Great acoustic guitar on classic rock records

I am getting into Al Stewart and his Year of the Cat record has great acoustic (and electric) guitar. What are some others? I guess LZIII, and Tommy, what others?

 

American Beauty and Workingman's Dead.

 

Beggar's Banquet

 

Every Picture Tells a Story LP

 

If I Could Only Remember My Name - David Crosby (& friends).

 

A few I enjoy that immediately come to mind:

Jimmy Page on Rain song (Houses of the Holy LP).

Neil Young - Needle and the damage done (Harvest LP).

Nancy Wilson tracks on the LP's Dreamboat Annie and Little Queen have some nice acoustic guitar sections.

 

The Who, Rolling Stones, Neil Young
That’s the heart of acoustic guitars on rock albums!

 

Dire Strait's Mark Knopfler played some very tasteful National Style O acoustic guitar. I'd recommend Romeo & Juliet, Private Investigations, and (a part of) Telegraph Road. Am I forgetting any others?

 

Thanks, all. I'm particularly looking for whole records that have acoustic all over them.

 

Not sure this is up anyone's alley but surf music has often be associated with screaming guitars and heavy drums (Dick Dale). The Duo-Tones took classic surf instrumentals and made them all acoustic on the album "Surf Music Unpluggged"

 

Before your clarifier, I was going to post 'Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me) by Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel...
the Spanish-style acoustic solo by Jim Cregan is probably the most distinctive element of the song.



But I think I'm still alright... there are a couple of other tracks on the album 'The Best Years of Our Lives' that are acoustic guitar heavy... most notably the title track... as well as 'It Wasn't Me'. Hey, that's three out of eight.

 

As you said Led Zeppelin III is a standout for me along with Jethro Tull - Songs From The Wood for that matter may want to look into early Jethro Tull starting with Stand Up.

 

Pete Townshend on loads of Who songs
Wally Waller, Dick Taylor and Brian Pendleton on loads of Pretty Things songs.
Joe Walsh on James Gang and solo tracks.
Steve Hackett on Genesis tracks.
Ron Wood and Ronnie Lane on Faces tracks.
Roy Wood on Move and solo tracks.
Ray and Dave Davies on Kinks tracks.
Mike Dunford on Renaissance tracks.
Maggie, Terre and Suzzy Roche on Roches tracks.
Mike Oldfield on solo tracks.
Dave Cousins, Dave Lambert and Tony Hooper on Strawbs tracks.
Ritchie Blackmore on Blackmore's Night tracks.
Mike Allsup on Three Dog Night tracks
Sandy Denny and Richard Thompson on Fairport Convention and solo tracks.
Paul Simon on S&G tracks.
Sonja Kristina on Curved Air and solo tracks.
Just to name a few.

 

Both masterfully recorded by Stephen Barncard.

 

Beatles. White Album, Rubber Soul (U.S. version)
Stones
Who
Moody Blues
Kinks
Bob Dylan
Gordon Lightfoot
CSN. Stills and Neil Young
Poco
Pentangle

 

Opeth - Damnation has ton of acoustic on it as does Heritage

 

Cat Stevens, especially on Tea For The Tillerman & Teaser and The Fire Cat

 

Just one song, but some of the most beautiful guitar tones I've ever heard:

 

Aztec Camera - High Land, Hard Rain

 

Yes, The Yes Album, The Clap. Killer live rendition.

Zeppelin That's The Way, Going To Cali, Bron-y Aur Stomp (and no stomp), Battle Evermore, Gallows Pole,...

Neil Young Live Rust album.

A ton more I'm missing at the moment.

 

Pete Townshend/Ronnie Lane - Rough Mix

 

Travelin' Wilburys.

 

America's first few albums

 

I wouldn't call it a "classic rock" album, maybe "classic rock n roll"...

Rock n Roll with The Modern Lovers

 

Once again, it's more accurate to call it "country blues revival" than classic rock, but...

Hot Tuna (debut)