal difficulties erupted between the band and WB that year, and the version that was finally released (as Badfinger's twelfth album, including two live albums) was a rough mix of the album made by Phil McDonald, one of the engineers at Apple. The cover art for the album is a lion roaring. History : Shortly before the group entered the studio, long-time member Joey Molland quit Badfinger, in part over band disagreements regarding management. Because Badfinger's longtime producer Chris Thomas felt that the band had had too little time to recover after making Wish You Were Here, Badfinger's management replaced him as producer with Kenny Kerner and Richie Wise, who had just become successful by producing KISS. The remaining members and re…
