The Mojo Collection: The Ultimate Music Companion

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Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)

 

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Mike Oldfield - Tubular Bells (1973)

 

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Terry Reid - River (1973)

First listen: Good blues-based rock album. Was unaware of Reid's history as a high-profile sessions/touring musician going on tour with The Stones, Jethro Tull, Fleetwood Mac. Turned down offers to join Deep Purple. Then there's this story per Wiki:

Yardbirds guitarist Jimmy Page, managed by Peter Grant, became interested in Reid's work, and when The Yardbirds disbanded, Page wanted Reid to fill the vocalist spot for his proposed new group, the New Yardbirds, which was to become Led Zeppelin.] Reid had already committed to go on the road for two tours with The Rolling Stones and another with Cream (as an opening act on the 1968 US Tour). Reid suggested to Page that if he were compensated for the gig fees he would lose and if Page would call Keith Richards to explain why Reid had to pull out of the US tours, Reid would try some things out with Page. It never happened and Reid told Page to consider a young Birmingham-based singer, Robert Plant,

 

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^ Good thing he went with Brummie Robert instead of Brummie Ozzy!

ETA: Just making conversation. Ozzy was just a kid at the time.

 

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Planxty - Planxty (1973)

 

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Paul McCartney & Wings - Band on the Run (1973)

 

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Iggy and the Stooges - Raw Power (1973)

 

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Sly & The Family Stone - Fresh (1973)

 

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Mahavishnu Orchestra - Birds of Fire (1973)

 

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The Isley Brothers - 3+3 (1973)

 

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Donny Hathaway - Extension of a Man (1973)

 

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Stevie Wonder - Innervisions (1973)

 

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Just:
Emerson, Lake & Palmer - Brain Salad Surgery (1973)

Now:
Can - Future Days (1973)

 

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Todd Rundgren - A Wizard/A True Star (1973)

Interesting choice bypassing Something/Anything? and going with Rundgren's next album - some feel it's a better album despite the radio hits of the former. I'm not a Rudgren fan and don't particular enjoy either, so won't sound off on that debate.

On a separate note, only just discovered that Rudgren's earlier version of "Hello It's Me" recording with The Nazz actually charted - hitting #66 in 1969 (the Something/Anything? version hit #5)

 

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New York Dolls - New York Dolls (1973)

 

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Tangerine Dream - Atem (1973)

 

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Dan Penn - Nobody's Fool (1973)

The countrified soul songwriter Penn ("The Dark Side of the Street", "Cry Like a Baby") was convinced to put out an album, then didn't put out another for 20+ years. First listen for me - really enjoyed it.

OTOH, just realized as we're coming to an end to 1973 soo that T.Rex's biggest two albums were skipped over Hopefully Mojo got the year wrong on The Slider but unforgivable especially for a Brit-based list.

 

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The Who - Quadrophenia (1973)

I don't think my opinion from college has changed that musically this is the greatest Who album

 

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Richard and Linda Thompson - I Want to See The Bright Lights Tonight (1974)

Ushering in 1974 with an album I just love.

 

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Gram Parsons - Grievous Angel (1974)