Monday, February 13, 2017
Albums Released This Week (February 13 - 19)
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):
February 13
● Ben E. King ------ Ben E. King Sings For Soulful Lovers ► Soul >> 1962
● The Rolling Stones ------ The Rolling Stones, Now! ► Blues-Rock >> 1965
● The Ventures ------ The Ventures Knock Me Out! ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1965
● Black Sabbath ------ Black Sabbath ► Hard Rock >> 1970
● Three Dog Night ------ Around The World With Three Dog Night ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1973
● Peter Frampton ------ Frampton Comes Alive! [UK] ► Arena Rock >> 1976
● Jermaine Jackson ------ Precious Moments ► Soul-dance-pop >> 1986
● The Black Crowes ------ Shake Your Money Maker ► Southern Rock >> 1990
● Gin Blossoms ------ Congratulations…I'm Sorry ► Power Pop >> 1996
● Jackson Browne ------ Looking East ► Folk-Rock >> 1996
● Lucinda Williams ------ West ► Alt. Country >> 2007
● The Who ------ Greatest Hits & More ► British Rock >> 2010
February 14
● Neil Young ------ Harvest ► Folk-Rock >> 1972
● Roy Harper ------ Valentine ► Folk-Rock >> 1974
● Heart ------ Dreamboat Annie ► Album Rock >> 1976
● George Harrison ------ George Harrison ► Pop-Rock >> 1979
● Heart ------ Bebe Le Strange ► Album Rock >> 1980
● Various Artists ------ Footloose [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● The Smiths ------ Meat Is Murder ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Honeymoon Suite ------ The Big Prize ► Arena Rock >> 1986
● Elvis Costello ------ Spike ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Tha Alkaholics ------ Coast II Coast ► West Coast Rap >> 1995
● Belly ------ King ► Alt Rock/Dream Pop >> 1995
● John Waite ------ Temple Bar ► Power Pop >> 1995
● PJ Harvey ------ Let England Shake ► Indie Rock >> 2011
February 15
● Brenda Lee ------ Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits ► Country-Pop >> 1965
● Dionne Warwick ------ The Sensitive Sound Of Dionne Warwick ► Pop-Soul >> 1965
● The Monkees ------ Instant Replay ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Buck Owens ------ Bridge Over Troubled Water ► Country-Rock/Bakersfield >> 1971
● Deep Purple ------ Burn ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● Slade ------ Old New Borrowed Blue ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● Rush ------ Fly By Night ► Arena Rock >> 1975
● America ------ Harbor ► Folk-Rock >> 1977
● The Knack ------ …But The Little Girls Understand ► Power Pop >> 1980
● Graham Nash ------ Earth & Sky ► Folk-Rock >> 1980
● Elvis Costello And The Attractions ------ Get Happy!! ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Jimmy Page ------ Death Wish II [Sndtrk] ► Blues-Rock >> 1982
● Jethro Tull And The London Symphony Orchestra ------ A Classic Case ► Symphonic Rock >> 1985
● Anathema ------ Serenades ► Goth/Doom Metal >> 1993
● Gloria Estefan ------ Best Of Gloria Estefan ► Latin Pop >> 1997
● The Creatures ------ Anima Animus ► Alt Post-Punk/goth rock >> 1999
● The Who ------ BBC Sessions ► British Rock >> 2000
● The Cure ------ Bloodflowers ► Post-Punk >> 2000
● Gov't Mule ------ Life Before Insanity ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock >> 2000
● Tracy Chapman ------ Telling Stories ► Folk-Rock >> 2000
February 16
● The Isley Brothers ------ It's Our Thing ► Soul-Funk >> 1969
● Badfinger ------ Magic Christian Music ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Simon & Garfunkel ------ The Concert In Central Park ► Folk-Pop >> 1982
● Possessed ------ Seven Churches ► Heavy/Death Metal >> 1985
● All About Eve ------ All About Eve ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Goth Pop >> 1988
● Sting ------ Nada Como El Sol…. ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● The Church ------ Starfish ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1988
● Death ------ Spiritual Healing ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1990
● Lynyrd Skynyrd ------ The Last Rebel ► Southern Rock >> 1993
● Einstürzende Neubatuten ------ Tabula Rasa ► Industrial Electronica >> 1993
● New Kids On The Block ------ Greatest Hits ► Teen Dance-Pop >> 1999
● Roebuck "Pops" Staples ------ Don't Lose This ► Gospel-Soul >> 2015
February 17
● John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers ------ A Hard Road ► Blues-Rock >> 1967
● The Temptations ------ Cloud Nine ► Soul >> 1969
● AC/DC ------ High Voltage [Australia] ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● John Lennon ------ Rock 'N' Roll ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● Eagles ------ Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) ► Country-Rock >> 1976
● The Adverts ------ Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts ► Punk-Rock >> 1978
● Kate Bush ------ The Kick Inside ► Art Rock >> 1978
● Eric Clapton ------ Another Ticket ► Blues-Rock >> 1981
● Willie Nelson ------ Tougher Than Leather ► Outlaw Country >> 1983
● Manfred Mann's Earth Band ------ Budapest Live ► British Rock >> 1984
● Thompson Twins ------ Into The Gap ► Synth-Pop >> 1984
● King Diamond ------ Fatal Portrait ► Heavy Metal >> 1986
● Lee Aaron ------ Lee Aaron ► Hard Rock >> 1987
● Blink-182 ------ Cheshire Cat ► Punk-Pop >> 1994
● Massive Attack ------ No Protection ► Trip-Hop >> 1995
● Ash ------ Live At The Wireless ► Punk-Pop >> 1997
● Spirit ------ Made In Germany ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1997
● Blood Duster ------ Str8 Outta Northcote ► Heavy/Grind Metal >> 1998
● Indigo Girls ------ All That We Let In ► Folk-Rock >> 2004
● Family ------ Live ► Hard Rock >> 2004
● Eagles ------ New Zealand Concert ► Country-Rock >> 2009
February 18
● Brenda Lee ------ Brenda Lee ► Country-Pop >> 1963
● Tony Bennett ------ I Wanna Be Around… ► Easy Listening >> 1963
● The Supremes ------ I Hear A Symphony ► Soul - Motown >> 1966
● The Ventures ------ Guitar Freakout ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1967
● Manfred Mann's Earth Band ------ Manfred Mann's Earth Band ► Prog Rock >> 1972
● Rory Gallagher ------ Blueprint ► Blues-Rock >> 1973
● Kiss ------ Kiss ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● The Damned ------ Damned, Damned, Damned [UK] ► Punk-Rock >> 1977
● Sham 69 ------ Tell Us The Truth ► Punk Rock >> 1978
● Manfred Mann's Earth Band ------ Somewhere In Afrika ► British Rock >> 1983
● Jackson Browne ------ Lives In The Balance ► Folk-Rock >> 1986
● Ricky Martin ------ Ricky Martin ► Latin Dance-Pop >> 1992
● Live ------ Secret Samadhi ► Post-Grunge Alt Rock >> 1997
● Radiohead ------ The King Of Limbs ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2011
● Iggy Pop ------ Leaves Of Grass ► Alt. Rock / Punk >> 2016
February 19
● The Rascals ------ Once Upon A Dream ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1968
● Yes ------ The Yes Album ► Prog Rock >> 1971
● Split Enz ------ Frenzy [NZ] ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1979
● Simple Minds ------ The Breakfast Club [Sndtrk] ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1985
● The Fall ------ Extricate ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Peter Wolf ------ Up To No Good ► Blues-Rock/Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1990
● Dinosaur Jr. ------ Green Mind ► Alt. Rock >> 1991
● The Fixx ------ Ink ► Techno-Pop >> 1991
● Joni Mitchell ------ Night Ride Home ► Folk-Rock >> 1991
● The Tragically Hip ------ Road Apples ► Folk-Rock >> 1991
● Ace Of Base ------ Happy Nation ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 1993
● Bruce Dickinson ------ Skunkworks ► Heavy Metal >> 1996
● Humble Pie ------ Back On Track ► Hard Rock >> 2002
● The Cars ------ Complete Greatest Hits ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 2002
● Jerry Garcia Band ------ Garcia Live Volume One ► Roots Rock >> 2013
● Richard Marx ------ Now And Forever: The Ballads ► Adult Contemporary Pop-Rock >> 2014
● Mavis Staples ------ Livin' On A High Note ► Roots Soul >> 2016
● Yoko Ono ------ Yes, I'm A Witch Too ► Electronic Alternative >> 2016

February 13
● Ben E. King ------ Ben E. King Sings For Soulful Lovers ► Soul >> 1962
● The Rolling Stones ------ The Rolling Stones, Now! ► Blues-Rock >> 1965
● The Ventures ------ The Ventures Knock Me Out! ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1965
● Black Sabbath ------ Black Sabbath ► Hard Rock >> 1970
● Three Dog Night ------ Around The World With Three Dog Night ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1973
● Peter Frampton ------ Frampton Comes Alive! [UK] ► Arena Rock >> 1976
● Jermaine Jackson ------ Precious Moments ► Soul-dance-pop >> 1986
● The Black Crowes ------ Shake Your Money Maker ► Southern Rock >> 1990
● Gin Blossoms ------ Congratulations…I'm Sorry ► Power Pop >> 1996
● Jackson Browne ------ Looking East ► Folk-Rock >> 1996
● Lucinda Williams ------ West ► Alt. Country >> 2007
● The Who ------ Greatest Hits & More ► British Rock >> 2010

February 14
● Neil Young ------ Harvest ► Folk-Rock >> 1972
● Roy Harper ------ Valentine ► Folk-Rock >> 1974
● Heart ------ Dreamboat Annie ► Album Rock >> 1976
● George Harrison ------ George Harrison ► Pop-Rock >> 1979
● Heart ------ Bebe Le Strange ► Album Rock >> 1980
● Various Artists ------ Footloose [Sndtrk] ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● The Smiths ------ Meat Is Murder ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Honeymoon Suite ------ The Big Prize ► Arena Rock >> 1986
● Elvis Costello ------ Spike ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Tha Alkaholics ------ Coast II Coast ► West Coast Rap >> 1995
● Belly ------ King ► Alt Rock/Dream Pop >> 1995
● John Waite ------ Temple Bar ► Power Pop >> 1995
● PJ Harvey ------ Let England Shake ► Indie Rock >> 2011

February 15
● Brenda Lee ------ Brenda Lee Sings Top Teen Hits ► Country-Pop >> 1965
● Dionne Warwick ------ The Sensitive Sound Of Dionne Warwick ► Pop-Soul >> 1965
● The Monkees ------ Instant Replay ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Buck Owens ------ Bridge Over Troubled Water ► Country-Rock/Bakersfield >> 1971
● Deep Purple ------ Burn ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● Slade ------ Old New Borrowed Blue ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● Rush ------ Fly By Night ► Arena Rock >> 1975
● America ------ Harbor ► Folk-Rock >> 1977
● The Knack ------ …But The Little Girls Understand ► Power Pop >> 1980
● Graham Nash ------ Earth & Sky ► Folk-Rock >> 1980
● Elvis Costello And The Attractions ------ Get Happy!! ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Jimmy Page ------ Death Wish II [Sndtrk] ► Blues-Rock >> 1982
● Jethro Tull And The London Symphony Orchestra ------ A Classic Case ► Symphonic Rock >> 1985
● Anathema ------ Serenades ► Goth/Doom Metal >> 1993
● Gloria Estefan ------ Best Of Gloria Estefan ► Latin Pop >> 1997
● The Creatures ------ Anima Animus ► Alt Post-Punk/goth rock >> 1999
● The Who ------ BBC Sessions ► British Rock >> 2000
● The Cure ------ Bloodflowers ► Post-Punk >> 2000
● Gov't Mule ------ Life Before Insanity ► Southern Rock/Jam Rock >> 2000
● Tracy Chapman ------ Telling Stories ► Folk-Rock >> 2000

February 16
● The Isley Brothers ------ It's Our Thing ► Soul-Funk >> 1969
● Badfinger ------ Magic Christian Music ► Pop-Rock >> 1970
● Simon & Garfunkel ------ The Concert In Central Park ► Folk-Pop >> 1982
● Possessed ------ Seven Churches ► Heavy/Death Metal >> 1985
● All About Eve ------ All About Eve ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Goth Pop >> 1988
● Sting ------ Nada Como El Sol…. ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● The Church ------ Starfish ► Alt. Power Pop >> 1988
● Death ------ Spiritual Healing ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1990
● Lynyrd Skynyrd ------ The Last Rebel ► Southern Rock >> 1993
● Einstürzende Neubatuten ------ Tabula Rasa ► Industrial Electronica >> 1993
● New Kids On The Block ------ Greatest Hits ► Teen Dance-Pop >> 1999
● Roebuck "Pops" Staples ------ Don't Lose This ► Gospel-Soul >> 2015

February 17
● John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers ------ A Hard Road ► Blues-Rock >> 1967
● The Temptations ------ Cloud Nine ► Soul >> 1969
● AC/DC ------ High Voltage [Australia] ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● John Lennon ------ Rock 'N' Roll ► Pop-Rock >> 1975
● Eagles ------ Their Greatest Hits (1971-1975) ► Country-Rock >> 1976
● The Adverts ------ Crossing The Red Sea With The Adverts ► Punk-Rock >> 1978
● Kate Bush ------ The Kick Inside ► Art Rock >> 1978
● Eric Clapton ------ Another Ticket ► Blues-Rock >> 1981
● Willie Nelson ------ Tougher Than Leather ► Outlaw Country >> 1983
● Manfred Mann's Earth Band ------ Budapest Live ► British Rock >> 1984
● Thompson Twins ------ Into The Gap ► Synth-Pop >> 1984
● King Diamond ------ Fatal Portrait ► Heavy Metal >> 1986
● Lee Aaron ------ Lee Aaron ► Hard Rock >> 1987
● Blink-182 ------ Cheshire Cat ► Punk-Pop >> 1994
● Massive Attack ------ No Protection ► Trip-Hop >> 1995
● Ash ------ Live At The Wireless ► Punk-Pop >> 1997
● Spirit ------ Made In Germany ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1997
● Blood Duster ------ Str8 Outta Northcote ► Heavy/Grind Metal >> 1998
● Indigo Girls ------ All That We Let In ► Folk-Rock >> 2004
● Family ------ Live ► Hard Rock >> 2004
● Eagles ------ New Zealand Concert ► Country-Rock >> 2009

February 18
● Brenda Lee ------ Brenda Lee ► Country-Pop >> 1963
● Tony Bennett ------ I Wanna Be Around… ► Easy Listening >> 1963
● The Supremes ------ I Hear A Symphony ► Soul - Motown >> 1966
● The Ventures ------ Guitar Freakout ► Rock n Roll Instrumental >> 1967
● Manfred Mann's Earth Band ------ Manfred Mann's Earth Band ► Prog Rock >> 1972
● Rory Gallagher ------ Blueprint ► Blues-Rock >> 1973
● Kiss ------ Kiss ► Hard Rock >> 1974
● The Damned ------ Damned, Damned, Damned [UK] ► Punk-Rock >> 1977
● Sham 69 ------ Tell Us The Truth ► Punk Rock >> 1978
● Manfred Mann's Earth Band ------ Somewhere In Afrika ► British Rock >> 1983
● Jackson Browne ------ Lives In The Balance ► Folk-Rock >> 1986
● Ricky Martin ------ Ricky Martin ► Latin Dance-Pop >> 1992
● Live ------ Secret Samadhi ► Post-Grunge Alt Rock >> 1997
● Radiohead ------ The King Of Limbs ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2011
● Iggy Pop ------ Leaves Of Grass ► Alt. Rock / Punk >> 2016

February 19
● The Rascals ------ Once Upon A Dream ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1968
● Yes ------ The Yes Album ► Prog Rock >> 1971
● Split Enz ------ Frenzy [NZ] ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1979
● Simple Minds ------ The Breakfast Club [Sndtrk] ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1985
● The Fall ------ Extricate ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Peter Wolf ------ Up To No Good ► Blues-Rock/Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1990
● Dinosaur Jr. ------ Green Mind ► Alt. Rock >> 1991
● The Fixx ------ Ink ► Techno-Pop >> 1991
● Joni Mitchell ------ Night Ride Home ► Folk-Rock >> 1991
● The Tragically Hip ------ Road Apples ► Folk-Rock >> 1991
● Ace Of Base ------ Happy Nation ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 1993
● Bruce Dickinson ------ Skunkworks ► Heavy Metal >> 1996
● Humble Pie ------ Back On Track ► Hard Rock >> 2002
● The Cars ------ Complete Greatest Hits ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 2002
● Jerry Garcia Band ------ Garcia Live Volume One ► Roots Rock >> 2013
● Richard Marx ------ Now And Forever: The Ballads ► Adult Contemporary Pop-Rock >> 2014
● Mavis Staples ------ Livin' On A High Note ► Roots Soul >> 2016
● Yoko Ono ------ Yes, I'm A Witch Too ► Electronic Alternative >> 2016
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