Album Chart of 1972
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BEEFHEART’S GONNA MAGNETIZE YA
He don’t care who ya are or what size ya are, he gonna magnetize ya.
Aw come on, give the guy a break, he just wants to sell a few more records, buy some food for the band. Sell out? Don’t believe the hype. It’s probably too late to save the Magic Band from death by starvation but, still, you’re missing out on something special if you’re not yet the proud owner of a copy of “Clear Spot”, one of two fine LPs by Captain Beefheart in 1972.
Former Velvet Underground frontman Lou Reed surprises everyone, including himself, by coming out of his early retirement with two new albums. The second of these, “Transformer”, produced by David Bowie, reaches Top 20 in Britain and in the States.
David Bowie himself achieves a commercial breakthrough with “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars”, which hits the Top 5 in the UK album charts, re-awakening interest in his preceding LP “Hunky Dory”, which goes Top 3 in the slipstream of Ziggy.
It’s a big year for funk-soul brothers, and the hardest working man in showbusiness, James Brown, places 2 sets in my Top 10. They reckon he’s due $4.5 million in back-taxes at this stage mind you, so I guess he’ll need to work a bit harder yet. War, Curtis Mayfield and Al Green are also digging deep-funk grooves – even whitey’s such as Tim Buckley are getting in on the act!
In entirely contrasting ways, Steeleye Span, The Dubliners and Nick Drake keep the folk flag flying high, whilst Prince Buster and Laurel Aitken seem to be at the end of an era, as the fastly-evolving reggae scene on the mother island boils and bubbles. Jimmy Cliff stars in the Jamaican gangster film “The Harder They Come”, which has a soundtrack that is soon to work wonders for popularising reggae in the US.
The Rolling Stones spend a year recording in Southern France and emerge triumphantly with a double album, “Exile on Main Street”, which goes to to number one on both sides of the Atlantic.
Roxy Music and Neu! go down as the years’ greatest pioneers, sowing seeds for the New Wave era which will blossom later in the decade.
There are no fewer than ELEVEN nations represented in the Top 32. Yay!
The Jukebox Rebel
17-Apr-2016
p.s. He also gonna booglarize ya. Yu bin warned…
Captain Beefheart and The Magic Band
Reprise Records MS-2115
“A classic” Blues Rock / Soul Rock; Proto-PunkJukebox picks: “Sun Zoom Spark” (10) • “Big Eyed Beans From Venus” (10) • “Nowadays A Woman’s Gotta Hit A Man” (10)
BEEFHEART IN BRASS SECTION, FEMALE BACKING SINGERS AND SOULFUL GROOVES SHOCKER! Purists who paid attention to such thing...more →
Lou Reed
RCA Victor LSP-4807
“Excellent” Crooner / Cabaret; Proto-PunkJukebox picks: “Perfect Day” (10) • “Walk On The Wild Side” (10) • “Vicious” (10)
By the standards he’d set with the Velvet Underground, Lou Reed’s self-titled debut LP in April ’72 was, as good as it w...more →
David Bowie
RCA Victor LSP-4702
“Excellent” Cerebral PopJukebox picks: “Starman” (10) • “Suffragette City” (9.7) • “Ziggy Stardust” (9.6)
“Hunky Dory” had given David Bowie a wide-eyed fan-base, dead-keen on the next episode – the hazy cosmic jive of “Ziggy ...more →
Steeleye Span
Chrysalis CHR-1008
“Brilliant” FolkJukebox picks: “King Henry” (8.9) • “Gaudete” (8.8) • “Royal Forester” (8.7)
At the medieval food table, salt (an expensive and rare commodity of the time) was placed at the centre of the table. Ab...more →
James Brown
Polydor PD-5028
“Brilliant” Disco / Funk; Soul BalladJukebox picks: “King Heroin” (9.3) • “Never Can Say Goodbye” (8.7) • “I’m A Greedy Man [1971 version, parts 1 & 2]” (8.3)
I guess this is why they call him the godfather? This is a screamer from start to finish with an irresistible groove at ...more →
Can
United Artists Records UAS 29 414 I
“Really good” Trance RockJukebox picks: “Vitamin C” (8.6) • “Spoon” (7.9) • “Pinch” (7.6)
At the end of 1971, Can relocated their studio to a nearby village, renting an old cinema which was now out-of-use. This...more →
The Rolling Stones
Rolling Stones Records COC-69100
“Really good” Blues Rock / Soul Rock; RockJukebox picks: “Rocks Off” (10) • “Sweet Virginia” (9.5) • “Tumbling Dice” (8.8)
The second LP on their own label was a gem – perhaps against all the odds, what with the chaotic background of being exi...more →
Roxy Music
Island Records ILPS-9200
“Really good” Cerebral Pop; New Wave; ProgJukebox picks: “Re-Make/Re-Model” (9.7) • “Ladytron” (8.8) • “Bitters End” (7.5)
From out of nowhere in the summer of ’72 came the self-titled debut LP from Roxy Music – the new art-rock sound of now. ...more →
Kevin Coyne
Dandelion Records 2310-228
“Really good” Blues / Rhythm n Blues; SongwriterJukebox picks: “Uggy's Song” (9.0) • “Sand All Yellow” (8.6) • “God Bless the Bride” (8.5)
The final LP to be released on John Peel’s Dandelion Records was a little beauty; all recorded in a single afternoon’s w...more →
John Prine
Atlantic SD-7240
“Really good” Folk; CountryJukebox picks: “The Great Compromise” (8.9) • “Souvenirs [original album version]” (8.3) • “Diamonds In The Rough” (8.0)
Stripped-back with a distinctive sense of ye-olde-tymey, John channels Jimmie Rodgers, The Carter Family and Luke the Dr...more →
James Brown
Polydor PD-2-3004
“Really good” Disco / Funk; SoulJukebox picks: “Nothing Beats A Try But A Fail” (9.4) • “Funky Side Of Town” (9.4) • “Please, Please, Please [1972 version]” (8.9)
3 back-album tracks get a reworking – “Cold Sweat” (Cold Sweat, 1967), “Please Please Please” (Please Please Ple...more →
Van Morrison
Warner Bros. Records BS-2633
“Really good” Folk Rock / Americana; SoulJukebox picks: “Saint Dominic’s Preview” (8.7) • “Jackie Wilson Said (I’m In Heaven When You Smile)” (8.5) • “Almost Independence Day” (7.7)
Bright and breezy, Van’s 6th release was a bounce-back after the disappointing “Tupelo Honey” from last year, and fuses ...more →
The Dubliners
Columbia SCX-6513
“Really good” FolkJukebox picks: “Gentleman Soldier [album version ‘72]” (9.2) • “The Springhill Disaster” (8.6) • “Smith Of Bristol” (7.9)
Recorded at Trend Studios, Dublin and Spot Studios, London. Produced by Phil Coulter. First issued in 1972 as “Double Du...more →
Captain Beefheart
Reprise Records MS-2050
“Really good” Blues Rock / Soul RockJukebox picks: “Grows Fins” (10) • “There Ain’t No Santa Claus On The Evenin’ Stage” (9.5) • “When It Blows Its Stacks” (9.3)
Straight away with “The Spotlight Kid” something different was going on. Check that front cover! Rhinstone crooner alert...more →
Howlin’ Wolf
Chess CH-50015
“Good” Blues / Rhythm n BluesJukebox picks: “Call Me The Wolf [live '72]” (8.0) • “Mean Mistreater [live '72]” (7.9) • “When I Laid I Was Troubled [live '72]” (6.9)
The 62-year-old Howlin’ Wolf was on great form for what was, surprisingly, his first live LP. The set, mostly featuring ...more →
Big Youth
Gussie GLP-001
“Good” ReggaeJukebox picks: “The Killer” (7.9) • “Solomon a Gunday” (7.7) • “Screaming Target” (7.4)
The debut album from the 23-year-old was the crowning glory in his breakthrough wonder-year. Last year, the toaster rose...more →
Tim Buckley
Straight BS-2631
“Good” Blues Rock / Soul RockJukebox picks: “Hong Kong Bar” (8.0) • “Get On Top” (7.6) • “Make It Right” (7.3)
Buckley abandoned the progressive jazz textures which had been at the core of his “Starsailor” LP of 1970 and, indeed, d...more →
Lou Reed
RCA Victor LSP-4701
“Good” RockJukebox picks: “Love Makes You Feel” (8.5) • “Wild Child” (8.0) • “Ride Into The Sun” (6.7)
After quitting the Velvet Underground in August 1970, Reed took a job at his father's tax accounting firm as a typist, b...more →
Prince Buster
Melodisc MLP-12-157
“Good” ReggaeJukebox picks: “Wine Or Grind” (9.2) • “Pum Pum A Go Will You” (7.9) • “Bald Head Pum Pum” (7.4)
This was Mellodisc out with their second Prince Buster LP of 1972. As with “Wreck-A-Pum-Pum” (Blue Beat BBLP-821, 1968),...more →
T. Rex
T. REX BLN-5001
“Good” Rock; Blues Rock / Soul RockJukebox picks: “Chariot Choogle” (8.7) • “Metal Guru” (8.2) • “Spaceball Ricochet” (7.7)
The ever-dependable T. Rex continue as the acceptable face of pop music in 1972, and Tony Visconti’s tasteful arrangemen...more →
Swamp Dogg!
Cream Records CR-9009
“Decent enough” Soul BalladJukebox picks: “Don’t It Make You Want To Go Home” (9.6) • “Sam Stone” (9.2) • “Knowing I’m Pleasing You And Me” (7.2)
Dogg’s third features seven originals and three covers. His interpretation of John Prine’s “Sam Stone” is stunning. ...more →
Neil Young
Reprise Records MS-2032
“Decent enough” Folk Rock / AmericanaJukebox picks: “Words (Between the Lines of Age)” (8.2) • “The Needle and the Damage Done [live '71]” (7.2) • “A Man Needs a Maid” (7.1)
America’s best-selling album of 1972 has plenty going for it. The usual brand of agreeable head-nodding Americana is pre...more →
Nick Drake
Island Records ILPS-9184
“Decent enough” FolkJukebox picks: “Know” (8.2) • “Free Ride” (7.6) • “Parasite” (7.5)
Eschewing the production embellishments of his previous works, Nick decided that he would take the old fashioned singer-...more →
Neu!
Brain brain-1004
“Decent enough” Avant-GardeJukebox picks: “Hallogallo” (9.2) • “Negativland” (8.9) • “Weissensee” (5.7)
New! From Germany. Damned right. This duo from Düsseldorf were Michael Rother (22, guitar, bass guitar) and Klaus Dinger...more →
War
United Artists Records UAS-5652
“Decent enough” Disco / Funk; SoulJukebox picks: “Four Cornered Room” (7.7) • “The Cisco Kid” (7.1) • “Beetles in the Bog” (6.9)
Released in November ’72, “World is A Ghetto” went on to become America’s biggest selling LP of the year in 1973 – no me...more →
Chief Commander Ebenezer Obey and his International Brothers
Decca WAPS-38
“Decent enough” AfricanaJukebox picks: “Edumare Soro Mi Dayo / Ajala - Alhaja / Alhaji Babs. / Animashaun / Laide Oropo / Bode Oshinusi” (6.6) • “Board Members / Efori Jiwa / Bisi Cash / Madam / Chief Funsho / Oyename (Remo-Carpet)” (6.1)
This was the 4th new-music LP from the 30-year-old Nigerian, delivered in the national style of Jùjú. The form had been ...more →
Bridget St. John
Dandelion Records 2310-193
“Decent enough” SongwriterJukebox picks: “Lazarus” (7.1) • “Fly High” (6.7) • “Nice” (6.9)
For the third and final part of her Dandelion trilogy, Bridget was keen to take a much more active role in the productio...more →
Curtis Mayfield
Curtom CRS-8014-ST
“Decent enough” Disco / FunkJukebox picks: “Freddie’s Dead” (9.4) • “Pusherman” (7.0) • “Junkie Chase [instrumental]” (6.8)
This classy brand of deeply-grooved orchestral-funk was ideal for the big screen; so effective was the music, that the O...more →
Al Green
Hi Records SHL-32070
“Decent enough” SoulJukebox picks: “How Can You Mend a Broken Heart?” (7.4) • “La-La For You” (7.0) • “It Ain't No Fun to Me” (6.9)
The smooth ones such as Al Green are usually up against it with me but, by and large, he wins me over here on his 4th LP...more →
Laurel Aitken
Hebra Records LP-61
“Decent enough” ReggaeJukebox picks: “Heile Heile (The Lion)” (9.4) • “Souls Of Africa” (7.5) • “Dallas Texas” (6.8)
For some reason, the set wasn’t released in Laurel’s home territory, and it was the little known Belgian label Hebra Rec...more →
Lord Cobra con The Beachers
Tamayo LPT-1084
“Decent enough” CaribbeanJukebox picks: “Hindu” (8.3) • “La-La For You” (6.6) • “It Ain't No Fun to Me” (6.4)
From the culturally diverse land of Panama comes Lord Cobra and his good-natured, highly danceable brand of calypso. He ...more →
Paul Simon
Columbia KC-30750
“Decent enough” SongwriterJukebox picks: “Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard” (7.7) • “Paranoia Blues” (7.5) • “Mother And Child Reunion” (6.9)
The bromance with Art Garfunkel now seemingly at end, Paul Simon reverted back to writing and recording solo material, a...more →
Aretha Franklin
Atlantic 7213
“Decent enough” Soul Ballad; SoulJukebox picks: “All The Kings Horses” (9.7) • “(To Be) Young, Gifted And Black” (7.7) • “A Brand New Me” (6.6)
Team Aretha remain on good form in 1972. Jerry Wexler on production with The Memphis Horns and The Sweet Inspirations an...more →
Sarah Webster Fabio
Folkways Records FL-9710
“Decent enough” Poetry; Hip Hop / RapJukebox picks: “Work It Out” (8.6) • “A Lesson Twice Learned” (7.1) • “Glimpses” (6.9)
Debut album from the 44-year-old mother-of-five / poet / literary critic / teacher, one of those people who put you to s...more →
Cat Stevens
Island Records ILPS-9206
“Average” Songwriter; Folk Rock / AmericanaJukebox picks: “Angelsea” (7.1) • “Can’t Keep It In” (6.9) • “The Boy With A Moon And Star On His Head” (6.4)
I always hesitate to dive in for the full embrace - a bit too soft at times - but I've found him to consistently have so...more →
Solomon Burke
MGM Records 1SE-35ST
“Average” Disco / Funk; Soul BalladJukebox picks: “The Bus” (7.0) • “Icbyatht W.T.” (6.7) • “PSR 1983” (6.1)
The 2nd of 3 albums for MGM. 1 back album track makes a re-appearance - “PSR 1983” (Electronic Magnetism, 1971). Despite...more →
Gil Scott-Heron
Flying Dutchman FD-10153
“Average” Hip Hop / Rap; JazzJukebox picks: “Ain’t No New Thing” (8.7) • “The King Alfred Plan” (6.7) • “No Knock” (6.5)
An album of two distinct halves; the jazz-centric side one (4.70) carrying on where last years “Pieces Of A Man” left of...more →
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
United Artists Records UAS-9801
“Average” CountryJukebox picks: “Wildwood Flower” (8.4) • “Keep On The Sunny Side” (8.3) • “I'm Thinking Tonight Of My Blue Eyes” (6.9)
Their sixth album, “Will The Circle Be Unbroken”, was released in October, 1972. It was a very interesting affair which ...more →
Prince Buster
Melodisc MLP-12-156
“Below average” ReggaeJukebox picks: “Sata A Masa Gana [vocal version]” (7.1) • “Sister Big Stuff” (6.5) • “Young Gifted And Black” (6.5)
Prince Buster's recordings for “Sister Big Stuff” took place mostly in 1971; Mellodisc had the vision to put them out to...more →
Loudon Wainwright III
Columbia KC-31462
“Below average” Folk; SongwriterJukebox picks: “Drinking Song” (7.0) • “Muse Blues” (6.6) • “Needless To Say” (6.2)
A considerable dive-bomb after the brilliant start he made with his 1970 and 1971 long-players. Album opener, “Dead Sk...more →
Buffy Saint-Marie
Vanguard VSD-79312
“Below average” Blues Rock / Soul Rock; PopJukebox picks: “Not The Lovin' Kind” (8.9) • “Mister Can't You See” (6.7) • “You Know How To Turn On Those Lights” (6.1)
Buffy's battle with the Vanguard label continues, and the ongoing pop concessions in “Moonshot” leave her in no man's la...more →
Randy Newman
Reprise Records MS-2064
“Below average” Crooner / Cabaret; SongwriterJukebox picks: “Burn On” (8.0) • “Old Man” (6.0) • “Lonely at the Top” (5.9)
Keeping up his record of a new LP every two years, the third new music album from the 28-year-old singer-songwriter arri...more →
Groundhogs
United Artists Records UAG-29237
“Below average” RockJukebox picks: “Death Of The Sun” (6.8) • “Music Is Food Of Thought” (5.9) • “Earth Is Not Room Enough” (5.5)
Socially conscious sixth album from the gritty London trio who line up: Tony McPhee (guitars, mellotron, harmonium, voca...more →
Chuck Berry
Chess CH-60020
“Below average” Rock n Roll / RockabillyJukebox picks: “Reelin’ And Rockin’ [live]” (6.0) • “Johnny B. Goode [live]” (5.4) • “Mean Old World” (5.3)
Following in the footsteps of Howlin’ Wolf, John Lee Hooker and Muddy Waters, Chuck headed for London to record with the...more →
The Incredible String Band
Island Records ILPS-9211
“Below average” FolkJukebox picks: “Black Jack David” (6.5) • “Antoine” (5.5) • “Restless Night” (5.5)
The exoticism of previous works makes way for a more traditional brand of folk rock, with bluesy and jazzy touches here ...more →
David Ackles
Elektra EKS-75032
“Below average” Crooner / Cabaret; SongwriterJukebox picks: “Midnight Carousel” (7.3) • “American Gothic” (6.6) • “Montana Song” (6.1)
Third album from the 35-year-old singer-songwriter-pianist, at best an expressive Jacques Brel at worst a maudlin Randy ...more →
Prince Buster
Fab MS-7
“Below average” ReggaeJukebox picks: “Jet Black” (6.2) • “Sata A Masa Gana [dub version]” (5.8) • “Java Plus” (5.6)
The last record that Prince Buster would himself push out as a new release sees him pioneering a new dub vision - 10 new...more →
Rod Stewart
Mercury 6499 153
“Below average” RockJukebox picks: “Angel” (5.7) • “I’d Rather Go Blind” (5.7) • “You Wear It Well” (5.3)
“Never A Dull Moment” eh? He's living his best life, fair play to the man, but the 27-year-old's albums are already losi...more →
Wanda Jackson
Capitol ST-11096
“Poor” CountryJukebox picks: “The More You See Me Less” (8.2) • “Crazy” (6.8) • “I’ll Be Whatever You Say” (6.2)
A mixed bag from Wanda, from the dire to the fantastic. Includes her two 45s from last year, “Back Then” and “I Al...more →
The Temptations
Gordy GS-962L
“Poor” SoulJukebox picks: “Papa Was A Rollin’ Stone” (9.5) • “Run Charlie Run” (6.1) • “I Ain’t Got Nothing” (4.5)
The singing quintet - now without David Ruffin and Eddie Kendricks - released “All Directions” in July, 1972, and it did...more →
Tony Joe White
Warner Bros. Records BS-2580
“Poor” Folk Rock / Americana; Blues / Rhythm n BluesJukebox picks: “Sidewalk Hobo” (7.6) • “Beouf River Road” (6.2) • “As The Crow Flies” (5.9)
Not that I was ever a committed fan, but Tony Joe's soulful pop rock groove schtick is wearing thinner than ever before,...more →
Yes
Atlantic K-50012
“Poor” ProgJukebox picks: “Close To The Edge: The Solid Time Of Change / Total Mass Retain / I Get Up, I Get Down / Seasons Of Man” (5.1) • “And You And I: Cord Of Life / Eclipse / The Preacher, The Teacher / The Apocalypse” (4.9) • “Siberian Khatru” (4.5)
The band's greatest commercial success, reaching #3 in the US and #4 in the UK. They lined up: Jon Anderson (lead vocals...more →
Quicksilver
Capitol Records SMAS-11002
“Poor” RockJukebox picks: “Doin’ Time In The U.S.A.” (6.4) • “Chicken” (4.8) • “Forty Days” (4.6)
For their 7th LP in 5 busy years, classically trained keyboardist Mark Naftalin is replaced by funster Chuck Steaks, as ...more →
Solomon Burke
MGM Records SE-4830
“Poor” SoulJukebox picks: “Drown In My Own Tears” (6.2) • “I Can’t Stop Loving You” (5.3) • “The Things Love Will Make You Do” (5.0)
The 3rd and final LP for MGM. 1 back album track repeats - “We’re Almost Home” (Cool Breeze, 1972). Nothing interest...more →
Deep Purple
Purple Records TPSA-7504
“Poor” RockJukebox picks: “Smoke On The Water” (6.6) • “Space Truckin'” (6.1) • “Lazy” (4.9)
The hard-rocking first album on their own Purple Records label did a roaring trade, hitting #1 in the UK and #7 in the S...more →
Arlo Guthrie
Reprise Records MS-2060
“Poor” Country; Folk Rock / AmericanaJukebox picks: “1913 Massacre” (7.4) • “Hobo's Lullaby” (6.5) • “Lightning Bar Blues” (4.8)
I struggle to enjoy this one quite so much - it's just a bit too safe sounding for me. His cover of “City Of New Orlea...more →
Big Star
Ardent Records ADS-2803
“Poor” Songwriter; RockJukebox picks: “In The Street” (6.1) • “Thirteen” (5.9) • “The Ballad Of El Goodo” (5.6)
Much revered album from the Memphis quartet, digging on the Beatles, the Byrds and the Stones, whilst introducing strang...more →
Hugh Masekela
Blue Thumb Records BTS-6003
“Poor” JazzJukebox picks: “Uhome” (7.1) • “Ingoo Pow-Pow (Children's Song)” (6.0) • “Maesha” (5.7)
Acclaimed double album set from the 32-year-old brass player, largely entrenched in the realms of soul-jazz. There are t...more →
Black Sabbath
Vertigo 6360-071
“Poor” RockJukebox picks: “St. Vitus’ Dance” (5.4) • “Laguna Sunrise” (5.1) • “Cornucopia” (5.0)
Recorded over 3 months at a studio in Los Angeles - what a difference from the “all in a days work” approach of the debu...more →
Alice Cooper
Warner Bros. Records BS-2623
“Poor” RockJukebox picks: “Gutter Cat vs. The Jets” (5.5) • “Blue Turk” (5.4) • “School's Out” (5.1)
Fifth album from the Phoenix, Arizona shock-rockers who line up: Alice Cooper (vocals), Glen Buxton (lead guitar), Micha...more →
Dave Clark and friends
Columbia SCX-6494
“Poor” Soft Rock / A.O.R.Jukebox picks: “If You’ve Got A Little Love To Give” (8.1) • “Put A Little Love In Your Heart” (6.5) • “Paradise (Is Half As Nice)” (6.0)
With economics dictating to group leader and paymaster Dave Clark, The DC5 were officially disbanded in 1970, with guita...more →
John Lee Hooker
ABC LP-761
“Poor” Blues Rock / Soul Rock; Blues / Rhythm n BluesJukebox picks: “Bang Bang Bang Bang [live ’72]” (5.6) • “Lucille [live ’72]” (5.4) • “What’s The Matter Baby [live ’72]” (5.0)
This somewhat informal open-air concert was recorded in the baseball field at California's Soledad Prison in the early a...more →
Four Tops
ABC/Dunhill Records DSX-50129
“Lame” Disco / FunkJukebox picks: “Remember What I Told You To Forget” (5.4) • “Turn On The Light Of Your Love” (5.2) • “Keeper Of The Castle” (5.0)
The Motown company began to change in a number of ways during the early 1970s. Older acts such as Martha and the Vandell...more →
Milton Nascimento and Lô Borges
Odeon SMOAB-6005
“Lame” Latin; Songwriter; Pop; Pop BalladJukebox picks: “Lilia” (6.5) • “Saídas E Bandeiras Nᵒ 2” (5.5) • “Saídas E Bandeiras Nᵒ 1” (5.4)
Acclaimed double album from the singer-songwriter-guitarists Milton Nascimento (29) and Lô Borges (20), the two being pr...more →
Stephen Stills Manassas
Atlantic SD 2-903
“Terrible” Country; Folk Rock / Americana; Rock; Soft Rock / A.O.R.Jukebox picks: “Blues Man” (6.7) • “Hide It So Deep” (5.3) • “Jet Set (Sigh)” (5.1)
The sixth album in the name of Stephen Stills, man of many collaborations, and the first with his new band, Manassas, dr...more →
The Doors
Elektra EKS 75038
“Terrible” Blues Rock / Soul RockJukebox picks: “4 Billion Souls” (5.2) • “Hardwood Floor” (5.0) • “The Mosquito” (4.6)
The second post-Morrison album from the seemingly tasteless trio continues to wander down that path marked “Elton John w...more →
Wanda Jackson
Capitol ST-11023
“Terrible” CountryJukebox picks: “The King Is Coming” (6.0) • “Oh Happy Day” (5.5) • “Glory Hallelujah (Battle Hymn Of The Republic)” (4.7)
Wanda converted to Christianity in 1971, marking the transition with a gospel number “People Gotta Be Loving”, the o...more →
Slade
Polydor 2383-163
“Terrible” RockJukebox picks: “Move Over” (4.8) • “Look At Last Nite” (4.5) • “Gudbuy Gudbuy” (4.5)
Third album from the Wolverhampton rockers who line-up: Noddy Holder (lead vocals, rhythm guitar), Dave Hill (lead guita...more →
Stevie Wonder
Tamla T-319L
“Terrible” Disco / FunkJukebox picks: “Superstition” (7.8) • “Big Brother” (5.2) • “Tuesday Heartbreak” (3.4)
The fifteenth album from the 22-year-old genius sees him move further into funky territories, but it contains way too mu...more →
Kraftwerk
Philips 6305-117
“Terrible” Avant-Garde; ProgJukebox picks: “Klingklang” (5.6) • “Strom” (5.0) • “Wellenlänge” (4.8)
They were back down to a duo from this one, drummers Andreas Hohmann and Klaus Dinger having left the fold. Any required...more →
Four Tops
Motown M-748L
“Terrible” SoulJukebox picks: “Medley: Hey Man / We Got To Get You A Woman” (4.7) • “I Can’t Quit Your Love” (4.6) • “You Gotta Forget Him, Darling” (4.4)
I’m on a downer straight from the off as they croon away on “I Am Your Man” – straight away it’s clear this is not g...more →
Genesis
Charisma CAS-1058
“Terrible” ProgJukebox picks: “Watcher Of The Skies” (4.3) • “Canutility And The Coastliners” (4.1) • “Horizons” (3.4)
The fourth LP in as many years for the group, “as you were” from the last outing: Tony Banks (Hammond organ, Mellotron, ...more →
Lou Rawls
MGM Records SE-4861
“Terrible” Crooner / Cabaret; Disco / FunkJukebox picks: “Politician” (5.7) • “Man Of Value” (5.1) • “Too Much Living To Do” (5.0)
The 19th album in 11 years from the 38-year-old cabaret soul man. Starts well enough with the autobiographical title-t...more →
Stevie Wonder
Tamla T-314L
“Terrible” R n BJukebox picks: “Evil” (4.4) • “Love Having You Around” (4.2) • “Sweet Little Girl” (3.7)
Wonder embraces the moog as we enter '72; “the synthesizer has allowed me to do a lot of things I've wanted to do for...more →
Steely Dan
ABC Records ABCX-758
“Terrible” Soft Rock / A.O.R.Jukebox picks: “Fire In The Hole” (4.5) • “Reelin’ In The Years” (4.4) • “Do It Again” (4.1)
NEW YORK SEXTET NAMED AFTER A DILDO IN BURROUGH'S “NAKED LUNCH” CAN'T BUY A THRILL! The decidedly unsexy progressive pop...more →
Josef Shaftel
Warner Bros. Records BS-2671
“Terrible” Crooner / Cabaret; Film Score / IncidentalJukebox picks: “The Lobster Quadrille” (5.0) • “The Me I Never Knew” (4.0) • “You’ve Got To Know When To Stop” (3.7)
As the Wiki tells, Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a 1972 British musical film based on the Lewis Carroll novel of t...more →
Todd Rundgren
Bearsville 2BX-2066
“Dire” Pop; Rock; Cerebral Pop; Soft Rock / A.O.R.; SongwriterJukebox picks: “I Went To The Mirror” (5.7) • “The Night The Carousel Burnt Down” (4.8) • “Little Red Lights” (4.4)
Third album from the 23-year-old New York based pop-rocker, largely recorded in L.A., and the first to use his own name ...more →
Elvis Presley
RCA Victor LSP-4690
“Dire” Soul BalladJukebox picks: “I, John” (5.2) • “Reach Out To Jesus” (2.7) • “He Touched Me” (2.5)
The 37-year-old's second LP of 1972, and his third and final gospel album following on from “His Hand In Mine” (1960) an...more →
Elvis Presley
RCA Victor LSP-4671
“Dire” Pop BalladJukebox picks: “I Was Born About Ten Thousand Years Ago” (4.5) • “Hey Jude” (3.6) • “Early Mornin Rain” (2.6)
Despite the title, “Elvis Now” was a bit of a hodge-podge release, assembled from various sessions between 1969 and 1971...more →
Eagles
Asylum Records SD-5054
“Dire” Soft Rock / A.O.R.Jukebox picks: “Earlybird” (3.6) • “Witchy Woman” (3.1) • “Take It Easy” (2.8)
Debut album from the Los Angeles soft-rock quartet, all recorded in London, with hand-picked producer Glyn Johns who had...more →
The Hollies
Polydor 2383 144
“Dire” Soft Rock / A.O.R.; RockJukebox picks: “Blue In The Morning” (3.1) • “Slow Down — Go Down” (2.5) • “Delaware Taggett And The Outlaw Boys” (2.2)
Their 70s decline reaches a new low on this limp affair, their first without lead singer Allan Clarke who was off in pur...more →
Jerry Butler
Mercury SRM-2-7502
“An embarrassment” Soul; Pop Ballad; PopJukebox picks: “You Can’t Always Tell” (4.6) • “A Prayer” (3.1) • “Stop Steppin’ On My Dreams” (2.6)
A monster double LP set to revel in. Hurrah! To boot, Brenda Lee Eager’s invited back for a couple of duets. “Oh good” I...more →
Sha Na Na
Kama Sutra KSBS-2050
“An embarrassment” Blues / Rhythm n BluesJukebox picks: “In The Still Of The Night” (4.0) • “The Vote Song” (3.7) • “It Ain’t Love” (2.6)
Proto-Showaddywaddy visionaries....more →
Damil Records House Band
Stereo Gold Award MER-100
“An embarrassment” Rock; SoulJukebox picks: “Seaside Shuffle” (3.0) • “Conquistador” (2.5) • “Popcorn” (2.0)
The “Damil Records House Band” (as I call them) made albums which contained anonymous cover versions of recent and curre...more →
Hallmark Records House Band
Hallmark Records SHM-800
“An embarrassment” Pop; RockJukebox picks: “Standing In The Road” (3.0) • “Children Of The Revolution” (2.2) • “Virginia Plain” (2.0)
The sleeve notes of this September '72 issue read: “Well, here we are again, exploding on the pop scene for the twenty...more →
Hallmark Records House Band
Hallmark Records SHM-785
“An embarrassment” Pop; Pop BalladJukebox picks: “Meet Me On The Corner” (2.5) • “Sweet Talking Guy” (2.4) • “Hold Your Head Up” (2.0)
The sleeve notes of this April '72 release read: “People, it is said, can become cynical, blasé, bored, even resentful...more →
| see also: (B-list) Album Chart of 1972 |
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