Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. The B-52’s (self titled)

Yet another fantastic debut from 1979 in #5albums70sFINAL 89/100. I ranked this one #5 in #5albums70s3 so you know I love it. They seemed to have actually come from another planet at the time. And the music was so fun! It still is. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. David Bowie “Low”

Next up for 1977 in #5albums70sFINAL 54/100. #1 for me in #5albums70s3 & a very strong candidate for my final top 5. It’s gonna be tough with Hunky & Ziggy—these 3 are always vying for my top #Bowie rank & most attention. Anyway, #Low continues to enthrall me at every spin. #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. David Bowie “The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars”

Kicking off 1972 for #5albums70sFINAL 23/100 with an automatic contender. It’s a top 3 #Bowie for me (w/ Hunky & Low); I ranked it 2/5 in #5albums70s3 (#1 was Low). It’s his best rocker and the directive “To be played at maximum volume” should be heeded! #johnsvinyl #nowplaying

Outer sleeve and spinning vinyl record. The Velvet Underground “Loaded”

Last up today for #5albums70sFINAL 7/100, from 1970. I love the Velvets. Although this record is not my usual go-to, it definitely has its charms. I ranked it 4 of 5 in #5albums70s3 #johnsvinyl #wasplaying

#5albums70s2
1/5 ELO—Blue ‘77
2/5 Bowie—Hunky ‘71

#5albums70s3
1/5 Bowie—Low ‘77
2/5 Bowie—Ziggy ‘72
4/5 Velvets—Loaded ‘70
5/5 B-52s—B-52s ‘79

#5albums70s4
1/5 Blondie—Parallel ‘79
2/5 N Young—Harvest ‘72
3/5 Television—M Moon ‘77

#5albums70s5
1/5 Steely Dan—Aja ‘77

All in #johnsvinyl

3/3

We Are Family 'hands down' the Chic Organization's greatest album says Nile. Made my #5albums70s3 so I'm feeling vindicated!

I was about to say that this is nailed on for my 2nd place in #5albums70s4 but then, upon double checking, realised it was in the last round #5albums70s3 where I did still place it 2nd 🥴🤦🏻‍♂️ Perfect album for a sunny, springtime afternoon, none the less 🙌🏼

@richards7370.bsky.social

Goshdarnit, I forgot to vote in #5albums70s3. Still four of my five made top 20 so I doubt I’d have rocked the boat much.

Time for @5albums70s4 next…

My choice for #5albums70s3

Zappa: One Size Fits All
The Wailers: Catch A Fire
Deuter: D
Soft Machine: Third
David Bowie: Heroes

Yay we got another 3 out of 5 #5albums70s3 through to the final, which was as much as we realistically hoped for.
Great to see 2 of our favourite Bowie albums at 1 and 2 and Ramones as high as 7.
Let's leave looking at #5albums70s4 contenders until we are ready.

A pile of records from the 70s perched precariously on top of a speaker

The #5albums70s3 selections are back in the hutch and this new pile has been fetched up from the ‘drawing room’ for consideration for #5albums70s4

Oh well totally missed #5albums70s3! That saved me some puzzling choices. Thanks for pulling it all together @richards7370.bsky.social On to #5albums70s4!

I'll take up the challenge of 5 favourite albums of the 1970s.

Neu! - Neu!
Suicide - Suicide
Eno -Here Come the Warm Jets
The Stooges - Fun House
Amon Duul II - Yeti

#5albums70s3

#5albums70s3
Thanks to Richard for his organisation
Great result and hugely enjoyable

Great result for #5albums70s3. 4 of my top 5 made the list. And I have 14 of 20 in #johnsvinyl. My shopping list from this for the #5albums70sfinal will be limited to a few. Whew!

Some notable absentees here! Of the options listed:
1) Bruce - Born to Run
2) The B-52's - The B-52's
3) Velvet Underground - Loaded
4) Gene Clark - No Other
5) Blondie - Blondie
#5albums70s3

#5albums70s3

62 1 Queen - Queen II
02 2 David Bowie - Low
25 3 Genesis - Foxtrot
59 4 Jean-Michel Jarre - Oxygene
15 5 Pink Floyd - Meddle

wow, no.2 selection and a good distribution in the top 2/3 overall, Thanks @richards7370.bsky.social for the hard work

Hi folks, it’s time for the result of #5albums70s3 Despite the best efforts of Marvin Gaye, he can’t stop a David Bowie 1-2 with Ziggy coming out top. Please find to follow the full result chart with the top 20 albums qualifying for the final. I’ll post the list for #5albums70s4 a little later on…

#5albums70s3

Tough choices in this group. For me, the cream of the crop are

Elvis Costello - This Years Model
David Bowie- Ziggy Stardust
Iggy Pop - Lust for Life
Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
Specials - The Specials

Close but no cigar for Rolling Stones - Goats Head Soup & Japan - Quiet Life

Album cover: Roy Harper, Stormcock. Black & white image of Roy, sitting, wearing headphones and holding an acoustic guitar, with a part of a microphone stand in front of him.

Not sure I saw any Roy Harper in your #5albums70s3.

Blocked and reported.

5 record albums selected for the 5 Albums 70s Music Challenge. Velvet Underground, Alice Coltrane, Suicide (the band), Bowie and Harmonia.

‘Morning!
That was my #5Albums70s3 submission.
Just wanted to thank @richards7370.bsky.social for hosting the #musicchallenge 🏅

#jazzsky #davidbowie #krautrock #punkmusic #indierock #jazzmusic #recordcollection #vinylcommunity #nowplaying #nowspinning #vinyl #vinylasky #musicsky #vinylsky vinyl

#5Albums70s3
1. Wire: Chairs Missing
2. Roxy Music: For Your Pleasure
3. Ramones: Ramones
4. David Bowie: Ziggy Stardust
5. John Lennon: Plastic Ono Band

Here we go.....

1. Elvis Costello - This Years Model
2. Bruce Springsteen - Born to Run
3. Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
4. Ramones - Ramones
5. The B-52's - The B-52's

#5albums70s3

Hi Richard my top 5 :

#5albums70s3

1. Nick Drake - Bryter Layter
2. Vashti Bunyan - Just Another Diamond Day
3. Bob Dylan - Planet Waves
4. Cat Stevens - Tea For The Tillerman
5. Cat Stevens - Teaser and the Firecat

Many Thanks!

Think I missed the cut-off but never mind. #5albums70s3

Roxy Music - S/T
Can - Future Days
Isley Brothers - 3+3
Wire - Chairs Missing
Magazine - Secondhand Daylight.

Hi hope I made the cutoff! My #5albums70s3:
1. David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
2. Miles Davis - Bitches Brew
3. Bill Fay - Time of the last persecution
4. Wire - Chairs Missing
5. Velvet Underground - Loaded

Hi Rich, calculated risk 🙏 😬leaving Bowie out in #5albums70s3 , going with:

1. This Year’s Model - Elvis Costello & The Attractions (5pts)
2. Secondhand Daylight - Magazine
3. Quiet Life - Japan
4. The Specials - s/t
5. For Your Pleasure - Roxy Music

Mumbled apologies: Marvin, Iggy, Joni (Ladies)

Hi Rich, apologies for the last minute vote. Not been on here for a couple of weeks. Without too much thought, my #5albums70s3 picks are:

1. Gene Clark - No Other
2. Velvet Underground - Loaded
3. John Lennon - Plastic Ono Band
4. Neil Young - Zuma
5. Joni Mitchell - Court and Spark

5 battered album covers from the 70s.

#5albums70s3

1. Roxy Music - Roxy Music
2. Ramones - Ramones
3. Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
4. Elvis - This Year’s Model
5. Mott the Hoople - Mott

(With apologies to Rod, Bruce, Blondie, & the League: these battered albums all have a special place in my heart.)

#5albums70s3

1. Born to Run - Bruce Springsteen (5 points)
2. Exodus - Bob Marley & The Wailers (4 points)
3. Loaded - The Velvet Underground (3 points)
4. Bryter Layter - Nick Drake (2 points)
5. Ziggy Stardust… - David Bowie (1 point)

Thanks as always Rich!