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The Year's Best -- from 1968

TheOldMole Jan 12 2009 07:11 AM

40 years ago, and there's not much here that you wouldn't want to listen to again. http://www.boston.com/ae/music/articles ... rs/?page=1

Gwreck Jan 12 2009 07:33 AM

I think it would have been more valid to pull out an article actually published in 1968 and consider what was written then in the context of what is thought now about those albums. Were all (most) of these albums recognized as that year's best? Was the significance of each of these albums appreciated then? etc.

sharpie Jan 12 2009 07:47 AM

Many of those albums weren't recognized then: White Light/White Heat probably sold about a dozen copies. The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society was viewed as an absolute dud, saleswise at least. Odessey and Oracle was an album released after the band broke up and the single, Time of the Season, was much bigger than the album, whose reputation came later.

batmagadanleadoff Jan 12 2009 09:02 AM

More classic pop from 1968: (a few albums that compare favorably with many of the author's selections; In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (The Iron Butterfly) - released in late 1968, the album was one of 1969's best sellers. Creedence Clearwater Revival (Debut album) Steppenwolf (Debut Album) featuring "Born to be Wild", "The Pusher" Aretha Frankln (Lady Soul) - alluded to in article but omitted from list Hurdy Gurdy Man (Donovan) The title track, alone, is worth the price of admission Fleetwood Mac (The debut release of, arguably, the era's best blues guitar player and the man who practically invented Santana -- Peter Green)

cooby Jan 12 2009 08:42 PM

A lot of good stuff listed in that article though. The best part about Inna Gadda Da Vida on vinyl was if there was a skip, it wasn't necessarily a bad thing. My brother probably wore out at least two copies of that. Was there a flip side? :) (I don't think I spelled necessarily right.) (I fixed it)