1975 - 10 Great Albums from 50 years ago

[@EdOHeffernan]

As a 14 year old in 1975, two of my favourites that year were Skyhooks' ' Ego is not a Dirty Word' and Alice Cooper's 'Welcome to my Nightmare'. Thanks for sharing your favourites.

[@cordesrecords]

Aaaah Skyhooks!!! Of course!

[@lheureexquise140]

The 'Hissing of Summer Lawns' is one of my favourite albums from any year.

[@cordesrecords]

😊 Excellent choice.

[@PatrickBajtka-qx7mz]

Great video! 1975 was a great year for me and some of these albums brought back a lot of memories. Especially love Pieces of the Sky by Emmylou Harris. Keep up the good work.

[@cordesrecords]

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[@jimmccloskey4254]

Some to consider for part 2 Richard and Linda Thompson- Pour down like silver The Band - Southern cross, northern lights Tony Bennett and Bill Evan Tomita - pictures at an Exhibition Wayne Shorter - Native dancer 10cc - The original soundtrack Tangerine Dream - Rubicon Bob Marley - Live (could be featured in your live episode) Keith Jarrett - The Koln concert Skyhooks- Living in the 70s or ego is not a dirty word The Carpenters - Horizon

[@cordesrecords]

Great suggestions. I did look for my Koln Concerts to include in this one but couldn’t find! 😊

[@mikespins5894]

Very cool group of records, 75 was a great year, I discovered Elton John, Queen, KISS and many others so much great music on the radio, thanks for sharing have a great year!

[@cordesrecords]

So so good! 😊

[@Hof79905]

Andrew Gold - best known for 2 tremendous songs. “Thank you for being a friend” & “Lonely Boy”

[@cordesrecords]

And actually not two of his best ? IMO 😂

[@davecostello560]

@@cordesrecords I've just been going through a rediscovery of Andrew Gold and Dean Friedman. How Can This Be Love is a great AG song, but it's not from 1975. What a year, but my God, crazy that it was 50 years ago now!!

[@OutOnTheTiles]

Physical Graffiti needs to be in there it was the second largest seller of 1975 and went straight to number 1 on its Feb release date. Cheers 👍

[@cordesrecords]

Yes you are right!! Maybe my on my part 2!😊

[@drdavid1963]

Thanks for the recommendations - Andrew Gold, Linda Ronstadt and Emily Lou Harris's second 1975 album (I know Pieces of The Sky) For me, 1975 is the year of Mamma Mia and SOS - 2 great Abba singles and Mike Oldfield's Ommadawn Aside from the other usual classics - Dylan, Springsteen, Zeppelin, Floyd - two of my other 1975 favourites are Original Soundtrack from 10cc (including I'm Not In Love and Life Is A Minestrone) and my top fave for 1975 - Cockney Rebel's Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) - that spanish guitar solo still gets me and a very good album The Best Years of Our lives.

[@cordesrecords]

Aaahhh 10cc - brilliant!

[@reliablebow]

Good to meet you. Enjoyed!✨🕯️🎶

[@cordesrecords]

Thank you 😊

[@louismonaco5433]

I love your videos. I get smile when you say "day-boo!" It pleases my American ears. Keep up the good work.

[@cordesrecords]

Haha

[@itsjim2875]

You're absolutely correct! I was in my late 20s-early 30s during the '70s and have often said that was THE best and DEFINITIVE period of rock/pop (top 40?) and other music for the masses. I say it that way only because I also listen to a LOT of Classical & Jazz which many/most people do not. Though it's just a little earlier (1969), I recently got a new AAA pressing of Crosby, Stills & Nash.

[@cordesrecords]

Nice!!😊

[@dennislawson8910]

Hi Katie! I enjoyed your list which added a few titles to my search list(Andrew Gold, Split Enz). I saw Sherbet twice & have several lps, including 1 when they renamed the band the Sherbs. I have never seen the In Concert lp. Your passion & knowledge of the music is appreciated. Be well.

[@davecaswell4412]

Hi Katie , Dave here from Kamloops 🇨🇦. Recent subscriber, immediately trust your taste. . I've recently purchased a turntable and have pulled out all of parents 60-70s collection and my 80s . Thank you for split enz highlight. The third record I've pulled from my 80s collection is 'waiata' - my ears thank you!....

[@cordesrecords]

😊 Thanks!

[@cordesrecords]

@@davecaswell4412aaah great Split Enz!

[@beninski707]

Was so glad to see A Night at the Opera and Captain Fantastic in your list. I haven’t posted a video in 7 years but I’m getting the urge to tackle this topic. Great video!!

[@cordesrecords]

Thanks! Do it!! 🎉

[@sjbang5764]

Amazing! I haven't thought about Split Enz in 50 years, I really like that band, and Mental Notes. Horses is my personal favorite of those you've featured here, Katie, followed closely by Joni. Thanks.

[@cordesrecords]

Dive back into Split Enz!

[@mikaelwester]

Can only thank you a lot. Searched Apple Music and have a playlist with most of the artists. Except Elton and Joni M they were unknown for me. Amazing music the parts I have listen to.

[@cordesrecords]

😳

[@duncanleith9172]

Excuse me for going a little off topic here, but the reference to Abba prompts me to mention I picked up the second album of Janne Schaffer this week (from 1974) who was a session guitarist for the band. It's a superb record and he's an absolute virtuoso on his instrument, which clearly he got little scope to demonstrate on his Abba work...good though they were, they ain't jazz fusion! Sherbet will be well known to people of a certain age in the UK as their single Howzat seemed to be in the charts for an interminably long time.

[@cordesrecords]

Oh thanks for mentioning Jane Schaffer. I will check out!! 😊

[@josh-bsa]

look forward to part 2! :)

[@cordesrecords]

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[@dominickdepaolo6668]

Heck yes on 'The Main Course'. This album's opener always gets cued up at monumental volume when I throw this album on the TT. Never have I been left in a bad mood after absorbing that great track. The production/sound quality on that record is also top notch! 😊

[@cordesrecords]

Agree about the 💯 production!😊

[@johns126]

I have 5/10 of these in my collection. I would also be throwing in Girls on The Avenue by Richard Clapton, Here We Are by Ted Mulry Gang and Welcome To My Nightmare by Alice Cooper. Totally agree about Main Course, amazing album - incredible songs and vocals. Will have to check out some Emmylou Harris 👍

[@cordesrecords]

Aaaah the Ted Mulry Gang!! ❤😊

[@donaldanderson6604]

Summer Lawns is by far the best on your list. Steve Hackett's The Voyage of the Acolyte is easily the best album released in 75. Still perfect after all these years.

[@cordesrecords]

I’m embarrassed- I don’t know that!!

[@paulbrookes413]

Ace of Wands 🌟

[@PaulWatts-e6s]

I like these choices. I had a night at the opera but felt Queen were moving away from queen 1 (my favourite Queen album). Captain fantastic was incredible. Elton was getting better and better. Didn’t have this split enz but have one slightly later. Like split enz a lot

[@cordesrecords]

Thanks Paul!😊

[@AlanForbes-q1m]

I convinced Steve Hackett to leave Genesis over dinner in 1977 and urged him to continue in his style. Also, Warrior On the Edge of Time by Hawkwind blows away many '75 releases.

[@cordesrecords]

I need to listen to Hawkwind. And that first statement 😮

[@colin343]

Another informative video , brilliant channel , keep in keeping in for 25’

[@cordesrecords]

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[@aronpolasek4506]

Great picks, and a cool idea for a video as we start 2025. Your channel is quickly becoming a favorite of mine. Your enthusiasm really comes through in your videos. I found a good copy of The Bee Gees’ “Main Course” a couple of years ago. It was after that most recent documentary was released, and I became obsessed with the song ‘Wind of Change’ as it was featured prominently in that film. That song is an absolute gem. It’s a funky pre-disco number that points in the direction they would head in just a few years minus the abundance of falsetto.

[@cordesrecords]

Thanks so much Aron! And you are 💯 on the Bee Gees album. Such a sign of great disco things to come!’😊

[@OldGuyHifi]

Another great video Katie. Keep up the great work. Happy New year and best wishes.

[@cordesrecords]

Thanks mate. Happy New Year to you. 🎉

[@mikel4797]

I remember Sherbet having a hit in Ireland not sure if it was 75 maybe earlier or later. If memory serves I believe it was called How's That..

[@cordesrecords]

Hozat!

[@mikel4797]

@@cordesrecords I remembered that spelling as soon as I saw it..😄

[@iangelling]

Mental Notes is a great album. Also great call on Andrew Gold. Pub quiz points if you can name his Mum. 😊

[@cordesrecords]

😮 (googling)

[@VinylTerrier64]

Hi Katie, I am new to the KZbin record community and loving your channel and the information you are sharing. Can you tell me where you get the sleeve covers for the gatefold albums in Australia - I have been living under a rock and did not know they existed - they are a must have! Also, as mentioned, I am new to this community and loving some of the other channels out there. My other current favourite would be Lost Mixed Tapes but would love to watch some other Australian content, are there any other Australian channels out there you recommend.

[@cordesrecords]

Hi thanks! Spin Chemistry are good from Melb I think. I’m not super familiar with Aussie KZbinrs but they are out there :) but there is a great NZ one called Buttery Digs

[@VinylTerrier64]

@ I will get onto Spin Chemistry asap and look up Buttery Digs - thanks for the recommendations 😊

[@AlanForbes-q1m]

Saw Split Enz at the Bottom Line in New York and own EVERYTHING they've released!

[@cordesrecords]

You and I could be friends !! I’m very jealous.

[@albarton7189]

Greetings from Houston, Texas I’d recommend a few: Renaissance’s Scheherazade and Other Stories Richard and Linda Thompson’s Hokey Pokey Camel’s The Snow Goose Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah Danny Kirwan’s Second Chapter Crosby and Nash’s Wind on the Water Mike Oldfield’s Ommadawn

[@cordesrecords]

Love those suggestions! 😊

[@dprice81]

Someone already mention AC/DC-TNT but also High Voltage by them was released that year. Now onto the good part: Hidden gems 1975: Amanaz-Africa, John Tropea-A Short Trip To Space, Mike Oldfield-Ommadawn, Rory Block-Rory Block, Sandy Davis- Back On My Feet Again, Taj Mahal-Music Keeps Me Together Blackfoot-Youth Power Between your recommendations and the others in the comments keeping me busy tonight.

[@cordesrecords]

Love these reccos!

[@brett.altEIGHTies]

Mental Notes is a brilliant album and a sign of the greatness of Split Enz who were way ahead of their time. 1975 was such a great year for music especially considering you didn’t include Brian Eno’s Another Green World (probably one of the most influential albums of the decade), Bowie’s Young Americans, Roxy Music’s Siren, 10CC Original Soundtrack, Alice Cooper Welcome To My Nightmare…you can’t include them all I guess.

[@cordesrecords]

So many!! I will be doing one or two more during the year :) If you hit the notification bell 🛎️ you may be notified ;)

[@williamcalvert4106]

Nice choices for albums turning 50. I appreciate you choosing many of the less obvious picks. Random question....is Paul Kelly still relevant in Australia? I wish more people in the US knew about him.

[@cordesrecords]

Absolutely!! And a TV series has just launched called How to Make Gravy based on his iconic Xmas song.

[@williamcalvert4106]

@cordesrecords Ahhh, great. That's so awesome.

[@Robert-r4s4c]

Tommy the Movie...Soundtrack. Thelma Houston and Pressure Cooker. "I've Got the Music in Me" Sheffield Lab. Direct to Disc Recording.

[@cordesrecords]

Great suggestions!

[@dprice81]

Speaking of Queen, have you heard Spencer Sutherland's 2024 album called Drama. Very Queen inspired. Great voice.

[@cordesrecords]

No. Will seek out

[@ulfs.persson6810]

Gasolin’ , a danish band release Gas 5, produced by Roy Tomas Baker 1975.

[@cordesrecords]

Don’t know that. Will seek out!😊

[@ulfs.persson6810]

1976 Gasolin’ release U.S.A version of the record: ”What a lemon”. Don’t sell out all. Fiasko! On Spotify: ”A Foreign Affair 2”. From the book: Rock albums of the ´70s. A Critical Guide by Robert Chrisgau. ”Gasolin´: Gasolin´(Epic ´76) This wonderfully improbable record may signal a new movement - here comes the Copenhagen Sound. Would it were true. The LP compiles the best material from three Danish album - which means not only released in Denmark, but sung in the native language of that funky land, with translations provided in part by Epic PR man who deserved a new job. Gasolin´s music miraculously overwhelms the musicianship and symphonic textures of Yurrupean technopomp with the raucous good humor of genuine rock and roll, and their epithet for U.S - ”the red skin band”, they call it - should make any American chauvinist swell with irony. Just when you´re afraid they’re indulging in a little Gues Who sexism, ”It’s all the same to an American dame, ” you figure out that the same to American dane” must be. A-” (The Grades. An -A: is a very good record. If one of its sides doesn’t provide intense and consistent satisfaction, then both include several cuts that do

[@dominickdepaolo6668]

'Spellbound' on that Split Enz debut album is one of my favorite art rock tracks of all time! Phil Judd was an odd cat😺and what they did with the mellotron in that track was so unique. Mike Pinder should have been impressed. I had a tough time finding a legit pressing of 'Mental Notes' in the states. My copy is a New Zealand repressing. Later U.S. copies (reissued AFTER the success of 'True Colours') had the cover art changed (Phil Judd now had no hair) and they removed my favorite track from the record, 'Spellbound', rendering it a pointless release. So glad I was persistent in my search over the years and finally happened upon that rare N.Z. pressing.

[@cordesrecords]

Excellent taste ! Spellbound is exceptional.😊

[@CloseToTheEdge-Prog]

I'm not sure if you're into Prog Rock, but please check out Free Hand by Gentle Giant, which was released in 1975. Great video and Happy New Year from Ireland.

[@cordesrecords]

Just bought an OG of Gentle Giant from Noble Records 😊

[@CloseToTheEdge-Prog]

@cordesrecords Excellent.

[@jasonjones8178]

A great queen albums

[@cordesrecords]

😊

[@juliemusique-tn4dp]

NEVER HEARD THAT BAND FROM AUSTRALIA SHERVETE I AM FROM CANADA

[@cordesrecords]

Check them out.😊

[@Katnip452]

A Night At The Opera is Queen’s Sgt Pepper- a worthy choice! 👸

[@cordesrecords]

😊

[@51monalisa]

a bunch of good records .for me of course queen .and joni mitchell but me nr 1 is wish you were here poink floyd

[@cordesrecords]

Yeah that’s probably one of the absolute best from the year, maybe ever. 😊

[@ronaldyardley8965]

WHO By Numbers, one of my Favourites From 75'..

[@edvonblue]

1975 was the year Lou Reed released his best solo album (imo) Coney Island Baby and his worst (Metal Machine Music). As for lesser known albums from that year, I recommend Shoes - One in Versailles.

[@cordesrecords]

That’s interesting he’d get it so right and so wrong!😊

[@edvonblue]

@ thee was a lot happening in music in 1975

[@lupcokotevski2907]

Nasty Gal by Betty Davis TNT by ACDC Fools Paradise by Madden and Harris (Australian progressive folk) Ego is not a Dirty Word by Skyhooks Girls on the Avenue by Richard Clapton Sherbet's Greatest Hits ( sadly doesn't have Summer Love on it, with the Dark Side of the Moon ode in the middle eight).

[@cordesrecords]

Aaah can’t believe I didn’t include TNT!!

[@lupcokotevski2907]

@cordesrecords So many albums, so easy to overlook!

[@dibdab101]

lots of good albums in 1975...none equal to Keith Jarrett - The Koln Concert.

[@cordesrecords]

It’s truly one of the great live jazz albums. I looked for it , but I think I sold my battered copy and never replaced it. Which now needs to be rectified. For the vocal grunting alone 😂

[@gerardfletcher1203]

split enz need more love. brillant band.

[@cordesrecords]

🎉❤

[@R2112-i9c]

Uriah Heep Return to Fantasy, Renaissance Sheherazade And Other Short Stories.

[@cordesrecords]

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