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Here's a sampling of the great albums of 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop - the best music ever made! - which were released this week:

Jul 26

● Moody Blues, The… Continue

Happy Birthday this week to:

Jul 25
1925 ● William "Benny" Benjamin → The Funk Brothers (Motown house band)
1941 ● Manuel "Manny" Charlton → Nazereth, "Love Hurts" (1976)
1942 ● Bruce Woodley → The Seekers
1943 ● Jim McCarty → Yardbirds, Renaissance, Illusion, solo
1943 ● Tom Dawes → The Cyrkle, "Red Rubber Ball" (1966)
1946 ● Jose Chep… Continue

In mid-summer 1987, punk had mellowed out, the New Wave had largely settled into synth-dance pop, heavy metal had mostly gone mainstream to pop-metal, and good ol’ rock ‘n roll was on life support, waiting for a savior. The White Kni… Continue

In the summer of 1964, Beatlemania was in full force and The Beatles’ movie, A Hard Day’s Night, was in theaters on both sides of the Atlantic. Frantically trying to cash in on the pop phenomenon and not g… Continue

Here's a sampling of the great albums of 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop - the best music ever made! - which were released this week:



Jul 19



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