93. The Doors – The Doors
In the annals of rock history, there’s a lot of debate about The Doors. On the one hand, they were…
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92. Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim – Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim
Ok, so I’m rocketing through these albums but it’s still odd to see just how quickly the trends must have…
91. The Velvet Underground – The Velvet Underground and Nico
One of the hazards of working through this giant list of albums is that every now and then I come…
90. The Who – The Who Sell Out
I’m sure that, a few months from now, when I’m trudging through Hawkwind and Genesis, I’m going to regret saying…
89. Pink Floyd – Piper at the Gates of Dawn
Pink Floyd. Finally… As I’m sure I’ve mentioned before, I’m a bit of a Floyd geek. But way back in…
88. Cream – Disraeli Gears
OK, so I’m not the biggest fan of Eric Clapton, but it’s pretty much an established fact that his best…
87. Love – Forever Changes
Despite not really getting anywhere in the charts on its first release, “Forever Changes” is generally seen these days as…
86. Tim Buckley – Goodbye and Hello
For modern listeners, he’s always going to be “Jeff’s Dad”, but back in the day Tim Buckley was a formidable…
85. The Monkees – Headquarters
“Hey, look, the Monkees. They were a huge influence on the Beatles.” – Loyd, “Dumb and Dumber” (1994) “The Monkees…
84. The Beau Brummels – Triangle
The Beau Brummels might be a good contender for the greatest could’ve beens of the sixties. Pretty obscure now, they…
83. Love – Da Capo
Generally considered as a ‘half-legendary album’ thanks to the addition of the oft-maligned “Revelation” which takes up the whole of…
82. Moby Grape – Moby Grape
“The Grape’s saga is one of squandered potential, absurdly misguided decisions, bad luck, blunders and excruciating heartbreak, all set to…
81. Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band – Safe as Milk
As I said a few reviews back, when it comes to Captain Beefheart, I’ve not been looking forward to the…
80. Buffalo Springfield – Buffalo Springfield Again
We’re into proper psychedelic territory now. As I look forward to the next twenty or so albums, I wish I…
79. Country Joe and the Fish – Electric Music for Mind and Body
There’s something admirable about a left-wing activist who named his band after Stalin and Chairman Mao, putting together a radical…
78. The Beatles – Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
Where am I supposed to begin with this one then? This isn’t just the album that changed rock music (at…
77. Nico – Chelsea Girl
When I mentioned to a colleague that Nico was next on my list of albums to write about, his immediate…
76. Astrud Gilberto – Beach Samba
“Stay… And we’ll make sex with music.” – it’s hard to argue with her as she kicks off this sweet…
75. Nina Simone – Wild is the Wind
I’ve never quite been able to define it, but there’s something about Nina Simone. It’s not just her talent as…
74. The Yardbirds – Roger the Engineer
It’s kind of a shame that this one followed John Mayall and the Blues Breakers in the book, because it’s…
73. Blues Breakers with Eric Clapton – John Mayall’s Blues Breakers
Right, first things first… “I used to be into dope, now I’m into racism. It’s much heavier, man. Fucking wogs,…
72. The 13th Floor Elevators – The Psychedelic World of the 13th Floor Elevators
Things were changing by 1966. It was only a matter of months before that rock music was Carl Perkins covers,…
71. Simon and Garfunkel – Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
OK, so praising all the Elizabethan ambience of this albums’ eponymous first track might seem a bit churlish given how…
70. The Rolling Stones – Aftermath
These days, it’s sometime easy to forget that, alongside the familiar rockin’ side of the Stones that gave us ‘Jumping…