For this weeks look back at the album chart we go back to Mar 1974 and overall not a bad showing for rock music. There are albums from Paul McCartney and Wings, Elton John, Slade, T-Rex and Free with their 'greatest hits' album The Free Story.
Over a year after its release Pink Floyds 'Dark Side Of The Moon, still makes an appearance in the chart as does Mike Oldfield's 'Tubular Bells' again a year after its first release just showing great albums are never forgotten.
Deep Purple also make an appearance with Burn, the first release for them with David Coverdale and Glen Hughes taking over the vocals and to be honest not a bad album after the acclaimed MKII Deep Purples releases, another album that still sounds good today.
Mick Ronson takes a step away from Bowie with his solo release 'Slaughter on Tenth Avenue which was to reach the dizzy heights of number 9.
Although not maybe main stream rock artists I feel a mention should also be given to Simon & Garfunkel with their 'Greatest Hits'album along with entries from Carly Simon,Joni Mitchell and Steeleye Span.
Also bubbling beneath the top 20 were albums from Bob Dylan, David Bowie, Queen and Pink Floyd.
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