1001 Album Club

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109 The Incredible String Band - The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter Feb 18, 2019

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Many musicians have acknowledged this record and the band as an influence including Bob Dylan and Robert Plant, who touted its influence on Led Zeppelin’s first album and general direction. We think this album is utter nonsense and don’t know why anyone would include it in a book of “must hear albums”.

108 Traffic - Traffic Feb 14, 2019

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Traffic’s first single “Paper Sun”, gave them instant chart success, reaching No. 5 in the UK, but Winwood was reportedly unimpressed with the song’s success, feeling it misrepresented his vision for the band. And while Traffic’s sound was very much of its time, the emphasis on Winwood’s keyboards and Wood’s wind instruments set them apart from their guitar driven peers.

107 The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet Feb 11, 2019

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This was the start of the prolific period in which the Rolling Stones would become the biggest rock band of the 70’s and perhaps history. Their raw, bluesy over-driven Delta blues licks and slide guitar fit perfectly with Mick Jagger’s leering over-sexualized vocals that cut like a knife over African drums beats.

106 Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You Feb 07, 2019

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While the inclusion of “Respect” is in and of itself sufficient to earn I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You classic status, Aretha Franklin’s Atlantic label debut is an indisputable masterpiece from start to finish.

105 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis - Bold as Love Feb 04, 2019

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With Axis Hendrix stretches further musically than the first album, but even more so as a songwriter. Hendrix had a contract for three albums in one year and this could be considered “the middle child”.

104 The Velvet Underground - White Light White Heat Jan 31, 2019

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The second album is a visceral audio assault of overdriven instruments, and lyrics about methamphetamine abuse, botched medical procedures violence and of course heroin-dealing drag queens. Cale recalled “The first one had some gentility, some beauty. The second one was consciously anti-beauty.”

103 Shivkumar Sharma - Call of the Valley Jan 28, 2019

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The instrumental album “Call of the valley” follows a day in the life of an Indian shepherd from Kashmir. It is one of the most successful Indian albums and one that became popular with an international audience.

102 Loretta Lynn - Don't Come Home a Drinkin' (With Lovin' on Your Mind) Jan 24, 2019

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The country legend with her defining album that made her one of countries most likeable artists but also one of the most important as she speaks plainly about woman’s issues and growing up poor in her own beautiful way.

101 The Electric Prunes - The Electric Prunes Jan 21, 2019

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Sometimes considered a 60’s garage one-hit-wonder the Electric Prunes kick off their debut album with their first (and biggest) hit single, and if Electric Prunes: I Had Too Much to Dream (Last Night) never hits the high point of its title track again it still might be enough to consider a listen.

100 The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? Jan 17, 2019

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One of the most stunning debuts in rock history, and one of the definitive albums of the psychedelic era. On Are You Experienced?, Jimi Hendrix synthesized various elements of the cutting edge of 1967 rock into music that sounded both futuristic and rooted in the best traditions of rock, blues, pop, and soul. What can we say this album is hands down amazing!

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