1970 Albums

(Turn It Over) > Tony Williams Lifetime, The

Artist: Tony Williams Lifetime

Label: Polydor

Catalog#: 24-4021

Format: Vinyl

Country: United States

Released: 1970

Artist: Ekseption

Label: Philips

Catalog#: 6413 007

Format: Vinyl

Country: Netherlands

Released: 1970

Artist: Moody Blues

Label: Threshold Records

Catalog#: THS 3

Format: Vinyl

Country: United States

Released: 1970

Artist: Family

Label: Reprise Records

Catalog#: 6384

Format: Vinyl

Country: United States

Released: 1970-01

Strawberry Bricks Entry:

Family entered 1970 with perhaps their strongest lineup—vocalist Roger Chapman, guitarist Charlie Whitney and drummer Rob Townsend were now accompanied by bassist and violinist John Weider and Poli Palmer on keyboards and vibes. Their next album, A Song For Me, produced by the band, would be their most successful. "Drowned in Wine" blasts the record open, proving that the band's on-stage power could easily translate to vinyl.

Artist: Beggars Opera

Label: Verve Records

Catalog#: V6 5080

Format: Vinyl

Country: United States

Released: 1970

Artist: Popol Vuh

Label: Liberty

Catalog#: LBS 83 460 I

Format: Vinyl

Country: Germany

Released: 1970

Artist: Curved Air

Label: Warner Bros. Records

Catalog#: WS 1903

Format: Vinyl

Country: United States

Released: 1970-11

Strawberry Bricks Entry:

Named after Terry Riley’s A Rainbow In Curved Air, Curved Air was another novel group of the progressive era; and the band had no shortage of talent, either. Violinist Darryl Way was a Royal College of Music graduate, while multi-instrumentalist Francis Monkman came from the competing Royal Academy of Music. Seeking to meld their knowledge of classical music and rock, the two joined forces as Sisyphus in 1969, adding drummer Florian Pilkington-Miksa and bassist Robert Martin. They morphed into Curved Air when they added one of the most unlikely of progressive devices-the female voice!