rcd@opus.UUCP (Dick Dunn) (09/15/84)
The following list of classic rock albums is derived from a project, which
someone dubbed the "aging hippie project", to put together a bunch of tapes
of the best rock music of years gone by. I've modified the list somewhat
to get rid of the "best of..." albums we were using for sources and I've
added a few somewhat recent albums--though I think that even those have
stood the test of a few years.
The list is admittedly weak in a few areas--for example, no Zappa or
Creedence. This is due to culling out collections and is also influenced
by certain tastes. Still, give it a try. I've tried not to let my
DeadHeadedness show through very much.
There are 90 albums total. "*" marks 36 which are both particularly good
and seminal in rock development. (And yes, I'd welcome mail on this list.)
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Allman Brothers Band
*Live At The Fillmore East
*Eat a Peach
Beatles
*Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band
*Abbey Road
Big Brother & the Holding Company
*Cheap Thrills
Blind Faith
*Blind Faith
Super Session (Mike Bloomfield, Al Kooper, Steve Stills)
Super Session
Buffalo Springfield
*Retrospective
Cheech & Chong
Big Bambu
Los Cochinos
Cream
*Disraeli Gears
*Wheels Of Fire
Crosby, Stills and Nash
*Crosby, Stills and Nash
Crosby, Stills, Nash and Young
*Deja Vu
Derek and the Dominoes
*Layla
Doors
*Doors
Strange Days
Dylan, Bob
*Highway 61 Revisited
Bob Dylan's Greatest Hits
Greatest Hits Vol. 2
Emerson, Lake and Palmer
*Emerson, Lake and Palmer
Trilogy
Firesign Theatre
How Can You Be In Two Places At Once When You're Not Anywhere At All
Don't Crush That Dwarf, Hand Me the Pliers
Fleetwood Mac
Then Play On
*Mystery To Me
Garcia, Jerry
Garcia
Grand Funk Railroad
Closer To Home
Grateful Dead
*Europe '72
*American Beauty
Guthrie, Arlo
*Alice's Restaurant
Harrison, George
All Things Must Pass
Hendrix Experience, Jimi
*Are You Experienced?
*Axis: Bold As Love
Electric Ladyland
Hot Tuna
Hot Tuna
First Pull Up, Then Pull Down
Final Vinyl
Iron Butterfly
*In-a-Gadda-da-Vida
It's A Beautiful Day
It's A Beautiful Day
James Gang
*James Gang Rides Again
Jefferson Airplane/Jefferson Starship
*Surrealistic Pillow
Volunteers
*Crown Of Creation
After Bathing At Baxters
*Blows Against The Empire
Jethro Tull
Stand Up
John, Elton
Elton John
King Crimson
In the Court Of the Crimson King
Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II
Mark Almond
Mark Almond
Mason, Dave
Alone Together
Mayall, John
*The Turning Point
Miller Band, Steve
Living In The U.S.A.
Moody Blues
*Days Of Future Past
On The Threshold Of A Dream
In Search Of The Lost Chord
To Our Children's Children's Children
Morrison, Van
Moon Dance
Tupelo Honey
Pink Floyd
*Dark Side of the Moon
Procol Harum
Shine On Brightly
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Quicksilver Messenger Service
Just For Love
Rare Earth
Get Ready
Rolling Stones
High Tides and Green Grass
Sticky Fingers
Santana
*Santana
Abraxas
Scaggs, Boz
Boz Scaggs
Simon and Garfunkel
*Sounds Of Silence
Parsley, Sage, Rosemary and Thyme
Spirit
Spirit
Twelve Dreams Of Dr. Sardonicus
Steppenwolf
Steppenwolf Live
Stevens, Cat
Tea For the Tillerman
Stewart, Al
Past, Present and Future
Year of the Cat
Tangerine Dream
Stratosfear
Ten Years After
Undead
Traffic
*Low Spark of High-Heeled Boys
John Barleycorn Must Die
Walsh, Joe
The Smoker You Drink, The Player You Get
Who
*Live At Leeds
*Tommy
*Who's Next
Winwood, Steve
Arc of a Diver
Yes
*Fragile
Close To the Edge
Young with Crazy Horse, Neil
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
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Dick Dunn {hao,ucbvax,allegra}!nbires!rcd (303)444-5710 x3086
...Never offend with style when you can offend with substance.