Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! – great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop which were released this week (and some related albums of note):
Oct 08
● Dusty Springfield —— Everything Coming Up Dusty ► Pop-Rock >> 1965
● The Hollies —— Distant Light [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1971
● Hawkwind —— In Search Of Space ► Space Rock >> 1971
● The Move —— Message From The Country ► Pop Psychedelic >> 1971
● Billy Preston —— Music Is My Life ► Soul-Funk >> 1972
● The Moody Blues —— This Is The Moody Blues [UK] ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1974
● Diana Ross —— Mahogany ► Soul – Motown >> 1975
● Prince —— Dirty Mind ► Dance-Pop >> 1980
● Talking Heads —— Remain In Light ► New Wave Art-Rock >> 1980
● Mike Love —— Looking Back With Love ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Joy Division —— Still ► Post-Punk >> 1981
● Diamond Head —— Borrowed Time ► Heavy Metal (Brit New Wave) >> 1982
● Madness —— Presents The Rise & Fall ► Ska >> 1982
● The Fall —— The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1984
● Van Morrison —— Enlightenment ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Ringo Starr —— Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band… ► Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Eric Clapton —— 24 Nights ► Blues-Rock >> 1991
● Soundgarden —— Badmotorfinger ► Grunge >> 1991
● Primal Scream —— Screamadelica ► Indie Rock >> 1991
● Pixies —— Trompe Le Monde ► Garage Rock >> 1991
● John (Cougar) Mellencamp —— Whenever We Wanted ► Roots Rock >> 1991
● Robert Earl Keen, Jr. —— A Bigger Piece Of Sky ► Folk-Rock >> 1993
● Chris Isaak —— Baja Sessions ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Jimmy Buffett —— Christmas Island ► Folk-Rock >> 1996
● Chemlab —— East Side Militia ► Industrial Rock >> 1996
● Colin James —— National Steel ► Blues-Rock >> 1997
● Bon Jovi —— Bounce ► Arena Rock >> 2002
● Slaughter —— Then and Now: Slaughter ► Hair Metal >> 2002
Oct 09
● The Carpenters —— Ticket To Ride ► Soft Rock >> 1969
● Cream —— Heavy Cream ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● Three Dog Night —— Cyan ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1973
● Ashford & Simpson —— Send It ► Disco >> 1977
● Judas Priest —— Killing Machine ► Heavy Metal >> 1978
● Judas Priest —— Hell Bent For Leather ► Heavy Metal >> 1978
● Boomtown Rats —— The Fine Art Of Surfacing ► New Wave Post-Punk >> 1979
● Armored Saint —— March Of The Saint ► Heavy Metal >> 1984
● Devo —— Shout ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk New Wave >> 1984
● KBC Band —— KBC Band ► Album Rock >> 1986
● Bruce Springsteen —— Tunnel Of Love ► Album Rock >> 1987
● The Psychedelic Furs —— Book Of Days ► New Wave Post-Punk >> 1989
● Kylie Minogue —— Enjoy Yourself ► Dance-Pop >> 1989
● Styx —— Edge Of The Century ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1990
● Mary Chapin Carpenter —— Shooting Straight In The Dark ► Country-Folk >> 1990
● Placebo —— Black Market Music ► Alt Rock/Glam Punk >> 2000
● Godspeed You Black Emperor! —— Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven ► Instrumental/Experimental >> 2000
● Karla Bonoff —— Live ► Pop-Rock >> 2007
Oct 10
● Brenda Lee —— This Is…Brenda ► Country-Pop >> 1960
● The Monkees —— The Monkees ► Pop-Rock >> 1966
● Simon & Garfunkel —— Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme ► Folk-Pop >> 1966
● Elvis Presley —— Clambake ► Pop-Rock/Country-Pop >> 1967
● The Kinks —— Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire) ► British Rock >> 1969
● Frank Zappa —— Hot Rats ► Art Rock >> 1969
● King Crimson —— In The Court Of The Crimson King ► Prog Rock >> 1969
● Pink Floyd —— Atom Heart Mother ► Prog Rock >> 1970
● Renaissance —— Ashes Are Burning ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● Deep Purple —— Come Taste The Band ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● Manfred Mann —— Chance ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Thin Lizzy —— Chinatown ► Hard Rock >> 1980
● Bruce Springsteen —— The River ► Album Rock >> 1980
● UB40 —— Present Arms In Dub ► Reggae-Dub >> 1981
● Triumph —— Stages ► Arena Rock >> 1985
● John Farnham —— Whispering Jack ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● John Lennon —— Imagine: John Lennon ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● U2 —— Rattle And Hum ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1988
● George Harrison —— The Best Of Dark Horse (1976-1989) ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Atlanta Rhythm Section —— Truth In A Structured Form ► Hard Rock >> 1989
● The Jesus Lizard —— Liar ► Alt Rock/Noise Rock >> 1992
● Suede —— Dog Man Star ► Brit Pop >> 1994
● Annihilator —— King Of The Kill ► Thrash Metal >> 1994
● Cowboy Junkies —— 200 More Miles, Live Performances 1985 – 1994 ► Alt. Rock >> 1995
● Peter Frampton —— Frampton Comes Alive! II ► Arena Rock >> 1995
● Fleetwood Mac —— Time ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Blackmail —— Blackmail ► Post-Grunge/Kraut Rock >> 1997
● Catch 22 —— Alone In A Crowd ► Post-Punk/Third Wave Ska >> 2000
● The Tubes —— Tubes World Tour 2001 ► Alt. Rock >> 2000
● James Taylor —— James Taylor At Christmas ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Sting —— Songs From The Labyrinth ► Pop-Rock >> 2006
● Jimmy Buffett —— Take The Weather With You ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Radiohead —— In Rainbows ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2007
Oct 11
● Johnny Cash —— Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar ► Country-Rock >> 1957
● Santana —— Caravanserai ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1972
● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— The Good Earth ► Prog Rock >> 1974
● Billy Joel —— Streetlife Serenade ► Pop-Rock >> 1974
● Donna Summer —— Four Seasons Of Love ► Disco >> 1976
● Hot Tuna —— Hoppkorv ► Folk-Rock >> 1976
● Hall & Oates —— Beauty On A Back Street ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Kansas —— Point Of Know Return ► Arena Rock >> 1977
● Lionel Richie —— Can’t Slow Down ► Soul-Dance >> 1983
● Simply Red —— Picture Book ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Love And Rockets —— Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven ► Glam-rock >> 1985
● Pet Shop Boys —— Introspective ► Club Dance >> 1988
● Ministry —— The Land Of Rape And Honey ► Industrial Metal >> 1988
● Neil Young & Crazy Horse —— Ragged Glory ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Jackson Browne —— I’m Alive ► Folk-Rock >> 1993
● Bonnie Tyler —— Silhouette In Red ► Pop Vocals (Female) >> 1993
● Korn —— Korn ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal >> 1994
● Great Big Sea —— Up ► Folk-Rock/Celtic Rock >> 1995
● Pet Shop Boys —— Nightlife ► Electro-pop/Dance >> 1999
● Children Of Bodom —— Tokyo Warhearts ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1999
● Duran Duran —— Astronaut ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Evanescence —— Evanescence ► Hard Rock/Alt Metal >> 2011
Oct 12
● Aretha Franklin —— Aretha In Paris ► Soul >> 1968
● Genesis —— Selling England By The Pound ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● The Who —— Odds & Sods ► British Rock >> 1974
● Chaka Khan —— Chaka ► Soul-Funk >> 1978
● Rick James —— Fire It Up ► Soul-Funk >> 1979
● Rod Stewart —— Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 ► Blues-Rock >> 1979
● U2 —— October ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Hall & Oates —— Big Bam Boom ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● Lloyd Cole & The Commotions —— Rattlesnakes ► AA Pop-Rock/Synth >> 1984
● Neil Young —— Freedom ► Folk-Rock >> 1989
● Talking Heads —— Once In A Lifetime – The Best Of The Talking Heads ► New Wave Art-Rock >> 1992
● George Clinton —— Hey, Man, Smell My Finger ► Funk/Hip Hop >> 1993
● Midnight Oil —— 20,000 Watt R.S.L. ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Fatboy Slim —— You’ve Come A Long Way, Baby ► Brit-Hop >> 1998
● Chicago —— Chicago XXVI: Live In Concert ► Jazz-Rock >> 1999
● Eric Clapton —— Clapton Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock >> 1999
● Chris Isaak —— Chris Isaak Christmas ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Alison Moyet —— Voice ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2004
Oct 13
● Manfred Mann —— Manfred Mann’s Greatest Hits ► Rock n Roll >> 1966
● Herbie Hancock —— Head Hunters ► Fusion >> 1973
● Triumph —— Triumph ► Arena Rock >> 1976
● Billy Joel —— 52nd Street ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● The Carpenters —— Christmas Portrait ► Soft Rock >> 1978
● XTC —— Go 2 ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1978
● AC/DC —— If You Want Blood You’ve Got It ► Hard Rock >> 1978
● Elton John —— Victim Of Love ► Pop-Rock >> 1979
● INXS —— INXS ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1980
● Kiss —— Creatures Of The Night ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● Sting —— …Nothing Like The Sun ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Ace Frehley —— Trouble Walkin’ ► Pop-Metal >> 1989
● Prince & The New Power Generation —— The Love Symbol Album ► Dance-Pop >> 1992
● Mudhoney —— Piece Of Cake ► Grunge Rock >> 1992
● East 17 —— Steam ► Dance-Pop >> 1994
● Jurrasic 5 —— Jurassic 5 EP ► Alternative Hip Hop >> 1997
● The Blood Divine —— Mystica ► Heavy Metal/Goth Metal >> 1997
● Bob Dylan & The Band —— The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The “Royal Albert Hall” Concert ► Folk-Rock >> 1998
● James —— Millionaires ► Alt Pop/Rock >> 1999
● Blondie —— The Curse Of Blondie ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 2003
Oct 14
● Tyrannosaurus Rex —— Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels Of The Ages ► Psych Rock >> 1968
● Elvis Presley —— From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1969
● Jethro Tull —— War Child ► Prog Rock >> 1974
● Kiss —— Alive II ► Hard Rock >> 1977
● Ultravox —— Ha!-Ha!-Ha! ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1977
● David Bowie —— Heroes ► Glam Rock >> 1977
● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Faces ► Soul-Funk >> 1980
● Prince —— Controversy ► Dance-Pop >> 1981
● Zapp —— Zapp II ► P-Funk >> 1982
● Cyndi Lauper —— She’s So Unusual ► Pop-Rock >> 1983
● The Jam —— Snap! ► Punk-Rock >> 1983
● Elton John —— Too Low For Zero ► Pop-Rock >> 1983
● ABC —— How To Be A…Zillionaire! ► Dance-Pop >> 1985
● INXS —— Listen Like Thieves ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1985
● Iron Maiden —— Live After Death ► Heavy Metal >> 1985
● Depeche Mode —— The Singles 81>85 ► Synth-Pop >> 1985
● Wang Chung —— Mosaic ► New Wave/Dance-Pop >> 1986
● Frank Zappa —— Broadway The Hard Way ► Progressive Rock >> 1988
● Kylie Minogue —— Let’s Get To It ► Dance-Pop >> 1991
● Belinda Carlisle —— Live Your Life Be Free ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Brenda Lee —— A Brenda Lee Christmas ► Country-Pop >> 1991
● Jimmy Page And Robert Plant —— No Quarter: Jimmy Page And Robert Plant Unledded ► Blues-Rock >> 1994
● Donovan —— Sutras ► Folk-Rock >> 1996
● Duran Duran —— Medazzaland ► Synth-Pop >> 1997
● ZZ Top —— Chrome, Smoke & BBQ: The ZZ Top Box ► Blues-Rock >> 2003
● Mariah Carey —— The Remixes ► Pop-Rock >> 2003
● Charlie Daniels Band —— Uneasy Rider ► Southern Rock >> 2008
● Scorpions —— Live 2011: Get Your Sting & Blackout ► Heavy Metal >> 2011
