Urban75 Album of the Year 1973

[Spandex]

Thanks for doing this Knotted

1973 turned out to be a super classic year, with all kinds of deserving albums falling out of my top 20. Here's what I went with:

Kool & The Gang – Wild And Peaceful
Bohannon – Stop & Go
The O'Jays – Ship Ahoy
Lightnin' Rod – Hustlers Convention
Elia Y Elizabeth – ¡Alegria!
Ripple – Ripple
Ike & Tina Turner - Nutbush City Limits
Upsetters - Black Board Jungle
The Wailers - Burnin'
The Wailers - Catch A Fire
Neu! - Neu! 2
Fela Kuti - Gentleman
Fruko Y Sus Tesos - El Violento
Lafayette Afro-Rock Band – Soul Makossa
Gal Costa - India
Willie Colon – Lo Mato
Fruko El Bueno - Ayunando
Afrosound – La Danza De Los Mirlos
Fleetwood Mac - Mystery to Me
Michi Sarmiento Y Su Combo Bravo - Salsa Con Monte

 

[SpookyFrank]

Correct answer at number one, and from Knotted's graphics it wasn't even close.

Not many duds in there either. Just the two Roxy Musics and one Steely Dan.

 

[Dr. Furface]

Not many duds in there either. Just the two Roxy Musics and one Steely Dan.

And just to prove that one fool's duds are another's brilliant classic albums...

Roxy Music - Stranded
Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power
Lou Reed - Berlin
Roxy - For Your Pleasure
Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
Sly & the Family Stone - Fresh
John Martyn - Solid Air
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Bowie - Aladdin Sane
Kraftwerk - Ralf & Florian
Can - Future Days
Isley Brothers - 3+3
Buckingham Nicks
Sun Ra - Space Is The Place
Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop
The Wailers - Burnin'
O'Jays - Ship Ahoy
Studio One Presents Burning Spear
Tom Waits - Closing Time

 

[Indeliblelink]

Pink Floyd - The Dark Side of the Moon
Herbie Hancock - Head Hunters
Kraftwerk - Ralf & Florian
Hawkwind - Space Ritual
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Catch a Fire
Bob Marley & The Wailers - Burnin'
Barry White - Stone Gon'
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
Soft Machine - Seven
Impact All Stars ‎– Java Java Java Java
Lafayette Afro Rock Band - Soul Makossa
Love Unlimited - Under the Influence of... Love Unlimited
MFSB - Love Is the Message
The Incredible Bongo Band - Bongo Rock
Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co. - Mother Mallard's Portable Masterpiece Co.
Vangelis Papathanassiou - L'apocalypse des animaux
Magdalith - Magdalith
Planxty - Planxty
Tangerine Dream - Atem
Ralph Lundsten - Nordisk Natursymfoni Nr.1: Strömkarlen

Suck it up punks, DSOTM pretty much only non-dance/electronic/hip hop album I had any time for in the late 80s/early 90s. Still love it.

 

[zahir]

Curtis Mayfield - Back to the World
Billy Joe Shaver - Old Five and Dimers Like Me
Studio One Presents Burning Spear
Willie Nelson - Shotgun Willie
Al Green - Call Me
Gram Parsons - GP
Bowie - Aladdin Sane
Neil Young - Time Fades Away
Gal Costa - Índia
Etta James - Etta James
Dr John - In The Right Place
Scott Walker - Stretch

 

[RainbowTown]

Stevie Wonder’s stupendous run of albums in the 1970’s was right up there with David Bowie’s and Joni Mitchell’s. For sheer creativity, diversity and range those three artists were almost unmatched in my opinion during that period. From the beginning of the decade right through towards the end they kept producing album after album that showcased just what brilliant, original artists they were. I’m glad Innervisions got top spot (even though I appreciate the competition was stiff).

 

[Idris2002]

Me:

Revised list:

1 Planxty, Well Below the Valley
2 Dubliners Plain and Simple
3 Planxty, Black album
4 Clannad, Níl sé ina lá
5 Christy Moore, Prosperous
6 The Chieftains, Chieftains 4
7 Boys of the lough, Boys of the lough
8 Alan Hull, Pipedream
9 Mott the Hoople, Mott
10 Wings, Band on the Run
11. Horslips The Tain
12.Rory Gallagher Tattoo
13. Thin Lizzy Vagabonds of the Western World
14. Van Morrison Hardnose the Highway
15. David Bowie Aladdin Sane
16. Little Feat Dixie Chicken
17. Joe Pass Virtuoso
18. John Martyn Solid Air
19. Genesis Selling England by the Pound
20. Bruce Cockburn Night Vision
21. Sun Ra Space is the Place

None of those numbers are precise.

 

[Serge Forward]

And just to prove that one fool's duds are another's brilliant classic albums...

Roxy Music - Stranded
Steely Dan - Countdown to Ecstasy
Iggy & The Stooges - Raw Power
Lou Reed - Berlin
Roxy - For Your Pleasure
Little Feat - Dixie Chicken
Sly & the Family Stone - Fresh
John Martyn - Solid Air
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Bowie - Aladdin Sane
Kraftwerk - Ralf & Florian
Can - Future Days
Isley Brothers - 3+3
Buckingham Nicks
Sun Ra - Space Is The Place
Funkadelic - Cosmic Slop
The Wailers - Burnin'
O'Jays - Ship Ahoy
Studio One Presents Burning Spear
Tom Waits - Closing Time

How did I miss the Isley Brothers 3+3? That's a fantastic album.

 

[ATOMIC SUPLEX]

War never seem to get the credit they deserve in my book, Great series of funk /soul albums , brief but rewarding period of collaboration with Eric Burdon and managed to put on a 50th Anniversary show last year. The 1973 album Deliver the Word is worth spin or two .

That's great. Wish it didn't have the organ though.
I was only familiar with the rock steady crew cover until today.

 

[ska invita]

Suck it up punks, DSOTM pretty much only non-dance/electronic/hip hop album I had any time for in the late 80s/early 90s. Still love it.

Suck it up punks would be a great name for an album, of pretty much any genre

 

[ska invita]

Sly Stone - Fresh
Burning Spear - Studio 1 presents
Stevie Wonder - Innervisions
Upsetters - Black board
Al Green + Call Me
Herbie Hancock + Head hunters
Kool and the Gang - Wild and Peaceful
Fela Kuti - Gentleman
Return to Forever - Light As a feather
Dr John - Right Place
John Martyn - Solid Air

Probably as strong a list of personal killer no filler albums as I've ever done

At different times in my life innversions and head hunters would've been dead certs for number 1 but I've rinsed them so hard I can't tell anymore. Fresh still sounds extra fresh though

So much innovation in this year across the board... Like knotted said for example Al Green might be easy to overlook but that album is carving out a whole new sound. That might seem commonplace now. Burning Spear likewise set a rasta roots foundation as did Lee Perry on the early dub tip. A golden year for sure.

Thanks as always one and all

 

[belboid]

1 - Stevie Wonder - Innervisions

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It really is an insanely wild creative fusion of soul/funk/jazz.

Yeah, I don’t like that either.

 

[krtek a houby]

This was my list

1. Bob Marley and the Wailers... Catch a Fire
2.Bob Marley and the Wailers... Burnin
3.Rory Gallagher... Tattoo
4.Billy Cobham... Spectrum
5.Can ... Future Days
6.Tom Waits... Closing Time
7.Planxty... Planxty
8.Herbie Hancock... Headhunters
9.Thin Lizzy... Vagabonds of the Western World
10.Steely Dan... Countdown to Ecstasy
11.Marvin Gaye... Let's Get it On
12.Mahavishnu Orchestra... Birds of Fire
13.Todd Rundgren... A Wizard, A True Star
14.Dr John... In the Right Place
15.ZZ Top... Tres Hombres
16.Horslips... The Táin
17.John Martyn... Solid Air
18.The Doobie Brothers... The Captain and Me
19.Gong ... Flying Teapot
20.Little Feat ... Dixie Chicken
21.New York Dolls... New York Dolls
22.Gram Parsons... GP
23.Gong... Angel's Egg

Thanks again, Knotted

 

[Knotted]

Stevie Wonder’s stupendous run of albums in the 1970’s was right up there with David Bowie’s and Joni Mitchell’s. For sheer creativity, diversity and range those three artists were almost unmatched in my opinion during that period. From the beginning of the decade right through towards the end they kept producing album after album that showcased just what brilliant, original artists they were. I’m glad Innervisions got top spot (even though I appreciate the competition was stiff).

I'd say the same for Gal Costa.

 

[Steel Icarus]

A lot fewer people going for Toots than I'd expect

 

[ska invita]

A lot fewer people going for Toots than I'd expect

Completely missed that!

 

[Idris2002]

Me:

Revised list:

1 Planxty, Well Below the Valley
2 Dubliners Plain and Simple
3 Planxty, Black album
4 Clannad, Níl sé ina lá
5 Christy Moore, Prosperous
6 The Chieftains, Chieftains 4
7 Boys of the lough, Boys of the lough
8 Alan Hull, Pipedream
9 Mott the Hoople, Mott
10 Wings, Band on the Run
11. Horslips The Tain
12.Rory Gallagher Tattoo
13. Thin Lizzy Vagabonds of the Western World
14. Van Morrison Hardnose the Highway
15. David Bowie Aladdin Sane
16. Little Feat Dixie Chicken
17. Joe Pass Virtuoso
18. John Martyn Solid Air
19. Genesis Selling England by the Pound
20. Bruce Cockburn Night Vision
21. Sun Ra Space is the Place

None of those numbers are precise.

In hindsight, I could easily have had an "all Irish" top ten with this one. Ah well, maybe next time.

 

[krtek a houby]

In hindsight, I could easily have had an "all Irish" top ten with this one. Ah well, maybe next time.

It was a very good year.

 

[Idris2002]

39 - Rory Gallagher - Tattoo

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Still with the heavy blues rock and rocking it like the legend he was.

I thought I'd lost my copy of this one, but I just found it on an old flashdrive. "Wow, that's very close to being interesting", said everyone on the album of the year 1973 thread.

 

[The39thStep]

I thought I'd lost my copy of this one, but I just found it on an old flashdrive. "Wow, that's very close to being interesting", said everyone on the album of the year 1973 thread.

 

[Idris2002]

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[The39thStep]

 

[Idris2002]

Spoiler: the chin

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[Knotted]

Damn, forgot Flora Purim's Butterfly Dreams and it might actually be the best funk album of the year too. Well one of them anyway.