ðɪ ˈælbəmz ɪf θɹˈiː nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn, ænd ɪf fˈoːɹ tˈaɪɾəld wˈɔːɾɚfˌɔːl ɪn jˌuːˈɛs wɪð wˈʌn dˈɪfɹənt tɹˈæk nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː wɜːɹ ɐkˈʌmpənid baɪ hˈɛvi tˈʊɹɹɪŋ skˈɛdʒuːlz ɪnðə stˈeɪts ænd jˈʊɹɹəp, ɪspˈɛʃəli ɪn bɹˈɪtən ænd dʒˈɜːməni, wˌɛɹ ðə bˈænd ɐpˈɪɹd ˌɔn tˌiːvˈiː bˌiːbˌiːsˈiːz tˈɑːp ʌvðə pˈɑːps slˈæʃ ˈoʊld ɡɹˈeɪ wˈɪsəl tˈɛst ɪnðə jˌuːkˈeɪ ænd wˈʌn ʌv ðɛɹ tɹˈæks wʌz jˈuːzd æz ɐ sˈɪɡnɪtʃɚ tˈuːn fɚðə nˈuːz ɪn dʒˈɜːməni, æz wˈɛl æz pɚfˈɔːɹmɪŋ lˈaɪv sɛptˈɛmbɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti wˈʌn ˌɔn bɹˈɛmən tˌiːvˈiːz bˈiːtklˈʌb.
The albums If 3 (1971), and If 4 (titled Waterfall in US with one different track) (1972) were accompanied by heavy touring schedules in the States and Europe, especially in Britain and Germany, where the band appeared on TV (BBC's Top of the Pops/Old Grey Whistle Test in the UK and one of their tracks was used as a signature tune for the news in Germany, as well as performing live (September 1971) on Bremen TV's Beat-Club.