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The Dark Side of the Moon
1973 studio album by British band Pink Floyd
Wish You Were Here
1975 studio album by Pink Floyd
The Wall
double studio album by British band Pink Floyd
Animals (Pink Floyd album)
1977 album by Pink Floyd
The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars
1972 studio album by David Bowie
Hotel California
1976 studio album by the Eagles
Destroyer
1976 studio album by Kiss
What's Going On
1971 studio album by Marvin Gaye
Thick as a Brick
1972 studio album by Jethro Tull
The Man Who Sold the World
1970 studio album by David Bowie
ABBA: The Album
1977 studio album by ABBA
The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway
1974 double studio album by Genesis
Trans-Europe Express
1977 studio album by Kraftwerk
Radio-Activity
Radio-Activity (German title: Radio-Aktivität) is the fifth studio album by German electronic music band Kraftwerk, released in November 1975. The band's first entirely electronic album is also a concept album organized around the themes of radioactive decay and radio communication. Although the sleeves vary in language, sometimes with English song titles, and sometimes German, the music is always the same, with some lyrics in English and some in German. This is in contrast to the band's later albums, where the lyrics would be rerecorded in each language. The album was accompanied by single re
Autobahn
1974 studio album by Kraftwerk
Aqualung
1971 studio album by Jethro Tull
Bat Out of Hell
1977 studio album by Meat Loaf
Hemispheres
1978 studio album by Rush
Tumbleweed Connection
1970 studio album by Elton John
Captain Fantastic and the Brown Dirt Cowboy
1975 studio album by Elton John
Tales from Topographic Oceans
album by Yes
Quadrophenia
Quadrophenia is the sixth studio album by the English rock band the Who, released as a double album on 26 October 1973 by Track Records. It is the group's third rock opera, the previous two being the "mini-opera" song "A Quick One, While He's Away" (1966) and the album Tommy (1969). Set in London and Brighton in 1965, the story follows a young mod named Jimmy and his search for self-worth and importance. Quadrophenia is the only Who album entirely written by Pete Townshend.
A Passion Play
album by Jethro Tull
Joe's Garage
1979 studio album by Frank Zappa
Eldorado
studio album by the Electric Light Orchestra
School's Out
1972 studio album by American rock band Alice Cooper
Équinoxe
Equinoxe (, ) is the fourth studio album by French electronic musician and composer Jean-Michel Jarre, released in December 1978 on the Dreyfus record label, licensed to Polydor Records for its worldwide distribution in 1979. The album featured two singles: "Equinoxe Part 4" and "Equinoxe Part 5", the latter having more success reaching No. 45 on the UK Singles Chart. It reached number 11 on the UK Album Chart and number 126 on the US Billboard 200 chart.
Pictures at an Exhibition
1971 live album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer
Tales of Mystery and Imagination – Edgar Allan Poe
1976 debut studio album by The Alan Parsons Project
Too Old to Rock 'n' Roll: Too Young to Die!
album by Jethro Tull
Moonmadness
Moonmadness is the fourth studio album by English progressive rock band Camel. It was released in March 1976 on Decca and Gama Records and is their last album recorded by the group's original line-up of Andrew Latimer, Peter Bardens, Doug Ferguson, and Andy Ward. After reaching success with their previous album, the all-instrumental The Snow Goose, the band started on a follow-up and incorporated vocals and lyrics to the new music. Moonmadness has a loose concept with one track based on the personality of each band member: "Air Born" for Andrew Latimer, "Chord Change" for Peter Bardens, "Anoth
Desperado
1973 studio album by Eagles
The Snow Goose
1975 studio album by Camel
Eve
album by The Alan Parsons Project
Ambient 1: Music for Airports
1979 studio album by Brian Eno
Histoire de Melody Nelson
1971 studio album by Serge Gainsbourg
Welcome to My Nightmare
1975 debut solo album, studio album by Alice Cooper
Pyramid
third album by progressive rock band The Alan Parsons Project
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
1978 studio album by Jeff Wayne
Albedo 0.39
1976 studio album by Vangelis
Trafalgar
studio album by The Bee Gees
Lola Versus Powerman and the Moneygoround, Part One
album by The Kinks
Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)
album by Brian Eno
The Six Wives of Henry VIII
album by Rick Wakeman
Muscle of Love
1973 studio album by American rock band Alice Cooper
From the Inside
album by Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell
album by Alice Cooper
Here, My Dear
album by Marvin Gaye
Muswell Hillbillies
album by The Kinks
A Song for You
1972 studio album by the Carpenters
The Power and the Glory
album by Gentle Giant
666
1972 album by Aphrodite's Child
I Remember Yesterday
1977 studio album by Donna Summer
You
1974 album by Gong
Three Friends
album by Gentle Giant
Four Seasons of Love
1976 studio album by Donna Summer
Angel's Egg
album by Gong, released in 1973
Once Upon a Time
1977 double studio album by Donna Summer
Schoolboys in Disgrace
album by The Kinks
Flying Teapot
album by Gong