Urban75 Album of the Year - 1977

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East of the river Nile - 77 or 78? Discogs and Wiki seem to vary.

 

[belboid]

East of the river Nile - 77 or 78? Discogs and Wiki seem to vary.

the 2002 CD issue claims to be a 25th anniversary edition, so that looks like '77

 

[Spandex]

East of the river Nile - 77 or 78? Discogs and Wiki seem to vary.

the 2002 CD issue claims to be a 25th anniversary edition, so that looks like '77

I had no idea that was from '77. For some reason I assumed it was from around '81.

If I'd known it'd would've definitely been in my top 10 - it's got lots of good memories for me. When my daughter was a baby rocksteady, lovers and gentle dub always blissed her out, especially if she was upset. That album lived in my car CD player for months and saved many a mealtime.

 

[ManchesterBeth]

1976...

Sorrow tears and blood came out in '77, not sure if it's as good as International Thief Thief tho, need to give it a relisten.

Tbf it's all about roforofo fight from '72, less polished compared to Zombie, when that bass kicks in you're just locked...

But the album doesn't keep up that momentum - i mean this is Fela we're talking about, even his more middling tracks are great...

This one also from '77. haven't heard it
Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti* And Afrika 70* - No Agreement

 

[belboid]

Ten hours to go!

redsquirrel
S☼I (who appears to be untaggable)

and probably some others too

 

[danny la rouge]

@S☼I

Interesting.

 

[killer b]

Sorrow tears and blood came out in '77, not sure if it's as good as International Thief Thief tho, need to give it a relisten.

Tbf it's all about roforofo fight from '72, less polished compared to Zombie, when that bass kicks in you're just locked...

But the album doesn't keep up that momentum - i mean this is Fela we're talking about, even his more middling tracks are great...

This one also from '77. haven't heard it
Fela Aníkúlápó Kuti* And Afrika 70* - No Agreement

No Agreement is a slammer.

 

[belboid]

Nine minutes!

Come on Hawkfans, your votes are needed.

 

[redsquirrel]

Ten hours to go!

redsquirrel
S☼I (who appears to be untaggable)

and probably some others too

Sorry, missed it. Had to spend my free time chasing up wanker estate agents.

 

[belboid]

Shall we? I'll just grab myself a coffee....

 

[killer b]

I bet it's Rumours

 

[danny la rouge]

I bet it's Rumours

I'm flouncing the boards if it is.

 

[killer b]

You can go your own way if you must, Danny.

 

[belboid]

I bet it's Rumours

I dont want to know if it is.

 

[danny la rouge]

You can go your own way if you must, Danny.

Don't stop.

 

[belboid]

=25 Parliament - Live: P-Funk Earth Tour

One of the most thrilling live albums ever released, do not attempt to adjust your radio.

 

[belboid]

=25 Rush - A Farewell to Kings

What about the voice of Geddy Lee, how did it get so high? I wonder if he talks like an ordinary guy.

 

[belboid]

24 - Fela Kuti - Sorrow Tears and Blood

Bitter and biting, but beautiful and beguiling. Half an hour you will never regret.

 

[belboid]

23 - Tom Waits - Foreign Affairs

In here solely for the Bette Midler duet, shorely?

 

[belboid]

22 - The Jam - In the City

In the City, Batman Theme and some other songs, none of which I can remember.

 

[belboid]

21 - Wire - Pink Flag

The first post-punk masterpiece, recorded before punk was even dead. Genius.

 

[belboid]

20 Pink Floyd - Animals

I tried to listen to this again. In fact I succeeded in listening to it, but failed to understand why the hell it is popular. We want Syd!

 

[belboid]

=18 Miles Davis - Dark Magus

A 1974 recording released after Miles 'retired.' If you only know Kind of Blue, then prepare to have your ears assaulted.

 

[killer b]

hmm, I have Sorrow Tears & Blood, but thought of it as an EP rather than an album - I would have voted for it. Curses.

 

[belboid]

=18 Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness & Charm

Einstein was not a handsome fellow, but he did help to inspire possibly the greatest spacerock album ever made. It's charming, strange, and more than a little quarky.

 

[belboid]

17 Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True

Welcome to the working...forty odd years in this case. 'Alison' may sound a little bit stalkery these days, but it was the seventies, so....

 

[belboid]

16 Ian Dury - New boots & Panties

From music hall to rock n roll, with sex and drugs possibly included as well.

 

[belboid]

15 Throbbing Gristle - Second Annual Report

I will not even try to describe this. take the words 'transgressive', 'electronic' and 'industrial' and randomly insert them into a sentence (any sentence) and you may get close. But probably not.

 

[belboid]

14 Iggy Pop - The Idiot

Recorded in conjunction with a certain someone's Low, it was a re-affirmation that our suspicions were true – the man was a genius and what a voice!

 

[belboid]

13 Talking Heads: 77

Not in the top ten? Qu'est-ce que c'est?