Crawler were a British heavy rock band formed in the late 1970s as an offshoot of Back Street Crawler, following the death of guitarist Paul Kossoff. After the death of founding member Paul Kossoff, the remaining members of Back Street Crawler — John “Rabbit” Bundrick, Tony Braunagel, Terry Wilson, and Terry Wilson‑Slesser — decided it was best to move on to a new record label and new management. There had been ongoing issues with obtaining record and publishing royalties from Kossoff’s original manager. Atlantic Records’ Ahmet Ertegun had wanted to replace Kossoff with Mick Taylor, who had recently left the Rolling Stones, but Taylor declined, not wanting to replace a musician who had died. Bassist Terry Wilson met with former Fleetwood Mac guitarist Peter Green in London to see whether Green was ready to return to music, but he was not, and he turned down the offer. The band then recruited former If guitarist Geoff Whitehorn. Atlantic Records subsequently dropped the band due to Whitehorn’s relative obscurity at the time. The group switched management to Abe Hoch, a young American working at Swan Song Records with Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant. Hoch had strong ties to Epic/CBS Records and secured an offer from them. The band shortened its name to Crawler. Crawler initially toured the UK as part of a package tour with labelmates Boxer and Moon. Their debut album, Crawler, performed well in the United States, helped by FM radio airplay of the track “Stone Cold Sober.” The band focused on the American market. Working with producer Gary Lyons, they released a second album, Snake, Rattle & Roll.
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Pastime Dreamer
It’s A Long Way Down To The Top
Stone Cold Sober
Without You Babe
You Got Money
Sold On Down The Line
Sail On
Muddy Waters
Back Street Crawler 1973 Full Album
Crawler 1977 Full Album
Snake, Rattle and Roll 1978 Full Album
Live 1978 Full Album
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