Aoxomoxoa by Grateful Dead
Buy Aoxomoxoa Aoxomoxoa is the third studio album by Grateful Dead and, perhaps, the one most dominated by lead guitarist and vocalist Jerry Garcia. Created under the working title of “Earthquake Country” (because […]
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Stand Up by Jethro Tull
Buy Stand Up 1969’s Stand Up is an early classic by Jethro Tull. The album was produced in the wake of a splitting of musical directions, as the band’s original guitarist Mick Abrahams […]
Crosby, Stills & Nash 1969 album
Buy Crosby, Stills & Nash Crosby, Stills & Nash is an extremely rich and influential debut album from the “super group” of the same name. The trio of vocalists / guitarists which forged […]
The Band 1969 album
Buy The Band As a perfect counterpart to Music from Big Pink, their 1968 debut album, The Band embarked on part two of their new musical, North American roots journey with their eponymous […]
Let It Bleed by The Rolling Stones
Buy Let It Bleed The middle release of the three greatest Rolling Stones albums, Let It Bleed finished the decade of the 1960s with a mostly solid blues/rock effort which contains a pop/rock […]
Creedence Clearwater Revival
1969 albums
Buy Bayou Country Buy Green River Buy Willy and the Poor Boys Creedence Clearwater Revival was incredibly prolific in their earliest recording period. Following their self-titled debut album in mid 1968, the group […]
Tommy by The Who
Buy Tommy If any humble reader seeks to be enlightened to the ways of spiritual rock and roll I’d suggest they start with Tommy. The fourth studio album by The Who is a […]
Chicago Transit Authority
by Chicago
Buy Chicago Transit Authority Chicago used their short-lived name for their double-length 1969 debut album, Chicago Transit Authority. From the inception, the seven member group fused brass, jazz, soul, and blues-based rock and […]
The Soft Parade by The Doors
Buy The Soft Parade 1969 was a tumultuous year for the The Doors. The main incident which caused their collective headache happened in Miami in March when vocalist Jim Morrison was arrested for […]
Led Zeppelin’s 1969 Albums
Buy Led Zeppelin I Buy Led Zeppelin II While there have been many fine debuts in rock history, it can be argued that no band ever made such a game-changing splash than Led […]