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The Album Years

#25 (1977 Part 1B) Peter Hammill, Television, Suicide & more

The Album Years

W!ZARD Studios

Music

4.9859 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 50 minutes

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Summary

The Album Years returns with Steven Wilson and Tim Bowness discussing the music of 1977 across 8 full-length episodes! 1977 was a pivotal year in music, with the rise of punk and disco shaking up the industry. Artists who were aware of the changing musical landscape were able to connect with the zeitgeist, while others remained oblivious and continued to create in their own style. Episodes covering artists & releases from 1977 will be released weekly, so be sure to follow the podcast on your platform of choice every time a new episode drops! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:50.2

In 1977, what was the archetypal, unfashionable, cutout bin, bargain bin record?

1:00.4

Again, I'm not quite sure because if you think about the albums that were big in the progressive field during this year.

1:06.6

Well, not just progressive, not just progressive, were there albums from the sort of Laurel Canyon scene that were considered, you know, by 1970s were considered bargain bin favorites?

1:16.2

I don't think, you know, in 77, I still think things like, you know, yes, Genesis Floyd were selling fantastically and were not reaching those bargain bins.

1:27.3

It was probably at that point, likes of the carpenters.

1:32.5

It was more the kind of safe M-O-R of the late 60s, early 70s,

1:38.5

Neil Diamond, carpenters.

1:40.4

I don't know.

1:40.9

I remember seeing quite a lot of copies of Better by far by Caravan in the bargain bins at the time.

1:46.5

Gentle Giants are missing piece.

1:49.7

Crosby Stills Nash mid-70s albums.

1:53.4

Graham Nash and Steve Stills solo records.

1:57.8

Through Fair Gap, I think that was one of the Stephen Stills albums from the period.

2:02.5

Those ones I remember seeing a lot in bargain bins around that time.

2:07.5

Well, I think they suddenly, I think, you know, as much as anything else,

2:10.0

I think the American MOR scene suddenly seemed incredibly outside of the light geist.

2:16.9

Although the exception to that, of course, was Neil Young,

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