Should point out that the studio version of Smoke On The Water was released in 1972 and not 1969. The Deep Purple Mach one the line up that recorded Hush and Kentucky Woman was still active for most of 1969.

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There's so many from the 70's but here is one more featuring the great Alex Chilton one time lead singer of the Box Tops and here with his 1970's group Big Star:



 

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Fitz wrote:

Should point out that the studio version of Smoke On The Water was released in 1972 and not 1969. The Deep Purple Mach one the line up that recorded Hush and Kentucky Woman was still active for most of 1969.

I will say the best version of Smoke on the Water was on Deep Purple's  88 live album "Nobody's Perfect" where the tempo was increased exponentially.  My college band used this pretty successfully.  Purple also re-recorded Hush as a studio add-on to that live album, but not quite as well as the original.

Another example of a generational difference would be Kiss 1974 "Cold Gin".  theKiss original was not without nuance, but the 88 version by Death Angel is sped up and enhanced the original..IMHO

Point is, decent hard rock was cemented in the 70s.  not trying to hijack this thread, but inject a bit of curiosity that my next generation experienced in the 80s..

 

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No-one's yet mentioned ALL of BLACK SABBATH VOL 4? For shame.

Jody Thornton wrote:

Beach Boys - Sail On, Sailor
Deep Purple - Lazy
Devo - Satisfaction
 

Here's some trivia about two of the above tracks. Sail On Sailor was added hastily to the Holland album so hastily that they did not list the track on the back of the album cover. Instead the track that got cut was listed. The Holland album also came with a rather unusual add on. A 45 single of a rather strange fairytale about a magic transistor radio, Glad I held on to the original.

The major label debut of Satisfaction was released on coloured marble vinyl on Devo's first album which I technically still have since I know the person I lent it to many years ago and I am sure they will give it back to me. I have the first run of the album I would guess that they changed it to regular black vinyl later.

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Little River Band - Help Is On It's Way
Camel - Song Within A Song
M - Pop Muzik
 

Lorne wrote:

Fitz wrote:

Should point out that the studio version of Smoke On The Water was released in 1972 and not 1969. The Deep Purple Mach one the line up that recorded Hush and Kentucky Woman was still active for most of 1969.

I don't know if they did a live version of the song in 1969, but the live recording that I'm familiar with was also done in 1972 as part of their Made In Japan album. 

Smoke On the Water made it's first recorded appearance on the Machine Head album in 1972. There was no live version released before that. The Mark Two version of Deep Purple that recorded the song had been active for just over two years at the time. I guess before Machine Head, Sweet Child In Time was the signature song for second line up.
 

So I see it was mentioned that you couldn't have a 70's weekend without ABBA, and nobody has included the most successful group from Sweden, ssooo here we go- 

SOS- Abba
Longer- Dan Fogelberg
Get Up Get Out and Move On- Fludd

I would say so far we have a pretty eclectic station...BOOM FM should be looking at our playlists!!

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I would consider Dan Fogelburg's "Longer" to be early 1980, but I suppose it was heard in late 1979.
What else can we play?

Chilliwack - Fly At Night
The Jacksons - Blame it on the Boogie
Bee Gees - Tragedy
 

1970.....Chicago.....25 or 6 to 4



1978.....Dire Straits.....Sultans Of Swing



1970.....Blues Image....Ride Captain Ride




 

paterson1 wrote:

Yes Longer was a bit of a stretch, wiki had the song listed in 1979, but I think you are right it likely became a hit in 1980.  Dan Fogelberg was so good and a somewhat forgotten artist.

A Power Set Here to fire up the transmitter on a Saturday Night!  Get yer kazoo's ready!!

Rock and Roll Hootchie Coo- Rick Derringer
Bad Case of Lovin You- Robert Palmer
Africa- Thundermug
 

When he died, that just broke my heart.  You're right; Dan was first rate.
 

Dan Fogelberg - Dancing Shoes
Steely Dan - FM (No Static At All)
Billy Swan - I Can Help
 

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