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Radio X Chilled with Sarah Gosling 10pm - 1am
20 April 2024, 09:00
Let's recall the best albums of the mid-70s: Wish You Were Here, Venus & Mars, Physical Graffiti, Young Americans, A Night At The Opera... and more!
Ignore the underwhelming artwork, Bob's fifteenth album includes some classics: Tangled Up In Blue, Shelter From The Storm and You're A Big Girl Now.
Lennon's last album for five years started life as a way of getting out of the legal action he'd incurred for "borrowing" a section of a Chuck Berry song for the Beatles track Come Together. Tasked with covering some of the aggrieved publisher's back catalogue, John takes a trip through some old favourites - complete with a cover photo of the man with his Beatle comrades in Hamburg at the start of the 60s. Tunes included Stand By Me, Be-Bop-A-Lula and Ain't That A Shame.
The hard rock legends were at the height of their powers in '75, headlining five nights at Earls Court n London that May. Physical Graffiti was their only studio-recorded double album and their first on their own Swan Song label. Tracks included In My Time Of Dying, Trampled Under Foot and the epic Kashmir.
Cooper became a solo artist on this album (as opposed to Alice Cooper, the band), which featured the international hit Only Women Bleed, later covered by Julie Covington.
Bowie's eighth album saw the superstar take on soul and R&B. The title track and the collaboration with John Lennon, Fame, were both hits and gave Bowie a huge boost in the USA.
Stockport's finest art rockers released what's considered their finest album; their third outing includes the all-time classic I'm Not In Love, plus the quirky Life Is A Minestrone.
The sixth album from the Scottish hard rockers included covers of The Everly Brothers' Love Hurts and Randy Newman's Guilty.
The third album from Steven Tyler and Joe Perry's blues rockers included Sweet Emotion and the original version of Walk This Way, later the famous collaboration between Aerosmith and Run DMC.
The trio from Texas' fourth album featured one side of live recordings and one side of studio takes, and included the singles Tush and Heard It On The X.
Elton's ninth studio album included the classic Someone Saved My Life Tonight.
Macca's fourth album under the Wings umbrella saw the arrival of guitarist Jimmy McCulloch and drummer Geoff Britton and a hit in Listen To What The Man Said. There's also the unexpected addition of a cover of the theme tune to TV soap Crossroads, but he was a Beatle so he can do what he likes.
The fourth studio album from the LA country rockers included the hits Lyin' Eyes, Take It To the Limit and the title track. The epic instrumental Journey Of The Sorcerer later became famous as the theme tune to the series The Hitchhiker's Guide To The Galaxy.
The band's second eponymous album (!) saw the recruitment of Lindsey Buckingham and Stevie Nicks, cementing the line-up that would record the Rumours album two years later. The album includes Nick's song Rhiannon, a huge international hit.
Sabbath's sixth studio album featured a weird cover photo and included the tracks Am I Going Insane (Radio), Hole In The Sky and Symptom Of The Universe.
Rod's sixth solo album marked (as the title suggests), the singer's relocation to Los Angeles and included the monster hits Sailing and I Don't Want To Talk About It.
The Boss's third studio album was a huge commercial success, spawning the epic title track and the songs Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out and Thunder Road.
Jeff Lynne's orchestral rockers issued their fifth album, which saw them head in a more pop direction, producing the Top 10 hit Evil Woman.
The ninth album from the British prog rock titans was the follow-up to the mammoth-selling Dark Side Of The Moon and included the epic suite Shine On You Crazy Diamond and the poignant title track.
The seventh studio album from the British rock band included the singles Squeeze Box and Slip Kid.
Simon's fourth solo album included the famous title track and the hit 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover.
The fifth album from Bryan Ferry's art rockers includes the hits Both Ends Burning and Love Is The Drug. Jerry Hall was the cover model, photographed at South Stack Lighthouse in Anglesey.
Smith's iconic debut album was one of the catalysts for punk and included her cover of the standard Gloria.
The seventh album from Young was another collaboration with the band Crazy Horse and included the track Cortez The Killer.
The British rock band's fourth album was a landmark in their career: aside from the enormously popular single Bohemian Rhapsody (No 1 for nine weeks), it also included Love Of My Life and You're My Best Friend.
The fourth album from the British progressive rock stalwarts included Lady and Ain't Nobody But Me.