Albums Released This Week (July 23 - 29)

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 23


● The Supremes ------ More Hits By The Supremes ► Soul - Motown >> 1965
● The Moody Blues ------ Every Good Boy Deserves Favour ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1971
● Jethro Tull ------ A Passion Play ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● Joan Baez ------ Gracias A La Vida ► Folk-Pop/Latin >> 1974
● Various Artists ------ The Best Little Whorehouse In Texas [Sndtrk] ► Country-Pop >> 1982
● Sammy Hagar ------ VOA ► Arena Rock >> 1984
● Color Me Badd ------ C.M.B. ► New Jack Swing >> 1991
● DJ Jazzy Jeff & The Fresh Prince ------ Homebase ► Pop-Rap >> 1991
● The Innocence Mission ------ Umbrella ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1991
● The Black Crowes ------ Three Snakes And One Charm ► Southern Rock >> 1996
● Fiona Apple ------ Tidal ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1996

Jul 24


● The Beach Boys ------ The Best Of The Beach Boys, Vol. 2 ► Pop-Rock >> 1967
● Yes ------ Time And A Word [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1970
● Jon Anderson ------ Olias Of Sunhillow ► Prog Rock >> 1976
● The Go-Go's ------ Beauty And The Beat ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Timothy B. Schmit ------ Tell Me The Truth ► Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Dread Zeppelin ------ Un-Led-Ed ► Hard Rock >> 1990
● Nils Lofgren ------ Crooked Line ► Roots Rock >> 1992
● Cake ------ Comfort Eagle ► Alt Rock/College Rock >> 2001

Jul 25

● The Troggs ------ From Nowhere…The Troggs [UK] ► Garage Rock >> 1966
● The Troggs ------ Wild Thing ► Garage Rock >> 1966
● Yes ------ Yes [UK] ► Prog Rock >> 1969
● Creedence Clearwater Revival ------ Cosmo's Factory ► Folk-Rock >> 1970
● Donovan ------ Open Road ► Folk-Rock >> 1970
● Cat Stevens ------ Foreigner ► Folk-Pop >> 1973
● Boston ------ Boston ► Arena Rock >> 1976
● AC/DC ------ Back In Black ► Hard Rock >> 1980
● Loudness ------ Lightning Strikes ► Heavy Metal/Japanese Metal >> 1986
● Kim Carnes ------ View From The House ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● The Bee Gees ------ One ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● The Beastie Boys ------ Paul's Boutique ► Rap >> 1989
● Boredoms ------ Chocolate Synthesizer ► Noise Rock >> 1994
● 311 ------ 311 ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ------ E. 1999 Eternal ► Gangsta Rap >> 1995
● Béla Fleck And The Flecktones ------ Outbound ► Jazz Fusion >> 2000

Jul 26

● Buck Owens ------ Before You Go ► Country-Rock/Bakersfield >> 1965
● The Moody Blues ------ In Search Of The Lost Chord ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1968
● ZZ Top ------ Tres Hombres ► Blues-Rock >> 1973
● Robert Wyatt ------ Rock Bottom ► Art Rock >> 1974
● The Clash ------ The Clash ► Punk >> 1979
● Bucks Fizz ------ Bucks Fizz ► Europop-Dance >> 1981
● The League Unlimited Orchestra ------ Love And Dancing ► Synth-Pop >> 1982
● The Human League ------ Love And Dancing ► Synth-Pop >> 1982
● Asia ------ Alpha ► Prog Rock >> 1983
● John Waite ------ Mask Of Smiles ► Power Pop >> 1985
● Odeta Adams ------ Evolution ► Jazz-Pop Fusion >> 1993
● Ani DiFranco ------ Out Of Range ► Folk-Rock >> 1994
● The Aquabats ------ The Return Of The Aquabats ► Ska-Punk Revival >> 1996

Jul 27

● Pink Floyd ------ More [Sndtrk] ► Prog Rock >> 1969
● The Temptations ------ All Directions ► Soul - Motown >> 1972
● Genesis ------ Genesis Live ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● Sweet ------ Sweet ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● Grateful Dead ------ Terrapin Station ► Album Rock >> 1977
● AC/DC ------ Highway To Hell ► Hard Rock >> 1979
● Stevie Nicks ------ Bella Donna ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Neil Young ------ Everybody's Rockin' ► Folk-Rock >> 1983
● Madonna ------ Madonna ► Dance-Pop >> 1983
● Metallica ------ Ride The Lightning ► Heavy Metal >> 1994
● 10,000 Maniacs ------ In My Tribe ► Folk-Rock >> 1987
● The Bodeans ------ Home ► Roots Rock >> 1989
● Sloan ------ Peppermint ► Alt Indie Rock >> 1992
● Bachman-Turner Overdrive ------ All The Greatest Hits Live ► Album Rock >> 1993
● The Smashing Pumpkins ------ Siamese Dream ► Hard Rock >> 1993
● Dying Fetus ------ Killing On Adrenaline ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1998
● At The Drive-In ------ Vaya ► Punk Rock >> 1999
● .38 Special ------ Drivetrain ► Southern Rock >> 2004
● Pearl Jam ------ Live At Benaroya Hall ► Hard Rock >> 2004
● Scissor Sisters ------ Scissor Sisters ► Dance-Techno Pop >> 2004

Jul 28

● John Coltrane ------ Live In Paris ► Contemporary Jazz >> 1965
● Black Sabbath ------ Sabotage ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● Rainbow ------ Down To Earth ► Arena Rock >> 1979
● Zapp ------ Zapp ► P-Funk >> 1980
● Sade ------ Diamond Life [UK] ► Quiet Storm >> 1984
● R.E.M. ------ Lifes Rich Pageant ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Barenaked Ladies ------ Gordon ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Mary J. Blige ------ What's The 411? ► Hip Hop Soul >> 1992
● Morrissey ------ Your Arsenal ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Company Flow ------ Funcrusher Plus ► Experimental Rap >> 1997
● Mary J. Blige ------ The Tour ► Hip Hop Soul >> 1998

Jul 29

● The Byrds ------ Preflyte ► Country-Rock >> 1969
● Hall & Oates ------ Voices ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Metallica ------ Kill 'Em All ► Heavy Metal >> 1983
● Hoover ------ A New Stereophonic Sound Spectacular ► Dream Pop/Electronic Trip Hop >> 1996
● Bone Thugs-N-Harmony ------ The Art Of War ► Gangsta Rap >> 1997
● GZA/Genius ------ Beneath The Surface ► East Coast Rap >> 1999
● Little Feat ------ Down Upon The Suwannee River ► Southern Rock >> 2003