1972 GB MUSIC
· Syd Barrett returns to Cambridge
· Derek ‘Ding Dong’ Bell
· Curved Air, The Faces and Ten Years After headline at Reading Festival.
· Alcatraz single by Kirk Houston (Noel Edmonds) is released.
· Genesis record two radio sessions for John Peel. Roxy Music record five sessions to 1973.
· Cherry Gillespie replaces Andi Rutherford in Pan's People. Andi has a baby and moves to Australia
· After working as a journalist for the East London Advertiser and spending time as a busker, Steve Harley forms Cockney Rebel.
· Alex Harvey, 37-years-old, sees Teargas play at Arran Rock Festival. The band support Deep Purple and Trapeze, but SAHB begins.
· Ian MacDonald joins the full-time staff of the New Musical Express, to 1975.
· Charles Shaar Murray joins the New Musical Express from Oz.
· After 26 albums, John Peel closes his Dandelion record label.
· Who is the Doctor single by Jon Pertwee is released.
· Alan Smith is appointed by IPC as the editor of the New Musical Express.
· Sparks , Ron and Russell Mael, move to Britain
· Terry Wogan joins BBC Radio Two for the first run of his morning show, to 1985.
1972 BRITISH ALBUMS
1972 abc
o At Last, the second album by Mick Abrahams, is released on Chrysalis.
o Made in England by Atomic Rooster is released on Dawn. The album features Chris Farlowe on vocals and Steve Bolton on guitars.
o First Base, the first album by Babe Ruth, is released on Harvest.
o Bring it Home single by Badfinger is produced by George Harrison.
o Baby James Harvest, the fourth album by Barclay James Harvest, is released on Harvest.
o Nurses Song with Elephants, the first album by David Bedford, is released on Dandelion.
o Squawk the second album by Budgie is released on MCA. It includes Stranded.
o Black Sabbath Volume 4 by Black Sabbath is released on Vertigo.
o The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars album by David Bowie and the Spiders from Mars is released on RCA. The character is based on (i) British rocker Vince Taylor, (ii) American performer Norman Carl Odom, also known as The Legendary Stardust Cowboy, and (iii) Ziggy's clothes shop in London.
o Captain Beyond the first album by Captain Beyond is released on Capricorn. The album contains Dancing Madly Backwards (on a Sea of Air
o Lo and Behold, the first and only album by Coulson, Dean, McGuinness, Flint (McGuinness Flint
o Phantasmagoria, the third album by Curved Air, is released on Warner Bros.
1972 def
o Machine Head, the seventh album by Deep Purple Mk II is released on Purple Records.
o Made in Japan, the eighth album by Deep Purple Mk II is released on Purple Records.
o Earth Mother the second album by Lesley Duncan is released on CBS.
o Bandstand album, including Burlesque, by Family is released.
o Bare Trees, the eighth album by Fleetwood Mac, is released on Reprise. The line-up is Bob Welch guitar, vocals/ Danny Kirwan guitar, vocals/ Christine Perfect keyboards, vocals/ John McVie bass/ Mick Fleetwood drums.
o Free at Last, the sixth album by Free, is released on Island .
1972 ghi
o Rory Gallagher Live in Europe, the third album by Rory Gallagher, is released on Polydor.
o Gallagher and Lyle, the first album by Gallagher and Lyle, is released on A&M.
o Foxtrot, the fourth album by Genesis, is released on Charisma. It is their first Top 20 album in the UK and gives them the confidence to play in the US
o Acquiring the Taste, the second album by Gentle Giant, is released on Vertigo.
o Three Friends, the third album by Gentle Giant, is released on Vertigo.
o Who Will Save the World? The Mighty Groundhogs by the Groundhogs is released on United Artists and reaches number eight in the UK
o Hogwash by the Groundhogs is released on United Artists. Clive Brooks joins the group from Egg.
o It Never Rains In Southern California the first album by Albert Hammond is released. His second album is The Free Electric Band.
o Bulletproof the first album by Hard Stuff is released on Purple Records. The band are John Du Cann, John Gustafson and Paul Hammond.
o Doremi Farsolatido the third album by Hawkwind is released on United Artists.
o Home, the second album by Home, is released on CBS. The album includes Dreamer. The group is Mick Stubbs guitar and vocals, Laurie Wisefield guitar, Cliff Williams bass and Mick Cook drums.
1972 jkl
o Thick as a Brick, the fifth album by Jethro Tull, with Martin Barre on guitar, is released on Island .
o Living In the Past by Jethro Tull is released on Island .
o Kingdom Come, the second album by Arthur Brown’s Kingdom Come, is released.
o Everybody's in Showbiz - Everybody's a Star, the twelfth album by the Kinks, is released on RCA.
o Iceberg, the first solo album by Deke Leonard, is released on United Artists.
1972 mno
o Be Good to Yourself at Least Once a Day, the sixth album by Man, is released on United Artists.
o Live at the Padget Rooms Penarth, the fifth album by Man, is released on United Artists.
o Manfred Mann's Earth Band the first album by Manfred Mann's Earth Band is released on Philips.
o Glorified Magnified the second by Manfred Mann's Earth Band is released on Philips.
o Headkeeper, the second solo album by Dave Mason, is released on Island .
o Seventh Sojourn, the eighth album by the Moody Blues, is released on Threshold.
o All the Young Dudes the fifth album by Mott The Hoople is released on CBS.
o Message from the Country, the fourth and final album by the Move, is released on Harvest.
o Exercises the second album by Nazareth
o A Tab in the Ocean, the second album by Nektar, is released on Bacillus/Bellaphon in Germany
o Autumn 67 - Spring 68 compilation album, the sixth album by the Nice, is released on Charisma Perspective.
o Back to Front album by Gilbert O’Sullivan is released.
o Portrait of Donny album by Donny Osmond is released.
o Too Young album by Donny Osmond is released.
1972 pqr
o Roll 'Em Smoke 'Em, Put Another Line Out, the third album by Patto, is released. The album is produced by Muff Winwood and includes Loud Green Song.
o Solomon's Seal, the final album by Pentangle, is released on Transatlantic.
o What a Bunch of Sweeties the second album by Pink Fairies is released on Polydor.
o In Concert with the Edmonton Symphony Orchestra, the sixth album by Procol Harum, is released on Chrysalis.
o Self, the fourth album by Quintessence, is released on RCA.
o Indweller, the fifth album by Quintessence, is released on RCA.
o Lou Reed, the first album by Lou Reed, is recorded in the UK
o Transformer, the second album by Lou Reed, is recorded in the UK
o Exile on Main Street, the eleventh album by the Rolling Stones, is released on Rolling Stones Records.
o Roxy Music the first album by Roxy Music is released on Island .
1972 stu
o Framed, the first album by the Sensational Alex Harvey Band, is released on Vertigo.
o Two Quid Deal, the third album by Skin Alley, is released on Big T.
o Slayed? album released by Slade is released on Polydor.
o Catch Bull at Four, the sixth album by Cat Stevens, is released on Island .
o Never a Dull Moment, the fourth album by Rod Stewart, is released on Mercury.
o Lifeboat, the second album by the Sutherland Brothers Band, is released on Island .
o A Space in Time, the seventh album by Ten Years After, is released on Chrysalis.
o Rock and Roll Music to the World, the eighth album by Ten Years After, is released on Chrysalis.
o Shades of a Blue Orphanage, the second album by Thin Lizzy, is released on Decca. Eric Bell plays guitar on the album.
o You Are the Music, We're Just the Band, the third album by Trapeze, is released on Threshold. The group is Glenn Hughes vocals, bass/ Mel Galley guitar/ Dave Holland drums. Geoff Barton, in Classic Rock magazine, gives the album 5/5 stars.
o Coming On Again, the third album by Tucky Buzzard, is released on Hispavox.
o The Christmas Message single is issued to members of the T. Rex fan club on a flexidisc.
o Flying, the second album by UFO, is released on Decca.
o Demons and Wizards the fourth album by Uriah Heep is released on Bronze.
o Magician's Birthday the fifth album by Uriah Heep is released on Bronze.
o 20 Star Tracks by Various is released.
1972 vwxyz
o 20 Fantastic Hits Volume 2 by Various is released.
o 25 Dynamic Hits Volume 2 by Various is released.
o 25 Rockin’ and Rollin’ Greats by Various is released.
o 20 All Time Hits of the Fifties by Various is released.
o Singer Songwriter, the first album by Clifford T. Ward, is released on Dandelion.
o Red Rose Speedway, the second album by Wings (Paul McCartney), is released on Apple.
o Argus, the third album by Wishbone Ash, is released on MCA.
o Close to the Edge, the fifth album by Yes, is released on Atlantic .
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1972 US
· Marcella by the Beach Boys only reaches 110 in the US
· Beck, Bogert and Appice is formed.
· Lou Robin becomes Johnny Cash's manager, to 2003.
· Bob Gaudio elects to leave The Four Seasons group, and adopts a Brian Wilson-style role as their off-the-road composer and producer. The Seasons sign with Berry Gordy’s Motown label.
· It Never Rains in Southern California by Albert Hammond, with lyrics by Mike Hazlewood, reaches number 5 in the US
· Chaka Khan joins Rufus. She takes the African name, Chaka, meaning 'woman of fire', from her involvement with the Black Panthers.
· American Trilogy, written by Mickey Newbury, is a hit for Elvis Presley.
· Pavlov’s Dog is formed in St. Louis , Missouri
· James Taylor is married to Carly Simon, to 1983.
· Everybody Rejoice by Luther Vandross features in The Wiz.
· Across
1972 US
1972 abc
o Homecoming the second album by America
o Schools Out album by Alice Cooper is released on Warner Bros.
o Eat a Peach album by The Allman Brothers Band is a top 5 album in the US
o Brothers and Sisters album, featuring Jessica the theme to Top Gear, by The Allman Brothers Band is released.
o Live in London, the eighteenth album by the Beach Boys, is released on Capitol.
o Carl and the Passions/ So Tough, the nineteenth album by the Beach Boys, is released on Reprise.
o Baby I'm a Want You, the fourth album by Bread, is released on Elektra.
o Guitar Man, the fifth album by Bread, is released on Elektra.
o Farther Along, the eleventh album by the Byrds, is released on CBS.
o Restrictions, the third album by Cactus (Bogart and Appice), is released on Atlantic .
o Hot 'n' Sweaty, the fourth album by Cactus (Bogart and Appice), is released on Atlantic . Pete French is lead vocalist on the album.
o A Thing Called Love, the forty-fifth album by Johnny Cash, is released.
o Family Christmas, the forty-sixth album by Johnny Cash, is released.
o Christmas and the Cash Family, the forty-seventh album by Johnny Cash, is released.
o Johnny Cash Family Christmas, the forty-eighth album by Johnny Cash, is released.
1972 def
o Full Circle, the tenth album by the Doors, their second album without Jim Morrison, which includes Mosquito, is released on Elektra.
o Chameleon album by The Four Seasons is released on Motown.
1972 ghi
o E Pluribus Funk, the sixth album by Grand Funk, is released on Capitol.
o I’m Still In Love With You album by Al Green is released.
1972 jkl
o Long John Silver, the eighth album by Jefferson Airplane, is released on Grunt.
o Jo-Jo Gunne, the first album by Jo-Jo Gunne, is released on Asylum. The album contains Run Run Run.
o Cold Spring Harbor, the first album by Billy Joel, is released.
o Rhymes and Reasons album by Carole King is released.
1972 mno
o Superfly soundtrack album by Curtis Mayfield is released.
o Recall the Beginning . . . a Journey from Eden, the seventh album by Steve Miller is released on Capitol.
o Mountain Live: the Road Goes Ever On, the fourth album by Mountain, is released on Island .
o Sail Away album by Randy Newman is released on Reprise. It is Brian Wilson's second favourite album.
1972 pqr
o Comin' Thru, the seventh album by Quicksilver Messenger Service controlled by Dino Valenti, is released on Capitol.
o Something/Anything, the third solo album by Todd Rundgren, is released on Bearsville. It includes I Saw the Light.
1972 stu
o Santana 3, the third album by Santana, is released on CBS.
o Caravansarai, the fourth album by Santana, is released on CBS.
o Summer Breeze album by Seals and Croft is released.
o There’s a Riot Goin’ On album by Sly and the Family Stone is released.
o Can't Buy a Thrill, the first album by Steely Dan, including Do it Again and Reelin' in the Years, is released on probe.
o Styx, the first album, including Aaron Copeland’s Fanfare For the Common Man, by Styx is released on RCA/Wooden Nickel. Styx is Dennis DeYoung vocals, keyboards/ John Curulewski guitar/ James Young guitar/ Chuck Panozzo bass/ John Panozzo drums.
o All Directions album by the Temptations is released.
1972 vwxyz
o Why Dontcha, the first album by West, Bruce and Laing, is released on CBS.
o Harvest by Neil young is released. The album contains a track about the actress Carrie Snodgress.
o Rio Grande Mud the second album by Z. Z. Top is released on London.
Originally posted on Thursday 9th December 2010.
Originally posted on Thursday 9th December 2010.
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