Albums First Released in 1971
Personal songwriting moved to the centre in 1971, while soul addressed public issues and rock albums became larger in scale. Albums that help explain 1971 include Blue by Joni Mitchell, What's Going On by Marvin Gaye, Led Zeppelin IV by Led Zeppelin and Hunky Dory by David Bowie.
The albums of 1971 show how wide the LP had become: intimate confession, social commentary, hard rock and art rock all reached large audiences. Many still serve as entry points to their artists.
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Our Pick of the Year: What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
What's Going On expanded the possibilities of soul music. Marvin Gaye linked songs about war, poverty, family and the environment through layered vocals and orchestral arrangements. Mercy Mercy Me, Inner City Blues and the title track work separately, but the transitions make the album feel like one continuing conversation.
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The Rowantree Choir – Carols For Christmas (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1975
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $10.00 - Original price $10.00Original price$10.00$10.00 - $10.00Current price $10.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Buddy Holly – Good Rockin' (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: Disc s...
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Don "Sugarcane" Harris – Fiddler On The Rock (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1972
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+) Description ...
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Parrish & Gurvitz – Parrish & Gurvitz (VG+/VG+) – LP, DE 1971
Second Hand / GermanyOriginal 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+) Comments: Produc...
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Madura – Madura (VG+/VG) – 2xLP, US 1971
Second Hand / USOriginal 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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Jefferson Airplane – Winterland 1970 - Tapes From The Mothership (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1974
Second Hand / USOriginal 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+) Comments: BLUE T...
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The Don Burrows Quartet – Just The Beginning... (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1971
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String Cheese – String Cheese (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1971
Second Hand / USOriginal 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: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds – Hamilton, Joe Frank & Reynolds (VG+/E) – LP, NZ 1971
Second Hand / New ZealandOriginal 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: Excellent (E) Comments: NZ pressing. ...
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Gary Wright – Footprint (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1971
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Helen Reddy – I Don't Know How To Love Him (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1973
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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Paul Kantner, Grace Slick – Sunfighter (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1971
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: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Includ...
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Frank Ricotti, Michael d'Albuquerque – First Wind (VG+/VG) – LP, UK 1971
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $75.00 - Original price $75.00Original price$75.00$75.00 - $75.00Current price $75.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Comments: Super clean ...
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Milt Buckner – Birthday Party For H.G.B.S. (VG+/VG+) – LP, DE 1971
Second Hand / GermanyOriginal 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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Potter St. Cloud – Potter St. Cloud (VG+/VG) – LP, US 1971
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 (VG) Description Releas...
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Black Widow – III (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1971
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $55.00 - Original price $55.00Original price$55.00$55.00 - $55.00Current price $55.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Jimi Hendrix, Lonnie Youngblood – Hendrix - Youngblood (VG+/VG) – LP, NZ
Second Hand / New ZealandOriginal price $55.00 - Original price $55.00Original price$55.00$55.00 - $55.00Current price $55.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Description Releas...
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Elton John – Friends (Original Soundtrack Recording) (VG+/VG+) – LP, US 1978
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 Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Arc – ... At This (VG+/VG) – LP, UK 1971
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $250.00 - Original price $250.00Original price$250.00$250.00 - $250.00Current price $250.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Comments: Disc has ver...
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Audience – The House On The Hill (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1976
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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Deep Feeling – Deep Feeling (VG+/VG+)
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Jon Lord, London Symphony Orchestra – Gemini Suite (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1971
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: Disc s...
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The Youngbloods – Good And Dusty (VG+/VG) – LP, US 1971
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 (VG) Comments: Saw-cut top ...
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Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, Christa Ludwig, Gwyneth Jones, Walter Berry, Lucia Popp – Der Rosenkavalier (VG+/VG+) – 4xLP, US 1971
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McGuinness Flint – Happy Birthday, Ruthy Baby (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1971
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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Sam Signaoff – Blue Duck Fly To North Country (VG+/VG) – LP, US 1971
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 (VG) Description Releas...
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Ricky Nelson – Legendary Masters Series (VG+/VG+) – 2xLP, US 1971
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 Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Alan Bown – Stretching Out (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1971
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: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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John Sangster – Australia And All That Jazz Vol. 1 (VG+/VG)
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) Comments: Old filing s...
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John Schroeder – Witchi Tai To (VG+/VG+) – LP, NZ 1971
Second Hand / New ZealandOriginal 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: Uriah ...
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Donovan – Catch The Wind (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1971
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Mountain – Nantucket Sleighride (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1972
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $50.00 - Original price $50.00Original price$50.00$50.00 - $50.00Current price $50.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description ...
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"Philly" Joe Jones – Trailways Express (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1971
Second Hand / UKOriginal 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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Uriah Heep – Look At Yourself (VG+/VG+) – LP, JP 1977, No OBI
Second Hand / JapanOriginal 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+) Comments: Japane...
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John Mayall – Back To The Roots (VG+/VG+) – 2xLP, US 1971
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: Includ...
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Peter Hammill – Fool's Mate (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1971
Second Hand / UKOriginal 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: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Light ...
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The Manhattan Transfer, Eugene Pistilli – Manhattan Transfer And Gene Pistilli (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1978
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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Mark-Almond – Mark-Almond II (VG+/VG) – LP, US 1971
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) Comments: Chips in tip...
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The Doobie Brothers – The Doobie Brothers (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1974
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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Crowbar – Bad Manors (Crowbar's Golden Hits, Volume 1) (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 (VG) Comments: Some lite co...
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Burt Bacharach – Burt Bacharach (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1971
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: Includ...
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Elvis Presley – I Got Lucky (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1971
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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Various – Taking Off (Original Sound Track Album) (VG+/VG) – LP, US 1971
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 (VG) Description Releas...
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Rick Jones – Twixt You And Me (VG+/VG+) – LP, UK 1971
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Tom Rapp, Pearls Before Swine – City Of Gold (VG+/VG+) – LP, AU 1979
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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The Yardbirds – Remember... The Yardbirds (VG+/VG) – LP, NZ 1971
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John Renbourn – Faro Annie (VG+/VG+) – LP, NZ 1972
Second Hand / New ZealandOriginal 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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Hawkwind – X In Search Of Space (VG+/VG) – LP, AU 1971
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $50.00 - Original price $50.00Original price$50.00$50.00 - $50.00Current price $50.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Description Releas...
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