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.

LISTEN

The Podcast

Click to listen to past episodes

The Blog

Click to read more about the album including track by track analysis or to listen to past episodes

Wilson Pickett- In the Midnight Hour (1965)

jbsweetmusic

Aug 21, 20231 min read

30 Albums for 30 Years: Season 2

Wilson Pickett- In the Midnight Hour (1965)

Wilson Pickett- In the Midnight Hour (Atlantic) Recorded Between 1962-1965 Released - June 1965 Wilson Pickett's album In The Midnight...

Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)

jbsweetmusic

Aug 15, 20231 min read

30 Albums for 30 Years: Season 2

Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (1965)

Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home (Columbia) Released March 22, 1965 Recorded January 13-15, 1965 Bringing It All Back Home, Bob...

The Sonics- !!!Here Are The Sonics!!! (1965)

jbsweetmusic

Aug 7, 20231 min read

30 Albums for 30 Years: Season 2

The Sonics- !!!Here Are The Sonics!!! (1965)

The Sonics- !!!Here Are The Sonics!!! Recorded In 1964 Released Etiquette Records March 1965 The Sonics - !!!Here Are The Sonics!!!...

The Beach Boys- The Beach Boys Today! (1965)

jbsweetmusic

Jul 28, 20231 min read

30 Albums for 30 Years: Season 2

The Beach Boys- The Beach Boys Today! (1965)

The Beach Boys Today! (Capitol Records) Recorded June 22, 1964- January 19, 1965 Released March 8, 1965 The Beach Boys Today! marked a...

The Rolling Stones- The Rolling Stones, Now (1965)

jbsweetmusic

Jul 20, 20231 min read

30 Albums for 30 Years: Season 2

The Rolling Stones- The Rolling Stones, Now (1965)

The Rolling Stones, Now! (London Records) Recorded January 3-8, 1964 Released February 13, 1965 The Rolling Stones, Now! stands as the...

jbsweetmusic

Jul 19, 20231 min read

30 Albums for 30 Years: Season 2

Grant Green- Idle Moments (1965)

Grant Green-Idle Moments (Blue Note) Release February 1965 Recorded On Nov 4 and 15, 1963. Idle Moments, Grant Green's iconic jazz album,...

Phil Ochs- I Ain't Marching Anymore (1965)

jbsweetmusic

Jul 11, 20231 min read

30 Albums for 30 Years: Season 2

Phil Ochs- I Ain't Marching Anymore (1965)

I Ain’t Marching Anymore (Elektra Records) Recorded 1964 Released February 1965 I Ain't Marching Anymore by Phil Ochs, released in...

Horace Silver- Song for My Father (1965)

jbsweetmusic

Jun 28, 20231 min read

30 Albums for 30 Years: Season 2

Horace Silver- Song for My Father (1965)

Horace Silver- Song For My Father Blue Note Records Released at the End of January 1965 Recorded on October 31, 1963 (#3, 6, 7, 8);...

jbsweetmusic

Jun 22, 20231 min read

30 Albums for 30 Years: Season 2

B.B. King- Live at the Regal (1965)

B.B. King Live At The Regal (ABC) Recorded November 21, 1964 Released sometime in 1965 B.B. King Live At The Regal is a timeless blues...

jbsweetmusic

Jun 15, 20231 min read

30 Albums for 30 Years: Season 2

John Coltrane- A Love Supreme (1965)

John Coltrane - A Love Supreme (Impulse!) With Special Guest Ashley Kahn Recorded December 9, 1964 Released January 1965 John Coltrane's...