Albums Released This Week (October 8 - 14)

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 08

● Dusty Springfield ------ Everything Coming Up Dusty ► Pop-Rock >> 1965
● The Hollies ------ Distant Light [UK] ► Pop-Rock >> 1971
● Hawkwind ------ In Search Of Space ► Space Rock >> 1971
● The Move ------ Message From The Country ► Pop Psychedelic >> 1971
● Billy Preston ------ Music Is My Life ► Soul-Funk >> 1972
● The Moody Blues ------ This Is The Moody Blues [UK] ► Psychedelic Rock >> 1974
● Diana Ross ------ Mahogany ► Soul - Motown >> 1975
● Prince ------ Dirty Mind ► Dance-Pop >> 1980
● Talking Heads ------ Remain In Light ► New Wave Art-Rock >> 1980
● Mike Love ------ Looking Back With Love ► Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Joy Division ------ Still ► Post-Punk >> 1981
● Diamond Head ------ Borrowed Time ► Heavy Metal (Brit New Wave) >> 1982
● Madness ------ Presents The Rise & Fall ► Ska >> 1982
● The Fall ------ The Wonderful And Frightening World Of The Fall ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk >> 1984
● Van Morrison ------ Enlightenment ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Ringo Starr ------ Ringo Starr And His All-Starr Band… ► Pop-Rock >> 1990
● Eric Clapton ------ 24 Nights ► Blues-Rock >> 1991
● Soundgarden ------ Badmotorfinger ► Grunge >> 1991
● Primal Scream ------ Screamadelica ► Indie Rock >> 1991
● Pixies ------ Trompe Le Monde ► Garage Rock >> 1991
● John (Cougar) Mellencamp ------ Whenever We Wanted ► Roots Rock >> 1991
● Robert Earl Keen, Jr. ------ A Bigger Piece Of Sky ► Folk-Rock >> 1993
● Chris Isaak ------ Baja Sessions ► AA Pop-Rock >> 1996
● Jimmy Buffett ------ Christmas Island ► Folk-Rock >> 1996
● Chemlab ------ East Side Militia ► Industrial Rock >> 1996
● Colin James ------ National Steel ► Blues-Rock >> 1997
● Bon Jovi ------ Bounce ► Arena Rock >> 2002
● Slaughter ------ Then and Now: Slaughter ► Hair Metal >> 2002



Oct 09

● The Carpenters ------ Ticket To Ride ► Soft Rock >> 1969
● Cream ------ Heavy Cream ► Blues-Rock >> 1972
● Three Dog Night ------ Cyan ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1973
● Ashford & Simpson ------ Send It ► Disco >> 1977
● Judas Priest ------ Killing Machine ► Heavy Metal >> 1978
● Judas Priest ------ Hell Bent For Leather ► Heavy Metal >> 1978
● Boomtown Rats ------ The Fine Art Of Surfacing ► New Wave Post-Punk >> 1979
● Armored Saint ------ March Of The Saint ► Heavy Metal >> 1984
● Devo ------ Shout ► Pop-Rock/Post-Punk New Wave >> 1984
● KBC Band ------ KBC Band ► Album Rock >> 1986
● Bruce Springsteen ------ Tunnel Of Love ► Album Rock >> 1987
● The Psychedelic Furs ------ Book Of Days ► New Wave Post-Punk >> 1989
● Kylie Minogue ------ Enjoy Yourself ► Dance-Pop >> 1989
● Styx ------ Edge Of The Century ► Prog/Art Rock >> 1990
● Mary Chapin Carpenter ------ Shooting Straight In The Dark ► Country-Folk >> 1990
● Placebo ------ Black Market Music ► Alt Rock/Glam Punk >> 2000
● Godspeed You Black Emperor! ------ Lift Your Skinny Fists Like Antennas To Heaven ► Instrumental/Experimental >> 2000
● Karla Bonoff ------ Live ► Pop-Rock >> 2007



Oct 10

● Brenda Lee ------ This Is…Brenda ► Country-Pop >> 1960
● The Monkees ------ The Monkees ► Pop-Rock >> 1966
● Simon & Garfunkel ------ Parsley, Sage, Rosemary & Thyme ► Folk-Pop >> 1966
● Elvis Presley ------ Clambake ► Pop-Rock/Country-Pop >> 1967
● The Kinks ------ Arthur (Or The Decline And Fall Of The British Empire) ► British Rock >> 1969
● Frank Zappa ------ Hot Rats ► Art Rock >> 1969
● King Crimson ------ In The Court Of The Crimson King ► Prog Rock >> 1969
● Pink Floyd ------ Atom Heart Mother ► Prog Rock >> 1970
● Renaissance ------ Ashes Are Burning ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● Deep Purple ------ Come Taste The Band ► Hard Rock >> 1975
● Manfred Mann ------ Chance ► Pop-Rock >> 1980
● Thin Lizzy ------ Chinatown ► Hard Rock >> 1980
● Bruce Springsteen ------ The River ► Album Rock >> 1980
● UB40 ------ Present Arms In Dub ► Reggae-Dub >> 1981
● Triumph ------ Stages ► Arena Rock >> 1985
● John Farnham ------ Whispering Jack ► Pop-Rock >> 1986
● John Lennon ------ Imagine: John Lennon ► Pop-Rock >> 1988
● U2 ------ Rattle And Hum ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1988
● George Harrison ------ The Best Of Dark Horse (1976-1989) ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Atlanta Rhythm Section ------ Truth In A Structured Form ► Hard Rock >> 1989
● The Jesus Lizard ------ Liar ► Alt Rock/Noise Rock >> 1992
● Suede ------ Dog Man Star ► Brit Pop >> 1994
● Annihilator ------ King Of The Kill ► Thrash Metal >> 1994
● Cowboy Junkies ------ 200 More Miles, Live Performances 1985 - 1994 ► Alt. Rock >> 1995
● Peter Frampton ------ Frampton Comes Alive! II ► Arena Rock >> 1995
● Fleetwood Mac ------ Time ► Pop-Rock >> 1995
● Blackmail ------ Blackmail ► Post-Grunge/Kraut Rock >> 1997
● Catch 22 ------ Alone In A Crowd ► Post-Punk/Third Wave Ska >> 2000
● The Tubes ------ Tubes World Tour 2001 ► Alt. Rock >> 2000
● James Taylor ------ James Taylor At Christmas ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Sting ------ Songs From The Labyrinth ► Pop-Rock >> 2006
● Jimmy Buffett ------ Take The Weather With You ► Folk-Rock >> 2006
● Radiohead ------ In Rainbows ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2007



Oct 11

● Johnny Cash ------ Johnny Cash With His Hot And Blue Guitar ► Country-Rock >> 1957
● Santana ------ Caravanserai ► Jazz-Rock Fusion >> 1972
● Manfred Mann's Earth Band ------ The Good Earth ► Prog Rock >> 1974
● Billy Joel ------ Streetlife Serenade ► Pop-Rock >> 1974
● Donna Summer ------ Four Seasons Of Love ► Disco >> 1976
● Hot Tuna ------ Hoppkorv ► Folk-Rock >> 1976
● Hall & Oates ------ Beauty On A Back Street ► Pop-Rock >> 1977
● Kansas ------ Point Of Know Return ► Arena Rock >> 1977
● Lionel Richie ------ Can't Slow Down ► Soul-Dance >> 1983
● Simply Red ------ Picture Book ► Alt Pop-Rock >> 1985
● Love And Rockets ------ Seventh Dream Of Teenage Heaven ► Glam-rock >> 1985
● Pet Shop Boys ------ Introspective ► Club Dance >> 1988
● Ministry ------ The Land Of Rape And Honey ► Industrial Metal >> 1988
● Neil Young & Crazy Horse ------ Ragged Glory ► Folk-Rock >> 1990
● Jackson Browne ------ I'm Alive ► Folk-Rock >> 1993
● Bonnie Tyler ------ Silhouette In Red ► Pop Vocals (Female) >> 1993
● Korn ------ Korn ► Post-Grunge/Nu Metal >> 1994
● Great Big Sea ------ Up ► Folk-Rock/Celtic Rock >> 1995
● Pet Shop Boys ------ Nightlife ► Electro-pop/Dance >> 1999
● Children Of Bodom ------ Tokyo Warhearts ► Heavy Metal/Black Metal >> 1999
● Duran Duran ------ Astronaut ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Evanescence ------ Evanescence ► Hard Rock/Alt Metal >> 2011



Oct 12

● Aretha Franklin ------ Aretha In Paris ► Soul >> 1968
● Genesis ------ Selling England By The Pound ► Prog Rock >> 1973
● The Who ------ Odds & Sods ► British Rock >> 1974
● Chaka Khan ------ Chaka ► Soul-Funk >> 1978
● Rick James ------ Fire It Up ► Soul-Funk >> 1979
● Rod Stewart ------ Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 ► Blues-Rock >> 1979
● U2 ------ October ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1981
● Hall & Oates ------ Big Bam Boom ► Pop-Rock >> 1984
● Lloyd Cole & The Commotions ------ Rattlesnakes ► AA Pop-Rock/Synth >> 1984
● Neil Young ------ Freedom ► Folk-Rock >> 1989
● Talking Heads ------ Once In A Lifetime - The Best Of The Talking Heads ► New Wave Art-Rock >> 1992
● George Clinton ------ Hey, Man, Smell My Finger ► Funk/Hip Hop >> 1993
● Midnight Oil ------ 20,000 Watt R.S.L. ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 1997
● Fatboy Slim ------ You've Come A Long Way, Baby ► Brit-Hop >> 1998
● Chicago ------ Chicago XXVI: Live In Concert ► Jazz-Rock >> 1999
● Eric Clapton ------ Clapton Chronicles: The Best Of Eric Clapton ► Blues-Rock >> 1999
● Chris Isaak ------ Chris Isaak Christmas ► Alt. Pop-Rock >> 2004
● Alison Moyet ------ Voice ► AA Pop-Rock >> 2004



Oct 13

● Manfred Mann ------ Manfred Mann's Greatest Hits ► Rock n Roll >> 1966
● Herbie Hancock ------ Head Hunters ► Fusion >> 1973
● Triumph ------ Triumph ► Arena Rock >> 1976
● Billy Joel ------ 52nd Street ► Pop-Rock >> 1978
● The Carpenters ------ Christmas Portrait ► Soft Rock >> 1978
● XTC ------ Go 2 ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 1978
● AC/DC ------ If You Want Blood You've Got It ► Hard Rock >> 1978
● Elton John ------ Victim Of Love ► Pop-Rock >> 1979
● INXS ------ INXS ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1980
● Kiss ------ Creatures Of The Night ► Hard Rock >> 1982
● Sting ------ …Nothing Like The Sun ► Pop-Rock >> 1989
● Ace Frehley ------ Trouble Walkin' ► Pop-Metal >> 1989
● Prince & The New Power Generation ------ The Love Symbol Album ► Dance-Pop >> 1992
● Mudhoney ------ Piece Of Cake ► Grunge Rock >> 1992
● East 17 ------ Steam ► Dance-Pop >> 1994
● Jurrasic 5 ------ Jurassic 5 EP ► Alternative Hip Hop >> 1997
● The Blood Divine ------ Mystica ► Heavy Metal/Goth Metal >> 1997
● Bob Dylan & The Band ------ The Bootleg Series, Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert ► Folk-Rock >> 1998
● James ------ Millionaires ► Alt Pop/Rock >> 1999
● Blondie ------ The Curse Of Blondie ► New Wave Pop-Rock >> 2003



Oct 14

● Tyrannosaurus Rex ------ Prophets, Seers & Sages: The Angels Of The Ages ► Psych Rock >> 1968
● Elvis Presley ------ From Memphis To Vegas/From Vegas To Memphis ► Blue-Eyed Soul >> 1969
● Jethro Tull ------ War Child ► Prog Rock >> 1974
● Kiss ------ Alive II ► Hard Rock >> 1977
● Ultravox ------ Ha!-Ha!-Ha! ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1977
● David Bowie ------ Heroes ► Glam Rock >> 1977
● Earth, Wind & Fire ------ Faces ► Soul-Funk >> 1980
● Prince ------ Controversy ► Dance-Pop >> 1981
● Zapp ------ Zapp II ► P-Funk >> 1982
● Cyndi Lauper ------ She's So Unusual ► Pop-Rock >> 1983
● The Jam ------ Snap! ► Punk-Rock >> 1983
● Elton John ------ Too Low For Zero ► Pop-Rock >> 1983
● ABC ------ How To Be A…Zillionaire! ► Dance-Pop >> 1985
● INXS ------ Listen Like Thieves ► New Wave Synth-Pop >> 1985
● Iron Maiden ------ Live After Death ► Heavy Metal >> 1985
● Depeche Mode ------ The Singles 81>85 ► Synth-Pop >> 1985
● Wang Chung ------ Mosaic ► New Wave/Dance-Pop >> 1986
● Frank Zappa ------ Broadway The Hard Way ► Progressive Rock >> 1988
● Kylie Minogue ------ Let's Get To It ► Dance-Pop >> 1991
● Belinda Carlisle ------ Live Your Life Be Free ► Pop-Rock >> 1991
● Brenda Lee ------ A Brenda Lee Christmas ► Country-Pop >> 1991
● Jimmy Page And Robert Plant ------ No Quarter: Jimmy Page And Robert Plant Unledded ► Blues-Rock >> 1994
● Donovan ------ Sutras ► Folk-Rock >> 1996
● Duran Duran ------ Medazzaland ► Synth-Pop >> 1997
● ZZ Top ------ Chrome, Smoke & BBQ: The ZZ Top Box ► Blues-Rock >> 2003
● Mariah Carey ------ The Remixes ► Pop-Rock >> 2003
● Charlie Daniels Band ------ Uneasy Rider ► Southern Rock >> 2008
● Scorpions ------ Live 2011: Get Your Sting & Blackout ► Heavy Metal >> 2011