| January
Chicago - Chicago
II
Aretha Franklin
- This Girl's in Love with You
The Guess
Who - American Woman
The MC5 -
Back in the USA
Simon &
Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water
Traffic -
John Barleycorn Must Die |
Biafra
surrenders to Nigeria.
Mick
Jagger is found guity and fined for cannabis possession. |
| February
Badfinger -
Magic Christian Music
Black Sabbath
- Black Sabbath
The Doors
- Morrison Hotel
The Mothers
of Invention - Burnt Weeny Sandwich
The Move -
Shazam
Randy Newman
- 12 Songs
Harry Nilsson
- Nilsson Sings Newman
James Taylor
- Sweet Baby James |
Death
of British philosopher Bertrand Russell.
Arab
terrorists attack an Israeli airliner in Munich. |
| March
Crosby, Stills,
Nash & Young - Deja Vu
Delaney &
Bonnie - Delaney & Bonnie & Friends on
Tour with Eric Clapton
The Faces
- First Step (*with
Ron Wood)
Funkadelic
- Funkadelic
Isaac Hayes
- The Isaac Hayes Movement (approx.
date)
Jimi Hendrix
- Band of Gypsys
Van Morrison
- Moondance
Linda Ronstadt
- Silk Purse
Ringo Starr
- Sentimental Journey
The Temptations
- Psychedelic Shack
Three Dog
Night - It Ain't Easy
T. Rex - A
Beard of Stars |
US
President Nixon authorises bombing in Laos to cut off supplies
to the Viet Cong.
Rhodesia
becomes a republic.
Right-wingers
overthrows Cambodia's government, ask for US help
against Viet Cong presence. |
| April
The Bee Gees
- Cucumber Castle
Miles Davis
- Bitches Brew
Dr. John -
Remedies
The Flying
Burrito Brothers - Burrito Deluxe
Jethro Tull
- Benefit
Gordon Lightfoot
- If You Could Read My Mind
Paul McCartney
- McCartney
Joni Mitchell
- Ladies of the Canyon |
Israel
and Syria engage in battle.
Paul
McCartney announces he is leaving the Beatles.
Apollo
13 lands safely after a troubled voyage.
President
Nixon sends US troops into Cambodia. |
| May
The Beatles
- Let It Be
The Jackson
5 - ABC
King Crimson
- In the Wake of Poseidon
Mott the Hoople
- Mott the Hoople
Poco - Poco
Leon Russell
- Leon Russell
The Stooges
- Fun House |
Four
anti-war university protesters in Ohio (USA) are shot dead by
police.
Israeli
troops attack Arabs in Lebanon.
South
Africa is barred from the next Olympics.
The
PLO claims responsibility for a terrorist attack on an Israeli
school bus carrying children. |
| June
Blood, Sweat
and Tears - Blood, Sweat and Tears 3
Tim Buckley
- Lorca
Bob Dylan
- Self-Portrait
Deep Purple
- Deep Purple in Rock
Grand Funk
Railroad - Closer to Home
The Grateful
Dead - Workingman's Dead
The Nice -
Five Bridges Suite
The Pretty
Things - Parachute
Procol Harum
- Home
Diana Ross
- Reach Out
The Soft Machine
- Third
Rod Stewart
- Gasoline Alley (*with
Ron Wood)
Uriah Heep
- Uriah Heep |
The
Who perform their Tommy opera at New York City's
Metropolitan Opera House.
Death
of British novelist E.M. Forster.
Edward
Heath and the Conservative Party are elected to lead the
UK's government, defeating the governing Labour Party.
Brazil
wins the World Cup (soccer/football). |
| July
Bread - On
the Waters
Eric Clapton
- Eric Clapton
Creedence
Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory
The Delfonics
- Delfonics
Fairport Convention
- Full House
Free - Fire
and Water
Elton John
- Elton John
Hot Tuna -
Hot Tuna
Cat Stevens
- Mona Bone Jakon
The Steve
Miller Band - Number 5
Yes - Time
and a Word |
British
troops battle IRA snipers in Belfast. |
| August
The Band -
Stage Fright
The Beach
Boys - Sunflower
The Bob Seger
System - Mongrel
James Brown
- Sex Machine
Joe Cocker
- Mad Dogs and Englishmen
The Mothers
of Invention - Weasels Ripped My
Flesh
Edwin Starr
- War and Peace
Stevie Wonder
- Signed, Sealed & Delivered
Neil Young
- After the Gold Rush |
The
2nd Isle of Wight rock festival in Britain. |
| September
The Allman
Brothers Band - Idlewild South
Black Sabbath
- Paranoid
Delaney &
Bonnie - To Bonnie from Delaney
Aretha Franklin
- Spirit in the Dark
The Jackson
5 - Third Album
Curtis Mayfield
- Curtis
The Moody
Blues - A Question of Balance
Todd Rundgren
- Runt
Santana -
Abraxas
The Spinners
- Second Time Around
Ringo Starr
- Beaucoups of Blues
The Velvet
Underground - Loaded |
Conflict
breaks out in Jordan with Palestinian guerrillas; the PLO is
ejected from the country.
PLO
members hijack and blow up 3 airliners in Jordan and
exchange hostages for a British-held terrorist.
Jimi
Hendrix dies of a drug overdose.
Death
of Egyptian President Nasser. |
| October
The Byrds -
(Untitled)
Caravan -
If I Could Do It All Over Again, I'd Do It
All Over You
Bob Dylan
- New Morning
Funkadelic
- Free Your Mind... And Your Ass Will
Follow
Genesis -
Trespass
Gentle Giant
- Gentle Giant
The Guess
Who - Share the Land
Led Zeppelin
- Led Zeppelin III
Van Morrison
- His Band and Street Choir
Pink Floyd
- Atom Heart Mother
Stephen Stills
- Stephen Stills
Frank Zappa
- Chunga's Revenge |
Janis
Joplin dies of a drug overdose.
Anwar
Sadat becomes President of Egypt.
Canadian
Prime Minister Trudeau invokes martial law after Quebec
separatists kidnap a diplomat and a minister. |
| November
Badfinger -
No Dice
David Bowie
- The Man Who Sold the World
Tim Buckley
- Starsailor
Captain Beefheart
- Lick My Decals Off, Baby
Derek &
the Dominoes - Layla & Other Assorted
Love Songs
Nick Drake
- Bryter Layter
Emerson, Lake
and Palmer - Emerson, Lake and
Palmer
The J. Geils
Band - The J. Geils Band
Mott the Hoople
- Mad Shadows
Elvis Presley
- Back in Memphis
The Grateful
Dead - American Beauty
George Harrison
- All Things Must Pass
The Kinks
- Lola vs. Powerman and the
Money-go-round
Slade - Play
It Loud
Spirit - Twelve
Dreams of Dr. Sardonicus
Cat Stevens
- Tea for the Tillerman
Three Dog
Night - Naturally |
Socialist
Allende becomes President of Chile.
Death
of ex-President of France De Gaulle.
A
tidal wave kills 150 000 in East Pakistan (Bangladesh). |
| December
Creedence Clearwater
Revival - Pendulum
John Lennon
- John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band
King Crimson
- Lizard
Mother Earth
- Satisfied
Laura Nyro
- Christmas and the Beads of Sweat
Elvis Presley
- That's the Way It Is
T. Rex -
T. Rex |
Workers
riot in Poland over food prices.
The
Rolling Stones' concert film/documentary Gimme Shelter is
released.
Paul
McCartney files a suit to dissolve The Beatles & Co. |
