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The best rock debut album from every year of the 1970s
By Classic Rock published
The debut albums that shaped the 70s

Mark King saw the Mahavishnu Orchestra on colour TV and a fashion crime followed
By Paul Sexton published
The future bandleader wasn’t even a bassist when John McLaughlin, Billy Cobham, Jan Hammer and co burst into his young life on the Isle of Wight

John McLaughlin doesn’t know why his music sold so well. In fact, he knows he knows nothing
By Sid Smith published
The jazz rock pioneer on being fast and loud, walking away from success, and why a musician is actually exploring the meaning of life

Mahavishnu Orchestra explore new musical worlds on The Inner Mounting Flame
By Classic Rock Magazine published
Mahavishnu Orchestra's The Inner Mounting Flame was the first jazz-rock album that found favour among significant numbers of rock aficionados

Billy Cobham: “It was testing the waters of rock and jazz!"
By Mick Wall published
Jazz fusion drummer extraordinaire Billy Cobham recalls his time with Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra and beyond...

Pink Floyd's Animals reimagined by host of prog stars
By Jerry Ewing last updated
Rick Wakeman, Al Di Meola, Billy Cobham, Martin Barre, James LaBrie, Patrick Moraz and more take on Floyd's 1977 album

New book hails 1973 as prog's 'Golden Year'
By Jerry Ewing published
1973 - The Golden Year of Progressive Rock has just been published by Sonicbond

John McLaughlin releases live video for El Hombre Que Sabià from new Montreux live release
By Jerry Ewing last updated
The John McLaughlin-compiled The Montreux Years will be released in March
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