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1967
Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Columbia) 6%  6%  [ 3 ]
The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground & Nico (Verve) 36%  36%  [ 19 ]
The Kinks - Something Else (Reprise) 6%  6%  [ 3 ]
The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band (Capitol) 9%  9%  [ 5 ]
Love - Forever Changes (Elektra) 4%  4%  [ 2 ]
The Doors - The Doors (Elektra) 8%  8%  [ 4 ]
The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced? (Reprise) 25%  25%  [ 13 ]
Rolling Stones - Between the Buttons (London/Abkco) 4%  4%  [ 2 ]
Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved A Man The Way I Loved You (Atlantic) 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Other - Please Specify 4%  4%  [ 2 ]
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This is a landmark year for me, personally. Several great choices again (more than I had originally thought), and this thread should spark some interesting debate.

Yes, I left out Magical Mystery Tour. I'm not putting two albums by the same artist in the same poll, and clearly Sgt. Pepper is the album for this particular year. Also, I had to choose between The Velvet Underground and Nico and White Light/White Heat. I chose the former, because I don't really like the latter as much. I chose Between the Buttons over Satanic Majesties, because I think it's a stronger album. I'll have to make other similar choices down the road.

Other omissions:
Miles Davis * Nefertiti (Columbia)
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band * Safe As Milk (Buddha)
Frank Zappa & the Mothers of Invention * Absolutely Free (Rykodisc)

I think I'm going to start doing allmusic.com blurbs for each of the records I include just so this series is also informative, inasmuch as it introduces some of you to records you may not already know.

SERIES NOTE: I've decided not to do any of the years from 2002-2004 for two reasons:

1) there are already shmoo polls for those years
2) there are SO MANY releases that selecting ten seems silly

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Pink Floyd - The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn successfully captures both sides of psychedelic experimentation -- the pleasures of expanding one's mind and perception, and an underlying threat of mental disorder and even lunacy; this duality makes Piper all the more compelling in light of Barrett's subsequent breakdown, and ranks it as one of the best psychedelic albums of all time.


The Velvet Underground - The Velvet Underground and Nico
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While the significance of Nico's contributions have been debated over the years, she meshes with the band's outlook in that she hardly sounds like a typical rock vocalist, and if Andy Warhol's presence as producer was primarily a matter of signing the checks, his notoriety allowed The Velvet Underground to record their material without compromise, which would have been impossible under most other circumstances. Few rock albums are as important as The Velvet Underground and Nico, and fewer still have lost so little of their power to surprise and intrigue more than 30 years after first hitting the racks.


The Kinks - Something Else
(believe it or not - no allmusic.com review)

The Beatles - Sgt. Pepper's
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It's possible to argue that there are better Beatles albums, yet no album is as historically important as this. After Sgt. Pepper, there were no rules to follow -- rock and pop bands could try anything, for better or worse. Ironically, few tried to achieve the sweeping, all-encompassing embrace of music as the Beatles did here.


Love - Forever Changes
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The best fusion of folk-rock and psychedelia, it features Lee's trembling vocals, beautiful melodies, haunting orchestral arrangements, and inscrutable but poetic lyrics, all of which sound nearly as fresh and intriguing upon repeated plays.


The Doors - The Doors
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A tremendous debut album, and indeed one of the best first-time outings in rock history, introducing the band's fusion of rock, blues, classical, jazz, and poetry with a knockout punch. The lean, spidery guitar and organ riffs interweave with a hypnotic menace, providing a seductive backdrop for Jim Morrison's captivating vocals and probing prose. "Light My Fire" was the cut that topped the charts and established the group as stars, but most of the rest of the album is just as impressive, including some of their best songs: the propulsive "Break On Through" (their first single), the beguiling Oriental mystery of "The Crystal Ship," the mysterious "End of the Night," "Take It as It Comes" (one of several tunes besides "Light My Fire" that also had hit potential), and the stomping rock of "Soul Kitchen" and "Twentieth Century Fox."


The Jimi Hendrix Experience - Are You Experienced?
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One of the most stunning debuts in rock history, and one of the definitive albums of the psychedelic era. On Are You Experienced?, Jimi Hendrix synthesized various elements of the cutting edge of 1967 rock into music that sounded both futuristic and rooted in the best traditions of rock, blues, pop, and soul. It was his mind-boggling guitar work, of course, that got most of the ink, building upon the experiments of British innovators like Jeff Beck and Pete Townshend to chart new sonic territories in feedback, distortion, and sheer volume. It wouldn't have meant much, however, without his excellent material, whether psychedelic frenzy ("Foxey Lady," "Manic Depression," "Purple Haze"), instrumental freak-out jams ("Third Stone From the Sun"), blues ("Red House," "Hey Joe"), or tender, poetic compositions ("The Wind Cries Mary") that demonstrated the breadth of his songwriting talents.


Rolling Stones - Between the Buttons
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The Rolling Stones' 1967 recordings are a matter of some controversy; many critics felt that they were compromising their raw, rootsy power with trendy emulations of the Beatles, Kinks, Dylan, and psychedelic music. Approach this album with an open mind, though, and you'll find it to be one of their strongest, most eclectic LPs, with many fine songs that remain unknown to all but Stones devotees.


Aretha Franklin - I Never Loved a Man The Way I Loved You
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While the inclusion of "Respect" -- one of the truly seminal singles in pop history -- is in and of itself sufficient to earn I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You classic status, Aretha Franklin's Atlantic label debut is an indisputable masterpiece from start to finish. Much of the credit is due to producer Jerry Wexler, who finally unleashed the soulful intensity so long kept under wraps during her Columbia tenure; assembling a crack Muscle Shoals backing band along with an abundance of impeccable material, Wexler creates the ideal setting to allow Aretha to ascend to the throne of Queen of Soul, and she responds with the strongest performances of her career.


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kinks, something else is incredible.


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Hendrix. This is one of the most defining albums ever.

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I went Velvet Underground and Nico for lots of reasons.

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Uhm, none?

I guess I'll default vote for one of the weakest Stones albums. It DOES have the first Keef-lead vox (Connection) so that makes up for it I guess. AND it has a really cool cover.

of the others, they are all so damned dated its hard to take seriously, but VU & Nico would be a close second. I own Sgt. Peppers, but haven't listened to it in years.

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I voted for Piper. There is no better Pink Floyd album, and there is no more tragic drug story in rock history than Syd. Tragically, they never quite reached this peak again after they lost him.


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Hendrix


Are you hedging your bets cause I think Axis Bold As Love came out that year in addition to Are You Experienced?

As deep a year as it was (and I'm assuming this wasn't spade's original planned year given he said it was going to be a light one for a change today), Love "Forever Changes" wins in a landslide with me. Somewhere between #2 and #4 on my all time favorites depending on my mood.

Notable Omissions:

Moby Grape S/T (Somewhere in my top 50 alltime)
James Brown "Live At the Apollo" (Ditto)
Gilberto Gil "Louvação"
Tim Buckley "Hello & Goodbye"
The Byrds "Younger than Yesterday" & "Notorious Byrd Brothers"
Bob Dylan "John Wesley Harding"


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dr winston o'boogie Wrote:
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Hendrix


Are you hedging your bets cause I think Axis Bold As Love came out that year in addition to Are You Experienced?

As deep a year as it was (and I'm assuming this wasn't spade's original planned year given he said it was going to be a light one for a change today), Love "Forever Changes" wins in a landslide with me. Somewhere between #2 and #4 on my all time favorites depending on my mood.

Notable Omissions:

Moby Grape S/T (Somewhere in my top 50 alltime)
James Brown "Live At the Apollo" (Ditto)
Gilberto Gil "Louvação"
Tim Buckley "Hello & Goodbye"
The Byrds "Younger than Yesterday" & "Notorious Byrd Brothers"
Bob Dylan "John Wesley Harding"


Axis: Bold as Love was released in 1968.

The landmark James Brown "Live at the Apollo" is the 1963 one, no? Don't get confused, there are two separate records


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From the above list, I listen to Love the most, but it ain't my fav. I'd add Red Crayola's Parable Of Arable Land for shits-n-giggles. Didn't the Stones' Flowers come out in '67?


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I voted for Love, as that record is a beast. i've never heard of that Rolling Stones record, but then again i don't own any stones records in the first place. VU, or more likely aretha, probably would have been my second.


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another great set of albums but like ziggy there is one clear choice that has more than stood the test of time-VU+Nico
but damn that doors album is pretty awesome


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Spade Kitty Wrote:
dr winston o'boogie Wrote:
sketchyams with gunpowder Wrote:
Hendrix


Are you hedging your bets cause I think Axis Bold As Love came out that year in addition to Are You Experienced?

As deep a year as it was (and I'm assuming this wasn't spade's original planned year given he said it was going to be a light one for a change today), Love "Forever Changes" wins in a landslide with me. Somewhere between #2 and #4 on my all time favorites depending on my mood.

Notable Omissions:

Moby Grape S/T (Somewhere in my top 50 alltime)
James Brown "Live At the Apollo" (Ditto)
Gilberto Gil "Louvação"
Tim Buckley "Hello & Goodbye"
The Byrds "Younger than Yesterday" & "Notorious Byrd Brothers"
Bob Dylan "John Wesley Harding"


Axis: Bold as Love was released in 1968.

The landmark James Brown "Live at the Apollo" is the 1963 one, no? Don't get confused, there are two separate records


You know what you're right...although there are 3 live at the apollo albums not 2...I was checking fastnbulbous' site for releases from that year as my brain doesn't work that way, but you're right he's wrong on those two (other being the jimi) at least didn't indicate that he meant II. II is a monster of an album too though so it doesn't change for me that its a notable omission. I've actually read a review that claimed the 3rd is the best of the 3 but I find that hard to believe. I need it nonetheless. Not complaining though, don't know what I'd knock off your list to make room for any of those. Doors I guess, because I'd have to find room for at least Moby Grape if I was making a top 10.


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VU with hendrix a very close second.

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dr winston o'boogie Wrote:
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dr winston o'boogie Wrote:
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Hendrix


Are you hedging your bets cause I think Axis Bold As Love came out that year in addition to Are You Experienced?

As deep a year as it was (and I'm assuming this wasn't spade's original planned year given he said it was going to be a light one for a change today), Love "Forever Changes" wins in a landslide with me. Somewhere between #2 and #4 on my all time favorites depending on my mood.

Notable Omissions:

Moby Grape S/T (Somewhere in my top 50 alltime)
James Brown "Live At the Apollo" (Ditto)
Gilberto Gil "Louvação"
Tim Buckley "Hello & Goodbye"
The Byrds "Younger than Yesterday" & "Notorious Byrd Brothers"
Bob Dylan "John Wesley Harding"


Axis: Bold as Love was released in 1968.

The landmark James Brown "Live at the Apollo" is the 1963 one, no? Don't get confused, there are two separate records


You know what you're right...although there are 3 live at the apollo albums not 2...I was checking fastnbulbous' site for releases from that year as my brain doesn't work that way, but you're right he's wrong on those two (other being the jimi) at least didn't indicate that he meant II. II is a monster of an album too though so it doesn't change for me that its a notable omission. I've actually read a review that claimed the 3rd is the best of the 3 but I find that hard to believe. I need it nonetheless. Not complaining though, don't know what I'd knock off your list to make room for any of those. Doors I guess, because I'd have to find room for at least Moby Grape if I was making a top 10.


Yeah, I've heard that II is a good record as well...I had no idea there was a third!


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Spade Kitty Wrote:
dr winston o'boogie Wrote:
Spade Kitty Wrote:
dr winston o'boogie Wrote:
sketchyams with gunpowder Wrote:
Hendrix


Are you hedging your bets cause I think Axis Bold As Love came out that year in addition to Are You Experienced?

As deep a year as it was (and I'm assuming this wasn't spade's original planned year given he said it was going to be a light one for a change today), Love "Forever Changes" wins in a landslide with me. Somewhere between #2 and #4 on my all time favorites depending on my mood.

Notable Omissions:

Moby Grape S/T (Somewhere in my top 50 alltime)
James Brown "Live At the Apollo" (Ditto)
Gilberto Gil "Louvação"
Tim Buckley "Hello & Goodbye"
The Byrds "Younger than Yesterday" & "Notorious Byrd Brothers"
Bob Dylan "John Wesley Harding"


Axis: Bold as Love was released in 1968.

The landmark James Brown "Live at the Apollo" is the 1963 one, no? Don't get confused, there are two separate records


You know what you're right...although there are 3 live at the apollo albums not 2...I was checking fastnbulbous' site for releases from that year as my brain doesn't work that way, but you're right he's wrong on those two (other being the jimi) at least didn't indicate that he meant II. II is a monster of an album too though so it doesn't change for me that its a notable omission. I've actually read a review that claimed the 3rd is the best of the 3 but I find that hard to believe. I need it nonetheless. Not complaining though, don't know what I'd knock off your list to make room for any of those. Doors I guess, because I'd have to find room for at least Moby Grape if I was making a top 10.


Yeah, I've heard that II is a good record as well...I had no idea there was a third!


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From 1971...I only learned about it this year. He has so many albums and its not actually titled Live at the Apollo III, but "Revolution of the Mind" although it is a concert recorded at the Apollo.


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VU with hendrix a very close second.

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VU & Nico is probably one of my favourite albums of all time, so this is my vote. But I wholeheartedly love Forever Changes, which would have been my second choice, followed by The Doors, Are You Experienced and Between the Buttons. I listened to Sgt Pepper for the first time this year and it bored the shit out of me, except for A Day in the Life. Never heard the Pink Floyd album, but understand it's pretty great as well. 1967 is a fucking banner year.

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Toughest one yet, and I'm already having second thoughts about what I voted for. I never really thought of '67 as a "light" year, but none of those albums are the strongest effort by any of those bands with the exception of Love who I don't really like that much.

Didn't pick VU & Nico because the s/t is my pick for '69. Didn't pick the Kinks because Village Green is a runaway pick for '68, and Something Else is like my 4th favorite Kinks record. Sgt. Pepper's is my 3rd or 4th fav Beatles, and I prefer the latter two Hendrix albums to Are You Experienced?.

Piper made my Listmania, but I think a more honest choice would have been VU & Nico. Oh well. Good to see that it's doing so well in the poll.


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I don't understand why other years are affecting your choice here.

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Something Else is one of my top-5 of all time.
So yeah, I gotta go with that one.

And... wasn't VU & Nico released in 1966?

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This is the first of these votes I've had trouble making a decision. I love those VU and Aretha Franklin albums, and they're both highly influential to the popular music of the near 40 years since. But Hendrix? Shee-it, MBV fans, you wanna talk about "changing music"? Gotta go with Jimi.

Two other omissions:

The Mothers We're Only In It For The Money
Tim Buckley Hello And Goodbye


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