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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, 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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Budgie - Live At The BBC 1972 LP. Collection of classic early 70s UK hard rock tracks from one of the best bands ever! Side one taken from February 25th,...
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Josefus - Dead Man LP . Vinyl reissue of one of the great lost albums of Southern hard rock, 'Dead Man' was the 1970 debut album of the Houston band,...
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Budgie - Live In Milwaukee 1978 CD. British hard rock legends concert recording from the Electric Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI on May 4th, 1978. 12 tracks...
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CD, Minority
Buffalo - Volcanic Rock / Only Want You For Your Body CD. Two classic 70s hard rock Australian records on one disc, Volcanic Rock from 1973 and Only Want...
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Budgie - Live In Birmingham 1979 CD. Legendary UK hard rock trio recorded live at Bingley Hall, Birmingham, UK on December 15, 1979. Featuring Burke...
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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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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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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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LP, Atos
Budgie - Live At The Marquee 1974 LP. Elite UK hard rock trio captured live in 1974 at the Marquee Club in London on February 11th. This is during their...
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LP, HiFly
Charlee - Charlee LP . Vinyl reissue of 1972 Canadian hard rock guitar killer with Walter Rossi wildly wielding his 6-string axe. Originally released...
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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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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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CD, Eclipse
Kin Ping Meh - Kin Ping Meh CD. Classic hard prog rock debut album from 1972 by this German group originally released on the Polydor label. Originals...
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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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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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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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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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New Trolls - UT LP. Original second pressing from 1974 of classic 1972 Italian heavy prog rocker. Non-laminated gatefold cover. This is my favorite from...
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Truth And Janey - Topeka Jam CD. Excavated from the archives of a long-time roadie and brought back from the brink of disintegration comes this...
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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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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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LP, Long Hair
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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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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