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Pitchfork - The 200 Best Albums of the 1960s (2017)
The music hipsters in their check shirts have stopped cultivating their beards to review and update their list of the 200 Greatest Albums of the 1960s. It is fair to say it has not gone down well in rock circles, especially those who are fans of a four piece combo from Liverpool.
pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-1960s/?page=1
200. Ennio Morricone - Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo
199. Donovan - Sunshine Superman
198. Andrew Hill - Point of Departure
197. Cecil Taylor - Unit Structures
196. Wanda Jackson - Rockin’ With Wanda
195. Nilsson - Aerial Ballet
194. Donald Byrd - A New Perspective
193. The Beach Boys - Surfer Girl
192. Link Wray & the Wraymen - Link Wray & the Wraymen
191. Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
190. Judy Collins - Wildflowers
189. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at “The Club”
188. Dave Van Ronk - Folksinger
187. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
186. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
185. Charles Mingus - Mingus Plays Piano
184. BBC Radiophonic Workshop - BBC Radiophonic Music
183. Mickey Newbury - Looks Like Rain
182. The Soft Machine - The Soft Machine
181. Lesley Gore - I’ll Cry If I Want To
180. Wilson Pickett - The Exciting Wilson Pickett
179. Art Ensemble of Chicago - Message to Our Folks
178. Wendy Carlos - Switched-On Bach
177. Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles
176. Townes Van Zandt - Townes Van Zandt
175. Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie - Ella and Basie!
174. Patty Waters - Sings
173. Duke Ellington - Far East Suite
172. Eddie Palmieri - Justicia
171. Various Artists - Golden Rain
170. Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear
169. The Sonics - Here Are the Sonics!!!
168. The Peter Brötzmann Octet - Machine Gun
167. The Impressions - Keep On Pushing
166. Byrd Brothers - The Notorious Byrd Brothers
165. Sonny Rollins - The Bridge
164. The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night
163. Big Brother & the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
162. Dr. John - Gris-Gris
161. White Noise - An Electric Storm
160. Phil Ochs - I Ain’t Marching Anymore
159. Ray Barretto - Acid
158. Alice Coltrane - A Monastic Trio
157. Merle Haggard - Mama Tried
156. Ornette Coleman Trio - Live at the “Golden Circle” Stockholm Vol. 1
155. Moondog - Moondog
154. The Delfonics - La La Means I Love You
153. Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite
152. Jacques Brel - Ces Gens-là
151. La Monte YoungMarian Zazeela - The Black Record
150. John Coltrane - Olé Coltrane
149. Son House - Father of Folk Blues
148. Roberta Flack - First Take
147. Don Cherry - Eternal Rhythm
146. Jorge Ben - Samba Esquema Novo
145. Archie Shepp - Blasé
144. David Axelrod - Song of Innocence
143. Alexander “Skip” Spence - Oar
142. Frank Sinatra - September of My Years
141. Shirley and Dolly Collins - Anthems in Eden
140. Mary Lou Williams - Black Christ of the Andes
139. Stevie Wonder - For Once in My Life
138. Sun Ra and His Arkestra - The Magic City
137. The Isley Brothers - It’s Our Thing
136. Roy Orbison - Crying
135. Fred Neil - Fred Neil
134. Duke Ellington/Charles Mingus/Max Roach - Money Jungle
133. Aretha Franklin - Aretha Now
132. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin
131. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff
130. Various Artists - A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
129. The United States of America - The United States of America
128. John Coltrane - Live at Birdland
127. The Monks - Black Monk Time
126. Tammy Wynette - D-I-V-O-R-C-E
125. Sonny Sharrock - Black Woman
124. The Kinks - Something Else By the Kinks
123. Marvin Gaye - In the Groove
122. Mulatu Astatke - Afro-Latin Soul, Vol. 1
121. Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Israelites
120. Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
119. The Meters - The Meters
118. The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile
117. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B.
116. Miles Davis - Nefertiti
115. The Fugs - The Fugs First Album
114. Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser
113. Harry Partch - The World of Harry Partch
112. The Paragons - On the Beach
111. Tom Zé - Grande Liquidação
110. The Shaggs - Philosophy of the World
109. Terry Riley - A Rainbow in Curved Air
108. Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
107. Four Tops - Reach Out
106. Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz
105. Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
104. Patsy Cline - Sentimentally Yours
103. Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
102. Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis
101. The Mothers of Inventions - Freak Out!
100. Sun Ra - The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra
99. Gilberto Gil - Gilberto Gil
98. The Rolling Stones - Aftermath
97. Randy Newman - Randy Newman
96. Howlin’ Wolf - Howlin’ Wolf
95. The Doors - The Doors
94. Nina Simone - In Concert
93. Van Dyke Parks - Song Cycle
92. Gal Costa - Gal Costa
91. James Brown - Say It Loud - I’m Black and I’m Proud
90. Françoise Hardy - Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles
89. The Temptations - Cloud Nine
88. 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
87. Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra - Nancy & Lee
86. Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell - United
85. The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo
84. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
83. Morton Subotnick - Silver Apples of the Moon
82. Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
81. The Band - The Band
80. Karlheinz Stockhausen - Kontakte
79. Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso
78. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys
77. Silver Apples - Silver Apples
76. Steve Reich/Richard Maxfield/Pauline Oliveros - New Sounds in Electronic Music (Come Out / Night Music / I of IV)
75. Toots and the Maytals - Sweet and Dandy
74. John Fahey - The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
73. Joni Mitchell - Clouds
72. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
71. Same Cooke - Ain’t That Good News
70. Leonard Cohen - Songs From a Room
69. The Who - The Who Sell Out
68. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
67. Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk
66. Buff Sainte-Marie - Illuminations
65. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Safe as Milk
64. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love
63. Laura Nyro - New York Tendaberry
62. Etta James - At Last!
61. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
60. Grateful Dead - Live Dead
59. Bill Evans Trio - Sunday at the Village Vanguard
58. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
57. The Ornette Coleman Quartet - This Is Our Music
56. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
55. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
54. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
53. Pharoah Sanders - Karma
52. Karen Dalton - It’s So Hard to Tell Who’s Going to Love You the Best
51. Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes
50. MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
49. The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack
48. Can - Monster Movie
47. The Zombies - Odyssey and Oracle
46. The Beatles - Rubber Soul
45. Scott Walker - Scott 4
44. Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg - Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg
43. Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
42. Nico - Chelsea Girl
41. Terry Riley - In C
40. Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep – Mountain High
39. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
38. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
37. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
36. John Coltrane - Giant Steps
35. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
34. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
33. Love - Forever Changes
32. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
31. The Ronettes - Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica
30. Albert Ayler - Spiritual Unity
29. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
28. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
27. The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
26. The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
25. Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!
24. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
23. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
22. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
21. Nina Simone - Pastel Blues
20. The Stooges - The Stooges
19. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
18. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
17. Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
16. The Beatles - Abbey Road
15. Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch!
14. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
13. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
11. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen
10. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
9. Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
8. The Beatles - Revolver
7. James Brown - Live at the Apollo
6. Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
5. Nina Simone - Wild Is the Wind
4. The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album)
3. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
1. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Any thoughts of this new listing? Are there any albums you think are far too low or too high?
The music hipsters in their check shirts have stopped cultivating their beards to review and update their list of the 200 Greatest Albums of the 1960s. It is fair to say it has not gone down well in rock circles, especially those who are fans of a four piece combo from Liverpool.
pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/the-200-best-albums-of-the-1960s/?page=1
200. Ennio Morricone - Il Buono, Il Brutto, Il Cattivo
199. Donovan - Sunshine Superman
198. Andrew Hill - Point of Departure
197. Cecil Taylor - Unit Structures
196. Wanda Jackson - Rockin’ With Wanda
195. Nilsson - Aerial Ballet
194. Donald Byrd - A New Perspective
193. The Beach Boys - Surfer Girl
192. Link Wray & the Wraymen - Link Wray & the Wraymen
191. Amon Düül II - Phallus Dei
190. Judy Collins - Wildflowers
189. The Cannonball Adderley Quintet - Mercy, Mercy, Mercy! Live at “The Club”
188. Dave Van Ronk - Folksinger
187. Jefferson Airplane - Surrealistic Pillow
186. The Kinks - Arthur (Or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire)
185. Charles Mingus - Mingus Plays Piano
184. BBC Radiophonic Workshop - BBC Radiophonic Music
183. Mickey Newbury - Looks Like Rain
182. The Soft Machine - The Soft Machine
181. Lesley Gore - I’ll Cry If I Want To
180. Wilson Pickett - The Exciting Wilson Pickett
179. Art Ensemble of Chicago - Message to Our Folks
178. Wendy Carlos - Switched-On Bach
177. Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles
176. Townes Van Zandt - Townes Van Zandt
175. Ella Fitzgerald/Count Basie - Ella and Basie!
174. Patty Waters - Sings
173. Duke Ellington - Far East Suite
172. Eddie Palmieri - Justicia
171. Various Artists - Golden Rain
170. Roland Kirk - The Inflated Tear
169. The Sonics - Here Are the Sonics!!!
168. The Peter Brötzmann Octet - Machine Gun
167. The Impressions - Keep On Pushing
166. Byrd Brothers - The Notorious Byrd Brothers
165. Sonny Rollins - The Bridge
164. The Beatles - A Hard Day’s Night
163. Big Brother & the Holding Company - Cheap Thrills
162. Dr. John - Gris-Gris
161. White Noise - An Electric Storm
160. Phil Ochs - I Ain’t Marching Anymore
159. Ray Barretto - Acid
158. Alice Coltrane - A Monastic Trio
157. Merle Haggard - Mama Tried
156. Ornette Coleman Trio - Live at the “Golden Circle” Stockholm Vol. 1
155. Moondog - Moondog
154. The Delfonics - La La Means I Love You
153. Max Roach - We Insist! Max Roach’s Freedom Now Suite
152. Jacques Brel - Ces Gens-là
151. La Monte YoungMarian Zazeela - The Black Record
150. John Coltrane - Olé Coltrane
149. Son House - Father of Folk Blues
148. Roberta Flack - First Take
147. Don Cherry - Eternal Rhythm
146. Jorge Ben - Samba Esquema Novo
145. Archie Shepp - Blasé
144. David Axelrod - Song of Innocence
143. Alexander “Skip” Spence - Oar
142. Frank Sinatra - September of My Years
141. Shirley and Dolly Collins - Anthems in Eden
140. Mary Lou Williams - Black Christ of the Andes
139. Stevie Wonder - For Once in My Life
138. Sun Ra and His Arkestra - The Magic City
137. The Isley Brothers - It’s Our Thing
136. Roy Orbison - Crying
135. Fred Neil - Fred Neil
134. Duke Ellington/Charles Mingus/Max Roach - Money Jungle
133. Aretha Franklin - Aretha Now
132. The Flying Burrito Brothers - The Gilded Palace of Sin
131. Jimmy Cliff - Jimmy Cliff
130. Various Artists - A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector
129. The United States of America - The United States of America
128. John Coltrane - Live at Birdland
127. The Monks - Black Monk Time
126. Tammy Wynette - D-I-V-O-R-C-E
125. Sonny Sharrock - Black Woman
124. The Kinks - Something Else By the Kinks
123. Marvin Gaye - In the Groove
122. Mulatu Astatke - Afro-Latin Soul, Vol. 1
121. Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Israelites
120. Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
119. The Meters - The Meters
118. The Beach Boys - Smiley Smile
117. Serge Gainsbourg - Initials B.B.
116. Miles Davis - Nefertiti
115. The Fugs - The Fugs First Album
114. Thelonious Monk - Straight, No Chaser
113. Harry Partch - The World of Harry Partch
112. The Paragons - On the Beach
111. Tom Zé - Grande Liquidação
110. The Shaggs - Philosophy of the World
109. Terry Riley - A Rainbow in Curved Air
108. Charles Mingus - Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
107. Four Tops - Reach Out
106. Ornette Coleman - Free Jazz
105. Simon & Garfunkel - Sounds of Silence
104. Patsy Cline - Sentimentally Yours
103. Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
102. Elvis Presley - From Elvis in Memphis
101. The Mothers of Inventions - Freak Out!
100. Sun Ra - The Heliocentric Worlds of Sun Ra
99. Gilberto Gil - Gilberto Gil
98. The Rolling Stones - Aftermath
97. Randy Newman - Randy Newman
96. Howlin’ Wolf - Howlin’ Wolf
95. The Doors - The Doors
94. Nina Simone - In Concert
93. Van Dyke Parks - Song Cycle
92. Gal Costa - Gal Costa
91. James Brown - Say It Loud - I’m Black and I’m Proud
90. Françoise Hardy - Tous Les Garçons Et Les Filles
89. The Temptations - Cloud Nine
88. 13th Floor Elevators - The Psychedelic Sounds of the 13th Floor Elevators
87. Lee Hazlewood and Nancy Sinatra - Nancy & Lee
86. Marvin Gaye/Tammi Terrell - United
85. The Byrds - Sweetheart of the Rodeo
84. Ray Charles - Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music
83. Morton Subotnick - Silver Apples of the Moon
82. Herbie Hancock - Maiden Voyage
81. The Band - The Band
80. Karlheinz Stockhausen - Kontakte
79. Caetano Veloso - Caetano Veloso
78. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Willy and the Poor Boys
77. Silver Apples - Silver Apples
76. Steve Reich/Richard Maxfield/Pauline Oliveros - New Sounds in Electronic Music (Come Out / Night Music / I of IV)
75. Toots and the Maytals - Sweet and Dandy
74. John Fahey - The Transfiguration of Blind Joe Death
73. Joni Mitchell - Clouds
72. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin
71. Same Cooke - Ain’t That Good News
70. Leonard Cohen - Songs From a Room
69. The Who - The Who Sell Out
68. Simon & Garfunkel - Bookends
67. Thelonious Monk - Solo Monk
66. Buff Sainte-Marie - Illuminations
65. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Safe as Milk
64. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Axis: Bold as Love
63. Laura Nyro - New York Tendaberry
62. Etta James - At Last!
61. Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left
60. Grateful Dead - Live Dead
59. Bill Evans Trio - Sunday at the Village Vanguard
58. Johnny Cash - At Folsom Prison
57. The Ornette Coleman Quartet - This Is Our Music
56. King Crimson - In the Court of the Crimson King
55. Bob Dylan - The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan
54. Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band - Trout Mask Replica
53. Pharoah Sanders - Karma
52. Karen Dalton - It’s So Hard to Tell Who’s Going to Love You the Best
51. Os Mutantes - Os Mutantes
50. MC5 - Kick Out the Jams
49. The Shangri-Las - Leader of the Pack
48. Can - Monster Movie
47. The Zombies - Odyssey and Oracle
46. The Beatles - Rubber Soul
45. Scott Walker - Scott 4
44. Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg - Jane Birkin/Serge Gainsbourg
43. Miles Davis - Sketches of Spain
42. Nico - Chelsea Girl
41. Terry Riley - In C
40. Ike & Tina Turner - River Deep – Mountain High
39. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
38. Bob Dylan - Bringing It All Back Home
37. Led Zeppelin - Led Zeppelin II
36. John Coltrane - Giant Steps
35. The Rolling Stones - Beggars Banquet
34. Otis Redding - Otis Blue: Otis Redding Sings Soul
33. Love - Forever Changes
32. Neil Young & Crazy Horse - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere
31. The Ronettes - Presenting the Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica
30. Albert Ayler - Spiritual Unity
29. Aretha Franklin - Lady Soul
28. The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band
27. The Kinks - The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
26. The Velvet Underground - White Light/White Heat
25. Sly and the Family Stone - Stand!
24. Van Morrison - Astral Weeks
23. Isaac Hayes - Hot Buttered Soul
22. The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go
21. Nina Simone - Pastel Blues
20. The Stooges - The Stooges
19. Dusty Springfield - Dusty in Memphis
18. The Rolling Stones - Let It Bleed
17. Charles Mingus - The Black Saint and the Sinner Lady
16. The Beatles - Abbey Road
15. Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch!
14. Bob Dylan - Highway 61 Revisited
13. The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Electric Ladyland
12. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground
11. Leonard Cohen - Songs of Leonard Cohen
10. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You
9. Miles Davis - In a Silent Way
8. The Beatles - Revolver
7. James Brown - Live at the Apollo
6. Bob Dylan - Blonde on Blonde
5. Nina Simone - Wild Is the Wind
4. The Beatles - The Beatles (The White Album)
3. John Coltrane - A Love Supreme
2. The Beach Boys - Pet Sounds
1. The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico
Any thoughts of this new listing? Are there any albums you think are far too low or too high?