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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):


Jul 04
● David Ackles ------ American Gothic ► Folk-Rock >> 1972
● Neil Diamond ------ Beautiful Noise ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Mission Of Burma ------ Signals, Calls, And Marches ► Post-Punk >> 1981
● Yazoo ------ You And Me Both ► Synth-Pop >> 1983
● Kylie Minogue ------ Kylie ► Dance-Pop >> 1988
● The Prodigy ------ Music For The Jilted Generation ► Electro-Industrial >> 1994
● Funkdoobiest ------ Brothas Doobie ► Latino Rap >> 1995
● Foo Fighters ------ Foo Fighters ► Grunge Rock >> 1995
● Brother Cane ------ Seeds ► Hard Rock >> 1995
● Mogwai ------ Ten Rapid (Collected Recordings 1996-1997) ► Cosmic Post-Rock >> 1997
● Underoath ------ Act Of Depression ► Heavy Metal/Christian Metal >> 1999
● Jimmy Page And The Black Crowes ------ Live At The Greek: Excess All Areas ► Blues-Rock >> 2000
● Alice Cooper ------ Dirty Diamonds ► Hard Rock >> 2005
● Johnny Cash ------ American V: A Hundred Highways ► Trad Country/Americana >> 2006
● Various Artists ------ The Best Of Miami Vice [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock >> 2006
● Blondie ------ Panic Of Girls ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 2011


Jul 05
● Ray Charles ------ Ray Charles At Newport ► Soul >> 1958
● The Beach Boys ------ Summer Days (And Summer Nights!) ► Pop-Rock >> 1965
● The Beach Boys ------ Best Of The Beach Boys ► Pop-Rock >> 1966
● Creedence Clearwater Revival ------ Creedence Clearwater Revival ► Folk-Rock >> 1968
● Cass Elliott ------ Bubblegum, Lemonade, And… Something For Mama ► Bubblegum Pop >> 1969
● Frank Zappa ------ Waka/Jawaka ► Art Rock >> 1972
● Bryan Ferry ------ Another Time, Another Place ► Prog. Rock >> 1974
● The Beach Boys ------ 15 Big Ones ► Pop-Rock >> 1976
● Suicidal Tendencies ------ Suicidal Tendencies ► Punk Metal >> 1983
● Billy Squier ------ Signs Of Life ► Hard Rock >> 1984
● Björk ------ Debut ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Smog ------ Julius Caesar ► Alt Rock/Lo-Fi >> 1993
● U2 ------ Zooropa ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Hootie & The Blowfish ------ Cracked Rear View ► Pop-Rock >> 1994
● The Who ------ Thirty Years Of Maximum R&B ► British Rock >> 1994
● The Auteurs ------ How I Learned To Love The Bootboys ► Glam Rock >> 1999
● Iron Maiden ------ The Essential Iron Maiden ► Heavy Metal >> 2005
● Various Artists ------ Music For Lonely Housewives ► Multiple Genres >> 2005


Jul 06
● MC5 ------ High Time ► Garage Rock/Proto-Punk >> 1971
● Diana Ross ------ Surrender ► Soul - Motown >> 1971
● Emerson, Lake & Palmer ------ Trilogy ► Prog Rock >> 1972
● Steely Dan ------ Countdown To Ecstasy ► Jazz-Rock >> 1973
● Jethro Tull ------ A Passion Play [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● The B-52's ------ The B-52's ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1979
● Pat Benatar ------ Precious Time ► Hard Rock >> 1981
● Public Image Ltd. ------ This Is What You Want…This Is What You Get ► Post-Punk >> 1984
● The Jacksons ------ Victory ► Soul/pop >> 1984
● Heart ------ Heart ► Album Rock >> 1985
● Supertramp ------ The Autobiography Of Supertramp ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1986
● Quiet Riot ------ QR III ► Heavy Metal >> 1986
● Echo & The Bunnymen ------ Echo & The Bunnymen ► Post-Punk >> 1987
● Grateful Dead ------ In The Dark ► Pop-Rock >> 1987
● Todd Rundgren ------ No World Order ► Art Rock >> 1993
● Akinyele ------ Vagina Diner ► Dirty Rap >> 1993
● Miss Kitten & The Hacker ------ Champagne ► Electro Pop >> 1998
● Dokken ------ The Very Best Of Dokken ► Heavy Metal >> 1999
● New Order ------ Live At Bestival 2012 ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2013


Jul 07
● Cream ------ Best Of Cream ► Blues-Rock >> 1969
● Ben E. King ------ Rough Edges ► Soul >> 1970
● Jimmy Cliff ------ The Harder They Come [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Reggae >> 1972
● Barry Manilow ------ Barry Manilow I ► AM Pop >> 1973
● Elvis Presley ------ Elvis: As Recorded Live On Stage In Memphis ► Adult Contemporary >> 1974
● Yes ------ Going For The One ► Prog Rock >> 1977
● Styx ------ The Grand Illusion ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1977
● David Sylvian ------ Brilliant Trees ► Ambient >> 1984
● Steve Winwood ------ Back In The High Life ► Album Rock >> 1986
● David Lee Roth ------ Eat 'Em And Smile ► Hard Rock >> 1986
● k. d. lang ------ Angel With A Lariat ► Alt Country Rock >> 1987
● Los Lobos ------ By The Light Of The Moon ► Roots Rock >> 1987
● Dwight Yoakam ------ Hillbilly Deluxe ► Alt Country-Rock >> 1987
● Hoodoo Gurus ------ Mars Needs Guitars ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1987
● Eric B. and Rakim ------ Paid in Full ► Hardcore Rap >> 1987
● Laura Branigan ------ Touch ► Dance-Pop >> 1987
● Frank Zappa ------ Beat The Boots ► Art Rock >> 1991
● Robert Fripp ------ Show Of Hands ► Art Rock >> 1991
● Kansas ------ Carry On ► Prog/Arena Rock >> 1992
● Dream Theater ------ Images And Words ► Heavy Metal/Progressive >> 1992
● Against All Authority ------ Against All Authority ► Ska-Punk >> 1997
● Dropkick Murphys ------ Boys On The Docks ► Punk Rock >> 1997
● Barenaked Ladies ------ Stunt ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Ringo Starr ------ Choose Love ► Pop-Rock >> 2005
● Jeff Beck ------ Live At B.B. King's Blues Club & Grill ► Instrumental Rock >> 2006
● Ringo Starr ------ Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band Live 2006 ► Pop-Rock >> 2008
● Berlin ------ All The Way In ► L. A. Synth-Pop >> 2009


Jul 08
● Duster Bennett ------ Smiling Like I'm Happy ► Blues-Rock >> 1968
● Canned Heat ------ Halleujah ► Folk-Rock >> 1969
● Ministry ------ Twitch ► Industrial Metal >> 1986
● Pete Townshend ------ Another Scoop ► Prog Rock >> 1987
● Zard ------ Today Is Another Day ► Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Emperor ------ Anthems To The Welkin At Dusk ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1997
● The Call ------ The Best Of The Call ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1997
● Midnight Oil ------ The Real Thing ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2000
● David Lee Roth ------ Diamond Dave ► Hard Rock >> 2003
● Heart ------ Playlist: The Very Best Of Heart ► Album Rock >> 2008
● Jane's Addiction ------ Live In NYC ► Alt. Rock >> 2013
● John Mellencamp ------ Trouble No More Live At Town Hall ► Roots Rock >> 2014


Jul 09
● Wham! ------ Fantastic ► Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Elton John ------ Breaking Hearts ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● Public Image Ltd. ------ This Is What You Want…This Is What You Get [UK] ► Post-Punk >> 1984
● Meat Puppets ------ Forbidden Places ► Alt. Rock >> 1991
● The Samples ------ Underwater People ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1992
● REO Speedwagon ------ Building The Bridge ► Arena Rock >> 1996
● I Mother Earth ------ Scenery And Fish ► Alt. Rock >> 1996
● Counting Crows ------ Hard Candy ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2002


Jul 10
● The Beatles ------ A Hard Day's Night [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1964
● The Shadows ------ Jigsaw ► Instrumental Rock 'N' Roll >> 1967
● The Yardbirds ------ Little Games ► Blues Rock >> 1967
● Otis Redding ------ Live In Europe ► Memphis Soul >> 1967
● Tim Buckley ------ Happy Sad ► Folk-Rock >> 1969
● Chicago ------ Chicago V ► Jazz-Rock >> 1972
● Cher ------ Foxy Lady ► Pop-Rock >> 1972
● Nilsson ------ Son Of Schmilsson ► Folk-Rock >> 1972
● Parliament ------ Up For The Down Stroke ► Funk >> 1974
● The Kinks ------ Low Budget ► British Rock >> 1979
● The Korgis ------ Sticky George ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Tina Turner ------ Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock >> 1985
● N.R.B.Q. ------ Honest Dollar ► Roots Rock >> 1992
● Zard ------ Yureru Omoi ► Pop-Rock >> 1993
● The Calling ------ Camino Palmero ► Post-Grunge Alt. Rock >> 2001
● Jack Bruce ------ Shadows In The Air ► Prog Rock/Fusion >> 2001
● Melissa Etheridge ------ Skin ► Roots Rock >> 2001
● Coldplay ------ Parachutes ► Alt. Rock/Brit Pop >> 2000
● Queen ------ The A-Z Of Queen, Volume 1 ► Glam Rock >> 2007
● Stephen Stills ------ Just Roll Tape: April 26th, 1968 ► Folk-Rock >> 2007
● Kool & The Gang ------ Still Kool ► Funk >> 2007
● Yes ------ Like It Is: Yes At The Messa Arts Center ► Prog Rock >> 2015

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