Sunday, December 31, 2017

40 Year Vintage: Stroboscopic Reflections of 1977

Over at the vintage blogs, I've highlighted a number of songs from releases, singles, EPs, scores, et al. that came through 10/20/30/40/50/60 years ago.   For the purpose of these lists, each artist will only appear once on each list

Here are the 50 best Long Players from 1977, a year that turned into the future and was particularly ripe in the burgeoning punk and disco scenes:


1. Kraftwerk - Trans Europe Express
2. David Bowie - Low
3. The Congos - Heart of the Congos
4. Sex Pistols  - Nevermind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols
5. Iggy Pop - The Idiot
6. Bernard Fevre - The Strange World of Bernard Fevre
7. Cheap Trick - Cheap Trick
8. Michael Rother - Flammende Herzen
9. Van Halen - Van Halen
10. Cluster & Eno - Cluser & Eno
11. The Clash - The Clash
12. Fleetwood Mac - Rumours
13. Electric Light Orchestra - Out of the Blue
14. Popul Vuh - Herz Au Glas
15. David Lynch and Alan Splet - Eraserhead OST
16. The Shoes - Black Vinyl Shoes
17. Miles Davis - Dark Magus
18. The Boys - The Boys
19. Gary Wilson - You Think You Really Know Me
20. Talking Heads - Talking Heads 77
21. Richard Hell and the Voidoids - Blank Generation
22. Culture - Two Sevens Clash
23. Cerrone - Supernature
24. Univers Zero - Univers Zero
25. Chrisma - Chinese Restaurant
26. Heart - Little Queen
27. Hawkwind - Quark, Strangeness and Cahrm
28. Clara Rockmore - Theremin
29. Bob Marley and the Wailers - Exodus
30. The Stranglers - No More Heroes
31. Slave - Slave
32. Goblin - Suspiria OST
33. Wire - Pink Flag
34. Bootsy Collins - Aaah!  The Name is Bootsy, Baby!
35. Dennis Wilson - Pacific Ocean Blue
36. The Ramones - Leave Home
37. Tony Allen Plays with Afrika 70 - Progress
38. Giorgio Moroder - From Here to Eternity
39. Rosebud - Discoballs
40. The Jam - In the City
41. Various - Streets (Beggars Banquet comp)
42. Klaus Schulze - Mirage
43. Parliament - Funkentelechy vs the Placebo Syndrome
44. Elvis Costello - My Aim is True
45. Donna Summer - Once Upon a Time
46. Steely Dan - Aja
47. Chic - Chic
48. Throbbing Gristle - Second Annual Report
49. Rush - Farewell to Kings
50. The Damned - Damned Damned Damned


Here are 50 ace singles from 77, jolting energy into the 80s

1. Donna Summer - "I Feel Love"
2. David Bowie - ""Heroes""
3. The Congos - "Fisherman"
4. Slave - "Slide"
5. Kraftwerk - "Hall of Mirrors"
6. Iggy Pop - "Nightclubbing"
7. William Onyeabor - "Something You'll Never Forget"
8. Parliament  - "Flashlight"
9. Michele - "Magic Love"
10. Camouflage feat Mysti - "Take a Ride"
11. Idris Muhammad - "Could Heaven Ever Be Like This"
12. Cheap Trick - "He's a Whore"
13. The Clash - "Career Opportunities"
14. Fleetwod Mac - "Dreams"
15. Demis Roussos - "I Dig You"
16. Eddie Warner - "Night Flight"
17. Rosebud - "Have a Cigar"
18. Van Halen - "Ain't Talking Bout Love"
19. Bill Withers - "Lovely Day"
20. Norman Connors - "Once I've Been There"
21. Richard Hell & the Voidoids - "Liars Beware"
22. Sex Pistols - "God Save the Queen"
23. Grace Jones - "La Vie En Rose"
24. Culture - "Two Sevens Clash"
25. Bootsy Collins - "Munchies for Your Love"
26. Rhys Chatham - "Guitar Trio"
27. Peter Gabriel - "Solisbury Hill"
28. Electric Light Orchestra - "Mr. Blue Sky"
29. Space - "Magic Fly"
30. Carlton and His Shoes - "Never Give Your Heart Away"
31. Talking Heads - "Love Goes to Buildings on Fire"
32. The Ramones - "California Sun"
33. Bohannon - "Maybe You Can Dance"
34. Giorgio Moroder - "Lost Angeles"
35. Hopeton Lewis  - "Sounds and Pressure"
36. Styx - "Come  Sail Away"
37. Isaac Hayes - "Moonlight Lovin"
38. Bob Marley and the Wailers - "Waiting in Vain"
39. The Real Kids - "All Kindsa Girls"
40. The Adverts - "We Who Wait"
41. Chrisma - "Black Silk Stocking"
42. Nilsson - "All I Think About Is You"
43. Supermax - "Love Machine"
44. Jan Hammer Group - "Don't You Know"
45. Michael Zager Band - "Love Express"
46. Marvin Gaye - "Got to Give It Upp (pts 1 & 2)"
47. 999 - "Nasty Nasty"
48. First Choice - "Let No Man Put Asunder"
49. The Soft Boys - "Hear My Brane"
50. Dennis Wilson - "Farewell My Friend"

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