The Age of Atlantic

The Age of Atlantic
Compilation album by
various artists
Released1970
GenreRock
LabelAtlantic 2464 013
ProducerVarious
Series chronology
Atco Blockbusters
(1969)
The Age of Atlantic
(1970)
The New Age of Atlantic
(1972)

The Age of Atlantic is the second in a series of rock music samplers released by the Atlantic label in the UK. The compilation is credited to Janet Martin. Issued at a budget price of UK £0.99, the album was for many an inexpensive introduction to new rock acts, and was one of the earliest samplers of "progressive" or "underground" music.[1][2][3]

The gatefold's exterior was modelled in plasticine and, on its front, showed the logos or punning representations of the featured bands, whose album covers were depicted in the interior. The rear features the track listing scratched into a flattened layer of plasticine. The design is credited to Hamish & Gustav.[4]

  1. ^ The Age of Atlantic at Progarchives.com
  2. ^ Billboard magazine, September 19, 1970, page 58.
  3. ^ Billboard magazine, December 19, 1970, page 20.
  4. ^ "Your Professional Decline is Coming (Much) Sooner Than You Think". The Atlantic. 19 June 2019.