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Great albums of......1971

Henry IrvingHenry Irving
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Not done this for a while so in case you missed it before just list your favourite albums for the year.

Described as the annus mirabilis of the rock album in a recent book this time it is 1971

Very Hard to pick just five but will go with

What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye
Blue - Joni Mitchell
Tapestry - Carole King
Sticky Fingers - Rolling Stones
Who's Next - The Who

Honourable mentions to:

There's a Riot going on - Sly and the Family Stone (the response to Marvin Gaye's question)
Just as I Am - Bill Withers
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  • stonemusestonemuse
    edited September 2016
    In Search of Space - Hawkwind
    Who's Next - The Who
    Electric Warrior - T. Rex
    Teaser and the Firecat - Cat Stevens
    Aqualung - Jethro Tull

    Honourable mentions:
    Hunky Dory - Bowie
    Brain Capers - Mott the Hoople


  • LeuthLeuth
    Van Der Graaf Generator - Pawn Hearts

    (one of the greatest albums ever made)
  • DaveMehmetDaveMehmet
    Who's Next - Greatest album of..... Ever
  • StigStig
    Pink Floyd - Meddle
    Osibisa - Osibisa
    Marvin Gaye - What's Goin' On
    Graham Bond - We Put Our Magic On You
    David Bowie - Hunky Dory

  • CafcWestCafcWest
    Harvest - Neil Young. Amazing as is most of his work.
  • stonemusestonemuse
    Henry Irving said:


    There's a Riot going on - Sly and the Family Stone (the response to Marvin Gaye's question)

    Is that true? I never knew that!
  • Johnnysummers5Johnnysummers5
    Mine have been mentioned
    Blue - Joni Mitchell my favourite album
    Tapestry - Carole King love this
    Harvest - Neil Young another great album for me
  • stonemusestonemuse
    cafc-west said:

    Harvest - Neil Young. Amazing as is most of his work.

    Good call
  • OaksterOakster
    MC5 - High Time - love the opening track...
    Can - Tago Mago - truly groundbreaking
    Rod Stewart - Every Picture etc - golden era Rod

    1971 was an incredible year for music
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    stonemuse said:

    cafc-west said:

    Harvest - Neil Young. Amazing as is most of his work.

    Good call
    Very good album

    Also forgot Hunky Dory
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  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    stonemuse said:

    Henry Irving said:


    There's a Riot going on - Sly and the Family Stone (the response to Marvin Gaye's question)

    Is that true? I never knew that!
    As Bexley Dan will confirm, I'm never wrong : - )

    This is from Wiki "Originally intended to be issued as Africa Talks to You, the record was retitled There's a Riot Goin' On in response to Marvin Gaye's album What's Going On (1971), released five months before.[1]"
  • bobmunrobobmunro
    Led Zep IV - a seminal album of all years let alone 1971
  • bobmunrobobmunro
    edited September 2016
    Others of note:

    At Filmore East - The Allman Brothers
    Master of Reality - Sabbath
    Imagine - John Lennon
    Sons of Love and Hate - Leonard Cohen
    Pearl - Janis Joplin
    If I could Only Remember My Name - David Crosby
    Fireball - Deep Purple
    Songs for Beginners - Graham Nash
    American Pie - Don McLean
    A nod is as good as a wink to a blind horse - The Faces
    Islands - King Crimson
    Pictures at an Exhibition - ELP
    Every Good Boy Deserves Favour - Moody Blues

    A great year for music - and I woulod include most of the others people have mentioned.
  • Henry IrvingHenry Irving
    https://play.spotify.com/user/dhepworth/playlist/0LkvByNeuf9V3w6djGf1jd
  • Red_Pete_in_DubaiRed_Pete_in_Dubai
    Deep Purple - Fireball
    Beach Boys - Surfs Up
    Yes - The Yes Album
    King Crimson - Islands
    Traffic - The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys
  • lolwraylolwray
    America -America
  • lolwraylolwray
    but some other greats mentioned above ...faves would be Neil Young,Rod and Carole King
  • Off_itOff_it
    bobmunro said:

    Led Zep IV - a seminal album of all years let alone 1971

    Indeed. Surprised it never made Henry's original list. He must've forgotten it.
  • Johnnysummers5Johnnysummers5
    I have just checked Harvest came out in 1972, so I will keep that for if we do that year.
    Doors L.A Woman
    Janis Joplin -Pearl
    Van Morrison - Tupelo Honey
    Leonard Cohen - Songs Of Love And Hate
  • RalphMilnesgutRalphMilnesgut
    Janis Joplin - Pearl
    The Flying Burrito Bros - The Flying Burrito Bros
    MC5 - High Time
    Curtis Mayfiled - Roots
    The Faces - A Nod Is As Good As A Wink....
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  • golfaddickgolfaddick
    LA Woman
    Zep 4
    Who;s Next

    nuff said. could listen to just these 3 for the rest of my life.

    honourable mention to

    sticky fingers
    other voices (doors w/o Jim Morrison)

  • 3blokes3blokes
    What a great year for music that was. Had a real wish to be back there then, just to live through it all again :smile:
  • BaldybonceBaldybonce
    If you can remember 1971 you wasn't trying hard enough.
  • BaldybonceBaldybonce
    Humble pie
    Rock on.
  • Anna_KissedAnna_Kissed
    edited September 2016
    I continue to enjoy these:

    GONG - Camembert Electrique
    This startling and wholly original album was released in France in October 1971 on BYG Actuel (and was reissued in the UK three years later by Virgin Records).

    Focus - Focus II (aka Moving Waves)
    The second studio album from the Dutch prog/rock band, released in October 1971 on Imperial Records. (Focus will perform at The Beaverwood Club, in Chislehurst, this October).

    Ash Ra Tempel - The eponymous debut studio album by Manuel Göttsching's trippy / prog 'Krautrock' band. Recorded in March 1971, it was released in June of that year on Ohr.

    (I, too, cherish DB's Hunky Dory)
  • Powell Is PleasantPowell Is Pleasant
    Maggot Brain by Funkadelic. Not every track is brilliant, but the title track is immense.
  • stonemusestonemuse
    Anna_Kissed said:

    I continue to enjoy these:

    GONG - Camembert Electrique
    This startling and wholly original album was released in France in October 1971 on BYG Actuel (and was reissued in the UK three years later by Virgin Records).

    Focus - Focus II (aka Moving Waves)
    The second studio album from the Dutch prog/rock band, released in October 1971 on Imperial Records. (Focus will perform at The Beaverwood Club, in Chislehurst, this October).

    Ash Ra Tempel - The eponymous debut studio album by Manuel Göttsching's trippy / prog 'Krautrock' band. Recorded in March 1971, it was released in June of that year on Ohr.

    (I, too, cherish DB's Hunky Dory)

    Great choices
  • All_Thaid_UpAll_Thaid_Up
    Year before I was born, but I have most of them. It shows how good they all were.
  • iainmentiainment
    Anna_Kissed said:

    I continue to enjoy these:

    GONG - Camembert Electrique
    This startling and wholly original album was released in France in October 1971 on BYG Actuel (and was reissued in the UK three years later by Virgin Records).

    Focus - Focus II (aka Moving Waves)
    The second studio album from the Dutch prog/rock band, released in October 1971 on Imperial Records. (Focus will perform at The Beaverwood Club, in Chislehurst, this October).

    Ash Ra Tempel - The eponymous debut studio album by Manuel Göttsching's trippy / prog 'Krautrock' band. Recorded in March 1971, it was released in June of that year on Ohr.

    (I, too, cherish DB's Hunky Dory)

    Gong. Magnifique.
  • iainmentiainment
    Whatevershebringswesing. Kevin Ayers, with members of Gong and The Whole World.
    Brilliant.
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