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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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LP, Guerssen
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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LP, Ethelion
Elonkorjuu - Harvest Time LP.  Vinyl reissue of 'Harvest Time', the debut album by the Finnish band Elonkorjuu and a very sought-after...
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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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LP, MFSE
Flower Travellin Band - Anywhere LP . Vinyl reissue of their classic 1970 debut album of wild Japanese hard rock featuring mainly of cover versions,...
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Flower Travellin' Band - Anywhere LP. Vinyl reissue, housed in a gatefold cover of the first album from the legendary Japanese rockers Flower...
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Flower Travellin' Band - Made in Japan LP . Vinyl reissue of classic 1972 Japanese hard prog-rock record. A must-have brilliant album! Housed in...
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LP, Ethelion
Flower Travellin' Band - Satori LP  1971's 'Satori' is a conceptual hard rock-psych album driven by Hideki Ishima's furious guitar licks which erupt and...
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Freedom's Children - Galactic Vibes CD The most influential South African rock band of the psychedelic era and perhaps of all time - renowned for...
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LP, Long Hair
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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Gift - Gift CD. Reissue of killer 1972 German hard rock brain blaster of a debut album, featuring strong guitar work, wild riffing and excellent...
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Ginhouse - Ginhouse CD . Reissue of rare 1971 UK hard psych album. I love their heavy and unusual cover of the Beatles "And I Love Her".Digipak. (sealed)...
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Granicus - Granicus CD . Classic over-the-top 1973 hard rock monster album from Ohio with wild vocals. Excellent driving heavy guitars all over the...
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The Norman Haines Band - Den Of Iniquity LP . One of the most sought-after releases of the progressive rock era, 'Den Of Inquity' was the only album...
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Hairy Chapter - Can't Get Through LP . The gate-fold cover official vinyl reissue of a killer 1971 German prog rock record. Hairy Chapter was founded in...
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Hard Stuff - Bulletproof LP. UK hard rock led by underground guitar hero John Du Cann (formerly of Andromeda and Atomic Rooster) and also featuring...
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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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Hooker - Rock And Roll CD . Compilation of recently unearthed recordings from this killer Houston, Texas area 70s hard rock band including tracks from...
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LP, Absinthe
Horse - Horse LP. Vinyl reissue of 1970 UK hard and heavy rock psych rarity, originally released on the RCA label. (m-/m-, new)
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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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Now back in stock!! 40th anniversary first official reissue of 1973 Icelandic hard rock underground monster that's been the target of collectors for at least two decades! Carefully remastered for pristine sound that lays waste to all the bootlegs that have come before. 12-page booklet with liner notes, clippings and photographs

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40th anniversary of 1973 Icelandic hard rock underground monster that's been the target of collectors for at least two decades! Carefully remastered for pristine sound that lays waste to all the bootlegs that have come before.

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Il Balletto Di Bronzo - Sirio 2222 CD . Raw-edged heavy rock, fronted by Lino Ajello's powerful electric guitars, channeling the dark, jagged energy of...
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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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NOW AVAILABLE!! Highly anticipated reissue of rare Texas hard rock private press record originally released in 1979. Loud, ferocious, untamed guitar work, courtesy of Darren Welch, dominates this Lubbock, Texas band's hard to find debut album. Impeccable deliver a massive dose of raw in-your-face rock and roll energy here, captured live in 1979 at a popular night club in Lubbock called The Rox.

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