1972

Hard Rock Records Rock 

Deep Purple Announces Super Deluxe Edition of Machine Head

February 9, 2024February 9, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1972, Deep Purple, Dweezil Zappa, Ian Gillan, Ian Paice, Jon Lord, Machine Head, Rhino, Ritchie Blackmore, Roger Glover, Super Deluxe Edition, Warner Records

Belated 50th anniversary reissue contains Dweezil Zappa mix of full LP plus two live shows

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adblock Rock Southern Rock 

The Allman Brothers Band Release Rare 1972 Live Album

January 12, 2024January 22, 2024 Ron Hart 0 Comments 1972, Berry Oakley, Butch Trucks, Chuck Leavell, Dickey Betts, Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Jaimoe, Manley Field House, Syracuse University, The Allman Brothers Band

The concert, captured at Syracuse University, offers a rare glimpse of the “Five-Man Band” era

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Hard Rock Rock 

Inside the Deluxe Editions of Alice Cooper’s Killer and School’s Out 

June 28, 2023June 29, 2023 Ron Hart 1 Comment 1971, 1972, Alice Cooper, Billion Dollar Babies, Deluxe Edition, Dennis Dunaway, Glen Buxton, Killer, Michael Bruce, Neal Smith, Rhino, School's Out

A chat with liner notes co-author and former CREEM editor Bill Holdship 

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Pop Rock 

Rocket Man: Revisiting Elton John’s Honky Château

March 20, 2023March 20, 2023 Gillian G. Gaar 0 Comments 1972, Bernie Taupin, Davey Johnstone, Dee Murray, Elton John, expanded edition, Gus Dudgeon, Honky Château, Nigel Olsson, Rocket Man, UMe

A new 50th anniversary deluxe edition offers another perspective on classic LP

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adblock Dead Rock 

A Case For Bob Weir’s Ace

January 16, 2023January 18, 2023 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Ace, Bob Weir, Bobby Weir and the Wolf Bros., Don Was, Mexicali Blues, Radio City Music Hall, The Grateful Dead, Wolf Bros.

The Dead man’s solo debut gets a belated 50th anniversary revisit

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Pop Psychedelics Rock 

Sailin’ On: Inside The New Beach Boys Box Set

December 9, 2022December 9, 2022 David Bash 1 Comment 1972, 1973, Al Jardine, Blondie Chaplin, Brian Wilson, Carl and The Passions, Carl Wilson, Dennis Wilson, Holland, Ricky Fataar, So Tough, The Beach Boys, The Flames

You’ll get a mess of joy with Sail On Sailor: 1972!

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jazz Rock 

Dirty Work: Steely Dan’s Can’t Buy A Thrill at 50

November 25, 2022June 10, 2023 Deborah Sprague 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Denny Dias, Dirty Work, Do It Again, Donald Fagen, Elliot Randall, Naked Lunch, Reelin' In The Years, Steely Dan, Walter Becker, William S. Burroughs

Looking back on the band’s classic debut LP

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Glam Rock 

You’re So Vicious: Lou Reed’s Transformer Turns 50

November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments “Walk on the Wild Side, 1972, 50th anniversary, David Bowie, Dawn, Johnny Nash, Laurie Anderson, Lou Reed, Mick Ronson, Perfect Day, Simon Doonan, Tony Orlando, Transformer, Vicious

For many rock fans, the NYC Man’s 1972 glam slam was a real eye opener

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Dead Psychedelics Rock 

Ramble On Rose: The Grateful Dead’s Europe ’72 at 50

November 5, 2022November 5, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 2 Comments 1972, Belgium, Bob Weir, Donna Jean Godchaux, Europe, Europe '72, Jerry Garcia, Keith Godchaux, Mickey Hart, Phil Lesh, The Grateful Dead, Warner Bros. Records

Looking back at one of rock’s greatest live albums

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Funk Soul 

Blame It On The Sun: Stevie Wonder’s Talking Book at 50

October 27, 2022October 27, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Berry Gordy, Brian Wilson, Carmine Appice, Jeff Beck, Marvin Gaye, Moog, Moog Synthesizer, Motown, Stevie Wonder, Superstition, Talking Book, Tamla, Tim Bogert, Tonto's Expanding Head Band

Looking back on the album that thrusted soul music into the future

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Pop Rock 

Stealers Wheel at 50: More Than a One-Hit Wonder

October 24, 2022October 24, 2022 Craig Peters 1 Comment 1972, 50th anniversary, Gerry Rafferty, IBM, Jethro Tull, Joe Egan, Reservoir Dogs, Rodney Coombes, Stealer’s Wheel, Strawbs, Tony Williams

Looking back on the band’s classic eponymous debut

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Funk jazz 

Pictures Are Dead, Man: Miles Davis’ On the Corner Turns 50

October 23, 2022October 24, 2023 Ted Miller 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Columbia Records, Funkadelic, Helen Butte, Kamasi Washington, Makaya, Miles Davis, On The Corner, Ornette Coleman, Sly and the Family Stone, Stankonia

Honoring an avant-funk masterpiece that’s still ahead of its time

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Progressive Rock Rock 

Supper’s Ready: Foxtrot by Genesis Turns 50

October 5, 2022October 5, 2022 Todd Manning 2 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Foxtrot, Genesis, Mike Rutherford, Peter Gabriel, Phil Collins, Pink Floyd, Steve Hackett, Supper’s Ready, The Beatles, Tony Banks, Watcher of the Skies

Looking back at the prog greats’ breakthrough LP

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal Rock 

Icicles Within My Brain: Black Sabbath’s Vol. 4 at 50

September 26, 2022September 26, 2022 Matt Hanson 0 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, Bill Ward, Black Sabbath, Cornucopia, FX, Geezer Butler, Laguna Sunrise, Ozzy Osbourne, Snowblind, St. Vitus Dance, Supernaut, Tomorrow’s Dream, Tony Iommi, Vol. 4, Wheels of Confusion

Looking back on the metal legends’ cocaine-fueled masterpiece

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Glam Rock 

A Funky Little Boat Race: Mott The Hoople’s All the Young Dudes at 50

September 19, 2022September 20, 2022 Tim Sommer 7 Comments 1972, 50th anniversary, All the Young Dudes, David Bowie, Ian Hunter, Mick Ralphs, Mott the Hoople, The Clash, The Kinks

What makes it one of the weakest albums from one of the greatest British rock bands

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