Batik
by Ralph Towner

Batik by Ralph Towner
Year: 1978
Overall rank: 62,114th   Overall chart history
Average Rating: 
77/100 (from 7 votes)
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Accolades:
Award Top albums of 1978 (586th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (5,657th)
Award Best albums of all time (62,114th)

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Batik Ralph Towner Vinyl LP Record 1978 ECM 1-1121 Eddie Gomez Jack DeJohnette
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Ralph Towner, Batik, Cassette, Rare,1978 ECM Records MSE 1121
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Ralph Towner bestography

Batik is ranked 2nd best out of 14 albums by Ralph Towner on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Ralph Towner is Solstice which is ranked number 27310 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 33.

Ralph Towner album bestography « Higher ranked (27,310th)
Solstice
This album (62,114th)
Batik
Lower ranked (69,551st) »
Old Friends, New Friends

(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).

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Overall rank: 62,114th | 1970s rank: 5,657th | 1978 rank: 586th

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such a marvelous solid concept !!
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Best Albums of 1978
1. Darkness On The Edge Of Town by Bruce Springsteen
2. Parallel Lines by Blondie
3. The Cars by The Cars
4. This Year's Model by Elvis Costello
5. Van Halen by Van Halen
6. Die Mensch·Maschine by Kraftwerk
7. Music For 18 Musicians by Steve Reich
8. Some Girls by The Rolling Stones
9. The Kick Inside by Kate Bush
10. More Songs About Buildings And Food by Talking Heads
11. Dire Straits by Dire Straits
12. Hemispheres by Rush
13. Outlandos D'Amour by The Police
14. All Mod Cons by The Jam
15. 3rd by Big Star
16. Chairs Missing by Wire
17. Q: Are We Not Men? A: We Are Devo! by Devo
18. The Modern Dance by Pere Ubu
19. Real Life by Magazine
20. Powerage by AC/DC
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