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Important albums of the late 60's and early 70's for music nerds
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items A beginners guide for a musical journey through the cult albums of the late 60's and early 70's.
So ahead of it's time. This incredibly influential album works on so many levels. Elements of folk,garage rock, hard rock you name it….it's all in the melting pot. Roky Erickson at his peak.
The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevators | Releases
An early 70's landmark album from the San Fransisco funk trailblazers Sly & The Family Stone. The larger than life Sly goes deep on this album as the social changes of the time come through loud and proud on the tracks.
Sly Stone's There's a Riot Goin' On
Beautifully crafted stories into songs with an old timey English whistle in the wind. Tales of nostalgia and days gone by have never sounded so fine!
The Kinks Are The Village Green Preservation Society
A psychedelic folk rock album truly for the ages. Arthur Lee's surrealist lyrics married with rich orchestration and solid songs, instigated a major musical turning point towards the end of the 1960's.
Forever Changes - Album by Love
After securing more artistic control and freedom from Motown Records, this 1972 album played an important role in what’s known as Stevie’s classic period. Released in between the equally key albums Music Of My Mind and Innervisions. A street wise col...
Stevie Wonder – Talking Book
This record is an absolute statement. Recorded live over two rockin' nights in Detroit 1968, it captures the revolutionary spirit of the time as well as laying down the foundations for punk rock. It's a must have and it needs to be played loud. Kick ...
Kick Out the Jams - MC5
An absolutely outstanding collection of songs. In the era of albums like Sgt Peppers and Pet Sounds, this self financed album is right up there in terms of it's uniqueness and addictive melodies. Ignored at the time like many of the albums on this li...
The Zombies – Odessey And Oracle | Releases
The opening track of Maggot Brain with a spoken word by Funkadelic head maestro George Clinton and legendary guitarist Eddie Hazel, sets the tone for this funk rock odyssey. Strap yourself in…don't fight it feel it.
Maggot Brain - Funkadelic
Hard to believe Nick Drake was only 20 years old when he wrote this incredibly moving and poetic debut album. Though criminally underappreciated at the time, it has steadily become one of the most revered and influential albums of not only the late 1...
Five Leaves Left [LP] by Nick Drake | Vinyl LP
A poet, a jazz cat and a visionary shaping rap music for decades to come. Gil Scott Heron's 1971 second album also being his debut studio album. His social commentary lyrics, musicianship combined with his flowing spoken word/singing delivery makes t...
Pieces of a Man - Gil Scott-Heron
Any Velvet Underground release could be on this list, as each album is just as vital as the next. A much more sombre mood fills this record with the arrival of multi-instrumentalist and singer Doug Yule filling the void of John Cale's departure. Cand...
The Velvet Underground [45th Anniversary] [LP]
The debut solo album for the former Pink Floyd front man who's songwriting style has had an enormous effect on music in general. From the iconic cover shots by renowned music photographer Mick Rock to the child like world these songs live in. It's a ...
The Madcap Laughs - Syd Barrett
The godfather of punk and the king of swagger Iggy Pop is undeniably a force. This 1969 debut album of The Stooges brings Iggy and the Asheton brothers into the light to get it done and dare the rest of us to keep up. The Detroit little brother band ...
The Stooges [LP]
At the time this album was really next level stuff. Brian Wilson pushing boundaries creatively and using the studio as a tool lifted this masterpiece up to the sky where it rained down, inspiring and delighting so many still very much to this day.
Pet Sounds [50th Anniversary Stereo Edition]