k-billy's super sounds of the '70s

Peter Tork and Stephen Stills in Laurel Canyon, 1968. Photos by Nurit Wilde.

The Byrds - Roger McGuinn

CSN's first photo shoot in 1969. Taken in Gary Burden's backyard in West Hollywood by Henry Diltz.

roger waters, syd barrett and rick wright of pink floyd, 1966.

Marsha Hunt, circa 1969.

Apple Records Artist Mary Hopkin in London.

Pink Floyd in the studio during the ‘Dark Side’ recording segment of the ‘Live at Pompeii’ 1972

While After the Gold Rush (1970) had been a mainstream hit (peaking at #5 in the US, Young was surprised at the response to Harvest, which hit #1 in the US (where it stayed for 2 weeks) and was the best-selling album in the US for 1972. Young would follow his success with a series of more “difficult” albums, stating the Harvest had put him in the “middle of the road,” so he “headed for the ditch.”

Jethro Tull performing at Caird Hall (25 March 1972). Photographer: Unknown

Bob Dylan, 1966

Bruce Springsteen, 1978, by Lynn Goldsmith

Crosby Stills Nash & Young (Young Nash Crosby & Still)

1968