Records That Made History

Heavy Horses is the eleventh studio album by English rock band Jethro Tull, released on 10 April 1978 on Chrysalis Records. This was the second of the band's trilogy of records where their sound featured a lot of folk elements, following 'Songs From The Wood' which had been released a year earlier, which took a more realistic perspective on the ever-changing world. The album is dedicated to the domestic working […]

Trilogy is the third studio album by Emerson, Lake & Palmer, released in July 1972 by Island Records. The cover, designed by Hipgnosis, features a combined bust of the three members, while the first edition's inside features a photomontage of the three of them in Epping Forest.Trilogy increased ELP's worldwide popularity by including "Hoedown", an Aaron Copland composition, which was one of their most popular live songs. Greg Lake himself […]

The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys is the fifth studio album by Traffic, released in 1971. As with the group's other albums, The Low Spark of High Heeled Boys featured different styles of rock music including jazz rock , progressive rock, as well as classic rock and roll. The name of the song from which the album takes its name was suggested by actor Michael J. Pollard.The Traffic trio […]

"The Flock" is an excellent album from 1969, the boom year of brass bands and is the debut album of the group of the same name, whose sound includes guitar, bass, drums, backed by trumpet, two tenor saxophones, with the second to take the place usually occupied by the trombone in the typical wind instruments of the time, and a violin.This resulted in Flock sounding completely different from other similar […]

Live is the seventh album by German progressive Kraut rock band Eloy and their first live album, released in 1978.Being, now, one of the two most successful German rock bands (with Scorpions being perhaps the only other equally successful), Eloy decide to unfold their rich musical talent through a double, as was customary in the 70s, live album. The group had now also received several proposals for appearances in other […]

Absolutely Live is the first live album released by Toto in 1993, featuring new singers Jenney Douglas-McRae, John James and Donna McDaniel. After its first release the album was reissued in 1999 by Sony International.Toto are considered by many critics and fans to be one of the best live bands to ever appear. The original line-up of the group was probably the tightest band ever to appear on the modern […]

Selling England By The Pound is the fifth studio album by Genesis, released in October 1973 by Charisma Records. It reached No. 3 in the UK and No. 70 in the United States. In February 1974, the single "I Know What I Like (In Your Wardrobe)" was released and became the band's first UK top 30 hit.The album was recorded in August 1973 following the band's tour in support of […]

Electric Mud is the fifth studio album by Muddy Waters, featuring members of the band Rotary Connections as his backing band. It was released in 1968, portraying Muddy Waters as a psychedelic musician. Producer Marshall Chess felt that Muddy Waters recorded Electric Mud in an attempt to appeal to the rock audience as well.It reached No. 127 on the Billboard 200 as a controversial album for fusing electric blues with […]

Mirage is the second studio album by English progressive rock band Camel, released on 1 March 1974. It includes songs such as "The White Rider", "Lady Fantasy" and "Supertwister" which are a special showcase for Andrew Latimer’s flute.There are five tracks on Mirage, with two, "Lady Fantasy" and "Nimrodel / The Procession / The White Rider" over 9 minutes being multi-part songs. The album was released by Gama and Deram […]