If anyone's interested:
There are 2 studio albums in particular that no one has touched yet
(they're kind of sneaky and have probably avoided detection, but would be fairly popular if certain individuals realized that they came out in '72).
Jerry Garcia & Bob Weir both had "solo" albums in '72:
Jerry Garcia
Garcia's first solo album. Recorded almost entirely by Garcia with assistance from Bill Kreutzmann (drums) and Robert Hunter (lyrics). Six of the songs became regulars in the Grateful Dead repertoire.
Deal
Bird Song
Sugaree
Loser
Late For Supper
Spidergawd
Eep Hour
To Lay Me Down
An Odd Little Place
The Wheel
Ace
Bob Weir's first solo LP. This is a Grateful Dead album in all but name. The musicians involved were the current line-up of the Dead plus a guest. Seven of the eight songs became standards in the Dead repertoire.
Greatest Story Ever Told
Black Throated Wind
Walk In The Sunshine
Playing In The Band
Looks Like Rain
Mexicali Blues
One More Saturday Night
Cassidy
Also, another VERY famous live album has not been touched.
Has some MEGA hits on it.
The Concert for BangladeshIn the slim chance that you haven't heard of it
"George Harrison/Ravi Shankar Introduction"
"Bangla Dhun" (A raga performed by Ravi Shankar)
"Wah-Wah"
"My Sweet Lord"
"Awaiting On You All"
"That's The Way God Planned It" (Performed by Billy Preston)
"It Don't Come Easy" (Performed by Ringo Starr)
"Beware Of Darkness" (Featuring Leon Russell on one verse)
"Band Introduction"
"While My Guitar Gently Weeps"
"Medley: Jumpin' Jack Flash/Youngblood" (Performed by Leon Russell, with Don Preston on "Youngblood")
"Here Comes The Sun"
"A Hard Rain's A-Gonna Fall"*
"It Takes A Lot To Laugh, It Takes A Train To Cry"*
"Blowin' In The Wind"*
"Mr. Tambourine Man*
"Just Like A Woman"*
*(Performed by Bob Dylan, accompanied by Harrison, Ringo Starr and Leon Russell)
"Something"
"Bangla Desh"
Just read that this was Dylan's first official "live" release.
Still another live album came out that is kind of along the lines of Nige's Cream Live II choice.
Recorded a few years before, but released in '72.
(Didn't realize either existed until this week).
Hendrix - In The WestHendrix in the West is a collection of extremely good live Hendrix performances between 1968-1970. Three different concerts are sampled on this 1972 Polydor/Reprise release, one of the few official live Hendrix releases following his death. Standouts include "Red House" and "Voodoo Chile" from the San Diego Sports Arena, a great rendition of "Blue Suede Shoes" from the Berkeley Community Center, and the brief but entertaining coupling of "God Save the Queen" and "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" from the Isle of Wight. Noel Redding appears on bass on the three songs taken from the San Diego show and Billy Cox appears on bass for the rest of the tracks. Originally released on LP, Hendrix in the West has appeared on CD only as an import.
Johnny B. Goode
Lover Man
Blue Suede Shoes
Voodoo Child (Slight Return)
God Save The Queen
Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
Little Wing
Red House
Also, can't believe the amount of KILLER jazz that came out in '72.
See other post. Found lots more that I haven't heard also.
REALLY hate to leave off the jazz number I had lined up, since it is off of one of my 5 favorite jazz albums from any year.
Album is
This One's for Blanton by Duke Ellington & Ray Brown.Great, great album of duets (piano and bass).
My 2 favorite tracks are:
"See See Rider"
&
"Fragmented Suite for Piano & Bass - 3rd Movement"