joe's 100 Fav Albums From 1972

[joe]

I just couldn't do 50 albums for 1972. So many great albums from this year. I've missed a few albums from my previous lists. Oh well. The list continues:

1.Close To The Edge-Yes
2.Volume 4-Black Sabbath
3.Captain Beyond-Captain Beyond
4.Saturday Morning Pictures-Stray
5.Hard Attack-Dust(US hard rock)
6.Hogwash-Groundhogs
7.Mournin'-Night Sun(Ger. hard rock/heavy prog)
8.Strikes-Thundermug(Can. hard rock)
9.Trilogy-ELP
10. Who'll Save The World? The Mighty Groundhogs-Groundhogs
11.Can't Buy A Thrill-Steely Dan
12.Exile On Main Street-Rolling Stone
13.A Foot In Coldwater-A Foot In Coldwater(Can. hard rock/heavy prog)
14.Machine Head-Deep Purple
15.Sailin' Shoes-Little Feat
16.Nuggets-Original Artyfacts From The Psychedelic Era 1965-1968
17.Ege Bamyasi-Can
18.Imagination Lady-Chicken Shack(UK heavy blues)
19.Jericho-Jericho(UK hard rock/heavy psych)
20.Thick As A Brick-Jethro Tull
21.Charlee-Charlee(Can. hard rock)
22.Demons And Wizards-Uriah Heep
23.Blue Oyster Cult-Blue Oyster Cult
24.Speech-Steamhammer
25.Octopus-Gentle Giant
26.Squawk-Budgie
27.Argus-Wishbone Ash
28.Cargo-Cargo(Dutch hard rock)
29.Changes-Catapilla(UK prog/jazz rock)
30.Harvest-Neil Young
31.Focus III-Focus
32.What A Bunch Of Sweeties-Pink Fairies
33.Round The Edges-Dark(UK hard rock/heavy psych)
34.Jo Jo Gunne-Jo Jo Gunne
35.Space Shanty-Khan(UK prog/Canterbury)
36.Foxtrot-Genesis
37.All The Young Dudes-Mott The Hoople
38.Three Friends-Gentle Giant
39.Let Me In-Poobah(US hard rock)
40.Something/Anything-Todd Rundgren
41.Caravanserai-Santana
42.Jerusalem-Jerusalem(UK hard rock)
43.Made In England-Atomic Rooster
44.Reflections Of The Future-2066 And Then(Ger. heavy prog/krautrock)
45.They Only Come Out At Night-The Edgar Winter Group
46.The Magician's Birthday-Uriah Heep
47.1+1-Grin(Nils Lofgren)
48.Passport-Passport(Ger. jazz rock)
49.Flash-Flash(UKprog)
50.Elf-Elf
51.A Tab In The Ocean-Nektar(Ger. prog/space rock)
52.Tomrrow Blue-Toad(Swiss hard rock)
53.Schools Out-Alice Cooper
54.Green Eyed God-Steel Mill(UK prog)
55.Road-Road(US hard rock)
56.You Are The Music...We Are Just The Band-Trapeze(UK hard rock)
57.Hellbound Train-Savoy Brown
58.Free At Last-Free
59.Never Dull A Moment-Rod Stewart
60.A Toast To Panama Red-Masters Apprentices(Aussie hard rock)
61.'Ot 'n' Sweaty-Cactus
62.Grave New World-The Strawbs
63.Psychonaut-Brainticket(Swiss prog/psych)
64.Piledriver-Status Quo
65.Matching Mole-Matching Mole(UK prog/Canterbury)
66.Mediterrranean Tales-Triumvirat(Ger. prog/krautrock)
67.Seventh Sojourn-The Moody Blues
68.Return To Forever-Return To Forever(US jazz fusion)
69.Bulletproof-Hard Stuff(UK hard rock)
70.Irish Coffee-Irish Coffee(Belgium hard rock/heavy prog)
71.Dead Forever-Buffalo(Aussie hard rock)
72.Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust-David Bowie
73.Roxy Music-Roxy Music
74.Mother/Bow To The King-Bang(US hard rock)
75.Guitar Man-Bread
76.Diabolus-Diabolus(UK prog)
77.Second Passport-Passport
78.Ontinous Performances-Stone The Crows(UK blues rock)
79.Bodkin-Bodkin(UK heavy prog/hard rock)
80.Electric Sandwich-Electric Sandwich(ger. prog/krautrock)
81.Bandstand-Family
82.First Base-Babe Ruth(UK prog/hard rock)
83.Journey To The Center Of The Eye-Nektar
84.Rio Grande Mud-ZZ Top
85.I Turned To See Whose Voice It Was-Gomorrha(Ger. prog/krautrock)
86.Homecoming-America
87.Eagles-Eagles
88.Light As A Feather-Return To Forever
89.Thirsty Moon-Thirsty Moon(Ger. jazz rock/krautrock)
90.Premiata Forneria Marconi-Per um minuto(Italian prog)
91.The Only Truth-Morley Grey(US hard rock)
92.Waterloo Lily-Caravan
93.Smokin'-Humble Pie
94.Bare Trees-Fleetwood Mac
95.NEU!-NEU!(Ger. experimental rock)
96.Last Autumns Dream-Jade Warrior(UK prog)
97.Darwin!-Banco del Mutuo Soccorso(Italian prog)
98.In The Can-Flash
99.Ringo-Ringo Starr
100.Ursa Major-Ursa Major(US hard rock)

 

[Magic]

It is cool to see the Groundhogs hold some impressive spots high up on you list, joe. BTW, we don't have a Groundhogs thread yet

 

[LG]

I'm more impressed he has "A Foot In Cold Water" at #13, that shows his heritage beyond a doubt...

 

[electric funeral]

Obviously I like Vol.4 at 4. But Night Sun being that high up is great.

 

[LOU/REALM]

Great to see THUNDERMUG up there with the big boys at no 8 !!
Magic is right....nice to have a GROUNDHOGS thread [..hint ]
A few bands im not familiar with Charlee ? Cargo? Hard Stuff ?Irish coffee? Steamhammer etc [ have to check them out ]
Just 2 bands that made me cringe a bit.....Bread and Little Feat, not my cup of tea as we brits say.
Nevertheless A very impressive list which I know takes good time to make out

 

[ladyislingering]

The one thing that really impresses me the most is that you actually have such a wide knowledge of albums for a particular year. Not just a decade, but a YEAR. That in itself is a marvel of sorts.

Great list. Lots of names I don't recognize. I'll take that as a challenge to fill my brain with something new.

 

[joe]

Thanx for the nice words everyone.

The late 60's/early 70's is definitly my fav era for music. As the late 70's come around my lists will be shorter. I was a big on collecting rare Canandian rock of the 70's as well. That is obvious with bands like A Foot In Coldwater, Thudermug, Charlee and others that will be on future lists.

 

[mysticman52]

I know it's been a while since someone posted here but I had to congratulate you on your list. Captain Beyond (Captain Beyond) in position no. 3! Yes. I would've put in no. 1 but yes... our tastes are in agreement.