 | Hunky Dory by David Bowie
Buy new: £8.38 / Used from: £5.99 Favourite Bowie album which includes 'Life On Mars' 'Changes' and 'Oh You Pretty Things', the master of image, out there on his own in terms of originality. Truly inspiring. (1972)
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 | Wings at the Speed of Sound by Paul McCartney and Wings
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £3.50 A good year for Macca, 2 No.2 singles as in 'Let Em In' and 'Silly Love Songs' and a No.2 album in the glorious long hot summer of this particular year. (1976)
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 | The Original Soundtrack by 10cc
Buy new: £6.68 / Used from: £3.69 Third album released and houses the all time great singles 'Life Is A Minestrone' and the awesome epicness of 'Im Not In Love'. The whispered "big boys dont cry" sends shivers! (1975)
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 | A Night on the Town by Rod Stewart
Buy used from: £4.00 Rod's 7th album is fondly remembered for probably the first song to tackle gay relations with the brilliant 'Killing Of Georgie' 'Tonight's The Night' & 'First Cut Is The Deepest' also included (1976)
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 | The Dark Side of the Moon by Pink Floyd
Buy used from: £3.23 My all time favourite album, everything on this portrays a picture from my past, present and future. A life changing experience, thank you Pink Floyd for this total brilliance on one disc. (1973)
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 | Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £1.48 One of the most superior of all rock albums, 'Stairway To Heaven' 'Black Dog' 'Rock n Roll' and 'When The Levee Breaks' sum up for me how rock music can change the world. (1971)
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 | The Singles 1969-1973 by The Carpenters
Buy used from: £39.52 Karen's voice transports me back to my parents house where 'Yesterday Once More' depicts exactly that, all the other singles from this period now have heartfelt tragic overtones. (1974)
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 | Who's Next by The Who
Buy new: £6.38 / Used from: £1.99 The fantastic Who set the 70's alight with their eternal classic 'We Won't Get Fooled Again' arguably the best performed song at Live Aid a full 14 years later! (1971)
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 | Hotel California by Eagles
Buy new: £7.98 / Used from: £4.20 The Eagles best album by far, not only for the title track but 'Wasted Time' 'New Kid In Town' and my personal favourite 'Try To Love Again'. Timeless. (1976)
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 | Bat Out of Hell by Meat Loaf
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £3.37 Just a brilliant record to have during puberty, taught me everything I needed to know! 'Paradise By The Dashboard Light' and 'Two Out Of Three Aint Bad' my tutors! (1978)
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 | Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
Buy used from: £8.32 The Stones last album of the 70's has Jagger/Richards dabbling in disco and the punk era without losing any of their cred. 'Miss You' is a complete classic. (1978)
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 | Breakfast in America by Supertramp
Buy used from: £4.68 Another all time favourite, every song on this is superb, 'Lord Is It Mine' should be played more often, this has the power to raise the hairs on your neck, priceless. (1979)
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 | Black Sabbath by Black Sabbath
Buy used from: £8.43 The birth of Heavy Metal, the bass intro to 'N.I.B.' still sends a shiver down my spine. A template for all future hard rock albums to aspire to. (1970)
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 | Machine Head by Deep Purple
Buy used from: £34.00 British Rock was in such good hands in the early 70's, this is probably in every rock fans top 10. 'Smoke On The Water' 'Space Truckin' and 'Highway Star' all faultless. (1972)
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 | Out of the Blue by Electric Light Orchestra
Buy used from: £2.30 Jeff Lynns finest hour, 'Mr Blue Sky' sums up my childhood everytime I hear it, 'Turn To Stone' and 'Sweet Talkin Woman' are just fabulous in every sense of the word. (1977)
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 | American Pie by Don McLean
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £4.54 What a tribute to Buddy Holly! This 9 minute epic is now entrenched in every music fans memory. A perfect example of what music can do, amaze, sadden, enlight and move. Brilliant! (1972)
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 | A Night at the Opera by Queen
Buy used from: £4.98 Queen with their best attempt for Poet Laureate honours, 'Bohemian Rhapsody' 'Your My Best Friend' and the fantastic 'Love Of My Life' drip with emotion. (1975)
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 | The Best of Bread by Bread
Buy new: £13.68 / Used from: £7.45 David Gates wrote some of the finest songs of the 70's, 'Everything I Own' 'Make It With You' are timeless classics that never age with time. (1972)
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 | Reggatta De Blanc: Remastered by The Police
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.89 Crossover album from Sting & Co, rocketed them into the stratosphere in terms of sales. 'Message In A Bottle' 'Walking On The Moon' helped them cement their popularity. (1979)
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 | Tonic for the Troops by The Boomtown Rats
Buy used from: £0.78 One of my favourite albums of the punk era, 'Like Clockwork' had me pogoing around the lounge! 'Rat Trap' is so well written and was a fantastic No.1 single. (1978)
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 | Blue Moves by Elton John
Buy used from: £17.16 One of Elton's best releases, this explores the rockier side of his character, 'One Horse Town' 'Crazy Water' rock! also has the beautiful 'Sorry Seems To Be The Hardest Word' (1976)
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 | Going for the One by Yes
Buy new: £6.78 / Used from: £4.28 It took 7 years for Yes to release a single, 'Wondrous Stories' went Top 10, this a contender for most sucessful Yes album. 'Going For The One' and 'Awaken' also excellent. (1977)
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 | Nightflight to Venus by Boney M.
Buy used from: £14.37 Gloriously overdone pomp, the 70's answer to the Scissor Sisters! 'Rasputin' sounds great, also has the mega selling 'Rivers Of Babylon/Brown Girl In The Ring'. They made their mark. (1978)
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 | Hello! by Status Quo
Buy used from: £2.50 Quite simply the best Quo album out there, in their prime in the mid 70's. 'Roll Over Lay Down' and the brilliant 'Caroline' included on this. (1973)
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 | Bridge Over Troubled Water by Simon & Garfunkel
Buy new: £4.98 / Used from: £2.15 One of the best albums to define the 70's, S&G come up trumps with an absolute classic. 'The Boxer' 'Cecelia' 'El Condor Pasa' immortalised in history. (1970)
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