Sebastian Flyte's top 20 60s albums!

[Sebastian Flyte]

OK - this is the first of a series - I intend to do the 70s, 80s & 90s later!

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Dusty's first album - not her best but still fine - includes 'My Colouring Book', 'Will You Still Love me Tomorrow' & 'Wishin & Hopin'

[PJL]

I thought Carole King originally did 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow'???

[VoR]

If it doesn't include any Mama Cass i DON'T wanna know....

[Kate]

Oooh... I hope for some Kinks and Who

[Venus In Furs]

Originally posted by Kate
Oooh... I hope for some Kinks and Who

Oh yes, it including albums by The Who could be very helpful for me...

[lolly]

Well I have #20. Bet I don't have many more to come!

[Sebastian Flyte]

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Pink Floyd 'The Piper at the Gates of Dawn'

One of the best psychedelic albums ever - totally 'out there' - most songs by Syd Barrett. Combines spacy improvisation with odd little ditties like 'The Scarecrow'.

[Sebastian Flyte]

Originally posted by PJL
I thought Carole King originally did 'Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow'???

Untrue. She wrote it but didn't record it till 'Tapestry' in 1971.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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Van 'the pork' Morrison's finest moment. OK - I accept that El Porko has recorded masses of dull shite but this & 'Moondance' are great albums. This album sounds like nothing else - free-flowing jazz tinged and perfect.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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The Small Faces 'Ogden's Nut Gone Flake'

Great album this - funny little mockney songs like 'Lazy Sunday Afternoon' followed by a psychedelic 'trip' cycle about Happiness Stan searching for the other half of the moon.

[lolly]

Well that's two I have now.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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Excellent compilation of her 60s work - includes 'Downtown' 'Don't Sleep in the Subway' & her excellent versions of 'Groovy Kind of Love' & 'Maybe I'm Amazed'.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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His bobness at his best - includes some of his best songs - 'Like a Rolling Stone', 'Ballad of a Thin Man' & 'Desolation Row'.

[lolly]

I don't have that Petula compilation, but I do have a different 60s anthology.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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"Sunshine Superman : The Very Best of Donovan"

Mad old Donovan. Some great singles on here - including 'Atlantis', 'Sunshine Superman', 'Catch the Wind' & 'Hurdy Gurdy Man'.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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Its goofy Cilla!!!! Former cloakroom girl at the Caven Club! I wonder what she's doing now.......

[Sebastian Flyte]

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"Lola", "Dedicated Follower of Fashion" & "Waterloo Sunset" are my favourites.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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The Dylan album that changed popular music the most - includes 'Masters of War' & 'Blowin' in the Wind'.

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The Byrds at their poppiest. Contains 3 Dylan covers & a bizarre version of 'We'll Meet Again'. Not a weak track on it.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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Simon & Garfunkel were simply superb.

[lolly]

and another

[Suedehead]

I look forward to your '70s Top 20 with loadsa Bowie.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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Everything about Sandie Shaw was and is perfect. She also won Eurovision in the year I was born......

[Sebastian Flyte]

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Its become fashionable among Beatles fans to knock this album for some reason. Its their best - especially 'A Day in the Life' & 'She's Leaving Home'.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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Dusty's finest.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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Nick Drake's first and best album. 'Time has Told Me' & 'Fruit Tree' are the best known songs - my own favourite is 'Saturday Sun'.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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Bowie's 1969 'hippy' album - actually its totally underrated - some great songs on this - esp 'Cygnet Committee'.

[lolly]

Three more.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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Bob Dylan "Blonde on Blonde"


Dylan's LSD -soaked mid-60s masterpiece - his voice sounds so odd on it - unlike any other Dylan album - like he's so off his head he's barely awake. A mystical journey which takes in Mona Lisa with the highway blues, leopard skin pill box hats & the Kings of Tyrus. Inimitable.

[Sebastian Flyte]

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This excellent compilation contains all the hits + more spread over 2 Cds. I love S&G unreservedly.

[Sebastian Flyte]

And now for the WINNER.......

[Kate]

ooh... more Bob I bet

[lolly]

Is it The Best Of The Singing Nun? :nun:

[Sebastian Flyte]

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Probably the definitive Dylan album - certainly its the most fun. Madcap humour comes to the fore on songs like 'Bob Dylan's 115th Dream' & 'On the Road Again' while the tone darkens for 'Its Alright Ma I'm Only Bleeding' - one of his absolute best songs , and of course the perennial 'Mr Tambourine Man' is also on this.