30 Albums From 1974

Selections from an amazing year in music.

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In recent months I’ve shared some album lists based on my Twitter threads that people seem to enjoy. Those lists include:

• 28 Albums From 1984

• 32 Jazz, Fusion, and Jazz Adjacent Records from 1977

• 30 Jazz and Jazz Adjacent Albums You Might Have Missed

• 32 '80s Funk and Funk Adjacent Albums

Today’s list is 30 Albums From 1974. This was an amazing time for music - I probably could’ve made a list of 100 albums from this year and still not covered everything. I tried to pick albums with a wide range of styles. I also alternated between well-known and lesser-known records. I hope you enjoy the list whether you need some sample inspiration or you just want to listen.

A few more things before I leave you to it. I’ll be publishing on Micro-Chop more frequently. I will be mindful about how many articles I send as emails. I also started a newsletter for Less Than 1,000 Spins where I send one song from the playlist to your inbox every single day. The articles are on the shorter side.

Finally, I’m working on The Micro-Chop Monthly: September 2024 playlist. You can check it on Spotify and YouTube.

Okay, that’s it for now. Enjoy the list and please let me know what you think of my picks.

1. Light Of Worlds by Kool & The Gang

2. Perfect Angel by Minnie Riperton

3. Inner Spectrum by Ace Spectrum

4. I Feel A Song by Gladys Knight & The Pips

5. Dreamer by Bobby "Blue" Bland

6. Us!! by Maceo

7. Black Bach by Lamont Dozier

8. Il Dio Sotto La Pelle by Piero Piccioni

9. One by Bob James

10. A Capella II by The Singers Unlimited

11. Crime of the Century by Supertramp

12. Caught Up by Millie Jackson

13. 3 Down 4 to Go by The Escorts

14. Live It Up by The Isley Brothers

15. Sweet Exorcist by Curtis Mayfield

16. Diamond in the Rough by Syl Johnson

17. Feel Like Makin' Love by Roberta Flack

18. Blacks and Blues by Bobbi Humphrey

19. Sun Goddess by Ramsey Lewis

20. Standing on the Verge of Getting It On by Funkadelic

21. Keep On Bumpin' & Masterplan by The Kay-Gees

22. Let Me In Your Life by Aretha Franklin

23. What Am I Gonna Do by Gloria Scott

24. Natty Dread by Bob Marley & The Wailers

25. The Legend Of The 7 Golden Vampires by James Bernard

26. Martha Reeves by Martha Reeves

27. Promised Heights by Cymande

28. Artistry by Deodato

29. Blues'N Soul by Little Milton

30. Adam's Apple by Doug Carn

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