Former deejays Nick Zangari and Sena Maddison discuss the golden era of rock and the best albums of 1972.
Some of the ones they mention include
David Bowie, ‘The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders From Mars’
The Rolling Stones, ‘Exile on Main St.’
Deep Purple, ‘Machine Head’
Jethro Tull, ‘Thick as a Brick’
Todd Rundgren, ‘Something/Anything’
Paul Simon, ‘Paul Simon’
Neil Young, ‘Harvest’
Little Feat, ‘Sailin’ Shoes’
Jackson Browne, ‘Jackson Browne’
Classic Rock History put out this list:
# 1 – Exile on Main St. – The Rolling Stones
# 2 – Close To The Edge – Yes
# 3 – Eat A Peach – The Allman Brothers Band
# 4 – The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust – David Bowie
# 5 – Harvest – Neil Young
# 6 – Machine Head – Deep Purple
# 7 – Trilogy – Emerson, Lake & Palmer
# 8 – Can’t Buy A Thrill – Steely Dan
# 9 – Honky Château – Elton John
# 10 – You Don’t Mess Around with Jim – Jim Croce
These are listed in chronological order in which they came out throughout the year
Best Rock Albums – January 1972
Blue Öyster Cult – Blue Öyster Cult
Paul Simon – Paul Simon
1+1 – Grin
Jackson Browne – Jackson Browne
Linda Ronstadt – Linda Ronstadt
Best Rock Albums – February 1972
Something/Anything? – Todd Rundgren
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band – Manfred Mann’s Earth Band
Burgers – Hot Tuna
Fanny Hill – Fanny
Hellbound Train – Savoy Brown
Best Rock Albums – March 1972
Glitter – Gary Glitter
Music of My Mind – Stevie Wonder
Just Another Band from L.A. – Frank Zappa and The Mothers
Bare Trees – Fleetwood Mac
Bobby Whitlock – Bobby Whitlock
Pure Prairie League – Pure Prairie League
Roadwork – Edgar Winter’s White Trash
Smokin’ – Humble Pie
Best Rock Albums – April 1972
Rio Grande Mud – ZZ Top
Graham Nash David Crosby – Crosby & Nash
Manassas – Stephen Stills
Dr. John’s Gumbo – Dr John
Lou Reed – Lou Reed
Best Rock Albums – May 1972
Jeff Beck Group – Jeff Beck
Live in Europe – Rory Gallagher
Demons and Wizards – Uriah Heep
Wind of Change – Peter Frampton
Live at Max’s Kansas City – The Velvet Underground
Sail Away – Randy Newman
Sailin’ Shoes – Little Feat
Best Rock Albums – June 1972
Some Time in New York City – John Lennon and Yoko Ono
Roxy Music – Roxy Music
Living in the Past – Jethro Tull
Number 1 Record – Big Star
School’s Out – Alice Cooper
Best Rock Albums – July 1972
Toulouse Street – The Doobie Brothers
Waka/Jawaka – Frank Zappa
Chicago V – Chicago
Son of Schmilsson – Harry Nilsson
Long John Silver – Jefferson Airplane
Never a Dull Moment – Rod Stewart
Foghat – Foghat
I Can See Clearly Now – Johnny Nash
Saint Dominic’s Preview – Van Morrison
Straight Shooter – James Gang
Best Rock Albums – August 1972
Rock of Ages – The Band
Rock of Ages – The Kinks
Back Stabbers – The O’Jays
Live at the Paramount – The Guess Who
Roy Buchanan – Roy Buchanan
Smokin’ O.P.’s – Bob Seger
Summer Breeze – Seals and Crofts
Best Rock Albums – September 1972
Phoenix – Grand Funk Railroad
Vol. 4 – Black Sabbath
Live Full House – The J. Geils Band
Below the Salt – Steeleye Span
Sandy – Sandy Denny
Best Rock Albums – October 1972
Talking Book – Stevie Wonder
Barnstorm – Joe Walsh
Bustin’ Out – Pure Prairie League
Clear Spot – Captain Beefheart
Lion’s Share – Savoy Brown
Loggins and Messina – Loggins and Messina
The London Chuck Berry Sessions – Chuck Berry
Passin’ Thru – James Gang
Rock & Roll Music to the World – Ten Years After
Stealers Wheel – Stealers Wheel
Who Came First – Pete Townshend
Best Rock Albums – November 1972
Europe ’72 – The Grateful Dead
Fresh – Raspberries
Homecoming – America
Seventh Sojourn – The Moody Blues
Ege Bamyasi – Can
For the Roses – Joni Mitchell
Joe Cocker – Joe Cocker
The Magician’s Birthday – Uriah Heep
No Secrets – Carly Simon
They Only Come Out at Night – Edgar Winter Group
Why Dontcha – West, Bruce and Laing
The World Is a Ghetto – War
Best Rock Albums – December 1972
Octopus – Gentle Giant
Piledriver – Status Quo
Made in Japan – Deep Purple