Albums Released This Week (July 16 - 22)

Here's a sampling of the BEST music ever made! - great albums from the 60s, 70s and 80s rock and pop which were released this week (and some related albums of note):

Jul 16


● Gentle Giant ------ Acquiring The Taste [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1971
● Neil Young ------ On The Beach ► Folk-Rock >> 1974
● Earth, Wind & Fire ------ I Am ► Soul-Funk >> 1979
● Rick James ------ Garden Of Love ► Soul-Funk >> 1980
● The Beach Boys ------ Rare Early Recordings ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Warren Zevon ------ The Envoy ► Pop-Rock >> 1982
● Persuader ------ The Hunter ► Heavy Metal/Power Metal >> 2000
● Dave Matthews Band ------ Busted Stuff ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2002
● Simon & Garfunkel ------ Live From New York City, 1967 ► Folk-Pop >> 2002

Jul 17


● The Temptations ------ With A Lot O' Soul ► Soul - Motown >> 1967
● Bonzo Dog Band ------ The Beast Of The Bonzos ► Psychedelic Rock (Comedy) >> 1970
● Judas Priest ------ Screaming For Vengeance ► Heavy Metal >> 1982
● A-Ha ------ Minor Earth Major Sky ► New Wave/Synth-Pop >> 2000
● Colbie Callat ------ Coco ► Alt Rock >> 2007

Jul 18


● Miles Davis ------ Sketches of Spain ► Improv Jazz >> 1960
● The Byrds ------ Fifth Dimension ► Country-Rock >> 1966
● Grateful Dead ------ Anthem Of The Sun ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1968
● The Doors ------ The Soft Parade ► Psych Rock >> 1969
● Al Green ------ Call Me ► Soul (Southern) >> 1973
● Joy Division ------ Closer ► Post-Punk >> 1980
● Echo & The Bunnymen ------ Crocodiles ► Post-Punk >> 1980
● Willie Nelson ------ Honeysuckle Rose ► Classic Country >> 1980
● Paul Young ------ No Parlez ► Pop-Rock >> 1983
● Run-D.M.C. ------ Raising Hell ► Hip-Hop >> 1986
● Vinnie Moore ------ Time Odyssey ► Instrumental Rock/Fusion >> 1988
● At The Gates ------ Terminal Spirit Disease ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1994
● The Ramones ------ ¡Adiós Amigos! ► Punk-Rock >> 1995
● American Head Charge ------ Trepanation ► Heavy Metal/Nu Metal >> 1999
● Soul-Junk ------ 1956 ► Alt Rap/Indie Hip Hop >> 2000
● Big Moe ------ City Of Syrup ► Southern Rap >> 2000
● The Casualities ------ Stay Out Of Order ► Punk Rock/Street Punk >> 2000
● Oakenfold ------ Bunkka ► Electronic/Club-Dance >> 2002
● Los Lonely Boys ------ Sacred ► Folk-Rock >> 2006

Jul 19


● Manfred Mann ------ Pretty Flamingo ► Rock n Roll >> 1966
● John Cale ------ The Academy In Peril ► Art Rock >> 1972
● Elvis Presley ------ Moody Blue ► Adult Contemporary >> 1977
● Mike Oldfield ------ Exposed ► Progressive Rock >> 1979
● Donna Summer ------ Donna Summer ► Disco >> 1982
● Alex Taylor ------ Voodoo In Me ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Mother Love Bone ------ Apple ► Grunge Rock >> 1990
● Carla Olson & Mick Taylor ------ Too Hot For Snakes ► Blues-Rock >> 1991
● Deborah Harry ------ Debravation ► New Eave Dance-Pop >> 1993
● Dave Edmunds ------ Plugged In ► Roots/Pub Rock >> 1994
● The Rolling Stones ------ Voodoo Lounge ► Blues-Rock >> 1994
● Limp Bizkit ------ Icon ► Rap-Metal >> 2011

Jul 20


● The Beatles ------ Something New ► Pop-Rock >> 1964
● Jefferson Airplane ------ Long John Silver ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1972
● Carlos Santana & Mahavishnu John McLaughlin ------ Love Devotion Surrender ► Jazz Fusion >> 1973
● Mott The Hoople ------ Mott ► Hard Rock >> 1973
● Parliament ------ The Clones Of Dr. Funkenstein ► Funk >> 1976
● REO Speedwagon ------ Nine Lives ► Arena Rock >> 1979
● The Ramones ------ Pleasant Dreams ► Punk-Rock >> 1981
● Graham Parker ------ Burning Questions ► Pub Rock >> 1992
● Bachman-Turner Overdrive ------ The Anthology ► Album Rock >> 1993
● Sparklehorse ------ Good Morning Spider ► Dream Pop >> 1998
● Various Artists ------ Punk-O-Rama Vol. 5 ► Punk Rock >> 2000

Jul 21


● Bobby Vee ------ A Bobby Vee Recording Session ► Teen Idol >> 1962
● Black Sabbath ------ Master Of Reality ► Hard Rock >> 1971
● Rod Stewart ------ Never A Dull Moment ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● T. Rex ------ The Slider ► Glam Rock >> 1972
● Rory Gallagher ------ Irish Tour '74 ► Blues-Rock >> 1974
● Kiss ------ The Originals ► Hard Rock >> 1976
● Talking Heads ------ More Songs About Buildings And Food ► New Wave Art-Rock >> 1978
● Triumph ------ Just A Game ► Arena Rock >> 1979
● Chicago ------ Chicago XIV ► Jazz-Rock >> 1980
● Bryan Adams ------ You Want It, You Got It ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Shonen Knife ------ Burning Farm ► Punk Pop >> 1983
● Stryper ------ The Yellow And Black Attack ► Heavy Metal/Christian >> 1984
● Neil Young ------ Landing On Water ► Folk-Rock >> 1986
● Guns N' Roses ------ Appetite For Destruction ► Hard Rock >> 1987
● Dio ------ Dream Evil ► Heavy Metal >> 1987
● Madonna ------ Who's That Girl [Sndtrk] ► Dance-Pop >> 1987
● Sonic Youth ------ Dirty ► Indie Rock >> 1992
● House Of Pain ------ House Of Pain ► West Coast/Hardcore Rap >> 1992
● Anal Cunt ------ Picnic Of Love ► Folk-Rock/Parody >> 1998
● Matthew Sweet & Suzanna Hoffs ------ Under The Covers, Vol. 2 ► Pop-Rock >> 2009

Jul 22


● The Moody Blues ------ The Magnificent Moodies ► Blues-Rock >> 1965
● John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers ------ Blues Breakers With Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock >> 1966
● Stevie Wonder ------ Fulfillingness' First Finale ► Pop-R&B >> 1974
● Commodores ------ Machine Gun ► Soul-Funk >> 1974
● Elvis Costello ------ My Aim Is True ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Amy Grant ------ The Collection ► Pop-Rock/Christian >> 1986
● LL Cool J ------ Bigger And Deffer ► Hip-Hop >> 1987
● Disco Inferno ------ Technicolour ► Post-Punk Alt/Experimental >> 1996
● Earth, Wind & Fire ------ In The Name Of Love ► Soul-Funk >> 1997
● Kreator ------ Outcast ► Heavy Metal/Thrash Metal >> 1997
● Gavin DeGraw ------ Chariot ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2003
● Kiss ------ Kiss Symphony: Alive IV ► Hard Rock >> 2003
● Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young ------ Déjà Vu Live ► Folk-Rock >> 2008
● Counting Crows ------ iTunes Live From Soho ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2008