Lee Dorrian

Looking for something beyond Led Zeppelin and Black Sabbath? Check out these bona fide buried treasures that only the most avid crate diggers will have heard

Riches from the rock underground

As humanity celebrates 50 years of heavy metal, here’s half a century’s worth of pioneering heavy music, from the classics to the contemporary hard-hitters

Label boss, former Cathedral singer and late 60s/early 70s music aficionado Lee Dorrian picks the best forgotten prog-psych albums of the 1960s

Diving into the crates of the great forgotten gems: This month we take a look at Help's album 'Second Coming' – Decca, USA, 1971, £70+

Unearthing the best in record collector gold dust. This month, The Savage Resurrection, Mercury USA, 1968, £120

Dragonfly – Dragonfly, Megaphone Records, USA, 1968, £375+

A hard, heavy slice of 70s proto-metal from underground five-piece Granicus.

From The Kinks to Black Sabbath, ex-Cathedral frontman/proto-metal connoisseur Lee Dorrian guides you through the songs that built heavy metal

Salem Mass, Witch Burning - Private press, USA, 1971, £450

Josefus – Dead Man, Hookah Records, US, 1970, £450+

Irish Coffee, Triangle Records, Belgium1971. £650+

Made In England, Deram Nova, UK 1969, £250

Harvest Time, Parlophone, Finland 1971. £1,200+

Tamam Shud Goolutionites And The Real People, Warner Bros, Australia 1970, £1,000+

A Candle For Judith, Dandelion UK, 1971, £375+

Riches From The Rock Underground

Love And Poetry: a great overlooked psychedelic album.

Riches from the rock underground.

Riches from the rock underground

Riches from the rock underground

Riches from the rock underground.

Riches from the rock underground

Riches from the rock underground...