Sunday, September 29, 2013

Albums Released This Week (September 30 - October 6)

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



Sep 30

Martha Reeves & The Vandellas ------ Heat Wave ► Soul - Motown >> 1963

Rare Earth ------ Get Ready ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1969

Smokey Robinson & The Miracles ------ A Pocket Full Of Miracles ► Soul - Motown >> 1970

Joe Walsh ------ Barnstorm ► Blues-Rock >> 1972

Ian Dury ------ New Boots And Panties!! ► Punk-Rock >> 1987

Gary Moore ------ Back On The Streets ► Roots Rock (Irish) >> 1978

Godley & Crème ------ Freeze Frame ► Prog Rock >> 1979

Hall & Oates ------ Live At The Apollo ► Pop-Rock >> 1985

Madness ------ Mad Not Mad ► Ska >> 1985

Tom Waits ------ Rain Dogs ► Blues-Rock >> 1985

Stevie Ray Vaughan And Double Trouble ------ Soul To Soul ► Blues-Rock >> 1985

Wang Chung ------ To Live And Die In L.A. ► New Wave/Dance-Pop >> 1985

R.E.M. ------ The Best Of R.E.M. ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1991

Paul McCartney ------ Choba b CCCP ► Pop-Rock >> 1991

Nitzer Ebb ------ Ebbhead ► Industrial/EBM >> 1991

Simply Red ------ Stars ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1991

Robbie Robertson ------ Storyville ► Roots Rock >> 1991

The Beatles ------ The Beatles & Tony Sheridan ► Rock n Roll >> 1994

Lake Of Tears ------ Greater Art ► Doth/Doom Metsal >> 1994

Secret Chiefs 3 ------ First Grand Constitution And Bylaws ► Experimental/Indie Rock >> 1996

Patti Smith ------ Peace And Noise ► Heartland Rock >> 1997

Bob Dylan ------ Time Out Of Mind ► Folk-Rock >> 1997

The Apples In Stereo ------ Tone Soul Evolution ► Indie Pop-Rock >> 1997

Turbonegro ------ Darkness Forever! ► Heavy Metal/Glam Punk >> 2000

Ace Of Base ------ Da Capo ► Euro-Dance Pop >> 2002

Toto ------ The Essential Toto ► Pop-Rock/Arena Rock >> 2003

Martina McBride ------ Martina ► Alt. Country >> 2003

Sting ------ Sacred Love ► Pop-Rock >> 2003

James Taylor ------ Covers ► Folk-Rock >> 2008

Melissa Etheridge ------ A New Thought For Christmas ► Roots Rock >> 2008



Oct 01

Elvis Presley ------ G.I. Blues ► Rock n Roll >> 1960

Elvis Presley ------ Blue Hawaii ► Rock n Roll >> 1961

The Monkees ------ The Monkees Present ► Pop-Rock >> 1969

John Cale ------ Fear ► Art Rock >> 1974

Rory Gallagher ------ Against The Grain ► Blues-Rock >> 1975

Styx ------ Crystal Ball ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1976

Rory Gallagher ------ Photo-Finish ► Blues-Rock >> 1978

Slade ------ Return To Base ► Hard Rock >> 1979

ZZ Top ------ El Loco ► Blues-Rock >> 1981

The Damned ------ Strawberries ► Punk-Rock >> 1982

Joan Jett & The Blackhearts ------ Glorious Results Of A Misspent Youth ► Punk-rock >> 1984

Chaka Khan ------ I Feel For You ► Funk >> 1984

Romeo Void ------ Instincts ► Post-Punk >> 1984

Midnight Oil ------ Red Sails In The Sunset ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1984

The Ramones ------ Too Tough To Die ► Punk-Rock >> 1984

U2 ------ The Unforgettable Fire ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1984

John Fogerty ------ Eye Of The Zombie ► Folk-Rock >> 1986

Lennie Gallant ------ Breakwater ► Folk-Rock >> 1988

Dannii Minogue ------ Dannii ► Pop/Freestyle >> 1990

Iron Maiden ------ No Prayer For The Dying ► Heavy Metal >> 1990

Prince & The New Power Generation ------ Diamonds And Pearls ► Soul-Funk >> 1991

Cheap Trick ------ The Greatest Hits ► Hard Rock/Power Pop >> 1991

Marduk ------ Those Of The Unlight ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1993

Edge Of Sanity ------ Purgatory Afterglow ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1994

East 17 ------ Up All Night ► Dance-Pop >> 1995

Bad Brains ------ Black Dots ► Post-Punk/Hardcore >> 1996

Curtis Mayfield ------ New World Order ► Soul/Funk >> 1996

Matchbox Twenty ------ Yourself Or Someone Like You ► Alt. Rock >> 1996

Carbon Leaf ------ Shadows In The Banquet Hall ► AA Alt Rock >> 1997

Eighteen Visions ------ No Time For Love ► Metalcore >> 1999

Kylie Minogue ------ Fever ► Dance-Pop >> 2001

Elton John ------ Songs From The West Coast ► Pop-Rock >> 2001

Weather Report ------ Live And Unreleased ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 2002



Oct 02

The Kinks ------ The Kinks [UK] ► British Rock >> 1964

The Kinks ------ You Really Got Me ► British Rock >> 1964

Dolly Parton ------ Coat Of Many Colors ► Country >> 1971

J. Geils Band ------ The Morning After ► Blues-Rock >> 1971

Frank Zappa & Captain Beefheart ------ Bongo Fury ► Art Rock >> 1975

Neil Young ------ Comes A Time ► Folk-Rock >> 1978

Chicago ------ Hot Streets ► Jazz-Rock >> 1978

Bob Marley & The Wailers ------ Survival ► Roots Reggae >> 1979

The Police ------ Ghost In The Machine ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1981

Bathory ------ Bathory ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1984

The Replacements ------ Let It Be ► College Rock >> 1984

Sheena Easton ------ A Private Heaven ► Pop-Rock >> 1984

Neil Young ------ Freedom ► Blues-Rock >> 1989

The Kinks ------ UK Jive ► British Rock >> 1989

Tiffany ------ New Inside ► Dance-Pop >> 1990

Oasis ------ (What's The Story) Morning Glory ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 1995

Richard Marx ------ The Best Of Richard Marx ► Adult Contemporary Pop-Rock >> 2000

Machine Head ------ Supercharger ► Heavy Metal/Groove Metal >> 2001

Bob Dylan ------ Dylan ► Folk-Rock >> 2007

Matchbox Twenty ------ Exile On Mainstream ► Alt. Rock >> 2007

Bruce Springsteen ------ Magic ► Heartland Rock >> 2007

John Fogerty ------ Revival ► Folk-Rock >> 2007

Van Morrison ------ Born To Sing: No Plan B ► Folk-Rock >> 2012



Oct 03

The Kingston Trio ------ The Last Month Of The Year ► Folk-Pop >> 1960

Merle Haggard ------ Mama Tried ► Classic Country >> 1968

George Harrison ------ Extra Texture (Read All About It) [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1975

The Who ------ The Who By Numbers ► British Rock >> 1975

Elvis Presley ------ Elvis In Concert ► Adult Contemporary >> 1977

The Police ------ Zenyatta Mondatta ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1978

Diamond Head ------ Lightning To The Nations ► Heavy Metal (Brit New Wave) >> 1980

Lindsey Buckingham ------ Law And Order ► Pop-Rock >> 1981

Genesis ------ Genesis ► Prog Rock >> 1983

Keith Richards ------ Talk Is Cheap ► Hard Rock >> 1988

Tracy Chapman ------ Crossroads ► Folk-Rock >> 1989

Linda Ronstadt & Aaron Neville ------ Cry Like A Rainstorm - Howl Like The Wind ► Pop-Rock >> 1989

Otis Day & The Knights ------ Shout ► Soul >> 1989

Blind Guardian ------ Tales From The Twilight World ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 1990

Scarface ------ Mr. Scarface Is Back ► Gangsta Rap >> 1991

Twisted Sister ------ Live At Hammersmith ► Hair Metal >> 1994

The Cranberries ------ No Need To Argue ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1994

Brenda Lee ------ The Very Best With Love ► Country-Pop >> 1994

Mariah Carey ------ Daydream ► Pop-Rock >> 1995

Radiohead ------ Kid A ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2000

Luis Miguel ------ Vivo ► Latin Pop >> 2000

Paul Simon ------ You're The One ► Folk-Pop >> 2000

Evanescence ------ The Open Door ► Hard Rock/Alt Metal >> 2006



Oct 04

Frank Zappa ------ 200 Motels ► Art Rock >> 1971

Rod Stewart ------ Smiler ► Album Rock >> 1974

John Lennon ------ Walls And Bridges [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1974

Elton John ------ Rock Of The Westies ► Pop-Rock >> 1975

Trooper ------ Untitled ► Hard Rock >> 1980

Hall & Oates ------ H20 ► Pop-Rock >> 1982

The Associates ------ Sulk ► New Wave/New Romantic >> 1982

Jefferson Starship ------ Winds Of Change ► Arena Rock >> 1982

Barbra Streisand ------ Emotion ► Easy Listening >> 1984

Anita Baker ------ Giving You The Best That I Got ► Quiet Storm >> 1988

Savatage ------ Streets: A Rock Opera ► Heavy Metal/Speed Metal >> 1991

Dannii Minogue ------ Get Into You ► Dance-Pop >> 1993

Entombed ------ Wolverine Blues ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1993

Bon Jovi ------ Cross Road ► Arena Rock >> 1994

Accept ------ Death Row ► Heavy Metal/Kraut Metal >> 1994

Robbie Robertson & The Red Road Ensemble ------ Music For The Native Americans ► Roots Rock >> 1994

R.E.M. ------ R.E.M.: Singles Collected ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1994

Bloodhound Gang ------ Hooray For Boobies [UK] ► Post-Punk Alt Metal >> 1999

Little Feat ------ Barnstormin' Live, Vol. 2 ► Southern Rock >> 2005

Indigo Girls ------ Beauty Queen Sister ► Folk-Rock >> 2011



Oct 05

Muddy Waters ------ Electric Mud ► Electric Blues >> 1968

Led Zeppelin ------ Led Zeppelin III ► Hard Rock >> 1970

Elton John ------ Goodbye Yellow Brick Road ► Pop-Rock >> 1973

The Rolling Stones ------ No Stone Unturned ► Blues-rock >> 1973

Bryan Ferry ------ These Foolish Things ► Prog. Rock >> 1973

Joe Jackson ------ I'm The Man ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1979

The Who ------ Quadrophenia [Sndtrk] ► British Rock >> 1979

The Police ------ Reggatta De Blanc ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1979

Saxon ------ Denim And Leather ► Heavy Metal >> 1981

Einstürzende Neubatuten ------ Kollaps ► Industrial Electronica >> 1981

Depeche Mode ------ Speak & Spell ► Synth-Pop >> 1981

Mike + The Mechanics ------ Mike + The Mechanics ► Brit Pop-Rock >> 1985

Belinda Carlisle ------ Heaven On Earth ► Pop-Rock >> 1987

Terence Trent D'Arby ------ Introducing The Hardline According To Terence Trent D'Arby ► Pop-R&B >> 1987

Lynyrd Skynyrd ------ Legend ► Southern Rock >> 1987

Galaxie 500 ------ This Is Our Music ► Dream Pop >> 1990

American Music Club ------ Everclear ► Roots Rock >> 1991

Heart ------ Rock The House Live! ► Album Rock >> 1991

Bonnie Tyler ------ Angel Heart ► Pop Vocals (Female) >> 1992

Uncle Tupelo ------ Anodyne ► Alt. Country >> 1993

The Afghan Whigs ------ Gentlemen ► Post-Punk >> 1993

Belinda Carlisle ------ Real ► Pop-Rock >> 1993

Def Leppard ------ Retro Active ► Hard Rock >> 1993

Siouxsie And The Banshees ------ Twice Upon A Time: The Singles ► Alt. Rock >> 1992

Melissa Etheridge ------ Your Little Secret ► Roots Rock >> 1999

Republica ------ Republica [UK] ► Punk Rock/Techno-Pop >> 1996

Ash ------ Nu-Clear Sounds [UK] ► Punk-Pop >> 1998

XTC ------ Homespun ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1999

Brenda Lee ------ Rockin' Around The Christmas Tree ► Country-Pop >> 1999

R.E.M. ------ Around The Sun ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2004

Korn ------ Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal >> 2004

Son Volt ------ Okemah & The Melody Of Riot ► Alt. Country-Rock >> 2006



Oct 06

Genesis ------ Foxtrot ► Prog Rock >> 1972

Rachel Sweet ------ Fool Around ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1978

Hawkwind ------ Hawklords - 25 Years On ► Heavy Metal >> 1978

Lionel Richie ------ Lionel Richie ► Soul-Dance >> 1982

George Strait ------ Right Or Wrong ► Classic Country >> 1983

Metal Church ------ The Dark ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1986

A-Ha ------ Scoundrel Days ► New Wave/Synth-Pop >> 1986

R.E.M. ------ Automatic For The People ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1992

Joan Baez ------ Play Me Backwards ► Folk-Pop >> 1992

Bob Marley & The Wailers ------ Songs Of Freedom ► Roots Reggae >> 1992

Aphex Twin ------ Come To Daddy ► Electronica - Dark Ambient >> 1997

Manu Chao ------ Clandestino ► Latin Reggae >> 1998

John (Cougar) Mellencamp ------ John Mellencamp ► Roots Rock >> 1998

Son Volt ------ Wide Swing Tremelo ► Alt. Country-rock >> 1998

Bob Dylan ------ The Bootleg Series, Vol. 8: Tell Tale Signs: Rare And Unreleased 1989-2006 ► Folk-Rock >> 2008

Oasis ------ Dig Out Your Soul ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Britpop >> 2008

Everclear ------ In A Different Light ► Grunge-Punk >> 2009

Kiss ------ Sonic Boom ► Hard Rock >> 2009

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