Albums Released This Week (October 15 - 21)

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):

Oct 15

● Elvis Presley ------ Elvis' Christmas Album ► Rock n Roll >> 1957
● Brenda Lee ------ Brenda, That's All ► Country-Pop >> 1962
● Manfred Mann ------ Mann Made ► Folk-Pop >> 1965
● Otis Redding ------ Complete And Unbelievable…The Otis Redding Dictionary Of Soul ► Memphis Soul >> 1966
● Yes ------ Yes ► Prog Rock >> 1969
● The Jackson 5 ------ Jackson 5 Christmas Album ► Soul - Motown >> 1970
● The Band ------ Moondog Matinee ► Folk-Rock >> 1973
● Fleetwood Mac ------ Mystery To Me ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● Neil Young ------ Time Fades Away ► Folk-Rock >> 1973
● Toto ------ Toto ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Donna Summer ------ On The Radio ► Disco >> 1979
● Ultravox ------ Quartet ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1982
● Richard & Linda Thompson ------ Shoot Out The Lights ► Folk-Rock >> 1982
● XTC ------ The Big Express ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1984
● Talking Heads ------ Stop Making Sense ► New Wave Art-Rock >> 1984
● Julian Lennon ------ Valotte ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● Elton John ------ Leather Jackets ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● Motörhead ------ Nö Sleep At All ► Heavy Metal >> 1988
● Morrissey ------ Bona Ditch ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Ride ------ Nowhere ► Dream Pop/Shoegazing >> 1990
● Crosby, Stills & Nash ------ CSN [Box Set] ► Folk-Rock >> 1991
● Dramarama ------ Vinyl ► Alt Hard Rock >> 1991
● Dio ------ Angry Machines ► Heavy Metal >> 1996
● The Tubes ------ Genius Of America ► Alt. Rock >> 1996
● The Monkees ------ Justus ► Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Korn ------ Life Is Peachy ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal >> 1996
● Counting Crows ------ Recovering The Satellites ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1996
● The Rolling Stones ------ The Rolling Stones Rock And Roll Circus ► Blues-Rock >> 1996
● Bad Company ------ Stories Told & Untold ► Hard Rock >> 1996
● Corrosion Of Conformity ------ Wiseblood ► Heavy Metal/Stoner Metal >> 1996
● In Flames ------ Whoracle ► Heavy Metal/Melodic Death Metal >> 1997
● Alison Moyet ------ The Turn ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2007

Oct 16

● The Supremes ------ A Bit Of Liverpool ► Soul - Motown >> 1964
● Cher ------ All I Really Want To Do ► Pop-Rock >> 1965
● Brenda Lee ------ Reflections In Blue ► Country-Pop >> 1967
● Three Dog Night ------ Three Dog Night ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1968
● Three Dog Night ------ Captured Live At The Forum ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1969
● Creedence Clearwater Revival ------ Live In Europe ► Folk-Rock >> 1973
● Aretha Franklin ------ You ► Soul >> 1975
● Thin Lizzy ------ Johnny The Fox ► Hard Rock >> 1976
● Elton John ------ A Single Man ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● Eurythmics ------ In The Garden ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1981
● Thin Lizzy ------ Life Live ► Hard Rock >> 1983
● ZZ Top ------ Afterburner ► Blues-Rock >> 1985
● All About Eve ------ Scarlet And Other Stories ► Alt. Pop-Rock/Goth Pop >> 1989
● Erasure ------ Wild! ► Alt. Dance >> 1989
● Goo Goo Dolls ------ Hold Me Up ► Alt Pop-Rock/Post-Grunge >> 1989
● Paul Simon ------ The Rhythm Of The Saints ► Folk-Pop >> 1990
● Buju Banton ------ Stamina Daddy ► Dancehall Reggae >> 1992
● Suggs ------ The Lone Ranger ► Reggae-Pop/Ska >> 1995
● Tears For Fears ------ Raoul And The Kings Of Spain ► Synth-Pop >> 1995
● Cast ------ All Change ► Britpop >> 1995
● Faithless ------ Back To Mine ► Trip-Hop >> 2000
● Kylie Minogue ------ Hits+ ► Dance-Pop >> 2000
● All Saints ------ Saints & Sinners ► Electronic Dance-Pop >> 2000
● John (Cougar) Mellencamp ------ Cuttin' Heads ► Roots Rock >> 2001
● Ozzy Osbourne ------ Down To Earth ► Hard Rock >> 2001
● New Order ------ Get Ready ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 2001
● Michael McDonald ------ In The Spirit: A Christmas Album ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 2001
● R.E.M. ------ R.E.M. Live ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2007

Oct 17

● The Rolling Stones ------ 12X5 ► Rock n Roll >> 1964
● The Easybeats ------ Vigil ► British Invasion >> 1968
● The Jazz Crusaders ------ Old Socks, New Shoes…New Socks, Old Shoes ► Jazz Fusion >> 1970
● Lynyrd Skynyrd ------ Street Survivors ► Southern Rock >> 1977
● Dire Straits ------ Making Movies ► Post-Punk Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Various Artists ------ The Blasting Concept Vol. 2 ► Post-Punk >> 1985
● Stacey Q ------ Better Than Heaven ► Dance-Pop >> 1986
● Steve Earle ------ Copperhead Road ► Alt. Country >> 1988
● R.E.M. ------ Eponymous ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1988
● The Waterboys ------ Fisherman's Blues ► Folk-Rock/Celtic >> 1988
● Suicidal Tendencies ------ Controlled By Hatred/Feel Like Shit…Déjà Vu ► Punk Metal >> 1989
● Kiss ------ Hot In The Shade ► Hard Rock >> 1989
● Belinda Carlisle ------ Runaway Horses ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Kate Bush ------ The Sensual World ► Prog Rock >> 1989
● Yngwie Malmsteen ------ Trial By Fire: Live In Leningrad ► Heavy Metal >> 1989
● Stacey Lattisaw ------ What You Need ► Quiet Storm >> 1989
● Skyclad ------ The Wayward Sons Of Mother Earth ► Heavy Metal/Folk Metal >> 1991
● Jamiroquai ------ The Return Of The Space Cowboy [UK] ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1994
● Steely Dan ------ Alive In America ► Jazz-Rock >> 1995
● Luis Miguel ------ El Concierto ► Latin Pop >> 1995
● Limp Bizkit ------ Chocolate Starfish And The Hot Dog Flavored Water ► Rap-Metal >> 2000
● David Coverdale ------ Into The Light ► Hard Rock >> 2000
● 2Pac ------ The Rose That Grew From Concrete ► Spoken Word Rap >> 2000
● Sarah McLachlan ------ Wintersong ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Chris Isaak ------ Live In Australia ► Adult Contemporary >> 2008

Oct 18

● Cactus ------ Restrictions ► Hard Rock >> 1971
● The Rolling Stones ------ It's Only Rock 'N' Roll ► Blues-Rock >> 1974
● The Jacksons ------ Goin' Places ► Soul/disco >> 1977
● Hawkwind ------ Sonic Attack ► Heavy Metal >> 1981
● Hall & Oates ------ Rock 'N Soul Part !: Greatest Hits ► Pop-Rock >> 1983
● The Carpenters ------ Voice Of The Heart ► Easy Listening >> 1983
● Frank Zappa ------ Them Or Us ► Art Rock >> 1984
● The Cult ------ Love ► Hard Rock/Heavy Metal Revival >> 1985
● Duran Duran ------ Big Thing ► Synth-Pop >> 1988
● Sonic Youth ------ Daydream Nation ► Indie Rock >> 1988
● Martika ------ Martika ► Dance-Pop >> 1988
● Paul Simon ------ Negotiations And Love Songs 1971 - 1986 ► Folk-Pop >> 1988
● The Smithereens ------ 11 ► College Rock >> 1989
● The Bangles ------ Everything ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Insane Clown Posse ------ Carnival Of Carnage ► Indie/Midwest Hip Hop >> 1992
● Carcass ------ Heartwork [UK] ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1993
● Kenny G ------ Montage ► Jazz-Pop >> 1993
● B*Witched ------ Awake And Breathe ► Pop/Girl Group >> 1999
● Westlife ------ Flying Without Wings ► Teen Pop/Boy Band >> 1999
● Alcazar ------ Casino ► Euro Dance-Pop >> 2000
● Bryan Adams ------ Anthology ► Pop-Rock >> 2005
● Depeche Mode ------ Playing The Angel ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2005
● Stevie Wonder ------ A Time To Love ► Pop-Soul >> 2005
● The Rolling Stones ------ The Brussels Affair '73 ► Blues-Rock >> 2001
● Chris Isaak ------ Beyond The Sun ► Adult Contemporary >> 2011

Oct 19

● Elvis Presley ------ The Real Elvis ► Rock n Roll >> 1956
● The Kingston Trio ------ Here We Go Again! ► Folk-Pop >> 1959
● The Beach Boys ------ Beach Boys Concert ► Pop-Rock >> 1964
● Brenda Lee ------ Merry Christmas From Brenda Lee ► Country-Pop >> 1964
● Simon & Garfunkel ------ Wednesday Morning, 3 AM ► Folk-Pop >> 1964
● Cass Elliott ------ Dream A Little Dream ► Pop-Rock/Folk-Rock >> 1968
● The Shadows ------ Shades Of Rock ► Instrumental Rock 'N' Roll >> 1970
● The James Gang ------ Straight Shooter ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● The Wailers ------ Burnin' ► Roots Reggae >> 1973
● America ------ Hat Trick ► Folk-Rock >> 1973
● David Bowie ------ Pin Ups ► Glam Rock >> 1973
● The Who ------ Quadrophenia ► British Rock >> 1973
● Styx ------ Cornerstone ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1979
● Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ------ Damn The Torpedoes ► Album Rock >> 1979
● Prince ------ Prince ► Funk >> 1979
● Fleetwood Mac ------ Tusk ► Pop-Rock >> 1979
● INXS ------ Underneath The Colours ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1981
● Fates Warning ------ The Sprectre Within ► Heavy Metal >> 1985
● INXS ------ Kick ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1987
● Roxette ------ Look Sharp! ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● Salt-N-Pepa ------ Blacks' Magic ► Pop-Rap >> 1990
● The Cure ------ Mixed Up ► Post-Punk >> 1990
● The Traveling Wilburys ------ Traveling Wilburys, Vol. 3 ► Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Mötley Crüe ------ Decade Of Decadence ► Heavy Metal >> 1991
● Julian Cope ------ Jehovahkill ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1992
● Rush ------ Counterparts ► Arena Rock >> 1993
● Black Moon ------ Enta Da Stage ► East Coast Rap >> 1993
● Jesse Colin Young ------ Makin' It Real ► Folk-Rock >> 1993
● Alexis Korner ------ Mellow Yellow ► Blues-Rock >> 1993
● Santana ------ Sacred Fire: Live From South America ► Jazz Fusion >> 1993
● Pearl Jam ------ Vs. ► Hard Rock >> 1993
● Talisman ------ Humanimal (Part 2) ► Hard Rock >> 1994
● Billie Piper ------ Honey To The B ► Pop-Rock >> 1998
● Idlewild ------ Hope Is Important ► Post-Hardcore >> 1998
● Three Dog Night ------ 35th Anniversary Hits Collection ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 2004
● Jimmy Eat World ------ Futures ► Post-Grunge >> 2004
● Lou Reed, John Cale & Nico ------ Le Bataclan '72 ► Art Rock >> 2004
● Twisted Sister ------ Still Hungry ► Hair Metal >> 2004
● Peter Cetera ------ You Just Gotta Love Christmas ► Pop-Rock >> 2004

Oct 20

● Elvis Presley ------ Roustabout ► Rock n Roll >> 1964
● John Lennon & Yoko Ono ------ Wedding Album ► Pop-Rock >> 1969
● Elvis Presley ------ Elvis Sings The Wonderful World Of Christmas ► Rock n Roll >> 1971
● Peter Frampton ------ Frampton's Camel ► Pop-Rock >> 1973
● Peter Frampton ------ Somethin's Happening ► Arena Rock >> 1974
● B. J. Thomas ------ Reunion ► Country-Pop >> 1975
● The Damned ------ The Black Album ► Punk-Rock >> 1980
● U2 ------ Boy ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Donna Summer ------ The Wanderer ► Disco >> 1980
● The Human League ------ Dare! ► Synth-Pop >> 1981
● Quarterflash ------ Quarterflash ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Oak Ridge Boys ------ Deliver ► Country-Pop >> 1983
● Frankie Goes To Hollywood ------ Liverpool ► New Wave Club/Dance >> 1986
● Nine Inch Nails ------ Pretty Hate Machine ► Industrial Metal >> 1989
● Kenny G ------ Breathless ► Jazz-Pop >> 1992
● Madonna ------ Erotica ► Dance-Pop >> 1992
● Keith Richards ------ Main Offender ► Hard Rock >> 1992
● Richard Marx ------ Greatest Hits ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1993
● The Sea And Cake ------ The Sea And Cake ► Indie Rock/Experimental >> 1994
● Gary Numan ------ Exile [UK] ► Industrial Rock >> 1997
● Crucial Conflict ------ Good Side, Bad Side ► Chicago Rap >> 1998
● George Martin ------ In My Life ► Beatles Retrospective >> 1998
● Aerosmith ------ A Little South Of Sanity ► Hard Rock >> 1998
● The Slackers ------ The Question ► Ska Revival >> 1998
● Black Sabbath ------ Reunion ► Hard Rock >> 1998
● AC/DC ------ Black Ice ► Hard Rock >> 2008

Oct 21

● Manfred Mann ------ As Is ► Rock n Roll >> 1966
● Bob Dylan ------ New Morning ► Folk-Rock >> 1970
● Mike Oldfield ------ Ommadawn ► Instrumental Rock/Fusion >> 1975
● Meat Loaf ------ Bat Out Of Hell ► Arena Rock >> 1977
● The Beatles ------ Love Songs ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Genesis ------ Seconds Out ► Prog Rock >> 1977
● Bobby And The Midnites ------ Bobby & The Midnights ► Country-Rock >> 1981
● Simple Minds ------ Once Upon A Time ► New Wave Alt. Pop >> 1985
● Jethro Tull ------ Original Masters ► Prog Rock >> 1985
● "Weird Al" Yankovic ------ Polka Party! ► Comedy/Parody >> 1986
● Steve Winwood ------ Chronicles ► Album Rock >> 1987
● Tiffany ------ Hold An Old Friend's Hand ► Dance-Pop >> 1988
● Don Dokken ------ Up From The Ashes ► Hard Rock/Heavy Metal >> 1990
● Carcass ------ Necroticism - Descanting The Insalubrious ► Heavy Metal/Death Metal >> 1991
● Grand Funk Railroad ------ Bosnia ► Hard Rock >> 1997
● Artension ------ Phoenix Rising ► Heavy Metal/Progressive Metal >> 1997
● Little Feat ------ Kickin' It At The Barn ► Southern Rock >> 2003
● The Allman Brothers Band ------ Live At The Atlanta International Festival: July 3 & 5, 1970 ► Southern Rock >> 2003
● Rush ------ Rush In Rio ► Prog/Art Rock >> 2003