Crispycat Recordings: Playlist : January Music Volume 3 1971-1974

Friday, January 09, 2015

Playlist : January Music Volume 3 1971-1974

Welcome to the new series of playlists on Cloudland Blue, to be uploaded throughout 2015...

Each month, Mr CBQ will feature albums released in said month, over the last 50 years or so...

Today we have the third of a projected ten episodes featuring music released in January...

Volume 3 kicks off in 1971 with 17 minutes of funky jazz from Freddie Hubbard and moves through to a 1974 classic from Joni Mitchell, taking in debuts from Blue Öyster Cult and Yes offshoot, Flash, a number one album from another Yes connection, Rick Wakeman, ELO from before they went pop, almost a last hurrah from the Beach Boys and some classic rock from the Purps along the way...

Featured albums:-
Freddie Hubbard - Straight Life (1971)
Blue Öyster Cult - Blue Öyster Cult (1972)
Flash - Flash (1972)
The Beach Boys - Holland (1973)
Deep Purple - Who Do We Think We Are (1973)
Rick Wakeman - The Six Wives Of Henry VIII (1973)
Electric Light Orchestra - ELO 2 (1973)
Joni Mitchell - Court And Spark (1974)

Using the button over to the right, you can join 1.3k other Mixcloud followers of these ongoing selections...

If you're interested in knowing about any of the tracks, contact me...

Press play and away we go...

Cloudland Blue January Music Vol 3 : 1971-1974 by Cloudland Blue Quartet on Mixcloud

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