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Here's a sampling of the BEST music ever made! Great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop released this week (and some related albums of note):


Dec 08
● The Rolling Stones ------ Their Satanic Majesties Request ► Rock 'n' Roll >> 1967
● Lou Reed ------ Transformer ► Album Rock >> 1972
● Marvin Gaye ------ Trouble Man [Sndtrk] ► Soul - Motown >> 1972
● Eagles ------ Hotel California ► Country-Rock >> 1976
● Public Image Ltd. ------ Public Image: First Issue ► Post-Punk >> 1978
● Motörhead ------ On Parole ► Heavy Metal >> 1979
● Pink Floyd ------ The Wall ► Prog Rock >> 1979
● Queen ------ Flash Gordon [Sndtrk] [UK] ► Glam Rock >> 1980
● Fleetwood Mac ------ Fleetwood Mac Live ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● The Church ------ Sing Songs [EP] ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1982
● Tesla ------ Mechanical Resonance ► Hard Rock >> 1986
● Kool Moe Dee ------ How Ya Like Me Now ► Rap >> 1987
● Various Artists ------ Mermaids [Sndtrk] ► Mixed >> 1990
● Curtis Mayfield And The Impressions ------ The Anthology 1961-1977 ► Soul (Chicago) >> 1992
● The Verve Pipe ------ Pop Smear ► Alt Rock >> 1993
● Katatonia ------ Sounds Of Decay ► Heavy Metal/Doom Metal >> 1997
● The Smiths ------ The Smith Singles Box ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2008
● Jimmy Buffett ------ Buffet Hotel ► Folk-Rock >> 2009


Dec 09
● The Supremes ------ Meet The Supremes ► Soul - Motown >> 1962
● The Hollies ------ For Certain Because… ► Pop-Rock >> 1966
● Cream ------ Fresh Cream ► Blues-Rock >> 1966
● The Who ------ A Quick One ► British Rock >> 1966
● The Hollies ------ Stop! Stop! Stop! ► Pop-Rock >> 1966
● Neil Diamond ------ Hot August Night ► Pop-Rock >> 1972
● George Harrison ------ Dark Horse ► Pop-Rock >> 1974
● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts ------ Good Music ► Hard Rock >> 1986
● Bryan Adams ------ MTV Unplugged ► Pop-Rock >> 1997


Dec 10
● Deep Purple ------ Stormbringer ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● Journey ------ Dream, After Dream [Sndtrk] ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1980
● The Jam ------ Dig The New Breed ► Punk-Rock >> 1982
● Ozzy Osbourne ------ Bark At The Moon ► Hard Rock >> 1983
● Fine Young Cannibals ------ Fine Young Cannibals ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1985
● The Who ------ The Who Collection ► British Rock >> 1985
● Jethro Tull ------ Live At Hammersmith '84 ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Enigma ------ MCMXC A.D. ► Ambient >> 1990
● Various Artists ------ Until The End Of The World: Music From The Motion Picture Soundtrack [Sndtrk] ► Mixed >> 1991
● Ghostface Killah ------ Lama Rabi Rabi ► Neo-Psychedelia >> 1996
● Phish ------ Round Room ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2002
● Pink Floyd ------ Oh, By The Way ► Prog Rock >> 2007


Dec 11
● Blood, Sweat & Tears ------ Blood, Sweat & Tears ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1968
● Deep Purple ------ The Book Of Taliesyn ► Hard Rock >> 1968
● John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band ------ John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● King Crimson ------ Lizard ► Prog Rock >> 1970
● The Rolling Stones ------ More Hot Rocks (Big Hits & Fazed Cookies) ► Hard Rock >> 1972
● Paul McCartney & Wings ------ Wings Over America ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Slade ------ Till Deaf Do Us Part ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● Monty Python ------ Monty Python Sings ► Comedy >> 1989
● Fine Young Cannibals ------ The Raw & The Remix ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1990
● No Doubt ------ Rock Steady ► New Wave >> 2001
● Dave Matthews Band ------ Live At Piedmont Park ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2007


Dec 12
● John Lennon & The Plastic Ono Band ------ Live Peace In Toronto ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Ringo Starr ------ Blast From Your Past ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● Burning Spear ------ Marcus Garvey ► Reggae-Folk >> 1975
● ABBA ------ The Album ► Euro-Pop >> 1977
● The Clash ------ Sandinista! ► Punk >> 1980
● Venom ------ Welcome To Hell ► Heavy Metal >> 1981
● The Fall ------ Perverted By Language ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1983
● UB40 ------ Labour Of Love II ► Reggae-Pop >> 1989
● Arch Enemy ------ Black Earth ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1996
● Cypress Hill ------ Live At The Fillmore ► Rap Metal >> 2000
● Kylie Minogue ------ Showgirl ► Dance-Pop >> 2005


Dec 13
● Neil Diamond ------ Touching You, Touching Me ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Badfinger ------ Straight Up ► British Rock >> 1971
● Roberta Flack ------ Blue Lights In The Basement ► Pop-Soul >> 1977
● Joni Mitchell ------ Don Juan's Reckless Daughter ► Folk-Rock >> 1977
● Bob Seger & The Silver Bullet Band ------ The Distance ► Heartland Rock >> 1982
● C+C Music Factory ------ Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now) ► Dance-Pop >> 1990
● Garth Brooks ------ The Hits ► Country-Rock >> 1994
● George Michael ------ Songs From The Last Century ► Adult Contemporary >> 1999


Dec 14
● Canned Heat ------ Historical Figures And Ancient Heads ► Blues-Rock >> 1971
● Yes ------ Tales From Topographic Oceans [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● Joe Walsh ------ So What ► Blues-Rock >> 1974
● The Clash ------ London Calling ► Punk >> 1979
● Yellow Magic Orchestra ------ Service ► Synth-Pop >> 1983
● Soda Stereo ------ Soda Stereo ► Latino Rock >> 1984
● Dinosaur Jr. ------ You're Living All Over Me ► Alt. Rock >> 1987
● Nirvana ------ Incesticide ► Grunge >> 1992
● Steely Dan ------ Citizen Steely Dan ► Jazz-Rock >> 1993
● Katatonia ------ Dance Of December Souls ► Heavy Metal/Doom Metal >> 1993
● Culture Club ------ Don't Mind If I Do ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1999
● Juvenile ------ Tha G-Code ► Southern Rap >> 1999
● Kylie Minogue ------ Kylie: Live In New York ► Dance-Pop >> 2009

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