Apr 25 2024
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Jan 05 2024
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Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin4
Jan 08 2024
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Boston
Boston5
Jan 09 2024
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Brothers In Arms
Dire Straits4
Jan 10 2024
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Doggystyle
Snoop Dogg1
Jan 11 2024
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Pink Moon
Nick DrakeOne great song, one good one and the rest just sort of blended together.
2
Jan 12 2024
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Fromohio
fIREHOSE3
Jan 15 2024
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My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy
Kanye West1
Jan 16 2024
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If You Can Believe Your Eyes & Ears
The Mamas & The PapasHard to rate something this old and pre-rock with today’s ears. 2 really good songs, and another above-average one, great harmonies. Would probably lean to 2.5 if it was an option.
3
Jan 17 2024
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Kollaps
Einstürzende NeubautenA couple of these were almost listenable.
1
Jan 18 2024
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Tuesday Night Music Club
Sheryl CrowDefinitely not a 5 but a solid core of songs, almost dragged down to a 3 by the na-na song.
4
Jan 19 2024
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Ten
Pearl Jam5
Jan 22 2024
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Red Headed Stranger
Willie Nelson5
Jan 23 2024
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xx
The xx5
Jan 24 2024
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MTV Unplugged In New York
Nirvana4
Jan 25 2024
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The Band
The BandThe textures in the music really make it a rich sounding album for something so folksy. The stories and harmonies add depth and make it pretty unique.
5
Jan 26 2024
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It Takes A Nation Of Millions To Hold Us Back
Public EnemyChuck D’s voice is unstoppable.
5
Jan 29 2024
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At Folsom Prison
Johnny CashThis is definitely not a generic “live” album. The performances are great and the inmates makes themselves heard at all the right (wrong) lines.
5
Jan 31 2024
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Second Toughest In The Infants
Underworld3
Feb 01 2024
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Junkyard
The Birthday Party1
Feb 02 2024
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Goo
Sonic Youth2
Feb 05 2024
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Bayou Country
Creedence Clearwater Revival2
Feb 06 2024
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Station To Station
David Bowie4
Feb 07 2024
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Smile
Brian Wilson4
Feb 08 2024
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Ghosteen
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds5
Feb 09 2024
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Ellington at Newport
Duke Ellington5
Feb 12 2024
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Hot Rats
Frank ZappaI think this is the first time I have knowingly listened to any music by Zappa. Whatever I expected this wasn’t it. Enjoyed the musicianship and the mix of carefully arranged and improvised parts.
5
Feb 13 2024
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Sea Change
BeckLoved the sounds, could’ve used some more variation.
4
Feb 14 2024
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Aladdin Sane
David Bowie2
Feb 15 2024
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Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello & The Attractions3
Feb 16 2024
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Lust For Life
Iggy Pop2
Feb 19 2024
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Black Holes and Revelations
MuseThere is a lot going on here.
3
Feb 20 2024
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We Are Family
Sister Sledge3
Feb 21 2024
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Joan Armatrading
Joan Armatrading2
Feb 22 2024
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Among The Living
Anthrax1
Feb 23 2024
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There's No Place Like America Today
Curtis Mayfield4
Feb 26 2024
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Dusty In Memphis
Dusty Springfield3
Feb 27 2024
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The Stranger
Billy JoelSomehow I didn’t know these were all on one release.
5
Feb 28 2024
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Groovin'
The Young Rascals3
Feb 29 2024
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Want One
Rufus Wainwright2
Mar 01 2024
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The Modern Lovers
The Modern Lovers4
Mar 04 2024
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Amnesiac
Radiohead3
Mar 05 2024
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Imagine
John Lennon4
Mar 06 2024
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Band On The Run
Paul McCartney and Wings4
Mar 07 2024
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The Hangman's Beautiful Daughter
The Incredible String Band1
Mar 08 2024
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Olympia 64
Jacques Brel1
Mar 11 2024
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Machine Head
Deep Purple4
Mar 13 2024
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Zombie
Fela Kuti4
Mar 14 2024
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Violent Femmes
Violent Femmes5
Mar 15 2024
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The Cars
The Cars5
Mar 18 2024
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Time Out
The Dave Brubeck Quartet5
Mar 19 2024
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Urban Hymns
The Verve5
Mar 20 2024
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This Year's Model
Elvis Costello & The AttractionsI was on the fence about 4 stars or 5 until I got to Radio Radio.
5
Mar 21 2024
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Talk Talk Talk
The Psychedelic Furs3
Mar 22 2024
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More Specials
The Specials3
Mar 25 2024
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The Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald5
Mar 26 2024
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Nevermind
Nirvana5
Mar 27 2024
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La Revancha Del Tango
Gotan Project5
Mar 28 2024
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Fever Ray
Fever Ray3
Mar 29 2024
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Dig Your Own Hole
The Chemical Brothers4
Apr 01 2024
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Aja
Steely DanThe sound is amazingly clear.
3
Apr 02 2024
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Franz Ferdinand
Franz Ferdinand3
Apr 03 2024
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Cloud Nine
The Temptations3
Apr 04 2024
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Destroy Rock & Roll
Mylo4
Apr 05 2024
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Electric Prunes
The Electric Prunes2
Apr 08 2024
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Neon Bible
Arcade Fire3
Apr 09 2024
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Harvest
Neil Young4
Apr 10 2024
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Myths Of The Near Future
Klaxons1
Apr 11 2024
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Graceland
Paul Simon5
Apr 12 2024
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The Grand Tour
George Jones5
Apr 15 2024
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Meat Is Murder
The Smiths3
Apr 16 2024
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On The Beach
Neil Young4
Apr 17 2024
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Sometimes I Wish We Were An Eagle
Bill Callahan2
Apr 18 2024
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1999
Prince5
Apr 19 2024
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Maverick A Strike
Finley Quaye3
Apr 22 2024
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Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
Arctic MonkeysThe lyrics are pretty clever, and it took me a second listen to appreciate the music. I feel like I want to start speaking with a British accent or at least go watch a Ted Lasso episode.
4
Apr 23 2024
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Moving Pictures
RushI have never turned the volume down on Limelight. I still skip the weirder ones, but I like the rest of it too much go below 5.
5
Apr 24 2024
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Hypocrisy Is The Greatest Luxury
The Disposable Heroes Of HiphoprisyThe book compares this favorably to PE, and I hear the similarities - but not nearly as good musically, lyrically or in delivery.
2
Apr 25 2024
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Vespertine
BjörkWarning/Spoiler Alert: There are 2 more Bjork albums in the list of 1001.
1
Apr 29 2024
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Rock 'N Soul
Solomon Burke4
Apr 30 2024
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James Brown Live At The Apollo
James BrownThe beginning of Night Train made me think of the Eddie Murphy impersonation from Raw.
3
May 01 2024
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New Forms
Roni Size2
May 02 2024
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Machine Gun Etiquette
The Damned4
May 03 2024
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Born To Be With You
Dion3
May 06 2024
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Parallel Lines
Blondie4
May 07 2024
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Debut
Björk2
May 08 2024
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Be
Common4
May 09 2024
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All Hope Is Gone
Slipknot3
May 10 2024
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Better Living Through Chemistry
Fatboy Slim3
May 13 2024
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Led Zeppelin III
Led Zeppelin4
May 14 2024
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A Love Supreme
John Coltranetest notes?
5
May 15 2024
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Very
Pet Shop Boys3
May 16 2024
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Hot Fuss
The Killers3
May 17 2024
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Planet Rock: The Album
Afrika Bambaataa3
May 20 2024
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Sound of Silver
LCD Soundsystem3
May 21 2024
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Deja Vu
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young5
May 22 2024
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Next
The Sensational Alex Harvey Band1
May 24 2024
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It's A Shame About Ray
The Lemonheads5
May 27 2024
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Blur
Blur3
May 28 2024
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Axis: Bold As Love
Jimi Hendrix4
May 29 2024
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The Boatman's Call
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds5
May 31 2024
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Survivor
Destiny's ChildI wonder if this is the album that started the trend of the overdone vocal flourishes in pop music?
2
Jun 03 2024
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Stand!
Sly & The Family Stone4
Jun 04 2024
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You've Come a Long Way Baby
Fatboy Slim4
Jun 05 2024
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Dirt
Alice In Chains3
Jun 06 2024
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Ogden's Nut Gone Flake
Small FacesI wish I could watch a video of my face while listening to the entirety of the last song on this album.
2
Jun 07 2024
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Snivilisation
Orbital2
Jun 10 2024
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Hard Again
Muddy Waters5
Jun 13 2024
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Queen II
Queen2
Jun 17 2024
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Music From Big Pink
The Band4
Jun 18 2024
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Stankonia
OutKast2
Jun 19 2024
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A Grand Don't Come For Free
The Streets2
Jun 20 2024
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At Budokan
Cheap Trick5
Jun 21 2024
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Two Dancers
Wild BeastsIf this was remade as an instrumental album I would give it another star.
3
Jun 24 2024
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Lost In The Dream
The War On Drugs2
Jun 25 2024
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Fear Of A Black Planet
Public Enemy5
Jun 27 2024
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A Short Album About Love
The Divine Comedy1
Jul 01 2024
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Ill Communication
Beastie Boys5
Jul 02 2024
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Frank
Amy Winehouse2
Jul 04 2024
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Kings Of The Wild Frontier
Adam & The Ants1
Jul 05 2024
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American Beauty
Grateful Dead4
Jul 08 2024
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Brilliant Corners
Thelonious Monk5
Jul 09 2024
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Physical Graffiti
Led Zeppelin5
Jul 10 2024
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Merriweather Post Pavilion
Animal Collective2
Jul 11 2024
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Underwater Moonlight
The Soft Boys3
Jul 15 2024
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Jagged Little Pill
Alanis Morissette3
Jul 16 2024
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At Fillmore East
The Allman Brothers Band3
Jul 17 2024
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Fun House
The Stooges2
Jul 29 2024
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Live!
Fela Kuti2
Jul 30 2024
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Blunderbuss
Jack White4
Aug 01 2024
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D.O.A. the Third and Final Report of Throbbing Gristle
Throbbing GristleThere is no reason I needed to hear that album before I die.
1
Aug 05 2024
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London Calling
The Clash5
Aug 06 2024
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The Freewheelin' Bob Dylan
Bob Dylan5
Aug 07 2024
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Beach Samba
Astrud Gilberto3
Aug 08 2024
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Electric Warrior
T. Rex2
Aug 09 2024
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I See You
The xx3
Aug 12 2024
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Birth Of The Cool
Miles Davis3
Aug 13 2024
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My Aim Is True
Elvis Costello5
Aug 14 2024
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Solid Air
John Martyn3
Aug 15 2024
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Timeless
Goldie2
Aug 16 2024
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Now I Got Worry
The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion1
Aug 19 2024
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C'est Chic
CHIC3
Aug 20 2024
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Dummy
Portishead3
Aug 21 2024
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Rio
Duran Duran3
Aug 23 2024
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Buffalo Springfield Again
Buffalo Springfield3
Aug 26 2024
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Buena Vista Social Club
Buena Vista Social Club5
Aug 27 2024
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Abattoir Blues / The Lyre of Orpheus
Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds3
Aug 28 2024
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Pink Flag
Wire3
Aug 29 2024
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Joan Baez
Joan Baez2
Aug 30 2024
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Gunfighter Ballads And Trail Songs
Marty Robbins3
Sep 03 2024
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Dookie
Green Day4
Sep 04 2024
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#1 Record
Big Star5
Sep 05 2024
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Maxinquaye
Tricky3
Sep 06 2024
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Too Rye Ay
Dexys Midnight Runners3
Sep 09 2024
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Sticky Fingers
The Rolling Stones5
Sep 12 2024
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Sweetheart Of The Rodeo
The Byrds4
Sep 13 2024
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Life's Too Good
The Sugarcubes2
Sep 16 2024
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The Number Of The Beast
Iron Maiden2
Sep 17 2024
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Otis Blue/Otis Redding Sings Soul
Otis Redding5
Sep 19 2024
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Strangeways, Here We Come
The Smiths4
Sep 20 2024
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Live At The Harlem Square Club
Sam Cooke4
Sep 23 2024
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Crosby, Stills & Nash
Crosby, Stills & Nash5
Sep 24 2024
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Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
Neil Young & Crazy Horse3
Sep 25 2024
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Arular
M.I.A.3
Sep 26 2024
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Night Life
Ray Price4
Sep 30 2024
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Come Away With Me
Norah Jones5
Oct 01 2024
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Beggars Banquet
The Rolling Stones5
Oct 02 2024
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Crossing the Red Sea With the Adverts
The Adverts2
Oct 03 2024
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The Nightfly
Donald Fagen2
Oct 04 2024
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Jazz Samba
Stan Getz4
Oct 07 2024
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Unknown Pleasures
Joy Division4
Oct 14 2024
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Coat Of Many Colors
Dolly Parton5
Oct 15 2024
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Green
R.E.M.4
Oct 16 2024
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British Steel
Judas Priest2
Oct 17 2024
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The Rising
Bruce Springsteen4
Oct 21 2024
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Madman Across The Water
Elton John3
Oct 22 2024
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Surfer Rosa
Pixies3
Oct 25 2024
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Bandwagonesque
Teenage Fanclub3
Oct 28 2024
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Fear Of Music
Talking Heads2
Oct 29 2024
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Mothership Connection
Parliament4
Oct 30 2024
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Ctrl
SZA2
Oct 31 2024
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The Joshua Tree
U25
Nov 01 2024
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Protection
Massive Attack3
Nov 04 2024
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People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm
A Tribe Called Quest4
Nov 05 2024
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Aftermath
The Rolling Stones3
Nov 06 2024
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Being There
Wilco5
Nov 07 2024
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Heartbreaker
Ryan Adams5
Nov 08 2024
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Electric Music For The Mind And Body
Country Joe & The Fish2
Nov 11 2024
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Wild Is The Wind
Nina Simone2
Nov 12 2024
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Back In Black
AC/DC5
Nov 13 2024
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Double Nickels On The Dime
Minutemen3
Nov 14 2024
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Ananda Shankar
Ananda Shankar2
Nov 15 2024
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Fetch The Bolt Cutters
Fiona Apple1