The African Sound
by Chris McGregor & The Castle Lager Big Band
Log in or create an account to rate this album, leave comments or join the discussion.
Sorry, no matches on eBay for "The African Sound Chris McGregor & The Castle Lager Big Band".
Listen & Collect
Complete your collection or upgrade your listening experience.
Chris McGregor & The Castle Lager Big Band bestography
(N.B. Bestographies include all albums by an artist (and their variations), but do not include albums ranked outside the top 100,000).
Listen to The African Sound on YouTube
Loading content from YouTube...
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
The African Sound rankings summary
Overall rank: 42,189th | 1960s rank: 2,382nd | 1963 rank: 153rd Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 2 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | arnellarsen | Top 100 Music Albums of 1963 | 84/100 | 1 |
| 2026 |  Hayden | Top 74 Music Albums of 1963 | 8/74 | 5 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Top 67 Music Albums of 1963 | 21/67 | 4 |
| 2026 | Steppenwolf666 | Pt5 Most expensive records sold on Discogs website | 44/99 | - |
| 2026 |  Fischman | Top 100 Music Albums of 1963 | 91/100 | 1 |
| 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 | |||
You can include this album in your own chart from the My Charts page!
The African Sound collection
Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to add to collection
The African Sound ratings
Average Rating = (n ÷ (n + m)) × av + (m ÷ (n + m)) × AVwhere:
av = trimmed mean average rating an item has currently received.
n = number of ratings an item has currently received.
m = minimum number of ratings required for an item to appear in a 'top-rated' chart (currently 10).
AV = the site mean average rating.
N.B. The average rating for this album will not be reliable as it has been rated very few times.
Showing latest 3 ratings for this album. | Show all 7 ratings for this album.
| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ! | 07/09/2023 09:19 | Steppenwolf666 | 10,028 | 89/100 |
| ! | 04/08/2022 19:54 | TonySayers61 | 25,897 | 64/100 |
| ! | 01/01/2022 23:26 | kokkinos | 1,501 | 68/100 |
Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to leave a rating
The African Sound favourites
Please log in or create an account if you want to be able to add a favourite
The African Sound forum mentions
This album has been referenced 3 times on the forums, Explore the wider forum discussion to see what members have said about it.
From Hayden 07/03/2023 14:42 in 1964: Heavy Shit!
Hayden 07/03/2023 14:42 in 1964: Heavy Shit!“Some '63 gems— (double-checked to make sure they weren't already on your chart, because I wasn't expecting that obscure split by Son House & J. D. Short to pop up) Blues/jazz/blues/xylo-pop/tango”
View post →From Hayden 01/02/2022 03:49 in I'm going back to the start
Hayden 01/02/2022 03:49 in I'm going back to the start“(Another great rec I got from Hayden’s charts) 8/10. 8) Yeah, that's a phenomenal record. Glad it got the reissue it did. If it hadn't, I might not have ever known of it. Dudu Pukwana, one of the musicians who plays on it, is also in dire need of some reissues. He totally broke the mold of where…”
View topic (2 mentions) →The African Sound comments
What do you think of this album? Be the first to comment!.
The top-voted comments get featured on our charts, Album of the Day, and the site newsletter.
The top-voted comments get featured on our charts, Album of the Day, and the site newsletter.
Log in or create an account to rate this album, leave comments or join the discussion.
