Year:1974

Bands Formed

 * The Ramones

Singles Released
Time/Us and Them Pink Floyd

Rebel Rebel David Bowie

Rock 'n' Roll Suicide David Bowie

This Town Ain't Big Enough for Both of Us Sparks

September Gurls Big Star

Band on the Run Wings

Hey Joe Patti Smith

¿Por qué te vas? Jeanette

The Payback (song) James Brown

Number 9 Dream John Lennon

The Thrill of It All Roxy Music

Killer Queen Queen

The Bottle Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson

Be Thankful for What You Got William DeVaughn

La Grange ZZ Top

Mike Oldfield's Single (Theme From Tubular Bells) Mike Oldfield

Amateur Hour Sparks

Career of Evil Blue Öyster Cult

For the Love of Money The O'Jays

The Night Watch King Crimson

The Real Me The Who

The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Genesis

Caroline Says Lou Reed

Can't Get It Out of My Head Electric Light Orchestra

Jet Wings

Burn Deep Purple

All I Want Is You Roxy Music

Rikki Don't Lose That Number Steely Dan

When Will I See You Again The Three Degrees

She's Gone Hall & Oates

Walk On Neil Young

Don't You Worry 'Bout a Thing Stevie Wonder

Never Turn Your Back on Mother Earth Sparks

Tubular Bells  Mike Oldfield

I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight Richard & Linda Thompson

Overnight Sensation (Hit Record) Raspberries

Doctor Doctor UFO

You Haven't Done Nothin' Stevie Wonder

Pick Up the Pieces Average White Band

Love Hurts Gram Parsons

Sundown Gordon Lightfoot

Free Bird Lynyrd Skynyrd

Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City Bobby Bland

Ne me quitte pas (If You Go Away) Jacques Brel

Help Me Joni Mitchell

Midnight at the Oasis Maria Muldaur

Everlasting Love Carl Carlton

Bennie and the Jets Elton John

Nothing From Nothing Billy Preston

Killing Yourself to Live Black Sabbath

He's Misstra Know-It-All Stevie Wonder

Pretzel Logic Steely Dan

Teenage Rampage Sweet

Far Far Away Slade

TSOP (The Sound of Philadelphia) MFSB

Junior's Farm Wings

The Air That I Breathe The Hollies

Entre dos aguas Paco de Lucía

Strutter KISS

Hollywood Swinging Kool and the Gang

The "In" Crowd Bryan Ferry

Never Can Say Goodbye Gloria Gaynor

Casablanca Moon Slapp Happy

Mrs Vandebilt Wings

Samba Pa Ti Santana

Diamond Dogs David Bowie

Rock Your Baby George McCrae

Evie Stevie Wright

Boogie On Reggae Woman Stevie Wonder

Magic Pilot

1984 David Bowie

Black Water The Doobie Brothers

Lover Lover Lover Leonard Cohen

Emma Hot Chocolate

Judy Teen Cockney Rebel

Jessica The Allman Brothers Band

Dreamer Supertramp

How Long Ace

Faith Healer The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

The Wall Street Shuffle 10cc

Un soir chez Norris Pierre Cavalli

Lady Marmalade Labelle

Child of the Universe Barclay James Harvest

Sandy (4th of July, Asbury Park) Bruce Springsteen

Counting Out Time Genesis

The Entertainer Scott Joplin

(If Loving You Is Wrong) I Don't Want to Be Right Millie Jackson

It's Only Rock 'n Roll The Rolling Stones

Spoon Can

Mr. Brown Bob Marley

Down, Down Status Quo

I'm a Believer Robert Wyatt

Seven Seas of Rhye Queen

Summer Breeze (song) The Isley Brothers

Junior Byles "Curley Locks"

Gonna Make You a Star David Essex

Be My Day The Cats

Albums Released

 * Date Released: Artist - Album
 * January:Here Come the Warm Jets Brian Eno
 * July 29:On the Beach Neil Young
 * October:Red King Crimson

Other Events

 * Salsoul label launched
 * Technics turntables
 * The industry standard turntable, the Technics SL-1200 was first released in 1974. In 1979, the current "MK2" version was released, which added quartz direct-drive accuracy. In addition, the SL-1200MK2 features: feather touch start/stop button, heavy duty aluminum platter, adjustable weights on tone arm, S-shaped tone arm, anti-skating control, high torque motor, removable headshell, slide pitch control (+/-8%), removable dust cover, and pop up target light. [...]
 * Black Ark Studios
 * In 1974, with the help of King Tubby, Lee "Scratch" Perry built his own Black Ark studio in Kingston, Jamaica. Some of the most exciting records of the seventies by the likes of Junior Murvin, Max Romeo and The Heptones are recorded and mixed there.
 * 7" Extended Mix Single
 * Debuting in late 1974 the original "extended mix single" first appeared as a U.S.A. promotional only 7-inch single.