1972
The following 86 records from 1972 are reviewed on this site:
January:
Blue Oyster Cult, Blue Oyster Cult [12]
Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Pictures At An Exhibition [10] Jagger/Wyman/Watts/Cooder/Hopkins, Jamming With Edward [7] T. Rex, The Slider [10] Yes, Fragile [13]February:
Captain Beefheart, The Spotlight Kid [12]
Neil Young, Harvest [8] Nick Drake, Pink Moon [10] Premiata Forneria Marconi, Storia Di Un Minuto [11] Todd Rundgren, Something/Anything? [11]March:
Bonzo Dog Band, Let's Make Up And Be Friendly [12]
Deep Purple, Machine Head [12] Faust, So Far [12] Fleetwood Mac, Bare Trees [10] Jethro Tull, Thick As A Brick [13] Stevie Wonder, Music Of My Mind [12] Thin Lizzy, Shades Of A Blue Orphanage [8]April:
Creedence Clearwater Revival, Mardi Gras [6]
Curved Air, Phantasmagoria [11] Frank Zappa, Just Another Band From L.A. [10] Grateful Dead, Hundred Year Hall [11] King Crimson, Earthbound [6] Stephen Stills, Manassas [12]May:
Allman Brothers Band, Eat A Peach [12]
Beach Boys, Carl And The Passions/So Tough [10] Caravan, Waterloo Lily [12] Elton John, Honky Chateau [13] Janis Joplin, In Concert [12] Lou Reed, Lou Reed [12] Procol Harum Live [10] Rolling Stones, Exile On Main St. [13] Ten Years After, Alvin Lee And Company [8]June:
Eagles, Eagles [11]
Free, Free At Last [5] John Cale, The Academy In Peril [9] John Lennon, Sometime In New York City [10] Led Zeppelin, How The West Was Won [11] Pink Floyd, Obscured By Clouds [12] Roxy Music, Roxy Music [11] Soft Machine, Fifth [8]July:
Alice Cooper: School's Out [12]
David Bowie, Ziggy Stardust [13] Doors, Full Circle [9] Emerson, Lake & Palmer, Trilogy [10] Frank Zappa, Waka/Jawaka [10] Gentle Giant, Three Friends [11] Jefferson Airplane, Long John Silver [9] Jethro Tull, Living In The Past [12] Rod Stewart, Never A Dull Moment [12]August:
Deep Purple, Made In Japan [13]
John Lennon, [Live In New York City] [11] Kinks, Everybody's In Show-Biz [12] Steeleye Span, Below The Salt [12]September:
Black Sabbath, Vol. 4 [10]
Bloodrock, Passage [8] Grand Funk, Phoenix [8] Mott The Hoople, All The Young Dudes [10] Steely Dan, Can't Buy A Thrill [12] Yes, Close To The Edge [11]October:
Bee Gees, To Whom It May Concern [9]
Genesis, Foxtrot [13] Renaissance, Prologue [12] Stevie Wonder, Talking Book [13] Ten Years After Rock And Roll Music To The World [8]November:
Can, Ege Bamyasi [11]
Captain Beefheart, Clear Spot [10] Focus, Focus III [10] Frank Zappa, The Grand Wazoo [8] Grateful Dead, Europe '72 [11] Hollies, Romany [7] Lou Reed, Transformer [13] Moody Blues, Seventh Sojourn [11]December:
Al Green, I'm Still In Love With You [12]
Free, Heartbreaker [11] Gentle Giant, Octopus [12] J. J. Cale, Really [11] Premiata Forneria Marconi, Per Un Amico [11] Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Framed [11][Month unknown:]
Amon Düül II, Carnival In Babylon [9]
Amon Düül II, Wolf City [12] Argent, All Together Now [11] Atomic Rooster, Made In England [10] Big Star, No. 1 Record [12] Budgie, Squawk [11] Family, Bandstand [11] John Entwistle, Whistle Rymes [11] Steamhammer, Speech [8]
Barclay James Harvest: Barclay James Harvest And Other Stories
Barclay James Harvest: Baby James Harvest The Carpenters: A Song For You Hawkwind: Doremi Fasol Latido Klaus Schulze: Irrlicht Kraftwerk: Kraftwerk II Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Manfred Mann's Earth Band Manfred Mann's Earth Band: Glorified Magnified Paul Simon: Paul Simon Rory Gallagher: Live In Europe '72 Santana: Caravanserai Santana: Carlos Santana & Buddy Miles! Live! Slade: Alive! Slade: Slayed? Sparks: A Woofer In Tweeter's Clothing Styx: Styx Sweet: Biggest Hits Tangerine Dream: Zeit Uriah Heep: Demons & Wizards Uriah Heep: The Magician's Birthday ZZ Top: Rio Grande Mud