Friday, October 6, 2017

A new countdown commences tomorrow...
Caffé Latté presents the  all-time
200
MOST ESSENTIAL
ALBUMS
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Frank Sinatra is generally credited as the first artist to release a concept album. Until then, the pop market was focused almost exclusively on the single. Albums merely consisted of a compilation of recently issued product with filler to capitalize on a successful hit song. During the 1960s, albums gradually built up credibility and by the 1970s, had become as integral as the single. The era of ‘classic albums’ had emerged, led by acts such as The Beatles, Beach Boys, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and David Bowie.
This Top 200 list includes albums that broke new ground; expanded the sonic landscape and influenced the music that followed. They have been ranked according to impact on the sound of rock and pop music, popularity, sales and timeless quality.
Wee small hours album cover high definition.jpgSongsforswinginlovers.jpg
I was too young to make my own purchases during the 1960s and was barely aware of the songs that were on the radio at the time. The main music I recall from that decade was by The Beatles. 
During the 1970s, I began to notice albums. There were cast recordings, such as 'Jesus Christ Superstar', but I didn't buy my first album until my teens in the mid-70s. That first LP was Fleetwood Mac's 'Rumours', followed by the 'Saturday Night Fever' movie soundtrack. By now, I was an avid ABBA fan and this was the first act whose entire catalogue (upto 1976) I had to own.
Over the subsequent decades, we've bought albums on vinyl, cassette, compact disc and mini-disc. Today, we can stream and download albums in a variety of ways.
Mostly cream album cover with black-and-white image of tall, bearded gentleman holding a snow globe in front of a blonde, cape-wearing woman. In the top right-hand corner, it is captioned "FLEETWOOD MAC" and "RUMOURS" below it.TheBeeGeesSaturdayNightFeveralbumcover.jpg
ABBA - Arrival.jpgBest of abba.jpg
Marcia Hines Live Across Australia.jpegTotally hot.jpg
Bad Girls LP.jpgELO A New World Record.jpg
Album Silk Degrees.jpgThestranger1977.jpg
 

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