Albums that missed the cut.........
Other good albums worth checking out that were also released in 1976, but weren't quite good enough to make the top 10 and are listed below in no set order, so the best of the rest:
Scorpions
Virgin Killer 1976
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Not as diverse as the previous
In Trance album, but the band still produce one or two future concert favourites here and it’s obvious success is just around the bend for Klaus Meine & co, and one of the band's most risqué album covers.
Alice Cooper
Alice Cooper Goes to Hell 1976
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Welcome to My Nightmare, but overall it lacks the focus of that album and showed far too much self indulgence by both Alice Cooper and Bob Ezrin, but it was still the last decent Alice Cooper release for a while.
Trapeze
Trapeze 1976
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Montrose
Jump On It 1976
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Stray
Houdini 1976
After delving into musical styles they should’ve steered well clear of, Stray put out their best and most cohesive set for a many a year on this album, sadly though nobody really noticed.
Lucifer’s Friend
Mind Exploring 1976
After spending several albums doing a proggy thing with very mixed results, Lucifer’s Friend moved back into a more centric sound on this release. This would also be their last album with John Lawton before he jumped over to Uriah Heep.