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30 ALBUMS FOR 30 YEARS
A Podcast for Music Lovers and Historians
30 Albums for 30 Years chronologically showcases each year's 30 most impactful albums from 1964-1994, eventually taking you through 900 albums! Learn about and listen to these fantastic albums with your host, music historian Jay Sweet.
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May 15, 20231 min read
The Beatles - '65 (1964)
The Beatles '65 Capitol Records Released December 15, 1964 Recorded June 1, 1964 (“I’ll Be Back”) and August 11 - October 26, 1964 "The...
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May 8, 20231 min read
Wayne Shorter - Night Dreamer (1964)
Wayne Shorter- Night Dreamer (Blue Note) Released November 1964 Recorded April 19, 1964 Night Dreamer, Wayne Shorter's 1964 debut album...
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May 4, 20231 min read
Nina Simone- Nina Simone in Concert (1964)
Nina Simone - Nina Simone in Concert (Phillips) Released 1964 (no date given) Recorded March 21, April 1, and April 6, 1964, at Carnegie...
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May 1, 20231 min read
Simon & Garfunkel- Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (1964)
Wednesday Morning, 3 A.M. (Columbia Records) Released October 19, 1964 Recorded March 10 - 31, 1964 Initially overlooked, Simon and...
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Apr 26, 20231 min read
Herbie Hancock- Empyrean Islands (1964)
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles (Blue Note Records) Released on November 1964 Recorded June 1964 Empyrean Isles by Herbie Hancock, is a...
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Apr 24, 20231 min read
Chuck Berry- St. Louis to Liverpool (1964)
Chuck Berry - St. Louis To Liverpool (Chess Records) Released November 1964 Recorded December 1957- August 1964 Chuck Berry's St. Louis...
320
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Apr 18, 20231 min read
The Kinks - The Kinks (1964)
The Kinks (Pye Records) Released October 2, 1964 Recorded August 1-September, 1964 The Kinks' 1964 debut album marked a pivotal moment in...
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Apr 17, 20231 min read
The Rolling Stones - 12x5 (1964)
The Rolling Stones - 12x5 (Decca) Released in October 1964 Recorded between February 25 and September 29, 1964 12x5 by The Rolling Stones...
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Apr 12, 20231 min read
The Animals- The Animals (1964)
The Animals - The Animals (MGM) Released on Sept 1964 Recorded between January 22 and July 31, 1964 The Animals' self-titled debut album...
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Apr 10, 20231 min read
Eric Dolphy- Out to Lunch! (1964)
Eric Dolphy - Out To Lunch! (Blue Note) Released August 1964 Recorded on February 25, 1964 Out To Lunch! by Eric Dolphy is a seminal jazz...
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Apr 5, 20231 min read
Bob Dylan- Another Side of Bob Dylan (1964)
Bob Dylan - Another Side of Bob Dylan (Columbia) Released August 8, 1964, Recorded June 9, 1964 Bob Dylan's Another Side of Bob Dylan...
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Apr 3, 20231 min read
The Supremes- Where Did Our Love Go (1964)
The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go (Motown) Released August 1964 Recorded December 28, 1962-August 13, 1964 The Supremes Where Did Our...
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Mar 29, 20231 min read
John Coltrane- Crescent (1964)
John Coltrane- Crescent (Impulse!) Released July 1964 Recorded April 27 and June 1, 1964. John Coltrane's Crescent showcases his classic...
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Mar 27, 20231 min read
The Beach Boys- All Summer Long (1964)
The Beach Boys- All Summer Long Capitol Records Released July 13, 1964 April 2- May 19, 1964, except "Drive-In" October 18, 1963 The...
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Mar 22, 20231 min read
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder (1964)
Lee Morgan - The Sidewinder (Blue Note) Released July 1964 Recorded December 21, 1963 The Sidewinder by Lee Morgan is a landmark jazz...
300
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Mar 20, 20231 min read
The Beatles- A Hard Day's Night (1964)
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (United Artist Records) Released in U.S. July 10, 1964 Recorded between January 29 - June 2, 1964 A Hard...
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Mar 15, 20231 min read
John Coltrane- Coltrane's Sound (1964)
John Coltrane- Coltrane's Sound (Atlantic Records) Released July 1964 Recorded October 24 and 26, 1960 Coltrane's Sound, a 1964 release...
60
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Mar 13, 20231 min read
The Rolling Stones- England's Newest Hit Makers (1964)
The Rolling Stones - England's Newest Hit Makers (London Records) Released in the U.S. in May 1964 Recorded between January 3 through...
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Mar 8, 20231 min read
The Temptations- Meet the Temptations (1964)
The Temptations- Meet The Temptations (Motown) Released April 13, 1964 Recorded- Spring 1961- January 1964 The Temptations' 1964 debut...
140
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Mar 5, 20231 min read
The Beatles' Second Album (1964)
The Beatles’ Second Album (Capitol Records) Released April 10, 1964 Recorded March 5, 1963 - March 1, 1964 The Beatles' Second Album is a...
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