(Show #975; aired on 07-07-2012)
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I call 1973 “The Year of the Classic Album”. Maybe it was because I was beginning to listen to albums in their entirety that year. Or maybe it was caused by the explosion of Southern Rock that year. Or maybe it was just because albums were being produced and marketed with the whole project in mind (the concept album) and not relying on a single Top 40 hit to carry the entire album. Nonetheless, complete works of art were delivered to us in 1973 from artists like Pink Floyd, Elton John, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Billy Joel, The Allman Brothers Band, The Edgar Winter Group, Stevie Wonder, Eagles, ZZ Top, and many more! 1973 was a mighty damn good year for music. Sit back and savor today’s offerings! — Fred
| ARTIST | TITLE | ALBUM |
| Andy Pratt | Avenging Annie | (self-titled) |
| America | Don’t Cross the River | Homecoming |
| Electric Light Orchestra | Showdown | On the Third Day |
| #1 THIS WEEK – Billy Preston | Will It Go Round in Circles | Music Is My Life |
| Bachman-Turner Overdrive | Blue Collar | (self-titled debut) |
| The Raspberries | Tonight | Side 3 |
| Ringo Starr (Happy 72nd B’day!) | Photograph | Ringo |
| Boz Scaggs | Dinah Flo | My Time |
| Brownsville Station | Smokin’ in the Boys’ Room | Yeah! |
| The Rolling Stones | Doo Doo Doo Doo Doo (Heartbreaker) | Goat’s Head Soup |
| Old & In the Way (live) | Old & In the Way Breakdown (instr.) | Breakdown |
| Chicago | Feeling Stronger Every Day | Chicago VI |
| The Stylistics | Rockin’ Roll Baby | Rockin’ Roll Baby |
| Roger Daltrey | Thinking | Daltrey (solo debut) |
| TV THEME | “Bonanza” | |
| Leo Sayer | The Show Must Go On | Silverbird (debut) |
| Steely Dan | My Old School | Countdown to Ecstasy |
| Eagles | Tequila Sunrise | Desperado |
| James Taylor | Don’t Let Me Be Lonely Tonight | One Man Dog |
| MOVIE – Mike Oldfield | Tubular Bells, Pt. 1 (instr.) | “The Exorcist” (OST) |
| Painter | West Coast Woman | (self-titled) |
| Little Feat | Fat Man in the Bathtub | Dixie Chicken |
| Stevie Wonder | Higher Ground | Innervisions |
| Elton John | All the Girls Love Alice | Goodbye Yellow Brick Road |
| LOCAL – The Charlie Daniels Band | Uneasy Rider (LP cut) | Honey in the Rock |
| LOCAL – John Prine | Sweet Revenge | Sweet Revenge |
| LOCAL – Henry Gross | Skin King | (self-titled) |
| Joe Walsh | Meadows | The Smoker You Drink, the Player You Get |
| Deep Purple | Woman from Tokyo | Who Do We Think We Are |
| Ozark Mountain Daredevils | If You Wanna Get to Heaven | (self-titled debut) |
| Manfred Mann’s Earth Band | Father of Day, Father of Night | Solar Fire |
| Mott the Hoople | All the Way from Memphis | Mott |
| Fleetwood Mac | Hypnotized | Mystery to Me |
| Billy Joel | Travelin’ Prayer | Piano Man |
| THEN – Dr. John | Such a Night | In the Right Place |
| NOW – Dr. John | Revolution | Locked Down |
| Gypsy | One Step Away | Unlock the Gates |
| Jethro Tull | A Passion Play (edit) | A Passion Play |
| The Marshall Tucker Band | Take the Highway | (self-titled debut) |
| James Gang | Must Be Love | Bang |
| Roberta Flack | Killing Me Softly With His Song | Killing Me Softly |
| BEATLE – Paul McCartney & Wings | Let Me Roll It | Band on the Run |
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| NEXT SATURDAY: 1980 | ||
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