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Fais que ton rêve soit plus long que la nuit
1972 studio album by Vangelis Papathanassiou
Teaser and the Firecat
1971 studio album by Cat Stevens
In a Glass House
album by Gentle Giant
Setting Sons
album by The Jam
The Myths and Legends of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
album by Rick Wakeman
Preservation Act 1
album by The Kinks
Jesus Christ Superstar
1970 album musical that served as the basis for the rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar
Not Available
1978 album by The Residents
Mwandishi
Mwandishi is the ninth studio album by American jazz pianist Herbie Hancock, released in March 1971. It is the first album to officially feature Hancock’s ‘Mwandishi’ sextet, consisting of reed player Bennie Maupin, trumpeter Eddie Henderson, trombonist Julian Priester, bassist Buster Williams, and drummer Billy Hart.
Ocean
1977 album by Eloy
Superfly – The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack
1972 soundtrack album by Curtis Mayfield
Red Headed Stranger
1975 studio album by Willie Nelson
Running on Empty
1977 live album / studio album by Jackson Browne
Power and the Passion
album by Eloy
My Tennessee Mountain Home
1973 studio album by Dolly Parton
Mëkanïk Dëstruktïẁ Kömmandöh
album by Magma
Olias of Sunhillow
Jon Anderson album
Wet
1979 studio album by Barbra Streisand; concept album
Vu de l'extérieur
1973 studio album by Serge Gainsbourg
Good Old Boys
1974 studio album by Randy Newman
Dawn
album by Eloy
Pieces of Eight
album by Styx
Solar Fire
album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band
Music Inspired by Lord of the Rings
1970 studio album by Bo Hansson
Motor Booty Affair
album by Parliament
Sweet Revenge
1978 studio album by Amanda Lear
L'Homme à tête de chou
1976 studio album by Serge Gainsbourg
Cornerstone
Styx album
Illusions on a Double Dimple
album by Triumvirat
Kobaïa
Kobaïa (initially released as Magma) is the debut album by French rock band Magma. Released as a double-LP in 1970, it is a rock opera concept album which tells the story of a group of people fleeing a doomed Earth to settle on the fictional planet Kobaïa. Except for the first song, which is sung mostly in English, all lyrics are sung in the Kobaïan language invented by the band.
One Man Dog
album by James Taylor
Watertown
Frank Sinatra album
The Silver Tongued Devil and I
1971 album by Kris Kristofferson
Happy Birthday
album by Pete Townshend and friends including Ronnie Lane
Escalator over the Hill
1971 studio album by Carla Bley and Paul Haines
Interview
album by Gentle Giant
The Third Reich 'n Roll
1976 studio album by The Residents
Spartacus
album by Triumvirat
Twelve Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
album by Spirit
The Serpent Is Rising
album by Styx
Darwin!
Phases and Stages
1974 studio album by Willie Nelson
No Earthly Connection
1976 album by Rick Wakeman
For Ladies Only
1971 Steppenwolf album
Blows Against the Empire
album by Paul Kantner
Journey to the Centre of the Eye
1971 debut studio album by Nektar
The Rambler
1977 studio album by Johnny Cash
The Butterfly Ball and the Grasshopper's Feast
album by Roger Glover
Chocolate City
album by Parliament
America: A 200-Year Salute in Story and Song
album by Johnny Cash
Flowers of Evil
1971 live album by Mountain
Hotcakes
1974 studio album by Carly Simon
Amore e non amore
1971 studio album by Lucio Battisti
Rick Wakeman's Criminal Record
album by Rick Wakeman