Rock chronology: 1971 (original) (raw)

1971

The following 111 records from 1971 are reviewed on this site:

January:

Bee Gees, 2 Years On [11]

Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Emerson, Lake & Palmer [12]Gong, Continental Circus [9]Janis Joplin, Pearl [11]Mountain, Nantucket Sleighride [11]Nico, Desertshore [10]Tim Buckley, Starsailor [12]

February:

Alice Cooper, Love It To Death [12]

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Four Way Street [11]Soft Machine, Fourth [6]Taste, Live Taste [9]Traffic, Welcome To The Canteen [10]

March:

Allman Brothers Band, At The Fillmore East [12]

Amon Düül II, Tanz Der Lemminge [11]Carole King, Tapestry [13]David Crosby, If I Could Only Remember My Name [10]Elton John, 11-17-70 [12]Faces, Long Player [10]Jethro Tull, Aqualung [12]Jimi Hendrix, [First Rays Of The New Rising Sun] [10]Kinks, Percy [10]Mott The Hoople, Wildlife [8]Steeleye Span, Please To See The King [11]Yes, The Yes Album [12]

April:

Bloodrock, Bloodrock 3 [10]

David Bowie, The Man Who Sold The World [9]Doors, L. A. Woman [13]Grand Funk Railroad, Survival [6]Grateful Dead, [Ladies And Gentlemen... The Grateful Dead] [12]James Gang, Thirds [8]Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers [14]Thin Lizzy, Thin Lizzy [10]

May:

Caravan, In The Land Of Grey And Pink [13]

Deep Purple, Fireball [11]Fleetwood Mac, [The Original Fleetwood Mac] [9]Graham Nash, Songs For Beginners [11]Paul McCartney, Ram [14]Pink Floyd, Relics [11]Pink Floyd, Meddle [11]

June:

Byrds, Byrdmaniax [10]

Carole King, [The Carnegie Hall Concert] [11]Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Tarkus [13]Fairport Convention, Angel Delight [10]Hollies, Distant Light [11]

July:

Atomic Rooster, In Hearing Of [9]

Black Sabbath, Master Of Reality [11]Donovan, HMS Donovan [11]MC5, High Time [10]Move, Message From The Country [12]Peter Hammill, Fools Mate [11]Rod Stewart, Every Picture Tells A Story [10]Who, Who's Next [14]

August:

Beach Boys, Surf's Up [11]

Gentle Giant, Acquiring The Taste [12]Moody Blues, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour [10]Procol Harum, Broken Barricades [12]

September:

Band, Cahoots [10]

Bee Gees, Trafalgar [11]Curved Air, Second Album [11]Faust, Faust [9]Fleetwood Mac, Future Games [7]Jefferson Airplane, Bark [9]John Lennon, Imagine [13]Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV (Untitled) [12]Traffic, The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys [9]T. Rex, [Electric Warrior Sessions] [11]T. Rex, Electric Warrior [12]

October:

Crosby & Nash, Another Stoney Evening [11]

Doors, Other Voices [9]Family, Fearless [11]Focus, Moving Waves [10]Gong, Camembert Electrique [13]Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead [9]Jeff Beck, Rough And Ready [7]Lindisfarne, Fog On The Tyne [12]Mamas & The Papas, People Like Us [8]Ten Years After, A Space In Time [12]Van Der Graaf Generator, Pawn Hearts [8]

November:

Alice Cooper, Killer [13]

Bloodrock, USA [10]Elton John, Madman Across The Water [12]Genesis, Nursery Cryme [12]Grand Funk Railroad, E Pluribus Funk [9]Kinks, Muswell Hillbillies [13]Mott The Hoople, Brain Capers [10]Mountain, Flowers Of Evil [12]Quicksilver Messenger Service, Quicksilver [12]

December:

Byrds, Farther Along [11]

Carole King, Music [11]David Bowie, Hunky Dory [11]Electric Light Orchestra, No Answer [11]George Harrison, The Concert For Bangla Desh [11]J. J. Cale, Naturally [12]King Crimson, Islands [9]Paul McCartney, Wild Life [11]

[Month unknown:]

Argent, Ring Of Hands [10]

Budgie, Budgie [10]Can, Tago-Mago [12]Colosseum, Live [12]Eloy, Eloy [9]Flamin Groovies, Teenage Head [12]Funkadelic, Maggot Brain [12]Gravy Train, (A Ballad Of) A Peaceful Man [10]Hot Tuna, First Pull Up Then Pull Down [11]Humble Pie, Rock On [11]McDonald & Giles, McDonald & Giles [11]Nice, Elegy [8]Renaissance, Illusion [11]Rory Gallagher, Rory Gallagher [10]Seatrain, Marblehead Messenger [9]


The following 19 albums in MP3 from 1971 are reviewed on this site:

Aphrodite's Child: 666

Barclay James Harvest: Once AgainThe Carpenters: CarpentersHawkwind: In Search Of SpaceKraftwerk: KraftwerkLeonard Cohen: Songs Of Love And HateNazareth: NazarethRory Gallagher: DeuceSantana: Santana IIISparks: SparksSteamhammer: MountainsSteppenwolf: For Ladies OnlySupertramp: Indelibly StampedSweet: First Recordings 1968-1971Tangerine Dream: Alpha CentauriUriah Heep: SalisburyUriah Heep: Look At YourselfVangelis: Fais Que Ton Reve Soit Plus Long Que La NuitVangelis: The DragonVangelis: Hypothesis


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