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[Norman Bates]

[Norman Bates]

For a few recs more...

Rock:
Bobby Fuller Four, KRLA King of the Wheels

Jazz:
New York Art Quartet, s/t.
Archie Shepp, Fire Music (a recent listen)

Soul:
Solomon Burke, Rock 'n Soul
Wilson Pickett, In the Midnight Hour
The Impressions, People Get Ready

Folk:
Donovan, Fairy Tale
Robbie Basho, The Seal of the Blue Lotus

Pop:
The Supremes, More Hits by The Supremes

Other:
Clifton Chenier, Louisiana Blues and Zydeco

[meccalecca]

A few more to consider

Leader of the Pack by the Shangri- Las
Begin Here by the Zombies
What's Bin Did and What's Bin Hid by Donovan
Hitmaker! by Burt Bacharach
The Kink Kontroversy by The Kinks

[meccalecca]

[sp4cetiger]

Lists updated.

Note: I'm planning on listening to all recs, but in an attempt to keep on the thread's main topic, I have omitted some from the lists here. This was either because they seemed too esoteric, provided historical context that was largely redundant with a previously listed album, or because I couldn't find much information in a quick google search. It has nothing to do with my opinion of the album -- I generally make these decisions before listening to them. If you think an album was particularly impactful on the historical progression of American music and I didn't include it, let me know why and I'll add it to the list. As always, though, all recs are appreciated.

[sp4cetiger]

Moving on to 1966. Here we see rapidly increasing sophistication in the rock world prior to the dropping of Sgt. Pepper and VU&N in 1967.

Rock
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Revolver (Beatles) - no-brainer
Pet Sounds (Beach Boys) - no-brainer
Blonde on Blonde (Bob Dylan) - no-brainer
Aftermath (Rolling Stones) - first full-length with entirely original compositions
Freak Out! (Frank Zappa) - debut from influential experimental rock musicians
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme (Simon and Garfunkel) - Rolling Stone top 500 albums
Black Monk Time (The Monks) - precursor to punk rock
If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears (Mamas and the Papas) - Rolling Stone top 500 albums , debut of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act
Face to Face (Kinks) - first Kinks album to explore non- beat rock sound
The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators - first music to describe itself as psychedelic
Fresh Cream - Rolling Stone top 500 albums , debut of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act
Fifth Dimension (The Byrds) - major precursor to psychedelic rock
A Quick One (The Who) - Rolling Stone top 500 albums
Buffalo Springfield - debut of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act
Sunshine Superman (Donovan) - his first successful album
Roger the Engineer (Yardbirds) - Rolling Stone top 500 albums
Love - debut of landmark rock band
The Seeds - representative recordings of punk rock predecessor
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick And Tich - debut of popular UK rock band
Spicks & Specks (Bee Gees) - representative recordings
Psychotic Reaction (Count Five) - classic garage rock
(Turn On) The Music Machine - Nuggets-tyope classics of garage albums

Blues
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Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton - Rolling Stone top 500 albums

Soul
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Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul - Rolling Stone top 500 albums
You Got My Mind Messed Up (James Carr) - landmark soul album
Up-Tight (Stevie Wonder) - his breakthrough album
I Got You (James Brown) - representative recordings, late-period James Brown
A Go-Go (Supremes) - representative recordings
Moods of Marvin Gaye - landmark collaboration with Smokey Robinson
Hold On, I’m Coming (Sam & Dave) - debut of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame act
Come Go with Me (Gloria Jones) - representative recordings
Gettin’ Ready (Temptations) - last album produced by Smokey Robinson

Jazz
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Ascension (Coltrane) - his first free jazz album
Unit Structures (Cecil Taylor) - landmark free jazz
Magic City (Sun Ra) - influential experimental jazz
Sound (Roscoe Mitchell) - Penguin core collection , free jazz
Unity (Larry Young) - Penguin core collection
Wild Is the Wind (Nina Simone) - representative recordings

Folk
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Tim Hardin I - representative recordings of major folk act
Fred Neil - representative recordings of major folk act
Carnegie Hall Concert (Buck Owens) - representative recordings Rock and Roll Hall of Fame artist
Sounds of Silence (Simon and Garfunkel) - National Recording Registry
Tim Buckley - folky album from top troubadour

Country
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Swinging Doors (Merle Haggard) - representative recordings from major country artist

[meccalecca]

You're in for some serious treats.
Here's a few more from 1966 that I think would be important to hear:

The Good The Bad & The Ugly (soundtrack by Ennio Morricone)
Them Again by Them (emergence of Van Morrison. i like it a lot more than the debut)
Down To Earth by Stevie Wonder (there's a few can't miss hits. i prefer over the debut)
Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick And Tich by Dave Dee Dozy Beaky Mick And Tich (insanely overlooked british rock band. were pretty huge at the time)
Spicks & Specks by the BeeGees (perfect pop)

[mickilennial]

Considering Carla Thomas dropped Carla, James Brown dropped I Got You, Sam & Dave dropped Hold On I'm Comin', and The Supremes dropped A Go-Go; I'm not quite so sure why the soul mentions are so low. Also one of the most criminally underrated yet strong records for the genre; Come Go With Me came out in '66 as well.

[Norman Bates]