The Great Blitz Album Survey…Favourite Albums Across The Years...Part 2…The 70s

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Cheers for that. Interesting tracking sheet.
Of particular interest:

  • the two tracks of “data”. I assume this is the equivalent of “time code”, but this an album that came out in 1978, so would have been recorded around 1977-1978. I’m intrigued to know that data code was around then.
  • what on earth is “shot gun”? I assume it’s an amp of some sort rather than an actual gun.
  • no keyboards are listed, yet the song has obvious keys in it. I guess they must’ve been added post first stereo mix.
  • the toms, hi-hat and cymbals weren’t individually mic’d up (all must have been on the room L and R drums mics).
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Haha, I love that!

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Yeah, I wondered if shot gun referred to the position of the room mic.

Edit: a google shows it may be the type of mic

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1970

3 - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III
2 - Beatles - Let It Be
1 - Black Sabbath - Paranoid

1971

3 - Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers
2 - Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV
1 - The Doors - LA Woman

1972

3 - Lou Reed - Transformer
2 - Neil Young - Harvest
1 - Alice Cooper - School’s Out

1973

3 - Pink Floyd - Dark Side Of The Moon
2 - Led Zeppelin - Houses Of The Holy
1 - ZZ Top - Tres Hombres

1974

3 - The Velvet Underground - 1969: The Velvet Underground Live
2 - Skyhooks - Livin’ In The 70s
1 - Stevie Wright - Hard Road

1975

3 - Pink Floyd - Wish You Were Here
2 - A Night At The Opera - Queen
1 - Led Zeppelin - Physical Graffiti

1976

3 - Ramones - Ramones
2 - AC/DC - High Voltage
1 - Abba - Arrival

1977

3 - Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks
2 - Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
1 - Iggy Pop - Lust For Life

1978

3 - Rolling Stones - Some Girls
2 - Queen - Jazz
1 - Blondie - Parallel Lines

1979

3 - Pink Floyd - The Wall
2 - AC/DC - Highway To Hell
1 - London Calling - The Clash

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Was released in Australia in 1975…please amend and tag me when you’ve done so :slight_smile:

(1976 was the international release which was a combination of (Oz releases) High Voltage & T.N.T.

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So maybe Sir Joe is referring that one Swoodley.
I’m an expat who lives in Canada now, and things are a little "different"over here…

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Hard disagree, and yet this tribute still feels appropriate.

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Ok…I get that some of their albums aren’t everyone’s cup of tea (see what I did there :wink: ) …

But as a guy who likes singles, surely you appreciate songs like Rikki Don’t Lose That Number, Do It Again, Peg, Hey Nineteen and Reeling In the Years.

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I’m sorry, I really don’t.
Yacht rock is daggy, but it’s still better than this. It’s…but you know how I feel…

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Ok…last call for entries for the 1970s List

Please either submit your list or just let me know that you won’t be doing one for this decade.

Cheers

@jack_mack50
@jonovdp
@saladin
@Shahid_Afridi
@tinhillterror

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Reeling In The Years just came up on my Spotify, and let me say again.
I despise this band.
And this song.
A chorus that belongs as the intro of a late seventies/ early eighties sitcom.
I want to punch that chorus in the face.
God I hate it.
With such a passion.

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Steely Dan are clearly too advanced for your simple tastes. :stuck_out_tongue_closed_eyes:

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It’s not as bad as The Night Chicago Died.
My all time most hated song ever.
It’s not as good as I’ve Never Been To Me.

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But it’s better than it’s stable mate, Billie Don’t Be A Hero.

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Final Results for the 1970s

1970 - Artist & Album Votes
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmos Factory 20
The Beatles - Let it Be 19
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin III 15
Neil Young - After The Gold Rush 10
Cat Stevens - Tea for the Tillerman 9
Black Sabbath - Paranoid 8
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water 8
Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath 6
Jimi Hendrix - Band of Gypsies 6
The Doors - Morrison Hotel 5
The Stooges - Fun House 5
Van Morrison - Moondance 4
Velvet Underground - Loaded 4
James Brown - Sex Machine 3
James Gang - Rides again 3
James Taylor - Sweet Baby James 3
Rolling Stones - Get Your Ya-Ya’s Out 3
Aretha Franklin - Spirit In The Dark 2
F a n n y - F a n n y 2
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass 2
The Kinks - Lola vs Powerman 2
MC5 - Back in the USA 2
Miles Davis - B itches Brew 2
Patto - Self-titled 2
Rodriguez- Cold Fact 2
Tony Joe white - Tony Joe 2
Chicago - Chicago II 1
Crosby Stills Nash & Young - Déjà Vu 1
Deep Purple - In Rock 1
Grateful Dead - American Beauty 1
Grateful Dead - Workingman’s Dead 1
Original Soundtrack- Jesus Christ Superstar 1
Richie Havens - Alarm Clock 1
Soundtrack - Jesus Christ Superstar 1
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1971 - Artist & Album Votes
Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin IV 31
The Doors - L.A. Woman 18
Rolling Stones - Sticky Fingers 17
David Bowie - Hunky Dory 11
John Lennon - Imagine 8
Nick Drake - Bryter Layter 7
The Who - Who’s Next 7
Black Sabbath - Master of Reality 5
Funkadelic - Maggot Brain 5
T.Rex - Electric Warrior 5
Carole King - Tapestry 4
Harry Nilsson - Nilsson Schmilsson 4
Pink Floyd - Meddle 4
Allman Brothers - At Fillmore East 3
Can - Tago Mago 3
Cat Stevens - Teaser and the Firecat 3
Electric Light Orchestra - Electric Light Orchestra 3
Rod Stewart- Every Picture Tells A Story 3
Yes - The Yes Album 3
Beach Boys - Surf’s Up 2
David Crosby - If Only I Could Remember My Name 2
Grateful Dead - Skull and Bones 2
Marvin Gaye - What’s Going On 2
Paul McCartney - Ram 2
Daddy Who? - Daddy Cool 1
Don McLean - American Pie 1
J.J. Cale - Naturally 1
Joni Mitchell - Blue 1
Rory Gallagher - Rory Gallagher 1
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1972 - Artist & Album Votes
The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main St 25
David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 21
Neil Young - Harvest 16
Neil Diamond - Hot August Night (live) 15
Nick Drake - Pink Moon 10
Big Star - #1 Record 7
Deep Purple - Machine Head 7
Lou Reed - Transformer 7
Steely Dan - Can’t Buy a Thrill 6
Yes - Close to the Edge 5
Can - Ege Bamyasi 4
Eagles - Eagles 4
Curtis Mayfield - Superfly 3
The Moody Blues - Seventh Sojourn 3
Santana - Caravanserai 3
Slade - Slade Alive 3
Allman Brotheres - Eat a Peach 2
Cymande - Cymande 2
Uriah Heep - Demons and Wizards 2
Alice Cooper - School’s Out 1
Elton John - Honky Chateau 1
Little Feat - Sailin’ Shoes 1
Lou Reed - Lou Reed 1
Slade - Slayed 1
Todd Rundgren - Something Anything 1
Townes Van Zandt- The Late Great Townes Van Zandt 1
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1973 - Artist & Album Votes
Pink Floyd – Dark Side Of The Moon 41
Paul McCartney and Wings - Band On The Run 16
Led Zeppelin - Houses of the Holy 12
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road 8
The Who - Quadrophenia 7
Black Sabbath – Sabbath Bloody Sabbath 6
Tom Waits - Closing Time 6
Brian Eno - Here Comes The Warm Jets 5
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions 5
The Eagles - Desperado 3
Gram Parsons - GP 3
Herbie Hancock - Sextant 3
Iggy And The Stooges - Raw Power 3
John Lennon - Mind Games 3
Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells 3
Montrose - Montrose 3
Queen - Queen 3
The Stooges - Raw Power 3
ZZ Top - Tres Hombres 3
Billy Joel - Piano Man 2
David Bowie – Aladdin Sane 2
Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Carnegie Hall 2
Genesis - Selling England By The Pound 2
John Martyn - Solid Air 2
Marvin Gaye - Lets Get It On 2
Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup 2
Roxy Music - Stranded 2
Billy Cobham - Spectrum 1
Coloured Balls - Summer Jam 1
The Doobie Brothers - The Captain and Me 1
Jim Croce - Life And Times 1
Lou Reed - Berlin 1
New York Dolls - New York Dolls 1
Sopwith Camel - The Miraculous Hump Returns From The Moon 1
Todd Rundgren – A Wizard, a True Star 1
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1974 - Artist & Album Votes
Skyhooks – Living In The 70s 23
David Bowie - Diamond Dogs 8
Neil Young - On The Beach 8
Supertramp – Crime Of The Century 8
Bad Company – Bad Company 7
Big Star - Radio City l 7
Steely Dan - Pretzel Logic 6
Tom Waits - Heart of Saturday Night 6
Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel 4
Queen - Sheer Heart Attack 4
Tangerine Dream - Phaedra 4
Electric Light Orchestra - Eldorado 3
Funkadelic - Standing on The Verge of Getting It On 3
George Harrison - Dark Horse 3
John Denver - Back Home Again 3
King Crimson - Red 3
Kiss - Hotter Than Hell 3
Kraftwerk - Autobahn 3
Linda Ronstadt - Heart Like A Wheel 3
Queen - Queen II 3
Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information 3
The Sweet - Sweet ■■■■■ Adams 3
The Velvet Underground - 1969: The Velvet Underground Live 3
Bob Dylan & The Band - Before the Flood 2
Bob Marley - Nattydread 2
Clifford Jordan - Glass Bead Games 2
Dolly Parton - Jolene 2
Frank Zappa - Apostrophe 2
Herbie Hancock - Thrust 2
Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark 2
KISS - KISS 2
Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour '74 2
Ry Cooder - Paradise and Lunch 2
Betty Davis - They Say I’m Different 1
Brian Protheroe - Pinball 1
Etta James - Come a Little Closer 1
Felton Robinson - Somebody Loan Me A Dime 1
Rolling Stones - Only Rock N Roll 1
Sparks - Kimono My House 1
The Spinners - Mighty Love 1
Stevie Wright - Hard Road 1
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1975 - Artist & Album Votes
Pink Floyd – Wish You Were Here 32
Bob Dylan - Blood on the Tracks 12
Led Zeppelin – Physical Graffiti 11
Bruce Springsteen – Born To Run 9
Fleetwood Mac - Fleetwood Mac 8
Queen - A Night At The Opera 8
KISS - Alive! - 6
Patti Smith - Horses 6
10CC - The Original Soundtrack 5
Bob Marley - Live 5
Neu! - Neu! '75 5
Aerosmith - Toys in the Attic 4
Neil Young - Tonight’s The Night 4
Parliament - Mothership Connection 4
Steely Dan - Katy Lied 4
Brian Eno - Another Green World 3
Glen Campbell - Rhinestone Cowboy 3
Neil Young and Crazy Horse - Zuma 3
Roxy Music - Siren 3
Rush - Fly By Night 3
AC/DC - TNT 2
Electric Light Orchestra - Face the Music 2
Masaru Imada Trio - Green Catapillar 2
Nils Lofgren - Nils Lofgren 2
Stretch - Elastique 2
Tom Waits - Nighthawks at the Diner 2
War - Why Can’t We Be Friends 2
ACDC - High Voltage 1
Alice Cooper - Welcome To My Nightmare 1
Grover Washington - Mister Magic 1
Heart - Dreamboat Annie 1
Rod Stewart- Atlantic Crossing 1
Soundtrack - Rocky Horror Picture Show 1
Willie Nelson - Red Headed Stranger 1
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