Albums First Released in 1970
The new decade opened with heavier rock, electric jazz and singer-songwriter albums built for close listening. Standout albums from 1970 include Paranoid by Black Sabbath, Moondance by Van Morrison, Bitches Brew by Miles Davis and Tea for the Tillerman by Cat Stevens.
Heavy metal took a recognisable form, jazz fusion became harder to ignore and solo artists gained more space after the break-up of major 1960s bands. The year opened clear paths into the rest of the 1970s.
Browse new vinyl editions alongside second-hand copies.
Our Pick of the Year: Paranoid by Black Sabbath
Paranoid gave heavy metal a clear public shape. War Pigs, Iron Man and the title track combine Tony Iommi's low, direct riffs with lyrics about war, fear and alienation. The album is concise enough for newcomers, but its sound still explains why so many later rock and metal bands trace a line back to Black Sabbath.
Explore the year before or after
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John L. Watson – White Hot Blue Black (VG+/VG)
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $70.00 - Original price $70.00Original price$70.00$70.00 - $70.00Current price $70.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Comments: Very clean V...
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Key Largo – Key Largo (VG+/G)
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $35.00 - Original price $35.00Original price$35.00$35.00 - $35.00Current price $35.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Good (G) Comments: Super clean VG+ di...
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John & Beverley Martyn – Stormbringer! (VG+/E) – LP, US 2011
Second Hand / USOriginal price $30.00 - Original price $30.00Original price$30.00$30.00 - $30.00Current price $30.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Excellent (E) Description Release...
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Hugo Montenegro – Colours Of Love (VG+/VG)
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $15.00 - Original price $15.00Original price$15.00$15.00 - $15.00Current price $15.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Description Releas...
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Tam White – Tam White (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1970
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $15.00 - Original price $15.00Original price$15.00$15.00 - $15.00Current price $15.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Comments: Light ring w...
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C.O.B. – Spirit Of Love (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1970
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $270.00 - Original price $270.00Original price$270.00$270.00 - $270.00Current price $270.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Nice c...
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Jake Holmes – So Close, So Very Far To Go (VG+/VG) – LP, US 1970
Second Hand / USOriginal price $25.00 - Original price $25.00Original price$25.00$25.00 - $25.00Current price $25.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Description Releas...
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Jimi Hendrix – Band Of Gypsys (VG+/VG+) – LP, EU 2010
Second Hand / EuropeOriginal price $40.00 - Original price $40.00Original price$40.00$40.00 - $40.00Current price $40.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Birthd...
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The Moody Blues – A Question Of Balance (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1970
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $15.00 - Original price $15.00Original price$15.00$15.00 - $15.00Current price $15.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Description Releas...
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Francis Lai – Love Story - Music From The Original Soundtrack Of The Paramount Picture (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1970
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $15.00 - Original price $15.00Original price$15.00$15.00 - $15.00Current price $15.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Sixto Rodriguez – Cold Fact (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1978
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $130.00 - Original price $130.00Original price$130.00$130.00 - $130.00Current price $130.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Nice A...
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Pearls Before Swine – The Use Of Ashes (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $30.00 - Original price $30.00Original price$30.00$30.00 - $30.00Current price $30.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Amory Kane – Just To Be There (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1970
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $95.00 - Original price $95.00Original price$95.00$95.00 - $95.00Current price $95.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Cover ...
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King Crimson – Lizard (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1974
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $60.00 - Original price $60.00Original price$60.00$60.00 - $60.00Current price $60.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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American Eagle – American Eagle (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1970
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $20.00 - Original price $20.00Original price$20.00$20.00 - $20.00Current price $20.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Description Releas...
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The Who – Live At Leeds (VG+/E) – LP, US 1980
Second Hand / USOriginal price $45.00 - Original price $45.00Original price$45.00$45.00 - $45.00Current price $45.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Excellent (E) Description Release...
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Buddy Miles – We Got To Live Together (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1970
Second Hand / USOriginal price $45.00 - Original price $45.00Original price$45.00$45.00 - $45.00Current price $45.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Bill Evans – Montreux II (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1970
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $25.00 - Original price $25.00Original price$25.00$25.00 - $25.00Current price $25.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Comments: Ex radio sta...
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The Band – Stage Fright (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1980
Second Hand / USOriginal price $40.00 - Original price $40.00Original price$40.00$40.00 - $40.00Current price $40.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Opened...
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Marilyn Horne, Joan Sutherland, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge – Duets From Semiramide, Norma (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1970
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $15.00 - Original price $15.00Original price$15.00$15.00 - $15.00Current price $15.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Shirley Bassey – Is Really "Something" (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1970
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $15.00 - Original price $15.00Original price$15.00$15.00 - $15.00Current price $15.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Ingeborg Hallstein – In Mir Klingt Ein Lied (VG+/VG+) – LP, DE
Second Hand / GermanyOriginal price $15.00 - Original price $15.00Original price$15.00$15.00 - $15.00Current price $15.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Count Basie – Everything's Comin' Up Roses (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1978
Second Hand / USOriginal price $15.00 - Original price $15.00Original price$15.00$15.00 - $15.00Current price $15.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Elvis Presley – Let's Be Friends (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $15.00 - Original price $15.00Original price$15.00$15.00 - $15.00Current price $15.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Lamina...
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Various – Woodstock - Music From The Original Soundtrack And More (VG+/E) – 3xLP, JP, No OBI
Second Hand / JapanOriginal price $80.00 - Original price $80.00Original price$80.00$80.00 - $80.00Current price $80.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Excellent (E) Comments: Japanese pres...
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Bob Dylan – Self Portrait (VG+/VG+) – 2xLP, AU 1970
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $30.00 - Original price $30.00Original price$30.00$30.00 - $30.00Current price $30.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Light ...
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Eric Clapton – Eric Clapton (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1970
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $25.00 - Original price $25.00Original price$25.00$25.00 - $25.00Current price $25.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Description Releas...
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John Mayall – The World Of John Mayall (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $20.00 - Original price $20.00Original price$20.00$20.00 - $20.00Current price $20.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Joni Mitchell – Ladies Of The Canyon (VG+/VG+) – LP, JP 1974, No OBI
Second Hand / JapanOriginal price $70.00 - Original price $70.00Original price$70.00$70.00 - $70.00Current price $70.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Japane...
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Otis Redding – Tell The Truth (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1970
Second Hand / USOriginal price $90.00 - Original price $90.00Original price$90.00$90.00 - $90.00Current price $90.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Promo ...
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Steppenwolf – Steppenwolf 7 (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1970
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $40.00 - Original price $40.00Original price$40.00$40.00 - $40.00Current price $40.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Simon & Garfunkel – Bridge Over Troubled Water (VG+/VG+) – LP, EU
Second Hand / EuropeOriginal price $30.00 - Original price $30.00Original price$30.00$30.00 - $30.00Current price $30.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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John & Beverley Martyn – The Road To Ruin (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1971
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $25.00 - Original price $25.00Original price$25.00$25.00 - $25.00Current price $25.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Roberta Flack – Chapter Two (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1970
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $25.00 - Original price $25.00Original price$25.00$25.00 - $25.00Current price $25.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Description Releas...
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John Mayall – USA Union (VG+/E) – LP, UK 1970
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $40.00 - Original price $40.00Original price$40.00$40.00 - $40.00Current price $40.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Excellent (E) Description Release...
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