Town and Country (album)

The album was conceived at band member Steve Marriott's 16th-century rural cottage "Arkesden" in Moreton, Essex, England.

Town and Country offered a more pastoral approach than the more straightforward "heavy" progressive sound prevalent on their debut album, which had been released two months earlier.

Peter Frampton's compositions "Take Me Back", "Only You Can See" and "Home and Away" (a nominal co-write with Marriott and Ridley) nod toward the direction he would take in his later solo career.

The LP was not released at all in the US at the time, even though the band was currently on their first American tour, but it still managed to garner favorable attention on underground FM radio stations.

As a result, the album bolstered the group's reputation, despite its lack of availability, the record company's imminent collapse, and disappointing sales.