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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.

$19.95 $17.95
Jericho - Jericho CD. Absolutely monstrous upper echelon 1972 heavy progressive rock killer. One of the best in the genre, without question. Great...
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$17.95
Single, Yunique
Iron Claw - Take Me To Your Leader / Lady Whisky 7-Inch. Two classic early 70s Iron Claw tracks on this awesome limited edition single from new...
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$19.95 $17.95
CD, Lion (de)
Blues Creation - Live! CD. Reissue of rare Japanese heavy blues acid psychedelic hard rock concert album recorded in 1971! Digipak. (sealed)...
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$17.95
Single, Yunique
Stone Axe - Slave Of Fear / Snakebite 7-Inch. Stone Axe emerged from the ashes of Josefus in 1971. Jerry Ontiberoz, Pete Bailey, Ray Turner along with...
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Toad - Open Fire CD. Concert recording Live in Basel 1972 from this monster heavy rock power trio with savage guitars from Vic Vergeat. (sealed)...
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CD, Long Hair
Blackwater Park - Dirt Box CD. Reissue of 1971 heavy rock beast from Germany, but with an English singer! Contains the infamous track, "Rock Song", which...
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CD, Long Hair
Silberbart - 4 Times Sound Razing CD . Official reissue of out-of-this-world loud German hard prog beast. Classic, long psychotic tracks, tearing leads,...
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CD, Long Hair
Orange Wedge - Wedge CD. Official reissue of east coast hard rock private press record from 1972. Booklet has liners and photos. Original vinyl...
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CD, Long Hair
Orange Wedge - No One Left But Me CD . Official reissue of their 2nd album from 1974 featuring their homemade brand of east coast hard rock. Booklet has...
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Black, LP, Rockadrome
Truth And Janey - No Rest For The Wicked LP. Near exact vinyl reissue of this cult classic U.S. underground hard rock record from 1976, by Iowa's...
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Black, LP, Rockadrome

Vinyl reissue of this ultra-rare underground wasted hard rock classic private press record from 1970, originally released on the Zonk! label. Wild, loud, raw New Jersey hard psych beast that’s been a favorite target of record collectors, dealers, and swamp dwellers for the past few decades.

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$19.95

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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Black, LP, Rockadrome

TRANSLUCENT PURPLE VINYL EDITION!!  Gate-fold cover vinyl reissue of stunning 1972 UK heavy rock monster produced by Ian Gillan, originally released on the Deram/Decca label.

 

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$20.95
LP, Recoil
May Blitz - May Blitz LP . Vinyl reissue of this 1970 debut, originally on the Vertigo label, is excellent hard prog rock, supported by the solo guitar...
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$22.95
Sex - Sex LP. Official limited edition vinyl reissue of Canadian hard psych rock record from 1971 originally released on the Trams-Canada label. Sounds...
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$22.95
LP
Budgie - Live From The 1980 Reading Festival LP. One of the great British 70s hard rock bands captured live at Reading Festival in 1980, featuring several...
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$24.95 $22.95
Silver, LP, Rockadrome
Survivor - All Your Pretty Moves LP . Vinyl reissue of 1979 Louisiana hard rock meets metal classic and collector item with a sound inspired by Thin Lizzy,...
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$24.95

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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Raw crushing live recordings from 1976 by one of the Midwest's heaviest power trios of all time!!! The live recordings featured on “Erupts!” were originally released posthumously in the early 90s. Now it's back, re-mastered for vinyl by Tony Reed (Mos Generator, Saint Vitus, Stoneaxe) and in it's entirety. 

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Black, LP, Rockadrome
NEW LIMITED EDITION PRESSING! Truth And Janey - Topeka Jam 2-LP. Excavated from the archives of a long-time roadie and brought back from the...
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$24.95
Budgie - If Swallowed Do Not Induce Vomiting EP. Vinyl reissue of 1980 release from classic UK hard rock outfit containing four tracks. On the Noteworthy...
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Alkana - Welcome To My Paradise LP. Vinyl reissue of 1978 monster hard rock guitar rarity of the progressive heavy rock underworld, a cult album for the...
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$25.95
Tear Gas - Tear Gas LP . Vinyl reissue of killer 1971 heavy hard rock monster with savage lead guitars from Zal Cleminson! Originally released in the UK on...
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LP, Orange
Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come LP. Gatefold cover vinyl reissue of heavy as hell 1970 U.S. hard heavy rock monster, originally released on the...
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