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Great Albums of ....... 1969
Henry Irving
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Going back a little earlier this time.
Quick Scoll thru' the ipod brings up
Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake
Let it Bleed - Delia Smith and the Rolling Stones
The Band - The Band
Everybody Knows this is Nowhere - Neil Young
and the classic Dusty in Memphis - Dusty Springfield.
Any
Quick Scoll thru' the ipod brings up
Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake
Let it Bleed - Delia Smith and the Rolling Stones
The Band - The Band
Everybody Knows this is Nowhere - Neil Young
and the classic Dusty in Memphis - Dusty Springfield.
Any
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King Crimson - In the Court of the crimson King4
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Kick out the jams - MC5
Scott 3 - Scott Walker
At San Quentin - Johnny Cash
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This was such a vintage year, what do you leave out?
Stand Up - Jethro Tull
Tommy - The Who
Abbey Road - The Beatles
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Led Zeppelin 2
Green River - Creedence (or was that 1970?)
The Velvet Underground (I'm cheating here because I wasn't aware of it at the time but discovered later. It's a classic)
Arthur - The Kinks
tons more I could go on for hours...
Good game this Henry. Fogey heaven! (That's not an album btw
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The Stooges - The Stooges2
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give it a few days and when this has dropped down the page and pick another yearSix-a-bag-of-nuts said:This was such a vintage year, what do you leave out?
Stand Up - Jethro Tull
Tommy - The Who
Abbey Road - The Beatles
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Led Zeppelin 2
Green River - Creedence (or was that 1970?)
The Velvet Underground (I'm cheating here because I wasn't aware of it at the time but discovered later. It's a classic)
Arthur - The Kinks
tons more I could go on for hours...
Good game this Henry. Fogey heaven! (That's not an album btw1 -
Would add first Zeppelin album plus Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left. Plus possibly Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart.Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:This was such a vintage year, what do you leave out?
Stand Up - Jethro Tull
Tommy - The Who
Abbey Road - The Beatles
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Led Zeppelin 2
Green River - Creedence (or was that 1970?)
The Velvet Underground (I'm cheating here because I wasn't aware of it at the time but discovered later. It's a classic)
Arthur - The Kinks
tons more I could go on for hours...
Good game this Henry. Fogey heaven! (That's not an album btw0 -
Frank Zappa - Hot Rats4
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Better add "Crosby, Stills and Nash" to my list of faves from '692
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Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.1
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Revelation - Man, with the banned Erotica a highlight.1
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2 ounces of plastic with a hole in the middle. Man.
They neither make, nor name albums like this any more. According to my grandad.
See ( some of what's left of) them at The Half Moon on 22nd Feb.0 -
The best album released in 1969 was Abbey Road.0
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Absolute classic year. Some have been mentioned so forgive the repetition:
Abbey Road - The Beatles
In the Court of the Crimson King - equal best ever debut album (with Piper at the Gates of Dawn)
Led Zeppelin 2 - Led Zeppelin
Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake
In a Silent Way - Miles Davis
Green River - CCR
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Santana - Santana
Songs from a Room - Leonard Cohen
Stand Up - Jethro Tull
The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers Band
The Band - The Band
Clouds - the unbelievably beautiful, amazing, wonderful, incredible Joni
Yes - Yes
What we did on our Holidays - Fairport Convention
Completely Well - BB King1 -
some great albums mentioned so far, I'd also include
Scott 4 - Scott Waker
Soft Parade - Doors
Happy Sad - Tim Buckley
Ask me no questions - Bridget St John1 -
East of Eden - Mercator Projected1
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Grateful Dead - Live Dead
It's a Beautiful Day - It's a Beautiful Day
Ssssh - Ten Years After0 -
Led Zeppelin....Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II ....Led Zeppelin
Tommy ...The Who0 -
I hadn't worked my way that far down the list... Scott 4 is a masterpiece. In those days, albums came thick and fastShrew said:some great albums mentioned so far, I'd also include
Scott 4 - Scott Waker
Soft Parade - Doors
Happy Sad - Tim Buckley
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Jefferson Airplane and the Doors around that year;
what did Traffic put out then?
Think the first Argent album was 69 too
Chicago Transit Authority too,
Creedence put out something like four albums in twelve months...
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Happy Sad :Tim Buckley
Five leaves Left : Nick Drake
Songs for a Tailor: Jack Bruce
Goodbye Cream: Cream
Beck Ola: Jeff beck Group
Free: Free
Family Entertainment: Family
Raw Sienna : Savoy Brown
Taste: Taste/Rory Gallagher
Led Zep 2
Led Zep
In the Court of the Crimson King: Crimson
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Face albums already mentioned but in a different genre Stand, Sly and The Family Stone1
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Christmas with Pinky and Perky (MFP, 1969) ?0
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Was going to mention Everybody knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse but you beat me to it. Love that album. Saw Neil last year and he's still an incredible live performer.Henry Irving said:Going back a little earlier this time.
Quick Scoll thru' the ipod brings up
Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake
Let it Bleed - Delia Smith and the Rolling Stones
The Band - The Band
Everybody Knows this is Nowhere - Neil Young
and the classic Dusty in Memphis - Dusty Springfield.
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Are there any Captain Beefheart fans here? I'm working my way towards Trout Mask Replica which was released in '69. It's possibly the least accessible album I've ever heard (I love Safe as Milk and The Splotlight Kid) and according to my wife's uncle it takes about three or four listens before you can start making any sense of it at all, but it is often regarded as a true masterpiece.0
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Going through the best of 1969 list has nicely eased the nerves ahead of tonight's nailbiter. Some tremendous suggestions everyone, to which I would add these that i bought/swapped back then...:
John Mayall - Turning Point (His first without a guitarist!)
Manfred Mann's Chapter Three - Same (Recommended - a BIG departure from their previous work)
Family - Family Entertainment (The best ever band from Leicester?)
David Ackles - Subway To The Country (If you like Leonard Cohen, Tim Buckley)
Moondog - Same (Categorise him at your peril...)
Love - Out Here (Not their best, but a must nevertheless)
Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief (A MUST own and far from the standard Liege)
Mott The Hoople - Same ('nuff said!)
Townes Van Zandt - Same
Townes Van Zandt - Our Mother The Mountain (Own EVERYTHING by him!)
Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out (Arty Brit-Blues Rock with a jazzier edge)
Third Ear Band - Alchemy (Way out there...)
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails (Why weren't they bigger?)
Mississippi Fred McDowell - I Do Not Play No Rock And Roll (Hear the title track and marvel...)
Terry Reid - Same (So unlucky, should have been big...)
Easy Rider - O S/T (It changed lives...)
Keef Hartley Band - Halfbreed (The Battle of NW6 was my fave but this is still worth a listen)
Johnny Winter - Second Winter (Wonderful, plus was this the only 3 sided double album ever?)
...finishing my list VERY strongly,
The Flying Burrito Bothers - Gilded Palace Of Sin
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At San Quentin - Johnny Cash
Retrospective - Buffalo Springfield (Googled this one)0 -
No mentions for Blind Faith? I thought it was a terrific album, but can imagine that it divides opinion.1
