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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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Aunt Mary - Loaded CD . Reissue of Norwegian hard prog rock from 1972. Fantastic record, I think is my favorite from them. Includes 4 bonus tracks....
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Orang-utan - Orang-utan CD. Digi-pack reissue of early 70s UK heavy acid rock with smoking twin lead guitar in the vein of Leaf Hound and the like....
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LP, AMS
Alphataurus - Alphataurus LP . Tri-fold cover vinyl reissue of rare monster 1973 hard-driving Italian complex progressive rock record. Originally...
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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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CD, Lion (de)
Ranmadou - 1971 Summer CD . Exceptional early 70s stoned heavy blues rock from Japan with rampaging monster guitar all over the place. No joke, this is...
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LP, Absinthe
Blues Creation - Live 1971 2-LP. Double album vinyl recorded in 1971 of killer Japanese heavy blues psych rock group. These guys tore it down and feature...
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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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Janus - Gravedigger LP. Vinyl reissue of classic 1972 UK hard progressive rock album with legendary skeleton cover. Contains the side-long title track....
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CD, Universum
Stonehouse - Stonehouse Creek CD . Digi-pak reissue of excellent 1971 bluesy heavy rock album from the UK. Amazingly, I've never seen a vinyl reissue of...
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LP, AMS
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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Master's Apprentices - A Toast of Panama Red LP . Vinyl reissue of a fantastic Australian hard prog rock record originally released in 1972. Includes a...
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Yesterday's Children - Yesterday's Children LP . This hard-rocking Connecticut quintet comprised vocalist Dennis Croce, his brother Richard on rhythm...
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LP, Ethelion
T2 - It'll All Work Out in Boomland LP . Vinyl reissue of classic 1970 UK progressive hard rock album, originally released on the Decca label. Long...
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Murphy Blend - First Loss LP. Reissue of rare 1970 German progressive hard rock record originally released on the Kuckuck label. Pre-Blackwater Park....
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CD, Gear Fab
Sleepy John - Sleepy John CD. The Washington State psych band's total recorded output of music between 1969-1970. Heavy swirling organ coupled with...
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LP, Absinthe
Aunt Mary - Loaded LP. Vinyl reissue of totally killer 1972 Norwegian hard prog rock, originally released on the Phillips label. One of my all-time faves!...
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Master's Apprentices - Choice Cuts LP. Vinyl reissue of an excellent 1971 hard progressive rock record from this legendary Australian band. This album and...
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Osage Tribe - Arrow Head LP. This very professional group formed in Italy in 1971 as a trio consisting of bass, guitar and drums. After releasing...
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LP, AMS
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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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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CD, Ohrwaschl
Murphy Blend - First Loss CD reissue. Murphy Blend were responsible for one of the best albums released on Polydor's legendary Kuckuck label. They...
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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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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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