Genesis – Live (1973)

Five songs were selected for Genesis Live, which rocketed into the charts in Britain, reaching #9. What you got were five epics, all clocking in at over eight minutes; in all forty-five minutes.

Uriah Heep – Look At Yourself

Look At Yourself (1971), the band’s third album, still is the ultimate Uriah Heep hard rock album to many. The cover is great; it’s a mirror, look at yourself! Get it?

Caravan – Cunning Stunts

Released in 1975, Cunning Stunts was Caravan’s sixth album and contained all their trademarks. Beautiful compositions, dexterous musicianship, a relaxed atmosphere, and plenty of ribald humour.

Whitesnake – Slip of the Tongue

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.

Black Sabbath – Paranoid

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.

Black Sabbath – Master Of Reality

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.

Hawkwind – Onward

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.

Steve Cropper – Fire It Up

There is no filler on this album; every song is a gem. It’s almost a sad feeling when the album comes to an end. Fortunately, all you have to do is hit the repeat button on your player.