My favourite Albums from 1970

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I was only 12 but had older influences around me.

Deja Vu
Bridge Over Troubled Water
Led Zep 111
What were yours?
 
Strangely or not, I got into C.C.R again after watching the Vietnam series on cable. Let in Be nearly made the list for me.
 
Caravan - if I could do it all over again, I'd do it over you

Incredible String Band - I looked up

The Who - live at leeds
 
It was a good year:

Zappa - Burnt Weeny Sandwich, Weasels Ripped My Flesh + Chungas Revenge
Black Sabbath - Debut + Paranoid
Neil Young - After the Goldrush
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Led Zeppelin - III
Jethro Tull - Benefit
Can - Soundtracks
Lindisfarne - Nicely Out of Tune
 
tripleheader said:
Strangely or not, I got into C.C.R again after watching the Vietnam series on cable. Let in Be nearly made the list for me.
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For me CCR were THE best ever- Even at 66 years old I still sing and play their songs regularly.
Bridge over Troubled water was FAB .
Flippin' eck- I'm 15 again
 
Got to be the Stones.. "Get Yer Yas Yas Out" played very loudly. Quote "Charlies good tonight" and " I've bust a button on my trousers.........." Secondly Chicago 11 with 25 or 6 to 4 on it played not so loudly!
 
Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman first album I ever bought with my first weeks wage.
Neil Young - After the Goldrush
CSN&Y - Deja Vu
McCartney - same
Emmitt Rhodes - same
The Band - Stage Fright
Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
Matthews Southern Comfort - Later That Same Year, and also Second Spring
The Beatles - Let It Be
George Harrison - All Things Must Pass

EDIT: Sorry see you asked for favourites. Although I still love and play all of these top four are my favourites.
 
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This is hard because I conflate what I listened to 3 yrs later, what I picked up from my elder brother (Free, Led Zep. - that I still love now) with what I actually liked in 1970.

But two albums I definitely bought and loved then as a 14 year old were Deep Purple in Rock and the Bumpers sampler album
 
Red_is_best said:
This is hard because I conflate what I listened to 3 yrs later, what I picked up from my elder brother (Free, Led Zep. - that I still love now) with what I actually liked in 1970.

But two albums I definitely bought and loved then as a 14 year old were Deep Purple in Rock and the Bumpers sampler album
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Your mention of Bumpers sampler reminded me of this. Nice Enough to Eat budget priced sampler album released by Island Records in 1969 which I bought in 1970. A brilliant album to this day. Some fantastic songs/artists on it.

Nice Enough to Eat is a budget priced sampler album released by Island Records in 1969.
Continuing the policy set by its predecessor You Can All Join In, the album presented tracks from the latest albums by established artists including Free, Traffic, and Jethro Tull, and introduced tasters from newer signings to the label, notably Nick Drake and King Crimson. The inclusion of the Nick Drake track, "Time Has Told Me", has been credited with providing the first opportunity for many record buyers to hear Drake's music.
It was priced as low as 14 shillings and 6 pence (£0.72), less than half of the standard album price at the time.

Track listing
A1 Fairport Convention - Cajun Woman 2:41
A2 Mott the Hoople - At the Crossroads 5:28
A3 Spooky Tooth - Better by You, Better Than Me 3:32
A4 Jethro Tull - We Used to Know 3:56
A5 Free - Woman 4:47
A6 Heavy Jelly - I Keep Singing That Same Old Song 8:18

B1 Blodwyn Pig - Sing Me a Song That I Know 3:06
B2 Traffic - Forty Thousand Headmen 3:12
B3 Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me 4:22
B4 King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man 6:56
B5 Quintessence - Gungamai 4:20
B6 Dr. Strangely Strange - Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal 4:29
 
I was 10 - didn't take much notice apart from (as mentioned before) the collection at my grandparents house.

A friend of mine invited me for tea one night and his father was playing music, I asked what it was and he said "the new Barclay James Harvest" - it sounded heavenly but I had no idea who or what they were as a band

But a few years later I remember looking at previous releases and buying:

The Man Who Sold The World - David Bowie
Led Zeppelin III

My father bought
Atom Heart Mother - Pink Floyd and I listened to that incessantly

In around 1974 I heard Neil Young - After the Gold Rush and was hooked.
 
asredastheycome said:
Your mention of Bumpers sampler reminded me of this. Nice Enough to Eat budget priced sampler album released by Island Records in 1969 which I bought in 1970. A brilliant album to this day. Some fantastic songs/artists on it.

Nice Enough to Eat is a budget priced sampler album released by Island Records in 1969.
Continuing the policy set by its predecessor You Can All Join In, the album presented tracks from the latest albums by established artists including Free, Traffic, and Jethro Tull, and introduced tasters from newer signings to the label, notably Nick Drake and King Crimson. The inclusion of the Nick Drake track, "Time Has Told Me", has been credited with providing the first opportunity for many record buyers to hear Drake's music.
It was priced as low as 14 shillings and 6 pence (£0.72), less than half of the standard album price at the time.

Track listing
A1 Fairport Convention - Cajun Woman 2:41
A2 Mott the Hoople - At the Crossroads 5:28
A3 Spooky Tooth - Better by You, Better Than Me 3:32
A4 Jethro Tull - We Used to Know 3:56
A5 Free - Woman 4:47
A6 Heavy Jelly - I Keep Singing That Same Old Song 8:18

B1 Blodwyn Pig - Sing Me a Song That I Know 3:06
B2 Traffic - Forty Thousand Headmen 3:12
B3 Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me 4:22
B4 King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man 6:56
B5 Quintessence - Gungamai 4:20
B6 Dr. Strangely Strange - Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal 4:29
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I remember that, both Island Records and Bumpers was was basically a follow-up double with a fair few of the same artists. I’m off to see if Spotify has either of these!


SIDE ONE
Traffic – Every Mother’s Son
Bronco – Love
Spooky Tooth – I Am The Walrus
Quintessence – Jesus, Buddha, Moses, Gauranga

SIDE TWO
Mott The Hoople – Thunderbuck Ram
Jethro Tull – Nothing To Say
Jimmy Cliff – Going Back West
Blodwyn Pig – Send Your Son To Die
Dave Mason – Little Woman

SIDE THREE
John and Beverley Martyn – Go Out And Get It
King Crimson – Cadence And Cascade
If – Reaching Out On All Sides
Free – Oh I Wept
Nick Drake – Hazy Jane

SIDE FOUR
Fairport Convention – Walk Awhile
Cat Stevens – Maybe You’re Right
Renaissance – Island
Fotheringay – The Sea
Clouds – Take Me To Your Leader
 
asredastheycome said:
Your mention of Bumpers sampler reminded me of this. Nice Enough to Eat budget priced sampler album released by Island Records in 1969 which I bought in 1970. A brilliant album to this day. Some fantastic songs/artists on it.

Nice Enough to Eat is a budget priced sampler album released by Island Records in 1969.
Continuing the policy set by its predecessor You Can All Join In, the album presented tracks from the latest albums by established artists including Free, Traffic, and Jethro Tull, and introduced tasters from newer signings to the label, notably Nick Drake and King Crimson. The inclusion of the Nick Drake track, "Time Has Told Me", has been credited with providing the first opportunity for many record buyers to hear Drake's music.
It was priced as low as 14 shillings and 6 pence (£0.72), less than half of the standard album price at the time.

Track listing
A1 Fairport Convention - Cajun Woman 2:41
A2 Mott the Hoople - At the Crossroads 5:28
A3 Spooky Tooth - Better by You, Better Than Me 3:32
A4 Jethro Tull - We Used to Know 3:56
A5 Free - Woman 4:47
A6 Heavy Jelly - I Keep Singing That Same Old Song 8:18

B1 Blodwyn Pig - Sing Me a Song That I Know 3:06
B2 Traffic - Forty Thousand Headmen 3:12
B3 Nick Drake - Time Has Told Me 4:22
B4 King Crimson - 21st Century Schizoid Man 6:56
B5 Quintessence - Gungamai 4:20
B6 Dr. Strangely Strange - Strangely Strange But Oddly Normal 4:29
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Like you, I also got a 1969 sampler in 1970: Son of Gutbucket. Great title and this time Liberty Records. The only artist from it I went on to buy was Roy Harper
Tracklist
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A1Creedence Clearwater Revival–Bootleg
Producer – John Fogerty
Written-By – Fogerty*
Producer – John Fogerty
Written-By – Fogerty*		2:58
A2Ian Anderson's Country Blues Band–My Babe She Ain't Nothing But A Doggone Crazy Fool Mumble
Producer – Sandy Roberton
Written-By – Anderson*
Producer – Sandy Roberton
Written-By – Anderson*		2:48
A3Johnny Winter–I Got Love If You Want It
Producer – Bill Josey, Rim Kelley
Written-By – Moore*
Producer – Bill Josey, Rim Kelley
Written-By – Moore*		3:52
A4T.I.M.E. (3)–Preparation G
Producer – Al Schmitt
Written-By – Richardson*, Byrom*, Couchois*, Tepp*
Producer – Al Schmitt
Written-By – Richardson*, Byrom*, Couchois*, Tepp*		0:53
A5High Tide (2)–Walking Down Their Outlook
Producer – Denver Gerrard*
Written-By – Hill*
Producer – Denver Gerrard*
Written-By – Hill*		3:45
A6Jo-Ann Kelly& Tony McPhee–Oh Death
Arranged By – Kelly*, McPhee*
Producer – Tony "T.S." McPhee*
Written-By – Trad.*
Arranged By – Kelly*, McPhee*
Producer – Tony "T.S." McPhee*
Written-By – Trad.*		3:13
A7Floating Bridge–Don't Mean A Thing
Producer – Jackie Mills
Written-By – Gossan*, Dangel*
Producer – Jackie Mills
Written-By – Gossan*, Dangel*		2:14
A8Roy Harper–Sergeant Sunshine
Producer – Shel Talmy
Written-By – Harper*
Producer – Shel Talmy
Written-By – Harper*		2:55
A9Groundhogs*–Mistreated
Producer – Tony "T.S." McPhee*
Written-By – McPhee*
Producer – Tony "T.S." McPhee*
Written-By – McPhee*		4:00
B1Canned Heat–Sic 'Em Pigs
Producer – Canned Heat, Skip Taylor
Written-By – Hite Jr.*, White*
Producer – Canned Heat, Skip Taylor
Written-By – Hite Jr.*, White*		2:41
B2Andy Fernbach–Hard Headed Woman
Arranged By – Fernbach*
Producer – Tony "T.S." McPhee*
Written-By – Trad.*
Arranged By – Fernbach*
Producer – Tony "T.S." McPhee*
Written-By – Trad.*		3:50
B3McKenna Mendelson Mainline–T.B. Blues
Producer – Liberty Staff
Written-By – Mendelson*
Producer – Liberty Staff
Written-By – Mendelson*		2:05
B4Famous Jug Band–Sunshine Possibilities
Producer – Peter Richard (2)
Written-By – Berryman*
Producer – Peter Richard (2)
Written-By – Berryman*		3:05
B5Idle Race*–Hurry Up John
Producer – Jeff Lynne
Written-By – J. Lynne*
Producer – Jeff Lynne
Written-By – J. Lynne*		3:30
B6Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts–I'm So Tired
Arranged By – Thunderbolts*
Producer – Tony "T.S." McPhee*
Written-By – Trad.*
Arranged By – Thunderbolts*
Producer – Tony "T.S." McPhee*
Written-By – Trad.*		3:10
B7T.I.M.E. (3)–Leavin' My Home
Producer – Al Schmitt
Written-By – Couchois*, Tepp*
Producer – Al Schmitt
Written-By – Couchois*, Tepp*		3:09
B8Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation*–Sugar On The Line
Producer – John Mayall
Written-By – Dunbar*, Moorshead*, Brox*
Producer – John Mayall
Written-By – Dunbar*, Moorshead*, Brox*		3:00
 
Doors - Morrison Hotel
Velvet Underground - Loaded
John Lennon / Plastic Ono Band
Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
Beatles -Let It Be
Neil Young =After the Goldrush
 
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