The Perfect Collection 1 of 3 by 
NickVolos 
This chart is based on the book "The Perfect Collection" by Tom Hibbert. The book was published in 1982, so the albums included in the book are up to that date. It contains a list of 200 albums but because the author in many cases chooses two albums for an artist, it comes up to a total of 226 albums
I have used this book before the days of internet as a guide. As time allows, I will make an attempt to copy the author's comments under each selection.
The albums in the book are listed in nine chronological sections as follows:
1: PRE-SIXTIES/PRE-POP
Selections 1 through 18 (chart 1 of 3)
2: THE SIXTIES: PRE-BEAT, MOTOWN AND SOUL
Selections 19 through 40
3: MID-SIXTIES/UK
Selections 41 through 59
4: MID-SIXTIES/US
Selections 60 through 84
5: LATE-SIXTIES/UK
Selections 85 through 103 (chart 2 of 3)
6: LATE-SIXTIES/US
Selections 104 through 132
7: THE SEVENTIES/UK
Selections 133 through 156
8: THE SEVENTIES/US
Selections 157 through 196
9: PUNK AND THE EIGHTIES
Selections 197 through 226 (chart 3 of 3)
For more information about the book: http://www.amazon.com/The-Perfect-Collection-Albums-everybody/dp/0862761050
- Chart updated: 10/30/2013 12:35
- (Created: 10/29/2013 20:36).
- Chart size: 100 albums.
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"Next to nothing is known about the great Robert Johnson. No picture survives. But what we know is that during the thirties, he cut some thirty-odd songs which are among the most harrowing and darkest blues ever recorded. His influence, which extended down to Bob Dylan, the Rolling Stones and Eric Clapton, was immense" - P.H.
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Year of Release:
1961
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1,796
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25
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"It's pathetic, really, that since Williams popped off in the back of a car on New Years Day 1953, no-one has taken country music any further. It says much about the form that its greatest ever exponent should have been a drunken, drug-oriented, neurotic, helpless sociopath, bent on self-destruction. His emotive nasal whine lives on and makes the mawkish crooning of (nearly) all the rest seem futile." - Ed.
"The first true pop star. Music to herd cows by." - P.P.
"The man who started it all. Without Hank's uncanny honesty and uninhibited delivery, inspiration for future performers would have been severely curtailed." - M.M.
"His plaintive voice and achingly lonely songs are the foundation for all that's best in C&W, through Waylon Jennings, Gram Parsons and Elvis Costello. William's songs were probably the nearest a white man ever came to singing the blues. A vital influence on Bob Dylan and Van Morrison to name but two of his hundreds of disciples." -P.H. [First added to this chart: 10/29/2013]
"The first true pop star. Music to herd cows by." - P.P.
"The man who started it all. Without Hank's uncanny honesty and uninhibited delivery, inspiration for future performers would have been severely curtailed." - M.M.
"His plaintive voice and achingly lonely songs are the foundation for all that's best in C&W, through Waylon Jennings, Gram Parsons and Elvis Costello. William's songs were probably the nearest a white man ever came to singing the blues. A vital influence on Bob Dylan and Van Morrison to name but two of his hundreds of disciples." -P.H. [First added to this chart: 10/29/2013]
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"The rock 'n' roll album. Quintessential Elvis, before 'Colonel' Parker, the Army and Las Vegas sunk their claws in. Raw and threatening, cajoling and tender, as you hear Elvis single-handedly invent rock 'n' roll. Timeless and essential, the music still sounds as powerful today as it did over a quarter of century ago." - P.H.
"The foundation for all that followed." -C.C. [First added to this chart: 10/29/2013]
"The foundation for all that followed." -C.C. [First added to this chart: 10/29/2013]
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"Essential rockabilly. Music to flick grease to." -Ed.
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"Musically, if not culturally, as influential as Elvis Presley. If Berry received a cent each time a guitarist ripped of his patterns, he'd be an even richer property owner than he is. An observer, a wit, a king guitarist and the writer of 'The Promised Land' which just about says it all." - Ed.
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"Atmospheric blues and boogie shuffles in a pork pie hat. The perfect antidote for a lost weekend." - S.L.
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Year of Release:
1977
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None
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"For one of the essential beats, for one of the most unashamed vanities, for some of the most ridiculous guitars and for never being a bore." - Ed.
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Year of Release:
1972
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None
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"The raucous abandoned pounding and whooping of Richard Wayne Penniman highlights the uncompromisingly light and optimistic face of rock 'n' roll." -S.L.
"Who's that banging on the piano?" - Ed. [First added to this chart: 10/29/2013]
"Who's that banging on the piano?" - Ed. [First added to this chart: 10/29/2013]
Year of Release:
1967
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None
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"First proof that spotty little wimps can rock too." - Ed.
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"The only performer whose enormous ego is superceded by a monstrous talent. This superb live set is more than adequate testimony to the man's right to claim the title of the King of rock 'n' roll." -M.M.
[First added to this chart: 10/29/2013]
Total albums: 100. Page 1 of 10
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The Perfect Collection 1 of 3 composition
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| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 6 | 6% | |
| 1960s | 71 | 71% | |
| 1970s | 21 | 21% | |
| 1980s | 1 | 1% | |
| 1990s | 1 | 1% | |
| 2000s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2010s | 0 | 0% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
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| The Beatles | 5 | 5% | |
| The Byrds | 4 | 4% | |
| Elvis Presley | 3 | 3% | |
| The Yardbirds | 2 | 2% | |
| The Lovin' Spoonful | 2 | 2% | |
| The Beach Boys | 2 | 2% | |
| The Mamas And The Papas | 2 | 2% | |
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From Steppenwolf666 07/26/2017 16:42
A great book which I used in conjunction with the NME encyclopaedia of rock when I first started getting serious about music. I love the way Hibbert justifies some of his choices by saying you need some of the worst albums ever made as well, to have the "perfect collection".
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From Liedzeit 05/06/2017 16:32
Liedzeit 05/06/2017 16:32
Very interesting. And it does show that for the early days you need to include lots of compilations. The art of producing an entire LP of (worthwhile) songs had not been created.
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From mostlymor 10/16/2014 17:49
Yep, this is a perfect collection. Hibbert nails the music of this era exactly. I even like his eccentric little personal picks that are more apparent when you see the whole 226. Classy!
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From Antonio-Pedro 10/30/2013 16:47
Antonio-Pedro 10/30/2013 16:47
Great chart perfects albuns and greats artists of the 50s
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