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):
February 12
● Brenda Lee —— Sincerely, Brenda Lee ► Country-Pop >> 1962
● The Three Souls —— Soul Sounds ► Soul-Jazz >> 1965
● The Ventures —— Where The Action Is! ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1966
● The Allman Brothers Band —— Eat A Peach ► Southern Rock >> 1972
● Olivia Newton-John —— Have You Ever Been Mellow ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● The Kinks —— Sleepwalker ► British Rock >> 1977
● Bryan Adams —— Bryan Adams ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● XTC —— English Settlement ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1982
● Various Artists —— Vision Quest [Sndtrk] ► New Wave/Synth-Pop >> 1985
● A Flock Of Seagulls —— The Best Of A Flock Of Seagulls ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1991
● Phish —— A Picture Of Nectar ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 1992
● Aphex Twin —— Selected Ambient Works 85-92 ► Electronica – Dark Ambient >> 1992
● Voice Of The Beehive —— Sex & Misery [UK] ► Alt. Rock >> 1996
● Cocteau Twins —— Milk And Kisses ► Folk-Rock >> 1996
● Sloan —— One Chord To Another ► Alt Indie Rock >> 1997
● David Gray —— Lost Songs 95-98 ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Chris Isaak —— Always Got Tonight ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2002
● The Kingston Trio —— Twice Upon A Time ► Folk-Pop >> 2008
● Peter Gabriel —— Scratch My Back ► Prog Rock >> 2010
● Joni Mitchell —— Studio Albums 1968 – 1979 ► Folk-Rock >> 2013
● Dion —— New York Is My Home ► Blues-Rock >> 2016
February 13
● Ben E. King —— Ben E. King Sings For Soulful Lovers ► Soul >> 1962
● The Rolling Stones —— The Rolling Stones, Now! ► Blues-Rock >> 1965
● The Ventures —— The Ventures Knock Me Out! ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1965
● Black Sabbath —— Black Sabbath ► Hard Rock >> 1970
● Three Dog Night —— Around The World With Three Dog Night ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1973
● Peter Frampton —— Frampton Comes Alive! [UK] ► Arena Rock >> 1976
● Jermaine Jackson —— Precious Moments ► Soul-dance-pop >> 1986
● The Black Crowes —— Shake Your Money Maker ► Southern Rock >> 1990
● Gin Blossoms —— Congratulations…I’m Sorry ► Power Pop >> 1996
● Jackson Browne —— Looking East ► Folk-Rock >> 1996
● Lucinda Williams —— West ► Alt. Country >> 2007
● The Who —— Greatest Hits & More ► British Rock >> 2010
February 14
● The Mamas & The Papas —— If You Can Believe Your Eyes and Ears ► Folk-Rock >> 1966
● The Mamas & The Papas —— Deliver ► Pop-Folk >> 1967
● Roy Harper —— Valentine ► Folk-Rock >> 1974
● Heart —— Dreamboat Annie ► Album Rock >> 1976
● George Harrison —— George Harrison ► Pop-Rock >> 1979
● Heart —— Bebe Le Strange ► Album Rock >> 1980
● Various Artists —— Footloose [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● The Smiths —— Meat Is Murder ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Honeymoon Suite —— The Big Prize ► Arena Rock >> 1986
● Elvis Costello —— Spike ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Tha Alkaholics —— Coast II Coast ► West Coast Rap >> 1995
● Belly —— King ► Alt Rock/Dream Pop >> 1995
● John Waite —— Temple Bar ► Power Pop >> 1995
● PJ Harvey —— Let England Shake ► Indie Rock >> 2011
February 15
● Brenda Lee —— Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits ► Country-Pop >> 1965
● Dionne Warwick —— The Sensitive Sound Of Dionne Warwick ► Pop-Soul >> 1965
● The Monkees —— Instant Replay ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Buck Owens —— Bridge Over Troubled Water ► Country-Rock/Bakersfield >> 1971
● Deep Purple —— Burn ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● Slade —— Old New Borrowed Blue ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● Rush —— Fly By Night ► Arena Rock >> 1975
● America —— Harbor ► Folk-Rock >> 1977
● The Knack —— …But The Little Girls Understand ► Power Pop >> 1980
● Warren Zevon —— Bad Luck Streak In Dancing School ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Graham Nash —— Earth & Sky ► Folk-Rock >> 1980
● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— Get Happy!! ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Jimmy Page —— Death Wish II [Sndtrk] ► Blues-Rock >> 1982
● Jethro Tull And The London Symphony Orchestra —— A Classic Case ► Symphonic Rock >> 1985
● Anathema —— Serenades ► Goth/Doom Metal >> 1993
● Gloria Estefan —— Best Of Gloria Estefan ► Latin Pop >> 1997
● The Creatures —— Anima Animus ► Alt Post-Punk/goth rock >> 1999
● The Who —— BBC Sessions ► British Rock >> 2000
● The Cure —— Bloodflowers ► Post-Punk >> 2000
● Gov’t Mule —— Life Before Insanity ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock >> 2000
● Tracy Chapman —— Telling Stories ► Folk-Rock >> 2000
● Styx —— The Complete Wooden Nickel Recordings ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2005
February 16
● The Isley Brothers —— It’s Our Thing ► Soul-Funk >> 1969
● Badfinger —— Magic Christian Music ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Simon & Garfunkel —— The Concert In Central Park ► Folk-Pop >> 1982
● Possessed —— Seven Churches ► Heavy/Death Metal >> 1985
● All About Eve —— All About Eve ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Goth Pop >> 1988
● Sting —— Nada Como El Sol…. ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● The Church —— Starfish ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1988
● Death —— Spiritual Healing ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1990
● Lynyrd Skynyrd —— The Last Rebel ► Southern Rock >> 1993
● Einstürzende Neubatuten —— Tabula Rasa ► Industrial Electronica >> 1993
● New Kids On The Block —— Greatest Hits ► Teen Dance-Pop >> 1999
● The Stranglers —— Norfolk Coast ► Punk-Rock >> 2004
● Roebuck “Pops” Staples —— Don’t Lose This ► Gospel-Soul >> 2015
February 17
● John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers —— A Hard Road ► Blues-Rock >> 1967
● The Temptations —— Cloud Nine ► Soul >> 1969
● AC/DC —— High Voltage [Australia] ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● John Lennon —— Rock ‘N’ Roll ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● Eagles —— Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) ► Country-Rock >> 1976
● The Adverts —— Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts ► Punk-Rock >> 1978
● Kate Bush —— The Kick Inside ► Art Rock >> 1978
● Tommy Tutone —— Tommy Tutone ► Power Pop >> 1980
● Eric Clapton —— Another Ticket ► Blues-Rock >> 1981
● Willie Nelson —— Tougher Than Leather ► Outlaw Country >> 1983
● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Budapest Live ► British Rock >> 1984
● Thompson Twins —— Into The Gap ► Synth-Pop >> 1984
● King Diamond —— Fatal Portrait ► Heavy Metal >> 1986
● Lee Aaron —— Lee Aaron ► Hard Rock >> 1987
● Earth, Wind & Fire —— Heritage ► Soul-Funk >> 1990
● Blink-182 —— Cheshire Cat ► Punk-Pop >> 1994
● Massive Attack —— No Protection ► Trip-Hop >> 1995
● Ash —— Live At The Wireless ► Punk-Pop >> 1997
● Spirit —— Made In Germany ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1997
● Blood Duster —— Str8 Outta Northcote ► Heavy/Grind Metal >> 1998
● Indigo Girls —— All That We Let In ► Folk-Rock >> 2004
● Family —— Live ► Hard Rock >> 2004
● Eagles —— New Zealand Concert ► Country-Rock >> 2009
February 18
● Brenda Lee —— Brenda Lee ► Country-Pop >> 1963
● Tony Bennett —— I Wanna Be Around… ► Easy Listening >> 1963
● Aretha Franklin —— Unforgettable: A Tribute To Dinah Washington ► Soul >> 1964
● The Supremes —— I Hear A Symphony ► Soul – Motown >> 1966
● Junior Walker & The All-Stars —— Soul Session ► Soul >> 1966
● The Ventures —— Guitar Freakout ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1967
● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Manfred Mann’s Earth Band ► Prog Rock >> 1972
● Rory Gallagher —— Blueprint ► Blues-Rock >> 1973
● Kiss —— Kiss ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● The Damned —— Damned, Damned, Damned [UK] ► Punk-Rock >> 1977
● Hall & Oates —— No Goodbyes ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Sham 69 —— Tell Us The Truth ► Punk Rock >> 1978
● Manfred Mann’s Earth Band —— Somewhere In Afrika ► British Rock >> 1983
● Jackson Browne —— Lives In The Balance ► Folk-Rock >> 1986
● Ricky Martin —— Ricky Martin ► Latin Dance-Pop >> 1992
● Live —— Secret Samadhi ► Post-Grunge Alt Rock >> 1997
● Styx —— Cyclorama ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2003
● Radiohead —— The King Of Limbs ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2011
● Iggy Pop —— Leaves Of Grass ► Alt. Rock / Punk >> 2016
