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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):


December 05
● The Crickets ------ In Style With The Crickets ► Pop-Rock >> 1960
● Buffalo Springfield ------ Buffalo Springfield ► Folk-Rock >> 1966
● Paul McCartney & Wings ------ Band On The Run ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● Yes ------ Relayer ► Prog Rock >> 1974
● Bob Marley & The Wailers ------ Live! ► Roots Reggae >> 1975
● Parliament ------ Trombipulation ► Funk >> 1980
● The Damned ------ Anything ► Goth Rock >> 1986
● New Order ------ The John Peel Sessions II ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1987
● The Stone Roses ------ Second Coming ► Brit Pop >> 1994
● Bush ------ Sixteen Stone ► Grunge Rock >> 1994
● Immature ------ We Got It ► Pop-Rap >> 1995
● Alice Cooper ------ Brutally Live ► Hard Rock >> 2000
● Alice In Chains ------ Live ► Heavy Metal/Grunge Metal >> 2000
● R.E.M. ------ 7IN—83–88 ► Rock >> 2014


December 06
● The Ventures ------ Walk, Don't Run ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1960
● The Beatles ------ The Beatles' Christmas Record ► Holiday Message & Music >> 1963
● The Beatles ------ Rubber Soul ► Pop-Rock >> 1965
● The Byrds ------ Turn! Turn! Turn! ► Country-Rock >> 1965
● The Cryan' Shames ------ A Scratch In The Sky ► Pop-Rock >> 1967
● The Rolling Stones ------ Beggar's Banquet ► Blues-Rock >> 1968
● Stevie Wonder ------ For Once In My Life ► Soul - Motown >> 1968
● James Taylor ------ James Taylor ► Folk-Rock >> 1968
● Christine McVie ------ Christine Perfect ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Diana Ross ------ Last Time I Saw Him ► Soul - Motown >> 1973
● Al Green ------ Livin' For You ► Soul (Southern) >> 1973
● Al Green ------ The Belle Album ► Soul (Southern) >> 1977
● Jackson Browne ------ Running On Empty ► Folk-Rock >> 1977
● Denny Laine ------ Japanese Tears ► Rock >> 1980
● The Cure ------ Japanese Whispers ► Post-Punk >> 1983
● Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band ------ Almost Acoustic ► Folk-Rock >> 1988
● Cathedral ------ Forest Of Equilibrium [UK] ► Heavy Metal/Doom Metal >> 1991
● Depeche Mode ------ Songs Of Faith And Devotion Live ► Synth-Pop >> 1993
● Pearl Jam ------ Vitalogy ► Hard Rock >> 1994
● Eminem ------ The Slim Shady EP ► Hard Core Rap >> 1997
● Korn ------ See You On The Other Side ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal >> 2005
● Poco ------ Wilwood Sessions, The ► Country-Rock >> 2006
● Phish ------ Hampton/Winston-Salem '97 ► Prog Rock/Jam Band >> 2011
● Little River Band ------ A Little River Band Christmas ► Soft Rock >> 2011
● Korn ------ The Path Of Totality ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal >> 2011
● Elvis Costello And The Attractions ------ The Return Of The Spectacular Spinning Songbook ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2011
● Richard Marx ------ Seven & Seven ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2012


December 07
● The Kingston Trio ------ The Kingston Trio (Nick Bob John) ► Folk-Pop >> 1964
● Creedence Clearwater Revival ------ Pendulum ► Folk-Rock >> 1970
● Paul McCartney & Wings ------ Wild Life ► Pop-Rock >> 1971
● The Temptations ------ 1990 ► Soul - Motown >> 1973
● Foreigner ------ Agent Provocateur ► Arena Rock >> 1984
● Teddy Pendergrass ------ Workin' It Back ► Soul-Pop >> 1985
● Nine Inch Nails ------ Fixed ► Industrial Metal >> 1992
● Three Dog Night ------ Celebrate: The Three Dog Night Story, 1965-1975 ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1993
● Depeche Mode ------ Devotional ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1993
● Ice Cube ------ Lethal Injection ► Gangsta Rap >> 1993
● Nightwish ------ Oceanborn ► Heavy Metal/Symphonic Metal >> 1998
● Massive Attack ------ Singles 90/98 ► Trip-Hop >> 1998
● Sheryl Crow ------ Sheryl Crow And Friends: Live From Central Park ► Roots Rock >> 1999
● Simon & Garfunkel ------ Old Friends: Live On Stage ► Folk-Pop >> 2004


December 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


December 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
● Jesse Colin Young ------ American Dreams ► Folk-Rock >> 1978
● Joan Jett & The Blackhearts ------ Good Music ► Hard Rock >> 1986
● Bryan Adams ------ MTV Unplugged ► Pop-Rock >> 1997
● New Order ------ Retro ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2002
● Yes ------ Like It Is: Yes At The Bristol Hippodrome ► Prog Rock >> 2014


December 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


December 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 ► Ska-Pop >> 2001
● Dave Matthews Band ------ Live At Piedmont Park ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2007
● Iggy Pop ------ Live In San Fran 1981 ► Alt. Rock / Punk >> 2007

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