Bob Dylan: The Freewheelin’ (1962)

Label: Columbia

Personnel

• Bob Dylan – guitar, harmonica, keyboards, vocals
• Howie Collins – guitar
• Leonard Gaskin– bass guitar
• Bruce Langhorne– guitar
• Herb Lovelle– drums
• Dick Wellstood– piano

Producer: John Hammond

Track listing

All tracks by Bob Dylan, except where noted.

1. Blowin’ in the Wind
2. Girl from the North Country
3. Masters of War
4. Down the Highway
5. Bob Dylan’s Blues
6. A Hard Rain’s a Gonna Fall
7. Don’t Think Twice, it’s Alright
8. Bob Dylan’s Dream
9. Oxford Town
10. Talkin’ World War III Blues
11. Corina, Corina – traditional
12. Honey, Just Allow Me Just One More Chance – Bob Dylan, Henry Thomas
13. I Shall be Free

The Beatles: Rubber Soul (1965)

Label: Parlaphone

Personnel

• John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm and acoustic guitars, electric piano
• Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead, acoustic and bass guitars, piano
• George Harrison– lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead, rhythm, acoustic and bass guitars, sitar 
• Ringo Starr– lead vocals, drums, tambourine, maracas, cowbell, bells, cymbals, Hammond organ

Producer: George Martin

Track listing

1. I’ve Just Seen a Face – Paul McCartney
2. Norwegian Woods – John Lennon, Paul McCartney
3. You Won’t See Me – Paul McCartney
4. Think for Yourself – George Harrison
5. The Word – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison
6. Michelle – Paul McCartney
7. It’s Only Love – John Lennon
8. Girl – John Lennon
9. I’m Looking Through You – Paul McCartney
10. In My Life – John Lennon
11. Wait – Paul McCartney, John Lennon
12. Run for Your Life – Paul McCartney, John Lennon

Bob Dylan: Highway 61 Revisited (1965)

Label: Columbia

Personnel

• Bob Dylan— vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano, police car
• Mike Bloomfield— electric guitar
• Charlie McCoy— guitar
• Paul Griffin, Al Kooper— piano, organ
• Frank Owens — piano
• Harvey Brooks, Russ Savakus— bass guitar
• Bobby Gregg, Sam Lay— drums

Producer: Bob Johnston

Track listing

All tracks by Bob Dylan

1. Like a Rolling Stone
2. Tombstone Blues
3. It Takes a Lot to Laugh, it Takes a Train to Cry
4. From a Buick 6
5. Ballad of a Thin Man
6. Queen Jane Approximately
7. Highway 61 Revisited
8. Just Like Tom Thumb’s Blues
9. Desolation Row

The Beatles: Revolver (1966)

Label: Parlaphone

Personnel

• John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals; rhythm and acoustic guitars; piano, Hammond organ, harmonium; tape loops, sound effects; cowbell, tambourine, maracas, handclaps, finger snaps
• Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass, acoustic and lead guitars; piano, clavichord; tape loops, sound effects; handclaps, finger snaps
• George Harrison– lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead, acoustic, rhythm and bass guitars; sitar, tambura; tape loops, sound effects; maracas, tambourine, handclaps, finger snaps
• Ringo Starr– lead vocal, drums; tambourine, maracas, handclaps, finger snaps; tape loops
• Geoff Emerick- tape loops of the marching band 
• George Martin– piano; Hammond organ, tape loops of the marching band
• Mal Evans– bass drum, backing vocals 
• Peter Coe, Alan Branscombe– tenor saxophone
• Eddie Thornton, Ian Hamer, Les Condon – trumpet
• Alan Civil– French horn
• Tony Gilbert, Sidney Sax, John Sharpe, Jurgen Hess  
• Stephen Shingles, John Underwood – viola
• Derek Simpson, Norman Jones – cello   
•  Anil Bhagwat – tabla
• Marianne Faithfull– backing vocals
• Neil Aspinall– backing vocals 
• Pattie Boyd– backing vocals 
• Brian Jones – backing vocals 
• Donovan– backing vocals

 Producer: George Martin

Track listing

All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

1. Taxman – George Harrison
2. Eleanor Rigby
3. I’m Only Sleeping
4. Love You To – George Harrison
5. Here, There and Everywhere
6. Yellow Submarine
7. She Said She Said
8. Good Day Sunshine
9. And Your Bird Can Sing
10. For No One
11. Doctor Robert
12. I Want to Tell You – George Harrison
13. Got to Get You Into My Life
14. Tomorrow Never Knows

Donovan: Sunshine Superman (1966)

Label: Pye

Personnel

• Donovan – vocals, guitar, organ
• Jimmy Page, Eric Ford – electric guitar
• John Cameron– keyboards, arrangement
• Shawn Phillips– sitar 
• Spike Healey – bass
• Bobby Ray – bass
• “Fast” Eddy Hoh– drums
• Bobby Orr – drums
• Tony Carr– percussion

Producer: Mickie Most

Track listing

All tracks by Donovan Leitch.

1. Sunshine Superman
2. Legend of a Girl Child Linda
3. Three King Fishers
4. Ferris Wheel
5. Bert’s Blues
6. Season of the Witch
7. The Trip
8. Guinevere
9. The Fat Angel
10. Celeste

Simon & Garfunkel: Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme (1966)

Label: Columbia

Personnel

• Paul Simon– vocals, guitar
• Art Garfunkel– vocals, piano
• Charlie O’Donnell– vocals 
• Joe South– guitar
• Carol Kaye– bass guitar 
• Eugene Wright– bass guitar 
• Hal Blaine– drums
• Joe Morello– drums 
• John Meszar – harpsichord

Producer: Bob Johnston

Track listing

All tracks by Paul Simon except where noted.

1. Scarborough Fair/Canticle – traditional, arranged by Paul Simon, Art Garfunkel
2. Patterns
3. Cloudy – Paul Simon and Bruce Woodley
4. Homeward Bound
5. The Big Bright Green Pleasure Machine
6. The 59th Street Bridge Song (Feelin’ Groovy)
7. The Dangling Conversation
8. Flowers Never Bend With the Rainfall
9. A Simple Desultory Philippic (or How I Was Robert Mc Namara’d Into Submission)
10. For Emily, Whenever I May Find Her
11. A Poem on the Underground Wall
12. 7 O’ Clock News / Silent Night – Josef Mohr and Franz Gruber

The Rolling Stones: Aftermath (1966)

Label: Decca

Personnel

• Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, harmonica, percussion
• Keith Richards– guitars, backing vocals
• Brian Jones– guitars, slide guitar, piano, organ, harpsichord, marimba, sitar, percussion, Appalachian dulcimer, harmonica, koto 
• Bill Wyman– bass guitar, organ pedals, backing vocals
• Charlie Watts– drums, percussion
• Jack Nitzsche– piano, organ, harpsichord, percussion
• Ian Stewart– piano, organ

 Producer: Andrew Loog Oldham

Track listing

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. 

1. Mother’s Little Helper
2. Stupid Girl
3. Lady Jane
4. Under My Thumb
5. Doncha Bother Me
6. Goin’ Home
7. Flight 505
8. High and Dry
9. Out of Time
10. It’s Not Easy
11. I Am Waiting
12. Take it or Leave it
13. Think
14. What To Do

Bob Dylan: Blonde on Blonde (1966)

Label: Columbia

Personnel

• Bob Dylan– vocals, guitar, harmonica, piano
• Jerry Kennedy– guitar
• Wayne Moss– vocals, guitar
• Robbie Robertson– guitar, vocals
• Hargus “Pig” Robbins– piano, keyboards
• Paul Griffin– piano
• Al Kooper– organ, guitar
• Bill Aikins– keyboards
• Rick Dankoor Bill Lee – bass guitar 
• Charlie McCoy– bass guitar, guitar, harmonica, trumpet
• Henry Strzelecki – bass guitar
• Joe South– bass guitar, guitar
• Kenneth Buttrey– drums
• Bobby Gregg– drums
• Wayne Butler– trombone

Producer: Bob Johnston

Track listing

All tracks by Bob Dylan

1. Rainy Day Women #12 & 35
2. Pledging My Time
3. Visions of Johanna
4. One of Us Must Know
5. Most Likely You Go Away
6. Temporary Like Achilles
7. Absolutely Sweet Marie
8. 4^th Around
9. Obviously 5 believers

Simon & Garfunkel: Sound of Silence (1966)

Personnel

• Paul Simon: lead vocals, guitar
• Art Garfunkel: lead vocals
• Fred Carter, Jr.: guitar
• Larry Knechtel: keyboards
• Glen Campbell: guitar
• Joe South: guitar
• Joe Osborn: bass guitar
• Hal Blaine: drums

Label: Columbia

Producer: Bob Johnston

Track listing

All tracks by Paul Simon, except where noted.

1. The Sound of Silence
2. Leaves That Are Green
3. Blessed
4. Kathy’s Song
5. Somewhere They Can’t Find Me
6. Anji – Davey Graham
7. Richard Cory
8. A Most Peculiar Man
9. April Come She Will
10. We’ve Got a Groovy Thing Goin
11. I am a Rock

The Beach Boys: Pet Sounds (1966)

Label: Capitol

The Beach Boys

• Al Jardine– lead, harmony and backing vocals, tambourine 
• Bruce Johnston– harmony and backing vocals
• Mike Love– lead, harmony and backing vocals
• Brian Wilson– lead, harmony and backing vocals, dog whistles, organ, piano, sound effects
• Carl Wilson– lead, harmony and backing vocals, guitar, twelve-string guitar
• Dennis Wilson– harmony and backing vocals, drums
• Tommy Tedesco– acoustic guitar
• Glen Campbell– guitar, twelve-string electric guitar
• Al Casey– guitar
• Barney Kessel– guitar, mandolin
• Jerry Cole– electric guitar, guitar, mandolin
• Mike Deasy– guitar
• Bill Pittman– guitar
• Billy Strange– electric guitar, guitar, twelve-string electric guitar
• Ron Swallow– tambourine 
• Terry Melcher– tambourine
• Larry Knechtel– organ
• Don Randi– piano
• Tony Asher– plucked piano strings
• Al De Lory– harpsichord, organ, piano, tack piano
• Mike Melvoin– harpsichord
• Tommy Morgan– harmonica
• Carl Fortina– accordion
• Frank Marocco– accordion
• Carole Kaye– electric bass
• Chuck Berghofer– string bass
• Ray Pohlman– Danelectro bass, electric bass, mandolin, guitar
• Lyle Ritz– string bass, ukulele
• Nick Martinis– drums
• Ritchie Frost– drums, empty Coca-Cola cans, percussion
• Jim Gordon– drums, percussion
• Frank Capp– bells, glockenspiel, Latin percussion, percussion, tympani, vibraphone
• Gary Coleman – bongos, tympani
• Hal Blaine– bongos, drums, tympani
• Jerry Williams– percussion
• Julius Wechter– tympani, Latin percussion, percussion, vibraphone
• “Tony” – sleigh bell
• Paul Tanner– theremin
• Bill Green– flute, percussion, saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Jim Horn– baritone saxophone, flute, tenor saxophone, saxophone
• Paul Horn– tenor saxophone
• Bobby Klein– tenor saxophone
• Jay Migliori – baritone saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet, flute, saxophone
• Jack Nimitz – baritone saxophone
• Roy Caton– trumpet
• Gail Martin– trombone
• Ernie Tack– bass trombone
• Steve Douglas– clarinet, flute, tenor saxophone, percussion
• Leonard Hartman– bass clarinet, clarinet, English horn
• Plas Johnson– flute, percussion, saxophone, tenor saxophone
• Jules Jacob– flute
• Alan Robinson – French horn
• William Kurasch– violin
• Arnold Belnick– violin
• James Getzoff– violin
• Leonard Malarsky– violin
• Harry Hyams– viola
• Norman Botnick– viola
• Tibor Zelig– violin
• Jerome Reisler– violin
• Ralph Schaeffer– violin
• Sid Sharp– violin
• Darrel Terwilliger– viola
• Joseph DiFiore– viola
• Justin DiTullio– cello
• Jesse Erlich– cello
• Joseph Saxon– cello

Producer: Brian Wilson

Track listing

All tracks by Brian Wilson and Tony Asher except where noted. 

1. Wouldn’t It Be Nice
2. You Still Believe In Me
3. That’s Not Me
4. Don’t Talk
5. I’m Waiting For the Day – Brian Wilson, Mike Love
6. Let’s Go Away for Awhile – Brian Wilson
7. Sloop John B – trad. arr. Brian Wilson
8. God Only Knows
9. I Know There’s an Answer – Brian Wilson, Terry Sachen, Mike Love
10. Here Today
11. I Just Wasn’t Made For These Times
12. Pet Sounds – Brian Wilson
13. Caroline, No

Velvet Underground: & Nico (1967)

Label: Verve

Personnel

• Lou Reed– lead and backing vocals, lead guitar , ostrich guitar 
• Sterling Morrison– rhythm guitar, lead guitar, bass guitar, backing vocals 
• John Cale– electric viola, piano, bass guitar, celesta, hissing, sound effects, backing vocals
• Maureen Tucker– percussion , drums, tambourine, bass drum
• Nico – chanteuse, backing vocals

Producer: Andy Warhol – Tom Wilson

Track listing

All compositions by Lou Reed unless otherwise noted.

1. Sunday Morning – Lou Reed, John Cale
2. I’m Waiting For the Man
3. Femme Fatale
4. Venus in Furs
5. Run Run Run
6. All Tomorrow’s Parties
7. Heroin
8. There She Goes Again
9. I’ll Be Your Mirror
10. The Black Angel’s Death Song
11. European Son

The Beatles: Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band (1967)

Label: Parlaphone

The Beatles

• John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals, rhythm, acoustic and lead guitars; Hammond organ, final piano E chord; harmonica, tape loops, sound effects, and comb and tissue paper; hand claps, tambourine, maracas
• Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and backing vocals; bass and lead guitars; electric and acoustic pianos, Lowrey and Hammond organs, hand claps; vocalizations, tape loops, sound effects, comb and tissue paper
• George Harrison– lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, sitar, tambourine; harmonica, kazoo; hand claps, maracas
• Ringo Starr– lead vocals, drums, congas, tambourine, maracas, handclaps and tubular bells, harmonica; final piano E chord
• Sounds Incorporated– the saxophone sextet 
• Neil Aspinall– tamboura, harmonica
• Geoff Emerick– tape loops, sound effects, engineer
• Mal Evans– counting, harmonica, alarm clock, final piano E chord
• George Martin– tape loops, sound effects, harpsichord , harmonium, Lowrey organ, glockenspiel, Hammond organ , piano , final harmonium chord

Session musicians:

• French horns on “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” – Neill Sanders, James W. Buck, John Burden, Tony Randall, arranged and conducted by George Martin and McCartney
• String section and harp on “She’s Leaving Home”, arranged by Mike Leander and conducted by George Martin
• Tabla, dilrubas, tamboura and swarmandal on “Within you without you”, played by members of the Asian Music Circle, with eight violins and four cellos arranged and conducted by George Harrison and George Martin
• Clarinet trio on “When I’m Sixty-Four”: Robert Burns, Henry MacKenzie, Frank Reidy, arranged and conducted by George Martin and Paul McCartney
• saxophones on “Good Morning, Good Morning”, arranged and conducted by George Martin and John Lennon
• forty-piece orchestra, including strings, brass, woodwinds and percussion on “A Day in the Life”, arranged by George Martin, John Lennon and Paul McCartney, conducted by George Martin and Paul McCartney.

Producer: George Martin

Track listing

All tracks by Lennon–McCartney except where noted.

1. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
2. With a Little Help From My Friends
3. Lucy in the Sky With Diamonds
4. Getting Better
5. Fixing a Hole
6. She’s Leaving Home
7. Being for the Benefit of Mr. Kite
8. Within You Without You – George Harrison
9. When I’m Sixty Four
10. Lovely Rita
11. Good Morning Good Morning
12. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band – reprise
13. A Day in the Life

Cream: Disraeli Gears (1967)

Label: Polydor

Personnel

• Eric Clapton– vocals, lead guitar, rhythm guitar, 12-string guitar
• Jack Bruce– vocals, bass, piano, harmonica
• Ginger Baker– vocals,. drums, percussion

Producer: Felix Pappalardi

Track listing

1. Strange Brew – Eric Clapton, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins
2. Sunshine of Your Love – Jack Bruce, Eric Clapton, Pete Brown
3. World of Pain – Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins
4. Dance the Night Away – Pete Brown, Jack Bruce
5. Blue Condition – Ginger Baker
6. Tales of Brave Ulysses – Eric Clapton, Martin Sharp
7. SWLABR – Pete Brown, Jack Bruce
8. We’re Going Wrong – Jack Bruce
9. Outside Woman Blues – Arthur Reynolds, arr. Eric Clapton
10. Take it Back – Jack Bruce, Pete Brown
11. Mother’s Lament – traditional, arr. Eric Clapton, Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker

Love: Forever Changes (1967)

Label: Elektra

Personnel

• Arthur Lee – lead vocals, guitar
• Johnny Echols – lead guitar
• Bryan MacLean – rhythm guitar, background vocals 
• Ken Forssi – bass guitar
• Michael Stuart – drums, percussion
• Billy Strange – guitar 
• Don Randi – piano 
• Carol Kaye – bass guitar 
• Hal Blaine – drums
• Bud Brisbois, Roy Caton, Ollie Mitchell – trumpets
• Richard Leith – trombone
• Robert Barene, Arnold Belnick, James Getzoff, Marshall Sosson, Darrel Terwilliger – violin
• Norman Botnick – viola
• Jesse Ehrlich – cello
• Chuck Berghofer – string bass
• David Angel – arrangements, orchestration
• Neil Young – arrangements

Producer: Arthur Lee – Bruce Botnick

Track listing

All tracks by Arthur Lee, except where noted.

1. Alone Again Or – Bryan MacLean
2. A House is Not a Motel
3. And More Again
4. The Daily Planet
5. Old Man – Bryan MacLean
6. The Red Telephone
7. Maybe the People Would Be the Times or Between Clark and Hilldale
8. Live and Let Live
9. The Good Humor Man He Sees Everything Like This
10. Bummer in the Summer
11. You Set the Scene

The Doors: Same (1967)

Label: Elektra

Personnel

• Jim Morrison– lead vocals
• Ray Manzarek– Vox Continental organ, piano, keyboard bass, marxophone
• Robby Krieger– guitar
• John Densmore– drums
• Larry Knechtel  – bass 

Producer: Paul A.Rotchild

All tracks by Jim Morrison,  Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger and John Densmore, except where noted. 

1. Break on Through
2. Soul Kitchen
3. The Crystal Ship
4. Twentieth Century Fox
5. Alabama Song – Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill
6. Light My Fire
7. Back Door Man – Willie Dixon
8. I Looked at You
9. End of the Night
10. Takes it as it Comes
11. The End

The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Are You Experienced (1967)

Label: Reprise

Personnel

• Jimi Hendrix— vocals, guitars
• Noel Redding— bass, backing vocals 
• Mitch Mitchell— drums, backing vocals 
• The Breakaways— backing vocals 

Producer: Chas Chandler

Track listing

All tracks by Jimi Hendrix. 

1. Foxy Lady
2. Manic Depression
3. Red House
4. Can You See Me
5. Love or Confusion
6. I Don’t Live Today
7. May This Be Love
8. Fire
9. Third Stone From the Sun
10. Remember
11. Are You Experienced

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Safe as Milk (1967)

Label: Buddah

Personnel

• Don Van Vliet– vocals, bass marimba, harmonica, arrangements, theremin direction 
• Alex St. Clair Snouffer– guitar, bass, percussion, backing vocals
• Jerry Handley – bass, backing vocals
• John French– drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Ry Cooder– guitar, slide guitar, bass, percussion, arrangements 
• Russ Titelman – guitar
• Taj Mahal– tambourine, percussion
• Samuel Hoffman– theremin
• Milt Holland– log drum, tambourine, percussion

Producer: Bob Krasnow – Richard Perry

Track listing

All tracks by Herb Bermann and Don Van Vliet except where noted.

1. Sure ‘Nuff ‘n Yes I Do
2. Zig Zag Wanderer
3. Call Me – Don Van Vliet
4. Dropout Boogie
5. I’m Glad – Don Van Vliet
6. Electricity
7. Yellow Brick Road
8. Abba Zabba – Don Van Vliet
9. Plastic Factory – Don Van Vliet, Herb Bermann and Jerry Handley
10. Where There’s Woman
11. Grown So Ugly – Robert Pete Williams
12. Autumn’s Child

Pink Floyd: Piper at the Gates of Dawn (1967)

Label: Columbia

Personnel

• Syd Barrett– vocals, lead guitar
• Roger Waters– vocals, bass guitar
• Richard Wright– vocals, Farfisa Compact Duo organ, piano, celeste
• Nick Mason– drums, percussion

Producer: Norman Smith

Track listing

All tracks by Syd Barrett, except where noted.

1. Astronomy Domine
2. Lucifer Sam
3. Matilda Mother
4. Flaming
5. Pow R Toc H – Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason
6. Take Up thy Stethoscope and Walk – Roger Waters
7. Interstellar Overdrive – Syd Barrett, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, Nick Mason
8. The Gnome
9. Chapter 24
10. The Scarecrow
11. Bike

The Beatles: White Album (1968)

Label: Apple

Personnel

• John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic, lead and rhythm  guitars, bass guitars, piano, Hammond organ, harmonium, Mellotron , harmonica,  tenor saxophone,  extra drums and assorted percussion, tapes, tape loops and sound effects 
• Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and backing vocals, acoustic, lead and rhythm guitars, bass guitars, acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond organ, assorted percussion,  tambourine, cowbell, hand shake bell, handclaps, foot taps, vocal, percussion, drums, recorder, flugelhorn
• George Harrison– lead, harmony and backing vocals, lead, rhythm and acoustic guitars, bass guitars, Hammond organ, extra drums and assorted percussion and sound effects
• Ringo Starr– lead and backing vocals, drums, assorted percussion, piano, sleigh bell,
• Eric Clapton– lead guitar
• Yoko Ono– lead and backing vocals, handclaps , speech, tapes, sound effects 
• Harry Klein– saxophone 
• Dennis Walton, Ronald Chamberlain, Jim Chest, Rex Morris – saxophone
• Art Ellefson, Danny Moss, Derek Collins – tenor sax
• Ronnie Ross, Bernard George – baritone sax 
• Mal Evans– trumpet, handclaps , backing vocals
• Leon Calvert – trumpet,  flugelhorn 
• Stanley Reynolds and Ronnie Hughes – trumpet 
• Ted Barker – trombone
• Raymond Newman, David Smith – clarinet
• Alf Reece – tuba
• Tony Tunstall – French horn
• Henry Datyner, Eric Bowie, Norman Lederman, Ronald Thomas – violin
• Bernard Miller, Dennis McConnell, Lou Soufier, Les Maddox – violin 
• Jack Fallon– violin 
• John Underwood and Keith Cummings – viola
• Leo Birnbaum and Henry Myerscough– viola
• Reginald Kilby – cello
• Eldon Fox – cello 
• Frederick Alexander – cello 
• Chris Shepard – stumpf fiddle
• The Mike Sammes Singers– backing vocals 
• Pattie Harrison– backing vocals 
• Jackie Lomax– backing vocals, handclaps 
• Maureen Starkey– backing vocals 

Producer: George Martin

Track listing

All tracks by Lennon–McCartney, except where noted. 

1. Back in the U.S.S,R
2. Dear Prudence
3. Glass Onion
4. Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
5. Wild Honey Pie
6. The Continuing Story of Bungallow Bill
7. While My Guitar Gently Weeps – George Harrison
8. Happiness is a Warm Gun
9. Martha My Dear
10. I’m So Tired
11. Blackbird
12. Piggies – George Harrison
13. Rocky Raccoon
14. Don’t Pass Me By – Richard Starkey
15. Why Don’t We Do It in the Road
16. I will
17. Julia
18. Birthday
19. Yer Blues
20. Mother’s Nature Son
21. Everybody’s Got Something to Hide Except Me and My Monkey
22. Sexy Sadie
23. Helter Skelter
24. Long, Long, Long – George Harrison
25. Revolution 1
26. Honey Pie
27. Savoy Truffle – George Harrison
28. Cry Baby Cry
29. Revolution 9
30. Good Night

Jeff Beck: Truth (1968)

Label: EMI Columbia

Personnel

• Jeff Beck– lead and backing vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, pedal steel guitar, bass guitar
• Rod Stewart– lead and backing vocal 
• Ronnie Wood– bass guitar 
• Micky Waller– drums 
• Jimmy Page– 12-string electric guitar 
• Nicky Hopkins– piano 
• John Paul Jones– bass guitar, Hammond organ, arrangements 
• Clem Cattini– drums 
• Aynsley Dunbar– drums 
• Keith Moon– drums, timpani 
• Unknown Scottish bagpipe player – bagpipes
• Unknown studio orchestra – orchestra 
• Madeline Bell– backing vocals 
• John Carter, Ken Lewis– backing vocals 

Producer: Mickie Most

Track listing

1. Shape of Things – Jim McCarty, Keith Relf, Paul Samwell-Smith
2. Let Me Love You – Jeffrey Rod
3. Morning Dew – Bonnie Dobson
4. You Shook Me – Willie Dixon and J.B.Lenoir
5. Ol’ Man River – Jerome Kern, Oscar Hammerstein II
6. Greensleeves – traditional
7. Rock My Plimsoul – Jeffrey Rod
8. Beck’s Bolero – Jimmy Page
9. Blues Deluxe – Jeffrey Rod
10. I Ain’t Superstitious – Jeffrey Rod

Van Morrison: Astral Weeks (1968)

Label: Warner Bros.

Personnel

• Van Morrison– vocals, acoustic guitar
• Jay Berliner– classical and steel-string acoustic guitars
• Barry Kornfeld – acoustic guitar
• Larry Fallon– harpsichord 
• Richard Davis– double bass
• Connie Kay– drums
• John Payne – flute, soprano saxophone
• Warren Smith, Jr.– percussion, vibraphone

Producer: Lewis Merenstein

Track listing

All tracks by Van Morrison

1. Astral Weeks
2. Beside You
3. Sweet Thing
4. Cyprus Avenue
5. The Way Young Lovers Do
6. Madame George
7. Ballerina
8. Slim Slower Slider

The Byrds: Sweat Heart of the Rodeo (1968)

Label: Columbia

Personnel

• Roger McGuinn – vocals, acoustic guitar, banjo
• Gram Parsons- vocals, acoustic guitar, piano, organ
• Chris Hillman- vocals, electric bass, mandolin, acoustic guitar
• Kevin Kelley- drums
• Lloyd Green, JayDee Maness – pedal steel guitar
• Clarence White- electric guitar
• John Hartford- banjo, fiddle, acoustic guitar
• Earl P. Ball, Barry Goldberg– piano
• Roy Husky – double bass
• Jon Corneal – drums

Producer: Gary Usher

Track listing

1. You Ain’t Goin’ Nowhere – Bob Dylan
2. I Am a Pilgrim – traditional, arr. Roger McGuinn, Chris Hillman
3. The Christian Life – Charles Louvin, Ira Louvin
4. You Don’t Miss Your Water – William Bell
5. You’re Still On My Mind – Luke McDaniel
6. Pretty Boy Floyd – Woody Guthrie
7. Hickory Wind – Gram Parsons, Bob Buchanan
8. One Hundred Years From Now – Gram Parsons
9. Blue Canadian Rockies – Cindy Walker
10. Life in Prison – Merle Haggard, Jelly Sanders
11. Nothing Was Delivered – Bob Dylan

The Band: Music from Big Pink (1968)

Label: Capitol

Personnel

• Jaime Robbie Robertson— vocals, electric and acoustic guitars
• Garth Hudson— electronic organ, piano, clavinet, soprano and tenor saxophone
• Richard Manuel— vocals, piano, organ, drums
• Rick Danko—vocals, bass guitar, fiddle
• Levon Helm— vocals, drums, tambourine
• John Simon— baritone horn, tenor saxophone, piano

Producer: John Simon

Track listing

1. Tears of Rage – Bob Dylan, Richard Manuel
2. To Kingdom Come – Robbie Robertson
3. In a Station – Richard Manuel
4. Caledonia Mission – Robbie Robertson
5. The Weight – Robbie Robertson
6. We Can Talk – Richard Manuel
7. Long Black Veil – Marijohn Wilkin, Danny Dill
8. Chest Fever – Robbie Robertson
9. Lonesome Suzie – Richard Manuel
10. This Wheels of Fire – Bob Dylan, Rick Danko
11. I Shall Be Released – Bob Dylan

The Jimi Hendrix Experience: Electric Ladyland (1968)

Label: Track / Polydor

Personnel

• Jimi Hendrix– lead vocals, guitar, piano, percussion, comb and tissue paper kazoo, electric harpsichord, bass 
• Noel Redding– lead and backing vocals, bass , acoustic guitar
• Mitch Mitchell– lead and backing vocals, drums , percussion
• Dave Mason– twelve string guitar , backing vocals 
• Al Kooper– piano 
• Mike Finnigan– organ
• Steve Winwood– organ 
• Jack Casady– bass 
• Buddy Miles– drums
• Brian Jones– percussion 
• Larry Faucette – congas
• Freddie Smith – tenor saxophone
• Chris Wood– flute 
• The Sweet Inspirations– backing vocals 

Producer: Jimi Hendrix

Track listing

All tracks by Jimi Hendrix, except where noted.

1. And the Gods Made Love
2. Have You Ever Been to (Electric Ladyland)
3. Crosstown Traffic
4. Voodoo Chile
5. Little Miss Strange – Noel Redding
6. Long Hot Summer Night
7. Come On (Let the Good Times Roll) – Earl King
8. Gypsy Eyes
9. Burning of the Midnight Lamp
10. Rainy Day, Dream Away
11. 1983…(A Merman I Should Turn to Be)
12. Moon, Turn the Tides…Gently Gently Away
13. Still Raining, Still Dreaming
14. House Burning Down
15. All Along the Watchtower – Bob Dylan
16. Voodoo Chile (slight return)

Iron Butterfly:  In – A – Gadda – Da – Vida (1968)

Label: Atco

Personnel

• Erik Brann – lead and backinhg vocals, guitars
• Doug Ingle – lead vocals, organ
• Lee Dorman – bass guitar, backing vocals
• Ron Bushy – drums, percussion

Producer: Jim Hilton

Track listing

All tracks by Doug Ingle except where noted. 

1. Most Anything You Want
2. Flowers and Beads
3. My Mirage
4. Termination – Erik Brann and Lee Dorman
5. Are You Happy
6. In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

The Rolling Stones: Beggars Banquet (1968)

Label: Decca

Personnel

• Mick Jagger– lead and backing vocals, harmonica
• Keith Richards– lead and backing vocals, acoustic, electric and slide guitars; bass guitar
• Brian Jones– slide guitar, harmonics, sitar, tamboura, backing vocals 
• Bill Wyman– bass guitar, maracas, backing vocals
• Charlie Watts– drums, cowbell, clave, tabla, backing vocals
• Nicky Hopkins– piano, tack piano, organ
• Rocky Dijon– congas 
• Ric Grech– fiddle 
• Dave Mason– shehnai, Mellotron 
• Jimmy Miller– backing vocals 
• Watts Street Gospel Choir – backing vocals 

Producer: Jimmy Miller

Track listing

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.  

1. Sympathy for the Devil
2. No Expectations
3. Dear Doctor
4. Parachute Woman
5. Jigsaw Puzzle
6. Street Fighting Man
7. Prodigal Son – Robert Wilkins
8. Stray Cat Blues
9. Factory Girl
10. Salt of the Earth

MC5: Kick out the James (1969)

Label: Elektra

Personnel

• Rob Tyner– lead vocals
• Wayne Kramer– lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitar
• Fred “Sonic” Smith– rhythm and lead guitar, backing vocals
• Michael Davis– bass guitar, backing vocals
• Dennis Thompson– drums

Producer: Jac Holzman – Bruce Botnick

Track listing

All tracks by MC5 except as noted.

1. Ramblin’ Rose – Fred Burch, Marijohn Wilkin
2. Kick Out the Jams
3. Come together
4. Rocket Reducer no.62
5. Borderline
6. Motor City is Burning – Al Smith
7. I Want You Right Now – Colin Frechter, Lary Page
8. Starship – MC5, Sun Ra

Nick Drake: Five Leaves Left (1969)

Label: Island

Personnel

• Nick Drake – vocals, acoustic guitar
• Richard Thompson– electric guitar 
• Paul Harris– piano 
• Danny Thompson– double bass 
• Tristan Fry– drums, vibraphone
• Rocky Dzidzornu– congas, shaker 
• Clare Lowther – cello 
• Robert Kirby– string arrangements
• Harry Robinson– string arrangements

Producer: Joe Boyd

Track listing

All tracks by Nick Drake. 

1. Time Has Told Me
2. River Man
3. Three Hours
4. Way to Blue
5. Day is Done
6. Cello Song
7. The Thoughts of Mary Jane
8. Man in a Shed
9. Fruit Tree
10. Saturday Sun

The Rolling Stones: Let it Bleed (1969)

Label: Decca

Personnel

• Mick Jagger– lead vocals, harmonica 
• Keith Richards– lead and backing vocals, guitars, bass guitar
• Brian Jones– congas, autoharp 
• Mick Taylor– slide guitar, guitars
• Bill Wyman– bass guitar, autoharp, vibes 
• Charlie Watts– drums
• Ry Cooder– mandolin, slide guitar 
• Rocky Dijon– percussion
• Jimmy Miller– percussion, drums, tambourine
• Ian Stewart– piano 
• Nicky Hopkins– piano, organ 
• Leon Russell– piano, horn arrangement
• Al Kooper– piano, French hornorgan, 
• Bobby Keys– tenor saxophone
• Byron Berline– fiddle 
• Merry Clayton– vocals 
• The London Bach Choir– vocals 
• Nanette Newman– backing vocals 
• Doris Troy– backing vocals 
• Madeline Bell– backing vocals 
• Jack Nitzsche– choral arrangements 

Producer: Jimmy Miller

Track listing

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

1. Gimmie Shelter
2. Love in Vain – Robert Johnson
3. Country Honk
4. Live With Me
5. Let It Bleed
6. Midnight Rambler
7. You Got the Silver
8. Monkey Man
9. You Can’t Always Get What You Want

Frank Zappa: Hot Rats (1969)

Label: Bizarre / Reprise

Personnel

• Frank Zappa– guitar, octave bass, percussion
• Captain Beefheart– vocals
• Lowell George– rhythm guitar
• Ian Underwood– piano, organus maximus, flute, clarinet, saxes
• Max Bennett– bass 
• Shuggie Otis– bass 
• John Guerin– drums
• Paul Humphrey– drums 
• Ron Selico – drums
• Jean-Luc Ponty– violin 
• Don “Sugarcane” Harris– violin 

Producer: Frank Zappa

All trackss by Frank Zappa. 

1. Peaches en Regalia
2. Willie the Pimp
3. Son of Mr. Green Genes
4. Little Umbrellas
5. The Gumbo Variations
6. It Must Be a Camel

Crosby, Stills & Nash: Same (1969)

Label: Atlantic

Producer: Bill Halverson – Crosby, Stills & Nash

Personnel:

• David Crosby— vocals; rhythm guitar, acoustic guitar
• Stephen Stills— vocals, guitar, bass, keyboards, percussion
• Graham Nash— vocals; rhythm guitar,acoustic guitar
• Dallas Taylor— drums
• Jim Gordon— drums 
• Cass Elliot— backing vocals

 Track listing

1. Suite: Judy Blue Eyes – Stephen Stills
2. Marrakesh Express – Graham Nash
3. Guinnevere – David Crosby
4. You Don’t Have to Cry – Stephen Stills
5. Pre – Road Downs – Graham Nash
6. Wooden Ships – David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Paul Kantner
7. Lady of the Island – Graham Nash
8. Helplessly Hoping – Stephen Stills
9. Long Time Gone – David Crosby
10. 49 Bye – Byes – Stephen Stills

Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band: Trout Mask Replica (1969)

Label: Straight / Reprise

Personnel

• Bill Harkleroad
• Jeff Cotton
• Mark Boston
• Victor Hayden
• John French 
• Don Van Vliet aka Captain Beefheart
• Frank Zappa 

Producer: Frank Zappa

Track listing

All tracks by Don Van Vliet

1. Frownland
2. The Dust Blows Forward’n the Dust Blows Back
3. Dachau Blues
4. Ella Guru
5. Hair Pie: Bake 1
6. Moonlight on Vermont
7. Pachuco Cadaver
8. Bills Corpse
9. Sweet Sweet Bulbs
10. Neon Meate Dream of a Octafish
11. China Pig
12. My Human Gets Me Blues
13. Dali’s Car
14. Hair pie: Bake 2
15. Pena
16. Well
17. When Big Joan Sets Up
18. Fallin Ditch
19. Sugar’n’Spikes
20. Ant Man Bee
21. Orange Claw Hammer
22. Wild Life
23. She’s Too Much for My Mirror
24. Hobo Chang Ba
25. The Blimp
26. Steal Softly Thru Snow
27. Old Fart at Play
28. Veteran’s Day Poppy

Ten Years After: Stonedhenge (1969)

Label: Deram

Personnel

• Alvin Lee– vocals, guitar, piano, Chinese fans
• Chick Churchill– organ, piano
• Leo Lyons– bass, bow-bass, string bass, percussion
• Ric Lee– drums, tympani
• Roy Baker – sound effects 
• Martin Smith – train sound effects 
• Simon Stable – bongos 
• Mike Vernon– backing vocals 

Producer: Mike Vernon

Track listing

1. Going To Try – Alvin Lee
2. I Can’t Live Without Lydia – Chick Churchill
3. Woman Trouble – Alvin Lee
4. Skoobly-Oobly-Doobob – Alvin Lee
5. Hear Me Calling – Alvin Lee
6. A Sad Song – Alvin Lee
7. Three Blind Mice – traditional, arr. by Ric Lee
8. No Title – Alvin Lee
9. Faro – Leo Lyons
10. Speed Kills – Alvin Lee, Mike Vernon

Santana: Same (1969)

Label: Columbia

Personnel

• Carlos Santana– guitar, backing vocals
• Gregg Rolie- lead vocals, organ, piano
• David Brown– bass
• Michael Shrieve– drums
• Michael Carabello– congas, percussion
• José “Chepito” Areas– timbales, congas, percussion

Producer: Santana – Brent Dangerfield

Track listing

All tracks by Carlos Santana except where noted.

1. Evil Ways – Clarence “Sonny” Henry
2. Shades of Time – Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie
3. Savor
4. Jingo – Babtunde Olatunji
5. Persuassion
6. Treat
7. You Just Don’t Care
8. Soul Sacrifice – Carlos Santana, Gregg Rolie, David Brown,  Marcus Malone

The Beatles: Abbey Road (1969)

Label: Apple

Personnel

• John Lennon– lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead and rhythm guitars; acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond organ and Moog synthesizer; white noise generatorand sound effects; percussion
• Paul McCartney– lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead, rhythm and bass guitars; acoustic and electric pianos, Hammond organ, Moog synthesizer; sound effects; handclaps, percussion
• George Harrison– lead, harmony and backing vocals; lead, rhythm and bass guitars; Hammond organ, harmonium, Moog synthesizer; handclaps, percussion
• Ringo Starr– lead and backing vocals, drums, percussion
• George Martin– piano, harpsichord, organ, harmonium; percussion
• Billy Preston– Hammond organ 
• Mal Evans– “anvil” 
• “Something” and “Here comes the sun” orchestrated and conducted by George Martin and George Harrison
• “Golden slumbers”, “Carry that weight” and “The End” orchestrated and conducted by George Martin and Paul McCartney

Producer: George Martin

Track listing

All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

1. Come Together
2. Something – George Harrison
3. Maxwell’s Silver Hammer
4. Oh! Darling
5. Octopus’s Garden – Richard Starkey
6. I Want You
7. Here Comes the Sun – George Harrison
8. Because
9. You Never Give Me Your Money
10. Sun King
11. Mean Mr.Mustard
12. Polythene Pam
13. She Came in Through the Bathroom Window
14. Golden Slumbers
15. Carry That Weight
16. The End
17. Her Majesty

The Stooges: Same (1969)

Label: Elektra

Personnel

• Iggy Pop (credited as “Iggy Stooge”) – vocals
• Ron Asheton– vocals, guitar
• Dave Alexander– bass guitar
• Scott Asheton– drums
• John Cale– piano, sleigh bell, viola 

Producer: John Cale

Track listing

All tracks by Dave Alexander, Ron Asheton, Scott Asheton and Iggy Stooge . 

1. 1969
2. I Wanna Be Your Dog
3. We Will Fall
4. No Fun
5. Real Cool Time
6. Ann
7. Not Right
8. Little Doll

David Bowie: The Man Who Sold the World (1970)

Label: Mercury

Personnel

• David Bowie– vocals, guitars, Stylophone, organ, saxophone
• Mick Ronson– guitars, backing vocals
• Tony Visconti– bass guitar, piano, guitar, recorder,backing vocals
• Mick Woodmansey– drums, percussion
• Ralph Mace – Moog modular synthesizer

Producer: Tony Visconti

Track listing

All tracks by David Bowie

1. The Width of a Circle
2. All the Madman
3. Black Country Rock
4. After All
5. Running Gun Blues
6. Saviour Machine
7. She Shook Me Cold
8. The Man Who Sold the World
9. The Superman

Free: Fire & water (1970)

Label: Island

Personnel

• Paul Rodgers– vocals
• Paul Kossoff– guitars
• Andy Fraser– bass guitar, piano
• Simon Kirke– drum

Producer: Free, John Kelly, Roy Thomas Baker

Track listing

All tracks by Andy Fraser and Paul Rodgers, except where noted.

1. Fire and Water
2. Oh I Wept – Paul Rodgers, Paul Kossof
3. Remember
4. Heavy Load
5. Big – Andy Fraser, Paul Rodgers,Simon Kirke, Paul Kossoff
6. Don’t Say You Love Me
7. All Right Now

Derek & The Dominos: Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs (1970)

Label: Polydor

Personnel

• Eric Clapton– lead vocals, guitars
• Bobby Whitlock– vocals, organ, piano, acoustic guitar
• Carl Radle– bass, percussion
• Jim Gordon– drums, percussion, piano
• Duane Allman– guitars 
• Albhy Galuten– piano, “assistance”

Producer: Tom Dowd, Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock, Carl Radle and Jim Gordon.

Track listing

1. I Looked Away – Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock
2. Bell Bottom Blues – Eric Clapton
3. Keep on Growing – Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock
4. Nobody Knows You When You’re Down and Out – Jimmy Cox
5. I’m Yours – Eric Clapton, Nizami
6. Anyday – Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock
7. Key to the Highway – Charles Segar, Willie Broonzy
8. Tell the Truth – Eric Clapton, Bobby Whitlock
9. Why Does Love Got to Be So Sad – Eric Clapton,Bobby Whitlock
10. Have You Ever Loved a Woman – Billy Myles
11. Little Wing – Jimi Hendrix
12. It’s Too Late – Chuck Willis
13. Layla – Eric Clapton, Jim Gordon
14. Thorn Tree in the Garden – Bobby Whitlock

The Beatles: Let It Be (1970)

Label: Apple

Personnel

• John Lennon– lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, lead guitar, lap steel guitar, acoustic guitar, six-string bass guitar, whistling
• Paul McCartney– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar, acoustic guitar, piano, Hammond organ, electric piano, maracas
• George Harrison– lead and backing vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, acoustic guitar, tambura, tuned-down six-string electric guitar
• Ringo Starr– drums, percussion
• George Martin– shaker, string and brass arrangements
• Linda McCartney– backing vocals 
• Billy Preston– electric piano , Hammond organ 
• Brian Rogers– string and brass arrangements 
• Richard Anthony Hewson– string and brass arrangements 
• John Barham– choral arrangements

Producer: George Martin, Phil Spector

Track listing

All tracks by John Lennon and Paul McCartney, except where noted.

1. Two of Us
2. Dig a Pony
3. Across the Universe
4. I Me Mine – George Harrison
5. Dig It – John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Richard Starkey
6. Let It Be
7. Maggie Mae – tradd. Arr. John Lennon, Paul Mccartney, George Harrison, Richard Starkey
8. I’ve Got a Feeling
9. One After 909
10. The Long and Winding Road
11. For You Blue – George Harrison
12. Get Back

Crosby, Stills. Nash & Young: Deja Vu (1970)

Label: Atlantic

Personnel

• David Crosby— vocals, rhythm guitar
• Stephen Stills— vocals, guitars, keyboards, bass, percussion 
• Graham Nash— vocals, keyboards, rhythm guitar, percussion
• Neil Young— vocals, guitars, keyboards, harmonica 
• Greg Reeves— bass 
• Dallas Taylor— drums 
• Jerry Garcia— pedal steel guitar 
• John Sebastian— harmonica 

Producer: Davis Crosby, Stephen Still, Graham Nash and Neil Young

Track listing

1. Carry On – Stephen Stills
2. Teach Your Children – Graham Nash
3. Almost Cut Your Hair – David Crosby
4. Helpless – Neil Young
5. Woodstock – Joni Mitchell
6. Déjà Vu – David Crosby
7. Our House – Graham Nash
8. 4 + 20 – Stephen Stills
9. Country Girl – Neil Young
10. Everybody I Love You – Stephen Stills, Neil Young

Nick Drake: Bryter Layter (1970)

Label: Island

Personnel

• Nick Drake – vocal, guitar
• Richard Thompson– lead guitar
• Paul Harris– piano
• Chris McGregor– piano
• Dave Pegg– bass guitar
• Ed Carter– bass
• Dave Mattacks– drums
• Mike Kowalski– drums
• Ray Warleigh– alto saxophone
• Lyn Dobson– flute
• John Cale– viola, harpsichord
• Pat Arnoldand Doris Troy – backing vocals
• Robert Kirby – strings arrangements

Producer: Joe Boyd

Track listing

All tracks by Nick Drake.

1. Introduction
2. Hazey Jane II
3. At the Chime of a City Clock
4. One of These Things First
5. Hazey Jane I
6. Bryter Layter
7. Fly
8. Poor Boy
9. Northern Sky
10. Sunday

Van Morrison: Moondance (1970)

Label: Warner Bros.

Personnel

• Van Morrison– vocals, guitar, rhythm guitar, tambourine, harmonica
• John Platania– guitar, rhythm guitar
• Jef Labes– organ, piano, clavinet
• John Klingberg – bass
• Gary Mallaber– drums, vibraphone
• Guy Masson – conga
• Jack Schroer– alto and soprano saxophones
• Collin Tilton – flute, tenor saxophone
• Emily Houston– backing vocals 
• Judy Clay– backing vocals
• Jackie Verdell– backing vocals

Producer: Van Morrison, Lewis Merenstein

Track listing

All tracks by Van Morrison. 

1. And It Stoned Me
2. Moondance
3. Crazy Love
4. Caravan
5. Into the Music
6. Come Running
7. These Dreams of You
8. Brand New Day
9. Everyone
10. Glad Tidings

Grateful Dead: American Beauty (1970)

Label: Warner Bros.

Personnel

• Jerry Garcia– vocals, guitar, pedal steel, piano
• Bob Weir– vocals, guitar
• Pigpen (Ron McKernan)– vocals, harmonica
• Phil Lesh– vocals, bass, guitar, piano
• Bill Kreutzmann– drums
• Mickey Hart– percussion
• David Nelson– electric guitar 
• David Grisman– mandolin 
• Howard Wales– organ, piano
• Ned Lagin– piano
• Dave Torbert– bass

Producer: Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Ron McKernan, Bill Kreutzmann and Steve Barncard

Track listing

All tracks by Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter, except where noted.

1. Box of Rain – Phil Lesh, Robert Hunter
2. Friend of the Devil – Jerry Garcia, John Dawson, Robert Hunter
3. Sugar Magnolia – Bob Weir and Robert Hunter
4. Operator – Ron McKernan
5. Candyman
6. Ripple
7. Brokedown Palace
8. Till the Morning Comes
9. Attics of My Life
10. Truckin’ – Jerry Garcia, Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Robert Hunte

Deep Purple: In Rock (1970)

Label: Harvest

Producer: Ian Gillan, Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Roger Glover and Ian Paice.

Personnel

• Ian Gillan– lead vocals
• Ritchie Blackmore– guitar
• Jon Lord– keyboards, organ
• Roger Glover– bass
• Ian Paice– drums, percussion

Track listing

All tracks by Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan, Roger Glover, Jon Lord and Ian Paice.

1. Speed King
2. Bloodsucker
3. Child in Time
4. Flight of the Rat
5. Into the Fire
6. Living Wreck
7. Hard Lovin’ Man

Santana: Abraxas (1970)

Label: CBS

Personnel

• Carlos Santana– lead guitar, backing vocals
• Gregg Rolie– lead vocals, keyboards
• Alberto Gianquinto– piano 
• David Brown– bass
• Michael Shrieve– drums
• José “Chepito” Areas– percussion, conga, timbales
• Mike Carabello– percussion, conga
• Rico Reyes– percussion, backing vocals
• Steven Saphore – tabla

Producer: Fred Catero, Carlos Santana

Track listing

1. Singing Winds, Crying Beasts – Mike Carabello
2. Black Magic Woman / Gypsy Queen – Peter Green, Gabor Szabo
3. Oye Como Va – Tito Puente
4. Incident at Neshabur – Alberto Gianquinto, Carlos Santana
5. Se a Cabo – Jose Areas
6. Mother’s Daughter – Gregg Rollie
7. Samba Pa Ti – Carlos Santana
8. Hope You’re Feeling Better – Gregg Rollie
9. El Nicoya – Jose Areas

Grand Funk Railroad: Closer to Home (1970)

Label: Capitol

Personnel

• Mark Farner— vocals, guitar, keyboards
• Mel Schacher— bass guitar
• Don Brewer — vocals, drums

Producer: Terry Knight

Track listing

All tracks by Mark Farner.

1. Sin’s a Good Man’s Brother
2. Aimless Lady
3. Nothing Is the Same
4. Mean Mistreater
5. Get It Together
6. I Don’t Have to Sing the Blues
7. Hooked on Love
8. I’m Your Captain (Closer to Home)

Neil Young: After the Gold Rush (1970)

Label: Reprise

Personnel

• Neil Young— lead vocals, guitar, piano, harmonica, vibes
• Danny Whitten— vocals, guitar
• Nils Lofgren— vocals, guitar, piano
• Jack Nitzsche— piano
• Billy Talbot— bass
• Greg Reeves— bass
• Ralph Molina— vocals, drums
• Stephen Stills— vocals
• Bill Peterson — flugelhorn

Producer: Neil Young, David Briggs, Kendall Pacios

Track listing

All tracks by Neil Young except where noted.

1. Tell Me Why
2. After the Gold Rush
3. Only Love Can Break Your Heart
4. Southern Man
5. Till the Morning Comes
6. Oh, Lonesome Me – Don Gibson
7. Don’t Let It Bring You Down
8. Birds
9. When You Dance I Can Really Love
10. I Believe In You
11. Cripple Creek Ferry

J.J. Cale: Naturally (1971)

Label: A&M

Personnel

• JJ Cale- vocals, guitar
• Weldon Myrick – steel guitar
• Mac Gayden- slide guitar
• Bob Wilson – piano
• David Briggs- piano, organ
• Jerry Whitehurst – piano
• Ed Colis – harmonica
• Tim Drummond- bass
• Carl Radle- bass
• Norbert Putnam- bass
• Karl Himmel – drums
• Chuck Browning – drums
• Buddy Spicher- fiddle
• Shorty Lavender – fiddle
• Walter Hayness – dobro
• Diane Davidson – backing vocals

Producer: Audie Ashwort

Track listing

All tracks by JJ Cale, except where noted:

1. Call Me the Breeze
2. Call the Doctor
3. Don’t Go to Strangers
4. Woman I Love
5. Magnolia
6. Clyde – W. Beavers, J.J. Cale
7. Crazy Mama
8. Nowhere to Run
9. After Midnight
10. River Runs Deep
11. Bringing It Back
12. Crying Eyes

Who: Who’s next (1971)

Label: Track / Decca

Personnel

• Roger Daltrey– vocals
• Pete Townshend– vocals, guitar, VCS3, organ, R.P. synthesiser, piano
• John Entwistle– vocals, bass, brass, piano 
• Keith Moon– drums, percussion
• Leslie West– lead guitar
• Nicky Hopkins– piano
• Al Kooper– organ
• Dave Arbus– violin 

Producer: Roger Daltrey, Pete Townshend, John Entwistle, Keit Moon, Glyn Johns

Track listing

All tracks by Pete Townshend, except “My Wife” by John Entwistle.

1. Baba O’Riley
2. Bargain
3. Love Ain’t for Keeping
4. My Wife
5. The Song is Over
6. Getting in Tune
7. Going Mobile
8. Behind Blue Eyes
9. Won’t Get Fooled Again

John Lennon: Imagine (1971)

Label: Apple

Personnel

• John Lennon– vocals, acoustic and electric guitars, piano; whistling, harmonica 
• George Harrison– electric and slide guitar, dobro 
• Ted Turner, Rod Linton – acoustic guitars 
• Joey Molland, Tom Evans– acoustic guitars 
• Rod Linton, Andy Davis – acoustic guitars 
• Michael Pinder– tambourine 
• John Tout- piano 
• Nicky Hopkins– piano, electric piano 
• Klaus Voormann– bass, upright bass
• Steve Brendell – upright bass, maracas
• Alan White– drums, Tibetan cymbals, vibraphone 
• Jim Keltner– drums 
• Jim Gordon– drums 
• King Curtis– saxophone 
• John Barham– harmonium, vibraphone 
• The Flux Fiddlers– orchestral strings
• Phil Spector– backing vocals 

Producer: John lennon, Yoko Ono, Phil Spector

Track listing

All tracks by John Lennon, except where noted.

1. Imagine
2. Crippled Inside
3. Jealous Guy
4. It’s So Hard
5. I Don’t Wanna Be a soldier Mama
6. Gimme Some Truth
7. Oh My Love – John Lennon, Yoko Ono
8. How Do You Sleep?
9. How?
10. Oh Yoko!

Led Zeppelin: IV (1971)

Label: Atlantic

Personnel

• Robert Plant– lead and overdubbed backing vocals, tambourine, harmonica
• Jimmy Page– electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin , mastering
• John Paul Jones– bass guitar, electric piano,  mellotron, mandolin, recorders, EMS VCS 3
• John Bonham– drums
• Ian Stewart– piano 
• Sandy Denny– vocals

Producer: Jimmy Page

Track listing

1. Black Dog – John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
2. Rock and Roll – John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
3. The Battle of Evermore – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
4. Stairway to Heaven – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
5. Misty Mountain Hop – John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
6. Four Sticks – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
7. Going to California – Jimmy Page, Robert Plant
8. When the Levee Breaks – John Bonham, John Paul Jones, Jimmy Page, Robert Plant, Memphis Minnie

John Martyn: Bless the Weather (1971)

Label: Island

Personnel

• John Martyn- vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
• Richard Thompson- guitar
• Beverley Martyn- vocals, guitar
• Ian Whiteman- keyboards
• Danny Thompson- double bass
• Tony Reeves- double bass, bass guitar
• Roger Powell– drums
• Smiley DeJonnes- percussion

Producer: John Martyn, John Wood

Track listing

All tracks by John Martyn except where noted,

1. Go Easy
2. Bless the Weather
3. Sugar Lump
4. Walk to the Water
5. Just Now
6. Head and Heart
7. Let the Good Things Come
8. Back Down the River
9. Glistening Glyndebourne
10. Singin’ in the Rain – Nacio Herb Brown, Arthur Freed

David Bowie: Hunky Dory (1971)

Label: RCA

Personnel

• David Bowie– vocals, guitar, alto and tenor saxophone, piano 
• Mick Ronson– vocals, guitar, Mellotron, arrangements
• Rick Wakeman– piano
• Trevor Bolder– bass guitar, trumpet
• Mick Woodmansey– drums

Producer: Ken Scott, David Bowie

Track listing

All tracs by David Bowie, except where noted.

1. Changes
2. Oh! You Pretty Things
3. Eight Line Poem
4. Life on Mars?
5. Kooks
6. Quicksand
7. Fill Your Heart – Bill Rose, Paul Williams
8. Andy Warhol
9. Song for Bob Dylan
10. Queen Bitch
11. The Bewlay Brothers

The Rolling Stones: Sticky Fingers (1971)

Label: Rolling Stones

Personnel

• Mick Jagger– lead vocals; percussion, rhythm and acoustic guitar 
• Keith Richards– rhythm guitar, lead, acoustic and twelve string acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Mick Taylor– lead, acoustic,rhythm and slide guitar 
• Bill Wyman– bass guitar; electric piano
• Charlie Watts– drums
• Jimmy Miller– percussion
• Rocky Dijon– congas 
• Ry Cooder– slide guitar
• Jim Dickinson– piano
• Nicky Hopkins– piano
• Jack Nitzsche– piano
• Billy Preston– organ 
• Ian Stewart– piano
• Bobby Keys– saxophone
• Jim Price– trumpet, piano
• Paul Buckmaster– string arrangements

Producer: Jimmy Miller

Track listing

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

1. Brown Sugar
2. Sway
3. Wild Horses
4. Can’t You Hear Me Knocking
5. You Gotta Move – Fred McDowell, Gary Davis
6. Bitch
7. I Got the Blues
8. Sister Morphine – Mick Jagger, Keith Richard, Marianne Faithfull
9. Dead Flowers
10. Moonlight File

Joni Mitchell: Blue (1971)

Label: Reprise

Personnel

• Joni Mitchell – vocals, Appalachian dulcimer, guitar, piano
• James Taylor– guitar
• Sneaky Pete Kleinow– pedal steel
• Stephen Stills– bass, guitar
• Russ Kunkel– drums

Producer: Joni Mitchell

Track listing

All tracks by Joni Mitchell.

1. All I Want
2. My Old Man
3. Little Green
4. Carey
5. Blue
6. California
7. This Flight Tonight
8. River
9. A Case of You
10. The Last Time I Saw Richard

The Allman Brothers Band: Live at Fillmore East (1971)

Label: Capricorn

Personnel

• Duane Allman– lead and slide guitar
• Dickey Betts– lead guitar
• Gregg Allman– lead vocals, organ, piano
• Berry Oakley– bass guitar
• Jai Johanny Johanson– drums, congas, timbales
• Butch Trucks– drums, tympani
• Steve Miller – piano
• Thom Doucette– harmonica
• Jim Santi – tambourine
• Bobby Caldwell– percussion on
• Elvin Bishop– vocals

Producer: Tom Dowd

Track listing

1. Statesboro Blues – Blind Willie McTell
2. Done Somebody Wrong – Clarence Lewis, Bobby Robinson, Elmore James
3. Stormy Monday – T-Bone Walker
4. You Don’t Love Me – Willie Cobbs
5. Hot ‘Lanta – Duane Allman, Gregg Allman, Dickey Betts, Butch Trucks, Berry Oakle, Jai Johanny Johanson
6. In Memory of Elizabeth Reed – Dickey Betts
7. Whipping Post – Gregg Allman

Grand Funk Railroad: Survival (1971)

Label: Capitol

Personnel

• Mark Farner- vocals, guitar, harmonica, keyboards
• Mel Schacher- bass
• Don Brewer- vocals, drums

Producer: Terry Knight

Track listing

All tracks by Mark Farner, except where noted.

1. Country Road
2. All You’ve Got Is Money
3. Comfort Me
4. Feelin’ Alright – Dave Mason
5. I Want Freedom
6. I Can Feel Him in the Morning – Don Brewer, Mark Farner
7. Gimme Shelter – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards

The Rolling Stones: Exile on the Main Street (1972)

Label: Rolling Stones Records

Personnel:

• Mick Jagger– lead vocals, harmonica, rhythm guitar, percussion
• Keith Richards– lead and backing vocals, guitars, electric piano; bass guitar,  lead guitar
• Mick Taylor– guitars, slide guitar; bass guitar
• Bill Wyman– bass guitar
• Charlie Watts– drums
• Al Perkins– pedal steel guitar 
• Nicky Hopkins– piano
• Ian Stewart– piano
• Billy Preston– piano, organ
• Chris Shepard – tambourine
• Bill Plummer – upright bass
• Jimmy Miller– drums, percussion
• Richard Washington – marimba
• Bobby Keys– saxophone; percussion
• Jim Price– trumpet, trombone, organ 
• Clydie King, Venetta Fields– backing vocals
• Joe Green – backing vocals
• Gram Parsons– backing vocals
• Jerry Kirkland – backing vocals
• Mac Rebennack, Shirley Goodman, Tami Lynn– backing vocals
• Kathi McDonald– backing vocals
• Glynand Andy Johns, Joe Zaganno, Jeremy Gee – engineer
• Doug Sax – mastering
• Robert Frank – cover photography concept
• John Van Hamersveld, Norman Seeff – layout, design

Producer: Jimmy Miller

Track listing:

All tracks by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, except where noted.

1. Rocks Off
2. Rip This Joint
3. Shape Your Hips – Slim Harpo
4. Casino Boogie
5. Tumbling Dice
6. Sweet Virginia
7. Torn and Frayed
8. Sweet Black Angel
9. Loving Cup
10. Happy
11. Turd on the Run
12. Ventilator Blues – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Mick Taylor
13. I Just Want to See His Face
14. Let It Loose
15. All Down the Line
16. Stop Breaking Down – Robert Johnson
17. Shine a Light
18. Soul Survivor 

Can: Ege bamyasi (1972)

Label: United Artists

Personnel

• Damo Suzuki– vocals
• Michael Karoli– guitar
• Irmin Schmidt– keyboards
• Holger Czukay– bass, engineer, editing
• Jaki Liebezeit– drums

Producer: Damo Suzuki, Michael Karoli, Irmin Schmidt, Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebezeit.

Track listing

All tracks by Michael Karoli, Holger Czukay, Jaki Liebezeit, Irmin Schmidt and Damo Suzuki. 

1. Pinch
2. Sing Swan Song
3. One More Night
4. Vitamin C
5. Soup
6. I’m So Green
7. Spoon

Neil Young: Harvest (1972)

Label: Reprise

Personnel

• Neil Young— vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, piano, harmonica
• Ben Keith— pedal steel guitar
• Teddy Irwin — acoustic guitar 
• James Taylor— banjo guitar, backing vocals 
• James McMahon — piano 
• Jack Nitzsche— piano, lap steel guitar
• John Harris — piano 
• Tim Drummond— bass
• Kenny Buttrey— drums
• London Symphony Orchestra
• Linda Ronstadt— backing vocals 
• David Crosby— backing vocals 
• Stephen Stills—backing vocals 
• Graham Nash— backing vocals 

Producer: Neil Young, Elliot Mazer, Henry Lewy, Jack Nitzche

Track listing

All tracks by Neil Young. 

1. Out on the Weekend
2. Harvest
3. A Man Needs a Maid
4. Heart of Gold
5. Are You Ready for the Country
6. Old Man
7. There’s a World
8. Alabama
9. The Needle and the Damage Done
10. Words

Santana: Caravanserai (1972)

Label: Columbia

Personnel

• Carlos Santana– vocals, lead guitar, guitar, percussion
• Neal Schon– guitar
• Douglas Rodrigues– guitar
• Wendy Haas– piano
• Gregg Rolie– organ, electric piano, vocals, piano
• Tom Coster– electric piano
• Douglas Rauch– bass, guitar
• Tom Rutley– acoustic bass
• Michael Shrieve– drums, percussion
• José “Chepito” Areas– percussion, congas, timbales, bongos
• James Mingo Lewis– percussion, congas, bongos, vocals acoustic piano
• Armando Peraza– percussion, bongos
• Hadley Caliman– saxophone intro, flute
• Rico Reyes – vocals
• Lenny White – castanets
• Tom Harrell– orchestra arrangements

Producer: Carlos Santana, Mark Shrieve

Track listing

1. Eternal Caravan of Reincarnation -Tom Rutley, Neal Schon, Michael Shrieve
2. Waves Within – Doug Rauch, Greg Rolie, Carlos Santana
3. Look Up – Doug Rauch, Greg Rolie, Carlos Santana
4. Just in Time to See the Sun – Greg Rolie, Carlos Santana, Michael Shrieve
5. Song of the Wind – Greg Rolie,Carlos Santana, Neal Schon
6. All the Love of the Universe – Carlos Santana, Neal Schon
7. Future Primitive – José Areas, Mingo Lewis
8. Stone Flower – Antonio Carlos Jobim, Carlos Santana, Michael Shrieve
9. La Fuente del Ritmo – Mingo Lewis
10. Every Step of the Way – Michael Shrieve

Lou Reed: Transformer (1972)

Label: RCA

Personnel

• Lou Reed– lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Mick Ronson– lead guitar, piano, recorder, string arrangements
• David Bowie – keyboards, acoustic guitar, backing vocals
• Herbie Flowers– bass guitar, double-bass, tuba 
• Klaus Voormann– bass
• John Halsey– drums
• Barry DeSouza – drums
• Ritchie Dharma – drums
• Ronnie Ross– baritone saxophone 
• Trevor Bolder: trumpet
• The Thunder Thighs– backing vocals

Producer: David Bowie, Mick Ronson

Track listing

All tracks by Lou Reed except where noted.

1. Vicious
2. Andy’s Chest
3. Perfect Day
4. Hangin’ Round
5. Walk on the Wild Side
6. Make Up
7. Satellite of Love
8. Wagon Wheel – Lou Reed, David Bowie
9. New York Telephone Conversation
10. I’m So Free
11. Goodnight Ladies

David Bowie: The Rise and the Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars (1972)

Label: RCA

Personnel

• David Bowie– vocals, acoustic guitar, saxophone, piano, arrangements
• Mick Ronson– electric guitar, backing vocals, keyboards, piano
• Rick Wakeman– harpsichord 
• Trevor Bolder– bass, trumpet
• Mick Woodmansey– drums
• Dana Gillespie– backing vocals 

Producer: David Bowie, Ken Scott

Track listing

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

1. Five Years
2. Soul Love
3. Moonage Daydream
4. Starman
5. It Ain’t Easy – Ron Davies
6. Lady Stardust
7. Star
8. Hang on to Yourself
9. Ziggy Stardust
10. Suffragette City
11. Rock’n’Roll Suicide

John Martyn: Solid Air (1973)

Label: Island

Personnel

• John Martyn– vocals, acoustic and electric guitar, synthesizer 
• Richard Thompson– mandolin 
• John “Rabbit” Bundrick– acoustic and electric piano, organ, clavinet
• Danny Thompson– acoustic bass
• Dave Pegg– bass
• Dave Mattacks– drums
• Neemoi “Speedy” Acquaye –congas
• Tristan Fry –vibraphone 
• Simon Nicol– autoharp
• Tony Coe– saxophone 
• Sue Draheim– violin

Producer: John Martyn , John Wood

Track listing

All tracks by John Martyn except where noted.

1. Solid Air
2. Over the Hill
3. Don’t Want to Know
4. I’d Rather Be the Devil – Skip James
5. Go Down Easy
6. Dreams By the Sea
7. May You Never
8. The Man in the Station
9. The Easy Blues

Elton John: Goodbye Yellow Brick Road (1973)

Label: DJM

Personnel

• Elton John– vocals, piano, electric piano, organ, Farfisa organ, mellotron, Leslie piano
• Davey Johnstone– acoustic, electric, Leslie, slide and steel guitars, banjo
• Ray Cooper– tambourine
• David Hentschel – ARP synthesizer
• Dee Murray– bass
• Nigel Olsson– drums, congas, tambourine
• Leroy Gómez– saxophone 
• Dee Murray, Davey Johnstone, Nigel Olsson – backing vocals
• Kiki Dee– backing vocals
• Del Newman^[– orchestral arrangement 

Producer: Gus Dudgeon

Track listing

All tracks by Elton John and Bernie Taupin except where noted. 

1. Funeral for a Friend / Love Lies Bleeding – Elton John (Funeral for a Friend)
2. Candle in the Wind
3. Bennie and the Jets
4. Goodbye Yellow Brick Road
5. This Song Has No Title
6. Grey Seal
7. Jamaica Jerk-Off
8. I’ve Seen That Movie Too
9. Sweet Painted Lady
10. The Ballad of Danny Bailey
11. Dirty Little Girl
12. All the Girls Love Alice
13. Your Sister Can’t Twist
14. Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
15. Roy Rogers
16. Social Disease
17. Harmony

Can: Future Days (1973)

Label: United Artists

Personnel

• Damo Suzuki– vocals, percussion
• Michael Karoli– guitar, violin
• Irmin Schmidt– keyboards, synthesizers
• Holger Czukay– bass, double bass
• Jaki Liebezeit– drums, percussion

Producer: Damo Suzuki, Michael Karoli, Irmin Schmidt, Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebzet.

Track listing

All tracks by Damo Suzuki, Michael Karoli, Irmin Schmidt, Holger Czukay and Jaki Liebzet.

1. Future Days
2. Spray
3. Moonshake
4. Bel Air

Pink Floyd: Dark Side of the Moon (1973)

Label: Harvest

Personnel

• David Gilmour– vocals, guitars, VCS 3
• Roger Waters– vocals, bass guitar, VCS 3, tape effects
• Richard Wright– keyboards, vocals, VCS 3
• Nick Mason– percussion, tape effects
• Dick Parry– saxophone 
• Clare Torry– vocals
• Doris Troy– backing vocals
• Lesley Duncan– backing vocals
• Liza Strike – backing vocals
• Barry St. John – backing vocals

Producer: Pink Floyd

Track listing

1. Speak to Me – Nick Mason, Roger Waters
2. Breathe – Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Richard Wright
3. On the Run – David Gilmour, Roger Waters
4. Time – Nick Mason, Roger Waters, Richard Wright, David Gilmour
5. The Great Gig in the Sky – Richard Wright, Clare Torry
6. Money – Roger Waters
7. Us and Them – Roger Waters, Richard Wright
8. Any Colour You Like – David Gilmour, Nick Mason, Richard Wight
9. Brain Damage – Roger Waters
10. Eclipse – Roger Waters

Henry Cow: Legend (1973)

Label: Virgin

Personnel

• Geoff Leigh– voice, saxophones, flute, clarinet, recorder
• Tim Hodgkinson– voice, organ, piano, alto saxophone, clarinet, little bells
• Fred Frith– voice, guitars, violin, viola, piano
• John Greaves– voice, bass guitar, piano, whistle
• Chris Cutler– voice, drums, toys, piano, whistle
• Jeremy Baines – pixiphone
• Sarah Greaves, Maggie Thomas, Cathy Williams – chorus

Producer: Geoff Leigh, Tim Hodgkinson, Fred Frith, John Greaves and Chris Cutler.

Track listing

1. Nirvana for Mice – Fred Frith
2. Amygdala – Tim Hodgkinson
3. Teenbeat Introduction – Henry Cow
4. Teenbeat – Fred Frith, John Greaves
5. Extract from “With the Yellow Half-Moon and Blue Star – Fred Frith
6. Teenbeat Reprise – Fred Frith
7. The Tenth Chaffinch – Henry Cow
8. Nine Funerals of the Citizen King – Tim Hodgkinson

Frank Zappa: Apostrophe (1974)

Label: DiscReet

Personnel

• Frank Zappa– vocals, guitar, bass, bouzouki
• Lynn – vocals, backing vocals
• Robert “Frog” Camarena – vocals, backing vocals
• Ruben Ladron de Guevara – vocals, backing vocals
• Debbie – vocals, backing vocals
• Ray Collins– backing vocals
• Sue Glover – backing vocals
• Kerry McNabb – backing vocals, engineer, remixing
• Sal Marquez – trumpet
• Ian Underwood– saxophone
• Napoleon Murphy Brock– saxophone, backing vocals
• Bruce Fowler– trombone
• Don “Sugarcane” Harris– violin
• Jean-Luc Ponty– violin
• Ruth Underwood– percussion
• George Duke– keyboards, backing vocals
• Tony Duran– rhythm guitar
• Tom Fowler– bass guitar
• Erroneous (Alex Dmochowski) – bass guitar
• Jack Bruce– bass 
• Aynsley Dunbar– drums
• Ralph Humphrey – drums
• Johnny Guerin– drums
• Jim Gordon– drums 

Producer: Frank Zappa

Track listing

All tracks by Frank Zappa except where noted. 

1. Don’t Eat the Yellow Snow
2. Nanook Rubs It
3. Alfonzo’s Pancake Breakfast
4. Father O’Blivion
5. Cosmik Debris
6. Excentrifugal Fortz
7. Apostrophe – Frank Zappa, Jim Gordon and Jack Bruce
8. Uncle Remus – Frank Zappa and George Duke
9. Stink-Foot

Bob Marley: Natty Dread (1974)

Label: Island

Personnel

• Bob Marley- lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• Al Anderson- lead guitar
• Bernard “Touter” Harvey- piano, organ
• Jean Roussel- Hammond organ, keyboards, arranger 
• Aston Barrett- bass guitar
• Carlton Barrett- drums, percussion
• The I-Threes (Rita Marley, Judy Mowatt, Marcia Griffiths) – backing vocals

Producer: Chris Blackwell , The Wailers

Track listing

1. Lively up Yourself – Bob Marley
2. No Woman No Cry – Vincent Ford
3. Them Belly Full – Leon Cogill, Carlton Barrett
4. Rebel Music – Aston Barrett, Hugh Peart
5. So Jah She – Rita Merley, Willy Francisco
6. Natty Dread – Rita Marley, Allen Cole
7. Bend Down Low – Bob Marley
8. Talkin Blues – Leon Cogill, Carlton Barrett
9. Revolution – Allen Cole, Carlton Barrett

John Cale: Fear (1974)

Label: Island

Personnel

• John Cale- leqad vocals, bass guitar, guitar, keyboards, viola, cover
• Phil Manzanera- guitar, slide guitar, executive producer
• Richard Thompson- slide guitar 
• Bryn Haworth- slide guitar
• Brian Turrington – bass 
• Fred Smith – drums
• Eno- synthesizer, effects, executive producer
• Archie Leggatt – bass
• Michael Desmarais – drums
• Judy Nylon- lead vocals 
• Irene Chanter – backing vocals
• Doreen Chanter- backing vocals
• Liza Strike – backing vocals, girl’s choir

Producer: John Cale

Track listing

All compositions by John Cale

1. Fear Is a Man’s Best Friend
2. Buffalo Ballet
3. Barracuda
4. Emily
5. Ship of Fools
6. Gun
7. The Man Who Couldn’t Afford to Orgy
8. You Know More Than I Know
9. Momamma Scuba

Patti Smith: Horses (1975)

Label: Arista

Personnel

• Patti Smith– vocals, guitar
• Lenny Kaye– vocals, guitar, bass guitar
• Richard Sohl– keyboards
• Ivan Kral– vocals, bass guitar, guitar
• Jay Dee Daugherty– drums, consultant

Producer: John Cale

Track listing

1. Gloria

• Part I – In Excelsis Deo – Patti Smith
• Part II – Gloria – Van Morrison

2. Redondo Beach – Patti Smith, Richard Sohl, Lenny Kaye
3. Birdland – Patti Smith, Lenny Kaye
4. Kimberly – Patti Smith, Allen Lanie, Ivan Kral
5. Break it Up – Patti Smith, Tom Verlaine
6. Land

• Part I – Horses – Patti Smith
• Part II – Land of a thousand dances Chris Kenner, Fats Domino
• Part III – La Mer(de) – Patti Smith

Bob Dylan: Blood on the Tracks (1975)

Label: Columbia

Personnel

• Bob Dylan– vocals, guitar, harmonica
• Barry Kornfeld – guitar
• Buddy Cage– steel guitar
• Charles Brown III – guitar
• Kevin Odegard – guitar
• Chris Weber – guitar, 12-string guitar
• Eric Weissberg– banjo, guitar
• Peter Ostroushko– mandolin
• Paul Griffin– organ, keyboards
• Gregg Inhofer – keyboards
• Thomas McFaul – keyboards
• Tony Brown – bass guitar
• Billy Peterson– bass guitar
• Bill Berg– drums
• Richard Crooks – drums

Producer: Bob Dylan

Track listing

All tracks by Bob Dylan. 

1. Tangled Up in Blue
2. Simple Twist of Fate
3. You’re a Big Girl Now
4. Idiot Wind
5. You’re Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Go
6. Meet Me in the Morning
7. Lily, Rosemary and the Jack of Hearts
8. If You See Her, Say Hello
9. Shelter From the Storm
10. Buckets of Rain

Slapp Happy & Henry Cow: Desperate Straights (1975)

Label: Island

Personnel

• Dagmar Krause – voice, Wurlitzer
• Peter Blegvad– vocie, guitar
• Fred Frith– guitar, violin
• Anthony Moore– piano
• Tim Hodgkinson– piano, clarinet
• John Greaves– bass guitar, piano
• Chris Cutler– drums
• Geoff Leigh– flute
• Pierre Moerlen– percussion
• Mont Campbell– French horn
• Mongezi Feza– trumpet
• Nick Evans– trombone
• Lindsay Cooper– bassoon, oboe

Producer: Slapp Happy, Henry Cow, Simon Heyworth

Track listing

1. Some Questions About Hats – Anthony Moore, Peter Blegvad
2. The Owl – Anthony Moore
3. A Worm is at Work – Anthony Moore, Peter Blegvad
4. Bad Alchemy – John Greaves, Peter Blegvad
5. Europa – Anthony Moor, Peter Blegvad
6. Desperate Straights – Anthony Moore
7. Riding Tigers – Peter Blegvad
8. Apes in Capes – Anthony Moore
9. Strayed – Peter Blegvad
10. Giants – Anthony Moore, Peter Blegvad
11. Excerpt from the Messiah – Handel, arr. Peter Blegvad
12. In the Sickbay – Dagmar Krause, Peter Blegvad
13. Caucasian Lullaby – Chris Cutler, Anthony Moore

Bruce Springsteen: Born to Run (1975)

Label: Columbia

Personnel

• Bruce Springsteen– lead vocals, lead and rhythm guitars, harmonica, percussion
• Roy Bittan– piano, Fender Rhodes, organ,  harpsichord, glockenspiel, backing vocals
• Clarence Clemons– saxophones, tambourine, backing vocals
• Danny Federici– organ and glockenspiel 
• Garry W. Tallent– bass guitar
• Max Weinberg– drums 
• Ernest “Boom” Carter– drums
• Suki Lahav- violin 
• David Sancious– piano, organ
• Steven Van Zandt– backing vocals, horn arrangements
• Wayne Andre– trombone
• Mike Appel– backing vocals
• Michael Brecker– tenor saxophone
• Randy Brecker– trumpet, flugelhorn
• Richard Davis– double bass 
• David Sanborn– baritone saxophone

Producer: Bruce Springsteen, Mike Appel, John Landau

Track listing

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

1. Thunder Road
2. Tenth Avenue Freeze-Out
3. Night
4. Backstreet
5. Born to Run
6. She’s the One
7. Meeting Across the River
8. Jungeland

Bob Dylan: Desire (1976)

Label: Columbia

Personnel

• Bob Dylan– vocals, rhythm guitar, harmonica; piano 
• Vincent Bell – bouzouki
• Dominic Cortese – accordion, mandolin
• Rob Stoner– bass guitar, backing vocals
• Howard Wyeth– drums, piano
• Luther Rix – congas
• Emmylou Harris– backing vocals
• Ronee Blakley– backing vocals 
• Steven Soles– backing vocals
• Scarlet Rivera– violin

Producer: Don De Vito

Track listing

All tracks by Bob Dylan and Jacques Levy, except where noted.

1. Hurricane
2. Isis
3. Mozambique
4. One More Cup of Coffee – Bob Dylan
5. Oh, Sister
6. Joey
7. Romance in Durango
8. Black Diamond Bay
9. Sara – Bob Dylan

Television: Marque Moon (1977)

Label: Elektra

Personnel

• Tom Verlaine– guitar 
• Richard Lloyd– vocals, guitar
• Fred Smith– vocals, bass guitar
• Billy Ficca– drums

Producer: Tom Verlaine,  Andy Johns

Track listing

All tracks by Tom Verlaine, except where noted. 

1. See No Evil
2. Venus
3. Friction
4. Marque Moon
5. Elevation
6. Guiding Light – Tom Verlaine, Richard Lloyd
7. Prove It
8. Torn Curtain

David Bowie: Heroes (1977)

Label: RCA

Personnel

• David Bowie– lead and backing vocals, keyboards, guitars, saxophone, koto
• Robert Fripp– lead guitar
• Carlos Alomar– rhythm guitar
• Brian Eno– synthesisers, keyboards, guitar treatments
• George Murray– bass guitar
• Dennis Davis– drums, percussion
• Tony Visconti– backing vocals
• Antonia Maass – backing vocals

Producer: David Bowie, Tony Visconti

Track listing

All tracks by David Bowie, except where noted.

1. Beauty and the Beast
2. Joe the Lion
3. Heroes – David Bowie and Brian Eno
4. Sons of the Silent Age
5. Blackout
6. V-2 Schneider
7. Sense of Doubt
8. Moss Garden – David Bowie, Brian Eno
9. Neukoln – David Bowie, Brian Eno
10. The Secret Life of Arabia – David Bowie, Brian Eno, Carlos Alomar

Pere Ubu: Modern Dance (1978)

Label: Blank

Personnel

• David Thomas– vocals, musette, percussion
• Tom Herman – guitar, backing vocals
• Allen Ravenstine– EML 101 & 200 analog synthesizers, saxophone, tapes
• Tony Maimone– bass, piano, backing vocals
• Scott Krauss– drums
• Tim Wright– bass guitar 

Producer: David Thomas, Tom Herman, Allen Ravenstein, Tony Maimone, Scott Krauss and Ken Hamann

Track listing

All tracks by Pere Ubu (David Thomas, Tom Herman, Allen Ravenstine, Tony Maimone and Scott Krauss), except where noted.

1. Non-Alignment Pact
2. The Modern Dance
3. Laughing
4. Street Waves
5. Chinese Radiation
6. Life Stinks – Peter Laughner
7. Real World
8. Over My Head
9. Sentimental journey
10. Humor Me

Bruce Springsteen: Darkness at the Edge of Town (1978)

Label: Columbia

Personnel

• Bruce Springsteen– lead vocals, lead guitar, harmonica
• Steve Van Zandt– rhythm guitar, backing vocals
• Danny Federici– organ, glockenspiel
• Roy Bittan– piano, backing vocals
• Garry Tallent– bass guitar
• Max Weinberg– drums
• Clarence Clemons– saxophone, backing vocals

Producer: Bruce Springsteen, John Landau, Steven Van Zandt

Track listing

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

1. Badlands
2. Adam Raised a Cain
3. Something in the Night
4. Candy’s Room
5. Racing in the Street
6. The Promised Land
7. Factory
8. Streets of Fire
9. Prove it All Night
10. Darkness on the Edge of Town

The Stranglers: Black & White (1978)

Label: United Artists

Personnel

• Hugh Cornwell– lead and backing vocals, guitar
• Jean-Jacques Burnel– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
• Dave Greenfield– lead and backing vocals, Hammond L100 Organ, Hohner Cembelet electric piano, Minimoog synthesizer
• Jet Black– drums, percussion
• Lew Lewis– harmonica 
• Lora Logic– saxophone 
• George Melly– vocals 

Producer: Martin Rushent

Track listing

All tracks by Hugh Cornwell, Jean-Jacques Burnel, Dave Greenfield and Jet Black, except where noted. 

1. Tank
2. Nice ‘n’ Sleazy
3. Outside Tokyo
4. Sweden
5. Hey!
6. Toiler on the Sea
7. Curfew
8. Threatened
9. Do You Wanna
10. Death and Night and Blood – Yukio
11. In the Shadows
12. Enough Time

The Clash: London Calling (1979)

Label: CBS

Personnel

• Joe Strummer– lead and backing vocals, rhythm guitar, piano
• Mick Jones–lead and backing vocals,  lead guitar, piano, harmonica
• Paul Simonon– lead and backing vocals, bass guitar
• Topper Headon– drums, percussion
• Mickey Gallagher– organ
• The Irish Horns – brass

Producer: Guy Stevens, Mick Jones

Track listing

All track by Joe Strummer and Mick Jones, except where noted. 

1. London Calling
2. Brand New Cadillac – Vince Taylor
3. Jimmy Jazz
4. Hateful
5. Rudie Can’t Fall
6. Spanish Bombs
7. The Right Profile
8. Lost in the Supermarket
9. Clampdown
10. The Guns of Brixton – Paul Simonon
11. Wrong’em Boyo – Clive Alphonso
12. Death of Glory
13. Koka Kola
14. The Card Cheat
15. Lover’s Rock
16. Four Horseman
17. I’m Not Down
18. Revolution Rock – Jackie Edwards, Danny Ray
19. Train in Vain

The Pretenders: I (1979)

Label: Real

Personnel

• Chrissie Hynde – lead vocals, rhythm guitar
• James Honeyman-Scott– lead guitar, keyboards, backing vocals
• Pete Farndon– bass guitar, backing vocals
• Martin Chambers– drums, backing vocals
• Chris Thomas– keyboards, sound effects
• Fred Berk – bass guitar
• Gerry Mackelduff – drums
• Nigel Pegrum– drums
• Chris Mercer – saxophone
• Geoff Bryant– horn
• Henry Lowther– trumpet
• Jim Wilson – trumpet

Producer: Chris Thomas, Nick Lowe

Track listing

All tracks by Chrissie Hynde, except where noted.

1. Precious
2. The Phone Call
3. Up the Neck
4. Tattooed Love Boys
5. Space Invader – Pete Farndon, James Honeyman-Scott
6. The Wait – Chrissie Hynde, Pete Farndon
7. Stop Your Sobbing – Ray Davies
8. Kid
9. Private Life
10. Brass in Pocket – James Honeyman-Scott, Chrissie Hynde
11. Lovers of Today
12. Mystery Achievement

Joy Division: Closer (1980)

Label: Factory

Personnel

• Ian Curtis– lead vocals, guitar, melodica 
• Bernard Sumner– guitar, bass guitar, synthesizers 
• Peter Hook– bass guitar, guitar, six-string bass guitar
• Stephen Morris– drums, electronic drums, percussion

Producer: Martin Hannett

Track listing

1. Atrocity Exhibition
2. Isolation
3. Passover
4. Colony
5. A Means to An End
6. Heart and Soul
7. Twenty Four Hours
8. The Eternal
9. Decades

Japan: Tin drum (1981)

Label: Virgin Records

Personnel

• David Sylvian– vocals, guitar, keyboards, keyboard programming, tapes, cover concept
• Richard Barbieri– keyboards and keyboard programming, tapes
• Mick Karn– fretless bass guitar, African flute, dida
• Steve Jansen– drums, acoustic, electronic and keyboard percussion
• Yuka Fujii – backing vocals
• Simon House– violin

Producer: Steve Nye, Davis Sylvian, Richard Barbieri, Mick Karn and Steve Jansen.

Track listing

All tracks by David Sylvian, except where noted.

1. The Art of Parties
2. Talking Drum
3. Ghosts
4. Canton –Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
5. Still Life in Mobile Homes
6. Visions of China – Steve Jansen, David Sylvian
7. Sons of pioneers – Mick Karn, David Sylvian
8. Cantonese Boy

XTC: English Settlement (1982)

Label: Virgin

Personnel:

• Colin Moulding – lead and backing vocals, fretless bass, Fender bass, mini-Korg synthesizer, piano, percussion, mixing
• Andy Partridge – lead and backing vocals, electric guitar, semi-acoustic electric 12-string guitar, mini-Korg synthesizer, Prophet V, synthesizer, anklung, alto saxophone, percussion, frog noises, mixing
• Dave Gregory – Prophet V synthesizer, electric 12-string guitar, mini-Korg synthesizer, percussion, electric guitar, nylon-string Spanish guitar, fuzz-boxed 12-string guitar, semi-acoustic electric 12-string guitar, piano, backing vocals, mixing
• Terry Chambers – drums, electronic drums, percussion, backing vocals
• Hugh Padgham – backing vocals, engineer, mixing
• Hans de Vente – backing vocals
• Howard Gray – engineer assistant
• Ken Ansell – artwork
• Art Dragon – illustrations
• Allan Ballard – photography

Producer: Hugh Padgham, Andy Partridge, Colin Moulding, Dave Gregory and Terry Chambers

Track listing:

All tracks by Andy Partridge, except where noted.

1. Runaways – Colin Moulding
2. Ball and Chain – Colin Moulding
3. Senses Working Overtime
4. Jason and the Argonauts
5. No Thugs in Our House
6. Yacht Dance
7. All of a Sudden (It’s Too Late)
8. Melt the Guns
9. Leisure
10. It’s Nearly Africa
11. Knuckle Down
12. Fly on the Wall – Colin Moulding
13. Down in the Cockpit – Colin Moulding
14. English Roundabout – Colin Moulding
15. Snowman

Laurie Anderson: Big Science (1982)

Label: Warner Bros.

Personnel

• Laurie Anderson– vocals, vocoder, Farfisa organ, percussion, Oberheim OB-Xa, sticks,  violins, electronics, keyboards, handclaps, whistling, marimba
• Roma Baran– farfisa bass, glass harmonica, sticks, handclaps, casiotone, accordion, whistling
• Perry Hoberman– bottles and sticks, handclaps, flute, sax, piccolo, backing vocals
• Bill Obrecht– alto sax
• Peter Gordon– clarinet, tenor sax
• David Van Tieghem– drums, rototoms, timpani, marimba, percussion
• Rufus Harley– bagpipes 
• Chuck Fisher– alto sax, tenor sax
• Richard Cohen– b-flat clarinet, e-flat clarinet, bass clarinet, bassoon, bari sax 
• George Lewis – trombones
• Leanne Ungar– backing vocals

Producer: Laurie Anderson, Roma Baran

Track listing

All tracks by Laurie Anderson.

1. From the Air
2. Big Science
3. Sweaters
4. Walking & Falling
5. Born, Never Asked
6. O Superman (for Massenet)
7. Example #22
8. Let X=X/It Tango

Violent Femmes: Same (1983)

Label: Slash

Personnel

• Gordon Gano– lead vocals, guitar, violin
• Brian Ritchie– vocals, acoustic bass guitar, xylophone, electric bass guitar
• Victor DeLorenzo– vocals, snare drum, tranceaphone, drum set, Scotch marching bass drum
• Mark Van Hecke– piano
• Luke W. Midkiff – percussion 

Producer: Mark Van Hecke

Track listing

All tracks by Gordon Gano, except where noted.

1. Blister in the Sun
2. Kiss Off
3. Please Do Not Go
4. Add It Up
5. Confessions
6. Prove My Love
7. Promise
8. To the Kill
9. Gone Daddy Gone – Gordon Gano, Willie Dixon
10. Good Feeling

Bruce Springsteen: Born in the U.S.A. (1984)

Label: Columbia

Producer: Jon Landau, Chuck Plotkin, Bruce Springsteen, Steven Van Zandt.

Personnel

• Bruce Springsteen– lead vocals, lead and acoustic guitar
• Roy Bittan– piano, synthesizer, backing vocals
• Clarence Clemons– saxophone, percussion, backing vocals
• Danny Federici– organ, glockenspiel, piano 
• Garry Tallent– bass guitar, backing vocals
• Steven Van Zandt– acoustic guitar, mandolin, harmony vocals
• Max Weinberg– drums, backing vocal
• Richie “La Bamba” Rosenberg– backing vocals
• Ruth Davis – backing vocals 

Track listing

All tracks by Bruce Springsteen.

1. Born in the U.S.A.
2. Cover Me
3. Darlington Country
4. Working on the Highway
5. Downbound Train
6. I’m on Fire
7. No Surrender
8. Bobby Jean
9. I’m Goin’ Down
10. Glory Days
11. Dancing in the Dark
12. My Hometown

Tom Waits: Rain Dogs (1985)

Label: Island

Personnel

• Tom Waits– vocals , guitar, organ, piano ,pump organ, harmonium, banjo 
• Marc Ribot– guitar
• Chris Spedding– guitar 
• Robert Quine– guitar 
• E. Smith– guitar 
• Keith Richards– guitar, backing vocals 
• Robert Musso – banjo 
• Robby Kilgore – organ 
• William Schimmel– accordion 
• Tony Levin– bass 
• Larry Taylor– double bass , bass 
• Greg Cohen– double bass
• Tony Garnier– double bass 
• Mickey Curry– drums 
• Stephen Hodges– drums , parade drum 
• Michael Blair – percussion, marimba, drums, congas, bowed saw, parade drum 
• “Hollywood” Paul Litteral – trumpet 
• Bobby Previte– percussion, marimba 
• John Lurie– alto saxophone
• Ralph Carney– baritone saxophone, saxophone, clarinet 
• Arno Hecht – tenor saxophone
• Crispin Cioe – saxophone
• Bob Funk – trombone 
• Ross Levinson – violin 

Producer: Tom Waits

Track listing

All tracks by Tom Waits except where noted.

1. Singapore
2. Clap Hands
3. Cemetery Polka
4. Jockey Full of Bourbon
5. Tango Till They’re Sore
6. Big black Mariah
7. Diamonds & Gold
8. Hang Down Your Head – Kathleen Brennan, Tom Waits
9. Time
10. Rain Dogs
11. Midtown
12. 9^th & Hennepin
13. Gun Street Girl
14. Union Square
15. Blind Love
16. Walking Spanish
17. Downtown Train
18. Bride of Rain Dog
19. Anywhere I Lay My Head

The Smiths: The Queen is Dead (1986)

Label: Rough Trade

Personnel

• Morrissey– vocals
• Johnny Marr– guitars, harmonium, synthesized string instruments, flute arrangements
• Andy Rourke– bass
• Mike Joyce– drums

Producer: Morrissey, Johnny Marr

Track listing

All tracks by Morrissey and Johnny Marr, except “Take Me Back to Dear Old Blighty” (used as an intro to “The Queen Is Dead”), written by A.J. Mills, Fred Godfrey and Bennett Scott. 

1. The Queen is Dead
2. Frankly, Mr.Shankly
3. I Know It’s Over
4. Never Had No One Ever
5. Cemetery Gates
6. Bigmouth Strikes Again
7. The Boy With the Thorn in His Side
8. Vicar in a Tutu
9. There Is a Light That Never Goes Out
10. Some Girls are Bigger Than Others

U2: The Joshua Tree (1987)

Label: Island

Personnel

• Bono– lead vocals, harmonica, guitar
• The Edge– guitars, backing vocals, piano
• Adam Clayton– bass guitar
• Larry Mullen, Jr.– drums
• Brian Eno– keyboards, DX7 programming, backing vocals
• Daniel Lanois– tambourine, Omnichord, additional guitar, backing vocals
• The Armin Family – strings
• The Arklow Silver Band – brass

Producer: Daniel Lanois, Brian Eno

Track listing

All lyrics by Bono, all music by U2.

1. Where the Street Have No Name
2. I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
3. With or Without You
4. Bullet the Blue Sky
5. Running to Stand Still
6. Red Hill Mining Town
7. In God’s Country
8. Trip Through the Wires
9. One Tree Hill
10. Exit
11. Mothers of Disappeared

Sonic Youth: Daydream Nation (1988)

Label: Enigma

Personnel

• Thurston Moore– guitar, vocals, piano, production
• Kim Gordon– bass guitar, vocals, production
• Lee Ranaldo– guitar, vocals, production
• Steve Shelley– drums, production

Producer: Nick Sansano, Sonic Youth

Track listing

All tracks by Thurston Moore, Kim Gordon, Lee Ranaldo and Steve Shelley.

1. Teen Age Riot
2. Silver Rocket
3. The Sprawl
4. Cross the Breeze
5. Eric’s Trip
6. Total Trash
7. Hey Joni
8. Providence
9. Candle
10. Rain King
11. Kissability
12. Trilogy

• The Wonder
• Hyperstation
• Eliminator Jr

The Stone Roses: Same (1989)

Label: Silvertone

Personnel

• Ian Brown– vocals
• Mani– bass guitar
• Reni– drums, backing vocals, piano
• John Squire – guitars, paintings

Producer: John Leckie

Track listing

All tracks by Ian Brown and John Squire. 

1. I Wanna Be Adored
2. She bangs the Drums
3. Waterfall
4. Don’t Stop
5. Bye bye Badman
6. Elizabeth My Dear
7. (Song For My) Sugar Spun Sister
8. Made of Stone
9. Shoot You Down
10. This is the One
11. I Am a Resurrection

Pixies: Doolitle (1989)

Label: 4AD

Personnel

• Black Francis– vocals, rhythm guitar
• Kim Deal– bass guitar, vocals, slide guitar 
• Joey Santiago– lead guitar, backing vocals
• David Lovering– drums, vocal, bass guitar
• Arthur Fiacco – cello
• Karen Karlsrud – violin
• Corine Metter – violin
• Ann Rorich – cello

Producer: Gil Norton

Track listing

All tracks by Black Francis, except where noted.

1. Debaser
2. Tame
3. Wave of Mutilation
4. I bleed
5. Here Comes Your Man
6. Dead
7. Monkey Gone to Heaven
8. Grieves
9. Crackity Jones
10. La La Love You
11. 13 Baby
12. There Goes My Gun
13. Hey
14. Silver – Black Francis, Kim Deal
15. Gouge Away

Prefab Sprout: Jordan The Comeback (1990)

Label: Kitchenware Records

Personnel

• Paddy McAloon- vocals, guitars, keyboards, programming, harmonica, bass guitar 
• Martin McAloon – bass guitar
• Wendy Smith  – vocals, guitars, keyboards 
• Neil Conti- drums, percussion

Producer: Thomas Dolby

Track listing

All tracks by Paddy McAloon

1. Looking for Atlantis
2. Wild Horses
3. Machine Gun Ibiza
4. We Let the Stars Go
5. Carnival 2000
6. Jordan: The Comeback
7. Jesse James Symphony
8. Jesse James Bolero
9. Moondog
10. All the World Loves Lovers
11. All Boys Believe Anything
12. The Ice Maiden
13. Paris Smith
14. Wedding March
15. One of the Broken
16. Michael
17. Mercy
18. Scarlet Nights
19. Doo-Wop in Harlem

Nirvana: Nevermind (1991)

Label: DGC

Personnel

• Kurt Cobain– lead and backing vocals, guitar, acoustic guitar, photography
• Chris Novoselic – voice, bass
• Dave Grohl– drums, backing vocals
• Chad Channing– cymbals
• Kirk Canning – cello

Producer: Butch Vig

Track listing

All tracks by Kurt Cobain, except where noted.

1. Smells Like Teen Spirit – Kurt Cobain, Dave Grohl, Chris Novoselic
2. In Bloom
3. Come As You Are
4. Breed
5. Lithium
6. Polly
7. Territorial Pissings – Kurt Cobain, Chet Powers
8. Drain You
9. Lounge Act
10. Stay Away
11. On a Plain
12. Something in the Way

R.E.M: Automatic for the People (1992)

Label: Warner Bros.

Personnel

• Michael Stipe– lead vocals
• Peter Buck– electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin, bass guitar
• Mike Mills– bass guitar, piano, keyboards, backing vocals
• Bill Berry– drums, percussion, keyboards, bass guitar, backing vocals, melodica
• Scott Litt– harmonica, clavinet, strings, oboe
• Deborah Workman – oboe
• Denise Berginson-Smith, Lonnie Ottzen, Patti Gouvas, Sandy Salzinger, Sou-Chun Su, Jody Taylor – violin
• Reid Harris, Paul Murphy, Heidi Nitchie – viola
• Knox Chandler, Kathleen Kee, Daniel Laufer, Elizabeth Proctor Murphy – cello
• John Paul Jones– orchestral arrangements
• George Hanson – conductor

Producer: Scott Litt, Michael Stipe, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Bill Berry.

Track listing

All tracks by Bill Berry, Peter Buck, Mike Mills and Michael Stipe.

1. Drive
2. Try Not to Breathe
3. The Sidewinder Sleeps Tonite
4. Everybody Hurts
5. New Orleans Instrumental no. 1
6. Sweetness Follows
7. Monty Got a Raw Deal
8. Ignoreland
9. Star me Kitten
10. Man on the Moon
11. Nightswimming
12. Find the River

Oasis: Definitely Maybe (1994)

Label: Creation

Personnel

• Liam Gallagher– vocals, tambourine
• Noel Gallagher– lead guitar, piano, backing vocals
• Paul “Bonehead” Arthurs– rhythm guitar, piano
• Paul “Guigsy” McGuigan– bass
• Tony McCarroll– drums
• Anthony Griffiths– backing vocals

Producer: Liam Gallagher, Noel Gallagher, Paul Arthurs, Paul McGuigan, Tony McCarroll, Mark Coyle, Owen Morris, David Batchelor

Track listing

All tracks by Noel Gallagher. 

1. Rock’n’Roll Star
2. Shakermaker
3. Live Forever
4. Up in the Sky
5. Columbia
6. Supersonic
7. Bring It on Down
8. Digsy’s Dinner
9. Slide Away
10. Married With Children

Radiohead: OK Computer (1997)

Label: Parlaphone

Personnel

• Thom Yorke– vocals, guitar, piano, laptop, programming, illustrations
• Jonny Greenwood– guitar, keyboards, piano, mellotron, organ, glockenspiel, string arrangements
• Ed O’Brien– guitar, FX, percussion, backing vocals
• Colin Greenwood– bass guitar, bass synthesizer, percussion
• Phil Selway– drums, percussion

Producer: Nigel Godrich

Tracklisting

All tracks by Colin Greenwood, Ed O’Brien, Jonny Greenwood, Philip Selway, Thom Yorke.

1. Airbag
2. Paranoid Android
3. Subterranean Homesick Alien
4. Exit Music
5. Let Down
6. Karma Police
7. Filter Happier
8. Electioneering
9. Climbing up the Walls
10. No Surprises
11. Lucky
12. The Tourist

Prefab Sprout: Andromeda Heights (1997)

Label: Kitchenware Records

Personnel

• Paddy McAloon- vocals, guitars, keyboards,  harmonica, bass guitar, programming 
• Wendy Smith  – vocals, guitars, keyboards 
• Martin McAloon – bass guitar
• Neil Conti- drums, percussion

Producer: Paddy McAloon

Track listing

All tracks by Paddy McAloon

1. Electric Guitars
2. A Prisoner of the Past
3. The Mystery of Love
4. Life’s a Miracle
5. Anne Marie
6. Whoever You Are
7. Steal Your Thunder
8. Avenue of Stars
9. Swans
10. The Fifth Horseman
11. Weightless
12. Andromeda Heights