Hard to believe it was 1978 when we first heard this !!

The B52’s off their self titled debut album singing Rock Lobster .

 

 

 

Marc Bolan & T. Rex came out with a great LP, Slider, in '72.  Ballrooms Of Mars off of that LP.

 

 

Bowie released The Rise And Fall Of Ziggy Stardust And The Spiders From Mars in '72.  Suffragette City from that LP performed live in '72.

 

 

1977 was a good year for Elvis !! ( the British Elvis I mean) !!
Here’s a beautiful song from his debut album My Aim Is True.

Elvis Costello - Alison

Rod the Mod came out with Never A Dull Moment in '72.  I'd Rather Go Blind from that LP.

 

 

Pink Floyd came out with their 7th LP, Obscured By Clouds, in '72.  What's Uh The Deal off of that LP.

 

 

The Stones released their double-LP, Exile On Main Street, in '72.  Rocks Off from that superb LP.

 

 

 

You made the claim that '72 was a great year in British music, Andrew.  I'm just providing support for that claim just so no one can ever call you a liar.  LOL  This can be an endless task, though!  

Pink Floyd came out with their 7th LP, Obscured By Clouds, in '72.  What's Uh The Deal off of that LP.
 
 

A greatly underrated album, actually a soundtrack for a French film, that produced some good numbers.

Here’s Childhoods End from the same album.

The Stones released their double-LP, Exile On Main Street, in '72.  Rocks Off from that superb LP.
 
 
 
You made the claim that '72 was a great year in British music, Andrew.  I'm just providing support for that claim just so no one can ever call you a liar.  LOL  This can be an endless task, though!  

Keep going, I’ll give you a hand ( if only to save my good name [emoji51])

Deep Purple raised the roof by releasing Machine Head ( think Highway Star, Smoke on the Water) in 1972 but here’s one of my particular favourites from this album.

‘72 was a good year over the water too !
Paul Simon released his self titled debut and this is just one of the many great songs on there.

The Kinks came out with Everybody's In Show Business in '72.  Here's Celluloid Heroes off of that LP.

 

 

Lest we not forget, the military band of Royal Scots Dragoon Guards released Amazing Grace in '72.

 

 

Although this was released in 1971 it featured on the number one album Fog on the Tyne which peaked in 1972 ( poetic license [emoji51]).

Lindisfarne - Meet me on the corner.

Slade released Sladest in '72 for those hard rock lovers.  Take Me Bak 'Ome from that LP.

 

 

Spot the tune !!

 

Needs no introduction .

 

While the Concert For Bangladesh took place on 1st of August '71 the three-disc album was not released until January of '72 (at least in the U.K.).  Bangladesh off of it.

 

 

From their 1972 album Can’t buy a thrill !!

Steely Dan -Reeling in the years .

Great live version!

1972 , a great year for Prog.
Here’s Barclay James Harvest with Crazy ( over you) from the Baby James Harvest album.

( best album cover ever [emoji848])

Jeff Beck released The Jeff Beck Group in '72.  I Can't Give Back The Love I Feel For You off of that LP.

 

 

Humble Pie released Smokin' in '72.  Always liked Marriott's vocals on Wonder.

 

 

John Lennon performed live at Madison Square Garden on the 30th of August '72.  The LP wasn't released until '86.

 

 

He also released a studio album, Some Time In New York City, that same year.

 

 

Nick Drake released the Pink Moon LP in '72.  And here's the song, Pink Moon.

 

 

Wheels Of Confusion off Black Sabbath's Vol. 4 LP released in '72.

 

 

Mona Lisas & Mad Hatters from Elton John's '72 LP Honky Château.  And signing off . . . 

 

Your reputation is in good  great standing, Andrew.  

 

 

1 hour ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Although this was released in 1971 it featured on the number one album Fog on the Tyne which peaked in 1972 ( poetic license ).

Lindisfarne - Meet me on the corner.
 

You beat me to that one, Andrew.  Just about to post it . . . 

Yes, I think we’ve established that 1972 was an excellent year to be a music lover !!

I was only 11 so did not reap the benefit at the time !!

Slade and T Rex were top of the pops in ‘72 but this one I particularly remember singing along in the playground !

One more . . . one of my favourite Fleetwood Mac LPs post Peter Green, Bare Trees, released in '72.  The beautiful Sentimental Lady.

 

 

Two from a Scottish legend; one original, the second one of the best covers ever.

 

 

 

 

I liked him on this excellent '64 version of the classic St. James Infirmary.