Your favorite albums of 1972

[pcqgod]

Again, list as many as you want.

My top ten for now:

The Rolling Stones -- Exile on Main Street
David Bowie -- Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
V/A -- The Harder they Come (soundtrack)
Big Star -- #1 Record
Steeleye Span -- Below the Salt
Curtis Mayfield -- Superfly (soundtrack)
Black Sabbath -- Vol. IV
Guru Guru -- Kanguru
Hawkwind -- Doremi Fasol Latido
Pretty Things - Freeway Madness

[Bent Fabric]

Harvest - Neil Young
I'm Still in Love With You - Al Green
Barnstorm - Joe Walsh
Something/Anything - Todd Rundgren
Close to the Edge - Yes
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders of Mars - David Bowie
Vol. 4 - Black Sabbath
No Secrets - Carly Simon
Music of My Mind - Stevie Wonder
#1 Record - Big Star

RUNNERS UP:
Baby I'm a Want You - Bread
The World is a Ghetto - War
Scraps - NRBQ

[C]

1972 was a great year:

The Spotlight Kid, Captain Beefheart
Harvest, Neil Young
Pink Moon, Nick Drake
Head Keeper, Dave Mason
Thick as a Brick, Jethro Tull
Machine Head, Deep Purple
Rio Grande Mud, ZZ Top
Manassas, Manassas
Three Friends, Gentle Giant
Argus, Wishbone Ash
Mountain Live: The Road Goes Ever On, Mountain
Live in Europe, Rory Gallagher
Waka/Jawaka, Frank Zappa
Close to the Edge, Yes
Vol. 4, Black Sabbath
Bandstand, Family
Below the Salt, Steeleye Span
Sandy, Sandy Denny
Squawk, Budgie
Foxtrot, Genesis
Caravanserai, Santana
Clear Spot, Captain Beefheart
Seventh Sojourn, The Moody Blues
Doremi Fasol Latido, Hawkwind
Octopus, Gentle Giant
The Grand Wazoo, Frank Zappa
Made in Japan, Deep Purple
Focus 3, Focus
Carnival in Babylon, Amon Düül II
Hogwash, The Groundhogs








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[Matt Wilson]

Exile on Main St.
Ziggy Stardust
Nuggets

[Mike Boom]

One of the greatest years ever

#1 Record
Roxy Music
The Slider
Close to the Edge
Transformer
Thick as a Brick
Pink Moon
Foxtrot
Exile on Mainstream
Ziggy
St Dominics Preview
Cant Buy A Thrill
Catch Bull At Four
Never A Dull Moment

[clive gash]

The year in JAZZ

Skies of America
Juju Street Songs
Westering Home
Symphony of Amaranths
On the Corner
I Sing the Body Electric
Conference of the Birds
Return to Forever

[ConnyOlivetti]

Cluster - II
Tangerine Dream - Zeit
Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht
CAN - Ege Bamyasi
Faust - Faust So Far
Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk 2
Gong - Continental Circus
Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka & The Grand Wazoo
Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds

[Osgood]

A great year indeed. One of my faves not mentioned yet

Randy Newman - Sail Away

[yomptepi]

1972 was a great year:

The Spotlight Kid, Captain Beefheart
Harvest, Neil Young
Pink Moon, Nick Drake
Head Keeper, Dave Mason
Thick as a Brick, Jethro Tull
Machine Head, Deep Purple
Rio Grande Mud, ZZ Top
Manassas, Manassas
Three Friends, Gentle Giant
Argus, Wishbone Ash
Mountain Live: The Road Goes Ever On, Mountain
Live in Europe, Rory Gallagher
Waka/Jawaka, Frank Zappa
Close to the Edge, Yes
Vol. 4, Black Sabbath
Bandstand, Family
Below the Salt, Steeleye Span
Sandy, Sandy Denny
Squawk, Budgie
Foxtrot, Genesis
Caravanserai, Santana
Clear Spot, Captain Beefheart
Seventh Sojourn, The Moody Blues
Doremi Fasol Latido, Hawkwind
Octopus, Gentle Giant
The Grand Wazoo, Frank Zappa
Made in Japan, Deep Purple
Focus 3, Focus
Carnival in Babylon, Amon Düül II
Hogwash, The Groundhogs








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so basically, the very cornerstone of my record collection , and my teenage years.

[pcqgod]

1972 was a great year:

Squawk, Budgie




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oooof.

[Lord Rother]

Probably not supposed to chuckle but for some reason....

Anyway, excellent album.

No Slayed yet? Pah.

[clive gash]

so basically, the very cornerstone of my record collection , and my teenage years.

We are, all of us, the product of our times. Nobody misunderstands the glory of our pasts like the utter dolts who were in nappies at the time.

Or the plums who’ll be needing to wear them in a couple of years

[Darkness_Fish]

I don't have much from 1972, I guess I really need some Cluster, but not much else listed so far holds much appeal.

1. NEU! - NEU!
2. Neil Young - Harvest
3. Steeleye Span - Below the Salt
4. Hawkwind - Doremi Fasol Latido
5. C.O.B. - Moyshe McStiff and the Tartan Lancers of the Sacred Heart
6. Tom Paxton - Peace Will Come
7. David Bowie - The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars
8. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
9. Stevie Wonder - Music of My Mind
10. Mellow Candle - Swaddling Songs

[Dayodead]

1. Lou Reed- Transformer
2. Neu!- Neu!
3. Can- Ege Bamyasi
4. Faust- Faust so far
5. Nick Drake- Pink Moon
6. David Bowie- The rise of Ziggy Stadust and the spiders from Mars
7. Big Youth- Screaming target
8. T.Rex- The Slider
9. Roxy Music- Roxy Music
10. Kraftwerk- Krafttwerk 2

[C]

Was 1971 even better....?





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[pcqgod]

Cluster - II
Tangerine Dream - Zeit
Klaus Schulze - Irrlicht
CAN - Ege Bamyasi
Faust - Faust So Far
Kraftwerk - Kraftwerk 2
Gong - Continental Circus
Frank Zappa - Waka/Jawaka & The Grand Wazoo
Pink Floyd - Obscured by Clouds

A good year for Krautrock, space rock and out-there proggy stuff.

Älgarnas Trädgård - Framtiden är ett svävande skepp, förankrat i forntiden
Captain Beyond – s/t
Flied Egg – Dr. Siegel’s Fried Egg Shooting Machine
Brainstorm – Smile a While
Agitation Free – Malesch
Analogy – s/t
Necronomicon – Tips Zum Selbstmord
Brainticket – Psychonaut
Kraan – s/t
Popol Vuh – Hosianna Mantra

[joels344]

1. Can - Ege Bamyasi
2. Genesis - Foxtrot
3. A.R. & Machines - Echo
4. Nick Drake - Pink Moon
5. Popol Vuh - Hosianna Mantra
6. The Mothers - The Grand Wazoo
7. Neil Young - Harvest
8. Miles Davis - On the Corner
9. Stephen Stills / Manassas - Manassas
10. Pharoah Sanders - Black Unity

I could list more because that was an excellent year.