It's 1972 again

Posted by: hungryhalibut on 06 July 2014

When I was a lad at school, Made in Japan was one of my very favourite albums. Then along came punk and it was left behind. I've not heard it since 1977, until today, when I downloaded the 96k Hidef remaster. Sitting on the sofa earlier, glass of wine in hand, volume turned up, and wow, what a great album it is - it's like being back at school, but with great sound. My normal musical diet these days is European jazz and chamber music, but it's great to hear this again - I want everything louder than everything else!

Posted on: 06 July 2014 by MDS

As co-incidence would have it, I've just purchased a new CD of Made in Japan which is still in its cellopahne wrapper awaiting an audition.  Think that will be getting a play tomorrow when in the early evening I can give it the volume that Deep Purple deserves. 

Posted on: 06 July 2014 by joerand

HH,

 

It is, quite often, 1972 in my listening room .

 

Loud, to be sure, esp when I'm home alone .

Posted on: 07 July 2014 by Pev

Wish it was - I'd be 21 and the Grateful Dead would be touring

Posted on: 08 July 2014 by Salmon Dave

Manassas

St Dominic's Preview

Eat A Peach

Sailin Shoes

Carl and the Passions

Rock of Ages

 

...plus discoveries of Dylan, the Dead, the Velvets were more like my 1972!

Posted on: 09 July 2014 by ewemon

Despite all the great albums listed above 72 will always be the year of Wishbone Ash Argus possibly my most listened to album and still to this day my Desert Island disc. I seem to recall it won Album of the Year in either NME or Sounds

Posted on: 09 July 2014 by ewemon
Originally Posted by MDS:

As co-incidence would have it, I've just purchased a new CD of Made in Japan which is still in its cellopahne wrapper awaiting an audition.  Think that will be getting a play tomorrow when in the early evening I can give it the volume that Deep Purple deserves. 

If you want the best sounding version then either splash out and get the DCC or buy the original US WB cd which can be got for next to nothing.

Posted on: 10 July 2014 by osprey
Originally Posted by Wat:



not forgetting Dark Side of the Moon.
The Medicine Head album?
Posted on: 10 July 2014 by Hmack

Loved Medicine Head but didn't know they had released an album with the title 'DSOTM'.

 

I remember buying 'Heavy on the Drum' and being really disappointed that '(and the) Pictures in the Sky' wasn't on it.

A few more at random from my LP collection:

Jackson Browne - Saturate before using (possibly my favourite of his albums)

Rick Nelson (and the Stone Canyon Band) - Garden Party (a great comeback album)

Bridget St-John - Thank you for (on John Peel's lable)

 

and a more obscure one:

 

Shel Silverstein - Freakin' at the Freaker's Ball

Posted on: 10 July 2014 by Redmires

I hadn't played it in years but as part of my project of digitising all my LP's I got round to "Live in Japan" last week. I was amazed how good it sounded.

 

Talking of '72, I bought Noddy Holder's autobiography from a charity shop last week for a quid. I finally got round to starting it last night and found it's autographed by him on the title page "To Janet, all the best guys cum from Wallsall. Noddy Holder". How cool is that ?

 

 

Posted on: 17 July 2014 by TomK

Roxy Music.

Posted on: 17 July 2014 by fred simon
Originally Posted by Wat:
and some more i have not listed like Joni's For The Roses ...

 

Now you're talking! One of Joni's very best (and that's really saying something!), and one of anyone's best (and that's really saying something, too!) ... what a brilliant masterpiece.

 

Posted on: 17 July 2014 by hungryhalibut

It's certainly a fine record, but lacks a ten minute drum solo, so isn't really a genuine '72 album.

Posted on: 18 July 2014 by sjbabbey

Jethro Tull - Thick as a Brick

The Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street

Genesis - Foxtrot

Neil Young - Harvest

J.J. Cale - Naturally

Santana - Caravanserai

Black Sabbath - Volume 4

Mellow Candle - Swaddling Songs

 

to name a few.

Posted on: 18 July 2014 by Bananahead
Originally Posted by Redmires:

I hadn't played it in years but as part of my project of digitising all my LP's I got round to "Live in Japan" last week. I was amazed how good it sounded.

 

Talking of '72, I bought Noddy Holder's autobiography from a charity shop last week for a quid. I finally got round to starting it last night and found it's autographed by him on the title page "To Janet, all the best guys cum from Wallsall. Noddy Holder". How cool is that ?

 

 

That is cool.

 

Was anyone here born in 72? Please.

 

Me. I was 12 so I only just understand what any of this is about.

Posted on: 18 July 2014 by YanC

(as they appear on my iTunes)

 

bob marley - catch a fire

can - ege bamyasi

dave holland - the conference of the birds

david bowie - ziggy stardust

manos hadjidakis - megalos erotikos

neu! - neu 1

randy newman - sail away

 

and from the ones already mentioned:

 

the rolling stones - exile on main street

neil young - harvest

nick drake - pink moon

gentle giant - octopus (pretty much the only prog disc I can stomach after all these years. this and trespass)

 

Posted on: 18 July 2014 by DrMark

Boy do I wish it was 1972 again; I could sure use a "do over"!

Posted on: 18 July 2014 by Hook
Originally Posted by Pev:

Wish it was - I'd be 21 and the Grateful Dead would be touring

 

And I would be 16, freshly licensed to drive a car, and doing my best to catch as many girls and Dead shows as possible!  

 

Except in April through early July, when the Dead were touring Europe.  And, of course, that would result in the November release of their great Europe '72 .

 

Good year, fun times and, almost needless to say, ancient history...

 

ATB.

 

Hook