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The Beatles’ ‘Red’ And ‘Blue’ Albums at 50: Celebrating the Greatest ‘Greatest Hits’ Records Ever
The two double-LP sets defined the whole Beatles story as we know it today
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Upcoming Releases: All The New Albums Coming Out In April 2023
A handy list of all the noteworthy albums that will be released this month.
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The 50 Best Live Albums of the 1970s - SPIN
The 1970s were the decade that defined live albums, so we gathered the best and biggest from the era all in one classic rockin' place.
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The story of the out-of-focus shot that became one of rock's great album covers
With no shortage of irony, the most iconic sleeve of the 1970s was not a carefully conceived think piece from the studios of Hipgnosis, but an instinctive moment of rock’n’roll attitude
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The only covers Jimi Hendrix released on his albums
Jimi Hendrix was well known for his covers of Bob Dylan and Billy Roberts. You may be surprised to hear how few covers Hendrix actually released in his albums.
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The reason why The Rolling Stones hated ‘Between The Buttons’
Why did The Rolling Stones hate 'Between The Buttons'? Mick Jagger and Keith Richards have both been extremely critical of the 1967 record over the years.
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Revisiting ‘McCartney II’, the experimental second solo album of Paul McCartney
McCartney II is the second solo studio album by English musician Paul McCartney, released on 16 May 1980
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Best Music Album Reissues of 2020 - Rolling Stone
From Prince’s peak opus to a revelatory jazz show at a California high school
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DoLA's Top Albums of 2020
2020 has been quite a year. With so much happening around us, we have still been given the gift of great music. No matter what happens in the world, we can always count on our favorite artists (and unexpected ones) to drop some of the best records of the
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The story of grunge in 15 classic albums
From Neil Young to Nirvana and their juggernaut anthem 'Smells Like Teen Spirit', along with the post-grunge that followed...
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All of David Bowie's albums ranked in order of greatness
As we're such big David Bowie fans here at Far Out we thought we'd give ourselves the unenviable task of ranking all 27 of his album in order of greatness
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5 New Albums You Should Listen to Now: Hayley Williams, Blake Mills, Kehlani, and More | Pitchfork
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6 Albums Out This Week You Should Listen to Now
Stream new releases from Waxahatchee, Half Waif, Nicolás Jaar, Hailu Mergia, Daniel Avery and Alessandro Cortini, and Nap Eyes
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Album Sales Hit New Weekly Low in U.S. -- But There Is a Bright Spot | Billboard
As record stores were forced to close up shop last week due to coronavirus concerns, and music fans became preoccupied with social distancing and quarantine, U.S. album sales hit a new weekly low.
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Album Review: The Who’s ‘Who’
Not only did the death wish expressed 55 years ago in “My Generation” not come true, but the Who have now become the first major rock act of their generation to come up with a whole album that’s ac…
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In Depth Look: The Rolling Stones, Tattoo You
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today, we revisit the Rolling Stones’ 1981 album, a blueprint for how to exist as an aging, internationally famous rock ban
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Top 50 Classic Rock Albums of the '10s
The question of whether rock is dead was on many fans' minds during the second decade of the 21st century.
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The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s! | Pitchfork
The records that made the decade, starring Kendrick Lamar, Grimes, Bon Iver, Solange, Lana Del Rey, and many more
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20 Albums Rolling Stone Loved in the Sixties That You’ve Never Heard
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The 35 Best-Selling Albums in American History
Given the tens of millions of copies each of these albums have sold, you're almost guaranteed to have at least one of them in your collection.
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Nina Simone: Her Art and Life in 33 Songs | Pitchfork
In conversations with artists including Chan Marshall, Maxwell, and Esperanza Spalding, and through examination of her most iconic songs, we look at the life of a true spellbinder
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To Celebrate The Band's 55th Anniversary: Every Rolling Stones Album, Ranked
To celebrate the Rolling stones' 55th anniversary we take on the daunting task of ranking their entire discography. Here are the best Rolling Stones albums from Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, and Ronnie Wood.
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Photographer Spends 10 Years Tracking Down The Original Locations Of Vinyl Covers
Alex Bartsch is a photographer who is a true reggae fan. He was first introduced to Bob Marley when he was a child, and he got so inspired that he spent 10 years of his life traveling around London searching for original locations of the most famous regga
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Can You Find the 30 Album Covers Referenced in This Picture? | Mental Floss
Test your knowledge with amazing and interesting facts, trivia, quizzes, and brain teaser games on MentalFloss.com.
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John Coltrane and the End of Jazz
Dominic Green on putting the saxophonist’s classic quartet’s ‘lost album’ in its context.
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Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' is no longer the best-selling album of all time in the US
New data has revealed the best-selling album of all time in America, with an unexpected artist taking the title.
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5 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: Shopping, Tune-Yards, Porches, More
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32 Albums We’re Excited About in 2018
A list of the 32 most anticipated albums that are confirmed or rumored to come out in 2018 — from Frank Ocean to Kanye West to Jack White, Cardi B, Beyonce, and more.
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39 Movies, TV Shows, Albums, And Podcasts You Might Have Missed In 201
Take a break from reading Best of the Year lists to discover some of the stuff that fell between the cracks.
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6 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: Belle and Sebastian, Visible Cloaks, Big Sean, More | Pitchfork
Also stream new releases by Jim James, Total Control, and K. Michelle
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The 20 Best Albums Of 2016
From the folk album you've barely heard to your most-played pop record, here's our ranking of the 2016's best albums.
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Solange to Fleetwood Mac: You'd Better Listen to These Albums in October | WIRED
If you don't, we will rewire your stereo so that it plays Inner Circle's "Bad Boys" forever. So whatcha gonna do?
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These are the 20 best-selling vinyl records of 2016 so far
When meeting a new person, one of the most common questions asked to get a conversation going is “What music do you listen to?”
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NPR Music's 30 Favorite Albums Of 2016 (So Far) : NPR
The best albums of the first half of a year stuffed with (far) more than its share of heartbreak, surprise, innovation and beauty.
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26 Extremely Dope Overlooked Albums of 2016 (So Far) | NOISEY
There's more to life than Kanye West, or Drake, or even—hear us out—Beyoncé. This has been a year of great music, and some extremely dope albums have slipped under the radar.
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Elizabeth Cook on Rehab, David Letterman and Piercing New Album | Rolling Stone
Elizabeth Cook talks about going to rehab, her relationship with Todd Snider and her first new album in six years.
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6 Albums Out Today You Should Listen to Now: Car Seat Headrest, Day of the Dead, Ariana Grande, and More | Pitchfork
With so much good music being released all the time, it can be hard to determine what to listen to first. Every week, Pitchfork offers a run-down of significant new releases available on streaming services. This week’s batch includes the National's all-star Grateful Dead tribute album, Car Seat Headrest, Ariana Grande, Bob Dylan, Pantha du Prince, and Marissa Nadler.
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Never mind the polls: the old albums we loved revisiting in 2015 | Music | The Guardian
From Simple Minds to Public Enemy, here are the albums our writers turned to when they’d had enough of new releases
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The 20 best albums of 2014!
Every year, The A.V. Club invites our regular music writers and staff to pick their favorite albums of the past 12 months...As you’ll see below, the voting process made for a list that’s both diverse and inspiring.
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100 Artists Reimagine Their Favorite Classic Album Covers
"Thirty Three & 1/3" is the name of George Harrison's seventh studio album, released in 1976. The series "33 1/3" is a famous collection of books dedicated to individual albums, published by Bloomsbury Publishing beginning in ...
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The 10 best albums of 2014 (so far)
Readers have been voting for their top releases of the last six months. Here's the pick of the bunch
