Urban75 Album of the Year 1967
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redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Well terrible #1, but #2 and 3 are great.
Steel Icarus
we move
Oh god. The Doors were awful.
Steel Icarus
we move
It's just wilful not voting for Sgt Pepper, it's bloody great despite its ubiquity
redsquirrel
This Machine Kills Progressives
Need a list of shame, who put it #1 belboid?
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
I could never divulge such personal information!
Only one person did, but it did get a lot of other mentions too. I must admit, I had it down in seventh.
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
My list (I'd forgotten a few):
Expression - John Coltrane
Small Faces – Small Faces (Immediate)
The Parable of Arable Land – The Red Crayola
Love – Forever Changes
The Immortal – Mississippi John Hurt
I'm a Lonesome Fugitive - Merle Haggard
Dimensions & Extensions – Sam Rivers
The Inflated Tear – Roland Kirk
The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack – The Nice
Born Under A Bad Sign – Albert King
Expression - John Coltrane
Small Faces – Small Faces (Immediate)
The Parable of Arable Land – The Red Crayola
Love – Forever Changes
The Immortal – Mississippi John Hurt
I'm a Lonesome Fugitive - Merle Haggard
Dimensions & Extensions – Sam Rivers
The Inflated Tear – Roland Kirk
The Thoughts of Emerlist Davjack – The Nice
Born Under A Bad Sign – Albert King
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Mine were:
Love - Forever Changes
13th FloorElevators - Easter Everywhere
Jimi Hendrix - Are you experienced
Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn
captain Beefheart - Safe as Milk
Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold as Love
The Doors- The Doors
Velvet Underground & Nico - s/t
ScottWalker - Scott
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding
Love - Forever Changes
13th FloorElevators - Easter Everywhere
Jimi Hendrix - Are you experienced
Pink Floyd - Piper at the Gates of Dawn
captain Beefheart - Safe as Milk
Jimi Hendrix - Axis: Bold as Love
The Doors- The Doors
Velvet Underground & Nico - s/t
ScottWalker - Scott
Bob Dylan - John Wesley Harding
Steel Icarus
we move
No mention of Disraeli Gears? Not my cuppa char but often held up as a classic, especially in Guitarist magazine
Indeliblelink
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Never sent mine in but it would of been something along the lines of -
The Velvet Underground & Nico - The velvet underground (1967)
The Doors - The Doors (1967)
Leonard Cohen - Songs of leonard cohen (1967)
John Fahey - Volume 6: Days Have Gone By (1967)
Aldo Ciccolini - Piano Music Of Erik Satie, Vol. 1 (1967)
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
Bee Gees - Bee Gees' 1st (1967)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Action! (1967)
Pierre Henry & Michel Colombier - Mass for the present time (1967)
The Velvet Underground & Nico - The velvet underground (1967)
The Doors - The Doors (1967)
Leonard Cohen - Songs of leonard cohen (1967)
John Fahey - Volume 6: Days Have Gone By (1967)
Aldo Ciccolini - Piano Music Of Erik Satie, Vol. 1 (1967)
The Beatles - Magical Mystery Tour (1967)
Bee Gees - Bee Gees' 1st (1967)
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced (1967)
Desmond Dekker & The Aces - Action! (1967)
Pierre Henry & Michel Colombier - Mass for the present time (1967)
danny la rouge
More like *fanny* la rouge!
Should have remembered these ^.[USER=2665]belboid[/USER] said:
nogojones
spelling is overrated
Most of mine didn't make the list 
Quarteto Novo - Quarteto Novo
Charlie Palmieri - Either You Have It Or You Don't
Miles Davis - Nefertiti
Tom Jobim - Wave
The Jimi Hendrex Experience - Axis: Bold As Love
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Safe As Milk
Cal Tjader With Eddie Palmieri - Bamboleate
Wilson Simonal - Alegria, Alegria !!!
The Jimi Hendrex Experience - Are You Experienced
McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy
Quarteto Novo - Quarteto Novo
Charlie Palmieri - Either You Have It Or You Don't
Miles Davis - Nefertiti
Tom Jobim - Wave
The Jimi Hendrex Experience - Axis: Bold As Love
Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band - Safe As Milk
Cal Tjader With Eddie Palmieri - Bamboleate
Wilson Simonal - Alegria, Alegria !!!
The Jimi Hendrex Experience - Are You Experienced
McCoy Tyner - The Real McCoy
Fozzie Bear
Well-Known Member
Mine was a bit of an odd list:
1. Andrew Hill - Compulsion!!!!!
2. Hopeton Lewis - Take It Easy
3. The Heptones - The Heptones
4. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy
5. The Mothers of Invention - Absolutely Free
6. Sgt Peppers
7. Ennio Morricone - A Fistful Of Dollars
8. AMM - Ammmusic
1. Andrew Hill - Compulsion!!!!!
2. Hopeton Lewis - Take It Easy
3. The Heptones - The Heptones
4. Sun Ra And His Myth Science Arkestra - Cosmic Tones For Mental Therapy
5. The Mothers of Invention - Absolutely Free
6. Sgt Peppers
7. Ennio Morricone - A Fistful Of Dollars
8. AMM - Ammmusic
Spandex
A crazy bulbous punchbag of sound
Here's my list:
1. Wilson Pickett - Wicked Pickett
One of the soul greats, at the peak of the soul era, singing some of the greatest soul songs. The definitive version of Mustang Sally plus Everybody Needs Somebody to Love, Knock on Wood, Time is On My Side. Great from start to finish.
2. The Bar Kays - Soul Finger
The grooviest, go-go dancing funk of the decade. Awesome
3. Hopeton Lewis – "Take It Easy" With The "Rock Steady" Beat
Rocksteady was mainly a singles style of music, but this album is just classic after classic.
4. The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Hot Heat And Sweet Groove
If it wasn't for the risible cover of Yellow Submarine (no doubt added at the request of the record company) this would've been my number one. It's the sound of 70s funk forming in '67.
5. Jacqueline Taïeb – Jacqueline Taïeb
This album captures everything good about the French Ye- Ye scene. And hooray for reissues - the original pressing goes for hundreds of pounds.
6. The Paragons – On The Beach
More rocksteady. More classics
7. Nancy Sinatra - Movin' with Nancy
The soundtrack to Nancy Sinatra's hour long TV special, featuring a number of duets including with Lee Hazelwood (Some Velvet Morning & Jackson a year before they appeared on the Nancy & Lee album) plus Dean Martin and her dad. Some of the tracks weren't released anywhere else. I love Nancy.
8. The Metros – Sweetest One
With soul music getting so big RCA Victor records decided they needed a soul group on their books, so they plucked an obscure Detroit doo wop act who'd been around since the late 50s and decided to make them their soul stars. The album flopped and wouldn't have been heard of again if some of the singles hadn't been picked up by the northern soul scene. The doo wop flavour to the soul is obvious, which is probably why it flopped at the time but really makes it stand out listening now.
9. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
If it ended after the two and a half minutes of Respect it'd still be classic, but it just keeps on giving.
10. Soul Vendors - On Tour
More rocksteady - Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Jackie Mittoo, Rolando Alphonso & more all together.
Since I sent the list, however, I've discovered Orchestra Harlow's El Exigente , a kick arse Latin Soul album that would've definitely featured in my top 5. Not that it would've made much difference to the count down. Bloody hippies.
1. Wilson Pickett - Wicked Pickett
One of the soul greats, at the peak of the soul era, singing some of the greatest soul songs. The definitive version of Mustang Sally plus Everybody Needs Somebody to Love, Knock on Wood, Time is On My Side. Great from start to finish.
2. The Bar Kays - Soul Finger
The grooviest, go-go dancing funk of the decade. Awesome
3. Hopeton Lewis – "Take It Easy" With The "Rock Steady" Beat
Rocksteady was mainly a singles style of music, but this album is just classic after classic.
4. The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band – Hot Heat And Sweet Groove
If it wasn't for the risible cover of Yellow Submarine (no doubt added at the request of the record company) this would've been my number one. It's the sound of 70s funk forming in '67.
5. Jacqueline Taïeb – Jacqueline Taïeb
This album captures everything good about the French Ye- Ye scene. And hooray for reissues - the original pressing goes for hundreds of pounds.
6. The Paragons – On The Beach
More rocksteady. More classics
7. Nancy Sinatra - Movin' with Nancy
The soundtrack to Nancy Sinatra's hour long TV special, featuring a number of duets including with Lee Hazelwood (Some Velvet Morning & Jackson a year before they appeared on the Nancy & Lee album) plus Dean Martin and her dad. Some of the tracks weren't released anywhere else. I love Nancy.
8. The Metros – Sweetest One
With soul music getting so big RCA Victor records decided they needed a soul group on their books, so they plucked an obscure Detroit doo wop act who'd been around since the late 50s and decided to make them their soul stars. The album flopped and wouldn't have been heard of again if some of the singles hadn't been picked up by the northern soul scene. The doo wop flavour to the soul is obvious, which is probably why it flopped at the time but really makes it stand out listening now.
9. Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Love You
If it ended after the two and a half minutes of Respect it'd still be classic, but it just keeps on giving.
10. Soul Vendors - On Tour
More rocksteady - Alton Ellis, Ken Boothe, Jackie Mittoo, Rolando Alphonso & more all together.
Since I sent the list, however, I've discovered Orchestra Harlow's El Exigente , a kick arse Latin Soul album that would've definitely featured in my top 5. Not that it would've made much difference to the count down. Bloody hippies.
The39thStep
Urban critical thinker
krtek a houby
Merry Xmas!
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So are doing 1957 next or do we have to wait till 2018 for a 1968 poll?
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Hmm, 57 could be interesting. There's a probable winner, I think. Tho mostly cos Miles, Coltrane, Ella & Duke all released at least two albums that split the vote a bit.
I'm not sure how many votes we'd get tho, I was thinking 77 more likely, but I'm open to the idea.
I'm not sure how many votes we'd get tho, I was thinking 77 more likely, but I'm open to the idea.
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ska invita
back on the other side
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
it's like looking at ruins.
belboid
Exasperated, not angry.
Orang Utan
Psychick Worrier Ov Geyoor
only rarely
ska invita
back on the other side
"Getting Better"
"Fixing a Hole"
"She's Leaving Home"
"Within You Without You"
"Lovely Rita"
"Good Morning Good Morning"
all very meh
"When I'm Sixty-Four" and Mr Kite are a bit well okay then too
"Fixing a Hole"
"She's Leaving Home"
"Within You Without You"
"Lovely Rita"
"Good Morning Good Morning"
all very meh
"When I'm Sixty-Four" and Mr Kite are a bit well okay then too
I was listening to that today!
Link said it was released in 1967. Well spotted, it's a brilliant album.
My favourite year for music is 67, so this is a tough one, but all round favourite is Safe as Milk by Captain Beefheart
Note: for some reason, youtube doesnt play the bass notes properly so you are better off just getting the album to do it justice...
Note: for some reason, youtube doesnt play the bass notes properly so you are better off just getting the album to do it justice...
