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(B-list) Album Chart of the 1970s |
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Leonard Cohen
Columbia PC-34077 (1975)


Jukebox picks: “Bird On The Wire” (10) • “So Long, Marianne” (10) • “Who By Fire” (10)


Ivor Cutler
Harvest SHSP-4084 (1978)


Jukebox picks: “Episode 11” (10) • “Episode 2” (10) • “Episode 12” (9.9)


The Doors
Elektra 8E-6001 (1972)


Jukebox picks: “The End” (10) • “Peace Frog” (10) • “Love Her Madly” (10)


Various Artists
FGB Producers LPBS-17 (1973)
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Jukebox picks: “West Nkosi Nabashokobezi - Marabi Bell "800"” (10) • “Marks Mankwane - Pokolo Special” (9.6) • “West Nkosi Nabashokobezi - Two Mabone” (9.5)


Buzzcocks
I.R.S. Records SP-001 (1979)


Jukebox picks: “Why Can’t I Touch It?” (10) • “What Do I Get?” (9.4) • “Everybody’s Happy Nowadays” (9.2)


Mahlathini
Music for Pleasure MFP PP-80200 (1978)


Jukebox picks: “Isitmela” (10) • “Shayani Izandla” (9.0) • “Umfokankosi” (9.0)


Van Morrison
Bang Records BLP-400 (1973)


Jukebox picks: “He Ain’t Give You None” (9.9) • “Madame George [original ’67 take]” (9.7) • “T.B. Sheets” (9.4)


Various Artists
Island Records ILPS-9202 (1972)
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Jukebox picks: “The Maytals - Sweet And Dandy” (9.9) • “The Maytals - Pressure Drop” (9.8) • “Scotty - Draw Your Brakes” (9.8)


Buddy Holly
MCA Coral CDL-8007 (1974)


Jukebox picks: “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore” (10) • “Rave On” (10) • “Peggy Sue Got Married” (9.8)


The Rolling Stones
Decca 6.28356 (1975)


Jukebox picks: “Little Red Rooster” (9.9) • “Street Fighting Man” (9.9) • “Paint It Black” (9.8)


Sex Pistols
Virgin VD-2510 (1979)


Jukebox picks: “My Way” (10) • “Something Else” (10) • “God Save The Queen [symphony version]” (9.8)


Various Artists
Motella BL-39 (1975)
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Jukebox picks: “Mahlathini and The Queens - Uyagiyaumahlathini” (9.5) • “Mahotella Queens - Bantwanyana” (9.3) • “Mahotella Queens - Thina Siyakhanyisa” (9.0)


The Clash
Epic JE-36060 (1979)


Jukebox picks: “Complete Control” (10) • “Police And Thieves” (9.4) • “White Riot” (9.2)


Bob Dylan
Columbia KG-31120 (1971)


Jukebox picks: “Stuck Inside Of Mobile With The Memphis Blues Again” (10) • “All I Really Want To Do” (10) • “A Hard Rain’s A-Gonna Fall” (9.8)


Various Artists
Motella (1977)
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Jukebox picks: “Irene and The Sweet Melodians - Mmaditaba” (9.8) • “Indoda Mbhodlomane Zezitombi Zomoya - Ditokolosi” (9.1) • “Izintombi Zo Moya - Mamokgadi” (8.8)


The Beatles
Apple Records PCSP-717 (1973)


Jukebox picks: “Eleanor Rigby” (10) • “We Can Work It Out” (9.6) • “You’ve Got To Hide Your Love Away” (9.6)


Muddy Waters
Blue Sky ZK 34449 (1977)


Jukebox picks: “Mannish Boy [1977 version]” (10) • “I Can’t Be Satisfied [1977 version]” (9.1) • “Bus Driver” (7.8)


Various Artists
Go Go GGL-4004 (1972)
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Jukebox picks: “Paulus Masina - Wezimvu” (9.1) • “Joseph Mazibuko - White House Special” (8.4) • “Joseph Mazibuko - Emakhonjwa” (8.1)


Various Artists
Pickwick Records SHM-3069 (1979)
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Jukebox picks: “The Chantays - Pipeline” (9.4) • “The Champs - Tequila” (9.3) • “The Surfaris - Wipe Out” (8.9)


The Byrds
Columbia PC-36293 (1979)


Jukebox picks: “Mr. Tambourine Man” (10) • “All I Really Want To Do” (9.6) • “My Back Pages” (9.2)


The Rolling Stones
Decca 6.23502 (1978)


Jukebox picks: “The Under Assistant West Coast Promotion Man” (10) • “Child Of The Moon” (9.5) • “Heart Of Stone” (9.2)


Various Artists
Inkonkoni LPBS-4 (1971)
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Jukebox picks: “Mtabhane Ndima - Sea Water” (9.1) • “Marks Mankwane and his Shaluza Boys - Marks Special No. 4” (8.9) • “Marks Mankwane and his Shaluza Boys - Auwa-Auwa” (7.6)


Robert Johnson
Columbia C-30034 (1970)


Jukebox picks: “Love In Vain” (9.7) • “Sweet Home Chicago” (9.4) • “I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom” (8.8)


Elvis Presley
RCA Victor APM1-1675 (1976)


Jukebox picks: “I Forgot To Remember To Forget” (9.6) • “Mystery Train” (8.6) • “Blue Moon” (8.4)


Canned Heat
Liberty LST-11000 (1970)


Jukebox picks: “Going Up The Country” (10) • “On The Road Again” (10) • “Amphetamine Annie” (8.4)


Various Artists
Discos Fuentes LP-300606 (1970)
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Jukebox picks: “Rufo Garrido y su Orquesta - Vamos Pa’el Cumbión” (9.3) • “Orquesta Casino Tropical - Noche Serena” (8.8) • “Ariza y su Combo - El Escorpión” (7.7)


The Beach Boys
Music For Pleasure MFP-50234 (1975)


Jukebox picks: “Do It Again” (10) • “Surfin’ USA” (9.5) • “Good Vibrations” (8.4)


The Beatles
Apple Records PCSP-718 (1973)


Jukebox picks: “Revolution” (9.8) • “Strawberry Fields Forever” (9.2) • “I Am The Walrus” (8.9)


Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
Buddah Records BDS-5077 (1971)


Jukebox picks: “Mirror Man” (7.4) • “Kandy Korn” (7.1) • “Tarotplane” (6.9)


Various Artists
K-Tel TG-1229 (1979)
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Jukebox picks: “Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Israelites” (10) • “Jimmy Cliff - The Harder They Come” (9.4) • “Bob Marley and The Wailers - No Woman, No Cry [live ’75]” (9.4)


Justin Hinds and The Dominoes
Treasure Isle DSK-3540 (1975)


Jukebox picks: “Carry Go Bring Come [single version ’64]” (9.8) • “Sinners Where Are You Going To Hide” (7.6) • “Cock Mouth Kill Cock” (7.3)


Various Artists
Super Beeb Records BEDP-002 (1977)
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Jukebox picks: “The Crazy World of Arthur J Brown - Fire!” (10) • “Desmond Dekker and The Aces - Israelites” (10) • “Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?” (9.3)


Van Morrison
Warner Bros. Records K-86007 (1974)


Jukebox picks: “Into The Mystic [live '73]” (8.9) • “Cyprus Avenue [live '73]” (8.0) • “Bring It On Home to Me [live '73]” (7.7)


Henry Thomas
Herwin Records Herwin-209 (1974)


Jukebox picks: “Bull Doze Blues” (9.4) • “Don’t Leave Me Here” (8.6) • “Fishin’ Blues” (7.7)


Bob Marley and The Wailers
Trojan Records TRLS-62 (1973)


Jukebox picks: “Small Axe [1971 alt. version]” (8.5) • “Keep On Moving” (8.0) • “Sun Is Shining [original album version]” (7.1)


Elvis Presley
RCA Victor PJL 2-8024 (1974)


Jukebox picks: “In The Ghetto” (10) • “One Night” (10) • “Hound Dog” (9.7)


Peggy Seeger and Ewan MacColl
Blackthorne Records BR-1057 (1977)


Jukebox picks: “Thoughts Of Time” (8.9) • “As I Came In By Fisherraw [1977 version]” (8.8) • “Dull Monday” (8.2)


Various Artists
Discos Fuentes LPF-447 (1974)
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Jukebox picks: “Los Corraleros De Majagual - La Cumbia Soba” (8.5) • “Alberto Pacheco Y Sus Cumbiamberos - Cumbia De Santo Domingo” (7.6) • “Nafer Duran Y Su Conjunto - A Orillas Del Magdalena” (7.3)


Bob Dylan and The Band
Columbia C2-33682 (1975)


Jukebox picks: “Yea Heavy And A Bottle Of Bread [take 2]” (9.2) • “Tiny Montgomery” (8.9) • “Million Dollar Bash [take 2]” (8.2)


Toots and The Maytals
Dragon DRLS-5002 (1973)


Jukebox picks: “Pomps And Pride” (9.4) • “Funky Kingston” (7.1) • “Sit Right Down” (6.6)


Manfred Mann
EMI EMTV-19 (1979)


Jukebox picks: “Pretty Flamingo” (9.8) • “If You Gotta Go, Go Now” (9.3) • “Mighty Quinn” (9.2)


James Brown
Polydor PD-2-3003 (1971)


Jukebox picks: “Get Up (I Feel Like Being A) Sex Machine [live apollo ’71]” (7.8) • “Give It Up Or Turnit A Loose [live apollo ’71]” (7.2) • “Get Up, Get Into It And Get Involved [live apollo ’71]” (7.1)


Canned Heat
Janus Records JLS-3009 (1970)


Jukebox picks: “Pretty Thing [’66 demo version]” (7.4) • “Can’t Hold Out [’66 demo version]” (7.4) • “Straight Ahead [’66 demo version]” (7.2)


Various Artists
Editions Namaco ENLPS-30 (1977)
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Jukebox picks: “Orchestre T.P. Zembe Zembe - Kamua pt.1” (6.7) • “Orchestre T.P. Zembe Zembe - Kamua pt.2” (6.7) • “Orchestre Zaiko Langa-Langa - Elo pt.2” (6.6)


Wilson Pickett
Atlantic SD 2-501 (1973)


Jukebox picks: “In The Midnight Hour” (9.4) • “If You Need Me” (8.6) • “634-5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)” (8.4)


Various Artists
K-Tel NE-709 (1976)
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Jukebox picks: “Chris Farlowe - Out Of Time” (10) • “Fats Domino - Blueberry Hill” (9.7) • “Duane Eddy - Rebel Rouser [single version ‘58]” (9.5)


Little Richard and Roy Orbison
RCA Camden CDS-1077 (1970)


Jukebox picks: “Get Rich Quick” (7.1) • “Please Have Mercy On Me” (6.9) • “Every Hour” (6.8)


Reverend Gary Davis
Yazoo L-1023 (1970)


Jukebox picks: “You Got To Go Down” (7.9) • “Meet Me At The Station” (7.2) • “The Great Change In Me” (6.9)


The Beach Boys
Capitol Records ST-21715 (1970)


Jukebox picks: “God Only Knows [live ’68]” (8.2) • “Do It Again [live ’68]” (8.0) • “Sloop John B [live ’68]” (7.5)


Billy Connolly
Pickwick Records PDA-035 (1975)


Jukebox picks: “Stainless Steel Wellies [live]” (8.3) • “Short Haired Police Cadet (Incorporating ’Long Haired Lover From Liverpool’) [live]” (7.7) • “Why Don’t They Come Back To Dunoon” (7.0)


Various Artists
Attrix Records RB/03 LP (1978)
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Jukebox picks: “The Piranhas - I Don’t Want My Body” (8.0) • “The Dodgems - I Don’t Care” (7.3) • “The Dodgems - Lord Lucan Is Missing” (6.7)


Various Artists
Antilles AN-7067 (1978)
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Jukebox picks: “Mars - Helen Fordsdale” (8.2) • “Contortions - Dish It Out” (7.6) • “Contortions - Flip Your Face” (7.5)


Various Artists
Big Shot BILP-103 (1972)
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Jukebox picks: “Johnny Osbourne - Purify Your Heart” (7.6) • “The Techniques - Watermelon Man” (7.3) • “Alcapone Jnr. - Scout Call” (6.6)


Lou Reed
Arista AL-8502 (1978)


Jukebox picks: “Street Hassle [live ’78]” (7.2) • “I’m Waiting For The Man [live ’78]” (7.1) • “Coney Island Baby [live ’78]” (7.0)


ABBA
Epic EPC-69218 (1975)


Jukebox picks: “Ring Ring” (9.4) • “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” (8.3) • “S.O.S.” (7.7)


Various Artists
Radiant RRC-1014 (1973)
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Jukebox picks: “Johnny Cash - I Walk The Line [1956]” (9.4) • “Johnny Cash - Folsom Prison Blues [1955]” (8.1) • “The Everly Brothers - All I Have To Do Is Dream” (7.7)


Ralph McTell
Pickwick Records PDA-040 (1978)


Jukebox picks: “Streets Of London” (9.2) • “Michael In The Garden” (8.2) • “England 1914” (7.0)


Motörhead
United Artists Records LBR-1004 (1979)


Jukebox picks: “Motörhead” (8.6) • “Lost Johnny” (6.4) • “On Parole” (6.3)


The Shadows
EMI EMTV-3 (1977)


Jukebox picks: “Stingray” (7.6) • “Man Of Mystery” (7.5) • “Apache” (7.0)


Reverend Gary Davis
Transatlantic Records TRA-244 (1971)


Jukebox picks: “St. Louis Tickle [jun ’57 recording]” (6.5) • “Make Believe Stunt [jun ’57 recording]” (6.5) • “Buck Rag [jun ’57 recording]” (6.4)


Augustus Pablo
Shanachie SHAN-LP-002 (1979)


Jukebox picks: “Cassava Piece” (6.8) • “Park Lane Special” (6.6) • “A. P. Special” (6.5)


Throbbing Gristle
Industrial Records IR-0008 (1979)


Jukebox picks: “Convincing People” (9.0) • “What A Day” (8.1) • “Six Six Sixties” (7.7)


Various Artists
Soul Soul Records SSL-0107 (1975)
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Jukebox picks: “Lulama Legola - Gave Them” (6.9) • “Sophie Thapedi - Change My Mind” (6.7) • “Lulama Legola - Why Did You Leave Me” (6.6)


The Arabs
Hitrun AP-LP-9002 (1978)


Jukebox picks: “The Right Way” (7.0) • “Prince Of Peace” (6.9) • “Ghardaia Dub” (6.3)


Fleetwood Mac
CBS S-69011 (1971)


Jukebox picks: “Albatross” (7.9) • “Oh Well, part 1” (7.6) • “Oh Well, part 2” (7.2)


Nina Simone
RCA LSP-4248 (1970)


Jukebox picks: “Who Knows Where the Time Goes? [live ny ’69]” (6.7) • “The Assignment Sequence” (6.4) • “To Be Young, Gifted And Black [live ny ’69]” (6.0)


Selda
Türküola (Turkey) LP 304 (1976)


Jukebox picks: “Mehmet Emmi” (7.3) • “Yaylalar” (6.8) • “Gitme” (6.7)


Hawkwind
United Artists Records UAD-60037/8 (1973)


Jukebox picks: “Brainstorm [live '72]” (7.2) • “Space Is Deep [live '72]” (7.1) • “Master of the Universe [live '72]” (6.7)


Prince Far I and The Arabs
Hitrun AP-LP-9006 (1979)


Jukebox picks: “Bass Ace” (6.1) • “Big Fight Dub” (6.0) • “Give Love” (5.7)


Various Artists
Music For Pleasure MFP-50317 (1977)
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Jukebox picks: “The Dave Clark Five - Catch Us If You Can” (7.0) • “Manfred Mann - 5-4-3-2-1” (7.0) • “The Swinging Blue Jeans - Good Golly Miss Molly” (7.0)


Fela Ransome-Kuti and The Africa ’70 with Ginger Baker
Regal Zonophone SLRZ-1023 (1971)


Jukebox picks: “Black Man's Cry [live '71]” (7.3) • “Ye Ye De Smell [live '71]” (5.0) • “Let's Start [live '71]” (4.9)


Throbbing Gristle
Industrial Records IRC-23 (1979)


Jukebox picks: “Industrial Muzac” (6.2) • “Pastimes I” (5.8) • “Pastimes II” (5.0)


Throbbing Gristle
Industrial Records IRC-20 (1979)


Jukebox picks: “Convincing People [live 19 May ’79]” (7.7) • “What A Day [live 19 May ’79]” (7.4) • “Five Knuckle Shuffle [live 19 May ’79]” (6.3)


Various Artists
Pickwick Records PDA-013 (1975)
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Jukebox picks: “Jerry Lee Lewis - Cold Cold Heart” (8.7) • “Johnny Cash - Country Boy [1957]” (7.1) • “Jerry Lee Lewis - I Forgot To Remember To Forget” (6.6)


Throbbing Gristle
Industrial Records IRC-18 (1979)


Jukebox picks: “Convincing People [live 12 Apr ’79]” (7.9) • “What A Day [live 12 Apr ’79]” (7.0) • “Five Knuckle Shuffle [live 12 Apr ’79]” (5.9)


Various Artists
Virgin V-2113 (1978)
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Jukebox picks: “Abafana Baseqhudeni - Ubu Gowele [live ’78]” (8.7) • “Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Umthombowase Golgota [live ’78]” (8.0) • “Ladysmith Black Mambazo - Yinhleleni [live ’78]” (7.5)


Various Artists
Music For Pleasure MFP-50015 (1971)
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Jukebox picks: “The Animals - The House Of The Rising Sun” (9.7) • “The Animals - We’ve Gotta Get Out Of This Place” (7.5) • “C.C.S. - Whole Lotta Love” (7.2)


John Lee Hooker
ABC LP-838 (1974)


Jukebox picks: “Settin’ On Top Of The World” (6.8) • “Bluebird [1974 version]” (6.3) • “Make It Funky” (5.8)


War featuring Eric Burdon
ABC Records AB-988 (1976)


Jukebox picks: “Magic Mountain” (7.3) • “Love Is All Around” (6.3) • “Tobacco Road [1976 version]” (5.2)


The Who
Track Record 2406 001 (1970)


Jukebox picks: “Substitute [live at leeds '70]” (6.5) • “Shakin' All Over [live at leeds '70]” (5.7) • “My Generation [live at leeds '70]” (5.4)


Wanda Jackson
Hilltop JS-6116 (1972)


Jukebox picks: “I’d Do It All Over Again” (6.2) • “I’m A Believer” (5.7) • “Less Of Me” (5.6)


Mott The Hoople
CBS CBS-81225 (1976)


Jukebox picks: “Roll Away The Stone” (7.0) • “All The Young Dudes” (6.9) • “All The Way From Memphis” (6.0)


James Brown
Polydor PD-2-9001 (1974)


Jukebox picks: “Hell” (6.7) • “Sayin’ It And Doin’ It” (6.6) • “Please, Please, Please [1974 version]” (6.5)


Various Artists
K-Tel NE-1065 (1979)
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Jukebox picks: “Madness - The Prince” (9.8) • “The Jags - Back Of My Hand” (9.5) • “Blondie - Dreaming” (9.3)


The Byrds
Columbia G-30127 (1970)


Jukebox picks: “Mr. Tambourine Man [live ’70]” (7.5) • “Chestnut Mare” (7.2) • “Just A Season” (6.0)


David Bowie
London Records BP 628/9 (1973)


Jukebox picks: “Rubber Band” (7.0) • “Please Mr. Gravedigger” (6.7) • “Join The Gang” (6.5)


The Hollies
EMI EMTV-11 (1978)


Jukebox picks: “Here I Go Again” (7.5) • “Just One Look” (7.2) • “Stop Stop Stop” (7.0)


Various Artists
Pickwick PLD-8001 (1978)
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Jukebox picks: “The Troggs - Wild Thing” (9.8) • “T. Rex - Hot Love” (9.6) • “The Kinks - David Watts” (9.2)


Nina Simone
Trip Records TLP-8020 (1972)


Jukebox picks: “Gin House Blues [live paris ’68]” (5.7) • “See-Line Woman [live paris ’68]” (5.4) • “Ain’t Got No (I Got Life) [live paris ’69]” (5.4)


Various Artists
Arcade Records 2891-002 (1972)
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Jukebox picks: “Melanie - Ruby Tuesday” (9.8) • “T. Rex - Hot Love” (9.6) • “The Staple Singers - I’ll Take You There” (9.1)


Jorge Ben
Philips 6349 187 (1976)


Jukebox picks: “Meus Filhos, Meu Tesouro” (6.8) • “O Plebeu” (6.4) • “Ponta De Lança Africano (Umbabarauma)” (6.2)


Paul Simon
Columbia JC-35032 (1977)


Jukebox picks: “Me And Julio Down By The Schoolyard” (7.3) • “Slip Slidin’ Away” (6.8) • “Mother And Child Reunion” (6.7)


Duke Ellington
Columbia Special Products P 13293 (1973)


Jukebox picks: “Women” (7.0) • “Monologue (Pretty And The Wolf)” (6.8) • “Brown Betty” (6.0)


Gil Scott-Heron and Brian Jackson
Arista AL-5001 (1976)


Jukebox picks: “Bicentennial Blues [live ’76]” (8.5) • “The Bottle [live ’76]” (7.8) • “New York City” (4.6)


Gene Pitney
Arcade Records ADE-P22 (1971)


Jukebox picks: “Twenty Four Hours From Tulsa” (7.6) • “24 Sycamore Street” (6.8) • “That Girl Belongs To Yesterday” (6.1)


Various Artists
K-Tel NE-1008 (1977)
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Jukebox picks: “Chris Farlowe - Out Of Time” (10) • “Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To (My Lovely)?” (9.3) • “Ken Boothe - Everything I Own” (8.6)


Various Artists
Lightning Records LIP-2 (1978)
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Jukebox picks: “Blitz - Strange Boy [live]” (6.5) • “The Crabs - Lullabies Lie [live]” (5.8) • “The Red Lights - Never Wanna Leave [live]” (5.1)


Lou Reed
RCA Victor AFL1-0959 (1975)


Jukebox picks: “Walk On The Wild Side [live ’73]” (6.7) • “Vicious [live ’73]” (5.5) • “Sad Song [live ’73]” (4.9)


Throbbing Gristle
Industrial Records IRC-17 (1979)


Jukebox picks: “What A Day [live 21 Jan ’79]” (7.5) • “Five Knuckle Shuffle [live 21 Jan ’79]” (6.1) • “Weapon Training [live 21 Jan ’79]” (5.6)


Elvis Presley
RCA Victor LSP-4429 (1970)


Jukebox picks: “Stranger In My Own Home Town” (6.1) • “From A Jack To A King” (5.0) • “This Is The Story” (4.8)

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