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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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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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LP, Private
Poobah - Let Me In LP . Sacred 1972 hard rock private press collector record out of Ohio. The perfect U.S. underground hard rock album with crazy art, back...
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$29.95 $27.95
LP, Ethelion
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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$32.95 $29.95
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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$29.95 $27.95
LP, Ethelion
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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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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$29.95 $27.95
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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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 - 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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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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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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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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$19.95 $15.95
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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$32.95 $29.95
Nico, Gianni, Frank & Maurizio - Canti D'Innocenza LP. Gatefold cover exact vinyl reissue of bleeding wild 1974 Italian hard progressive...
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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 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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