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):
July 10
1964 ● The Beatles —— A Hard Day’s Night [UK] ► Pop-Rock
1967 ● Otis Redding —— Live In Europe ► Memphis Soul
1967 ● The Bar-Kays —— Soul Finger ► R&B Soul/Horn Rock
1967 ● The Shadows —— Jigsaw ► Instrumental Rock ‘N’ Roll
1967 ● The Yardbirds —— Little Games ► Blues Rock
1969 ● Tim Buckley —— Happy Sad ► Folk-Rock
1971 ● Steppenwolf —— For Ladies Only ► Heavy Metal
1972 ● Cher —— Foxy Lady ► Pop-Rock
1972 ● Nilsson —— Son Of Schmilsson ► Folk-Rock
1972 ● Chicago —— Chicago V ► Jazz-Rock
1972 ● Peter Frampton —— Wind Of Change ► Pop-Rock
1974 ● Parliament —— Up For The Down Stroke ► Funk
1979 ● The Kinks —— Low Budget ► British Rock
1981 ● The Korgis —— Sticky George ► Pop-Rock
1985 ● Tina Turner —— Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock
1992 ● N.R.B.Q. —— Honest Dollar ► Roots Rock
1993 ● Zard —— Yureru Omoi ► Pop-Rock
2000 ● Coldplay —— Parachutes ► Alt. Rock/Brit Pop
2001 ● Jack Bruce —— Shadows In The Air ► Prog Rock/Fusion
2001 ● The Calling —— Camino Palmero ► Post-Grunge Alt. Rock
2001 ● Melissa Etheridge —— Skin ► Roots Rock
2007 ● Kool & The Gang —— Still Kool ► Funk
2007 ● Stephen Stills —— Just Roll Tape: April 26th, 1968 ► Folk-Rock
2007 ● Queen —— The A-Z Of Queen, Volume 1 ► Glam Rock
2015 ● Yes —— Like It Is: Yes At The Messa Arts Center ► Prog Rock
July 11
1962 ● King Curtis —— It’s Party Time With King Curtis ► Jazz-Soul
1968 ● The Doors —— Waiting For The Sun ► Psych Rock
1971 ● Procol Harum —— Broken Barricades ► Prog Rock
1975 ● Fleetwood Mac —— Fleetwood Mac ► Pop-Rock
1977 ● Village People —— Village People ► Disco
1980 ● Dexy’s Midnight Runners —— Searching For The Young Soul Rebels ► Pop-Rock
1980 ● Ultravox —— Vienna ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1983 ● Shalamar —— The Look ► Disco
1988 ● Joy Division —— Substance ► Post-Punk
1989 ● Gloria Estefan —— Cuts Both Ways ► Latin Pop
1994 ● Eagles —— The Very Best Of The Eagles ► Country-Rock
1995 ● Kyuss —— …And The Circus Leaves Town ► Heavy Metal/Stoner Rock
1995 ● Motörhead —— Sacrifice ► Heavy Metal
1995 ● Shaggy —— Bombastic ► Dancehall Reggae
1999 ● The Sneetches —— Obscureyears ► Alt. Power Pop
2000 ● The Anti-Nowhere League —— Out Of Control ► Punk Rock
2000 ● Atlanta Rhythm Section —— Live At The Savoy, New York October 27, 1981 ► Southern Rock
2000 ● Everclear —— Songs From An American Movie, Vol. 1: Learning How To Smile ► Grunge-Punk
2000 ● Mötley Crüe —— New Tattoo ► Heavy Metal
2000 ● Kansas —— Somewhere To Elsewhere ► Prog/Arena Rock
2006 ● Phish —— Live In Brooklyn ► Prog Rock/Jam Band
2006 ● Soul Asylum —— The Silver Lining ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2006 ● Yes —— Greatest Hits Live ► Prog Rock
2012 ● The Rolling Stones —— Live At The Tokyo Dome (Live 1990) ► Blues-Rock
July 12
1965 ● The Shadows —— The Sound Of The Shadows ► Instrumental Rock ‘N’ Roll
1971 ● Funkadelic —— Maggot Brain ► Funk
1978 ● Kenny Loggins —— Nightwatch ► Pop-Rock
1986 ● Bananarama —— True Confessions ► New Wave Dance-Pop
1986 ● Eurythmics —— Revenge ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1994 ● Amorphis —— Tales From The Thousand Lakes ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal
1994 ● Alice Cooper —— The Last Temptation ► Hard Rock
1994 ● Marilyn Manson —— Portrait Of An American Family ► Heavy Metal/Alt Metal
1994 ● Kansas —— The Kansas Boxed Set ► Prog/Arena Rock
1999 ● Witness —— Before The Calm ► Electronic/Lo-Fi
2004 ● The Rolling Stones —— Singles 1965-1967 ► Blues-Rock
2005 ● Rick Springfield —— The Day After Yesterday ► Power Pop
2011 ● Incubus —— If Not, When? ► Funk Metal
July 13
1964 ● The Beach Boys —— All Summer Long ► Sunshine Pop
1973 ● Bob Dylan —— Pat Garrett & Billy The Kid ► Folk-Rock
1973 ● Grateful Dead —— History Of The Grateful Dead, Vol. 1 (Bear’s Choice) ► Country-Rock
1973 ● Queen —— Queen [UK] ► Prog Rock
1983 ● Killing Joke —— Fire Dances ► Heavy Metal/Post-Punk
1984 ● Dio —— The Last In Line ► Heavy Metal
1990 ● 2 Live Crew —— Banned In The U.S.A. ► East Coast Rap
1990 ● Ian Gillan —— Naked Thunder ► Hard Rock
1992 ● George Harrison —— Live In Japan ► Pop-Rock
1993 ● Toni Braxton —— Toni Braxton ► Soul-Pop
1993 ● Matthew Sweet —— Altered Beast ► Power Pop
1999 ● Gang Starr —— Full Clip: A Decade Of Gang Starr ► East Coast Rap
1999 ● The Zombies —— Absolutely The Best ► Art Rock
2004 ● Jimmy Buffett —— License To Chill ► Country-Rock
2010 ● The Innocence Mission —— My Room In The Trees ► Alt Pop-Rock
2010 ● Korn —— Korn III: Remember Who You Are ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal
2010 ● Sting —— Symphonicities ► Pop-Rock
July 14
1967 ● The Bee Gees —— Bee Gees’ 1st [UK] ► Pop-Rock
1970 ● Supertramp —— Supertramp ► Prog/Art Rock
1977 ● Billy Preston —— A Whole New Thing ► Soul-Funk
1985 ● Elton John —— Your Songs ► Pop-Rock
1986 ● Bob Dylan —— Knocked Out Loaded ► Folk-Rock
1992 ● Megadeth —— Countdown To Extinction ► Heavy Metal
1992 ● Various Artists —— Songs From The Cool World [Sndtrk] ► Glam Rock
1994 ● Elliott Smith —— Roman Candle ► Indie Rock/Lo-Fi
1995 ● Sister Sledge —— Live In Concert ► Disco
1998 ● Ace Of Base —— Flowers ► Euro-Dance Pop
1998 ● The Beastie Boys —— Hello Nasty ► Rap
1998 ● Counting Crows —— Across A Wire: Live In New York City ► AA Pop-Rock
1998 ● The Knack —— Zoom ► Power Pop
1998 ● The Tragically Hip —— Phantom Power ► Folk-Rock
2007 ● The Church —— Deep In The Shallows: The Classic Singles Collection ► Alt. Power Pop
2009 ● Judas Priest —— A Touch Of Evil: Live ► Heavy Metal
2009 ● David Bowie —— VH1 Storytellers ► Glam Rock
2014 ● John Hiatt —— Terms Of My Surrender ► Roots Rock
July 15
1966 ● The Yardbirds —— Roger The Engineer ► Blues Rock
1972 ● Neil Diamond —— Moods ► Pop-Rock
1973 ● Grand Funk Railroad —— We’re An American Band ► Hard Rock
1974 ● Rick Springfield —— Mission Magic! ► Power Pop
1980 ● Donnie Iris —— Back On The Streets ► Pop-Rock
1982 ● America —— A View From The Ground ► Folk-Rock
1983 ● Big Country —— The Crossing ► New Wave/Alt. Pop-Rock
1985 ● The Damned —— Phantasmagoria ► Goth Rock
1986 ● Lionel Richie —— Dancing On The Ceiling ► Soul-Dance
1986 ● Spandau Ballet —— Through The Barricades ► New Wave Synth-Pop
1996 ● The Samples —— Outpost ► Alt. Pop-Rock
1996 ● Tonic —— Lemon Parade ► Alt/Roots Rock
1997 ● The Dandy Warhols —— …The Dandy Warhols Come Down ► Psych Rock
1997 ● Sarah McLachlan —— Surfacing ► Folk-Rock
1997 ● Dwight Yoakam —— Under The Covers ► Alt Country-Rock
2003 ● April Wine —— Greatest Hits Live ► Arena Rock
2004 ● Eric Clapton —— 20th Century Masters – The Millennium Collection: The Best Of Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock
2008 ● The Jellybricks —— Goodnight To Everyone ► Alt. Pop-Rock
2008 ● John Mellencamp —— Life, Death, Love And Freedom ► Roots Rock
2011 ● Goo Goo Dolls —— iTunes Live From SoHo [EP] ► Alt Pop-Rock/Post-Grunge
2014 ● Judas Priest —— Redeemer Of Souls ► Heavy Metal
2014 ● Loverboy —— Unfinished Business ► Arena Rock
July 16
1971 ● Gentle Giant —— Acquiring The Taste [UK] ► Prog Rock
1973 ● Elvis Presley —— Elvis (“The Fool Album”) ► Contemporary Adult Pop-Rock
1974 ● Neil Young —— On The Beach ► Folk-Rock
1976 ● The Band —— The Best Of The Band ► Folk-Rock
1979 ● Earth, Wind & Fire —— I Am ► Soul-Funk
1980 ● Rick James —— Garden Of Love ► Soul-Funk
1981 ● The Beach Boys —— Rare Early Recordings ► Pop-Rock
1982 ● Warren Zevon —— The Envoy ► Pop-Rock
1984 ● Sade —— Diamond Life [UK] ► Quiet Storm
1990 ● Curtis Mayfield —— Take It To The Streets ► Soul/Funk
1991 ● The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band —— Live Two Five ► Country-Rock
2000 ● Persuader —— The Hunter ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal
2002 ● Dave Matthews Band —— Busted Stuff ► AA Pop-Rock
2002 ● New Order —— Before & After – The BBC Sessions ► Alt Pop-Rock
2002 ● Simon & Garfunkel —— Live From New York City, 1967 ► Folk-Pop
2007 ● Motörhead —— Better Motörhead Than Dead: Live At Hamersmith ► Heavy Metal
2012 ● Elton John With Pnau —— Good Morning To The Night ► Pop-Rock
2014 ● Yes —— Heaven & Earth ► Prog Rock