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):
January 09
1967 ● The Rascals —— Collections ► Blue-Eyed Soul
1970 ● Badfinger —— Magic Christian Music [UK] ► Pop-Rock
1972 ● Jeff Beck Group —— Rough And Ready [UK] ► Blues-Rock
1974 ● Yes —— Tales From Topographic Oceans ► Prog Rock
1974 ● Blue Magic —— Blue Magic ► Philly Soul
1984 ● Van Halen —— 1984 (MCMLXXXIV) ► Hard Rock
1989 ● Rush —— A Show Of Hands ► Arena Rock
1991 ● The Specials —— The Singles Collection ► Ska Revival
2001 ● Ben E. King —— Eleven Best ► Soul
2006 ● The Pretenders —— Pirate Radio ► Post-Punk
2007 ● John Waite —— Downtown: Journey Of A Heart ► Power Pop
January 10
1964 ● The Beatles —— Introducing…The Beatles ► Pop-Rock
1964 ● The Rolling Stones —— The Rolling Stones ► Blues-Rock
1967 ● The Monkees —— More Of The Monkees ► Pop-Rock
1968 ● Gary Puckett & The Union Gap —— Woman, Woman ► Pop-Rock
1974 ● Rod Stewart/Faces —— Coast To Coast: Overture And Beginners ► British Rock
1977 ● The Ramones —— Leave Home ► Punk-Rock
1977 ● Muddy Waters —— Hard Again ► Slide Guitar Blues
1983 ● Dire Straits —— ExtendedancEPlay ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock
1985 ● Chris Isaak —— Silvertone ► AA Pop-Rock
1989 ● Lou Reed —— New York ► Hard Rock
2006 ● Heart —— Love Songs ► Album Rock
2006 ● Brenda Lee —— The Definitive Collection ► Country-Pop
January 11
1962 ● Howlin’ Wolf —— Howlin’ Wolf ► Blues-Rock
1971 ● Janis Joplin —— Pearl ► Blues-Rock
1971 ● Chicago —— Chicago III ► Jazz-Rock
1972 ● The Temptations —— Solid Rock ► Soul – Motown
1974 ● Carly Simon —— Hotcakes ► Pop-Rock
1974 ● Bobby Womack —— Lookin’ For A Love Again ► Soul
1982 ● The Waitresses —— Wasn’t Tomorrow Wonderful? ► New Wave Pop-Rock
1993 ● Genesis —— The Way We Walk, Vol. 2 (The Longs) ► Prog Rock
1994 ● Carcass —— Heartwork ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal
1999 ● Iron Savior —— Unification ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal
2000 ● Chuck Berry —— Live! ► Rock n Roll
2000 ● Jethro Tull —— Nightcap: The Unreleased Masters 1972-1991 ► Folk-Rock
2000 ● Badfinger —— BBC In Concert 1972-1973 ► Pop-Rock
2005 ● Kiss —— Gold ► Hard Rock
2005 ● Aerosmith —— Gold ► Hard Rock
January 12
1959 ● Johnny Cash —— Greatest! ► Country
1968 ● The Kinks —— Live At Kelvin Hall ► British Rock
1969 ● Led Zeppelin —— Led Zeppelin [UK] ► Hard Rock
1976 ● Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Jessi Colter And Tompall Glaser —— Wanted! The Outlaws ► Outlaw Country
1981 ● April Wine —— The Nature Of The Beast ► Arena Rock
1987 ● Deep Purple —— The House Of Blue Light ► Hard Rock
1993 ● Denis Leary —— No Cure For Cancer ► Stand Up Comedy
1993 ● Triumph —— Edge Of Excess ► Arena Rock
1999 ● The Church —— Magician Among The Spirits Plus Some ► Alt. Power Pop
1999 ● The Black Crowes —— By Your Side ► Southern Rock
2010 ● Ringo Starr —— Y Not ► Pop-Rock
2010 ● Elvis Costello And The Attractions —— Live At Hollywood High ► Alt. Pop-Rock
January 13
1964 ● Bob Dylan —— The Times They Are A-Changin’ ► Folk-Rock
1967 ● Manfred Mann —— Soul Of Mann ► Rock n Roll
1969 ● The Beatles —— Yellow Submarine ► Pop-Rock
1969 ● Dusty Springfield —— Dusty In Memphis ► Pop-Rock
1971 ● Poco —— Deliverin’ ► Country-Rock
1972 ● Weather Report —— Live In Tokyo ► Jazz-Rock Fusion
1986 ● Peter Frampton —— Premonition ► Arena Rock
1993 ● Sloan —— Smeared ► Alt Indie Rock
1998 ● King Crimson —— Night Watch ► Prog Rock
1998 ● Mark Knopfler —— Wag The Dog [Sndtrk] ► Roots Rock
1998 ● Against All Authority —— All Fall Down ► Ska-Punk
2006 ● Frank Zappa —— Imaginery Diseases ► Prog Rock
2009 ● Bruce Springsteen —— Greatest Hits ► Heartland Rock
January 14
1972 ● Paul Simon —— Paul Simon ► Folk-Pop
1977 ● David Bowie —— Low ► Glam Rock
1983 ● Nena —— Nena ► Pop-Rock
1986 ● Smokey Robinson —— Smoke Signals ► Soul – Motown
1987 ● The System —— Don’t Disturb This Groove ► R&B/electro-pop
1992 ● Lou Reed —— Magic And Loss ► Hard Rock
1992 ● Eric Clapton —— Rush [Sndtrk] ► Blues-Rock
1997 ● Björk —— Telegram ► Alt Pop-Rock
2000 ● Enigma —— The Screen Behind The Mirror ► Ambient
2003 ● The Knack —— Re-Zoom ► Power Pop
2003 ● Kathleen Edwards —— Failer ► Alt Country-Rock
2008 ● Ringo Starr —— Liverpool 8 ► Pop-Rock
2013 ● New Order —— Lost Sirens ► Alt Pop-Rock
2014 ● Bruce Springsteen —— High Hopes ► Heartland Rock
January 15
1968 ● Jimi Hendrix Experience —— Axis: Bold As Love ► Psychedelic Rock
1970 ● Dusty Springfield —— A Brand New Me ► Pop-Rock
1970 ● MC5 —— Back in the USA ► Garage Rock
1970 ● Aretha Franklin —— This Girl’s In Love With You ► Soul
1971 ● John Lee Hooker And Canned Heat —— Hooker ‘N Heat ► Blues-Rock
1981 ● Marvin Gaye —— In Our Lifetime ► Soul – Motown
1982 ● Barbara Dickson —— All For A Song ► MOR Pop
1985 ● Commodores —— Nightshift ► Soul-Funk
1985 ● John Fogerty —— Centerfield ► Folk-Rock
1988 ● Sabbat —— History Of A Time To Come ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal
1990 ● The Sundays —— Reading, Writing And Arithmetic ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1991 ● David Lee Roth —— A Little Ain’t Enough ► Hard Rock
1996 ● Accept —— Predator ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Metal
2007 ● Talking Heads —— The Collection ► New Wave Art-Rock
2012 ● Barbara Kessler —— What You Keep ► Alt. Country
