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The 20 best rock albums of 1971
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Classic Rock Magazine
(Classic Rock) 22 July 2020
1971 was nothing if not eclectic, as some bands came out with 20-minute epics while others stripped their music right down to rock’n’roll basics. These are the year's best albums
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