1971

The following 111 records from 1971 are reviewed on this site:

January:

Bee Gees, 2 Years On [11]

Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Emerson, Lake & Palmer [12]

Gong, Continental Circus [9]

Janis Joplin, Pearl [11]

Mountain, Nantucket Sleighride [11]

Nico, Desertshore [10]

Tim Buckley, Starsailor [12]

February:

Alice Cooper, Love It To Death [12]

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, Four Way Street [11]

Soft Machine, Fourth [6]

Taste, Live Taste [9]

Traffic, Welcome To The Canteen [10]

March:

Allman Brothers Band, At The Fillmore East [12]

Amon Düül II, Tanz Der Lemminge [11]

Carole King, Tapestry [13]

David Crosby, If I Could Only Remember My Name [10]

Elton John, 11-17-70 [12]

Faces, Long Player [10]

Jethro Tull, Aqualung [12]

Jimi Hendrix, [First Rays Of The New Rising Sun] [10]

Kinks, Percy [10]

Mott The Hoople, Wildlife [8]

Steeleye Span, Please To See The King [11]

Yes, The Yes Album [12]

April:

Bloodrock, Bloodrock 3 [10]

David Bowie, The Man Who Sold The World [9]

Doors, L. A. Woman [13]

Grand Funk Railroad, Survival [6]

Grateful Dead, [Ladies And Gentlemen... The Grateful Dead] [12]

James Gang, Thirds [8]

Rolling Stones, Sticky Fingers [14]

Thin Lizzy, Thin Lizzy [10]

May:

Caravan, In The Land Of Grey And Pink [13]

Deep Purple, Fireball [11]

Fleetwood Mac, [The Original Fleetwood Mac] [9]

Graham Nash, Songs For Beginners [11]

Paul McCartney, Ram [14]

Pink Floyd, Relics [11]

Pink Floyd, Meddle [11]

June:

Byrds, Byrdmaniax [10]

Carole King, [The Carnegie Hall Concert] [11]

Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Tarkus [13]

Fairport Convention, Angel Delight [10]

Hollies, Distant Light [11]

July:

Atomic Rooster, In Hearing Of [9]

Black Sabbath, Master Of Reality [11]

Donovan, HMS Donovan [11]

MC5, High Time [10]

Move, Message From The Country [12]

Peter Hammill, Fools Mate [11]

Rod Stewart, Every Picture Tells A Story [10]

Who, Who's Next [14]

August:

Beach Boys, Surf's Up [11]

Gentle Giant, Acquiring The Taste [12]

Moody Blues, Every Good Boy Deserves Favour [10]

Procol Harum, Broken Barricades [12]

September:

Band, Cahoots [10]

Bee Gees, Trafalgar [11]

Curved Air, Second Album [11]

Faust, Faust [9]

Fleetwood Mac, Future Games [7]

Jefferson Airplane, Bark [9]

John Lennon, Imagine [13]

Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin IV (Untitled) [12]

Traffic, The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys [9]

T. Rex, [Electric Warrior Sessions] [11]

T. Rex, Electric Warrior [12]

October:

Crosby & Nash, Another Stoney Evening [11]

Doors, Other Voices [9]

Family, Fearless [11]

Focus, Moving Waves [10]

Gong, Camembert Electrique [13]

Grateful Dead, Grateful Dead [9]

Jeff Beck, Rough And Ready [7]

Lindisfarne, Fog On The Tyne [12]

Mamas & The Papas, People Like Us [8]

Ten Years After, A Space In Time [12]

Van Der Graaf Generator, Pawn Hearts [8]

November:

Alice Cooper, Killer [13]

Bloodrock, USA [10]

Elton John, Madman Across The Water [12]

Genesis, Nursery Cryme [12]

Grand Funk Railroad, E Pluribus Funk [9]

Kinks, Muswell Hillbillies [13]

Mott The Hoople, Brain Capers [10]

Mountain, Flowers Of Evil [12]

Quicksilver Messenger Service, Quicksilver [12]

December:

Byrds, Farther Along [11]

Carole King, Music [11]

David Bowie, Hunky Dory [11]

Electric Light Orchestra, No Answer [11]

George Harrison, The Concert For Bangla Desh [11]

J. J. Cale, Naturally [12]

King Crimson, Islands [9]

Paul McCartney, Wild Life [11]

[Month unknown:]

Argent, Ring Of Hands [10]

Budgie, Budgie [10]

Can, Tago-Mago [12]

Colosseum, Live [12]

Eloy, Eloy [9]

Flamin Groovies, Teenage Head [12]

Funkadelic, Maggot Brain [12]

Gravy Train, (A Ballad Of) A Peaceful Man [10]

Hot Tuna, First Pull Up Then Pull Down [11]

Humble Pie, Rock On [11]

McDonald & Giles, McDonald & Giles [11]

Nice, Elegy [8]

Renaissance, Illusion [11]

Rory Gallagher, Rory Gallagher [10]

Seatrain, Marblehead Messenger [9]


The following 19 albums in MP3 from 1971 are reviewed on this site:

Aphrodite's Child: 666

Barclay James Harvest: Once Again

The Carpenters: Carpenters

Hawkwind: In Search Of Space

Kraftwerk: Kraftwerk

Leonard Cohen: Songs Of Love And Hate

Nazareth: Nazareth

Rory Gallagher: Deuce

Santana: Santana III

Sparks: Sparks

Steamhammer: Mountains

Steppenwolf: For Ladies Only

Supertramp: Indelibly Stamped

Sweet: First Recordings 1968-1971

Tangerine Dream: Alpha Centauri

Uriah Heep: Salisbury

Uriah Heep: Look At Yourself

Vangelis: Fais Que Ton Reve Soit Plus Long Que La Nuit

Vangelis: The Dragon

Vangelis: Hypothesis


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