The 60's Album of the Month

March 2009
This month's poll winner:
BEATLES ABBEY ROAD (56%)
To the people who were so nice to vote: thank you very much!

Pollnews
No more "Album of the Month" polls in the 60's section - we'll just post the good sixties (or older) stuff we find on the www!

Winners
BOB DYLAN - Nashville Skyline • CREEDENCE CLEARWATER REVIVAL - Green River • BEACH BOYS - Pet Sounds • BYRDS - Sweetheart Of The Rodeo • BYRDS - The Notorious Byrd Brothers • DONOVAN - Sunshine Superman • JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE - Are You Experienced? • BEATLES - Abbey Road

RUFUS THOMAS [1964] Walking The Dog

TRACKLIST ...
01. The Dog (2:37)
02. Mashed Potatoes (2:18)
03. Ooh Poo Pah Doo (2:35)
04. You Said (2:32)
05. Boom Boom (2:49)
06. It's Aw'rite (3:10)
07. Walking The Dog (2:35)
08. Ya Ya (2:15)
09. Land Of 1000 Dances (2:37)
10. Can Your Monkey Do The Dog (1:55)
11. Cause I Love You (2:47)
12. I Want To Be Loved (2:31)

BOZ SCAGGS [1969] Boz Scaggs

TRACKLIST ...
01. I'm Easy (3:08)
02. I'll Be Long Gone (4:15)
03. Another Day (Another Letter) (2:58)
04. Now You're Gone (3:49)
05. Finding Her (3:57)
06. Look What I Got (4:12)
07. Waiting For A Train (2:41)
08. Loan Me A Dime (12:32)
09. Sweet Release (6:14)

KING CRIMSON [1969] In The Court Of The Crimson King

TRACKLIST ...
01. 21st Century Schizoid Man (including Mirrors) (7:23)
02. I Talk To The Wind (6:06)
03. Epitaph (including March For No Reason and Tomorrow And Tomorrow) (8:48)
04. Moonchild (including The Dream and The Illusion) (12:13)
05. The Court Of The Crimson King (including The Return Of The Fire Witch and The Dance Of The Puppets) (9:23)

THE WHO [1967] The Who Sell Out

TRACKLIST ...
disc 1
THE ORIGINAL STEREO ALBUM
01. Armenia City In The Sky (3:51)
02. Heinz Baked Beans (1:00)
03. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand (2:34)
04. Odorono (2:35)
05. Tattoo (2:54)
06. Our Love Was (3:25)
07. I Can See For Miles (4:09)
08. I Can't Reach You (3:31)
09. Medac (0:57)
10. Relax (2:41)
11. Silas Stingy (3:08)
12. Sunrise (3:06)
13. Rael 1 & 2 (5:41)
bonus tracks
14. Rael Naïve (0:59)
15. Someone's Coming (2:37)
16. Early Morning Cold Taxi (2:59)
17. Jaguar (2:58)
18. Coke After Coke (1:06)
19. Glittering Girl (3:00)
20. Summertime Blues (2:35)
21. John Mason Cars (0:39)
22. Girl's Eyes (2:52)
23. Sodding About (2:47)
24. Premier Drums (0:43) full version
25. Odorono (0:24) final chorus
26. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand (3:22) u.s. mirasound version
27. Things Go Better With Coke (0:30)
28. In The Hall Of The Mountain King (4:23)
29. Top Gear (0:52)
30. Rael 1 & 2 (6:37) remake version

disc 2 : bonus disc 2009 deluxe edition
THE ORIGINAL MONO ALBUM
01. Armenia City In The Sky (3:47)
02. Heinz Baked Beans (0:58)
03. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand (2:35)
04. Odorono (2:30)
05. Tattoo (2:49)
06. Our Love Was (3:24)
07. I Can See For Miles (4:06)
08. I Can't Reach You (3:27)
09. Medac (0:56)
10. Relax (2:38)
11. Silas Stingy (3:03)
12. Sunrise (3:04)
13. Rael 1 & 2 (5:54)
bonus tracks
14. Mary Anne With The Shaky Hand (3:19) u.s. single mono mix
15. Someone's Coming (2:32) u.k. single mono mix
16. Relax (3:23) early demo, stereo
17. Jaguar (2:51) original mono mix
18. Glittering Girl (3:18) unreleased stereo version
19. Tattoo (2:48) early mono mix
20. Our Love Was (3:17) take 12, unused mono mix
21. Rotosound Strings (0:12) with final note, stereo
22. I Can See For Miles (4:02) early mono mix
23. Rael (10:50) early mono mix

THE FUGS [1965] The Fugs First Album

TRACKLIST ...
01. Slum Goddess (2:01)
02. Ah, Sunflower Weary Of Time (2:15)
03. Supergirl (2:19)
04. Swinburne Stomp (2:51)
05. I Couldn't Get High (2:08)
06. How Sweet I Roamed From Field To Field (2:15)
07. Carpe Diem (5:10)
08. My Baby Done Left Me (2:21)
09. Boobs A Lot (2:14)
10. Nothing (4:17)

THE FUGS [1966] The Fugs

TRACKLIST ...
01. Frenzy (2:05)
02. I Want To Know (2:03)
03. Skin Flowers (2:24)
04. Group Grope (3:43)
05. Coming Down (3:49)
06. Dirty Old Man (2:52)
07. Kill For Peace (2:09)
08. Morning Morning (2:09)
09. Doin' All Right (2:38)
10. Virgin Forest (11:16)

JOHN STEWART [1969] California Bloodlines

TRACKLIST ...
01. California Bloodlines (3:10)
02. Razorback Woman (2:28)
03. She Believes In Me (2:35)
04. Omaha Rainbow (3:08)
05. The Pirates Of Stone County Road (3:53)
06. Shackles And Chains (2:55)
07. Mother Country (4:54)
08. Some Lonesome Picker (3:11)
09. You Can't Look Back (2:05)
10. Missouri Birds (3:27)
11. July You're A Woman (3:14)
12. Never Goin' Back (4:58)

McKENNA MENDELSON MAINLINE [1969] Stink

TRACKLIST ...
01. One Way Ticket (2:46)
02. She's Alright (3:27)
03. Beltmaker (2:39)
04. Mainline (6:40)
05. Think I'm Losing My Marbles (2:23)
06. Drive You (3:01)
07. T.B. Blues (2:08)
08. Better Watch Out (4:38)
09. Bad Women (12:18)
10. Don't Give Me No Goose For Christmas, Grandma (2:32)

THE BEATLES [1969] Abbey Road

TRACKLIST ...
01. Come Together (4:20)
02. Something (3:03)
03. Maxwell's Silver Hammer (3:27)
04. Oh! Darling (3:26)
05. Octopus's Garden (2:51)
06. I Want You (She's So Heavy) (7:47)
07. Here Comes The Sun (3:05)
08. Because (2:45)
09. You Never Give Me Your Money (4:02)
10. Sun King (2:26)
11. Mean Mr. Mustard (1:06)
12. Polythene Pam (1:12)
13. She Came In Through The Bathroom Window (1:57)
14. Golden Slumbers (1:31)
15. Carry That Weight (1:36)
16. The End (2:19)
17. Her Majesty (0:23)

[note]
was voted "60's Album of the Month" - March 2009

TYRANNOSAURUS REX [1969] Unicorn

TRACKLIST ...
01. Chariots Of Silk (2:30)
02. 'Pon A Hill (1:15)
03. The Seal Of Seasons (1:48)
04. The Throat Of Winter (1:57)
05. Catblack (The Wizard's Hat) (2:52)
06. Stones For Avalon (1:38)
07. She Was Born To Be My Unicorn (2:36)
08. Like A White Star, Tangled And Far, Tulip That's What You Are (3:47)
09. Warlord Of The Royal Crocodiles (2:11)
10. Evenings Of Damask (2:26)
11. The Sea Beasts (2:25)
12. Iscariot (2:52)
13. Nijinsky Hind (2:19)
14. The Pilgrim's Tale (2:06)
15. The Misty Coast Of Albany (1:43)
16. Romany Soup (5:41)

TYRANNOSAURUS REX [1968] Prophets, Seers & Sages The Angels Of The Ages

TRACKLIST ...
01. Deboraarobed (3:22)
02. Stacey Grove (2:01)
03. Wind Quartets (2:56)
04. Conesuala (2:24)
05. Trelawny Lawn (1:47)
06. Aznageel The Mage (2:00)
07. The Friends (1:20)
08. Salamanda Palaganda (2:15)
09. Our Wonderful Brownskin Man (0:52)
10. O Harley (The Saltimbaques) (2:20)
11. Eastern Spell (1:42)
12. The Travelling Tragition (1:49)
13. Juniper Suction (1:13)
14. Scenescof Dynasty (4:12)

TYRANNOSAURUS REX [1968] My People Were Fair And Had Sky In Their Hair... But Now They're Content To Wear Stars On Their Brows

TRACKLIST ...
01. Hot Rod Mama (3:11)
02. Scenescof (1:40)
03. Child Star (2:51)
04. Strange Orchestras (1:47)
05. Chateau In Virginia Waters (2:40)
06. Dwarfish Trumpet Blues (2:47)
07. Mustang Ford (3:01)
08. Afghan Woman (1:59)
09. Knight (2:40)
10. Graceful Fat Sheba (1:29)
11. Weilder Of Words (3:19)
12. Frowning Atahuallpa (My Inca Love) (5:57)

THE JIMI HENDRIX EXPERIENCE [1967] Are You Experienced?

TRACKLIST ...
01. Foxy Lady (3:20)
02. Manic Depression (3:42)
03. Red House (3:44)
04. Can You See Me (2:33)
05. Love Or Confusion (3:13)
06. I Don't Live Today (3:55)
07. May This Be Love (3:11)
08. Fire (2:45)
09. Third Stone From The Sun (6:44)
10. Remember (2:48)
11. Are You Experienced? (4:15)
bonus tracks
12. Hey Joe (3:30)
13. Stone Free (3:36)
14. Purple Haze (2:52)
15. 51st Anniversary (3:16)
16. The Wind Cries Mary (3:21)
17. Highway Chile (3:32)

[note]
was voted "60's Album of the Month" - February 2009

THUNDERCLAP NEWMAN [1969] Hollywood Dream

TRACKLIST ...
01. Something In The Air (3:54)
02. Hollywood #1 (3:20)
03. The Reason (3:47)
04. Open The Door Homer (3:01)
05. Look Around (2:59)
06. Accidents (9:41)
07. Wild Country (4:14)
08. When I Think (3:06)
09. The Old Cornmill (3:58)
10. I Don't Know (3:44)
11. Hollywood Dream (3:06)
12. Hollywood #2 (2:54)

NOTE
The conclusion from the AllMusic Review:
"From start to finish, then, Hollywood Dream is, indeed, a dream, an album for everyone and for all occasions. If you don't own it, you need to. And if you do, then why aren't you listening to it right now?"

PAUL EVANS [1964] 21 Years In A Tennessee Jail

TRACKLIST ...
01. Ninety-Nine Years (2:41)
02. Shackles And Chains (2:33)
03. The Prisoner's Song (2:21)
04. Another Town - Another Jail (2:07)
05. Allentown Jail (3:50)
06. I Got Stripes (2:31)
07. Twenty-One Years (4:26)
08. In The Jailhouse Now (2:07)
09. Marie, Marie (2:36)
10. Betty And Dupree's Blues (2:45)
11. Columbus Stockade Blues (2:13)
12. John Hardy (2:48)

DONOVAN [1967] Mellow Yellow

TRACKLIST ...
01. Mellow Yellow (3:44)
02. Writer In The Sun (4:32)
03. Sand And Foam (3:21)
04. The Observation (2:25)
05. Bleak City Woman (2:27)
06. House Of Jansch (2:43)
07. Young Girl Blues (3:51)
08. Museum (3:00)
09. Hampstead Incident (4:44)
10. Sunny South Kensington (3:49)

BEE GEES [1969] Odessa

TRACKLIST ...
disc 1 : original album "mono"
01. Odessa (City On The Black Sea) (7:39)
02. You'll Never See My Face Again (4:18)
03. Black Diamond (3:31)
04. Marley Purt Drive (4:28)
05. Edison (3:09)
06. Melody Fair (3:50)
07. Suddenly (2:32)
08. Whisper Whisper (3:26)
09. Lamplight (4:50)
10. Sound Of Love (3:31)
11. Give Your Best (3:29)
12. Seven Seas Symphony (4:11)
13. With All Nations (International Anthem) (1:50)
14. I Laugh In Your Face (4:11)
15. Never Say Never Again (3:33)
16. First Of May (2:51)
17. The British Opera (3:16)

disc 2 : original album "stereo"
01. Odessa (City On The Black Sea) (7:34)
02. You'll Never See My Face Again (4:12)
03. Black Diamond (3:32)
04. Marley Purt Drive (4:26)
05. Edison (3:05)
06. Melody Fair (3:50)
07. Suddenly (2:38)
08. Whisper Whisper (3:25)
09. Lamplight (4:51)
10. Sound Of Love (3:31)
11. Give Your Best (3:32)
12. Seven Seas Symphony (4:14)
13. With All Nations (International Anthem) (1:50)
14. I Laugh In Your Face (4:13)
15. Never Say Never Again (3:30)
16. First Of May (2:52)
17. The British Opera (3:16)

disc 3 : previously unreleased "sketches for odessa"
01. Odessa (6:42)
02. You'll Never See My Face Again (4:08)
03. Black Diamond (4:03)
04. Marley Purt Drive (4:35)
05. Barbara Came To Stay (3:08)
06. Edison (3:17)
07. Melody Fair (3:08)
08. Melody Fair (3:47)
09. Suddenly (2:18)
10. Whisper Whisper - Part Two (1:09)
11. Lamplight (4:50)
12. Lamplight (5:04)
13. Sound Of Love (3:41)
14. Give Your Best (3:37)
15. Seven Seas Symphony (2:17)
16. With All Nations (International Anthem) (1:18)
17. I Laugh In Your Face (4:03)
18. Never Say Never Again (3:55)
19. First Of May (1:45)
20. First Of May (2:49)
21. Nobody's Someone (3:17)
22. Pity (3:49)
23. Odessa Promotional Spot (0:32)

DONOVAN [1966] Sunshine Superman

TRACKLIST ...
01. Sunshine Superman (3:16)
02. Legend Of A Girl Child Linda (6:54)
03. Three Kingfishers (3:18)
04. Ferris Wheel (4:14)
05. Bert's Blues (4:00)
06. Season Of The Witch (4:58)
07. The Trip (4:37)
08. Guinevere (3:42)
09. The Fat Angel (4:14)
10. Celeste (4:11)
bonus tracks
11. Breezes Of Patchulie (4:36)
12. Museum (2:52) first version
13. Superlungs (3:17) first version
14. The Land Of Doesn't Have To Be (2:43)
15. Sunshine Superman (4:44) stereo version
16. Good Trip (1:37) demo
17. House Of Jansch (3:47) demo

[note]
was voted "60's Album of the Month" - January 2009

THE GUESS WHO [1969] Canned Wheat

TRACKLIST ...
01. No Time (5:37)
02. Minstrel Boy (3:19)
03. Laughing (3:03)
04. Undun (4:18)
05. 6 A.M. Or Nearer (5:24)
06. Old Joe (2:57)
07. Of A Dropping Pin (3:42)
08. Key (11:16)
09. Fair Warning (1:49)
bonus tracks
10. Species Hawk (3:33)
11. Silver Bird (2:41)

LED ZEPPELIN [1969] Led Zeppelin

TRACKLIST ...
01. Good Times Bad Times (2:46)
02. Babe I'm Gonna Leave You (6:41)
03. You Shook Me (6:28)
04. Dazed And Confused (6:26)
05. Your Time Is Gonna Come (4:34)
06. Black Mountain Side (2:12)
07. Communication Breakdown (2:29)
08. I Can't Quit You Baby (4:43)
09. How Many More Times (8:28)

LED ZEPPELIN [1969] Led Zeppelin II

TRACKLIST ...
01. Whole Lotta Love (5:34)
02. What Is And What Should Never Be (4:45)
03. The Lemon Song (6:19)
04. Thank You (4:49)
05. Heartbreaker (4:14)
06. Living Loving Maid (She's Just A Woman) (2:39)
07. Ramble On (4:24)
08. Moby Dick (4:21)
09. Bring It On Home (4:21)

THE BYRDS [1968] The Notorious Byrd Brothers

TRACKLIST ...
01. Artificial Energy (2:19)
02. Goin' Back (3:26)
03. Natural Harmony (2:11)
04. Draft Morning (2:42)
05. Wasn't Born To Follow (2:04)
06. Get To You (2:39)
07. Change Is Now (3:21)
08. Old John Robertson (1:49)
09. Tribal Gathering (2:03)
10. Dolphin's Smile (2:00)
11. Space Odyssey (4:02)

[note]
was voted "60's Album of the Month" - December 2008

THE ROLLING STONES [1965] Out Of Our Heads

TRACKLIST ...
01. Mercy Mercy (2:51)
02. Hitch Hike (2:29)
03. The Last Time (3:45)
04. That's How Strong My Love Is (2:28)
05. Good Times (2:03)
06. I'm All Right (2:26)
07. (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction (3:48)
08. Cry To Me (3:12)
09. The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man (3:12)
10. Play With Fire (2:19)
11. The Spider And The Fly (3:43)
12. One More Try (1:57)