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70s Hard Rock Heavies

Here is Rockadrome's ultimate list of killer 70s underground heavy gems in the hard rock, prog rock and heavy psych genres. No folky, spacey or dreamy stuff here, that will be another list, this one is for heavy riffage and in-your-face lead guitar action. You can't really go wrong here with any of these killers and you need them now in any format whether it be originals, vinyl reissues, or compact discs!

I will be trying to track down more and more to fill this out, my personal list for these picks has nearly 200 releases on it, many of which are hard to find expensive originals or out of print reissues, so it may take some time to get it up to 200 items but that's the goal.

For now I'm leaving off the obvious stuff like Black Sabbath, Judas Priest, Rush, Thin Lizzy, Budgie and other major label groups with a string of killer records.

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New Trolls - UT LP . Exact gatefold cover vinyl reissue of classic early 70s Italian heavy progressive rock album, with epic total killer 9 min track...
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Campo Di Marte - Campo Di Marte LP. Vinyl reissue of ultra-rare 1973 Italian hard progressive rock record with vicious guitar flashes, out-there vocals,...
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Elias Hulk - Unchained LP. 180 gram vinyl reissue of 1970 raw UK underground hard rock and blues with a classic album cover and a long time collector...
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May Blitz - May Blitz LP . Gatefold cover vinyl reissue of this 1970 debut, originally on the Vertigo label, is excellent hard rock, supported by the solo...
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E.A. Poe - Generazioni (Storia di Sempre) LP. Originally released in 1974 and one of the major Italian rarities, this album is a real killer. It has all...
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Orang-Utan - Orang-Utan LP . Orang-Utan was a London-based band that was actually named Hunter. The line-up featured vocalist Terry "Nobby" Clarke (of...
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Biglietto Per L'Inferno - Biglietto Per L'Inferno LP . Biglietto Per L'Inferno (literally 'Ticket To Hell') was an Italian progressive rock band whose self...
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Panna Fredda - Uno LP.  This debut album was finally released in 1971 on the Vedette label, but unfortunately, the group had already ceased...
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Osanna - Palepoli LP. The third album, and often considered the best from Osanna, Palepoli, from 1973, originally released on the Fonit label,...
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Il Balletto Di Bronzo - YS LP. Nothing less than a unique masterpiece of the golden age of Italian progressive rock. Coming from the town of Naples,...
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Leaf Hound - Growers Of Mushroom LP. The classic 1970 British hard heavy rock album with 2 bonus tracks! Although the title suggests psychedelic rock,...
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Buffalo - Volcanic Rock LP.  Gatefold cover vinyl reissue of total classic top shelf 1973 Australian heavy rock album. Essential album in any 70s...
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Flea - Topi O Uomini LP. Vinyl reissue of killer 1972 Italian hard rock with progressive tendencies, roaring hammond, demonic fuzz, flute, weird...
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Nico, Gianni, Frank & Maurizio - Canti D'Innocenza LP. Gatefold cover exact vinyl reissue of bleeding wild 1974 Italian hard progressive...
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Raccomandata Ricevuta Ritorno - Per Un Mondo De Cristallo LP. Gatefold cover vinyl reissue of rare early 70s Italian progressive rock record. On the Vinyl...
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Kalevala - People No Names LP . Gatefold cover vinyl reissue of awesome 1972 heavy progressive rock rarity from Finland. A personal favorite of mine with...
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I Teoremi - I Teoremi LP.  Vinyl reissue of one of the rarest Italian prog-era albums, though not a proper prog LP, as it contains a hard...
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Gatefold cover colored vinyl limited edition double album filled with incredible late 70s progressive hard rock from this unheralded Texas group. Mention the name Heyoka to any self respecting rock music aficionado in the state of Texas and chances are they remember this legendary 70s hard rock band. Without a doubt this band was one of the greatest unsigned bands ever to originate from Texas.

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Silberbart - 4 Times Sound Razing LP . First official vinyl reissue of this out-of-this-world legendary 1971 collector's item, recorded by a heavy...
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Chicken Bones - Hardrock In Concert LP. Vinyl reissue of rare as hell German hard rock record from 1976 in the vein of Wishbone Ash, May Blitz or early...
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Gift - Blue Apple LP. This is the first official vinyl reissue of Gift's second LP, originally from 1974. For these sessions Gift added a keyboard player...
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De De Lind - Io Non So Da Dove Vengo LP. A band that surely deserved more success at the time - their LP was released in 1973 - but that was largely...
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Asterix - Asterix LP. Vinyl reissue of the one and only album by this pre-Lucifer's Friend outfit. Cool German psychedelic prog-rock from 1971! These...
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Ibis - Sun Supreme LP.  In the early '70s the members of the Iatlian prog group New Trolls fought a battle over the use of the band name. This...
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