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Oak - Oak

Oak – Oak 2 (1)

Fans of Styx, Airborne, Alexis and the first Tycoon album will go ga-ga over the debut Oak album as every…

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Steppenwolf - Slow Flux

Steppenwolf – Slow Flux 0 (0)

In many ways, this is the same ham fisted socio-political hard rock Steppenwolf was famous for. In the tradition of…

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Jefferson Starship - Dragon Fly

Jefferson Starship – Dragon Fly 3 (1)

From a very long time ago, Jefferson Starship (which in reality was the Jefferson Airplane with new guitarist Craig Chaquico…

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American Tears - Branded Bad

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The American Tears debut ‘Branded Bad’ is a fun spin and while it’s not up to the pomp majesty of…

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Gryphon - Red Queen To Gryphon Three

Gryphon – Red Queen To Gryphon Three 0 (0)

Gryphon’s unique take on British folk would change significantly for their third album, a full blown progressive rock concept based…

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Lorna Wright - Circle Of Love

Lorna Wright – Circle Of Love 3 (1)

Lorna Wright’s only solo album was jam packed with triple-scale players but it was largely ignored by both the label…

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The Raspberries - Live At The Sunset Strip

The Raspberries – Live On Sunset Strip 0 (0)

The Raspberries return thirty years later with the original line-up and a live album recorded in 2005 at the House…

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Firefall - Colorado To Liverpool

Firefall – From Colorado To Liverpool (Tribute To The Beatles) 3 (1)

Firefall have long been a favourite here at Glory Daze, although I have to say ‘Colorado To Liverpool’ was something…

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Angel - On Earth As It Is In Heaven

Angel – On Earth As It Is In Heaven 3 (1)

Angel looked and sounded great on ‘Angel’ and ‘Helluva Band’, but that soon started to change with ‘On Earth Earth…

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Michael Omartian - White Horse

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Michael Omartian debut is roundbreaking musically, it was also the first album of Christian origins to be released on a…

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Russ Ballard - Russ Ballard

Russ Ballard – Russ Ballard 2 (2)

Russ Ballard’s debut is clearly an album from an artist set free, trying a variety of things he couldn’t do…

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Captain Marryat - Captain Marryat

Captain Marryat – Captain Marryat 0 (0)

Scottish band Captain Marryat are influenced by Deep Purple and Uriah Heep but not nearly as heavy.

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Kansas - Kansas

Kansas – Kansas 0 (0)

After years of struggle and playing nearly every two-bit watering hole in the Midwest, the Kansas debut arrived on store…

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Rick Springfield - Mission Magic!

Rick Springfield – Mission: Magic! 3 (1)

Being a fan of both power pop and bubblegum music, Rick Springfield delivers the goodies with ‘Mission: Magic!’

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Robin Trower - Bridge Of Sighs

Robin Trower – Bridge Of Sighs 0 (0)

By 1974 America had embraced Robin Trower’s blazing boogie and Hendrix-influenced jams.

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Judas Priest - Rocka Rolla

Judas Priest – Rocka Rolla 0 (0)

For those unfamiliar with early Judas Priest, the resultant album is not the burn out your eyes while screaming through…

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Blue Oyster Cult - Secret Treaties

Blue Oyster Cult – Secret Treaties 0 (0)

Released in Spring of 1974, the album is considered by many to be Blue Oyster Cult’s best effort from their…

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Exile - Exile

Exile – Exile 0 (0)

This really is a dynamite LP from Exile, rooted in the Midwest style of bands like Jo Jo Gunne, REO…

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Cirkus - One

Cirkus (UK) – One 0 (0)

British band Cirkus have been compared to Spring, Cressida and Fantasy, they were forward thinking and a couple years ahead…

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Fruupp - Future Legends

Fruupp – Future Legends 0 (0)

This is a band that called Northern Ireland home, the oddly named Fruupp, indeed, on their debut had all the…

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Forest Green - Forest Green

Forest Green – Forest Green 0 (0)

Oddly referred to a jazz rock or fusion band, Forest Green’s full-range sound was really much more than that, fusing…

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The Faces - Ooh La La

The Faces – Ooh La La 0 (0)

The Faces was guitarist Ronnie Lane’s baby and even without Rod Stewart’s over-riding influence it’s still quintessential Faces, trademarked alcohol…

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Jane - Here We Are

Jane – Here We Are 0 (0)

Often compared to Pink Floyd and fellow countrymen Eloy, Jane live up to their spacey reputation with a dense organ…

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Cat Stevens - Foreigner

Cat Stevens – Foreigner 0 (0)

This record can be seen as a transition between Cat Stevens spirited pop and his desire to break-free from constraints…

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