1974
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1974 (MCMLXXIV) was the 1974th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 974th year of the 2nd millennium, the 74th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1970s decade.
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Art and culture
Film
- The Conversation by Francis Ford Coppola
- Blazing Saddles by Mel Brooks
- The Phantom of Liberty by Luis Buñuel
- It's Alive! by Larry Cohen
- Caged Heat by Jonathan Demme
- Phantom of the Paradise by Brian De Palma
- Going Places by Bertrand Blier
- Sweet Movie by Dušan Makavejev
- Celine and Julie Go Boating by Jacques Rivette
Guilty pleasures
- Les Mille et une Perversions de Félicia by Max Pecas
- The Night Porter by Liliana Cavani
- Ilsa, She Wolf of the SS by Don Edmonds
- The Texas Chain Saw Massacre by Tobe Hooper
- Zardoz by John Boorman
- Immoral Tales by Walerian Borowczyk
Literature
Fiction
Non-fiction
- Film as a Subversive Art by Amos Vogel
- Visionary Film by P. Adams Sitney
Papers
- What Is it Like to Be a Bat?, a paper by Thomas Nagel
Music
- Salsoul Records founded
- Lee "Scratch" Perry builds the Black Ark Studios
Singles
- Autobahn by Kraftwerk
- 90% of Me Is You by Gwen McCrae
- Wicki Wacky by the Fatback Band
- The Bottle by Gil Scott-Heron
- Darkest Light by The Lafayette Afro Rock Band
- Ain't No Love in the Heart of the City by Bobby Bland
- Be Thankful for What You Got by William DeVaughn
- Llegue, Llegue by Juan Formell by Los Van Van
- Who Is He (And What Is He to You)? by Creative Source
- Jíbaro by León Marín "Nelson" and Javier Marín "Elkin"
- Escravos de Jó by Milton Nascimento
- Summer Madness by Kool & The Gang
- Kentucky Skank by The Upsetters
- Curly Locks by Junior Byles
- Get With It by Billy Parker's Fourth World
- What Can I Do for You? by Labelle
- Space Odyssey by Marcus Belgrave
- Happiness Is Just Around The Bend by Main Ingredient
- Sun Goddess by Ramsey Lewis
- Chameleon by Herbie Hancock
- Windy C by 100% Pure Poison
- Nautilus by Bob James
- Gready G by Studio One
Albums
- Upsetters 14 Dub Blackboard Jungle by The Upsetters
- Too Much Too Soon by the New York Dolls
- Autobahn by Kraftwerk
- Thrust by Herbie Hancock
- Phaedra by Tangerine Dream
- Meet the Residents by The Residents
- Rock Bottom by Robert Wyatt
- Rasta Revolution by Bob Marley
- Inspiration Information by Shuggie Otis
- Here Come the Warm Jets by Brian Eno
- King Tubby Meets The Upsetter At The Grass Roots Of Dub by King Tubby, Upsetters
- A Tábua de Esmeralda by Jorge Ben
Art
- Rhythm 0 by Marina Abramovic
- Cadillac Ranch, a public art installation and sculpture in Amarillo, Texas, U.S.
Photography
Births
- Lil' Kim, American rapper
Deaths
- Duke Reid (b. 1915)
- Parker Tyler (b. 1904)
- Samuel Roth (b. 1893)
- Nick Drake (b. 1948)
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