1977 Best Albums

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1977 Best Albums Feb 1, 2021 15:06:56 GMT

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I was just looking at the NME best albums of 1977...

www.nme.com/bestalbumsandtracksoftheyear/1977-2-1045409

What a year

1. Heroes - David Bowie
2. New boots & Panties - Ian Dury
3. My aim is true - Elvis Costello
4. Never Mind the Bollocks - Sex Pistols
5. Marquee Moon - Television
6. Exodus - Bob Marley & the Wailers
7. The Clash - The Clash
8. Lust for life - Iggy Pop
9. Leave Home - The Ramones
10. Rattus Norvegicus - The Stranglers
11. Rocket to Russia - The Ramones
12. Get It - Dave Edmunds
13. When two sevens clash -Culture
14. Before & after science - Brian Eno
15. In the City - The Jam
16. Little Criminals - Randy Newman
17. Talking heads '77 - Talking Heads
18. In Colour - Cheap trick
19. Blank generation - Richard Hell
20. Aja - Steely Dan
21. One World - John Martyn
22. Live! - Burnin Spear
23. Rock n' Roll with the Modern Lovers - The Modern Lovers
24. Spectres - Blue Oyster Cult
25. Bad reputation - Thin Lizzy
26. Pink Flag - Wire
27. Low - David Bowie
28. Blondie - Blondie
29. Peter Gabriel - Peter Gabriel
30. Hard Again - Muddy Waters

Honourable Mentions to...

Stick to me - Graham Parker & The Rumour
Out of our skulls - The Pirates
Feelin’ bitchy - Millie Jackson
Music to kill by - Afrika korps
Listen now - 801
American stars and bars - Neil young
Heavy weather - Weather report
Live at the Hollywood bowl - The Beatles
Twilley don’t mind - Dwight Twilley
Trans-Europe express - Kraftwerk
Police and thieves - Junior Murvin
Rumours - Fleetwood Mac
Joe Ely - Joe Ely
Greg Kihn Again - Greg Kihn
Ahh, The name Bootsy, Baby - Bootsy’s rubber band
African dub - Joe Gibbs

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personunknown God Posts: 3,036	1977 Best Albums Feb 1, 2021 15:21:22 GMT via mobile jsm likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by personunknown on Feb 1, 2021 15:21:22 GMT The Saints I'm Stranded and Ultravox! debut also that year.

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1977 Best Albums Feb 1, 2021 15:59:07 GMT

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Feb 1, 2021 15:21:22 GMT personunknown said:

The Saints I'm Stranded and Ultravox! debut also that year.

Good ones - and Ultravox!'s Ha! Ha! Ha! came out in 1977

I'm sure there's a few other glaring omissions, in addition to some rather odd choices

I can't see...

The Damned - Damned Damned Damned
The Congos - Heart of the Congos
Suicide - Suicide
Fela Kuti & Africa 70 - Sorrow Tears and Blood
Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue
T. Rex - Dandy in the Underworld
The Drones - Further Temptations
Saturday Night Fever OST
The Stranglers - No More Heroes
The Beach Boys - Love You
Cluster & Eno - Cluster & Eno
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - L.A.M.F.
Motörhead - Motörhead
10cc - Deceptive Bends
The Vibrators - Pure Mania

The Jam also released their follow up in 1977 though can see why that got left out

I'm sure there's loads of others

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Lord Emsworth Administrator Posts: 15,704	1977 Best Albums Feb 1, 2021 16:05:41 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Lord Emsworth on Feb 1, 2021 16:05:41 GMT I've never even heard of Dwight Twilley! Is there much demand these days for Dwight Twilley PU? Dwight Twilley - Twilley Don't Mind Looks like it had Tom Petty on it
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1977 Best Albums Feb 1, 2021 16:55:04 GMT

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Got a couple of Heartbreakers playing on there by the look of it. I've got his Sincerely album in, standard plod rock, not very inspiring. Probably gather dust in the T section for a couple of months until I move it to the bargain section.

jsm God Posts: 2,411	1977 Best Albums Feb 1, 2021 22:20:09 GMT Lord Emsworth likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jsm on Feb 1, 2021 22:20:09 GMT Feb 1, 2021 15:21:22 GMT personunknown said: The Saints I'm Stranded and Ultravox! debut also that year. The other hard-hitting Oz debut that year was Radio Birdman - Radios Appear

jsm God Posts: 2,411	1977 Best Albums Feb 2, 2021 4:30:55 GMT Lord Emsworth and stu77 like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jsm on Feb 2, 2021 4:30:55 GMT Here are a few more UK Dr Feelgood - Sneakin' Suspicion Dr Feelgood - Be Seeing You USA The Dead Boys - Young Loud and Snotty The Residents - Fingerprince

zeopold God Posts: 3,375	1977 Best Albums Feb 2, 2021 10:25:07 GMT Lord Emsworth likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by zeopold on Feb 2, 2021 10:25:07 GMT That's a pretty strong top 30 with the notable exception of Cheap Trick
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stu77 God Posts: 5,600	1977 Best Albums Feb 2, 2021 11:03:51 GMT Lord Emsworth likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by stu77 on Feb 2, 2021 11:03:51 GMT No Donna Summer ? She released two LPs that year.

johnnyoi God Posts: 508	1977 Best Albums Feb 2, 2021 13:54:38 GMT via mobile Lord Emsworth and jsm like this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by johnnyoi on Feb 2, 2021 13:54:38 GMT And the two sevens clashing was supposed to be a bad thing.Probably the best year ever for great music.

jsm God Posts: 2,411	1977 Best Albums Feb 2, 2021 22:37:02 GMT Lord Emsworth likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jsm on Feb 2, 2021 22:37:02 GMT Fantastic year! Here's more: AC/DC - Let There Be Rock The Boys - The Boys Eater - The Album And two very important comps: Streets Live At The Roxy

jsm God Posts: 2,411	1977 Best Albums Feb 12, 2021 4:56:43 GMT Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jsm on Feb 12, 2021 4:56:43 GMT Iggy Pop - The Idiot also came out in 1977

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I bought a lot of LPs in 1977. I was 16 at the time and didn’t have a lot of money, so I don’t know how I did it. I also bought lots of singles and made tapes of records bought by friends.

Just going from the lists on this post, I bought:

Ian Dury - New Boots & Panties
Elvis Costello - My Aim Is True
The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The Bollocks -
The Clash - The Clash
Iggy Pop – The Idiot
Iggy Pop - Lust For Life
The Ramones - Leave Home
The Ramones - Rocket to Russia
The Stranglers - Rattus Norvegicus
Culture - When Two Sevens Clash
The Jam - In The City
The Jam – This Is The Modern World
Talking Heads '77 - Talking Heads
Richard Hell & The Voidoids - Blank Generation
Wire - Pink Flag
The Saints - I'm Stranded
Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers - L.A.M.F.
Radio Birdman - Radios Appear
The Dead Boys - Young Loud And Snotty
The Residents - Fingerprince
The Boys - The Boys
Streets
Live At The Roxy

These were taped:

Television - Marquee Moon
Muddy Waters - Hard Again
Junior Murvin - Police And Thieves
The Damned - Damned Damned Damned
The Stranglers - No More Heroes
Eater - The Album

At some later date, I also acquired:

David Bowie - Low
Blondie - Blondie
Ultravox! – Ultravox!
Ultravox! - Ha! Ha! Ha!

Deleted Deleted Member Posts: 0	1977 Best Albums Feb 12, 2021 15:02:08 GMT via mobile stu77 likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Feb 12, 2021 15:02:08 GMT Probably one of the most significant albums of 1977? Pink Floyd-Animals

doug61 God Posts: 2,710	1977 Best Albums Feb 13, 2021 16:33:36 GMT Lord Emsworth likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by doug61 on Feb 13, 2021 16:33:36 GMT Never got the love for Television's Marquee Moon, Was an art rock Pink Floyd to my ears. Have got a good Richard Lloyd solo outing floating around somewhere though.

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