Innervisions alone makes 1973 one of the greatest years in music.
Of those not yet mentioned:
Ship Ahoy (O'Jays), For Your Pleasure & Street Life (Roxy Music), Volume 1 (Don Williams), Live at Carnegie Hall (Bill Withers), Fresh (Sly & The Family Stone), There Goes Rhymin' Simon (Paul Simon), David Ruffin (David Ruffin), Blue Ridge Rangers (John Fogerty), The Payback &
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