The Penthouse Tapes
by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band

The Penthouse Tapes by The Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Year: 1976
Overall rank: 69,571st   Overall chart history
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69/100 (from 7 votes)
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Award Top albums of 1976 (618th)
Award Top albums of the 1970s (6,214th)
Award Best albums of all time (69,571st)

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The Sensational Alex Harvey Band bestography

The Penthouse Tapes is ranked 22nd best out of 28 albums by Alex Harvey on BestEverAlbums.com.

The best album by Alex Harvey is Next which is ranked number 6695 in the list of all-time albums with a total rank score of 195.

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band album bestography « Higher ranked (64,360th)
Portrait
This album (69,571st)
The Penthouse Tapes
Lower ranked (69,941st) »
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Overall rank: 69,571st | 1970s rank: 6,214th | 1976 rank: 618th

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From 12/11/2015 10:01 | #154337
Contractual Obligation Album featuring cover versions of songs that appeared in the bands live set over the years and 3 of the bands own songs not issued on previous albums. Artists songs covered include LEADBELLY, IRVING BERLIN, DEL SHANNON, JETHRO TULL, ALICE COOPER And THE OSMONDS!!
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