FabSwingers.com forum: Greatest Albums of The 70s

By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

Pink Floyd

Dark Side of the Moon

Clash, The

London Calling

T Rex

Electric Warrior

Eagles

Hotel California

Mike Oldfield

Tubular Bells

wings

band on the run

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

most of the best rock albums came from 70s

Exile On Main Street - Rolling Stones

Rumours - Fleetwood Mac

Paranoid - Black Sabbath

The Wall - Pink Floyd

Blood On The Tracks - Bob Dylan

Never Mind The Bollocks Here's The Sex Pistols - Sex Pistols

Machine Head - Deep Purple

Wish You Were Here - Pink Floyd

the list is endless

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

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Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

Pink Floyd - Animals

Queen - Queen 2

Deep Purple - Machine Head

Sex Pistols- Nevermind the Buzzcocks?

And far too many to mention unless you want me to borrow Invictus/Funky's time machine.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

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I thought I might resurrect this thread rather than start another one.

Diamond Dogs kicks ass

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

UFO .... Strangers In The Night....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Abba

Hair

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By *ost SockMan
over a year ago

West Wales and Cardiff

It'd be good to get few lesser known albums into the list.

Joni Mitchell is obviously see-known, but the 1976 album Hejira isn't. Beautiful songs about travel and lost love. The lyrics are just brilliant all the way through.

So many great, hard-hitting soul albums in the 70s too:

Curtis Mayfield - Curtis

Gil Scott Herron - Winter in America

Margin Gaye - What's Going On

Etc

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

jeff waynes war of the worlds

steely dan cant buy a thrill

steely dan countdown to exctacy

moody blues days of the future past

moody blues in search of the lost cord.

steely dan pretzel logic.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

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"UFO .... Strangers In The Night....

Saxon, 747 Strangers In The Night ahhhh memmories

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

Genesis The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

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"steely dan pretzel logic."

I love Steely Dan

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

While there are many good shouts there (and I am a UFO fan), surely Bob Seger warrants a mention?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Can't believe no one has said bat out of hell

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By *ibbyhunterCouple
over a year ago

keighley

blondie... parallel lines.

kate bush ... the kick inside.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

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"While there are many good shouts there (and I am a UFO fan), surely Bob Seger warrants a mention?"

I suppose his Silver Bullet Band should also get a mention as well

Brilliant stuff

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

From.what I remember of the 70's, for me it was:

Pinky & Perky the Hit parade,

Country goes Raffi.

I was 8 at the end of the 70's though.

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By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

War of the Worlds

Jeff Wayne

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rainbow "Rising"

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By *punkloverCouple
over a year ago

hatfield

I'm Nearly Famous - Cliff Richard

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Supertramp

ELO ( now performing at Hyde Park in Sept!)

Eagles

Boston

Just sooooo many.

70's was THE era of the mega albums...

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

Black Sabbath, Black Sabbath

Pink Floyd, The Wall

Led Zeppelin,(take your pick)

The Who, Quadrophina

Jeff Wayne, War of the worlds

pink Floyd Dark side of the moon

Fleetwood Mac,rumors

The Eagles, Hotel California

Billy Connolly, The pick of

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By *punkloverCouple
over a year ago

hatfield

Don't shoot i'm the piano player - Elton John

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

"Can't believe no one has said bat out of hell"

I supose its because its utter tosh???

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By *bony in IvoryCouple
over a year ago

Black&White Utopia

Joan Armatrading think it was mid 70's My older brother was into her and remember hearing this album loads... Saw her in concert a few times as well as Judie Tzuke ... Great singers

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

The wombles

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By *bony in IvoryCouple
over a year ago

Black&White Utopia

' sparkey and the magic piano, and tubby the tuba! '

don't make em like that any more! ( and still got em! ) lol

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By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

Sticky Fingers

The Rolling Stones

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

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"The wombles "

You should delete your profile RIGHT NOW

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By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

"The wombles

You should delete your profile RIGHT NOW

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rattus Norvegicus

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Genesis - Selling England By The Pound, Foxtrot, Nursery Cryme, The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway, Trespass, Seconds Out.

The Who - Live At Leeds.

Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon.

Stranglers - IV Rattus Norvegicus.

T-Rex - Electric Warrior.

Peter Gabriel - 1 (Melting Face).

David Bowie - The Rise And Fall of Ziggie Stardust And The Spiders From Mars.

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

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Rattus Norvegicus

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

And never, ever, forget....

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The Wombles.

Mike Batt also composed "Nine Million Bicycles" and "A Winters Tale".

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

All Things Must Pass... George Harrison

Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs...Derek and the Domino's (Eric Clapton)

Argus...Wishbone Ash

Lady in Waiting...The Outlaws

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Devo

Q: Are We Not Men? A: We are Devo!

[Warner Bros; 1978]

Roxy Music

For Your Pleasure

[Warner Bros; 1973]

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By *arkstaffsMan
over a year ago

Rugeley

Equinoxe. Jean Michel Jarre. Still stunning.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Now thats what i call Music 38072.

Gimp

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

" Equinoxe. Jean Michel Jarre. Still stunning."

Not my cup of tea, but a great shout!

I shall therefore proffer another long forgotten instrumental album of seventies origin and whisper " Tubular Bells" whilst blushing at my own embarrassment

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

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As an unlos has mentioned Paranoid by Black Sabbath I will raise him a Sabotage

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"As an unlos has mentioned Paranoid by Black Sabbath I will raise him a Sabotage

I'm gonna throw the guilty pleasure of a compilation album into this eclectic mix of 70's nostalgia and offer 24 Carat Purple as a worthwhile listen...

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

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Good shout Soxy, I have most Deep Purple albums anyway and have seen them 3 times, most recently at the NIA, but Knebworth was a kick ass gig with The Scorpions as an awesome second to last act

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Venus & Mars..Wings

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By *artinichilled1TV/TS
over a year ago

Bedford

NEXT Alex Harvey Band

Marquee Moon - Television

Space Ritual Live - Hawkwind

Rocks - Aerosmith

Fire and Water - Free

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Montrose

Ronnie Montrose and Sammy Hagar formed what they hoped would be Uncle Sam's answer to Led Zep, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.

Great iconic album

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Discovery ELO was a superb album too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ACDC .... If you want blood you've got it...

Thin-Lizzy... Live and Dangerous

Judas Priest.... Unleashed in the East

Oh and I suppose Peter Frampton should get an honourable mention for his live album which sold one or two copies during the mid to late seventies

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"ACDC .... If you want blood you've got it...

Thin-Lizzy... Live and Dangerous

Judas Priest.... Unleashed in the East

Oh and I suppose Peter Frampton should get an honourable mention for his live album which sold one or two copies during the mid to late seventies

I want you oo oo to show me the way a ay

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"ACDC .... If you want blood you've got it...

Thin-Lizzy... Live and Dangerous

Judas Priest.... Unleashed in the East

Oh and I suppose Peter Frampton should get an honourable mention for his live album which sold one or two copies during the mid to late seventies

I want you oo oo to show me the way a ay

Wah-wah-wah-wah wah....

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By *ce WingerMan
over a year ago

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"Montrose

Ronnie Montrose and Sammy Hagar formed what they hoped would be Uncle Sam's answer to Led Zep, Black Sabbath and Deep Purple.

Great iconic album"

I have Rock The Nation (1973)on vinyl

Bill Church on bass & Denny Carmassi on drums

Bad Motor Scooter

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By *illwill69uMan
over a year ago

moston

"The wombles

You should delete your profile RIGHT NOW

What! You dont think that such fine lyrics as:

Underground overground Wombling free,

The Wombles of Wimbledon Common are we

Making good use of the things that we find

The things that the everyday folk leave behind.

Are worthy of adding to the list?

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By *aravancouple OP Man
over a year ago

A Secret Hideaway In the caravan of love

Slade in Flame = Slade

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By *ucyfur77Woman
over a year ago

Pleasuretown

I was only just born in the late 70's

I do love The Doors - L.A Woman and Rumour by Fleetwood Mac...

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

ELO - Out of the Blue - my bath cd. You know you've made it in this game when you have a bath cd.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"steely dan pretzel logic.

I love Steely Dan

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By *tillup4funMan
over a year ago

Wakefield

Deep Purple

Alice Cooper

Led Zepplin

Black Sabbath

Moody Blues

Also like from 80,s

Dio

Rainbow

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Pamered Menial by Pavlov's Dog

Not an all time classic, in fact not many people have heard their work, but it's a good album. My favorite track is "Songdance". David Surkamp sounds vocaly very similar to Geddy Lee of Rush.

This track used to get loads of airtime on rock stations and in rock clubs in late 70's.

I recently found it on cd on ebay

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Panini world cup '78.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

" Equinoxe. Jean Michel Jarre. Still stunning.

Not my cup of tea, but a great shout!

I shall therefore proffer another long forgotten instrumental album of seventies origin and whisper " Tubular Bells" whilst blushing at my own embarrassment

No need to blush x it's cool

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My choice , Caravan - The land of grey and pink. Probably my Fav album of all time.

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By *omMLMan
over a year ago

The Centre of the Universe

I'm glad somebody mentioned Caravan they are brill.

Cunning Stunts- Caravan

Lynyrd Skynyrd

Budgie

Bad Company

Loads of great bands and albums on this thread

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Rumours fleetwood mac

goodbye yellow brick road elton john

discovery and a new world record elo

bridge over troubled water simon and garfunkel

manifesto roxy music

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By *londeCazWoman
over a year ago

Arse End of the Universe, Cumbria

The first 3 albums I got were Xmas 1979 so I will put them up for consideration of the wise (yeah, right) forumites

Police - regatta de blanc

Blondie - parallel lines

Boomtown Rats - fine art of surfacing

I came to Bowie and Floyd later in life so will add Diamond Dogs, Ziggy Stardust, Dark Side of the Moon and The Wall

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

" Equinoxe. Jean Michel Jarre. Still stunning."

wasn't it early 80s?

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

Crumpet Castle

Beano

Dandy

Bunty

Jackie

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By *ranny-CrumpetWoman
over a year ago

Crumpet Castle

Oh .......

They were annuals

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By *lack_BoltMan
over a year ago

oxford

Tanx - T. Rex

Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie

Snow Goose - Camel

Lord Of The Rings - Bo Hansen

Garlands - Cocteau Twins

Marquee Moon - Television

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Best of top of the pops. 1978

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Eric burden and War

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

REO Speedwagon and Bishop and I get to see them next weekend!

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By *icketysplitsWoman
over a year ago

Way over Yonder, that's where I'm bound

Rumours - Fleetwood Mac.

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By *ENGUYMan
over a year ago

Hull

"Can't believe no one has said bat out of hell"

Yeah, the last time he sang in tune!

Any album by Genesis.

Plus: Asia, Boston, Creedance Clearwater Revival. Status Quo. Pink Floyd. Kate Bush. Eagles. ELO. Beatles. ABBA.

The list is endless.

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