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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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Nico, Gianni, Frank & Maurizio - Canti D'Innocenza LP. Gatefold cover exact vinyl reissue of bleeding wild 1974 Italian hard progressive...
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LP, Ohrwaschl
McChurch Soundroom - Delusion LP. Limited edition gatefold cover vinyl reissue of early 70s Swiss progressive rock album. Some good organ action,...
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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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BACK IN STOCK!! Official release of early 70s Scottish underground  heavy rock recordings from this group who were stomping around the UK with the likes of Black Sabbath, Hackensack, Pink Fairies, Juicy Lucy and others from the time, but never released a proper album.

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LP, Monster
JPT Scare Band - Acid Acetate Excursion LP . Hard to find the first album of wild 70s acid psych heavy guitar basement jams! Sleeping Sickness and King...
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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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CD, Gear Fab
Short Cross - Arising CD. Reissue of wonderful early 70s hard rock bluesy private press record with lengthy jamming guitars and great vibe. Features 5...
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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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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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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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Survivor - All Your Pretty Moves LP. Original 1979 vinyl pressing of this classic late 70s hard rock record that borderlines on heavy metal. Influenced...
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CD, Minority
Asterix - Asterix CD. Reissue of this rare 1970 release from John Lawton and Co. that's pre-Lucifer's Friend. Track Listing: Everybody*...
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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, Gear Fab
Earthen Vessel - Hard Rock Everlasting Life CD The ultra-rare 1970 LP Heavy Rock: Everlasting Life. Off the master tapes, this Jefferson Airplane/Cream...
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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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CD, Gear Fab
Wizard - The Original Wizard CD Reissue of the rare heavy rock 1971 LP (Peon label) from these Florida musicians that toured with some of the best...
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Irish Coffee - Irish Coffee CD. Official reissue of the 70s Belgian hard prog beast that everyone is after! Howling, growling vocals, tremendous ripping...
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Freedom's Children - Galactic Vibes CD The most influential South African rock band of the psychedelic era and perhaps of all time - renowned for...
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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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CD, Long Hair
Silberbart - 4 Times Sound Razing CD . Official reissue of out-of-this-world loud German hard prog beast. Classic, long psychotic tracks, tearing leads,...
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LP, Akarma
Leaf Hound - Growers Of Mushroom LP. The classic 1970 British hard heavy rock album with 2 bonus tracks! Although the title suggests psychedelic rock,...
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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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CD, Long Hair
Blackwater Park - Dirt Box CD. Reissue of 1971 heavy rock beast from Germany, but with an English singer! Contains the infamous track, "Rock Song", which...
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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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