1976

The following 80 records from 1976 are reviewed on this site:

January

Bob Dylan, Desire [13]

David Bowie, Station To Station [12]

Grand Funk, Born To Die [10]

Hollies, Write On [11]

T. Rex, Futuristic Dragon [10]

February

AC/DC, T.N.T. [11]

Bill Wyman, Stone Alone [7]

Deep Purple, On The Wings Of A Russian Foxbat [11]

Genesis, A Trick Of The Tail [12]

Gong, Shamal [9]

Lou Reed, Coney Island Baby [12]

Lynyrd Skynyrd, Gimme Back My Bullets [9]

Residents, The Third Reich'n'Roll [12]

March

10CC, How Dare You? [11]

Heart, Dreamboat Annie [13]

Paul McCartney, Wings At The Speed Of Sound [11]

Thin Lizzy, Jailbreak [11]

April

Bob Marley, Rastaman Vibration [11]

Gentle Giant, Interview [6]

Jethro Tull, Too Old To Rock'n'Roll Too Young To Die [11]

Led Zeppelin, Presence [8]

Rolling Stones, Black And Blue [13]

Todd Rundgren, Faithful [9]

Van Der Graaf Generator, Still Life [10]

May

Aerosmith, Rocks [12]

Alan Parsons Project, Tales Of Mystery And Imagination [12]

Can, Unlimited Edition [9]

Caravan, Blind Dog At St Dunstan's [11]

Curved Air, Airborne [9]

Elton John, Here And There [11]

Jeff Beck, Wired [9]

Ramones, Ramones [14]

Steely Dan, The Royal Scam [9]

June

Alice Cooper, Alice Cooper Goes To Hell [11]

Beach Boys, 15 Big Ones [9]

Rod Stewart, A Night On The Town [8]

Soft Machine, Softs [9]

July

Brand X, Unorthodox Behaviour [12]

Crosby & Nash, Whistling Down The Wire [10]

Roxy Music, Viva! [9]

August

Animals, Before We Were So Rudely Interrupted [10]

Eric Clapton, No Reason To Cry [9]

Grand Funk, Good Singin' Good Playin' [10]

September

801, 801 Live [11]

AC/DC, Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap [9]

Allman Brothers Band, Wipe The Windows, Check The Oil, Dollar Gas [10]

Bob Dylan, Hard Rain [11]

Boston, Boston [11]

Bryan Ferry, Let's Stick Together [11]

J. J. Cale, Troubadour [12]

Lynyrd Skynyrd, One More From The Road [12]

Ringo Starr, Rotogravure [10]

Stevie Wonder, Songs In The Key Of Life [14]

October

ABBA, Arrival [12]

Black Sabbath, Technical Ecstasy [9]

Can, Flow Motion [10]

Elton John, Blue Moves [8]

Frank Zappa, Zoot Allures [11]

Gentle Giant, The Official Live: Playing The Fool [12]

Led Zeppelin, The Song Remains The Same [11]

Patti Smith, Radio Ethiopia [12]

Van Der Graaf Generator, World Record [11]

Thin Lizzy, Johnny The Fox [10]

Tom Waits, Small Change [13]

November

Electric Light Orchestra, A New World Record [13]

George Harrison, 33 And 1/3 [11]

December

Eagles, Hotel California [10]

Paul McCartney, Wings Over America [11]

Queen, A Day At The Races [12]

[Month unknown:]

Amon Düül II, Pyragony X [8]

Blondie, Blondie [11]

Budgie, If I Were Brittania I'd Waive The Rules [9]

Eloy, Dawn [11]

Eric Burdon & WAR, [Love Is All Around] [9]

Klaatu, 3:47 Est [11]

Roger McGuinn, Cardiff Rose [10]

Roy Wood & Wizzard, [Main Street] [10]

Robin Trower, Live [10]

Robin Trower, Long Misty Days [12]

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Timeless Flight [10]

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel, Love's A Prima Donna [11]


The following 33 albums in MP3 from 1976 are reviewed on this site:

Bad Company: Run With The Pack

Bad Company: Burnin' Sky

Barclay James Harvest: Octoberon

Camel: Moonmadness

Carpenters: A Kind Of Hush

Clannad: Dulaman

Joe Cocker: Stingray

Judas Priest: Sad Wings Of Destiny

Kansas: Leftoverture

Kiss: Destroyer

Kiss: Rock And Roll Over

Klaus Schulze: Moondawn

Manfred Mann's Earth Band: The Roaring Silence

Motorhead: On Parole

Nazareth: Close Enough For Rock'n'Roll

Nazareth: Play'n The Game

Rainbow: Rainbow Rising

Rainbow: Live In Germany

Rick Wakeman: No Earthly Connection

Rick Wakeman: White Rock

Rory Gallagher: Calling Card

Rush: 2112

Rush: All The World's A Stage

Santana: Amigos

Slade: Nobody's Fools

Sparks: Big Beat

Steppenwolf: Skullduggery

Styx: Crystal Ball

Sweet: Give Us A Wink

Tangerine Dream: Soundmill Navigator

Tangerine Dream: Stratosfear

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers

Uriah Heep: High And Mighty

ZZ Top: Tejas


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