Graham Parker and The Rumour performed in the Summer of '75 and released their first album Howlin' Wind in January '76 to worldwide critical acclaim. Their second album Heat Treatment followed 6 months later garnering a similar reaction and helped propel Parker to international recognition. Success of albums through '77 and '79 culminated in the bands classic release Squeezing Out Sparks which secured their position as one of Britain's Top 5 acts.