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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.

$32.95
LP, Akarma
Dark - Round The Edges LP .  Vinyl reissue of one of the holy grails of UK psychedelic hard rock records. Released in 1972 in tiny quantity on...
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CD, Gear Fab
Christopher - Christopher CD . The 1969 Self-Titled LP (Metromedia label) from the Houston, Texas band which featured Richard Avitts on Guitar and Doug...
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$32.95 $29.95
LP, Long Hair
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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Shinki Chen - Shinki Chen and His Friends CD.  Reissue of ultra-rare 1971 heavy psychedelic hard rock guitar feast solo album by the man from the...
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CD, Red Fox
Charlies - Buttocks CD . Reissue of rare 1970 hard psych prog rock from Finland. Originally released on the Love label and impossible to find these...
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LP, RCA
Charlee - Charlee LP . Original 1972 Canadian hard rock guitar killer with Walter Rossi wildly weilding his 6-string axe. On the RCA dynaflex label....
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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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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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LP, Akarma
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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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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LP, Orange
Budgie - Squawk LP. Vinyl reissue of the classic 2nd album from 1972 by this legendary Welsh hard rock trio. All of their early albums are classics...
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LP, Orange
Budgie - Never Turn Your Back On A Friend LP. Gatefold cover vinyl reissue of their fantastic third album from 1973 that features classic tracks like...
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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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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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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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$29.95
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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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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$34.95
LP, Verne
Budgie - Live At A&M Studios 2-LP. Double album of live in the studio material from the legendary UK hard rock group Budgie. Features excellent...
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$27.95
LP, Kotay
Budgie - In For The Kill! LP. Nice high quality heavy cover vinyl reissue of classic 1974 UK hard rock monster album featuring legendary cuts like Zoom...
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LP, Orange
Budgie - In For The Kill! LP. Vinyl reissue of a classic 1974 UK hard rock monster album features legendary cuts like Zoom Club, In For The Kill, Crash...
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LP, Orange
Budgie - Impeckable LP . Vinyl reissue of 1978 classic hard rock album featuring the fantastic power trio of Burke Shelley, Tony Bourge, and Steve...
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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, Orange
Budgie - Budgie LP. Vinyl reissue of all-time classic 1971 hard rock debut album from this Welsh trio. Originally released on the MCA label. Includes...
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LP, Hobbit
Budgie - BBC In Concert & More 1972 LP. Early live and studio tracks from legendary Welsh heavy rock trio featuring 4 tracks from BBC in concert Paris...
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