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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Edgar Winter's White Trash β Edgar Winter's White Trash (VG/VG) β 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 (VG) Cover: Very Good (VG) Comments: Heavy scuff on sid...
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John Mayall β Back To The Roots (VG+/VG+) β 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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John Schroeder β Dylan Vibrations (VG/VG) β LP, AU 1971
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The Nice β Elegy (VG/VG+) β LP, UK 1971
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 (VG) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description Releas...
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Carl Orff, Arleen Auger, WiesΕaw Ochman, Chor Der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Eugen Jochum β Catulli Carmina (NM/E) β 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: Near Mint (NM or M-) Cover: Excellent (E) Description Release...
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Camille Saint-SaΓ«ns, Zubin Mehta, Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra β Symphony No. 3 (E/VG+) β LP, UK 1971
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $20.00 - Original price $20.00Original price$20.00$20.00 - $20.00Current price $20.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Excellent (E) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description Release...
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Adolf Scherbaum, Barbara Schlick β Trompetenkonzerte, Kantaten (E/E) β LP, DE 1971
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: Excellent (E) Cover: Excellent (E) Description Release detail...
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Peter Hammill β Fool's Mate (VG+/VG+) β 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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Mountain β Flowers Of Evil (VG/VG) β LP, UK 1971
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 (VG) Cover: Very Good (VG) Comments: UK press. Heavy we...
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Jeff St John's Copperwine β Joint Effort (VG/VG) β LP, AU 1971
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 (VG) Cover: Very Good (VG) Comments: Light wear on disc...
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The Manhattan Transfer, Eugene Pistilli β Manhattan Transfer And Gene Pistilli (VG+/VG+) β 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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Anita O'Day β Anita O'Day In Berlin, Recorded Live At The Berlin Jazz Festival (NM/VG+) β LP, JP 1982, No OBI
Second Hand / JapanOriginal price $30.00 - Original price $30.00Original price$30.00$30.00 - $30.00Current price $30.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Near Mint (NM or M-) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: No obi...
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Mark-Almond β Mark-Almond II (VG+/VG) β LP, US 1971
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Bernard Purdie β Purdie Good! (NM/NM)
Second Hand / USOriginal price $120.00 - Original price $120.00Original price$120.00$120.00 - $120.00Current price $120.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Near Mint (NM or M-) Cover: Near Mint (NM or M-) Description ...
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Eddie Cochran β A Legend In Our Time (VG/VG+) β LP, UK 1971
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 (VG) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description Releas...
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UFO β Flying (VG/VG) β LP, UK 1982
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Long John Baldry β It Ain't Easy (VG/VG+) β LP, AU 1973
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The Doobie Brothers β The Doobie Brothers (VG+/VG+) β 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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Jimi Hendrix β Rainbow Bridge / Original Motion Picture Sound Track (VG/VG+) β LP, US 1971
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Crowbar β Bad Manors (Crowbar's Golden Hits, Volume 1) (VG+/VG) β LP, AU 1971
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Kathy Smith β 2 (E/VG+) β LP, Worldwide 2025
Second Hand / WorldwideOriginal price $50.00 - Original price $50.00Original price$50.00$50.00 - $50.00Current price $50.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Excellent (E) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description Release...
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Alan James Eastwood β Alan James Eastwood (VG/VG+) β LP, US 1971
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Don Nix β In God We Trust (E/E) β LP, AU 1971
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Uncle Jim's Music β Uncle Jim's Music (VG/VG) β LP, NZ 1971
Second Hand / New ZealandOriginal 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 (VG) Cover: Very Good (VG) Comments: Australian pressin...
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The Allman Brothers Band β The Allman Brothers Band At Fillmore East (VG/VG+) β 2xLP, AU 1971
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal 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 (VG) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Strange spec...
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Chain β Toward The Blues (E/E) β LP, AU 1971
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $135.00 - Original price $135.00Original price$135.00$135.00 - $135.00Current price $135.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Excellent (E) Cover: Excellent (E) Comments: Super clean copy, VE...
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Burt Bacharach β Burt Bacharach (VG+/VG+) β 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 β I Got Lucky (VG+/VG) β 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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Champion Jack Dupree β The Legacy Of The Blues Vol. 3 (E/E) β LP, UK 1971
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $50.00 - Original price $50.00Original price$50.00$50.00 - $50.00Current price $50.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Excellent (E) Cover: Excellent (E) Description Release detail...
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Various β Taking Off (Original Sound Track Album) (VG+/VG) β LP, US 1971
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Egisto Macchi β I Futuribili (E/E) β LP, AU 2012
Second Hand / AustraliaOriginal price $70.00 - Original price $70.00Original price$70.00$70.00 - $70.00Current price $70.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Excellent (E) Cover: Excellent (E) Description Release detail...
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Rick Jones β Twixt You And Me (VG+/VG+) β LP, UK 1971
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Joy Of Cooking β Joy Of Cooking (VG/VG) β LP, UK 1971
Second Hand / UKOriginal 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 (VG) Cover: Very Good (VG) Description Release deta...
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Tom Rapp, Pearls Before Swine β City Of Gold (VG+/VG+) β LP, AU 1979
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The Yardbirds β Remember... The Yardbirds (VG+/VG) β 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: Very Good (VG) Description Releas...
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John Renbourn β Faro Annie (VG+/VG+) β 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 β X In Search Of Space (VG+/VG) β LP, AU 1971
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The Moody Blues β Every Good Boy Deserves Favour (VG+/E) β LP, AU 1971
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Ike & Tina Turner β 'Nuff Said (VG+/VG) β LP, AU 1972
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Herbie Mann β Memphis Two-Step (VG/VG+) β LP, AU 1971
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 (VG) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Comments: Light hazing...
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Cal Tjader β Tjader (VG+/VG+) β 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 Plus (VG+) Comments: Hazing...
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The Jamaican Folk Singers β The Jamaican Folk Singers In A Programme Of Jamaican Folk Songs Vol. 2/71 (VG/VG+) β LP, UK 1973
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 (VG) Cover: Very Good Plus (VG+) Description Releas...
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Gillian McPherson β Poets And Painters And Performers Of Blues (VG+/VG) β LP, UK 1971
Second Hand / UKOriginal price $65.00 - Original price $65.00Original price$65.00$65.00 - $65.00Current price $65.00Condition: Second Hand Ships from: Melbourne Media: Very Good Plus (VG+) Cover: Very Good (VG) Description Releas...
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Faces β A Nod Is As Good As A Wink...To A Blind Horse (VG/VG) β LP, AU 1972
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 (VG) Cover: Very Good (VG) Comments: sleeve close to vg...
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Dennis Stoner β Dennis Stoner (VG+/VG+) β 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 Plus (VG+) Description ...
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Claudine Longet β We've Only Just Begun (VG/VG+) β LP, AU 1971
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Traffic β The Low Spark Of High Heeled Boys (VG+/VG+) β LP, US
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Jimi Hendrix β The Cry Of Love (VG/VG) β LP, AU 1980
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 (VG) Cover: Very Good (VG) Description Release deta...
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