Humble Pie’s critically acclaimed second album was all set to launch the band into superstardom when their record label suddenly collapsed, taking the LP out of UK record shops just 4 MONTHS after going on sale, while in the USA, the LP was not released.

‘Town And Country’ appeared in the UK quicker than it disappeared, released in November 1969 barely three months after debut ‘As Safe As Yesterday Is’. Immediate Records announced it was bucking the trend by releasing early to capitalise on the debut LP’s Top 30 success, a No.4 hit single in ‘Natural Born Bugie’ and acres of press generated by music journalists fascinated by a new “supergroup” formed by one-time Small Faces frontman Steve Marriott, Peter Frampton from The Herd, powerhouse drummer Jerry Shirley and ex-Spooky Tooth bassist Greg Ridley.

• CURATED BY SURVIVING HUMBLE PIE MEMBERS PETER FRAMPTON & JERRY SHIRLEY

• NEWLY MASTERED TO VINYL BY NICK ROBBINS WITH LACQUERS CUT AT AIR STUDIOS FROM ORIGINAL IMMEDIATE MASTER TAPES

• FACSIMILE HIPGNOSIS-DESIGNED LP SLEEVE PLUS RARE INNER LYRIC BAG

• FULLY ILLUSTRATED 4-PANEL INSERT

“Thanks for the care you are giving these old chestnuts.”
- PETER FRAMPTON, JULY 2025

“Our albums sound so much better than the originals thanks to all the hard work remastering and repackaging by Kenney Jones’ team at Nice Records in conjunction with myself and Peter.” - JERRY SHIRLEY, AUGUST 2025

Town And Country (IMSP027) fully reproduces the original album sleeve design by Hipgnosis, including inner lyric bag. LPs also include fully illustrated 4-panel insert with in-depth sleeve notes and new commentary by Jerry Shirley. Both LP and CD editions have removable custom hype stickers.