Best Albums of the 1960s
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"More sounds from weirdsville. Absolutely free, is the slightly forgotten album out of that initial trilogy of LP's. It's not quite as good overall as, freak out, but it's probably more consistent than, money, still, got moments of indulgence as you would expect from Zappa. A nice alternative to w..." [+] Reply
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1967
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"I really like this album. The guitars are the clear driving force of the album and it's sometimes hard to focus on anything else because of how good Jeff Beck is. The vocals are good and the songwriting has a whimsical element to it that gained more popularity in years to come. They were clearly ..." [+] Reply
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mdbaxter | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +2 votes (2 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1966
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"This is an excellent album. It is mostly composed of folk and blues standards with just 2 Dylan originals. Yet the blues numbers he does are pretty fantastic and dark. The vocals on those tracks seem a bit contrived but to no great detriment to the songs. His rendition of "House of the Rising Sun..." [+] Reply
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Mercury | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +4 votes (4 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1962
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"The first studio album I've played from the King' a well balanced album of blues,popular and slow no.s, favourites here 'Reconsider Baby' and 'Girl of my best friend'." Reply
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1960
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"I have problems getting rooted for the Moodies with just one listen. The sameness of songs, lack of clear hits and the mellotron? This is now my 4th album in a row. Perhaps there is not much time to spend with these albums." Reply
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Jboy56 | Helpful? (Log in to vote) | +1 votes (1 helpful | 0 unhelpful)
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1969
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"Stunningly crisp psychedelic rock out of San Fran. Some of the cleanest instrumentals that you can find from the era appear on this album. Very nice-sounding and well-recorded on the whole. The vocals, while passionate, lack some of the coolness that I enjoy about the instruments. One of the best..." [+] Reply
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1967
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"One of the best blues albums I've ever heard. Pity that this man never got the accolades he deserved." Reply
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1967
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"Surreal album. A bit all over the place, but it works. Nice counter to Surrealistic Pillow." Reply
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1967
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"It's the Byrds' second album, released in 1965. That pretty much sums it up, sonically. Maybe a slight sophomore slump, but true to their iconic sounds and delivery. Hard for fans of mid-60's era folk rock to pass up these harmonic, hymn-like musical goods." Reply
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1965
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"Very possibly I would not listen this second time." Reply
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1968
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Total albums: 1,000. Page 19 of 100
Best Albums of the 1960s composition
| Year | Albums | % | |
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| 1960 | 59 | 6% | |
| 1961 | 66 | 7% | |
| 1962 | 50 | 5% | |
| 1963 | 49 | 5% | |
| 1964 | 70 | 7% | |
| 1965 | 90 | 9% | |
| 1966 | 97 | 10% | |
| 1967 | 139 | 14% | |
| 1968 | 186 | 19% | |
| 1969 | 194 | 19% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| The Beatles | 17 | 2% | |
| John Coltrane | 17 | 2% | |
| The Beach Boys | 15 | 2% | |
| Miles Davis | 15 | 2% | |
| The Rolling Stones | 15 | 2% | |
| Nina Simone | 10 | 1% | |
| Bob Dylan | 10 | 1% | |
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633 | 63% | |
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204 | 20% | |
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38 | 4% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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23 | 2% | |
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17 | 2% | |
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11 | 1% | |
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