The debut album of Simon Jeffes’ eclectic musical project is at times playful, serious, and always wildly original – there is nothing else that sounds like it. With hits like “You Should Be Dancing,” the Bee Gees’ 1976 album is a captivating and irresistible record that also saw the brothers trying out new production techniques.Ĥ7: Penguin Cafe Orchestra – Music from the Penguin Cafe Luckily, Agents of Fortune has plenty of other treasures to discover.īob Seger’s first album with The Silver Bullet Band is chock full of rough-around-the-edges Detroit rock ‘n’ roll and is the record that finally catapulted Seger to superstar status. This sex-charged album from the Australian rockers is considered among many to be a highlight of the Bon Scott era.Īny record that contains a hit as big as “(Don’t Fear) The Reaper” deserves a spot on a list of the best albums of the year. Written in the wake of his wife’s suicide, Jackson Browne turned in an understandably dark and poignant album in The Pretender. Released just three months after his debut album, Heat Treatment serves up the best of Parker’s impassioned and soulful takes on rock music. It features one of the best-loved songs, “Silver, Blue & Gold.”

The English hard rock group had basically perfected their sound by the time of this, their third album, in 1976. Featuring production from Alan Parsons, Al Stewart’s Year of the Cat was the most successful album from the UK singer-songwriter, reaching No.

Roy ayers albums covers