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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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2 days ago1 min read
Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention-Absolutely Free (1967) (Special Guest Steve DeLuca)
Released May 26, 1967, recorded November 15–18, 1966 March 6, 1967 [ Absolutely Free, the second album by The Mothers of Invention....
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Feb 121 min read
The Beatles- Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart’s Club Band (1967)
(S4-Ep10) The Beatles: Sgt. Peppers Lonely Heart’s Club Band (Parlophone/Capitol) Released May 26, 1967, Recorded Between December 6,...
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Feb 51 min read
The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Are You Experienced (1967)
(S4-Ep 9) The Jimi Hendrix Experience- Are You Experienced (Polydor in the U.K. and Reprise in the U.S.) Released May 12, 1967 Recorded...
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Feb 51 min read
The Velvet Underground and Nico (1967)
(S4-Ep8) The Velvet Underground and Nico (Verve Records) Released March 1967- Recorded April-May and November of 1966 (Verve Records)...
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Jan 221 min read
Aretha Franklin- I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (1967)
(S4 E7) Aretha Franklin -I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You (Atlantic) Released March 10, 1967. Recorded January 10 – February 26,...
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Jan 151 min read
Miles Davis- Miles Smiles (1967)
(S4 E6) Miles Davis - Miles Smiles (Columbia) Released February 16, 1967. Recorded October 24-25, 1966 Miles Smiles (Columbia) is a...
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Jan 81 min read
Donovan- Mellow Yellow (1967)
(S4-Ep5) Donovan Mellow Yellow (Epic Records (U.S.), Pye Records (UK) Released March 24, 1967- Recorded between September and October...
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Jan 21 min read
The Byrds- Younger Than Yesterday (1967)
(S4-Ep 5) The Byrds- Younger Than Yesterday (Columbia) Released February 6, 1967, Recorded between November 28-December 8, 1966 Younger...
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Jan 21 min read
Jefferson Airplane-Surrealistic Pillow (1967)
S4-Ep. 4 Jefferson Airplane-Surrealistic Pillow (RCA) Released Feb 1, 1967, and Recorded between October 31-Nov 22, 1966 Surrealistic...
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Dec 18, 20241 min read
The Supremes- The Supremes Sing Holland-Dozier-Holland (1967)
S4-Ep.3 The Supremes Sing Holland–Dozier–Holland (Motown) Release Jan 23, 1967, and Recorded 1964-1966 The Supremes Sing...
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Dec 11, 20241 min read
The Monkees- More of the Monkees (1967)
S4-Ep.2 The Monkees-More of the Monkees (Colgems) Released January 9, 1967. Recorded June 25 – November 23, 1966 More of the Monkees is...
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Dec 11, 20241 min read
The Doors- Self-Titled (1967)
S4-Ep.1 The Doors-Self-Titled Release (Elektra) Released January 4, 1967, Recorded August of 1966 Elektra Records The Doors is a...
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Dec 11, 20241 min read
The Who- A Quick One (1966)
#30- The Who -A Quick One (Reaction Records in the UK and Decca in the U.S ) Released December 9, 1966, Recorded August 30- November...
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Sep 5, 20241 min read
Cream - Fresh Cream (1966)
S3, Episode 29 Cream - Fresh Cream Released December 9, 1966 (Recorded July - November 1966) Cream, formed in 1966, was one of the first...
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Aug 22, 20242 min read
Buffalo Springfield (1966)
#28 - Buffalo Springfield - Self-Titled Originally released in October or December 1966? (without “For What It’s Worth”) Then...
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Aug 15, 20241 min read
The Kinks - Face To Face (1966)
The Kinks - Face To Face Released October 28, 1966. Recorded mainly from mid-April to June 1966, except “I’ll Remember” (October 1965). ...
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Aug 6, 20241 min read
Simon and Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme (1966)
#26 Simon and Garfunkel - Parsley, Sage, Rosemary, and Thyme Released October 24, 1966- Recorded Between December 1965 and August 1966...
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Aug 1, 20241 min read
The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevator (1966)
#25 The 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds Of The 13th Floor Elevator (International Artists Label) Released October 17, 1966,...
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Jul 25, 20241 min read
The Monkees (1966)
The Monkees-Self-Titled Released October 10 and Recorded July 5-25 (Colgems Record) Formed in 1965 by television producers inspired by...
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Jul 17, 20241 min read
Otis Redding- Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (1966)
Otis Redding: Complete & Unbelievable: The Otis Redding Dictionary of Soul (Stax) Released October 1966, Recorded May-September 1966...
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