The first permanent line-up came to existence when bass player Gary Thain joined replacing Mark Clarke who left the band after only a couple of months. In its time this line-up released four studio albums and one live album (plus two live albums released afterwards) and came to be known as "the classic line-up"

RECORDINGS

LP DEMONS AND WIZARDS 1972
LP THE MAGICIAN'S BIRTHDAY 1972
2-LP LIVE JANUARY 1973 1973
LP SWEET FREEDOM 1973
LP WONDERWORLD 1974
LP, CD LIVE AT SHEPPERTON '74 1986
CD LIVE AT THE KING BISCUIT FLOWER HOUR 1998

Additional songs: Sunshine (b-side), What Can I Do (b-side), Home Again To You (out-take), Silver White Man (out-take), Crystal Ball (out-take), Proud Words On A Dusty Shelf (out-take), Stone's Throw (out-take), Love Hate And Fear (out-take), Green Eye (out-take)