Essential Album Recommendations Between 60's - 80's

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jakeke

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Hey, I'm interested in expanding my musical knowledge and I've decided to go backwards in time.

I am looking for some album recommendations from the great artists between the 60's - 80's or so, an example of some artists I'd be interested in are - Bob Dylan, The Doors, Hendrix, Bowie, Black Sabbath, Fleetwood Mac, Led Zeppelin etc.

Basically it seems there were a hell of a lot of good records made and I don't know the first place to start. I'm after the great albums that will give me a good insight into that era in music, and since a few people here were around then, I was hoping to get some experienced recommendations.

Cheers!
 
Here we go:

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
The Doors - L.A. Woman
The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Deja Vu
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water
The Eagles - Hotel California
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
Cat Stevens - Teaser and the Firecat
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory

That lot should keep you happy for years. :)
 
As far as Led Zep go, you can't go wrong with I - IV released between 1969 and 1971.
The Doors... I would recommend their self titled debut (1967) and Strange Days (also 1967).
Black Sabbath - self titled (1970), Sabbath Bloody Sabbath (1974), Sabotage (1975), Heaven & Hell (1980)
 
Other great album choices would be...

David Bowie - Hunky Dory (1971)
Carole King - Tapestry (1971)
Neil Young - Harvest (1972)
Jethro Tull - Aqualung (1971)
 
A few more:

Wings - Band on the Run
The Who - Who's Next
Dire Straits - Brothers in Arms
Chris Rea - The Road to Hell
Van Morrison - Moondance
ELO - Out of the Blue
 
simulatorman said:
Here we go:

Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
Cream - Disraeli Gears
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
David Bowie - Ziggy Stardust
Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
The Doors - L.A. Woman
The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
Fleetwood Mac – Rumours
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – Deja Vu
Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge over Troubled Water
The Eagles - Hotel California
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Elvis Costello - Armed Forces
Cat Stevens - Teaser and the Firecat
Creedence Clearwater Revival - Cosmo's Factory

That lot should keep you happy for years. :)
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That's a damned good list. I'd sawp Rumours for some Peter Green era Mac though.
 
I'll write a list later too hehe, but I would say the band, tom waits, some bowie, some elton john maybe, Parliament/funkadelic, sam and dave etc, some tamla motown/stax. I must go eat.
 
Almost the last ones:

The Kinks - Lola versus Powerman and the Moneygoround

:)
 
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Definitely the last ones: :)

Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief
James Taylor - Greatest Hits (I know it’s a compilation but...)
Santana - Abraxas
 
The Beatles - Revolver / Rubber Soul
Joni Mitchell - Blue
Rolling Stones - Exile on Main Street / Beggars Banquet
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde / Blood on the Tracks
David Bowie - Low
Roxy Music - Roxy Music / For Your Pleasure
Neil Young - Harvest / After the Goldrush
The Band - Music from Big Pink / The Band
Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
Led Zeppelin - IV
The Who - Who's Next
Otis Redding - Otis Blue
Marvin Gaye - What's Going On
Deep Purple - In Rock
 
elroberto said:
That's a damned good list. I'd sawp Rumours for some Peter Green era Mac though.
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MMmmm so would I.

Jethro Tull - Minstrel in the Gallery/Benefit (Great album!!!)
The Who - Quadraphenia
Pink Floyd - Animals/Wish You Were Here
Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
AC/DC -Anything with Bon Scott singing (Diry Deed Done Dirt Cheap/Powerage)
Jefferson Airplane - Volunteers
Alan Parsons Project - Tales of Mystery and Imagination
America - Best of
Jim Morrison - An American Prayer (A must have!!!!)
King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
Hawkwind - Astounding Sounds Amazing Music/Dormei Fasol Latido
Motorhead - Motorhead
Led Zepplin - 1,2,3,4
Rainbow - Long Live Rock N Roll
Rolling Stones - Exile On Main Street/The Rolling Stones Rock N roll Circus (Another must!!!!)
The Sex Pistols - Never Mind The ********
UFO - Force It
Black Sabbath - Heaven and Hell/ Black Sabbath
Woodstock
CSN&Y -Deja Vu/ So far (Guinnevere)
Neil Young - Neil Young/ After The Gold Rush/ Are You Pasionate/
Everbody Knows this Is Know Where/ Tonights The Night
Lou Reed & Nico

Loads more but cant think now:)

I love all the old stuff, better than the tripe that gets dished out at the min. all I get all the time is "how crap is this!!!" but there wouldn't be any of the new **** without all this old crap. ******* NEANDERTHALS!!!!!

Enjoy :)
 
Also check out all of Steely Dans output along with Talking Heads from their ''77'' CD to the last one they made together
Joni Mitchell's ''Hejira''
 
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