Grand Hotel is the sixth studio album by Procol Harum, released in 1973 on Chrysalis. This was their first studio album after the departure of Robin Trower, who is replaced here by ex-Cochise guitarist Mick Grabham. Tracklist: A1. “Grand Hotel” (6:10) A2. “Toujours L’Amour” (3:31) A3. “A Rum Tale” (3:20) A4. “T.V. Ceasar” (5:52) B1. […]
Raw Power is a 1973 album by The Stooges, credited here with frontman Iggy Pop before the band name. Produced by David Bowie, the release marked the band’s only studio recording to feature guitarist James Williamson. While the album’s mid-tempo blues rock and sludgy vibe was in step with the era’s hard rock trends, the […]
Stranded is the third album by Roxy Music. Released in November 1973, the album is the first in a trilogy to feature violinist/keyboardist Eddie Jobson, whose lavish classicism refined the band’s sound. The flamboyant exuberance that emblazons “Street Life” is swiftly betrayed by a darker vibe best embodied by the melancholic melodrama of “A Song […]
For Your Pleasure is the sophomore full-length from English sextet Roxy Music. Released in March 1973, the album is their last to feature synthist Brian Eno, who would launch his solo career that same year. Thematically, the album contrasts romanticism and decadence with material that ranges from flamboyant (“Do the Strand”) to fractious (“Editions of […]
Second Birth is the third album by English hard-rock/folk-rock band Gravy Train, released in 1973 on Dawn/Bell. Tracklist: A1. “Morning Coming” (8:39) A2. “Peter” (4:00) A3. “September Morning News” (5:10) A4. “Motorway” (7:23) B1. “Fields and Factories” (6:40) B2. “Strength of a Dream” (4:08) B3. “Tolpuddle Episode” (5:40) B4. “Second Birth” (5:47) Credits: Norman Barratt […]
Countdown to Ecstasy is the second album by American jazz-pop band Steely Dan, released in 1973 on ABC. Tracklist: A1. “Bodhisattva” (5:16) A2. “Razor Boy” (4:10) A3. “The Boston Rag” (5:48) A4. “Your Gold Teeth” (7:30) B1. “Show Biz Kids” (5:26) B2. “My Old School” (5:46) B3. “Pearl of the Quarter” (3:51) B4. “King of […]
The Dark Side of the Moon is the eighth studio album by Pink Floyd, released on March 1, 1973, on Harvest (UK) and Capitol (US). Tracklist: A1. “Speak to Me” (1:05) A2. “Breathe” (2:49) A3. “On the Run” (3:45) A4. “Time” (6:53) A5. “The Great Gig in the Sky” (4:43) B1. “Money” (6:22) B2. “Us […]
Heartbreaker is the sixth and final studio album by English hard-rock band Free, released in 1973 on Island. Tracklist: A1. “Wishing Well” (3:43) A2. “Come Together in the Morning” (4:43) A3. “Travellin in Style” (4:02) A4. “Heartbreaker” (6:15) B1. “Muddy Water” (4:18) B2. “Common Mortal Man” (4:10) B3. “Easy on My Soul” (3:47) B4. “Seven […]
Head to the Sky is the fourth album by American jazz-funk/soul ensemble Earth, Wind & Fire, released in 1973 on CBS/Columbia. Tracklist: A1. “Evil” (4:57) A2. “Keep Your Head to the Sky” (5:08) A3. “Build Your Nest” (3:16) A4. “The World’s a Masquerade” (4:47) B1. “Clover” (5:21) B2. “Zanzibar” (13:01) Credits: Verdine White – vocals, […]
Let’s Get It On is a studio album by American soul vocalist/songwriter Marvin Gaye, released in 1973 on Tamla Motown. Tracklist: A1. “Let’s Get It On” (4:44) A2. “Please Don’t Stay (Once You Go Away)” (3:32) A3. “If I Should Die Tonight” (3:57) A4. “Keep Gettin’ It On” (3:12) B1. “Come Get to This” (2:40) […]
Back to the World is the fourth solo studio album by American soul/funk musician/vocalist Curtis Mayfield, released in 1973 on Curtom. Tracklist: A1. “Back to the World” (6:48) A2. “Future Shock” (5:24) A3. “Right On for the Darkness” (7:30) B1. “If I Were Only a Child Again” (2:53) B2. “Can’t Say Nothin’” (5:20) B3. “Keep […]
Silverbird is the debut album by English vocalist/performer Leo Sayer, released in 1973 on Chrysalis. Tracklist: A1. “Innocent Bystander” (3:02) A2. “Goodnight Old Friend” (2:49) A3. “Drop Back” (3:20) A4. “Silverbird” (1:19) A5. “The Show Must Go On” (3:30) A6. “The Dancer” (4:28) B1. “Tomorrow” (4:12) B2. “Don’t Say It’s Over” (3:14) B3. “Slow Motion” (1:45) […]
Spinners is the third album by American soul combo The Spinners, released in 1973 on Atlantic. Tracklist: A1. “Just Can’t Get You Out of My Mind” (3:42) A2. “Just You and Me Baby” (2:56) A3. “Don’t Let the Green Grass Fool You” (4:01) A4. “I Could Never (Repay Your Love)” (6:56) A5. “I’ll Be Around” […]
Sabbath Bloody Sabbath is the fifth album by English metal band Black Sabbath, released in 1973 on WWA and Warner Bros. Tracklist: A1. “Sabbath Bloody Sabbath” (5:42) A2. “A National Acrobat” (6:16) A3. “Fluff” (4:10) A4. “Sabbra Cadabra” (5:55) B1. “Killing Yourself to Live” (5:40) B2. “Who Are You” (4:10) B3. “Looking for Today” (4:59) […]
Love Oh Love is the debut solo album by American soul-funk musician Leroy Hutson, released in 1973 on Curtom Records. Tracklist: A1. “So in Love With You” (2:58) A2. “Love Oh Love” (3:48) A3. “When You Smile” (4:21) A4. “Getting it On (Theme for the “Jay Johnson Affair”)” (3:59) B1. “Time Brings on a Change” […]
Space Opera is the first album only album by the namesake American rustic/art-rock band, released in 1973 on Epic/Columbia. Tracklist: A1. “Country Max” (3:20) A2. “Holy River” (5:26) A3. “Outlines” (4:10) A4. “Guitar Suite” (7:36) B1. “My Telephone Artist (Has Come and Gone)” (3:46) B2. “Riddle” (3:05) B3. “Prelude No. 4” (3:52) B4. “Lookout” (2:46) […]
Public Foot the Roman is an album by the namesake English symphonic/art-rock band, released in 1973 on Sovereign. Tracklist: A1. “Landowner” (4:38) A2. “When You Lay It Down” (5:40) A3. “King for a Day” (3:09) A4. “Judas Returns” (6:00) B1. “Don’t Bite the Hand” (5:05) B2. “One (On My Mind)” (4:54) B3. “Decline and Fall” […]
Zarathustra is the first and only studio album from the original formation of Italian symphonic/operatic-rock band Museo Rosenbach, released in 1973 on Dischi Ricordi. Tracklist: A1. “Zarathustra” – a. L’ultimo uomo” (3:35) – b. Il re di ieri” (4:40) – c. Al di là del bene e del male” (2:39) – d. Superuomo” (6:25) – e. […]
The Alchemist is the third album by English rustic/art-rock band Home, released in 1973 on CBS. Tracklist: A1. “Schooldays” (2:57) A2. “The Old Man Dying” (3:47) A3. “Time Passes By” (2:05) A4. “The Old Man Calling” (3:15) A5. “The Disaster” (2:36) A6. “The Sun’s Revenge” (4:00) B1. “A Secret to Keep” (1:18) B2. “The Brass […]
Full Horn is an album by German symphonic/jazz-rock septet Cornucopia, released in 1973 on Brain. Tracklist: A. “Day of a Daydreambeliever” (19:50) –a. Humanoid Robot Show –b. Hope – Part One –c. Desillusion –d. Hope – Part Two –e. Death of a Clown –f. D-Daily Review –g. Night, Night Mankind’s Motor Dream –h. The Sound […]
