Your Top 20 1960’s Albums

List yer favourite 60’s albums!
RULES: ONLY MAX 2 BY EACH ARTIST.
That way no Beatles spam (or any other band).

Only one from my list is pre-‘66. Not because I don’t like stuff prior, but just because I LOVE psychedelia and the late 60’s is the best time for that genre of music. And even though I’m easily the most familiar with the 60’s more than any other decade, I still haven’t heard all that much prior to ‘65. It still awaits me!

1. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band - The Beatles (1967)
2. The Piper at the Gates of Dawn - Pink Floyd (1967)
3. A Saucerful of Secrets - Pink Floyd (1968)
4. The Beatles (White Album) - The Beatles (1968)
5. Pet Sounds - The Beach Boys (1966)
6. Strange Days - The Doors (1967)
7. The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society - The Kinks (1968)
8. Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)
9. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin (1969)
10. Disraeli Gears - Cream (1967) [Also my top 10 albums overall, besides missing Dark Side)
11. Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin (1969)
12. Wheels of Fire - Cream (1968)
13. The Doors - The Doors (1967)
14. Something Else By the Kinks - The Kinks (1967)
15. A Quick One/Happy Jack - The Who (1966)
16. Yes - Yes (1969)
17. John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton - John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers (1966)
18. Axis: Bold As Love - The Jimi Hendrix Experience (1967)
19. Shades of Deep Purple - Deep Purple (1967)
20. My Generation - The Who (1965)

 

Sometimes I forget 1960 and ‘61 even existed since I never see them mentioned anywhere and I seriously could not tell you a single album released in those years (my music taste is limited atm). And oh man, so many albums from 1970 I wanted to add. Plastic Ono Band, Morrison Hotel, The Madcap Laughs etc. etc. Just missed out.

 

01. Frank Zappa - Uncle Meat
02. Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser
03. Laura Nyro - New York Tendaberry
04. The Beatles - Revolver
05. Frank Zappa - Hot Rats
06. Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
07. Charles Mingus - Mingus Dynasty
08. John Coltrane - My Favorite Things
09. Laura Nyro - Eli & The 13th Confession
10. Bob Dylan - Nashville Skyline
11. The Beatles - Abbey Road
12. The Byrds - The Notorious Byrd Brothers
13. The Zombies - Odessey & Oracle
14. The Beach Boys - Friends
15. Miles Davis - My Funny Valentine - In Concert
16. Pharoah Sanders - Karma
17. Milton Nascimento - homonymous
18. Dave Brubeck - Jazz Impressions Of Japan
19. Jimi Hendrix - Electric Ladyland
20. Bob Dylan - Blonde On Blonde

 

So many albums there I’ve been meaning to give a listen; The Beach Boys, Dylan, Hendrix, Davis, the Zombies, the Byrds, Coltrane and Zappa. Good stuff.

 

I have a strange feeling Revolver, Abbey Road, Forever Changes, Pet Sounds, Piper, Odessey, Village Green, Zeppelin II, Bitches, Kind of Blue and Blonde on Blonde will be some common mentions. Just a hunch

 

OMG!!! I forgot Village Green!!!!

 

Just got really into The Kink Kontroversy today after a few listens and really enjoyed yet another listen of Something Else the other day. Now I have a big urge to listen to Village Green and Arthur which I’ve never heard. Far out. What a legendary band.

 

I love everything they did from 1965 to 1974.

 

The Who Tommy
The Who Sell Out
The Who My Generation
The Pretty Things s/t
The Pretty Things S.F. Sorrow
The Pretty Things Even More Electric Banana
The James Gang Yer Album
The Hollies Bus Stop
Steppenwolf s/t
Steppenwolf Monster
Quicksilver Shady Grove
King Crimson In the Court
Deep Purple Shades of Deep Purple
Procol Harum s/t
Procol Harum Shine on Brightly
Procol Harum A Salty Dog
Caravan s/t
Frank Zappa Hot Rats
The Beatles Yesterday and Today
Colosseum Valentyne Suite
Lots of runner-ups

 

1. Captain Beefheart And The Magic Band, Trout Mask Replica
2. The Beach Boys, Pet Sounds
3. The Mothers Of Invention, We’re Only In It For The Money
4. The Rolling Stones, Let It Bleed
5. John Coltrane, A Love Supreme
6. The Beatles, The White Album
7. King Crimson, In The Court Of The Crimson King
8. The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Electric Ladyland
9. The Mothers Of Invention, Uncle Meat
10. Led Zeppelin, Led Zeppelin II
11. James Brown, Live At The Apollo
12. Pink Floyd, Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
13. Santana, S/T
14. The Rolling Stones, Between The Buttons
15. The Byrds, Younger Than Yesterday
16. Frank Zappa, Hot Rats
17. The Who, Tommy
18. Eric Dolphy, Out To Lunch
19. Tim Buckley, Goodbye And Hello
20. The Temptations, With A Whole Lotta Soul

 

1. Revolver by The Beatles - 1966

2. Highway 61 Revisited by Bob Dylan - 1965

3. Pet Sounds by The Beach Boys - 1966

4. Electric Ladyland by The Jimi Hendrix Experience - 1968

5. Self-titled by The Doors - 1967

6. Beggar’s Banquet by The Rolling Stones

7. Self-titled by The Velvet Underground & Nico - 1967

8. Face To Face by The Kinks - 1966

9. Forever Changes by Love - 1967

10. Sell Out by The Who - 1967

11. The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd - 1967

12. The Psychedelic Sounds of The 13th Floor Elevators by The 13th Floor Elevators - 1966

13. Disraeli Gears by Cream - 1967

14. Self-titled by The Velvet Underground - 1969

15. II by Led Zeppelin - 1969

16. Absolutely Free by The Mothers of Invention - 1967

17. Again by Buffalo Springfield - 1967

18. Odessey and Oracle by The Zombies - 1968

19. Bookends by Simon & Garfunkel - 1968

20. Astral Weeks by Van Morrison - 1968

The premise of this is utterly evil! Only 20?

 

I love all of those and at least six would make my top twenty, but I will leave them off my list and any of their other albums. This list could easily be dominated by Beatles, Love, Dylan, Kinks, Beach Boys. This also makes it easier because I love so many. I will also limit to one per artist. I also didn't include jazz, rocksteady, and blues favorites. Too many to fit in a list of 20.

1. Small Faces- Small Faces (Immediate)
2. The Byrds- Younger Than Yesterday
3. Bee Gees- 1st
4. Elvis Presley- From Elvis in Memphis
5. The Box Tops- Cry Like A Baby
6. Buffalo Springfield- Again
7. The Velvet Underground- The Velvet Underground
8. The Easybeats- Vigil
9. Electric Prunes- Electric Prunes
10. The Rascals- See
11. Donovan- Hurdy Gurdy Man
12. The Troggs- From Nowhere
13. Rolling Stones-Between the Buttons
14. The Stooges- The Stooges
15. James Brown- I Can't Stand Myself When You Touch Me
16. The Standells- Try It
17. Simon and Garfunkel- Bookends
18. Marvin Gaye- In the Groove
19. Sir Douglas Quintet- Honky Blues
20. Temptations- With A Lot O' Soul

 

1. Spanky and Our Gang - Anything You Choose/Without Rhyme or Reason 1969
2. The Byrds - Ballad of Easy Rider 1969
3. Rotary Connection - Rotary Connection 1967
4. Joni Mitchell - Song to a Seagull 1968
5. The Love Generation - A Generation of Love 1968
6. The Association - Insight Out 1967
7. The Association - The Association 1969
8. The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour 1967
9. Paul Simon - The Paul Simon Songbook 1965
10.The Monkees - Headquarters 1967

11. Harpers Bizarre - Feelin' Groovy 1967
12. Linda Ronstadt - Hand Sown, Home Grown 1969
13. Bread - Bread 1969
14. Blood, Sweat & Tears - Child is Father to the Man 1968
15. The Love Generation - The Love Generation 1967
16. The Doors - Strange Days 1967
17. The Beatles - Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band 1967
18. Buffalo Springfield - Buffalo Springfield Again 1967
19. Spanky and Our Gang - Like to Get to Know You 1968
20. The Beach Boys - Friends 1968

 

At Newport/Muddy Waters 60
Howlin’ Wolf/Howlin’ Wolf 62
A Hard Day’s Night/Beatles 64
Live at the Star Club/JL Lewis 64
Hoodoo Man Blues/Junior Wells w/Buddy Guy 65
Bringing It All Back Home/Bob Dylan 65
Highway 61 Revisited/Bob Dylan 65
Out of Our Heads/Rolling Stones 65
Hums of the Lovin’ Spoonful/Lovin’ Spoonful 66
The Fugs/Fugs 66
Revolver/Beatles 66
Roger the Engineer/Yardbirds 66
Listen and See/Blue Things 66
Live at Café Au Go Go/John Lee Hooker 67
Beggar’s Banquet/Rolling Stones 67
Astral Weeks/Van Morrison 67
Who Sell Out/Who 67
Something Else/Kinks 67
Village Green Preservation Society/Kinks 69
Everybody Knows This is Nowhere/Neil Young & Crazy Horse 69

I slept through 61, 63 and 68.

 

This is a good one to buy when you set the controls of your time machine to 1960:

 

The Beatles - Revolver (1966)
Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde (1966)
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds (1966)
Scott Walker - Scott 4 (1969)
Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)
Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain (1960)
The Rolling Stones - Aftermath (1966)
Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica (1969)
Elvis Presley - Elvis Is Back! (1960)
King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King (1969)
Neil Young with Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This is Nowhere (1969)
Soft Machine - The Soft Machine (1968)
David Bowie - David Bowie (1967)
The Beatles - Rubber Soul (1965)
Johnn Coltrane - A Love Supreme (1965)
Love - Forever Changes (1967)
Frank Zappa - Freak Out! (1966)
Miles Davis - In a Silent Way (1969)
The Moody Blues - In Search of the Lost Chord (1968)
Jethro Tull - This Was (1968)

Well, it was my choices.. Today.

 

Honestly that’s your number 1

 

Damn right!

 

RULES: ONLY MAX 2 BY EACH ARTIST.

 

Ok, following the rules:

The Monkees - Headquarters
The Monkees - PAC&JLTD
The Beatles - MMT
The Beatles - Abbey Road
The Beach Boys - Today!
The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
Simon & Garfunkel - PSR&T
Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
Donovan - Sunshine Superman
Donovan - AGFAFTAG
The Hollies - The Hollies
The Hollies - Evolution
The Zombies - Odessey And Oracle
The Moody Blues - Days Of Future Passed
The Neon Philharmonic - The Moth Confesses
Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
The Growing Concern - The Growing Concern
Chamaeleon Church - Chamaeleon Church
Vince Guaraldi - The Latin Side Of Vince Guaraldi
Vince Guaraldi - A Charlie Brown Christmas

 

1.Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
2.Beatles - Revolver
3.Laura Nyro - New York Tendaberry
4.Love - Forever Changes
5.Zombies - Odessey & Oracle
6.King Crimson - In The Court Of The Crimson King
7.Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
8.Byrds - Notorious Byrd Brothers
9.Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
10.The Band - Music From Big Pink
11.Miles Davis - In A Silent Way
12.Fairport Convention - Liege & Lief
13.Flying Burrito Brothers - Guilded Palace Of Sin
14.Traffic - Mr. Fantasy
15.The Who - Sell Out
16.The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
17.John Coltrane - My Favourite Things
18.Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
19.Pink Floyd - Piper At The Gates Of Dawn
20.Van Morrison - Astral Weeks

 

Nice Thread, OP
*Greatest Hits (Following the Rules. There were no rules restricting them; I've only included if they were released prior to 1970)
No Particular Order:

Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
*The Grass Roots - Golden Grass
Blind Faith - S/T
The Beatles - With The Beatles
The Beatles - A Hard Days Night
The Mamas & The Papas - S/T
The Mamas & The Papas - Deliver
The Yardbirds Greatest Hits
Spooky Tooth - Spooky Two
*The Association - Greatest Hits
The Band - S/T
Creedance Clearwater Revival - Willy & The Poor Boys
*Paul Revere & The Raiders Greatest Hits
The Monkees - More Of The Monkees
Four Tops - Reach Out
*Donovan's Greatest Hits
*Aretha Franklin - Aretha's Gold
Steppenwolf - Monster
Led Zeppelin II
The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed

 

1. Led Zeppelin : Led Zeppelin II 1969
2. Beatles : Abbey Road 1969
3. Rolling Stones : Let It Bleed 1969
4. Creedence Clearwater Revival : Willy And The Poor Boys 1969
5. Led Zeppelin : Led Zeppelin 1969
6. Beatles : Beatles (White Album) 1968
7. Rolling Stones : Beggars Banquet 1968
8. Creedence Clearwater Revival : Green River 1969
9. The Who : Tommy 1969
10. Santana : Santana 1969
11. Jeff Beck : Truth 1968
12. Free : Tons Of Sobs 1969
13. Joe Cocker : With A Little Help From My Friends 1969
14. Ten Years After : Ssssh 1969
15. Grand Funk - Grand Funk (Red Album) 1969
16. Rare Earth : Get Ready 1969
17. Jeff Beck Group : Beck-Ola 1969
18. Chicago : The Chicago Transit Authority 1969
19. The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers Band 1969
20. Jethro Tull : Stand Up 1969

 

In no particular order, they are all classics

Green River - Creedence Clearwater Revival
Surrealistic Pillow - Jefferson Airplane
Kick Out the Jams - MC5
Electric Ladyland - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake
Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere - Neil Young
Portrait in Jazz - Bill Evans
Led Zeppelin II - Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin I - Led Zeppelin
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
Freak Out - Frank Zappa
Going to a Go-Go - The Miracles
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Tommy - The Who
In a Silent Way - Miles Davis
The Stooges - The Stooges
The Doors - Waiting For the Sun
Are You Experienced - The Jimi Hendrix Experience
The Velvet Underground & Nico - The Velvet Underground
We're Only In It For the Money - Frank Zappa

 

Oh yeah