Records (sorted by release date)
1968-1969
1968 |
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Landmarks of 20th
Century Music |
Bertini and Prausnitz |
Early 1968 |
Sell Out |
The Who |
January 6 |
John Wesley Harding |
Bob Dylan |
January |
White Light/White
Heat |
The Velvet
Underground |
January 30 |
Horizontal |
Bee Gees |
February |
Child Is Father To
the Man |
Blood, Sweat and
Tears |
February |
Songs Of |
Leonard Cohen |
February |
Forever Changes |
Love |
February |
There Are But Four
Small Faces |
The Small Faces |
February |
Tomorrow |
Tomorrow |
February |
The United States
Of America |
The United States
Of America |
March 6 |
I Can’t Stand
Myself (When You Touch Me) |
James Brown |
March |
Lady Soul |
Aretha Franklin |
March |
The Hangman’s
Beautiful Daughter |
The Incredible
String Band |
March |
Pandemonium Shadow
Show |
Harry Nilsson |
March |
A Tramp Shining |
Richard Harris |
First half of 1968 |
The Birds, The Bees
& the Monkees |
The Monkees |
April 2 |
Bookends |
Simon &
Garfunkel |
April 3 |
Tenderness Junction |
The Fugs |
First half of 1968 |
Idea |
Bee Gees |
April |
Basic Blues Magoos |
The Blues Magoos |
April |
The Notorious Byrd
Brothers |
The Byrds |
April |
Safe at Home |
The International
Submarine Band |
April |
Mendocino |
Sir Douglas Quintet |
April |
Odyssey and Oracle |
The Zombies |
April |
The Mason Williams
Phonograph Record |
Mason Williams |
On or just before
April 20 |
Dance To the Music |
Sly & the
Family Stone |
April 27 |
Wish It Would Rain |
The Temptations |
April 29 |
Sammy Davis Jr.’s
Greatest Hits |
Sammy Davis Jr. |
May or earlier |
Miles in the Sky |
Miles Davis |
After May 17 |
Did She Mention My
Name? |
Gordon Lightfoot |
May |
Ogden’s Nut Gone
Flake |
The Small Faces |
June |
The Inflated Tear |
Roland Kirk |
June 14 |
Tape From
California |
Phil Ochs |
Just before June 20 |
Red Foley’s
Greatest Hits |
Red Foley |
Just before June 29 |
Music From Big Pink |
The Band |
July 1 |
In Search of the
Lost Chord |
The Moody Blues |
July |
Outsideinside |
Blue Cheer |
August |
In Concert |
Donovan |
August |
Stoned Soul Picnic |
The 5th Dimension |
August |
Aerial Ballet |
Harry Nilsson |
August |
Eli and the
Thirteenth Confession |
Laura Nyro |
August |
In the Groove |
Marvin Gaye |
August 26
|
Sweetheart of the
Rodeo |
The Byrds |
August 30 |
Another Earth |
Gary Bartz |
After June 25 |
In My Own Dream |
The Butterfield
Blues Band |
Early September |
Waiting For the Sun |
The Doors |
September |
Aretha Now |
Aretha Franklin |
September |
Crown of Creation |
Jefferson Airplane |
September |
Something Else From
The Move |
The Move |
September |
Speak Like a Child |
Herbie Hancock |
Just before October
26 |
Soul Master |
Edwin Starr |
Just before
November 2 |
The Turtles Present
the Battle of the Bands |
The Turtles |
Just before
November 2 |
Rare Precious &
Beautiful |
Bee Gees |
November |
The Iceman Cometh |
Jerry Butler |
November |
You’re All I Need |
Marvin Gaye/ Tammi Terrell |
November |
The Secret Life Of
Harpers Bizarre |
Harpers Bizarre |
November or before |
Anthem Of the Sun |
Grateful Dead |
November |
The Yard Went On
Forever |
Richard Harris |
Late Fall |
Electric Ladyland |
The Jimi Hendrix
Experience |
November |
The Beatles |
The Beatles |
November 22 |
The Village Green
Preservation Society |
The Kinks |
November 22 |
Beggar’s Banquet |
The Rolling Stones |
December 6 |
Bull of the Woods |
13th Floor
Elevators |
December |
Aretha in Paris |
Aretha Franklin |
December |
Volume One |
Soft Machine |
December |
Life |
Sly & the
Family Stone |
After February |
Stay in My Corner |
The Dells |
1968 |
The Fantastic
Expedition of Dillard & Clark |
Doug Dillard &
Gene Clark |
1968 |
The Third Testament |
The Godz |
1968 |
Plug Me In |
Eddie Harris |
1968 |
Nazz |
Nazz |
1968 |
Song Cycle |
Van Dyke Parks |
1968 |
Rotary Connection |
Rotary Connection |
1968 |
New York Jazz |
Clarence Williams
Orchestra |
1968 |
1969 |
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Five Leaves Left |
Nick Drake |
January 9 |
Led Zeppelin |
Led Zeppelin |
January 12 |
Yellow Submarine |
The Beatles |
January 13 |
Dusty in Memphis |
Dusty Springfield |
January 13 |
Filles de Kilimanjaro |
Miles Davis |
January 29 |
Donovan’s Greatest
Hits |
Donovan |
January |
Waiting for the
Electrician or Someone Like Him |
The Firesign Theater |
January |
Soul ‘69 |
Aretha Franklin |
January |
Gandalf |
Gandalf |
January |
The Gilded Palace
of Sin |
The Flying Burrito
Brothers |
February |
More Sweet Soul |
Arthur Conley |
Around February 15 |
Instant Replay |
The Monkees |
February 15 |
Cloud Nine |
The Temptations |
February 17 |
Kick Out the Jams |
MC5 |
Before February 27 |
Odessa |
The Bee Gees |
March |
Sound Of Sexy Soul |
The Delfonics |
Around March 15 |
Can I Change My
Mind |
Tyrone Davis |
Around March 15 |
Say It Loud –
I’m Black and I’m Proud |
James Brown |
Late March |
The Impossible
Year: 1968 |
WBBM Newsradio 78 |
Early |
Extrapolation |
John McLaughlin |
Between 1/19 and
July |
The Velvet
Underground |
The Velvet
Underground |
March |
Nashville Skyline |
Bob Dylan |
April 9 |
Red Weather |
Leigh Stephens |
On or just before
April 12 |
Songs From a Room |
Leonard Cohen |
April |
The Young Mod’s
Forgotten Story |
The Impressions |
On or just before
April 19 |
Mothermania |
The Mothers of
Invention |
April |
Rehearsals For
Retirement |
Phil Ochs |
On or just before
April 26 |
My Whole World
Ended |
David Ruffin |
May 1 |
Planet Earth |
Cannonball Adderley Sextet |
Shortly before May
3 |
My Way |
Frank Sinatra |
On or just before
May 3 |
25 Miles |
Edwin Starr |
On or just before
May 3 |
Stand! |
Sly & the
Family Stone |
May 3 |
Everybody Knows
This Is Nowhere |
Neil Young With
Crazy Horse |
May 14 |
With a Little Help
From My Friends |
Joe Cocker |
On or just before
May 17 |
The Diverse Yusef Lateef |
Yusef Lateef |
May |
The Meters |
The Meters |
May |
Unicorn |
Tyrannosaurus Rex |
May |
Tommy |
The Who |
May |
Gettin’ Down To It |
James Brown |
Just before May 24 |
Crosby, Stills
& Nash |
Crosby, Stills
& Nash |
May 29 |
Spotlighting The
Man |
Bobby Bland |
1969 |
Trout Mask Replica |
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band |
June 16 |
A Salty Dog |
Procul Harem |
Just before June 21 |
First Take |
Roberta Flack |
June 20 |
After Bathing at Baxters |
Jefferson Airplane |
June |
“Is” |
Chick Corea |
June 30 |
Great White Wonder |
Bob Dylan |
July |
How Can You Be In
Two Places At Once When You’re Not Anywhere At All |
The Firesign Theatre |
July |
As Safe as
Yesterday Is |
Humble Pie |
July |
The Marble Index |
Nico |
July |
Fairport Convention |
Fairport Convention |
Before July 26 |
Unhalfbricking |
The Fairport
Convention |
Before July 26 |
In a Silent Way |
Miles Davis |
July 30 |
There’s Gonna Be a Showdown |
Archie Bell &
the Drells |
July 31 |
The Soft Parade |
The Doors |
Late July |
Give It Away |
Chi-Lites |
Late July/Early
August |
Tadpoles |
Bonzo Dog Band |
August 1 |
Stand Up |
Jethro Tull |
August 1 |
High Voltage |
Eddie Harris |
Just before August 16 |
Ice on Ice |
Jerry Butler |
August |
Huntington Ashram
Monastery |
Alice Coltrane |
After July 5 |
Green River |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
August |
Just To Satisfy You |
Leslie Uggams |
August |
My Cherie Amour |
Stevie Wonder |
August 29 |
Through the Past
Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) |
The Rolling Stones |
September 6 |
Bread |
Bread |
September |
Chicago Transit
Authority |
Chicago |
September |
Head |
The Monkees |
September |
Harry |
Harry Nilsson |
September |
Volume Two |
The Soft Machine |
September |
The Stooges |
The Stooges |
September |
Volunteered Slavery |
Roland Kirk |
Between August and
November |
The Band |
The Band |
September 22 |
Abbey Road |
The Beatles |
September 23 |
Key for Two |
Hampton Hawes,
Martial Solal |
Late September |
Hot Rats |
Frank Zappa |
October 10 |
Then Play On |
Fleetwood Mac |
October |
Hot Buttered Soul |
Isaac Hayes |
October |
The Court of the
Crimson King |
King Crimson |
October |
Arthur |
The Kinks |
October |
Led Zeppelin II |
Led Zeppelin |
October |
Best of Traffic |
Traffic |
October |
Turtle Soup |
The Turtles |
October |
Yes |
Yes |
October 15 |
Ummagumma |
Pink Floyd |
October 25 |
The Allman Brothers
Band |
The Allman Brothers
Band |
November |
Willy and the Poor
Boys |
Creedence Clearwater Revival |
November |
The Last Album |
Albert Ayler |
Around November |
Touching You,
Touching Me |
Neil Diamond |
Around November |
Stay With Me |
Lorraine Ellison |
November |
Four Sail |
Love |
November |
Mott the Hoople |
Mott the Hoople |
November |
Volunteers |
Jefferson Airplane |
Late November |
Let It Bleed |
Rolling Stones |
November 28 |
Cruising With Ruben
and the Jets |
The Mothers of
Invention |
December 2 |
Out Here |
Love |
December |
Blue Cheer |
Blue Cheer |
December |
Nina Simone and
Piano! |
Nina Simone |
December |
The Best of Tommy
James & the Shondells |
Tommy James &
the Shondells |
December 27 |
Country Preacher
“Live” at Operation Breadbasket |
The Cannonball Adderley Quintet |
Late 1969 |
See |
The Rascals |
Late December |
“Mu” First Part |
Don Cherry |
After 8/22 |
“Great Black Music
A Jackson In Your House” |
Art Ensemble Of
Chicago |
After August |
Jealous Kind of
Fella |
Garland Green |
After August |
Scandal in a
Brixton Market |
Girlie and Laurel
Aitken |
1969 |
Here’s the Man! |
Bobby Bland |
1969 |
Musical Menu |
The Dells |
1969 |
Through the Morning
Through the Night |
Doug Dillard &
Gene Clark |
1969 |
Iron Man |
Eric Dolphy |
1969 |
Wild is Love |
Patti Drew |
1969 |
Escalator |
Sam Gopal |
1969 |
Pride In What I Am |
Merle Haggard and
the Strangers |
1969 |
Population II |
Randy Holden |
1969 |
Wee Tam |
The Incredible
String Band |
1969 |
The Big Huge |
The Incredible
String Band |
1969 |
Kak |
Kak |
1969 |
The Golden Rock
Hits Of Jerry Lee Lewis |
Jerry Lee Lewis |
1969 |
Memphis Underground |
Herbie Mann |
1969 |
Looks Like Rain |
Mickey Newbury |
1969 |
Laura Nyro |
Laura Nyro |
1969 |
Charlie Parker |
Charlie Parker |
1969 |
John Phillips
(John, the Wolf King of L.A.) |
John Phillips |
1969 |
The Best of Sam
& Dave |
Sam & Dave |
1969 |
Karma |
Pharoah Sanders |
1969 |
S.O.S. Fever
– Live at the Waikiki Outrigger Hotel |
Society of Seven |
1969 |
Corky’s Debt To His Father |
Mayo Thompson |
1969 |
Easy Rider |
Various Artists |
1969 |
The 1969
Warner/Reprise Record Show |
Various Artists |
1969 |