What are some great early Heavy Metal albums that you can think of that were released from 1968 to 1976?

Question

You can include hard rock albums that border on being classifiable as early Heavy Metal. These might be called Proto-Heavy Metal albums.

What I am trying to do here is get a list of prospective albums to buy. I love early heavy metal, especially albums that were released or recorded around 1974 and 1975.

Answer 1

Yahoo doesn't seem to want to let me answer this. This is My 4th try. Hopefully I'll be back with Your answer soon.



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"Electric Eels" by Electric Eels

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q3T5--YhVNI

"Sinister Soldiers" by Sorcery

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVxFh0uO6Tc

"Scorching Beauty" by Iron Butterfly

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-nDQ1JpUGA

"Ursa Major" by Ursa Major

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICLJZX9DIXc

"Bang" by Bang

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lcrPOI7roVw

"Warhorse" by Warhorse

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn9usnIEJcQ

"Kingdom Come" by Sir Lord Baltimore

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IzJs7iVWLWI

"Volcanic Rock" by Buffalo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYt9Bsz69HI

"Detective" by Detective

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbLof-GKWOo

"Triumph" by Triumph

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0YDSj21g20

"Angel" by Angel

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwvcZnNItSU

"In Hearing Of Atomic Rooster" by Atomic Rooster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O75iSwHnx-Y

Answer 2

Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Billion Dollar Babies - Alice Cooper

Welcome to My Nightmare - Alice Cooper

Jailbreak - Thin Lizzy

Destroyer - Kiss

Machine Head - Deep Purple

High Voltage - AC/DC

Rising - Rainbow

In Rock - Deep Purple

Demons and Wizards - Uriah Heep

Montrose - Montrose

Lonesome Crow - Scorpions

Boston - Boston

Leftoverture - Kansas

Led Zeppelin 1-4 - Led Zeppelin

Hair Of The Dog - Nazareth

Angel - Angel

Who's Next - The Who

Agents Of Fortune - Blue Oyster Cult

Sad Wings Of Destiny - Judas Priest

Sheer Heart Attack - Queen

Truth - The Jeff Beck Group

Fire And Water - Free

In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida - Iron Butterfly

Nantucket Sleigh Ride - Mountain

Renaissance - Vanilla Fudge

Kick Out the Jams - MC5

Mott - Mott The Hoople

Answer 3

1. Blue Cheer- Vincebus Eruptum

2. Captain Beyond- self-titled debut and Sufficiently Breathless

3. Cactus- Cactus

4. Budgie- In For The Kill, Bandolier, and Never Turn your Back on a Friend

5. Spooky Tooth- Spooky Two

6. Montrose- Montrose

7. UFO- No Heavy Petting

8. Thin Lizzy- Vagabonds of the Western World, Jailbreak

9. AC/DC- Let There Be Rock

10. Ted Nugent- Ted Nugent

Answer 4

Vincebus Eruptum (1968) by Blue Cheer Kick Out The Jams (1969) by MC5 Black Sabbath (1970) by Black Sabbath Led Zeppelin (1969) by Led Zeppelin In Rock (1970) by Deep Purple The Man Who Sold The World (1970) by David Bowie

Answer 5

Black Sabbath

Master of Reality - Black Sabbath

Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Black Sabbath Vol. 4



Led Zeppelin II - not really Metal but close on a few songs



Deep Purple In Rock

Machine Head - Deep Purple



Dressed To Kill - Kiss

Destroyer - Kiss



Tyranny and Mutation - Blue Oyster Cult

Secret Treaties - Blue Oyster Cult

Agents Of Fortune - Blue Oyster Cult

On Your Feet Or On Your Knees - Blue Oyster Cult



Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow

Rising - Rainbow



Problem Child already took the best ones. LOL

Answer 6

My "heavy metal" may not be as wide-ranged as Mr. Darth up there, but a lot of those are *definitely* worth checking out (of the ones I know on his list such as 'Warhorse' (1970) and 'Angel' (1975))



I'm sure you'll be familiar with most of the bands and albums on my list but they are all worth listening to.



In alphabetical order:

AC/DC - 'High Voltage' [Australian Version, (1975)]

AC/DC - 'TNT' (1975)

AC/DC - 'Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap' (1976)

Alice Cooper - 'Billion Dollar Babies' (1973)

Black Sabbath - 'Black Sabbath' (1970)

Black Sabbath - 'Paranoid' (1970)

Black Sabbath - 'Master of Reality' (1971)

Blue Cheer - 'Outsideinside' (1968)

Blue Cheer' - 'Vincebus Eruptum' (1968)

Blue Öyster Cult - 'Blue Öyster Cult' (1972)

Blue Öyster Cult - 'Tyranny and Mutation' (1973)

Blue Öyster Cult - 'Secret Treaties' (1974)

Budgie - 'Budgie' (1971)

Budgie - 'Squawk' (1972)

Budgie - 'Never Turn Your Back on a Friend' (1973)

Budgie - 'In For the Kill' (1974)

Budgie - 'Bandolier' (1975)

Budgie - 'If I Were Britannia I'd Wave the Rules' (1976)

Deep Purple - 'In Rock' (1970)

Deep Purple - 'Fireball' (1971)

Deep Purple - 'Machine Head' (1972)

Flower Travellin' Band - 'Anywhere' (1970)

Flower Travellin' Band - 'Satori' (1971)

Iron Butterfly - 'Heavy' (1968)

Iron Butterfly - 'In-a-Gadda-Da-Vida' (1968)

Judas Priest - 'Rocka Rolla' (1974)

Judas Priest - 'Sad Wings of Destiny' (1976)

Kiss - 'Kiss' (1974)

Kiss - 'Hotter Than Hell' (1974)

Led Zeppelin - 'Led Zeppelin' (1969)

Led Zeppelin - 'Led Zeppelin II' (1969)

MC5 - 'Kick Out The Jams' (1969)

Rainbow - 'Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow' (1975)

Montrose - 'Montrose' (1973)

Nazareth - 'Hair of the Dog' (1975)

Rainbow - 'Rising' (1976)

Rush - 'Rush' (1974)

Scorpions - 'Fly to the Rainbow' (1974)

Scorpions - 'In Trance' (1975)

Scorpions - 'Virgin Killer' (1976)

Sir Lord Baltimore - 'Kingdom Come' (1970)

Steppenwolf - 'The Second' (1968)

Thin Lizzy - 'Jailbreak' (1976)

Triumph - 'Triumph' (1976)

UFO - 'UFO 1' (1971)

UFO - 'Phenomenon' (1974)

UFO - 'Force It' (1975)

UFO - 'No Heavy Petting' (1976)

Yuya Uchida & The Flowers - 'Challenge!' (1969)

Answer 7

Aerosmith - Toys In The Attic (1975)



Rush - 2112 (1975)



Electric Ladyland by the Jimi Hendrix Experience has definitely got its heavy moments. (1968)



Raw Power by Iggy & The Stooges is certainly hard, but more punk than metal. (1972)

Answer 8

Black Sabbath - Black Sabbath

Paranoid - Black Sabbath

Sabotage - Black Sabbath

Sabbath Bloody Sabbath - Black Sabbath

Shades Of Deep Purple - Deep Purple

Fireball - Deep Purple

Machine Head - Deep Purple

Heavy - Iron Butterfly

High Voltage - AC/DC

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap - AC/DC

Ball - Iron Butterfly

II, III, IV - Led Zeppelin

On Parole - Motörhead

Answer 9

Black sabbath vol 4 (1972)

Sabbath bloody sabbath (1973)

Led Zeppelin 4 (1971)

House of the Holy (1973)



Also look for music from Deep Purple

Judas Priest

Motorhead

Answer 10

Sir Lord Baltimore - Kingdom Come

Jacula - In Cauda Semper Stat Venenum

Blue Cheer - Summertime Blues / Out of Focus

Budgie - Budgie

Answer 11

Good evening Law Man :)

I was about to ask if you were including what I term 'Original Heavy Metal' in that, so good to see that you are!



Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow ~ "Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow" [1975]

Rainbow ~ "Long Live Rock 'n' Roll" [1976]

Led Zeppelin ~ "Led Zeppelin" [1969]

Answer 12

"Starz" - starz

"Technical Ecstasy '' - black sabbath

"Some Enchanted Evening'' - blue oyster cult

"Ted Nugent'' - EPIC debut

"Rock n Roll Over - kiss

"Miami'' - The James Gang

'' Led Zeppelin 2 ''

"Montrose'' (debut) - NEED I SAY MORE ?

U.F.O. - their first 5 albums

"In Trance'' - the scorpions

"Killer '' - alice cooper

"Iron Butterfly "LIVE"

Answer 13

Well you might like some of The Beatles later albums like "Sgt,Pepper lonley hearts club band" "The Beatles (white album)" "Abbey Road"