South African Top Ten Rock Albums of the 70s

compiled by Brian Currin, December 2001

  1. African Day - Hawk (1971)
  2. Ages - McCully Workshop (1975)
  3. Astra - Freedoms Children (1970)
  4. Boys Will Be Boys - Rabbitt (1975)
  5. In The Arena - Circus (1977)
  6. Into The Night We Slide - Radio Rats (1978)
  7. Otis Waygood Blues Band - Otis Waygood Blues Band (1970)
  8. The Road Is Much Longer - Roger Lucey (1979)
  9. Time To Suck - Suck (1970)
  10. Work It Out - Baxtop (1979)

All these albums have been re-issued on CD by RetroFresh (with input from Brian Currin) except for Baxtop (as of January 2021).

More information: classic rock albums from SA's music history.

Also recommended: SA Rock Gold

A 59 track, 3 CD set of the cream of South African Rock, from the early '70s through to the '90s.

SA Rock Gold
SA Rock Gold



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