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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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Gift - Blue Apple LP. This is the first official vinyl reissue of Gift's second LP, originally from 1974. For these sessions Gift added a keyboard player...
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De De Lind - Io Non So Da Dove Vengo LP. A band that surely deserved more success at the time - their LP was released in 1973 - but that was largely...
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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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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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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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Hairy Chapter - Can't Get Through LP . The gate-fold cover official vinyl reissue of a killer 1971 German prog rock record. Hairy Chapter was founded in...
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Winterhawk - There And Back Again CD . Before they regrouped to record their timeless classic "Revival" album in 1982 they were stunning audiences...
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Procession  - Frontiera LP. Gatefold cover vinyl reissue of classic ultra-rare 70s Italian progressive rock record. On RED vinyl. (m-/m-, new...
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Semiramis - Dedicato A Frazz LP . Beautiful gatefold cover vinyl reissue of a classic 1973 Italian progressive rock album on the Trident label. Limited...
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New Trolls - UT LP . Exact gatefold cover vinyl reissue of classic early 70s Italian heavy progressive rock album, with epic total killer 9 min track...
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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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Elias Hulk - Unchained LP. 180 gram vinyl reissue of 1970 raw UK underground hard rock and blues with a classic album cover and a long time collector...
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May Blitz - May Blitz LP . Gatefold cover vinyl reissue of this 1970 debut, originally on the Vertigo label, is excellent hard rock, supported by the solo...
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E.A. Poe - Generazioni (Storia di Sempre) LP. Originally released in 1974 and one of the major Italian rarities, this album is a real killer. It has all...
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Orang-Utan - Orang-Utan LP . Orang-Utan was a London-based band that was actually named Hunter. The line-up featured vocalist Terry "Nobby" Clarke (of...
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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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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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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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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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Alphataurus - Alphataurus LP . Tri-fold cover vinyl reissue of rare monster 1973 hard-driving Italian complex progressive rock record. Originally...
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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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Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath LP. Limited edition purple and black splatter vinyl reissue of the all-time classic 1970 debut album that started it all....
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Shiver - San Francisco's Shiver LP  If you dig Blue Cheer and MC5 then this amazing guitar-driven 1972 heavy psych hard rock underground acid trip is...
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