Turn up the heat with the iconic Smokin' 1972 album that made Humble Pie a rock 'n' roll force! Mastered by Kevin Gray from a 1/2" flat tape copy of the original master tape. Pressed at Quality Record Pressings. Stoughton Printing tip-on gatefold jacket w/ recording session photos! Scuff-resistant matte finish cover with spot U.V. coating

Fifth studio album, released in 1972 by the English rock band. Features "30 Days in the Hole," "C'mon Everybody," and "Hot ‘n' Nasty". Smokin' reached No. 6 on the Billboard 200 albums chart

Shortly before cutting the hard-rock classic Smokin', Humble Pie played the biggest US gig of them all: Shea Stadium, opening for Grand Funk Railroad. It was a make-or-break moment for the U.K. band, and just as the set was heating up, it began to rain. Playing during a storm is a risky situation in the best of times, but in 1971 it meant taking your life in your hands. Frontman Steve Marriott took the mic and dramatically announced that the group didn't care: "It's comin' down rain, and we don't give a f***! We're gonna rock your asses all night long!"

"The audience went absolutely berserk," drummer Jerry Shirley recalls. Even Grand Funk's fastidious manager Terry Knight was impressed enough to allow a couple of encores. The band managed to avoid getting killed. And America was now Humble Pie territory.

Lucky for the group, the next studio album they released had just as much rock ‘n roll bravado — seasoned with deep blues roots and a whole lot of soul. Smokin', Humble Pie's fifth studio set, made Steve Marriott a star for a second time, gave the band its most enduring song — "30 Days in the Hole" — and made them U.S. headliners.