Urban75 Album of the Year 1964

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I grew up with the received wisdom that in the early 60s music was in the doldrums after rock'n'roll had died until the British Invasion came along and saved the day. Having dug through 62/63/64 the last few years music seemed to be doing just fine. Of course, that's with 60 years' retrospect and the internet to travel the world listening to anything I want.

Anyways, here's what I voted for:

Dusty Springfield - Stay Awhile - I Only Want To Be With You

The Supremes - Where Did Our Love Go

Jerry Lee Lewis And The Nashville Teens – "Live" At The Star-Club, Hamburg

Françoise Hardy

Leonor Gonzalez – Cantos De Mi Tierra Y De Mi Raza

The Pyramids - The Pyramids Play the Original Penetration!

The Trashmen - Surfin' Bird

The Sandells - Scramber!

Mary Wells - Mary Wells Sings My Guy

Bo Diddley - Bo Diddley's Beach Party

The Ronettes – ...Presenting The Fabulous Ronettes Featuring Veronica

Byron Lee & the Dragonaires - Plays Jamaica Ska

Thanks as always Knotted

 

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Jan Johansson - Jazz på svenska
Bob Dylan - The Times They Are A-Changin'
The Dubliners - The Dubliners
Raymond Scott - Soothing Sounds for Baby: Volume 1 - 3
The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night
The Irish Ramblers - The Patriot Game
Phil Ochs - All the News That's Fit to Sing
Irma Thomas - Wish Someone Would Care
Serge Gainsbourg - Gainsbourg percussions
Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles
Bob Dylan - Another Side of Bob Dylan
The Rolling Stones - The Rolling Stones
Stan Getz & João Gilberto featuring Antônio Carlos Jobim - Getz / Gilberto
Buffy Sainte-Marie - It's My Way
Etta James - Rocks the House
Jerry Lee Lewis - Live at the Star-Club, Hamburg
Waylon Jennings - At JD's
Nara Leão - Nara
Prince Buster - Fly Flying Ska
Dusty Springfield - A Girl Called Dusty

 

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For me Flora E - MPM

Herbie Hancock - Empyrean Isles

Eric Dolphy - Out to Lunch

Nara Leao - Opinião De Nara

Anthony Williams - Lifetime

Jorge Ben - Ben e samba bom

Bob Dylan - The Times They are A-Changin'

Leonor Gonzalez - Cantos De Mi Tierra Y De Mi Raza

Andrew Hill - Black Fire

Stan Getz /Joao Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto

 

[zahir]

The Impressions - Keep on Pushing
Zeca Afonso - Baladas e Canções
Nara Leão - Opinião De Nara
Françoise Hardy - Françoise Hardy
Johnny Cash - Bitter Tears
Tião Carreiro & Pardinho - Linha de Frente
Otis Redding - Pain in My Heart
Flora Purim - Flora é MPM
Stan Getz & João Gilberto - Getz/Gilberto
The Animals - The Animals