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The Alternative Top 40

The Alternative Top 40

500 of the best and most historically relevant to NEVER make the top 40 album charts, chosen by Tom Ryan and presented chronologically.

Fela Kuti: Expensive Shit

Fela Kuti: Expensive Shit

Album #206 - June 1975

At just under twenty-five minutes in total length, “Expensive Shit” is actually more like an EP than an album, but this format is pretty much how Fela Kuti released most all of his mate

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    Richard and Linda Thompson: Hokey Pokey

    Richard and Linda Thompson: Hokey Pokey

    Album #205 - April 1975

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      NEU!

      NEU!: NEU! 75

      Album #204 - March 1975

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        Emmylou Harris: Pieces of the Sky

        Emmylou Harris: Pieces of the Sky

        Album # 203 - February 1975

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          Brian Eno: Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)

          Brian Eno: Taking Tiger Mountain (By Strategy)

          Album #202 - November 1974

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            Badfinger: Wish You Were Here

            Badfinger: Wish You Were Here

            Album #201 - November 1974

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              Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway

              Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down on Broadway - Part 2

              Album #200 - November 1974

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                Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway

                Genesis: The Lamb Lies Down On Broadway - Part 1

                Album #200 - November 1974

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                  Bob Marley & The Wailers 'Natty Dread'

                  Bob Marley & The Wailers: Natty Dread

                  Album #199 - October 1974

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                    Van Morrison Veedon Fleece

                    Van Morrison: Veedon Fleece

                    Album #198 - October 1974 

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                      Toot and The Maytals In The Dark

                      Toots and The Maytals: In The Dark

                      Album #197 - September 1974

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                        Gene Clark: No Other

                        Gene Clark: No Other

                        Album #196 - September 1974

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                          Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta

                          Stevie Wonder Presents Syreeta - Syreeta

                          Album #195 - July 1974

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