Best Albums of the 1960s
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"Such a captivating and mysterious glimpse of the progenitor of so much of what rock'n'roll music came to be. These tracks were culled from two recording sessions before his death at the age of 27. We're lucky to have them. The poignancy of the lyrics hint at a man who was wise beyond his time and..." Reply
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"Runaway winner for album of the year for 1962" Reply
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"What a treat, Guthrie's rugged honesty is irresistable. Dylan fans in particular will appreciate this early folk album. Guthrie is every bit Dylan's equal when it comes to cheeky indignation, even if the latter has a leg up in overall songwriting ability." Reply
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"An American release with a title deceptively trying to make the Rolling Stones part of the summer of love while in reality they were in a fight for their liberty with the British establishment. The album itself, is all over the place. Some singles and their b-sides, a couple of outtakes from, aft..." Reply
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"A much better compilation than the ill-conceived Flowers, but still better to wait for Hot Rocks." Reply
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"Where Did Our Love Go, Baby Love, Stop! In The Name Of Love, You Keep Me Hangin' On, and You Can't Hurry Love are the ones that I'm familiar with, and they are all complete perfection." Reply
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"The track listing for this is completely up the spout. The original UK issue maintains a much more bluesy feel, omitting amongst others ...Watchtower, Remember and Crosstown Traffic and adding Highway Chile, ...Midnight Lamp and a couple of B-sides. For this reason it's worth having as there's a ..." Reply
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"When Steve Marriott in late 1968 decided to leave the Small Faces and the group subsequently disbanded, they had already begun recordings for the successor to their legendary masterpiece "Ogden's Nut Gone Flake". "The Autumn Stone" became to some extent this successor, and the album which was ori..." Reply
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Best Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 57 | 6% | |
| 1961 | 66 | 7% | |
| 1962 | 50 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 49 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 71 | 7% | |
| 1965 | 90 | 9% | |
| 1966 | 99 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 139 | 14% | |
| 1968 | 184 | 18% | |
| 1969 | 195 | 20% |
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| John Coltrane | 17 | 2% | |
| The Beatles | 17 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 15 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 15 | 2% | |
| The Beach Boys | 15 | 2% | |
| Nina Simone | 10 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 10 | 1% | |
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204 | 20% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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Best Albums of the 1960s chart changes
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