Even though no one asked him, ALWYN TURNER has compiled a list of seventy of the best/worst album titles by British acts in the 1970s…

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Think Pink (1970) – Twink

Pink Moon (1972) – Nick Drake

What a Bunch of Sweeties (1972) – The Pink Fairies

Whale Meat Again (1974) – Jim Capaldi

Ruth Is Stranger than Richard (1975) – Robert Wyatt

If I Were Britannia, I’d Waive the Rules (1976) – Budgie

For Girls Who Grow Plump in the Night (1973) – Caravan

Yes We Have No Mañanas (So Get Your Mañanas Today) (1976) – Kevin Ayers

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Warm Slash (1971) – Tucky Buzzard

Here Come the Warm Jets (1974) – Eno

Lie Back and Enjoy It (1970) – Juicy Lucy

There’s the Rub (1974) – Wishbone Ash

Silk Torpedo (1974) – The Pretty Things

No Heavy Petting (1976) – UFO

Meaty Beaty Big and Bouncy (1971) – The Who

New Boots and Panties!! (1977) – Ian Dury

Labour of Lust (1979) – Nick Lowe

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Ass (1973) – Badfinger

Dandruff (1974) – Ivor Cutler

Gluggo (1973) – The Spencer Davis Group

Stupidity (1976) – Dr Feelgood

Afreaka! (1970) – Demon Fuzz

Galactic Zoo Dossier (1971) – Kingdom Come

Larks’ Tongues in Aspic (1973) – King Crimson

Stormcock (1971) – Roy Harper

Jack the Toad (1973) – Savoy Brown

Mad Dog (1975) – John Entwistle

Overdog (1971) – Keef Hartley Band

Dog of Two Head (1971) – Status Quo

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Grave New World (1972) – The Strawbs

Nursery Cryme (1971) – Genesis

Malice in Wonderland (1977) – Paice Ashton Lord

Specs Appeal (1975) – The Shadows

Moroccan Roll (1977) – Brand X

Boogie Motel (1979) – Foghat

Atom Heart Mother (1970) – Pink Floyd

Dark Side of the Moon (1972) – Medicine Head

Thriller (1979) – Eddie and the Hot Rods

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Thank Christ for the Bomb (1970) – The Groundhogs

Crisis? What Crisis? (1975) – Supertramp

Vampires Stole My Lunch Money (1978) – Mick Farren

In Spite of Harry’s Toenail (1972) – Gnidrolog

Chance Meeting on a Dissecting Table of a Sewing Machine and an Umbrella (1979) – Nurse With Wound

The Least We Can Do Is Wave to Each Other (1970) – Van der Graaf Generator

Do You Like It Here Now, Are You Settling In? (1971) – Man

I’ll Never Get a Scrumpy Here (1978) – The Wurzels

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Midnight Mushrumps (1974) – Gryphon

Goats Head Soup (1973) – The Rolling Stones

Brain Salad Surgery (1973) – Emerson, Lake & Palmer

Aladdin Sane (1973) – David Bowie

You’re Never Alone with a Schizophrenic (1979) – Ian Hunter

Vintage Violence (1970) – John Cale

Marjory Razorblade (1973) – Kevin Coyne

Axe Victim (1974) – Be Bop Deluxe

Machine Gun Etiquette (1979) – The Damned

Killing Machine (1978) – Judas Priest

Subtle as a Flying Mallet (1975) – Dave Edmunds

You Broke My Heart So I Busted Your Jaw (1973) – Spooky Tooth

Thick as a Brick (1972) – Jethro Tull

Very ‘Eavy, Very ‘Umble (1970) – Uriah Heep

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Camembert Electrique (1971) – Gong

In Flagranti Delicto (1977) – Nucleus

Rattus Norvegicus (1977) – The Stranglers

Greatest Hits Volume Three (1972) – Bronx Cheer

20 Jazz Funk Greats (1979) – Throbbing Gristle

Kung Fu Fighting and Other Great Love Songs (1974) – Carl Douglas

Going Through the Motions (1979) – Hot Chocolate

Never Mind the Bollocks, Here’s the Sex Pistols (1977) – The Sex Pistols

Pink Flag (1977) – Wire

Think Pink (1979) – The Fabulous Poodles

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