Great Albums of ....... 1969

Henry Irving

Going back a little earlier this time.

Quick Scoll thru' the ipod brings up


Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground

Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake

Let it Bleed - Delia Smith and the Rolling Stones

The Band - The Band

Everybody Knows this is Nowhere - Neil Young



and the classic Dusty in Memphis - Dusty Springfield.

Any

Badger

King Crimson - In the Court of the crimson King

McBobbin

Kick out the jams - MC5
Scott 3 - Scott Walker
At San Quentin - Johnny Cash

Not a bad year, all told

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

This was such a vintage year, what do you leave out?

Stand Up - Jethro Tull
Tommy - The Who
Abbey Road - The Beatles
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Led Zeppelin 2
Green River - Creedence (or was that 1970?)
The Velvet Underground (I'm cheating here because I wasn't aware of it at the time but discovered later. It's a classic)
Arthur - The Kinks
tons more I could go on for hours...

Good game this Henry. Fogey heaven! (That's not an album btw

Hovi's Biscuit

The Stooges - The Stooges

Henry Irving

Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:

This was such a vintage year, what do you leave out?

Stand Up - Jethro Tull
Tommy - The Who
Abbey Road - The Beatles
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Led Zeppelin 2
Green River - Creedence (or was that 1970?)
The Velvet Underground (I'm cheating here because I wasn't aware of it at the time but discovered later. It's a classic)
Arthur - The Kinks
tons more I could go on for hours...

Good game this Henry. Fogey heaven! (That's not an album btw

give it a few days and when this has dropped down the page and pick another year

bristoladdick

Six-a-bag-of-nuts said:

This was such a vintage year, what do you leave out?

Stand Up - Jethro Tull
Tommy - The Who
Abbey Road - The Beatles
In the Court of the Crimson King - King Crimson
Led Zeppelin 2
Green River - Creedence (or was that 1970?)
The Velvet Underground (I'm cheating here because I wasn't aware of it at the time but discovered later. It's a classic)
Arthur - The Kinks
tons more I could go on for hours...

Good game this Henry. Fogey heaven! (That's not an album btw

Would add first Zeppelin album plus Nick Drake - Five Leaves Left. Plus possibly Trout Mask Replica by Captain Beefheart.

Stig

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats

Six-a-bag-of-nuts

Better add "Crosby, Stills and Nash" to my list of faves from '69

Badger

Stig said:

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats

As well as Yes - Yes

Pink Floyd - ummagumma

JaShea99

Neil Young - Everybody Knows This Is Nowhere.

A-R-T-H-U-R

Revelation - Man, with the banned Erotica a highlight.

A-R-T-H-U-R

2 ounces of plastic with a hole in the middle. Man.
They neither make, nor name albums like this any more. According to my grandad.
See ( some of what's left of) them at The Half Moon on 22nd Feb.

Chizz

The best album released in 1969 was Abbey Road.

bobmunro

Absolute classic year. Some have been mentioned so forgive the repetition:

Abbey Road - The Beatles
In the Court of the Crimson King - equal best ever debut album (with Piper at the Gates of Dawn)
Led Zeppelin 2 - Led Zeppelin
Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake
In a Silent Way - Miles Davis
Green River - CCR
Space Oddity - David Bowie
Santana - Santana
Songs from a Room - Leonard Cohen
Stand Up - Jethro Tull
The Allman Brothers Band - The Allman Brothers Band
The Band - The Band
Clouds - the unbelievably beautiful, amazing, wonderful, incredible Joni
Yes - Yes
What we did on our Holidays - Fairport Convention
Completely Well - BB King

Shrew

some great albums mentioned so far, I'd also include

Scott 4 - Scott Waker
Soft Parade - Doors
Happy Sad - Tim Buckley
Ask me no questions - Bridget St John

Oliver Street

East of Eden - Mercator Projected

thai malaysia addick

Grateful Dead - Live Dead
It's a Beautiful Day - It's a Beautiful Day
Ssssh - Ten Years After

BaronPaolo

Led Zeppelin....Led Zeppelin
Led Zeppelin II ....Led Zeppelin
Tommy ...The Who

McBobbin

Shrew said:

some great albums mentioned so far, I'd also include

Scott 4 - Scott Waker
Soft Parade - Doors
Happy Sad - Tim Buckley
Ask me no questions - Bridget St John

I hadn't worked my way that far down the list... Scott 4 is a masterpiece. In those days, albums came thick and fast

PragueAddick

Jefferson Airplane and the Doors around that year;

what did Traffic put out then?

Think the first Argent album was 69 too

Chicago Transit Authority too,

Creedence put out something like four albums in twelve months...

ken from bexley

Happy Sad :Tim Buckley
Five leaves Left : Nick Drake
Songs for a Tailor: Jack Bruce
Goodbye Cream: Cream
Beck Ola: Jeff beck Group
Free: Free
Family Entertainment: Family
Raw Sienna : Savoy Brown
Taste: Taste/Rory Gallagher
Led Zep 2
Led Zep
In the Court of the Crimson King: Crimson

Bangkokaddick

Face albums already mentioned but in a different genre Stand, Sly and The Family Stone

cafcfan

Stig said:

Frank Zappa - Hot Rats

The best, by far imo.

Also CS&N and Family Entertainment - Family

soapy_jones

Christmas with Pinky and Perky (MFP, 1969) ?

Addick in SW16

Henry Irving said:

Going back a little earlier this time.

Quick Scoll thru' the ipod brings up


Nashville Skyline - Bob Dylan

The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground

Five Leaves Left - Nick Drake

Let it Bleed - Delia Smith and the Rolling Stones

The Band - The Band

Everybody Knows this is Nowhere - Neil Young



and the classic Dusty in Memphis - Dusty Springfield.

Any

Was going to mention Everybody knows This Is Nowhere by Neil Young & Crazy Horse but you beat me to it. Love that album. Saw Neil last year and he's still an incredible live performer.

Addick in SW16

Are there any Captain Beefheart fans here? I'm working my way towards Trout Mask Replica which was released in '69. It's possibly the least accessible album I've ever heard (I love Safe as Milk and The Splotlight Kid) and according to my wife's uncle it takes about three or four listens before you can start making any sense of it at all, but it is often regarded as a true masterpiece.

ilovelucy

Going through the best of 1969 list has nicely eased the nerves ahead of tonight's nailbiter. Some tremendous suggestions everyone, to which I would add these that i bought/swapped back then...:

John Mayall - Turning Point (His first without a guitarist!)
Manfred Mann's Chapter Three - Same (Recommended - a BIG departure from their previous work)
Family - Family Entertainment (The best ever band from Leicester?)
David Ackles - Subway To The Country (If you like Leonard Cohen, Tim Buckley)
Moondog - Same (Categorise him at your peril...)
Love - Out Here (Not their best, but a must nevertheless)
Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief (A MUST own and far from the standard Liege)
Mott The Hoople - Same ('nuff said!)
Townes Van Zandt - Same
Townes Van Zandt - Our Mother The Mountain (Own EVERYTHING by him!)
Blodwyn Pig - Ahead Rings Out (Arty Brit-Blues Rock with a jazzier edge)
Third Ear Band - Alchemy (Way out there...)
Quicksilver Messenger Service - Happy Trails (Why weren't they bigger?)
Mississippi Fred McDowell - I Do Not Play No Rock And Roll (Hear the title track and marvel...)
Terry Reid - Same (So unlucky, should have been big...)
Easy Rider - O S/T (It changed lives...)
Keef Hartley Band - Halfbreed (The Battle of NW6 was my fave but this is still worth a listen)
Johnny Winter - Second Winter (Wonderful, plus was this the only 3 sided double album ever?)
...finishing my list VERY strongly,
The Flying Burrito Bothers - Gilded Palace Of Sin

bobmunro

ilovelucy said:

Fairport Convention - Liege and Lief (A MUST own and far from the standard Liege)

I thought that was 1970 otherwise I would have included it also - but you are correct it was 69.

In my opinion (and a lot of others) the greatest folk/rock album ever made.

brogib

At San Quentin - Johnny Cash
Retrospective - Buffalo Springfield (Googled this one)

Eddie Firmani

No mentions for Blind Faith? I thought it was a terrific album, but can imagine that it divides opinion.