The African Sound
by Chris McGregor & The Castle Lager Big Band
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Chris McGregor & The Castle Lager Big Band / Jazz The African Sound 1963 ORG LP
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Chris McGregor & The Castle Lager Big Band bestography
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The African Sound track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 76 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
The African Sound rankings
Rankings summary
Overall rank: 41,329th | 1960s rank: 2,374th | 1963 rank: 155th| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1963 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 2025 | arnellarsen | Top 98 Music Albums of 1963 | 85/98 | 1 |
| 2025 |  Hayden | Top 75 Music Albums of 1963 | 10/75 | 4 |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | Pt4 Most expensive records sold on Discogs website | 73/100 | - |
| 2024 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 69 Music Albums of 1963 | 23/69 | 3 |
| 2022 | kokkinos | Top 33 Music Albums of 1963 | 4/33 | 5 |
| 2019 | panapsal | Top 100 Music Albums of 1963 | 21/100 | 4 |
| 2019 | panapsal | my 100 favorite albums from 1950 to 1964 | 80/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 8 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 18 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/09/2023 09:19 | Steppenwolf666 | 9,937 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2022 19:54 | TonySayers61 | 23,382 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2022 23:26 | kokkinos | 1,501 | 68/100 |
| ! | 12/15/2019 08:02 | panapsal | 7,444 | 78/100 |
| ! | 12/27/2018 13:54 | Fischman | 11,846 | 66/100 |
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