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3. januar – Bob Dylan og The Band begynte sin turne på Chicago Stadium, det var Dylans første turne siden 1966 20. februar – Tangerine Dream ga ut sitt femte album Phaedra som ble gjennombruddet for gruppen 30. mars – Ramones opptrer for første gang på Performance Studio i New York 7. mai – Led Zeppelin starter sitt eget plateselskap Swan Song Records 28. mai - Det eksperimentelt orkester, Portsmouth Sinfonia, spilte konsert i Royal Albert Hall 1. juni – Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno og Nico opptrådte på Rainbow Theatre i London, det ble gitt ut et album fra konserten, June 1, 1974 7. oktober – The Sweet opptrer i Njårdhallen, Oslo 18. september – Frank Zappa opptrer i Njårdhallen 25. september – Suzi Quatro opptrer i Njårdhallen 1. november – Kraftwerk ga ut sitt fjerde album Autobahn som ble gjennombruddet for gruppen 4. desember – Focus opptrer i Njårdhallen 12. desember – Mick Taylor forlater Rolling Stones 31. desember – Lindsey Buckingham og Stevie Nicks blir med i Fleetwood Mac
Band som ble dannet
Bergen Blues Band
Blondie
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
Jefferson Starship
Ramones
Band som ble oppløst
The Incredible String Band King Crimson (gjenforent i 1981)
The Moody Blues (gjenforent i 1977) The Stooges (gjenforent i 2003)
Fødsler Måned Dag Navn Nasjonalitet Yrke Alder Dødsår Ref. Januar 12. Melanie Chisholm sanger Februar 13. Robbie Williams singer-songwriter 17. Bernt Moen pianist 4. mars – Simen Hestnæs («ICS Vortex»), norsk heavy metal-musiker 2. april – Håvard Bakke, norsk skuespiller og musiker Håkan Hellström, svensk musiker 17. april – Victoria Beckham, britisk sangerinne 22. april – Shavo Odadjian, amerikansk musiker 15. mai – Sveinung Eide, norsk lege og musiker 16. mai – Laura Pausini, italiensk musiker 1. juni – Alanis Morissette, kanadisk singer-songwriter 7. juni – Per-Anders Elvertrø, norsk gitarist 15. juni – Øystein Greni, norsk sanger og gitarist 11. juli – Lil' Kim, US-amerikansk rapper 12. juli – Sharon den Adel, nederlandsk sanger 24. juli – Carl-Michael Eide, norsk trommeslager 26. juli – Håvard Flatmo, norsk musiker 31. juli – Leona Næss, amerikansk sangerinne 5. august – Knut Magne Valle, norsk gitarist, platestudioeier og lydtekniker 5. august – Knut Magne Valle, norsk gitarist
5. oktober – Heather Headley, trinidadisk sanger 7. oktober – Frode Glesnes, gitarist 5. november – Ryan Adams, amerikansk musiker og låtskriver 27. november – Tom Cato Visnes, bassist 5. desember – Frøydis Grorud, norsk musiker 7. desember – Nicole Appleton, kanadisk musiker 15. desember – Chad Kroeger, Canadisk musiker 18. desember – Knut Schreiner, norsk musiker 24. desember – Paal Nilssen-Love, norsk jazzmusiker
Dødsfall Måned Dag Navn Nasjonalitet Yrke Alder Fødselsår Ref. Januar 23. Olaf Hillestad prest og salmedikter 50 Februar 22. David Monrad Johansen musiker 85 Mai 24. Duke Ellington jazzmusiker 75 Juni 14. Knud Jeppesen musikkforsker og komponist 81 Juli 29. «Mama» Cass Elliot vokalist 32 Oktober 24. David Ojstrakh pianist 66 November 25. Nick Drake singer-songwriter 26 Bildegalleri
Årets album Januar DagAlbumArtistAnm.1 Court and Spark Joni Mitchell -2 Elvis: A Legendary Performer Volume 1 Elvis Presley Samlealbum Wild Tales Graham Nash -3 The Phosphorescent Rat Hot Tuna -4 Manhole Grace Slick -10 Coast to Coast: Overture and Beginners Rod Stewart / Faces Live11 Lookin' for a Love Again Bobby Womack -17 Planet Waves Bob Dylan -- Blue Magic Blue Magic - Different Drum Linda Ronstadt Samlealbum Energized Foghat - Grievous Angel Gram Parsons - Hotcakes Carly Simon - Here Come the Warm Jets Brian Eno Musik von Harmonia Harmonia - Rhapsody in White The Love Unlimited Orchestra - Silverbird Leo Sayer - Sundown Gordon Lightfoot - The Way We Were Barbra Streisand -
Februar DagAlbumArtistAnm.1 What Were Once Vices Are Now Habits The Doobie Brothers - Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow T.Rex -8 The Silent Corner and the Empty Stage Peter Hammill -14 Valentine Roy Harper -15 Burn Deep Purple - Old New Borrowed and Blue Slade -18 Kiss Kiss -20 Phaedra Tangerine Dream - Pretzel Logic Steely Dan -25 Let Me in Your Life Aretha Franklin -26 Lady of the Night Donna Summer 27 Jolene Dolly Parton -- Badfinger Badfinger - Call of the Wild Ted Nugent og The Amboy Dukes - If We Make It Through December Merle Haggard - It's Too Late to Stop Now Van Morrison Live Living and Dying in 3/4 Time Jimmy Buffett - Love Song Anne Murray - A New Life Marshall Tucker Band - Pure Music Chase - Radio City Big Star - Rock 'n' Roll Animal Lou Reed Live Saints & Sinners Johnny Winter - Skeletons from the Closet: The Best of Grateful Dead Grateful Dead Samlealbum Slaughter on 10th Avenue Mick Ronson - That's a Plenty Pointer Sisters - Thunderbox Humble Pie - Todd Todd Rundgren - Twin Peaks Mountain Live Unborn Child Seals and Crofts -
Mars DagAlbumArtistAnm.1 Get Your Wings Aerosmith - Mirage Camel - Rush Rush -4 Waterloo ABBA -6 Hard Labor Three Dog Night -8 Queen II Queen -11 Chicago VII Chicago -15 Pure Smokey Smokey Robinson -19 Buddha and the Chocolate Box Cat Stevens -20 Good Times Elvis Presley -22 Apostrophe Frank Zappa - On the Border The Eagles -24 Mysterious Traveller Weather Report -25 Open Our Eyes Earth, Wind & Fire -29 The Hoople Mott the Hoople - Starless and Bible Black King Crimson -- Alive & Kicking The Delfonics - Buffy Buffy Sainte-Marie - Hang In There Girl Freddie Hart - Hollies The Hollies - Kansas Kansas - Mighty Love The Spinners - Now We Are Six Steeleye Span - Paul Simon in Concert: Live Rhymin' Paul Simon Live Queen of the Night Maggie Bell - Seven Bob Seger - Shinin' On Grand Funk Railroad - Slow Dancer Boz Scaggs - Somethin's Happening Peter Frampton -
April DagAlbumArtistAnm.1 Meet The Residents The Residents -3 Live European Tour Billy Preston Live5 Ragged Old Flag Johnny Cash -12 Seven Poco -15 Second Helping Lynyrd Skynyrd -19 Big Fun Miles Davis - Caravan and the New Symphonia Caravan Live20 Bridge of Sighs Robin Trower -29 Standing on the Verge of Getting It On Funkadelic -30 Okie J.J. Cale -- Carolina County Ball Elf - Exotic Birds and Fruit Procol Harum - Fall into Spring Rita Coolidge - Gracias a la Vida Joan Baez Hamburger Concerto Focus - Home, Home on the Road New Riders of the Purple Sage Live Houston (I'm Comin' to See You) Glen Campbell - I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight Richard og Linda Thompson - Live 'n' Kickin' West, Bruce and Laing Live Meeting of the Minds Four Tops - Midnight Mushrumps Gryphon - On Stage Loggins and Messina Live Positive Vibrations Ten Years After - Road Food The Guess Who - Secret Treaties Blue Öyster Cult - Skin Tight Ohio Players - Son of Dracula Harry Nilsson Sweet Fanny Adams Sweet - Unconditionally Guaranteed Captain Beefheart & the Magic Band - Zephyr National Tom Fogerty -
Mai DagAlbumArtistAnm.3 Quo Status Quo -5 The Kids & Me Billy Preston -8 Preservation Act 2 The Kinks -9 Journey to the Centre of the Earth Rick Wakeman -10 Too Much Too Soon New York Dolls -15 Monkey Grip Bill Wyman -20 Sense of Direction Climax Blues Band -24 Diamond Dogs David Bowie - Tales of the Great Rum Runners Robert Hunter -- Back to Oakland Tower of Power - Body Heat Quincy Jones - Boogity Boogity Ray Stevens - The Confessions of Dr. Dream and Other Stories Kevin Ayers - Dark Lady Cher - Hot Sox Sha Na Na - If You Love Me, Let Me Know Olivia Newton-John - In for the Kill Budgie - Kimono My House Sparks - Live at Caesars Palace Diana Ross Live Lotus Santana Live More Than Before The Persuasions Live og studio The Night the Light Went On in Long Beach Electric Light Orchestra Live Paradise and Lunch Ry Cooder - Phenomenon UFO - Rags to Rufus Rufus - Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics Man - School Punks Brownsville Station - Sense of Direction Climax Blues Band - Sheet Music 10cc - Shock Treatment Edgar Winter - Slapp Happy Slapp Happy - Spooky Lady's Sideshow Kris Kristofferson - Super Taylor Johnnie Taylor - Sweet Exorcist Curtis Mayfield - Tough Guys Isaac Hayes Turn of the Cards Renaissance - Unrest Henry Cow - Winter in America Gil Scott-Heron -
Juni DagAlbumArtistAnm.1 Walking Man James Taylor -2 The Psychomodo Cockney Rebel -14 Everyone Is Everybody Else Barclay James Harvest -15 Back Home Again John Denver - Mr. Natural Bee Gees -19 Marvin Gaye Live! Marvin Gaye Live20 Before the Flood Bob Dylan & The Band Live24 Endless Summer The Beach Boys Samlealbum26 Bad Company Bad Company -27 From the Mars Hotel Grateful Dead -28 Caribou Elton John - Hell James Brown - June 1, 1974 Kevin Ayers, John Cale, Brian Eno og Nico -- And Other Bits of Material Paper Lace - Axe Victim Be-Bop Deluxe - Compliments Jerry Garcia - HoliDag America - I Wanna Be Selfish Ashford & Simpson - Land's End Jimmy Webb - Only Want You For Your Body Buffalo - Perfect Angel Minnie Riperton - Remember Me This Way Gary Glitter Live Stars & Stripes Forever Nitty Gritty Dirt Band Live Stop All That Jazz Leon Russell - Street Party Black Oak Arkansas - Struggling Man Jimmy Cliff - Toby The Chi-Lites - Wonderworld Uriah Heep -
Juli DagAlbumArtistAnm.3 Up for the Down Stroke Parliament -5 Another Time, Another Place Bryan Ferry -7 Elvis Recorded Live on Stage in Memphis Elvis Presley Live16 On the Beach Neil Young -21 Irish Tour '74 Rory Gallagher Live22 Fulfillingness' First Finale Stevie Wonder - Machine Gun Commodores -26 Rock Bottom Robert Wyatt -- 461 Ocean Boulevard Eric Clapton - Avalanche Mountain - Close Up the Honky Tonks Flying Burrito Brothers Samlealbum Greatest Hits Johnny Paycheck Samlealbum Learn to Love It Jesse Winchester - Lydia Cold Blood - Miami James Gang - Mirror Image Blood, Sweat & Tears - Phoebe Snow Phoebe Snow - Rejuvenation The Meters - Small Talk Sly & the Family Stone - Some Nice Things I've Missed Frank Sinatra - Truck Turner Isaac Hayes
August DagAlbumArtistAnm.6 Can't Get Enough Barry White -11 New Skin for the Old Ceremony Leonard Cohen -19 Pussy Cats Harry Nilsson - So Far Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young Samlealbum Welcome Back My Friends to the Show That Never Ends... Ladies and Gentlemen Emerson, Lake & Palmer Live20 Live It Up The Isley Brothers -24 Verities & Balderdash Harry Chapin -28 Hergest Ridge Mike Oldfield -31 I'm Leaving It All Up to You Donny og Marie Osmond -- AWB Average White Band - Country Anne Murray Samlealbum Do It Baby The Miracles - Feats Don't Fail Me Now Little Feat - Greatest Hits Alice Cooper Samlealbum I Can Stand a Little Rain Joe Cocker - Light of Love T.Rex US only; Samlealbum plus new material Live at the Opera House Pointer Sisters Live Merle Haggard Presents His 30th Album Merle Haggard - Not Fragile Bachman–Turner Overdrive - Paper Lace Paper Lace US Sally Can't Dance Lou Reed - Slow Flux Steppenwolf - Tina Turns the Country On! Tina Turner - We Had It All Scott Walker -
September