Albums Released This Week (April 2 – 8)

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Here’s a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):

April 02


Elvis Presley —— Kissin’ Cousins ► Rock n Roll >> 1964
Donny Hathaway —— Donny Hathaway ► Soul >> 1971
The Beatles —— The Beatles/1962-1966 ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
The Beatles —— The Beatles/1967-1970 ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
Bad Company —— Straight Shooter ► Hard Rock >> 1975
Jesse Colin Young —— Love On The Wing ► Folk-Rock >> 1977
Phyllis Hyman —— Phyllis Hyman ► Soul – Quiet Storm >> 1977
Jefferson Starship —— Modern Times ► Arena Rock >> 1981
David Bowie & Giorgio Moroder —— Cat People [Sndtrk] ► Electronic Dance-Pop >> 1982
Cocteau Twins —— The Spangle Maker [EP] ► Folk-Rock >> 1984
Go West —— Go West ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1985
Severed Heads —— Bulkhead ► Electronica/Industrial >> 1988
Lenny Kravitz —— Mama Said ► Pop-Rock/Soul-Funk >> 1991
Mike + The Mechanics —— Word Of Mouth ► Brit Pop-Rock >> 1991
Atlanta Rhythm Section —— Atlanta Rhythm Section ’96 ► Southern Rock >> 1996
Citizen King —— Count The Days ► Alt Rock/Punk Hop >> 1996
Eric Clapton —— Crossroads 2: Live In The Seventies ► Blues-Rock >> 1996
Our Lady Peace —— Clumsy ► Post-Grunge Alt Rock >> 1997
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds —— No More Shall We Part ► Alt Rock >> 2001
Genesis —— Genesis 1976 – 1982 ► Prog Rock >> 2007
Richard Marx —— Hits & Ballads ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2010
Lotus Plaza —— Spooky Action At A Distance ► Indie Rock/Neo-Psychedelia >> 2012
The Rolling Stones —— L.A. Friday (Live 1975) ► Blues-Rock >> 2012
Charles Bradley —— Victim Of Love ► Soul-Funk >> 2013

April 03


Brenda Lee —— Emotions ► Country-Pop >> 1961
Moby Grape —— Wow ► Psychedelic Rock (SFO) >> 1968
Simon & Garfunkel —— Bookends ► Folk-Rock >> 1968
Harry Nilsson —— Harry ► Folk-Rock >> 1969
Billy Preston —— Live European Tour ► Funk >> 1974
Poco —— Live ► Country-Rock >> 1976
En Vogue —— Born To Sing ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
Ronnie Wood —— Live & Electric ► Hard Rock >> 2000
Journey —— Arrival ► AOR Rock >> 2001
David Gray —— Live from London [EP] ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2006
Poison —— The Best of Poison – 20 Years of Rock ► Heavy Metal/Hair Metal >> 2006
Black Sabbath —— Black Sabbath: The Dio Years ► Hard Rock >> 2007
REO Speedwagon —— Find Your Own Way Home ► Arena Rock >> 2007
Wilson Phillips —— Dedicated ► Pop-Rock >> 2012

April 04


The Kingston Trio —— Sold Out ► Folk-Pop >> 1960
ZZ Top —— Rio Grande Mud ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
Carly Simon —— Boys In The Trees ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
Cocteau Twins —— Peppermint Pig [EP] ► Folk-Rock >> 1983
Rodan —— Rusty ► Alt Rock/Math Rock >> 1994
Black Sabbath —— Cross Purposes Live ► Hard Rock >> 1995
Duran Duran —— Thank You ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1995
Radiohead —— The Bends ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1995
The Band —— Live At Watkins Glen ► Folk-Rock >> 1995
INXS —— Elegantly Wasted ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1997
Kreator —— Voices Of Transgression: A 90s Retrospective ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1999
Lou Reed —— Ecstasy ► Hard Rock >> 2000
Procol Harum —— BBC Live In Concert ► Prog Rock >> 2000
Mariah Carey —— The Emancipation Of Mimi ► Pop-Rock >> 2005
Grand Funk Railroad —— Greatest Hits ► Hard Rock >> 2006
Goo Goo Dolls —— Warner Sound Sessions [EP] ► Alt Pop-Rock/Post-Grunge >> 2014
10,000 Maniacs —— Twice Told Tales ► Folk-Rock >> 2015

April 05


Ben E. King —— Seven Letters ► Soul >> 1965
Jimi Hendrix —— Scuse Me While I Kiss The Sky: Live At The L.A. Forum 4-5-70 ► Blues-Rock >> 1970
David Crosby & Graham Nash —— Graham Nash/David Crosby ► Folk-Rock >> 1972
Johnny Cash —— Ragged Old Flag ► Trad Country >> 1974
Journey —— Evolution ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1979
Tracy Chapman —— Tracy Chapman ► Folk-Rock >> 1988
Crash Test Dummies —— The Ghosts That Haunt Me ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1991
David Bowie —— Black Tie White Noise ► Glam Rock >> 1993
Boz Scaggs —— Some Change ► Pop-Soul >> 1994
Milla Jovovich —— The Divine Comedy ► Soft Rock >> 1994
Blind Guardian —— Imaginations From The Other Side ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1995
Kansas —— On The Other Side ► Prog/Arena Rock >> 2005
Eric Clapton —— Icon ► Blues-Rock >> 2011
Eric Clapton —— Icon 2 ► Blues-Rock >> 2011
The Who —— Icon ► British Rock >> 2011
The Who —— Icon 2 ► British Rock >> 2011

April 06


Cilla Black —— Sher-oo! ► Pop/Merseybeat >> 1968
Jean Jacques Burnel —— Euroman Cometh ► Minimal Wave >> 1979
Roger Taylor —— Fun In Space ► Glam Rock >> 1981
The Motels —— All Four One ► L. A. New Wave >> 1982
The Cult —— Electric ► Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Revival >> 1987
Bruce Hornsby —— Harbor Lights ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
The Dandy Warhols —— Dandys Rule, OK? ► Psych Rock >> 1995
Big Sugar —— Heated ► Blues-Rock >> 1999
Various Artists —— Fat Music Volume 4: Life In The Fat Lane ► Punk-Rock >> 1999
Jane’s Addiction —— A Cabinet Of Curiosities ► Alt. Rock >> 2009
Madonna —— Sticky & Sweet Tour ► Dance-Pop >> 2010
Peter Wolf —— Midnight Souvenirs ► Blues-Rock/Blue-Eyed Soul >> 2010

April 07


The Nazz —— Nazz Nazz ► Garage Rock >> 1969
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young —— 4 Way Street ► Folk-Rock >> 1971
Genesis —— …And Then There Were Three… [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1978
Prince —— For You ► Quiet Storm >> 1978
Rick James —— Street Songs ► Soul-Funkl >> 1981
Blow Monkeys —— Animal Magic ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
Various Artists —— Absolute Beginners [Sndtrk] ► Contemporary Rock >> 1986
Whitesnake —— Whitesnake ► Arena Rock >> 1987
Diamanda Galás —— The Singer ► Gospel/Blues >> 1992
M.O.P. —— To The Death ► Hardcore Rap >> 1994
Oval —— 94 Diskont ► Experimental/Electronica >> 1995
The Chemical Brothers —— Dig Your Own Hole ► Eletronica/Big beat >> 1997
2 Live Crew —— The Real One ► East Coast Rap >> 1998
Bachman-Turner Overdrive —— King Biscuit Flower Hour ► Album Rock >> 1998
Bonnie Raitt —— Fundamental ► Blues-Rock >> 1998
King Crimson —— Space Groove ► Prog Rock >> 1998
Stabbing Westward —— Wither Blister Burn & Peel ► Industrial Rock >> 1998
James Taylor —— Other Covers [EP] ► Folk-Rock >> 2009
Neil Young —— Fork In The Road ► Folk-Rock >> 2009
The Tragically Hip —— We Are The Same ► Folk-Rock >> 2009
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers —— Psychotic Reaction ► Album Rock >> 2017

April 08


Elvis Presley —— Elvis Is Back! ► Rock n Roll >> 1960
Merle Haggard —— The Legend Of Bonnie & Clyde ► Trad Country >> 1968
P. J. Proby —— Three Week Hero ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
Caravan —— In The Land Of Grey And Pink ► Prog Rock >> 1971
Dr. John —— Desitively Bonnaroo ► New Orleans R&B >> 1974
Aerosmith —— Toys In The Attic ► Hard Rock >> 1975
Carly Simon —— Playing Possum ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
The Clash —— The Clash [UK] ► Punk >> 1977
Dave Edmunds —— D.E. 7th ► Roots/Pub Rock >> 1982
Toto —— Toto IV ► Pop-Rock >> 1982
Heaven 17 —— The Luxury Gap ► Synth-Pop >> 1983
Simple Minds —— Real Life ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1991
The Rolling Stones —— Flashpoint ► Rock n Roll >> 1991
The Offspring —— Smash ► Punk-Rock >> 1994
Unwound —— Repetition ► Post Hardcore >> 1996
Boz Scaggs —— Come On Home ► Pop-Soul >> 1997
Frank Zappa —— Have I Offended Someone? ► Art Rock >> 1997
Richard Marx —— Flesh And Bone ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1997
Third Eye Blind —— Third Eye Blind ► Power Pop >> 1997
James Taylor —— The Best Of James Taylor ► Folk-Rock >> 2003
Judas Priest —— Live In London ► Heavy Metal >> 2003
Lucinda Williams —— World Without Tears ► Alt. Country >> 2003
Mariah Carey —— E=MC2 ► Pop-Rock >> 2008
Paul Simon —— So Beautiful Or So What ► Folk-Pop >> 2011
Counting Crows —— Echoes Of The Outlaws Roadshow ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2013
Fossil Collective —— Tell Where I Lie ► Dream Pop >> 2013
Various Artists —— The Rebel Kind: Girls With Guitars ► Girl Groups >> 2014
Peter Wolf —— A Cure For Loneliness ► Blues-Rock/Blue-Eyed Soul >> 2016

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