Whitesnake can quite rightly claim to have released one of the last great rock albums of the eighties, Slip of the Tongue, as it was released in November 1989 after a long and difficult recording period.

Although this is far from a perfect album, upon its release it defined the whole Heavy Metal – Stoner Rock movement along with their debut released a mere six months earlier.

Tangerine Dream was formed in 1967 by Edgar Froese in Germany. Little did the world know what a pioneer this man would become.

The release in 1973 of ‘Never Turn Your Back On A Friend’ was Budgie’s third studio LP and proved to be a major milestone in the long, hard-gigging career of the Welsh rockers.

Black Sabbath released their third long playing record in 1971 to much controversy. But whatever moniker you put on it, heads banged all the way through the album either rocking to the beat or in exasperation at such a travesty. Sales of the album gave it a Double Platinum Certificate in America and it was the first Black Sabbath album to reach the Billboard Top Ten.

Released in 2012, ‘Onward’ was Hawkwind’s twenty-seventh studio album which saw them gaining new converts and bigger sales after a spell in the doldrums.