Favourite Albums (1950-1989)

A Listmania! list by Count B'lah "Gamer" (Scotland)
 
A Love Supreme
1.  A Love Supreme by John Coltrane
The list author says:
  "Coltrane charts his recovery from heroin addiction"
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Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus
2.  Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus Mingus by Charles Mingus
The list author says:
  "More energetic than Ah Um - the master of the bass"
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Brilliant Corners
3.  Brilliant Corners by Thelonious Monk
The list author says:
  "Great edgy improvisational piano"
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Kind of Blue
4.  Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
The list author says:
  "Is it possible not to like this record?"
£3.89   Used & New from: £0.37
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (164 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Money Jungle
5.  Money Jungle by Duke Ellington
The list author says:
  "Duke stripped of the big band so you hear his skills as a pianist and as a composer"
£6.49   Used & New from: £3.34
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

Lady In Satin
6.  Lady In Satin by Billie Holiday
The list author says:
  "The sound of a great woman looking back on her life"
£5.67   Used & New from: £1.98
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

I Never Loved a Man the W
7.  I Never Loved a Man the W by Aretha Franklin
The list author says:
  "All her classics"
£3.29   Used & New from: £1.99
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)

What's Going On
8.  What's Going On by Marvin Gaye
The list author says:
  "Socially and politically concious soul"
£6.62   Used & New from: £2.14
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (57 customer reviews)

It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back [CD + DVD]
9.  It Takes a Nation of Millions To Hold Us Back [CD + DVD] by Public Enemy
The list author says:
  "As relevant now as it ever was"
Used & New from: £11.27
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)

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Maggot Brain
10.  Maggot Brain by Funkadelic
The list author says:
  "I have tasted the maggots in the mind of the universe. I was not offended."
Used & New from: £3.70
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

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Electric Mud
11.  Electric Mud by Muddy Waters
The list author says:
  "Electric renditions of his own most famous works and a few covers"
£5.49   Used & New from: £2.68
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Howlin' Wolf: His Best -Chess 50th Anniversary Collection
12.  Howlin' Wolf: His Best -Chess 50th Anniversary Collection by Howlin' Wolf
The list author says:
  "If I could choose a voice to sing with myself it would be Howlin' Wolf's"
£4.79   Used & New from: £3.06
4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)

Are You Experienced
13.  Are You Experienced by Jimi Hendrix
The list author says:
  "Electric Ladyland may have Voodoo Chile and All Along the Watchtower but this is still my favourite"
Used & New from: £3.41
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

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The Doors
14.  The Doors by The Doors
The list author says:
  "Have you ever fallen asleep in the bath and woke up with a lung full of water? The danger is real."
£6.20   Used & New from: £0.96
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)

Transformer
15.  Transformer by Lou Reed
The list author says:
  "His first solo record was more consitently brilliant than most of the Velvet Underground's releases"
£3.49   Used & New from: £2.22
4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (17 customer reviews)

The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars: Remastered
16.  The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust & the Spiders from Mars: Remastered by David Bowie
The list author says:
  "A famous incarnation and some great songs"
£4.27   Used & New from: £2.72
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

Blonde On Blonde
17.  Blonde On Blonde by Bob Dylan
The list author says:
  "Everybody must get stoned"
£5.37   Used & New from: £1.84
4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (67 customer reviews)

Blue
18.  Blue by Joni Mitchell
The list author says:
  "Poetic"
£4.87   Used & New from: £1.51
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (71 customer reviews)

Five Leaves Left
19.  Five Leaves Left by Nick Drake
The list author says:
  "Just beautiful"
£5.82   Used & New from: £2.52
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (66 customer reviews)

Rum Sodomy and the Lash
20.  Rum Sodomy and the Lash by Pogues
The list author says:
  "Songs about war, drinking and being a rent boy"
Used & New from: £0.52
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)

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Closer
21.  Closer by Joy Division
The list author says:
  "Mother please try to understand me. I'm doing the best that I can. I'm sick of the things I've been put through. I'm sick of the person that I am."
£4.49   Used & New from: £2.85
4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (47 customer reviews)

Rain Dogs
22.  Rain Dogs by Tom Waits
The list author says:
  "Peerless growling"
£5.77   Used & New from: £3.44
4.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

Pet Sounds [2000 Re-issue]
23.  Pet Sounds [2000 Re-issue] by The Beach Boys
The list author says:
  "God Only Knows gets me every time"
£3.99   Used & New from: £1.19
4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (88 customer reviews) | 1 customer discussion

The Harder They Come
24.  The Harder They Come by Jimmy Cliff
The list author says:
  "Anyone who even half likes reggae should get this"
£5.77   Used & New from: £3.96
4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)

Yah Habib
25.  Yah Habib by Sabri Brothers
The list author says:
  "Sadly this album often gets overshadowed by the late great Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan"
Used & New from: £3.49
5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)

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